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 […]

Hyderabad’s ‘Salafi-Barelwi’ Tussle Needs To Be Contained Before It Turns Into Conflict

The rift between two Muslim groups in the city – the Jamiat-e-Ahl-e-Hadith (AH) and the Ahl-e-Sunnat ul Jamaat (ASJ) – has come out in the open. A series of incidents in a little over two years has ensured this. The latest was the tussle between adherents the AH, popularly known as Salafis, described as hardline […]

Hyderabad’s ‘Rohingya Refugees’ Are Fearful Of Speaking Out As CAA Protests Roils

Described as the world’s most persecuted minority, India’s ‘Rohingya refugees’ are fearful of speaking out against India’s controversial new citizenship law which specifically excludes them. Mohammed Zubair pointed at a blue tin gate guarding a plot of land on which construction was busily afoot. A year ago, in 2018, the vacant plot served as a […]

‘Custodial Killings’ Are An Alibi For Failure Of Governance In Telangana

The early morning execution of four rape suspects in Hyderabad on the 6th of December this year was actually a custodial killing, and it was bad enough; what was worse, however, was the jubilatory response to it. When the President of a constitutional democracy publicly asserts that child sex offenders should not be allowed a […]

Jogini – The ‘Religious Sex Slave’ Of Telangana

At the age of 10, against her wishes, Kalpana was married to a village deity Yellamma, and made a Jogini. Joginis are girl or women dedicted to god, who are then forced to lead their lives as sex slaves, having no agency over their bodies. It is only the women from the “lowered castes” of […]

Hyderabad’s #Nirbhaya Leaves India Seething Again

There’s a sense of shock, rage and helplessness across the country as citizens from all walks of life express outrage over the horrific rape and murder of a hyderabad-based veterinary doctor that has brought back chilling memories of nirbhaya rape case. The gruesome rape and murder of 27-year-old government veterinary doctor in Hyderabad has left […]

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 […]

‘Wellness-Drink Shots’ Are The New ‘Hangover Cure’ Trending In Hyderabad

The ‘shot culture’ that was stared about 20 years ago has peaked now and is used as an antidote to pollution, sleep deprivation and many more. Tried Jeeves’ raw egg, Worcester sauce, and red pepper hangover cure, primarily because there has been no Jeeves-like person in today’s life. But have gone through a variety of […]

Why Congress Facing Existential Crisis In Telangana?

The Telangana Assembly has nearly become ‘Congress-mukt’ with the defection of 12 of its legislators to ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), even as one more Congress MLA has announced plans to switch loyalty to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The national party is facing existential crisis in the state, where it had hoped to revive […]

Over 1000 Farmer Suicides Occured In KCR Regime In Telangana!

More than 1,000 farmers had committed suicide in Telangana in the last four years of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi regime, going by the statistics provided by the government itself. On August 1, the TRS government issued a GO releasing Rs 14.58 crore towards payment of ex-gratia to families of 243 farmers who had committed suicide […]