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

2023 polls: For BJP, Telangana is key for its south India plans

Hyderabad: All set to hold its national executive meetings in the city next month, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Telangana unit is looking to do whatever it takes to shake things up…
Technology

pTron Bassbuds Wave review: The wireless budget earbuds to beat!

Hyderabad: When tech giants like Apple and Samsung released their true wireless earbuds, it seemed like that concept (or the products) from some years ago would not be something for the everyday…

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Coin Museum to be inaugurated at Mint Compound tomorrow

Hyderabad: The government of India on Tuesday will launch the new Coin Museum at the city’s Mint Compound. A much awaited display, the new space will be a welcome addition to the…
Hyderabad

Why Telangana and Andhra were never meant to be merged in 1956

Hyderabad: After years of struggle, Telangana was bifurcated from Andhra Pradesh and it finally came into existence as a new state of the Indian union on June 2, 2014. Today, in popular…
Top Stories

No proposal for setting up turmeric board in Telangana: Centre

Hyderabad: In a development that may come back to haunt Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the central government, in a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query, said that there is no…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: HMWSSB breaks outer boundary wall of Badshahi Ashurkhana

Hyderabad: The Mutawalli Mujawer (adminstrator) of the Badshahi Ashurkhana on Monday approached various government authorities stating that former encroachers of the place are trying to erect a religious (Islamic) flag of a…
Telangana

Telangana: With a year left for election, Congress in disarray

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and Malkajgiri MP A. Revanth Reddy’s comments that Reddy leadership should may have put the party in soup, but other issues which have been simmering…

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Heritage building of Osmania Hospital to be restored

Hyderabad: The century-old heritage building of Osmania General Hospital (OGH) will not be demolished, but restored instead, said All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi. This comes just weeks after he…
Top Stories

Telangana: TRS to turn into national party? What we know so far

Hyderabad: Will Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) transform the existing TRS into the BRS, or Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi? That question is on the minds of many ever since he dropped…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: RACEnergy to set up 100 battery stations for electric autos

Hyderabad: The ubiquitous yellow autos in cities are a dime a dozen. Just like any other service, using a three-wheeler for commuting today has become costlier, thanks to rising prices of petrol,…
Telangana

Telangana: KCR may announce plans for national party in 2 months

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) may announce plans of launching a new national party in the next two months. TRS sources informed that KCR…
Hyderabad

Osmania University: Row over Rahul Gandhi’s visit is due to clash of egos

Hyderabad: In 2017, Osmania University (OU) entered its centenary year, and grand celebrations were to be held. The then President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, also attended the function. However, things turned sour…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Larger conspiracy behind Osmania Hospital’s demolition call?

Hyderabad: Last week, All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul (AIMIM) president and MP Asaduddin Owaisi drew the ire of heritage activists once again when he said that he has no love for the historical building…
Telangana govt retracts GO 111 laws protecting Osman and Himayat Sagar

Hyderabad: In spite of several protests from civil society groups and scientists, the Telangana government on Wednesday passed an order undoing the restrictions (passed via GO 111 in 1996) that protect the…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Notices issued to King Kothi palace owners on demolition

Hyderabad: Taking cognizance of reports pertaining to the alleged demolition of th historic King Kothi palace (Nazri Bagh), special chief secretary (municipal administration and urban development) Arvind Kumar on Sunday said that…