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

100 years of Art Deco architecture: 152 structures identified in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Unlike the snazzier medieval historic structures, Art Deco buildings, constructed between the 1930s and 50s (mostly) in Hyderabad, are hidden in plain sight. Many would not have even guessed that the…
Hyderabad

Guv urged to back UNESCO heritage tag for Qutb Shahi Tombs, Charminar

Hyderabad: Architect Abha Narain Lambah appealed to Telangana governor Jishnu Dev Verma and the state government to consider nominating the 106-acre Qutb Shahi Tombs complex, Charminar and the Golconda fort for the…

Hyderabad

Peace Talks Committee meets Telangana CM for Maoist ceasefire

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy held a meeting with the Peace Talks Committee on Sunday, April 27, at his residence with regard to calling for a ceasefire with the Maoists…
Top Stories

Politicians failed to deeply listen: Rahul at Bharat Summit

Hyderabad: Reminiscing about his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ which encompassed walking from Kanyakumari to Kashmir before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said that all politicians…
Hyderabad

Bharat Summit: Fake information is now a global headache, say legislators

Hyderabad: One of the major concerns amongst all nations across the world is the rapid spread of misinformation via the internet or social media. Be it Whatsapp forwards or anything else, the…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad Metro: New TUTEM app to make travel safer for women

Hyderabad: In a significant move to ensure a safe transport system for women on the Hyderabad Metro, a technical solution has been created by BITS Pilani-Hyderabad in collaboration with the Hyderabad Metro Rail…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad police nab ICICI employee for scamming victim of Rs 1.22 cr

Hyderabad: A relationship manager with ICICI Bank was arrested by the Hyderabad Cyber Crime police for cheating a man by getting him to invest Rs 1.22 crore in fraudulent stocks. The accused…

Hyderabad

Activist writes to HYDRAA over encroachment of Musi River by builder

Hyderabad: Activist Lubna Sarwath has written to HYDRAA chief AV Ranganath seeking details as to whether builder Aditya Luxury Vantage has encroached and destroyed the buffer zone of the historic Musi River…
Opinions

Lost in time: Why Hyderabadi Irani chai isn’t the same anymore

Hyderabad: If there is one thing that almost every Hyderabadi swears by and bonds over, it is Irani Chai. We have it in our blood, and scores of cafes, big and small,…
Telangana

BRS defectors seek return as by-poll threat looms

Hyderabad: The 10 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs who had defected to the ruling Congress after the December 2023 Telangana Assembly elections are reportedly in a quandary. It has been learnt that…
Hyderabad

Tilework restoration almost complete at Qutb Shahi Tombs

Hyderabad: Though the Qutb Shahi Tombs complex by itself is an amazing heritage site, the tiled dome of Sultan Mohd Qutb Shah there is now slowly becoming the prized attraction for anyone…
Telangana

Put welfare scheme details online: Telangana CM at Praja Vani review

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Monday, April 14, instructed concerned officials to provide online the details of applications as well as the information of various schemes being implemented by the…
India

BJP leaders more dangerous than British: Telangana CM Revanth

Hyderabad: In a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Wednesday, April 9, said that BJP’s leaders are “more dangerous than the British”. Speaking at…
Telangana

Amberpet rally, MLC pick: Raja Singh vs old guard in Telangana BJP

Hyderabad: Cracks seem to have developed in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Telangana unit due to Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh’s open criticism of the state leadership. Senior leaders, including state president G Kishan…
Hyderabad

The minimalist wave has finally hit Hyderabad’s restaurant scene

Hyderabad: The larger than life show of restaurant launches in Hyderabad has now become all too common, thanks to some very glitzy restaurant launches in the last couple of years. One could…