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‘Hell hath no fury like a superpower in decline’
By Saeed Naqvi In 1952, like a bolt from the blue, came UP Chief Minister, Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant’s order abolishing zamindari (landlordism). The abrupt drop in prestige and lifestyle caused a…
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How Hyderabad’s ailing artist Fatima Ahmed defied patriarchy
Hyderabad: A conservative society is every woman’s nightmare, and it was no different for renowned artist Fatima Ahmed (86) who decided to leave her native city of Hyderabad about five decades ago…
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India relives proud legacy by honouring Sultan Qaboos with Gandhi Peace Prize
Qaboos, born in 1940, ascended the Omani throne in July 1970 through a bloodless coup that overthrew his father, Sultan Said bin Taimur, with the help of British intelligence, and ushered in…
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Resource crunch demand shift in construction industry; demand for new materials, innovative technologies up
Bengaluru: Wiseman and renowned bureaucrat P. N. Haksar, late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s Principal Secretary, had made an apt observation while speaking at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore in 1982: “Any…
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What makes for a good school; why do we need them?
By Amir Ullah Khan and Anjana Divakar The debate on education has shifted from supply to demand, and from quantity to quality. Now with a large number of schools opened up, where…
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Two years after ASAT, India says it’s almost cleared space debris
M Somasekhar Exactly two years after India surprised the world with the dramatic announcement by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi that it achieved the capability to destroy space satellites, defence scientists claim that…
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Multi-faceted impact of COVID-19 on higher education in India
The World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. On 24 March 2020, the Indian government declared a complete lockdown citing the rise in COVID-19 positive…
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Kavitha may turn the ugly verse on Hyderabad cricket to an inspiring ode; all Hyderabadis should support her
Hyderabad: There are indications that Hyderabad cricket may see more upheavals in the days to come. An entirely new and powerful angle has emerged with the news that K Kavitha, a member of the…
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Covid diplomacy yielded goodwill for India
By Kalyani Shankar Kalyani Shankar India’s vaccine diplomacy has been steaming ahead and has set the pace for countering the Covid pandemic. It was indeed a big boost when as part of…
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Hyderabadi couple with 100 students, revive Meedi Kunta lake
Hyderabad: By breathing life back into a dying lake in the city of Nizams and pearls, a husband-wife team of educationists, has proved that positive change can begin even from school itself.…
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Meet the men behind Asia’s largest Tulip Garden in Kashmir
Srinagar: Faisal Shafi (32), a local, made several requests to a gatekeeper to let him enter inside the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden. His pleas however fell on deaf ears. “I cannot…
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Hyderabad cricket is doomed; wrong decisions, nepotism and corruption are its hallmarks
Hyderabad: Hyderabad cricket which was once a force to reckon with throughout the country, has been sliding steadily and has now hit rock bottom in many ways. The reasons are many. Nepotism, corruption and…
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Born a Muslim in India: The present and the future
Amidst the new literature that has emerged on the condition of Muslims in New India, is a recent book titled Born a Muslim. Written for all Indians who care about India and its…
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One year since disruption: How Indian sports adapted to COVID conundrum
New Delhi: The fans have largely gone missing, the training protocols have undergone a sea change and bio-bubbles have become the new normal despite the growing concerns over the mental toll they…
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Dark, ominous shadows looming over India’s democracy: Pratap Bhanu Mehta
New Delhi: Pratap Bhanu Mehta, who recently resigned as Professor of Ashoka University, has written to the varsity’s students, saying that their protest was also about the “dark and ominous shadows looming over…
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PV’s daughter Vani wins council seat; it is KCR’s master stroke
M Somasekhar Is it KCR’s master stroke, PV’s legacy or the graduates mood for a change that has successfully catapulted S Vani Devi, the daughter of late Prime Minister, PV Narasimha Rao…
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All eyes on Tirupati Lok Sabha bypoll
Tirupati: The forthcoming Tirupati Lok Sabha by-election will be one of the most watched elections in Andhra Pradesh as well as beyond over the next one month. The Parliamentary constituency reserved for the…
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When British India carried out demonetisation in 1946, Seventh Nizam had $ 3 million worth notes
Mohammed Najeeb Shahzore Kuwait: Exactly 70 years before the Indian demonetization act of 2016, on January 12, 1946, the Viceroy and Governor General of India, Sir Archibald Wavell, promulgated the High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation)…
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Ambedkar held satyagraha for Dalits’ water rights 93 years ago
On this day in 1927, Babasaheb Dr B.R. Ambedkar led a peaceful satyagraha by drinking water from Chavdar/Chowdar tank in Mahad, Maharashtra along with thousands of his followers in an act of…
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Under attack from Hindu rightwing clusters, Dr Truschke gets support from Rutgers University
Illinois: Over two dozen US and international civil and human rights organizations have expressed solidarity with Dr Audrey Truschke, Associate Professor of South Asian History at Rutgers University against the ongoing systematic campaign of vilification against…
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Legendary Indian footballer PK tackled international stars with finesse and easy
When P.K. Banerjee passed away this day last year, he left behind a void in Indian football that will be difficult to fill. As a player he was excellent, as a coach…
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2021 will bring renaissance of Indian regional cuisines: Report
New Delhi: We’ve been moving toward a regional renaissance in Indian food over the last decade, that 2020 accelerated, says a new report. The fourth edition of the Godrej Food Trends Report…
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As per Google, these 4 pandemic changes are here to stay
Due to the pandemic, a lot of companies had to adapt to the circumstances and change the way they carried out their businesses. Google predicts that some of these changes will be…
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Muharram in Hyderabad shows shared cultural practices among Shias, Sunnis and Hindus
Salma Ahmed Farooqui Spatial metaphors of power are like cultural symbols that are related to the politics of the day. Hence, re-engaging with earlier sources is necessary for historians to broaden their…
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Sir Syed and his family
Mohammed Wajihuddin Sir Syed had two sons–Syed Hamid and Syed Mahmood and a daughter Ameena. She died young. Syed Hamid had one daughter Ahmadi Begum. Syed Mahmood had one son, Sir Ross…
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When governments do just what they are expected to
Amir Ullah Khan and Raju Bhupatiraju In exploring Hyderabad’s past, we come across the Mulki nostalgia of the pre-independent state’s infrastructure, its airlines, railways, bus services, roads, traffic, hospitals, schools, and universities…
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Opinion: Mamata steals the show in West Bengal
Venkat Parsa West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, always considered a firebrand, has since transformed herself into a wounded tigress, who is unstoppable. Nandigram has cast its shadow…
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‘Uighurs treated as 2nd class citizens by Communist Party of China’
New Delhi: Uighurs are treated as second class citizens by the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), like the Palestinians who live in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and suffer from Israeli…
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Sports stadiums should be named after players, not politicians
Recently from Brazil came welcome news. The iconic Maracana stadium is to be renamed in honour of the country’s legendary footballer Pele. The move follows a vote by the Rio de Janeiro…
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Running for 70 years, Hyderabad’s Mahboob Radio Service still thrives in digital age
Hyderabad: The once ubiquitous radio, has been replaced today with modern tech advancements in all practicality. Podcasts and Youtube videos have essentially changed how the world consumes information, be it news, movies,…