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    Jasprit Bumrah: Boost or burden? India’s tough call for Manchester Test

    Abhijit Singh Bhambra
    20 July 2025 8:14 PM IST

    Stats show that India has won more Tests without Jasprit Bumrah, sparking a heated debate over whether he should play the crucial Manchester match. Will he be left out again?

    It’s the selection dilemma of the season. As India prepares for the Manchester Test, Jasprit Bumrah’s participation is under the microscope. With a lower win percentage when he plays, do the numbers suggest India is better off without him? Or is this a case of stats not telling the full story?
    Cricket
    In this edition of Talking Sense With Srini, The Federal’s Editor-in-Chief S Srinivasan delves into the Special Intensive Revision as the Opposition ups the ante against the Election Commission.
    Bihar

    EC's SIR in Bihar a precursor to One Nation, One Election? Talking Sense With Srini

    20 July 2025 5:55 PM IST
    Female teachers teaching students in library at school
    Education

    PARAKH 2024 survey: Are national assessments hurting learning?

    19 July 2025 7:32 PM IST
    Parliament’s Monsoon Session: Will INDIA bloc regroup?
    Politics

    INDIA bloc plans Monsoon Session strategy amid Bihar SIR showdown | Capital Beat

    19 July 2025 7:23 PM IST
    What Stalin’s half-brother reveals about Dravidian politics

    Why Stalin's half-brother Muthu's film and political career fizzled out | Interview

    19 July 2025 7:09 PM IST
    FMGs protest

    TN: Foreign Medical Graduates' careers stalled over bureaucratic delays

    19 July 2025 4:02 PM IST
    Craving snacks? Check health risks first

    Obesity alert: India rolls out oil and sugar boards at snack stalls

    19 July 2025 3:29 PM IST
    Bengaluru vendors protest GST notices refuse UPI

    Bengaluru vendors ditch UPI as GST crackdown triggers protest

    19 July 2025 1:17 PM IST
    Jungle Raj 2.0 in Bihar? Decoding murder of gangster Chandan Mishra

    'Jungle Raj 2.0' in Bihar? Decoding murder of gangster Chandan Mishra

    19 July 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Environmentalist and Poovulagin Nanbargal coordinator G Sundarrajan

    Parandur airport: Environmentalist explains why Ekanapuram was excluded from talks

    18 July 2025 3:40 PM IST
    Gaza

    What happened to Palestine’s once-vibrant nonviolent resistance?

    18 July 2025 1:42 PM IST
    Capital Beat

    ‘Bihar SIR exposé videos capture systemic forgery’ | Capital Beat

    18 July 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Why has the Keeladi excavation report from Phase 3 become a flashpoint in the battle over India’s ancient past?

    What’s delaying Keeladi report? ASI spokesperson responds to allegations

    18 July 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Woman giving food for hungry street dogs

    Why are stray dog attacks on the rise? Expert Chinny Krishna explains

    17 July 2025 5:20 PM IST
    Bangladesh Awami league

    Why should Sheikh Hasina submit to a sham tribunal in Bangladesh?

    Abhijit Singh Bhambra
    17 July 2025 3:14 PM IST

    Former Bangladesh Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury claims foreign powers behind coup; says 'gang with no institutional legitimacy' ruling...

    Narendra Modi, Chandrababu Naidu

    Bihar voter list SIR: Chandrababu Naidu objects; trouble in NDA?

    17 July 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Can spouses secretly record each other? | Senior Advocate BS Ajeetha explains

    Can spouses secretly record each other? Senior advocate Ajeetha explains

    16 July 2025 8:19 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin

    IAS officers as TN govt spokespersons: Smart governance or political optics?

    16 July 2025 4:12 PM IST
    Dr Issa Fathima Jasmine flaunts traditional saree look after conquering Mount Kilimanjaro

    Dr Issa Fathima Jasmine flaunts traditional 'saree' look after conquering Mount Kilimanjaro

    16 July 2025 1:40 PM IST
    Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy AYUSH

    Should homeopathy, ayurveda specialists be called ‘doctors’? The great medical divide

    16 July 2025 1:07 PM IST
    Karti Chidambaram Keeladi

    ‘Keeladi a blow to BJP narrative’: Karti Chidambaram on history, politics, urban India

    16 July 2025 12:08 PM IST
    Can oil and sugar boards bring down lifestyle diseases?

    Will Health Ministry’s oil and sugar boards change India’s eating habits?

    16 July 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Has India stood by Nimisha Priya?

    Nimisha Priya's execution deferred, but is India doing enough to save her?

    15 July 2025 7:41 PM IST
    Woman buying vegetables at a street vendor

    Retail inflation hits 6-year low: Good news or bad news? | Interview

    15 July 2025 7:27 PM IST
    Why Karti remains the most raided man in India?

    Congress not doing much in TN, can’t fight polls alone: Karti Chidambaram | Interview

    15 July 2025 6:55 PM IST
    Whistleblower Mayank Bansal decodes Jane Street scam

    What Jane Street did was plain, old-fashioned manipulation: Whistleblower

    15 July 2025 6:43 PM IST
    Foreign Minister S Jaishankar meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing

    Jaishankar in Beijing: Just tactical diplomacy or thaw in post-Galwan tensions? | Interview

    15 July 2025 4:00 PM IST
    EPS or Amit Shah, who’s the boss?

    BJP vs AIADMK: Coalition clash ahead of 2026 TN polls | R Rangaraj interview

    15 July 2025 12:25 PM IST
    Bihars SIR: Genuine or fake?

    ‘Likely intent behind Bihar voter roll revision is to shrink electorate’ | Capital Beat

    15 July 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Vasundhara on writing, AI and cinema

    Tamil actor Vasundhara on ‘The Accused’, social media, truth, and storytelling

    14 July 2025 7:07 AM IST
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