RSS’s international wing Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh challenged throughout US
Speakers make 3-city tour to question platforming of HSS by local governments.
Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net
“I don’t think Mr Friedrich’s here anymore — he was...
Islamic religious bodies demand rehabilitation of Assam evictees, action against culprits
A high-level joint delegation of Muslim organisations including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and Students Islamic Organization of India (SIO) visited Assam to assess the...
दो साल बाद हो रहा है हज,मुसलमानो में भारी उत्साह
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गाजियाबाद के वारिश अहमद अपने अम्मी -अब्बू के साथ हज के रवाना हुए हैं। वारिश अहमद इससे पहले भी एक बार हज के...
Fearing further attacks & arrests, Muslim families flee Uttarakhand village
Following communal violence in a village in Uttarakhand on April 16, several Muslim families have fled the area fearing arrests and further attacks.
Muhammad Raafi |...
Indian Americans welcome nomination of Rashad Hussain as US Religious Freedom Ambassador
On July 30, the White House nominated Hussain, who has served in various roles including Senior Counsel at the Department of Justice’s National Security...
‘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...
Calls for establishing Hindu Rashtra: How did we arrive here?
Call for establishing a Hindu Rashtra and genocide of India's Muslims were made at a religious conclave recently in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The author...
Panellists at Congressional briefing on Assam urge US government to designate India as ‘Country...
The briefing was co-sponsored by a group of 17 human rights and interfaith organizations, including the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), Amnesty International USA...
FIR against AMU students for event marking 30 years of Babri mosque demolition; students...
The booked students alleged that the administration has filed a fake FIR under pressure from right-wing groups.
Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Uttar Pradesh...
अच्छी खबर : 10 अगस्त से उमरा करने जा सकेंगे भारतीय
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सऊदी अरब ने 10 अगस्त से उमरा यात्रा करने पर लगी रोक को हटाने का फैसला किया हैं। इस्लामी कैलेंडर के नये...
‘Judiciary should work on judicial matters only’: lawyers question Buxar Court notice asking...
Earlier this month, the court staff at Buxar undertook a cleaning drive which lasted for around four hours.
Neel Madhav | TwoCircles.net
BIHAR — Two notices...
कानपुर : सपना ने कहा हिन्दू संगठनों ने दबाव देकर दर्ज कराया था नौशाद...
विशेष सवांददाता। Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में बीजेपी नेताओं द्वारा एक मुस्लिम युवक को धर्मांतरण के मामले में जबरन फंसाने का मामला सामने...
Mathura: Shahi Idgah Masjid survey on hold till Jan 20 as Masjid Committee objects
The Muslim side representing Shahi Idgah in Mathura filed an objection in the survey of disputed complex.
Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — With the...
Group protests against US Ambassador Atul Keshap’s RSS visit
“Keshap has got to go,” say protestors outside US Congressman Ami Bera's California office.
Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net
As controversy continues to surround US Ambassador Atul...
Church, statue vandalized in Karnataka’s Mysuru; police suspect theft
At around 6-7 pm on December 27, the church staff found the statue of baby Jesus damaged and money from the donation box...
Rohingya Muslims housing row: What is India’s refugee policy?
A recent row over the housing and rehabilitation of Rohingya refugees in the national capital New Delhi has brought India’s refugee policy into the...
At Aligarh interfaith meet, religious leaders condemn growing communal hatred, hate speech in country
An interfaith conference was held by the Islamic Information Centre at the exhibition ground in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The topic of the conference...
MP: Christians observe ‘black day’ after youth convention called off on Bajrang Dal’s objection
Participants of the convention were forcefully stopped by the right-wing extremist group and were taken to Moghat Police Station after a ruckus.
TCN Staff Correspondent
BHOPAL...
JUH hails Jharkhand assembly’s legislation to criminalize mob-lynching
President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) Maulana Mahmood A. Madani said that JIH is expecting that the law would create confidence among the socially...
अजमेर के हिन्दू दुकानदार मानते हैं उन पर है गरीब नवाज की रहमत का...
अजमेर में ख़्वाजा गरीब नवाज दरगाह स्थानीय नागरिकों को आर्थिक रूप से सक्षम बना रही है। इनमे दुकानदार ज्यादातर हिन्दू समुदाय से आते हैं।...
Masjid Khaja in Hyderabad was 6th mosque in state demolished since 2014, says Muslim...
Masjid Khaja Mahmood in Hyderabad was demolished amid heavy police presence. After protests by residents and Muslim leaders, the the mosque will be constructed...
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...
Meet Aman Wadud, a human rights lawyer assisting people to fight citizenship battle in...
While the Constitution of India ensures the fundamental rights and dignity of every individual, in Assam thousands of people are fighting the legal battle...
Has RSS and its cohorts Talibanized Hinduism in India?
Taliban doesn’t necessarily need to be turban clad, swinging AK47, loitering around the streets of Kabul, aiming to kill those who don’t necessarily agree...
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...
Anti-CAA protests: In a first, UP tribunal fines 86 persons for damaging property
This is the first order passed under the controversial Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Act, 2020.
Sana Ejaz |...
Religious minorities in India face declining participation in society, says new report
The report highlights the bias against religious minorities portrayed in Indian news media and states the media spectacularly failed in its role as the...
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...
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...
Kanpur violence: Details in FIRs, eye-witness accounts allege police bias
While no one in the violence-hit area denies that stone-pelting happened during the protest. However, there are claims and counterclaims with regard to instigation.
TCN...
Violence mars JNU, JMI students’ attempts to screen BBC documentary
At JNU, students claimed they were pelted with stones allegedly by members of the right-wing student body while they were watching the documentary...
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...
हिंदुत्ववादियों के सामने डटी रही मुस्कान खान,कर्नाटक में हिजाब को लेकर माहौल गर्म
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कर्नाटक में हिजाब मामले पर कई दिनों से संग्राम जारी है। राज्य में आए दिन हिंदुत्ववादी छात्र कॉलेज और स्कूलों में उत्पात मचाते...
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,...
Mentally unsound Muslim man beaten, forced to chant Jai Sri Ram in Dhanbad, Jharkhand;...
Only weeks after the government in Jharkhand passed a bill to criminalize mob lynching, a mentally unsound Muslim man was beaten, made to...
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...
हरिद्वार धर्म संसद में ऐलान ‘हिन्दू राष्ट्र ‘ बनाने के लिए 1857 से बड़ा...
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उत्तराखंड के हरिद्वार में हुई हिंदू धर्म की संसद में भड़काऊ भाषणों का एक वीडियो सामने आया है। जूना अखाड़े के महामंडलेश्वर यति...
Do you know these women who won their right to Hijab?
These four Muslim women across the globe are resisting discrimination and reasserting their right to wear their Hijab.
Naila Khan | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — The Karnataka...
“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...
आस्था के नाम पर धोखा : ऑनलाइन मूर्ति मंगाई, खेत मे दबाई , अगले...
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उत्तर प्रदेश के उन्नाव जिले में 3 लोगों की अपने ही गांव के मासूम ग्रामीणों को ठगने की विस्तृत योजना विफल रही। एक...
Union Minister’s remarks reignite debate on controversial uniform civil code
On July 27, Rijiju said in the Lok Sabha that the BJP’s ideology on the uniform civil code should be taken as the country's...
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....
Dharam Sansad hate-speech: Hear it from the journalist who led to Yati Narsinghanand’s arrest
Senior journalist Qurban Ali talks about his plea in Supreme Court against hate speech, his expectations and rising hate speech cases in India.
Snobar...
For Adivasi Muslims in Jharkhand, tribal surname holds key to availing land rights
Adivasi Muslims in Jharkhand live a life of struggle as the tiny community fights to retain their tribal status which is key to their...
Why are Jharkhand’s tribals demanding a separate religious code?
The fight for the Sarna Adivasi religious code is quite old. On November 11, 2020, Jharkhand Assembly passed a resolution asking for a separate...
Bhiwani killings: ‘Will not retreat until all accused arrested,’ say Rajasthan locals after admin...
In the notice dated February 23, protestors were ordered to be present at the court of the sub-divisional magistrate, Pahari on February 27...
Controversy in Bihar after student allegedly asked to remove Hijab during exam
The incident happened at Mahant Darshan Das Mahila (MDDM) College in Muzaffarpur, Bihar on October 16.
Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net
PATNA (BIHAR) — A controversy over...
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...
Khargone violence aftermath: Muslims allege police of highhandedness, arresting ‘innocent youth’
Accusing the Khargone police of harassment, protesting women said that they have been forced to hit the streets because of the persistent persecution of...
Congressional briefing exposes widespread Christian persecution in India
Speakers call for the U.S. and other nations to sanction Indian political leaders.
TCN News
WASHINGTON, DC – After using most of an hour-long congressional briefing on...
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...
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...
The politics behind observing ‘Horrors of Partition Remembrance Day’
To have genuine remembrance of the horrors of partition of the subcontinent, one should take a leaf from Germany where they have included the...
Explained: Why is Kashmir’s historic grand mosque frequently shut down by authorities?
Kashmir valley's grand mosque of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar was shut for congregational prayers on the Muslim festival of Eid on May 3. In...
Gujarat court sentences Muslim man to life imprisonment for ‘illegally’ transporting cows
Legal experts have punched holes in the judgement, claiming that the court's reasoning is not as per law.
TCN Correspondent
NEW DELHI — Apparently based on...
Does India face tyranny of the majority?
Hindus and especially Muslims in India have to make efforts to acknowledge the luggage of the past few centuries which is a mix of...
What led to attack on Namaz site in Gurugram’s Bhora Kalan village
A Hindutva mob allegedly barged into the prayer hall on Wednesday, October 12 night, ransacked it and assaulted and threatened people who were...
तस्वीरों में देखिए अलीगढ़ का रमज़ान : रौनकें तो वो नही है,मगर अहसास वही...
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रमज़ान पिछली बार की तरह इस बार भी कोरोना महामारी के दौरान आया है। पिछली बार पूरा रमज़ान...
Members of U.S. Congress express concern about religious repression in India
During Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) panel discussion at the International Religious Freedom Summit, panellists expressed concern about the Indian government sliding on the...
‘As long as Modi is in power, we will not get justice’: Survivors recount...
The riots in February 2020 left 53 people dead. A majority of them were Muslims
Muhammad Raafi | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Muhammad Vakeel (53) is...
Kashmir residents upset over closure of Valley’s biggest mosque for 26 weeks
The year 2021 witnessed the highest number of restrictions on Friday prayers at Jamia mosque in Srinagar. The mosque remained shut for at...
Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court defers ruling on plea for ‘Shivling’ worship
The case has now been postponed until November 14.
Afnan Habib | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — A fast-track court in Varanasi on Tuesday postponed the announcement...
Why do Muslims sacrifice animals on Eid?
Every year on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, Muslims across the world sacrifice animals to mark the sacrifice made by Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH). The article...
Love Jihad law, mosque demolitions, hate speech against minorities in Uttar Pradesh particularly concerning:...
Niala Mohammad, a Senior Policy Analyst at a Congressional Briefing at Washington, D.C. said the demolition of two mosques in Uttar Pradesh last month,...
Prophet Row: Mere ‘hearsay evidence’ against Prayagraj violence accused
The remarks against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) drew backlash from around 15 Islamic nations, with the Centre claiming the remarks were the views of "fringe...
Why were prominent clerics in Kashmir arrested under stringent PSA?
Jammu and Kashmir Additional Director General of Police said the clerics were found involved in “instigating” youth, which was rejected by the region's religious...
Indian govt abusing anti-terror law UAPA to imprison activists, critics: US, UK legal experts
John Sifton, the Washington, DC-based Asia Advocacy Director of Human Rights Watch said UAPA violated the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),...
Why an Islamic seminary in Kanpur was bulldozed a day after Eid?
Authorities said the seminary had illegally occupied part of government land while seminary authorities contested the police claims.
Muhammad Raafi | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — After the...
Anti-Muslim hate marks Navratri; 1 killed, several injured
While home minister Amit Shah said that 77 people have been arrested, claims on social media said that most held are Muslims.
Muhammad Raafi |...
Students in burqa denied entry into UP college; authorities cite ‘dress code’
Professor Dr AP Singh of Hindu college in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district said that they have implemented a dress code for the students...
Assam evictions: Pregnant women worst victims of eviction, decry non-availability of ‘medicine, proper food’
The Assam government’s eviction drive in Darrang district on September 23 has left many families in distress, including pregnant women. A TCN Ground report...
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....
22 international orgs’ write to Blinken over India’s CPC designation
The letter urges U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to reconsider his decision and “designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) at...
Why was Hindu right-wing celebrating Babri demolition day as Shaurya Diwas on social media?
On the 30th anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh by Hindu karsevaks, social media was abuzz with hateful...
“From feeling of insecurity to feeling of community,” 2 years of anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protests
The impact of the violence on this day, two years ago, was a catalyst that made a lot of young students, concerned citizens conscious...
What led to communal clashes in Jharkhand’s Palamu?
The administration imposed section 144 and snapped the internet after a dozen people got injured in communal clashes that also saw two houses,...
Students hold demonstration on 3rd anniversary of Jamia Milia police action
The Delhi Police's action against protesting students in 2019 was marked by hundreds of students at Jamia Millia Islamia on Thursday.
TCN News
NEW DELHI...
We still don’t know why police stopped Friday prayers at multiple mosques in Delhi
Last Friday on the eve of Holi, several mosques in Delhi did not hold congregational prayers allegedly under the direction of police.
Muhammad Raafi |...
Bogey of ‘economic jihad’: a conspiracy to target livelihood of Indian Muslims
The purpose of these bogus conspiracy theories is to target the livelihood of Muslims and weaken them economically.
Md Asif Khan | TwoCircles.net
The term ‘economic...
What Delhi HC means by Umar Khalid bail verdict: Even it’s a lie, witness...
The court held that protests against the contentious citizenship legislation and subsequent 'chakka jam' (blockade) was part of a "premeditated" conspiracy.
TCN Staff Correspondent
NEW...
TCN Positive: Meet Rehna Shajahan who Set World Record by Doing 81 Online Certificate...
By Snobar | TwoCircles.net
Rehna Shajahan, a multi-degree holder from Kerala's Kottayam city, made a world record by becoming the first person who achieved 81...
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...
IAMC celebrates Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary with events in multiple cities in US
Hundreds join in calling for greater striving towards peace, pluralism and justice.
TCN News
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy organization dedicated...
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...
Indian Americans denounce arrests of Muslims, demolition of Muslim homes in India
Globally renowned US-based Islamic scholar Shaikh Omar Suleiman led the protest in Dallas, which was jointly organized by The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), and North Texas...
75 years of citizenship by choice: Where do Indian Muslims stand?
After BJP's win in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his government would work for the development of Muslims...
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...
Lawyers, experts term Varanasi court’s sealing of area around Gyavapi mosque as ‘illegal, and...
Water was drained out of the pond on Monday morning and a Shivling was allegedly found, claimed a lawyer representing a group of Hindu...
Kerala HC’s order that ‘husband’s consent not essential for divorce in Islam’ sparks debate
The court observed in the absence of any mechanism in the country to recognize the termination of marriage at the instance of the wife...
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...
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...
Adivasi villages in Jharkhand, Odisha face severe neglect, reveals new report
The report titled “Status of Adivasi Livelihoods 2021” highlights the difficulties and scarcities faced by the tribal communities.
Muhammed Nihad PV | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI —...
‘Anti-Conversion laws, Population Control bill based on false premises,’ claims new study
The study claims that the issue of population growth and religious conversion have been used as weapons against religious minorities, particularly Muslims, to...
“Srinagar has become an open-air prison,” restrictions back to Kashmir capital after decades
After the spate of civilian killings in Kashmir, especially of members of the Kashmiri Pandit community and non-locals, the government has beefed security in...
Zanani Masjid in Aurangabad: An inspiration to Muslim women to reclaim their space in...
Zanani Masjid was built 350 years ago in the Mughal period. Many Muslim girls and women gather at Zanani Masjid to study the Quran...
Udaipur tense after protests break out over Hindu tailor’s beheading
Muslim clerics and organisations condemn the act and demand action as per the law.
Muhammed Nihad PV | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — After protests following the beheading...
Gurugram: Hindutva groups disrupt Friday prayers for 3rd consecutive week
After protests, the police detained several people from Hindutva groups. Muslims were allowed to offer prayers on some portions of the ground in...
Muslim liberals’ problematic noises on Karnataka anti-hijab row
To discuss whether the hijab is essential or not, whether all Muslims wear the hijab or not, whether those who wear it do it...
आपत्तिजनक टिप्पणी के विरोध में कानपुर में भारी बवाल
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में शुक्रवार को बवाल हो उठा। दरअसल कुछ मुस्लिम सामाजिक संगठनों ने भाजपा नेत्री नुपुर शर्मा द्वारा हज़रत मोहम्मद...
2020 Delhi riots: Govt’s response to violence was insufficient; TV, social media fuelled hate,...
A citizen committe’s report headed by former Supreme Court of India Justice Madan B. Lokur has called for setting up an independent Commission of...
फेसबुक ने ‘मिल्लत टाइम्स ‘ का पेज किया डिलिट, प्रेस क्लब ऑफ इंडिया ने...
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फेसबुक ने बिना किसी आधिकारिक सूचना के मिल्लत टाइम्स का ऑफिशियल पेज सोमवार 13 दिसंबर 2021 को शाम 7:30 डिलीट कर...
Outrage in Kashmir after govt circular orders colleges to do ‘Surya Namaskar’ on...
A few days ago, the Jammu and Kashmir government directed the higher education department to organize a large scale virtual Surya Namaskar on...
Devotees slam authorities in Kashmir for not allowing prayers in major mosques, shrines
The predominantly Muslim region has been under an unprecedented lockdown following the outbreak of Covid-19 in March 2020. While the lockdown restrictions have gradually...
Denial of justice in Babri Masjid demolition case is judiciary’s biggest failure: IAMC
In a statement, Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), said the dark day of December 6 will continue to remind us of the denial of...
कैंपस में नमाज पढ़ने वाले प्रोफेसर के विरुद्ध जांच, छुट्टी पर भेजे गए
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उत्तर प्रदेश के अलीगढ़ के एक डिग्री कॉलेज में एक प्रोफेसर के कैंपस में नमाज़ अदा करने पर विवाद उत्पन्न हो गया...
Christians hold mass protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against ‘attacks on churches’
The demonstrators protested against the recent spate of violence faced by Christians in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and other places...
Booked for ‘resisting ABVP’, Muslim student from Karnataka vows to fight for right to...
After a video of her confronting male students went viral, 18-year-old Hiba Sheik has emerged as a face of the fight against the Hijab...
Indian Americans protest Hijab ban, urge Karnataka court to lift ban
More than a hundred people in Houston, Texas, United States called on the Karnataka government to stop the discrimination against Muslim girl students who...
Ayodhya mosque finally gets go ahead, construction to begin soon
Apart from a mosque, a library, a community kitchen and a hospital are also proposed in the mega project.
TCN Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI - The...
Christians join Muslims as targets of Hindutva groups in Karnataka
Christians in Karnataka make up less than two per cent of the population but suffer the third-largest number of hate crimes in India. Civil...
A book by this Dalit author has left RSS fuming
The 72-page book on RSS by a Dalit writer Devanur Mahadeva from Karnataka criticizes the right-wing Hindu nationalist party and is hitting record sales...
Hijab ban forced many Muslim women in Karnataka to drop out of colleges: new...
The report by PUCL Karnataka elaborates the ways in which Muslim women students were denied their right to education by being forced to...
“I was asked to perform sodomy,” 2 Muslim youth from Jharkhand allege ‘police torture’...
Two Muslim youth from Jamshedpur in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand have accused police of ‘brutal torture’ and forcing them to have sex...
‘Order is discriminatory, hurtful’: Muslims react to Karnataka High Court upholding Hijab ban
Women students, activists fear the ban on the Hijab will now extend to educational institutions in the state where it was previously allowed.
Muhammad Raafi...
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 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...
DU professor on why legislation is needed to prevent caste discrimination in higher educational...
Professor N. Sukumar's new book studies the exclusion and discrimination against Scheduled Caste (SC) students in the Indian higher education system and the...
Chhattisgarh: BJP leader among five arrested for attack on church in Narayanpur
On January 2, a mob vandalised a church after around 2000 people, mostly Adivasis held a public meeting in protest in against alleged...
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,...
‘Religious freedom, related human rights in India under constant threat,’ says US body
The USCIRF report examines how various policies adopted and implemented by the Indian government have cultivated an environment that is increasingly hostile toward...
Many under financial constraint as Delhi riot victims still wait for compensation
About 2569 families in North East Delhi have filed claims for compensation. Of the 2,569 claims, 1,425 have been examined, while work on the...
Pledge to kill: Hindutva hatred crystallizes in fascist oath of genocide
Hindu nationalists at an event in India mimic Nazi Germany with a vow to “fight, die, and kill”.
Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net
In 1933, as...
SC to set up 3-judge bench to hear plea challenging Karnataka Hijab ban
With exams scheduled in February, the petitioners contended that students may be permitted to appear in the exams wearing hijab.
NEW DELHI — The Supreme...
International NGOs express concern that Biden’s Summit for Democracy will ignore India’s poor human...
Several international groups have extended an offer to US President Biden to provide input to help make the summit a success.
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WASHINGTON, DC – A...
बाइज्जत बरी : खतरनाक साजिश की गिरह खोलने वाली किताब
मनीषा भल्ला । अलीमुल्लाह ख़ान
मक्का मस्जिद धमाके से लेकर मालेगांव धमाके तक, अक्षरधाम से लेकर मुंबई, दिल्ली, बेंगलुरु, हैदराबाद धमाके की घटना तक...
पड़ताल : मदरसों को लेकर आखिर क्या होने वाला है !
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश की योगी आदित्यनाथ सरकार ने मदरसों में शिक्षा व्यवस्था को बेहतर बनाने के लिए और आधुनिक बनाने के लिए एक...
Persecution of Christians in India highlighted at Congressional Briefing in US
Prominent Interfaith organizations call on US State Department to take definitive action to safeguard India’s minorities.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Congressional Briefing cosponsored by...
यूपी : मोहर्रम की सरकारी गाइडलाइन पर नाराजगी, धर्मगुरुओं ने बताया तनाव बढ़ाने...
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने 10 अगस्त से शुरू हो रहें मोहर्रम को लेकर गाइडलाइंस जारी करी हैं। सरकार द्वारा जारी करी गई...
Ensure protection of all five mosques under Central Vista Project: JUH to Govt
In a letter to Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister, Housing & Urban Affairs, Govt of India, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind National President Maulana Mahmood Madani sought overall...
‘Was forced to change name of restaurant & menu, fire Muslim staff, and hire...
In the temple city of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, a Muslim hotelier claimed to change the name of his restaurant from Hotel Taj to...
Muslim leaders in Mumbai to campaign for communal harmony
The procession to be held on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) will be part of a larger plan by the Muslim leaders to bridge...
यूपी : आईएएस इफ्तिखारुद्दीन पर धर्मातरण के आरोप,एसआईटी जांच के आदेश
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के वरिष्ठ आईएएस अधिकारी इफ्तिखारुद्दीन का एक वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हुआ है। वायरल वीडियो में आईएएस इफ्तिखारुद्दीन पर...
Indian Muslims face imminent threat of genocide, mass persecution: Experts
During an ongoing three-day global summit,experts and scholars underscored the surge in attacks on Muslims in India.
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Washington, DC — India’s 200 million Muslims...
Eminent speakers at Washington DC event cite widespread persecution of religious minorities in India
The speakers were speaking at a panel discussion on “Religious Freedom in India: Challenges & Opportunities,” organized by the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), a...
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...
कानपुर के स्कूल में हुई इस्लामिक प्रेयर तो गंगाजल से किया गया पवित्र
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में एक निजी स्कूल के प्रबंधन के खिलाफ प्रेयर के दौरान इस्लामिक प्रार्थना करवाने के मामले में एफआईआर...
‘Our only demand is to be allowed back in classrooms with hijab,’ says girl...
Hazra Shifa is a higher-secondary student at the government pre-University (PU) college of Udupi, Karnataka which is at the centre of Hijab row...
Karnataka govt draws flak for ‘saffronising’ school textbooks
After the government in Karnataka made modifications to several school textbooks following allegations of saffronisation of education, student groups, and activists termed these changes...
Controversy in Kashmir after Army-run school asks staff to ‘avoid Hijab’
The Dagger Parivaar School, which is run by the Army in collaboration with an NGO, said the move was aimed to help disabled students...
Why is it easy for people to get away with hate speech in India?
India has enough laws in place to check hate speech but it requires the executive to enforce them.
TCN Staff Correspondent
NEW DELHI — Days...
Chhattisgarh: What made tribal Christians flee from their villages amid anti-Christian violence?
The tribal Christians from various villages in Chhattisgarh allege large-scale violence against them because of their allegiance to the Christian faith forcing them to...
To remember violence against Dalits & Christian Adivasis, NSF to commemorate Kandhamal Day on...
The National Solidarity Forum (NSF) on August 25 will remember the victims of targeted violence against Christian Adivasis and Dalits that occurred in Odisha...
गुडगांव में नमाज़ पर सीएम के बयान की मुस्लिम बोर्ड ने की निंदा
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net
दिल्ली से सटे गुड़गांव में खुले में नमाज़ को लेकर चल रहे विवाद की आल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड ने निंदा की...
Gujarat HC has shown mirror to those who made anti-conversion law with bad intent:...
The Gujarat High Court stayed several sections against interfaith marriage in anti-conversion law in an interim order passed on Thursday. A division bench comprising...
Assam evictions: Police arrest two locals for ‘inciting violence’, families say duo ‘falsely implicated’
The arrests of two public representatives in Dholpur has come within four days of the police opening fire at villagers on September 23 who...
Karnataka: Controversy after Hindu groups object to conversion of house into mosque in Belagavi
The Muslim leaders maintain that the property in question belongs to the Waqf board.
Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — After a private house was...
Control Over Belief? Buddhists Rally to Reclaim Mahabodhi Temple Management
M.I. Khan, TwoCircles.net
Gaya (Bihar): Buddhists are making a renewed and assertive push for total control over the management of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya,...
MP: Three arrested for vandalising, torching church in Narmadapuram
Some religious texts and furniture were destroyed in the fire and the word 'Ram' was written on the wall inside the prayer hall.
Huneza...
‘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...
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...