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.

Telangana

Telangana struggling with excess stocks due to Centre’s policy: Min Uttam

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday, April 9, wrote to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi (Food and Public distribution) demanding the centre to address issues…
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As Irani cafes slowly fade, Hyderabad is becoming a coffee-raving city

Hyderabad: Nothing lasts forever, as they say, and it couldn’t be truer for Hyderabad, which is rapidly going through major cultural shifts. Within that sphere of change are many, many things that…

Hyderabad

Celebrate birthday of last Nizam every year: Grandson to Telangana govt

Hyderabad: Najaf Ali Khan, a grandson of Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad, has demanded the Telangana government to officially commemorate his grandfather’s birth anniversary every year…
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Clean Musi river before erecting Shiva statue in it, NGO tells Telangana CM

Hyderabad: Pointing out the historical lapses in rejuvenating the Musi river, the Forum for Good Governance (FFGG) has written to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy asking the state government to first clean…
Telangana

Centre betrayed Telangana on promises, water diverted to AP: MP Vamsi

Hyderabad: Peddapalli Member of Parliament (MP) Gaddam Vamsi Krishna on Wednesday, April 1, attacked the central government for the “continued injustice being meted” out to Telangana. Speaking in the Parliament, he pointed…
Hyderabad

Telangana passes Bill mandating welfare for gig workers

Hyderabad: In a step towards protecting the rights of gig workers, the Telangana Assembly on Monday, March 30, passed the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers Registration, Social Security and Welfare Bill, 2026. Under…
Telangana

Iran war: Centre asks states to promote PNG shift amidst LPG crisis

Hyderabad: The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas led by Secretary Neeraj Mittal convened a video conference on Wednesday, March 25, with the Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories…

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Hyderabad: Congress protests against Centre over LPG Crisis

Hyderabad: Congress workers in Hyderabad on Wednesday, March 25, protested against the central government over the ongoing LPG or gas shortage that has hit the country due to the war waged against…
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Why the BJP does not have an alliance with Jana Sena in Telangana

Hyderabad: The Jana Sena Party (JSP) has been part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for some years now in Andhra Pradesh, which also includes the Telugu Desam…
Hyderabad

Delimitation welcome in Telangana, but south should not be penalised: KTR

Hyderabad: Reiterating his stand, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday, March 24, welcomed the long-pending delimitation process in Telangana but expressed concerns over its potential disadvantages…
Hyderabad

Begumpet to get underpass, industries to shift out of Hyderabad: CM

Hyderabad: Emphasising the need to decongest traffic in Hyderabad, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Monday, March 23, said that the state government secured permission to develop an underpass road at the…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Will not leave anyone residing on Musi river homeless, says CM

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Monday, March 23, announced that the state government is ready to constitute a Cabinet sub-committee led by Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka, Industries Minister D Sridhar…
Hyderabad

LPG panic spikes demand by 20k cylinders, prices soar to Rs 5k in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The fear of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shortage has sent Hyderabad households and eateries into a frenzy, with black marketers having a field day. Over 20,000 cylinders more than the usual average…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Activists condemn Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026

Hyderabad: Transgender, intersex, gender nonconforming, queer individuals, collectives, and allies in Hyderabad formally opposed and condemned the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, that was introduced in the Lok Sabha…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Two-wheelers barred from flyovers for Shab-e-Qadar on March 16

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Traffic has issued a traffic advisory for the intervening night of March 16 and 17 March in view of the holy night of Shab-e-Qadar in Ramzan, or “Jagne Ki…