Mad ‘Scramble’ For Marriage Halls In Hyderabad

The scramble for booking the marriage halls is because 2013 has an unusually long inauspicious period in comparison to the other years. The Moodham...

Why Secularism Is A Bad Word For Muslims?

A new, militant Muslim culture is beginning to emerge in the Indian polity. The urban, liberal, middle-class section of the community is the public...

Private Tuitions: A Multi-Billion Rupee Industry In India

The desire to score well has resulted in more and more schoolchildren going for private tuitions, which is now a nearly Rs 1.5 lakh crore industry. A...

Indian Sparrows, Many Other Birds Vanishing

Have you ever seen a house sparrow in your locality? If this question was asked some two decades ago, people would have laughed at you. There...

Strict Vigil, Drive Against ‘Extortion By Eunuchs’ In Hyderabad

Stuck at a traffic signal near Patny circle in Secunderabad area on a busy Monday morning, 26 year-old Vishal Pratap Singh had little idea that the...

Hospitals In Hyderabad Denied ‘Cashless Insurance’

A tussle between insurance companies, TPAs and hospitals over a standard treatment protocol is depriving patients of a cashless health insurance cover. While the premium amount...