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Chennai: Ace rider Rajini Krishnan (RACR Castrol Power Racing) scripted a fine win while KY Ahamed (TVS Racing) completed a double as the third round of the Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship concluded at the MMRT, here on Sunday.

New Delhi: Admitting that 7-wicket loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last IPL league stage match was a big disappointment, Delhi Capitals Head Coach Ricky Ponting said that this loss will give the team a chance to reflect and how they can improve ahead of the Qualifier match against Chennai Super Kings.

Chennai: Hyderabad based Rahil Shetty (Gusto Racing) and local favourite KY Ahamed (TVS Racing) recorded emphatic victories in the premier Prostock categories in the third round of the Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship at the MMRT, here on Saturday.

It was a paradigm shift for the Indian aviation industry, as well as for India’s economic policy in general, when on Friday the Tata Group was adjudged the winner for the bid to take over the beleaguered national airline, Air India.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Kerala unit continues to be in a self-destruct mode despite the severe setbacks it has suffered in the recent past.

The Nobel Peace Prize for Maria Ressa and Dmitri A. Muratov is a shot in the arm for all journalists at a time when there is “increasing authoritarianism” and “swirling misinformation.” The Nobel Prize Committee has riled dictators with the choice. Ressa from the Philippines and Muratov from Russia have been awarded for holding their leaders to account with their journalism.

When an ordinary citizen complains that the so-called rule of law in this country is essentially meant to protect the rights and privileges of those who wield influence and authority, or close to such people, it would be considered as borne out of frustration of the underprivileged. But when the highest court of the land says exactly the same thing, it means a lot. It is a wake-up call that, despite the constitutional guarantees, democratic norms and all that we have been touting as vital attributes of a civilized society, we are living in a make-belief world, which is far removed from reality.

In politics, certain poignant moments give incredible support to the opposition parties and adversely affect the ruling party in a state. The Singur moment for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa's lavish spending on her adopted son's wedding in 1995 for the DMK, the Belchi moment for Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhiji's insult to the Andhra Pradesh chief minister T. Anjaiah are some examples.

Among the many unique phrases in Indian politics, a particularly widely used one is “High Command” (HC) or “Aala Kaman”, meaning individual(s) at the apex of a political party. It’s a term that originated with Indira Gandhi, the famously dictatorial Congress chief, who sacked state chief ministers a staggering 50 times in her prime ministerial tenure. Almost four decades after Indira, this HC model dominates not just in Congress and BJP, but across parties.

New Delhi: Viraj Madappa, kept his nerves carding a two-under 70, and with a tournament tally of 14-under 274 won the trophy at the Rs. 70 lakh TATA Steel PGTI MP Cup at Delhi Golf Club (DGC) here on Friday.