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From the total amount, Rs 30 lakh is paid by the IPL franchise before the start while BCCI used to pay its share two weeks after the completion of the league.

At last, BCCI sees sense

The BCCI's administrators need lessons in commonsense, which is where the court's wisdom may come in most handy.

9 May 2017 12:10 AM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron gestures during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo: AP)

For Macron, tough challenges lie ahead

The new French President is pro-reforms and business-friendly, but he promises to be a gradualist.

9 May 2017 12:07 AM IST

Bureaucrats in UP also took considerable time to realise how the statement got converted from potholes to donkeys.

Lost in translation

A bizarre case of rats nibbling liquor bottle lids and sipping alcohol has sent a wave of shock in the entire police...

8 May 2017 5:50 AM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

Is Macron the saviour that Europe is seeking?

Europeans looked nervously over their shoulder at a string of elections coming up.

8 May 2017 12:24 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti during a meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

The return of the djinn to Kashmir

The national anthem blares and bored entertainment-seekers must snap to attention

8 May 2017 12:11 AM IST

Leila Seth (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

A jurist who broke barriers

With Leila Seth passing away, feminism has lost one of its strongest pillars.

8 May 2017 12:10 AM IST

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa

New norms for civilians & military a challenge

From a policy perspective, Gen. Bajwa was already on his way to joining the pantheon of the boys' heroes.

8 May 2017 12:09 AM IST

School students receive treatment at a hospital in Delhi on Saturday after being exposed to a gas leak. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

A lucky escape

The incident does nothing to reinforce our belief in our ability to handle hazardous substances.

8 May 2017 12:08 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti during a meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Mehbooba is right, PM should step in

There is deep sullenness across the Valley and unnerving violence has become routine.

8 May 2017 12:08 AM IST

A study by Oxford University suggested that 100 professions or occupations are at risk of being eliminated by automation in the future.

360 Degree: Man versus Machine

Machines aided by artificial intelligence are all set to replace humans in several fields.

7 May 2017 5:01 AM IST

CPI national secretary D. Raja

There needs to be a movement to counter the Modi-Shah duo...'

The Sangh Parivar is vitiating the atmosphere, says D Raja.

7 May 2017 12:44 AM IST

Photo caption: Under it, C-GST will be levied by the Centre, S-GST by states and I-GST on inter-state supply of goods and services. (Representational Image)

Dilli Ka Babu: Ready for change?

The Niti Aayog evidently wants the government to reduce dependence on the administrative machinery for the delivery of...

7 May 2017 12:41 AM IST