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  • Memories, dilemmas and lessons from three decades in Journalism

    Mr. Ravi Reddy, an alumnus of the Department and current resident editor of The Hindu in Telangana, spoke about ‘Reporting in Transition: From Mofussil to Digital’, on 15th October.

  • Three master plans, no clear choice

    We saw three models being proposed for redevelopment of Osmania University campus. We ask which is the best model — for biodiversity, heritage, and sports.

  • Students strategise around 75% rule

    As the University tightens the attendance leash with regular tracking and rigid enforcement, a new subculture of “calculated compliance” is emerging on campus.

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  • Information Ecosystem

    Press releases issued by the government are increasingly evasive and obfuscatory, thanks to A.I., writes The Hindu’s senior journalist Sobhana K. Nair. In a diary column published on 6th November, she wrote, “Government press notes […] use various tools of evasion, serving to deliver two contradictory objectives: publicising the government’s achievements while concealing any information on shortcomings. This is an…

  • Citizen & the State

    The Supreme Court on 5th November ruled that an arrest occurs the moment an official “touches” an individual to restrain their liberty, immediately triggering the 24-hour countdown to produce them before a Judicial Magistrate. According to a report in The Hindu, a Bench headed by Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said the word ‘arrest’ is not defined in the penal statutes, past…

  • P. 102

    Readings Democrats seized control of the U.S. Congress after the midterm election on Tuesday, capturing the Senate and House of Representatives with a stunning, nationwide rejection of President Donald Trump set to put the brakes on the final two years of his term. The Union Cabinet has approved an additional two-year engagement period for a section of Agniveers, creating a…

  • P. 305 / Adv. Reporting (2026)

    Investigative stories: Watergate Timeline of the Investigation, June 1972 to August 1974 A phase-by-phase chronology of how the scandal unfolded, with notes on where press reporting moved the story. Phase 1: The Burglary and First Reports (June to Aug 1972) Phase 2: Denial and the Election (Sept to Dec 1972) Phase 3: The Cover-up Cracks (Jan to April 1973) Phase…

  • ^ College Corridors ^

    The Union government is “contemplating” having a special committee review the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, it said in a submission in the Supreme Court on Thursday. The Regulations were intended to fight discrimination within educational campuses, but had triggered protests by upper caste students claiming that the rules were one-sided. In a…

  • $ Business & the State $

    In the Supreme Court, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which runs the UPI payment infrastructure, countered the petitioners’ contention that an amended MDR framework should have been introduced only through a new legislation and not just through a notification in September. It argued that MDR was not a tax, cess, fee, duty or any other statutory levy imposed…