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.

Hyderabad

Groundwater in Telangana receded by 1 metre due to El Nino

Hyderabad: With Telangana being affected by El Nino causing low rainfall this year, the state’s government is continuously analysing rainfall, groundwater availability and irrigation resources to assess changes in cropping patterns and…
Hyderabad

Telangana Dy CM welcomes right-wing Hindutva godman, under fire

Hyderabad: In a rather surprising move, Telangana Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday, July 20, met controversial Hindutva seer Dhrirendra Krishna Shastri aka Bageshwar Baba, who is known for…

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Hyderabad auto driver’s communal message turns into hate storm

Hyderabad: The case of an auto driver’s communal message on his vehicle has now snowballed into a huge issue on social media, with right-wing groups using the incident to spread more hate.…
Telangana

Telangana: BRS unlikely to take back defected MLAs from Congress

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) here is unlikely to let any of its former MLAs who defected to the ruling Congress return back. About 10 MLAs had defected after the BRS,…
Telangana

KTR open to Eatala’s return to BRS, but KCR isn’t: Sources

Hyderabad: As Telangana inches closer to its next Assembly elections, political realignments are beginning to take shape, with the latest buzz in political circles concerns Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Malkajgiri MP Eatala…
Telangana

Rs 9,000 cr released for Rythu Bharosa in 9 days: Telangana Dy CM

Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Thursday, July 9, said that the ruling Congress government here has released Rs 9,000 crore under the Rythu Bharosa scheme for farmers in…
Telangana

BRS won’t revert to TRS, but won’t let Kavitha keep name either

Hyderabad: For a party that has spent the better part of two years shadowed by the question of whether it made a mistake, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) appears to have quietly settled…

Telangana

Why was TRS given to us if it was already alloted? Kavitha asks

Hyderabad: The Delhi High Court has asked the Kalvakuntla Kavitha led Telangana Rakshana Sena to reply to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) notices over objections to its name, or the TRS…
World

US: 125 on cruise ship infected with highly contagious norovirus

More than 120 passengers and crew members on a Princess Cruises ship that docked in San Francisco on Thursday were infected with a stomach virus while on their voyage, federal health officials…
Hyderabad

8341 cases filed against petrol pumps in Hyderabad for fraud

Hyderabad: If you ever suspected of getting lesser than what you paid for at a petrol bunk, chances are that your hunch may have been because several outlets have been booked by…
Telangana

BRS keeps door open for AIMIM despite Owaisi’s Congress tilt

Hyderabad: Despite the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) shifting its loyalties to the Congress after the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the state is keeping a bridge open…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Bibi Ka Alam procession story and its importance

Hyderabad: There is no doubt that the Bibi Ka Alam procession in the Old City of Hyderabad is one of the largest religious gatherings in the city. In public memory, even the…
Technology

Former executive sues Meta over attempts to silence her memoir

A former Meta executive whose memoir, “Careless People,” provides an explosive insider account of her time at the social media giant, has sued the company for attempting to “silence” her. The lawsuit,…
News

Hyderabad: 2 held by Cyberabad police for visa fraud

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police here arrested two persons for scamming several people after falsely promising them long-term foreign visa extensions. The visa fraud came to light after one of the victims approached…
Hyderabad

Raymond’s Tomb: How the French in Hyderabad lost to the British

Hyderabad: It may be difficult to imagine a French-speaking Hyderabad instead of English, but for a short while in the 18th century that was a plausibility had one person had his way…