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A cricket beyond politics
On September 11, the Supreme Court was asked to urgently hear a petition that sought to cancel the Asia Cup T20 match between India and Pakistan scheduled for September 14 in the UAE. The petition, filed by four law students, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996 World Cup, Article 51, Ashis Nandy, Asia Cup, Board of Control for Cricket in India, cricket, national interest, Olympic Truce, Operation Sindoor, Pahalgam attack, Supreme Court of India
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Enfeebling the Indian space programme
There’s no denying that there currently prevails a public culture in India that equates criticism, even well-reasoned, with pooh-poohing. It’s especially pronounced in certain geographies where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) enjoys majority support as well as vis-à-vis institutions that … Continue reading
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Tagged Axiom Space, Axiom-4, Bharatiya Janata Party, Board of Control for Cricket in India, Chandrayaan 2, Covaxin, Department of Space, Election Commission of India, Falcon 9, HUNOR, Indian Space Research Organisation, K Sivan, NASA, political capture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, S Somanath, Shubhanshu Shukla, SpaceX, V Narayanan, VG Somani, Vikram lander
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The party-spirited cricket World Cup
Sharda Ugra’s essay and the BCCI-BJP combine’s presumption of zero resistance at the ICC Cricket World Cup Continue reading
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Tagged Amit Shah, Asia Cup 2022, Bharatiya Janata Party, Board of Control for Cricket in India, International Cricket Council, Jay Shah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Narendra Modi stadium, orange jersey, Pepsi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ram Siya Ram, Sharda Ugra, Star Sports, Wisden Almanack, World Cup 2023
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