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Season 2 of the Women’s Premier League deepened the popularity of women’s cricket, even as RCB dominated Sport loves a redemption story. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and team captain Smriti Mandhana scripted one on Sunday evening when they lifted the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 title: from the most underwhelming …
Increased layoffs and moving towards new technologies is leading to a rise in employee insecurity. Here’s how you can break the cycle For the longest time, Naina Bhadoria believed she was incapable of handling stress. She would break down whenever the going got tough on a big assignment. “I would …
Women are at the helm of a number of kitchens, bars and restaurants but still face workplace sexism Mumbai restaurateur and chef Devika Manjrekar recently posted a story on her Instagram page, citing two instances of discrimination: One about a young chef who did not join their team because it …
On a cool March day, we set out to look for an owl. The Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road blazed close by. The Metro ran like a silken ribbon on the horizon line. But we were in a secretive place, which felt like it was miles away from the city. It was a …
The rising cost of education without a corresponding increase in quality, and the gradual erosion of public education, leaves students in a tight spot One of my favourite reads in this issue is Neha Sinha’s column on the search for an owl. These beautiful, large-eyed, elusive, seemingly self-possessed birds have …
A batch of recent films and shows confirms the fault lines within Indian education: rising costs, never-ending pressure and the largely unregulated growth of private players Last month at the cinema, I was wiping away tears during a scene in All India Rank, writer-comedian Varun Grover’s directorial debut. Vivek (Bodhisattva …
The MD and CEO of Tata Play talks about his four-decade career in consumer businesses, his leadership strategies, and taking acting lessons The first thing you notice about Harit Nagpal, the managing director and CEO of India’s leading direct-to-home (DTH) company Tata Play, is that he likes to listen. “Sometimes …
The Audi Ice Drive experience in Finland’s scenic Muonio region is a lesson in steering as well as in handling sticky situations It is 8:45 am, and a pitch-black morning with a sea of white in stark contrast. I am driving towards a frozen lake 200km into the Arctic Circle …
A new book on the early years of India-China ties explains India’s ‘head in the sand’ attitude to the border problem For a country that represents a bigger threat to India than Pakistan, China remains severely under-understood in India except for a clubbish handful of China specialists in academia and …
India may have won a historic home series against England 4-1, but the fact is that the story could have been very different. Lounge analyses the tactics What distinguished the India-England series that concluded last week was an arm-wrestle in tactics. Smart moves and blunders from both sides made it …
Young coach Xabi Alonso is about to lead underdogs Bayer to a historic Bundesliga title. He is attracting interest from Liverpool and Bayern Munich Xabi Alonso doesn’t yet dare speak of winning the Bundesliga but his team is playing like a champion inexorably closing in on the German title. Bayer …
Hot off their thrilling win of the French Open, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are in world-beating form Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have made a habit of it: After puncturing defences, they punctuate title wins with improvised dance moves. The Indian badminton duo, sporting matching bright orange sleeveless tees, …