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

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Systems have collapsed in universities: Telangana CM to new VCs

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Saturday, November 2, said that universities in the state have been losing their reputation for some time now and that there is a need to…
Hyderabad

Mayonnaise ban leaves food outlets in Hyderabad scratching their heads

Hyderabad: The Telangana Food Safety department has been on roll over recent months with its enforcement drives, and its culmination in the ban of mayonnaise made with raw eggs on October 30…

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: BRS defends Krishank over Meinhardt corruption allegations

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Legal Cell has defended its statements made on Meinhardt, one of the firms tasked with the Musi river redevelopment project. In a strong statement in support…
Hyderabad

Jeddah: Hyderabad filmmaker’s debut short movie to represent India in film fest

Hyderabad: City-based independent filmmaker Triparna Banerjee is all set for her debut short film, Nails (which is representing India), in the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah this December. The international…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Focus on control of illegal constructions, says GHMC comm’r

Hyderabad: GHMC commissioner Ilambarthi on Monday asked concerned departments to pay special attention and to focus on illegal constructions in the city. He also asked the civiv body’s legal officer to review all…
Crime

Take action on accused in communal incidents: All India Milli Council of Telangana

Hyderabad: Concerned over rising communal incidents in the state which have taken place recent times in the state, the All India Milli Council of Telangana here on Sunday, October 20, asked state…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau to ramp up drug clampdown

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Anti-Narcotic Bureau is likely to double down its efforts to find and curb the sale of drugs in the city. Senior officials from the department, who are also…

Telangana

Telangana Guv approves appointment of 9 VCs for universities

Hyderabad: Telangana governor Jishnu Dev Verma on Friday, October 18, approved appointments to the post of vice-chancellors for various state universities, including the Telangana university in Nizamabad where the post went vacant…
Hyderabad

Telangana CS checks preparations for Group 1 Main exams

Hyderabad: Telangana chief secretary Santhi Kumari on Thursday, October 17, took stock of the arrangements for the Group 1 Mains examinations to be held from October 21 to 27. She said that…
News

Firoze Shakir: The saffron clad ‘Sufi’ photographer of Bombay

Hyderabad: Street photography today is a lot more accessible thanks to smart phones and also due to social media and the easy access to technology. But back when the internet was still…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: ‘Caller Imran’ booked for comments on AIMIM MLA Majid Hussain

Hyderabad: The Asifnagar police booked a case against Mohammed Imran, alias ‘caller Imran’, for making derogatory comments against AIMIM Nampally MLA Mohammed Majid Hussain. Imran had called to a police official following…
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Streetlights on in Hyderabad spite of GHMC’s Rs 144 Cr default: EESL

Hyderabad: Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), said that it has been left in a ‘precarious’ situation by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) with regard to payments for maintaining streetlights in the city.…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Rs 19.5 lakh saved from cyber crime in ICICI bank

Hyderabad: The cyber crime unit of the city police here prevented the transfer of Rs 19.50 lakh to online fraudsters in two separate cases through timely intervention with the help of bank…
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Telangana SC sub categorisation: CM issues orders to form committee

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, October 9, ordered officials to constitute a ‘One-Man Commission’ for the implementation of the Scheduled Caste (SC) sub categorisation in accordance with the Supreme…
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Local Body elections after completion of BC caste survey: Telangana CM

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said that local body elections in Telangana will be held after the Backward Classes (BC) survey will be completed. At a review meeting, he…