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Why Ricky’s 100 means so much more than Sachin’s

Once recognised as Tendulkar's great rival, Ponting is an underdog now -- battling for survival and that is making him pretty popular.

Here’s why Anil Kumble quit the NCA

Conflict of interest, whether real or perceived, was at the heart of Kumble's resignation.

Storyteller cops and the ‘300 pieces' theory

But for the brutality involved, the Neeraj Grover murder story would be a routine crime of passion. It had to be invented if it wasn't there.

Post Dravid’s retirement, Laxman next in line for recall

That's the message that India's professional selectors are sending out when they picked Dravid for the ODI series against England. And they would have us believe that they gave it a lot of thought

Chennai floods: Bureaucrat refutes expert's analysis of development plan

The bureaucrat tasked with preparing the Chennai City Development Plan-2009, which forms the crux of Firstpost’s two-part series on the floods (read here and here) that afflicted the city earlier this month, MG Devasahayam, has refuted assertions made by the expert, AK Roy, quoted in the second segment.

Facts ignored: What the complaint against Kumar Vishwas reveals about the 'illicit relationship'

All it took was a news flash that AAP leader Kumar Vishwas had been summoned by the Delhi Commission for Women over some charges

No need for outrage: MHA decision to put Ford Foundation on watch-list is no big deal

The home ministry's decision to scrutinise the usage of funds remitted by the Ford Foundation is more about checking where the money goes rather than a comment on what it thinks of the foundation's orientation

Arvind Kejriwal's desperate appointment of 21 'backdoor' ministers may face a legal challenge

By appointing 21 parliamentary secretaries, who may draw no remuneration but would hold ministerial status, Arvind Kejriwal is probably trying to keep his 67-strong MLA flock together. But the move could face legal hurdles

Jesuit priest Prem Kumar contradicts govt story: Did India pay Taliban for his release?

The family of Jesuit priest Father Alexis Prem Kumarhas indicated that the government of India paid ransom money to his captors which eventually led to the release, a charge that the government has denied.

Activists, Modi govt oppose Leslee Udwin's BBC documentary on Indian rapists

Activists however have pointed out that there are several problems with the framing of Delhi gangrape documentary and how Udwin has taken a very 'white-saviour-perspective' in the film.