Dhubri’s Political Tectonics Shift: Congress Stuns AIUDF, Ajmal’s Future Uncertain
TCN News
New Delhi: In a major shift in Assam’s Dhubri constituency, Congress leader Rakibul Hussain defeated All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief and...
Why First Time Voters Are Choosing To Abstain From Voting This Election Season
By Shriya Sharma and Devanshi Batra, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: As India votes to reconstitute 18th Lok Sabha (Parliament’s lower house), a growing trend has emerged among...
Eight Muslims MLAs from Rajasthan this time, up from just two in 2013
By Aas Mohammed Kaif, TwoCircles.net
The Rajasthan elections are out and the Congress is all set to form a government in the state along with...
Voting starts for J&K’s two Lok Sabha seats
Jammu/Srinagar, April 18 (IANS) Enthusiastic voters reached polling stations on Thursday in Kathua, Reasi and Udhampur districts of Udhampur Lok Sabha seat while voters...
Are Muslims still relevant in UP election?
The UP polls result shows the failure of strategy followed by the non-BJP parties, especially the Congress, SP and the BSP to soft-pedal secularism...
Lok Sabha polls in seven phases April 11-May 19, vote count on May 23
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, the Election Commission announced...
72.65% voting recorded in Rajasthan elections
Jaipur, Dec 7 (IANS) Overall 72.65 per cent voting was recorded in Rajasthan when polling in the Assembly elections came to a close on...
Bihar Elections: Meet Gopal Ravidas, a Dalit who couldn’t complete his law education but...
By Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Bihar: Gopal Ravidas, 51, could not complete his law education but he is now a lawmaker in Bihar Legislative Assembly.
Son of...
ममता कैबिनेट में 7 मुसलमान भी बने मंत्री
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
पश्चिम बंगाल में ममता बनर्जी के मंत्रिमंडल ने सोमवार को शपथ ली है । बंगाल के राज्यपाल जगदीप धनखड़ ने ममता बनर्जी...
How JMM Triumphed in Jharkhand; Why BJP’s Polarisation and Infiltration Claims Fell Flat
Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net
The results of the Jharkhand Assembly elections have surprised everyone. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led INDIA alliance secured comfortable a majority, winning...
You can still vote even if your name is deleted. Here’s how
TCN News
On 18th April when 2nd phase polling was held in some states of India, one voter named Mariam Tahoora from Yelahanka constituency, Bengaluru...
Public Pulse: Samajwadi Party’s Stunning Victory Sparks Waves of Reaction Across Uttar Pradesh
Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Lucknow: The political landscape of Uttar Pradesh has taken a dramatic turn, with the Samajwadi Party (SP) surging ahead of the ruling Bharatiya...
What happens when Muslims unite to defeat the BJP?
Reports from the ground indicate that this time a section of Muslims is unperturbed about the saffron party’s win in Uttar Pradesh compared to...
241 candidates in fray for first phase of polling in Karnataka
Bengaluru, March 30 (IANS) As many as 241 candidates are in fray for 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka for the first phase of...
‘It is our curse & tears’: Hijabi students on BJP’s loss in Karnataka election...
Snobar Khan and Syed Mueen, TwoCircles.net
Basavaraj Bommai, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, conceded defeat on May 13, 2023, as the Congress took the lead...
ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट सीमांचल : “हिन्दू जीते या मुसलमान कोई फर्क नही पड़ता,काम कोई...
हमारे संवाददाता किशनगंज नेहाल अहमद ने बिहार के सबसे पिछड़े हुए इलाके के निवासियों से बात की और जानने की कोशिश की आखिर सीमांचल की समस्या की...
Singing for victory: Ramya Haridas– the second Dalit woman parliamentarian from Kerala
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...
“Glad that BJP has not come to power,” West Bengal Muslims heave sigh of...
With Trinamool Congress (TMC) winning a landslide victory over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the strongly contested West Bengal Assembly elections, Muslims from...
J&K Elections: How Anti-Delhi Rhetoric Shapes Kashmiri Political Survival Amidst Poll Battles
Aakib Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In April this year, Syed Altaf Bukhari, a prominent Kashmiri politician, openly aligned himself with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that supporting the central...
BJP’s Madhavi Latha’s Arrow Backfires, Owaisi Secures Fifth Straight Term
TCN News
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi won the Hyderabad parliamentary constituency for the fifth consecutive term, securing 6,61,981 votes. His closest...
दूसरे चरण के मतदान में भी कांटे के सँघर्ष की उम्मीद,भाजपा सांसदों की वापसी...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ।बुलंदशहर Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश की दलित बहुल आठ सीटों पर 18 अप्रैल मतदान संपन्न हुआ इस मतदान में मतदाताओं के रुझान से यह भी...
Understanding BJP’s victory: Critical questions, electorate response and the way forward
By Md. Aariz Imam
The reconciliatory efforts by the country’s largest minority should focus on establishing a SHURA, a council of visionaries on the lines...
BJP’s Bid for Control Fails: Saffron Party Faces Setbacks in Historic J&K Elections
Tauseef Ahmed and Mohammad Aatif Ammad Kanth, TwoCircles.net
Gurez: Celebrations erupted outside the residence of National Conference (NC) candidate Nizar Ahmed Khan, who triumphed over Faqeer...
Does it matter who wins election in Araria?
By Ashish Ranjan and Kalyani B
This is where
the road ends
tarmac
of India shining
gives way
to gravel
and red dirt
of...
First-time voters in Goa share their feeling
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
Goa recorded 72% polling for two Lok Sabha constituencies viz., North Goa and South Goa on 23rd April, 2019.
TwoCircles.net spoke to...
UP goes for polls in 1st phase, farmer resentment likely to play foul for...
In the first phase of the election in India's largest state Uttar Pradesh, the impact of the farmer's movement will play a big role...
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Why migrant workers in Bihar returning to different states without...
M I Khan, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Rajesh Kumar was keen to cast his vote in ongoing Lok Sabha elections but had to leave his native village...
बिहार चुनाव ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : बिहार के मुसलमानो को क्यों पसंद नही है...
मीना कोतवाल, मोतिहारी से Twocircles.net के लिए
बिहार चुनाव सिर पर हैं। जोर-शोर से राजनीतिक पार्टियां प्रचार-प्रसार में लगी हैं। सभी पार्टी के उम्मीदवार घंटों पैदल चल...
More than 70 percent voter turnout in Kerala
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent
Kerala witnessed more than 70 percent voter turnout in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections today. A total of...
“We are united to fight fascism”, CPI (ML) candidate Sandeep Saurav aims to bring...
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...
Fierce protest poet, anti-CAA activist Ashraful Hussain wins assembly election in Assam, spurs hope...
The 27-year-old is the youngest representative in the Assam legislative assembly following his victory over incumbent and former Congress minister Sukur Ali Ahmed from...
टीसीएन 2021 : साल भर हम उठाते रहे वंचितों और पिछड़ों की आवाज़,पढ़िए...
बीते वर्ष, 2021, में कई तरह की बदलती हुई राजनीतिक और सामाजिक गतिविधियां देखने को मिली। इस बदलती परिस्थिति में, हाशिए पर खड़े...
BJP Breaks 27-Year Jinx to Claim Delhi Throne; Congress, Not AIMIM, Played Spoilsport for...
Asad Shaikh, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: The results of the Delhi Assembly elections have sent shockwaves through the political landscape. After 27 long years, the Bhartiya...
बिहार में 200 से अधिक सामाजिक संगठनों ने मिलकर जन घोषणा पत्र किया जारी,...
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
मीडिया के शोर, विपक्ष द्वारा ज़मीनी मुद्दों से ग़ायब राजनीति और केंद्र एवं राज्य के बीच एक दूसरे के लिए ज़रूरी तालमेल...
BSP names 11 Lok Sabha candidates
Lucknow, March 22 (IANS) With less than a month to go for the Lok Sabha elections, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Friday announced...
National Election Watch: Preliminary Analysis of Candidate List released by BJP & INC for...
TCN News:
The National Parties, BJP and INC announced the list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 2018 recently.INC (Indian National Congress) has declared...
Modi’s Islamophobic Speech: Is BJP Anxious About 2024 Despite Tall Claims?
TCN News
New Delhi: It is reasonable to assume that the outcry following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s overtly anti-Muslim speech in Rajasthan, where he warned people...
Will support Kashmir in defending Article 370: Sajjad Kargili, Lok Sabha candidate from Ladakh
The Ladakh region of the Jammu and Kashmir will go to polls on May 6. The region comprising the two districts of Leh and...
क्या बिहार में ओवैसी की जीत धर्मनिरपेक्ष दलों की भरोसा खोने की कहानी...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़ । Twocircles.net
प्रफुल्लित,हर्षित और गर्वित असदुद्दीन ओवेसी ने बिहार चुनाव में मिली कामयाबी के बाद कहा " बड़े राजनीतिक दलों ने हमें अछूत...
Mother of Bijnor man killed in anti-CAA protest will not contest election on Cong...
Anwari Begum was given the ticket by the Congress after the party announced in October last year that 40 percent of it’s candidates in...
Freedom on a Leash: Sikander Malik’s Journey Through Politics and Surveillance in Kashmir
Tauseef Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In the heart of Kashmir’s evolving political landscape, Hafiz Mohammad Sikander Malik stood out not just as a candidate, but as a...
EC stops Modi biopic release till LS polls end
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Election Commission on Wednesday stopped the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biopic till the Lok Sabha elections...
Youth Voices Ring Loud: Modi’s Win, BJP’s Loss and What’s Next
Devanshi Batra, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: In a riveting electoral showdown, Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi has clinched a remarkable third consecutive term, defying earlier predictions of a...
ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : पढ़िए ‘ओवैसी’ की जीत पर अब क्या कह रहे हैं सीमांचल...
नेहाल अहमद । Twocircles.net
बिहार के सीमांचल में ओवैसी ने कुल 5 सीट जीते और यकीनन ऐसा माना जा रहा है कि बिहार में महागठबंधन...
Congress bags 31 of the 59 reserved seats in Rajasthan; BJP falls from 53...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
With the Congress all set to return to power in Rajasthan after five years, the reign of Vasundhara Raje will come...
BJP MPs chant Jai Sri Ram as MP Owaisi takes oath today
TCN News
Assaduddin Owaisi MP - Hyderabad and President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) took oath today, Tuesday, in Parliament. And as he was...
Congress leads in three BJP-ruled states, TRS in Telangana
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Congress candidates on Tuesday took significant leads in BJP-ruled Rajasthan and was inching ahead of the BJP in both...
लोकसभा चुनाव और रमज़ान पर मुस्लिम औरतों का नजरिया
फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
चुनाव आयोग द्वारा लोक सभा चुनाव की तारीखों के ऐलान के बाद से रमजान के दौरान मतदान पर मुफ़्ती और सियासतदां दोनों...
बिहार चुनाव ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : “कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता कि किसी की भी सरकार...
बिहार से मीना कोतवाल की Twocircles.net के लिए ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट
बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव का आज आख़िरी चरण है। बिहार में आज यानि 7 नवंबर को...
बिहार चुनाव में ताल ठोंक रहे मुस्लिम उम्मीदवार
अक़ील हुसैन Twocircles.net के लिए
बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव में राजनैतिक दलों ने तमाम पढ़ें लिखे युवाओं, छात्र नेताओ को चुनाव लडने का अवसर दिया है।...
दिल्ली में मोदी-शाह पर भारी पड़ रहे केजरीवाल, ‘आप’ की आंधी में उड़ी बीजेपी
यूसुफ़ अंसारी, twocircles.net
नई दिल्ली। दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव का मतदान ख़त्म होने के बाद अलग-अलग न्यूज़ चैनलो के एग्ज़िट पोल्स के औसत के मुताबिक आम...
The Secular Dilemma: Understanding the Bihar Elections 2020
By Shah Nawaz Afaque, TwoCircles.net
The state of Bihar witnessed its high profile and extremely charged Legislative Assembly Elections amidst a pandemic situation and that’s...
Delhi Elections 2025: The Untold Story of Rohingya Refugees in the City
Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net
Ameena Khatoon is a mother of three who lives in a small refugee camp at Kanchankunj near Okhla's Kalindikunj in Delhi. She...
Where Floods Return, but Promises Don’t: The Betrayed Legacy of Bihar’s Muslim-Majority Seemanchal
Md Naiyar Azam, TwoCircles.net
Patna: When Mohammad Akhlaq Raza, a 23-year-old student from Baisi in Purnia, speaks of educational hurdles in Seemanchal, it is not abstract, it is...
High Hopes, Disappointing Results: Why Tejashwi-Led INDIA Alliance Performed Poorly in Bihar
M I Khan, TwoCircles.net
Patna: In politics, a week can make all the difference, and the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar are...
How a variety of factors, not just anti-incumbency, contributed to BJP’s demise in three...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The election results of five states on December 11 made good reading for people who have been wishing for the defeat...
UP elections: No homes for families displaced by Muzaffarnagar riots
Nearly a decade after scores of Muslim families were displaced by the Muzaffarnagar riots in 2013, they still live amid poor living conditions and...
Mehbooba accuses Congress, NC of weakening Art 370
Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and President of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Congress and the...
Nitish Kumar’s Quest: Will the ‘Kingmaker’ Secure Special Status for Bihar After 18 Years?
M.I. Khan, TwoCircles.net
Patna: After playing a pivotal role in supporting the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government under Prime...
From Struggle to Success: How Samajwadi Party’s Policy Reforms and Youth Appeal Won Over...
Sanjana Chawla, TwoCircles.net
Lucknow: The 2024 general elections have reshaped the nation's political landscape, with the surprising resurgence of the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh...
Congress leaders to stake claim in Goa
Panaji, March 18 (IANS) Amid speculation that Goa's Assembly may be kept in suspended animation due to political turmoil, Congress leader Chandrakant Kavlekar on...
Muslim representation in Indian Parliament
TCN News
This year again, the number of parliamentarians elected from the Muslim community are 27 as compared to previous Lok Sabha elections when there...
EVM doubts must be addressed by Election Commission: SDPI
TCN News:
After the protests against the EVMs in major cities of India such as Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai on 30th May, the National president...
Will facilitate peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue, says Shah Faesal at launch of party
By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: - Saying that his party would be acting as a bridge between Srinagar and New Delhi to solve every issue,...
“Elections won’t feed us,” Hit by floods, lockdown, these Bihar labourers are migrating to...
By Tanzil Asif, TwoCircles.net
Bihar: Every five years in India, elections provide an opportunity for people to choose their governments and lawmakers. People reward some,...
‘Picked up from garbage, dropped in gutter,’ Muslim slum dwellers in Ahmedabad see no...
Local Muslims residing in the ghettos of Vatva and Ajit Mill complained about negligence from government officials and elected representatives.
Aquilur Rahman and Vipul...
राजद ने बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव के पहले चरण हेतु उतारे केवल 3 मुस्लिम उम्मीदवार
नेहाल अहमद । Twocircles.net
राष्ट्रीय जनता दल ने बुधवार की दोपहर को बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव के पहले चरण के लिए कुल 42 विधानसभा उम्मीदवारों की...
Bihar Elections: Does Owaisi’s win signify a loss of trust in secular parties?
By Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net
“We were considered untouchable and vote cutters, now they have got their answer. We will now focus on the expansion...
After UP Mayawati and Akhilesh form alliance in MP and Uttarakhand
TCN News
The Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party announced on Monday that they will fight the 2019 Lok Sabha elections together in Madhya Pradesh...
Underrepresentation and Expectations: Challenges and Hopes for Muslim MPs in India’s 18th Lok Sabha
Md Kaifee Alam, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Despite being a crucial vote bank for many parties, the number of Muslim Members of Parliament (MPs) has consistently remained low over...
मायावती का हमेशा सम्मान करना ” मुलायम की इस अपील के बड़े है राजनीतिक...
आस मुहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
उम्र मुलायम सिंह यादव पर अपना असर कर रही है.
मैनपुरी में भी किया. बोलते हुए उनकी जबान लड़खड़ा रही थी.उनकी बात...
Gehlot to pilot Rajasthan again
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Ending the intense jockeying for power in Rajasthan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday picked party veteran Ashok Gehlot...
Mehbooba Mufti: A Controversial Legacy and the Quest for Redemption in J&K Politics
Mohammad Aatif Ammad Kanth, TwoCircles.net
Anantnag: The scene was set in Bijbehara, where she campaigned for her daughter Iltija Mufti. A gathering of around 100...
रियल बिहार : “हम घर से बाहर कम ही निकलते हैं। गांव के लोग...
बिहार चुनाव: बिहार के मुसलमानों को क्यों पसंद नहीं है नीतीश कुमार का विकास- ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट
प्रतिभाशाली रिपोर्टर मीना कोतवाल इस समय बिहार में है...
4,288 nominations filed in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Nov 20 (IANS) A total of 4,288 nomination papers have been filed by 3,295 candidates for the Rajasthan Assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer...
Delhi to vote in Lok Sabha polls on May 12
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Voting for the seven parliamentary constituencies of Delhi will take place on May 12, the Election Commission announced, here...
Not all AIMIM party activists favour the split with VBA in Maharashtra
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi a political tie-up between Asaduddin owaisi's All India Majlis Ittihadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Prakash Ambedkar's Bharip Bahujan Maha...
Indian communities in New York call for defense of democracy
TCN News
A wide cross-section of Indians gathered at the Indian Consulate in New York City (NYC) to stand in solidarity with people fighting to...
Shifting Allegiances: Dalits in Uttar Pradesh Explore ASP and Congress Amidst BSP’s Woes
Asad Rizvi, TwoCircles.net
Lucknow: Amid the Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) existential crisis, Dalits seem to have begun exploring new political alternatives. They are apparently weighing their...
बिहार के दिग्गज नेताओं की किस्मत तय करेगा चौथे चरण का चुनाव
TCN News,
देश में सात चरणों में हो रहे लोकसभा चुनाव 2019 के तीसरे चरण का मतदान हो चुका अब लोकसभा चुनाव के चौथे चरण...
बेरोजगारी के सबसे बड़े मुद्दे के साथ नीतीश से नाराज है नोजवान !
आम भारतीय के मन मे हमेशा बिहार के मतदाता के राजनीतिक ज्ञान को लेकर उत्सुकता रहती है। कहते हैं बिहार में रिक्शेवाले से लेकर...
अल्पसंख्यकों के अधिकारों की मांग, भारत के संविधान को मजबूत करना
मुजाहिद नफ़ीस
यह भारत में एक अजीब विडंबना है जब अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय का कोई व्यक्ति अल्पसंख्यकों के संवैधानिक अधिकारों के लिए अपनी आवाज़ उठाता है...
‘Consider us human’: Stigmatised, vulnerable sex workers at Kolkata’s Khidderpore, Bowbazar urge world
Atika Sayeed, TwoCircles.net
“Vaishya aur ba-ismat aurat ka muqaabla hargiz-hargiz nahi karna chahiye. In dono ka muqabla ho hi nahi sakta. Vaishya khud kamaati hai...
Voting ends for final phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly polls
Raipur, (IANS) Polling for the second and final phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections entailing 72 constituencies spread across 19 districts officially ended on Tuesday,...
West Bengal by-election: Muslims in dilemma over former BJP leader Babul Supriyo fighting on...
Babul Supriyo’s name evokes a strong reaction among Muslim voters for his vitriolic statements against Muslims in the past.
Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net
WEST BENGAL —...
Victory with a Void: NDA’s Third Term Marks Absence of MPs from Minority Communities
TCN News
New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has formed the government for the third consecutive time....
Delhi Elections 2025: Okhla – A Glimpse of Neglect in City’s Development Race
Devanshi Batra, TwoCircles.net
Okhla, a Muslim majority assembly segment in Southeast Delhi, is a constituency that mirrors the stark contrast between the city’s booming growth...
First Bulldozers, Ballot Next: Delhi Slum Residents Say They Lost Homes And Now Are...
Unzila Sheikh, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Anil Singh, 30, was born in Bhoomiheen Camp, a settlement in southeast Delhi, now bulldozed, where his parents, migrants from...
Congress wins Ramgarh by-election, touches 100 tally in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Jan 31 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday won the Ramgarh Assembly seat in Rajasthan, taking its tally in the 200-member house to 100.
Congress...
मुसलमानों के दम पर दलितों की अंगूठी में जड़ेगा’नगीना’
आसमोहम्मद कैफ। नगीना ,Twocircles.net
पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश में दूसरे चरण के चुनाव में नगीना सर्वाधिक लोकप्रिय सीट बनी हुई है.2009 में नए परिसीमन में लोकसभा...
Why Delimitation Commission’s report to redraw electoral boundaries in J&K is ruffling feathers??
Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have said that the recommendations by the Commission will disempower the erstwhile state while the political observers believe...
Here’s what explains Mayawati’s rout in UP election
Many independent observers believe that Mayawati may be down but she is not out yet.
Hina Khan | TwoCircles.net
LUCKNOW — The rout of the Bahujan...
Gujjar-Bakerwal Communities: Neglected Voices in Jammu and Kashmir Elections
Kounsar Bashir and Safoora Hilal/TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: As Jammu and Kashmir approaches the third and final phase of its Assembly elections — marking the first polls...
National call to protest against EVMs on 30th May
TCN News
EVM Virodhi Rashtriya Jan Andolan – a group comprising different organisations and people from all walks of life have organised a mass protest...
How Shanimol Osman, the lone Muslim woman candidate from Kerala, finally got a Congress...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent
After waiting for years on end, and at the same time working tirelessly for the Congress party, Advocate Shanimol Osman has...
About 70 percent voter turnout in Telangana
Hyderabad, Dec 7 (IANS) About 70 percent of 2.8 voters votes in the Telangana Assembly election on Friday as the polling ended on a...
SP names 5 more candidates for Lok Sabha polls
Lucknow, March 28 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday named five more Lok Sabha candidates in Uttar Pradesh.
Nasir Qureshi will contest from Moradabad,...
Two more booths rigged, allege voters in Faridabad
TCN News
After the video which had some politician asking people to vote for lotus went viral, polling at that booth No 88 was cancelled....
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: What Led BJP to Abandon ‘Development’
Anwar ST. TwoCircles.net
Eighty-eight constituencies across 13 states went to polls on April 26 in the second phase of ongoing Lok Sabha elections. With the...
Why Nitish Kumar Still Seeks Muslim Votes: Ploy or Passion
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Nitish Kumar, despite being a partner and facilitator of the BJP, still seeks Muslim votes in the upcoming Bihar Assembly election. His...
Bihar Elections: a look at the performance of Muslim candidates
By TCN Staff
The results of the Bihar election are here. After several rounds of late-night counting, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) – comprising of...
Owaisi files nomination for 4th term from Hyderabad
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday filed the nomination for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat.
A couple of hours...
Delhi Elections 2025: The Forgotten Trans Yamuna Region Battling Absence of Clean Water, Sanitation...
Devanshi Batra, TwoCircles.net
Northeast Delhi, encompassing neighbourhoods like Seelampur, Jaffrabad, Mustafabad, Karawal Nagar and Shiv Vihar, often seems like a forgotten part of the capital,...
Delhi Elections 2025: Shifa Ur Rahman’s Wife Nooreen Calls for Justice at the Ballot...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: The air is thick with political tension in the bustling lanes of Delhi's Okhla constituency as the assembly elections in...
Enthusiastic Voting, Creative Floating Polling Stations Mark J&K Elections’ 2nd Phase
As per the Election Commission, the voter turnout stood at 54.11%
Tauseef Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: For 25-year-old Asiya Khursheed, the second phase of ongoing assembly...
Congress Launches Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Wayanad, Aims to Strengthen Electoral Presence in Kerala
Mohammed Ramees, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra announced her electoral debut in the upcoming Lok Sabha bypolls from Wayanad, Kerala, surprising many...
65 Lakh Voters Dropped in Bihar: SC Opens Reapplication Route, But Disenfranchisement Fears Persist
Sumit Singh, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s August 22 verdict allowing disenfranchised voters in Bihar to reclaim their right to vote using Aadhaar or any...
SC rejects PIL demanding return to ballot papers
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL demanding junking the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and a return to...
Elections are nothing more than a drama here: The view from Shopian, J&K
By Murtaza Ali, TwoCircles.net
As South Kashmir's Shopian goes to elections on May 6, TwoCircles.net's Murtaza Ali visited the region to speak with locals. As...
राजस्थान चुनाव: दलित ‘किंगमेकर’ तो मुसलमान बन गए है ‘अछूत’
आस मोहम्मद कैफ TwoCircles.net
जयपुर: राजस्थान विधानसभा के चुनाव में मुसलमानों को पूरी तरह हाशिये पर पहुंचा दिया गया है,हद यह है कि उनके मुद्दों...
Malegaon blast victim’s father prays to court to disallow Pragya’s nomination for LS
TCN News with inputs from S N Ansari, Urducity
Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal, with support from the Jamiat Ulema Hind Mumbai legal cell, has filed...
MNF takes office in Mizoram after a decade
Aizawl, Dec 15 (IANS) The Mizo National Front (MNF) government led by Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Saturday assumed office in Mizoram, ending the Congress'...
बंगाल चुनावी संग्राम में भाजपा के भी 8 मुस्लिम उम्मीदवार !
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
पश्चिम बंगाल विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले भारतीय जनता दल अबतक 274 उम्मीदवारों की लिस्ट जारी कर चुकी है। जहां धर्मनिरपेक्ष दल हिंदू...
राजस्थान में बज रहा है सामान्य सीट पर जीतने वाले दलित रूपाराम का डंका
आस मोहम्मद कैफ
जैसलमेर-
राजस्थानी संस्कृति और ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि वाले जैसलमेर विधानसभा में एक बेहद सुखद नतीजा सामने आया है,यहां कांग्रेस के रूपाराम मेघवाल ने सामान्य...
भीम आर्मी ने जनसँख्या के हिसाब से आरक्षण की मांग उठाई
फ़हमीना हुसैन | पटना
पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश से शुरू हुई भीम आर्मी ने बिहार प्रदेश की राजधानी पटना में अपनी पहली रैली करके जनसँख्या के...
SIR or Scam? Bihar’s ‘Votebandi’ Hits the Poor, Muslims, Migrants – Question It, Get...
Sumit Singh, TwoCircles.net
Patna/Muzaffarpur/Bhagalpur/Gopalganj: In Bihar, where the democratic rhythm is often tested by sudden tremors, veteran journalist Ajit Anjum is now facing legal heat...
Urmila Matondkar is Congress nominee for Mumbai North
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar was named on Friday as the Congress candidate for the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency.
She will...
Lok Rajniti Manch support Mayawati’s demand to re-conduct polls using ballot papers
TCN News
Lok Rajniti Manch, a people's politics forum have, in their press release, extended their support to Mayawati in her demand to re-conduct polls.
They...
Nitish for Now, Not for Later? Bihar CM Left in Limbo as BJP Plays...
M I Khan, TwoCircles.net
Patna: As Bihar gears up for assembly elections in October-November 2025, suspense continues to build around who the ruling Bharatiya Janata...
Where Did the Money Go? Rs 70,877 Crore Vanishes from Bihar’s Public Accounts, Utilisation...
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Patna: A staggering Rs 70,877 crore remains unaccounted for in Bihar’s government spending. The Panchayati Raj Department tops the list, with Rs...
From Legacy to Challenge: Iltija Mufti’s Fight to Revive PDP and Retain Bijbehara
Mohammad Aatif Ammad Kanth, TwoCircles.net
In 1996, when Mufti Mohammad Sayeed rejoined the Congress, he was assigned the task of fielding candidates for the Jammu...
Gender Representation Declines: India Elects 74 Women MPs in 2024, Down from 78 in...
Sakshi Srivastava, TwoCircles.net
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, India elected 74 women MPs, down from 78 in 2019, indicating a decrease in women's representation....
Kashmir’s Political Shake-Up: From BJP Proxies to NC Resurgence, New Parties Struggle for Relevance
Zaid Bin Shabir, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: On March 8, 2020, more than seven months after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government abrogated Jammu & Kashmir’s special...
Under Pressure: Omar Abdullah’s Hat-Trick in a Changing Kashmir Political Landscape
Mohammad Aatif Ammad Kanth, TwoCircles.net
On September 4, around 2:00 p.m., the National Conference office in Ganderbal reverberated with ‘Zyoon Hoo Zyoon Hoo, Nationalan Zyoon Hoo (we...
A widow’s vote: A photo essay
Text and images by Meher Ali, TwoCircles.net
Aligarh went to the polls on April 18, 2019 with almost a 60% voter turnout. Before it happened,...
Election Commission suspends IAS officer for checking PM Modi’s helicopter
TCN News
The Election Commission has suspended an officer posted as general observer in Odhisa for the elections for checking the helicopter of Prime Minister...
Unexpected Triumph: Engineer Rashid’s Electoral Victory Alters Kashmir’s Political Trajectory
Syed Taqui Haider
Srinagar: Engineer Rashid’s surprising victory over political stalwart Umar Abdullah in Baramulla constituency has reverberated throughout Kashmir's political landscape. The unexpected outcome...
Who is Nabeela Syed, the Indian-American Muslim woman who made history in US midterm...
An Indian-American hijab-wearing Muslim woman has made history by becoming the youngest person to win the election for Illinois’ 51st Congressional District.
Afnan Habib...
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021: Eradicating child marriage still doesn’t make the cut in...
According to a report by Young Lives Research to Policy Centre based on the National Family Health Survey 2015-16, West Bengal tops the list...
Congress announces 9 candidates in Madhya Pradesh, 3 from reserved constitutencies
Bhopal, March 24 (IANS) The Congress has announced its candidates for nine of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, fielding former Chief...
2020 Riots, ‘Broken’ Promises and ‘Unmet’ Civic Needs: The Struggles of North East Delhi...
Tarique Anwar, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: With assembly elections fast approaching, residents of North East Delhi continue to face enduring issues such as inadequate infrastructure, poor...
क्या कैराना में तबस्सुम हसन इतिहास रचने की कगार पर है
आस मुहम्मद कैफ , TwoCircles.net
कैराना-
कैराना का चुनाव पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश का सबसे नजदीकी चुनाव होने वाला है.पहले चरण में यहां मेरठ, सहारनपुर,
मुजफ्फरनगर, बिजनोर, बागपत,नोएडा...
महिला मुख्यमंत्री भी नही सुधार पाई राजस्थान की औरतों के हालात
आस मोहम्मद कैफ , TwoCircles.net
जयपुर के एक स्थानीय अखबार में राजस्थान की मुख्यमंत्री वसुंधरा राजे का एक इंटरव्यू छपा जिसमे उन्होंने खुद की औरत...
Polling begins amid tight security in Mizoram
Aizawl, Nov 28 (IANS) Amid tight security, polling began at 7 am for the 40-member Mizoram assembly election on Wednesday, officials said.
According to senior...
The dawn and dusk of Azam Khan
The Samajwadi Party leader and Member of Parliament from Rampur Uttar Pradesh Azam Khan, who is currently lodged in Sitapur, was referred to Lucknow...
Dalit man chops off finger after accidently voting for BJP
Lucknow, April 19 (IANS) A Dalit man, who accidentally cast his vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, has chopped...
Haryana Elections: As Polling Continues, Mewat Residents Grapple with Promises Amid Hookah Conversations and...
Musheera Ashraf/ TwoCircles.net
Badkali Chowk (Nuh), Haryana: At the entrance of Tigaon village, 60 kilometres away from Nuh, a group of men sit outside the...
In Yogi’s UP, Muslim poll nominees face arrests, externment and criminal cases
Some of them say election officials cancelled their nomination on minor grounds, alleging bias against candidates with a vocal Muslim identity.
Zeyad Masroor | TwoCircles.net
UTTAR...
‘Voters or Citizens,’ Matua community hold key in West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021
The Matua community, with 1.5 crore voters, has always been politically active in West Bengal. Amid political drama and family feuds with fiery statements,...
भाजपा सरकार के खिलाफ सड़क पर उतरे समाजवादी,प्रदेश भर में दिखाई दी लाल टोपी...
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
आज उत्तर प्रदेश में समाजवादी पार्टी का पंचायत चुनाव में हुई बेमानी और धांधली के विरोध में प्रदेश की प्रत्येक तहसील पर...
West Bengal’s poll lock has ‘M’ key
By Gautam Datt
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The 'M' factor will have decisive say in West Bengal polls as demographic profile of the state...
बिहार यथार्थ : रिपोर्ट्स तो बदतर बताती है बाकी सुशासन बाबू जाने !
नेहाल अहमद। Twocircles.net
बिहार की राजनीति से बहुत से लोग परिचित हैं. लोग आम तौर पर राजनीति की बात जब आती है तो उस राजनीति...
ऐसी रही बिहार चुनाव में महागठबंधन के मुसलमान प्रत्याशियों की ‘परफॉर्मेंस ‘ !
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
बिहार चुनाव के नतीजे आ चुके हैं,देर रात तक चली मतगणना के बाद एनडीए ने 125 सीट लाकर बहुमत हासिल किया और...
Engineer Rasheed’s Rallying Cry: A Fight for ‘Rights’, ‘Dignity’ and a ‘New Political Era’...
Tauseef Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Out on bail and ready to make waves, Engineer Rasheed hit the campaign trail with a powerful rallying cry echoing across the...
Our plan is to make education accessible to every child in Bihar: Maskoor Usmani,...
Maskoor Ahmad Usmani, the former President of the Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union is the Congress's candidate for the Jaale constituency in upcoming elections...
A manifesto with a difference, one that covers all aspects of development: Dr Lubna...
TCN News
Dr Lubna Sarwath, Contesting Candidate for Karwan Legislative Assembly, Telangana, Hyderabad, Socialist Party(India) has released the manifesto for her constituency which is a...
लोकसभा चुनाव की सरगर्मी के बीच किन्नर समुदाय की आवाज़…
फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
लोकसभा चुनाव में जहां समाज की महिलाएं, पुरुष बराबर की भूमिका निभा रही हैं वहीँ समाज की मुख्यधारा में शामिल होने को...
Ctrl+F is Gone: ECI Turns Bihar’s Voter List into a Puzzle After SIR, Leaving...
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Zaheeb Ajmal, a social activist in Phulwari Sharif, Patna, has been helping residents, particularly slum dwellers and other socially and economically disadvantaged...
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...