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Minister KTR reviews measures to tackle heavy rains and visits various parts of Hyderabad

Hyderabad: In view of the heavy rains in Telangana, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister K.T. Rama Rao held a teleconference with the department’s officials and Additional Collectors. Also, the Minister visited several parts of Hyderabad and examined the flood water level in Hussainsagar. KTR directed officials to give utmost importance to the prevention of […]

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Interview: ‘TRS failed Youth and Muslims’, says Shujat Ali of TPCC

Shujat Ali ‘Sufi’, spokesperson of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC), talks about youth, employment, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), the Modi-Shah-Yogi factor, and Muslim vote in Telangana during a telephonic conversation with Fasiullah SM, editor of Hyderabad Youth Mirror. Below are excerpts: Employment is critical to youth. Why Congress, like other parties, has not given enough […]

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#TelanganaElection: Interview with Karimnagar’s Muslim Candidate who gets First Party Ticket

Waseem Ahmed, a Muslim candidate contesting for Karimnagar Assembly seat, talks about his political journey, support from the community, controversy surrounding JIH, and his political heavyweight opponents during a conversation with Fasiullah SM, editor of Hyderabad Youth Mirror. Below are the excerpts: You were the first Muslim candidate to get a party ticket after announcement […]

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Young generation is more creative: Interview with Tawseef Quazi

Young generation is more creative and good at presentation, says short-film maker and creative director Tawseef Quazi. In the interview with Fasiullah SM, he urged youth to try film making, a lucrative, creative and challenging career. Below are excerpts: What motivated you to choose film-making as a career? I started my career as an advertising […]

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Communal politics will not survive in Telangana: Interview with Shujat Ali

Communal politics will not survive in Telangana as Hindus and Muslims here have great understanding, says Shujat Ali ‘Sufi’, former joint director of Doordarshan, who recently joined Congress. In the interview with Fasiullah SM, he takes potshot at TRS for its ‘jhoot’ and talks about upcoming elections, among other things. Below are excerpts: Three variants […]

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MANUU to Emerge as Alternate Politics Hub

President of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) Students Union, Attaullah Niazi talks about change in student politics after Rohith Vemula suicide, attitude of BJP and HCU administration towards minorities, and campus politics in MANUU during an interview with Fasiullah SM. Below are excerpts: You have been in MANUU for over three years. What’s your […]

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Need more internet literacy to beat Fake News: Interview with Pratik Sinha

AltNews founder Pratik Sinha talks about fake news, its reach and impact in the Indian society, and ways to tackle this newly emerged social evil in a conversation with Fasiullah SM in Hyderabad. He suggests more internet literacy to beat fake news. Below are excerpts: Fake news has emerged as a new social evil. What’s […]

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Youth have to come out on streets for the nation: Jignesh Mevani

Social activist and champion of Una March, Jignesh Mevani calls for Dalit-Muslim unity and urges youth to go beyond caste and religion, raise issues of unemployment and farmers’ suicide and save nation from becoming a Hindu rashtra in an interview with Fasiullah SM in Hyderabad. Have you ever thought you would become a youth icon […]

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School dropout to professional trainer: An inspiring story of Tahawur Ali Khan

Beating the odds, school dropout from Old City of Hyderabad Tahawar Ali Khan stands out today as a successful skills trainer. In a conversation with Fasiullah SM, he shares what goes in the mind of a dropout and how to make our own way for successful career. From being a school dropout to a successful […]

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In Conversation with Unsung Heroes of Lamakaan

Lamakaan has emerged as a place of Hyderabad’s pride. Being an open cultural space, it attracts at least 200 people daily, who come to listen, watch, discuss, perform and learn. As Lamakaan rides high and celebrates its seventh anniversary, we spoke with visitors and people who are driving force of this hub of creative minds […]