Special Correspondent If parliamentary conventions carried constitutional immunity, Indian politics would be far less noisy—and far more convenient for those who mistake designation for distinction. Unfortunately for such assumptions, the Indian Constitution is refreshingly blunt on one crucial point: it does not recognise the office of the Leader of the Opposition at all. Not by…
Special Correspondent Parliament has once again been paralysed—not over economic distress or a national security failure, but over selective leaks and political interpretations attributed to an unpublished memoir of former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane. The Congress-led Opposition’s decision to stall the Budget Session over unverified claims marks yet another low in its increasingly…
MS Shanker Parliament is often described as the temple of democracy. Temples, by definition, are places where fear has no role—only order, dignity, and constitutional sanctity do. That is precisely why an extraordinary statement by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during the Budget Session deserves serious national debate, not silence. The Speaker publicly acknowledged that…
For Washington’s strategic planners, the temptation to view Iran through the same prism as Venezuela—or even Iraq—would be a dangerous miscalculation. Iran is not a collapsing petro-state with fractured institutions and limited military reach. It is a hardened, battle-tested regional power with layered air defences, a vast missile arsenal, and powerful allies who have a…
Orangenews9’s engagement with the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has been guided by a singular and consistent principle: to present verified facts in their proper context and to uphold the role of journalism as a public trust, not a personal crusade. Our reporting is neither directed at individuals nor motivated by personal grievance. It is rooted…
Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) yet again finds itself at the centre of a storm—one that, according to parents, players, and long-time observers of the game in Telangana, has moved well beyond isolated lapses and into what they describe as a pattern of systemic decay. What was meant to be a moment of…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad cricket has long been bruised by whispers of corruption. Now, it stands bloodied by a sworn complaint that reads less like a sporting grievance and more like a crime thriller. Kidnapping. Illegal confinement. Assault. Extortion. And at the heart of it all, an explosive allegation: Rs 24 lakh allegedly paid to secure…
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…
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,…
M S Shanker Today marks the 100th birth anniversary of Korlipara Balagangadhara Tilak—KB Tilak garu to those who knew him closely—one of the finest, yet most understated sons of the Telugu film industry. A fearless filmmaker, a committed social reformer, a freedom fighter, and above all, a principled human being, Tilak garu belonged to a…
