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

Telangana

Telangana: BJP says more TRS, Congress leaders will join party

Hyderabad: Hot on the heels of former Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy quitting his party, BJP leaders say more will follow. The ex-legislator from the Munugode seat, who quit on August 2,…
Hyderabad

No such details available: ASI on Hyderabad – Bhagyanagar name

Hyderabad: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) here said it has no information on Hyderabad being named Bhagyanagar. It also said that it has no details of historical records of the Bhagyalaxmi…

Telangana

Telangana: After Congress MLA quits, voices against Revanth grow

Hyderabad: After at least two years of dilly-dallying and internal squabbles, Congress MLA from Munugode Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy on Tuesday quit the party. He is all set to join the Bharatiya Janata…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Seth Viccaji Pestonji Parsi fire temple observes 175 years

Hyderabad: Members of the Parsi community from the city celebrated the 175th anniversary of the Seth Viccaji – Seth Pestonji Meherji Parsi fire temple on Sunday. The 1000-odd Parsis (Zoroastrians) from Hyderabad’s…
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Photo display held at Charminar to mark 444 years of Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A photography exhibition was held here at the Charminar on Sunday to mark the city’s completion of 444 years as per the Hijri (Islamic) calendar. Hyderabad was founded in 1591 by…
Telangana

Hyderabad: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav meets CM KCR

Hyderabad: Samajwadi Party (SP) supreme Akhilesh Yadav on Friday met Telangana chief minister and K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) at the latter’s residence. The latter once again set-off speculation with regard to his…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Oldest Parsi fire temple to complete 175 years

Hyderabad: The Seth Viccaji – Seth Pestonji Meherji Parsi fire temple, the oldest in South India, located at Mahatma Gandhi Road in Secunderabad, will turn 175 years old at the end of…

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Boundary wall of historic Saidanima’s tomb damaged

Hyderabad: A portion of the boundary wall at the Saidanima’s tomb was damaged after a vehicle reportedly rammed into it last week. Since then, no repair work has been initiated by the…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Why the Hussain Sagar has never flooded our city

Hyderabad: Three days ago on July 12, alarm bells rang when the water levels of the Hussain Sagar touched 513.44 metres (above seal level) due to continuous and heavy rains. It was…
Telangana

Telangana: Heavy rain warning issued for next 3 hours in districts

Hyderabad: Various areas across districts of Telangana are likely to receive very heavy rains for the next few hours, according to a latest weather forecast or warning. North Telangana. Parts of Adilabad,…
Telangana

Telangana: BJP silently waiting to poach TRS, Congress leaders

Hyderabad: With about a year-and-a-half remaining for the state elections to be held, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana is silently in touch with leaders from the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: How TRS pulled the rug from under BJP’s national meet

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s most important event undoubtedly is its national executive meeting. And right from the moment it was announced to be held in the capital of Telangana, the political…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: BJP workers vandalise hoardings praising KCR, TRS

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) on Friday reportedly tore and vandalised hoardings of the Telangana chief minister and TRS supremo K. Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) soon after those were put up by the…
Telangana

Prez polls: From BJP to opposition camp, why KCR shifted sides

Hyderabad: Regardless of his politics and electoral victories, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supremo K. Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) over the last eight years has always been accused of supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party…
Hyderabad

No ancient mosques in Telangana built on Hindu sites: ASI

Hyderabad: In a tight slap on the face for Hindutva groups, the Archaeological Survey of India, (ASI), Hyderabad circle, said that there is no evidence of ancient mosques under its jurisdiction in…