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.

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…
India

CJI Surya Kant says no to oral mentioning of cases, hears 17 cases on first day

New Delhi: On the first day as the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, Monday set a new procedural norm that mentioning cases for urgent listing must be made in writing,…
Hyderabad

Police misbehave with Telugu woman journalist who tried to file a cybercrime plaint

Hyderabad: Hyderabad cybercrime officials, on Sunday, November 23, allegedly misbehaved with a female journalist working at Zee Telugu when she went to complain. The journalist’s father had recently undergone surgery. After hacking…
Hyderabad

Madinah bus tragedy: Hyderabad family loses 18 members

Hyderabad: On November 9, when Syed Rashid waved goodbye to his family at the Hyderabad airport for the Umrah pilgrimage, he never, in his wildest dream, thought those moments would be their…

India

Dalits, AIMIM, Prashant Kishor: What broke Mahagathbandhan and powered NDA

The 2025 Bihar elections were a litmus test for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Mahagathbandhan. And the former sweeped an overwhelming 202 seats while the latter barely scraped 35, a stark…
Hyderabad

Jubilee Hills bypoll: Congress lands big win as BRS misses sympathy wave

Hyderabad: Congress, on Friday, November 14, registered a thumping win at the Jubilee Hills by election, defeating the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) by nearly 25,000 votes. The bypoll was crucial for both…
Telangana

17 students fall sick in Karimnagar after consuming midday meals

Hyderabad: Seventeen students of a government school in Telangana’s Karimnagar district fell ill after eating the midday meal on Monday, November 10. The incident occurred in the Jammikunta region. According to district…
Hyderabad

Telangana constable dies by suicide, third incident this month

Hyderabad: A 42-year-old constable working at Filmnagar police station allegedly died by suicide on Saturday, November 8, at his home in Mallikarjunanagar, Uppal, making it the third such incident in the month.…
News

Police seized 16 kg ganja in Secunderabad, two arrested

Hyderabad: The Special Task Force arrested two persons for possessing 16.054 kg of ganja worth Rs 8 lakh near Alpha Hotel in Secunderabad on Saturday, October 18. Murali Naik and Kalacharan, both…
Hyderabad

HYC founder Salman Khan booked for ‘communal remarks’; leader not aware

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Youth Courage founder and president Salman Khan has been booked by the Borabanda police over alleged provocative communal remarks on social media. However, when Siasat.com spoke to Salman Khan, the leader was…
Hyderabad

Telangana bandh: Deepawali travel hit in Hyderabad, gold shops shut

Hyderabad: Deepawali enthusiasm has turned sour for many in Hyderabad intending to travel to their native towns on Saturday, October 18, as public transport has virtually come to a stop and cabs…
India

Over 4K booked, 285 held for ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests across India: Report

In India, 4505 Muslims were booked and 285 arrested till October 7 in connection with the nationwide ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests, according to a fact-finding report by the Association for Protection of…