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BRS may not return to TRS after Kavitha’s Telangana Rakshana Sena gets ECI nod

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is in a bind on going back to its old name, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), with K Kavitha’s new outfit – Telangana Rakshana Sena –…
How science, sports psychology raised batting to explosive levels in this IPL

What we are witnessing in the IPL nowadays seems unreal. IPL battles were always intense affairs, but this time, almost every team is scoring 200 or more in their allotted 20 overs.…

Kavitha comes with her own TRS: Will it damage father BRS’ prospects?

Hyderabad: Former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter K Kavitha, naming her party Telangana Rashtra Sena, with the acronym TRS resembling the original identity of BRS, has sparked a debate about…
Mukesh, Kishore, Rafi, Lata, Asha… the golden greats are gone, their songs play on

New Delhi: Mukesh, Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar in fluffy clouds welcoming Asha Bhosle into heaven. The AI-generated meme came with the pang of realisation for generations of music lovers…
Hyderabad: As GHMC elections approach, Congress yet to fix ‘negative’ image

Hyderabad: The Congress may be in power in Telangana, but the party is still struggling to get a foothold with the public in the city. With the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)…
Which sport offers maximum health benefits? Here’s what research says

There are many people in Hyderabad and elsewhere who would like to play a sport, not to become a great champion, but just to remain fit. Office goers and students, both male…
Donald Trump insults Pope Leo: Which way is the US going?

The conflict between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV is unprecedented in modern history. While popes have commented on politics before, Trump’s personal insults toward Pope Leo are unusual. Although reports suggest…

Iraqi captain sails through ‘ball of fire’ as Hormuz tensions escalate

Beirut: Aboard an oil tanker plying the tense waters between the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, Iraqi Captain Rahman Al-Jubouri continues to work in one of the world’s most…
The silent swelling: Why a painless lump in the neck should never be ignored

By Dr Nikhil Ghadyalpatil When 28-year-old Ananya first noticed a small, firm bump at the base of her neck while applying moisturiser, she felt alright for some time. It didn’t hurt, it…
End of an era: Babban Khan, who made a nation laugh, takes his final exit

Jokes aside, it is time to turn serious. The man who brightened dull evenings and brought smiles to weary faces is no more. Babban Khan, the king of comedy, has passed away,…
Constitution Amendment Bill 2026: The architecture, arithmetic of exclusion

The framers of the Indian Constitution deliberately bequeathed a document that was “silently pluralistic,” avoiding the rigid, often incendiary, ethnic categorisations found in other postcolonial charters. Instead, they opted for a functional,…
SRH’s gamble with Hinge, Hussain paid off, it must now aim for more consistency

The induction of two untried young bowlers, Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain, worked wonders for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in its last match against Rajasthan Royals. As is well known, fast bowlers hunt…
Sulaiman Khateeb: The king of Dakhni shayeri

Mushairas continue to draw large crowds even in the age of Netflix, but what often goes unnoticed is that such events are usually free. Hyderabad, however, witnessed a refreshing change the other…
The tombs, its secrets and the organisation restoring them in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: It was a fitting setting when about 300 people gathered in an interpretation centre at the Qutb Shahi Tombs complex in Hyderabad’s Deccan Park, which isn’t open yet, stuck in litigation and…
Indian cricket superman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is making bowlers very, very afraid

A young Superman has descended on Indian cricket from another planet. His name is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. In the comics, the character of Superman was born on the planet of Krypton where the…