Controversy over Pala Bishop’s hate speech: A stand-alone issue or larger Hindutva scheme in...
Instead of addressing recent issues facing women in the state, the unsubstantial claims of the Bishop have raised concerns whether he is genuinely concerned...
‘We want justice,’ says family of slain vegetable seller from Rajasthan
Muhammad Saleem was a 55-year-old vegetable seller who was killed after a mob allegedly attacked him in Beawar, Rajasthan. The police has ruled out...
They Called Delhi Home for 30 Years, The City Calls Them Illegal Bangladeshis –...
Sana Kauser, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: More than a thousand Bengali migrant families living in Jai Hind Camp, a slum tucked behind the upscale Vasant Kunj...
‘Nothing wrong with Chavhanke’s 2021 speech calling for Hindu Rashtra,’ proclaim his supporters
At a demonstration in support of Suresh Chavhanke at Jantar Mantar on February 5, offensive anti-Muslim speeches and proclamations to make India a...
Home Demolitions, Mass Detentions Spark Fear in Kashmir After Pahalgam Attack
TCN Correspondent
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): "Even if my brother was involved in the attack, what has our family got to do with it?" asks Aisha...
“Miscreants fearlessly breaking law in Tripura,” JIH demands stern action against culprits
In a statement, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) said the miscreants in Tripura are fearlessly breaking the law, where incidents of arson in mosques, violence and...
Rs 5 That Cost a Life: Muslim Vendor Murdered in Broad Daylight in Bihar...
Shahzeen Khan, TwoCircles.net
Patna: On a muggy September evening, Kako market in Bihar’s Jehanabad district came alive at dusk. The bargaining voices of women cut...
Maharashtra: Hindutva rally calls for economic boycott of Muslims
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)...
Clean Streets With Closed Doors? Muslims in Indore ‘Face Boycotts and Targeted Exclusion’
Adnan Ali, TwoCircles.net
Indore: Madhya Pradesh's Indore, which is often celebrated as the cleanest in India, is facing a growing unease that has nothing to...
‘Self-Censorship’: Siddique Kappan’s Battle for Justice and Identity After Jail
Hana Vahab, TwoCircles.net
Two years after being granted bail by the Supreme Court, Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan's struggle is far from over. His release from...
Jahangirpuri demolition drive aftermath: Local vendors live in terror, afraid to restart work
The pain and helplessness of the street vendors is hard to miss in the violence-hit C-block of New Delhi's Jahangirpuri area. Many who lost...
Fear Behind Closed Doors: The Aftermath of Sambhal’s Clash
TCN Staff Reporter
Sambhal: Life in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, a city steeped in history, seems to have come to a standstill. Two months ago, the city’s...
From Dalit Leader to ‘Hindutva Icon’, the ‘Transformation’ of Chirag Paswan
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Chirag Paswan, the son of the late Ram Vilas Paswan — a stalwart Dalit leader — and Reena Sharma, a non-Dalit, seems...
Opinion: Kashmir Files weaponizes grief for propaganda
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...
Assam floods: Misinformation campaign targets Muslims for waging ‘flood jihad’
Amid devastating floods in Assam, a misinformation campaign targeted at the Muslims has tried to give a new connotation to the calamity.
Basil Islam |...
Hoisting of saffron flag on top of mosque in Bihar done to make Muslims...
The PUCL report released in Patna on May 17 questioned the role of the administration and has called for investigating the alleged involvement of...
How Ex-CJI Chandrachud Opened Floodgates for Litigations Against Ancient Mosques, Religious Sites
TCN Staff Correspondent
It was a 1986 district court order in Uttar Pradesh that set off a chain of events, which eventually led to the...
‘Don’t Think We Can Go Back’: Muslims Fleeing Purola
Mahwish Asim, TwoCircles.net
“Humko nahi lagta ab hum kabhi waha wapas ja payenge (We don’t think we can go back there again),” says Mohammed Zahid,...
To protest or not to protest? The dilemma facing India’s Muslims
With the government going after protestors in several states following protests against the remarks against Prophet Muhammad made by the now-suspended BJP spokesperson,...
4 reasons why there is no justification for bulldozer politics
Experts believe that demolishing houses of protestors is against the rule of law and deprives people of fundamental rights.
Basil Islam | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Following...
From activism to incarceration under NSA: Journey of rights activist Zaid Pathan
A Facebook post by Zaid Pathan, an Indore-based rights activist, was enough for the Madhya Police to send him behind bars on August...
Muslim groups in Australia protest against controversial BJP MP’s Tejasvi Surya’s invitation to youth...
Several Australian Muslim youths said that they were shocked after hearing about Surya being invited for addressing the events in Australia and called it...
SC Halts Extrajudicial ‘Bulldozer Justice: Jamiat Applauds Decision; APCR Calls for a Pan India...
TCN News
In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India onSeptember 17 issued a nationwide stay on bulldozer demolitions until October 1, 2024. The...
‘Terror isn’t just in Kashmir’: Kashmiri Students Facing Backlash After Pahalgam Attack
Unzila Sheikh, TwoCircles.net
Following the devastating terrorist attack at Baisaran meadows in Jammu Kashmir's Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives and left several others injured on...
Years Of Imprisonment, Families Broken And Now, Even Freedom Is In Question – The...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: After 19 years behind bars, 12 Muslim men were acquitted on July 24 in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case. One...
Exclusive: Story of the ‘objectionable’ material recovered from Afreen Fatima’s house
Soon after razing his house, police claimed that Afreen Fatima’s father, Javed Mohammad, was the mastermind of the protest in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh in...
Bareilly: Survivors of July 18 Communal Violence Return to the Rubble of Their Homes...
Abdul Alim Jafri, TwoCircles.net
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh): As the bulldozer demolished and reduced Noor’s home to rubble, she stood frozen, watching everything her father had...
‘We Are Hiding in Forests’: Fear in Uttar Pradesh’s Rohingya Camps After Anti-Terrorism Squad...
Mohsina Malik | Twocircles.net
Sajida Begum, 26, had just finished fajr prayers when the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) barged into her shanty in the Rohingya refugee...
Outrage grows as anti-Hijab row escalates in Karnataka
The ban has sparked fears of further marginalization among the Muslim community of Karnataka who constitute around 12 percent of the state’s population.
Muhammad...
From Examination Centres to Passport Offices: The ‘Humiliation’ and ‘Identity Stripping’ of Muslim Women
Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Muslim women feel their religious freedom is under threat in the wake of rising Hindu nationalism across the country. The...
Jamia Millia Islamia Fails to Fully Comply with Delhi HC Order, Continues to Bar...
Unzila Sheikh, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Despite the Delhi High Court's order on March 4 staying the suspension of 17 Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) students, the...
In pictures: Remains of the clash at Jahangirpuri
Cases of violence against Muslims were reported in at least eight states in India in recent days during the Ram Navami processions, followed by...
‘Bajrang Dal to play major role in checking religious conversion, love-jihad,’ says leader
The Hindutva right-wing organization Bajrang Dal has reiterated its commitment to checking religious conversion and love-jihad at the grassroots level.
Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net
PRAYAGRAJ (UTTAR...
Selective Policing? Provoked, Beaten & Blamed – BJP Leader Leads ‘Unlawful’ March in MP’s...
Abdul Wasim Ansari, TwoCircles.net
Guna (Madhya Pradesh): A series of violent incidents over three days following Hanuman Jayanti have raised serious concerns about the safety...
Exclusive: Nawab Tonk Mosque in Bhojubeer Becomes Controversial After Yogi’s Visit
Pavan Kumar Maurya, TwoCircles.net
Varanasi: The Nawab Tonk Mosque, located in Bhojubeer in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, is currently under police surveillance. The 1298 mosque, within the...
How Muslims Have Gone Missing from All-Inclusive Bollywood Cinemas
Zeba Afrin, TwoCircles.net
Bollywood sells itself as India's voice, which is secular, universal and meant for all. But look closely, and something is missing. Or...
Why Kishanganj in Bihar is being targeted as ‘Kashmir’?
Kishanganj is a Muslim majority district in Bihar. Lately, the district has been in focus after Hindutva leaders started comparing the region with ‘Kashmir...
Manipal college initiates inquiry after Professor allegedly calls Muslim student a ‘terrorist’
In the video that went viral on social media, the Muslim student is seen calling out the professor for allegedly calling him a...
Alwar: How Police Raided a Muslim Family’s Home, Crushed Its Youngest Member to Death
Sumaiya Ali, Maariyah Siddique/TwoCircles.net
Alwar (Rajasthan): The death of an infant during a police raid in a small village of Rajasthan's Alwar district has sparked...
Debate on Name Changes Reaches Delhi Assembly: BJP Leaders Push for Renaming Localities
Asad Shaikh, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: The discussion about changing names, which began before the Delhi Assembly elections, has now reached the floor of the assembly....
UP CM Yogi Adityanath Defends Allahabad HC Judge Facing SC Collegium Scrutiny Over Controversial...
TCN Staff Reporter
Ahead of the appearance of Allahabad High Court Judge, Shekhar Kumar Yadav, before the Supreme Court Collegium that is likely to happen...
Impact of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025: Potential Threats to Muslim Community’s Religious and Property...
Dr. Intekhab Alam
New Delhi: Days after its passage from both houses of Parliament following marathon debates, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, got assent of...
When food politics entered JNU campus
The meat politics has created tensions inside the JNU campus, with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) beating up students for eating meat in hostels.
Nikita...
‘No chargesheet, 5 months to file FIR’: SC questions Delhi Police for slow progress...
The Hindutva event where hate speech against Muslims was made took place on December 19, 2021, in New Delhi, and an FIR was...
Facing ire over remarks on Prophet Muhammad, Nupur Sharma has a record of controversies
37-year-old Sharma is a former president of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) who rose through the ranks of the ruling BJP to become...
साल 2022 की टीसीएन की कुछ शानदार रिपोर्ट
टीम टीसीएन। Twocircles.net
वर्ष 2022 संपन्न हो गया। हमें कई तरह के राजनीतिक और सामाजिक बदलाव देखने को मिले। TwoCircles.net इस दौरान पत्रकारिता का धर्म...
अलीगढ़ में आमिर की लिचिंग की कोशिश,जबरदस्ती लगवा रहे थे नारा, दो गिरफ्तार
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के अलीगढ़ में एक युवक के साथ मारपीट करने का मामला सामने आया हैं। आरोप लगाया गया है कि कुछ...
‘They Wanted to Throw Them in Pond’: Families Speak Out on Violent Attack Against...
Satish Bharatiya, TwoCircles.net
Ratlam: A disturbing video showing three young children being assaulted and made to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ went viral late Thursday night. The...
The Kerala Story: A Frustrated Attempt to Silence Vocal Muslim Women
Snobar | Twocircles.net
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues in the BJP are promoting the film “The Kerala Story,” but a large number of...
Provocation, Misinformation: How a Schoolyard Brawl Escalated Communal Tensions in Rajasthan’s Udaipur
TCN Special Correspondent
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Udaipur district is gripped by unrest as a student altercation at a local government school ignited a surge of communal violence...
JUH condemns govt inaction over hate-speech against Muslims at Haridwar event, demands action
In his letter to the Home Minister of India, Uttarakhand Chief Minister, NHRC and National Commission for Minorities, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) president...
He Wore Hope Like a Uniform, Hate Tore It Off: Suleman was Lynched to...
Arsheed Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Betawad (Maharashtra): Suleman Pathan's ambition to serve his country ended not with a uniform, but with funeral rites. A resident of Jalgaon...
Shahi Idgah Masjid-Shri Krishna Temple Dispute: Allahabad HC Rejects Mosque Committee’s Plea, Sets Stage...
TCN News
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on October 3 dismissed the Shahi Idgah Masjid Committee's recall petition in long-standing dispute between the mosque and...
‘We are living like prisoners’: Muslims from riot-hit Khargone decry construction of wall separating...
While the Khargone administration argues that ‘barricading’ will help maintain peace in the city, the local residents told TwoCircles.net that it has added...
त्रिपुरा में मुसलमानों के खिलाफ लगातार हिंसा के बाद सवालों के घेरे में सरकार
न्यूज डेस्क। two circles.net
बंगलादेश में दुर्गा पूजा के दौरान हुई संप्रदायिक घटना के विरोध के बहाने त्रिपुरा राज्य में हिंदूवादी संगठनों द्वारा मुस्लिम...
Homes Demolished After Ganesh Pandal Incident in Gujarat; 28 Arrested
TCN News
Communal violence erupted in Surat’s Syedpura area on September 8 after minors allegedly threw stones at a Ganesh Chaturthi pandal. The unrest led...
3 years on, justice awaits these UP men assaulted over accusations of carrying beef
Following an assault by cow vigilantes, three Muslim men from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district lost their livelihood and their hopes for ever getting...
Curious Case of Moradabad Lynching: No Arrest Or Mob Assault Charge in Shahdeen’s Murder,...
TCN Staff Reporter
As the nation was gearing up to welcome new year, a brutal murder shook the streets of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh. Thirty-seven-year-old...
Assam Police’s Tear Gassing Killed Congress Leader Mridul Islam? Unanswered Questions Loom Following Assault...
Sandipan Talukdar, TwoCircles.net
Guwahati: "The tear gas shells suddenly fell before us like a bolt from the blue while we were about to take bytes...
Yoga guru Ramdev accuses Muslims of terrorism, abducting Hindu women
Ramdev claimed that Islam and Christianity were obsessed with conversion while Hinduism taught its followers to do good.
Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — In...
USCIRF urges Biden to raise India’s Human Rights abuse, persecution of Muslims with Indian...
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called upon US President Joe Biden to raise India's human rights situation and persecution of...
Lynchings as the New Normal? The Hidden Crisis of Mob Violence and Muslim Persecution...
Tarique Anwar, TwoCircles.net
The rising tide of mob violence in India, particularly against Muslims, has shattered the illusion of safety and justice. What was once...
Meat sellers in Delhi live in fear after purported ‘ban’ on selling meat
Meat shop owners and labourers said they will comply with the ban out of fear. The shop licences are due for renewal this month....
Cow Slaughter, Beef Ban: The Lackluster Obsessions of Assam CM
Sandipan Talukdar, TwoCircles.net
Mohen Morang’s family owns over 80 buffaloes and 50 cows in their cattle shed near Bamun Chapori, located in the Golaghat district...
Communal Unrest in Telangana’s Medak: How Police Passivity Escalated Clash Over Eid’s Sacrificial Animals
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Hyderabad: Communal tensions flared in Telangana’s Medak district on June 16 following clashes over the procurement of sacrificial animals by two madrasas —...
Ajmer Dargah Dispute: Deewan and Khadim Bodies Seek Legal Standing in Controversial Petition
TCN News Desk
Ajmer: A legal twist has emerged in the ongoing dispute over the Ajmer Dargah (shrine). Five new applications have been filed in...
Mentally challenged Hindu man killed in MP over suspicion of being Muslim
Video of the incident went viral on social networking site Twitter showing Jain being slapped repeatedly by a person donning a red shirt. The...
PM Modi’s silence on hate speeches against Muslims dangerous for country, says JUH Delhi...
Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JUH ) Delhi Vice President Haji Yusuf Sheikh said that the atmosphere of hatred never flourished in the country, and some...
‘Take action only in accordance with the law’: Supreme Court to UP govt on...
The apex court granted three days to the Uttar Pradesh government to prove how demolition complied with the building laws and other mandatory procedures.
Basil...
‘He is a Muslim’: Nuh communal riots accused Bittu Bajrangi, who is out on...
Special Correspondent
TCN News: The violence was carried out at the cow vigilante's house at Faridabad on April 1. The police have registered an FIR...
Manipur: Meitei Armed Group Allegedly Assaults Muslim Boy, Forces Him to Eat Pork Over...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Tampakmayum Akhtar, who belonged to the Kwatka area of Imphal, the capital of ethnic conflict-torn Manipur, found his life turned upside down...
Five Years On: The Lingering Scars of the Delhi Riots – Unpaid Compensation, Incarcerated...
On the fifth anniversary of the 2020 Delhi riots, TwoCircles.net presents a compelling five-part series. This is the first story in that series.
Mohammad Asif...
सिर्फ दो साल में गुरुग्राम में नमाज की 37 जगहों को किया गया चार,...
पूनम मसीह/ TwoCircles.net
गुरुग्राम- दिल्ली से सटे गुरुग्राम का जैसे-जैसे औद्योगिक विकास हुआ यहां की बसावट में भी कई तरह के बदलाव आए। राजधानी से...
California city pressured to renounce Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh praise
Roseville, California faces sustained pushback for platforming RSS’s international wing.
Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net
UNITED STATES — When Roseville, a quiet suburb of California’s capital city of...
2024: The Year of Religious Disputes and Legal Battles Over Sacred Spaces in India
TCN News Desk
New Delhi: Several high-profile legal petitions brought the issue of religious sites and its historical significance back into the limelight in India...
Hate Speech or Misinterpretation? Kerala BJP Leader’s TV Debate Leads to Legal Battle
Quamar Equbal, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Kerala BJP leader Plathottathil Chacko George is under fire for allegedly making inflammatory and hateful comments against the Muslim community...
In Delhi, 7 ‘gau rakshaks’, including cops, thrash meat vendors, urinate on them
On March 7, seven men, including three police personnel, thrashed two meat vendors in Delhi's Shahdara area.
Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Seven men,...
‘SC Going Beyond Limits, Fuelling Civil Wars’: BJP’s Nishikant Dubey on Waqf Act Row
TCN News Desk
New Delhi: In a controversial critique of the judiciary, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey launched a scathing attack...
What Happens When a Viral Experiment Reaches a Place Where Water and Food Are...
Sanjana Chawla, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: In today’s hyper-documented world, it often feels like moments do not exist unless they are posted online. No post, no...
Indian-American organizations demand US Ambassador resign for RSS meet
Ten diaspora groups signed a joint statement calling for the removal of Ambassador Atul Keshap.
Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net
“The nature of Keshap’s meeting with the...
Secularism Denied: Justice Nariman Slams Babri Masjid Verdict as ‘Great Travesty of Justice’
TCN News
The Babri Masjid dispute, a landmark issue in Indian judicial and political history, has remained a contentious topic for decades. Justice RF Nariman,...
Remarks on Prophet Muhammad: Sale of Indian products hit in Gulf
Several calls for the boycott of Indian products flooded social media with several hashtags critical of the Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
UP: Uncovering Layers of Conflict in Bahraich’s Communal Violence
Shahnaz M, TwoCircles.net
Lucknow: In the aftermath of the communal violence in Maharajganj, Bahraich district, the narrative surrounding the death of Ram Gopal Mishra is steeped...
‘Aao, Tumhari Netagiri Nikalte Hain’: Law Student Alleges Police Brutality During DUSU Elections
Shahzeen Khan, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Shahreyar Khan, a final-year law student and active member of the student wing of the Rashtriya Janata Dal Party (RJD),...
Hundreds of demonstrators across U.S. protest Facebook’s role in anti-Muslim hate speech, violence by...
The protests were organized by India Genocide Watch and featured speakers demanding that Facebook’s founder-CEO Mark Zuckerberg end his company’s complicity in extreme Hindu right-wing...
‘You Are a Terrorist, a Murderer’: Kashmiri Students Face Rising Threats Across India Following...
TCN News Desk
“You are a terrorist.” “You are a murderer.” “Get out, or we will deal with you.”
These threats have been directed at Kashmiri...
‘Horror of That Day Still Haunts Me’: 5 Years On, Jamia Awaits Justice As...
Sumit Singh and Syed Abubakr, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Five years after the horrific events of December 15, 2019, when the Delhi Police, along with paramilitary...
16 mosques vandalized, 3 set ablaze by violent Hindutva mobs in Tripura: APCR
Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) organised a press conference in Delhi on October 27, where activists from Tripura and members of civil...
Unanswered Calls: Himachal Government and Congress Silence Amid Muslim’s Shop Vandalism at Nahan
Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Nahan (Himachal Pradesh): On June 19, a day after Eid al-Adha, a garment shop in the Himachal Pradesh city of Nahan was vandalized...
Anxious and alienated: How communalism fuels mental health crisis among marginalized communities
Samiya Chopra, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: “I sometimes feel that my identity is the root cause of my lack of mental peace. Wearing a hijab, I often find...
In riot-hit Khargone, WhatsApp forwards advocate economic boycott of Muslims
More than two weeks after the communal clashes, calls for boycotting Muslims are repeatedly being made both offline and online causing fear among the...
Hyderabad: Women protestors demand strict legal action against suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh
The protest against BJP MLA Raja Singh was held at Ambedkar Statue, Hussain Sagar (Tank Bund) in Hyderabad.
TCN Staff Reporter
HYDERABAD (TELANGANA) — Several women in...
ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: नूंह दंगे के आरोपी बनाए गए दिव्यांग और पटरी विक्रेताओं की तबाह...
Poonam Masih/ TwoCircles.net
पिछले साल हिन्दू समूह द्वारा हरियाणा के नूंह में निकाली गई कलश यात्रा के दौरान हुई हिंसा के बाद कानूनी कार्रवाई की...
Police Brutality and Fear Grips Muslim Neighborhood in Haldwani
Nuzhat Khan, TwoCircles.net
On the evening of February 10, Mehreen, 21, and her husband Arif, 24, who works at a local hardware store, were startled...
Journalists Face Legal Persecution Amid Criticism of Anti-Lynching Laws: Upholding Press Freedom Amidst Controversy
Devanshi Batra, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: On a tranquil Sunday morning, Zakir Ali Tyagi, an independent journalist, was roused from slumber by the persistent ringing of his...
‘Cat-and-Mouse’ Chase in Kashmir Woods: Pahalgam Attackers Elude Forces Despite Four Close Calls
TCN News Desk
New Delhi: A tense pursuit has been unfolding in the dense and treacherous forests of South Kashmir over the past five days....
“I Can’t Enter the Campus That’s Like My Home”: Suspended Jamia Students Face Uncertainty
Ahmed Mir and Sarthak Parashar, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: The suspension of 17 students of Jamia Millia Islamia (a central university in the national capital) has...
Congress Would Distribute Nation’s Wealth to ‘Infiltrators’, ‘People with ‘More Children’, Says PM Modi...
TCN News
New Delhi: Ahead of the second phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in one of his most controversial...
Rohingya refugees’ housing row: Is AAP competing with BJP in denying them housing?
The BJP and AAP are embroiled in a political tussle in the midst of the Rohingya Muslim housing row in New Delhi.
Ubair ul Hameed...
SC Asks Karnataka Police for Stance on ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Chant Inside Mosque, to...
TCN Staff reporter
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on December 16 sought the State of Karnataka's response to a petition challenging the Karnataka High Court's...
Hindus are in real danger of losing their faith to lunatics and fanatics
By Mushtaque Rahamat
hai raam ke vajud pe hindostan ko naaz
ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain is ko imam-e-hind (Allama Iqbal)
This year again like previous years the...
Five Years of Silence, Endless Wait: A Father’s Hope and a Daughter’s Struggle for...
On the fifth anniversary of the 2020 Delhi riots, TwoCircles.net presents a compelling five-part series. This is the third story in the series. Click...
Rajasthan: In viral video, RSS leader targets religious minorities
In a viral video, an RSS official can be heard demanding the conversion of 30,000 mosques into temples.
Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI...
1,080 Homes, One Bullet and a Broken Father – The Death of Hope in...
Arsheed Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Guwahati: When bulldozers rumbled into Betbari village in Assam’s Goalpara district on a Thursday morning, 19-year-old Shakwar Ali was at his shop...
Trial Concludes in 2008 Malegaon Blast Case, Verdict Expected on May 8
TCN News Desk
Mumbai: Nearly 17 years after a deadly explosion shook the communally sensitive town of Malegaon in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, a special NIA court...
Mumbai: Girl Students Asked To Remove Hijab At The College Gate Introducing New Dress...
By K K Ahmed / TwoCircles.net
NG Acharya & DK Maratha College in Mumbai's Chembur area has been in the news from the last few...
‘Hounded’ for Legal Livelihood? Why Qureshi Traders Have Shut Down Buffalo Meat Trade in...
Azib Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: On a hot and humid July afternoon in Jalna, 25-year-old licensed cattle trader Sadiq Qureshi sits beside his idle truck and...
‘Is Medina built on Waqf land?’: Owaisi challenges PM Modi to ask Saudi crown...
TCN News Desk
New Delhi: Asaduddin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), took a direct jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during...
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 —...
कर्नाटक : मनीषा से मुहब्बत के बदले में अरबाज को मिली मौत
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
कर्नाटक में एक मुस्लिम लड़के की अंतर-धार्मिक संबंध के चलते हत्या का मामला सामने आया हैं। पिछले महीने 28 सितंबर को बेंगलुरु के...
Fanning Communal Flames? Analysing Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Post-election Rhetoric Against Minorities
Arshad Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
Guwahati: In a recent speech at a felicitation program, celebrating the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in the...
साजिश के तहत बिगाड़ा गया त्रिपुरा का माहौल ,जमीयत की रिपोर्ट में किया गया...
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
जमीयत उलमा ए हिंद की एक टीम ने त्रिपुरा में हुए हिंसा के बाद वहां पहुंच एक फैक्ट रिपोर्ट तैयार किया है,...
मुरादाबाद के दुल्हेपुर गांव की बात : गांव में ना मंदिर न मस्जिद तो...
आकिल हुसैन । Twocircles.net
मुरादाबाद के छजलैट थाना क्षेत्र का दूल्हेपुर गांव चर्चा में हैं। दूल्हेपुर गांव की आबादी लगभग 500 की हैं जिसमें...
‘What good will the film do for us?’ several Kashmiri Pandits question The Kashmir...
For several displaced Kashmiri Pandits, the film’s depiction of Kashmiri Muslims as villains is untrue and will not help the battered community in their...
‘Are we not Indian enough?’ Plight of northeastern Muslims living in Delhi
For scores of northeastern Muslim students living in the national capital comes with challenges of having to face racial slurs, discrimination and harassment.
Khansa Juned...
They Stole 9 Years of My Life’: Framed in 2006 Mumbai Blasts, Wahid Shaikh...
The Price of Injustice? Innocent Muslim Man Spent 9 Years in Jail, Now Demands Rs 9 Crore
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Wahid Shaikh, one of the 13...
Jahangirpuri violence: Tensions remain high following arrest of Muslim men
There is anger among Muslims who said they are being wrongly accused of starting the violence.
Nikita Jain | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Situation remained tense in...
Rights groups condemn ‘pressure’ against USCIRF to report on religious persecution in India
In a letter to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom on April 10, several rights-based organizations and individuals said the commission must...
U.S. NGO names Modi among world’s seven worst persecutors, clubs RSS with Taliban
In a report, “2021 Persecutor of the Year Awards,” released here this month, the International Christian Concern (ICC) clubbed the “Sangh Parivar,” India’s Hindu extremist...
Bhopal: Muslim Patient Denied Treatment, Dies While Being Rushed to Another Hospital
Satish Bhartiya, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: A heart-wrenching incident from the Madhya Pradesh capital of Bhopal has gone viral. It sheds light on alleged medical negligence and...
Muslims in Karnataka protest Hijab ban verdict by observing shutdown
Muslim groups in the state are mulling to file a joint petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the High Court verdict which declared...
Varanasi’s Muslim Traders Face Uncertain Future as 10,000 Shops Slated for Demolition
TCN News
VARANASI: A massive urban development project in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, has put the livelihoods of thousands of Muslim shop owners at risk. The...
बिल पर्ची पर लिखा था , इस्लाम इज द ओनली सोलुशन ,दुकानदार सालिम के...
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में एक दुकान के बिल की पर्ची पर विवाद उत्पन्न हो गया हैं। दरअसल कानपुर की एक रबड़...
Murdered for Being a Muslim? Widow of Moradabad Mob Lynching Victim Seeks Justice Amid...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Rizwana Qureshi’s world came crashing down on December 30, 2024, when her husband, Shahdeen, 37, was allegedly lynched to death by a...
PWD Conducts Encroachment Removal Drive At Dargah In South Delhi
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...
Hijab Ban at Chembur College in Maharashtra: Girls Asked to Wear ‘Non-revealing’ Dress, But...
Shahzeen Khan, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: “If the college implements a change in the dress code, I might have to withdraw my admission,” said Parveen (name changed),...
Mob vandalizes Muslim shops and an Eidgah in Gujarat following an accident
TCN News
On the evening of Sunday, September 8, a Hindutva mob vandalized several Muslim-owned shops and a local Eidgah in the Kathlal-Balasinor area of...
Healing or Optics? RSS Chief’s Meeting with Muslim Clerics, Leaders Raises Hope and Questions
Shoaibur Rahman, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: On July 24, at Haryana Bhawan in New Delhi, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat met with over 60...
Inclusive Living Challenge: Muslim Resident Faces Opposition in Vadodara Housing Complex
TCN News
New Delhi: A 44-year-old Muslim woman employed with the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Skill Development eagerly anticipated moving into a dwelling unit allocated...
When a Wedding Turned into Bloodshed: Muslim Family Lynched in Prayagraj Over a Minor...
Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: It was supposed to be a day of joy. The courtyard of Anwar’s sister’s house at Handia in Uttar Pradesh’s...
India saw highest levels of religious violence linked to Covid-19 in 2020: new report
The Pew Research Center report found that India ranked the worst in the Social Hostilities Index in 2020 with a score of 9.4 out...
‘False’ Narrative, ‘Concocted’ Stories: A Closer Look at Power Play of Propaganda Films
Devanshi Batra and Syed Ahmad Rufai, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: As India is witnessing its general elections for the year 2024, the big screen has become a...
Mosque and Madarsa Partially Demolished in ‘Anti-Encroachment’ Drive in Delhi
By Arbab Ali
Ahmed*, an 11-year-old boy, scrambles through the rubble of his madarsa, managing to pull out the mangled blades of a ceiling fan...
गुरुग्राम : जहां मुसलमान पढ़ रहे थे नमाज़ ,वहीं हिन्दू संगठन करने लगे कीर्तन
जिब्रानउद्दीन।twocircles.net
बीते शुक्रवार, गुरुग्राम के सेक्टर 47 में मुस्लिम समुदाय के लोगों को एक बार फिर जुमे की नमाज़ अदा करने में दिक्कत का सामना...
Texas doctor demands “retribution” after Kashmir Files film
The film has incited widespread calls for anti-Muslim violence.
Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net
UNITED STATES — “Retribution,” declared Rajiv Pandit, a doctor based in Dallas, TX,...
Indian Americans condemn extremist violence against Muslims across India amid Ramadan
Viral videos have flooded social media showing Hindu extremist mobs armed with swords, guns and rods, taking out processions through Muslim areas, blasting Islamophobic...
In Karnataka, students of govt run college don saffron scarves in protest against Muslim...
As per reports, the government degree college in Balagadi village in Karnataka had given in to the demand of the students with saffron scarves...
Indian Americans urge Facebook to ‘stop facilitating India’s genocidal rhetoric against minorities’
US based advocacy group Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) said that India is Facebook’s largest market, with 340 million active users, and yet the...
Question the War or Govt, Lose Your Freedom – Inside India’s War on Online...
Maryam Hassan, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A pattern of censorship and arrests has taken hold in the weeks following 'Operation Sindoor' - India's military response to...
AIMPLB Fires Back at Modi’s UCC Proposal: ‘Sharia Is Not Communal; Misleading Terms Undermine...
TCN News
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has strongly responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day call for a uniform...
Bulldozer Action in Surat Under Scrutiny: Activists Allege Targeted Retribution After Communal Violence
Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net
On September 10, 2024, municipal authorities in Gujarat’s Surat district launched a demolition drive in Saiyedpura, an area recently hit by riots...
House Demolished Before Trial Concluded: Former BJP Leader and Sons Acquitted After False Rape...
Abdul Wasim Ansari, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: Even before the judicial process could run its course, the house of Shafiq Ansari, a former leader of the ruling...
‘Targeted Because of Dadhi and Topi’: Muslim Trader Dies Following ‘Mob Lynching’ in Jharkhand
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Ranchi: Sheikh Tajuddin, a local trader from the Saraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand, had never imagined that his Muslim appearance and “dadhi (beard) – topi (skull...
In Bajrang Muni’s prouncements, anti-Muslim hatred is rife
Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin was arrested earlier in April 2022 for 'threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women,' but was soon released on bail....
Prominent anti-CAA leaders charged for violence in Prayagraj
Following the violence in the Atala area of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh over derogatory remarks made by now suspended BJP leaders, police have booked...
“I want to break the othering of Indian Muslims in media,” says film-maker Fahim...
In this free-wheeling interview, filmmaker Fahim Irshad of Aani Maani fame talks about the depiction of Indian Muslims in media, film, and society and...
‘History Doesn’t Shout, It Fades’: In Fatehpur, How A Forgotten Tomb of Aurangzeb-Era Commander...
Abdul Alim Jafri, TwoCircles.net
Fatehpur (Uttar Pradesh): Silence the narrow road in Abunagar. Broken bricks, burnt tyres and glass pieces are scattered. The gate to...
Mubarak Manzil: Agra’s 17th-Century Monument Demolished
TCN News
The demolition of Agra's ancient Mubarak Manzil, a 17th-century Mughal heritage site, has sparked criticism and claims of complicity between officials and a...
धर्म संसद के ज़हरीले भाषण के खिलाफ बरेली में आक्रोश
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के बरेली में हरिद्वार की हिंदू धर्म संसद में मुसलमानों को लेकर दिए गए भड़काऊ भाषणों के विरोध में प्रदर्शन आयोजित...
‘Operation Octopus’: How crackdown on PFI was planned and executed
Special Correspondent | TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A list of alleged members and sympathizers of the now banned and dissolved Popular Front of India (PFI) was...