Yunus Lasania

With over 9 years of experience in reporting, Yunus Lasania is a journalist who has worked with 3 national dailies in his career. He last worked as the state correspondent for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with Mint (HT Media). With a deep love for Hyderabad and its history, he also runs the Instagram page The Hyderabad History Project, and is also the host of Beyond Charminar, a podcast series on the history of Hyderabad, focusing on the lesser known aspects of his city. Yunus is the City Editor of Siasat.com

Hyderabad

No HC stay order on Old City Hyderabad Metro Rail works: HAML

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited & Hyderabad Airport Metro Ltd (HAML) MD NVS Reddy on Friday, June 13, denied that there is a stay order from the High Court over ongoing metro…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: AIMIM to support Congress for Jubilee Hills by-poll

Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided not to contest the upcoming Jubilee Hills by-election, to support the ruling Congress as part of the unofficial alliance, both sides are currently…

Hyderabad

Navy to consider naming submarine after Abid Hasan Safrani from Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Freedom fighter and former Indian diplomat Abid Hasan Safrani’s niece Dr Ismat Lateef Mehdi has written to the Indian Navy to to name one of its forthcoming submarines after him, and…
Hyderabad

Coffee Sangham: Classic Telugu flavours but with twists like Pistachio Idly!

Hyderabad: I was looking to buy idly one evening and I remembered a friend telling me about Coffee Sangham, a new South Indian (and fusion) eatery that opened up at Jubilee Hills…
Telangana

Telangana: Will Kavitha’s defiance break BRS ‘strong family’ image?

Hyderabad: Most political pundits have always talked about a succession in the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) between current working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) and his cousin T Harish Rao, who has…
Hyderabad

Historic James Street Police Station in Secunderabad restored

Hyderabad: In a development that will bring some cheer to heritage enthusiasts, the historic James Street Police Station on MG Road in Secunderabad has been nearly restored back to glory. The structure,…
Telangana

Telangana rains: Officials asked to be on alert, prevent damage

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy instructed concerned officials to be vigilant and take necessary measures to prevent damages due to incessant rains in Hyderabad and several districts in the state.…

Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada: Hyderabad journalist religiously profiled over appearance

In a shocking incident of racial profiling, a Hyderabad journalist based in Vijaywada faced an embarrassing police enquiry thanks to nosy neighbours who “thought he was a Muslim” moving around suspiciously. The…
Telangana

Congress, BJP attack BRS over Kavitha’s letter to KCR

Hyderabad: Telangana transport minister and Congress leader Ponnam Prabhakar and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Medak MP attacked the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) over party supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) receiving a letter…
Telangana

Foundation for Rs 494 cr worth development work laid in Zaheerabad

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, May 23, laid the foundation stones for development works worth Rs 494 crores at Pastapur in Zaheerabad district. Stating that adequate funds will be…
Telangana

Delay in appointment of new Telangana BJP prez frustrates many

Hyderabad: Patience is stretching thin for many leaders in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Telangana unit as the state president post is still undecided. The delay in choosing the party’s national president…
Hyderabad

Telangana Waqf Board seizes Dargah land for non-payment of dues

Hyderabad: Telangana Waqf Board officials on May 17 took over the possession of a property belonging to the Baba Sharfuddin Dargah at Pahadi Shareef due to non-payment of dues amounting to Rs…
Hyderabad

Jeera Colony: A live museum of Art Deco buildings in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Our city is known for its heritage and historical monuments, especially its medieval era structures like the Charminar and Golconda fort. And in such cities the idea of heritage itself usually…
Telangana

Power demand in Telangana touches record high of 17,162 MW

Hyderabad: The power demand in Telangana has reached a record high of 17,162 megawatt (MW) this year, increasing by 9.8 percent compared to last year. The demand is also expected to increase…
Hyderabad

BRS to hold statewide agitations against Telangana Congress govt

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana will conduct a series of mass agitations against the ruling Congress government, which BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) called “corrupt and deceptive”.…