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Barring Neeraj Chopra, India’s performance at world athletics is dismal
While heaping praise on Neeraj Chopra for bagging a gold medal in the World Athletic championships recently, let us not forget that it was just one single individual who shone with his personal…
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Indra Lal Roy, Flying Ace of India, sacrificed his life for Britain during WWI
On a bright summer morning in July 1918, when the first world war was in full fow, a group of fighter planes belonging to the Royal Air Force of Britain was locked in a…
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From fat to fit; success story of India’s most decorated athlete Neeraj Chopra
He is tall, handsome and successful. Now aged 25, Neeraj Chopra, India’s ace javelin thrower and newly crowned world champion, has emerged as the man with the Midas touch. His latest acquisition…
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GOP nomination: Ramaswamy riding wave of popularity; can he pull off Mission Impossible?
A person of Indian origin, namely Rishi Sunak, now occupies No. 10 Downing Street in London. Will another Indian become a resident of the White House in Washington DC? That possibility cannot…
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Though Buddhist and Mughal heritage of Aurangabad lies in dire neglect it is still worth a visit
The city of Aurangabad in Maharashtra (recently renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) was initially the capital of the Asaf Jahi kingdom for nearly 40 years. It was in 1763 that the rulers decided to…
- India
Enter The Dragon, the iconic film that sparked Kung Fu craze in India
The trend-setting martial arts film Enter The Dragon was released exactly 50 years ago in the USA. Thereafter, when it was released in Hyderabad, it became an immediate hit, especially among the…
- Hyderabad
Lack of respect for the memory of Mohammed Habib is heartbreaking
What will it take to awaken the government officials of Telangana? It has been two days since one of Hyderabad’s most illustrious sons, namely former football captain of India Mohammed Habib, passed…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s football gem, Mohammed Habib, former captain of India, is no more
The entire football fraternity of Hyderabad and India was plunged into grief when the news broke this evening that Mohammed Habib, former Indian football captain and Arjuna award winner, passed away in his…
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Echoes of freedom struggle; former England cricketer Jackson survived assassination attempt by Bina Das
Strange are the ways of destiny. From different corners of the world it can draw two people together, sometimes with the bonds of love and sometimes with the shackles of hatred. One such incident…
- India
Much vaunted Project Cheetah is tottering on the brink of colossal failure
The highly publicised programme to introduce African cheetahs to an Indian habitat has hit a stumbling block and the project is faltering. Going by the Modi government’s own milestones, the minimum target for short…
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The curious case of Govindraj; Did regional politics keep him out of Test cricket?
Hyderabad cricket has produced several good spin bowlers who have done yeoman service for the Indian team. The names of Ghulam Ahmed, Shivlal Yadav, Arshad Ayub, Venkatapathi Raju and Pragyan Ojha come…
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Meeting legends of West Indies in Hyderabad; memories of an unforgettable evening
Soon after Kapil Dev had led India to a historic victory in the 1983 Prudential World Cup, the West Indies cricket team embarked on a tour of India for a series which involved…
- World
Miracle man of Japan who survived both atom bombs in close proximity
During the Second World War, the USA detonated two atomic bombs in Japan. On August 6th, 1945, Hiroshima became the first city in the history of the human race to experience the…
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Opinion: Communal violence across the country is spiralling out of control
The seminal novel titled Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelly in 1818 is the story of a scientist who wants to create life. With an unorthodox experiment, he manages to bring forth a…
- Sports
HCA battle lines drawn: It is important to discard old attitudes and adopt clean practices
The scent of elections has set contentious affairs within the Hyderabad Cricket Association on fire again. The heavyweights within the organisation are re-examining their position and strategy vis-a-vis the decision made by Justice L.…
