Special Reports
With the upcoming elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) expected anytime soon, the political temperature across Hyderabad’s sprawling urban landscape is steadily rising. For voters, however, this is not just another electoral ritual—it is the most powerful window of opportunity to demand accountability, extract commitments, and ensure long-pending civic works are finally executed….
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao Ugadi, the sacred threshold of the Hindu lunar year, stands as a moment where time itself appears to pause, renew, and begin again. Observed on the first day of the Chaitra month, immediately following the new moon, it marks a profound alignment between cosmic rhythm and human consciousness. Occurring close to the…
Special Correspondent After the revelations in Part I, the Uppal Stadium story refuses to settle. If anything, the deeper one digs, the more unsettling the questions become. This series now moves beyond the terms of the agreement to something far more troubling—the sequence of money itself. Payments Before the Contract? If the earlier examination raised…
Special Correspondent In Indian public life, certain scandals refuse to die. Decades may pass, governments may change, and files may gather dust—but the questions remain. The Bofors gun deal is one such political ghost that has haunted the Congress party for nearly four decades. Now, a fresh controversy emerging from the cricketing corridors of Hyderabad…
When the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8, 2015, it was designed with a simple but powerful idea: democratise credit and give India’s smallest entrepreneurs a chance to grow. Nearly a decade later, the scheme has evolved into one of the largest micro-credit initiatives in the…
Trust me, in India, cricket is not merely a sport; it is a shared language spoken across every street corner, tea stall, and marketplace. It lives in the memory of spectators as much as it does in the record books. The beauty of the game lies in the countless moments that linger in public consciousness—moments…
Special Correspondent A two-vote victory is technically a win. But in an election clouded by allegations of money power, political influence, and the decisive role of institutional votes, some within Hyderabad’s cricketing fraternity are privately asking a pointed question: Does such a narrow margin truly reflect a victory, or does it reveal how deeply contested…
Special Correspondent Despite publishing a series of explosive reports exposing alleged irregularities, corruption, nepotism and the entrenched “pay-to-play” culture within the administration of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), this e-paper has chosen to provide a platform to candidates contesting the lone post that will go to polls — Treasurer. The election has effectively been reduced…
By Special Correspondent The murky world of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) appears to be heading toward another storm. Fresh claims suggest that the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has reportedly intensified its probe into alleged financial irregularities in the association, following persistent complaints from the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) and other stakeholders who have…
Special Correspondent Indian sport has often produced heroes who defy odds, challenge stereotypes, and rewrite the boundaries of possibility. In women’s football, one such shining name today is Manisha Kalyan—a gifted attacking midfielder whose dazzling skill, relentless determination, and fearless ambition have elevated Indian football to new heights over the past decade. At just 24,…
