Special Reports
U Lakshman Rao (…..Continued) 41. Removing the Rings — Traditional ring-removal ritual. The playful or ceremonial exchange and removal of rings introduces an element of human intimacy into an otherwise solemn sequence. It reminds us that marriage is not only duty and ritual but also companionship and joy. 42. Bommani Appagintam — Ceremonial handing over…
A war veteran seeks justice in a 33-year battle over his ONGC retirement dispute K.S. Nagarajan I am K.S. Nagarajan, a 1971 war veteran and innovator approaching 79. I have appealed to a larger bench of the Central Information Commission (CIC), seeking intervention in my decades-long dispute with the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)….
An Open Letter to Hon’ble Justice P. Naveen Rao (Retd.), Single Member Committee, HCA Respected Sir, We write this with respect, but also with a sense of urgency. When the High Court entrusted the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) to your supervision, Hyderabad cricket was given an opportunity to break free from years of allegations, factionalism…
U Lakshman Rao (……Continued) 15. New Yajnopavita Dharana — Wearing of a new sacred thread. The new yajnopavita signifies renewal of sacred responsibility. It reminds the groom of his obligations toward learning, family, society and the divine order. 16. Gauri Kankana Devata Puja — Worship connected with the Gauri Kankana. The ritual invokes the protective…
Questions Over Women’s Selections Special Correspondent Is performance really the only passport to Hyderabad women’s cricket teams? That is the uncomfortable question increasingly being asked within sections of the Hyderabad cricket fraternity following concerns over the manner in which players are being retained, promoted and repeatedly considered for selection despite what stakeholders describe as prolonged…
U Lakshman Rao Marriage in the Hindu tradition is not merely a social agreement between two individuals; it is a solemn passage from one stage of life into another, sanctified by prayer, sacred fire, vows, family participation and the invocation of divine witness. Every ritual has a symbolic purpose, and the sequence in which the…
Muralidhar Varaganti Jeffrey Archer spent his life inventing stories about ambition, betrayal, revenge, money, power and redemption. The irony was that he never really needed to invent very much. His own life contained enough twists and reversals to rival almost any of his celebrated page-turners. Archer joined Oxford for what was supposed to be a…
N V Subash October 7, 2026, that’s today, marks a defining moment in Bharat’s democratic history. Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 25 uninterrupted years as an elected head of government—a political journey that began in Gandhinagar on this day in 2001 and has since taken him to the centre of national and global affairs. It…
One Academy, Many Hats: Six Questions Hyderabad Cricket Cannot Dodge Special Correspondent The pressure is mounting on the Telangana High Court-appointed Single Member Committee (SMC), Justice P. Naveen Rao, which was entrusted with sweeping powers to clean up the mess that has damaged both the image of the game and the credibility of the Hyderabad…
Shrikant Rao The mid-September engineering summits at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hannover centered on a critical cross-continental reality: how the automotive and industrial supply chains are completely rethinking traditional component paradigms to match the future of electric movement. As electrified powertrains accelerate rotor speeds, thermal stresses, and high-frequency electrical loads, the technical focus has locked…
