Special Reports
By Vinay Rao For years, the prevailing wisdom around Hyderabad cricket has been one of resignation. Nothing changes, many said. The system is too entrenched, the networks too deep, the corridors of power too insulated from scrutiny. Corruption, nepotism, and selective governance, critics argued, had become features rather than flaws. And yet, dissent has a…
Special Correspondent What is unfolding within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is no longer merely a story of administrative drift. It has become a case study in how institutions hollow themselves out when authority is exercised without mandate, and oversight becomes symbolic rather than substantive. At the centre of this unfolding crisis is a truncated…
How Vote-Bank Delimitation Is Undermining the City’s Governance By Sumiran Komarraju Hyderabad has established itself as a hub for global companies, positioning itself among India’s most dynamic centres for technology, pharmaceuticals, and research. As the city expands in every direction and attracts international attention, a familiar Congress tactic has resurfaced—this time disguised as administrative reform….
The Supreme Court’s directive to the Telangana Assembly Speaker to respond within two weeks on the long-pending disqualification petitions against BRS MLAs who crossed over to the Congress has done more than rattle the political establishment in Hyderabad. It has reopened a national debate on the credibility of India’s anti-defection framework and the uncomfortable truth…
Ramu Chilimella In Sanatana Dharma, our ancestors (Pitrus) are revered as silent guardians of the family lineage. When they are remembered with gratitude, their blessings sustain harmony, prosperity, and continuity. However, when ancestral duties remain incomplete or remembrance is neglected, scriptures describe a condition known as Pitru Dosha. Pitru Dosha is not a curse, nor…
As nationwide mass protests by the Iranian people enter their third week, the balance of power appears finely poised between leaderless demonstrators and the authorities representing the theocratic state. According to human rights activists and Iranian opposition figures, the regime has ratcheted up repression to unprecedented levels, with snipers reportedly positioned on rooftops and ordered…
Under the chairmanship of Dr. Girish Sahni, former Director General of CSIR, the 79th meeting of the Board of Governors of NIPER Mohali was held on March 22, 2023. The minutes of that meeting, if read carefully, do not merely raise questions—they expose a troubling pattern of administrative confusion, questionable priorities, and a casual disregard…
The proposal to subsume historic Secunderabad into later-sprung, administratively amorphous regions such as Malkajgiri and Rachakonda is not a mere bureaucratic exercise—it is an assault on history, identity, and civic memory. Cities are not Lego blocks to be rearranged at the convenience of governments. They are living organisms shaped over decades by culture, discipline, geography,…
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,…
