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

Hyderabad: Trees illegally cut at Khajaguda rocks for more drilling?

Hyderabad: Concerns of more illegal drilling at the ancient Khajaguda rocks have arisen as a patch of greenery there has been cleared illegally. Activists fear that more rocks will be destroyed soon.…
Telangana

Prophet row: Raja Singh on his own; Telangana BJP upset with MLA

Hyderabad: Suspended MLA Raja Singh is unlikely to get any support from within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana. Party insiders said that the legislator has “crossed” a line with his…

Hyderabad

Telangana BJP disassociates itself from Raja Singh’s remarks on Prophet

Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has disassociated itself from party MLA Raja Singh’s remarks on Prophet Muhammad. “Our party respects all faiths and if anyone deviates from…
Hyderabad

Munawar Faruqui row: How KTR had the last laugh over Raja Singh

Hyderabad: Last December, Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) invited standup comic Munawar Faurqui to perform in the city. The invitation was extended to comedian Kunal Kamra as well. Both the…
Hyderabad

ECI takes U-turn; linking of Aadhar to voter ID now compulsory?

Hyderabad/National: In a move that will raise privacy concerns, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has pretty much made linking Aadhar to voter ID mandatory. A notification from the ECI to election…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: 171 years on, Munshi Naan still a favourite for many

Hyderabad: At a time when electric ovens have replaced bhattis (traditional brick ovens), the 171-year-old Munshi Naan is still going strong. The establishment, which has been running since 1851, continues to serve…
Telangana

Telangana: Sanction of 10 lakh new Aasra pensions approved

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Thursday announced that 10 lakh new beneficiaries would get pensions under the Aasra scheme from August 15. This will be in addition to the existing 36 lakh…

Hyderabad

Did the founder of Hyderabad really have a lover named Bhagmati?

Hyderabad: History is peppered with legends and myths. Sometimes, in the absence of facts, those are all that we have. And unfortunately, Hyderabad is one such place which has its foundations tied…
Telangana

Telangana: Influx of ‘outsiders’ creating rifts, say BJP leaders

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana is sitting in the drivers seat, thanks to a spate of influential leaders from other parties joining its ranks. After ex-TRS minister Eatela Rajender,…
Telangana

Telangana: BJP says more TRS, Congress leaders will join party

Hyderabad: Hot on the heels of former Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy quitting his party, BJP leaders say more will follow. The ex-legislator from the Munugode seat, who quit on August 2,…
Hyderabad

No such details available: ASI on Hyderabad – Bhagyanagar name

Hyderabad: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) here said it has no information on Hyderabad being named Bhagyanagar. It also said that it has no details of historical records of the Bhagyalaxmi…
Telangana

Telangana: After Congress MLA quits, voices against Revanth grow

Hyderabad: After at least two years of dilly-dallying and internal squabbles, Congress MLA from Munugode Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy on Tuesday quit the party. He is all set to join the Bharatiya Janata…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Seth Viccaji Pestonji Parsi fire temple observes 175 years

Hyderabad: Members of the Parsi community from the city celebrated the 175th anniversary of the Seth Viccaji – Seth Pestonji Meherji Parsi fire temple on Sunday. The 1000-odd Parsis (Zoroastrians) from Hyderabad’s…
Hyderabad $Hyderabad: An anachronism in the modern world, a deeply fractured society$

Photo display held at Charminar to mark 444 years of Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A photography exhibition was held here at the Charminar on Sunday to mark the city’s completion of 444 years as per the Hijri (Islamic) calendar. Hyderabad was founded in 1591 by…
Telangana

Hyderabad: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav meets CM KCR

Hyderabad: Samajwadi Party (SP) supreme Akhilesh Yadav on Friday met Telangana chief minister and K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) at the latter’s residence. The latter once again set-off speculation with regard to his…