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

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…

India

UP teenager blinded in one eye after police brutality over mosque announcement

A 13-year-old Muslim boy in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, lost vision in his left eye due to alleged police brutality while in detention after his announcement at a local mosque “hurt local sentiments”.…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad police forcefully detains Pro Palestine protestors; released later

Hyderabad: Peaceful demonstrators of Pro-Palestine protest were forcibly detained by Hyderabad police on Tuesday, October 7. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) of Israel had called for a solidarity rally in the…
Hyderabad

One held for throwing beer bottles in front of mosque in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A man was sent to judicial remand on Sunday, October 5, after he allegedly threw beer bottles in front of a mosque in Hyderabad. The incident occurred the previous night during…
India

Drunk men attack family in UP; women’s burqas torn, men verbally abused

A Muslim family was allegedly attacked and the women were sexually harassed by a group of drunk men under the Hapur district limits in Uttar Pradesh. Those who tried to save them…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad rains: Body of man found 5 days after being swept away in nala

Hyderabad: Five days after two young men were washed away in nalas during incessant rains in Hyderabad, the rescue team has recovered the body of one person. According to Valigonda station house…
India

60-year-old Mohammed Mohsin beaten to death over a Rs 5 dispute

A 60-year-old Muslim man was beaten to death in front of his grandson in Bihar’s Kako village of Jehanabad district. The incident occurred on Wednesday, September 18. Mohammed Mohsin was a vendor…
India

Asaduddin Owaisi slams FIR in UP, shares poetic verse on Prophet Muhammad

Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has condemned the First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Uttar Pradesh police against over 20 Muslim men, allegedly over…
India

Teachers beat 7-yr-old for missing class in Haridwar; FIR lodged, no arrests yet

A seven-year-old Muslim boy was beaten black and blue by his teachers after he missed two days of school on September 11. The incident occurred in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district. A video of…