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(Lewis Hamilton celebrating his win Pic Courtesy: Google) In a race filled with pit stops and drivers struggling with grip, Lewis Hamilton showcased yet another masterclass. He surely has found his mojo back after a disastrous start to the season in Austrian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton demolished the opponents in the Hungarian Grand Prix to secure his eighth win at the Hungaroring. With this victory, the British star equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of most wins at a single venue. The triumph also meant that he now tops the leader board of the driver’s championship. Hamilton lapped everyone up to sixth-placed Vettel, proves his sheer dominance. The Mercedes driver hardly had any threat from the opponents, finishing nearly 9 seconds clear of second-placed Max Verstappen. He also bagged the bonus point for the fastest lap. It was quite an eventful race for Max Verstappen who got it wrong on the kerbs on his way to the grid and crashed into the barrier, causing damage to his front wing...

Before the tour began, nobody expected the West Indies to do well. But with a comprehensive win over the hosts in the first Test, they proved everyone wrong.  They took advantage of the cloudy overhead conditions in the first two days to good effect. The visitors bundled out England for a mere total of 204 in their first innings. With the bat, they showcased tenacity and persistence during a tense chase on Day 5.  In Southampton, England batsmen failed to convert their starts. The only significant batting effort for them came from Zak Crawley (76 off 127) in the second innings. This innings helped him earn a place in the team for the second Test. Denly, who had scores of 18 and 29 in the first Test, faced the axe for throwing away his wicket in Southampton. He makes way for Joe Root in the team. The skipper brings in experience and depth to a vulnerable batting line up. It was a match-winning effort from the West Indian bowlers in the first Test. With a man of the match perfor...

Ferrari’s boss Mattia Binotto will be troubleshooting, after the team’s poor performance in the Styrian Grand Prix. (Both Ferraris Colliding in Styrian Grand Prix Pic Courtesy: Google) A bad qualifying became worse when Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel crashed on the first lap, forcing both cars to retire.  Vettel after the retirement said to the press that he was not expecting Leclerc to pull off the move in a tight situation like that. A regretful Leclerc apologised for the incident which happened when he tried to pass Vettel on turn three.  (Vettel's rear wing damage after the crash Pic Courtesy: Google) Previously, both had made contact on the track in the Brazilian Grand Prix last season. It has been a disastrous start for Scuderia this season. 18 out of the 19 points the team has in the constructor's table is because of a lucky podium for Leclerc in the season opener. The second-place finish was mostly due to Red Bull’s retirements and Hamilton’s penalty. (Leclerc...

(Lewis Hamilton Celebrating after his win Pic Courtesy: Google) The Styrian Grand Prix was not as dramatic as the Austrian Grand Prix last week. Lewis Hamilton controlled the race from the beginning to secure his first win of the season and 85th of his career. He delivered a perfectly-judged win from pole position as Mercedes secured a one-two finish at the Red Bull Ring on Sunday. The defending champion made amends from a disappointing outing in the season-opener on the same track last week.  (Max Verstappen in his Red Bull Pic Courtesy: Google) Red Bull’s Max Verstappen maintained his second place for a majority of the race. He tried all he could to fend off Valteri Bottas, but minor front wing damage proved too destabilizing as Bottas in the quicker car completed the pass. (Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel's Clash Pic Courtesy: Google) The midfield battle was more exciting compared to the top three. It was close and sometimes breathtaking racing from the evenly matched teams...

The wait was finally over for all cricket fans as international cricket resumed after a break of three months after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the gentlemen’s game to a standstill in March. ( Pic Courtesy: Google) As everyone was gearing up to watch live action the rain played spoilsport as it often does in England. The day was full of conditions that were not what the doctor ordered for cricket lovers out there. 17.1 overs. That's about as much action the first day's play witnessed when cricket returned from a 117-day break. England managed 35/1, losing Dom Sibley for a duck.  ( Pic Courtesy:  Google )                                                    On Day 2, West Indies bowlers came in with intent, especially Jason Holder and Shanon Gabriel. Both of them bowled great lines to catch the English batsmen off-guard. With all ten wickets shared b...

Lie, a word which everyone hates when someone else does it to you, but everyone has lied at least once in their life. What does lie mean?  According to Google, a lie is an untrue statement with intent to deceive. After reading this, it is clear why people who lie are considered unacceptable. We have time and again been preached by older folks: parents, family, teachers and even friends against lying. But imagine if everyone was mentally incapable of lying and were born to stick to truth and nothing but the truth. Let’s put our imagination to test. Let’s imagine a world without lies. Will there be no disputes, no misunderstandings and no injustice? Abiding by absolute truths will be quite a tough task to pursue. We will not be able to outwit physically stronger or genetically superior people. People will accept fellow men and women with their innate negative thoughts or evil intentions. They will treat them as outcasts as per the level of acceptance. We will have a completely differ...

I am back to writing after a long break of more than 20 days. Things have changed a lot in this period. Things have started to get on track slowly and steadily. The relaxations in Lockdown 4.0 came as a relief to a lot of people. Markets are now allowed to open for a specific time. People are permitted to get out of their houses for work in non-red zones. But such is not the case in major cities. Me being from Maharashtra, the worst-hit state in India, I feel a bit worried. Things are not improving in our major cities, making it difficult for the government to end the lockdown. Mumbai has been severely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Mumbai accounts for about 80% of the total cases in the state. But why did this all happen? A lot of people are blaming the government for mismanagement, including the opposition parties. But my take on this is that we as citizens failed to recognise the seriousness of the issue. Our CM Uddhav Thackeray came out several times and warned people now and t...