Special Reports
By a Former HCA Secretary Hyderabad cricket today stands at a crossroads — wounded, directionless, and drowning in corruption while those in power look the other way. The ruling party’s apathy, government agencies’ indifference, and the BCCI’s inexplicable silence are together ensuring the slow death of what was once one of India’s proudest cricketing institutions….
Special Correspondent The stench of corruption emanating from the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has crossed every boundary of tolerance. What began years ago as whispers of malpractice has today exploded into a full-blown racket — of deceit, financial fraud, and moral decay — carried out under the guise of “cricket administration.” And this time, the…
Special Correspondent True to its commitment to fearless journalism, Orange News9 continues to provide space for all sides to be heard. A recent Open Letter from an aggrieved parent to the retired High Court judge overseeing Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) day-to-day affairs under court supervision has triggered sharp debate. The parents’ letter had raised serious…
Irony, it seems, is Hyderabad cricket’s permanent partner. Despite a few recent state-level successes, complaints are once again pouring into our newsroom. The last three months of exposure into the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) murky functioning had, for a moment, raised hope. The High Court-appointed Supervisory Committee led by Justice Naveen Rao appeared determined to…
In the annals of athletic greatness, few names shine as brightly—or across as many disciplines—as Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias. Long before the term multi-sport athlete became fashionable, this Texas-born phenomenon was shattering records, defying gender expectations, and redefining what women could achieve in sport. Her story is not merely one of athletic excellence but of…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad cricket is finally fighting its way back into relevance. A struggling system briefly lit up with Ranji and U-19 performances that made fans dare to dream again. Yet, behind these revived hopes lies a festering story of arrogance, greed, and power politics—one that is rapidly threatening to undo everything the players have…
No day in India passes without a disturbing headline—another drug bust, another fatal road accident, another teenager falling prey to substances. What is most worrying is not merely the frequency of these tragedies, but how comfortably we are adapting to them as if they are a routine part of life. When the wrong becomes normal,…
Gold is Gold. No currency on earth can substitute to the universal acceptance of Gold for trade or for any other valuable reasons. Many countries deposit part of their gold reserves with banks in Western countries for various reasons. Some countries have an imperialistic attitude. Due to this attitude, some of the Western countries, especially…
I joined NIPER Mohali on May 12, 2017, and soon after attended my first Board of Governors (BoG) meeting — the 70th — held on June 29, 2017, in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Dr. V. M. Katoch and attended by Prof. M. R. Doreswamy, Ms. Meenakshi Gupta (Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor,…
Jim Thorpe’s story represents one of the most compelling and controversial chapters in Olympic history. More than a century ago, this extraordinary Native American athlete achieved what many consider the greatest athletic feat of the early 20th century, only to have his achievements tarnished by what historians widely regard as racially motivated enforcement of amateur…
