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Month on, Kerala journalist Siddiq Kappan still in UP jail, family yet to meet

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net It’s been a month since Kerala journalist Siddiq Kappan was arrested by the UP police, while on his way to Hathras...

Modi not ‘chowkidar’ but ‘bhagidar’, launches ‘jumla’ strikes: Rahul

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By IANS: New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the debate...

Want to help Kerala? Use these links to help people affected by floods

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter With Kerala floods wreaking havoc in the region, calls for help from all sections of society are getting stronger and louder....

25 years on, Appiko forest movement sees success, challenges

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By IANS, Ponda (Goa) : Twenty-five years after the Appiko eco-awareness movement swept parts of south India, its leaders say they have seen a "lot of change" specially in the forest policy of Karnataka. "Felling has been banned in the natural forests of the Western Ghats (the sensitive coastal hill range) in Karnataka, which is a very good sign," Appiko leader Pandurang Hegde told IANS while passing through Goa, close to his base in Sirsi, northern Karnataka. "But, on the other hand, so-called development projects are turning into main threats to natural forests," he argued.

Another MMS scandal hits Ghaziabad; girl alleges rape, extortion

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By IANS, Ghaziabad : A day after an MMS of a management student stripping made rounds in Noida and Delhi, another girl in a police complaint here has alleged that a man clicked her nude pictures on his mobile and raped her on the threat of making the pictures public. The 22-year-old girl in her complaint said Shamli Kumar, a Loni resident, had first befriended her and then clicked her nude pictures at a secret location. He also exhorted Rs.80,000 from the girl in three instalments for not making the pictures public, the complaint said.

Student leaders express anger over beating and arrest of Pooja Shukla and others

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Pooja Shukla, a student activist, was beaten and detained by Lucknow Police on Wednesday after sitting on hunger protest against administration at Lucknow...

Pankti Jog: Transforming lives through the Right To Information Act

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Marathi author, children’s poet Kalyan Inamdar dead

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By IANS, Mumbai : Well-known Marathi author and children's poet Kalyan Inamdar expired in Pune Monday afternoon following a brief illness, according to his publisher Arun Jakhade. He was 68 and is survived by his wife and two daughters who are married, Jakhade told IANS by phone from Pune. Inamdar July 2 suffered a brain haemorrhage and was rushed to the Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital. He died this afternoon around 2.30 pm, Jakhade said.

The works of a restless Dalit mind: Understanding Prabhakar Kamble’s art.

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By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net The history, and the baggage, of the caste system in our country have always been felt the most by the...

शर्मनाक खुलासा : कोरोना की दवाई बताकर पिलाई जा रही थी बच्चों को शराब,...

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मोहम्मद वसीम । Twocircles.net के लिए मुजफ्फरनगर- "मैडम हमें शराब पीने के लिए कहा जाता था मना करने पर जबर्दस्ती करते थे, फिर हमें कोरोना की...

‘Family quarters’ for armed foces to help check incidents of suicide

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By News Agency of Kashmir, Jammu : Good news for army personnel serving in operational areas, especially in Jammu and Kashmir. Keeping in view the growing incidents of `fragging', `suicide' and increasing number of HIV cases in armed forces, union cabinet has decided to construct `family quarters' for the in-service personnel across the country including Jammu and Kashmir.

The Biased Niyogi Committee Report on Christian Missionary Activities

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Four arrested for kidnapping TV actor

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By IANS, New Delhi : Four Mumbai-based suspects have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a TV actor and his brother, the police said Tuesday. Rakesh Kathuria, also known as Babla, and his brother Manish were abducted from Mumbai and Delhi respectively in May this year and their kidnappers had "demanded Rs.2.5 million as ransom", Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police Neeraj Thakur told reporters. Kahturia is also a fashion choreographer. He has acted in TV serials like "Durgesh Nandini" and "Dekh Bhai Dekh". He has worked in many Bhojpuri, Tamil and other regional movies as well.

West Bengal to set up Kisan Mandis

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Prominent Ambedkarite Raju Kamble no more

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Rajkumar Daulatrao Kamble, popularly known as Raju Kamble, the founder of Ambedkar International Mission breathed his last on 16th August 2018...

Is Urdu journalism dying in India?

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With decreasing readers and lack of capital driving the news content, Urdu journalism in India is staring at an uphill task to compete...

Jamiat inaugurates medical camp for 806th Urs pilgrims at Ajmer

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TCN News Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, one of the biggest Muslim organisations in India, on Friday inaugurated a medical relief camp for “Zaireens" or pilgrims arriving at...

Under Pressure, VHP of America cancels events with Yati Narsinghanand

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Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR) accused Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati of making several notorious statements calling for violence and genocide against Muslims, and “publicly declaring that...

BJP moves privilege motion against Rahul Gandhi

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By IANS: New Delhi, July 20:Targeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi for levelling "baseless allegations" against the government on the Rafale deal in his speech during...

On Lord Ram’s trail to Sabari Dham

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By Ranjana Narayan, IANS,

Six new rail lines for West Bengal, three for other states

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By IANS, New Delhi : Six new rail lines for West Bengal were amongst the total nine announced by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in the railway budget for 2010-2011. The six new lines for West Bengal are Tarakeshwar-Magra, Hasanabad-Hingalganj, Balurghat-Hilli, Kaliyaganj-Buniadpur, Bowaichandi-Arambagh and the Digha-Jaleshwar rail line. The other three new lines are Bagalkot-Kudachi in Karnataka, Rishikesh-Karnaprayag in Uttarakhand and Bhadrachalam Road-Sattupalli in Andhra Pradesh.

‘I was denied food and beaten,’ the unregistered story of child trafficking in Bihar

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Trafficking is a common story of hundreds of children every year in Gaya and adjoining districts of Bihar including Nawdah, Aurangabad and Jahanabad. Many...

“We struggle for our basic needs, don’t have time to think if we are...

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Golla(s) are nomadic tribes from the state of Andhra Pradesh. For generations, the gollas have been practising migratory pastoralism. Gollas in other states are...

Tamil Nadu’s blind community left in the dark without assistance for writing exams

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For scores of visually impaired students from Tamil Nadu, writing exams amid the ongoing pandemic has been a tough ask, with no or minimal...

विद्या प्रकाशन ने छापी पैग़म्बर मोहम्मद की तस्वीर, सहारनपुर में जबरदस्त रोष

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.Net सहारनपुर में विद्या प्रकाशन की कक्षा चार की सामाजिक विज्ञान की पुस्तक में इस्लाम धर्म के पैग़म्बर मोहम्मद साहब की तस्वीर...

For the Love of Urdu: Running free Urdu classes

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"Even when Qamar Hayat retired in 2003 as a teacher from the Nagpur Municipal Urdu School, the Urdu class continues to be free of...

Media has collectively failed in Jammu and Kashmir: Anuradha Bhasin in exclusive interview

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By Ayushi Malik, TwoCircles.net On October 4, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, the executive editor of Kashmir Times, a daily English newspaper published from Jammu, alleged that...

पल्लबी घोष : मासूम बेटियों की रिहाई के लिए जूझने वाली बहादुर एक बेटी

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जाकिर अली त्यागी Two circles.net के लिए पल्लबी घोष नाम वाली एक लड़की अब तक विंभिन्न जगहो पर कैद 5 हजार से ज्यादा मासूम लड़कियों को आज़ाद...

AsmaNama: Is Shehla Rashid Muslim? Muslim Discussions

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#Sarcasm#JNU#JNUSU#ShehlaRashid#Discussions#Muslim#Moslem#Kafir #Kanhaiyya#RohithVemula Dr.Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net, We Muslims, Moslems, Musalmans or Muhammedans are very interesting peoples. We have many nice habits. Like, we discuss...

Gujarat police detain tribal activists ahead of Sardar Patel’s statue inauguration

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Ahmedabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Apprehending protests, the Gujarat police on Tuesday detained several tribal leaders and activists in the Narmada district ahead of the...

For Tamils of Moreh, staying out of the Inner Line Permit debate is the...

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By Amit Kumar, TwocirCles.net Moreh, Manipur: Kalai Mani is a 29-year-old auto driver in Moreh, a small town in the Chandel district of...

मायावती से मुसलमानों का मोहभंग, उपचुनाव में नही मिला उनका वोट!

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By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net लखनऊ- लोकसभा चुनावों में 10 लोकसभा सीट जीतकर वापसी करने वाली उत्तर प्रदेश में मायावती के नेतृत्व वाली बहुजन समाज...

CBSE Class 10 results for 2008 declared

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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the Class 10 board examination results Thursday. Scores of students were seen at Internet cafes and calling dedicated telephone numbers to know how they had fared in the examination soon after the results were declared at 8 a.m. This year, 765,095 students appeared for the Class 10 examination in India and abroad. These students from 8,199 schools had written papers at 2,624 centres in March.

The new ‘no news’ in Kerala: sexual abuse of minor orphan girl by teacher

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Kerala: In a country where attacks on women and girls are nothing new, the alleged rape of a nine-year-old orphan girl...

Meet Aman Wadud, a human rights lawyer assisting people to fight citizenship battle in...

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While the Constitution of India ensures the fundamental rights and dignity of every individual, in Assam thousands of people are fighting the legal battle...

“We need employment, not help,” Nagpur’s sex workers decry ban, barricading of area

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Ganga Jamuna area of Nagpur in Maharashtra is the oldest Red Light area of the city and has always been bustling with people. In...

Six people from Bengal arrested in Mumbai for being ‘Bangladeshis’ despite producing voter ID,...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net In an extremely controversial step, the Mumbai Police arrested six Bengali people from West Bengal’s East Burdwan district for being...

भीम आर्मी के खिलाफ तगड़ा क्रेकडाऊन,राष्ट्रीय महासचिव और प्रवक्ता पर गैंगस्टर ऐक्ट

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By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर- भीम आर्मी के नम्बर 'दो' कमल वालिया और 'नम्बर तीन' मंजीत नौटियाल के विरुद्ध गैंगस्टर ऐक्ट की कार्रवाई के...

‘Govt discontinued Maulana Azad fellowship because it doesn’t want Muslims to pursue higher education,’...

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For many post-doctoral Muslim students, discontinuing of Maulana Azad Fellowship (MANF) by the Central government means acquiring higher education for the economically marginalized...

Meet Shams Alam, the fastest paraplegic swimmer of India

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By Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net Bihar: Shams Alam is a 34-year-old fastest paraplegic swimmer who holds two Limca book records, 50 plus gold medals, many international...

Sugar prices dip in Madhya Pradesh following raids

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By IANS, Bhopal : Sugar prices have declined in the wholesale market in Madhya Pradesh after the government raided sugar mills and godowns across the state and seized around 2,000 tonnes of hoarded sugar in the last four days. "The wholesale price which was Rs.3,300 per quintal till Monday came down to the range of Rs.2,850 and Rs.2,950 and is likely to fall further," Karamchandani, a wholesaler here, told IANS. However, despite ease in wholesale prices, consumers still have to pay Rs.31 to Rs.32 for a kilogram sugar.

18 castes to be included in ST category

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Ranchi: Jharkhand's Bhokta and Puran are among the 18 communities across India that are likely to be designated as Scheduled Tribes (STs) by the...

Documentary film on Forest Man Jadav Payeng of Assam gets award at Cannes

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: A documentary film on the life of Jadav Payeng, the man who single-handedly created a forest on the Brahmaputra sandbar in Jorhat won award at Cannes.

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim youth who married Hindu woman found dead at lodge, kin cry...

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The death of a Muslim youth, who had arrived in Prayagraj to seek court protection for his inter-faith marriage, has sparked allegations of foul...

Jharkhand’s only SC/ST police station in dire straits

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By Nityanand Shukla, IANS Ranchi : Jharkhand's lone police station set up specifically to probe the complaints of socially marginalized people has very few policemen, no power, telephone or even furniture. Probe delays have almost become routine, denying justice to many belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs).

Do Muslim life convicts in Tamil Nadu prison face discrimation in claiming premature release?...

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According to the letter by the Director of Prisoner Rights Forum, P. Pugalenthi, 38 Muslim life convicts from Coimbatore central prison, Vellore central prison,...

Opinion: Kashmir Files weaponizes grief for propaganda

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The gut-wrenching story of Kashmiri Pandits should not be weaponized for stoking anti-Muslim violence. Alishan Jafri | TwoCircles.net After a friend shared Chetan Bhagat's recent op-ed in the Times...

Out on bail, serving humanity: The story of Dr Salman Farsi

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In the last of the three-part series on Malegaon blasts, we bring you the story of a Unani doctor who was one of the...

यूपी में मजलिस : खेल बिगाड़ रही है या अपना खेल बना रही है...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ़। Twocircles.net इरफ़ान मंसूरी मुजफ्फरनगर में रहते हैं। 52 साल के है और वो पेशे से दर्जी है। राजनीति में रुचि रखते हैं। पहले...

मुस्लिम रिक्शेवाले की पिटाई के बाद कानपुर में गर्म हुआ माहौल

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आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net कानपुर के बर्रा में हुई एक मुस्लिम रिक्शेवाले के साथ मारपीट का मामला अब गर्माता जा रहा है। इस मामले में पुलिस ने...

Majiziya Bhanu wins gold in World Powerlifting Championship

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Majiziya Bhanu has done it again. The Kerala girl has won a gold medal in the 56 kg senior women's open...

Supreme Court asks Assam government not to deport Moinal Mollah

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By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net Guwahati: Asma Khatun, 25, had almost given up hope of seeing her husband again, even though he is alive....

List of selected candidates for minority scholarships (2008-09) available on net

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: While the current academic session is approaching an end, lakhs of students from the minority community in the country have no clue if they were selected for the central government-sponsored minority scholarships meant for the year 2008-2009. So far only Uttar Pradesh and Kerala have published online the list of selected candidates.

Ahmedabad : Police harasses Jamiat’s members for protesting against Netanyahu, detains JUH member

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The Ahmadabad Police denied permission to Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, which planned to stage protest against the Isreali Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu without assigning...

Independent journalist Mohammad Ali wins Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting on South Asia...

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Independent journalist Mohammad Ali was announced as the winner of this year's Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting on South Asia by the South...

SEED-USA, Helping Hand foundation provide scholarships worth Rs 24 lakh to meritorious students in...

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SEED has been an active organization providing education to 15,000 students studying in 58 schools and has provided around 2 crores of scholarships to...

तस्वीरों में देखिए अलीगढ़ का रमज़ान : रौनकें तो वो नही है,मगर अहसास वही...

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2008, 2010, 2016: The years may have changed, but in Kashmir the state brutality...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: Four dozen dead. Thousands injured. Hundreds, mostly teenagers, blinded forever. Mobile internet shut; local cable channels off air,...

Bodo-Muslim clashes: Reasons and analysis

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By Asghar Ali Engineer

Photo Feature: Independence Day celebrations in Indian madrasas

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Belying a perception that Madrasas generally show little interest in national festivals like Independence Day and Republic Day, several...

Making 10,000 Dalit Adivasi leaders for dignity and development in Odisha

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Bhubaneswar: National Confederation Dalit Adivasi Organisations (NACDAOR) has decided to train Dalits and Adivasis in the state of Odisha to...

IIT Madras has long been an Agrahara and Fathima won’t be its last victim

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By Maya Pramod, TwoCircles.net It was on January 17, 2016, that research scholar Rohit Vemula committed suicide in his hostel room at the Hyderabad Central...

Meet Kaif Ali, who is housing the homeless with his ‘architecture for poor’ idea

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Born and brought up in New Delhi, twenty-year-old Kaif Ali is an architecture student at Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New...

“Celebration of love and harvest amid Covid-19,” How Bhil tribes of Gujarat celebrate Holi

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The Bhil tribal belt of Gujarat celebrates Holi according to their rituals. The celebration of Holi is integral in the Bhil tribe as it...

In Kerala, attempts to save Arabi Malayalam take final shape

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By Shafeeq Hudawi Kozhikode : The history of Islam in Kerala goes back more than a thousand years, with the first mosque in the...

“You will suffer same fate as Gauri Lankesh,” Dalit journalist Meena Kotwal facing online...

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Kotwal said that an abuser warned Kotwal that her phone number was being widely distributed on WhatsApp groups and social media pages, with...

Report of Sixth Annual Independence Day Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan in Washington

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Kerala Centre honours 5 Indian American Malayalees

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Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur district has lowest literacy rate

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A day of Ramadan in Mominpura, Nagpur

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Photos by Nivedita Khandekar Nagpur: Mominpura in Nagpur is the place to be during Ramadan. People from across the city and at times,...

Now, know 155 Muslim freedom fighters through a mobile App

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Hyderabad: In a typical attempt to educate people about contribution and role of Muslims in India’s Independence movements, a Hyderabad...

Haryana Waqf Board takes control of 800 years old dargah amidst opposition from Ulema...

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Panipat (Haryana): The move by Haryana Waqf Board to take under its direct control the properties of Hazrat Hafiz Shamsuddin Panipati...

“This is clear attack on our identity,” anti-CAA activist on father’s arrest in Lucknow,...

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By Amit Pandey, TwoCircles.net Lucknow: It has been over twenty days since fifty-two-year old Mohammed Naem Siddique from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh was arrested on charges...

Law Day celebrated with great fervour at AMU Malappuram

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By Newsdesk, TwoCircles.net Malappuram: The Law Society organized a week-long celebration of Law festival Lex fiesta between November 19 and November 26. The programme began with...

Tamil Poet ‘Kavikko’ Abdul Rahman no more

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter S Abdul Rahman, a Tamil poet, passed away on Friday at the age of 79. Abdul Rahman was popularly known as...

Scarlett Keeling’s mother harassing me, claims Goa shack owner

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By IANS, Panaji : Curlies shack at Anjuna beach, notorious for rave parties, is back under the scanner after Scarlett Keeling's newly surfaced email claiming that attempts were made to gang rape her at the shack a couple of days before her murder a year ago. Edwin Nunes, owner of Curlies shack, has claimed that he is being harassed by Scarlett's mother Fiona Mackeown and his political rivals.

Punjab IAS officer booked after wife’s complaint

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Anurag Verma was Sunday booked by the Chandigarh police for wrongful confinement and causing hurt following a complaint by his estranged wife. Verma, a Punjab cadre officer who is presently managing director of the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC), has not yet been arrested. Police officials here said Verma would be arrested only after thorough investigation into the matter.

ITBP referral hospital to benefit lakhs of paramilitary personnel

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Reservations and Muslims in Telugu States

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By Shaik Amer Arafath for TwoCircles.net, When our Constitution was framed, the framers made a special provision with intention to provide equal opportunity in the...

PWD Conducts Encroachment Removal Drive At Dargah In South Delhi

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Arbab Ali| TwoCircles.net Amir Hussain Siddique had barely slept after eating the pre-dawn meal when he was woken up by a frantic call from Yusuf...

West Bengal: Mismanaged Mid Day Meals scheme pushing children towards further undernourishment

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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) study further found that meals in schools do not just contribute to education, but influence students’ “fertility...

Shocking display of police brutality at AMU on Dec 15-16, says preliminary fact-finding report

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Here is the full text of the Preliminary Fact-Finding report conducted by Legal experts. The Text has been produced as is. Introduction A three-member fact-finding...

“Glad that BJP has not come to power,” West Bengal Muslims heave sigh of...

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With Trinamool Congress (TMC) winning a landslide victory over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the strongly contested West Bengal Assembly elections, Muslims from...

Indian Air Force to set up base in Chhattisgarh

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By IANS, Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government Thursday agreed, in principle, to the Indian Air Force's (IAF) request for 2,500-3,000 acres for setting up an air base in the state, officials said. The state government gave its go-ahead to the proposal when senior IAF officers called on Chief Minister Raman Singh. "Singh has agreed in principle to the IAF proposal for setting up its first base in the state for which they said they need 2,500-3,000 acres," an official said.

2017 elections promise little cheer for UP’s long-dead Communist movement

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By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net The story of UP elections over the years is often cited as a textbook study of how the Congress has faded...

Disgusted with Wakf Mafia, activist commits suicide in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra

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TCN News Tausif Shaikh, an activist who had been fighting the illegal encroachments and illegal constructions on Wakf properties in Maharashtra by the Wakf Mafia...

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विशेष संवाददाता । Twocircles.net मेरठ में चलती कार में बलात्कार हुआ है। इस शर्मनाक घटना के बाद किशोरी की हालत खराब होने पर उसे अस्पताल...

A folk song for every occasion in colourful north India

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, Book: Unearthing Gender: Folk Songs of North India; Author: Smita Tiwari Jassal; Publisher: Duke University Press (2012); Pages 328; Price: $26.61

Mohammad Areeb Of Jamia Contributes To The Success Of Chandryan-3, A Proud Moment For...

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Staff reporter/ TCN The people of Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar are overwhelmed with pride as Areeb from their town contributes to the success of Mission Chandryan-3. Areeb is...

Jahangirabad Institute of Technology organises workshop for teachers on improving school education

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Barabanki: Jahangirabad Institute of Technology (JIT) organised a teaching workshop for senior officials and headmasters of all the major schools of Uttar Pradesh to...

Charge your phone on the move in Delhi Metro

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By IANS, New Delhi : The next time you realise your mobile phone has run out of battery charge and you are commuting by the Delhi Metro, don't fret - just connect your phone to the charging points that will soon be available at stations for free. For the convenience of its commuters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will install 134 multiple mobile charging machines at stations by July this year in a phased manner. "Metro commuters can charge their mobile phones at metro stations as soon as charging points at stations are ready," DMRC spokesperson Anuj Dayal said Sunday.

15 shrines in Pakistan under the Religious Shrines Bilateral Protocol

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter 15 religious shrines in Pakistan are covered under the 1974 Bilateral Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines. This information was given by the Minister of External Affairs, Shri Pranab Mukherjee in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. 1974 Bilateral Protocol on Visit to Religious Shrines signed by India and Pakistan ensures that places of religious worship mentioned in the protocol are properly maintained and their sanctity preserved.

India’s oldest British law firm returns to London after 152 years

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By Dipankar De Sarkar, IANS London : India's oldest British-established law firm is now back in Britain. Fox Mandal and Little, India's largest law firm that began life as Little & Co. in 1856, opened its London office Wednesday to offer India-specific legal services to British companies. "The timing is just right," said Som Mandal, a partner in the firm and the man who will be overseeing operations in London.

A Boutique in Malegaon hoists a shirt on Republic Day

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TCN News with inputs from S N Ansari Indians boutique in Malegaon has designed a 32 feet long shirt using the tricolours of the Indian...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ। Twocircles.net कबाड़ से इलेक्ट्रिक कार बनाने वाले मेरठ के मजदूर के बेटे अजहरुद्दीन की किस्मत बस बदलने ही वाली है। टीसीएन में...

Interpol cancels red corner notice against Dr Zakir Naik

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter International Criminal Police Organisation, or Interpol, has cancelled its Red Corner notice against Islamic preacher and televangelist Dr Zakir Naik and...

The dawn and dusk of Azam Khan

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The Samajwadi Party leader and Member of Parliament from Rampur Uttar Pradesh Azam Khan, who is currently lodged in Sitapur, was referred to Lucknow...

Mid-day meal menu changed in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : Hot pulao, puri and kheer will be on the menu of the mid-day meal at anganwadis (grassroots child and mother care centres) on Tuesdays as the Madhya Pradesh government has decided to provide better nutrition to children in the age group of three to six and pregnant women and lactating mothers, officials said Monday. The move will come into force from Tuesday, officials added.

These Muslim Covid Warriors helped Hyderabad in overcoming Oxygen crisis

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Relief organizations of Hyderabad, run by Muslims, have come to the rescue of the state and offered help to fight the shortage of Oxygen....

कौन है फतेहपुर के सय्यद कासिम हसन जिनकी कब्र पर सलाम करने पहुंच गए...

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net पहले और दूसरे चरण में उम्मीद के मुताबिक मतदान होने के बाद अखिलेश यादव का आत्मविश्वास प्रबल हो गया है। तीसरे चरण...

Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath takes out a massive protest in Chennai against Ayodhya verdict

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By TCN News Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath organised a massive demonstration against the Supreme Court verdict regarding the Babri Masjid verdict, condemning the decision, saying...

After inventing sweet onion pudding, this chef earns a PhD

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By Venkatachari Jagannathan, IANS, Chennai : He has literally tickled people's palette and imagination with such dishes as halwa, an Indian pudding, made of onions and even green chillies. Now his experience as an innovative chef and teacher has earned K. Damodaran a PhD. The University of Madras has given this 53-year-old author of 17 cookery-related books with as many as 2,722 recipes a doctor of philosophy degree - and this he claims is India's first doctorate in hotel management and catering technology.

This Muslim youth’s charity org ensures underprivileged people don’t go hungry in Kolkata

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Thirty-two-year old Zeeshan Majeed from Kolkata, West Bengal has not only distributed food during the Covid-19 lockdown but also distributed masks, medicine and oxygen...

Meet Mubeena Ramzan, the trailblazer in imparting women’s education and property rights

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By Sadaf Shabir, TwoCircles.net “In today’s world, if something goes wrong in our household, women are held responsible,” said Mubeena Ramzan, an iconic figure for...

Communal riots 2011

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Swimming contest held to pay tribute to Veer Savarkar

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By IANS, Mumbai : A century after freedom fighter Veer Savarkar swam a long distance to escape from the clutches of the British, more than 200 swimmers from 13 districts of Maharashtra braved the Arabian Sea to swim a belt of 2.5 km to pay tribute to the revolutionary. Swatantrayaveer Savarkar Rashtriya Smarak and the Amateur Aquatic Association organised a swimming competition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's (popularly known as Veer Savarkar) 'escape' from the clutches of the British July 8, 1910.

‘Where Will We Bury the Dead?’: A Muslim-Dominated Neighbourhood in Mumbai Grieves

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K K Ahmed/ TwoCircles.net When Meeraj Ansari, 34, went to recite Al-Fatiha, a Quran verse, at a grave in Mumbai East's Rafi Nagar graveyard in...

Rajasthan to rename villages that have “muslim-sounding names”

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Jaipur, Aug 10 (IANS) The Rajasthan government will change the names of four more villages after three Hindu-dominated villages were earlier renamed, officials said...

Army opens doors for women in military police

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New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a historic development, the Indian Army on Thursday started the process of recruiting women, three months after the...

Maulana Azad’s idea of India was pluralistic: Prof. Moazzam

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By TCN News Hyderabad: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad believed India is a land of multiple languages, religions and cultures, said Prof. Anwar Moazzam while...

How independent publishers ensure Ambedkarite literature continues to reach the masses

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By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net Every year on December 6, millions of people from all over India gather at Chaityabhoomi in Shivaji Park, Mumbai to pay...

Two double murders leave Ludhiana shocked

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By IANS, Ludhiana : Two double murders, all within a span of 36 hours, have left residents of this industrial and commercial hub of Punjab shocked.

Anna University in plagiarism scandal

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By K.S. Jayaraman, IANS Bangalore : The Journal of Materials Science is inquiring into a curious case of plagiarism involving scientists from Anna University and the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), both in Chennai. The international journal, published by Springer, is investigating how it ended up publishing their research paper that is "essentially a reproduction" of an article published a year earlier in the US journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Giving shoes a new life in Patna

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Shazia Qaiser runs the state’s first shoe laundry service. Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net PATNA (BIHAR) — A black and green board reading “Revival: Service Centre for...

Communal violence erupts in Pratapgarh of UP

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Indian Americans hold protests in multiple US cities against hijab ban in Karnataka

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Protesters held placards saying “my body, my choice,” “revoke hijab ban,” “stop telling women what to do”, “hijab is my right,” and “hijab...

Married at 17, ‘Half widowed’ at 18: Safiya Azad continues to wait even after...

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In the last part of the three-part series, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates five personal stories of half-widows who saw their husbands picked up...

In Memory of Babri

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By Waseem R.S “Krishna, what is the case with your grave?” I asked suddenly and he replied, excited. “We won in the High Court, Bhavanechi” “What do...

The milestones of independent India

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By Joydeep Gupta, IANS New Delhi : Here is a snapshot of the major events in India during the last 60 years. 1947: India becomes independent, with Jawaharlal Nehru as prime minister. In the largest forced migration in history, around 15 million people are displaced and an estimated 500,000 killed in Hindu-Muslim violence sparked by partition. The first war between India and Pakistan breaks out in Kashmir. It ends in 1948, with Kashmir divided along the line of control after an UN-brokered ceasefire. 1948: Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated.

Kids turn radio jockey for a day – and love it!

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By IANS, New Delhi : Twelve-year-old Aanaya, a student of The Riverside School in Ahmedabad, just can't get over the feeling of being a radio jockey (RJ) for a day. "Wearing the headphones, using the mike and the console...My experience was out of the world," Aanaya said of her experience of being an RJ for a day through the "My Ka Laal" initiative launched by 94.3 My FM Dil Se!

Association of Muslim professionals organise job fair in Mumbai

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TCN News Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) in association with World Memon Organisation (WMO) and Mudassir Patel Foundation organized a Mega Job Fair in Mumbai...

Bihar: Muslim man ‘lynched on suspicion of carrying beef’, three arrested

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A mob allegedly intercepted Naseem Qureshi & his nephew Firoz at Jogia village and beat them up over allegations of carrying beef. Naseem...

Why was Hindu right-wing celebrating Babri demolition day as Shaurya Diwas on social media?

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On the 30th anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh by Hindu karsevaks, social media was abuzz with hateful...

Fetish of Hindu supremacists to see Muslim houses crumbling, and Muslims going to jail:...

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Transcript of the interview given by student activist Afreen Fatima to Maktoob Media on June 16. Fatima’s house was demolished by Prayagraj (Allahabad) authorities...

Christian groups fight for control over prestigious schools of Allahabad

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Maharashtra: Hindutva rally calls for economic boycott of Muslims

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Several leaders addressed the rally and made speeches against alleged ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad’ in the state. TCN Special Correspondent | TwoCircles.net MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA)...

‘Haiya alal falaah – come towards Success’

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Which success does it mean, the success in the world or hereafter? Why haven’t we realized yet that Allah (SWT) has chosen ‘success’ to...

Maharashtra CM faces serious threats to life: Prakash Ambedkar

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Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis faces serious threats to his life from certain pro-Hindutva elements, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh President Prakash...

Kathmandu attacks: Indian media tycoon dead, MD shot at

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By Sudeshna Sarkar, IANS, Kathmandu : Less than 24 hours after a media tycoon of Indian origin was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southern Nepal, the Indian managing director of an Indian-owned medical college survived a daring attack on his life in the most secure area of the capital Tuesday, police said.

‘Fascism has arrived in India’: For many, BJP’s performance is a triumph of bigotry

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Muslims intelligentsia blamed communal polarization and delay on the part of Akhilesh Yadav to take the BJP head on. Zeyad Masroor Khan| TwoCircles.net UTTAR PRADESH — As...

Homes Demolished, Lives Torn Out in Delhi’s Priyanka Gandhi Camp Ahead of G20 in...

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Shruti Sharma, Twocircles.net "I've lived here since 2005. Where will we go with our family now?" Anjali, 35, a construction worker, said while the authorities...

This mosque is India’s first, Prophet’s contemporary

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By Arvind Padmanabhan Kodungallur (Kerala) : One will find nothing unusual about this place of worship for Muslims as one drives...

Environmental issues ignored in Madhya Pradesh polls

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By Sanjay Sharma, IANS, Bhopal : The very name of this state capital has become synonymous with ecological disasters, but the election manifestos of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress Party are silent on environment issues. Almost 24 years after tonnes of lethal gases leaked from a Union Carbide factory killing more than 3,000 people instantly and maiming several thousand, the state is still reeling from its after-effects. But environment hasn't become an issue in the elections due to to be held Thursday.

‘मूकनायक’ जैसी पत्रकारिता आज भी जरूरी क्यों है!

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मीना कोटवाल, twocircles.net नई दिल्‍ली। ‘मूकनायक’ के सौ साल पूरे होने की खुशी में देशभर में इसका आयोजन किया गया। देशभर के आंबेडकरवादियों ने एकजुट होकर...

विद्रोही : कवि के लिबास में क्रांतिकारी, जिससे लोग कन्नी काटते थे

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By अविनाश चंचल पिछले हफ्ते रामाशंकर यादव विद्रोही नहीं रहे. पिछले मंगलवार यूजीसी के खिलाफ छात्रों के एक विरोध प्रदर्शन में जाते हुए उनका निधन...

“3 साल पहले मैंने अपना शौहर खो दिया था अब सहारा खो दिया ”...

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शामली में मॉब लिचिंग, कोहनी लग गई तो पीट-पीट कर मार डाला बनत के प्रेमनगर से ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट। आसमोहम्मद कैफ 24 साल के समीर...

Corporation Bank to migrate to new core banking solution

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In photos: Kozhikode sewage treatment plant faces stiff opposition from locals

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Since January this year, a Muslim fisherman community in Kozhikode, Kerala is up in arms against the administration for its plan to construct a...

Ecokash: Creating Sustainable Clothing Line in Kashmir

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Sabha Khan | TwoCircles.net In the Padshahi Bagh neighbourhood of Srinagar, a young entrepreneur named Insha Mir, 30, has launched Kashmir's first sustainable apparel line...

Riot affected victims of Malegaon await justice from 18 years

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TCN News Today 26th October 2018 completes 18 years of injustice for the riot affected victims of Malegaon. 18 years back on 26th October 2001 it...

There is resistance and hope in Kashmir: Sanna Irshad Mattoo

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Najiya O, Twocircles.net It has been more than five months since the revoking of the Article 370 and the bifurcation of the state of Jammu...

Orissa gangster killed by his own men, say police

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: A criminal, allegedly involved in many serious crimes including murder, extortion, robbery and tender-fixing in the coastal districts of Orissa, was shot dead Thursday. Police claimed he had been killed by his own gang members. Suleman was shot dead around 1 p.m. by some unidentified gunmen near Mangala crossing on the Paradip-Kendrapara highway, 17 km from Kendrapara town.

‘Malaysian varsity not affected by Medical Council of India ruling’

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By IANS, Kuala Lumpur : The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) has said that students of the Melaka Manipal Medical College would not be affected by the Medical Council of India (MCI)'s notice de-recognising the medicine and surgery degrees offered by the Kasturba Medical College (KMC), to which the college is affiliated. The Kasturba Medical College also runs colleges in Manipal and Mangalore in India.

Meet Manjeet Sarkar: The Anti-caste Comedian

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Aatika S. | TwoCircles.net Humour is often associated with comic enjoyment. The question of whether that enjoyment comes from subjugation or incongruity is rarely spoken...

Noted SC lawyer Ehtesham Hashmi dies of heart attack in New Delhi

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Advocate Ehtesham Hashmi, who died today aged 37, was well-known for fighting cases of victims of communal violence and often without fees. Huneza Khan...

Sex racket busted in Chandigarh

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By IANS, Chandigarh: Five women and a man were arrested here for allegedly running a sex racket targeting high end customers, police said Saturday. "We had got a tip-off about this racket. One of our officials went as a decoy costumer to strike a deal. We arrested five girls and the pimp outside a hotel in Sector 45," J.S. Khaira, deputy superintendent of police (south), told reporters. All the girls are aged between 19 and 21.

Annadurai’s adopted son commits suicide

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By IANS Chennai : C.N.A. Parimalam, the adopted son of DMK founder member and former Tamil Nadu chief minister C.N. Annadurai, committed suicide early Tuesday by jumping into a well, police said. Parimalam, 67, was a physician by profession and was reportedly depressed, family sources said. He had retired from government service and his wife had died in 2006. He leaves behind two sons and a daughter. Parimalam suffered from cardiac problems and was admitted in a private hospital, where he had stayed nearly 10 days before returning home Monday evening.