Yunus Y 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

1 week ago

Mr Assam CM, here’s how Hyderabad would be without the Nizams

Hyderabad: It has become a fashion these days to attack anything and everything that is connected to Muslims, which is why our city, also founded by Muslims, is always a target for…
Hyderabad

2 weeks ago

Hyderabad police to revoke passports of NRIs for hateful posts

Hyderabad: In a warning to those indulging in social media abuse, newly appointed city police commissioner CV Anand on Tuesday warned non-resident Indians (NRIs) against posting hateful and derogatory posts on social…
Top Stories

2 weeks ago

Govt, NIN to undertake COVID-19 survey in Telangana from Jan 4

Hyderabad: The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) along with the Telangana government will undertake a statewide SARS Cov-2 or a COVID-19 serosurvey starting tomorrow. The massive study will be held across all…
Top Stories

3 weeks ago

COVID-19: Telangana govt bans public meetings, mass gatherings

Hyderabad: With the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus now spreading rapidly, the Telangana government on Saturday said that it has issued an order “strictly prohibiting” rallies, public meetings and mass gatherings…
Hyderabad

4 weeks ago

Spotlight: Why is Hyderabad’s Golconda fort so poorly protected?

Hyderabad: Hundreds of tourists, or even thousands during the holidays, visit the Golconda fort every year in the city, given that the massive fortress it is a must-see historical site known globally.…
Hyderabad

December 17, 2021

Food review: Simply South’s new ‘Seven Pulaos’ is a must try

Hyderabad: In a city that’s obsessed with meat dishes, the word pulao is often associated with the vegetarian side of menus (pulao is meat-based as well, in India and Central Asia especially).…
Hyderabad

December 10, 2021

In major relief, Hyderabad’s Nampally Sarai not to be demolished

Hyderabad: Heritage lovers in the the city can now breathe a sigh of relief, as the historical Namaplly Sarai will not be demolished. Responding to news reports, Municipal administration and urban development…
Hyderabad

December 1, 2021

Food review: Hyderabad House is back! And it doesn’t disappoint

Hyderabad: Finding delectable Deccani cuisine in the city has always been a little difficult, given that most restaurants have standard menus – a combination of soups, starters and north and south dishes…
Featured News

November 23, 2021

Memoirs of late CPI leader Burgula Narsing Rao released

Hyderabad: ‘Living Those Times’, memoirs and writings of the late Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Burgula Narsing Rao was released in the city on Monday. Rao, who was a left student…
Hyderabad

November 18, 2021

GHMC to build 5 new model fish and meat markets across Hyderabad

Hyderabad: In a bid to improve access to quality vegetables, meat and fish, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is planning to build markets with modern facilities so that people can find…
Hyderabad

November 18, 2021

Lamakaan is back! Canteen fully reopens, plays to begin soon

Hyderabad: Lamakaan, the city’s only liberal cultural space, is all set to host plays and reopen fully for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year. What’s more, its canteen,…
Hyderabad

November 16, 2021

Cheese, dry fruits and what not: The Dosa evolution in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: For a city that is known very well for its meat dishes, including breakfast, a new fad seems to have taken over and is also becoming a new breakfast norm –…
Telangana

November 10, 2021

Dalit Bandhu’s implementation may anger other caste groups against TRS

Hyderabad: A major question on the mind of many among political circles after the TRS’s loss in the just concluded Huzurabad bypoll is whether chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) will keep…
Top Stories

November 8, 2021

We are ruling with mandate of people, unlike you: KCR to BJP

Hyderabad: The war of words between Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) and state BJP president Bandi Sanjay continued on Monday, with the former stating that he is not afraid of…
Top Stories

November 7, 2021

Slash in fuel prices an eyewash, remove cess instead: CM KCR

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) on Sunday tore into the BJP-led central government over the slash in fuel prices by calling it an “eyewash”. Taking a shot at Bharatiya…