American Hindus support Chicago City Council’s anti-CAA resolution

The resolution proposed by the Chicago City Council and introduced by Maria Hadden, a council member and alderperson for the city's 49th ward, classifies...

US Aligarh Alumni Association lambast AMU Vice Chancellor’s behaviour; call for his resignation

By NewsDesk, TwoCircles.net The Federation of Aligarh Alumni Associations (FAAA), on behalf of its member associations across the United States, strongly condemn the use of...

Kerala Minister was right: Moahmmed Ali did belong to Kerala

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Kozhikode: The death of Mohammed Ali was one of those moments when the popularity of a person went much beyond the...

Number of Muslim MLAs in Andhra remains static, MIM to expand itself

By Mohammed Siddique, TwoCircles.net, Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), which has further strengthened its hold over Hyderabad by increasing its strength in the state assembly from five to seven decided to adopt more aggressive approach on the problems of Muslim minority in the state and also expand its activities to the other regions of the state – Rayala Seema and coastal Andhra.

Kashmiri Journalist sells his dream news agency to fund treatment for pellet injuries  

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: On August 5, 2016, the entire Kashmir valley was under the grip of protests after the death of militant...

दिल्ली हिंसा: अबतक 51, ये रहे 48 के नाम, तीन की पहचान नहीं, दर्ज़नभर...

आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, twocicles.net दिल्ली। दिल्ली दंगो में मरने वाले 48 लोगों की पहचान हो गई है। जान किसी की भी जाए। ख़ून तो आख़िर...

मुस्लिम विरोधी पूर्वाग्रह से ग्रस्त मीडिया और बेगुनाह मुसलमान

मोहम्मद हुसैन अहमद Twocircles .net के लिए  सोमवार को बॉम्बे हाईकोर्ट ने 20 विदेशी तब्लीगी सदस्यों को रिहा कर दिया। लेकिन मार्च में उनकी गिरफ्तारी...

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...

“I want to break the othering of Indian Muslims in media,” says film-maker Fahim...

In this free-wheeling interview, filmmaker Fahim Irshad of Aani Maani fame talks about the depiction of Indian Muslims in media, film, and society and...

दास्तान -ए- आज़म : “कहाँ से छेड़ूँ फसाना कहाँ तमाम करूँ” !

  आसमोहम्मद कैफ़। Twocircles.net राजनीतिक हलकों में आज भी एक बात आम है कि 1989 में मुलायम सिंह यादव को मुख्यमंत्री चुनी जाने वाली अंदरूनी...

Karnataka: Muslim girl commits suicide after being harassed by teacher ahead of R-Day rehearsals

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net In a tragic turn of events, a Muslim girl named Zaibunnisa committed suicide on January 25 after allegedly facing violence and...

Flop-show: BJP’s Yuva Udghosh rally in Varanasi fails to attract youth, less than 5,000...

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The year 2018 is barely into the third week, but Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already started preparing general elections to...

Name changing spree: Delhi Cricket Association to rename the Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium

TCN News The famous cricket stadium Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket stadium located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi will be now renamed after former...

Pressure mounts on MIT to disinvite Subramanian Swamy from the India Conference 2019

By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Cambridge, MA: With online petitions, phone calls to MIT’s President’s Office, and now a letter signed by the faculty members, pressure is...

A book by this Dalit author has left RSS fuming

The 72-page book on RSS by a Dalit writer Devanur Mahadeva from Karnataka criticizes the right-wing Hindu nationalist party and is hitting record sales...

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,...

‘We followed government’s instructions’: Markaz Nizamuddin

By TCN Staff New Delhi: The news of the presence of more than 1000 people from Tabligh Jamaat Headquarter, located in Hazrat Nizamuddin, Delhi has...

Challenges to Secularism in India and the role of civil society

Report of the National Seminar in Delhi on 13-14th May, 2014 By Anchal Jain, India stood at the brink of a very important historic moment with the culmination of 16thLokSabha elections. One of the most important issues flagged by the numerous debates on the issue of elections was what these elections meant for the state of Indian secularism. This issue was highlighted even more as the fear of Hindu-right wing political forces coming to power grew in the minds of the secular ranks of society.

Suffocating dissent: the Modi regime’s COVID strategy

The mask slips from Modi’s faltering image as he responds to a “viral apocalypse” of “unprecedented proportions” by silencing critics of his approach.  Pieter Friedrich,...

बाइज्जत बरी : खतरनाक साजिश की गिरह खोलने वाली किताब

मनीषा भल्ला । अलीमुल्लाह ख़ान मक्का मस्जिद धमाके से लेकर मालेगांव धमाके तक, अक्षरधाम से लेकर मुंबई, दिल्ली, बेंगलुरु, हैदराबाद धमाके की घटना तक...

फिर गहरा सकता है सहारनपुर के मसूद परिवार में टकराव

आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर: आसपास के लोग इसे गंगोह घराना कहते हैं और इस घराने में सियासत का क्षेत्रीय वर्चस्व यहां के राशिद मसूद...

Karnataka Gram Panchayat elections: SDPI sustains hold, WPI makes debut

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Bengaluru: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has maintained its presence in the different Gram Panchayats in Karnataka, especially in...

Thousands gather for TRS public meeting

Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Thousands of people from across Telangana were congregating at Kongara Kalan near here on Sunday for a public meeting being...

30 years of SC/ST PoA Act: Lacks and loopholes

By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net Kolkata: On 5 November, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled that insulting a Dalit or tribal person would not...

‘Film on Kashmiri Pandits has further widened the wedge between two communities,’ says top...

A prominent Kashmiri Pandit leader Sanjay Tickoo in an interview with TwoCircles.net castigates the hate generated by the film The Kashmir Files.  Auqib Javeed |...

Haryana assembly election returns 5 Muslim MLAs

By Twocircles.net newsdesk, New Delhi: Haryana assembly election result has sprung some surprises. Congress was expecting easy ride back to power and become first party to achieve this feat after 1972. This ride become bumpy and came to a halt short of 6 MLAs due to strong showing by Indian National Lok Dal (INLD). Congress poll managers will ensure that it reaches that magic number.

AMU announces entrance exam dates

By TCN News Aligarh: The Office of the Controller of Examinations, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has announced the schedule for admission test dates, 2018-19. Here is...

Remembering the Great Indian Maulana: Abul Kalam Azad

By Sadiya Rohma Khan Recalling the distinct myriad talents and relentless contributions of those building a collective progressive era, with other great luminaries and freedom...

Chiranjeevi loses from Palacole, wins Tirupati

By IANS, Hyderabad : Telugu superstar and Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) president K. Chiranjeevi lost the assembly elections from one constituency but was elected from the other. Chiranjeevi, whose party failed to make its mark in the elections, lost from Palacole in his native West Godavari district in coastal Andhra. He was defeated by B. Usha Rani of the Congress by over 5,000 votes. Chiru, as he is popularly known among his fans, won Tirupati seat in Chittoor district in Rayalaseema region. He defeated B. Karunakar Reddy of the Congress by over 10,800 votes.

Varanasi: Yogi Adityanath worse than Aurangzeb, claims senior journalist; threatens to commit suicide

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net With Yogi Adityanath visiting Varanasi on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti, Padmapati Sharma, a senior sports journalist from Varanasi is looking...

Muslim councillor from Meerut hands over cow to Police, says “it is a dangerous...

By Aas Mohammed Kaif, TwoCircles.net Fed up by the constant attacks on Muslims across the country in the name of so-called cow protection, a Muslim...

My daughter didn’t wear a headscarf out of fear, says Fathima’s mother, family will...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The family of Fathima Latheef, the 19-year-old who committed suicide in IIT Madras after religious discrimination, said they will seek legal...

हमारा हिजाब ही हमारी ताकत,देश भर की मुस्लिम लड़कियों ने बुलंद की आवाज़

सिमरा अंसारी। Twocircles.net इलाहाबाद निवासी सारा अहमद सिद्दीकी हिजाब पर प्रतिबंध को इस्लामोफोबिया की संज्ञा देते हुए कहती हैं, ये जेंडर इस्लामोफोबिया है, इससे...

Throat slit and left to die: Victim of state torture in Kashmir tells his...

Text and photos by Sheikh Saqib, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: Feroz Hajam, 25, is lying on bed number 32 inside Srinagar’s famed Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS)....

Narendra Modi must answer why my brother arrested just before elections: Mufti Abdul Mughni

By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net, Hyderabad: Mufti Abdul Mughni Mazahiri city president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind is in deep shock, his younger brother and renowned Islamic scholar Maulana Mohammed Abdul Qavi has been arrested on Sunday night by a joint operation of Gujarat ATS and Delhi police special cell in a decade old case of conspiracy to assassinate Narendra Modi and other Sangh leaders.

“We will send you to Bangladesh after NRC,” Muslim farmer at Indo-Bangladesh border alleges...

By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net  Parganas: On 27 July, Saddam Hossain Fakir crossed the barbed wire fencing a few kilometres from his house, as usual, to...

Municipal elections in Murshidabad district: 450 candidates, 144 Muslim

Surprising many, for the first time, the BJP has nominated 10 Muslim candidates for the municipal elections. Compared with that, SDPI nominated just eight, WPI six and the SUCI nominated just one Muslim candidate. By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net, Kolkata/Berhampur: Voting is being held for elections to 91 municipalities across West Bengal on Saturday, April 25. In Murshidabad district, elections are being held in six municipalities except Berhampur municipality.

सोशल मीडिया पोस्ट पर कार्रवाई को लेकर सुप्रीम कोर्ट नाराज़, कहा ‘ ...

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने एक मामले में कोलकाता पुलिस को कहा है कि आम नागरिकों को सरकार की आलोचना करने के लिए प्रताड़ित नहीं किया...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ़ ।Twocircles.net मुजफ्फरनगर के एक छोटे से गांव के एक संघर्षशील किसान के बेटे मोहम्मद ताबिश ने नवंबर 2020 में पीजीआई चंडीगढ़ गैसट्रोलॉजी में...

Anti CAA protest staged by Harvard students in Boston, USA

TwoCircles.net Harvard student community observed the first 24-hour anti-CAA protest in Boston, US on the occasion of Republic Day of India. This protest started at...

‘They have been framed’: Families of 9 youth arrested by NIA over alleged terror...

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain and Najiya O, TwoCircles.net At around 2 a.m. on September 19, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team with local police and...

आरटीआई में खुलासा: तेलंगाना में अल्पसंख्यकों को सशक्त बनाने वाली बैंक सब्सिडी...

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...

MIM effectively uses social media to unite votes for Aurangabad civic polls

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Aurangabad (Maharashtra): Desperate to make inroads in the civic body, members and supporters of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) are effectively using social media, websites and mobile applications to reach out to voters and to unite votes for the party ahead of the Aurangabad civic polls.

A pledge for India’s constitution

By Zohra Javed for TwoCircles.net 26th January. This day in 1950 India chose to become a Republic adopting a secular constitution that had been painstakingly written taking into consideration modifications and alterations, and giving thought to the aspects of equality and justice, making a set of fundamental rights such that every component of the Republic would be taken care of. Our elders thus proudly chose the path of democracy which brought the hope of a better tomorrow for every section of the society and a promise to empower the weakest among the weak.

Masjid Khaja in Hyderabad was 6th mosque in state demolished since 2014, says Muslim...

Masjid Khaja Mahmood in Hyderabad was demolished amid heavy police presence. After protests by residents and Muslim leaders, the the mosque will be constructed...

AMU Protests: Detained students released; protestors recall night of terror

By Meher Ali, TwoCircles.net Aligarh: At least nine detained Aligarh Muslim University students were released Monday night at around 8 pm following pressure from local...

Known for his honesty and simple life, Alam Badi becomes MLA for the fifth...

Between the politics of muscle power and money power in Purvanchal, Alam Badi has made a mark for himself due to his simplicity and...

“Falsely booked,” claims family of Malik Noor Fayaz of Doda in prison for ‘killing...

The family of 51-year-old Malik Noor Mohammad Fayyaz, who is currently in prison for the killing of a BJP member and his brother in...

Is Rajiv Tyagi the latest non-Muslim victim of Islamophobia?

By Syed Amjad Hussain On 12 August, Rajiv Tyagi, the national Spokesperson for Indian National Congress Party (INC), appeared on a television debate where he was bullied...

बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग का परिणाम जारी, मुस्लिमों का इस बार बेहतर हुआ प्रदर्शन

जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग (बीपीएससी) ने 7 अक्टूबर को बीपीएससी 65वीं संयुक्त प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (सीसीई) के अंतिम परिणाम घोषित कर दिए। इस बार मुख्य...

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi gears up for Maharashtra Assembly polls with Bootcamp for campaign staff

TCN News Maharashtra based party Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), led by Mr. Prakash Ambedkar has signed up with OurDemocracy.in, a digital campaigns organization - to...

AMU students issue ultimatum to VC over invitation to BJP leaders for Sir Syed’s...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Students of the Aligarh Muslim University have given an ultimatum of 24 hours to the Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor after the...

Muslim leadership neglected in TMC’s district committee list for state Assembly Elections 2021

By Zaidul Haque, Twocirles.net West Bengal: In West Bengal, political parties are preparing their political plan for fighting the upcoming Assembly election 2021. Recently, the...

Asaduddin Owaisi : Political Dividend Vs Price of friendship with KCR

By Muhammed Tauqeer In the recently concluded Telangana assembly elections, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) got a thumping win with 2/3rd majority. This inspite of Congress'...

BSP names 11 Lok Sabha candidates

Lucknow, March 22 (IANS) With less than a month to go for the Lok Sabha elections, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Friday announced...

जानिए कौन हैं बिहार के नए अल्पसंख्यक मंत्री जमा खान !

जिब्रानउद्दीन। Twocircles.net बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार ने मंगलवार को अपने मंत्रिमंडल का विस्तार किया जिसमें इकलौते मुस्लिम विधायक जमा खान सहित कुल 17 चेहरों...

इस बार यूपी में बढ़ गई विधायकों में मुस्लिमों की तादाद, पढ़े किसने -किसे...

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा में मुस्लिम विधायकों का आंकड़ा 2017 के मुकाबले में मामूली अंको में बढ़ा है। इस बार 36 मुस्लिम चुनाव जीतकर विधानसभा...

यूपीपीसीएस की परीक्षा में 13 मुस्लिमों का चयन, ललितपुर की शना मंसूरी बनी डिप्टी...

स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर ।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश लोक सेवा आयोग (यूपीपीएससी) ने बुधवार शाम पीसीएस-2019 का अंतिम चयन परिणाम जारी किया। 25 प्रकार के पदों के लिए...

The curious case of the ‘missing’ women from the AMU campus

By Istikhar Ali, TwoCircles.net Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is one of the most prominent universities in India and is known as an institution of repute...

Clash in name of ‘Doubtful Citizen’ in Assam

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Guwahati: Josnara Khatun is too shocked to utter even a word now. The 14-year-old girl is yet to realize what...

In the name of progressiveness: A Note on the recent Speak-Out movement in...

By Praveena Thaali for TwoCircles.net In recent times, Dalit-Bahujan women have started a speak-out* campaign to reveal their experiences of sexual harassment, which until now it...

Maulana Minnatullah Rahmani’s role in India’s independence

By Imteyaz Rahmani,

Elimination of British rule from India and independence of the country are great events of human history which not only abolished British kingdom but also left indelible mark on constitutional and political history of Arab world. The British were ruling in their own way on Arab countries due to their rule in India and almost the whole world was under their control as a super power.

Why I participated in the Yuva Hunkar rally

Text and photos by Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The Yuva Hunkar rally, which took place in Delhi today, saw a sizeable participation from people from all...

Sponsorship deal cancelled; powerlifter Majiziya Bhanu requests help on social media

By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net International powerlifter Majiziya Bhanu has qualified to participate in the World Championship being held in Russia in December but is in...

हैरतअंगेज: सिपाही ने दर्ज कराई सब्ज़ी पर थूक लगाने की झूठी रिपोर्ट, जांच के बाद...

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जर्जर हालत में पहुँच गया है देवबंद का सबसे पुराना और पहला मदरसा 

By आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net देवबंद-मदरसों की राजधानी कहे जाने वाले देवबंद में कुल 400 मदरसे है।इनमे से एक दारुल उलूम देवबंद भी है।जिसे उम्मुल...

मुस्लिम समुदाय : संख्या पर घमासान

काशिफ़ उल हुदा, TwoCircles.net बीते कुछ दिनों से समाचार चैनलों की सुर्खियां आंकड़ों के मुकाबिले ज्यादा बातें कर रही हैं. हाल में ही भारत सरकार...

Israil Mansuri: From Mukhiya to a Minister

The new information technology minister of Bihar Mohammad Israil Mansuri belongs to a socially backward Dhuniya community. Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net  PATNA (BIHAR) — Mohammad Israil...

H.Y. Sharada Prasad: A man synonymous with Indira Gandhi

By S. Nihal Singh, IANS, One of the most difficult jobs in the world is to be the interface between the media and the powerful. Several attempt it and come to grief. But a master practitioner of this demanding role was H.Y. Sharada Prasad, who died in New Delhi on Tuesday. A man who was synonymous with Indira Gandhi over scores of years, he chose to stay in the shadows as a matter of policy. Yet like a magician who knew when he was needed, he would spring to life to throw morsels of news to oil the wheel of national politics or to serve broader interests.

12 Muslim women among top 200 women nominees of #100Women achievers contest of Ministry...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), in collaboration with Facebook, have announced the...

Maharashtra: Arrest of youth activist Adil Pathan raises questions on ‘misuse of MPDA Act’

The arrest of youth activist Adil Pathan has raised the question of whether the complaints recorded against him were severe and substantiated enough to...

निजामाबाद से पांचवी बार विद्यायक बने यूपी के सबसे ईमानदार नेता आलम बदी

आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net आज़मगढ़ की निज़ामाबाद विधानसभा से समाजवादी पार्टी के नेता 86 वर्षीय आलम बदी चुनाव जीत गए हैं। आलम बदी उत्तर प्रदेश के सबसे...

Only 26 Muslim Judges in 24 High Courts, study reveals

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: The representation of Muslims in higher judiciary does not even come close to community’s share in the population...

Two Kashmiris ousted from Jamia hostel for complaining about food served in hostel mess

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Two Kashmiri students from Jamia Millia Islamia have alleged that Jamia authorities have canceled their hostel allotment after...

Why we must revisit Babasaheb Ambedkar’s call for Constitutional Morality

By Nikhil Asdude, TwoCircles.net “Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to...

मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर दंगे की इस तस्वीर का सच : अलीजान ‘ज़िन्दा’ हैं…

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर : मुज़फ्फरनगर दंगे की ये वीभत्स तस्वीर आपको ज़रूर याद होगी. यह तस्वीर दुनिया भर में मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर दंगे की...

Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhgam mark Babri demolition anniversary with protests

By Newsdesk, TwoCircles.net Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam organised protests and demonstrations throughout the state on Friday, December 6, marking the Babri Masjid demolition. The...

Bihar Elections: Bardaha residents want a government that cares for ‘Muslims, other weaker sections...

By Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net Bardaha: Bardaha, which falls in Madhubani district in Bihar, is a green village. Flood has affected its paddy crop but the...

Commemorating 93rd anniversary of Salt Satyagrah

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