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Is Hyderabad progressive? Muslim men moral policing Muslim women is routine

Muslim women already face issues at home due to patriarchy and misogyny — much like women in any conservative household. Moral policing only makes their lives harder.

Telangana Congress can’t ignore food poisoning in schools. Over 100 affected in July

The matter is even more alarming because all of the affected students are from government schools for marginalised communities.

Hyderabad is no longer the better Bengaluru. Our roads are flooding and full of traffic

I wonder how the current government thinks it can talk about building ‘Future City’ in Hyderabad when even the present city itself is barely functioning.

Stop telling South Indians to learn Hindi. In Hyderabad, languages coexist without imposition

I was surprised when Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan advocated for Hindi—at a time when states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are opposing its imposition.

Congress in Telangana gave award to Razakar—a propaganda film that demonises Muslims

“They’ve been blaming our party—blaming Nehru—for the delay in Hyderabad’s annexation. By giving Razakar an award, what message are we sending out?” a senior Muslim leader of Telangana Congress said.

Telangana is still fighting for its water 10 years after breaking away from Andhra Pradesh

The Centre's Krishna River Management Board has failed to stop Andhra Pradesh from repeatedly taking more than its allocated share of Krishna river water, hurting Telangana.

Telangana govt must do more than blame BRS. Junking Kaleshwaram project shows incompetence

The entire idea of the Kaleshwaram project is to avoid water wastage. The geniuses in the government must understand that public projects like this simply cannot be junked.

Old Hyderabad is a fire trap. Buildings are too close to tragedies

An entire family of 17 died on 17 May – stuck inside the Gulzar Houz building in Hyderabad’s Charminar area.

Charminar to Golconda, Hyderabad is full of history. Yet not a single World Heritage Site

Hyderabad’s heritage has been routinely let down. All we’ve had are feeble attempts to make the city’s historic sites world class.

The owners of Karachi Bakery are as Hyderabadi — and Indian — as anyone else

The Indian right-wing, or anyone uncomfortable with the name Karachi Bakery, needs to understand that they are targeting a Hindu family that has already suffered the trauma of Partition.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.