Why Using ‘Recycled Cooking Oil’ Can Land Vendors In Jail?

Your favourite pakoras or samosas might taste delicious but do you know that it may be a serious health hazard if the oil used to fry them is not fresh, a common practice at almost all roadside food vendors who aren’t aware of the health hazards or legal implications of repeated heating of edible cooking […]

Lady Of The Lakes – ‘Madhulika Chaudhary’ On A Mission To Save Waterbodies In Hyderabad

Legend and research have it that the fourth Sultan of Qutb Shahi dynasty Ibrahim Qutb Shah Wali, also known for building Hyderabad’s iconic Hussain Sagar lake, built Ibrahim Cheruvu as a water body that would help the royal garden Ibrahim Bagh flourish. At that time, this lake was also known as Ibrahim Tank. A nobleman […]

When ‘Parents Dies’ At Court Premises Over Shock Of Sons ‘Arrest’ In Bhainsa Town Of Telangana

In a shocking incident, an old parents died of shock over the arrest and remand of their two sons during the recent riots in Telangana’s Bhanisa town. Unable to overcome the shock after seeing his sons handcuffed, 73-year-old Abdul Ahad Banarsi died. A couple of hours later, his wife Ahmedi Begum (65) suffered cardiac arrest […]

Why Always ‘Tampered Evidences’ And ‘Delayed Forensic Reports’ Leading Toward Rape Convictions?

The delayed forensic reports and tampered evidences in rape convictions are common procedure in Indian investigations. How do rapes get investigated in our country? Is there a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for collecting evidence? Where does it all begin to unravel? These questions are always gives us pain to think. Every time a gruesome rape […]

The ‘Bare Truths’ And ‘False Claims’ Behind ‘CAA’s Link With NRC-NPR’

There are ten great claims, which can easily be proved baseless. By the time the reader verifies the claim, the untruth travels long and their IT or social media managers, print and electronic media agents and PR teams will make it viral. Some claims made by Constitutional office holders and the verified truths that prove […]

Meet ‘Sindhe Mohan’ – The ‘Jewellery Supplier’ Of ‘Theatre Artistes’ In Hyderabad

When you talk about theatre, especially of the mythological and folklore kind, the first thing that comes to your mind is artistes with their heavy jewellery – especially those who don the roles of god or goddess, king and queen and other mythological or mythical characters. But, do you know where do you get ornaments […]

Bhainsa Town Grips In Uneasy Calm After High-Voltage Communal Clash In Telangana

An uneasy calm prevails around Bhainsa town in Telangana as the streets remain largely empty, barring the presence of police and other security personnel. Locals have grouped at the corners of streets or by ‘chabutras’ and speak in hushed tones. It has been less than 24 hours, since clashes broke out in the town over […]

Why Telangana Govt Keeps Mum Over MHA’s ‘Detention Centre’ Orders?

It is evident that BJP government is quite keen to construct a detention centre in Hyderabad and in Telangana state as a part of infiltration and illegal immigrants flow is high since last decade. As the time flows, the pressure from the Centre grows on state government. At last, when a letter from the ministry […]

Why All ‘Rape Victims’ Demanding ‘Prompt Justice’ After #Disha Rape Case Killing In Telangana?

The controversial ‘encounter’ killing of the four accused in the ‘Disha’ rape and murder case in Hyderabad has brought to the fore the divisions in Telangana along caste and class lines. Days after the young Hyderabad vet’s alleged rapist-killers were shot dead by the Cyberabad police when they tried to ‘flee’, families of other such […]

The Headless And Defunct Telangana Women’s Commission Since A Year In Hyderabad

In Telangana, where the government is digitising everything from land records to the number of cattle, there is neither a website for the State Women’s Commission for the public to file complaints nor a head for the body. Telangana is yet to have a fully functional state commission for women and has not had a […]