History
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Remembering Abid Hasan Safrani, who coined ‘Jai Hind’ slogan
Hyderabad: In the years leading up to the Indian independence struggle, it was fairly common for those who could, to study in the United Kingdom (UK). India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru…
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Pharos—a golden rebirth
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin ‘I shall live, I shall flourish, I shall wake up in peace’. These words from their Book of the Dead made Ancient Egyptians believe in an after-life and to practice unique…
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Court notice issued over glorification of Mughal rulers in NCERT textbook
New Delhi: A court notice has been issued to the union ministry of education and the director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) after a person filed a…
- Hyderabad News
Controversy mars Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali’s birth anniversary
Hyderabad: Controversy marked the 54th birth anniversary of renowned Indian vocalist and Padma Bhushan awardee Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan here on Friday (April 2), when family members of the artist realised…
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India’s glorious victory in the 2011 ICC World Cup
It was exactly 10 years ago, on 2nd of April 2011that India lifted the prestigious ICC World Cup. It was for the second time in history that India stood on the pinnacle…
- Hyderabad News
No repairs at Golconda fort, Naya Qila; HC raps sleeping ASI
Hyderabad: Nearly six months after parts of the historic Golconda fort were damaged due to heavy rains last year, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is yet to take up repairs. A…
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New Bombay Tailors: Play on unorganised sector’s plight to be held in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: When the Indian economy opened up in the ’90s, it was the turning point in the economic history of the country, as it was perceived to be a great anchor that would…
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How Hyderabad’s ailing artist Fatima Ahmed defied patriarchy
Hyderabad: A conservative society is every woman’s nightmare, and it was no different for renowned artist Fatima Ahmed (86) who decided to leave her native city of Hyderabad about five decades ago…
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Interest in Hyderabad’s history, culture, and heritage is witnessing resurgence
Zeenath Khan Over the last few years, interest in Hyderabadi history, culture, and heritage has undergone a renaissance. Enabled in no small measure by mainstream papers going online and the pervasiveness of…
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Yemen heading toward biggest famine in modern history
Sanaa: David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), warned that Yemen is heading towards the biggest famine in modern history. “Just two days ago, I was in Yemen, where over…
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Here’s why International Women’s Day is celebrated!
Hyderabad: To celebrate social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, every year March 8 is celebrated as the International Women’s Day. According to its official website, “a global day celebrating the…
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RSS not happy with writing of Indian history, Bhagwat to release new book
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh wants to initiate a debate on Indian history written so far. The RSS believes that till now historians have written Indian history narrowly and now is…
- Sports
How Hyderabad’s EME Sailing Association became a stalwart
From its fledgling steps in the swinging sixties, the EME Sailing Association in Hyderabad grew with such confidence that by the mid-80s it became the Laser class’ custodian in the country, forming…
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Air India’s all-women pilot team set to script history by flying on world’s longest air route
New Delhi: An all-women pilot team of Air India will fly over the North Pole on the world’s longest air route and the flight from San Fransico (SFO) will reach Bengaluru on…
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From the history–The Band that became the pride of Hyderabad
Zeenath Khan This single picture has stirred a spate of writing activity within me. Words in their thousands and tales imagined and real. Some fit for public consumption and others that I…
- Hyderabad News
Activists fume as GHMC neglects restoration of historic Katora Houz
Hyderabad: Heritage lovers and activists were up in arms against the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) as the civic body continues to delay the restoration process of the 450-year-old wall of the…
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Golconda fort’s Patancheru Darwaza lies in neglect and ruin
Hyderabad: Owing to heavy rains last month, about a handful of heritage structures in the city had been damaged at different places. Two of those were in the ancient Golconda fort area…
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Majnu bastion in Golconda Fort crashes due to heavy rains
In yet another case of damage to the city’s heritage, a huge portion of the historic Majnu Burj (bastion) in the Naya Qila area of the Golconda Fort came crashing down due…
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If Hyd’s last Nizam was evil, why did India make him Rajpramukh?
Hyderabad: When India gained independence from the British on August 15, 1947, not all of the 500 plus princely states had acceded to India. Among the handful that wanted to stay independent was…
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Akbar was humane and is accessible to today’s tumultuous India
It requires moral courage to write sympathetically about the Mughals in today’s time of hyperactive nationalism. To paint the medieval Muslim rulers, including the Mughals, in positive light is akin to agitate…
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Police Action: What happened in Hyderabad State during 1948 and beyond
Hyderabad: Every year the Bharatiya Janata Party’s state unit has been demanding the current Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government to observe ‘Liberation Day’ on September 17, 1948. The term Liberation Day is a…
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Apple scripts history, becomes world’s first $2 trillion company
San Francisco: Weathering the Covid-19 pandemic, US tech giant Apple on Wednesday scripted history by becoming the world’s first $2 trillion company by valuation. Apple stock rose to cross the threshold —…
- India
India’s Hindu nationalists reverse the tide of history
By Mihir Sharma New Delhi: This week, an Indian prime minister, dressed like a priest-king in a saffron scarf, a silver crown and a lockdown-lengthened beard, performed a sacred ritual in the ancient capital…
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Delhi education model has made history: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that the city’s education model has “made history” with 98 per cent children studying in government schools passing the Class 12 CBSE examination.…
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UAE Mars mission to create history once again
Ever since the UAE rocketed its first astronaut, Hazza Al Mansoori, to the ISS (International Space Station), its hopes and aims of becoming a well recognized nation in terms of aerospace has…
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In 1830 CE, Secunderabad was safer, better managed than Hyderabad
Dasu Keshav Rao This is not the title of a best-selling book or a movie. It is the true account of a man who had travelled from Madras to Kasi via Hyderabad…
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Hyderabad State’s tryst with Colonial Culture
Salma Ahmed Farooqui Any study of the historical process of identity formation in pre-modern India treads on a delicate path surrounding religious identities that recognise others as different, or not equal or…
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Peep into the past: Flamboyant Jaisimha dominated Hyderabad cricket
Abhijit Sengupta The 1970s can be ranked as one of the most interesting periods for Hyderabad cricket for a number of reasons. Although going only by results, Hyderabad may not have a record…
- Hyderabad News
KCR pats CM PRO for writing two books on T history
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has congratulated Gatika Vijaya Kumar, CM PRO and author of two books “Ujwala Prasthanam” and “Bangaru Bata”. Vijay Kumar presented copies of the two books to the…
- Technology
Now, auto-delete location history on Google
San Francisco: To make it easier for users to manage their data, Google has announced rolling out auto-delete controls for location history and activity data for both Android and iOS devices. “Auto-delete…
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