The Enigma of Nitish Kumar’s Reverence: A Political Chess Move or Genuine Submission?
M. I. Khan, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s act of bowing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the June 7 parliamentary party meeting of...
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...
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...
Delhi Elections 2025: Women Voters Refuse to be Swayed by AAP-BJP’s Poll Winning Tactics,...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Seema Sachdeva (59), a tenant in the P&T quarters near Windsor Place, the residence of Pravesh Verma, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
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...
BJP’s Controversial Agenda for Jharkhand: Promises of Reform Amid Identity Concerns
"BJP proposed to tackle pressing economic challenges, detractors warn of a profound erosion of indigenous cultural heritage and the weakening of local governance structures....
Four states to have Assembly and Lok Sabha elections simultaneously
TCN News
The election commission has announced that asembly and lok sabha election in 4 states i.e., Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim will...
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...
YSR Congress defers first list of candidates
Amaravati, March 13 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Wednesday postponed the announcement of its first list of candidates for the Andhra Pradesh...
Political Disenfranchisement: The Struggle for Muslim Representation in Maharashtra’s Assembly Elections
Azib Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: As Maharashtra heads into its crucial 2024 assembly elections, the state’s Muslim community finds itself grappling with a longstanding issue of political...
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...
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...
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...
J&K Assembly dissolved amid claims for power
Jammu/Srinagar, (IANS) In a dramatic development, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was dissolved on Wednesday night after three mainstream parties came together to stake...
“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...
Jagan Reddy forms a socially inclusive cabinet with 5 deputy Chief Ministers in Andhra...
TCN News
For the very first time in India 5 people have been made Deputy Chief Ministers in Andhra Pradesh. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Bihar Elections: Bardaha residents want a government that cares for ‘Muslims, other weaker sections...
By Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Bardaha: Bardaha, which falls in Madhubani district in Bihar, is a green village. Flood has affected its paddy crop but the...
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...
Vote for BJP to destroy Muslims, says BJP leader
TCN News
Another BJP leader Ranjeet Bahadur Srivastava has made a controversial statement yesterday, Thursday, when he asked people to vote for BJP if they...
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,...
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: ‘Dull’ campaign to voter’s disinterest — what people in MP...
Huneza Khan, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: The third phase of ongoing general elections 2024 concluded with polls conducted across 93 seats in 11 states and union territories. People...
Pre-polling: What voters in Goa and Solapur feel
Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
MP Elections in Solapur are on 18th April and in Goa on 23rd. Here is what some of the voters feel which...
Owaisi welcomes single-phase polling in Andhra, Telangana
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to have single-phase polling in Telugu states of Telangana...
“Voting will not feed our families,” Bihar’s migrant labourers working in Saharanpur want Tejaswi...
By Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net
Saharanpur: Outmigration from Bihar in search of livelihood has been normalized over several decades, with Bihar being one of the topmost states...
चर्चा में है आरक्षित सीट सांसद चुने गए आफरीन अली और मोहम्मद सादिक
आसमोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net
भारत मे हुए लोकसभा चुनाव में राजनीतिक पंडितों के बीच अनुसूचित जाति के लिए आरक्षित पंजाब की फरीदकोट और पश्चिम बंगाल की आरामबाग...
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...
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...
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...
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: With 50% Muslim population, know who is better placed in...
TCN Special Correspondent
New Delhi: Sambhal is one among the Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh where polling will be held on May 7 — third...
बिहार चुनाव में पढ़िए दानिश्वर मुस्लिम नोजवानों की ‘राय ‘ !
असद शेख़, Twocircles.net के लिए
बिहार में मुसलमानो के मन मे क्या चल रहा है ! यह बात युवाओं से बेहतर कौन जान सकता है !...
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...
Why BJP supporters and non-BJP supporters can’t remain friends anymore?
By Arif Hussain
Recently an old friend, an urbane corporate worker, mused on Facebook that what is it about this election that’s making it difficult...
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...
Return of paper ballot likely in Nizamabad with 185 candidates contesting elections
TCN News
185 candidates have filed their nominations in Nizamabad District of Telangana State for the Lok Sabha elections. Of the 185 , 178 are...
विधानसभा चुनाव का ऐलान, यूपी में इस दिन यहां पड़ेगी वोट
स्पेशल डेस्क।Twocircles.net
देश के पांच राज्यों मे होने वाले विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए चुनाव आयोग ने तारीखों का ऐलान कर दिया है। जिन राज्यों...
नफरत की खेती वोटों की फसल
तो क्या यह चुनाव व्हाट्सएप पर लड़ा जा रहा है...
नासिरूद्दीन
एक फोटो आती है. देखते ही देखते ही हम सबके मोबाइल में घूमने लगती...
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 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...
Despite it being a hot-button, why the BJP avoids talking about caste census
Shriya Koul, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Like every election, caste is the hot button of the 2024 Lok Sabha election as well. Political parties have already...
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...
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...
‘Muslims are just voters’: Community asks ‘secular’ parties what happened to their ‘hissedari’ promise
M. I. Khan, TwoCircles.net
Patna: The popular slogans of “jiski jitni sankhya bhari, uski utni bhagidari” (the greater the number, the greater will be his participation)...
“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...
A Humanitarian Crisis in Delhi’s Election: MCD Workers’ Outrage Over Manual Scavenging, Contract Labor...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Rajo Devi (45) did not distinguish much between permanent jobs and contract-based work when she joined the Municipal Corporation of...
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...
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...
बिहार: सुविधाओं जद्दोजहद से जूझते 56 गांव के लोगों ने किया 2019 का चुनावी...
फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
बिहार में जैसे जैसे लोकसभा चुनाव की आहात सुनाई पढ़ रही हैं वैसे ही लोग भी सियासी करवट बदल रहे हैं. बिहार...
नई उमीदों को समेटे ख़त्म हुआ आखरी चरण का चुनाव…
फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
लोकसभा 2019 के आखरी चरण के सभी सात चरण का चुनान संपन्न होने के साथ ही चुनाव मैदान में उतरे 8049 उम्मीदवारों...
Maharashtra gets a Muslim MP after 15 years: Imtiyaz Jaleel of AIMIM
By Imran Inamdar, Twocircles.net
“I am really grateful to Ambedkari Janta for making my victory a reality ,my Dalit brothers worked hard for me and...
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...
Iqra Hasan: A Century-Old Struggle and the Ascent of ‘Brave’ and Consistent Daughter
Special Correspondent/ TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: “I don’t comment on numbers, but it’s for sure that I got blessings of people who want me to represent them...
BJP wins Jind Assembly seat; Congress, INLD bite dust
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) Establishing it grip on state politics just ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, Haryana's ruling BJP won the...
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...
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...
Divisive Rhetoric to Ethical Quagmires: Women Politicians Under the Spotlight
TCN News
New Delhi: In the aftermath of the recent elections, several women politicians have come under intense scrutiny for their controversial actions and statements...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Despite Kejriwal’s Lack of Campaign Engagement, Strategic Apathy, Why AAP Succeeded in Muslim-Majority Areas
TCN News Desk
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) achieved notable success in constituencies with a significant Muslim population, winning 8 out of 11 such seats,...
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...
‘Nothing Can Fill This Gap’: Families of AIMIM Candidates Shifa, Tahir Share Heartfelt Pleas...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: The entry of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in the run-up to the Delhi Assembly elections has brought the...
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...
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...
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'...
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...
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...
Giving a Damn to EC’s Directions, BJP Appeals for Vote Invoking Religion Displaying Ram...
TCN News
New Delhi: A day before the first phase of polling (April 19) of the general elections 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
BJP leader booked for anti-muslim comments in Begusarai
Giriraj Singh, BJP leader while addressing a gathering during a rally in Begusarai on 24th April, Wednesday said, " The nation will not forgive...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
TCN spoke to Dr Kafeel Khan about his book, the time in prison and...
Dr Kafeel Khan was in Hyderabad on January 27 to release his book 'The Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy: A Doctor's Memoir of a Deadly...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 —...
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...
Biopic on Modi banned but web series still available without permission
TCN News
The Election commission had banned the biopic on Narendra Modi titled ‘ PM Narendra Modi’ the web series is being streamed on EROS...
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...
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...
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...
Election Commission, NGOs step up to increase voter turnout in Telangana
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
A network of NGOs and civil society organisations have taken up an initiative to campaign to increase the percentage of voters...
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...
Rising Cold and Fading Shadows of Communal Violence in Meerapur: A Glimpse Ahead of...
Asad Shaikh, TwoCircles.net
About 100 kilometers from Delhi, in Meerapur, the cold weather is slowly intensifying, with a light mist now visible in the mornings...
After split with AIMIM, Vanchit Bahujan announces fielding 25 Muslim candidates
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
Maharashtra
At a public function in Amravati, Vanchit Bahujan Agadi Chief Prakash Ambedkar has announced to field 25 Muslim candidates for the...
Breaking News: EC puts curbs on Yogi, Mayawati campaign
TCN News with inputs from IANS
New Delhi, April 15 : The Election Commission on Monday barred BSP leader Mayawati and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi...
Telangana Assembly Elections 2023 : Congress emerges the winner toppling BRS
TCN Staff
Hyderabad
After making its mark in Karnataka in May 2023, India’s grand old party INC (Indian National Congress) has now won the Telangana Assembly...
‘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...
Why no system to track abnormal rise in poll contestants’ assets: SC to Centre
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to respond to a plea stating that it has failed to...
Phase 6 of Lok Sabha polls tomorrow in key constitutencies
TCN News
Tomorrow, May 12, Sunday voting will take place in Uttar Pradesh ( 14 seats); Haryana ( 10 seats, West Bengal ( 8 seats),...
ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : बेरोजगारी से लेकर व्यवस्था तक क्या है युवाओं की राय…
फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
लोकसभा चुनाव 2019 में 29 राज्यों की 282 सीटों पर युवाएं निर्णायक भूमिका निभा रहे हैं. इस बार के लोकसभा चुनाव में...
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...
Election 2108-High time to save Democracy in Telangana State
TCN News
Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee in its press release have stated that in view of the coming Assembly elections in the month of December...
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...
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...
CAA protests: Yogi Adityanath is in ‘revenge’ mode
Based on arbitrary calculations and lack of proper evidence, the administration has been recovering money from commoners for property damages.
Musheera Ashraf | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI...
EVM glitches mar voting in Maharashtra
Nagpur, April 11 (IANS) Glitches in VVPAT-EVMs marred voting in some polling stations, resulting in long queues of voters in the blistering heat on...
Omar flays Modi for not holding Assembly polls in J&K
Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not giving the people of Jammu and...
As Heat Waves Scorches India, Let’s Examine Political Parties’ Climate Change Commitments
Sakshi Srivastava, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: India’s scorching heat waves coincide with political pledges on climate change in the world's largest democracy. As parties unveil ambitious...
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...
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...
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....
Understanding BJP’s recent victory in UP Block panchayat elections
The Hindu-Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the July 3 district panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh. While the party believes the victory has put...
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...
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,...
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...
Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021: “We came together to counter BJP,” say TN Muslims...
Muslims comprise 5.86 per cent of Tamil Nadu’s population according to the 2011 census, but only 7 Muslims have been elected to the 234...
‘No One Will Trust Them Anymore’: Jamaat-e-Islami Faces Backlash for Electoral Shift
Mohammad Aatif Ammad Kanth, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) was founded in 1941 by Syed Abdul Ala Maududi. Inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood, the organisation was...
Explainer: Why next assembly elections will be significant for Jammu and Kashmir?
The next elections will be significant as the BJP-led government has made several constitutional changes in the region.
Auqib Javeed | TwoCircles
SRINAGAR (JAMMU AND...
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...
‘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...
Missing Voices: Rahul Gandhi’s Rally at Nuh Reveals Gender Gap in Political Engagement in...
Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net
Nuh, Haryana: Amidst the sweltering 36-degree heat and towering buildings, the Nuh highway resonated with the pulsating beats of DJs and booming music....
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,...
Known for his honesty and simple life, Alam Badi becomes MLA for the fifth...
Between the politics of muscle power and money power in Purvanchal, Alam Badi has made a mark for himself due to his simplicity and...
Only self determination can solve Kashmir problem: Er. Rashid
Engineer Sheikh Abdul Rasheed (Er. Rashid) is a firebrand politician and lawmaker from North Kashmir’s Langate. He remains in news usually and is known...
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...
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...
Seven AIMIM candidates win elections in Telangana, No Muslim candidate from Congress only one...
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) secured a landslide victory in the state with 87 seats, regaining power for the second...
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...
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...
The histrionics, debacles, and spectacles of the Lok Sabha elections of 2019
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
The 2019 Indian Lok Sabha (LS) elections were held in 543 constituencies across the 29 states and seven union territories in...
मिज़ाज-ए -बिहार : जब हम दुनिया बदल सकते हैं तो दूसरे पर आश्रित...
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आज मुद्दा चुनावी हैं. जैसा कि हम सब जानते हैं बिहार में चुनावी मौसम अपने उफ़ान पर है. इन दिनों...
West Bengal Assembly Elections: 9 Muslim candidates, two with PhD’s, test fate in volatile...
Among the nine Muslim candidates who contested in the second phase of the election, one is a female. She is Firoza Bibi, a Trinamool...
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...
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....
Bihar Elections: “Our plight will not change without political representation,” Dom community members decry...
By Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Bihar: Nearly 100 years ago, well-known Bhopuri poet Hira Dom wrote a now famous poem in ‘Achhut Ki Shikayat (Protest of...
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...
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...
ऐसी रही बिहार चुनाव में महागठबंधन के मुसलमान प्रत्याशियों की ‘परफॉर्मेंस ‘ !
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बिहार चुनाव के नतीजे आ चुके हैं,देर रात तक चली मतगणना के बाद एनडीए ने 125 सीट लाकर बहुमत हासिल किया और...
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...
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....
KCR takes oath as Telangana CM
Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IANS) K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday took oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana for a second term in a row.
Governor...
Voting underway for 7th phase of J&K panchayat polls
Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 4 (IANS) Voting was underway on Tuesday for the seventh phase of the panchayat polls across Jammu and Kashmir amid tight security.
Voters...
मुद्दों की लड़ाई में नहीं लगेगा जातिवाद-धर्मवाद का तड़का
फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
लोकसभा चुनाव के पहले चरण में बिहार के चार सीटों पर मतदान हो चुका, वही दूसरे चरण में पांच सीटों पर मतदान...
‘The existing assertion of Hinduism is not free from caste’: Understanding UP elections with...
Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of assembly’s seats (403) for any state in the country. Parts of UP voted on Monday (February 14)...