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From Fast Bowler To World No. 1: Who Is Rumesh Tharanga, Sri Lanka’s New Javelin Star?
From Fast Bowler To World No. 1: Who Is Rumesh Tharanga, Sri Lanka’s New Javelin Star?
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Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage has just become the first Sri Lankan to win a Diamond League title. But his extraordinary 2026 has been building for months, from a 92.62m national record in Rome to a Common ...
The space between us: Humanity is defined not by likeness but by difference
3 min read
We have become too careful about discomfort. We call speaking up ‘political’ when what is really being asked is moral. The decent place is beside those pushed aside
‘ECI Eliminated 15% of India’s Population’: Why Ex-CEC SY Quraishi Is Questioning SIR
4 min read
Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi has questioned the Election Commission over the scale of voter exclusions, asking how many illegal immigrants were actually identified during the elector ...
Why Did These Indian Politicians Die Young? Sudivya Kumar Sonu and Six Ministers Who Never Reached 60
2 min read
Cancer, cardiac emergencies, post-COVID complications, a shooting and a helicopter crash ended seven political careers before 60—a roll call of lives, legacies and ambitions left unfinished.
The Jeera Ceiling: Can Lahori Zeera Survive Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Campa?
7 min read
Revenue has raced from ₹312 crore in FY24 to about ₹775 crore in FY26. The next leap demands southern acceptance, far greater bottling capacity and a masterbrand capable of travelling beyond one flavo ...
Mohammed Shami: The Man Who Keeps Coming Back at You
7 min read
Rejection, injury, personal crisis and a World Cup that ended in heartbreak. As Mohammed Shami reaches his 100th first-class milestone, the story of an extraordinary fast bowler lies in the precision ...
The Dream Industry
13 min read
The world’s oldest biological necessity of sleep has become a modern obsession, spawning supplements, gadgets and therapies even as millions struggle with genuine disorders
Feeling the Part: Babita Singh Reporting actor Nimisha Sajayan
6 min read
Fresh off an acclaimed performance in Babita Singh Reporting, actor Nimisha Sajayan speaks to Kaveree Bamzai about her journey
World Nomad Games 2026 Explained: The Sports, the Stakes and What Survives Closing Night
5 min read
Horseback wrestling, hunting traditions and battles of strategy: Kyrgyzstan’s Games close on September 6, but their bigger contest is against cultural loss