Veena Nair

Veena Nair is the Online Editor at Siasat.com, where she primarily reports on religious and community-based hate crimes across India. She holds a degree from Sathyabama University, Chennai, and began her career as a software professional before pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (IIJNM), Bengaluru. Before joining Siasat.com, Veena worked as a sub-editor at The New Indian Express in Coimbatore. Outside of journalism, she has a strong interest in theatre and has performed as an improv theatre artist in both Hyderabad and Bengaluru. A passionate observer of people, she is also a movie and music enthusiast, and a devoted cat mom

India

Landmark judgments to crushing orders, 2025 was topsy-turvy for Indian courts

A High Court judge’s home goes up in flames on Holi and Rs 15 crore in cash tumbles out. A lush forest is razed overnight for an IT park until students block…
Telangana

Telangana Assembly Day 5: BRS continues boycott; AIMIM, BJP spar over SIR

Hyderabad: Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Tuesday, January 6, continued its boycott of the Winter Session of the Telangana Assembly over Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s unparliamentary words against its leaders KT…

India

Disasters in the making: A lookback at major accidents of 2025

From the holy Maha Kumbh where devotees were seeking blessings, to the jubilant streets of Bengaluru celebrating an iconic win, to the catastrophic ending for people going on a foreign holiday, to…
India

‘I will get you raped’: Couple faces religious abuse at Mumbai D Mart

A Muslim couple allegedly faced religious discrimination by a Hindu couple while shopping at D Mart in the Yashwant Gaurav residential area of Mumbai’s Virar. A video of the argument between them surfaced…
Hyderabad

Greater Hyderabad: Check what areas come under which Commissionerate

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has reorganised the city’s three police Commissionerates – Hyderabad, Cyberabad, Rachakonda – into four new ones. The new development came after the Telangana government merged 27 municipal urban…
India

Another Kashmiri man assaulted, forced to chant Vande Mataram in Haryana

Barely a week after a 28-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller was assaulted and intimidated in Uttarakhand, another young man in Haryana’s Fatehabad was forced to chant “Vande Mataram.” A video of the incident…
World

Zia’s funeral draws dignitaries from South Asian nations

Dhaka: High-level dignitaries from South Asian countries, including ministers and parliamentary speakers converged in Dhaka on Wednesday to attend the funeral of former prime minister Khaleda Zia. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief…

Hyderabad

GHMC records overall decline in crime in 2025: Annual Report

Hyderabad: A comparative analysis of crime data for 2024 and 2025 across the three major police commissionerates of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) shows that Cyberabad saw the highest crime rate,…
Hyderabad

Class 7 boy assaulted with sticks at principal’s orders in Hyderabad govt school

Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a Class 7 boy was beaten up with sticks by his seniors at the direction of their principal at a government school in Hyderabad on Monday, December…
Hyderabad

Cybercrime dips 19 pc in Rachakonda; Rs 40 crore refunded

Hyderabad: As many as 3,734 cybercrime cases were reported in the Rachakonda commissionerate this year, compared to 4,618 in 2024, indicating a 19 per cent dip, the Telangana police said in its…
India

Karnataka’s Hate Speech Bill explained: What we need to know

The Karnataka Assembly on Thursday, December 18, passed the much-contested Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, the first such law in India. The Bill was first cleared by the state Cabinet…
Business

After US, Mexico approves tariffs of up to 50 pc on goods from India

Washington: Mexico’s Congress has approved a bill that seeks to impose higher tariffs on imports from India, China, Brazil and several other countries with which the North American nation doesn’t have free…
Hyderabad

Video: Hyderabad cycling track turned into ritual site, cyclists seek action

Hyderabad: A group of people performed last rites on Hyderabad’s prestigious solar-covered cycling track along the ORR on Wednesday afternoon, December 10. A visual of the incident emerged on social media where…
Hyderabad

Osmania University students protest over stale food; traffic disrupted

Hyderabad: Protests erupted at Osmania University campus on Tuesday, December 2, after hostel students of University College of Law alleged stale food was served for dinner. Chanting slogans against the Vice Chancellor…
Hyderabad

Shahalibanda fire: Body of victim identified

Hyderabad: Authorities have identified the unidentified body of the Gomathi Electronics fire in Shahalibanda as Mir Sajjad Ali, a local. According to the Moghalpura police, Sajjad was passing through the area on his…