Special Reports
By RM Bhaskar In competitive sport, selection is meant to be the ultimate meritocracy. Runs, resilience, and consistency are supposed to speak louder than affiliations or influence. Yet in Hyderabad cricket, a growing chorus of players, parents, and club officials is raising uncomfortable questions about whether performance alone is still the decisive factor in climbing…
The 82nd meeting of the Board of Governors of NIPER Mohali, held on October 6, 2023, offered a telling snapshot of the Institute’s current state of governance. Of the full Board, only seven members were present, including the Chairman and Mr. Mohanbir Singh Sidhu, a representative of the Secretary, Technical Education, Government of Punjab. The…
Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) yet again finds itself at the centre of a storm—one that, according to parents, players, and long-time observers of the game in Telangana, has moved well beyond isolated lapses and into what they describe as a pattern of systemic decay. What was meant to be a moment of…
Bhandaru Srinivasa Rao A Sunday budget does not mean movies or outings. On Sunday, February 1, the Central government will present the Union Budget for the coming financial year in Parliament. While there have been instances in the past of budgets being presented on weekends, a Sunday—traditionally a public holiday—remains a rarity. Stock markets are…
Special Correspondent Every change of guard in Hyderabad cricket arrives wrapped in lofty promises of reform. And every time, the outcome is depressingly familiar: hope raised, trust betrayed, and players left to pick up the pieces. What is unfolding under the current dispensation is no different—except that this time, the collapse is happening under the…
When A. Revanth Reddy crisscrossed Telangana during the last Assembly elections, one promise rang loudest in homes, marketplaces, and self-help group meetings: direct monthly financial assistance of ₹3,000 for women. It was a pledge wrapped in empathy and empowerment, pitched as a lifeline for households battling inflation and rising costs. For lakhs of women, it…
By Ramu Chilimella Did anyone else catch it? We’ve just wrapped up the first quarter of the 21st century. December 31, 2025, wasn’t only the end of another year—it quietly marked 25 transformative years. No fireworks announced it, no headlines paused to reflect, yet a full generation of living, learning, losing, and becoming has slipped…
Can there be a more stirring tribute to India’s 77th Republic Day than a roaring 3–0 lead over a visiting New Zealand side at Guwahati—just days before the T20 World Cup countdown begins? As the tricolour rises each January, so too does a familiar rhythm in Indian life: the crack of willow, the hum of…
By Vinay Rao There was genuine hope when Justice Naveen Rao was appointed court-appointed administrator of Hyderabad cricket. For a brief moment, that hope seemed justified. Promotion matches concluded without chaos. League cricket began on schedule. After years of turbulence, the system appeared to be finding its balance again. But that confidence is now visibly fraying. The…
Ramu Chelimella Why is this day special? How can a small ritual transform an individual’s life? Ratha Saptami is not just a festival. It marks the journey towards light, energy, and awakening. It signifies a shift from inertia to action, from darkness to clarity. Life on Earth exists because of the Sun. That is why…
