Special Reports
Pochiraju Raja Rao The Uttar Pradesh government’s swift action against those accused of allegedly embezzling donations from the Ram Temple at Ayodhya has effectively demolished one of the Opposition’s favourite political narratives—that the Bharatiya Janata Party protects its own while selectively targeting others. Within days of the scam surfacing, the Yogi Adityanath government ordered a…
The Bharatiya Janata Party has fired what could well be the opening salvo for the 2028 Telangana Assembly elections. BJP national president Nitin Nabin’s visit to Hyderabad was far more than a routine organisational exercise. It was a carefully scripted political message—to the party cadre, to the electorate, and, more importantly, to the ruling Congress…
Ayya Nadar — The man who built India’s match industry M.S. Sparsha History often remembers emperors, politicians, and military heroes. Yet, some of India’s greatest nation-builders were ordinary entrepreneurs who quietly transformed entire communities through courage, innovation and an unshakable belief in India’s potential. One such forgotten visionary was P. Ayya Nadar, the man who…
The images emerging from Europe over the past few days are both startling and disturbing. Countries renowned for their pleasant summers are now grappling with unprecedented heatwaves, with temperatures soaring beyond what generations have experienced. Streets that once welcomed leisurely summer strolls have turned into scorching expanses, public services are under strain, and lives have…
Vinay Rao (……Continued) The payment itself is no longer the issue. The court has directed that the arrears be released, and that direction deserves to be respected. But once the money begins to move, another process begins with it. Nine years of unanswered questions will inevitably follow. Every rupee released under the banner of a…
Special Correspondent Decorated war veteran Brigadier (Retd.) G.B. Reddy has written to the newly appointed Army Chief, General Dhiraj Seth, urging the Army leadership to act decisively following serious corruption allegations levelled by advocate Sonal Singh against Major General Ajay Misra, the former General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Telangana and Andhra Sub Area (TASA)….
Vinay Rao (…..Contd) To understand why none of these questions found their way into the courtroom, one must first understand what many affiliated clubs within the Hyderabad Cricket Association have gradually become. For a significant section of HCA’s membership, cricket development has ceased to be the primary purpose of affiliation. The affiliated club is no…
Politics in Telangana is entering a decisive phase. The honeymoon period of the Congress government is fading, while the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), once the dominant political force in the state, continues to grapple with an identity crisis after transforming itself from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) into a national party. As one struggles to…
A court ordered the money to be paid. It showed only half the picture. Here is the other half. Vinay Rao A recent court order directing the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) to release nine years’ worth of Cricket Development Fund arrears to its affiliated private clubs has been widely welcomed by the beneficiaries. The judgment…
There is an old English proverb that says, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” As a child, I often wondered what wisdom lay behind this simple statement. When I once asked my father, a physician, he smiled and replied, “Keep the gut healthy with good fibre and half the battle against disease is…
