Special Reports
MS Sparsha As India steadily moves towards cleaner fuels through its Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme, the introduction of E20 petrol has triggered an equally vigorous debate. Social media posts, rumours and anecdotal accounts have fuelled fears that E20 could severely damage vehicle engines. But what do the available facts actually suggest? The first point…
When the Telangana government launched the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), it promised a new era of urban governance. The stated objective was noble and necessary—to reclaim government lands, protect lakes and water bodies, restore drainage channels, and prevent Hyderabad from sinking under the weight of decades of illegal encroachments. Few could…
Maheshwar Singh The Hyderabad Cricket Association’s decision to appoint former India Test opener Wasim Jaffar as head coach is, at first glance, a welcome development. More importantly, it reflects an uncomfortable reality—that many former Hyderabad cricketers who once brought immense glory to the state have, over the years, lost the confidence of the cricketing fraternity…
MS Shanker Once, politicians feared journalists. Today, many honest journalists fear being mistaken for impostors carrying the same press card. Nothing illustrates the decline of a noble profession more painfully than this. That painful transformation did not happen overnight. It is the consequence of a profession gradually abandoning its highest ideals in pursuit of influence,…
U Lakshman Rao Across many societies, growing concern is emerging about the future of marriage, family life, and human relationships. A widely circulated claim, attributed to discussions based on reported research by Morgan Stanley, suggests that by the end of this decade, a significant proportion of women aged 25 to 45 may remain unmarried or…
Ramu Chilimella We have documented more of our lives than any generation before us—yet much of it could vanish without a trace. Our ancestors carved stories into stone, preserved knowledge in manuscripts, and built monuments that endured for centuries. Because of their efforts, we can still hear their voices across time, learning from their beliefs,…
Pochiraju Raja Rao The Uttar Pradesh government’s swift action against those accused of allegedly embezzling donations from the Ram Temple at Ayodhya has effectively demolished one of the Opposition’s favourite political narratives—that the Bharatiya Janata Party protects its own while selectively targeting others. Within days of the scam surfacing, the Yogi Adityanath government ordered a…
The Bharatiya Janata Party has fired what could well be the opening salvo for the 2028 Telangana Assembly elections. BJP national president Nitin Nabin’s visit to Hyderabad was far more than a routine organisational exercise. It was a carefully scripted political message—to the party cadre, to the electorate, and, more importantly, to the ruling Congress…
Ayya Nadar — The man who built India’s match industry M.S. Sparsha History often remembers emperors, politicians, and military heroes. Yet, some of India’s greatest nation-builders were ordinary entrepreneurs who quietly transformed entire communities through courage, innovation and an unshakable belief in India’s potential. One such forgotten visionary was P. Ayya Nadar, the man who…
The images emerging from Europe over the past few days are both startling and disturbing. Countries renowned for their pleasant summers are now grappling with unprecedented heatwaves, with temperatures soaring beyond what generations have experienced. Streets that once welcomed leisurely summer strolls have turned into scorching expanses, public services are under strain, and lives have…
