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. A passionate observer of people and a devoted cat mom.

Hyderabad

Man with mental health condition held for moving inside temple in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Villagers of Pratap Singaram, Medchal, caught a Muslim man suffering from a mental illness after he was found loitering inside an Ayappa Swamy Temple on Wednesday, February 25. A video emerged…
Telangana

Sudden rains in Telangana destroy crops, leave farmers in despair

Hyderabad: Untimely rains in Telangana caused a heavy blow to red chilli farmers, who woke up on Tuesday, February 24, to a devastating sight of their crops completely soaked and ruined. Of…

India

Truck par namaz, highway kiya jam: Zee News fined Rs 1 lakh for false reporting

News Broadcasting and Standards Authority (NBDSA) imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Zee News for false reporting aired on March 4, 2025, based on an unverified social media clip. The…
India

Supreme Court vs High Courts: Two diferent views on what constitutes rape

India saw two significant but contrasting judicial views – one from the Supreme Court and the other from the Chhattisgarh High Court – both interpreting a woman’s bodily integrity and the legal…
India

Telangana mosque vandalised with beer bottles, copies of Quran desecrated

Hyderabad: Worshippers at the Jama Masjid in Telangana’s Yadadiri Bhuvanagiri district, on Monday, February 16, were shocked to see their mosque vandalised and copies of the Quran desecrated. The mosque is situated…
Telangana

Telangana municipal polls: Single-digit margins seal fate of 89 candidates

Hyderabad: The recently concluded Telangana municipal polls saw high-stakes battle between the ruling Congress and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), with the former securing a dominant victory with 1,537 seats (51.3 per…
Telangana

Telangana municipal polls: Final voter turnout at 73 pc, exit poll predicts Congress win

Hyderabad: Telangana recorded an impressive voter turnout of 73.01 per cent in the municipal elections that concluded on Wednesday, February 11, with no major incidents of violence reported. A total of 38,09,406…

India

Amul, Country Delight, Mother Dairy milk fail quality check: How safe are we?

How would you react if the milk you drink in your daily cup of chai or coffee isn’t safe? A recent investigation by Trustified revealed that milk samples from India’s most trusted…
India

3-storey building collapses in Rajasthan’s Kota; several feared trapped

Jaipur: A three-storey building collapsed in Rajasthan‘s Kota on Saturday night, February 7, sparking fears that several people may be trapped under the debris, an official said. The incident occurred in the…
India

Union Budget 2026: States, UT going to polls this year get benefits

The central government has ensured all poll-bound states receive a substantial share in the Union Budget 2026-2027 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1. This year, Assembly elections will…
India

Hijab, saffron gamcha row disrupts Republic Day event at Jharkhand school

Republic Day celebrations at a school in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad were disrupted when right-wing aligned young boys took objection to hijab-clad Muslim students attending the event. One of their friends, who is also…
India

After Assam CM’s appeal, woman pays Muslim rickshaw puller Rs 4

Three days after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made a series of controversial statements targeting “Miya” voters, particularly him saying, “If a rickshaw asks Rs 5 as fare, give them Rs…
India

60-year-old farmer kills leopard with sickle, spear in Gujarat

Veraval: A 60-year-old farmer killed a leopard with a sickle and a spear to save himself and his son after the wild animal attacked them in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district, officials said…
India

Musalmaan hai, maaro: Kashmiri teen attacked with iron rod in Uttarakhand

A 17-year-old Kashmiri boy was attacked by a shopkeeper in Uttarakhand‘s Dehradun district, with the teenager suffering serious injuries after being hit on the head with an iron rod. According to reports,…
Hyderabad

Locals beat up gau rakshaks for attacking cattle traders near Hyderabad Airport

Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Shamshabad (near Hyderabad Airport) on Tuesday, January 27, when a group of self-proclaimed gau rakshaks (cow vigilantes) allegedly attacked cattle traders transporting bovines, triggering a scuffle with the…