Kerala Muslim leaders, Asaduddin Owaisi rally behind Kerala author who received threat to life

By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter Kozhikode: Malayali author K P Ramanunni, who recently received an anonymous letter threatening him with dire consequences if he didn't convert to...

Manipur Floods: Sahayata Trust starts relief work for flood victims

By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter Manipur: Responding to one of the worst floods in Manipur’s recent history, Hyderabad-based Sahayata Trust has initiated immediate relief work providing...

भारत का सबसे पहला सरकारी यूनानी मेडिकल कॉलेज, क्या आप इसे जानते हैं?

मोहम्मद उमर अशरफ़ पटना : आगामी 29 जुलाई को गवर्मेंट तिब्बी कॉलेज एंड हॉस्पिटल अपना 91वां स्थापना दिवस मनाने जा रहा है. तैयारियां ज़ोरों पर...

Short story writer and Urdu scholar Naiyar Masud no more

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Naiyar Masud, the famous short story writer and Urdu scholar passed away today at the age of 81 years. A...

Despite reservations, why are so few Muslims getting government jobs and admission in colleges...

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net The minorities of West Bengal, especially Muslims, are being deprived of the benefits of Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation categories...

BR Ambedkar Open University faces heat over closure of Urdu medium courses

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The decision of Telangana-based BR Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) to close Urdu medium undergraduate courses of B.A. and B.Sc. has...

Vidya Bhushan Rawat’s book on Ambedkarism and Social Justice released

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Political commentator, human rights defender and activist Vidya Bhushan Rawat has released a book titled ‘Contesting Marginalization’ consisting of various interviews...

‘किसानों की हालत 100 साल बाद भी वैसी ही है’

सिराज माही नई दिल्ली : ‘भारत में आज जो हिंदू-मुस्लिम के बीच विवाद है, इसके ज़िम्मेदार आम लोगों से ज़्यादा हम एक्टिविस्ट हैं. आज के...

अब शिवपाल का क़रीबी नेता बेच रहा है भुट्टा

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर : संघर्षवादी समाजवादी का नारा देने वाले तमाम सपा नेता अब रोज़ी-रोटी की मशक्क़त के लिए सड़क पर उतर आए...

Religious leaders come together to ask government to ensure safety to religious minorities

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Indian Catholic bishops organised a seminar with spiritual leaders from various religions to discuss fears which have risen in the society...

Pope Francis’ efforts to promote inter-religious unity: A lesson for current day India

By Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood In mid July 2017, the Interfaith Coalition for Peace organized a talk at India Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC), New Delhi by...

Collector admits to EVM ‘malfunction’ in RTI reply

Mumbai, (IANS): Despite claims to the contrary by the Election Commission of India (EC), a concrete instance of an electronic voting machine (EVM) "malfunction" in...

Rahul Gandhi warns NDA government against distorting Constitution

Bengaluru, (IANS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday warned the ruling NDA government against distorting the Constitution and implementing the agenda of the...

Amid opposition boycott, UP assembly passes 76 departments’ budget in 15 minutes

Lucknow, (IANS): With the entire opposition absent from the proceedings of the budget session in Uttar Pradesh assembly for the second consecutive day, the...

Modi’s false promises on crop MSP exposed, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh makes a...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter On Wednesday, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh again misled the country by making a completely false statement by claiming that...

अपने क़ौम को शिक्षित करने के मिशन में जुटे हुए हैं ओबैदुर रहमान

फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net पटना : तालीम किसी भी समाज का आईना होता है. इतिहास गवाह है कि शिक्षित क़ौमों ने हमेशा तरक़्क़ी की है. किसी...

पुणे के उलेमाओं ने किया संघ के ‘अखंड भारत’ का समर्थन

TwoCircles.net News Desk पुणे: राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ की ‘अखंड भारत’ की अवधारणा का शहर के कुछ मुस्लिम उलेमाओं ने समर्थन किया है. एक कार्यक्रम के तहत...

अगर सरकार ने काम करने नहीं दिया तो अपने पद से इस्तीफ़ा दे दुंगा...

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली : ‘काम करना चाहे तो दिल्ली अल्पसंख्यक आयोग में बहुत कुछ किया जा सकता है. तीन साल मैं दिल्ली...

Children of farmers who committed suicide humiliated by staff of DFL Place, Saket in...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter About 40 children from the families of farmers who committed suicide were humiliated and denied entry into the DLF Place Saket...

Ram Nath Kovind elected new President of India

New Delhi, (IANS): National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Ram Nath Kovind was on Thursday elected as the new President of India, securing a massive margin...

Residents around Delhi mosque live in fear, DDA accused of illegally operating on Waqf...

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished premises of three mosques and two dargahs situated in Nizamuddin on July 10, following which local businessman around...

When Baduria and Basirhat burnt, Uttar Dinajpur rose in protests too against the rape...

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net In the first week of July, Bengal was engulfed in communal tension, with the North 24 Parganas simmering with incidents...

राजस्थान सरकार में मुस्लिम अधिकारियों को दरकिनार करने का सिलसिला लगातार जारी

अशफ़ाक़ क़ायमख़ानी जयपुर : राजस्थान सरकार में मुख्यमंत्री वसुंधरा राजे के बाद नम्बर दो की हैसियत रखने वाले प्रदेश के अनेक महत्वपुर्ण विभागों के मंत्री...

Afroz Alam Sahil’s book on Sheikh Gulab, the man behind the Champaran Indigo movement,...

 By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net West Champaran, Bihar: Twocircles.net Hindi editor Afroz Alam Sahil has penned down a book on Sheikh Gulab, the main...

‘गाय तुम्हारी माता है तो गाय तुम रखो, हमें तो हमारी ज़मीन दो’

कलीम सिद्दीक़ी अहमदाबाद : ऊना दलित-मुस्लिम आन्दोलन की बरसी पर ‘राष्ट्रीय दलित अधिकार मंच’ द्वारा निकाली गई ‘आज़ादी कूच’ यात्रा बनासकांठा के धनेरा में मंगलवार...

Muslim Students Federation to seek legal advice over denial to wear hijab in some...

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Union Muslim League students’ outfit Muslim Students Federation (MSF) has decided to launch an online survey to address...

Dalit teenager commits suicide after being humiliated by Kerala Police; Congress demands action against...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Kozhikode: The suicide of a Dalit teenager in Kasargod has been turned into a political tussle, with Congress leaders visiting the...

Kisan Mukti Yatra reaches Delhi, farmers question the silence of the Modi over Mandsaur...

TCN News The 13-day-long historical Yatra that began from Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh reached Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Tuesday to overwhelming reception of farmers from across...

Popular Front of India says it will continue fighting against mob lynchings in Jharkhand

By TCN News A national delegation from Popular Front of India visited the homes of members of the organisation who were arrested and lodged in...

‘बहन जी ने ठीक किया, अब भाजपा के ख़िलाफ़ सभी को एकजुट हो जाना...

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter सहारनपुर : उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री आैर बसपा सुप्रीमो के राज्यसभा से इस्तीफ़े के बाद एक बार फिर से सहारनपुर का...

दम है मायावती बनने का!

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net बहुजन समाज पार्टी की अध्यक्ष बहन मायावती हमेशा से ही अपने फ़ैसलों से राजनितिक पंडितों को आश्चर्यचकित करती रही हैं. शुरुआत...

हिन्दू युवती से निकाह करने की सज़ा, लव जिहाद के नाम पर बर्थडे वाले...

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर : जनपद के थाना भोपा में लव जिहाद के नाम पर मुस्लिम युवक की दर्दनाक तरीक़े से की गई हत्या...

Ministry of External Affairs revokes Zakir Naik’s passport

TCN News The passport of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is wanted in connection with his role in a terror case, was on Tuesday revoked...

In a first, live demonstration of Islamic Calligraphy held at Jama Masjid Srinagar

By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter Srinagar: On Monday, July 17, the newly-constructed Tourism Information Centre near Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, was filled with locals who had...

Mohsin Murder case: Rohini Salian gives consent to be public prosecutor

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Senior advocate of Bombay High Court Rohini Salian has given her consent to appear in the court as Special Public Prosecutor...

Four Muslim students from Kerala to address Youth Conference at UN General Assembly

By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter In a great honour for India and Kerala, four young Muslim research scholars from the state will address at the UN...

बीड़ी ही बना जीने का सहारा…

निकहत प्रवीन भागलपुर (बिहार) : बड़ा बेटा उसके बग़ल में बैठा था और छोटे बेटे को गोद में लिए, सिर झुकाए वो लगातार बीड़ी बनाए...

Mayawati threatens to resign from RS

New Delhi, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday threatened to resign from the Rajya Sabha after she was not allowed to raise...

A book that offers a guide to Journalists on how to cover Muslim communities

By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter Washington: A book “Islam for Journalists (and Everyone Else)” serving as guide on how to report on Muslims, has been published in...

कांवड़ियों की ख़िदमत में दिन-रात जुटे हैं मुसलमान

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर/शामली/सहारनपुर : जहां पूरे मुल्क में एक ख़ास तबक़े के लोगों द्वारा नफ़रत फैलाई जा रही है वहीं मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर, शामली, सहारनपुर,...

How did Indian Universities get alienated from the societies they exist in?

By Mohammad Sajjad for TwoCircles.net At any given moment, stock-taking of institutions is a necessary exercise. In recent times, universities have started facing more difficult...

Delhi : Massive rally demanded a new direction to India’s economy and politics

​TCN News​   Hundreds of people belonging to several activist organisations staged a massive demonstration on July 16​, Sunday. The rally started from Ramli​la Maidan and...

More Cow : Modi’s 19-member ‘scientific team’ to research on cow dung and urine

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter   Even if Narendra Modi has condemned atrocities of right wing organizations in the name of cow-protection, but the action of his government...

Indian Americans express outrage over mob lynchings in India through protests across US

T​CN News ​ The Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), an umbrella coalition of progressive organizations across the United States and various coalition partners held protests...

‘प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी से इस्तीफ़ा लिया जाए, मुख्यमंत्री योगी को बरख़ास्त किया जाए’

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter  नई दिल्ली : देश में दलित-मुस्लिम-ओबीसी समाज पर बढ़ रहे अत्याचार, ‘भगवा आतंकवाद’ और भीम आर्मी के संस्थापक चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद ‘रावण’ और भीम...

BJP MLA grabs masjid land illegally in Varanasi, ten injured in ensuing clash

Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net   On Sunday night, communal tension erupted in Sigra area of Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi on a case of land grabbing.    Newly elected BJP...

देश में चल रहे भीड़तंत्र के ख़िलाफ़ एकता का प्रदर्शन, रामलीला मैदान से जंतर-मंतर...

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter नई दिल्ली : देश में बढ़ते नफ़रत व ‘भीड़तंत्र’ के ख़िलाफ़ आज दिल्ली के रामलीला मैदान से एक रैली निकाली गई. ये रैली...

In Sultanpur, upper-caste attack on Dalit family leaves one dead, 3 injured

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter After a few calm days in Uttar Pradesh, caste violence has now engulfed Sultanpur in Eastern UP. Ramnathpur village of Sultanpur had...

Indian delegation met British MP, raised concerns over attacks on marginalized communities in India

TCN News​ A delegation of overseas Indians met ​Graham Brady​, ​British Member of Parliament from Sale & Altrincham​ from​ Conservative Party to apprise him about...

आख़िर एक ही वार्ड में आने वाले पटवा टोला और मियां टोली में इतना...

फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net गया (बिहार) : बिहार के गया ज़िले के पटवा टोला से पटवा समाज और उसकी बढ़ती शैक्षणिक योग्यताओं को लेकर अक्सर मीडिया...

Students of Aliah University take out march against recent communal tensions in Bengal

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain Twocircles.net Taking a cue from ‘Not in My Name’ and various other protests meant to counter the growing communalisation in India,...

Family of 11 people who died in Saudi Arabia to be paid compensation as...

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net The dead bodies of 11 Indians who died of asphyxiation in Southern Saudi Arabia’s Narjan, and working for city-based Eamar...

SDPI condemns attack on Amarnath pilgrims but ‘smells conspiracy’ behind tragedy

TCN News The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has vehemently condemned the dastardly attack on unarmed, innocent Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from Gujarat wherein seven...

Benefit of not having Aadhaar: Police may kill you if you don’t have one

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter It may sound strange but it is claimingly true that Police may kill you if you do not have a Aadhaar...

आज मऊ में भीड़तंत्र की हिंसा के ख़िलाफ़ प्रदर्शन

TwoCircles.net News Desk मऊ : भीड़तंत्र और सांप्रदायिकता के खिलाफ़ मऊ नागरिक मंच और टीम डेमोक्रेसी की ओर से एक विरोध-प्रदर्शन का आयोजन किया गया....

How Basirhat, which never had a Hindu-Muslim issue, was engulfed in violence due to...

On July 2, a Facebook post by a Hindu teenager sparked violent communal clashes in North Parganas, which led to the death of one...

Dargahs, Mosques demolished in Nizamuddin area of Delhi; businessmen shut shops in protest

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Three mosques and two Dargahs were demolished in Delhi on July 10 by Delhi Development Authority (DDA), and the locals are...

Mohammed Farooq: The Bangalore resident behind an old-age home, a food bank and putting...

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net How much money do you need to be called rich? And more importantly, how much money do you need to assure...

Youth 4 Swaraj calls the youth to support the farmers’ movement beginning from July...

TCN News Youth 4 Swaraj (Y4S), a student wing of Yogendra Yadav led farmer dedicated movement Swaraj Abhiyan is launching a youth oriented nationwide farmers'...

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind expresses deep concern over Hisar incident

TCN News Maulana Mahmood Madani, General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has expressed his deep concern over incident of Hisar Masjid, in which some miscreants beat...

NRI businessman Yusuff Ali MA honoured with top British award

By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter Thiruvananthapuram: Prominent expat businessman Yusuff Ali M A made the country proud once again by being felicitated the Queen’s Award for Enterprise:...

What happened in Baduria? Making sense of news on social media versus events on...

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net On July 2, a Facebook post by a Hindu teenager sparked violent communal clashes in North Parganas, which led to...

‘हम लोग दुश्मन तय करते हैं दोस्त नहीं…’ —कन्हैया कुमार

कलीम सिद्दीक़ी अहमदाबाद : जेएनयू छात्र संघ के पूर्व अध्यक्ष व अखिल भारतीय छात्र परिषद के नेता कन्हैया कुमार ने दलित-मुसलमान एकता पर ज़ोर दिया...

Right-wing goons beat up a Muslim in Nagpur for carrying mutton

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter A 40-year old man was assaulted brutally by the so-called Gau Rakshaks in Nagpur’s Bharsingi area because they thought he was...

Hyderabad-based rights group seeks NHRC intervention to end attacks against Indian Muslims

By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter Hyderabad: Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC), a Hyderabad-based civil rights group has expressed its deep concern over growing attacks on the...

Delhi Police detains protesters campaigning for law against mob-lynching

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The Delhi Police on Wednesday briefly detained protesters who were marching for the implementation and enactment of MASUKA (Maanav Suraksha Kanoon)....

तूल पकड़ गया हाजी याक़ूब की बेटी की गिरफ़्तारी का मामला

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter मेरठ : सोमवार को स्कूल में घुसकर बसपा सरकार में पूर्व मंत्री रहे हाजी याक़ूब कुरैशी की बेटी का स्कूल की छात्राओं...

‘इस्लाम विश्व का दूसरा सबसे बड़ा मज़हब है, कभी मिटेगा नहीं…’

कलीम सिद्दीक़ी अहमदाबाद : ऊना कांड की पहली बरसी पर 11 जुलाई को राष्ट्रीय दलित अधिकार मंच ने गौ-आतंक और भीड़ तन्त्र के ख़िलाफ़ एक...

24 Pargana communal attacks: Muslim fundamentalists emulating the Hindutva genre of violence

By Shamsul Islam for TwoCircles.net RSS, the leading flag-bearer of the Hindutva politics and the most significant motivating spirit behind Modi government at the Centre...

Overuse of pre-trial detention continues to violate detainees’ rights, says Amnesty International

By TCN News Legal safeguards to prevent excessive pretrial detention are routinely flouted across states in India, leading to the violations of detainees’ fair trial...

Azadi Kooch, a rally to mark one year of Una uprising, stopped in Mehsana,...

By Payal for TwoCircles.net All Photos courtesy Nayan Jyoti A year ago, four Dalits were publicly beaten, stripped and humiliated by Gau Rakshaks in Una, Gujarat...

Gujarat: Dalits and Muslims come together to protest against mob lynchings

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter In another addition to the 'Not in my Name' protests against mob lynching, protests were organised in Ahmedabad and saw the...

More Muslims will make Kerala a better place, says Kerala IPS officer in response...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Former Kerala police chief’s T P Senkumar’s statement regarding Muslim population in Kerala drew ire from various corners, and now a...

शैख़ुल हदीस मौलाना मोहम्मद यूनुस जौनपुरी नहीं रहे

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर : आज सहारनपुर के विश्वप्रसिद्ध इस्लामिक गुरू शैख़ुल हदीस मौलाना मुहम्मद यूनुस जौनपुरी का लम्बी बीमारी के बाद निधन हो...

AMU mourns sad demise of Dr Mehmood ur Rehman

TCN News Aligarh : Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) today condoled the sad demise of former AMU Vice Chancellor, former Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Jammu and...

JUH condemns Amarnath Yatra attack, states Kashmiris have deep economical and traditional attachment with...

TCN News One of the leading Muslim organization, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has condemned the dastardly attack on the on Amarnath Yatri in Anantnagh Kashmir region. “The attack...

Why madrasas must embrace modernity along with preserving tradition

By Mukhtar Ahmad for TwoCircles.net From the earliest days of Islam, the issue of education has been at the forefront on the minds of the...

RTI reveals only 4 candidates have cleared UPSC from AMU’s coaching centre in 7...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Aligarh: In 2017, when UPSC results were declared on May 31, there was a moment to celebrate for the Muslim...

Attack on Amarnath pilgrim a heinous crime, Welfare Party of India

TCN News Welfare Party of India has strongly condemned the attack on Amarnath pilgrims, terming it a heinous crime. Party President Dr. S.Q.R. Ilyas in a...

Indian Muslim organization condemns attack on Amarnath yatris

TCN News Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) strongly condemns Monday’s attack on Amarnath pilgrims in south Kashmir that killed seven persons, including five women,...

Delhi Metro employee assaulted on duty by mob in Delhi for being a Muslim

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter In yet another attack on members of the marginalised communities, a mob attacked a Muslim guy named Iftikhar Alam on July...

Review of The Politics of Hatred: Region, Religion and Hindutva

Review of The Politics of Hatred: Region, Religion and Hindutva (2014, Hyderabad: Indus Publications) by Kaneez Fathima By Z. Fareen Parvez Politics of Hatred is a collection...

Six Amarnath pilgrims killed, many injured in Kashmir attack

Anantnag, (IANS): Six Amarnath pilgrims were killed and 12 others injured, including policemen, on Monday when a bus of yatris was caught in a cross...

Indian working in Kuwait loses job for hate post on Facebook against Muslims

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter An Indian overseas employee, Mukesh Kumar working at Al-Lewaa Security Service of Farwaniya in Kuwait was suspended from his job with...

BJP workers attack Imam in Nadia, West Bengal; Imam hospitalised

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net After a series of mob lynching of Muslims across the nation in the name of protecting cows, the BJP and...

‘The Suspect’ screened with two other movies of similar theme in Kolkata

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