Ahead of friendly match with Messi, Telangana CM plays football with group of students

Hyderabad: Ahead of his friendly match with football legend Lionel Messi on December 13, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy played the game with a group of students of Woxsen University here Thursday night. The chief minister, wearing a jersey, played a practice match with the students at the university’s football stadium, an official release…

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Why Is DGCA Untouchable?

India’s aviation sector has just suffered one of its worst public humiliations in years, and yet the one agency at the heart of the disaster—the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)—remains curiously untouched. Instead, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has reached for its favourite crutch: punish the airline, scold the symptoms, and leave the disease…

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Modi’s Dignified Drubbing of Rahul

It takes a seasoned statesman to turn a baseless jab into a masterclass in democratic decorum. And it takes Rahul Gandhi—the self-styled philosopher prince of Indian politics—to offer that opportunity with clockwork regularity. The latest viral video from Parliament captures a moment that perfectly distils the difference between a responsible Prime Minister and an eternally…

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OTTs and Movies: Decoding the New Indian Viewer Who Refuses to Be Fooled

India, a civilisation where stories have always doubled as cultural memory, now stands at a creative crossroads. The habits of theatre-goers, the meteoric rise of OTT platforms, and the impact of AI-driven digital access have reshaped what Indians seek when they engage with a screen. Today’s viewer is emotionally expressive yet intellectually alert, spiritually rooted…

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