Special Reports
Another match, another humiliating performance. Yet, the selectors remain untouched. Is the SMC waiting for Hyderabad cricket to hit rock bottom before acting? Special Correspondent Another dismal performance by Hyderabad’s Senior Women’s team. Another season of unfulfilled promises. And, predictably, not a word of accountability from those responsible for assembling the side. How long will…
My cricketing career may not have been a long one, but it gave me the rare privilege of meeting, watching and playing alongside some of the finest cricketers India has produced. Looking back, I owe a big thank you to M.L. Jaisimha and, above all, the Almighty for giving me those unforgettable experiences. Cricket is…
Why a better inequality score is encouraging, but not the complete economic picture India’s reported Gini Index score of 23 has attracted considerable attention, placing the country among the more equal societies in the world according to the World Bank’s latest available data for 2023. It is an encouraging indicator, particularly for a country of…
The blueprint to clean up HCA was handed over in 2023. The elected council had three years to implement it but failed. Now the High Court has reopened the reform process, while those who presided over the mess are demanding the keys back. Special Correspondent Twenty recommendations. Three years. Countless opportunities. Yet, the Hyderabad Cricket…
Bharat was fortunate to get a decisive leadership change in 2014. Otherwise, the accumulated rot in several public institutions, including the banking sector, could have continued unchecked. For nearly six and a half decades, Congress governments treated public-sector banks and financial institutions less as independent institutions serving depositors and borrowers and more as extensions of…
Dear Rayudu, Let me begin by saying something that should leave no room for doubt: I am your fan. Not because of CSK or the Asia Cup, but because I have followed your cricketing journey from your childhood days in Hyderabad. So, please read this not as an attack, but as a heartfelt complaint from…
Hyderabad has everything a cricket powerhouse needs: money, an IPL home, a booming city and an enormous pool of players. So why do its teams repeatedly fall short? The answer lies not in a shortage of talent, but in a selection system that appears to reward influence over performance. Special Correspondent Few Indian cities are…
Long Journey with P.V., the Telugu Pride! — Reminiscences: 2 P.A. Rama Rao It was my proud privilege to observe the multifaceted genius of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna P.V. Narasimha Rao from close quarters for 32 years, beginning in 1969. During this long association, I watched him in different roles — as a…
N. Nagarajan The Supreme Court recently observed that voters whose names were deleted from the electoral rolls and who subsequently submitted Form 6, meant for new voter registration, would not face any punishment. While the observation may offer some reassurance, I would respectfully urge the authorities to examine the chronology of events and the ground…
The Congress leadership may call it a fight for democracy, Rahul Gandhi may project himself as the defender of constitutional institutions, and the INDIA bloc may boast of mobilising lakhs of people in the national capital. But there is one uncomfortable question that the Congress must answer: Why is it so desperate to hold its…
