IBNLive Blogs

Thank you, Madam CM, for 'Power-Plug Unplugged'

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:25:35 +0530

I know I know. It's not like you pulled the plug, madam CM, on my restful sleep last night. It's not you per se who pitched my humble MIG colony

Will Nawaz Sharif open a promising new chapter of India-Pak relations?

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:16:22 +0530

On the final day of campaigning in Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was due at three massive rallies in Lahore. Crowds grew restive as they waited for their leader, the man they

The punter and the journalist

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:31:33 +0530

It took close to 14 years, since the Mohammad Azharuddin episode in 1999, for a first-of-its-kind crackdown on the betting mafia, which has had contrasting effects on cricket's two beneficiaries

Those are my boobs you're holding

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:36:14 +0530

As the world fought over Angelina Jolie's breasts for the second straight week, I sat down to my morning's musings in our blossoming garden. This mellow English summer morn, I'm

The immorality of the BCCI

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:47:08 +0530

Shock. Sadness. Desperation. These three words define the happenstance of the past couple of weeks. Fixing (spot or match or whatever other mutation of it) isn't the reason for this

Sino-Indian border dispute: a reality check

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:09:00 +0530

Around the time Manmohan Singh was telling off Li Keqiang about Chinese shenanigans on the LAC, AK Antony was chairing a meeting in the MoD reviewing progress on border infrastructure.

Rajasthan Royals must rise above spot-fixing mess

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:05:54 +0530

Every time we think back about IPL 6, we will think about the spot-fixing scandal. It won't be wrong to term this IPL as infamous. Its a very sad fact

The BCCI has been overcautious in reacting to spot-fixing

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:44 +0530

In the past couple of days I have found myself in the unusual position of defending the BCCI on national television. True, the board seems to be more keen on

Karnataka - An outsourced Congress government?

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:50:58 +0530

DK Shivakumar, one of the most powerful Vokkaliga leaders and a six-time MLA was in the race for the Chief Minister's post till last week. He has now failed to

For no rhyme or reason

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:29:40 +0530

We all love Nursery Rhymes. They are the first songs we learn to sing alone and sing along, and sometimes hear them even before we are born. Each one out

Modi needs to take his battle to Amethi and Rae Bareli

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:48:28 +0530

Even though the BJP might still be nowhere close to officially declaring its PM candidate, Narendra Modi has decided to go all out and focus his energies on the key

Li Keqiang: ascent of a regional partner?

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:24 +0530

China's newly elected Premier Li Keqiang is in an instrumental position to boost China's relationship with India and shape the destiny of South Asia. At this stage, Sino-Indian diplomacy is

The endless wait

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:39:57 +0530

"Don't call it a story! For you it may be just another story but for me it's my life," These sharp words left a lasting impact on me. This was

Sherlock Holmes and the mystery of IPL fixing

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:04:50 +0530

Why would an Indian cricketer who is assured of an income in the range of Rs 1 to 10 crore per annum, even when he doesn't wear national colours, choose

Food Security: an alternative model

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:42 +0530

Those who are following the fiasco in Parliament know that the Food Security Bill is proving to be very difficult to be debated, let alone passed. Every political party says

Postcard from Pakistan

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:28:12 +0530

A journalist visa is a good barometer to measure the Indo-Pak warmth or the 'heat'. If the visa comes through smoothly, know relations are hunky dory (and perhaps not much

The economic route to India-Pakistan rapprochement

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:34:48 +0530

Pakistan has completed a major milestone in its history, successfully holding elections after a democratically elected government completed a full term. Nawaz Sharif stormed ahead of the other parties in

Continue playing the IPL at your peril

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:25:27 +0530

Suddenly I am curious about rotten apples and bad eggs. I wonder if they mutate into rottenness on their own. Or does the air and water around play its part?

Corporate reputations for fair play can be fluff when regulators sleep

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:16:16 +0530

A 19 October, 2011 circular of the National Housing Bank says no penalty or fee for prepayment of home loans can be charged, provided the interest rates are floating and

John Traicos: A career of two halves

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:19:21 +0530

Wisden called him "the man who came from two countries, and played for two others", and his career was certainly one of the more unusual in the annals of cricket