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

Telangana

Telangana: Warangal Tomato chilli finally gets GI Tag

Hyderabad: The famous Chapata Warangal red chilli, also known as the Tomato Chilli has has got its Geographical Indicator (GI) registration tag from the GI Registry, Govt, of India. The GI application numbered…
Hyderabad

University of Hyderabad land row: Why the 400 acres may not get saved

Hyderabad: Even as students are up in arms against the state government’s decision to take control and auction 400 acres of land that belongs to University of Hyderabad (UoH), a small but…

Hyderabad

University of Hyderabad students held as JCBs begin clearing campus forest

Hyderabad: Several students from the University of Hyderabad (UoH) here were detained by the Cyberabad police after they began protesting against JCBs clearing part of the UoH’s east campus on Sunday, March…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad police arrest 21-yr-old for openly driving with air rifle

Hyderabad: The city police here arrested a 21-year-old for endangering public safety by driving in an open jeep while brandishing an air rifle. The issue came to light when a video of…
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Bandi Sanjay back in race for BJP Telangana president post

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Karimnagar MP and Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar is once again back in the race for the state unit’s president post. Sanjay along with the ex-MLC Ram…
Telangana

G Vivek, Rajgopal Reddy among names for Telangana cabinet expansion

Hyderabad: The Telangana government is likely to expand its cabinet soon as the state leadership has reportedly received the go ahead from the high command. The names doing rounds for the inclusion…
Hyderabad

McDonald’s to set up new global office in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Wednesday, March 19, cracked a massive deal with multinational fast food chain McDonald’s, under which the company will set up its Global Capability Center (GCC) in the…

Telangana

Don’t promote officials booked for corruption: FFGG to Telangana CM

Hyderabad: The Forum for Good Governance (FFGG) has written to Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy to amend rules and not give promotions to officials in criminal cases. Organisation general secretary Padmanabh Reddy…
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Hyderabad: KTR meets jailed women journalists, blasts CM Revanth

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and ex-IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Monday, March 17, met both the women journalists – Revathi P and Tanvi – who were arrested…
Telangana

Telangana CM Revanth holding secret meetings with BJP: KTR

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and ex-IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday, March 14, claimed that Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy held “secret” meetings with Bharatiya Janata Party…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Nizam era roadroller discovered in Osmania University

Hyderabad: In an astonishing find, an old Thomas Green & Son, Ltd., road roller was found lying in the Osmania University (OU) campus on Friday, March 13. The discovery was posted on…
Hyderabad

Change Ramzan Dawat-e-Iftar date: Shia community leader to Telangana CM

Hyderabad: A representation has been sent asking for a change of date in the annual Ramzan ‘Dawat-e-Iftar’ event to Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy as it coincides with the period between March…
Hyderabad

Telangana CM gives appointment letters to 1532 govt lecturers; attacks KCR

Hyderabad: Stating that his government inherited “debts and blunders” committed by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) under ex-chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), Telangana CM Revanth Reddy on Wednesday, March 12, said…
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Hyderabad: BRS MLA who defected to Congress meets KCR

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy who defected to the Congress met his ex-boss and BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) on Wednesday, March 12, in the Telangana Assembly.…
Hyderabad

KTR accuses CM Revanth, 4 brokers of TDR scam in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and ex-Telangana industries minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Monday, March 10, alleged that chief minister Revanth Reddy is involved in a real estate scam…