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

NAPM writes to Telangana CM on police surveillance, seeks review

Hyderabad: The National Alliance for People’s Movement (NAPM) has demanded the Telangana government to have necessary protocols be placed to stop illegal use of large surveillance infrastructures with oversight on every request…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Green tile work at Qutb Shahi Tombs reveals stunning dome

Hyderabad: Every visitor who has been to the historic Qutb Shahi tombs in the city is usually in awe of the place. And often, the incredulous restoration of the site is also…

Telangana

Withdraw trivial cases against politicos: Forum for Good Governance to Telangana CM

Hyderabad: Forum For Good Governance (FFGG) has written to Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy asking him to review and withdraw all ‘trivial’ cases against politicians, including those registered against them during…
News

Will BRS regain its foothold in Telangana after LS poll debacle?

Hyderabad: With the dust now settled after the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) will now focus on building its grassroots organisational strength to be ready for the local body…
Hyderabad

Telangana Congress Muslim leaders miffed over ‘friendship’ with AIMIM

Hyderabad: The new found bonhomie between the Telangana Congress and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) seems to be causing some consternation amongst the party’s Muslim leaders. A section of them are…
Andhra Pradesh

Andhra: TDP to stick with NDA for funds to rebuild Amaravati

Hyderabad: With the dust now settled, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from Andhra Pradesh (AP), which is critical of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, is likely to…
Top Stories

Telangana TSCOP app collecting hotel visitor data? Privacy concerns raised

Hyderabad: In contrast to the Telangana director general of police’s claim, the state police’s TSCOP application is collecting data of people checking into hotels in Hyderabad. This aspect of the police app…

Telangana

Hacker who leaked, sold Telangana police data for $150 arrested

Hyderabad: The Telangana police has arrested the hacker who was responsible for leaking sensitive and a massive amount of data from the state police’s network of websites and apps, including the TSCOP…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Civil Society groups clean up trash at Khajaguda rocks

Hyderabad: About 70 people turned up in the early morning on Sunday, June 9, to clean up the trash from the ancient Khajaguda rocks in the city. The drive was led by…
Telangana

It’s back to the drawing board for KCR and BRS in Telangana

Hyderabad: Defeated and completely beaten, the K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR)-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) will now have to go back to the drawing board and rethink its plan for the future in…
Editorial

Opinion: No more a pappu, Rahul Gandhi’s political transformation is complete

If there is one person who has been at the constant receiving end of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and India’s right-wing ecosystem, it is Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. In the decade…
Top Stories

Jump to Congress or BJP? All eyes on BRS MLAs in Telangana

Hyderabad: Political equations are all set to change in Telangana, with the balance now tilting towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which managed to win 8 out of 17 Lok Sabha seats…
India

In spite of losses, south India helps NDA win Lok Sabha elections

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has managed to comfortably sail through and win the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Though it faced severe defeats in states like Uttar…
Elections

Lok Sabha polls: AIMIM loses both Aurangabad and Kishanganj in Bihar

Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), which initially seemed like it would retain the Aurangabad Lok Seat, has lost all of the seats it contested outside of Hyderabad. Outgoing Aurangabad MP…
Hyderabad

Like restoring a painting: AKTC CEO on Hyderabad’s Paigah tombs

Hyderabad: Hidden in a corner in the Old City beyond any touristic eye lies the Paigah tombs, which is perhaps one of the most underrated historical sites that the city houses. From…