Special Reports
My political journey began with the Indian National Congress—a party that once stood as the launchpad for my entry into public life. I do not deny that phase, nor do I regret it. But experience has a way of stripping illusions. Over time, I realized that Congress had drifted far from being a vehicle of…
N Nagarajan India stands at a moral crossroads when it comes to the care of its senior citizens. In recent years, both the Centre and State governments have stepped in with legal safeguards to protect the elderly from neglect and abuse—an intervention that, in itself, reflects a worrying social decline. That such laws are even…
For decades, generations of Indians have been taught to view their land as a passive corridor of history—a mere recipient of waves of migration, invasions, and cultural impositions. The persistence of the Aryan Invasion Theory in textbooks reinforces this narrative, reducing India to a footnote in the grand story of human origins. But modern genetic…
To attempt to encapsulate Asha Bhosle in a few words would be an injustice—not merely to the artist, but to the very idea of Indian womanhood she so effortlessly embodies. If one were to gather every interview she has ever given, every anecdote she has shared, every reflection she has offered, what would emerge is…
U Lakshman Rao The fourteenth day of April, commemorated as Ambedkar Jayanti, stands not merely as a ceremonial observance but as a solemn reaffirmation of the ideals that animate a just and humane society. It is a day especially revered by aspirants of social reform, members of the legal fraternity, and all those who consciously…
Alekya Pratap At a time when India stands on the cusp of a transformative leap towards gender equality in politics, the Opposition’s resistance to proposed amendments in the Women’s Reservation framework raises uncomfortable questions. Is it not a fact that the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, aimed at ensuring 33% representation for women in Parliament and…
Why not Sooryavanshi now? That question is not just about one player—it is about a pattern that Indian cricket has flirted with for decades. The tendency to delay, to overthink, to hold back raw talent until it is no longer raw but riddled with doubt. Take the case of Shreyas Iyer. Here was a flamboyant,…
Special Correspondent Let’s stop pretending the rot in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is recent, accidental, or administrative. It is not. It is structural. It is deliberate. And, if one traces it back honestly, it begins with what can only be described as HCA’s original sin — the sub-lease agreement with Visaka Industries. This is…
India may not always shout about its technological victories—but when it moves, it moves with quiet precision. The recent achievement of building a 1,000-kilometre “unhackable” communication network is one such moment. It isn’t just a technological upgrade; it is a strategic declaration. India is no longer playing catch-up—it is beginning to set the pace. At…
Vijay Rao The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) finds itself, yet again, at a critical inflection point—caught between the promise of reform and the persistence of governance concerns that refuse to fade. Fresh questions have emerged over the Association’s handling of conflict-of-interest norms, particularly in the run-up to its recent elections. A pre-election representation submitted by…
