मिज़ाज-ए -बिहार : जब हम दुनिया बदल सकते हैं तो दूसरे पर आश्रित...

दीप्ति कश्यप, Twocircles.net के लिए  आज मुद्दा चुनावी हैं. जैसा कि हम सब जानते हैं बिहार में चुनावी मौसम अपने उफ़ान पर है. इन दिनों...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Remarkable increase in the number of women parliamentarians in this elections

TCN News The general elections of 2019 seems to have set a precedence of sorts with a lot of things happening for the first time. This...

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...

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...

BJP’s Parvesh Verma’s Legacy of Hate: Incendiary Anti-Muslim Rhetoric and the Road to Delhi...

TCN News Desk New Delhi: Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma emerged as the giant slayer following the declaration of the Delhi Assembly election results on February...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Will Bihar see anti-incumbency against Nitish led government in upcoming Assembly elections?

By Abdullah Azmal, TwoCircles.net Patna: As the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections is around the corner, resentment is brewing among the youth of Muslim and Yadav communities. Statistically, Bihar is a state that records...

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...

Congress to stay away from Telangana Council polls due to unethical practices of KCR

Hyderabad, March 11 (IANS) Telangana's main opposition Congress on Monday decided to boycott the elections to state Legislative Council scheduled on Tuesday in protest...

“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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Malgaon Blast accused Pragya singh Thakur joins BJP

TCN News Pragya singh Thakur, also known as Sadhvi Pragya Singh has formally joined the Bhartiya Janta Party today. It is said that the party...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Congress Left with Zero Seat in Historic Repeat of 1984: What Led BJP to...

Huneza Khan, TwoCircles.net Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has upheld its claim by winning all 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh, becoming the only...

‘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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

बिहार चुनाव ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : सीमांचल के कोचाधामन विधानसभा में यह है जनता की...

नेहाल अहमद ।Twocircles.net किशनगंज लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र(10) में पड़ने वाले कोचाधामन विधानसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र (55) में विधानसभा चुनाव की वोटिंग 7 नवम्बर को है।यहां  मुख्य...

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...

Ground report: For Modi supporters, rising unemployment, inflation a non-issue; construction of Ram temple...

Devanshi Batra, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: As the national capital goes to polls on May 25, the sixth phase of ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024, Prime...

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...

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...

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...

Ahead of UP polls, report on socio-political condition of Muslim community paints a picture...

The report by the Centre for Development Policy and Practice (CDPP) ‘Development of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh—released on January 9, paints a picture...

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...

हाथरस कांड में जयंत चौधरी को पड़ी लाठियों के जवाब में मुजफ्फरनगर में महापंचायत,...

मुजफ्फरनगर से Twocircles.net के लिए मोहम्मद वसीम की रिपोर्ट  मुजफ्फरनगर की यह महापंचायत हाथरस में रालोद महासचिव जयंत चैधरी पर लाठीचार्ज होने के विरोध में...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

NRIs can now resgister as voters

TCN News The election commission of India, in their endeavours to motivate citizens of India to exercise adult franchise have now given the option for...

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...

Why Pasmanda Muslims Remain Wary of BJP in Bihar

Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net Patna: The much-publicised Pasmanda outreach programme of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is heading toward a crucial political test in Bihar, which...

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...

How ‘security from Muslims’ became a BJP poll plank in UP

Activists said this is a way to make minority and disenfranchised groups across Uttar Pradesh look like a threat to Hindus of the state. Zeyad...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

फोटो सीरीज़ – लोकसभा चुनाव

आस  मुहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net Twocircles.net की सीरीज में ऐसे लोगों का तज़किरा किया गया है जो भारत मे हो रहे लोकसभा चुनाव में वोट कर...

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...

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सीमांचल से नेहाल अहमद । TwoCircles.net  कांटे की टक्कर के साथ बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव-2020 परिणाम के बीच असदुद्दीन ओवैसी नेतृत्व वाली एआईएमआईएम ने दमदार एंट्री की...

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...

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....

‘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...

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...

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TCN News लोकतंत्र की बुनियाद सामाजिक न्याय और आर्थिक बराबरी होती है। लेकिन इस दौर में आर्थिक-सामाजिक गैर बराबरी चरम पर पहुंच गई है। बाबा...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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