Special Reports
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…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad cricket has long been bruised by whispers of corruption. Now, it stands bloodied by a sworn complaint that reads less like a sporting grievance and more like a crime thriller. Kidnapping. Illegal confinement. Assault. Extortion. And at the heart of it all, an explosive allegation: Rs 24 lakh allegedly paid to secure…
Ramu Chelimella Mindset is the real clock. It ties directly into the experiment’s time-travel vibe. A group of elderly men walked into a house with canes—and a week later, they ran out. No medicine. No surgery. Just by flipping a small switch in their brains. How? The year was 1979. A brilliant Harvard psychologist, Dr….
For decades, India’s engagement with the Gulf rested on a narrow, transactional foundation—oil in, remittances out, and diplomacy confined to ceremonial courtesy. Strategic depth was limited, political trust was cautious, and security cooperation remained largely off the table. That conservative grammar of foreign policy, rooted in post-Independence non-alignment and ideological balancing, has been decisively rewritten…
The 81st meeting of the Board of Governors, held on June 20, 2023, was less a forum of governance and more a case study in administrative drift. With the re-entry of a former Registrar—suspended during my tenure—as Secretary to the Board, confusion once again became the institutional norm. The minutes themselves read like a chronicle…
By Vinay Rao Blaming parents has become the easiest reflex in India’s cricketing ecosystem—more so in this part of the country. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Hyderabad Cricket Association, an institution entangled in controversy, allegations of corruption, nepotism, and a web of legal battles. Matters are pending not only with state investigating…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad cricket is no longer being mismanaged. It is being methodically dismantled—selection by selection, season by season, dream by dream. Behind the ceremonial announcements of under-23 and under-19 squads lies a far uglier scorecard: one that tracks influence instead of innings, connections instead of centuries, and loyalty to power brokers instead of loyalty…
By Alekya Pratap As an ordinary karyakarta of the world’s largest political organization, the Bharatiya Janata Party, I wholeheartedly welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visionary announcement to groom nearly one lakh young karyakartas into future leaders. This is not a routine party initiative. It is a declaration of national intent — a conscious effort to…
