- Hyderabad
Healing beyond borders: A Hyderabad doctor’s Gaza mission
Hyderabad: Thousands of kilometres away from Hyderabad, amid the rubble of bombed hospitals and the cries of injured children, hope often arrives wearing a doctor’s coat. For Dr Yousufuddin Sheikh, an orthopedic…
- Books
Beyond shayeri: Dr Abid Moiz explores Urdu’s untapped potential
Is Urdu all about poetry, ghazals, mushairas, Ghalib, Iqbal and Faiz? To many people, the answer appears to be an emphatic yes. Urdu is often associated with lyrical verses, romantic couplets and…
- Hyderabad
A bite beyond belief: The universal appeal of dum-ke-roat
If haleem defines Ramzan in Hyderabad, dum-ke-roat heralds the arrival of Muharram. The moment the crescent indicating the month of mourning is sighted, bakeries across Hyderabad begin preparing one of the city’s…
- Hyderabad
Abid Ali Khan Eye Hospital: Where vision meets compassion
Hyderabad: It was only a minor eye infection. Treatment was available much closer to home. Yet, Kaneez Fatima chose to travel all the way from Moula Ali in Secunderabad to the Abid Ali…
- Hyderabad
A life of service, a gathering of few: Goodbye to Ghulam Yezdani
Hyderabad: He devoted more than half a century of his life to public causes, educational institutions and community service. Yet, when a condolence meeting was held to mourn his passing barely a…
- Hyderabad
Siasat’s matchmaking initiative ‘Dubadu’ holds its 150th program
Hyderabad: They came, they met, and they found hope. For countless families struggling to find suitable matrimonial alliances, the journey is often long, stressful and uncertain. But at the Dubadu programme organised…
- Hyderabad
Where lens meets letter: Hyderabad exhibition bridges art forms
Hyderabad: It was a rare exhibition that not only delighted the eyes but also touched the soul. Photography and calligraphy are two distinct forms of visual expression, each with its own language, technique…
- Hyderabad
Ghulam Yazdani: The man who kept Hyderabad’s tehzeeb alive
Hyderabad: With the passing away of senior advocate Ghulam Yazdani, Hyderabad has lost not merely a lawyer or social worker, but a living institution who embodied the grace, moderation and composite culture of…
- Featured News
Watch out netas: The cockroaches are organising
The political class may laugh it off as another social media fad. The serious commentators may dismiss it as peak internet absurdity. But somewhere between memes, mockery and mass frustration, a strange…
- Hyderabad
Hot days, cool camps: Turning summer into a season of discovery
Summer vacations often test the patience of both children and parents. While the soaring temperatures make everyone sweat, restless children at home can make tempers fray. With schools closed, keeping young minds…
- Obituaries
End of an era: Babban Khan, who made a nation laugh, takes his final exit
Jokes aside, it is time to turn serious. The man who brightened dull evenings and brought smiles to weary faces is no more. Babban Khan, the king of comedy, has passed away,…
- Hyderabad
Sulaiman Khateeb: The king of Dakhni shayeri
Mushairas continue to draw large crowds even in the age of Netflix, but what often goes unnoticed is that such events are usually free. Hyderabad, however, witnessed a refreshing change the other…
- Featured News
Dhurandhar to surrender: The optics of a superpower’s climbdown
The guns have fallen silent, but the battle over narrative has just begun. After nearly 40 days of intense confrontation, the conflict involving Iran, the United States of America and Israel has…
- Featured News
Geography vs firepower: How Iran is redefining power in the US–Iran war
At first glance, Iran appears no match for the United States. It cannot compete dollar for dollar with the American economy, nor can it rival the scale and sophistication of US military…
- Featured News
War of narratives: Truth in ruins in the US-Israel-Iran conflict
In times of war, truth is often the first casualty. That old adage has acquired renewed relevance as the conflict in the Persian Gulf intensifies. In an age dominated by instant communication,…
