Scrap Religious discrimination in Reservation: 36 communities from 19 states

By TCN Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Demanding to scrap the religious discrimination in reservation for Scheduled Castes and include Muslims and Christian Dalits in SC list, All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz along with a number of Dalit groups (both Muslims and Christian) organized a mass rally at Jantar Mantar today. Implementation of Sachchar Committee and Mishra Commission’s were also demanded. Members of 36 backward communities from 19 states took part in the rally.

Kanhaiya Kumar, other leaders call for ‘non-cooperation movement’ against CAB and NRC in Kolkata...

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net The streets of Kolkata witnessed a massive protest march against the Centre’s move on the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019,...

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,...

Houses set on fire; physically-challenged girl dead

By IANS, Hisar: An 18-year-old physically challenged Dalit girl was burnt alive after she was trapped in her house which was set on fire by members of a dominant community in Haryana's Hisar district Wednesday. "Some miscreants set some houses in Mirchpur village on fire. A girl, Suman, who could not run out of the house, died of burn injuries. Her father, 70-year-old Tara Chand, is admitted in hospital with 90 per cent burns," O.P. Sheron, deputy commissioner of Hisar, told reporters, here.

Protest held in Latur against mob lynching and inaction of government bodies

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Narendra Modi’s government faced the first stain of lynching when Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh, a Pune-based techie was killed in May 2014...

Government working for Dalit empowerment: Modi

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government was working for the empowerment of Dalits. "Our government is your government. We...

मुसलमान बनने की धमकी क्यों देते है दलित

आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net  मेरठ : पिछले दिनों मेरठ के एक मंदिर में एक नवांगतुक पुजारी ने दलितों को पूजा करने से रोक दिया उन्हें...

यूनाइटेड अगेंस्ट हेट: नफरती हमलों के विरोध छिड़ा आंदोलन

TCN News पटना : यूनाइटेड अगेंस्ट हेट के बैनर तले पटना में आयोजित अबकी बार नफरत की हार कार्यक्रम का आयोजन पटना में किया गया।...

यूपी उपचुनाव में दलितों का रुख तय करेगा 2024 का भविष्य

आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश में मैनपुरी लोकसभा सीट, रामपुर और खतौली विधानसभा सीट पर उपचुनाव हो रहें हैं। तीनों सीटों पर मुख्य मुकाबला बीजेपी...

Family members of Bhima Koregaon accused, cyber experts raise questions on investigation following reports...

Besides demanding the release of all the accused, the speakers pointed out that the Arsenal report has raised some serious questions such as, “Why...

Conviction rate in SC, ST cases maximum in MP

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,

Some notes on MIM Assembly success in Maharashtra with tales of monkey and rabbit

By Pramod Mandade, One week after the Maharashtra assembly election results I went to my village in Latur district (Marathwada). AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) won two seats one in Aurangabad and another in Mumbai plus they took considerable votes in many other places.

Rohith Vemula’s death sparks outrage within Indian Diaspora

By TCN News, Boston: Protests have erupted at major universities and cities across the US and elsewhere, expressing shock and outrage at the death of...

JD-U may oust Manjhi as Bihar chief minister

Patna : Speculation is rife in Bihar's political circles over the possible ouster of Jitan Ram Manjhi as the chief minister after he said...

‘दूषित मानसिकता वाले लोग अब बहुजन समाज को कमज़ोर समझने की भूल न करें…’

TwoCircles.net News Desk लखनऊ : दलित मुद्दों पर काम करने वाली भारतीय समन्वय संगठन ‘लक्ष्य’ द्वारा बहुजन समाज के अधिकार, उन पर बढ़ते हुए अत्याचार...

Multi-crore SC scholarships racket unearthed in Uttar Pradesh

By Sharat Pradhan, IANS, Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has unearthed a multi-crore racket in disbursement of scholarships to Scheduled Caste students in educational institutions in the state. The racket involves hundreds of engineering, medical, dental and management colleges that have mushroomed over the past few years in several parts of the state.

SDPI alleges atrocities against dalits increased under new regime

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Nagpur : In the wake of increasingly changing political conditions in the country, the state unit of...

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...

Education a constitutional right, says Adv Prakash Ambedkar; calls for rally to Vidhan Sabha...

By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net As the students’ strike in Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) entered the 18th day, Advocate Prakash Ambedkar, National President, BHARIP...

नाइंसाफी,अन्याय,संवेदनहीनता, दुख और तक़लीफ़ का साल 2020

आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net साल 2020 पूर्ण होने पर हैं। यह साल देश के लिए तमाम कठिन परिस्थितियों से गुज़रा है। कोरोनावायरस का प्रकोप, लाकडाउन,दिल्ली दंगे,लाकडाउन...

Challenge to Gujarat CM as Patidars on warpath

Ahmedabad: Keeping their promise, the agitating Patidar community on Tuesday swamped the city in a 10-km long revolution rally demanding caste reservations, posing a...

A Kashmiri activist arrested, a Dalit leader detained, a Muslim killed by Gau Rakshaks:...

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net The lynching of Mohammed Akhlaq in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh was a gruesome incident. But that was last year. Now, Dadri has...

Advise PM for ordinance on SC/ST protection, Mevani tells Athavale

Gandhinagar, (IANS): Gujarat legislator and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani on Monday asked Union Minister Ramdas Athavale to advise Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an ordinance...

यूपी में दलित किशोरी की बलात्कार के बाद हत्या, दो गिरफ्तार

स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.Net    उत्तर प्रदेश के लखीमपुर खीरी में बेहद दरिन्दगी का एक मामला सामने आया है। यहां पकरिया गांव में दलित समुदाय की एक नाबालिग़...

Dalits pledge not to lift carcasses in Gujarat

Ahmedabad : Thousands of Dalits took a pledge here on Sunday not to lift carcasses in protest against the attacks on Dalits by upper...

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.

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...

Empowerment Conference by AMU Alumni Forum- UAE to revive the Aligarh Movement

By TCN News Sharjah, UAE: In an attempt to revive the spirit of Aligarh Movement of Sir Syed Ahmad, an Empowerment Conference 2016 is being...

‘मोदी गो बैक’ का नारा लगाने वाले छात्रों को किया गया सम्मानित

TwoCircles.net News Desk लखनऊ : बाबा साहब भीमराव अंबेडकर विश्वविद्यालय में ‘मोदी गो बैक’ का नारा लगाना वाले छात्र रामकरन, अमरेन्द्र और सुरेन्द्र को रिहाई...

MOUs signed to promote entrepreneurship amongst backward communities

Chennai : City based United Economic Forum (UEF), which has the focus of promoting entrepreneurship amongst backward communities including minorities, Monday signed agreements with...

Dalit girl killed for protesting harassment

By IANS, Bhopal : A minor Dalit girl died in Madhya Pradesh Friday after a boy who was harassing her set her ablaze after pouring kerosene on her, police said.

Andhra HC strikes down all sentences in Dalit massacre case

Hyderabad : In a dramatic judgment, the Andhra Pradesh High Court Tuesday set aside an order of a special court that sentenced 21 people...

दलित युवा फाड़ रहे हैं अपने घरों में लगे धार्मिक पोस्टर, 3 गिरफ़्तार

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मंसूरपुर : दलितों मे असंतोष लगातार बढ़ता जा रहा है. भीम आर्मी के प्रभुत्व वाले क्षेत्र में एक अन्य संगठन...

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...

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...

Justice in Communal Riots cases has become a victim of Vote Bank Politics

About 60 years ago, on the night of 14th/15th August, 1947, Pakistan and India became independent nations. The partition of the pre-Independence India was made on communal basis. So, it resulted in unprecendented communal riots in the history of mankind where more than a million of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims were killed mercilessly by each other and millions more were made homeless.

When the Right is wrong: Indian-Americans call out Hindu nationalists in the US in...

By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter San Francisco: In December of last year, support for Hindu nationalism from a largely ”upper”- caste Indian diaspora in the United...

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 4 – The...

(Editor’s note: This was first published on Yahoo.com as a single piece. We are reproducing the long form report in parts for TwoCircles.net readers.) You...

Government mulling review petition in SC/ST Act case

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The government is mulling to file a review petition in the Supreme Court pertaining to the apex courts order that...

Four-day Tribal conclave starts in Jamshedpur

By TCN News Jamshedpur : In a bid to mark the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda, the iconic tribal...

Will Islam ‘liberate’ Dalits of Bhagana?

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat, It was around 11 am on August 8 when the ‘Bhagana Kand Dalit Sangharsh Samiti’ had called a meeting at...

Dalit rights activists to hold protest in Delhi

By IANS, New Delhi : Dalit land rights activists Friday said they would start a two-day agitation in the national capital beginning Saturday to press for their various demands.

राजस्थान से ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : जातीय भेदभाव के चलते पाली में मरने वाला जितेंद्र...

राजस्थान् दलितों के उत्पीड़न के लिए नकारात्मक छवि रखता है। हाल के दिनों में कुछ गंभीर घटनाओं ने इसकी पुष्टि की है। यहां के...

Campaign against caste-based sexual violence highlights ‘pervasive discrimination faced by Dalit women in India’

National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) said that its campaign will showcase caste-based sexual violence in 15 Indian states, sharing a selection of landmark...

7 Dalit youths attempt suicide in Gujarat over atrocities

Rajkot : Seven Dalit youngsters on Monday attempted to commit suicide in two separate incidents in Saurashtra the entire region erupted into a wave...

दलित पत्रकार के ख़िलाफ़ फ़र्ज़ी मुक़दमें को लेकर सड़क पर उतरे शामली के पत्रकार

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net शामली : शामली के वरिष्ठ व मान्यता प्राप्त पत्रकार राजपाल पारवा के ख़िलाफ़ झूठे व फ़र्ज़ी मुक़दमें दर्ज कराने से पत्रकारों...

MIM’s Dalit candidates give impressive performance in Maharashtra elections

By TCN Staff Reporter, Mumbai: Since its entry into the Maharashtra politics, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) often spoke about Muslim-Dalit political alliance. Assembly election 2014 – the party did walk the talk, considering the performance of all its Dalit candidates.

Will not allow any dilution in SC/ST Act: Rajnath

By IANS: New Delhi, July 18: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday assured the Rajya Sabha that the government will not allow any dilution in any...

Unmarriageability: the unspoken stigma behind dishonour killings

By A.B.Karl Marx Siddharthar Unmarriageability  noun 1.       (in India in the present) the practice of not marrying outside one’s caste 2.       refers to the caste-based endogamous practice 3.       a form of discrimination...

Rahul ‘sorry’ for nation’s apathy to Dalit farmer-scientist

Nagpur (IANS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited the family of late Dalit farmer-scientist Dadaji Ramaji Khobragade in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, and apologised for...

Post Lok Sabha polls, RSS expands in Uttar Pradesh

By Mohit Dubey, Lucknow : Since Narendra Modi became the prime minister in May, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has been merrily expanding its network...

Fact-finding team demands SIT investigation to ensure justice for Telangana honour killing victim

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net A fact-finding team from Civil liberties monitoring committee (CLMC) visited Miryalguda and the house of Permulla Balaswamy,  father of the late...

Rohith Vemula’s brother to get job: Delhi government

New Delhi : The Delhi government said on Wednesday it would give a job to the brother of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula of...

Parliament passes bill for amending SC list

New Delhi : Parliament Monday passed a constitutional amendment bill to add more communities to the existing list of Scheduled Castes in many states. The...

Khobragade did not take permission for interview: MEA

New Delhi: Diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who had hit the headlines last year following her arrest in the US in an alleged visa fraud case,...

मजदूरों की आवाज बन चुकी नवदीप कौर का आज जन्मदिन है … वो अभी...

तन्वी सुमन।Twocircles net दलित श्रम अधिकार एक्टिविस्ट और मजदूर अधिकार संगठन (MAS) की सदस्य, 24 वर्षीय नवदीप कौर लगभग 29  दिनों से जेल में है।...

क्या है भीमा कोरेगांव का इतिहास और 200 साल बाद की सियासत?

कलीम अज़ीम, TwoCircles.net के लिए 1 जनवरी 1818 को ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनी और पेशवा के बीच पुणे ज़िले के ‘भीमा कोरेगांव’ में लड़ाई हुई थी....

The inspiring journey of Dalit journalists in race for an Oscar award

The documentary Writing With Fire narrates the story of gutsy women in India’s heartland. Musheera Ashraf | TwoCircles.net  UTTAR PRADESH — Nominated for best documentary feature...

‘We were promised rehabilitation,’ 40 families homeless after railway demolishes Ranchi slum

Nearly 40 families, most of whom Dalits and Adivasis, were rendered homeless after railways destroyed their basti on December 28 last month.  Aquilur Rahman...

Reduction in scholarship allocation for Dalit students a major concern, shows that Dalits, Adivasis...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The Union Budget presented today by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley received sharp criticism from the National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights...

On Bhima Koregaon, your Janaeu was shining brightly on Republic TV: An open letter...

By Disha KR for TwoCircles.net Dear Mr Arnab Goswami, Your debate #Endcastepolitics on both 2nd and 3rd of January is a perfect example of a casteist...

I dream of a casteless society – Jeyarani

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Dalit History Month began in 2015 inspired by the ‘Black History month’ in the US. April is observed as the Dalit...

Dalit women protest outside Hooda’s house in Delhi

New Delhi : A large number of Dalit women from Haryana Sunday protested outside the residence of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, demanding the...

Campaign to provide clothes to Dalit Adivasi children in Maharashtra during Ramadan a huge...

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net On May 24, TwoCircles.net published a story which showed a unique attempt to bring a smile to the faces of Dalit...

Tribals appeal for separate religion code in census

By IANS, New Delhi: Tribal groups from several states across the country Wednesday held a protest here, demanding they be listed under a distinct 'religion code' in the 2011 population census. Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahay, who visited the protest-site, promised to take their demands to the government. Nearly 150 people of various tribal groups from states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh took part in the protest at Jantar Mantar.

Provide job quota to Muslims, demands Samajwadi Party

By IANS, New Delhi : The Samajwadi Party Monday urged the central government to bring a bill to provide reservation to Muslims in jobs, saying their condition was worse then that of the Dalits.

Adivasi, Muslim and Dalit organizations jointly hoist national flag and condemn growing atrocities

By TCN News, Jaipur: As many as fifteen Dalit, Muslim and Adivasi organizations jointly celebrated Independence Day here and hold a program in favour of...

Civil society adopts 7 point resolution over “Liberty and Fraternity in the Constitution: A...

By TCN News, New Delhi: Many social activists, academicians, researchers and prominent citizens took part in a discussion on “Liberty and Fraternity in the...

Yashica Dutt’s book ‘Coming Out as Dalit’ to be released in 2017

By TCN News, A book written by Yashica Dutt, a journalist living in New York, who concealed her identity of being a dalit for a...

Ambedkar’s ideology: Religion, nationalism and Indian Constitution

By Ram Puniyani, In order to gain larger legitimacy, the RSS has been making claims of sorts. One that was made few months back was that Gandhi was impressed by functioning of RSS. Now, came another distortion that Ambedkar believed in Sangh ideology (Feb 15, 2015). This was stated by RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat. Recently on the occasion of Ambedkar’s 124th birth anniversary many programmes were held by RSS combine giving a pro-Hindutva tilt to presentation of Ambedkar.

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar: UP Government appropriates Ambedkar’s name for ‘unknown’ reasons

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday night, passed an order to all government bodies of the state...

Ladai Seekhle: The story of Sumeet Samos, rap and annihilation of caste

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The list of atrocities against marginalised communities in India can make for a small book, but the forms of resistance against...

Shootout at ISRO facility, hunt on for two men

By IANS, Bangalore: Security was stepped up around the sensitive Deep Space Network (DSN) facility of India's space agency ISRO near here after a shootout early Tuesday between two unidentified men and security guards. Police said hunt was on for the men and maintained it was not a terror attack. The incident occurred at Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) complex in Byalalu, 40 km from here. "There is no injury or damage," ISRO director S. Satish told IANS.

डेल्टा हत्याकांड के दो साल : ‘देश में ऐसा सिस्टम है तो फिर हम...

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली : ‘तन और मन से तो पहले ही टूट चुके थे, अब धन से भी टूट चुके हैं. इंसाफ़...

Lawless laws leading to exclusion of marginalized: Professor Upendra Baxi

By Lalita, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Ambedkar University, Delhi organized the 5th Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Lecture on 5 March in India Islamic Cultural Centre. The lecture was delivered by Professor Upendra Baxi, eminent legal expert and scholar, on “Restoring ‘Title Deeds to Humanity’: Lawless Law, Living Death and the Insurgent Reason of Babasaheb Ambedkar”.

Vijaykant seals poll deal with Vaiko, Left, Dalit party

Chennai : Actor-turned-politician A. Vijaykant on Wednesday announced that his DMDK will contest the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu in alliance with Vaiko's MDMK,...

Four upper caste people awarded life imprisonment for burning down a Dalit’s house

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Four upper caste people were awarded life imprisonment on May 2, 2017, by the sessions court in Beed, Maharashtra, for attacking...

‘Jungle Raj’ in Rajasthan

By IndScribe One after the other, shocking incidents of crimes and atrocities on the Dalits are being reported from Rajasthan. The latest incident has occurred in...

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...

Reservations for Dalits will stay, assures Modi

Coimbatore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday assured Dalits that the reservation to them in jobs and education will not be cut and hit...

Civil societies across India and US condemn the attack over writer Kancha Illaiah

TCN News Attack over the Indian Dalit scholar, writer, and ideologue Professor Kancha Illaiah has sparked various groups and civil societies across the globe. The Alliance...

Six activists arrested by Pune Police in relation to Bhima Koregaon, protests in Mumbai...

By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net Six months after the Bhima Koregaon incident, Pune police along with Deonar Police, Mumbai barged into the office of Dalit Activist...

Shazia Khan: An entrepreneur trying to mentor Muslim women find their feet

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net For Shazia Khan, the path to success has never been a straight one: as a Muslim girl growing up in...

Manjhi quits, claims threat to life

Patna : Embattled Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Friday dramatically resigned just ahead of a floor test, the move coming despite the BJP...

Dalit student’s suicide ‘murder of democracy’: Kejriwal

New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday described the suicide of the Hyderabad Dalit student as "murder of democracy, social justice...

Dalit Movements felicitate two elected Dalit MPs from Tamil Nadu

TCN News Of the seven elected MPs from Tamil Nadu, two MPs are from the Dalit community from VCK (Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi). These two MPS Dr...

सहारनपुर : ‘पुलिस पीड़ित दलितों के खिलाफ़ ही मुक़दमे दर्ज कर रही है’

TwoCircles.net News Desk बलिया : सहारनपुर में पुलिस संरक्षण में दलितों पर हो रहे हमले और हाशिमपुरा-मलियाना जनसंहार की तीसवीं बरसी पर रिहाई मंच, गोंडवाना...

SDPI vehemently condemns burning alive of Dalit Kids

By TCN News Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has vehemently condemned the burning...

विडम्बना : शमशान में जलाने से रोक दिया दलित महिला का शव

स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर । Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के आगरा से एक बेहद शर्मनाक घटना सामने आई है। यहां दलित समाज की एक नवविवाहिता का शव श्मशान...

Appointment of non-Brahmins in Kerala temples widely lauded, Brahmin sect warns of agitation

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Thiruvananthapuram: The decision by Kerala Government to follow reservation norms in appointing priests from backward communities in temples under the Travancore...

For these girls living in Delhi’s slums, education is a dream fraught with violence,...

By Suprakash Majumdar, TwoCircles.net The first thing Janaki does in the morning is to help her mother prepare food. Beside the chulha (a stove), covering her face...

विशेष : रोहित वेमुला ‘परछाइयों से सितारों तक’

तन्वी सुमन।Twocircles.net हैदराबाद सेंट्रल यूनिवर्सिटी के पीएचडी छात्र रोहित चक्रवर्ती वेमुला की आत्महत्या को आज 5 साल हो गए हैं। 26 वर्षीय दलित छात्र रोहित...

DHRM for a new Dalit movement in Kerala

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent Thiruvananthapuram: The Dalit Human Rights Movement (DHRM) has decided to form a new Dalit movement by the time of the coming Assembly elections, reports say. The DHRM will also reportedly vote against the CPI (M) in the coming panchayat elections.

एससी-एसटी आरक्षण के वर्गीकरण के खिलाफ और समर्थन में सजातियों में छुआछूत है बड़ी...

Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net देश आजाद होने के बाद संविधान निर्माता डॉ. भीमराव अंबेडकर ने वंचित समुदाय के लिए आरक्षण की मांग करते हुए इसे संवैधानिक...

Different forms of untouchability among Muslims: Dalit Muslim Muhim

By Khalid Anis Ansari, Mohammad Noor Hasan Azad, one of the founding members of the All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz, discusses the contemporary lower caste movement among Indian Muslims

Prakash Ambedkar, Asad Owaisi announce alliance in Maharashtra to unify Dalit-Bahujan-Muslim votes

By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net In a move that has the potential to play a major role in Maharashtra politics, Adv. Prakash Ambedkar of BHARIP (Bharatiya...

यूपी उपचुनाव में विपक्ष को मिल गया जीत का पैटर्न

आस एम कैफ़ ।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश में हुए तीन सीटों पर हुए उपचुनाव में खतौली विधानसभा सीट की सबसे अधिक चर्चा है। खतौली में...

बुलंदशहर मे गैंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की मौत ,गांव में तनाव

विशेष संवाददाता । Twocircles.net  उत्तर प्रदेश के बुलंदशहर में एक बार फिर हाथरस जैसी घटना हुई है। यहां की एक दलित युवती की जलकर मौत...

Anandiben resignation offer due to AAP’s growing popularity, says Kejriwal

New Delhi : Soon after Gujarat Chief Minster Anandiben Patel offered to resign, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the development was the result...

Don’t politicise Dalit issue: Rajnath

New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday urged against politicise the issue of atrocities on the Dalits and said society...

Strong case for deleting Presidential Order of 1950: A response to Social Justice Minister...

By Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood, Plato has once again been proved right: politics is the art of gaining power and the craft of retaining it. Media has reported the current central government saying that opening up the list of Scheduled Castes beyond Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism - would encourage religious conversions. He said this in the context of the demand of Muslims & Christians that the definition of 'scheduled caste' should be made religion-neutral by deleting para 3 from the presidential order of 1950. That's what has been stated a couple of days ago by the union Social Justice Minister Thavar Chand Gehlot, "Allowing SC status (to converts to Christianity & Islam) would provide a fillip to religious conversions. The demand is not constitutional and we want to work within the parameters of the statute for the welfare of 'these communities' (read Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists)."

Aurangabad HC acquits all 7 accused in dalit youth lynching case of 2009

By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter, Aurangabad (Maharashtra): The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court has acquitted seven accused from the charges of stoning to death a dalit youth in 2009. The divisional bench of Justice S S Shinde and Justice P R Bora on Wednesday acquitted three women of all charges, while the four male accused have been convicted under section 341 of IPC ((punishment for wrongful restraint).

Dalit killed for using hand pump

By IANS, Patna: A Dalit man was beaten to death in a Bihar village by upper caste henchmen for drawing water from a common hand pump, police said Saturday.

Uddhav trying to split RPI: Athawale

Mumbai : Grappling with an intra-party controversy over his decision to ally with the BJP, Republican Party of India (A) President Ramdas Athawale Tuesday...

Vemula case shows government is anti-Dalit: Congress

New Delhi: Scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide in Hyderabad University shows the "anti-Dalit attitude" of the central government, the Congress said on Thursday. "HRD Minister (Smriti...

डेल्टा मेघवाल और उसके पिता का दर्द…

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नोखा (राजस्थान) : मेरे लिए आपने आप में एक बेहद मुश्किल काम था. मैं डेल्टा मेघवाल के पिता से रूबरू था....

Rural economy takes top slot in 9 pillars of Jaitley’s budget

New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented India's national budget for 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, saying the country was a...

Students protesting for Rohith Vemula detained in Delhi

New Delhi : About 250-300 students, staging a demonstration here commemorating the death anniversary of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, were on Tuesday detained when they...

जेएनयू विवाद: भूख हड़ताल से आगे का रास्ता

फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: जवाहरलाल नेहरू में चल रहा विवाद अब पूरे नए फलक पर आ चुका है. राष्ट्रद्रोह और देशविरोधी कार्यक्रमों के मामले में...

कन्‍हैया के चुनाव लड़ने से किन्‍हें और क्‍यों परेशानी?

नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net बात 2016 की है. जेएनयू स्‍टूडेंट्स यूनियन के उस वक्‍त के अध्‍यक्ष कन्‍हैया कुमार जमानत पर जेल से छूट कर आये थे. कन्‍हैया...

Kancha Ilaiah placed under house arrest in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, (IANS): Police placed Dalit writer and social activist Kancha Ilaiah under house arrest here on Saturday to stop him from leaving for Vijayawada...

‘दलित चेतना’ आंदोलन को अब उत्तर प्रदेश लेकर जाएंगे जिग्नेश मेवाणी

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: गुजरात के उना कांड की चिंगारियां अभी भी सुलग रही हैं. उना में दलितों को इंसाफ़ दिलाने की लड़ाई...

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...

Dalit women in Haryana to march for redressal of cases of atrocities committed by...

By Lalita Sharma, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) is organizing a Pad Yatra (long-march) in in Kurukshetra for redressal of pending cases against atrocities faced by Dalits, particularly women, beginning February 17. They organized a similar march last year as well.

Caste, Cash and Construction: The Struggle of a Dalit Student Aspiring an IIT Education...

Iqra Farrukh, TwoCircles.net Darbhanga (Bihar): Neha Kumari, a determined young woman from the Scheduled Caste (SC) Mehtar community, dreams of becoming an architect. Her ambition is...

हम योगी सरकार के सामने घुटने नही टेकने जा रहे हैं,हम दलित उत्पीड़न के...

नितिन राऊत मैं अखिल भारतीय कांग्रेस समिति अनुसूचित जाति  का अध्यक्ष हूँ। दलितों के खिलाफ देशभर में जहां कहीं भी उत्पीड़न की बात सामने होगी।...

How BJP got its biggest win ever?

By Dr Shahnoor Rahman, India, being the largest democracy in the world, the identification and special care of the poor and deprived of the society -- mostly the Dalits and minorities by the government is the most important thing for social justice. This is the most important thing as well so that everyone can contribute towards the progress of the country.

Shutdown in Telangana town over Dalit man’s killing

Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) A shutdown was imposed in Telangana's Miryalguda town on Saturday over the murder of a Dalit man in an apparent...

Film Review: From Hindu to Hindutva

By Ram Puniyani, Kandhmal violence has been the most ghastly communal violence in the Adivasi areas in India. Close to two years after the violence the tragedy of the area continues, the victims of violence, the rehabilitation, the justice to victims, most of these are no where close to what they should be.

JNU scholar complains about discrimination at campus

New Delhi: A week after having threatened to commit suicide over not getting his research grant extended, a Jawaharlal Nehru University scholar on Wednesday...

Two Dalits assaulted in Andhra for skinning dead cow

Vijayawada : Two Dalit brothers were stripped and thrashed by a group when they were skinning a dead cow in Andhra Prades's East Godavari...

‘It’s a constitutional issue, not a Christian one:’ Women groups protest violence against Adivasi...

Over the last few months, hundreds of Adivasi Christians have fled their homes across several villages of Chhattisgarh after alleged attacks by Hindutva...

Shut courts if they can’t protect rights: SC/ST Act vedict judge

By IANS New Delhi: Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who headed a bench which delivered the judgment forbidding immediate arrest under SC/ST Act, on Friday said...

Call for “Chalo HCU” by Dalit Organisations on Rohit Vemula’s death anniversary

TCN News Hyderabad: Several Dalit organisations in Hyderabad have given a call for “ Chalo HCU” to protest against the demolition of the Velivada this month...

Couple facing ostracism for same gotra marriage for last eight years

Ten arrested for harassment in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad city By Sudhir Pedgaonkar for TwoCircles.net, Aurangabad (Maharashtra): In a progressive state such as Maharashtra, a young couple has claimed facing ostracism for last eight years after their community’s jaat panchayat (community court) directive against their same gotra marriage. Fed up with the social boycott that has hampered their day-to-day life, the wife finally lodged a police complaint leading to arrest of 10 persons this month.

Minor boy burnt alive in Bihar for goat’s grazing

Patna : A boy's goat grazed some of a farmer's paddy crop. That really got the farmer's goat. He burnt the boy alive in...

Rahul blames Haryana government for Dalit killings

Faridabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Haryana's BJP government of failing to ensure security for the weaker sections. Gandhi also said that...

NRI Ambedkarites demand immediate prosecution of Hathras rape accused

TCN News Scores of NRI Ambedkarites from the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Nederland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Belgium, Hungary, Australia,...

Several leaders from different parties, including Dalit faces from BSP, join AIMIM in Maharashtra

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Aurangabad: In yet another rare success for the Assaduddin Owaisi led All India Majlees-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Maharashtra, as many as 15 local leaders including many corporators from different parties have joined it. Amongst these leaders, 10 are Dalits belonging to Panther Republic Party (PRP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Dalit Bahujan Mahasangh and Bheem Shakti.

Anti-Dalit violence in Maharashtra disrupts Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, (IANS): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday after ruckus over the violence against Dalits in Maharashtra that some...

Farmers protesting land acquisition thrash officials

By IANS, Bangalore: Farmers opposing acquisition of their land for a residential complex on Bangalore's outskirts Monday punched, kicked, head-butted and tore clothes of officials who went to the area to survey the land, police said. Farmers of Kodigehalli, which forms part of the proposed 'Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout', named after founder of Bangalore, Kempegowda, thrashed an executive engineer, an assistant executive engineer and their driver and broke the windshield of their vehicles, they said.

Twocircles.net journalist Meena Kotwal wins IIMCAA Awards

By TCN News In the 4th Edition of Connections 2020 by the IIMC Alumni Association, independent journalist Meena Kotwal was awarded the Indian Institute of...
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