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The battle for rights should be fought outside India: Rajratna Ambedkar

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net After the demolition of the Guru Ravidas Temple in the Tughlakabad forest area on August 10, there have been protests not...

Funds collected outside Pune mosques help rebuild 74 Dalit homes in Pune

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By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net In a heart-warming story of Dalit-Muslim unity from Maharashtra, an NGO managed to rebuild homes of 74 Dalit families who lost...

Beef, pork, and elections: A subjective commentary

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By Yogesh Maitreya for TwoCircles.net, The political ground in India has always been caste-ridden. Candidates, who claim to play politics excluding these fundamental factors of sociology of India, only put voters in complete oblivion where voters are being lift up from their ground level identity and persuade to imagine their space in candidate’s utopian story-telling about changes, the changes which are mostly caste based matters to which utopian language wipes with its lucrative tongue.

Kerala Govt taking measures to allot land to all landless Dalits

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By TCN News, Kochi: The Kerala High Court has asked for detail about Dalits in the state and their condition of living, acting on a complaint filed by the Harrison Company that Dalits are forcing marches towards the private lands of the company. V. Anil Kumar, Under Secretary for Dalits, has filed an affidavit showing that about 14,200 tribal Dalits of the state are inhabited, and made it clear that the government is moving forward to allot lands to these people.

बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का निधन

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और बहुजन समाज पार्टी की अध्यक्ष मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का शनिवार शाम दिल्ली के एक...

Tension rises in Manipur following attacks on Kuki youths

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Imphal: Manipur Police beefed up security measures on Sunday as Kuki organisations condemned the "unprovoked" gun attack on February 3 on Kukis in Molnom...

17-party alliance in Maharashtra to take on Cong and BJP

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter Mumbai: Seventeen political parties of Maharashtra have recently announced that they have formed ‘Force One’ to contest upcoming Loksabha and state...

A third of India live in a state of famine: Dr. Binayak Sen

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By TCN News Aligarh: Dr. Binayak Sen, renowned human rights worker and Chhattisgarh based public health professional, delivered the IG Khan Memorial lecture in Kennedy Auditorium on Sunday to a rapt audience of students and faculty members. Citing data and facts from his work on tribal and poor workers in Chhatisgarh, Dr. Sen presented the grim reality of the state of the nation's dispossessed. He pointed out that almost 33 percent of the country's population lived in a state of famine that translates to a third of the population of one sixth of humanity living in India.

Dalit student awarded Rohith Vemula Memorial Scholarship by Lucknow NGO

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By TCN News Lucknow: Chandan Kumar Ram, a Dalit student whose parents work as labourers, was awarded the first Rohith Vemula Memorial Scholarship by...

Raj Thackeray may work for India’s transformation

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Ref:- Mumbai can be equated with USA regarding immigrants. Dear Sir

Hundreds protest in Delhi against lynchings, communal divide

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New Delhi, (IANS): Hundreds of people, including film stars and social activists, on Wednesday gathered at Jantar Mantar here to protest against the recent incidents...

Lalu, Nitish ask Modi to flay RSS chief on quotas

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Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Lalu Prasad on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to refute RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's suggestion...

Like Mayawati like Manohar: Social engineering redux in Goa

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By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar, IANS,

All Dalit BJP MPs should resign: Kejriwal

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New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that all Dalit Bharatiya Janata Party MPs should resign to protest the assault...

Journalist says threatened by Sanatan Sanstha, refuses police cover

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Mumbai: Journalist Nikhil Wagle, known for his aggressive stance on various public issues, says he has received threats from Hindu group Sanatan Sanstha. Maharashtra...

Book on discrimination against Dalits creates buzz in the US

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New York, (IANS): A highly anecdotal and touching account of caste-based discrimination in India by an "untouchable born in Andhra Pradesh", who emigrated to the...

Atrocities on Dalits have increased under Modi regime: Rahul Gandhi

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Lucknow : Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over increasing attacks on Dalits and price rise, and accused him...

Dalit woman branded a witch, thrashed in Rajasthan

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By IANS, Tonk (Rajasthan) : A Dalit woman was labelled a witch and beaten up badly in Rajasthan's Tonk district, police said Sunday. Kamla Bairwa of Jhalra village in Tonk district, over 100 km from Jaipur, stated in her First Information Report (FIR) filed with the police Saturday that some villagers tagged her as a witch, insulted her and then beat her up. "The villagers, especially the women, call me a witch. They insult me, torture me and beat me up. They wanted me to leave the village," Kamla, a labourer, told IANS.

उन्नाव में दो दलित लड़कियों की संदिग्ध हालत में मृत्यु, एक गंभीर

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net उत्तरप्रदेश के उन्नाव से एक बार फिर दिल दहला देने वाली खबर आ रही है, जहां अपने ही खेत मे संदिग्ध हालत मे बंधी...

Even today people treat me as an untouchable: Bihar CM

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Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Sunday revealed that he is still treated as an "untouchable" by some "powerful people" as he...

‘जिग्नेश मेवाणी की गुजरात पुलिस द्वारा ‘अवैध हिरासत’ लोकतंत्र की हत्या है’

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter नई दिल्ली : ऊना दलित अत्याचार लड़त समिति के संयोजक जिग्नेश मेवाणी को दिल्ली से लौटते हुए गुजरात पुलिस द्वारा हिरासत में...

जिग्नेश की पश्चिम यूपी में सक्रियता से बसपा में हलचल, आज मेरठ में गरजे,...

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर : दलितों के उभरते हुए नेता जिग्नेश मेवानी लगातार पश्चिम यूपी में सक्रिय हैं. आज मेरठ में जिग्नेश मेवाणी...

Agnivesh to lead peace march from Dadri against ‘intolerance’

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Kolkata: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "deafening silence" on the raging issue of "intolerance" as an endorsement of the "communal statements" of union ministers...

Writer returns award, says Dalit suffering won’t end

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Ahmedabad : Gujarati writer Amrutlal Makwana has returned a state award he got to protest against the beating of some Dalit youths in the...

Dalit girl raped in Odisha, four held

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : Four men were arrested in Odisha's Jajpur district for the rape of a 15-year-old Dalit girl two days ago, police said Friday.

Four more missing tribals traced, apex court told

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Chhattisgarh government told the Supreme Court Tuesday that it has traced four more of the 12 tribals who were missing. The apex court was moved for a probe into the alleged killings of 10 villagers by security forces in the state's Dantewada district during anti-Maoist operations.

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 7 – Being...

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(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...

Bills for constituting Commission for Backward Classes

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New Delhi, (IANS): The government on Wednesday introduced separate bills to constitute a commission for the socially and educationally backward classes -- to be...

How Tamil filmmaker Pa Ranjith is bringing marginalised into the mainstream

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The brain behind several hit films in Tamil, Pa Ranjith is forcing us to confront caste in all its complexities. Smitha R | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI...

The political games behind a rape in Maharashtra

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By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net Ahmednagar: On July 17, residents of Kopardi village, Karjat Tehsil, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, woke up to a devastating news...

Protest against Lokmat Chairaman Vijay Darda for his anti-reservation article

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Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net Pune: An editorial written by editor and chairman of Lokmat Vijay Darda has come under severe criticism from Dalit activists. The editorial published...

Transwomen turn teachers for Dalit children in Bengal

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By Sahana Ghosh Malda/Kolkata, (IANS): Motherhood transcends gender. Unconditional love knows no caste barriers. Defying norms, in a rundown neighbourhood in Malda in West Bengal, transwoman Arindam...

Arrested Muslim Womens Sent to Judicial Coustody till 20th March 2008

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Hyderabad (AP) 6 March 2008:

जेयूसीएस ने चुनाव आयोग की शुचिता पर उठाए सवाल, कहा आयोग कर रहा साम्प्रदायिक...

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By TCN News, लखनऊ : पिछले दिनों मीडिया में आए वीडियो पर योगी आदित्यनाथ ने आरोप लगाया कि इसके पीछे नक्सलवादी ताकतों की साज़िश है. इसके बाद वीडियो के मूल स्रोत डाक्यूमेंट्री फिल्म ‘सैफ्रन वार’ के निर्माता-निदेशक सदस्यों ने इसे उल-जलूल हरकत करार देते हुए फिल्म में उठाए गए दलितों के हिन्दूकरण, महिला हिंसा, देश विरोधी विदेशी संगठनों से योगी के गठजोड़ और राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी की हत्या में इस राजनीति की भूमिका से ध्यान हटाने की कोशिश बताया. डॉक्यूमेंट्री फिल्मकार शाहनवाज़ आलम, राजीव यादव और लक्ष्मण प्रसाद ने कहा कि योगी आदित्यनाथ वीडियो को कभी अपना तो कभी कट- पेस्ट बता रहे हैं, लेकिन हमने पहले भी मीडिया द्वारा इस बात को संज्ञान में लाया है कि इस वीडियो के मूल स्रोत को न्यायालय से लेकर चुनाव आयोग सभी को सौंपा जा चुका है. लेकिन सरकार योगी पर किसी भी कार्यवाही के बजाय मुद्दे को सिर्फ चुनावी रणनीति की तरह देख रही है. योगी आदित्यनाथ भी इस अनदेखी का पूरा लाभ उठा रहे है. इस मामले में कोई भी कार्यवाही न करके चुनाव आयोग अपनी जवाबदेही से तो बच ही रहा है, साथ ही योगी को बचाने वाले अपने अधिकारियों को भी बचाने की कोशिश में लगा हुआ है.

Eight Mahadalits converted to Christianity in Bihar

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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...

Congress, BJP treat Dalits as vote bank: Mayawati

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Lucknow : Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BSP chief Mayawati lashed out at the Congress and the BJP on Tuesday, accusing the two...

Another exercise in deception

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Ref: - International Kashmir conference held at Uruguay.

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The first ever Kashmir Conference in Latin America was held on July 31, 2007 in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay where eight point hollow resolution was unanimously adopted except one relevant point that isÂ 'right to self determination by people of J&K'.

Ambedkar King Study Circle of USA observed Ambedkar Jayanti

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By TCN News As social distancing and public gathering restrictions are in order during the COVID19 lockdown, Dr Ambedkar’s 129th birthday commemorations were organized over...

Two booked for beating Dalit couple

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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...

By leaking his conversations with Mayawati, Naseemuddin has not helped his own cause

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Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Before the UP Elections, the Samajwadi Party and its internal affairs rivalled primetime television shows. Every other day, one of the disgruntled...

Shootout at ISRO facility, hunt on for two men

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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.

बिहार में दलित युवक की बेरहमी से हत्या, 6 गिरफ्तार

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net बिहार के सारण ज़िले से एक दलित युवक की निर्मम हत्या का मामला सामने आया है, जहां कुछ दबंगों ने पासवान समाज से संबंध...

Arm Dalits for self-defence, demands Republican Party of India

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Nagpur/Mumbai : Taking a strong view of the growing attacks on Dalits in the country, the Republican Party of India on Friday demanded that...

Dalit girl gangraped, four booked

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Three men and a woman have been booked for the gangrape of a 15-year-old Dalit girl in Haryana's Sirsa district, police said Saturday.

Protest rocks Hyderabad varsity on Rohith suicide anniversary

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Hyderabad : Protests rocked the University of Hyderabad on Tuesday as police stopped students and activists from entering the campus on the first anniversary of...

Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India

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Title: Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India Author: Prof. Suryakant Waghmore Publisher: Sage India Year: January, 2014 Review by: Yogesh Maitreya for TwoCircles.net, Civility is the least discussed discourse in India. In post-constitutional Indian society, the idea of civility has formed a binary: on one hand, ‘civil society’ that has been propagated by media and resources which are dominated and owned by Brahmin-Bania associations and on the other hand, the civility which has been practice by NGOs and political organisations led by Dalits. The latter had started with the core motive of annihilation of caste and, found its genesis in the struggles of Mahatma Fule and Dr. B.R.Ambedkar in Maharashtra. The idea of civility, practiced by Dalit NGOs and political groups, is contrary to the idea of civility which Brahmin-Bania possess and propagate in India, simply because idea of civility practiced by Dalits aims at annihilation of caste; precisely, Dalit civility is the ‘Civility against Caste’.

More autonomy assured for northeast tribals’ councils

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By IANS, Agartala: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is keen to give more autonomy to the autonomous district councils in northeast India for the development of the tribals, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V. Narayanasamy said Tuesday. "Congress governments, both at the centre and states, are always sincere for the development of tribals and to grant more autonomy to the backward tribals," he told reporters here.

I can’t remember how many times I have been attacked…but will continue to fight:...

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The attack on Chithralekha is a clear example of how the Communist Party of India (Marxist), while raising its voice against growing intolerance in...

Lok Sabha passes bill increasing list of SC communities

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New Delhi : The Lok Sabha Thursday passed a constitutional amendment bill to add more communities to the existing list of scheduled castes in...

Demolition of Bogada Chawl: 205 residents displaced in heavy monsoon

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By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net Mumbai: Kishor Jagtap is on fast again. The eminent activist and senior social worker from Mumbai, known for his history of...

Anti-caste crusader Kausalya remarries

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TCN News: Kausalya whose husband Shankar was brutally murdered in a honour killing by her own family in 2016 re- married Sakthi in a self-respect...

‘This is our home from generations:’ residents of Haldwani on eviction orders

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Haldwani residents, majority of whom are Muslim, have challenged the Uttarakhand High Court's eviction order in the Supreme Court, which will hear the plea...

उना दलित मार्च में आने वालों की सवर्णों द्वारा पिटाई, विरोध प्रदर्शन जारी

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सिद्धांत मोहन और अमित कुमार, TwoCircles.net उना(गुजरात) - उना में आज स्वतंत्रता दिवस के अवसर पर दलित स्वाभिमान यात्रा का आयोजन किया है. इस यात्रा/ मार्च में गुजरात ही नहीं, देश के अलग-अलग हिस्सों से दलित और तमाम संगठनों से जुड़े लोग पहुंच रहे हैं.

Atrocities against SCs, STs: Odisha to set up three special courts

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Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government is taking steps to set up three special courts in Cuttack, Bolangir and Balasore districts to try cases of...

Twocircles.net journalist Meena Kotwal wins IIMCAA Awards

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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...

SP to vote against promotion quota bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Samajwadi Party Monday said it will vote against the bill to provide reservation in promotion for Dalits and tribals in government jobs.

Aaghaz Foundation of India calls for applications for Rohith Vemula Scholarship

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By TCN News Lucknow based Charity organisation Aaghaz Foundation is inviting applications for its second annual Rohith Vemula Memorial Scholarship. Constituted in memory of deceased Hyderabad...

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

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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...

NHRC urged to probe killing of three Dalits

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By IANS, Mumbai : Activists Thursday demanded a probe by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) into the brutal killing of three Dalit youths in a Maharashtra village earlier this month.

In a first, two seats reserved for ST candidates in upcoming UP elections

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By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net For the first time in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, two assembly seats—Obra and Dudhi in Sonbhadra district have been reserved for...

How a ‘footpath pathshala’ in Rajasthan is transforming the lives of children of Dalit...

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Deep Mukherjee, TwoCircles.net Jaipur: Sitting amidst a loose cluster of children, 10-year-old Rajesh (name changed) flashes a grin as he looks at the blackboard and...

दलित साहित्य समारोह, दूसरे साहित्य समारोह के बीच में एक अलग पहचान

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मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net दिल्ली। देश में कई तरह के साहित्यिक समारोह होते हैं। लेकिन पिछले दो साल से दिल्ली में दलित साहित्य समारोह का आयोजन किया...

CPI-M demands quota for SC, ST in private sector

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Visakhapatnam : The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Thursday demanded reservations for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the private sector and...

“We are united to fight fascism”, CPI (ML) candidate Sandeep Saurav aims to bring...

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By Chinki Sinha, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: There was a poem by Punjabi communist poet Pash he stumbled upon in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) during his...

NSUI paid tribute to Rohith Vemula on this birthday

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By TCN News, Jammu: Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir unit of National Students Union of India (NSUI) today lit candles outside Jammu University and paid tribute...

Gujarat: Dalits and Muslims come together to protest against mob lynchings

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter In another addition to the 'Not in my Name' protests against mob lynching, protests were organised in Ahmedabad and saw the...

Bihar Assembly election: Pasmanda Muslims may support BJP

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By Abhay Kumar for TwoCircles.net, Patna/New Delhi: An association of Pasmanda Muslims has said that it may consider supporting the Bharatiya Janta Party if it...

Ramdev insulted Dalits, women: Congress

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New Delhi: Congress Saturday accused Ramdev of insulting Dalits and women, a day after the yoga guru said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited...

Dalits of West Medinipur district facing social boycott for past two years, state government...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, Twocircles.net The 2012 data released by National Crimes Record Bureau had one surprising, albeit slightly unbelievable number: West Bengal, with 2.14...

AAP main focus for BJP’s Delhi candidates

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New Delhi : The seven Lok Sabha candidates of the BJP in Delhi have their eyes set on their opponents from the AAP while...

BJP relies on caste factor in Bihar last phase

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By Imran Khan, Patna : More than Narendra Modi's appeal, the BJP seems to be banking on the caste arithmetic when the last lot of...

Triangular contest in Dhamdaha revives memories of caste wars in Bihar

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By Brajendra Nath Singh Dhamdaha (Purnia) : Shambhu Bhagat (48) of Haldibari village in Dhamdaha was emotional while recounting the murder of his...

Tibetans not utilizing India

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Ref: - It is beyond Dalai Lama alone. Dear Sir On October 17, 2007 President Bush personally presented the Dalai Lama with the US Congressional Gold Medal and called on China's leaders to open talks with the Dalai Lama, which China resented, as it complained, "Dalai Lama is seeking independence for Tibet". But in his remarks at this award ceremony, the Dalai Lama reiterated his desire for the Tibetan people to have meaningful autonomy within China, which should have reasonably allayed the fears of China.

‘Safar-e-azadi’ by JKLF may usher in Federation of India.

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Ref: Federation of SAARC in the making. Dear Sir The chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik reportedly said that JKLF would resume its 'Safar-e-Azadi' (March for freedom) from May 20 for the inclusion of Kashmiris, in the ongoing process for the resolution of Kashmir problem.

Four-day Tribal conclave starts in Jamshedpur

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

Mayawati flays ‘anti-Dalit’ temple ritual in Karnataka

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By IANS,

Ambedkar’s statue again desecrated in Andhra

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By IANS,

Modi phenomenon causing sea change in Dalit perception of BJP: Ram Vilas Paswan

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By Nirendra Dev New Delhi : There is a "sea change" in the perception by Dalits, backward class and scheduled tribes in the last two...

राजपूतों और व्यवस्था की शिकार एक दलित लड़की

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net वैशाली: बिहार में सरकार का चेहरा बदल गया है, मगर मिज़ाज नहीं बदले हैं. पिछले शासनकाल में एक दलित लड़की सीमा...

Fai says Kashmiris not tired of struggle

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By TARIQ NAQASH Muzaffarabad: A distinguished Kashmiri thinker has dismissed what he said wrong information in a dominant segment of Pakistan that the people of Jammu and Kashmir had gown tired of struggle for freedom. “Those who think or say that now the people of Kashmir are tired seem to be influenced by wrong information. They should correct themselves,” said Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, executive director of Washington based Kashmiri American Council.

Stalin torchbearer for upliftment of Dalits: Karunanidhi

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By IANS, Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi Thursday said his second son, M.K. Stalin, would be the party's torchbearer after him to fight for the upliftment of Dalits.

Parched summer again for Bihar Mountain Man’s village

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By Imran Khan, Dashrath Nagar (Bihar) : Bhagirath Manjhi and his neighbor Ramesh Manjhi are struggling to get drinking water for themselves and their families...

Even after three years, Dalit family wait for action against Police accused of shooting...

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

Mayawati reserves 50 percent of party posts for youth

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Lucknow : Inspired by the results that young leaders are coming up with in other political parties, BSP chief Mayawati announced that from now...

Nearly 2 weeks after killing of Dalit girl in Bihar, only 2 accused arrested...

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The family of the slain 20-year-old Dalit girl from Bihar is demanding the arrest of all the accused, a speedy trial and compensation...

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

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Aatika S | TwoCircles As the internationally celebrated event of Dalit History month comes to an end, the Indian subcontinent is reeling with an increased...

Swami Agnivesh attacked in Bhopal

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By TCN News Mumbai: All India Secular Forum (AISF) has strongly condemned the attack on Swami Agnivesh by communal forces in a meeting organized by Garima Abhiyan in Bhopal on Friday.

Students flock to Hyderabad varsity for protest

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Hyderabad: Tension prevailed in the University of Hyderabad on Monday with students from other states reaching here for a massive protest over the suicide...

Mevani backs Dalits’ fast unto death in Gujarat

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Gandhinagar (IANS): Around 40 people from a Gujarat village, including women and children, have started a fast unto death in Detroj of Ahmedabad district...

Non-Brahmin priests will ensure social justice: CPI-M

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New Delhi, (IANS): The appointment of 36 non-Brahmin priests, including six Dalits, in temples in Kerala is a "major step" to ensure that "all Hindu...

Four held for alleged forced conversion in Bihar

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Patna : Four of the seven people accused of forcing to convert a Dalit family to Islam have been arrested in Bihar's Sitamarhi district,...

Looking beyond Women’s Day and Capitalism-inspired Feminism

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By Ashley Tellis for Twocircles.net Now that Women’s Day has gone, women will be forgotten once again for the rest of the year....

दलित बहुल गांव के लोगों का झलका दर्द

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net बिहार के औरंगाबाद जिले में बसा नारायण खाप गाँव, जहां 4000 आबादी वाले गाँव में 1200 से भी अधिक दलित परिवार रह...

Haryana rape victim cremated, two more held

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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.

UP Police arrests ex-IPS officers and activists from a press conference on atrocities over...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter It seems protesting against Yogi Adityanath has now become a crime in Uttar Pradesh.A few days ago, eight students from Lucknow...

Amit Shah woos Delhi’s Dalits ahead of election

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New Delhi : BJP chief Amit Shah Tuesday urged the city's Dalit community to support the party and ensure its victory in the upcoming...

ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : सीवर सफाईकर्मी और पत्रकार दलबीर वाल्मीकि का मारा जाना खड़े करता...

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मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net राजधानी दिल्ली के द्वारका में एक पत्रकार की गोली मारकर हत्या कर दी गई. पत्रकार , दलबीर वाल्मीकि एक लोकल न्यूज़ के लिए काम करते थे. इसके साथ ही वे सीवर और नाले साफ करने का काम भी करते थे. ये घटना 17 फरवरी की है, जब देर रात को अचानक दलबीर को एक कॉल आता है. रात लगभग 12 बजे दलबीर को पास के मेट्रो स्टेशन बुलाया जाता है. लेकिन वहां से वापस घर कभी नहीं आ पाए क्योंकि वहीं उनकी गोली मारकर हत्या कर दी जाती है. दलबीर के भाई रिंकू हरिद्वार दलबीर की अस्थि विसर्जन प्रथा के लिए गए हुए हैं. उनसे फोन पर ही बात होती है, जो बताते हैं कि मेरा भाई बहुत सीधा था और बहुत मेहनती भी. उसकी किसी से कोई दुश्मनी नहीं थी. उसके साथ ऐसा कौन कर सकता है हम नहीं जानते. दलबीर दिल्ली के द्वारका के झुग्गी- झोपड़ी कॉलोनी में अपनी पत्नी और तीन बच्चों के साथ किराए के एक मकान में रहते थे....

चन्द्रशेखर की रिहाई को लेकर हिमांशु कुमार की पदयात्रा आज सहारनपुर पहुंचेगी

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर/सहारनपुर : भीम आर्मी सुप्रीमो चन्द्रशेख़र की रिहाई के लिए मानवधिकार कार्यकर्ता हिमांशु कुमार की पदयात्रा आज सहारनपुर पहुंच जाएगी. हिमांशु कुमार फिलहाल...

SC to hear Ramdev’s plea on clubbing of cases

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court will Friday hear a plea by yoga guru Baba Ramdev seeking the clubbing together of all cases against him...

Hooliganism in the Fine Arts faculty and entry of police in University Campus

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To, The Vice Chancellor, The M.S. University of Baroda, Baroda. Sir,

अत्याचार की टोकरी में दलित और मुसलमान

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आसिफ इकबाल मुस्लिम जमातों और नेताओं की ओर से यह बात बहुत पहले से कही जाती रही है कि आतंकवाद के नाम पर मुसलमानों की...

Ambedkar King Study Circle conducts its first Annual Conference in California

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A report By TCN: California: The first annual conference of Ambedkar King Study Circle took place in Cupertino, the Bay Area Silicon Valley, California on...

यूनाइटेड अगेंस्ट हेट: नफरती हमलों के विरोध छिड़ा आंदोलन

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

Campaigning in Mumbai: Nightmare for candidates

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By Quaid Najmi, Mumbai : From residential skyscrapers to the villas of the super-rich to the squalor of slums and starkness of pavement shacks, campaigning...

Kishor Kharat appointed as CEO and MD of IDBI bank

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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,...

Accused in Dalit massacre arrested in Bihar

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Patna: An accused in the 2000 massacre of 34 Dalits in Bihar was arrested Friday from a school in the state, police said. Nanbutan Sharma,...

Dalit student accuses MP university of harassment

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Bhopal : A Dalit student pursuing M.Phil at the Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication here on Monday accused its authorities of...

Former village head booked for ‘threatening’ Dalits in Ghaziabad

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Ghaziabad : A former village head has been booked on charges of threatening Dalits in Bamheta locality in Ghaziabad, a senior police officer said...

Dying of hunger in an age of food apps

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net For most of us especially those living in urban spaces, food items are now available at the mere touch of a...

Bhima Koregaon – One Year of Violence and Apathy

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By Atul Anand This Twocircles.net film recalls the violence near Bhima Koregaon memorial obelisk in Pune on January 1, 2018, left people shocked and angry....

Dalits angry with derogatory Ambedkar cartoon: Athawale

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By IANS,

Persecution of activists an expression of fascism say Indian Americans

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By TCN News: The Alliance for Justice And Accountability (AJA), an umbrella coalition of progressive organizations across the United States, today condemned the attacks against...

Why the CAA and NRC are not good solutions to a country bleeding with...

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Dr Anis Ansari, IAS (Rtd) The unprecedented wave of nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the...

Real-tough times ahead for Kashmiris

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Ref: - 'Kashmiri Nationalism' is the reality. Dear Sir The first-ever Indo-Pak poll sponsored by Indian Express, Dawn News and CNN-IBN published on August 12, 2007 along with survey carried out by CSDS and Jammu University in 2002 should be enough for the Kashmiris to wake them up from their slumber and gird up for the arduous diplomatic fight and tough periods ahead. Without going into the details of the entire findings of these surveys what is presently relevant is that: -

UP officials not taking Akhilesh seriously: BSP

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By IANS,

Seed companies involved in child labour in India, reveals study

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

Year after journalist Siddique Kappan, 3 others were booked under UAPA on way to...

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Even after a year has passed in the arrest of journalist Siddique Kappan and three others under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA),...

Around 1,700 Hindus convert to Buddhism in Bihar

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Patna : Around 1,700 Hindus in Bihar have embraced Buddhism citing the religion's emphaisis on unity and no discrimination among its followers, an official...

NPP releases ‘People’s Document’ for Meghalaya polls

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Jowai (Meghalaya), (IANS): National People's Party President Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday released the People's Document for Meghalaya at an election rally here. The "People's...

Menon freed, says willing to serve in Sukma again

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By IANS,

Ambedkar Foundation appoints AMU prof. to manage Urdu translation of Ambedkar writings

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By TCN News, Aligarh: Professor Mohammad Asim Siddiqui from the Department of English, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been appointed as the managing editor...

USA invitation to India may usher into alternative to UN

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Ref: - India to insist on formal launch of â€œUnited Democratic Nationsâ€?

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This refers to Indian media highlighted USA invitation given to India (to join US-led global alliance of democracies)Â through statement of Condoleezza Rice (US Secretary of State) issued on Thursday by her at annual US Indian Business Council meeting where India was further â€˜enlightenedâ€™ about the redundancy of Non Alignment Movement (NAM).

Seminar: On the Kerala Muslim Model of Development

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Are you interested to understand what it means to be an Indian Muslim? Where does the Indian Muslim stand in comparison with his/her fellow countrymen? Are you anxious about the present and future of the Indian Muslim society? Where does the solution lie? In particular, what lessons can be learned from the Kerala Muslim example?

If you have something to say, a golden opportunity is waiting for you to be part of a serious discussion at the

A marriage of, for and with self-respect: Remembering Periyar 140 years after his birth...

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By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net The news of the caste killing of Pranay in Telangana has sent shockwaves throughout India. This is not an isolated incident...

Dalit Sahitya Samman Sammelan held at Imphal

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By Dr Syed Ahmed, TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Awards were conferred to as many as 80 persons working in different fields in recognition of their dedication to...

Eight bodies go missing in Bihar graveyard

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By IANS, Patna: Eight bodies have disappeared from a graveyard in a Bihar village in one night, scaring local residents. People of Belauri village in Purnia district, about 350 km from here, were stunned Friday when they found that eight bodies had disappeared from the Sauraghat Samsan graveyard overnight. "We found that eight graves were dug up and the bodies missing," villager Ramavatar Sada said. Sada said the graveyard was used by Dalits and other very poor people to bury their dead as they could afford costly cremations.

15 leaders from different parties join BJP

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New Delhi : A total of 15 leaders from different political parties, including the Congress and the AAP, Tuesday joined the BJP here expressing...

Singing for victory: Ramya Haridas– the second Dalit woman parliamentarian from Kerala

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net She sang and danced, entered people’s hearts and finally won. Ramya Haridas became the second Dalit woman from Kerala to win...

With Chandrashekhar in jail, Dalits of Saharanpur seek to rekindle struggle

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By Siddhant Mohan & Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net Bhim Army is trying to ensure that the fight for justice and equality continues even as its...

A report on the performance of MPs from Uttar Pradesh

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.ent Our Government is trying everything possible for progress of Uttar Pradesh - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, February 4, 2017 in Meerut, Uttar...

Wife of Pranay, victim of caste murder, delivers a baby in Hyderabad

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TCN News Amrutha, wife of Pranay who was hacked to death in September for marrying a girl from the upper caste community, has delivered a...

3D stereo caste: A sophisticated way of treating caste discriminations in music

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By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net,

अलीगढ़ : खेत मे मिला दलित किशोरी का शव,ग्रामीणों में आक्रोश

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर । Twocircles.Net अलीगढ़ में जंगल मे चारा लेने गई एक लड़की का शव मिलने के बाद हड़कंप मच गया है। लड़की दलित समुदाय...

Laxity in MGNREGS will not be tolerated: Naveen Patnaik

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Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday expressed concern over districts not matching up to the needs of the rural masses for...

Women’s Day: March planned to Chouhan’s house Tuesday

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‘We’ll Keep Opposing:’ – National Protest of Dalit Christians & Dalit Muslims organised by...

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Riya Talitha | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI –On March 28, around 1,500 demonstrators gathered at Jantar Mantar to demand the inclusion of Dalit Christians in the...

Ramdas Athavale appointed as MoS in cabinet reshuffle

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By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net Mumbai: Ramdas Bandu Athavale, 57, president of the Republican Party of India (Athavale fraction) and Rajya Sabha MP nominated by the...

A day ahead of ‘grand-alliance’ rally, Pasmanda Muslims’ meet turn out to be a...

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’If no party, including the BJP, comes to seek support, PMM may field 30-40 candidates.’ By Abhay Kumar for TwoCircles.net, Patna: Held in the shadow...

दलित छात्र की पिटाई से मौत के मामले ने तूल पकड़ा, बवाल

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आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के औरैया जिले में परीक्षा में ग़लत जवाब देने पर टीचर ने एक दलित छात्र की पिटाई कर दी थी जिसके...

Peeved Dalit leader quits Maharashtra opposition alliance

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By IANS,

गांव का हुलेसवा बना डॉ. हुलेश मांझी

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पटना: डॉ. हुलेश मांझी बिहार के महादलितों के लिए एक ऐसा नाम बन चुके हैं, जो ज़िन्दगी में ऊंचाईयां छूने का...

तेवर बदलती भीम आर्मी

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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...

Muslims in the new world order

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

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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...

BJP promises economic, social security to city’s Dalits

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New Delhi : Going all out to woo the city's Dalit community, BJP leaders Monday took part in a rally here promising to dedicate...

Kashmiris to emphasize and practise ‘Unified J&K’

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Ref: - Present goodwill of India , Pakistan & international community be utilized

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Normally any community which lays down the lives of its so many people does not remain without being master of its political destiny. But Kashmiris (despite sacrificing more than 80,000 people as per Nicholson's report adopted by EU's Parliament vide A6-0158/2007 on May 24, 2007) are still groping in the dark mainly due to:-

Woman among four killed in Kashmir gun battle

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By IANS, Jammu : A woman, two security personnel and a militant were killed in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, police said. A group of three militants ambushed a security patrol party in the Kashtigarh forest belt of Doda district in the morning. A policeman and an army trooper were killed in the attack. A fierce encounter broke out in the forest belt following a joint search operation by the police and the army. One of the militants was gunned down but two managed to escape, the police said.