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Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Topic: BCCI

Apex court’s judgment on Diwali firecrackers is not the first case of judicial overreach

SC-appointed committees in BCCI and MCI cases have powers to virtually run executive affairs, sidelining the government and elected executive bodies

Conflicts behind conflicts in cricket

Judicial activism in cricket has bared open conflicts in serious areas such as financial markets.

Limaye’s NSE CEO job in balance, BCCI told to drop contentious deal

Committee of Administrators has not cleared agreement to appoint a tax advisor to BCCI to avoid questions of possible conflict of interest for Limaye. RUHI TEWARI

I won’t take lead to forge opposition alliance against BJP- Pawar

Even as attempts are being made by the opposition to cobble a grand opposition alliance to take on the seemingly invincible BJP, Nationalist Congress Party chief and veteran politician Sharad Pawar Wednesday said he would not lead such an effort.

Back to a future we buried

Indian cricket has risen because of small-town, aggressive players who are far superior to past stars and hate to lose. New BCCI doesn't get it.

Gently, your lordships

The Supreme Court has been a pillar of stability in a chaotic five year period, but its role in Indian cricketing matters appears messy.

The giant fix

BCCI cannot blame a mere individual nor rely on the old cynical and lazy notion that cash will solve all problems. It has to clean up not just the IPL, but itself.

Advantage home

Don't cry for India's loss in Australia. None of the top teams today is likely to win if it is not playing at home.

Sporting declaration

Howsoever scandalous the management of our sports, it's wrong to believe that if only we fixed it we would become a sporting superpower while we rank 134 on Human Development Index.

IPL baby, IPL bathwater

Responding to the charge last year that the BCCI was forced to pull IPL out of India to South Africa because the government was...

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.