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10 facts about Rehman Rahi, Kashmir’s greatest 20th century poet

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Rehman Rahi's death on January 9 was mourned across Kashmir.  Afnan Habib | TwoCircles.net  SRINAGAR (JAMMU AND KASHMIR) — Professor Abdul Rehman Rahi, a well-known Kashmiri...

Kannada literary festival: Muslim authors’ exclusion draws criticism

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No Muslim writers have been given a chance to participate in the poet convention, and the Byari language, which Muslims speak in coastal...

‘Left, farmers’ movement ignore distinction between peasants, labourers

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Interview with Gita Ramaswamy, author of “Land, Guns, Caste, Woman—The Memoir of a Lapsed Revolutionary” Aatika S | TwoCircles.net In this interview, the author talks...

West Bengal: Young graduate turns century-old tree into outdoor library

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The tree library located in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal was started in March and houses more than 200 books in various genres. Partho...

A conversation with GN Saibaba’s wife AS Vasantha Kumari

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In a conversation with TwoCircles.net, the wife of jailed scholar-activist GN Saibaba AS Vasantha Kumari talks about his new book, the situation of prisoners...

बीपीएससी का परिणाम जारी, मुस्लिम अभ्यर्थियों का शानदार प्रदर्शन, इस बार ‘100’ बने अफसर

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग (बीपीएससी) ने रविवार को बीपीएससी 64वीं संयुक्त प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (सीसीई) का अंतिम परिणाम घोषित कर दिया। मेरिट लिस्ट...

पटना के कोचिंग संस्थानों के वर्चस्व की लड़ाई है भटकाव का कारण

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तारिक़ अनवर चम्पारणी प्राचीनकाल से लेकर वर्तमान तक पटना शहर का अपना एक राजनीतिक, सामाजिक और शैक्षणिक महत्व रहा है। बिहार का पहला कॉलेज पटना...

जामिया के 6 छात्रों का पीएम फैलोशिप के लिए चयन

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया के छह शोधार्थियों का प्रधानमंत्री रिसर्च फेलोशिप के लिए चयन हुआ है। इन शोधार्थियों को दिसंबर 2020...

मां के बाद अब प्रोफेसर नबीला सादिक भी दुनिया छोड़ गई !

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net दूसरों की मदद को सदैव तैयार रहने वाली जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया की असिस्टेंट प्रोफेसर नबीला सादिक की मृत्यु से उनके छात्रों...

सदमे में एएमयू : 4 दिनों में 10 प्रोफेसर्स की मौत

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net "एहसान सर के मौत की खबर सुनकर बहुत तकलीफ हुई," अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम विश्वविद्यालय के थियोलॉजी विभाग के प्रोफेसर डॉ० एहसानुल्लाह की स्टूडेंट...

सदमा : मौलाना वहीदुद्दीन खान नही रहे

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net मशहूर इस्लामी विद्वान पद्म विभूषण मौलाना वहीदुद्दीन खान का 96 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया हैं। मौलाना वहीदुद्दीन खान कुछ...

Book Review: Connecting Kashmir’s past with the present

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The book Kashmir: Looking Back in Time-Politics, Culture, History by Khalid Bashir Ahmad is an attempt at connecting Kashmir’s past and present. The book...

मशहूर इस्लामिक विद्वान सिद्दिक हसन का निधन

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विशेष संवाददाता। Twocircles.net जमात-ए-इस्लामी हिंद के पूर्व सहायक अमीर प्रोफेसर के० ए० सिद्दीक हसन का मंगलवार को कोजीकोड में देहांत हो गया। वो भारत...

ऐतिहासिक खुदा बख्श लाइब्रेरी का एक हिस्सा टूटने की कगार पर, सीएम से बचाने...

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर ।Twocircles.net इंडियन नेशनल ट्रस्ट फॉर आर्ट एंड कल्चरल हेरिटेज (INTACH) के सदस्यों ने शनिवार को मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार से अपील की है...

आखिर क्यों लोगों के दिलों में बसते थे मौलाना वली रहमानी!

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न्यूज़ डेस्क । Twocircles.net ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड के महासचिव हजरत मौलाना वली रहमानी साहब का शनिवार को देहांत हो गया। उन्होंने...

बदल गई चंबल की सूरत ,अब बन रहा है पर्यटन केंद्र

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net कभी डाकुओं की पनाहगाह रही चंबल घाटी अब टूरिज्म का हब बन गई हैं। ऐसा भी कहा जाता हैं कि हिंदी...

विद्या प्रकाशन ने छापी थी पैग़म्बर मोहम्मद की तस्वीर, अब मांगी माफी

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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 पब्लिश...

सीतापुर के समाजवादी नेता मुख्तार अनीस का निधन

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78 साल के मुख़्तार अनीस ने उत्तर प्रदेश की राजधानी लखनऊ में अंतिम सांस ली। समाजवादी पार्टी के संरक्षक मुलायम सिंह यादव के करीबी...

The Mappila Verses: Eight poems by Ajmal Khan

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Ajmal Khan is a poet from Kerala, whose collection of poems The Mappila Verses was published recently. TwoCircles.net here reproduces eight poems from the...

“Write me down, I am an Indian,” journey of a poet from Kerala composing...

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Ajmal Khan is a poet from Kerala whose new collection of poems called The Mappila Verses marks the identity of resistance and poetic assertion...

Life and longing of a Mappila poet: On Ajmal Khan’s The Mappila Verses

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Zeeshan Husain, TwoCircles.net The story of India for the past three decades has been stuck somewhere between poverty and religious fanaticism. There is, on a...

Different shades of grey: A review of The Plague Upon Us

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By Ashaq Hussain Parray Shabir Ahmed Mir’s debut novel The Plague Upon Us (2020) is a bold new voice of a storyteller from Kashmir. Living up to...

इतिहास की बेटी राना सफ़वी के नाम हुआ साल 2020 का ‘यामिन हज़ारिका नारी...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ । Twocircles.net   इल्मी दुनिया मे 'इतिहास की बेटी' के तौर पर पहचान बनाने वाली इतिहासकार, शायरा और लेखिका राना सफ़वी को इस साल...

रसूलों की भी अक्सर देर से ताईद करती है ये दुनिया हर नई आवाज़...

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यह लिखने वाले अलबेले शायर 'अशोक साहिल ' भी आज चले गए!  नज़र नज़र में उतरना कमाल होता है  नफ़स नफ़स में बिखरना कमाल होता है  बुलंदियों पे...

Indian Muslim journalist authors first-ever book on socio-economic impacts of COVID-19

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TCN News The first-ever book covering the origins, spread and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, ‘Behind the Mask’ by Indian Muslim journalist and author Mohammed...

“We should record our history, our victory” Dalit poet Mercy Margaret

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Dalit literature that revolves around the struggles and lives of Dalits first emerged in the 1960s and has seen exponential growth since....

This Dalit woman activist is taking Dalit history to grassroots in Rajasthan

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Suman Devathiya is a senior Dalit activist from Rajasthan who has been at the forefront of fighting for Dalit women’s rights and taking Dalit...

Adab Kids – Books narrating stories of Islamic Luminaries to young learners

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net They were a group of Keralites working in the IT field in the land of the Nizam.  All had school-going children,...

Music for protest: Azadi and Inqilab as the new Hindustani beats

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net As marches and rallies dominate the most commonly practised ways of protest, the youth are now searching new ways to protest...

Telugu Translation of Kashmir Anthology Released in Hyderabad

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net An anthology of 30 essays penned by different activist authors and political journalists across India translated into Telugu titled ‘Kashmir Bahiranga Cherasala’...

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...

Yogesh Maitreya’s Flower on the Grave of Caste gives space and voice to Dalit...

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By Dipankar Kamble for TwoCircles.net  Author- Yogesh Maitreya  Publisher- Panther’s Paw Publications  Cost- Rs 299 ISBN- 9788193290576 Yogesh Maitreya’s stories are not stories which we read in mainstream books....

Reading The Hungry Tide: A brilliant book which overlooked the caste factor

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By Zeeshan Husain, TwoCircles.net My first visit to the mountains was full of excitement and curiosity. I distinctly remember opening my eyes, after a whirling...

‘ Age is not a barrier – You can always start afresh’ Rana Safvi

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By Saleha Ahmad for TwoCircles.net Born to an IPS father and a teacher mother, writer Rana Safvi has a great affinity for books from childhood....

Day 2 of AMU Litfest focuses on threats to literature and democracy

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Sharjeel Usmani for TwoCircles.net The Cultural Education Centre (CEC) of the historic Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on the second day of the AMU Literary Festival...

Aligarh Muslim University Literature festival 2019 begins on an inspiring note

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Sharjeel Usmani for TwoCircles.net Day I The 3-day LitFest (literature festival)  of AMU (Aligarh Muslim University) from 8th March to 10th March was inaugurated on 8th...

दिल्ली में पहला लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल,अपने अधिकारों के लिए दलित लेखकों ने बुलन्द की आवाज़

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ  TwoCircles.net दिल्ली- 3-4 फरवरी को राजधानी के विश्वविद्यालय परिसर में किरोड़ीमल कॉलेज में दलित लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल का आयोजन किया गया.देश मे ऐसा पहली बार...

“Poet reads Poet” programme to promote “Betel Nut City” in Guwahati

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  A “Poet reads Poet” programme was organised at ‘NEthing’ in Guwahati on Sunday evening in which Namrata Pathak read out from Shalim M Hussain’s...

Doyen of Hindi literature Krishna Sobti dies at 93

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New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Iconic Hindi writer Krishna Sobti, a recipient of multiple awards for her outstanding literary career, died here on Friday....

Fostering upliftment of Indian Muslims is the essence of Thanghal’s new book: A review

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By Udinoor Mohammed Kunhi Title - Minority Politics, Ideology and Mission Author - M.I.Thanghal Published by - Grace Books, Malappuram “A race of people is like an...

In a first, farm widow inaugurates top Marathi literary meet

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Yavatmal (Maharashtra), Jan 11 (IANS) In a first, farm widow Vaishali S. Yede on Friday evening inaugurated the controversy-ridden 92nd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya...

Pakistani feminist Urdu poet and writer Fahmida Riaz passes away

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Noted Pakistani feminist writer and poet Fahmida Riaz died in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday night at the age of 72. The...

Marathi writer Kavita Mahajan passes away at the age of 51

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By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net Marathi writer, poet and translator Kavita Mahajan passed away in Pune at the age of 51. The cause of her death...

Dr.Ambedkar’s views on minority rights, democracy and Hindu majoritarianism

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By Badre Alam & Sanjay Kumar for TwoCircles.net Editors: Prof. Christophe Jaffrelot and Dr Narender Kumar Publisher: Oxford University Press Pages: 263 Price (Hardbound): Rs 850 Professor Christophe Jaffrelot...

Book Launch: ‘Me Against The Mumbai Underworld’

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Uddhav Thackeray, Sanjay Raut & Nawazuddin Siddiqui launch supercop Isaque Bagwan's ' Me Against The Mumbai Underworld' By Anusha Iyer Supercop and three-time Presidential Gallantry award-winning supercop Isaque Bagwan...

Book release : Anthology for the Refugees

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By Mohabbat Seikh, kolkata A book called "Dui Hazar Ekush" ( Twenty First Century)for the Refugees worldwide was released on 5th at Kolktata Press Club. Renown...

Khalid Mustafa Siddiqui Publisher ,Editor, Owner of Popular Urdu Magazines no more

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By Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui Janab Khalid Mustafa Siddiqui Publisher ,Editor, Owner of Popular Urdu Magazines HUMA, Pakeeza Anchal and Hindi Monthly Mahekta Anchal left for...

Remembering Khushwant Singh

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By: Misbahuddin Mirza I was eight years old when one of my friends introduced me to the intoxicating world of reading comics. This was the...

Noted writer, Yusufi’s passing away condoled

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ALIGARH June 25: "Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi's passing away not only denotes the death of the most outstanding satirist of our time but also his departure...

#BreakingCaste: Sujatha Gidla shines reading from Ants Among Elephants

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By Valli Karunakaran, TwoCircles.net New York City, March 10, 2018 — Sujatha Gidla was among the authors invited to speak at #Breaking Caste, a literary...

Seminar on Tribal literature and Tribal poet meet to grace Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Annual Festival...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: This year, Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Annual Festival of Letters’ will feature a seminar on Oral and Tribal literature and...

Literary Associations of Metropolitan Washington released Nuzaira Azam’s new novel Anahita ki Janam Basti

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By Zafar Iqbal Presiding over book releasing ceremony honoring Nuzaira Azam for her second novel, Anahita Ki Janam Basti, eminent scholar Professor Satyapal Anand said that...

क्या ये प्रेमचंद हमारे ज़माने की ज़रूरत नहीं हैं?

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वैसे, हमारे वक़्त में प्रेमचंद का क्या काम? ज़ाहिर है, ऐसा लग सकता है. प्रेमचंद का इंतक़ाल 1936 में यानी आज से 81 साल...

पुस्तक समीक्षा : कंधमाल का सच और न्याय प्रक्रिया की हताशा

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विद्या भूषण रावत ओडिशा के कंधमाल क्षेत्र में दलित और ईसाई आदिवासियों के बीच हुए हिंसा में लगभग सौ से अधिक मौतें हुई. ये...

Illustrated Muslim Travel Guide to Jerusalem

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Book: Illustrated Muslim Travel Guide to Jerusalem Author: Misbahuddin Mirza Digital book available on iBooks: here   Publisher: QAMSA, LLC Price: $6.99 Author of the book under...

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...

Writer-activist from Assam bags Padma Shri

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New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Known for her significant contribution to children's and women's literature, noted writer-activist Eli Ahmed was on Wednesday named a...

Honoured to receive Sahitya Akademi Award: Jerry Pinto

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New Delhi : Author Jerry Pinto is delighted to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award 2016, and said he feels honoured that his work...

Students in literate states lead spike in protests

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By Prabhpreet Singh Sood & Prince Singhal States with higher literacy levels report more protests, and nearly half of these protests were led...

यादगार निशानियों के साथ ख़त्म हुआ साहित्य का इंटरनेशनल उत्सव

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net किशनगंज : बिहार के किशनगंज में चल रहे पहला ‘सीमांचल इंटरनेशनल लिटरेरी फेस्टिवल’ आज इस उम्मीद और अपने कई यादगार निशानियों...

सीमांचल की ज़मीन पर साहित्य का इंटरनेशनल उत्सव

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net बिहार के किशनगंज में इंटरनेशनल लिटरेरी फेस्टिवल...! ये बात कईयों के लिए हैरानी का सबब बन सकती है. मगर ये...

The importance of the upcoming Seemanchal Literature Festival

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By Zafar Anjum for TwoCircles.net Seemanchal International Literary Festival (SILF) is the inaugural international literary event organised by Kitaab International, Singapore, in collaboration with...

Urdu Magazine Ma’arif completes 100 years of publishing

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By TCN News Bijnor (UP): To commemorate 100 years of Ma’arif, a monthly Urdu magazine, a symposium titled, “Hundred years of Ma’arif: a...

प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय ने बंद किया उर्दू चैप्टर

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: यासिर की ख़्वाहिश प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय(पीएमओ) की वेबसाइट को उर्दू में पढ़ने को थी. इसके लिए उन्होंने सीधे प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय का...

Bringing Urdu ghazal into the modern age: Lucknow’s ‘pure’ poet

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By Vikas Datta Every poetic tradition has one great exponent, traditionally and popularly embodying and representing its identity and characteristics. Most are historic figures, though...

Himachal’s literacy rate touches 88 per cent

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Shimla : Himachal Pradesh has emerged as role model in the field of education since the literacy rate there has reached 88 per cent...

Shaam-e-Sher: Reinvigorating Urdu among youth

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By Akanki Sharma New Delhi : In today's digital era where technology has almost swamped art in all its forms, has Urdu literature once famous...

बिहार की लाईब्रेरी, जो इमारत समेत गायब हो गयी

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net बेतिया (बिहार): बिहार के पश्चिमी चम्पारण के बेतिया शहर की सज्जाद लाईब्रेरी अपनी दुर्दशा पर रो रही है. यहां किताबों का...

Book on Pranab’s contribution to education

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New Delhi : A book highlighting the contribution of President Pranab Mukherjee to the field of education will be released here on Wednesday. "The book,...

Book review: Kanshiram: Leader of the Dalits

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By Chandra Sen for Twocircles.net Author: By Badri Narayan Publisher: Penguin, Delhi Price: Rs 374 at Amazon.in ‘The caste has come into politics’, ‘the standard...

Strike against Jammat chief’s death sentence hits Bangladesh

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Dhaka : A two-day nationwide shutdown called by the Jamaat-e-Islami began on Sunday in Bangladesh against a Supreme Court verdict upholding the death penalty...

India universities’ delegation experiences UK’s version of ‘Chai pe charcha’

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Birmingham : A delegation from 13 Indian universities got an exposure to the United Kingdom's own version of what can be called "Chai pe...

Do Educational Institutions need lectures on Patriotism?

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By Ram Puniyani The issues related to our educational institutions-patriotism started coming up to the fore with this Government coming to power (May 2014). One...

Will bring in foreign faculty to improve higher education in Northeast: Minister

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By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala/Guwahati : The government will bring in foreign faculty to improve the quality of higher education in the northeastern region, union Minister...

Hindu nationalists carrying forward colonial idea of demonising Mughals: Audrey Truschke

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By Preetha Nair New Delhi : Mughal rulers patronised Sanskrit literature in their courts, especially between AD 1560 to 1660, and also took up Persian...

Delhi government to send school heads to Cambridge for training

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New Delhi : The Delhi government will soon send 90 school principals to Cambridge University for an education leadership training exercise, as part of...

HRD ranks JNU, HCU among top four universities

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New Delhi : Jawaharlal Nehru University and Hyderabad Central University, which recently faced controversies, have figured in top four rankings released by the union...

Jamia Millia introduces nine new courses for admission in academic session 2016-2017

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By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter New Delhi: In a significant move aimed at increasing the courses available in Jamia Millia Islamia, the varsity...

UP Govt. forms committee for ensuring participation of minorities in government services

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Lucknow: In a significant move, the Uttar Pradesh government has formed a three member committee for ensuring participation of minorities...

Extremism is taught in school textbooks: AAP lawmaker

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New Delhi : Aam Aadmi Party legislator from Palam Bhavna Gaur on Wednesday said that extremism is taught in school textbooks and the Delhi...

बिहार के गरीब स्कूल की रंगीन कहानी

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter बोधगया(सुजाता) - आज कोई व्यक्ति नहीं, कोई शख्सियत नहीं न कोई संस्थान जिसे हम मिसाल की तरह पेश करना चाहते हैं. ऐसे...

Veteran Urdu scribe gets top Maharashtra award

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Mumbai : Veteran Urdu journalist and social worker Ansari Aejaz Ahmed has been given the prestigious Maharashtra Urdu Sahitya Academy Award for excellence in...

‘पाश’ की पुण्यतिथि : दो कविताएं

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net जालंधर में जन्मे अवतार सिंह संधू 'पाश' भारतीय साहित्य में एक ऐसा नाम रखते हैं, जहां से कविता और क्रान्ति - दोनों की - की परस्पर मजबूती साबित होती है. यह एक तथ्य ही है कि पाश अपने विचारों में वाम से प्रभावित थे लेकिन पाश की कविता की सबसे बड़ी खासियत यह है कि यह भारत के हरेक तबके और हरेक वर्ग के साथ खड़ी है.

रोटी-दाल… या फिर अबीर गुलाल?

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भारत… यहां तो हर दिन होली है! आतंकी खेलते हैं बेगुनाहों के खून से और ‘देशभक्त’ व ‘दंगाई’ अपनों का ही लाल रंग बेरंग पानी में बहा देते...

UP Government confers Yash Bharti award to 46 people, list includes nine Muslims

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By TCN Staff Reporter Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh's highest honour Yash Bharti award was given to 46 personalities on Monday. Among them, nine Muslims were conferred...

भारत रत्न उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह खां की बरसी पर उनकी एक याद

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व्योमेश शुक्ल [आज की बहस का सबसे बड़ा सच यही है कि मुसलमान को बारम्बार यह साबित करना होता है कि वह इस वतनपरस्त है. आज भारत रत्न उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह खां की बरसी है. उन्हें और लता मंगेशकर को एक साथ भारत रत्न दिया गया था. आज से तकरीबन दस साल पहले. अब यह बदहाली का ही आलम है कि मदन मोहन मालवीय को पिछले साल भारत रत्न दिए जाने के बाद उस्ताद के शहर बनारस में ही यह हल्ला होने लगा कि बनारस को मिला यह पहला भारत रत्न है.

The legacy of the Shankar-Shad Mushaira

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By Bushra Alvi Razzack for Twocircles.net Delhi: Dilliwalas can never get enough of Urdu poetry. In spite of inclement weather, Urdu lovers converged in...

पढ़िए गौहर रज़ा की वह ग़ज़ल, जिसके लिए जी न्यूज़ ने उन्हें देशद्रोही साबित...

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter नई दिल्ली: शायर गौहर रज़ा भी मुल्क में फ़ैली देशद्रोह की फिज़ा से अछूते नहीं रहे. हालांकि यह फिज़ा मुल्क में जितनी...

Sir Sayyed Awareness Forum organises Seminar on ‘Sir Sayyed and Tolerance’

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By TCN News Aligarh: Sir Sayyed Awareness Forum organised its eighth National Seminar on 'Sir Sayyed and Tolerance' at Muktakash Manch, Aligarh on Wednesday, March...

Indo-Pak Mushaira to take place this weekend

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By Bushra Alvi Razzack for TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: The 51st edition of Shankar Shad Mushaira, an annual meet of poets from India and Pakistan, will...

NBT to boost tribal literature in northeast

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Agartala : The National Book Trust (NBT) has taken an ambitious plan to boost tribal literature in northeast India, trust chairman Baldeo Bhai Sharma...

Book Review: A brief history of Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat

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Majlis-e-Mushawarat: Ek Mukhtasar Tareekh AIMM Author: Mohammad Ilmullah Pages: 198 Publisher: Pharos Media & Publications Pvt. Ltd, D-84 Abul Fazl Enclave - 1, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025,...

Book Review: A brief history of Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat

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Majlis-e-Mushawarat: Ek Mukhtasar Tareekh AIMM Author: Mohammad Ilmullah Pages: 198 Publisher: Pharos Media & Publications Pvt. Ltd, D-84 Abul Fazl Enclave - 1, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025,...

यह ‘एक्शन’ मुज़फ्फ़रनगर में होता, तो मुरथल न होता!

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Dr. Nadeem Zafar Jilani for TwoCircles.net मुरथल चीखें तो नरोदा-पाटिया, मुज़फ्फरनगर से भी आई थीं, मगर तुम्हें सुनाई नहीं दीं शायद, कि वहाँ सरे आम लुटने वाली, बेबस, मजबूर...

Rise of religious fundamentalism the biggest issue for India, Bangladesh: Professor Anisuzzaman

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Professor Anisuzzaman, president of Bangla Aceademy, Bangladesh's national language authority, was in Guwahati recently. He had been invited by the Char Chapori Sahitya Parishad...

A country without words

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By Parayi for Twocircles.net Friends who had tongues Are dragged down the road To adorn the emperor’s brave new prison Guard dogs bark with blood red eyes Across roads,...

How do we fight the stagnation among Muslims?

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By Farheen Sultana for Twocircles.net Muslims get excited whenever they hear words such as 'Subhan Allah' and 'Masha Allah' from politicians and actors. 'Oh...

निदा फाज़ली उर्फ़ ‘मुझे मालूम था तुम मर नही सकते’

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By सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी: निदा फाज़ली नहीं रहे. वही निदा जिन्होंने 'होश वालों को ख़बर क्या बेख़ुदी क्या चीज़ है' और 'तू इस तरह...

Mohammed Ali Shihab: An inspiring journey from orphanage to UPSC

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net, “What is your strength, Ali?” asked the discerning panel during the interview round of the UPSC exams in 2011. The answer...

Muslim advocacy group to organize “National Social Leadership Summit” in March

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By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter, New Delhi: MOEMIN, an advocacy group of Indian Muslims will be organising “National Social Leadership Summit” in...

सैय्यद हसन की याद में नज़्म

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आह सय्यद हसन! (अपने उस्ताद मुहतरम जनाब सय्यद हसन साहब, को मनज़ूम खिराज-ए-अक़ीदत) By नदीम ज़फर जिलानी हर शख़्स सोगवार है, हर आँख अश्कबार, ग़ुंचे, लिपट के फूलों...

Indira knew of threat to life before Blue Star: Pranab

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New Delhi : Indira Gandhi knew her life was at risk when she decided to go for militarily storm the Golden Temple, President Pranab...

Indian-origin Muslim cleric gets honorary doctorate

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London: An Indian-origin Muslim cleric has been awarded an honorary doctorate by University of Leicester in Britain in recognition of his commendable work for...

लेखकों ने साहित्य अकादमी अवार्ड वापिस लेने शुरू किए

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter नई दिल्ली: लंबा वक़्त नहीं बीता जब विचारकों और लेखकों ने एमएम कलबुर्गी, नरेन्द्र दाभोलकर और गोविन्द पान्सारे की हत्याओं और...

‘West didn’t know what to do in Afghanistan’

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By Vikas Datta Jaipur: The western intervention in Afghanistan was flawed from the very start in its rationale, goals and implementation, which accounts for why...

14 Indian diaspora students picked to compete in top US science contest

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New York: Fourteen students from the Indian diaspora have been selected to compete for $1 million in prizes at the prestigious Intel Science Talent...

IIIT to be set up in Tripura

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Agartala : An Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) would be set up in Tripura to encourage the youth to study job-oriented courses within...

NSE, BHU join hands for degree programmes

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Mumbai : The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has signed an agreement with the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, to launch two new streams --...

Hope women find courage through my books: Author Madhuri Banerjee

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By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi : Is it taboo for women to talk about sex, their hidden desires or having extra-marital affairs? No! It...

Akbar Jehan: An Intimate History of Kashmir

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By Masood Raja Khan, Nyla Ali. The Life of a Kashmiri Woman: Dialectic of Resistance and Accommodation. New York: Palgrave Pivot. Many of us in the...

Delhi government opposes officers’ quota in Sanskriti School

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New Delhi : The Delhi government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it wanted to move a plea seeking to support the Delhi...

Convert Jinnah House into war memorial: BJP legislator

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Mumbai : BJP legislator from South Mumbai M.P. Lodha on Tuesday urged the central goverment to convert Jinnah House, the house built by Pakistan...

Want to study in Australia? Get details at virtual education fair

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New Delhi : To facilitate 'live' interaction of prospective Indian students with faculty members and representatives of top Australian universities, IDP Education, one of...

No muzzling of freedom of expression: Minister

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New Delhi: There will be no restrictions on the freedom of expression on writers and intellectuals, said Delhi Culture Minister Kapil Mishra while inaugurating...

President to honour scholars with ‘Hindi Sevi Samman’

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New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee will present the 'Hindi Sevi Samman' for 2012, 2013 and 2014 on Thursday at a function to be...

No SC relief, for now, on admission quota in Sanskriti School

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday, for now, declined to pass any order on the central government's plea seeking continuation of 60...

2015: When I look back

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By Mohammad Anas, Fresh year is ahead but I am petrified of lies, Like result of last year's devastation upon my eyes. Poisonous hooch in India...

A transformational India needs to overhaul its education system

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By Amit Dasgupta The emergence of a knowledge-driven society demonstrated that everything can and must change and that the process is a continuous search for...

Mirza Ghalib still homeless in his birth place

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Agra : Though Mirza Ghalib's contribution to 'Urdu Adab' is considered as significant as Shakespeare's to English, the mansion in Agra where he was...

Delhi HC notice on plea on Akademi awards

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the central government and Sahitya Akademi on a plea against the return...

Yoga to be introduced in Tripura schools from next year

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Agartala : The Tripura government will introduce yoga as a subject in schools from classes one to eight from the next academic year beginning...

Intolerance has gone up due to Sectarianism

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By Ram Puniyani, Beginning with September 2015 we witnessed a flood of ‘returning’ honors by writers, scientists and artists. There are also various statements...

Nehru in AMU

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By Dr Mohammad Sajjad, During his tenure as the first Prime Minister of India, notwithstanding the immense charisma of Nehru, he was seen with...

IGNOU VC bats for Urdu software

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Aligarh : Urdu has played a vital role during India's freedom struggle and became instrumental in uniting Indian society "but still Urdu has failed...

Two Muslims writers selected for Sahitya Akademi Award 2015

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi : Two Muslim writers have been selected among others representing 23 Indian languages for this...

Aim to create positive influence for women within the boundaries of Shari’ah: The Muslimah...

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The Muslimah Network is a website dedicated to stories and commentary on Muslim women from an Islamic perspective. Started by the UAE-based writer/graphic designer...

Accepting Sahitya Akademi award with mixed feelings: K.R. Meera

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By Preetha Nair New Delhi : Though it's an honour, it’s painful to accept a Sahitya Akademi award at a time when country is witnessing...

Modi assures full support to AMU

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thurday assured full financial support to the Aligarh Muslim University, a statement said. The prime minister made...

American varsity starts A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Fellowship

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New Delhi : An American university has started doctoral grants for Indian students to honour late former president of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who...

Vyapam : Names of selected candidates removed from law institute’s merit list, RTI reply...

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By Siddharth Datta New Delhi : The Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board, (or Vyapam as it is popularly known), which has conducted admission tests for...

New education policy to be cooperative federalist: Smriti Irani

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New Delhi : Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said the new education policy which is under consideration will be cooperative...

Book on Prof. Rehana Sultana released on Human Rights Day

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By TCN News, Hyderabad: International Human Rights Day was observed throughout the world on December 10th. Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee observed the day in Hyderabad...

Odd-even formula: Delhi may shut schools

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New Delhi : The Delhi government may declare holidays for schools from the January 1 when the 15-day traffic regulation to curb rising air...

12 Osmania varsity students nabbed for holding ‘beef festival’

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Hyderabad : Twelve students of Osmania University were arrested on Friday for allegedly holding a "beef festival" in violation of court orders, police said. Police...

Urdu Journalism legend Hazrat Maulana Ahmad Mustafa Siddiqui Rahi no more

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Urdu Journalism legend and Chief editor of Islami Digest ‘Huda’ and ‘Taha'...

People’s views will be articulated in new education policy: Irani

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New Delhi : Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said the new education policy would have views from the people and their...

Please stop blaming Islam for global terror

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By Prof. Akhtarul Wasey for Twocircles.net Islam seems to have become a soft target for the Indian and global media and political leaders, as well....

AMU organises seminar on life and works of Ismat Chugtai

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By TCN News, Aligarh: The Women’s College, Aligarh Muslim University, is organising a two-day seminar to celebrate the works and life of Urdu literary giant...

Bebyda Khatun receives National Anganwadi award for 2011-12

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net, Delhi: Bebyda Khatun, an Anganwadi worker, received the National Award for the year 2011-12 from the Minister of Women and Child...

किताब समीक्षा और ऑपरेशन अक्षरधाम का पूरा सच

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अवनीश कुमार हमारे राज्यतंत्र और समाज के भीतर जो कुछ गहरे सड़गल चुका है, जो भयंकर अन्यायपूर्ण और उत्पीड़क है, उसका बेहतरीन आलोचनात्मक विश्लेषण और...

Ismail Hussain memorial harmony award given to Homen Borgohain

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By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: Prominent author Homen Borgohain, who returned his Sahitya Akademi recently protesting against the ‘intolerance’, was honoured with litterateur...

Extension lecture on Sir Syed held at AMU Malappuram Centre

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By TCN News, Malappuram: The Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University Malappuram Centre organized an extension lecture on “Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Aligarh Movement...

‘Religious Identity has never been a barrier for acquiring knowledge in India’

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By Syed Muhammad Raghib and Abhay Kumar for TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Akhlaque Ahan is an associate professor of Persian...

AMU Emirates Chapter celebrates Sir Syed Day in Sharjah

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By TCN News The Emirates Chapter of the Aligarh Muslim University celebrated Sir Syed Day in Sharjah on November 20 to remember and learn from...

India’s ancient values important amid intolerance: President

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New Delhi : Underlining that pluralism and multi-culturalism were at the core of India's psyche, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the world was...

Faiz remembered at AMU on his death anniversary

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By TCN News Aligarh: The University Debating and Literary Club, in association with University Drama Club, University Fusion Music Club, University Western Music Club and...

Jamia Millia, Kashmir University sign MoU to start PG courses on Kashmir, South...

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By TCN News New Delhi : Jamia Millia Islamia and Kashmir University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for running...

Vidya Balan thanks Big B for selfie with ‘Bengal tigresses’

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Kolkata: Actress Vidya Balan, who was longing for a selfie with veteran actresses Sharmila Tagore, Jaya Bachchan and Moushumi Chatterjee, finally got her wish...

Gender empowerment must start at home: Kerala CM

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Thiruvananthapuram: Gender empowerment should start from our homes to achieve our goals at the societal level, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Saturday. "We...

Saudi woman receives award for promotion of Urdu

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By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad: Sameera Aziz, a media personality and writer, has become the first woman from Saudi Arabia to be recognised for her work...
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