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

Like restoring a painting: AKTC CEO on Hyderabad’s Paigah tombs

Hyderabad: Hidden in a corner in the Old City beyond any touristic eye lies the Paigah tombs, which is perhaps one of the most underrated historical sites that the city houses. From…
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Symbolic representation of Charminar part of new Telangana emblem: Govt sources

Hyderabad: The Congress’s government decision to change Telangana’s emblem has kicked-up a storm. The move to remove or alter the Kakatiya Thoranam (arch) and the Charminar from the existing emblem has become…

Hyderabad

LS polls: Will AIMIM gamble pay-off for Telangana Congress?

Hyderabad: One of the bigger surprises this Lok Sabha election was new found bonhomie between the Congress and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Telangana. While the AIMIM is known for being…
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‘Jaya Jaya He Telangana’ to be state’s official song

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday announced that ‘Jaya Jaya He Telangana’ will be made the state’s official song. Two versions of Telangana song with one being 2.30 minutes and…
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NRAI Hyderabad forms task force, to ensure food safety in restaurants after raids

Hyderabad: Recent raids by the Telangana Food Safety department which exposed the unsanitary conditions in restaurants across the city has now prompted the National Restaurant Association of India’s (NRAI) Hyderabad chapter to…
Telangana

Telangana Congress MLA alleges illegal surveillance by BRS

Hyderabad: In yet another sensational claim with regard to the phone-tapping saga under the previous BRS government, Congress MLA from Achampet Vamshi Krishna on Tuesday wrote to the Telangana director general of…
Hyderabad

Hike rentals or hired vehicle services for govt in Telangana will stop: TFDWA

Hyderabad: The Telangana Four Wheeler Driver’s Association (TFWDA) has asked the state government to clear pending bills of hired vehicles immediately. The organisation said that the bills from departments like Excise, Panchayat…

Telangana

LS polls: Will BJP continue to increase presence in Telangana?

(With contributions from Veena Nair) Hyderabad: Though the Congress won the Telangana Assembly elections last year, beating the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), it was in fact the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that…
Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh: SIT submits report to DGP on post-poll violence

Hyderabad: The Special Investigation team (SIT) of the state police headed by Inspector General Vineet Brij Lal that was formed to look into polling day violence in Andhra Pradesh submitted its report…
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Hyderabad: UoH VC claims students ‘barged’ into home at 1 am over fest

Hyderabad: The tussle between the University of Hyderabad (UoH) Student Union and administration seems to be perennial. In the latest episode, the UoH vice-chancellor (VC) on Saturday, May 18, alerted the police…
Andhra Pradesh

Stop upgrading of e-office files: Naidu to Andhra Pradesh Guv

Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo and ex-Andhra Pradesh (AP) chief minister Chandrababu Naidu complained to Governor against upgrading e-office files of the state government, and sought an immediate halt to whole…
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Telangana vehicle state code formally changed from ‘TS’ to ‘TG’

Hyderabad: The change from ‘TS’ to ‘TG’ for Telangana’s vehicle code is now official, as the the Ministry of Road and Transport and Highways formally notified the same through a gazette. From…
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Telangana: CM Revanth asks officials to take over Andhra buildings after June 2

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Wednesday directed state government the officials after June 2 to take over buildings like the Lake View Guest House which were allotted to the Andhra…
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Have Owaisi, AIMIM finally mended ties with Congress in Telangana?

Hyderabad: Undoubtedly, the biggest surprise in this Lok Sabha elections in Telangana was AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi asking Muslims to vote for Congress candidates. On the final of campaigning on May 11,…
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Hyderabad: Will get AIMIM banned, says BJP’s Madhavi Latha on ‘bogus’ voting

Hyderabad: Warning the police of consequences, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat Madhavi Latha said that she will “escalate” things if the police allow bogus voting, and…