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Abid Hasan Safrani: the forgotten Hyderabadi behind ‘Jai Hind’
Hyderabad: Ask anyone if they’ve heard the name Abid Hasan Safrani, and the likely answer will be a puzzled “No.” For most, he is a stranger to history – despite giving India…
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Pigeons, stray dogs, and an elephant; is defiance correct?
The courts ruled that a female elephant, Mahadevi, which was kept by Swasthishri Jinsen Bhattarak Pattacharya Mahaswami Sanstha, a Jain math in Kolhapur which had kept her since 1992 should be taken…
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Telangana Talli statue to be installed at all district collectorates
Hyderabad: Telangana Talli statues will don all the 33 District Collectorates in the State soon. The Revanth Reddy Government has called for tenders for the installation of the 12-foot tall statues in…
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Opinion: The Islamic mandate for education and the tragic neglect by Muslims
Hyderabad: The importance of education can never be overstated. But in no other religion is it stressed as profoundly as in Islam. The very first revelation of the Holy Quran to Prophet Muhammad…
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Humiliated Israel takes refuge in the rubble of Syria, Gaza
To deflect the global attention from the unexpected military and diplomatic embarrassment suffered at the hands of Iran, the Zionists in Israel and the United States turned on the heat on war-ravaged…
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Sisterhood-brotherhood takes a back seat in TS and AP as family feuds take centre-stage
Hyderabad: Raksha Bandhan brought to the fore deepening conflicts in two political families in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, while other politicians celebrated the festival with gusto. The sacred Raksha Bandhan festivities of…
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Bihar polls will show AI may take over the world
Last year was a high-profile election year with 60 countries going to the polls. This included India. Artificial Intelligence played a prominent role in predicting voter turnout, identifying potential swing voters, voter…
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Former top-notch wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani exposes BCCI’s double standards
With befitting fanfare, Syed Kirmani’s autobiography titled Stumped – Life Behind and Beyond the Twenty-two yards, was launched in Hyderabad at a glittering ceremony on Sunday. As reported in these columns, there…
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Women need to work with stronger conviction in films: Suhasini Maniratnam
By Syed Khaled Shahbaaz Hyderabad: National Award-winning actress Suhasini Maniratnam stressed that women need to work with more conviction in cinema. Exploring the role and determination of women in cinema and theatre,…
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Ahead of maiden flight of Vikram-1, Skyroot test fires largest privately developed rocket stage
Skyroot Aerospace, the Hyderabad-based, space startup last night achieved a significant milestone ahead of its maiden flight of its orbital launch vehicle, Vikram-1 later in 2025. The company successfully static test fired…
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Maharashtra: Rightists seek ban on film on Shivaji; government backpedals on its word
It was Ashish Shelar, Maharashtra’s minister for cultural affairs, who had announced that four Marathi movies would be screened at the Cannes Film Festival – Sthal, Snow Flower, Khalid Ka Shivaji, and…
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Lucknow is where tahzeeb sits cheek by jowl with modernity; feel it, remember it, cherish it
Lucknow, despite being the capital of the most populous and politically influential state, Uttar Pradesh, denotes poetry, kathak, biryani, kebab, and all that awakens one’s sensitivities. Food for thought: refining sensitivities –…
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Amjad Khan redefined role of villain in Sholay; Gabbar Singh was based on a real dacoit
The epic action adventure film Sholay will complete 50 years on August 15, 2025. After it was released on Independence Day in 1975, it quickly became the top-grossing Hindi film of the…
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Congress hit by ‘cabinet berth pangs’; Rajagopal blasts leadership for denying him place
Hyderabad: The ruling Congress government headed by A Revanth Reddy has been hit by cabinet berth pangs, as party Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy has fired a series of missiles against the…
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BRS home fight: Kavitha hits out at Jagdish Reddy, calls him Lilliput
Hyderabad: Bharathi Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is rocking with Kavitha’s onslaught. After a brief lull, Telangana Jagruthi founder Kalvakuntla Kavita lambasted former Minister and Suryapet MLA, Guntakandla Jagdish Reddy, for his loose comments…
