Art/Culture

Nagaur (Rajasthan): RSS activists will soon be seen in brown trousers in place of their traditional khakhi shorts. "We have taken the decision to...

By TCN News, New Delhi: MOEMIN, an advocacy group of Indian Muslims organized second “National Social Leadership Summit” in collaboration with Association of Muslim Professionals...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj lauded Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Saturday for conveying the message...

By Bushra Alvi Razzack for Twocircles.net Delhi: Dilliwalas can never get enough of Urdu poetry. In spite of inclement weather, Urdu lovers converged in...

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter नई दिल्ली: शायर गौहर रज़ा भी मुल्क में फ़ैली देशद्रोह की फिज़ा से अछूते नहीं रहे. हालांकि यह फिज़ा मुल्क में जितनी...

By Mohammad Rafay Qadri for Twocircles.net Aligarh the movie, which portrays the story of an Aligarh Muslim University professor, has sadly found few students interested...

By TCN News New Delhi: Negative stereotypes related to the representation of the inhabitants of the char-chaporis of Assam in literature and media figured prominently...

Majlis-e-Mushawarat: Ek Mukhtasar Tareekh AIMM Author: Mohammad Ilmullah Pages: 198 Publisher: Pharos Media & Publications Pvt. Ltd, D-84 Abul Fazl Enclave - 1, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025,...

Majlis-e-Mushawarat: Ek Mukhtasar Tareekh AIMM Author: Mohammad Ilmullah Pages: 198 Publisher: Pharos Media & Publications Pvt. Ltd, D-84 Abul Fazl Enclave - 1, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025,...

By Preetha Nair Agra: Minorities, especially, the Muslim community feel insecure under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says Shahid Rafi, son of the legendary singer Mohammed...

Professor Anisuzzaman, president of Bangla Aceademy, Bangladesh's national language authority, was in Guwahati recently. He had been invited by the Char Chapori Sahitya Parishad...

Mumbai: Shatrughan Sinha is happy for actor Sanjay Dutt, who returned home following his jail term, and the actor-turned-politician says Sanjay should "now follow...

New Delhi: Amidst reports that the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer "Aligarh" will not be screened in the city of Aligarh, the film's director Hansal Mehta has...

Hyderabad : An international seminar on the life and ways of Prophet Muhammed will be held here from February 21 to February 23. Eminent Islamic...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, Twocircles.net Srinagar: The Wular Lake in Bandipora district of Kashmir has often played second-fiddle to the more famous Dal...

By TCN News Pune: A new initiative aimed at driving Muslim involvement in India’s start-up and technology economy was hosted in...

Mumbai : “Citylights” director Hansal Mehta says his upcoming venture “Aligarh” is not about homosexuality but is about the importance of right to privacy. "This...

महेंद्र कुमार 'सानी' हालांकि किसी शायर को शहर का शायर, गांव का शायर या जनता का शायर जैसे खानों में विभाजित करना शायर के साथ...

Mumbai : Condolences poured in for noted Hindi and Urdu poet Nida Fazli, who died here on Monday. He was in his late 70s. Fazli's...

By सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी: निदा फाज़ली नहीं रहे. वही निदा जिन्होंने 'होश वालों को ख़बर क्या बेख़ुदी क्या चीज़ है' और 'तू इस तरह...

Hyderabad: Four workers were charred to death when a reactor exploded in manufacturing unit of pahramceutical firm in Maheswaram on the outskirts of Hyderabad...

London: Over 90 mosques across Britain are opening their doors to visitors to allow Muslims to "explain their faith beyond the hostile headlines". The...

Lucknow: Ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali will perform at the Lucknow Mahotsava on Sunday night, and officials said they were taking no chances on the...

By TCN News The Indian American Muslim Council , an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India's pluralist and tolerant ethos, honoured Congressman Keith Ellision...

Mumbai: A day after Anupam Kher claimed he was denied a visa to visit Pakistan for the Karachi Literature Festival, he said on Thursday...

आह सय्यद हसन! (अपने उस्ताद मुहतरम जनाब सय्यद हसन साहब, को मनज़ूम खिराज-ए-अक़ीदत) By नदीम ज़फर जिलानी हर शख़्स सोगवार है, हर आँख अश्कबार, ग़ुंचे, लिपट के फूलों...

Patna : The Nalanda University in Bihar has decided to add a School of Linguistics and Literature from the year 2017-18. The governing body of...

By Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net सदी के महान शिक्षाविद डॉ ज़ाकिर हुसैन ने कभी कहा था - ‘हमारे देश को गर्म खून नहीं चाहिए जो...

Islamabad : There is no marriage law for the millions of Hindus living in Pakistan, a leading daily said on Friday, noting that this...

New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee reveals that he never wanted to be the prime minister after Indira Gandhi's death, as several reports have...

New Delhi : Indira Gandhi knew her life was at risk when she decided to go for militarily storm the Golden Temple, President Pranab...

Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar says he can relate to Hansal Mehta's film "Aligarh" and every character in the film emotionally moved him. "I related to...

Mumbai: Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali's concert in Mumbai, which was scheduled to take place on January 29, has been cancelled, according to film...

Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar says he is not scared of anyone and is proud of his opinions and about having a voice, after his...

Chennai: As many as 30,000 people have "followed" actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Twitter within 24 hours of him joining the micro-blogging site. Haasan joined Twitter...

Mumbai: Bollywood actor-producer Aamir Khan - who kicked a huge controversy over the intolerance issue last year - on Monday said he had no...

Washington: A turban-clad Sikh man was ousted out of Donald Trump's campaign rally in US, after he interrupted the Republican presidential frontrunner's speech by...

Mumbai: The makers of Bollywood film "Ghar Vapsi" have demanded police protection for Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali, who will arrive here on Thursday...

By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: A music band formed by the alumni of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has come...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter नई दिल्ली: लंबा वक़्त नहीं बीता जब विचारकों और लेखकों ने एमएम कलबुर्गी, नरेन्द्र दाभोलकर और गोविन्द पान्सारे की हत्याओं और...

By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter Guwahati: The occasion of Magh Bihu is a cause for celebrations across Assam, but for the people...

Mumbai : BJP legislator from South Mumbai M.P. Lodha on Tuesday urged the central goverment to convert Jinnah House, the house built by Pakistan...

Kolkata : Ceremonial processions and exhibitions on the life and work of Swami Vivekananda were held across West Bengal to mark the monk's 153rd...

By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi : The moment we try to erase differences instead of accepting them, it creates problems. This is because human...

By Amulya Ganguli Lal Bahadur Shastri's death in Tashkent half a century ago robbed India and his party, the Congress, of many cherished possibilities which...

New Delhi: There will be no restrictions on the freedom of expression on writers and intellectuals, said Delhi Culture Minister Kapil Mishra while inaugurating...

By MahtabNama for Twocircles.net Come Friday, a unique educational and literary festival will be held in Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazar. First held in 2014, it is...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will lead a reception here for Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali on January 14 ahead of his performance. Ali...

By Dr Mohammad Sajjad, It is quite befitting for a reputed and historic university to commemorate its distinguished and accomplished academics: people who combined...

Kolkata : Enjoying the irresistible aroma of baking cakes and brewing wines and of spending quality time with loved ones, Kolkata on Friday deluged...

By TCN News Mumbai: On the occasion of Eid Milad-un Nabi, the birth anniversary of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), a Mumbai-based organisation Sunni Dawate...

Mumbai : The Mumbai Congress on Thursday demanded that legendary Bollywood playback singer late Mohammed Rafi be conferred the Bharat Ratna. Congress leaders led by...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: Unmoved by freezing temperatures, devotees in the city flocked to offer special prayers on the occasion of...

New Delhi : Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari has greeted countrymen on the eve of the festival of Christmas. Ansari said the festival reaffirms our...

Patna : BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Wednesday described as a "hero" party MP Kirti Azad, who has taken on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association has levelled serious allegations against the jail...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi : A one day workshop on ‘Understanding Sufi Literature and Qawwali’ is being organised by...

By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net Like in rest of the globe, Minorities Rights Day was observed on Dec. 18 in Manipur. Manipur State Minorities...

The Muslimah Network is a website dedicated to stories and commentary on Muslim women from an Islamic perspective. Started by the UAE-based writer/graphic designer...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: As a part of their peace-building initiatives, Indialogue Foundation in collaboration with Rajan’s School of...

By TCN News, Aligarh, December 15: Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor Lt General Zameer Uddin Shah (Retd) has been conferred the ‘India’s Most Eminent Vice...

Mumbai: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar was on Sunday honoured with Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian award, by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The 93-year-old...

By Shamshad Ali New Delhi : Zaira Wasim, who was unknown a few months ago, has now become a household name in her native...

By TCN News, Hyderabad: International Human Rights Day was observed throughout the world on December 10th. Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee observed the day in Hyderabad...

By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala : The mountainous northeastern region, which comprises eight states, occupies eight percent of India's land area and is home to four...

By TCN News, Guwahati: A teacher of a government-aided school in Morigaon District of Assam took away his own life in September this year, alleging...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Urdu Journalism legend and Chief editor of Islami Digest ‘Huda’ and ‘Taha'...

By TCN News, Jahangirabad (Lucknow): Alumni of Jahangirabad Institute of Technology (JIT) were on cloud nine after receiving their degrees at the first graduation...

Former AAP leader also that India showed the world that unlike the European nation states, the Indian nation can function with democratic values with...

By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter, Kozhikode: In what could be termed as a clear message to the Sangh fold from Kerala against growing intolerance, the state...

By TCN News, Aligarh: The Women’s College, Aligarh Muslim University, is organising a two-day seminar to celebrate the works and life of Urdu literary giant...

By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: Prominent author Homen Borgohain, who returned his Sahitya Akademi recently protesting against the ‘intolerance’, was honoured with litterateur...

By Syed Muhammad Raghib and Abhay Kumar for TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Akhlaque Ahan is an associate professor of Persian...

Chandigarh : Holiest of Sikh shrines 'Harmandar Sahib', popularly known as Golden Temple, in Amritsar and other gurdwaras elsewhere across Punjab and Haryana saw...

Panaji : Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman on Tuesday said the intolerance debate in India is becoming "chaotic", adding "we should set an example...

By TCN News The Emirates Chapter of the Aligarh Muslim University celebrated Sir Syed Day in Sharjah on November 20 to remember and learn from...

By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net “Free admission, but capacity is limited to 15 and registration is recommended,” read the email sent to me the morning...

New Delhi : It's all about Indian girl power all the way! Making a mark on the global map, seven Indian celebrated personalities including...

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पटना: ‘बिहार जीत’ पर दो-दो दीवाली मनाने के बाद छठ के मौक़े पर भी पटना के लोगों में ज़बरदस्त उत्साह नज़र...

Kochi: Filmmaker Kabir Khan on Monday said he chose to work with superstar Salman Khan in "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" because of his secular leaning and...

By TCN News New Delhi: Joining a host of other Muslim organisations in condemning the Paris attacks, Anjuman-e-Haideri said the Paris attacks were a reminder...

Mumbai: Veteran Indian-born British actor Saeed Jaffrey died on Sunday, a close relative said. He was 86, according to his niece Shaheen Aggarwal, who shared...

Mumbai: Superstar Aamir Khan, who suffered a muscle spasm in one of his shoulders while shooting an action scene for "Dangal", has been advised...

Kolkata: Actress Vidya Balan, who was longing for a selfie with veteran actresses Sharmila Tagore, Jaya Bachchan and Moushumi Chatterjee, finally got her wish...

Thiruvananthapuram: Gender empowerment should start from our homes to achieve our goals at the societal level, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Saturday. "We...

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad: Sameera Aziz, a media personality and writer, has become the first woman from Saudi Arabia to be recognised for her work...

New Delhi: As anniversaries go, secularist and freedom fighter Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's 127th birth anniversary went largely unnoticed. Except for a handful of...

By TCN News A group of about 190 historians and academicians of India working overseas addressed an open letter to the Indian authorities, including...

Mumbai: Filmmaker Hansal Mehta's reality drama “Aligarh”, which is based on the real life incident of doctor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, who was suspended from...

New Delhi : Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the country is deeply concerned at the "blatant violation" of right to freedom...

By Preetha Nair New Delhi : The 'award wapsi' has now gone beyond the Sahitya Akademi, its president, Viswanath Prasad Tiwari, said on Friday. "Now,...

By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.Net Guwahati: Democratic voices from the North East have come out in strong support to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan over his...

Shillong : Political filmmaker Tarun Bharatiya, who won the National Award for Best Editing Non Fiction for "In Camera - Diaries of a...

By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram : Saji Thomas is 45 years old from Kerala and, while God did not give him the faculties of...

(Courtesy: Hindustantimes) Badre Alam & Sanjay Kumar It will not be an exaggeration, to say that extremism and cultural intolerance has not been growing...

Kolkata: Eminent Indian scientist P.M. Bhargava on Thursday said he will return his Padma Bhushan award in protest against the "growing intolerance in the...

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday, while greeting Turkey on its National Day, said the two countries are close because of shared values...

By TCN News Aligarh: The Ibn Sina Academy, Aligarh, organised a national seminar on “Life and Contribution of Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)” between 14 and 15...

Agra: Social networking giant Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday visited the Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh's Agra city and said: "It is even...

By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net After Fandry, the Marathi movie Khwada, released on Oct 22, 2015, does a brilliant job of depicting lower castes’ struggle...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCirlces.net, Srinagar : With an aim to send a message of brotherhood among different Muslim Sects and to...

Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net Guwahati : Even as religious intolerance continues to rise in the country, examples of communal harmony drew everybody’s...

By Bhavana Akella New Delhi : With attacks by fringe Hindu outfits on writers and intellectuals for their views and assaults and murders of...

New Delhi: Veteran M.S. Sathyu, Hindustani classical singer Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, Kathak dancer Uma Dogra and playwright Asgar Wajahat were among the luminaries conferred...

New Delhi : The Sahitya Akademi for the first time on Friday said it was "deeply pained" by the murder of noted writer M.M....

Kolkata : Bengali poet Mandakranta Sen, who recently gave up her Sahitya Akademi award, on Friday refused to take it back, saying though...

By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi: He has never had a "direct experience" in India, but wants to visit the country, which has an "interesting relationship"...

By Nivedita Khandekar Nagpur (Maharashtra): Hemlata Sontakke, 60, was too young to remember the epoch making event she had attended with...

Washington : Indian-American Aziz Ansari has debuted on the Forbes list of Highest-Paid Comedians 2015 with $9.5 million in earnings, thanks to his fan-favourite...

Srinagar : Restrictions were imposed in parts of Srinagar city while a curfew was imposed in Anantnag and Bijbehara towns in Jammu and Kashmir...

By Mohamed Ajmal for TwoCircles.net The month of Muharram, is an evidently an historical month for Muslims, and also which highlights the differences between Sunni...

Gurdaspur (Punjab) : Amid tension in many parts of Punjab following the desecration of the Sikh holy book Guru Granth Sahib, Punjab Chief Minister...

Jaipur/New Delhi : Leading Rajasthani and Hindi writer Nand Bhardwaj on Thursday returned his Sahitya Akademi award to denounce "rising religious intolerance and...

New Delhi: Internet search giant Google on Tuesday paid tributes to Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on his birth anniversary. The doodle showed the...

Agra: Activists and environmentalists here marched to demand release of water from upstream barrages to sustain the ecology of Yamuna and provide moisture to...

New Delhi : He may have missed a chance to perform in Mumbai following Shiv Sena's protest, but the songs and melodies of Pakistani...

Ram Puniyani, Just over a decade ago (2002) in Dulina village of Jhajjar in Haryana a...

New Delhi: Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali has agreed to regale his Indian fans at a concert here in December, says Delhi Chief Minister...

New Delhi : Delhi's ruling AAP on Thursday invited noted Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali to perform here after he cancelled his Mumbai concert...

New Delhi : Amidst the controversy surrounding the cancellation of renowned Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali's concert in Mumbai, the country's censor board...

Mumbai: Pakistan's renowned ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali will not perform in Maharashtra this week, as his shows were cancelled after a meeting between...

Islamabad: A court in Peshawar city asked the archaeology department to clarify on Wednesday if the government wanted to declare legendary actor Dilip Kumar's...

Mumbai : For Gandhi Jayanti on Friday, sitar maestro Shujaat Khan, who has enthralled Indian classical music aficionados for several decades, has paid...

By Dr.Ajmal 769 Haj piligrims died in the Mina Stampede, and the preceding week around 107 died in the Crane Crash in...

New Delhi : The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday urged the central government to clear all hurdles within a year to ensure construction...

New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Public Works Department (PWD) to inform it on the timeline of...

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net, Bhopal:  The National Archives of India (NAI), Regional Office, Bhopal is organizing a 3-day outreach programme from  September...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Lucknow (UP) : With an aim to bridge the Sunni-Shia gap in the country, this Eid-al-Adha,...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Chicago: Renowned Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is here awarded with ‘Life time achievement’ award by America’s biggest Muslim...

New Delhi : Google is celebrating the birth centenary of renowned Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain who died in London on June 9, 2011...

Agra: "Hogaya Dimaagh Ka Dahi", an upcoming film starring character actor and comedian Kader Khan in his comeback role, is a clean and original...

By TCN News, New Delhi: Institute of Objective Studies, (IOS), will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year by organising national and international seminars and workshops...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net, Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Innovators forum (JKIF), a state based NGO, is going to organize an event...

Bhopal : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for efforts to be made to make usage of Hindi more vibrant, contending it would...

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat As I boarded the Rajdhani express from New Delhi for Parasnath for my intended visit to Jharkhand...

By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net Mr. Ketan Pimpalapure, a poet, writer and journalist died in the month of July 31st, 2015. He was...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar : The book, “Prisoner No. 100,” which unveils the ordeal of women separatist leader, Anjum Zamrooda Habib...

जावेद अनीस उर्दू के शीर्ष उपन्यासकार अब्दुल्ला हुसैन का 7 जून 2015 को 84 वर्ष की उम्र में देहांत हो गया, वे लम्बे समय से...

Mumbai: A leading NGO claimed on Thursday that the Iranian consulate here refused to accept its memorandum seeking a ban the controversial movie...

Mumbai : Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who has made his mark in Bollywood with films like "Gangs of Wasseypur 2", "Kick", "Kahaani" and "Bajrangi...

By Wahidul Islam for TwoCircles.net History cannot be repeated neither we can go back to time to check its credibility. We can demonise and...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Delighted with the meeting and appreciation of Sufi way of life by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

By TCN News, New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia, honouring the UN Resolution No.64/35, organized a ‘minute of silence’ on August 29, 2015 at...

Srinagar : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday concluded his three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir after paying obeisance at two shrines in...