The popularity of cricket in India has translated into the fact that the business of international cricket is dependent on Indian cricket. Some estimates reckon Indian cricket economy to be worth Rs 1,000 crore a year, driving between 60 and 70 per cent of the world's cricket business. The world's richest cricket team has lost a sponsor because everyone wants a chunk of the $200 million business that the game rakes in. With the stakes getting higher and the World Cup around the corner, more turmoil and intrigues off the field lie ahead.
 

Tendulkar's earnings from a bat endorsement alone are close to what Nasser Hussain makes in a year.

Indian sponsors pump the bulk of the money into the game but wonder why the ICC is calling the shots.
 

In the cut-throat battle to get telecast rights, Indian TV makes cricket boards the ultimate winner.

The education system in India must be made more relevant to the demands of the job market.

The SC ruling vindicates the stand of HRD Minister but more skirmishes are expected once the new textbooks are out.

The BJD Parliamentary Party split may embolden dissidents to rebel against Naveen Patnaik.

The UTI has been provided for. Next in line: IDBI and IFCI. The poor are paying to bail out the rich.

If the economy has to grow at 8 per cent it needs $8 billion in FDI every year. But the Government dithers in opening the door.

A blind teacher in Mumbai gives the
visually impaired a foothold in
cyberworld.

The LTTE's decision to end its separatist demand is the first ray of hope in the torturous peace process.

The seer of Kanchi and the DMK chief cross swords over chanting of Tamil mantras in temples.

Yoga has burst into fitness centres and tour circuits in the US and Europe as the modern-day stress buster.

A new breed of unisex parlours break the gender barrier to provide a level preening field for men and women.

Passports and driving licences are only a mouse click away but acquire them at your own risk.

With her dimpled grin she charmed her way into popularity charts. Her calibre as an actor has her gunning for the top spot now.

This ambitious literary project is not convincing as Indian or as history.

A compelling saga of how the fabric of the metropolis was torn apart.

A first novel of political angst.

Anoorada Sriram & Sriram Parasuram, Shweta Prasad, Vidya Malavade, S.J.Surya & Simran