Thursday, December 31, 2020

New Year will not ring in Numaish this time
 Cheers to a new year. But for Hyderabadis there is a spoiler alert. They will be ushering in the new dawn sans the Numaish. The eagerly looked forward to trade fair is likely to take a bow this year. Thanks to the COVID pandemic, the 81st edition of the All India Industrial Exhibition is being...

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Remembering Khan Athar, Hyderabad’s well-known ghazal singer
 For sometime Khan Athar was part of Abid Aur Dedh Matwale and Hangama, the comic shows of Hamid Kamal and Munawar Ali.Those who wish to sing, always find an occasion. You can say this about Khan Athar, Hyderabad’s well-known singer, who passed away the other day. He had only one passion, singing....

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Hyderabad Diary
 Even with designer abayas and hypermod cyber symbolism, the Pearl comes wrapped in the spirit of its purana sheher, like a warm cup of one-by-two chai with Osmania biscuitsEasy Like A HyderabadiThink of Hyderabad and what comes to mind is biriyani, sherwani and pareshani. While the first one continues...

Friday, December 11, 2020

GHMC Polls: 3 Hindu candidates won on AIMIM ticket
 By now it's an established fact. Nobody can dare the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) in its den. The recent GHMC polls have reinforced the near invincibility of the party yet again. Another factor the results have underlined is that voters in the Old City plump for the party - not the candidates....

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Mayoral poll: Will TRS reach out to Majlis?
 There are no permanent friends or foes in politics. But to continue to be friendly with a party while also intending to shun it at the same time is difficult. The TRS has found itself on the horns of this dilemma now. The GHMC results have queered the pitch for the pink party as it has failed...

Friday, December 4, 2020

GHMC polls put Majlis in king maker's position
 The GHMC polls results of which were declared on Friday has put the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) in a king maker's position yet again. Though the BJP has stolen a march over the Majlis pushing it to the third position, still the Asadudddin led party is poised to play a key role in the civic...

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