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T20 World Cup: Success and failure in sport do not depend on cheques and balances

T20 World Cup: Success and failure in sport do not depend on cheques and balances

The Pakistan Cricket Board fining its players five million Pakistani rupees each for failing to qualify for the semifinals is another in the list of...

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Suresh Menon

The price of a recipe: Social media, entitlement and the changing kitchen

The price of a recipe: Social media, entitlement and the changing kitchen

I opened a new Hoppers outlet last month. New dishes, new room, a familiar mix of excitement and mild terror paired with the hope that people will...

27.02.2026 10

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Karan gokani

The impact of the Ranji final will be felt beyond cricket in Jammu and Kashmir

The impact of the Ranji final will be felt beyond cricket in Jammu and Kashmir

Bishan Singh Bedi, thou shouldst be living at this hour! Jammu and Kashmir, a team he coached and instilled self-belief in, is playing the final of...

25.02.2026 10

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Suresh Menon

Why India is still awkward about kink, and why that may be changing

Why India is still awkward about kink, and why that may be changing

Everyone has an opinion about kink, and almost none of them begin with, “I’m curious.” The first time it came up with my friends, it was over...

23.02.2026 60

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Barry Rodgers

Celebrating many hearts in one: How author Arundhati Ghosh navigated polyamory

“When most of us don’t find even one person decent enough to love, where do you find multiple?” This is one of the common questions I get from...

15.02.2026 60

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Arundhati Ghosh

Chef Karan Gokani talks about the business of Valentine’s Day

I’ve never quite known where I stand on Valentine’s Day. Like most people who work in restaurants, I’ve spent more Valentine’s Days watching...

15.02.2026 3

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Karan Gokani

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | Creation of India, in many tongues

12.02.2026 9

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Devdutt Pattanaik

T20 World Cup: Pakistan’s U-turn no surprise, but cricket might pay a price in future

11.02.2026 5

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Suresh Menon

India vs Pakistan boycott: Looking over your shoulder can lead to a pain in the neck

04.02.2026 7

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Suresh Menon

Has India’s sexual wellness boom made us better lovers?

30.01.2026 9

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Barry Rodgers

Bindra was the persuader Indian cricket misses today

28.01.2026 4

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Suresh Menon

Column by Saba Mahjoor | How can you carry on in an unkind world?

22.01.2026 10

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Saba Mahjoor

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | Is the hamsa an Indian goose or a European swan?

17.01.2026 20

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Devdutt Pattanaik

BCCI vs BCB: Cricket is collateral damage in a game of political expediency

07.01.2026 8

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Suresh Menon

The future of dating in 2026: Why travel, casual connections and offline meetings are redefining relationships

02.01.2026 10

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Barry Rodgers

Column by Saba Mahjoor | Of gods and potatoes

26.12.2025 10

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Saba Mahjoor

Class is useful, but form is everything in a T20 team

24.12.2025 10

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Suresh Menon

The new rules of cuffing season: From situationships to NRI flings and everything in between

19.12.2025 8

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Barry Rodgers

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | Transformation of the stupa

19.12.2025 10

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Devdutt Pattanaik

Bazball is worth saving — a call England must make despite losses

10.12.2025 10

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Suresh Menon

Sorry, but the captain’s apology is now part of the game

03.12.2025 10

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Suresh Menon

Column by Saba Mahjoor | When Phuphee made room to breathe

28.11.2025 10

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Saba Mahjoor

IND vs SA Tests: Let’s give South Africa credit for being the better all-round team

26.11.2025 6

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Suresh Menon

Brilliant Bavuma’s message for India: Be careful what you wish for

19.11.2025 10

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Suresh Menon

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | How Vasudeva became Vishnu

14.11.2025 50

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Devdutt Pattanaik

Ironical, but Rohit and Kohli will need to keep proving themselves

29.10.2025 8

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Suresh Menon

Column by Saba Mahjoor | Gogji for a broken heart

25.10.2025 10

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Saba Mahjoor

Redemption calls for self-belief, for both men’s and women’s cricket teams

22.10.2025 10

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Suresh Menon

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | Kailasa in Cambodia

18.10.2025 10

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Devdutt Pattanaik

Column by Saba Mahjoor | When two sisters split a village

26.09.2025 20

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Saba Mahjoor

India vs Pakistan | It’s ugly, but mock battles on field preferable to real ones off it

24.09.2025 40

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Suresh Menon

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | The horseman of Kanchi

20.09.2025 30

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Devdutt Pattanaik

Column | A vintage private eye

08.09.2025 20

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Aditya Mani Jha

Dhoni is the natural choice as captain of best all-format XI

03.09.2025 20

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Suresh Menon

Column by Saba Mahjoor | The curse of desire

30.08.2025 10

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Saba Mahjoor

Anchoring or accelerating, Pujara was a great fit at No. 3

27.08.2025 10

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Suresh Menon

The head on the temple | Column by Devdutt Pattanaik 

16.08.2025 20

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Devdutt Pattanaik

Column | Stephen Colbert’s last stand

02.08.2025 20

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Aditya Mani Jha

Saba Mahjoor’s column | Losing perfection

26.07.2025 30

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Saba Mahjoor

Column | Power of micro-dramas

05.07.2025 20

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Aditya Mani Jha

Column | For grief’s sake

26.06.2025 8

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Saba Mahjoor

When words are toast, and grockles go on holiday

19.06.2025 20

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Suresh Menon

Column | Biblical tales in the Puranas

13.06.2025 10

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Devdutt Pattanaik

Bengaluru stampede: The concentric circles of guilt in a sports-loving city

11.06.2025 10

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Suresh Menon

 How maths helped identify fake paintings and other matters 

08.06.2025 7

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Suresh Menon

A brook that washes over the root of cricket intelligence

04.06.2025 20

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Suresh Menon

Indian Test side | Transitions are difficult but Gill and Pant make it exciting

28.05.2025 20

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Suresh Menon

Navigating floods in Bengaluru: A natural way forward  

26.05.2025 10

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Hymavathi P

Carry on, it says cheerfully, all the while preparing to die 

24.05.2025 10

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Suresh Menon

Column | Phuphee makes Gandhi’s favourite

22.05.2025 20

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Saba Mahjoor