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The ordeals of Madrasa education

By Sadiya Rohma Khan The tried and tested sagas, the typical appeasement of Muslim community just before any electoral is just so predictable. The power-packed...

The Secular Dilemma: Understanding the Bihar Elections 2020

By Shah Nawaz Afaque, TwoCircles.net The state of Bihar witnessed its high profile and extremely charged Legislative Assembly Elections amidst a pandemic situation and that’s...

800 days in prison: Incarcerated journalist Aasif Sultan’s family cling onto memories, hope

Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan has spent more than 800 days in prison under ‘terror’ charges, which his family and media bodies have categorically dismissed....

ऐसी रही बिहार चुनाव में महागठबंधन के मुसलमान प्रत्याशियों की ‘परफॉर्मेंस ‘ !

आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net बिहार चुनाव के नतीजे आ चुके हैं,देर रात तक चली मतगणना के बाद एनडीए ने 125 सीट लाकर बहुमत हासिल किया और...

Imaginary Categories, Real People

Bracketing people into categories they neither identify with nor have any agency in creating it is as wrong as it is futile. The case...

क्या बिहार में ओवैसी की जीत धर्मनिरपेक्ष दलों की भरोसा खोने की कहानी...

आसमोहम्मद कैफ़ । Twocircles.net  प्रफुल्लित,हर्षित और गर्वित असदुद्दीन ओवेसी ने बिहार चुनाव में मिली कामयाबी के बाद कहा " बड़े राजनीतिक दलों ने हमें अछूत...

बिहार चुनाव परिणाम 2020 : ओवैसी की पार्टी का सीमांचल में जलवा ,...

सीमांचल से नेहाल अहमद । TwoCircles.net  कांटे की टक्कर के साथ बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव-2020 परिणाम के बीच असदुद्दीन ओवैसी नेतृत्व वाली एआईएमआईएम ने दमदार एंट्री की...

How Savarna feminism is eroding the discourse on the Hathras case?

By Pragathi Ravi On September 14, 2020, a 19-year-old Dalit woman was brutally gang-raped by four Thakur men in Uttar Pradesh, where she later succumbed...

Fathima Latheef: Public memory versus memory of the margin

By Raniya Zulaikha, TwoCircles.net Memory is often a construct. There are many factors influencing the popular memory such as movies, newspapers, books and so on....

एएमयू के जेएन मेडिकल कॉलेज में होगा ‘कोवासीन’ के तीसरे चरण का परीक्षण

नेहाल अहमद | TwoCircles.net  भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान अनुसंधान परिषद (आईएमआरसी) नई दिल्ली ने अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी (एएमयू) के जवाहर लाल नेहरू यूनिवर्सिटी मेडिकल कॉलेज (जेएनएमसी) को...

“Faisal Khan’s arrest is a conspiracy to create fear among people,” Activists, friends demand...

By Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net  Looking into the roots from the past, Khudai Khidmatgar meaning “Servants of God” was a predominantly Pashtun nonviolent resistance movement known...

बिहार चुनाव ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : “कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता कि किसी की भी सरकार...

बिहार से मीना कोतवाल की Twocircles.net के लिए ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट  बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव का आज आख़िरी चरण है। बिहार में आज यानि 7 नवंबर को...

30 years of SC/ST PoA Act: Lacks and loopholes

By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net Kolkata: On 5 November, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled that insulting a Dalit or tribal person would not...

Month on, Kerala journalist Siddiq Kappan still in UP jail, family yet to meet

By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net It’s been a month since Kerala journalist Siddiq Kappan was arrested by the UP police, while on his way to Hathras...

Bihar Elections: “Our plight will not change without political representation,” Dom community members decry...

By Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net Bihar: Nearly 100 years ago, well-known Bhopuri poet Hira Dom wrote a now famous poem in ‘Achhut Ki Shikayat (Protest of...

नंदबाबा मंदिर में नमाज़ पढ़ने पर हुए विवाद की पूरी ‘एबीसीड़ी’

आसमोहम्मद कैफ । Twocircles.net मानवतावादी कार्यकर्ता और देश में काम करने वाली एक  संस्था 'खुदाई खिदमतगार ' के सदर फैसल खान को उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार...

Tech exclusion in India during pandemic relief measures leaves marginalised in lurch

How the marginalised communities struggled to gain access to relief materials during the pandemic due to ABBA systems By Suchitra, TwoCircles.net  New Delhi: Premsila Toppo is...

बिहार चुनाव ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : सीमांचल के कोचाधामन विधानसभा में यह है जनता की...

नेहाल अहमद ।Twocircles.net किशनगंज लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र(10) में पड़ने वाले कोचाधामन विधानसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र (55) में विधानसभा चुनाव की वोटिंग 7 नवम्बर को है।यहां  मुख्य...

“We are united to fight fascism”, CPI (ML) candidate Sandeep Saurav aims to bring...

By Chinki Sinha, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: There was a poem by Punjabi communist poet Pash he stumbled upon in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) during his...

फ्रांस में कार्टून पर शायर मुनव्वर राणा ने जताया था विरोध , योगी सरकार...

आकिल हुसैन । Twocircles.net  बीते दिनों फ्रांस में एक शख्स द्वारा  पैगम्बर मोहम्मद साहब का विवादित पोस्टर बना दिया गया था, जिसका विरोध भारत समेत...

कैराना में पुलिस के उत्पीड़न से परेशान होकर सड़कों पर हजारों लोगों ने किया...

मोहम्मद वसीम Twocircles.net के लिए  कैराना पुलिस पर रुपये लेकर पीडित को छोडने तथा पीडित व्यक्तियों को अवैध तरीके से हिरासत में रखने गंभीर आरोपों...

“Voting will not feed our families,” Bihar’s migrant labourers working in Saharanpur want Tejaswi...

By Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net  Saharanpur: Outmigration from Bihar in search of livelihood has been normalized over several decades, with Bihar being one of the topmost states...

सोशल मीडिया पोस्ट पर कार्रवाई को लेकर सुप्रीम कोर्ट नाराज़, कहा ‘ ...

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने एक मामले में कोलकाता पुलिस को कहा है कि आम नागरिकों को सरकार की आलोचना करने के लिए प्रताड़ित नहीं किया...

Widowed in Muzaffarnagar riots, 50-year-old Nimmi has given up on getting justice

By Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net Nimmi lives in Muzaffarnagar’s Kidwai Nagar locality. Her real name could very well be Naeema, but she never went to...

रियल बिहार : “हम घर से बाहर कम ही निकलते हैं। गांव के लोग...

बिहार चुनाव: बिहार के मुसलमानों को क्यों पसंद नहीं है नीतीश कुमार का विकास- ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट प्रतिभाशाली रिपोर्टर मीना कोतवाल इस समय बिहार में है...

As Jamia turns 100, journalist revisits its beginnings aimed to ‘free education from British...

By Ayushi Malik, TwoCircles.net Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), which was ranked as a top among all central universities in India by the Ministry of Education,...

मुस्लिम विरोधी पूर्वाग्रह से ग्रस्त मीडिया और बेगुनाह मुसलमान

मोहम्मद हुसैन अहमद Twocircles .net के लिए  सोमवार को बॉम्बे हाईकोर्ट ने 20 विदेशी तब्लीगी सदस्यों को रिहा कर दिया। लेकिन मार्च में उनकी गिरफ्तारी...

Bihar Elections: Seven orgs urge political parties to ‘guarantee citizenship rights for Muslims’

By Sami Ahmad forTwo Circles.net Bihar: In view of the upcoming Bihar elections, seven Muslim religious and social organizations have issued a public manifesto for...

Twitter campaign ‘Stop Funding Hate’ calls for ethical advertising, neutral journalism in India

TCN News Stop Funding Hate organized a Twitter storm on October 24 at 8 PM IST against the rising hate speech campaign in Indian journalism. “Hate...

Battle of Bihar: Election alliances are to allay voters anger, not bring change

By Ehaab Qadeer There will be politicians flying from Raisina Hills to reside in Maurya Hotel and to sell concocted promises to the people of...

Ghosts of Bihar Elections: Migrant labourers plight ruffles little feathers as state goes to...

By Chinki Sinha A crane, many skyscrapers and an evening sun reflected on the windows of the buses. The migrants kept staring at the road...

RNCN concerned with NRC authority’s plan to remove ‘Ineligible Persons’ from the final NRC...

TCN News Right to Nationality and Citizenship Network (RNCN), a recently formed network of concerned individuals about citizenship rights in India, is deeply concerned about...

निम्मी की कहानी : मुजफ्फरनगर दंगे में विधवा हुई एक कमज़ोर औरत , जिसे...

निम्मी अब मुजफ्फरनगर के किदवईनगर में रहती है। हो सकता है उसका नाम नईमा हो मगर स्कूल वो कभी गई नही और नईमा उसे...

Our plan is to make education accessible to every child in Bihar: Maskoor Usmani,...

Maskoor Ahmad Usmani, the former President of the Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union is the Congress's candidate for the Jaale constituency in upcoming elections...

बिहार चुनाव में ताल ठोंक रहे मुस्लिम उम्मीदवार

अक़ील हुसैन Twocircles.net के लिए  बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव में राजनैतिक दलों ने तमाम पढ़ें लिखे युवाओं, छात्र नेताओ को चुनाव लडने का अवसर दिया है।...

Indian American civil rights groups protest UP state coverup of Hathras rape incident

TCN News Over 10 leading Indian American civil rights groups dedicated to safeguarding India’s democratic and secular values, held a protest at Dallas Municipal Court...

Tablighi Jamaat: Aftermath of Nizamuddin Markez incident and Muslim higher education in India

By Azhar Uddin Sahaji, TwoCircles.net  Shahnawaz is only 17 years old, and somehow managed to enter class 11 after a few attempts and plans not...

Bihar Elections: Bardaha residents want a government that cares for ‘Muslims, other weaker sections...

By Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net Bardaha: Bardaha, which falls in Madhubani district in Bihar, is a green village. Flood has affected its paddy crop but the...

ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट सीमांचल : ” हम लोग हरिजन क्लास के हैं, हम तो...

हमारे संवाददाता किशनगंज नेहाल अहमद ने  बिहार के सबसे पिछड़े हुए इलाके के निवासियों से बात की और जानने की कोशिश की आखिर सीमांचल की समस्या की...

Press Club of India demands “immediate action” against senior official for assaulting Caravan journalist

TCN News Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) and Press Club of India (PCI) have expressed shock at the detention and assault of The Caravan reporter...

4 years of Najeeb’s disappearance and the lore of systematic betrayal

By Ahmad Khan, TwoCircles.net The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting. The formidable sentence that author Milan Kundera wrote more...

बिहार चुनाव : तेजस्वी को ‘मीरान हैदर’ पर खामोशी का नुकसान होगा !

उमर शब्बीर,Twocircles.net के लिए  बिहार में राजनीतिक बदलाव के साथ सामाजिक बदलाव होते रहे हैं । इन बदलावों का सबसे बड़ा कारक धार्मिक और जातीय...

Media has collectively failed in Jammu and Kashmir: Anuradha Bhasin in exclusive interview

By Ayushi Malik, TwoCircles.net On October 4, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, the executive editor of Kashmir Times, a daily English newspaper published from Jammu, alleged that...

Dr Kafeel Khan vows to keep fighting “regardless of the obstacles created”

TCN News Dr Kafeel Khan has written to Maria Arena, the Chair of Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament thanking her for urging...

‘They have been framed’: Families of 9 youth arrested by NIA over alleged terror...

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain and Najiya O, TwoCircles.net At around 2 a.m. on September 19, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team with local police and...

बिहार चुनाव में पढ़िए दानिश्वर मुस्लिम नोजवानों की ‘राय ‘ !

असद शेख़, Twocircles.net के लिए  बिहार में मुसलमानो के मन मे क्या चल रहा है ! यह बात युवाओं से बेहतर कौन जान सकता है !...

महिलाओं की इस दुर्दशा पर कब तक हम सिर्फ़ और सिर्फ़ घड़ियाली आंसू ही...

दीप्ति कश्यप Two circles.net के लिए  बचपन से हमें सिखाया जाता है कि हमारा देश भिन्नता में भी एकता वाला देश है। कई दफ़े यह वाक्य सही...

Will Bihar see anti-incumbency against Nitish led government in upcoming Assembly elections?

By Abdullah Azmal, TwoCircles.net Patna: As the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections is around the corner, resentment is brewing among the youth of Muslim and Yadav communities. Statistically, Bihar is a state that records...

बिहार चुनाव से ज़मीनी रिपोर्ट : देखिए क्या कह रहे है बिहार में...

मौजूदा दौर में जहाँ एक तरफ़ कोरोना महामारी, बाढ़ के पानी से तटीय इलाकों की स्थिति ठीक नहीं, महंगाई की मार का दूर-दूर तक...

बिहार में 200 से अधिक सामाजिक संगठनों ने मिलकर जन घोषणा पत्र किया जारी,...

स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net मीडिया के शोर, विपक्ष द्वारा ज़मीनी मुद्दों से ग़ायब राजनीति और केंद्र एवं राज्य के बीच एक दूसरे के लिए ज़रूरी तालमेल...

मिज़ाज-ए -बिहार : जब हम दुनिया बदल सकते हैं तो दूसरे पर आश्रित...

दीप्ति कश्यप, Twocircles.net के लिए  आज मुद्दा चुनावी हैं. जैसा कि हम सब जानते हैं बिहार में चुनावी मौसम अपने उफ़ान पर है. इन दिनों...

एक्सक्लुसिव इंटरव्यू इमरान प्रतापगढ़ी :बिहार में मुसलमानो में कोई कन्फ्यूजन नही है ! हम...

शायर से अब फुल टाइम नेता बन चुके इमरान प्रतापगढ़ी अब दिनोंदिन राजनीति की सीढ़ियां चढ़ते जा रहे हैं। बिहार चुनाव के मद्देनजर कांग्रेस ने उन्हें स्टार...

CFI accuses Yogi government of “terrorizing students” to cover up failure

TCN News The Campus Front of India (CFI) has accused the UP Police of terrorizing students and journalists to cover up the failure of Yogi...

An Insider’s look into Casteism and Privilege

By Pragya Munshi, TwoCircles.net  Most of us know that a truly horrible incident took place a few weeks ago in a small city in Aligarh,...

बिहार चुनाव : पहले चरण में टिकट बंटवारे में ‘किनारे’ किया गया मुसलमान किधर...

असद शेख़ Twocircles.net के लिए  बिहार देश की तीसरी सबसे बड़ी आबादी वाला राज्य है,और यहां मुस्लिम आबादी की स्थिति भी देश मे तीसरी सबसे...

PUCL condemns “inhuman and undemocratic demolition” of Batla House slums

TCN News   People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has drawn attention of the respective authorities at the sudden demolition of slums in Batla House. PUCL Delhi’s team consisting...

राजद ने बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव के पहले चरण हेतु उतारे केवल 3 मुस्लिम उम्मीदवार

नेहाल अहमद । Twocircles.net राष्ट्रीय जनता दल ने बुधवार की दोपहर को बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव के पहले चरण के लिए कुल 42 विधानसभा उम्मीदवारों की...

हाथरस कांड में जयंत चौधरी को पड़ी लाठियों के जवाब में मुजफ्फरनगर में महापंचायत,...

मुजफ्फरनगर से Twocircles.net के लिए मोहम्मद वसीम की रिपोर्ट  मुजफ्फरनगर की यह महापंचायत हाथरस में रालोद महासचिव जयंत चैधरी पर लाठीचार्ज होने के विरोध में...

Internet shutdowns, poor speed adding to students worry in Kashmir

By Asma Hafiz, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: Waseem (name changed) had prepared for his viva exam scheduled for the next day. However, in the morning when he...

सवर्णवादी व्यवस्था से पीड़ित पत्रकार मीना कोतवाल ने अब ‘सो कॉल्ड लिबरल-प्रोग्रेसिव सवर्ण पत्रकारों’...

मीना कोतवाल,Twocircles.net के लिए  सो कॉल्ड लिबरल-प्रोग्रेसिव सवर्ण पत्रकारों, प्रशांत कन्नौजिया को जेल गए हुए 50 दिन हो गए हैं. एक ट्वीट की वजह से प्रशांत...

बिहार यथार्थ : रिपोर्ट्स तो बदतर बताती है बाकी सुशासन बाबू जाने !

नेहाल अहमद। Twocircles.net  बिहार की राजनीति से बहुत से लोग परिचित हैं. लोग आम तौर पर राजनीति की बात जब आती है तो उस राजनीति...

University of Oxford expresses concern over rising caste, gender-based violence in India

TCN News The students, faculty, staff and alumni of the prestigious University of Oxford have expressed grave concerns against the rising caste and gender-based violence...

European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights cautions against increasing attacks on religious minorities in...

TCN News  Maria Arena, the Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights has cautioned against the increasing attacks on religious minorities in India,...

योगी सरकार की हाथरस में साज़िश की थ्योरी को भद्दा मजाक बता रहा है...

लखनऊ से कौशल कुमार , Twocircles.net के लिए उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने हाथरस गैंगरेप कांड में जातीय और साम्प्रदायिक हिंसा भड़काने की साज़िश की बात कही है।...

IAMC urges Modi government to ensure justice to Hathras rape victim

TCN News President of the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), Ahsan Khan condemned the recent Uttar Pradesh government’s mishandling of the Hathras rape case that...

Rape Raj: Shrouded in Shadow

By Shahnaz Islam, TwoCircles.net A frenzied attack or bouts of insanity; “rape is rape”! Every 30 minutes one rape is committed in India. A woman...

सेकुलरिज्म के अलमबरदार पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश के दमदार नेता क़ाज़ी रशीद मसूद का इंतेक़ाल

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Indian-Germans boycott BJP MP Tejaswi Surya from speaker’s panel at startup conference

TCN News Indians in Germany have addressed the Consul General of India at Hamburg to bar Indian MP Tejaswi Surya from speaking at the upcoming...

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“Won’t rest till killers of our children are punished,” say Rajouri families on receiving...

By Ayushi Malik, TwoCircles.net Baramulla: The bodies of the three missing Rajouri labourers killed in a ‘staged encounter’ in Shopian on July 18 have been...

हाथरस में गेंगरेप आरोपियों के पक्ष में दबंगो की पंचायत,बढ़ रहा है जातीय तनाव

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Bihar students write open letter to RJD, urge to break silence on incarceration of...

TCN News Bihar: Scores of students of Bihar have a written an open letter to Tejashwi Yadav, the President of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and...

Former VC Hamid Ansari, Shashi Tharoor to speak at Reclaiming India conference on democratic...

TCN News Mohammad Hamid Ansari (Former Vice President of India), Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi (Historian and a Grandson of Mohandas Gandhi) and Rev Dr William Barber (Co-Chair...

बेरोजगारी के सबसे बड़े मुद्दे के साथ नीतीश से नाराज है नोजवान !

आम भारतीय के मन मे हमेशा बिहार के मतदाता के राजनीतिक ज्ञान को लेकर उत्सुकता रहती है। कहते हैं बिहार में रिक्शेवाले से लेकर...

Photo Essay: Ranchi’s Muslims recount religious discrimination, apathy amid pandemic

By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net While the world was dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, in India, however, Muslims became targets of a concerted attack. The media...

NRI Ambedkarites demand immediate prosecution of Hathras rape accused

TCN News Scores of NRI Ambedkarites from the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Nederland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Belgium, Hungary, Australia,...

“Beaten, heads tonsured, forced to chant Jai Shri Ram,” tribal Christians from Jharkhand recount...

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Babri verdict very disappointing, against spirits of justice: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind

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Beating of 3 Paraya boys in Kozhikode unpack existing caste-violence in Kerala

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“Police beat him on his head with a waist belt,” family of Muslim cab...

By Aparajita Ghosh, TwoCircles.net Mumbai: Family of a 26-year-old cab driver Sohail Sheikh in Chembur area of Mumbai, Maharashtra has accused police of causing his...

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind calls farm bills anti-farmers, demands Govt to withdraw

TCN News  New Delhi, Sep 19: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has opposed the three contentious farm bills as the central government is preparing to table them...

Khalid, Imam and the conventional Muslim prisoner

To show complete solidarity, they need a conventional Muslim who's left-leaning, has been painted as an atheist and has not made Islamic references in...

“No one would question innocence of our kids now,” says family, after Army admits...

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“You don’t deserve to live in India,” 4 Tablighi Jamaat members recount near-death experience...

By Aparajita Ghosh, TwoCircles.net  Mumbai: “Tum Hindustan mein rehne ke laayak nahi ho, tum yahan nahi reh sakte.”  These were the words of the assailants who allegedly...

Team of Retd IPS Officers demand “fair reinvestigation of Delhi riots”

TCN News Nine retired IPS officers have written to S.N. Shrivastava, IPS Police Commissioner of Delhi, raising objections against the “flawed investigation into the Delhi...

Since Modi came to power, Muslims have faced systematic, chaotic form of cruel oppression:...

Former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student leader has written a public letter weeks later after he was arrested by UP's anti-terrorist squad (ATS) and subsequently released....

30+ independent artists, professionals demand immediate release of Umar Khalid

TCN News Over 30 individual artists, rights workers and professionals have condemned the arrest of Umar Khalid on charges of instigating the Delhi riots. The artists...

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Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid booked under UAPA, supporters say ‘activism not a...

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The new ‘no news’ in Kerala: sexual abuse of minor orphan girl by teacher

By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Kerala: In a country where attacks on women and girls are nothing new, the alleged rape of a nine-year-old orphan girl...

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Using pellets, force on Shia mourner’s points to declining religious freedom in Kashmir

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“Policemen sat on their chests, burnt their genitals with lighter,” lawyer recounts horrific custodial...

By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net Palakkad: On the evening of 24 August, Palakkad North Division police turned up at the house of two brothers, Abdurrahman (18)...

“We demand DNA results to be out soon or whole village will protest,” say...

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“Investigation itself is a conspiracy,” say concerned citizen group on Delhi violence probe

TCN News New Delhi: Over 1000 professionals including journalists, academics, filmmakers, political leaders, rights activists and various others have issued an urgent statement questioning the...

Is Rajiv Tyagi the latest non-Muslim victim of Islamophobia?

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तो डॉक्टर कफ़ील ने तय कर लिया है वो अब सियासत करेंगे !

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Companions of Peace & Justice file FIR against Sudarshan News Editor Suresh Chavhanke for...

TCN News Mumbai-based Companions of Peace & Justice has submitted an FIR at Sakinaka Police Station against Suresh Chavhanke, Editor-In-Chief of Sudarshan News for provoking...

Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) welcomes release of Dr Kafeel Khan

TCN News Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) has welcomed the release of Dr Kafeel Khan, who has been repeatedly imprisoned by the Uttar Pradesh government...

Groping in the Dark: Kashmir’s pellet victims battle deteriorating mental health amid COVID-19 lockdown

By Asma Hafiz, TwoCircles.net  It was the raging summer of 2016. Kashmir was witnessing one of its massive public upsurges. Thirteen-year-old Ifra Shakoor was preparing...

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Jamia student activists Aysha Renna, Ladeeda Farzana send legal notice to RSS-sponsored OpIndia, demand...

TCN News Jamia Millia Islamia students and Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) activists Aysha Renna and Ladeeda Farzana have sent legal notices to the RSS-sponsored news...

“We will send you to Bangladesh after NRC,” Muslim farmer at Indo-Bangladesh border alleges...

By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net  Parganas: On 27 July, Saddam Hossain Fakir crossed the barbed wire fencing a few kilometres from his house, as usual, to...

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"नो स्कूल नो फ़ीस' देश मे एक मुद्दा बन गया है। अभिभावक और स्कूल मालिक आमने सामने आ गए हैं। अभिभावक महामारी के दौरान...

Jamaat-E-Islami Hind expresses serious concern over deepening economic crisis in country amid COVID-19 pandemic

TCN News Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has expressed serious concern over the deepening economic crisis in the country following Covid-19 pandemic. JIH stated this in its...

‘An institute like KISS should be banned for what it does to tribal children,...

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net The Kalinga Intitute of Social Sciences (KISS) has often been presented as an ideal model for ensuring that tribal children are...

Global campaign #StandAsMyWitness calls for immediate release of Indian activist Sudha Bharadwaj on 2nd...

TCN News CIVICUS, an online monitor to track fundamental rights around the world has released a statement ahead of August 28 to mark two years...

400+ international civil rights advocates, organizations demand immediate release of Kashmir journalist Aasif Sultan

TCN News The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) together with over 400 civil society activists and organizations has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...

The Good News Project: How the BJP helps Muslims, unknowingly

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“FIR was filed against me for my online activity”: AMU research student scared of...

By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net Bahraich: Mohd. Najmuzzaman is a research scholar pursuing his PhD in Urdu literature at Aligarh Muslim University. He hails from Jarwal...

Probe role of Facebook in violence against minorities: Coalition to Stop Genocide in India...

TCN News Indian American network of civil rights organizations and activists, The Coalition to Stop Genocide in India, has urged the US House of Representatives...

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Students praise Prof Hany Babu’s commitment to social justice, demand his immediate release

TCN News Students of University of Delhi’s Prof Hany Babu MT have issued an open statement sending birthday wishes and expressing solidarity with their professor...

Insaaf Zindabad – Feminists for Freedom, Peace and Justice question India’s freedom on 74th...

TCN News On the occasion of the 74th Independence Day of India, Insaaf Zindabad - Feminists For Freedom, Peace And Justice (IZ-FFPJ) has issued a...

Retaliating against the Pen with the Sword is not the Way of Islam: Understanding...

By Abhik Bhattacharya The falling of Bhoomi Puja in Ayodhya and the celebration of the first anniversary of Kashmir being constitutionally stripped off its special...

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर । Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने पीस पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष डॉ अय्यूब पर रासुका लगा दी है। डॉक्टर अय्यूब को 31 जुलाई...

1300+ signatories register nationwide condemnation of Delhi Police regarding the interrogation of Prof Apoorvanand

TCN News Over 1300 professionals have signed an open letter condemning interrogation of Prof Apoorvanand by the Delhi Police on August 3 in connection with...

100+ orgs rally against Times Square celebration of Babri Masjid demolition

TCN News The Coalition to Stop Genocide in India, a broad network of more than 100 Indo-American organizations led a massive rally at Times Square...

Kashmir Reading Room releases report marking one year of abrogation of Article 370

TCN News Kashmir: Kashmir Reading Room has released a report marking one year of the de-operationalization of Article 370, and unilateral revocation of Kashmir’s special...

“His head was blooming like a lotus,” recalls mother of slain 9-year-old Dalit boy...

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Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) demand immediate release of Prof Hany Babu, all political...

TCN News Over 30 social organizations under the banner of Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) has condemned the arrest of Professor Hany Babu MT by...

Muslim leadership neglected in TMC’s district committee list for state Assembly Elections 2021

By Zaidul Haque, Twocirles.net West Bengal: In West Bengal, political parties are preparing their political plan for fighting the upcoming Assembly election 2021. Recently, the...

Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind calls delimitation exercise in Assam as “government’s ill intention”

TCN News Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind General Secretary Maulana Mahmood Madani filed a petition to the Supreme Court questioning the Central government on the exercise of delimitation...

Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) demand release of Varavara Rao, all political prisoners

TCN News Over 30 organizations under the Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) have released a statement demanding the immediate release of veteran poet Varavara Rao...

Activists condemn UP government’s brutality against democratic protestors during online press meet

TCN News An online press meet was organized by activists, advocates and community leaders on Tuesday to condemn the misuse of law and order by...

Young poets of India demand immediate release of Varavara Rao

TCN News As well known incarcerated poet Varavara Roa was moved to JJ Hospital due to his deteriorating health conditions, an open statement by youth...

Islamophobia in society eroding philosophy of Indian constitution

By Md Farrukh Ilyas, TwoCircles.net “If Muslims become more than 30% of the population, that country is in danger,” said a leader of the Rajya...

Shaheen Bagh protests, the Left, Liberals and Delhi Riots: A Case of Political Hijacking

By M. Yusuf, TwoCircles.net This article is in response to a friend who was seeking my support & sympathy for the members of the Pinjra...

New domicile certificates amplify anxieties about demographics in Kashmir

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विकास दुबे: गिरफ्तारी या समर्पण !

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Popular Front condemns attachment of properties by UP police, calls it undemocratic

TCN News  Popular Front of India Chairman OMA Salam has condemned UP Police action of attachment of people's properties across Uttar Pradesh. Salam called out the...

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UN Human Rights Council experts urge India to release anti-CAA protestors

TCN News  Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council in the latest session have urged India to immediately release activists who have been...

Post Article 370: Immediate Police Reforms needed in Jammu & Kashmir

By Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat It has been more than 7 years since Omar Abdullah led  government in Jammu & Kashmir, before tabling J&K Police...

Is India moving towards a totalitarian society?

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Activists group condemn Police report for naming Harsh Mander as instigator of ‘Delhi pogrom’

TCN News More than 50 individuals have spoken out in strong condemnation of the inclusion of Harsh Mander’s name in the Final Report (Under Section...

अजय के लिए लड़ रही है कांग्रेस आज़म के लिए ख़ामोश है समाजवादी...

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New US report on religious freedom addresses NRC, CAA, J&K change of special status

TCN News The US Department has released its annual report on International Religious Freedom (IRF) for this year in the US Congress on Thursday. The precursor...

67% migrant labourers still stranded in India, says SWAN report on migrant crisis amid...

TCN News In its latest report on the migrant crisis in India, Stranded Workers Action Network (SWAN) said released its latest report on the migrant...

MHA blacklists foreign Tablighi Jamaat members from entering India

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Muslim lawyer in UP vows to fight cases of detained foreign Tablighi Jammat members...

By Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net Uttar Pradesh: A fifty-six-year-old Muslim lawyer from Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh has vowed to fight for the release of 57 foreign...

With relaxation eased under lockdown, 200 organisations calls for nationwide anti-CAA protests

TCN News Nearly 200 organisations have called for fresh nationwide protests against CAA-NRC-NPR as relaxation measures under lockdown 5.0 were issued by the Central government. 'Sab...

SPI demand immediate release of Teltumbde, say charges against him ‘dubious and contrived’

TCN News The Socialist Party of India has initiated a petition demanding the immediate release of activist Anand Teltumbde and dropping of all charges against...

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