Special Reports
N Nagarajan On 7 October, when PM Modi completed 25 years in Public Office, leaving aside other temples in Delhi, it was surprising he opted to visit the lesser-known Sri Vinayaka (Vinayagar) Mandir (Kovil). This temple had a checkered history as one of the first traditional South Indian temples. When PM’s visit to Sarojini Nagar…
N Ramanamurthy Even as Naxalism steadily loses its ideological and geographical ground in Bharat, its sympathisers and some organisations operating under the broad umbrella of civil society and human rights activism appear unwilling to abandon their old methods of obstructing development. Their latest campaign against the Telangana government’s proposed data centre investments is a case…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to celebrate Diwali with security personnel at the CoBRA Operations Base in Karanpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, was much more than a symbolic gesture of solidarity with the men and women guarding the nation. It carried a larger national security message: while India may have turned a decisive corner in its decades-long…
BALA Bhaskar S Sri Lanka and Thailand are steadily expanding their bilateral relationship beyond traditional diplomatic, cultural and economic engagements, with education emerging as an important new area of cooperation. A recent agreement between higher education institutions from the two countries marks another step towards strengthening academic partnerships, promoting international learning opportunities and developing skills…
Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s November 3 US Senate election is undoubtedly historic. By defeating Republican Mike Rogers, the 42-year-old Democrat has become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, giving the progressive wing of the Democratic Party a significant political victory. But with the electoral celebrations behind him, the spotlight is now shifting…
U Lakshamana Rao. तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । असतो मा सद्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ Lead me from darkness to light, from ignorance to wisdom, from falsehood to truth, and from mortality towards immortality. Deepavali, the magnificent festival of lights, is one of the most profound expressions of India’s ancient…
Glorious Times of Andhra Patrika – Reminiscences: 3 P.A. Rama Rao Joining the Hyderabad branch office of Andhra Patrika as a Teleprinter Operator, following an unexpected job offer, changed the course of my life. Until then, my ambition was to secure a government job. But my association with Andhra Patrika transformed that goal and inspired…
Special Correspondent Time is running out for the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Apex Council. Its continuation in office is now only an interim arrangement, pending formal elections. But that extension comes with considerable responsibility: addressing pending financial irregularities, examining allegations of affiliated clubs fielding teams under benami names, identifying genuine affiliated clubs and finalising the…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has thrown down an open challenge to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi: if he has the courage of his convictions, let him come forward for a public debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Shah has made it clear that the BJP is prepared to discuss the issue…
Special Correspondent For the first time in recent years, there appears to be a glimmer of hope among Hyderabad cricket stakeholders that the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) might finally be heading towards meaningful course correction. The Single Member Committee (SMC), headed by Justice P. Naveen Rao, seems to have taken a timely and potentially significant…
