Gujarat government will be taught a lesson: Kejriwal

Ahmedabad : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday warned that the Gujarat government will be taught a lesson in the assembly elections next...

Meeting for Dalit-Muslim unity at Malegaon on 13th February 2019

Bharatiya Republican Party Bahujan Mahasangh and AIMIM (All India Majlis e ittehadul Muslimeenand AIMIM (All India Majlis e ittehadul Muslimeen) are all set to...

India’s human rights situation is very serious, says UN Special Rapporteur

UN Special Rapporteur asks India to free 16 Human Rights Defenders accused in Bhima-Koregaon case By TCN News The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy...

मुसलमानों को पिछड़ेपन से उबारने की अदुभुत कोशिश थी फ़ातिमा शेख़ की मुहिम

आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net देश की पहली महिला शिक्षक फातिमा शेख की 191वीं जयंती देशभर में मनाईं गई। कोविड के चलते फातिमा शेख़ की जयंती पर कार्यक्रम...

“पुलिस से इंसाफ की कोई उम्मीद नही वो पूरी कहानी को बदल रहे हैं”...

आसमोहम्मद कैफ।बुलंदशहर, TwoCircles.net बुलंदशहर में एक दलित परिवार को दबंगो द्वारा छेड़छाड़ से रोके जाने पर दिल दहलाने वाली घटना हुई है.घटना सोमवार की रात...

Delhi group to send Fact Finding team to investigate Bihar gang rape of Mahadalit...

By TCN News, Patna: A fact finding team of the Delhi Solidarity Group will investigate between November 6 and 8 the recent gang rape of six Mahadalit women, four of them minors, in Bihar’s Bhojpur district. Six women, four of them teenagers, from Dumaria village belonging to the Mahadalit community were gang-raped at gun point by three men in Kurmuri village on October 8. The medical examination of the women has confirmed they were sexually assaulted. A former member of Ranvir Sena allegedly raped the women with two of his associates.

Andhra to challenge acquittal of accused in Dalits massacre case

Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh will challenge in the Supreme Court an order of the state high court acquitting all 56 accused in Dalits massacre...

We committed no crime, only followed Babasaheb; say youth as combing operations intensify in...

By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net As combing operations intensifying throughout Maharashtra, Mumbai Police is not far behind. Already, hundreds of youngsters have been apprehended by police...

40% of UP voters undecided, finds poll

By Shreya Shah  Elections for the Uttar Pradesh state assembly, Indias largest state -- 138 million voters -- start on February 11, but 40 PER...

Gujarat High Court quashes quota for higher castes

Ahmedabad : The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected the Anandiben Patel government's ordinance to provide 10 per cent quota in government jobs...

ABVP on the rampage again, this time in BHU

They disrupted a program featuring a JNU professor, threatened TCN reporter By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Varanasi: Earlier today Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP) members tried to stop...

बुलंदशहर में पुलिस की पिटाई से रिक्शाचालक की मौत,एसपी का इंकार

स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net यूपी के बुलंदशहर से दिल को दहला देने वाली घटना सामने आई है जहां एक रिक्शा चालक को पुलिस ने पीट पीटकर मार...

The untold story behind the Sabarmati riverfront

By Vanya Mehta, TwoCircles.net, The Sabarmati riverfront, for Ahmedabad residents, is a welcomed respite of clean walkways and greenery. Young middle class teenagers safely venture out with their friends in the evening to enjoy the pleasant views of the river, watching the riverfront light up. The elderly take their morning walks nearby adolescent trees, before the heat settles in for the day. Gujarati tourism, boasted by Chief Minister and BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, is given a further facelift by the presence of this cultural landmark that stretches 11 kilometers across the length of the Sabarmati River.

Dalit woman raped in Odisha, one arrested

By IANS, Bhubaneswar: A 50-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for raping a Dalit woman in Odisha, police said.

Temples Shine, Lives Shatter – How Modi’s ‘New Kashi’ Is Erasing Its People

Aradhana Pandey, TwoCircles.net Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh): The ghats of Varanasi may shine brighter these days, but behind them, in the narrow lanes that once cradled...

Railway to raise women security force from minorities, backward classes

By TCN News, New Delhi: The Railway Budget 2010 has just short of disappointment for the minorities as Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today in her second budget did not offer any new scheme to them except the announcement to raise special women railway security force preferably from minorities, SC/ST, OBC and economically backward classes. Presenting her second budget as Railway Minister in the UPA Government, Mamata Banerjee presented a populist railway budget with no hike in passenger fares and freight tariffs besides more than 100 new trains.

Hyderabad varsity teachers slam Smriti Irani

Hyderabad : Protests over suicide of a Dalit research scholar continued unabated on Thursday at the University of Hyderabad, with the teachers slamming union...

India’s IT capital caught in silly controversies

(LETTER FROM BANGALORE) By V.S. Karnic, Bangalore, May 17 (IANS) A new visitor to India's IT capital would be bemused as well as flummoxed - is this the same city that has become an international metaphor for outsourcing of jobs, particularly in its booming software industry? The most talked about issues in the last two weeks have been the city civic authority's inability to find space for the hundreds of tonnes of garbage generated daily and whether women should be allowed to work in the night, particularly in its scores of call centres.

Marathi book on Tipu Sultan shines light on his contributions to India

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Solpaur (Maharashtra): In an attempt to bring out the role and contributions of the great Mysore king Tipu Sultan, Sarfaraz...

Bihar to initiate moves to ban liquor

Patna : The Bihar government will soon take steps to impose a ban on liquor in the state, Excise and Prohibition Minister Abdul Jalil...

Where has all the anger gone? Dalit survivors of Sunped wonder as they fight...

By Amit Kumar for Twocircles.net This is the first in a four-part series on cases of Dalit atrocities in India which were brought up...

If Owaisi can criticise every leader in UP, why does he spare Mayawati?

By Soroor Ahmed, Twocircles.net The strategy of All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh is different from the one adopted during the campaign ahead...

Kishor Kharat appointed as CEO and MD of IDBI bank

By Yogesh Maitreya, Twocircles.net, Mumbai: Kishor Kharat has been appointed as the CEO and MD of IDBI Bank. The announcement was made on August 14,...

Caste System needs to be revised not the system of reservation

By Manoj Kumar Paras India is the country of unity in diversity. Close look of Indian society give you more insight on diversity than unity....

Bihar election will decide India’s future: Tejaswi Yadav

Patna: The Bihar assembly election will determine the future of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says the cricketer-turned-politician son of Rashtriya Janata Dal...

Establishment of Block Institute of Teachers Education lagging in Minority Concentrated Blocks

By Amjad Suri and Mohammed Imteyaz Ahmed for Twocircles.net The Sarvasiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was introduced in 2000 to bridge the gap between the social...

UP Polls: Congress attempts to woo Dalit voters with eight-point agenda

By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net Ahead of assembly polls, Congress has begun its attempt to woo Dalits with ‘eight’ promises. UP Congress President Raj Babbar...

Empower NHRC to act against erring officials: Justice Dattu

Bhubaneswar: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice H.L. Dattu on Wednesday sought amendment to the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, to empower...

In the name of Najeeb : Left and exclusion of Muslims in JNU

By Waseem R S for TwoCircles.net On October 30, 2016, a solidarity meeting was organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Student Union demanding justice for...

Book review: Loknath Yashwant’s Broken man might be too hard-hitting for ‘Ghalib’ fans

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Mirza Ghalib is a celebrated figure in the vast world of poetry, and many times Ghalib produces a self-demolishing effect on...

तबाही : मुम्बई में झुग्गियों पर गिरी दीवार ,17 की दर्दनाक मौत

स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net मुंबई में बारिश का कहर देखने को मिला हैं। भारी बारिश ने मुंबई को बेहाल कर दिया है। मुंबई के दो इलाकों...

The BJP won in UP. Can we please get rid of the facade called...

By Mushtaque Rahamat for Twocircles.net The elevation of Yogi Adityanath to be the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has finally obliterated the oft-repeated differentiation...

Ambedkar, Hedgewar similar, put country before self: Bhagwat

Panaji : RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said B.R. Ambedkar and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh founder K.B. Hegdewar always put the nation before self...

Should caste matter?

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Caste system in India, according to a large number of historians and intellectuals began with the advent of the Aryans and...

Court accepts terror charges against Kobad Ghandy

By IANS, New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday accepted a fresh set of formal charges filed by police against Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy for prosecuting him under terror charges.

सवर्णों को आरक्षण से नाराज है दलित

आसमोहम्मद कैफ-Twocircles.net केंद्र सरकार द्वारा गरीब सवर्ण जातियों को 10 फीसद आरक्षण दिए जाने के बिल को मंजूरी मिलने के बाद सवर्ण जातियों में तो...

Panther Sena protests against move to install Shivaji statue in BAMU using students’ fund

By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net It would be normal to assume that providing adequate facilities to students would be a priority for the administration of any...

BJP’s C.P. Thakur ready to be Bihar CM candidate

Patna: In a move likely to put the BJP in a dilemma, senior party leader and former union minister C.P. Thakur on Monday said...

दलित, आदिवासी और पिछड़ो के हज़ारों पद ख़ाली, संसदीय समिति ने मोदी सरकार...

यूसुफ़ अंसारी, TwoCircles.net   देश में 2014 में मोदी सरकार बनने के बाद से ही उस पर आरक्षण विरोधी होने आरोप लगते रहें हैं। लगातार कहा...

Kerala govt cancels aid to Dalit auto driver Chitralekha, Abu Dhabi organisation steps in

By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net Over the past decade or so, Chitralekha, a Dalit auto driver has been at the receiving end of abuse and threats...

BSP calls off agitation after police assures arrest of Singh

Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers on Thursday afternoon called off their agitation here against former Uttar Pradesh BJP Vice-President Daya Shankar Singh...

SC junks PIL seeking job quotas based on income

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday junked a PIL seeking to do away with caste-based job reservation for Dalits, tribals and others and...

MIM appeals supporters to join Mumbai’s Dalit mass protest on July 22

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: In yet another attempt to portray it to be the party of Muslims and Dalits, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...

Modi greets nation on first Constitution Day

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the nation on the Constitution Day being marked here for the first time. "Greetings to...

The Old Boys’ Public School (OBPS) Implementation Scheme

The Association has launched an ambitious project of establishing a chain of English medium schools with the brand name Old Boys' Public School (OBPS) under clause 2 (vi) of the rules of the association. The objective is to nurture pure morality, free inquiry and large hearted tolerance in students and impart purposeful education so that they can face the challenges posed by the modern and emerging societies. The OBPS board of management has worked out an effective scheme for implementing the OBPS project. The management is offering

I got Rajya Sabha seat for Athawale: Uddhav

Mumbai : Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Monday made an embarrassing revelation here that he had personally intervened to secure a Rajya Sabha seat...

No mandatory arrest for offences under SC/ST Act, says SC

New Delhi, (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the arrest of a accused under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of...

Eight Mahadalits converted to Christianity in Bihar

Patna: Eight poor Mahadalits, including a woman, converted to Christianity in a village in Bihar's Munger district, an official said Saturday. "It is a fact...

Challenges in Implementation of National Food Security Act discussed

By TCN News New Delhi: The Institute of Objective Studies (IOS) in association with FIAN India and The Child Trust organised a consultation on “National...

UK-based South Asia Solidarity Group deplores burning alive of Dalit children in India

By TCN News London: One of Britain’s key activist organisations, South Asia Solidarity Group (SASG), has applauded the courage of the more than 40 writers,...

Dhanya Raman: Giving a voice to the marginalised in Kerala

By Shafeeq Hudawi Thiruvananthapuram: In March 2016, while the entire mainstream media was still busy with the incidents in JNU,...

Dilution of SC/ST Act can erode faith in judiciary: Amnesty

New Delhi, (IANS): The dilution of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act can erode the faith of the historically marginalised communities...

Politics of Religion

By Sadiq Zafar for TwoCircles.net, When elections are around, politics in Uttar Pradesh starts revolving around communal issues and Ram Mandir Babri Mosque debate erupts...

Haryana rape victim cremated, two more held

By IANS, Narwana (Haryana) : Two more people were arrested for their alleged involvement in the gang-rape of a Dalit girl in Haryana's Jind district, police said Sunday.

Jharkhand Dalit Minister was prevented from inaugurating Shravani Mela: JMM

Ranchi : Main opposition party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has alleged that state Tourism Minister Amar Bawri, who belongs to the Dalit community, was...

How Tamil Nadu government turned Thoothukudi into a living hell

By Grace Banu for TwoCircles.net The people of Thoothukudi, who were asking for relief from cancers were given bullets as medicines. Common struggling people were...

दलितों और अल्पसंख्यकों की फेलोशिप पर होगा इस बदलाव का असर

अरविंद कुमार और दिलीप मंडल ‘नीयत’ यानी इंटेंशन अगर सही नहीं हो तो भारतीय दर्शन परंपरा में महिमामंडित ‘न्याय’ और ‘नीति’ का समागम भी समतामूलक...

TCN questions for Narendra Modi

By TwoCircles.net team, New Delhi: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has opened up for interviews and he is being interviewed by number of TV...

दुःखद : पानी पीने पर टीचर ने की थी जिस बालक की पिटाई, अब...

खान इक़बाल Twocircles.net के लिए राजस्थान के जालौर में दिल दहला देने वाली जिस घटना में सायला गाँव में एक अध्यापक ने नौ साल...

मेरठ : दलित व जाट में खूनी संघर्ष, दलितों पर एकतरफ़ा कार्रवाई का आरोप

आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मेरठ : गंगानगर थाना क्षेत्र के रजपुरा में शुक्रवार की शाम बुग्गी टकराने को लेकर हुए मामूली विवाद ने शनिवार को...

In Vaishali ‘birthplace of democracy’ parties pinning hope on caste equations

By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, Sahebganj/Vaishali: At a rally in Sahebganj in Muzaffarpur District (under Viashali Constituency) Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav arrived almost two hours late that originally scheduled time of 3 PM (normal for all leaders in election season with hectic schedule). His supporters though braved the scorching Sun taking refuge in water-melon and shadow of tree, but waited to listen to their leader.

Implement Ambedkar’s philosophy, says Hamid Ansari

Raipur: Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Saturday called for implementation of B.R. Ambedkar's three-point corrective - using constitutional methods of achieving social and...

Students allege discrimination against Dalits, Tribals and Muslims after being denied entry into EFLU...

Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad has come under attack from students for allegedly discriminating against Dalit-Muslim students of the campus,...

आज़मगढ़ में दलित उत्पीड़न के मामले ने तूल पकड़ा

स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के आजमगढ़ जिले के एक गांव में दलितों पर पुलिस उत्पीड़न का मामला सामने आया है। गांव में दो पक्षों...

Upper caste BJP leaders upset over OBC as Bihar chief

Patna : A powerful lobby of upper caste Bihar BJP leaders is disappointed over the appointment of OBC leader Nityanand Rai on Wednesday as...

एक साल बाद आज भी सहमा है शब्बीरपुर ,बदल गई है दलितो की जिंदगी

आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर : "पिछले साल 5 मई, हम सब लोग अपने खेतों में काम कर रहे थे औरत मर्द सब...इतनी भीड़ इस...

Shifting Allegiances: Dalits in Uttar Pradesh Explore ASP and Congress Amidst BSP’s Woes

Asad Rizvi, TwoCircles.net Lucknow: Amid the Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) existential crisis, Dalits seem to have begun exploring new political alternatives. They are apparently weighing their...

UP Jats poised to join hands with Haryana khaps for reservation

New Delhi: The Jats of Uttar Pradesh, mainly concentrated in the western flank of the state, have decided to launch an agitation to demand...

‘We have been made to feel like criminals’: How a defamation case is threatening...

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Indian Universities, and especially those under the Central Government, have for long been presented as spaces where a student or a...

Overdue SC/ST Amendment bill passed after avoidable one year delay

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: A full one year after its introduction, the long overdue amendments to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes...

Gandhi’s people in Maoist land

By Aishik Chanda, Kukurbhukka, Jashpur district (Chhattisgarh): They travel in a van donated by a Gondi Adivasi organization of Bastar. They spend the night with benevolent villagers and eat whatever is offered. The 12-member CGNet Swara team that travels through central India promoting citizen journalism through mobile radio is a diverse lot.

Two booked for beating Dalit couple

Patna: Two people were booked on charge of severely beating a Dalit couple for refusing to stay away from a Hanuman temple in Bihar's...

In Bihar’s Heartland, the Dalit Mood Has Shifted – And It’s Bad News for...

Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net Patna: A new survey has revealed a major shift in Bihar’s Dalit political landscape, with the Mahagathbandhan (the RJD, Congress and Left...

Police searches at slums in Hyderabad spark fear among slum dwellers

The recent searches carried out by police in several slums in Hyderabad has drawn the ire of the slum-dwellers, who are predominantly Muslim, Dalits...

तेवर बदलती भीम आर्मी

आस मोहम्मद कैफ | सहारनपुर इधर ग्वालियर, बिजनोर और पटना में भीम आर्मी ने तीन रैलियां की है, इन सभी रैलियों में अच्छी खासी भीड़ रही,तीनों को...

Collapsing credibility Of Western media: An opportunity for India

By Saeed Naqvi, Even the skeptics now agree that India shall be a power in the Asian century. To insure this rise to the top, India must maximize all its assets. One asset for which it has a reputation is a lively media, a function of a relatively stable democratic order since independence.

Tribal outfit strikes again, Assam death toll is 22

By IANS, Guwahati: Tribal separatists continued their killing spree in Assam Tuesday, gunning down two more non-tribals and taking the death toll in overnight serial attacks to 22, police said.

Caste system like Taliban, needs to be discussed: Sharad Yadav

New Delhi : Atrocities against Dalits have been increasing since Independence, and the caste system in India has a "Taliban-like attitude", Janata Dal-United leader...

Nitish, legislators reach Delhi; Manjhi announces quotas

Patna/New Delhi : Aiming to put pressure on Bihar Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi for inviting him to form the next government in the state,...

India’s human rights record to be discussed at US Capitol

Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 3:00pm Location: 1334 Longworth House Office Building By TwoCircles.net special correspondent Washington DC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is yet again...

Writing about marginalised communities is like walking a tight rope

On the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), writers reflect on the experiences of writing on the issues of marginalized communities in India.  Tabeenah...

‘Give My Son Justice’: Father of Dalit Boy Beaten to Death Over a ‘Spelling...

Aliza Noor | TwoCircles.net Raju Kumar Dohre, a thirty-six years-old dalit man from Uttar Pradesh, found himself at a loss for words to talk about...

मरी गाय ले जाने के कारण लखनऊ में पीटे गए दलितों की आपबीती

TCN News लखनऊ : पिछले दिनों लखनऊ के तकरोही के चंदन गांव का मामला प्रकाश में आया था, जहां मरी हुई गाय को लेकर जा...

Why hundreds of Dalits were unable to vote in Bhagana, Haryana

By Inder Bisht, TwoCircles.net Initial reports from Haryana are indicating that neither the BJP nor the Congress is emerging as a clear winner in the...

ये घटनाए बताती है कि उत्तर प्रदेश में पत्रकारों के लिए सब कुछ सही...

हिना मंसूर ।Twocircles.net  13 जून- न्यूज़ वेबसाइट 'स्क्रॉल' की कार्यकारी संपादक सुप्रिया शर्मा ने लॉकडाऊन खत्म होने और अनलॉक के प्रारंभ होने के तुरंत बाद भारत के...

Lok Sabha begins debate on atrocities against Dalits

New Delhi : The Lok Sabha on Thursday began general discussion on the "atrocities against Dalits" in the country under Rule 193. Communist Party of...

‘Manual scavenging-free India’ still a distant dream

Is the government really serious about rehabilitation of manual scavengers? By Nivedita Khandekar, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: It is centuries old, most inhuman of the...

Dalit Muslim leaders urge Baba Ramdev to lead their fight

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

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Understanding the verdict 2014

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat, There are huge lessons for every political party as well as people who aspire for a secular democratic space in this verdict 2014 which has brought glimmer in the face of a huge number of people who believed in a ‘dream’ sold to them but also apprehensions and fear among those who have fought against the process of communalization and corporatization.

नफरत से टकराना यानी रोहित वेमुला हो जाना है

नासिरूद्दीन ‘गुड मॉर्निंग, जब आप सब यह खत पढ़ रहे होंगे, मैं आपसे दूर चला जा चुका होऊंगा.. मैं इस तरह की चिट्ठी पहली...

पातालकोट : जहां ज़मीन के अन्दर से पनपता है भारत का भविष्य

जावेद अनीस छिंदवाड़ा जिले के तामिया ब्लॉक में स्थित पातालकोट मानो धरती के गर्भ में समाया है. तकरीबन 89 वर्ग किलोमीटर क्षेत्र में फैली यह...

BSP wipeout: Is Mayawati losing touch with her vote bank?

By Ranjana Narayan, New Delhi : The Narendra Modi-led BJP wave has left many political parties reeling, but perhaps the most surprising has been the...

Dalit killed for plucking two brinjals in Bihar village

By IANS, Patna: A Dalit man was beaten to death for plucking two brinjals from a field belonging to a landowner of a higher caste in a village in Bihar, police said Wednesday.

India disturbed over imminent institutionalization of martial primacy in Pakistan

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New report by NDMJ-SASY reveals surge in atrocities against Dalits, Adivasis amid COVID-19 lockdown

TCN News National Dalit Movement for Justice (NDMJ), headquartered in New Delhi, has released a detailed report on increasing human rights violation cases against Dalits,...

Rupesh Kumar: A filmmaker, academic, journalist with the sole aim of destroying casteism

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net The world of activism cannot function within boundaries, and for Kannur resident Rupesh Kumar, this statement is apt: he is...

JNU gets solidarity from American University of Beirut

By TCN News, New Delhi: Members and affiliates of the American University of Beirut (AUB) have issued statement in support of students and faculty at...

I have a dream for India …

Martin Luther King Jr. famous "I have a Dream" speech reimagined in Indian context" By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net

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Karnataka to vote Thursday for all 28 Lok Sabha seats

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Farzand-E-Pakistan and Pindi garbage

In early seventies, when the so-called "Furzand-e-Pindi" was student of Gordon College there used to be a garbage or filth disposal point near the gate of the College on the College Road side. The local sweepers used to throw filth and garbage at that place and it was then taken away by the Corporation workers in trucks.

Dalit-speak of PM Modi, BJP a sham, says Mayawati

Lucknow, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said his words and the acts...

Close fight between BJP and Congress in Muzaffarpur, both sides claiming victory after May...

By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, Muzaffarpur: In Muzaffarpur, where caste-sentiment is deeply rooted, both the BJP and Congress candidate (in alliance with the RJD) sounded “confident of victory” as it polled on May 7.

Seven more Dalit suicide bids in Gujarat; 30 attempts so far

Ahmedabad : Seven persons, including two women, from the Dalit community, on Friday tried to commit suicide as protests continued against the July 11...

Mayawati slams Khattar over Dalit attacks

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Dalit leader Jignesh detained ahead of Modi’s arrival in Ahmedabad

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Man weds widow in front of Gandhi statue

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Thousands gather to pay respect to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Diwas: A photo...

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No fees for girls upto higher secondary level in state schools, says J&K government

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: In a significant move which will benefit thousands of girls studying in state run schools in Jammu and Kashmir,...

Modi had better speak on Rohith’s suicide: Kejriwal

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak on the suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith...

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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...

Indian Americans’ mark Independence Day celebration by solemn pledge to protect pluralism

Indian American Muslim Council organizes celebratory event in Florida; participate in protests against targeting of Dalits and minorities in the name of cow...

A prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in India: Report

New Delhi : A human rights group on Tuesday said one prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in Indian jails and that there are three...

Two months after being attacked by SFI cadre, Dalit student continues to wait for...

By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net This is the third and final part of a three-part series of stories documenting caste discrimination against Dalit, Bahujan and...

‘एआईएमआईएम’के साथ गठबंधन की बात में रत्ती भर भी सच नही : मायावती

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Tribals’ nod must for takeover of their land: Rahul Gandhi

Raipur: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that tribals must be asked for their permission before their land is taken away from...

बिहार : एक जिला, दो महीने और 21 दलितों की हत्या

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What does EWS quota mean for SC, ST, OBCs?

The Supreme Court's reservation for economically weaker sections, especially for the forward castes, has sprung up a debate that it will only create...

How Dalit music in Punjab transformed from a religious to a political soundtrack

By Manisha Bhalla, TwoCircles.net The elephant of BSP has arrived, The one that will be a companion to all, To end poverty and slavery, This time...

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...

WPI welcomes Apex Court guidelines on police encounters

By TCN News, New Delhi: Welfare Party of India, in a statement, appreciated and hailed the apex court guidelines on deaths in police encounter for mandatory registration of FIRs and investigation by CID or any other independent agency.

Asaduddin Owaisi backs Hyderabad varsity students’ protest

Hyderabad: MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday sought immediate removal of University of Hyderabad Vice Chancellor Appa Rao over the suicide of a Dalit...

In Maharashtra, Dalits rise to claim grazing land that was promised to them decades...

By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net The question of land ownership for people who work and toil on it has been asked for over 50 years now...

Bihar CM includes Paswan caste in Mahadalit category

Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has approved a proposal to include the Paswan caste in the Mahadalit category, an official said...

रायपुर में गोमांस के नाम पर महिला से छेड़छाड़

TCN News रायपुर (छत्तीसगढ़) : मध्यप्रदेश में दो महिलाओं के साथ मारपीट के बाद अब छत्तीसगढ़ में गोमांस के नाम पर एक महिला के साथ...

Una victims become ‘symbol’ of Dalit Chetna Yatra as Sangh Parivar goes all out...

By Amit Kumar and Afroz Alam Sahil, Twocircles.net On July 11, four Dalits were publicly stripped and beaten up by Gau Rakshaks in Una...

Seed companies involved in child labour in India, reveals study

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: In a shocking revelation, a study has pointed out the grim realities on the use of...

Lalu Prasad demands Bharat Ratna for Dalit leader Kanshi Ram

Patna (IANS): Describing Dalit leader Kanshi Ram as a great revolutionary on his birth anniversary, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday demanded the Bharat...

यूपी विधानसभा चुनाव : 143 हारी हुई सीटों पर सपा के 27 मुस्लिम प्रत्याशी

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter लखनऊ– उत्तर प्रदेश का चुनाव नज़दीक आते ही सूबे में राजनीतिक गतिविधियां गर्म हो गयी हैं. सत्ताधारी समाजवादी पार्टी ने आज यहां 2012 विधानसभा चुनाव में हारी हुई सीटों पर प्रत्याशियों की पहली सूची जारी कर दी है.

Students refuse food cooked by Dalits, principal suspended

By IANS, Lucknow : The principal of a government-run school in Uttar Pradesh's Ramabai Nagar district was suspended for inaction and negligence after students refused to eat the midday meal prepared by two Dalit cooks, officials said Friday. A probe has also been initiated against Jasapur Primary School principal Maan Singh and district education officials, including senior official Anil Rawat, as they knew that several upper-caste students of the school were not eating the meal prepared by the Dalit women.

We sing to celebrate the agenda of equality and dignity: Yalgar Cultural Group

Text and video by Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net Mumbai: Yalgar cultural group (YCG), an association which propagates Ambedkarite ideas, performed at the KCA Hall...
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