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

Opinions

Opinion: Hyderabad, history and the problem with fame seeking Insta reels

Hyderabad: We all doom-scroll on Instagram, often mindlessly. And depending on your algorithm, the feed will be cultured accordingly. If you’re a history enthu cutlet and researcher like myself, and someone who…
Hyderabad

String of events, talk by Zee Ali to mark Lamakaan’s 15th anniversary

Hyderabad: The city’s only liberal cultural space Lamakaan is all set to observe its 15th anniversary this week from January 17 to 19. The opening event will be a talk by famous…

Hyderabad

Telangana CM Revanth to woo investors abroad in Singapore, WEF

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy will be going on a foreign tour from January 16 to 19 to meet global investors in Singapore. He will then be attending the World Economic…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: CM Revanth reviews Osmania Hospital construction plan

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Saturday, January 11, reviewed construction plans for the new Osmania Hospital building with officials. He directed the authorities to expedite the land transfer process between…
Hyderabad

Musi project will revive river’s flow in Hyderabad: Telangana CM

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy said that Hyderabad is being developed to deal with natural disasters and the state government’s aim is to make it flood-free. Addressing delegates at the inauguration…
Telangana

Focus on land acquisition for Nalgonda irrigation projects: Telangana min

Hyderabad: The Telangana government is implementing measures to strengthen the Nagarjuna Sagar dam while expanding its ayacut, said state irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy. He instructed officials to prioritise the repair…
Hyderabad

Opinion: Hyderabad is ‘changing’, it’s time we stop complaining

Hyderabad: There is this nostalgia-based complaint often among people that their cities have changed, or that they don’t recognise their native places anymore. It is usually followed by a reference to migration…

Telangana

State revenue not enough to meet requirements: Telangana CM Revanth

Hyderabad: Revealing that the state is running short on revenue and is in dire need to funds, Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, December 4, said his government has been getting…
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Election Commission ranks Telangana 2nd in leveraging social media

Hyderabad: Telangana ranked second in terms of social media engagement during elections, coming after Jharkhand which stands first in terms of social media presence, said the chief electoral officer, Telangana, on Thursday,…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad Old City Metro line over Darul Shifa being opposed

Hyderabad: A small section of people from the Old City, mainly residents near the Darul Shifa grounds, are opposing the Old City Hyderabad Metro Rail line expansion due to concerns that the…
Opinions

Opinion: ‘Manmohan Singh was a true statesman’

By Shayan Bisney “Respected, Regarded, Remembered”. These were the words used by India Today in its tribute to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. As a citizen who lived through the years…
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Hyderabad Formula E: KTR says corruption charges ‘baseless’

Hyderabad: Denying there was any corruption in the organisation of Formula E race in Hyderabad last year, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and former IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) called…
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Hyderabad: HYDRA to demolish all commercial buildings without permits

Hyderabad: Clarifying the agency’s stand on various criticisms that it has faced off-late, HYDRA commissioner AV Ranganath on Wednesday, December 18, said that commercial and business buildings constructed without permits (like N…
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Eatala Rajender emerges as front-runner for Telangana BJP prez post

Hyderabad: Malkajgiri Lok Sahba member of Parliament (MP) Eatala Rajender has emerged as a favourite to become the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Telangana president. The MP along with ex-MLC and long-term party leader…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad Old City metro: ‘Religious, historical structures being protected’

Hyderabad: Land acquisition for the Old City metro’s nearly 7.5 kilometer long MGBS-Chandrayan Gutta route is in full swing as the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) has issued requisitions for 900 properties out…