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

Telangana

Stop playing politics over water issues: Kavitha to Telangana CM

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Friday, January 31, lashed out at Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy and the Congress government for “playing dirty politics” on water issues. She…
Hyderabad

Telangana Congress cabinet expansion: CM, ministers to visit Delhi on Sat

Hyderabad: Senior Congress leaders including chief minister Revanth Reddy, deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Goud and all cabinet ministers will be heading to New Delhi…

Hyderabad

173-yr-old Munshi Naan to be razed for Hyderabad Old City Metro

Hyderabad: In a big blow to the city’s heritage, the 173-year-old Munshi Naan outlet will be demolished in the coming days to pave way for the Hyderabad Metro Rail’s extension into the…
Telangana

Take action on corruption in Indiramma housing: FFGG to Telangana CM

Hyderabad: The Forum for Good Governance (FFGG) here has requested Telangana chief minister to take appropriate action in a corruption pertaining to the Indiramma Housing scheme. The organisation added that in spite…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad Golf Club takes over more of Golconda Fort’s Naya Qila

Hyderabad: More land of the historic Naya Qila area of the Golconda Fort has been handed over to the Hyderabad Golf Club (HGC). In the latest development, the entire Bagh-e-Naya Qila area,…
News

Rs 569 Cr deposited in Telangana farmer accounts under Rythu Bharosa scheme

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday, January 27, deposited Rs 569 crore in the accounts of 4,41,911 farmers, said state agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao. The money was deposited under the Rythu…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Meeting to discuss ‘future of Urdu’ to be held on Jan 25

Hyderabad: A meeting will be held by representatives of various Urdu organisations on January 25 in the city to discuss the challenges and ‘future of the Urdu language in Telangana’ as concerns over…

Telangana

WEF Davos: Unilever to set up 2 manufacturing units in Telangana

Hyderabad: FMCG giant Unilever Global has agreed to set up two Telangana manufacturing units in Telangana, said Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, January 21. The announcement was made from the…
Telangana

Telangana: Missing in action, KCR to continue political slumber

Hyderabad: If you’re one of those people who have been wondering Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo will be back in action, then it will perhaps be a while between you see that…
Telangana

Telangana CM asks Centre help to convert buses into e-vehicles in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, January 16, met Union minister for Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy to help the conversion of all buses (100 percent) into electric models in Hyderabad.…
Opinions

Opinion: Hyderabad, history and the problem with fame seeking Insta reels

Hyderabad: We all doom-scroll on Instagram, often mindlessly. And depending on your algorithm, the feed will be cultured accordingly. If you’re a history enthu cutlet and researcher like myself, and someone who…
Hyderabad

String of events, talk by Zee Ali to mark Lamakaan’s 15th anniversary

Hyderabad: The city’s only liberal cultural space Lamakaan is all set to observe its 15th anniversary this week from January 17 to 19. The opening event will be a talk by famous…
Hyderabad

Telangana CM Revanth to woo investors abroad in Singapore, WEF

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy will be going on a foreign tour from January 16 to 19 to meet global investors in Singapore. He will then be attending the World Economic…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: CM Revanth reviews Osmania Hospital construction plan

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Saturday, January 11, reviewed construction plans for the new Osmania Hospital building with officials. He directed the authorities to expedite the land transfer process between…
Hyderabad

Musi project will revive river’s flow in Hyderabad: Telangana CM

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy said that Hyderabad is being developed to deal with natural disasters and the state government’s aim is to make it flood-free. Addressing delegates at the inauguration…