Special Reports
After the battering India endured in the Test series, the ODI leg against South Africa felt less like a bilateral contest and more like a test of character. And in that space—where nerves jangle, confidence wavers, and the dressing room can slip into self-doubt—two men stood tall once again: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Much…
KS Nagarajan There are moments in human history when civilizations pause to ask themselves: What anchors us? What protects us from descending into chaos? For India, the answer has always been clear. The world without Bharat Dharma—not religion, but a profound way of life—would resemble a vast and dangerous forest, governed not by conscience but…
By Vinay Rao Hyderabad’s commanding run in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy continues to underline the team’s resurgence, with the side topping the table by a decisive margin. The selectors’ course correction and the appointment of a new captain have injected fresh purpose, and barring one off-day against Maharashtra, Hyderabad have clinically dismantled every opponent….
The Birth of a Fighting Legend Long before Jack Dempsey became boxing’s first million-dollar attraction, he was William Harrison Dempsey—born in 1895 in Manassa, Colorado, to a family of Irish and Cherokee descent. His early years were marked by grinding poverty that forged the ferocious competitor he would become. Raised among thirteen children during an…
Special Correspondent At a time when Hyderabad cricket is already reeling from administrative chaos, parents of aspiring cricketers and the remaining upright, law-abiding affiliated club secretaries have made a direct and urgent appeal to the Hon’ble High Court–appointed Ombudsman, Justice Naveen Rao. Their plea is simple, constitutional, and non-negotiable: restore the supremacy of the General…
India prides itself on being one of the fastest-growing aviation markets in the world, yet at the very moment New Delhi was hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin—a visit laden with geopolitical symbolism and strategic recalibration—India’s aviation sector presented itself as an embarrassing national spectacle. Hundreds of cancellations, thousands of stranded passengers, airports resembling chaotic transit…
Shesh Narayan The Hyderabad Cricket Association’s governance structure is once again facing a crucial test—one that goes to the very heart of its constitutional integrity. At issue is whether the Apex Council can override a valid General Body resolution without due process, without notice, and without the mandatory institutional checks that the 2018 Amended Byelaws…
Complaint of Dr. Arvind Kumar Bansal and Action Against Dr. Neeraj Kumar (Continued) ……Para 27 of the Order: Charge No. 5 once again pertained to unacceptable behaviour, insubordination, and vitiating the atmosphere of the department, allegedly resulting in the “destruction of academic ethics.” The entire basis of this charge was yet another complaint by Professor…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad women’s cricket is in the middle of a storm — and it is entirely of its own making. The state’s Senior, U-23, and U-19 women’s teams have crashed out of their respective T20 group stages this season, a triple failure that has triggered alarm across Hyderabad’s cricketing circles. Parents, club coaches, and…
Guruva Reddy Dharam India’s civil aviation sector today stands at a critical crossroads. As a country of 140 crore people, our domestic air travel is shockingly dependent on just two airline groups—IndiGo and the Air India Group. This excessive concentration of market power has created an ecosystem that is dangerously susceptible to operational shocks, regulatory…
