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

HC restrains defamatory posts against Hyderabad real estate firms

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court passed an interim order against any social media posts, videos or articles that allegedly defame real estate developers Prestige Acres Private Limited and Vaishnaoi Developers (India) Private…
Telangana

No money for rent: Mohammed Khadeer’s ailing widow seeks help

Hyderabad: The family of Mohammed Khadeer, who died on February 18, 2023, due to alleged custodial torture by the Medak Police, has been under severe financial stress, his widow Siddeshwari alias Farzana…

Hyderabad

Hate crime fell in Q2 2026 in Telangana, but there’s more to this

Hyderabad: On June 27, a group of men walked into Bharat Chandra School in Armoor, in Telangana’s Nizamabad district and confronted the principal in front of the police. The principal, 37-year-old Amer Khan,…
Hyderabad

More than Kargil war widows: The women who forged their own name

Hyderabad: The summer of 1999 is etched into every Indian’s memory. A war defined by the extraordinary courage and supreme sacrifice of men who fought the Pakistani Army and infiltrators on the…
Hyderabad

Religiously exclusivist message on auto sparks complaint in Attapur

Hyderabad: A religiously exclusivist writing behind an auto in Hyderabad’s Attapur area has angered the public of Hyderabad’s Attapur area. The message read: Anyone born on this earth is a Hindu, Jai…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad Wonderla visitors face Islamophobic slur, slam management

Hyderabad: A group of Muslim men faced Islamophobia from the staff in Hyderabad’s Wonderla Amusement Park. A video of the incident was uploaded by one of them, Anas Mirza, who had gone…
India

UP: Chicken and beer party on ghats of Ganga, five arrested

Varanasi: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday, June 23, arrested five people for allegedly conducting a chicken and alcohol party on the ghats of the Ganga river. The action was initiated after…

Hyderabad

Police Constable helps NEET candidate after exam center mix-up

Hyderabad: Be it a school final examination or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test- undergraduate (NEET UG 2026), the day of the exam is often marked by anxiety and pressure, leaving little room…
Hyderabad

Fear, anger and hope: The many faces of CJP’s Hyderabad protest

Hyderabad: On a breezy Sunday morning (June 14) in Hyderabad, students, parents and concerned citizens gathered at Dharna Chowk under the banner of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to demand accountability over…
India

Surya harassed Asad’s sister, was warned: Ghaziabad neighbour

Ghaziabad: It has been a week since Surya Chauhan was allegedly stabbed to death by Asad and his accomplices in Uttar Pradesh‘s Ghaziabad district. The 17-year-old was killed on May 28 in…
India

Bihar: Muslim man dies after mob attack, FIR filed 10 days later

Bihar: A 66-year-old Muslim man, who was attacked by an angry mob of the Lohar community in Bihar‘s Madhubani district, succumbed to his injuries after ten days. The incident occurred on May…
India

Bengal: Over 55 pc turnout till 1 pm in repoll in 15 booths of 2 assembly seats

Kolkata: Over 55 per cent turnout was recorded till 1 pm in repoll in 15 booths of two assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, an official said.…
Hyderabad

Heat triggers massive fire at Bahadurpura scrap yard near Hyderabad zoo

Hyderabad: A massive fire broke out at a scrap yard on Bahadurpura Road, near the Nehru Zoological Park here, late Thursday night, April 30, gutting a steel factory, a chemical unit and stacks…
Hyderabad

27 hate crimes in Q1 2026: Telangana’s peace is being engineered away

On a piece of CCTV footage from Banswada, a police officer watched a boy hand a stone to a man and coax him to throw it. When the officer later called the…
Telangana

Telangana Intermediate exam results: Girl power reigns statewide, Medchal leads

Hyderabad: In a strong showing, girls outshone boys across districts in Telangana Intermediate first and second year examination results 2026, declared on Sunday, April 12. The pass percentage of girls ranged from…