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: 2 held by Cyberabad police for visa fraud

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police here arrested two persons for scamming several people after falsely promising them long-term foreign visa extensions. The visa fraud came to light after one of the victims approached…
Hyderabad

Raymond’s Tomb: How the French in Hyderabad lost to the British

Hyderabad: It may be difficult to imagine a French-speaking Hyderabad instead of English, but for a short while in the 18th century that was a plausibility had one person had his way…

Hyderabad

AI storm leaving millions of people unemployed: Telangana CM

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, June 19, said that the “AI storm” is leaving millions of people unemployed, and called upon young students educated in social welfare institutions to…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: French Embassy to support conservation of Raymond’s Tomb

Hyderabad: The French Embassy/Bureau de France, Hyderabad, here has expressed its support for the conservation initiative of Monsieur Raymond’s Tomb and agreed to extend financial assistance of Rs 14 lakh towards it.…
Hyderabad

Rs 110 cr sanctioned for Ambedkar Knowledge Centre, SC Hostel

Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday, June 8, said that the state government has given financial and administrative approvals for the Ambedkar Knowledge Center at Rs 110…
Hyderabad

Telangana govt encourages Malaysian companies to invest in state

Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister Sridhar Babu on Saturday, June 6, met a high-level Malaysian delegation urging it to encourage their companies to invest in the state. He stated that the state government…
Telangana

Stop rift between north and south states, Telangana CM tells BJP

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Saturday, June 6, told the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government to stop creating rifts between the north and southern states of India. The Congress…

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Mumbai’s favourite Japanese restaurant Izumi launched

Hyderabad: The city’s F&B scene might be just finally catching up with the big leagues, with one of Mumbai’s most well-known Japanese restaurant Izumi now finally coming to Hyderabad. With a soft…
India

From ‘accidental’ meeting to Assembly coup: How TMC split

An “accidental” meeting in Delhi, a signature-forgery controversy, simmering resentment over the influence of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and a succession battle – developments that unfolded with breathtaking speed over just 13…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: 4 held for theft from EV charging points in GHMC area

Hyderabad: The Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd (TGREDCO) here has said that it has increased security at public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations across GHMC limits. The security has been increased owing…
India

Manipur: Naga, Kukis intensify agitations over hostage crisis

Amid the continuing impasse over the release of hostages from the Naga and Kuki communities, both Naga and Kuki organisations have intensified their agitations, demanding the safe release of those still being…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Ghulam Yazdani, father-in-law of slain advocate, passes away

Hyderabad: Ghulam Yazdani, one of Hyderabad’s most well-known faces in the legal circle, passed away at the age of 98 years on May 28. He was also the father-in-law of Khaja Moizuddin,…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Heritage Dept tells GHMC to stop work at Darul Shifa

Hyderabad: The Telangana Heritage Department has asked the ongoing work at Darul Shifa to be stopped immediately as it was being carried out with cement mortar without following guidelines by a contractor…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Charminar, Golconda Fort now open from 6 am daily

Hyderabad: Falling in sync with the rest of the country, the Charminar and Golconda Fort are now open for visitors from 6 a.m. everyday. Earlier, the monuments, which are managed by the…
India

ChatGPT Images 2.0 looks to target Hyderabad businesses with new tools

Hyderabad: OpenAI last month launched ChatGPT Images 2.0, an upgrade of its image generation tool that helps users create visual content for personal and professional needs via AI. India has already become…