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

Amberpet rally, MLC pick: Raja Singh vs old guard in Telangana BJP

Hyderabad: Cracks seem to have developed in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Telangana unit due to Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh’s open criticism of the state leadership. Senior leaders, including state president G Kishan…
Hyderabad

The minimalist wave has finally hit Hyderabad’s restaurant scene

Hyderabad: The larger than life show of restaurant launches in Hyderabad has now become all too common, thanks to some very glitzy restaurant launches in the last couple of years. One could…

Hyderabad

Ram Navami: Raja Singh defies sound restrictions by Hyderabad police

Hyderabad: Sticking to his words and defying police orders against using DJ systems, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh on Sunday, April 6, used high-volume sound systems during the annual…
News

Let’s Permanently Protect Kancha Gachibowli: KTR’s to Students

Hyderabad: Addressing University of Hyderabad (UoH) students, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president offered them his full support on the ongoing student-led movement to save the 400-acre Kancha Gachibowli area. In an…
Hyderabad

Explain your silence on UoH land row: Harish Rao to Rahul Gandhi

Hyderabad: Attacking the grand old party over the Kancha Gachibowli land row here, former Telangana finance minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Harish Rao on Friday, March 4, wrote a letter…
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After SC relief, University of Hyderabad students halt hunger strike

Hyderabad: With the Supreme Court ordering all deforestation works to stop at Kancha Gachibowli, students from University of Hyderabad have called-off their relay hunger strike. The campus in unison celebrated the temporary…
Hyderabad

Watch: Rain damages Charminar as parts of northeast minaret fall

Hyderabad: Pieces of mortar from the north-east minaret of the historic Charminar fell down during the heavy rains that lashed the city from Thursday afternoon. Visuals of the damage showed that a…

Hyderabad

Kancha Gachibowli land row: BRS members booked for ‘misinformation’

Hyderabad: A case has been registered against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) IT cell in-charge Manne Krishank and Dileep Konatham for allegedly spreading misinformation and misrepresenting the ongoing land row at Kancha Gachibowli…
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…