Yunus Lasania

With over 14 years of experience in reporting, Yunus Lasania is a journalist who has worked with 3 national dailies in his career. He has previously worked with Mint (HT Media), The Hindu, The New Indian Express and The News Minute. 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.

Telangana

Telangana to kick off Census 2027 operations from May 11

Hyderabad: Telangana will begin the first phase of Census 2027 operations from May 11, with House Listing Operations (HLO) running across the state from May 11 to June 9, part of what…
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Telangana peak power demand surges for second day at 18,139 MW

Hyderabad: Power utilities successfully met a record peak electricity demand of 18,139 mega watts (MW), registered at 11:01 am on Tuesday, without any interruption, said Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu. He…
Hyderabad

GHMC Act to be scrapped: Soon, a new Core Urban Act to govern Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s municipalities are headed for a significant administrative overhaul, with Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, February 27, announcing that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Act will be replaced with…

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Telangana govt to start new public schools in 100 constituencies: CM

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday, February 26, announced that public schools will be opened in 100 Assembly constituencies across the state (outside Hyderabad) from this academic year. The…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: AISA student in UoH booked for alleged remarks on Lord Ram

Hyderabad: A student of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) was booked and briefly held by the Gachibowli Police for allegedly uploading an offensive statement on Lord Ram as his WhatsApp status. Srijan, the…
Telangana

Third electricity DISCOM to come up in Telangana soon

Hyderabad: The Telangana government is accelerating the process to establish Steps a third power distribution company in the state. Based on a Government Order (GO) issued by the Energy Department in December…
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Expo moral policing in Hyderabad: Whose Ramzan is it anyway?

Hyderabad: If the headline was sufficient or catchy enough for you to get curious and read more, I’m glad, because, honestly, I was hoping that I wouldn’t have to write on this…

Hyderabad

Telangana Ease of Doing Business 2.0 soon: Industries Minister Sridhar Babu

Hyderabad: Telangana will soon roll out the Ease of Doing Business 2.0 as part of its strategy to position the state as a preferred global investment destination, said IT and Industries Minister…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP chief condemns attack on Chandrayangutta temple

Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president N Ramchander Rao strongly condemned the attack on the Sri Dwimukhi Hanuman Temple at Chandrayangutta in Hyderabad. Unidentified miscreants had reportedly damaged an idol, which…
Hyderabad

Banswada violence: AIMIM leaders seek compensation for minority victims

Hyderabad: A delegation of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) legislators met Telangana Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Mahesh Bhagwat and Telangana Minority Welfare Minister Mohd Azharuddin, seeking the release of…
Telangana

Will not abandon Kaleshwaram irrigation project: Telangana CM Revanth

Hyderabad: In a major turnaround on the disputed Kaleshwaram Life Irrigation Project, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Sunday, February 22, said that the ruling Congress government will not abandon the project.…
Telangana

Will not tolerate arrest of party workers in Banswada: BJP prez

Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president N Ramchander Rao on Sunday, February 22, warned the state Congress government against resorting to “illegal arrests of BJP and Hindu group workers”. Rao alleged…
Telangana

BRS not worried about Kavitha, says her new party will be non-starter

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders in Telangana are not worried about former party MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha running for elections. Kavitha was expelled from the BRS last year for anti-party activities after…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad businessman, Modi author Ravi Mantha named in Epstein files

Hyderabad: City-based businessman Ravi Mantha, who also reportedly helped Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his 2014 electoral campaign, was among high-profile people who met convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to…
Hyderabad

Under new GHMC limit, AIMIM may become not just kingmaker but the king

Hyderabad: The newly reorganised Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will likely help the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in increasing its hold and number of wards in the next election. The AIMIM…