In an unprecedented move, fifty six women housekeeping staffers at the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Hyderabad are staring at a bleak future, after the institute fired them and want new replacements to be sent by the agency they belong to. This comes after the women complained about sexual harassment by one of the […]
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Why ‘Banks’ Are Giving ‘Loans’ To ‘Risky Customers’ With ‘Low’ Credit Scores?
Getting an unsecured personal loan has become easier than ever in India. Lending practices have eased over the past two or three years, experts say, due to three reasons: more banks pursuing retail customers as corporate loans turn soar, proliferation of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and the advent of online lending platforms (fintech companies) catering […]
India’s Drug Problem And The Rising Health Care Cost
What if I told you there was a way to reduce household out of pocket expenditure by about 70% and catastrophic expenditure by 60-70% through merely an improvement in operational efficiency? India has made tremendous strides in life expectancy, maternal and infant mortality rates and HIV prevalence. However, we are now battling with both infectious […]
Hyderabad On The Brink Of A Severe Sewage Management Crisis
Like many other critical environmental issues, the KCR government has also failed to tackle the enormous problem of sewage treatment in the state, exposing the urban and rural populations to grave health risks. The measures taken by the state government have proved to be grossly inadequate and huge volumes of untreated industrial and municipal waste […]
Water Scarcity Worst-Hit In ‘Slums’, Still Unable To Get Sufficient ‘Drinking Water’ In Hyderabad
Summer season came and gone but the water scarcity still dominates Hyderabad. The worst-case are slum-dwellers. The KCR government promised safe drinking water, Mission Bhageeratha but till time nothing happened, everything remained in promises only. It’s 3 am at BS Maqtha, a densely populated slum in the heart of Hyderabad, just a stone’s throw away […]
Why The ‘Wakf Properties’ Are Being Sold ‘Publicly’ In Telangana?
Telangana wakf board always in the controversy of doing illegal works and scams. The wakf board is acting on the instructions of land grabbers and big politicians. It is noted that the internal wakf properties are being illegally transferred and selling to others. The recent incident which uncovered the truth and facts of the responsible […]
Swiggy In Hyderabad Witnessed A Delivery Agents ‘Blackout’ For Payment Issues
A section of food delivery executives of Swiggy in Hyderabad are protesting over a reduction in payment scale. The food delivery executives allege that payment scale was changed without any intimation from the management to the employees. Scores of delivery executives are staying away from service as part of the protest. About 200 delivery executives […]
Filthy Water, Unbearable Stench And Dumpyard Plagues Residents Of Peerancheruvu In Hyderabad
A pungent smell hangs in the air at Peerancheruvu on the outskirts of Hyderabad as one passes through a massive dumpyard. The stench is so strong that many need to cover their nose and mouths as they walk past. This is the situation for hundreds of locals who reside here. When authorities allegedly burn the […]
The Plight Of Lawyers And Advocates At ‘Amaravati High Court’ In Andhra Pradesh
It was an out-of-the-blue Presidential order that announced the formation of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on January 1, 2019. This gave High Court lawyers from both the Telugu states very little time to prepare and set their affairs in order before the court was shifted out of Hyderabad to Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh. Close […]
Can YSRCP Supremo Jagan Use ‘Andhra Pride’ To Outsmart The BJP And The Congress?
With exit polls predicting the YSR Congress will trounce Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections, all eyes are on Andhra Pradesh new political hib and a new capital Amaravati, where all the action shown on big screen and live commentaries. “Bye Bye Babu,” reads a clock at the YSR […]