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

Mohammad Azharuddin appointed as Telangana minorities welfare minister

Hyderabad: Newly inducted cabinet minister and ex-Indian cricket team captain Mohammad Azharuddin was alloted the minorities and public enterprises portfolios by the Telangana government. The public enterprises ministry was earlier held by…
Telangana

Will complete world’s largest 40 km SLBC tunnel project: Telangana CM

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Monday, November 3, said that the state government is committed to complete the pending work on the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project, which is touted…

Telangana

Telangana CM to launch aerial electromagnetic survey at SLBC tunnel

Hyderabad: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy left for the SLBC tunnel in a chopper from the Begumpet airport on Monday, November 3. Accompanied by cabinet ministers N Uttam Kumar Reddy and Komatireddy Venkat…
Hyderabad

Opinion: Azharuddin’s cabinet inclusion is worse than minority tokenism

Hyderabad: Sometimes I think that the Congress does not even try to hide that it is out of cards in politics. With the Jubilee Hills by election coming up soon, one would…
Telangana

Cycle Montha: Telangana CM to go on aerial survey in flood hit areas

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday, October 30, instructed government officials to set up relief camps for the 2000 evacuees in Wsarangal district who were affected by floods caused by…
Hyderabad

Jubilee Hills bypoll: BJP says ministry for Azharuddin violates MCC

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here has objected to Congress MLC and ex-cricketer Mohd Azharuddin’s reported inclusion into the Telangana cabinet claiming it is appeasement of minorities before the upcoming November 11…
Hyderabad

Jubilee Hills by election: Kammas offer support to Congress, meet CM

Hyderabad: In a boost to the ruling Congress, members of the Kamma community announced their support to it for the upcoming Jubile Hill by election. Members of the community, which is a…

Hyderabad

Jubilee Hills bypoll: Congress lodges complaint against BRS for MCC violation

Hyderabad: The Congress here lodged a complaint with the District Election Officer (DEO) RV Karnan against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) for allegedly distributing voter slips with images of its party candidate…
Hyderabad

174-yr-old Munshi Naan finally demolished for Hyderabad metro

Hyderabad: The historic Munshi Naan establishment has finally been razed to the ground to make way for the Hyderabad Metro rail in the Old City. The demolition of the 174-year-old naan shop…
Telangana

Cyclone Montha in Telangana: Officials told to protect paddy procurement

Hyderabad: Telangana civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday, October 27, directed officials to remain on high alert and take all necessary steps to ensure that cyclone Montha does not…
Hyderabad

Congress running joint government with BJP in Telangana: KTR

Hyderabad: In a scathing attack on the ruling Congress government, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and former minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Monday, October 27, said that the grand old…
Telangana

Exploring cheaper plans to revive Kaleshwaram project: Telangana min

Hyderabad: The Telangana government is “cost-efficient alternatives” to revive the Pranahita–Chevella project (also known as the Kaleshwaram project), said state irrigation minister. During a meeting on Monday, October 27, he stated that…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Kerala restaurant near EFLU targetted by Bajrang Dal for selling beef

Hyderabad: In a shocking incident and perhaps a first in Hyderabad, a restaurant serving Kerala food was targetted by Bajrang Dal vigilantes who tried to forcefully shut it down for serving beef.…
Hyderabad

High Power committee to develop OU visits ISB on study tour

Hyderabad: In a major boost to the fund crunched Osmania University (OU), the Telangana government on Friday, October 24, said that it will will develop comprehensive infrastructure facilities at OU to enhance…
Hyderabad

For BRS, winning Jubilee Hills by election crucial for survival

Hyderabad: While the ruling Congress in Telangana is looking to win the Jubilee Hills Assembly seat in the upcoming bypoll, retaining the seat for the main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) will…