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Delhi Cop’s Unique Initiative Helps the Underprivileged; Provides Them Education

Sanjana Chawla/ TwoCircles.net Than Singh, a resident of Rajasthan, started his very own little school called “Than Singh Ki Pathshala” in 2015 to help students deprived of education. Than Singh works at the Kotwali Police Station in Old Delhi, runs this school in the courtyard of a temple in the Red Fort parking area. For children who are born and brought up...

‘Administration Failed To Take Timely and Appropriate Action’: Fact-Finding Report on Nuh Communal Violence

TCN News An 11-member fact-finding team from the Association for the Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) visited communal violence-affected areas in Haryana to present the ground realities and prevailing tensions in the areas, as well as the roles of law enforcement and the administration. The fact-finding team recorded statements of responsible residents working in the area as well as the accounts...

Mumbai: Girl Students Asked To Remove Hijab At The College Gate Introducing New Dress Code

By K K Ahmed / TwoCircles.net NG Acharya & DK Maratha College in Mumbai's Chembur area has been in the news from the last few days ever since the management has banned the hijab in the college premises and forced the girls to stand outside the College gate for several hours telling them 'you are not allowed to enter the...

‘We Are Hiding in Forests’: Fear in Uttar Pradesh’s Rohingya Camps After Anti-Terrorism Squad Arrests 74

Mohsina Malik | Twocircles.net Sajida Begum, 26, had just finished fajr prayers when the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) barged into her shanty in the Rohingya refugee camp in Allapur village in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on July 24 and asked for her husband Mujib Ullah who was asleep. Mujeeb was forced into a police van and driven away. “We have not done...

Ecokash: Creating Sustainable Clothing Line in Kashmir

Sabha Khan | TwoCircles.net In the Padshahi Bagh neighbourhood of Srinagar, a young entrepreneur named Insha Mir, 30, has launched Kashmir's first sustainable apparel line and hopes to revive centuries-old crafts of the region. For years, Mir searched the valley for skilful artisans who could breathe new life into the ordinary fabric and transform it into designer apparel, and in 2021...

‘Are We Lesser Humans’: Inside a Relief Camp in Assam Housing Over 300 Muslim Families

– Arshad Ahmed | Twocircles.net The approach to 12-year-old Jamal Islam's make-shift home in Changmajhi, a revenue village in central Assam's Nagaon district, becomes impassable when it rains. Jamal’s family—which includes his elder brother Rafikul Islam, 24, Rafikul's wife Jahanra Begum, 19, and both his parents— reside in a shanty measuring 20 by 20 feet in Changmajhi Village Grazing Reserve.  “We lived...

AI’s Transformative Impact on Indian Education: Unveiling the Pros and Cons of Modern Tools

By Farooq Siddiqui Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer in various spheres of life, and its influence on education is revolutionizing the Indian landscape. With the Indian education system facing unique challenges, the integration of AI and modern tools offers immense potential to reshape teaching and learning methodologies. However, it is crucial to assess the advantages and disadvantages...

SEED, Quran Foundation, Award Scholarship Worth 73.9 Lakh to MANUU Students

Maulana Azad National Urdu University students receive a scholarship worth 73.9 lakh from SEED  Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net Support for Educational & Economic Development (SEED), a non-profit organisation dedicated to assisting and uplifting the underprivileged, has awarded scholarships totaling 73,90,000 rupees to students at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), a central university in Hyderabad, India known for providing higher education opportunities...

Daughter Of A Tyre Puncture Repairer Cracks NEET, Scores 633

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Jalna, Maharashtra: Misbah Anwar Khan, a resident of Jalna city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, has become an inspiring example for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds with her remarkable performance in the NEET Exam 2023, scoring 633 out of 720 marks. Misbah hails from a humble working-class family, with her father running a puncture repair shop...

Solar Bike Creation by Asad Abdullah: A Testament to Innovation

Asad is a 23-year-old resident of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, who has been innovative since childhood. Recently, he built a seven-seater solar bike. Impressed by his creation, IIT Kanpur has invited him for a discussion. If IIT Kanpur likes Asad's idea, he may receive financial assistance to improve his product. Asad's dream is to build a solar plane as well. Md...

30 Years On, Mumbai’s Ideal Educational Movement Is Still Helping Muslim Students Pursue Their Dreams

Khan Kafeel Ahmed and Nikhat Fatima | TwoCircles.net Zeeshan Shaikh, 28, recalls searching for a coaching center that would coach him for a lower fee when he was in eighth grade in 2008 and his parents' financial situation was not good. Shaikh heard about the Ideal Educational Movement, a charitable organization, which was offering tutoring for free in Govandi, Mumbai....

Meet Wani, the 82-Year-Old Man Who Runs Kashmir’s Last Traditional Oil Mill

Faizan Mir, TwoCircles.net Inside a dimly lit old two-story mud and timber house patched with tin sheets, 82-year-old Ghulam Mohammad Wani guides an old angled wood beam with his frail hands. The wooden beam is drenched in oil as the mustard seeds get crushed.  In the Kashmiri tongue, this occupation and the people involved with it are referred to as Teli...

Hafiz e Quran Abdul Rahim achieves outstanding success in NEET

Hafiz e Quran Abdul Rahim has scored 670 out of 700 marks in the NEET exam, securing an All India Rank of 2,702. Hafiz Abdul Rahim is a resident of Talab Katta, Bhavani Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad. He did his early studies in Urdu medium. The story of Hafiz Abdul Rahim, who ignited the flame of hope in the family...

18 year old Syed Amjad keen on presenting prominent Urdu writer Akhtar Orenvi to the youth

Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Syed Akthar Ahmad, also known as Akthar Orenvi, was a Bihar-born Urdu writer who produced exceptional literary works, devoted his life to Urdu, and died in 1977 after suffering from a severe illness. Now, almost 35 years after Orenvi’s death, Syed Amjad Hussain, an 18-year-old aspiring writer, is writing a book about him in Hindi, an extraordinary task...

A Dalit Groom Rides a Horse Under Police Protection in MP, Challenges India’s Caste Status Quo

Akansha Deshmukh, TwoCircles.net A wedding procession moves along a kaccha road of Bharatpura, a remote village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district. On both sides, humble huts stand silent witnesses to the procession, with many people choosing not to join the baraat, an Indian celebratory wedding procession that escorts the groom, but instead peering out their doorways, their curious gazes fixed...

Maulana In Aurangabad Gifts Kiddy Banks To Get Children To Read Books

Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Maulana Abdul Qayyum Nadvi, 47, opens 'the Mirza World Book House' on Jinsi Road in Aurangabad, Maharashtra at 10 am every day, with children lined up outside to rent and buy books.  Nadvi sits at the counter and politely asks one of the children which book he wants. Nadvi's bookstore offers books on Urdu literature, and Islamic history for...

हाफ़िज़ कुरान अब्दुल रहीम ने नीट परीक्षा में शानदार सफलता प्राप्त की

देश की सबसे कठिन परीक्षाओं में से एक नीट का रिजल्ट पिछले हफ्ते घोषित कर दिया गया है। हाफ़िज़ अब्दुल रहीम ने नीट परीक्षा में 700 अंकों में से 670 की बदौलत, ऑल इंडिया रैंक 2,702 हासिल की है। महज 12 साल की उम्र में हाफ़िज़ बनकर परिवार में उम्मीद की लौ जगाने वाले हाफ़िज़ अब्दुल रहीम की कहानी बेहद दिलचस्प...

Junagadh: Week after violence, Muslims still live in fear

Huneza Khan, TwoCircles.net Several hundred Muslims gathered outside a 100-year-old dargah in Gujarat's Junagadh city on the night of June 16 to protest a demolition notice. The rally quickly turned violent, with police baton-charging demonstrators and shelling tear gas on them. Following the violence, at least 174 people were arrested for stone pelting and setting a vehicle on fire. During the...

India’s Lithium Discovery Triggers Worry for People of Jammu

Gafira Qadir | Twocircles.net “We thought it was our chance to become rich, so we celebrated the news but the happiness did not last for long,” says Karan Singh, 62, a resident of Salal village in Jammu’s Reasi district.  In February this year, the union government found 5.9 million metric tonnes of lithium reserves for the first time in the country...

Mazdoor Kitchen: A melange of love, salt and labour

By Aatika S | TwoCircles Nida Ansari, is a Delhi based development practitioner and consultant with over 12 years of experience in working with national and international non-profit foundations, grassroots organisations and funding agencies in the field of youth centric development, organisational development, agency and ending violence, community development and social entrepreneurship. She describes herself as a community campaigner, and...

Homes Demolished, Lives Torn Out in Delhi’s Priyanka Gandhi Camp Ahead of G20 in Delhi

Shruti Sharma, Twocircles.net "I've lived here since 2005. Where will we go with our family now?" Anjali, 35, a construction worker, said while the authorities demolished her home in South Delhi's Priyanka Gandhi Camp, near Vasant Vihar. On 16 June, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) demolished around 95 dwellings belonging to labourers leaving over 500 people homeless.  Anjali has a family...

‘Don’t Think We Can Go Back’: Muslims Fleeing Purola

Mahwish Asim, TwoCircles.net “Humko nahi lagta ab hum kabhi waha wapas ja payenge (We don’t think we can go back there again),” says Mohammed Zahid, a shopkeeper in Uttarakhand’s Purola. Zahid is the district president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) minority cell in Uttarkashi. The lives of approximately 200 Muslims in Purola changed overnight on 26 May.  They became the target...

Burqa-Clad Auto Driver Defies Norms in Chennai

Syed Ali Mujtaba, Twocircles.net Chennai: Meet Bhiyari Fatima a burqa-clad Muslim woman auto-driver on the busy streets of Chennai. She has broken two myths, one that she is a female auto rickshaw driver, a profession reserved for men, second, she is a burqa-clad woman auto-rickshaw driver who gleefully asserts her identity in this southern megapolis. Fatima says many passengers are surprised...

Meet Kaneez Fatima, Karnataka’s Only Muslim Woman MLA

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net  Kaneez Fatima, the hijab-clad politician who won in the recent assembly elections in Karnataka is currently very popular with her videos and reels circulating on social media platforms and getting thousands of likes. Fatima is the only Indian National Congress Muslim woman candidate who stood up for the Muslim girls who fought for their right to wear...

TCN – SEED APPRENTICESHIP 2023-24

The TCN-SEED Apprenticeship offers aspiring journalists an opportunity to build their communication skills and professional network under the guidance of experienced mentors. The vision of the program is to provide training and capacity building for authentic voices from communities traditionally absent in mainstream Indian media. The goal of the apprenticeship is to provide employment, tell news stories of marginalized communities...

Teaser of Film on Savarkar: Lies Galore

Dr. Ram Puniayni Currently as the right-wing wing ideology is gaining ground many a film have already come to promote divisiveness, to glorify the icons of communal nationalism or to demonize the particular communities. In recent times we have seen films on these lines, be it Padmavat, or one on Prithviraj Chauhan, ‘Gandhi Virudh Godse’, ‘Kashmir files’ and ‘Kerala story’....

Manipur Violence: Tribal Groups Stage Protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, Demand Centre’s Intervention

Mohsina Malik | Twocircles.net Hundreds of Manipuri tribals gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on May 31, demanding an end to the violence in Manipur, which has claimed 71 lives and displaced over 35,000 people. On May 31, hundreds of tribals from Manipur's Kuki, Zomi, Mizo, and Hmar communities gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar demanding government intervention to end the ongoing violence...

“Plight of Ad Hoc Teachers at Delhi University: Years of Service Disregarded, Livelihoods Shattered”

Mohsina Malik | Twocircles.net Thousands of ad hoc teachers at Delhi University, who have dedicated years of service to various colleges under the university's umbrella, now find themselves in a distressing situation. As the process of hiring them as permanent faculty members began in April 2022, many have been displaced or simply shown the door. The crisis of ad hoc teachers...

Owning a House Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Is Still a Distant Dream for Many in Kashmir

Abdul Basit | Twocircles.net Launched in 2015, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), promised to provide affordable housing to the poor. However, owning a house under the scheme is still a distant dream for many in Kashmir.  Bagha Hassan Khan, 40, and his seven-member family — including his wife and 5 sons all under the age of 14 — live in a mud...

“Young Trailblazer Maryam Mirza Ignites a Reading Revolution with 31 Mohalla Libraries in Aurangabad”

By Nikhat Fatima |Twocircles.net Books have been Maryam’s passion ever since she learnt to read. She turned her passion into a mission of starting a library for children with the books from her own collection. Two years ago, Maryam had amassed nearly 150 books of her own when she started her very first library in the balcony of their home in...

International wrestling body UWW release statement in support of Indian wrestlers

TCN News The United World Wrestling (UWW) released a statement on Tuesday, May 30, condemning the treatment meted to the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar on 28 May. The United World Wrestling, which is the international governing body for amateur wrestling, in their statement said it has been following the situation in India wherein the wrestlers have been protesting from...

The plight of Meitei Pangals or Manipur Muslims remains unheard

Syed Ali Mujtaba Manipuri Muslims or Meitei Pangals are not jumping into the current tribal war between Meitei and the Kuki. They are not ready to align with the 'Manipur Tribals’ Forum' even though they are being persecuted by the Hindu Meitei community. Muslim Meitei views Hindu Meiteis as their co-brothers with whom they have a running feud that needs to...

Unveiling the Truth: Women of Kashmir Break Silence on social media to confront molestation

By Fahim Mattoo, TwoCircles.net  The safety and protection of women in Jammu and Kashmir hang in the balance following the dissolution of the State Commission for Protection of Women and Child Rights. This quasi-judicial organization, formed in 1999 to ensure the protection of women and their rights, was dissolved in 2019 after the repeal of Article 370. "I don't understand why...

Lucknow Zardozi Artisans Are Hanging By A Thread

Hasan Zia Rizvi | Twocircles.net Lucknow has carved out a niche for the world-famous art form of Zardozi. In recent years, the art form has gained significant commercial popularity on the big screen and at fashion shows. Just a month ago, American model Gigi Hadid rocked a sequin and lavishly embroidered Chikankari saree that was exquisitely hand-embroidered by artisans of...

Meet Mubeena Ramzan, the trailblazer in imparting women’s education and property rights

By Sadaf Shabir, TwoCircles.net “In today’s world, if something goes wrong in our household, women are held responsible,” said Mubeena Ramzan, an iconic figure for women’s rights and upliftment in Kashmir. Featured in “The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims of 2019” and born in the ‘apple town of Kashmir’, Sopore, she had always been a “sensitive” child who always looked...

‘We have buried the 4,500 precious books in a pit’

TCN revisits Madarsa Azizia and its library after it was attacked during Ramadan Sufi Parween, Twocircles.net A goldmine of Islamic literature, spread over 4,500 books, including rare manuscripts, is now reduced to a heap of soot and ash. A few burnt pages are the only giveaway that the powdery, flaky heap was once a stack of weighty tomes that belonged to...

Meet Imtiaz Jalil, MP from Aurangabad, recipient of the News makers achievers award 2023

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net  Imtiaz Jalil,MP, Aurangabad was honoured with the ‘15th News makers Achievers Awards 2023’ in the ‘Best Working Politician’ category on May 1st 2023 at Yashwant Rao Chavan Auditorium, Mumbai.Jalil was conferred with the award at the hands of Afternoon Voice's founder and Editor in Chief Vaidehi Taman. The award was bestowed to Imtiaz Jalil in recognition of his significant contribution to Indian...

Unmasking the Shadows: Unveiling the Dark Side of the IPL – Betting, Suicides, and many more Troubles Tied to the League

By - Mohd. Ziyauallah Khan If you move around late evening in and around your residential neighborhood, seeing young boys in groups with their smartphones in their hands enjoying IPL matches. On the face of it, they may be seen enjoying the exotic matches between the IPL teams, however, as you dig in deep, you realize that they are somewhere...

The man who fought for Babri Masjid in court is no more

Senior advocate Zafaryab Jilani passes away Ubair Ul Hameed Zafaryab Jilani, the renowned advocate who played a pivotal role in the historic Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, passed away in Lucknow on Wednesday. The 73-year-old was battling medical complications after he suffered a brain hemorrhage two years ago. Jilani's rise to prominence can be traced back to the mid-1980s, a time when a...

The Return Of Wild Boars in Kashmir Pose A New Threat To Agriculture And Biodiversity

In the world's most militarised zone, the Kashmir valley, experts warn of a new threat to the region's already fragile biodiversity: a rising population of wild boars. Tauseef Ahmad| Twocircles.net Mohammad Shaban is a small apple farmer from Uri in the Baramulla area of Kashmir. Shaban has been farming for 20 years and makes a good livelihood. However, as of the...

इनोवेशन | एक माह में सोलर बाइक बनाने वाले असद की कहानी

फिल्म देखकर सात सीटर सोलर बाइक बनाई, आईआईटी कानपुर से बुलावा यह कहानी है 23 वर्ष के असद की, जो बचपन से ही काफी इनोवेटिव है। उसने हाल ही में सात सीटर सोलर बाइक बनाई है। उसके प्रयोग को देखकर आईआईटी कानपुर ने उसे बुलाया है। अगर असद का आइडिया पसंद आईआईटी कानपुर को पसंद आता है तो उसे...

No Men Beyond This Point: The ‘Women’s Only’ Cafe In Jamia Nagar, Delhi

Café Sheeru seeks to offer a ‘safe and comfortable’ space for women customers By Simeen Anjum & Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net Sarah (who goes by her first name), 21, is strolling towards a bangle shop in the bustling streets of the Batla House market in Jamia Nagar, a Muslim ghetto in southeast Delhi. Delhi. Sarah is a physiotherapy student who lives in...

The Kerala Story: A Frustrated Attempt to Silence Vocal Muslim Women

Snobar | Twocircles.net Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues in the BJP are promoting the film “The Kerala Story,” but a large number of women residents of Kerala Two Circles talked to said that the film seemed like the response of right-wing Hindu men who don't know how to respond to vocal Muslim women. Rehna Shajahan, a resident of Kerala...

I Feel Unmistakable Sense of Belonging: Rishab Dahiya, the Photographer Behind  Powerful Photographs of Dalits

Aatika S | Twocircles.net Aatika S. interviews Rishab Dahiya, a dalit photographer and a filmmaker who is famous for clicking powerful pictures of members of his community. Q: Why do you click Dalits? How are they different from your usual subjects? RD: As a photographer from Dalit community, I find immense beauty in capturing the essence of my community. When I shoot...

‘It is our curse & tears’: Hijabi students on BJP’s loss in Karnataka election 2023

Snobar Khan and Syed Mueen, TwoCircles.net Basavaraj Bommai, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, conceded defeat on May 13, 2023, as the Congress took the lead after defeating the BJP and winning 137 seats in the Assembly elections. He stated that his party had failed to make an impact and would return in the Loksabha election of 2024 with more power. However,...

J&K: CPW workers on the verge of committing suicide over delayed and meagre wages

Arjumand Shaheen, TwoCircles.net Srinagar J&K: While the world celebrated the International labourers' day on 1st May, the Contingent paid workers/Sweepers (CPWs) in the department of Education across Jammu and Kashmir are pushed to the walls due to the delayed meagre salaries. The Contingent Paid workers working in different districts of Kashmir, mostly females belonging to the poor family backgrounds are not...

कर्नाटक चुनाव में एससी और एसटी 51 सीटों पर भाजपा की करारी हार, सिर्फ 10 सीट मिली

कांग्रेस ने इस बार 14 मुस्लिम प्रत्याशी को मैदान में उतारा, 8 जीते जेडीएस ने सबसे ज़्यादा मुसलमान प्रत्याशी उतारे, पर एक प्रत्याशी भी नहीं जीता मोहम्मद ज़मीर हसन| twocircles.net कर्नाटक चुनाव में कांग्रेस ने जबरदस्त वापसी की है। उसने एससी और एसटी समुदाय के लिए रिजर्व सीटों पर भी जबरदस्त प्रदर्शन किया है। पार्टी ने 51 रिजर्व सीटों में...

400 साल पुराने उर्दू और फारसी के  लाखों दस्तावेजों की मरम्मत करवा रहा टीएसएआरआई, 200 वर्ष बढ़ जाएगी जिंदगी

टीएसएआरआई के पास शाहजहाँ और औरंगज़ेब के समय के मुगल-युग के दस्तावेजों का सबसे बड़ा संग्रह मौजूद है। इन दस्तावेजों की मरम्मत के साथ-साथ इनका डिजिटलीकरण भी किया जा रहा है। इससे लोगों को देश के इतिहास से जुड़े अनछुए पहलुओं को जानने में मदद मिलेगी। अब तक 80 हजार दस्तावेजों को संरक्षित किया जा चुका है। पढ़िए खास...

Meet Ariba Khan: A Young Municipal Councillor from Shaheen Bagh

Aatika S. | TwoCircles.net Ariba Khan from the Indian National Congress, and Municipal Councillor from Abul Fazal Enclave in Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, speaks to Aatika from TwoCircles on her political journey, challenges for minorities in India and the similarities between the politics of BJP and AAP. Background & Political Journey Ariba is the daughter of Asif Mohammed Khan, a former congress...

Equity Question of Muslim is a Myth India Finds a Report

Syed Ali Mujtaba An audit report on the marginalization of Muslims in minority concentration districts in Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, and UP tears apart the slogan sab ka sath, sab Vikas and says the equity question of Muslims remains a myth in India. The audit focused on ten districts that have a significant Muslim population of approximately 14.1 million, representing 52% of the...

Why was the right arm of Dr. Ambedkar’s statue broken in UP’s Gautam Budh Nagar?

Aatika S | TwoCircles As the internationally celebrated event of Dalit History month comes to an end, the Indian subcontinent is reeling with an increased appropriation and attack on the thoughts and figure of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar-the modern intellectual and statesman. One such incident of desecration happened 100 kms away from the national capital, in Neemka village situated in Gautam...

‘द केरेला स्टोरी’: फिल्म बनी दुष्प्रचार का हथियार

-    राम पुनियानी केरल का नाम सुनते ही हमारे मन में उभरता है एक ऐसा राज्य जहां शांति और सद्भाव का राज है, जहां निरक्षता का निर्मूलन हो चुका है, जहां शिक्षा एवं स्वास्थ्य सूचकांक बहुत अच्छे हैं, और जहां कोविड-19 महामारी का मुकाबला सर्वोत्तम तरीके से किया गया। हमें यह भी याद आता है कि राज्य में ईसाई धर्म का आगमन सन् 52 ईस्वी में संत...

How Popular is the PM Mann Ki Baat? A Glimpse after its 100th Episode Comes out

By Mohd Ziyaullah Khan PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat program is a monthly radio address that has been a part of his public outreach since he took office in 2014. The program is aired on All India Radio, as well as on various digital platforms, and is meant to be an opportunity for the Prime Minister to directly address the...

How Three Muslim Women of Northeast Delhi Were Caught In A Legal And Financial Nightmare

By Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net On her wedding day, Tabassum was issued an arrest warrant for missing a court hearing. The previous day, November 10, 2022, she skipped the hearing as she had to prepare for her wedding. The 25-year-old was terrified, but her lawyer intervened to prevent her from being taken into custody. On March 14, four months later, TCN met...

Sahidul Alom Award-2023 for Habibur Rahman Choudhury

TCN News Shahidul Alam Choudhury, who had a very humble background, came to limelight in 1985 when he was sworn in as a cabinet minister in the AGP government of Assam. He was the lone minister from the Barak Valley in the cabinet. He shone over the political sky of Barak valley for nearly three decades until his death in...

Ashraful Madaris – An Urdu medium school fighting for survival

By Nikhat Fatima, twocircles.net Building character and integrity and not just building careers is what the teachers strive for, in this 110-year-old school ‘Ashraful Madaris’ located in Yakutpura, one of the oldest localities of the historic city of Hyderabad. Founded in 1918 by Janab Ashraf Ali, who came to Hyderabad from northern part of India, in search of employment in the...

सच्चा इतिहासः गांधीजी की शहादत, गोडसे और आरएसएस

-राम पुनियानी हाल में (अप्रैल 2023) में एनसीईआरटी ने स्कूली पाठ्यपुस्तकों में से बहुत सी सामग्री हटाने का फैसला किया। हटाई गई सामग्री में मुगलकालीन इतिहास, गुजरात दंगे, वर्ण व्यवस्था के उदय के साथ-साथ गांधीजी की हत्या से संबंधित कुछ विवरण भी शामिल है। ‘‘हिन्दू-मुस्लिम एकता के लिए उनके (गांधीजी) निरंतर प्रयासों से हिन्दू अतिवादी इस हद तक भड़क गए कि उन्होंने गांधीजी की हत्या...

Knowledge is power and the government controls it

By Saundarya Verma India is a country so vast that even after inhabiting the worlds’ largest population, we have space for more people. We make babies, build schools, hospitals, airports, cultural centres that Zendaya and Gigi come to visit. We have space for the Himalayas and eight huge rivers, we have space for art galleries, museums, and we make more space for...

Operation Samadhan-Prahar and the Changing Nature of Indian State

Syed Ali Mujtaba Operation Samadhan-Prahar is the new initiative of the Indian government to combat Maoist insurgency in the tribal pockets of the country. Under this operation, lethal weapons are used to eliminate the tribal resistance to steal the “right to life” of the Adivasis of the country. This new strategy is based on robber Robin Hood’s maxim to rob...

डेटा स्टोरी | केंद्र सरकार द्वारा आदिवासी समुदाय के लिए चलाई जा रही 250 योजनाओं का हाल

आदिवासी समुदाय के लिए चल रही 250 में से 54 स्कीम पर एक भी रुपए खर्च नहीं हुआ  - इन 54 योजनाओं का कुल बजट 1313 करोड़ रुपए, 14 का बजट ही शून्य - वित्तीय वर्ष 2022-23 के लिए इन योजनाओं के लिए 87,544.66 करोड़ आवंटित हुए, सरकार ने 91,413.83 करोड़ रुपए खर्च किए विशाल वर्मा | twocircles.net देश के आदिवासियों को...

इंजीनियरिंग छात्रों की अनूठी पहल, रमजान में लोगों को घर का खाना खिलाने के लिए शुरू की सहरी डिलीवरी पहल

चार छात्रों ने मिलकर sehri۔in की शुरुआत की, विधवा महिलाओं को काम पर रखा मोहम्मद ज़मीर हसन|twocircles.net रमजान के मौके पर हैदराबाद में इंजीनियरिंग के छात्रों ने एक अनूठी पहल की।  रमजान के दौरान सहरी और इफ्तार के वक्त लोगों को घर का खाना मिले, इस उद्देश्य के साथ इंजीनियरिंग के छात्र आदिल ने अपने चार दोस्तों के साथ sehri.in नाम...

MEET NAZIR MUNSHI : UPLIFTING PEOPLE THROUGH SOCIAL WORK

Imran Inamdar | TwoCircles.net Solapur (Maharashtra): The main purpose of Zakat, as per Islamic guidelines, is to empower and stabilize people around you. It is a form of obligatory charity that has the potential to ease people's suffering.   Nazeer Munshi, a 72-year-old railway officer (RTD), has set an unexceptional example before the community. He provided educational assistance to 327 Muslim students to pursue...

Why does a group of women walk at midnight in Delhi?

Aatika S. |TwoCircles.net It's been seven years that the group- Women Walk at Midnight has been walking in various cities. For Mallika Taneja, the person who initiated “Women Walk at Midnight”, the group is not a collective but rather an artistic practice. “We are a completely voluntary act.” She was trying to do a twenty-four-hour walk in the city six...

RAMADAN SPECIAL SERIES: A DAY ON THE ROAD WITH A FASTING FOOD DELIVERY EXECUTIVE

Shehzad Ahmad drives 120 km, delivering food in southeast Delhi, and breaks his fast on the road  Ubair Ul Hameed It’s 6.15 pm and the clock is furiously ticking away towards sunset, but there is no chance that Shehzad Ahmad, a delivery partner working with food delivery app Swiggy, can make it to home for iftaar. His vehicle parked in one...

Media-shy Rumman Ashraf, the SSC topper from Sheikhpura aims to join the Indian Army

Sami Ahmed & Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net “It was Friday and we were preparing for Iftar. We got a call from the school that Rumman has secured the top position among more than 12 lakh successful candidates in the matriculation examination,” shared Rumman’s father with Twocircles.net. Bihar Board Class 10 topper Mohammad Rumman Ashraf is being lauded with appreciation and sought...

Blue is the warmest colour: How Ambedkar Jayanti was celebrated at Parliament Street in Delhi

Aatika S, TwoCircles.net Every year lakhs of Dalits, Bahujan and Adivasi gather at Parliament Street in Delhi along with their allies to celebrate the birth date of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar- the revolutionary Indian statesman and intellectual. Thus, 14th April marks a moment of assertion, solidarity, and love for all the subaltern communities and is celebrated around the globe. From book...

RAMADAN SPECIAL SERIES: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SALESMAN DURING THE EID SHOPPING SPREE

Between attending to customers and praying in the mosque, Shakeel Ahmed Khan is on his feet after iftaar  UbairUlHameed As the night begins to draw to a close, at 10 pm, Shakeel Ahmed Khan’s work picks up top speed. In the last hour before the shutter goes down at Sufia Cloth House, where 58 years old Khan works as a salesman,...

लाखों मुस्लमानों ने अदा की रमजान उल मुबारक के चौथे जुम्मे की नमाज

TCN News रमजान शरीफ का महीना अल्लाह ताआला से इश्क और मोहब्बत का महीना : मौलाना उसमान लुधियाना, 14 अप्रैल ( 2023) : कल पवित्र रमजान शरीफ के चौथे जुम्मे के मौके पर फील्डगंज चौंक स्थित ऐतिहासिक जामा मस्जिद में हजारों मुस्लमानों ने नमाज अदा की। नमाजियों की संख्या को देखते हुए शाहपुर रोड पर नमाज के लिए विशेष प्रबंध किए...

एनसीईआरटी की 11वीं की किताब से मौलाना आजाद का नाम हटाया गया

संविधान सभा की समिति के मेंबर्स में से मौलाना आज़ाद के नामों को हटाया गया एनसीईआरटी की पहले किताब में जवाहरलाल नेहरू, राजेन्द्र प्रसाद, सरदार पटेल, मौलाना आज़ाद और अंबेडकर का नाम शामिल था। नई एनसीईआरटी किताब में संविधान सभा की समिति के सदस्यों को कयास के तौरपर पेश किया जा रहा। पिछले साल मौलाना आज़ाद के नाम...

Meet Manjeet Sarkar: The Anti-caste Comedian

Aatika S. | TwoCircles.net Humour is often associated with comic enjoyment. The question of whether that enjoyment comes from subjugation or incongruity is rarely spoken about. Manjeet Sarkar, an anti-caste comedian, talks to TwoCircles about similar themes in comedy in India like conflicting humour, dangerous consequences of comedy in today’s era, and much more. Born in Jamrunda, a village on...

Ramadan special series: A day in the kitchen of a fasting cook

How Rafiq cooks for 100 people while going without food and water Ubair Ul Hameed, TwoCircles.net As the sun sets over the bustling streets of Delhi’s Zakir Nagar locality on a hot April day, Mohammad Rafiq takes his position behind a gas burner, surrounded by pots and pans of steaming hot food. The air of the kitchen is thick with the aroma...

Mosque and Madarsa Partially Demolished in ‘Anti-Encroachment’ Drive in Delhi

By Arbab Ali Ahmed*, an 11-year-old boy, scrambles through the rubble of his madarsa, managing to pull out the mangled blades of a ceiling fan weighing nearly 4 kilograms. He, and other students, all wearing colourful caps, some with “786” stitched into them, search for parts of their almirahs, beddings, books and whatever else they can retrieve from the pile of...

Bihar: Muslim girl students increasingly secure first division in state, madrassa board exams

Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net Muslim students in Bihar show upward trends in topping board examinations if their performance of the last five years is tracked. Data collected from the Mukhymantri Vidyarthi Protsahan Yojna (MVPY, Chief Minister Students Incentive Scheme) shows interesting outcomes regarding the performance of girls and boys, revealing significant facts about the district-wise performance of Muslim students. A cursory study...

डेटा स्टोरी: देश में दलितों के खिलाफ हिंसा के मामले लगातार बढ़ रहे हैं

देश में 8 साल में दलितों के खिलाफ हिंसा के 3.65 लाख से ज्यादा मामले, यानी हर रोज 125 केस     सबसे ज़्यादा दलित के खिलाफ हिंसा के मामले उत्तर प्रदेश में, 4 साल में करीब 50 हजार दलित हिंसा के शिकार हुए   मोहम्मद ज़मीर हसन| twocircles.net भारत में दलितों के खिलाफ हिंसा के मामलों में लगातार इजाफा हो...

Hindus are in real danger of losing their faith to lunatics and fanatics

By Mushtaque Rahamat hai raam ke vajud pe hindostan ko naaz ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain is ko imam-e-hind (Allama Iqbal)  This year again like previous years the festival of Ram Navami has been turned into venom-spewing and hate-filled, against Muslim, processions. For more than a century, certain elements in Hindu society have been using religious festival processions to harass, demean and demonize Muslims. Such...

Commemorating 93rd anniversary of Salt Satyagrah

By A.K Merchant The 93rd anniversary of the Salt Satyagraha that lasted for 24 days can provide important lessons for appreciating India’s pluralism of religions, castes, languages, cultures, governance ideologies, and host of other diversities. The 78 trusted volunteers who accompanied Mahatma Gandhi came from various backgrounds and cultural sensibilities. As a commodity of everyday use, Gandhiji was convinced that salt...

Meet Sadiya Shaikh, emerging community leader from Mumbai

Nikhat Fatima|Twocirlces.net Born in Bihar, Sadiya’s family shifted to Mumbai when she was 4 years old. Sadiya, eldest of her 5 siblings has recently been awarded with the Fatima Bi Savitri Bai Award in 2023 for her contribution to society towards education and community upliftment. At the age of 21, Sadiya’s tremendous efforts towards social work has won her accolades from...

PWD Conducts Encroachment Removal Drive At Dargah In South Delhi

Arbab Ali| TwoCircles.net  Amir Hussain Siddique had barely slept after eating the pre-dawn meal when he was woken up by a frantic call from Yusuf Beg at 9 am on April 1, the ninth day of Ramadan. Beg, a caretaker at the dargah of Syed Abdullah urf Bhure Shah, informed Siddique that a bulldozer had arrived at the shrine. A half-asleep,...

‘We’ll Keep Opposing:’ – National Protest of Dalit Christians & Dalit Muslims organised by NCDC after a three-year gap

Riya Talitha | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI –On March 28, around 1,500 demonstrators gathered at Jantar Mantar to demand the inclusion of Dalit Christians in the Scheduled Caste (SC) category, and to protest against the formation of the Balakrishnan Commission by the Central government. The three-member commission, set up in October last year and headed by former Chief Justice of India...

आरटीआई में खुलासा: तेलंगाना में अल्पसंख्यकों को सशक्त बनाने वाली बैंक सब्सिडी योजना के बजट खर्च में रिकॉर्ड कटौती, महज आवंटित बजट का 2.11% ही खर्च हो...

मोहम्मद ज़मीर हसन|twocircles.net तेलंगाना सरकार की ओर से अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय के लिए चलाई जा रही बैंक लिंक्ड सब्सिडी योजना के बजट आवंटन खर्च में लगातार कटौती की जा रही है। इसका खुलासा, आरटीआई एक्टीविस्ट एम.ए.अकरम द्वारा लगाई गई आरटीआई से हुआ है। अकरम ने आरटीआई दायर कर बैंक लिंक्ड स्कीम के तहत अल्पसंख्यक कल्याण विभाग (एमडब्ल्यूडी) के विभिन्न मदों में...

TCN Statement on the Arrest of Journalist Irfan Mehraj

TCN has learned that one of our editorial contributors Mr. Irfan Mehraj has been arrested by India's National Intelligence Agency on March 20th, 2023 in connection with an NGO terror funding case registered in 2020. Irfan worked as a research associate in Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Societies during the period under investigation. Founded in 2006, TCN has pioneered...

ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : अच्छी फसल के बावूजद आलू किसानों में मायूसी, बोले किसान , इनके पास जातियों का डाटा, फसलों का नही ! 

स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Two circles.net  मुजफ्फरनगर के चुड़ियाला गांव के लोकेंद्र चौधरी ने इस बार 60 बीघा ज़मीन में आलू की खेती की है। इस बार आलू की पैदावार अच्छी हुई है। एक किसान के लिए अच्छी पैदावार वरदान होती है मगर लोकेन्द्र मानते हैं कि अधिक उत्पादन वरदान नही बल्कि अभिशाप बन गया है। मंडी में आलू 3 रुपये किलो...

In Delhi, 7 ‘gau rakshaks’, including cops, thrash meat vendors, urinate on them

On March 7, seven men, including three police personnel, thrashed two meat vendors in Delhi's Shahdara area. Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — Seven men, including three police personnel, allegedly attacked, thrashed and robbed two meat vendors in Delhi's Shahdara on March 7. The incident occurred near Anand Vihar when the car of a meat vendor hit a scooter on the...

JKSSB exams postponed, aspirants approach SC over hiring of blacklisted agency to conduct tests

The postponement has come amid growing protests by aspirants over the administration’s decision to hire tainted Aptech Limited to conduct the exams.  Ubair ul Hameed | TwoCircles.net  SRINAGAR (JAMMU & KASHMIR) — On March 14, the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) announced the postponement of the computer-based written test (CBT) for recruitment for 972 vacant positions across several government departments....

Jamia violence case: Delhi HC adjourns plea against trial court order discharging 11 accused

Incidents of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia in December 2019 erupted after a clash between the police and people protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned hearing on the police’s plea against the trial court’s order discharging 11 accused including Sharjeel Imam in the Jamia violence case. Justice...

Karnataka: Sri Rama Sena leader held guilty by court in hate speech case

On January 2, 2015, Siddalinga Swami delivered a speech against Muslims at a public function organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) at the Government Junior College Grounds in Yadgir. Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net YADGIR (KARNATAKA) — Karnataka local court on Friday held Sri Rama Sena state President Siddalinga Swamy, pontiff of Karuneshwara Mutt in Andola, guilty of hate speech. The Karnataka...

Why did SC dismiss curative petition for additional compensation for Bhopal gas tragedy victims?

Activists have criticized the apex court judgment saying the court did not care about the closure for the victims.  Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH) — On March 14, the Supreme Court of India dismissed the curative petition filed by the government of India seeking additional compensation of Rs 7413 crores from US-based Union Carbide Corporation (now Dow Chemicals), which...

Bihar: Muslim community anxious after spurt in communal incidents 

https://twocircles.net/2023mar10/448581.html Observers noted that there is a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of the Bihar government and instil a sense of insecurity and fear among the Muslim community of the state. Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net PATNA (BIHAR) — Sudden spurt in communal violence incidents has left the Muslim community in Bihar anxious, with many saying that the incidents are “an attempt to...

Shock, anger in Kashmir after brutal murder of young woman

In a case of unprecedented brutality in Kashmir, a 45-year-old man killed a 30-year-old woman in Budgam by chopping off her head, slicing her body into pieces and dumping them at different spots.  Afnan Habib | TwoCircles.net  SRINAGAR (JAMMU & KASHMIR) — In a horrifying incident, the Budgam district police in central Kashmir arrested a man for murdering a young woman,...

ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : बिहार में स्नातक की डिग्री में लगते हैं छह और परास्नातक में चार साल, छात्र है बेहाल 

आसिफ इकबाल | Twocircles.net बिहार के आरा की रहने वाली अपर्णा कुमारी की इच्छा दिल्ली के जेएनयू से पीएचडी कर प्रोफेसर बनने की है। लेकिन उनके इस सपने के आगे उनका वीर कुंवर विश्वविद्यालय अड़चन बनकर खड़ा हो गया, जहां से वे परास्नातक कर रही हैं। उन्होंने 2020 में दाखिला लिया था, लेकिन विश्वविद्यायल में इन तीन वर्षों में पहले...

Maharashtra: Hindutva rally calls for economic boycott of Muslims

Several leaders addressed the rally and made speeches against alleged ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad’ in the state.  TCN Special Correspondent | TwoCircles.net MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA) —  Calls for the economic boycott of the minority Muslim community were made on Sunday during a rally organised by Hindutva organizations in Maharashtra’s Mira Road. The ‘Hindu Jan Aakrosh Morcha’ was organised by the Sakal...

MP: How a Khandwa court sentenced 37 Muslims to 7 years in prison

Despite contradictions in the testimonies of the witnesses, Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district sessions court sentenced 37 Muslims to seven years in prison for allegedly taking part in an "unlawful assembly" and "attacking policemen."  TCN Special Correspondent  NEW DELHI —  Relying on the statements of only policemen, the Sessions Court in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district sentenced 37 Muslims to seven years in...

‘Justice half-done,’ say families of three youth killed in Kashmir fake encounter

An Army court on Monday sentenced an Army captain to life imprisonment for his involvement in a staged gunfight in Shopian in 2020.  Auqib Javeed | TwoCircles.net SRINAGAR (JAMMU & KASHMIR) — The families of three youngsters who were killed in a fake encounter by the Indian Army on July 18, 2020, in South Kashmir's Shopian district have expressed their satisfaction...

Bihar: Muslim man ‘lynched on suspicion of carrying beef’, three arrested

A mob allegedly intercepted Naseem Qureshi & his nephew Firoz at Jogia village and beat them up over allegations of carrying beef. Naseem died of injuries sustained due to the beating.  Sana Ejaz PATNA (BIHAR) — A 50-year-old Muslim man succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Siwan on Wednesday morning after a mob allegedly thrashed him the day before...

Wearing slogans on sleeves: Rupali Jadhav designs her activism on T-shirts

33-year-old Rupali Jadhav started designing and selling T-shirts in early 2020, a year after the arrest of six activists of Kabir Kala Manch (KKM). Riya Talitha | TwoCircles.net  “Miya Biwi razi toh kya karega Nazi”. (“What can a Nazi do if the husband and wife mutually agree.)” “I am Fatima. I am Savitri.” “Yes, I am a feminist. No, I don’t hate any...

महिला दिवस पर विशेष : सलीम भाई बनकर चाय की दुकान चलाती है ‘बानो’ 

  सिमरा अंसारी। TwoCircles.net राजधानी दिल्ली में देश की एक नामी यूनिवर्सिटी के पास ही एक चाय की दुकान है। इस दुकान के बाहर चाय का इंतज़ार कर रहे छात्र देश-दुनिया की बातों में मशगूल हैं। दुकान के एक कोने में छोटे-छोटे बाल, कुर्ता-पेंट और वेस्ट कोट पहना शख्स चाय बना रहा है। इतने में आवाज़ लगती है, सलीम भाई… दो...

A woman, a Muslim, and an artist: How a 23-year-old in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar is expressing politics through art

23-year-old Anjum, who lives in Jamia Nagar, a middle-income Muslim-majority enclave near the Yamuna River in Delhi, has been actively involved in art-based community projects in her neighbourhood for the past three years. Arbab Ali | New Delhi  NEW DELHI — If you’ve met young activists at recent protest rallies in Delhi, you would’ve noticed tiny badges pinned onto their bags...

A fashion designer turns her village home into garment manufacturing unit

Tabassum Jabeen's entrepreneurial journey began amidst the Covid lockdown. Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net  PATNA (BIHAR) — A whirring sound from a nondescript building in the middle of lush fields breaks the silence of a pleasant winter morning in Islampur, a village 300 km off Patna, in West Champaran, Bihar. Inside, dozen-odd men are busy sewing the next batch of kurtas, that should be...

Empowering Wardha’s Dalits through e-commerce

Sanghamitra Store is an online e-commerce platform run by five Dalit youth that showcases affordable handicrafts and art made by the community. Riya Talitha | TwoCircles.net  MAHARASHTRA — The desire to empower artists and artisans from local Dalit communities in Wardha, Maharashtra, brought five local youths Diksha Naranje, Kapil Wankhede, Sonali M, Santoshi Pattem and Sundeep Pattem, who are all Dalits themselves,...

Giving shoes a new life in Patna

Shazia Qaiser runs the state’s first shoe laundry service. Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net PATNA (BIHAR) — A black and green board reading “Revival: Service Centre for footwear and leather goods” stands out among residential buildings in a narrow, quiet lane off the hustle and bustle of Boring Canal Road, Patna’s business street. The board leads the way to an apartment full...

Dalit student suicide: Committee rules out caste angle, blames deteriorating performance

The report notes that apart from the statement of Darshan Solanki’s sister, there is no particular evidence of direct caste-based discrimination experienced by the student during his time at IIT Bombay. TCN Special Correspondent MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA) — The enquiry committee constituted by the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay to investigate the allegations of discrimination against its student, Darshan Solanki, has revealed in its...

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प्रेरणा : ग़रीब बच्चों को ‘नेशनल सेलर’  बनाने वाले जिद्दी कोच सुहेम शेख की नायाब कहानी, देश को दे चुका है 6 नेशनल चैंपियन  

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Ayodhya mosque finally gets go ahead, construction to begin soon

Apart from a mosque, a library, a community kitchen and a hospital are also proposed in the mega project.  TCN Special Correspondent NEW DELHI - The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has finally given sanction for the construction of the Ayodhya Masjid mandated by the Supreme Court in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi verdict. The construction of the grand mosque in the holy city...

Cow acts as surrogate mother of human beings, observes Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court called for the Central government to declare the cow as "protected national animal," and ban its slaughter.   TCN Special Correspondent  NEW DELHI —  Those who slaughter cows and let others kill the sacred animal are deemed to rot in hell for as many years as there are hairs on his body, observed the Allahabad High Court while...

‘My children ask me when their father will be home:’ jailed activist Khalid Saifi’s wife

On February 26, social activist Khalid Saifi completed three years in jail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. A court in Delhi had discharged Saifi and Umar Khalid in the case in December last year, but both had to remain in jail as they are also charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in another case related to an...

ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : “पुलिस ने मेरे बेगुनाह शौहर की हत्या की” हिरासत में पिटाई से ख़दीर की मौत पर पत्नी का आरोप

    तेलंगाना में मेदक पुलिस ने खदीर को चोरी के इल्जाम में गिरफ्तार किया था, गिरफ्तारी के बाद बेतहाशा पिटाई से खदीर की तबीयत बिगड़ गई  और उसे स्थानीय अस्पताल भर्ती कराया गया जहां 16 फरवरी को गांधी हॉस्पिटल में इलाज के दौरान ख़दीर की मौत हो गई। ख़दीर की पत्नी सिध्देश्वरी का कहना है कि मेरे पति की हत्या...

DU professor on why legislation is needed to prevent caste discrimination in higher educational institutions

Professor N. Sukumar's new book studies the exclusion and discrimination against Scheduled Caste (SC) students in the Indian higher education system and the psychosocial consequences of such practices.  Aatika S | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — N. Sukumar is a professor at Delhi University’s Department of Political Science. His new book ‘Caste Discrimination and Exclusion in Indian Universities - A Critical...

हाथरस कांड में अदालत का फैसला, संदीप दोषी, तीन बरी

स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Two circles.net उत्तर प्रदेश की राजनीति में भूचाल मचा देने वाले बहुचर्चित बुलगढी गांव वाले हाथरस कांड में आज फैसला आ गया है। फैसले के अनुसार अदालत ने मामले में गांव के ही युवक संदीप को दोषी सिद्ध कर दिया है जबकि आरोपी बनाए गए तीन अन्य युवक बरी कर दिए गए हैं। यह फैसला हाथरस की एससीएसटी...

‘Nothing will be same ever again,’ say residents of Delhi’s Shiv Vihar three years after riots  

In northeast Delhi's Shiv Vihar area, most of the Muslim residents are yet to recover from the traumatic episodes of violence and the economic toll after the loss of property and livelihood.  Shruti Sharma | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Shiv Vihar in northeast Delhi was one of the worst-affected areas during the 2020 Delhi riots. At least 60 houses belonging to...

‘Govt doesn’t care about religious minorities in Kashmir:’ Kashmiri Pandit leader after fresh killing 

In the latest attack, a Kashmiri Pandit man was shot dead by suspected militants in the Pulwama district on Sunday.  Afnan Habib | TwoCircles.net  SRINAGAR (JAMMU & KASHMIR) — A Kashmiri Pandit, employed as a bank security guard, was shot and killed by suspected militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, marking yet another targeted attack against the minority community...

Muslim leaders’ pictures missing in Congress advertisment, party apologises

The full-page advertisement which was published in dailies on the third day of the plenary session on Saturday, featured Congress leaders of the past. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI – Pictures of several historical Muslim leaders were missing in the Congress advertisement marking the party’s 85th plenary of the party.  A fresh controversy sparked on Sunday after an advertisement on...

एक सप्ताह बाद भी जुनैद नासिर के हत्यारों तक नही पहुंचे कानून के हाथ

  आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net राजस्थान के जुनैद और नासिर की हत्या के एक हफ्ते बाद भी पुलिस खाली हाथ हैं। शुक्रवार को जुमे की नमाज़ के बाद जुनैद और नासिर के लिए इंसाफ की मांग को लेकर हजारों की संख्या में लोगों ने फिरोजपुर झिरका रोड के अंबेडकर सर्किल पर प्रदर्शन भी किया। वहीं भरतपुर के घटमीका गांव में आरोपियों की...

हैदराबाद छात्र संघ चुनाव में अंबेडकरवादियों का जलवा

    हैदराबाद छात्र संघ चुनाव में अंबेडकर वादियों और सामाजिक न्याय के पैरोकारो ने झंडा गाड़ दिया है। एएसए,डीडीयू, एसएफआई और अंबेडकर स्टूडेंट्स एसोसिएशन गठबंधन ने सभी पदों पर चुनाव जीत लिया है और इसे सामाजिक न्याय की जीत बताया है। हैदराबाद छात्र संघ में एक और ऐतिहासिक बात हुई है वो यह है कि एक ट्रांसजेंडर छात्र ऋतिक ने...

‘Country in state of lawlessness,’ student bodies on killing of Nasir & Junaid

At a protest on Friday at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar, student bodies urged the government to arrest the accused in the killing of two Muslim men in Haryana. Shruti Sharma | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Student bodies on Friday protested at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against the killing of two Muslim youths allegedly by cow vigilantes in Haryana and demanded the...

This school in Ghaziabad helps rebuild lives of Delhi’s riot-affected children

Started by social activist Aasif Mujtaba, the Sunrise Public School in Loni, Ghaziabad offers free education to children from riot-affected families.  Arbab Ali | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Khushi sits unusually quiet in her classroom, as she looks away from other students. “She is not smiling today,” said her teacher Islamuddin. “It’s been three years, but I still feel like it...

Bihar: One arrested in Muslim man’s death in Samastipur; police deny communal angle

A Muslim labourer Mohammad Fayaz from Samastipur in Bihar was allegedly beaten up by few Hindu men at their house leading to his death.  Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net  PATNA (BIHAR) — In Bihar's Samastipur district, a Muslim man died after being allegedly beaten up by his employers at their house. Mohammad Fayaz, 45, a resident of Balabhadrapur village in Samastipur district of...

Bhiwani killings: ‘Will not retreat until all accused arrested,’ say Rajasthan locals after admin serves notice

In the notice dated February 23, protestors were ordered to be present at the court of the sub-divisional magistrate, Pahari on February 27 and inform why they should not be restrained for six months in order to maintain peace. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  JAIPUR (RAJASTHAN) — 12 persons who participated in a sit-in protest demanding justice for two Muslim youths...

‘Won’t injunct media’, SC refuses plea to gag media from reporting Adani-Hindenburg issue

The Hindenburg report released last month sparked a heated debate about the business practices of one of India’s largest companies and raises serious questions about the ethics and legality of Adani Group’s operations.  Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will not injunct media on carrying reports on the Hindenburg report on the Adani...

2020 Delhi riots: ‘My soul trembles when I recall that day,’ shopkeepers at Gokulpuri tyre market yet to recover from loss, trauma 

Shopkeepers at Gokulpuri tyre market, where 97 shops were set ablaze during the 2020 Delhi riots, are still struggling to rebuild their lives with little help from the government.   Shruti Sharma | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Three years have passed since riots broke out in northeast Delhi but for shopkeepers at Gokulpuri tyre market, the memories of the day are still...

Property tax in J&K from April; political leaders oppose move

The Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered on Tuesday the imposition of property tax in municipal areas of the Union Territory from April 1.  Afnan Habib | TwoCircles.net  SRINAGAR (JAMMU and KASHMIR) — A property tax will be levied in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir starting in April, according to a statement by the Jammu and Kashmir administration. The government...

Rajasthan govt not interested in contesting Rakbar Khan lynching case, claims prosecutor

Advocate Nasir Ali Naqvi, who is the public prosecutor in the case, said he would not be able to appear in the case unless his fee and conveyance bills were cleared. TCN Special Correspondent JAIPUR (RAJASTHAN) — A senior advocate appointed as the special public prosecutor (SPP) in the Rakbar Khan lynching case has claimed that the Rajasthan government was not...

‘Govt discontinued Maulana Azad fellowship because it doesn’t want Muslims to pursue higher education,’ say research scholars 

For many post-doctoral Muslim students, discontinuing of Maulana Azad Fellowship (MANF) by the Central government means acquiring higher education for the economically marginalized will only get more challenging.  Sufi Parween & Aatika S | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Research scholars from marginalized communities face an uncertain future after the Narendra Modi government discontinued the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) given to...

टीपू सुल्तान को लेकर कर्नाटक में सियासी हलचल

    आकिल हुसैन। Two circles.net टीपू सुल्तान की मौत के लगभग 220 साल बीत चुके हैं। लेकिन टीपू सुल्तान आज भी कर्नाटक की राजनीति में मुद्दा बने हुए हैं। कर्नाटक में इस साल विधानसभा चुनाव भी होने हैं ऐसे में तमाम विकास के मुद्दों को छोड़कर आखिर क्यों टीपू सुल्तान मुद्दा बनें हुए हैं। हालांकि कर्नाटक में 2019 में बीजेपी सरकार...

Is Urdu journalism dying in India? 

With decreasing readers and lack of capital driving the news content, Urdu journalism in India is staring at an uphill task to compete with Hindi and English language journalism. Ramsha Tausalkar | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Starting as a lashkari language meant prominently for the Indian army to communicate, Urdu has since then seeped into the daily lives of Indians. Contrary to popular...

‘We were loyal supporters of BJP,’ Bengali Colony residents anguished with eviction notices

A Dalit majority area consisting of more than 25,000 houses situated near the Tughlaqabad Fort in New Delhi is facing the threat of evictions after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) served an eviction notice to residents last month.  Shruti Sharma | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — On January 11, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) served an eviction notice to more...

What led to communal clashes in Jharkhand’s Palamu? 

The administration imposed section 144 and snapped the internet after a dozen people got injured in communal clashes that also saw two houses, six vehicles and shops damaged in the fire.  TCN Special Correspondent  RANCHI (JHARKHAND) - On February 15, a dozen people including policemen were injured and two houses, six vehicles and shops were set on fire after communal clashes...

Christians hold mass protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against ‘attacks on churches’

The demonstrators protested against the recent spate of violence faced by Christians in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and other places in the country. Riya Talitha | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Members of the Christian community staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here on Sunday against alleged "attacks on churches, violence and arrests " in different parts of the...

‘Muslims have become demolition targets:’ Jamia Nagar residents on DDA demolitions

On February 15, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished 50 structures in Jamia Nagar, a predominately Muslim majority neighbourhood in New Delhi. The area was home to nearly 300 people, mostly construction workers, rickshaw pullers, and domestic labourers. Arbab Ali | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — Sameena, 50, a resident of Zakir Nagar H block in Jamia Nagar, a predominantly Muslim majority...

सवाल : आखिर कौन दे रहा है जुनैद और नासिर के हत्यारों को संरक्षण !

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I-T ‘survey’ operations at BBC India continue for 2nd day

Several opposition parties and press bodies have criticised the survey operations at BBC’s premises.  Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — The Income Tax (I-T) department ‘survey’ related operations at the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai continued for the second day on Wednesday, IANS reported.  The ‘survey’ operations, which had begun on Tuesday at around 11.30 a.m., continued the whole day and even...

‘Clear case of vendetta:’ PCI condemns IT ‘surveys’ at BBC offices in Delhi, Mumbai

The Press Club of India (PCI) said it is deeply concerned and distressed that such an action on an international broadcasting network will damage the reputation and image of India as the largest democracy in the world. Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — The Press Club of India (PCI) has strongly condemned the income tax “surveys” at the office of the...

MP: Three arrested for vandalising, torching church in Narmadapuram 

Some religious texts and furniture were destroyed in the fire and the word 'Ram' was written on the wall inside the prayer hall.  Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH) — Three men have been arrested for torching and vandalising a church and a prayer hall in the Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh, police said.  The church, located in the Chaukipura area...

Modi documentary fallout: Income Tax department searches BBC offices in Delhi, Mumbai

Reports said that documents were seized and phones and laptops of journalists were taken away during the searches and employees were asked not to call anyone. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Weeks after a huge controversy erupted over the BBC's documentary series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 2002 Gujarat riots, Income Tax officials today searched the BBC's...

Day after Dalit student’s suicide, students’ group points fingers at IIT Bombay

Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle Bombay called the incident an institutional issue, saying students from oppressed castes (SC/ST) and low-income families face immense harassment and discrimination” on the campus from students, faculties and employees. Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net  MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA) – A day after the alleged suicide of 18-year-old Dalit student Darshan Solanki of IIT-Bombay, the Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle...

सीमांचल के 27 साल के साकिब ने नौकरी छोड़ गांव के बच्चों के लिए शुरू की लाइब्रेरी, अब मिल रही चौतरफा तारीफ

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‘Love jihad rally in Mumbai was criminal, unconstitutional,’ say rights activists

27 rights organisations from Maharashtra have written a letter to the police urging them to act tough against hate speech and book the culprits.  MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA) — Several Maharashtra-based organizations have come down heavily on the Sakal Hindu Samaj for hate-mongering and inflaming divisive sentiments during Hindu Jan Akrosh Morcha rally held in Mumbai on January 29. The organizations led by...

Supreme Court dismisses plea challenging delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir

On March 6, 2020, the Centre constituted a three-member delimitation commission headed by former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ranjana Desai to redraw the constitutional boundaries of the UT.  Afnan Habib | TwoCircles.net  SRINAGAR (JAMMU & KASHMIR) — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petition challenging the delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Jammu & Kashmir, the LiveLaw reported. A Bench comprising Justice...

‘Lower Court allowing appeal for survey is against High Court order:’ says Lucknow Mosque’s Imam

Additional District Judge-I (ADJ-I) Praful Kamal allowed the Hindu litigants to appeal in a lower court for a survey of the Teele Wali masjid in Lucknow. TCN Special Correspondent LUCKNOW (UTTAR PRADESH) - The order passed by a district court allowing Hindu litigants to appeal for the survey of Lucknow’s 16-century Teelewali Wali Masjid is against the direction of Allahabad High...

Untouchables in predatory world of EdTech industry: Making a case for recognition of critical caste & technology studies

Digital learning carries with it the same biases and inequities that dominate the sphere of traditional education. Riya Talitha | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Rishab P, a recent engineering graduate, spent a large part of the COVID lockdowns fighting a losing battle while coming to terms with the idea of the digital divide. Urged by a relative, he took on the...

‘Nothing wrong with Chavhanke’s 2021 speech calling for Hindu Rashtra,’ proclaim his supporters

At a demonstration in support of Suresh Chavhanke at Jantar Mantar on February 5, offensive anti-Muslim speeches and proclamations to make India a Hindu nation was prevalent. Shruti Sharma | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Nearly a month after the Supreme Court had pulled up Delhi Police for the delay in the investigation of hate speech against Sudarshan TV head Suresh Chavhanke, his supporters held a...

Noted SC lawyer Ehtesham Hashmi dies of heart attack in New Delhi

Advocate Ehtesham Hashmi, who died today aged 37, was well-known for fighting cases of victims of communal violence and often without fees.  Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH) — Noted Supreme Court lawyer and human rights activist Ehtesham Hashmi died today morning due to a heart attack in New Delhi. He was 37. He suffered a heart attack in the...

Can marginalised students in India dream of higher education in foreign universities?

Students from marginalized communities in India face multiple hurdles in accessing education abroad.  Aatika S | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — Tejas Harad, founder-editor of The Satyashodhak, an online portal which offers a critique of the caste system, has applied for admission in a PhD program for the fall semester at several US universities. He has received positive responses from a few universities...

मोदीनगर के ‘आसमोहम्मद’ ने पुलिस को लौटा दिए सड़क पर मिले 25 लाख

विशेष संवाददाता।Twocircles.net मोदीनगर के 52 साल के आसमोहम्मद को आज खासी तारीफ मिल रही है। उनके घर बधाई देने वालों का तांता लगा हुआ है तमाम रिश्तेदार और पड़ोसी खुश है ,मगर आसमोहम्मद आज भी रोजाना की तरह भाड़ा लेकर गए हैं। वो ई- रिक्शा चलाते हैं। स्थानीय हीरो बन चुके आसमोहम्मद दिन भर में इसी ई-रिक्शे से लगभग 500...

Man lynched in Assam on suspicion of cow theft, 14 arrested 

Police officials said that a man, identified as Naju Ali, was lynched in Assam's Sivasagar district on suspicion of cow theft.  Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net  GUWAHATI (ASSAM) — A man was lynched in Assam’s Sivasagar district on suspicion of cow theft, officials said on Tuesday, adding that 14 people have been arrested so far. Superintendent of Police of Sivasagar, Shuvrajyoti Borah said,...

MP: Two Muslim men stabbed in Khandwa; victims allege communal angle

Two Muslim men, including a mosque imam, were stabbed in Khandwa city of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday allegedly by a group of Hindu men.  Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH) — Two Muslim men, including an imam of a mosque, were stabbed and injured on their way to a mosque in Khandwa city of Madhya Pradesh allegedly by a group...

Widespread anxiety in J&K amid intensified anti-encroachment drive

The administration has recovered thousands of acres of state land throughout the Union Territory, and hundreds of structures erected on the encroached territory have been destroyed.  Afnan Habib | TwoCircles.net SRINAGAR (JAMMU & KASHMIR) — Widespread anxiety is prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir amid the ongoing land retrieval drive launched by the administration, despite verbal assurances that farmers and impoverished...

Delhi court discharging Jamia students brings relief, spurs hope 

Students of the Jamia Milia Islamia expressed relief after being discharged by a Delhi court on Saturday in a case connected to violence during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019. Arbab Ali | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — Mohd Shoaib, a student at Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, was one among 10 other students charged with...

Muslim Personal Law Board to approach Supreme Court on Assam child marriage issue

A case related to the minimum age of Muslim girls getting married is pending before the Supreme Court. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI – The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is preparing to approach the Supreme Court against the recent crackdown on child marriages in Assam, a member of its working committee said on Monday. The decision was taken at...

‘Bajrang Dal to play major role in checking religious conversion, love-jihad,’ says leader

The Hindutva right-wing organization Bajrang Dal has reiterated its commitment to checking religious conversion and love-jihad at the grassroots level.  Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net  PRAYAGRAJ (UTTAR PRADESH) — Right-wing Hindutva outfit Bajrang Dal has reiterated its commitment to check and end religious conversions and love-jihad across the country, IANS reported.  “Love Jihad” is a conspiracy theory disseminated by the Hindu right-wing in India...
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