Impact subs and power hitting are making the IPL more risk-taking. We analyse why strike rates are now more important than centuries /news/big-story/ipl-2024-indian-premier-league-impact-subs-t20-virat-kohli-111712664246513.html 111712664246513 story Virat Kohli has the orange cap for being the top run-scorer in IPL 2024 so far. But the metric that matters much more for team results is the strike rate….
In Jordan, which shares a border with Israel and the West Bank, a heavy atmosphere has prevailed since October /news/talking-point/amman-jordan-israel-palestine-conflict-111712737428396.html 111712737428396 story On a Tuesday evening outside the al-Kalouti mosque in Amman, Jordan, a crowd of men, women and children has gathered. They carry Palestinian flags and hold placards that read: “Food, Water and Medicine…
Google Podcasts has been shut down in the US – with users asked to move their subscriptions to YouTube Music – and it may not be long before India follows suit /news/talking-point/google-podcasts-shutting-down-youtube-music-111712839104288.html 111712839104288 story Google Podcasts is hitting the stop button. The announcement on the winding up of the podcast app came in September last…
PSG meet Barcelona in the Champions League, with former player Ousmane Dembele eager to show what Barcelona is missing /news/talking-point/champions-league-psg-vs-barcelona-kylian-mbappe-ousmane-dembele-111712666621156.html 111712666621156 story Most of the attention in Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League quarter-final with Barcelona on Wednesday will be on Kylian Mbappe, but Ousmane Dembele is also set to have a big role to play for…
(An Informal Guide to Living with Soul, Heart, and a Little Spark of Magic) Let’s get real for a second.There was a time when “living a divine life” would have made me imagine monks meditating on mountaintops, wearing flowing robes, sipping herbal tea, and speaking in riddles only the wise could decode. You know what…
R. Sai Kishore and Pradosh Ranjan Paul will lead the TNCA President’s XI and TNCA XI, respectively, in the All India Buchi Babu invitational tournament to be played from August 18 to September 9 in Chennai. Four members of TN’s Cooch Behar winning squad — K. Abhinav, J. Hemchudeshan, D. Deepesh and R.S. Ambrish —…
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday lashed out at those giving a “political colour” to the arrest of two Catholic nuns from Kerala on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion, saying…
Introduction In a world often preoccupied with mental disorders, stress, and emotional struggles, Positive Psychology has emerged as a transformative discipline that shifts focus from what is wrong with people to what makes life worth living. Coined in the late 20th century by psychologist Martin Seligman, Positive Psychology is a scientific approach to studying human…
