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.

India

Cockroach Janta Party takes Indian internet by storm after CJI’s remarks

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant may have casually remarked and called activists and journalists cockroaches during a hearing, but the Indian public is letting him know that he can’t get away…
Hyderabad

UoH nominated as lead knowledge institution for Telangana govt

Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has been formally nominated as the Lead Knowledge Institution (LKI) for the Telangana government under the State Support Mission (SSM) of NITI Aayog, Government of India.…

Hyderabad

Dismiss Bandi Sanjay from cabinet for fair probe in son’s POCSO case: KTR

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and ex-Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Sunday, May 17, demanded the Centre to dismiss Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar from his position…
Hyderabad

Cops tried to erase video of me getting beaten: Hyderabad Swiggy worker

Hyderabad: When Swiggy delivery agent Shabbir Azam received an order in the middle of the night on May 7, little did he know that it would land him in trouble with the…
Hyderabad

Musi rejuvenation: Dy CM assures support to Madhu Park residents in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday, May 8, assured support to the residents who will be displaced due to the Musi River Rejuvenation project in Hyderabad. Bhatti’s words of…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: 400-year-old inscription at Darul Shifa damaged, say activists

Hyderabad: Heritage activists and members of the Shia community in the Old City of Hyderabad alleged that a historic inscription at Darul Shifa, dating back over 400 years, was damaged in the…
Telangana

Give Pranahita-Chevella national irrigation project status: Telangana Dy CM

Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday, May 5, said that the Pranahita-Chevella Lift, or Kaleshwaram, irrigation project should be given national status. He appealed to Prime Minister…

Telangana

KCR to finally rekindle public life for next Telangana polls

Hyderabad: After a long hiatus and break from pubic life following the BRS’ defeat in 2023, party supremo and ex-Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) will finally get more politically. According…
Telangana

BRS may not return to TRS after Kavitha’s Telangana Rakshana Sena gets ECI nod

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is in a bind on going back to its old name, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), with K Kavitha’s new outfit – Telangana Rakshana Sena –…
Bangalore

Show restraint, disruption of standup show unacceptable: TDP to cadre

Hyderabad: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Monday, April 27, said that the disruption of comedian Sarat Uday’s show by its cadre was “unacceptable” and “inconsistent with democratic conduct”. The statement was…
Bangalore

Bengaluru: Naidu, TDP supporters disrupt standup show over 2-year-old joke

Hyderabad: Angry supporters of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) disrupted a show of standup comidian Sarat Uday in Bengaluru and verbally abused the Hyderabad-based artist in the middle of his performance over…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: As GHMC elections approach, Congress yet to fix ‘negative’ image

Hyderabad: The Congress may be in power in Telangana, but the party is still struggling to get a foothold with the public in the city. With the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)…
Andhra Pradesh

AP: Comedian Rafiq released after arrest over jokes on Pawan Kalyan

Hyderabad: Standup comedian Rafiq, who was picked up by the Andhra Pradesh police, has been let go from after an apology and promise of posting only positive things about actor-turned-politician and Jana…
Andhra Pradesh

AP: Another standup comic Rafiq detained for jokes on Pawan Kalyan, Lokesh

Hyderabad: Another stand up comedian, Rafiq, was reportedly detained by the Andhra Pradesh police for jokes on AP Deputy Chief Minister and Tollywood actor Pawan Kalyan and state IT minister Nara Lokesh.…
Hyderabad

Comedian Anudeep Katikala held by AP cops in Prayagraj for Pawan Kalyan joke

Hyderabad: Stand-up comedian Anudeep Katikala was picked up by Andhra Pradesh Police on Tuesday, April 14, from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, three days after a first information report (FIR) was filed against him…