I never dreamt of achieving this: Mohammed Siraj, the accidental cricketer and now IPL auction star

Siraj, an autorickshaw driver’s son, came into the limelight after fetching 13 times his base price at the IPL auction.

Manasa Chennapragada

· Apr 01, 2017 · 07:00 pm

'I felt bad': Hyderabad journalist has two moviegoers held for failing to stand for national anthem

If not standing up is a crime, so should shouting during the anthem, says one of the arrested men.

Manasa Chennapragada

· Mar 16, 2017 · 07:00 am

Donald Trump has done the impossible: Reversed India's decades-old preference for US-based grooms

The attack on two Indian engineers in Kansas last week, in which one was killed, is likely to accelerate this trend.

Manasa Chennapragada

· Mar 02, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Award to Hyderabad university VC Apparao Podile rekindles anger among Rohith Vemula's supporters

Students plan to take protest against government for honouring the vice-chancellor to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

Manasa Chennapragada

· Jan 08, 2017 · 06:30 am

Our struggle at Hyderabad University has not ceased, says Dalit scholar Sunkanna Velpula

In the news for his silent protest at the University of Hyderabad, the young man says the fight for justice for Rohith Vemula will continue.

Manasa Chennapragada

· Oct 15, 2016 · 07:30 am

An alien fish is wreaking havoc in the Krishna river after it was linked to the Godavari

Fishermen say the non-native rakashi fish, which no one wants to buy, is damaging their nets and keeping other fish away.

Manasa Chennapragada

· Aug 07, 2016 · 03:30 pm

Beggars could be millionaires, claims Hyderabad Municipal Authority

The city’s civic body has launched a drive to clear out beggars and is warning Hyderabadis against giving alms.

Manasa Chennapragada

· Jul 05, 2016 · 10:30 am

In parched Telangana, excessive ground water in one district is driving villagers to despair

The ground water level in Mamada village is so high that villagers can’t dig pits for toilets, and fields are rapidly becoming unproductive.

Manasa Chennapragada

· May 28, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Bizarre suicide: Hyderabad techie inhaled nitrogen gas to kill himself

Lucky Gupta was upset that a social messaging app he had launched had failed to take off.

Manasa Chennapragada

· Apr 23, 2016 · 09:31 pm