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

Hyderabad

Telangana: Even as Congress courts AIMIM, Owaisi to continue supporting BRS

Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is likely to continue its ‘friendly’ relationship status with the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Telangana. This, in spite of…
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Raja Singh says no to Hyderabad LS seat, asks for Secunderabad instead

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh on Monday said that he will not be the party’s and candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat. The legislator in fact threw…

Telangana

Telangana: CM orders inquiry into firm managing Dharani portal

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Anumula Revanth Reddy on Saturday ordered a ‘comprehensive inquiry’ into the agency which manages the state’s Dharani portal which maintains land digitised land records. In a review meeting,…
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Telangana: Kavitha won’t contest LS polls as BRS looks to shed ‘family rule’ tag

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC and daughter of ex-chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) will not be getting a Lok Sabha ticket for the 2024 Parliament polls. The development comes as…
Telangana

With Ram Mandir plank, BJP to ramp up Hindutva campaign for LS polls

Hyderabad: Armed with the Ram Mandir construction plank, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana is all set to ramp up its 2024 Lok Sabha poll campaign in Telangana with an even…
Hyderabad

Will Congress take on AIMIM seriously for Hyderabad LS seat?

Hyderabad: The Congress in Telangana has reportedly zeroed in on three names for the Hyderabad Parliament seat in preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. However, party sources said that the names,…
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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…