The Right to Information Act is a powerful tool in the hands of Indian citizens, but if one needed to ask a state government agency for information, one still has to resort to snail mail, as online applications are only available for central government agencies. This is what prompted social activist Robin Zaccheus to write […]
About: Ahssanuddin Haseeb
Posts by Ahssanuddin Haseeb:
How The RTC ‘Bus Vanishes’ From Hyderabad’s Central Bus Station?
In a peculiar incident, a bus belonging to the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) went missing from Hyderabad’s Central Bus Station (CBS) on Wednesday. The bus, a Metro Express, reportedly belonged to the Kushaiguda depot, plying the 3K route between Gowliguda and ECIL. The police visited CBS and analysed CCTV footage to identify the […]
Why ‘Hyderabad Cricket Association’ Unable To Host IPL Final Match In Uppal Stadium?
The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) will be keeping their fingers crossed because of the unexpected turn of events. Recent winds anf gale on could possibly blow away the hopes of Hyderabad hosting the IPL final scheduled on May 12. The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) had announced on Monday that the final […]
Controversy Cropped On Suspicious Movement Of EVMs At Jagtial In Telangaa, EC Clarifies Training Staff, Politicians Crying Foul
Recently, days after elections were conducted in Telangana, a few journalists got a tip off that some EVMs were being transported from the Jagtial Tahsildar’s office to a warehouse in an autorickshaw. The journalists managed to capture photos and videos of the incident, and when this was widely shared, it created a big controversy, with […]
In Telangana, Private Medical Colleges Asks Students To Pay Complete Upfront Fees For Education
Students of private medical colleges in Telangana have raised allegations that the institutions are asking for bank guarantees and extra fees prior to admission. According to complaints by students and their parents, private colleges are asking students to pay course fees for at least three years, prior to entering their first year of MBBS. Students […]
The Hyderabad’s ‘British-Era Royal Cemetery’ In ‘Kothi Residency’ To Get Restoration And Face Lift To Heritage Structures
The historic cemetery in the premises of the Osmania University College for Women at Koti which has been lying facing apathy for long is finally getting a much needed restoration. The initiative that includes cleaning the place to restoring neglected graves of 42 Britishers, is to be completed by the year-end. The cemetery in the […]
‘Sanitiser Obsession’ In Hyderabadi People Keeps Immunity At Stake?
Germaphobe or not, carrying a hand sanitiser wherever we go has become a norm. This habit which slowly turns into an obsession, so much so, it defeats the whole point of keeping ourselves away from any disease making us more vulnerable. While getting rid of bad bacteria and germs that usually feast on our skin […]
Why The Cruel ‘Kafeels’ Of Saudi Arabia Targeting Gullible ‘Women’ From Hyderabad?
When Iliyaz Begum left for Saudi Arabia in 2016 to work as a khadama (housemaid), she never imagined that she would be returning home on a wheelchair. When her employer’s attempts to sexually harass her failed, she was pushed from the second floor of the building. “It was the worst decision of my life. I […]
‘EVMs Malfunctioning’ – A Growing Menace In Indian Elections!
In every elections there was a common complaint – the EVM malfunctioning caused the polling delay, voters protest, candidates frustration, officers troubles makes the entire exercise full of complaints and troubles. Now, the question is – any solutions for this EVM malfunctioning or it will remain a growing menace in Indian election process. We can’t […]
Hyderabad-Based OMICS Fined $50 Million For ‘Deceptive Publishing Practices’
The ruling it first of its kind against one of the largest publishers of so-called ‘predatory’ journals. A US federal court has ordered Hyderabad-based OMICS International – which claims to publish over 700 peer-reviewed journals – to pay a fine of over $50 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for engaging “in unfair and […]