Special Reports
Special Correspondent Hyderabad cricket was promised course correction. What it is witnessing instead is prolonged drift—quiet, procedural, and deeply consequential. Governance at the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), far from stabilising under judicial supervision, appears to be slipping further into ambiguity. The tragedy is not loud chaos, but slow erosion—where decisions are taken, time is sought,…
For decades after Independence, India spoke eloquently about women’s empowerment but acted timidly. Gender equality was celebrated in speeches, referenced in policy documents, and showcased on paper—but rarely backed with sustained budgets, institutional urgency, or political competition. That inertia decisively broke after 2014. Especially, with the ban on Triple Talaq, which indeed remove gender inequality,…
M S Shanker Today marks the 100th birth anniversary of Korlipara Balagangadhara Tilak—KB Tilak garu to those who knew him closely—one of the finest, yet most understated sons of the Telugu film industry. A fearless filmmaker, a committed social reformer, a freedom fighter, and above all, a principled human being, Tilak garu belonged to a…
Raja Rao Pochiraju Today, January 12, India bows in reverence to one of its greatest sons—Swami Vivekananda, born in 1863 as Narendranath Datta. While the nation commemorates his birth anniversary, the relevance of Vivekananda today is so profound that his ideas feel not 162 years old, but urgently contemporary. Swami Vivekananda was not merely a…
This article is relevant and significant in the present-day context of the game, when Hyderabad cricket is sliding downhill—not for lack of talent, but due to nepotism, corruption, and the erosion of merit. “Pay-to-play” has replaced performance. Even court-appointed ombudsmen and supervisory committees—by the Supreme Court and state High Courts—have failed to arrest the decline….
In my view, Indian cricket’s most enduring legacy has never been pace or brute power. It has always been spin — shaped by fingers and wrists, guided by flight and drift, and sustained by intellect. Long before India learned to dominate through batting depth or manufacture fast bowlers, it learned how to win by making…
By Vinay Rao How will Hyderabad find its next Mohammad Siraj or Tilak Varma if the talent pool itself remains narrow? When the same players are repeatedly rotated through age-group and senior sides until they eventually succeed, opportunity becomes persistence-driven rather than merit-driven. Such insulation may work briefly at the domestic level, but it becomes a liability…
Today is an important day, marking a thousand years since Mahmud of Ghazni attacked and destroyed the Somnath Temple. To commemorate this moment in history, we are carrying this article for the benefit of the Hindu community across India, highlighting the significance of Somnath Swabhiman Parv, in which the Prime Minister of India is participating….
M Shyam Sparsha India is no longer merely a market for aircraft sales; it is fast transforming into one of the world’s most consequential aerospace manufacturing and innovation hubs. Over the past decade, a convergence of skilled talent, cost efficiency, policy clarity, and strategic intent has propelled India into the global aerospace value chain—drawing the…
What an Administrative Misjudgement, Selection Bias, and Ethical Blind Spots Are Undermining the Game? By Vinay Rao Hyderabad, after setting a target of 269 and reducing Jammu & Kashmir to 99/7, appeared to be heading towards a regulation win. What followed was unthinkable. An eighth-wicket partnership turned the match on its head and carried J&K…
