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

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Keep poll promise, restore Osmania Hospital: Activists to Congress govt

Hyderabad: Activists from the Osmania General Hospital conservation group on Wednesday demanded that the Congress government keep its poll promise and prevent the demolition of Osmania General Hospital’s heritage building. The activists…
Telangana

Telangana Congress’ minority cell chairman post still vacant

Hyderabad: Four months after its Minority Cell chairman Abdullah Sohail quit and the joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Congress has still not found a replacement. The empty position has left…

Hyderabad

Hindutva propaganda movie Razakar to release on March 1 before LS polls

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gudur Narayan Reddy’s movie ‘Razakar: Silent Genocide of Hyderabad’, based on the annexation of Hyderabad to India in 1948, is slated for release on March 1.…
Hyderabad

2024 LS polls: MBT-Congress talks over Hyderabad seat go nowhere

Hyderabad: The Congress in Telangana seems to be playing a game of cat and mouse with the Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) for the upcoming Lok…
Hyderabad

Congress leaders to take up Osmania Hospital demolition issue with CM

Hyderabad: The saga of Osmania General Hospital’s (OGH) survival or impending demolition is far from over. Now, a few Congress leaders are likely to take up the matter with Telangana chief minister…
Telangana

Lok Sabha polls a mounting task for BRS after Assembly loss

Hyderabad: The upcoming Lok Sabha elections this year is going to be a tough game for the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) after its loss in the Assembly polls to the Congress last…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: ‘Bhagyanagar’ clue in Secunderabad Club game raises eyebrows

Hyderabad: A clue citing ‘Bhagyanagar’, a disputed name of the city, in the Secunderabad Club’s ‘Treasure Hunt 24 Wonder on Wheels’ game here has raised eyebrows. The name ‘Bhagyanagar’ is generally used…

Hyderabad

Ram temple event at IIT Hyderabad sparks fear, concern among scholars

Hyderabad: Amidst the ongoing celebrations of the Ram Mandir inauguration in Ayodhya, a section of students from the premier Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IITH) on Monday asked for ‘special food’ on the…
Andhra Pradesh

AP polls: Sharmila’s entry into Andhra makes YSRCP jittery

Hyderabad: With YS Sharmila formally becoming the Andhra Pradesh Congress president, the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) headed by her brother and AP chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is taking the…
Telangana

With Revanth as CM, new Telangana Congress chief to be appointed

Hyderabad: The Congress high command is likely to change its Telangana unit’s president, as current incumbent Revanth Reddy is also the state’s chief minister, and will hence have to forego the party…
Telangana

Telangana: Shia Muslims ask for representation in Congress govt

Hyderabad: The United Shia Muslims Forum (USMF), Telangana, has written to the Congress high command and the state leadership to accommodate leaders from its community into the new Congress government in Telangana.…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Demolition of historic Victoria Zenana building stopped

Hyderabad: In a major relief for heritage activists and concerned citizens, the demolition of the Victoria Zenana hospital building has been halted on orders from the Telangana high court. The heritage structure…
Hyderabad

Opinion: Hyderabad’s heritage faces a constant threat from all sides

Hyderabad: That the city’s heritage faces a constant existential threat is no secret here. There is always a damocles sword hanging over the heads of concerned citizens. While there have been some welcome…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Appeal made to Telangana HC against Victoria Zenana’s demolition

Hyderabad: Eminent personality and historian from the city Sajjad Shahid in a letter appealed to the Telangana High Court against demolishing the historic Victoria Zenana building, which falls under the HC premises.…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad police to restore historic Kotwal building in Old City

Hyderabad: The historic Kotwal office building in the Old City’s Purani Haveli, currently being used as a camp office, is being restored to its full glory. City police commissioner CV Anand on…