Yunus Lasania

With over 9 years of experience in reporting, Yunus Lasania is a journalist who has worked with 3 national dailies in his career. He last worked as the state correspondent for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with Mint (HT Media). With a deep love for Hyderabad and its history, he also runs the Instagram page The Hyderabad History Project, and is also the host of Beyond Charminar, a podcast series on the history of Hyderabad, focusing on the lesser known aspects of his city. Yunus is the City Editor of Siasat.com

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Naya Qila in Golconda fort accessible to public, says ASI

Hyderabad: Close to a fortnight after a scuffle at the historic Naya Qila in the Golconda Fort, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials here clarified that the ancient site is fully open…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Security at Golconda Fort’s Naya Qila attacked

Hyderabad: A minor scuffle broke out in front of the Golconda Fort’s Naya Qila area in the early hours on Tuesday when a few unidentified drunk men attacked Archaeological Survey of India…

Hyderabad

This shop in Hyderabad is a haven for vintage watch collectors

Hyderabad: The market area of Abids in the city is a bustling area thanks to hundreds of business establishments that exist in the area. Among those on the main road include a…
Hyderabad

Bombay Watch Co: A one-stop shop for horology lovers in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Unlike bigger cities like Bombay, where can hunt in areas like Chor Bazar and find local vintage watch repair stores or dealers, the same cannot be said for our city here.…
Telangana

Telangana: TRS to campaign for state polls sans I-PAC support?

Hyderabad: Will the ruling Bharata Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana go ahead and contest the 2023 state elections without the Indian Political Action Committee’s (I-PAC) support? The situation seems to be headed…
Telangana

BJP to launch ‘Praja Gosa BJP Bharosa’ today in Telangana

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana is all set to launch its street corner meetings called ‘Praja Gosa BJP Bharosa’ on Friday. The party on Thursday finalised names for all…
Telangana

Telangana: Job notification for 313 posts in Health dept released

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Saturday released a job notification to fill up vacant 313 positions of assistant professors in 9 new government medical colleges in clinical and non-clinical departments under the…

Hyderabad

Telangana: Fate of BJP MLA Raja Singh’s suspension still unclear

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana may be in a sticky wicket over suspended Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh’s fate in the coming days. While his supporters and a section…
News

India’s IT collection cost lowest in the world: Hyderabad Commissioner

Hyderabad: The income tax collection cost that the Income Tax (IT) department incurs in India is the lowest in the world, said Shishir Agarwal, chief commissioner of IT (Hyderabad) here on Thursday.…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Court asks Xiaomi to replace TV or refund customer

Hyderabad: A consumer court here directed technology and mobile giant Xiaomi to either give a man a new TV as replacement for a defect, or to return the amount of Rs 35,999…
Hyderabad

Art Treasure: This Hyderabad store is a must visit for antique collectors!

Hyderabad: They say that finding hidden treasures in a city is an art by itself, and the city is not exactly the first name that comes to mind when people generally are…
News

Don’t believe job notification about 19,800 constable posts: SCR

Hyderabad: South Central Railway (SCR) authorities here on Wednesday çautioned the public to not believe any notification about 19,800 vacancies for constable posts. In a media statement, the SCR said a fake…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Why any modernisation project at Charminar will fail

Hyderabad: When Mohd Quli Qutb Shah founded our city in 1591, it was designed with grand edifices and fueled by global trade. The city’s centrepiece undoubtedly was the Charminar, built as the…
India

KCR to go guns blazing and launch BRS cells across India by Dec

Hyderabad: The Bharata Rashtra Samithi (formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi or TRS) is all set for its national launch. Party supremo and Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) and his outfit will…
Telangana

Telangana: As Congress implodes, BJP looking to poach big names

Hyderabad: When TPCC president and Malkajgiri Lok Sabha MP A Revanth Reddy joined the Congress five years ago, the party was jubilant. He was one of then big names that had moved…