Special Reports
Our Special Correspondent The controversy over the non-inclusion of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) in the draft electoral roll for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) AGM on September 18 has finally acquired some clarity—and the explanation is far more serious than the rumour mills would have us believe. The BCCI Electoral…
U Lakshman Rao The Sun is not merely a source of light; it is a gigantic, continuously evolving nuclear system whose radiation reaches Earth after passing through an extraordinarily complex chain of physical processes. Solar energy is produced primarily through nuclear fusion in the Sun’s core, where extreme temperature and pressure allow hydrogen nuclei to…
MS Sparsha There are technology stories that arrive with a bang, dominate headlines and disappear just as quickly. And then there are quiet revolutions that steadily transform millions of lives without demanding attention. SWAYAM belongs firmly to the second category. Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds—better known as SWAYAM—is arguably one of India’s…
Special Correspondent A potentially dangerous structure has been standing for years in the heart of Hyderabad’s First Phase of Journalists’ Colony at Banjara Hills, despite a written complaint drawing the authorities’ attention to its alleged dilapidated condition as far back as 2021. The disturbing question now is not merely why the structure continues to stand,…
The Duleep Trophy final may have produced a winner, but more importantly, it threw up a question that Indian cricket cannot afford to ignore: where is the next generation of Test batsmen and quality spinners coming from? For too long, the IPL has been treated as the principal shop window for Indian cricketing talent. There…
The word curriculum is derived from the Latin currere, meaning “to run” or “a race course”—a pathway that enables an individual to move towards a defined goal. The meaning is significant. Curriculum is not merely a collection of subjects, chapters and examinations. It is the educational pathway through which a society prepares its young people…
When we use the word “sine” in a mathematics classroom today, few of us pause to consider the extraordinary journey hidden behind that seemingly simple term. Its history stretches across three major intellectual worlds—India, the Islamic civilisation and medieval Europe—and illustrates how mathematical knowledge travelled across languages, cultures and centuries. The story begins in ancient…
Special Correspondent The reported exclusion of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) from the electoral roll for the forthcoming BCCI Annual General Meeting on September 18 has added yet another layer to an institution already battling prolonged internal disputes, litigation and administrative uncertainty. Coming at a time when the HCA is struggling to present a united…
Rajarao Pochiraju 2026 may well go down as a landmark year in Bharat’s technology journey—not merely because of another breakthrough in space, digital technology or artificial intelligence, but because a young Indian private company has ventured into one of the most difficult frontiers of modern science: nuclear fusion. Bengaluru-based Pranos Fusion’s PRAGYA, described as India’s…
Special Correspondent The latest Telangana High Court order is significant — but perhaps not for the reasons being claimed by either side When the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) enters a courtroom, it is rarely just another legal proceeding. Given the association’s long history of disputes, competing claims, administrative controversies and interventions by courts and cricketing…
