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

If Sep 17 is Liberation Day then why mourn Queen’s death?: KTR to BJP

Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday asked the BJP-led Centre if it is ‘Liberation Day’ only when a Muslim king is involved. He was referring to September 17,…
Hyderabad

Why Hyderabad hasn’t learnt its lesson from the 1908 Musi river floods

Hyderabad: If there is one thing that the history of urban town planning has taught us, it is to never ever build homes in or around lake beds. But alas, history always…

Telangana

Telangana: IPAC, TRS at odds over KCR’s national ambitions

Hyderabad: The Prashant Kishor-led consulting firm Indian Political Action Committee (IPAC) and ruling TRS in Telangana seem to have hit an impasse over Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s (KCR) national dreams.…
Hyderabad

Sept 13 1948, Operation Polo: When the Army marched into Hyderabad

Hyderabad: As the British formally partitioned India and left on August 15, 1947, the whole country rejoiced. However, princely states that functioned semi-independently under the British crown, had not been fully integrated.…
Hyderabad

‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’: CPI honours Urdu revolutionary poet Makhdoom

Hyderabad: The Communist Party of India (CPI) here paid tributes to former party legend, legislator and revolutionary Urdu poet Makhdoom Mohiuddin. CPI workers gathered at Mohiuddin’s statue at Tank Bund as part…
Hyderabad

Centre to hold year-long ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations’ from Sept 17

Hyderabad: In a clear push to politically capitalise on historical events, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-run central government will organise a year-long ‘celebration’ marking ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ starting from September 17. Union…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Trees illegally cut at Khajaguda rocks for more drilling?

Hyderabad: Concerns of more illegal drilling at the ancient Khajaguda rocks have arisen as a patch of greenery there has been cleared illegally. Activists fear that more rocks will be destroyed soon.…

Telangana

Prophet row: Raja Singh on his own; Telangana BJP upset with MLA

Hyderabad: Suspended MLA Raja Singh is unlikely to get any support from within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana. Party insiders said that the legislator has “crossed” a line with his…
Hyderabad

Telangana BJP disassociates itself from Raja Singh’s remarks on Prophet

Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has disassociated itself from party MLA Raja Singh’s remarks on Prophet Muhammad. “Our party respects all faiths and if anyone deviates from…
Hyderabad

Munawar Faruqui row: How KTR had the last laugh over Raja Singh

Hyderabad: Last December, Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) invited standup comic Munawar Faurqui to perform in the city. The invitation was extended to comedian Kunal Kamra as well. Both the…
Hyderabad

ECI takes U-turn; linking of Aadhar to voter ID now compulsory?

Hyderabad/National: In a move that will raise privacy concerns, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has pretty much made linking Aadhar to voter ID mandatory. A notification from the ECI to election…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: 171 years on, Munshi Naan still a favourite for many

Hyderabad: At a time when electric ovens have replaced bhattis (traditional brick ovens), the 171-year-old Munshi Naan is still going strong. The establishment, which has been running since 1851, continues to serve…
Telangana

Telangana: Sanction of 10 lakh new Aasra pensions approved

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Thursday announced that 10 lakh new beneficiaries would get pensions under the Aasra scheme from August 15. This will be in addition to the existing 36 lakh…
Hyderabad

Did the founder of Hyderabad really have a lover named Bhagmati?

Hyderabad: History is peppered with legends and myths. Sometimes, in the absence of facts, those are all that we have. And unfortunately, Hyderabad is one such place which has its foundations tied…
Telangana

Telangana: Influx of ‘outsiders’ creating rifts, say BJP leaders

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana is sitting in the drivers seat, thanks to a spate of influential leaders from other parties joining its ranks. After ex-TRS minister Eatela Rajender,…