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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…
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The tombs, its secrets and the organisation restoring them in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: It was a fitting setting when about 300 people gathered in an interpretation centre at the Qutb Shahi Tombs complex in Hyderabad’s Deccan Park, which isn’t open yet, stuck in litigation and…
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Indian cricket superman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is making bowlers very, very afraid
A young Superman has descended on Indian cricket from another planet. His name is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. In the comics, the character of Superman was born on the planet of Krypton where the…
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Accountability by design: Regulatory challenges in infrastructure sectors
By Sejal Gupta The panel on “Accountability by Design: Shaping AI Regulations, Platforms, and Critical Digital Infrastructure” at the recent 7th Digital Citizen Summit (DCS) 2025, hosted by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF)…
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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…
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How safe are Indian roads? A look at the latest report
India’s economic progress is often measured through expanding mobility, meaning more roads, more vehicles and faster connectivity. However, the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) 2023…
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After ceasefire, the West fears war within Judeo-Christian civilisation
The fear of the slow erosion of Judeo-Christian civilisation appears to be gripping sections of the West after President Donald Trump backed away from what many had interpreted as an existential confrontation…
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Project Glasswing: The cybersecurity arms race India cannot afford to ignore
Anthropic, the American artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the Claude assistant, has built an AI model so sharp at reading software code that it found security flaws hiding in major operating systems…
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As Irani cafes slowly fade, Hyderabad is becoming a coffee-raving city
Hyderabad: Nothing lasts forever, as they say, and it couldn’t be truer for Hyderabad, which is rapidly going through major cultural shifts. Within that sphere of change are many, many things that…
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Telangana is racing to digitise manuscripts but speed raises questions
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Archives and Research Institute (TSRAI) is creating metadata for 2,000 to 2,500 manuscripts every single day. Survey teams are fanning out to universities, academies and the homes of…
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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…
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The wilful destruction of Hyderabad’s heritage: Chiran Fort is in peril
Hyderabad’s Begumpet has many historical wonders that are well preserved and unknown to many in the city. Perhaps that’s why these historical monuments have survived the ravages of time and politics. But…
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West Asia war overshadows state election campaigning in India
Anxiety is writ large on the faces of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bigwigs as the dragging on of the war in West Asia and devastating blows suffered by Israel have taken…
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Rival IPL batters beware, Mohammed Shami’s victim count is rising
When the “Lion of Amroha” goes on the hunt, the world’s best batsmen go into hiding. This was what was witnessed on Sunday evening, April 5, when the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)…
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Criminals on the prowl at IPL matches, spectators need to be careful
Another season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has begun and the world’s most successful cricket league is once again drawing huge crowds. The IPL is a massive financial success and the…
