Royal Saudi Princess Basmah bint Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a prominent personality who has championed humanitarian causes, is feared missing and believed to be under house arrest in Riyadh without charge. The outspoken royal “fell off the radar” after being denied travel for emergency medical treatment. Those close to the princess want answers over […]
About: Ahssanuddin Haseeb
Posts by Ahssanuddin Haseeb:
Why ‘Disabled Persons’ Are Harassed For ‘Security’ Reasons In Indian Airports?
About a week ago, Smita was traveling from Mumbai Airport’s T2 terminal. “Are you a woman?” came the question at the security check, as it had so many times before. Weary of having to explain herself, Smita took to social media to narrate her ordeal. “One time, I was asked for an ID card inside […]
Many Govt Hospitals Face Acute Medicine And Funds Crunch In Hyderabad
In Telangana, the unprecedented rise in dengue and viral fevers this year in the State resulted in drying up of medicine stock and funds in the government hospitals across the State. In over 200 hospitals, budget on medicines is completely over. In three months period (August to October) alone this monsoon, the Health department had […]
How An ‘Expansion Spree’ Put TISS On The Brink Of Collapse?
A walled but a neglected 100-acre stretch in Telangana’s Mamidipalli village is a telling sign of the fall of its ‘owner’—Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The expansion spree and mismanagement caused the closure of this organization, resulted to push several students future in dark across India. The land in the Kothur block of Mahbubnagar […]
Why Telangana Muslims Need Support To Overcome Socio-Economic Despair?
Muslims in Telangana State do not face communal violence as much as in a few other States in India but, leaving Hyderabad, their socio-economic situation is extremely bad. Most of them lack in reasonable levels of education, own no houses and have no savings to venture into any business. A majority of them sell their […]
Farmers Are In ‘Deep Trouble’ After Unseasonal Rains Crop Destruction In Telangana
Telangana farmers are in trouble after unseasonal rains destroyed much of their standing paddy, maize and cotton crops in September and October. Most districts of the state registered a huge rainfall excess in September, which affected paddy, maize and cotton crops. Rainfall has been erratic this year. It was unevenly distributed during the monsoon months. […]
Why Mulana Azad National Urdu University VC Resigned In Hyderabad?
In a dramatic controversy, the top brass of Urdu university resigned in a tough fight with his boss and reported the matter to president of India. The Chancellor and VC have been at loggerheads ever since the former was appointed in 2018 in Hyderabad based Maulana Azaad National Urdu University. An ongoing row at the […]
The Pleasure And Pain Of Being A ‘Jockey’ In Benguluru Turf Club
When P. S. Chouhan woke up and checked his weight on Saturday morning, the scale said 54 kg, two more than he could be if he wanted to ride Glorious Days, his first horse on July 6, the fifteenth day of Bengaluru’s summer racing season. Every horse is assigned a weight it can carry, depending […]
No End To Impasse Over Telangana RTC Strike
The indefinite strike by employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) entered the 13th day on Thursday as no end appears in sight to the impasse despite High Court directions to both the government and employees to find a negotiated settlement. With no invitation from either TSRTC management or the government for the talks, over […]
How An ‘Education Minister’ Becomes A ‘Beneficiary’ In ‘Farmer Welfare Scheme’ In Andhra Pradesh?
As the Jagan Mohan Reddy government gears up for the launch of the ‘Rythu Bharosa’ welfare scheme for farmers on October 15, an embarrassing blunder came to light. The name of Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh was found to have been included in the list of beneficiaries of the scheme from Ganapavaram village in Prakasam district. […]