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.

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Hyderabad Dharma Raksha Sabha hate speech: Undeterred by cases, says BGUS

Hyderabad: The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi (BGUS) here has condemned the registration of police cases against speakers at one its events, who were booked for hate speech against Muslims. The BGUS had…
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Phone Tapping case: After SIT questions KCR, KTR attacks Telangana govt

Hyderabad: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) later in the evening on Sunday, February 1, concluded questioning Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and ex-Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR). Hyderabad Police Commissioner…

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Telangana HC bars third-party rights at Abul Kalam Azad Institute

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has ordered the state government not to create “third-party interests” at the Abul Kalam Azad Oriental Research Institute (AKAORI) in Hyderabad, a day after it prevented the…
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Odian Odyssey: Marriott Hotel brings a taste of Odisha to Hyderabad

Hyderabad: One can find a plethora of cuisines, with our cultural blanket covering areas from across the world due to global influences. However sometimes we miss great cuisines closer to home. In spite…
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Telangana HC prevents Minorities Dept from taking over Abul Kalam Azad Institute

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on January 27 ordered for status quo to be maintained with regard to the land and functioning of the Abul Kalam Azad Oriental Research Institute, which was…
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Hyderabad: GHMC trifurcation talk leaves Congress party workers split

Hyderabad: Even as the suspense of GHMC’s fate over its expected trifurcation continues, there is a lot of consternation in the ruling Congress over the decision as many ground level workers and…
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KBR was like our private garden: Prince Azmet Jah on life in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Today, the long stretch around KBR National Park in Jubilee Hills is infamous for traffic congestion, with smooth rides limited to early mornings or late nights after peak hours. Not too…

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In a first 9th ‘Nizam’ of Hyderabad to speak in public at HLF

Hyderabad: Prince Azmet Jah, the son of Hyderabad’s 8th Nizam Mukarram Jah Bahadur (who passed away in 2023), will be speaking at the Hyderabad Lit Fest (HLF) this year. He will be…
Hyderabad

Ex-journo from Osmania University’s first journalism batch dies at 99

Hyderabad: Former journalist from Hyderabad Dasu Krishnamoorty, who graduated from the first batch of Osmania University’s Journalism Department, passed away on Wednesday, January 21. Krishnamoorthy was 99 years old and died in…
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Phone-tapping case: May summon Harish Rao again, says Hyderabad Commissioner

Hyderabad: A day after former minister T Harish Rao was quizzed for 8 hours in the phone-tapping case, Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar requested the public not to believe, propagate or circulate…
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Puranapul temple vandalism: 11 more arrested for damaging shrine

Hyderabad: The Kamatipura Police in Hyderabad on Monday, January 19, arrested 11 people accused in the Puranapul communal violence that took place last week. While the Hyderabad Police earlier took into custody…
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Delhi’s favourite Bahrisons Booksellers opens branch in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: As a city that has seen bookstores dwindle over the years, and even turn into mere stationery shops, Hyderabad has not had much to offer over the last decade for book…
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Hyderabad: Rajkumari Indiradevi Dhanrajgir of Gyan Bagh Palace passes away

Hyderabad: After battling with health issues in recent times, Rajkumari Indiradevi Dhanrajgir, 95, an eminent member of the erstwhile aristocratic Dhanrajgir family in Hyderabad, passed away on Tuesday, January 13. Her last…
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Lack of transparency, says NHRC to Railway Board’s on Halal food issue

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday said that the report submitted by the Indian Railways on the issue of serving halal-certified food in trains is “incomplete” and also “lacks transparency”.…
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Telangana govt to introduce new education policy, priority for girls: CM

Hyderabad: The Telangana government is going to introduce a new education policy soon, said Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday, January 8, adding that pre-primary school children in villages will be provided…