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...

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...

‘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...

Three including Madrasa teacher arrested for allegedly running ‘religious conversion racket’ during Magh Mela

Police said the three accused were arrested for selling and distributing 'suspicious' books  and pamphlets during Magh Mela (an annual Hindu fair) in...

Kerala rubber farmers decry ‘liberalized imports of goods,’ urge GoI to withdraw from ASEAN...

The rubber farmers said that they have been affected by the drastic reduction in import tariffs on rubber products and the dip in MSP...

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...

“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...

Shraddha Walkar murder case: Why are India’s Muslims feeling the heat?

The Shraddha murder case is yet another example of how an entire community is targeted for the crime of one and how easily...

Supreme Court dismisses plea challenging delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir

On March 6, 2020, the Centre constituted a three-member delimitation commission headed by former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ranjana Desai to redraw the...

‘Public is biggest pillar of journalism,’ What Ravish Kumar said in his address after...

Ravish Kumar joined NDTV as a translator in 1996. In 27 years, his shows like Hum Log, Ravish ki Report, Des Ki Baat, and...

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...

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...

“Weekly visits to police stations is huge financial burden,” say former detainees released from...

After being released from Assam detention centers, former detainees accused of being foreigners are required to produce themselves before the officer-in-charge at their respective...

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),...

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...

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...

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...

India at 75: Like every year Muslims celebrate Independence Day with fervor

Social media platforms were inundated with thousands of pictures of people posing with the national flag to mark India's 75th Independence Day.  Ubair ul Hameed...

कुर्सी बचाने की खातिर आगरा की प्रिंसिपल ने रच दी नफरत की झूठी कहानी,...

विशेष संवाददाता। Twocircles.net आगरा की जिस प्रिंसिपल ने स्कूल में अल्पसंख्यक समाज के बच्चों का बहुमत होने पर खुद को धार्मिक उत्पीड़ित दिखाया था उसकी...

​​Who is Teesta Setalvad? From 2002 Gujarat riots to 2022 SC verdict

The arrest of Padma Shri awardee Mumbai-based activist Teesta Setalvad has been widely condemned. Muhammed Nihad P V | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — The detention of...

A peek inside the online campaign against Mohd Zubair

Multiple tweets of Alt News fact-checker Mohammad Zubair reveal that these were shared without context by the Hindu right-wing contributing to his arrest.  Vipul Kumar...

‘Our prayers have been answered:’ Haldwani residents after Supreme Court stays HC eviction order

The Supreme Court Thursday stayed Uttarakhand high court's order for evictions in Haldwani that threatened to displace more than 50,000 people, most of whom...

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...

सुल्तानपुर में दुर्गा मूर्ति विसर्जन में हुआ था बवाल, एकतरफा कार्रवाई पर उठ रहे...

विशेष संवाददाता। twocircles.net सुल्तानपुर में दुर्गा मूर्ति विसर्जन जुलूस के दौरान साम्प्रदायिक हिंसा भड़कने के मामले में पुलिस की कार्रवाई पर लगातार सवाल खड़े हो...

“Will affect livelihood,” Kashmir photographers unhappy with new order banning drones

On July 4, a week after the Jammu drone attack, which was the first of its kind in Jammu and Kashmir, the district administration...

World Tribal Day: 2-day tribal fair in Jharkhand showcases tribal artworks, culture

The two-day tribal fair held at Morhabadi ground in Ranchi saw boisterous music, mouth-watering cuisines, tribal artworks and discussions on tribal history and affairs.  Sami...

Uproar after Gujarat frees all 11 lifers in Bilkis Bano gangrape case

On January 21, 2008, a special CBI court in Mumbai had sentenced all 11 accused to life imprisonment. Muhammad Raafi | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — As Prime Minister...

‘Discontinuing Maulana Azad fellowship blow to students from minority community,’ say experts

The objective of the now scrapped scheme was to provide integrated five-year fellowships in the form of financial assistance to students from minority...

ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : किसानों के बैंक खातों से गायब होती जा रही किसान सम्मान...

खेत में यूरिया के छिड़काव के वक़्त कुछ देर राहत की सांस लेता किसान सिमरा अंसारी | Twocircles.net “रात को उठ के अपनी औलाद को पानी...

Uttar Pradesh: 44 Muslim families asked to vacate homes in Kushinagar village

Claiming that their houses are built on encroached land, the Uttar Pradesh government has sent eviction notices to 47 families of Nutan Hardo...

‘Lower Court allowing appeal for survey is against High Court order:’ says Lucknow Mosque’s...

Additional District Judge-I (ADJ-I) Praful Kamal allowed the Hindu litigants to appeal in a lower court for a survey of the Teele Wali...

West Bengal by-election: Muslims in dilemma over former BJP leader Babul Supriyo fighting on...

Babul Supriyo’s name evokes a strong reaction among Muslim voters for his vitriolic statements against Muslims in the past. Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net WEST BENGAL —...

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...

मौलाना आज़ाद फैलोशिप बंद होने से मुस्लिम बुद्धिजीवियों में निराशा का माहौल

मोहम्मद ज़मीर हसन|twocircles.net “मैं हैदराबाद यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ रहा हूं। यह संभव हो पाया है मौलाना आज़ाद नेशनल फैलोशिप की वजह से। मेरी आर्थिक स्थिति...

Bakerwal Children Still Struggle for Education

Shaizan Nadaf and Kaisar Ali/ TwoCircles.netAashiq Hussain Chopan, 14, and seven other children in tattered clothes sit on a mat under open...

“This is sheer injustice,” say sacked JK govt employees accused of ‘anti-national’ links

After the government in Jammu and Kashmir terminated 11 of its employees on July 9 accusing them of 'anti-national' activities, the order has left...

Hit by plastic ban, Delhi’s ragpickers search for better livelihood

Scores of rag-pickers in the national capital New Delhi have been left stranded and without a livelihood, after the government banned plastic earlier this...

‘What good will the film do for us?’ several Kashmiri Pandits question The Kashmir...

For several displaced Kashmiri Pandits, the film’s depiction of Kashmiri Muslims as villains is untrue and will not help the battered community in their...

Jahangirpuri demolition drive aftermath: Local vendors live in terror, afraid to restart work

The pain and helplessness of the street vendors is hard to miss in the violence-hit C-block of New Delhi's Jahangirpuri area. Many who lost...

‘Take action only in accordance with the law’: Supreme Court to UP govt on...

The apex court granted three days to the Uttar Pradesh government to prove how demolition complied with the building laws and other mandatory procedures. Basil...

In the eye of the storm: The rise of AAP’s Amanatullah Khan

48-year-old Amanatullah Khan grew in popularity after he consistently spoke for the Muslim community and has been in the eye of the storm throughout...

2 years after crackdown on anti-CAA protests in UP, families await justice

Having lost their loved ones, the deceased families’ hope for justice is fading and their battle has now turned to earning two square meals...

AMU cancels 3-day lit fest, students aghast

The festival was organised after a gap of two years due to Covid-19 pandemic. The last festival was held in 2019. Muhammad Raafi | TwoCircles.net  NEW...

Haryana: Family accuses cow vigilantes of beating son to death

Family of a 22-year-old youth has accused cow vigilantes of thrashing him to death after branding him a cow smuggler in Nuh district,...

Property tax in J&K from April; political leaders oppose move

The Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered on Tuesday the imposition of property tax in municipal areas of the Union Territory from April 1.  Afnan...

“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...

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...

“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...

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...

परंपरागत मधुबनी पेंटिंग में हुनर आज़मा रही मुस्लिम बालिकाएं

सूफ़ी परवीन Twocircles.net के लिए https://youtu.be/Q1-IttFHEdU बिहार के मिथिला क्षेत्र में मुस्लिम लड़कियों का एक समूह मधुबनी पेंटिंग की कला को सीखकर नई कहानी लिख...

Assam: Hundreds rendered homeless during eviction drive in Lakhimpur

The drive to evict encroachers from a forest land in Assam's Lakhimpur district has left with 299 families in the lurch. Afnan Habib |...

“Incident will haunt me for life,” says Muslim man thrashed on UP train

A scrap dealer from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh was allegedly assaulted onboard a train on the night of January 12. Police have registered a...

युवाओं में निराशा और हताशा बढ़ा रही है बेरोजगारी, दलित-मुस्लिम बहुल गांव से ग्राउंड...

आस मोहम्मद कैफ़ मोदी सरकार के कार्यकाल के दौरान बेरोज़गारी एक गंभीर समस्या बनकर उभरी है। बेरोज़गारी की इस समस्या का ग्रामीण भारत पर क्या...

Why are three Kashmiri students in jail after court granted them bail?

On March 30, the Allahabad High Court granted bail to all three students who were booked for sedition. They are still behind bars as...

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...

This rally will question why untouchability is prevalent in India

As India will celebrate the 75th year of independence this year, well-known Dalit rights activist Martin Macwan will lead a rally at the Indian...

Telangana’s Student Islamic Organisation’s ‘Covid Relief Task Force’ works around the clock to assist...

The pandemic has laid bare India’s poor health care system and its governance, where young citizens have become foot soldiers in assisting the needs...

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  NEW DELHI...

Madhya Pradesh: Judicial probe ordered into ‘custodial’ death of Muslim youth in Guna

After the news of the death surfaced, the police said that three constables have been attached to police lines. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  BHOPAL (MADHYA...

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...

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...

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.  Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net  BIHAR...

Udaipur: Multiple Muslim bodies, leaders condemn hate crime, call for severe punishment to killers

The beheading of a tailor by two Muslim men in Rajasthan has sent shock waves across the country. Muhammad Nihad PV | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Several...

बिहार से ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : ‘पर्चा लीक’ युवाओं के सपनों के मर जाने की...

बिहार में पर्चा लीक अपराध एक बहुत बड़ी त्रासदी बन चुका है। यह बिहार के युवाओं के सपनों का सरेआम क़त्ल हो जाने जैसा...

This Muslim shrine in Prayagyraj is holy to all faiths

The devotees at the shrine of Sheikh Taqi include a large number of Hindu men and women who flock to the shrine to take...

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...

Delhi court discharging Jamia students brings relief, spurs hope 

Students of the Jamia Milia Islamia expressed relief after being discharged by a Delhi court on Saturday in a case connected to violence...

8 महीने से जेल में है सपा विद्यायक नाहिद हसन, अखिलेश यादव से अब...

मोहम्मद वसीम । Two circles.net के लिए तबियत खराब होने पर कैराना के विधायक नाहिद हसन को मुजफ्फरनगर अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया है...

‘Girls are insecure becuase of love jihad:’ BJP MP Pragya Thakur

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Madhya Pradesh also threatened legal action against those misrepresenting her 'Keep Knives' speech.  Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  BHOPAL (MADHYA...

Delhi after violence: Signs of destruction everywhere, victims waiting for relief

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CAA के ख़िलाफ़ धरने पर बैठी महिलाओं ने नेताओं पर कर दी चूड़ियों की...

आसमोहम्मद कैफ़, Twocircles.net देवबंद। दारुल उलूम से लगभग 100 मीटर दूर ईदगाह के मैदान में एक लड़की बेहद प्यारी आवाज़ में 'केसरी' फ़िल्म का लोकप्रिय गाना...

Remarks on Prophet Muhammad: Sale of Indian products hit in Gulf

Several calls for the boycott of Indian products flooded social media with several hashtags critical of the Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

“I would stare at newspaper cuttings to recollect what I am here for,” Asif...

Following his release from Tihar jail on June 17, student-activist Asif Iqbal Tanha in an interview with TCN recalls his experience in prison, where...

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 story behind the controversial Palestinian mural in Kashmir

On the occasion of Eid, a protest against the recent Israeli actions in Palestine took place in an area in Srinagar, the summer capital...

जाट -मुस्लिम एकता का लिटमस टेस्ट है, पश्चिमी यूपी में पहले चरण का मतदान

उत्तर प्रदेश में विधानसभा चुनावों के मद्देनजर कल 10 फरवरी को 58 विधानसभा सीटों पर वोट डाली जा रही है। यह...

“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...

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 |...

Jamia Millia Islamia dissolves teachers’ body, suspends Professor

Condemning the decision, the Jamia Teacher's Association said that JMI wants to suppress the democratic voices of the teachers.  TCN Staff Reporter NEW DELHI — The administration...

Day after Dalit student’s suicide, students’ group points fingers at IIT Bombay

Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle Bombay called the incident an institutional issue, saying students from oppressed castes (SC/ST) and low-income families face immense...

Week on, family of slain Muslim man from Sultanpur, UP seek answers, allege ‘lynching’,...

A fifty-year-old mentally-unsound Muslim man Khursheed Ahmad from Sultanpur area of Uttar Pradesh was found dead on June 23. While the family claims that...

Prayagraj violence: More than a week later, Muslim restaurant owners continue to suffer huge...

Atala area, the epicentre of violence in Prayagraj, is popular among locals for restaurants serving non-vegetarian food.  TCN Staff PRAYAGRAJ (UTTAR PRADESH) — It was just...

New report claims Pune police ‘linked’ with hacking campaign against Bhima Koregaon accused

New clues revealed by American magazine WIRED connect Pune police to a long-running hacking campaign involving a coordinated attack on digital devices used by...

Dalit student suicide: Committee rules out caste angle, blames deteriorating performance

The report notes that apart from the statement of Darshan Solanki’s sister, there is no particular evidence of direct caste-based discrimination experienced by...

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. Muhammad Raafi | TwoCircles.net NEW...

Jailed student leader Atiq-ur-Rehman admitted to hospital in Lucknow

Rehman was arrested along with Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan in October in Hathras conspiracy case and booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Muhammad Raafi |...

Rebuilding homes: the life around Delhi’s Bawana slums

A fire that erupted in a slum cluster in New Delhi's Bawana on March 30, 2021, destroyed approximately 60 Jhuggis (a slum dwelling typically...

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....

आगा खान ट्रस्ट करा रहा है ऐतिहासिक बावलियों का पुनरुद्धार ,यूनेस्को से मिला पुरुस्कार

हैदराबाद की ऐतिहासिक बावलियों को यूनेस्को द्वारा नोटिस किए जाने के बाद से अचानक से यहां न् केवल पर्यटकों की संख्या बढ़ गई है...

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...

‘We are living like prisoners’: Muslims from riot-hit Khargone decry construction of wall separating...

While the Khargone administration argues that ‘barricading’ will help maintain peace in the city, the local residents told TwoCircles.net that it has added...

Watch: Srinagar’s Heritage House connects youth with Kashmir’s past

Located in Srinagar’s old city, a century-old building is now a heritage museum. Known as Baitul Meeras (Heritage House), the museum was opened...

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TCN News दिल्ली। स्वतंत्र पत्रकार मीना कोटवाल को इस साल अपनी दो स्टोरी के लिए ईमका अवार्ड से सम्मानित किया गया है। इनमें से एक रिपोर्ट...

Police Brutality and Fear Grips Muslim Neighborhood in Haldwani

Nuzhat Khan, TwoCircles.net On the evening of February 10, Mehreen, 21, and her husband Arif, 24, who works at a local hardware store, were startled...

Slain journalist Danish Siddiqui’s parents file complaint against Taliban before International Criminal Court

Siddique's parents have demanded punishment against culprits for torturing and killing him while he was on an assignment in Afghanistan. Snobar | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI —...

Madhya Pradesh: Author of ‘controversial’ book arrested; Indore law college principal, teacher suspended

Author Dr Farhat Khan along with college principal of Government Law College in Indore  Dr Inamur Rahman, the Amar book publications, and professor...

दिल्ली हिंसाः मुसलमानों पर दोहरी मार, अब हिंदू नहीं रखना चाहते उन्हें किराएदार

यूसुफ़ अंसारी, twocircles.net दिल्ली। पूर्वी दिल्ली की हिंसा में बर्बाद हुए मुसलमान अब सामाजिक तिरस्कार झेलने को मजबूर हैं। हिंसाग्रस्त इलाकों से अब ऐसी ख़बरें...

Jharkhand: Muslim Man Lynched to Death in Gumla, Cops Say Deceased Had Cases Against...

  Special Correspondent | TwoCircles.net New Delhi: A 32-year-old man was lynched to death on Monday, October 3 near the Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh border in Gumla district. The deceased...

Upper caste groups continue to dominate newsrooms across India: report

The report examined around 43 Indian print, TV, and digital media outlets for their coverage, the social location of the leadership, and the caste...

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...

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...

Bilkis Bano’s husband: ‘What can be worse than seeing your loved ones being killed?’

In 2008, a special CBI court in Mumbai sentenced to life imprisonment 11 men for the crime. Earlier this month, the Gujarat government released...

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...

Third murder in coastal Karnataka in 8 days: Muslim youth stabbed to death

Three killings in Karnataka have taken a communal turn and the police are on high alert.  Basil Islam | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — On the evening...

Life after Article 370: Kashmiri farmers decry not getting benefits from progressive central laws...

Following the abrogation of Article 370 by the Indian government in August, 2019, a total of 165 laws of the erstwhile state of Jammu...

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...

Kannada literary festival: Muslim authors’ exclusion draws criticism

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

Former Muslim employers perform last rites of 75-year-old Hindu man in Patna

Shah, who was living alone in the city and had no relatives to cremate him, was suffering from a liver ailment.  Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net PATNA...

Review: Between fallacy and fraternity of ‘Babasaheb: The Grand Musical’

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