Jailed in November last year, Delhi youth returns home dead
The family said the victim had visible marks on the body and demanded justice while the police has promised cooperation.
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3 years on, justice awaits these UP men assaulted over accusations of carrying beef
Following an assault by cow vigilantes, three Muslim men from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district lost their livelihood and their hopes for ever getting...
‘The existing assertion of Hinduism is not free from caste’: Understanding UP elections with...
Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of assembly’s seats (403) for any state in the country. Parts of UP voted on Monday (February 14)...
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Sanitation workers at Delhi’s all-women university allege caste discrimination
On February 12, scores of sanitation workers under the banner of SKU started a protest demonstration against the IGDTUW authorities for transferring two...
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...
In Photos: Stories of Communal Harmony in Jamia Nagar
Jamia Nagar in New Delhi has been vilified in certain sections of the mainstream press and called ‘mini-Pakistan’ and ‘unsafe for Hindus.’ This TCN...
Hundreds of Anganwadi workers from Delhi, Haryana demand govt worker status, pay hike, other...
The Anganwadi workers have been protesting since January 31 in New Delhi. They said they will not stop until their demands are met.
Suchitra...
‘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...
American critics of Hindu nationalism risk sustained attacks
From politicians to academics, Americans who speak against Hindutva face harsh backlash, protests, and violent threats.
Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net
UNITED STATES — When US...
State of Indian media: 50% news shows exhibit aggressive behaviour, finds report
Tone of voice was found to be the most common expression of aggression apart from sound and visual effects
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NEW DELHI —...
5 things you need to know about the hijab row
The Hijab row has hogged national and international limelight. TwoCircles.net lists five things you need to know about the controversy.
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Dharam Sandad hate speech: Hindi media’s bias in covering issues concerning Muslims
An analysis by TwoCircles.net of six leading Hindi newspapers published from several states reveals that not a single editorial or opinion piece on...
UP goes for polls in 1st phase, farmer resentment likely to play foul for...
In the first phase of the election in India's largest state Uttar Pradesh, the impact of the farmer's movement will play a big role...
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Author Nehal Ahmad talks about his book on CAA, resistance through art and what...
Nehal Ahmed is a doctoral student at the Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. His first book book Nothing Will Be...
Can you guess what this journalist’s day job is?
Najir Hussain wanted to be a journalist ever since he distributed newspapers for work but couldn't pursue his dream due to financial constraints....
Nearly 8 months after fire destroyed their camp in Delhi, Rohingya refugees await basic...
Scores of Rohingya families living at a makeshift camp in near New Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar area are living a meagre existence, with poor access...
This young educator is breaking taboos around menstrual hygiene
The objective of Farheen Naaz’s organisation is to break the taboo that has been built around menstrual hygiene since ages and normalise period...
Here’s How Digital Platforms Proliferate Anti-Muslim Hate
A new study documents an exponential rise in hate on digital platforms in India since BJP came to power in 2014.
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Meet the college dropout who runs a news portal in J&K
The portal is getting recognised for reporting on issues in Chenab valley which are overlooked by the mainstream media.
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JAMMU — When 22-year-old...
CAA protests: Yogi Adityanath is in ‘revenge’ mode
Based on arbitrary calculations and lack of proper evidence, the administration has been recovering money from commoners for property damages.
Musheera Ashraf | TwoCircles.net
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In 2021, J&K was the most dangerous place for Indian journalists, says new report
Out of 17 journalists arrested in the country in 2021, J&K topped the number of arrests followed by Delhi, Maharashtra and Manipur.
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Mother of Bijnor man killed in anti-CAA protest will not contest election on Cong...
Anwari Begum was given the ticket by the Congress after the party announced in October last year that 40 percent of it’s candidates in...
TCN spoke to Dr Kafeel Khan about his book, the time in prison and...
Dr Kafeel Khan was in Hyderabad on January 27 to release his book 'The Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy: A Doctor's Memoir of a Deadly...
Here’s why #FundForAMUKishanganj was trending in the run-up to Union Budget 2022
Established in 2013, Aligarh Muslim University's Kishanganj (AMU-K) centre in Bihar is without proper funds for many years now.
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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...
Custodial death of Muslim daily-wager in West Bengal shifts spotlight to police impunity
After a 43-year-old daily wage labourer allegedly died in police custody in West Bengal, the incident has left his family questioning the circumstances...
Alleged LeT member shifted to high security ward inside Tihar after facing attacks
Belonging to Haryana’s Mewat district, 56-year-old Abdul Subhan has been in the prison since July 2014 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Delhi...
‘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.
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BIHAR — Two notices...
Bihar’s only govt Madrasa fights for survival
More than a century old Patna-based institute has produced distinguished educationists.
Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net
BIHAR — Once known for producing scholars, educationists and civil servants,...
Meet Shariya Manzoor: The boxer girl from Kashmir
Twenty-year-old Shariya Manzoor from a restive region in Kashmir is a boxer whose passion for combat sports has earned her laurels. Her dream is...
छेद्दू सिराथू : यूपी के डिप्टी सीएम को चुनौती दे रहा एक दिलचस्प...
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“We have lost our livelihood,” How closure of Kashmir Press Club rendered four men...
For these four individuals—who are not professional journalists—the closure of Kashmir Press Club (KPC) was felt the hardest and directly impacted their livelihood.
Auqib...
West Bengal: Mismanaged Mid Day Meals scheme pushing children towards further undernourishment
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) study further found that meals in schools do not just contribute to education, but influence students’ “fertility...
Kashmiri journalists ‘deprived’ of interactive space, protection as authorities shut valley’s only Press Club
The journalists from Kashmir valley lamented that they have lost a rare institution that stood by them, talked about journalistic rights, and called...
Ahead of UP polls, report on socio-political condition of Muslim community paints a picture...
The report by the Centre for Development Policy and Practice (CDPP) ‘Development of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh—released on January 9, paints a picture...
Kashmiri journalist Sajad Gul jailed under stringent PSA, family in shock
Twenty-six-year old Sajjad Ahmad Dar alias Sajad Gul, a trainee reporter with a local web portal The Kashmir Walla, was arrested by the Army...
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...
Jharkhand: For last 56 days, Adivasis are on hunger-strike against ‘illegal’ mining; govt unmoved
While the government of India makes claims of Sab Ka Vikaas (Development for everyone)—the concerns and voices of Dalits and Adivasis are often...
“We have been rendered homeless,” Muslim tribals in Jammu raise questions over ‘selective’ eviction...
After over a dozen homes of Muslims tribals (Gujjar-Bakerwals) were demolished in an eviction drive by the administration in Jammu—the Hindu-dominated winter capital...
Women activists, journalists condemn hate speech, online auction of Muslim women during virtual event
On January 8, ANHAD organised a virtual discussion titled Women Against Hate in response to hate speech against India's Muslims during an event...
On the right side of the border in Assam and Mizoram
The no man's land—the disputed region between Assam and Mizoram saw violent clashes between the forces of the two states leading to the...
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...
Nearly 2 weeks after killing of Dalit girl in Bihar, only 2 accused arrested...
The family of the slain 20-year-old Dalit girl from Bihar is demanding the arrest of all the accused, a speedy trial and compensation...
Telegu short-story writer, Muslim physiotherapist win awards at Women Summit 2021
Women Summit is the annual get together of the members and well-wishers of Women’s Manifesto, a national level NGO formed in 2014. It...
“Arsalan is innocent,” family of 19-year-old Srinagar youth arrested by NIA demand his release
After a 19-year-old youth from Srinagar was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) under militancy charges, his family has been left distraught. They claim...
“We are at peace now,” says wife of slain UP cop killed in Bulandhshar...
Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was killed two years ago in Chirangavathi, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. His wife was responding to the news of the Supreme...
In Rajasthan, activists, politicians flag off 45-day rally seeking accountability law
The Yatra, which will be joined by local organisations, people, and former administrative and police officers, will emphasise the need for accountability in education,...
Muslim couple in Bokaro, Jharkhand allege “custodial torture,” police refute allegations
A Muslim couple in Bokaro, Jharkhand has alleged that they were tortured by police while in custody over allegations of theft against them....
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...
Bihar gets increased budget for minority welfare, observers raise questions on implementation
After Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar recently announced an increase in the budget allocation for minority welfare in the state, observers from the...
“You will suffer same fate as Gauri Lankesh,” Dalit journalist Meena Kotwal facing online...
Kotwal said that an abuser warned Kotwal that her phone number was being widely distributed on WhatsApp groups and social media pages, with...
India’s caste divide stirs a strange controversy: eggs
The egg controversy has been bubbling up ever since the Modi-led right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came into power, with Madhya...
Raising legal age for marriage for women in India: Here’s why it’s bad news...
While worry over early marriage is a start in the right direction, legislative action on the subject is equivalent to addressing symptoms rather...
Kashmir: Claims of probe on Hyderpora encounter leave police, families of slain, political parties...
The claims of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Jammu Kashmir Police ordered to probe the controversial Hyderpora encounter, have been dismissed by...
This Muslim youth’s charity org ensures underprivileged people don’t go hungry in Kolkata
Thirty-two-year old Zeeshan Majeed from Kolkata, West Bengal has not only distributed food during the Covid-19 lockdown but also distributed masks, medicine and oxygen...
6 days after being kidnapped by ‘upper-caste men’ in village in Bihar, 20-year-old Dalit...
The killing of the twenty-year-old Dalit girl in a village in Bihar after being kidnapped by upper-caste men saw a protest by members...
Delhi riots: Survivors of anti-Muslim violence living with trauma, constant fear of death
Many survivors of anti-Muslim violence in Delhi that took place in February 2020 are today living with trauma and a deep sense of...
Uttar Pradesh Elections: Will Owaisi’s AIMIM spoil other’s game or make its own?
Ahead of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Hyderabad-based All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) led by its charismatic and controversial leader Asaduddin Owaisi has made waves in...
A festival in Tamil Nadu to honour folk artists from marginalized communities
The festival, titled “Veethi Virudhu Vizha (The Street Award Ceremony)” in its ninth year, has provided a platform for Dalit and other marginalized...
“Aim to disempower Kashmir,” Why Delimitation Commission’s draft report stirs controversy in restive region
The political parties under the banner of People Alliance for Gupkar declaration (PAGD) expressed their dismay over the draft report of the commission...
Aadhaar linkage threatens voter exclusion among Dalits, Adivasis
Lakhs of people are victims of deprivation ever since mandatory Aadhaar-linking to various social security benefits was introduced. Countless such Catch-22 like cases...
How coastal inhabitants of India make a living through seaweed cultivation
Seaweed is one among several renewable marine resources in India. Around 1000 coastal inhabitants of the country are engaged in the activity and...
“Pillars of healthcare system in rural India,” UP’s Asha workers risked life to safeguard...
Hundreds of Asha workers (healthcare workers) have been rendering yeoman's service in rural India during the Covid-19 pandemic by working tirelessly to fight...
TCN Interview: “My purpose as a filmmaker is to bring stories of marginalised into...
In this interview with TwoCircles.net, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Somnath Waghmare talks about the production of films and the social landscape that constitutes film-making...
Named after freedom fighter Maulana Mazharul Haque, what ails this state university of Bihar?
Formed with an aim to fulfill the educational needs of the minority Muslim community of Bihar, the Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic & Persian (MMH...
Meet Sheikh Maqsud Alam, a Muslim caretaker of Kolkata’s oldest Christian cemetery for 24...
Forty-seven-year old Sheikh Maqsud Alam is a caretaker of a Christian cemetery. He looks after the Barrackpore Cemetery, which is one of the oldest...
Do renewed attacks on police, increase in civilian killings belie govt claims of ‘all...
For the citizens of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, notwithstanding the perception of an increase or decrease in violence, the situation has...
Hyderabad commemorates 2nd anniversary of Shaheen Bagh protests with songs, poetry recitals
Scores of people in Hyderabad, comprising of activists, students, NGOs, youth groups came together at Lamakan – a place in Hyderabad dedicated to the...
Coverage of Covid-19 vaccination of tribals in Gujarat half of the state average
Gujarat has managed to fully vaccinate only thirty-five percent of its nine million tribal population which is half the rate of vaccination coverage of...
Odisha: Villagers protesting construction of steel plant allege ‘police brutality during siege’
According to civil liberties group People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) Odisha the bone of contention between the people of Dhinkia and law enforcement...
Why Bihar’s only Muslim majority district Kishanganj is ailing behind on development indices?
The latest NITI Aayog report states that 64.75 per cent of Kishanganj’s population are multidimensionally poor. This TCN Ground Report looks at the reasons...
“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...
Policy experts demand 4% reservation for 50 marginalized castes among Indian Muslims
Members from the Centre for Development Policy and Practice (CDPP) and the Dua Foundation met on December 9 in Aurangabad, Maharashtra to discuss the...
The Divine(ly) Disrupted Comedy: A profile of Munawar Faruqui
What happens next in stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui’s journey remains to be seen by all and sundry, but the disruptions in the life of...
International Human Rights Day: Khurram Parvez’s arrest casts shadow over human rights work in...
The arrest of prominent human rights defender Khurram Parvez under UAPA has brought to halt the human rights work in Kashmir.
Auqib Javeed |...
International Human Rights Day: “Taking away citizenship is worst human rights abuse,” say Assam’s...
For several thousand citizens of north-eastern Indian state of Assam, who were declared foreigners by the government, citizenship battle is at the core of...
“Your silence is killing us,” transgender persons rue govt apathy, demand horizontal reservations
During a press conference, the community activists demanded that the Union Government establish a system for giving horizontal reservations for transgender people within the...
No home for Ghoramara island’s climate refugees
The migration, poor living conditions, and relentless washing off of houses have made climate refugees out of the islanders of Ghoramara in Sunderbans delta...
Meet Bushra Arshad from UP, who cracked civil services thrice to land her dream...
A mother of two, Bushra Arshad Bano's story is one of grit and determination. Cracking the civil services exams for the third time last...
“Land is our only source of income,” Kashmir village erupts against land transfer to...
On November 29, scores of villagers from Pulwama assembled in Press Enclave Srinagar and protested against the "allotment of their agricultural land to CRPF"...
Tamil Nadu girl clears the path to become first doctor in her tribe
While NEET has abetted several institutional murders of students hailing from the marginalized groups, 20-year-old student Sangavi from the Malasar tribal community in Coimbatore has...
“Want affected people to have security,” activists raise concern over world’s second-largest coal block...
The Deocha Pachami Harinsingha Dewanganj Coal Mine Project, in Birbhum, West Bengal is the second largest coal mining block in the world. While the...
“Religious places can be utilized to impart CPR,” says Dr Jilani, whose life-saving effort...
Dr Jilani, who hails from Bihar, has earned praise after he saved a person's life mid-air on way to Doha. He believes that CPR...
Forced eviction a design to target Bengali speaking Muslims by projecting them “encroachers”: Enquiry...
Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed the government in Assam in 2016, the state has witnessed a spree of evictions uprooting thousands of...
TCN interview: “Number of bunkers in Srinagar has remained same, if not reduced,” says...
To understand the current security scenario in Kashmir, the deployment of additional troops, hybrid militancy and the challenges forces face to deal with it,...
Police searches at slums in Hyderabad spark fear among slum dwellers
The recent searches carried out by police in several slums in Hyderabad has drawn the ire of the slum-dwellers, who are predominantly Muslim, Dalits...
Meet Wali Rahmani, whose Umeed Academy is source of inspiration for Kolkata’s underprivileged children
Wali Rahmani’s work has earned him recognition and respect and people have come forward to sponsor the students in whatever way they can.
Nikhat Fatima...
India’s much neglected periodic Haats or weekly markets: An equitable model for small farmers?
Amid the farmers' protests in India, a TCN Ground report from the weekly markets or haats of West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand demonstrates a...
‘Unaccounted victims,’ 3 children from Dholpur, Assam died due to poor access to medical...
Three children of No 1 and No 3 Dholpur villages in Darrang district of Assam, where the state government carried out forceful evictions of...
Outrage in Kashmir after killing of 2 ‘civilians’, who police claim were working with...
Following the killing of two civilians in an encounter at the Hyderpora area of Srinagar, the family members of the slain duo have rubbished...
Gujarat Adivasis object to Govt’s “misuse” of tribal development funds for Ram temple visit...
Neglecting Adivasi deities, rituals and culture, the Gujarat government announced an aid of Rs. 5000 to tribals for a trip to the Ram temple...
Meet Shiekh Asif from Kashmir, a tech entrepreneur who believes an idea can change...
Twenty-eight-year-old Sheikh Asif from Kashmir’s capital Srinagar never thought that "an idea" will change his life and he will become an owner of a...
“Life in jail brought me contempt,” acquitted after 7 years, Fakharuddin of UP rues...
Thirty-four-year old Fakharuddin of Katra Kotwali, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh was recently freed after spending seven years in jail on terror charges, which the state...
Tamil Nadu’s blind community left in the dark without assistance for writing exams
For scores of visually impaired students from Tamil Nadu, writing exams amid the ongoing pandemic has been a tough ask, with no or minimal...
“Not able to attend online classes,” students, businessmen in Kashmir decry new ‘unscheduled, unannounced’...
The unscheduled internet shutdowns in different parts of Kashmir, especially capital Srinagar, have hit the students and businesses hard.
Auqib Javeed | TwoCircles.net
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Dalits, Adivasis in India pushed out of higher education during Covid-19, new report finds...
A new study by National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) has found out that with stark social divides, the pandemic has visibilised and...
Bihar’s NEET topper Zeya Bilal credits success to Rahmani 30
Mohammad Zeya Belal from a remote village in Bihar has topped the list of successful candidates from Bihar in this year’s NEET. A Rahmani...
“Continuous imprisonment worsening his health condition,” family of Atikur Rahman allege ‘medical neglect’
The family of incarcerated activist Atikur Rahman, who is in Mathura jail under UAPA, have alleged that ‘medical neglect at the jail is worsening...
“We are begging govt to release our kin,” say families of Kashmiri students held...
After cases were filed against Kashmiri students for allegedly cheering for Pakistan in different parts of the country, their families back home are in...
Independent journalist Mohammad Ali wins Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting on South Asia...
Independent journalist Mohammad Ali was announced as the winner of this year's Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting on South Asia by the South...
“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...
How Rahmani 30 has made a difference in these Muslim students career
At least 65 students, including one girl, of Rahmani 30 – an educational movement for underprivileged students started in Patna, Bihar by late Wali...
“Death knell for our trade,” almost year after new anti-cow slaughter bill, cattle traders...
The introduction of the controversial new anti-cow slaughter bill in Karnataka in December 2020 has badly impacted the cattle traders and meat sellers of...
“Falsely booked,” claims family of Malik Noor Fayaz of Doda in prison for ‘killing...
The family of 51-year-old Malik Noor Mohammad Fayyaz, who is currently in prison for the killing of a BJP member and his brother in...
Top Muslim religious clerks, civil society members condemn killings of non-Muslims in Kashmir, call...
Following a spree of targeted civilian killings in Kashmir, especially of non-Muslims, in the last few weeks, the members of the Muslim majority community...
Adivasis from Chhattisgarh march to save their habitats from ‘hazards of coal mining’
Nearly 350 residents from the villages of central Chhattisgarh are on a 300-km long march that started on October 2 to reach the capital...
Assam Evictions: “No longer having land to cultivate is death sentence to us,” 250...
The Darrang district authorities in Assam have taken over the farmland of over 250 Muslim families in Niz Shalmara village and asked them to...
Bihar: Imarat-e-Shariah’s new chief is a man of technology, who believes ‘massive action’ can...
The new Amir (Chief) Ahmad Wali Faisal Rahmani of Imarat-e-Shariah has the challenging task of carrying forward and better the legacy of Imarat-e-Shariah which...
“Senseless violence in Kashmir should stop,” targeted killings create wave of fear, migration
The killings of civilians in Kashmir, especially of non-Muslims, has created fear among the minority community. According to reports, many Kashmiri Pandit families have...
“Being a lawyer in Kashmir is walking on two-edged sword,” journey of a lawyer...
Working as a lawyer is not easy in a region like Kashmir, where multiple levels of threat not only impede justice but restrict the...
Year after journalist Siddique Kappan, 3 others were booked under UAPA on way to...
Even after a year has passed in the arrest of journalist Siddique Kappan and three others under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA),...
Assam govt using pretext of ‘encroachment’ to target minority Muslim population, claims fact-finding report
A fact-finding team of APCR recently visited the Dholpur area of Darang district in Assam that witnessed the unfortunate incidents of forced eviction and...
Why Kishanganj in Bihar is being targeted as ‘Kashmir’?
Kishanganj is a Muslim majority district in Bihar. Lately, the district has been in focus after Hindutva leaders started comparing the region with ‘Kashmir...
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Bihar: “His killing was doomsday for us,” family of Muslim youth lynched by mob...
The family of 30-year-old youth Ajjan Imran, who was lynched in Nawada district of Bihar on September 29 and died a day later, are...
Assam Eviction: Police arrests one more for ‘instigating violence’ in Dholpur
Assam Police on September 29 arrested Sarifudin from Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where he was undergoing medical treatment after sustaining bullet injuries...
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...
“We celebrated abrogation of Article 370 but we didn’t know Jammu will be its...
Two years after the BJP government abrogated Article 370 of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the region where it promised the abrogation...
“Nothing has been left our homes. Where will we go?” Patna’s Nat community face...
Scores of families belonging to the marginalized Nat community of Patna, Bihar were left homeless after a demolition drive carried out by the Patna...
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...
Meet Sadaf Chaudhary, who wants to serve country by becoming an ambassador
UPSC topper among Muslim aspirants, Sadaf Chaudhary of Roorkee uttarakhand, who secured the overall 23rd rank, is of firm opinion that improvement in the...
Controversy over Pala Bishop’s hate speech: A stand-alone issue or larger Hindutva scheme in...
Instead of addressing recent issues facing women in the state, the unsubstantial claims of the Bishop have raised concerns whether he is genuinely concerned...
“We are still begging for meals 30 years after migration,” Why are Kashmiri Pandits...
On September 18, hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits held a protest demonstration at Jagti township in the outskirts of Jammu city against the delay in the payment...
“We need employment, not help,” Nagpur’s sex workers decry ban, barricading of area
Ganga Jamuna area of Nagpur in Maharashtra is the oldest Red Light area of the city and has always been bustling with people. In...
Himachal Pradesh: Is incompatible development damaging the state’s ecology, leading to natural calamities?
Several reports and statements by the local organizations, scholars, and activists have time and again warned against the impracticability of making large-scale hydropower projects...
“What was his crime?,” Murder of a Muslim youth in Shamli, UP leaves young...
After a Muslim youth was allegedly beaten to death on September 9 following a dispute in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, his young family...
“3 साल पहले मैंने अपना शौहर खो दिया था अब सहारा खो दिया ”...
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Is Jat-Muslim solidarity changing the political landscape of Muzaffarnagar?
From opening the doors of the mosque to farmers, to organizing 'Langers' in Muslim-dominated areas and the slogans of 'Allahu Akbar and Har Har...
Maharashtra: Arrest of youth activist Adil Pathan raises questions on ‘misuse of MPDA Act’
The arrest of youth activist Adil Pathan has raised the question of whether the complaints recorded against him were severe and substantiated enough to...
Dalits, Adivasi children locked out of education during Covid-19 lockdown: new report
The report reveals that only 4% of Dalit and Adivasi children have been attending online classes regularly, as opposed to 15% of children overall.
Suchitra...
एक्सक्लुसिव : मुजफ्फरनगर से ही बिछड़े थे,मुजफ्फरनगर से ही जुड़ेंगे !
मस्जिद के दरवाजे किसानों के खोल देने से लेकर, मुस्लिम बहुल इलाकों में लंगर लगाने और राकेश टिकैत के अल्लाहू अकबर और हर -हर...
What made Syed Ali Shah Geelani popular in Kashmir?
The senior Kashmir Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani died at his home in Srinagar on September 1 amid tight police presence. His death...
Operated from mosque, a women-run health clinic in Hyderabad has treated over 25000 patients...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a healthcare NGO Helping Hand Foundation (HHF) from Hyderabad in south India has been a source of respite for the...
‘Inexpensive, timely and accessible’: Darul Qaza of Bihar emerging as ‘effective dispute redressal forum...
This year, the Imarat-e-Shariah of Bihar is celebrating its centenary. In its hundred years of existence, the Darul Qaza and Darul Ifta run by...
“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...
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...
Bihar’s ‘Adolescence Education Programme’: Bridging the gap between Madrasas and modern schooling
Under the Talim-e-Naubalighan or the Adolescence Education Programme for the teenaged, thousands of teachers at government-run Madrasas in Bihar are trained in modern pedagogy...
“I feel terribly scared,” says Muslim bangle seller attacked by mob in Madhya Pradesh
A twenty-five-year old Muslim bangle seller from Uttar Pradesh was beaten by a mob in Indore, Madhya Pradesh for ‘selling bangles in a Hindu...
Amid disastrous floods in Maharashtra, a Madrassa opens door to flood-affected people
Amidst scenes of chaos and mayhem, a Madrasa called Darul Ulum Imam Ahmed Raza in Kondivare, Ratnagiri, located 30-35 km from Chiplun and 100-150...
Dr Sadathullah Khan’s ‘Discover Yourself’ workshops offer Islamic perspectives on personality development
Dr Sadathullah Khan, who hails from the south Indian state of Bengaluru, is an Engineer by profession. He has conducted more than 450 ‘Discover...
ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : फतेहपुर में दलित चाहते हैं कि बदल जाए सरकार !
हमारे संवाददाता ने उत्तर प्रदेश के फतेहपुर सदर विधानसभा के लोगों से बात की और जानने की कोशिश की कि आगामी विधानसभा चुनाव में...
“We struggle for our basic needs, don’t have time to think if we are...
Golla(s) are nomadic tribes from the state of Andhra Pradesh. For generations, the gollas have been practising migratory pastoralism. Gollas in other states are...
Locals of a West Bengal village decry construction of Dolomite factory in area, say...
The construction of a Dolomite factory in Sishujhumra village of West Bengal has left residents aghast as the factory poses health and environmental hazards....
In Pictures: Community kitchen at Dhobi Ghat offers hope, succor to displaced people
Following the Dhobi Ghat Pathshala, the women-led Dhobi Ghat Jhuggi Adhikar Manch established the Dhobi Ghat Community Kitchen with the help of the All...
No respite for Rohingya refugees post fire, forced to live in makeshift tents amid...
When a fire gutted the Rohingya camp in late July, nearly 300 refugees lost everything they had. Forced to stay in temporary tents now,...
In Pictures: Climate refugees in Assam face ‘targeted evictions’, rue govt apathy
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) decision to take over the 77,000 bighas or 25454 acres of land would mean hundreds of families in Assam...
Amid pandemic, rains, residents of Ramesh Park rendered homeless
Residents of Ramesh Park have been rendered homeless after a demolition drive by Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Most of the residents, who are either Muslim...