IPL spot-fixing: Court drops charges against Sreesanth, 35 others
New Delhi : A court here on Saturday dropped charges against cricketer S. Sreesanth and 35 other accused in the 2013 Indian Premier League...
BCCI shouldn’t have problems in letting Sreesanth play: Ganguly
Kolkata : Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should not have a...
Sushma says didn’t recommend travel documents for Lalit Modi
New Delhi : Hoping to deflect the opposition flak, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said she did not recommend travel documents...
Doesn’t Mr. Advani deserve better?
By Amitava Mukherjee
Very quietly, a very important thing happened in the BJP on July 20 when L.K. Advani was not invited to participate...
Pakistan may purchase military equipment from Russia
Washington : Pakistan might purchase weapons and military equipment from Russia and counts on cooperation with Moscow in the energy sphere, a senior...
‘Helicopter parenting’, bonding issues: New challenges for urban Indian parents
By Sahana Ghosh
Kolkata : Hollywood's latest animation offering "Inside Out" has struck a chord with parents globally. Parallels with modern parenting...
US saw 204 mass shootings in 2015: Report
By Arun Kumar
Washington : As yet another mass shooting in the US put the spotlight back on the contentious issue of gun...
Two children killed in Baltal cloudburst
Srinagar : Two children have been killed and 11 people are missing in the cloudbursts that hit the Baltal area, which houses a base...
Indo–Kuwait Friendship Society hands over 25 Eid kits to needy people from India
By TCN News,
Kuwait: The Indo–Kuwait Friendship Society (IKFS), known for its activities in human rights and finding solutions for various problems of NRIs abroad,...
Anil Kumar N S of Dalit Human Rights Movement passes away
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net
Thiruvananthapuram: Anil Kumar N S, chairman of the Dalit Human Rights Movement (DHRM) and among the foremost activist who led the...
Subramanian Swami asks Muslims to allow construction of Ram Mandir
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Guwahati: Controversial BJP leader Subramanian Swami on Friday urged the Muslims of the country to allow construction of Ram Mandir at...
SC concerned over ‘extremely large’ amount of cases before JJBs
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over the "extremely large" number of cases pending before the Juvenile Justice Boards...
Respect judiciary, but stand by comments on Memon hanging: Owaisi
Hyderabad : Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, whose comments on the imminent hanging of 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon...
SC disallows burqa, full sleeve shirt for AIPMT examination on Saturday
The SIO that had filed the PIL, withdrew the case “as a mark of protest” seeing what it called the decline of interest of...
All India Sunni Jameyatul Ulema criticized Pam Rajput Comm recommendations
By TCN Staff Reporter
Kozhikode: The move by the Centre to take for consideration the recommendation of the Pam Rajput Committee has drawn criticism from...
Vypam scam: CBI to probe 20 deaths
Bhopal : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team looking into the Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal or Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh on Friday included...
To end parliament logjam, government to play Dalit card
By Brajendra Nath Singh
New Delhi : To end the impasse in parliament, the government is planning to bring out next week its...
Centre will implement OROP once modalities sorted: Parrikar
New Delhi : As ex-servicemen continued to protest here for the implementation of the 'One Rank One Pension' scheme, the government on Friday...
SC to hear Yakub Memon’s plea on Monday
New Delhi : The Supreme Court will hear on Monday the plea by 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon, challenging the death...
NHRC seeks report on six witchcraft killings in Odisha
Bhubaneswar : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to Odisha's Keonjhar district magistrate and superintendent of police to...
Zainab Sayeed: UPSC cracker who wants more Muslim girls to be IAS
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: She set a target, studied hard and achieved her goal. Now, she wants other Muslim women to make an attempt...
AIPMT dress code controversy: CBSE softens stand, SC to hear PIL requesting quashing CBSE...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Even as the Supreme Court is likely to hear at 12 noon on Friday a case by...
SDPI questions double standard in decision to hang Yaqub Memon
By TCN News,
Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has questioned the double standard in the case of 1993 Mumbai bomb...
Curfew continues for third day in Jamshedpur
Ranchi: Curfew continued for the third day in Jamshedpur, the hometown of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das where communal clashes erupted on Monday, officials...
Logjam cripples parliament business for third day
New Delhi : The logjam between the opposition and the Modi government over the resignations of a union minister and two chief ministers...
SC allows states to release life convicts – but with riders
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed state governments to grant remission and set free life term convicts whose cases have...
Amandeep retains lead in women’s golf meet
Bengaluru : Rookie Amandeep Drall carded two-over 74 to retain the lead in the second round of the 12th leg of the Hero Women’s...
Lokayukta probing police officer who took on Mulayam
Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has begun a probe against a senior IPS officer, Amitabh Thakur, an official said Thursday.
Thakur, who crossed...
Three Indian-origin scholars among 2015 Asia Studies Fellows
Washington : The East-West Center has announced the appointment of six scholars, including three of Indian-origin as 2015 Asia Studies Fellows.
The East-West Center is...
BJP accuses Virbhadra of corruption
New Delhi : The BJP on Thursday accused Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh of receiving a bribe from a private company in the...
Don’t take Pakistan threats lying down, Thackeray tells Modi
Mumbai : Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to take lying down any threats from Pakistan...
Many Mufti, Ulama and intellectuals from Banaras extend support to Setalvad
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Banaras: At a time when embattled human rights activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand are facing ferocious government crackdown,...
Health Ministry: New claims, no new programmes
By Manoj K
New Delhi : During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first year in office, the health ministry has relaunched existing programmes and...
Agra welcomes drive against encroachment
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra: Agra is breathing easy as there are fewer road jams in the Taj city following a major drive launched two weeks...
Curfew continues in Rajouri for third day
Jammu: Curfew continued in Rajouri town of Jammu region on Thursday for the third day after it was relaxed for two hours on Wednesday...
Indian swimmers set for World Aquatic Championships challenge
Kazan (Russia) : Indian swimmers Sandeep Sejwal, Aaron D'Souza, Virdhawal Khade, Saurav Sangvekar, Sajan Prakash and others are geared up to distinguish themselves...
Expedition 44 astronauts reach ISS for Mars research
Washington : Three Expedition 44 astronauts representing the US, Russia and Japan arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday to continue...
MANUU teachers express solidarity with Prof Ilaiah
Police have issued notice to Ilaiah for his write up “hurting religious sentiment”
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: The Maulana Azad National Urdu University Teacher's Association (MANUUTA)...
Gujarat moves SC against Setalvad, husband’s interim bail
New Delhi: The Gujarat government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of interim bail to social activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband...
BJP-Congress in all-out war, parliament in stalemate
New Delhi : The BJP and the Congress were on Wednesday locked in an all-out war over tit-for-tat corruption charges as continuing uproar...
Terror strikes averted in four northeastern states
Kohima : Security forces have averted major terror strikes in four northeastern states planned jointly by militant outfits NSCN-K and ULFA-I, an official...
Two Air India staff, seven Napalese held for human trafficking
New Delhi : Two Air India staff and seven Nepalese women have been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on charge...
Early lead for Amandeep in women’s golf
Bengaluru : Rookie Amandeep Drall carded the only under-par score of 2 under 70 to grab the lead on Day 1 of the 12th...
One of world’s oldest Quran fragments found in Britain
London : The radiocarbon dating of ancient documents has identified an Islamic manuscript kept at the University of Birmingham as one of the...
Delhi tops in sexual harassment cases in colleges
New Delhi : Delhi has the maximum number of complaints of sexual harassment in educational institutions, the government said on Wednesday.
Human Resource Development...
NSE sends notice to companies without woman director
Chennai : India's leading stock exchange National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) on Wednesday said it has issued notice to 260 companies...
AsusTek chairman to visit India for first time
New Delhi : AsusTek chairman Jonney Shih will be in India for the first time, according to a mail sent by the company.
The...
Exchanging terrorists for Mufti’s daughter compromised national interest: Farooq
New Delhi : Releasing five terrorists in lieu of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohamed Sayeed in 1989...
Exchanging terrorists for Mufti’s daughter compromised national interest: Farooq
New Delhi : Releasing five terrorists in lieu of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohamed Sayeed in 1989...
Commute Yakub Memon’s death sentence: CPI-M
New Delhi : The CPI-M on Wednesday urged the government to commute the death sentence of Mumbai blasts accused Yakub Menon, saying he had...
Police deny they tried to kill AAP leader
New Delhi : Delhi Police chief B.S. Bassi on Wednesday rubbished allegations that his men tried to kill AAP leader Dilip Pandey, who...
NSA to be invoked during UP Panchayat polls
Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh Police has decided to invoke the National Security Act (NSA) against troublemakers during the Panchayat polla in...
Congress leader wanted me to help scam accused: Sushma
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said a senior Congress leader had pressed her hard to give diplomatic passport...
I am a threat only to those who believe in hatred: Teesta
By Preetha Nair
New Delhi : Amid all the legal troubles she and her husband Javed Anand face, human rights activist Teesta Setalvad is...
Can gender equality reduce suicides in India?
By Gokul Bhagabati
New Delhi : Offering more reasons for men to share power with women, psychiatrists have said that gender equality can prevent...
Curfew imposed in Jamshedpur after clashes
Ranchi : A curfew has been imposed in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur city, the home town of Chief Minister Raghubar Das, after two communities clashed over...
UN observer group looking into Pakistan ceasefire complaint
United Nations : The UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) is looking into Pakistan's complaints about ceasefire violations by India,...
PCLM: Knocking the doors of UN against Vatican
Dalit Christians constitute 70% of the total Christian population in India but they have no share in the Church-run institutions. Indian church (should) stop...
MIM appeals supporters to join Mumbai’s Dalit mass protest on July 22
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: In yet another attempt to portray it to be the party of Muslims and Dalits, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...
Of Beautiful vistas, perfect past and future tense
All this wealth produced by them goes out of their hands and reduces them into welfare recipients from the government. All this great wealth...
‘Locale, Everyday Islam and Modernity’ book released by VP Hamid Ansari
By TCN News,
Vice President M Hamid Ansari on Monday released a book entitled ‘Locale, Everyday Islam and Modernity’ authored by M Raisur Rahman here.
Addressing...
याकूब मेमन को फांसी तो साध्वी प्रज्ञा व कर्नल पुरोहित को भी क्यों नहीं...
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लखनऊ: रिहाई मंच ने याकूब मेमन की फांसी के फैसले को भारतीय राज्यतंत्र द्वारा सांप्रदायिकता जैसे गंभीर मसलों को हल न कर पाने...
This mosque is India’s first, Prophet’s contemporary
By Arvind Padmanabhan
Kodungallur (Kerala) : One will find nothing unusual about this place of worship for Muslims as one drives...
Rival rallies held in US over Confederate flag
Washington : Two rival rallies were held in South Carolina state of the US by African-Americans and members of the white supremacist group Klu...
Five dead, 13 injured in Delhi building collapse
New Delhi : Rescue work is being carried out in the Saturday night's five-storey building collapse in west Delhi in which five people...
Vyapam scam: No audit of exam process in 45 years
By Sidhartha Dutta
New Delhi : Ever since the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board was formed in 1970, the state government has never...
Obstinacy, feudalism guide both BJP and Congress
By Amulya Ganguli
There is a striking similarity between Arun Jaitley's reported comment that the government cannot "retract" from its decision on the new...
Attacks on scribes: Mumbai media demands stringent action
Mumbai/Thane : The Mumbai Press Club has expressed "deep shock" over the killing of Thane-based journalist Raghavendra Dube and brutal attack on at...
Norway’s mass killer admitted to University of Oslo
Oslo : Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has won a place to study political science at the University of Oslo but he...
JKLF decides to stay away from Pakistan mission’s Eid Milan
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Friday announced it has decided to stay away from Pakistan High Commission's Eid...
Eid to be celebrated across India on Saturday
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Eid-ul-Fitr, which concludes the holy month of Ramadan, will be celebrated on Saturday after moon was spotted at various places...
Hyderabad Youth Mirror’s essay writing competition
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: The city-based Hyderabad Youth Mirror (HYM), an online magazine for students and youth, announced results of its recently held city level...
Analytical report on ‘Education in Assembly’ released in Karnataka
By TCN News,
Bengaluru: The Students Islamic Organisation (SIO), Karnataka unit released an analytical report on ‘Education in Assembly’ – an analysis of discussion on...
Brotherhood and fellowship mark Iftaar mehfil hosted by GMCH
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Guwahati: The faculty members and students of Gauhati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH) have been hosting Iftaar mehfils for the medical...
Conflict to peace via women: Helping distressed women in J&K
Peace and conflict in Kashmir are linked to patriarchal interventions in Kashmir. “The women don’t have a slightest idea about it. They feel it...
SDPI condemns CBI raids on premises of Teesta Setalvad
By TCN News,
Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has condemned the CBI raids on the premises of well-known social and human rights activist...
RSS says Muslim Rashtriya Manch is independent group
New Delhi : The RSS on Thursday distanced itself from the Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM), which has been organising Iftar parties across India, saying...
Girl killed in Kashmir cloudburst
Srinagar : A 15-year-old girl was killed in a cloudburst in Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Thursday, police officials said.
Cloudbursts hit Gangangir and Sonamarg areas...
University, college teachers to protest on August 7
Chandigarh : University and college teachers in most states will cease work on August 7 demanding better pay, a strike leader said on Thursday.
This...
Demonstrations across country in solidarity with Teesta Setalvad
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Outraged by “blatant misuse of state machinery to hound and persecute a group of courageous human rights defenders” – Teesta...
Why NaMo must bite the bullet on madrasa reforms
By M. Rajaque Rahman
The Maharashtra government's decision to tag students of traditional madrasas as 'out-of-school' has put madrasa reforms back on the national discourse....
“Islamist Terrorism”: The Underlying Politics
By Ram Puniyani
In the name of Islam?
The world at large has suffered massive inhuman acts of violence, terrorism in the name of...
A pledge for world peace on Iftaar
By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net
Malappuram (Kerala): Thousands of people from different parts of India as well as foreign countries attended the mammoth Ramadan prayer congregation...
सियासी इफ्तारों के बीच सुलगती अटाली की राख
वसीम अकरम त्यागी
सियासी इफ्तार में रमज़ान के इस आखिरी मरहले में उछाल आया है. एक दिन पहले कांग्रेस ने इफ्तार पार्टी का आयोजन किया...
Medical superintendent warned over remark on nurses’ room
New Delhi : Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Wednesday warned the medical superintendent of the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital over his...
Two Maharashtra towns in communal turmoil
Karanja in Washim district ignited with communal riots under pretense of ‘Love Jihad’; another town in Nasik district under curfew after mob attacks and...
Skull cap will not protect your skull
By N Khan, TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: Two traffic police personnel were beaten by family members and friends of a Muslim youth,...
Winning Wimbledon was special feeling, says Sania
Hyderabad : Back home after clinching her first-ever women's doubles Grand Slam title, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza said winning Wimbledon with Swiss partner...
Ensuring no one is left without food in the holy month of Ramadan
By Shafeeq Hudavi
Kozhikode: Most of the underprivileged patients and bystanders, who come to the Kozhikode Medical College seeking treatment, find Iftaar unaffordable...
Dal dwellers’ plight continues; Dy CM promises rehabilitation soon
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: For years the Dal dwellers are awaiting proper land allotment for rehabilitation but year on year, they face...
Coal case: Madhu Koda to be charged with criminal conspiracy
New Delhi : A court here on Tuesday ordered that former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and eight others be charged with criminal conspiracy...
CBI searches Teesta Setalvad’s premises in Mumbai
Mumbai/New Delhi : The CBI on Tuesday searched four premises of social activist Teesta Setalvad and her publishing firm in Mumbai in connection...
CSK, Royals suspended for 2 years, Meiyappan, Kundra for life
New Delhi : Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals were on Tuesday suspended from the Indian Premier League (IPL) for two years...
PM Modi gifts miniature painting of Bedil tomb to Tajik Prez
By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday presented to President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon a specially commissioned...
No Swacch Bharat without children’s rights: Kailash Satyarthi
New Delhi : Nobel laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi on Monday said the Indian laws still do not define child labour...
One day Ramadan celebration of Qirra’h and Na’ats concluded in Srinagar
By TwoCircles.net, Staff reporter
Srinagar : A one day Qirra’h and Na’ats programme was organized by Wilson & Royals, an event management company in...
Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent separatist rally
Srinagar : The authorities on Monday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar and placed separatist leaders under house arrest to thwart a...
Modi to visit Jammu and Kashmir on July 17
Jammu : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir for a day on July 17, officials said on...
Shameless destruction of heritage
By IndScribe
Shukat Mahal palace, a unique example of Indo-French structure, built in the reign of Nawab Qudsia Begum nearly 180 years ago, was...
Why Asia’s longest iftar party failed to deliver?
By Qadri Inzamam,
On the footpath along the Dal lake, where the organizers of ‘Asia’s Longest Iftar Party’ had spread carpets, sat around 50-60...
मुस्लिम राष्ट्रीय मंच : मुस्लिमों का बढ़ावा या दिखावा
सिद्धांत मोहन
वाराणसी : कई दफा सोशल मीडिया पर एक तस्वीर शेयर होती दिखती है, जिसमें पथ-संचलन कर रहे राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ के कार्यकर्ताओं पर...
Why seeking refuge appears the only option for Atali residents?
By Sadiq Zafar,
Traversing through the agrarian frontiers, joining nodes through a well-connected transport network, footprints of Atali village can be traced from the...
Zakat Foundation of America distributes 200 Ramadan food packets in Hubli
By TCN News,
Bengaluru: Zakat Foundation of America distributed 200 food packs in Hubli City to the widows, poor, and the needy as...
In photos : Asia’s longest Iftar, stretching up to 1.6 Kilometers held on the...
Srinagar: Asia's longest Iftar spread, stretching up to 1.6 Kilometers, was held on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar on Saturday.
More than...
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 7 – Being...
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You...
Knowledge of Islamic Finance mandatory for every Muslim: Prof Irfan Shahid
By Abdullah Azzam for TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: Asserting that acquiring knowledge of Islamic Finance (Ilmul Muamilat) is mandatory for every Muslim, Professor Irfan Shahid, Islamic finance...
Modi congratulates Sania Mirza on Wimbledon win
Bishkek/New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian ace tennis player Sania Mirza and Swiss veteran Martina Hingis on winning...
Journalists working in J&K face threats from militants, political groups and Security forces, says...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar : In Jammu and Kashmir and most of the north eastern states, the situation is precarious...
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 6 – The...
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You...
Azim Premji allocates his additional 18% stake in company to Charity
By Raqib Hameed Naik, Twocircles.net,
Bengaluru: IT tycoon and Wipro’s chairman Azim Premji has committed to give around additional 18 %...
Non-Muslim actors fast during Ramadan with equal fervour
New Delhi : Non-Muslim actors like Amit Behl and Pankaj Berry are also fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Actor Ashiesh Roy has...
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 5 – Janvi’s...
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Samina Bano: The girl who makes RTE work
Coming from a privileged background to working for underprivileged, Samina Bano has ensured hundreds of poor children get admission under RTE in Uttar...
Indo-Kuwait Friendship Society demands lifting of ban on cow meat
IKFS write to President of India, Supreme Court chief justice
By TCN News,
Kuwait: The Indo-Kuwait Friendship Society (IKFS), a non-profit socio cultural Indian...
The Minority Minister: Dr Najma Heptulla
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
I have never met Dr Najma Heptulla, not even for this interview. So I couldn’t read her body language and facial expressions...
Protests against TDP legislator for ‘manhandling’ woman officer
Hyderabad : Government employees in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday launched protests demanding the arrest of a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislator and his aides...
BJP a long-term player, here to stay: Amit Shah
Mumbai : The Bharatiya Janata Party was a long-term player and here to stay in politics, right from the panchayat level to parliament, its...
Release undertrials in petty cases, Delhi government urges HC
New Delhi : The AAP government on Thursday asked the Delhi High Court to order the release of undertrial prisoners not involved in heinous...
AAP government to help Pakistani Hindus
New Delhi : Delhi's AAP government said on Thursday that it will provide help to Pakistani Hindus in the capital after they told...
Vyapam probe will join CBI’s 6,562 pending corruption trials
By Chaitanya Mallapur
Madhya Pradesh’s embattled Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has welcomed the Supreme Court’s move to order a Central Bureau of Investigation...
India inks US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
New Delhi : India and the US on Thursday signed an inter-governmental agreement to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) towards greater...
After abstaining in anti-Israel vote, Indian official on Palestine visit
New Delhi : Days after India abstained in a UNHRC vote against Israel over the 2014 Gaza conflict, a top Indian official visited...
SC tells CBI to probe Vyapam scam, Congress wants Chouhan out
New Delhi/Bhopal : The Supreme Court on Thursday told the CBI to probe the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh including the over 40 deaths...
PUDR report on SIMI’s saga with UAPA tribunals released
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Banned and Damned: SIMI’s Saga with UAPA Tribunals, a report presenting an analysis of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act...
CBI books Teesta Setalvad, husband for illegal foreign funds
New Delhi : The CBI on Wednesday registered a case against social activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand and associate Peshimam Gulam Mohammad...
Namrata Damor was smothered to death: Doctor
Ujjain : The post-mortem report of 19-year-old medical student Namrata Damor has revealed that she was smothered to death, a medical expert said here...
Travel ban imposed on Teesta Setalvad
Human rights defenders term it as an attempt to “intensify the harassment of the human rights defender, and to repress her legitimate work in...
“Allegations against him and others in my book have SC backing”, says Akshardham acquitted...
" If Vanjara can sue me of Rs 101 crore for allegations I penned against him in my book then a novice person can...
From scavenging to doctoral dreams: An inspiring journey of Sunil Yadav
“Even if 100 people from my community of scavengers exit from this inhumane occupation and move towards a dignified life, I will feel my...
Odisha to empower tribal women through diary cooperatives
Bhubaneswar: Odisha will empower tribal women through diary cooperatives so that they get opportunities to earn more, an official said on Wednesday.
State-run dairy cooperative...
“I am not afraid of dying and hope my death will make the government...
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
They were young, healthy and although poor, were living happily with their families. But the Union Carbide disaster at Bhopal that struck on that fateful night 30 years ago changed their lives forever
New Delhi: Five women survivors of what came to be known as the Bhopal Gas Tragedy have embarked on a fast since Monday at Jantar Mantar. Since Tuesday, they have stopped taking even water. Almost 1,000 survivors of the disaster, mostly women, are sitting on a dharna with them. But there has been no word from any of the government officials so far.
SC bans Tamil Nadu bull fights
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday banned Tamil Nadu's centuries-old Jallikattu bull fights.
A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose also...
Govt committee invites memorandum on introduction of sex education in schools
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi : The Committee on Petitions (Rajya Sabha) has invited written memorandum containing suggestions, views and comments of individuals, institutions and organisations on the recent move of the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development to introduce sex education in the form of Adolescence Education Programme (AEP) in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated schools all over the country latest by November 10.
8 get life term for burning alive Muslim family in Gujarat
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Ahmedabad: In a major judicial action taken in less than a week since Tehelka expose, a Godhra sessions court...
Musharraf sweeps Pakistan presidential polls
By Muhammad Najeeb, IANS
Islamabad : Incumbent Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf won Saturday's controversial presidential election by a huge margin, according to results announced by chief election commissioner. Formal notification of the military ruler as the winner has been barred by the Supreme Court, which is hearing petitions challenging his candidacy when he is the army chief.
BJP withdraws support to JD-S, seeks elections
By IANS
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday finally withdrew support to the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) government in Karnataka and demanded fresh elections in the state.
BJP leader Yashwant Sinha made the announcement here after Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy refused to hand over power to BJP despite a pledge taken 20 months ago when they formed a coalition government.
"We want immediate elections," Sinha said. "We have learnt a lesson, we have to be careful in future (while forming coalitions)."
India beat Pakistan to win Twenty20 World Championship
By IANS
Johannesburg : Led by a captain determined to win, India Monday defeated Pakistan by five runs with just three balls remaining in a pulsating final of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship before a roaring crowd of thousands here and watched by many millions around the world.
Wild celebrations erupted when Sreesanth caught a lofty shot from Pakistan's highest scorer Misbah-ul-Haq in the game's last over bowled by Joginder Sharma at a crucial juncture when the game could have gone either way.
PDP leaders address cross-LoC Kashmiris’ meet
By News Agency of Kashmir
New York : In a significant and path-breaking move, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and the party President Mehbooba Mufti were invited to address a joint gathering of Kashmiris from both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) here last evening.
BJP seeks apology from government over Ram Sethu issue
By Rajeev Khanna, IANS
Bhopal : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday sought an apology from the government for its stand on the Ram Sethu issue and asked it to immediately stop dredging work at the site to built the Sethusamudram shipping canal. It also sought acceptance of Lord Ram as a historical character and demanded that Ram Sethu or Adam's Bridge be declared a monument of national heritage.
The party passed a resolution to this effect on the second day of its ongoing national executive meet here.
BJP accuses Cong-led UPA Govt. of embarking on dangerous path of sowing seeds of...
'Sachchar panel formed as part of Congress' blatant vote bank politics'
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal : The rightist Bharatiya Janata Party, (BJP), today accused the Central Congress-led UPA Government of embarking on a dangerous path of sowing the seeds of communal divisions that can seriously impact India's social fabric and even its unity and integrity.
Kerala crowned overall champions in 47th National Inter-state Sr. Athletics
Hamza & Jaisha of Kerala adjudged Best Athletes
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net
Muslim organisations form Milli Ittehad Parishad in WB
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Kolkata : Muslim organisations and influential leaders in the state, including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Shahri Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith, Milli Council, Sunnat Aljamaat, Shia Asna Asari and the Muslim Institute, have come under one platform to tackle the "indifferent" attitude of the state government towards minorities.
Orissa to follow Shari’ah for Muslim women
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Bhubaneswar : In an extraordinary move to satisfy the Muslims in the State, the government of Orissa has decided to follow Islamic laws in cases dealing with Muslim women.
Rajnath to UPA: Don’t play with Hindu sentiments
By IANS
Hyderabad : Ram Sethu is to Hindus what Mecca is to Muslims and Jerusalem is to Christians, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh said Tuesday, warning the government not to play with the religious sentiments of Hindus over the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project.
The BJP would oppose the project tooth and nail as Ram Sethu was a matter of Hindus' faith and belief, Rajnath Singh told a press conference here.
"Ram Sethu is to Hindus what Mecca is to Muslims and Jerusalem is to Christians," he said while ruling out a compromise on the issue.
AMU closed sine die after murder, violence
By IANS
Lucknow : Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was Monday closed down sine die after large-scale arson and violence following the murder of a student.
Students of the internationally known university in Aligarh went on a rampage following the murder of Mazhar Naeem whose body was found in the bushes late Sunday night.
Naeem, a second-year student of B.Sc., belonged to Baghpat town, about 100 Km from Aligarh.
"Naeem's body bore severe wound marks in the head. He had apparently been hit by a blunt weapon," said a police official.
MP bags Most Improved State Award in infrastructure and agriculture sectors
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has been conferred the Most Improved State Award for its excellent achievements in infrastructure and agriculture sectors, on the basis of a survey conducted by the India Today Group. The state has notched up one rank up in the overall ranking of previous year. Last year its overall ranking was 14th and this year it is 13th from the top.
Urdu daily helps Muslim girls find Muslim grooms
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Saharanpur : Muslim girls living in Nari Niketan here feel fed up with the life they are living as they see their Hindu counterparts being married off one after another with the efforts being made by some Hindu organisations, says a front-page report in New Delhi based Urdu daily Hindustan Express Wednesday.
The Express report adds that nine Muslim girls living in this Nari Niketan for years together, who have now attained marriageable age, do not find Muslim grooms.
Poll: Few Americans to observe 9/11 anniversary formally
By Xinhua
Washington : A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll found few Americans plan to observe the upcoming 9/11 anniversary in a formal way, though the majority still regards the terror attack as the most memorable event in their lifetime.
The poll, released here Monday, found 71 percent of Americans called 9/11 the most memorable news event of their lifetime.
My reporter is a criminal: Live India Editor
By Prashant K. Nanda, IANS
New Delhi : The CEO and editor of the Live India television news channel that broadcast a fake sting operation that purported to show the alleged involvement of a teacher in a prostitution racket and set off a riot in the process said the reporter who carried out the investigation was a "criminal and breached the trust".
"The reporter kept me in dark and breached the trust. He is a criminal and a hazard for journalism," Live India editor Sudhir Chaudhary told IANS.