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...

Interview with Zeyad Masroor Khan on his book ‘City On Fire: A Boyhood In...

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‘God Has Finally Answered Our Prayers’: Fresh Snowfall Revives Dying Business in Kashmir

Irshad Hussain / Mubashir Naik , TwoCircles.net After a months-long dry spell, the Kashmir valley finally received the much-anticipated first snowfall of the season in...

Class 11 Student From Hyderabad Publishes Her First Book Chronicling the Syrian Conflict

Tauseef Ahmad | Two Circles A class 11 student from India hopes to bring a new level of awareness to the Syrian Civil War with...

A Physics Project: Two 11th Graders Build Affordable Electric-Powered Car

Imran Inamdar | Two Circles Mohammad Sehab Beig and Muhammad Shaan Sheikh, two classmates from Shantadurga Higher Secondary School in Goa's Bicholim town, were assigned...

Muslim Women Study Circle: Reclaiming Agency of Muslim Women in India

A Kolkata-based collective Muslim Women Study Circle is working towards reclaiming the agency of Muslim women at a time when Islamophobia has been reared...

Interview With Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan on His New English Translation of the Quran

Hasan Zia Rizvi/ TwoCircles.net Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan, a 75-year-old Indian scholar, has published a new translation of the Quran, the holy book of the...

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...

A Muslim Woman Is Helping Patients of Sickle Cell Disease Get Treatment in MP’s...

By Shaba Manzoor and Nuzhat Khan  At the age of two and a half years, Swaleha Naaz Khan fell down the stairs while playing and...

Meet Saima Noor, a Wheelchair-Bound Woman Artist in a Kashmir Hospital

Ilhak Tantray and Mohsin Mushtaq | Two Circles Network There is a profound sense of melancholy in the dimly lit ward number six of Srinagar's...

Meet the Tribal Girls From Jammu & Kashmir Who Cracked Neet

Tauseef Ahmad | Two Circles.net Several girls from the Bakarwal community, a nomadic ethnic minority in India's Jammu and Kashmir area, recently cleared the National...

Ashraful Madaris Urdu medium school of Hyderabad bags the K-12 WOW award

TCN News At the recently concluded Global K-12 Summit, organised by Business Reconnect in Hyderabad on 8th September 2023, Ashraful Madaris High School, an Urdu Medium...

‘It Destroyed His Five Years’: Drug Addiction Shatters Dreams of Countless Families in Kashmir

Tauseef Ahmad/ Abdul Basit | Two Circles Five years ago, Hanan Majeed (name changed), 21, a Kashmiri youth from Baramulla district fell victim to addiction...

‘The Little Muslims Gift Factory’: An Indian Muslim Woman’s Islamic Gift Shop Is Going...

Nikhat Fatima | Two Circles In 2015 at the age of 27, Madiha Basheer started her business with her first product a beautiful box curated...

From Designing Clothes To Designing Cakes: The Journey of a Hijabi Cake Artist From...

Sobiya Inamdar/ TwoCircles.net Nadia Aslam, a resident of Panjim, Goa has always had a love for baking cakes. She used to bake delicious cakes for...

Mohammad Areeb Of Jamia Contributes To The Success Of Chandryan-3, A Proud Moment For...

Staff reporter/ TCN The people of Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar are overwhelmed with pride as Areeb from their town contributes to the success of Mission Chandryan-3. Areeb is...

In Assam, Mob Lynchings of Muslims Follow the Same Pattern and Template

Arshad Ahmed | Two Circles.net Rahima Begum, 50, had not slept in a long time and had not eaten well because her 25-year-old son Hifzur...

‘Where Will We Bury the Dead?’: A Muslim-Dominated Neighbourhood in Mumbai Grieves

K K Ahmed/ TwoCircles.net When Meeraj Ansari, 34, went to recite Al-Fatiha, a Quran verse, at a grave in Mumbai East's Rafi Nagar graveyard in...

‘Working as Ola Bike Rider’: Students After Fee Hike at Osmania University, Seek Repeal

Md Zamir Hasan, Twocircles.net Bhavani Prasad, 24, enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme in 2019 at Osmania University, a century-old state-funded university in...

‘Administration Failed To Take Timely and Appropriate Action’: Fact-Finding Report on Nuh Communal Violence

TCN News An 11-member fact-finding team from the Association for the Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) visited communal violence-affected areas in Haryana to present the...

Mumbai: Girl Students Asked To Remove Hijab At The College Gate Introducing New Dress...

By K K Ahmed / TwoCircles.net NG Acharya & DK Maratha College in Mumbai's Chembur area has been in the news from the last few...

Ecokash: Creating Sustainable Clothing Line in Kashmir

Sabha Khan | TwoCircles.net In the Padshahi Bagh neighbourhood of Srinagar, a young entrepreneur named Insha Mir, 30, has launched Kashmir's first sustainable apparel line...

‘Are We Lesser Humans’: Inside a Relief Camp in Assam Housing Over 300 Muslim...

– Arshad Ahmed | Twocircles.net The approach to 12-year-old Jamal Islam's make-shift home in Changmajhi, a revenue village in central Assam's Nagaon district, becomes impassable...

SEED, Quran Foundation, Award Scholarship Worth 73.9 Lakh to MANUU Students

Maulana Azad National Urdu University students receive a scholarship worth 73.9 lakh from SEED  Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net Support for Educational & Economic Development (SEED), a non-profit...

Daughter Of A Tyre Puncture Repairer Cracks NEET, Scores 633

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Jalna, Maharashtra: Misbah Anwar Khan, a resident of Jalna city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, has become an inspiring example...

Solar Bike Creation by Asad Abdullah: A Testament to Innovation

Asad is a 23-year-old resident of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, who has been innovative since childhood. Recently, he built a seven-seater solar bike. Impressed by...

30 Years On, Mumbai’s Ideal Educational Movement Is Still Helping Muslim Students Pursue Their...

Khan Kafeel Ahmed and Nikhat Fatima | TwoCircles.net Zeeshan Shaikh, 28, recalls searching for a coaching center that would coach him for a lower fee...

Meet Wani, the 82-Year-Old Man Who Runs Kashmir’s Last Traditional Oil Mill

Faizan Mir, TwoCircles.net Inside a dimly lit old two-story mud and timber house patched with tin sheets, 82-year-old Ghulam Mohammad Wani guides an old angled...

Hafiz e Quran Abdul Rahim achieves outstanding success in NEET

Hafiz e Quran Abdul Rahim has scored 670 out of 700 marks in the NEET exam, securing an All India Rank of 2,702. Hafiz...

18 year old Syed Amjad keen on presenting prominent Urdu writer Akhtar Orenvi to...

Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Syed Akthar Ahmad, also known as Akthar Orenvi, was a Bihar-born Urdu writer who produced exceptional literary works, devoted his life to...

Maulana In Aurangabad Gifts Kiddy Banks To Get Children To Read Books

Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Maulana Abdul Qayyum Nadvi, 47, opens 'the Mirza World Book House' on Jinsi Road in Aurangabad, Maharashtra at 10 am every day,...

हाफ़िज़ कुरान अब्दुल रहीम ने नीट परीक्षा में शानदार सफलता प्राप्त की

देश की सबसे कठिन परीक्षाओं में से एक नीट का रिजल्ट पिछले हफ्ते घोषित कर दिया गया है। हाफ़िज़ अब्दुल रहीम ने नीट परीक्षा में 700...

Junagadh: Week after violence, Muslims still live in fear

Huneza Khan, TwoCircles.net Several hundred Muslims gathered outside a 100-year-old dargah in Gujarat's Junagadh city on the night of June 16 to protest a demolition...

Mazdoor Kitchen: A melange of love, salt and labour

By Aatika S | TwoCircles Nida Ansari, is a Delhi based development practitioner and consultant with over 12 years of experience in working with national...

‘Don’t Think We Can Go Back’: Muslims Fleeing Purola

Mahwish Asim, TwoCircles.net “Humko nahi lagta ab hum kabhi waha wapas ja payenge (We don’t think we can go back there again),” says Mohammed Zahid,...

Burqa-Clad Auto Driver Defies Norms in Chennai

Syed Ali Mujtaba, Twocircles.net Chennai: Meet Bhiyari Fatima a burqa-clad Muslim woman auto-driver on the busy streets of Chennai. She has broken two myths, one...

Meet Kaneez Fatima, Karnataka’s Only Muslim Woman MLA

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net  Kaneez Fatima, the hijab-clad politician who won in the recent assembly elections in Karnataka is currently very popular with her videos...

Owning a House Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Is Still a Distant Dream for...

Abdul Basit | Twocircles.net Launched in 2015, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), promised to provide affordable housing to the poor. However, owning a house under the...

“Young Trailblazer Maryam Mirza Ignites a Reading Revolution with 31 Mohalla Libraries in Aurangabad”

By Nikhat Fatima |Twocircles.net Books have been Maryam’s passion ever since she learnt to read. She turned her passion into a mission of starting a...

The plight of Meitei Pangals or Manipur Muslims remains unheard

Syed Ali Mujtaba Manipuri Muslims or Meitei Pangals are not jumping into the current tribal war between Meitei and the Kuki. They are not ready...

Unveiling the Truth: Women of Kashmir Break Silence on social media to confront molestation

By Fahim Mattoo, TwoCircles.net  The safety and protection of women in Jammu and Kashmir hang in the balance following the dissolution of the State Commission...

Lucknow Zardozi Artisans Are Hanging By A Thread

Hasan Zia Rizvi | Twocircles.net Lucknow has carved out a niche for the world-famous art form of Zardozi. In recent years, the art form has...

Meet Mubeena Ramzan, the trailblazer in imparting women’s education and property rights

By Sadaf Shabir, TwoCircles.net “In today’s world, if something goes wrong in our household, women are held responsible,” said Mubeena Ramzan, an iconic figure for...

‘We have buried the 4,500 precious books in a pit’

TCN revisits Madarsa Azizia and its library after it was attacked during Ramadan Sufi Parween, Twocircles.net A goldmine of Islamic literature, spread over 4,500 books, including...

Meet Imtiaz Jalil, MP from Aurangabad, recipient of the News makers achievers award 2023

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net  Imtiaz Jalil,MP, Aurangabad was honoured with the ‘15th News makers Achievers Awards 2023’ in the ‘Best Working Politician’ category on May 1st 2023 at Yashwant Rao...

Unmasking the Shadows: Unveiling the Dark Side of the IPL – Betting, Suicides, and...

By - Mohd. Ziyauallah Khan If you move around late evening in and around your residential neighborhood, seeing young boys in groups with their smartphones...

The man who fought for Babri Masjid in court is no more

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इनोवेशन | एक माह में सोलर बाइक बनाने वाले असद की कहानी

फिल्म देखकर सात सीटर सोलर बाइक बनाई, आईआईटी कानपुर से बुलावा यह कहानी है 23 वर्ष के असद की, जो बचपन से ही काफी...

No Men Beyond This Point: The ‘Women’s Only’ Cafe In Jamia Nagar, Delhi

Café Sheeru seeks to offer a ‘safe and comfortable’ space for women customers By Simeen Anjum & Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net Sarah (who goes by her first...

The Kerala Story: A Frustrated Attempt to Silence Vocal Muslim Women

Snobar | Twocircles.net Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues in the BJP are promoting the film “The Kerala Story,” but a large number of...

‘It is our curse & tears’: Hijabi students on BJP’s loss in Karnataka election...

Snobar Khan and Syed Mueen, TwoCircles.net Basavaraj Bommai, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, conceded defeat on May 13, 2023, as the Congress took the lead...

J&K: CPW workers on the verge of committing suicide over delayed and meagre wages

Arjumand Shaheen, TwoCircles.net Srinagar J&K: While the world celebrated the International labourers' day on 1st May, the Contingent paid workers/Sweepers (CPWs) in the department of...

400 साल पुराने उर्दू और फारसी के  लाखों दस्तावेजों की मरम्मत करवा रहा टीएसएआरआई,...

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Meet Ariba Khan: A Young Municipal Councillor from Shaheen Bagh

Aatika S. | TwoCircles.net Ariba Khan from the Indian National Congress, and Municipal Councillor from Abul Fazal Enclave in Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, speaks to...

Equity Question of Muslim is a Myth India Finds a Report

Syed Ali Mujtaba An audit report on the marginalization of Muslims in minority concentration districts in Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, and UP tears apart the...

‘द केरेला स्टोरी’: फिल्म बनी दुष्प्रचार का हथियार

-    राम पुनियानी केरल का नाम सुनते ही हमारे मन में उभरता है एक ऐसा राज्य जहां शांति और सद्भाव का राज है, जहां निरक्षता का निर्मूलन...

How Three Muslim Women of Northeast Delhi Were Caught In A Legal And Financial...

By Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net On her wedding day, Tabassum was issued an arrest warrant for missing a court hearing. The previous day, November 10, 2022,...

Sahidul Alom Award-2023 for Habibur Rahman Choudhury

TCN News Shahidul Alam Choudhury, who had a very humble background, came to limelight in 1985 when he was sworn in as a cabinet minister...

Ashraful Madaris – An Urdu medium school fighting for survival

By Nikhat Fatima, twocircles.net Building character and integrity and not just building careers is what the teachers strive for, in this 110-year-old school ‘Ashraful Madaris’...

Knowledge is power and the government controls it

By Saundarya Verma India is a country so vast that even after inhabiting the worlds’ largest population, we have space for more people. We make...

इंजीनियरिंग छात्रों की अनूठी पहल, रमजान में लोगों को घर का खाना खिलाने के...

चार छात्रों ने मिलकर sehri۔in की शुरुआत की, विधवा महिलाओं को काम पर रखा मोहम्मद ज़मीर हसन|twocircles.net रमजान के मौके पर हैदराबाद में इंजीनियरिंग के छात्रों...

MEET NAZIR MUNSHI : UPLIFTING PEOPLE THROUGH SOCIAL WORK

Imran Inamdar | TwoCircles.net Solapur (Maharashtra): The main purpose of Zakat, as per Islamic guidelines, is to empower and stabilize people around you. It is...

RAMADAN SPECIAL SERIES: A DAY ON THE ROAD WITH A FASTING FOOD DELIVERY EXECUTIVE

Shehzad Ahmad drives 120 km, delivering food in southeast Delhi, and breaks his fast on the road  Ubair Ul Hameed It’s 6.15 pm and the clock...

Media-shy Rumman Ashraf, the SSC topper from Sheikhpura aims to join the Indian Army

Sami Ahmed & Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net “It was Friday and we were preparing for Iftar. We got a call from the school that Rumman has...

RAMADAN SPECIAL SERIES: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SALESMAN DURING THE EID...

Between attending to customers and praying in the mosque, Shakeel Ahmed Khan is on his feet after iftaar  UbairUlHameed As the night begins to draw to...

लाखों मुस्लमानों ने अदा की रमजान उल मुबारक के चौथे जुम्मे की नमाज

TCN News रमजान शरीफ का महीना अल्लाह ताआला से इश्क और मोहब्बत का महीना : मौलाना उसमान लुधियाना, 14 अप्रैल ( 2023) : कल पवित्र रमजान...

एनसीईआरटी की 11वीं की किताब से मौलाना आजाद का नाम हटाया गया

संविधान सभा की समिति के मेंबर्स में से मौलाना आज़ाद के नामों को हटाया गया एनसीईआरटी की पहले किताब में जवाहरलाल नेहरू, राजेन्द्र...

Ramadan special series: A day in the kitchen of a fasting cook

How Rafiq cooks for 100 people while going without food and water Ubair Ul Hameed, TwoCircles.net As the sun sets over the bustling streets of Delhi’s Zakir...

Mosque and Madarsa Partially Demolished in ‘Anti-Encroachment’ Drive in Delhi

By Arbab Ali Ahmed*, an 11-year-old boy, scrambles through the rubble of his madarsa, managing to pull out the mangled blades of a ceiling fan...

Bihar: Muslim girl students increasingly secure first division in state, madrassa board exams

Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net Muslim students in Bihar show upward trends in topping board examinations if their performance of the last five years is tracked. Data...

Hindus are in real danger of losing their faith to lunatics and fanatics

By Mushtaque Rahamat hai raam ke vajud pe hindostan ko naaz ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain is ko imam-e-hind (Allama Iqbal)  This year again like previous years the...

Meet Sadiya Shaikh, emerging community leader from Mumbai

Nikhat Fatima|Twocirlces.net Born in Bihar, Sadiya’s family shifted to Mumbai when she was 4 years old. Sadiya, eldest of her 5 siblings has recently been...

PWD Conducts Encroachment Removal Drive At Dargah In South Delhi

Arbab Ali| TwoCircles.net  Amir Hussain Siddique had barely slept after eating the pre-dawn meal when he was woken up by a frantic call from Yusuf...

आरटीआई में खुलासा: तेलंगाना में अल्पसंख्यकों को सशक्त बनाने वाली बैंक सब्सिडी...

मोहम्मद ज़मीर हसन|twocircles.net तेलंगाना सरकार की ओर से अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय के लिए चलाई जा रही बैंक लिंक्ड सब्सिडी योजना के बजट आवंटन खर्च में लगातार...

TCN Statement on the Arrest of Journalist Irfan Mehraj

TCN has learned that one of our editorial contributors Mr. Irfan Mehraj has been arrested by India's National Intelligence Agency on March 20th, 2023...

In Delhi, 7 ‘gau rakshaks’, including cops, thrash meat vendors, urinate on them

On March 7, seven men, including three police personnel, thrashed two meat vendors in Delhi's Shahdara area. Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — Seven men,...

Jamia violence case: Delhi HC adjourns plea against trial court order discharging 11 accused

Incidents of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia in December 2019 erupted after a clash between the police and people protesting against the Citizenship...

Karnataka: Sri Rama Sena leader held guilty by court in hate speech case

On January 2, 2015, Siddalinga Swami delivered a speech against Muslims at a public function organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) at...

Bihar: Muslim community anxious after spurt in communal incidents 

https://twocircles.net/2023mar10/448581.html Observers noted that there is a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of the Bihar government and instil a sense of insecurity and fear...

Maharashtra: Hindutva rally calls for economic boycott of Muslims

Several leaders addressed the rally and made speeches against alleged ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad’ in the state.  TCN Special Correspondent | TwoCircles.net MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA)...

MP: How a Khandwa court sentenced 37 Muslims to 7 years in prison

Despite contradictions in the testimonies of the witnesses, Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district sessions court sentenced 37 Muslims to seven years in prison for...

Bihar: Muslim man ‘lynched on suspicion of carrying beef’, three arrested

A mob allegedly intercepted Naseem Qureshi & his nephew Firoz at Jogia village and beat them up over allegations of carrying beef. Naseem...

महिला दिवस पर विशेष : सलीम भाई बनकर चाय की दुकान चलाती है ‘बानो’ 

  सिमरा अंसारी। TwoCircles.net राजधानी दिल्ली में देश की एक नामी यूनिवर्सिटी के पास ही एक चाय की दुकान है। इस दुकान के बाहर चाय का...

A woman, a Muslim, and an artist: How a 23-year-old in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar...

23-year-old Anjum, who lives in Jamia Nagar, a middle-income Muslim-majority enclave near the Yamuna River in Delhi, has been actively involved in art-based...

A fashion designer turns her village home into garment manufacturing unit

Tabassum Jabeen's entrepreneurial journey began amidst the Covid lockdown. Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net  PATNA (BIHAR) — A whirring sound from a nondescript building in the middle...

Giving shoes a new life in Patna

Shazia Qaiser runs the state’s first shoe laundry service. Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net PATNA (BIHAR) — A black and green board reading “Revival: Service Centre for...

प्रेरणा : ग़रीब बच्चों को ‘नेशनल सेलर’  बनाने वाले जिद्दी कोच सुहेम शेख की...

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Ayodhya mosque finally gets go ahead, construction to begin soon

Apart from a mosque, a library, a community kitchen and a hospital are also proposed in the mega project.  TCN Special Correspondent NEW DELHI - The...

Cow acts as surrogate mother of human beings, observes Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court called for the Central government to declare the cow as "protected national animal," and ban its slaughter.   TCN Special Correspondent  NEW...

‘My children ask me when their father will be home:’ jailed activist Khalid Saifi’s...

On February 26, social activist Khalid Saifi completed three years in jail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. A court in Delhi had...

ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : “पुलिस ने मेरे बेगुनाह शौहर की हत्या की” हिरासत में...

    तेलंगाना में मेदक पुलिस ने खदीर को चोरी के इल्जाम में गिरफ्तार किया था, गिरफ्तारी के बाद बेतहाशा पिटाई से खदीर की तबीयत बिगड़...

‘Nothing will be same ever again,’ say residents of Delhi’s Shiv Vihar three years...

In northeast Delhi's Shiv Vihar area, most of the Muslim residents are yet to recover from the traumatic episodes of violence and the...

‘Govt doesn’t care about religious minorities in Kashmir:’ Kashmiri Pandit leader after fresh killing 

In the latest attack, a Kashmiri Pandit man was shot dead by suspected militants in the Pulwama district on Sunday.  Afnan Habib | TwoCircles.net  SRINAGAR...

Muslim leaders’ pictures missing in Congress advertisment, party apologises

The full-page advertisement which was published in dailies on the third day of the plenary session on Saturday, featured Congress leaders of the...

एक सप्ताह बाद भी जुनैद नासिर के हत्यारों तक नही पहुंचे कानून के हाथ

  आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net राजस्थान के जुनैद और नासिर की हत्या के एक हफ्ते बाद भी पुलिस खाली हाथ हैं। शुक्रवार को जुमे की नमाज़ के...

‘Country in state of lawlessness,’ student bodies on killing of Nasir & Junaid

At a protest on Friday at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar, student bodies urged the government to arrest the accused in the killing of...

This school in Ghaziabad helps rebuild lives of Delhi’s riot-affected children

Started by social activist Aasif Mujtaba, the Sunrise Public School in Loni, Ghaziabad offers free education to children from riot-affected families.  Arbab Ali |...

Bihar: One arrested in Muslim man’s death in Samastipur; police deny communal angle

A Muslim labourer Mohammad Fayaz from Samastipur in Bihar was allegedly beaten up by few Hindu men at their house leading to his...

Bhiwani killings: ‘Will not retreat until all accused arrested,’ say Rajasthan locals after admin...

In the notice dated February 23, protestors were ordered to be present at the court of the sub-divisional magistrate, Pahari on February 27...

2020 Delhi riots: ‘My soul trembles when I recall that day,’ shopkeepers at Gokulpuri...

Shopkeepers at Gokulpuri tyre market, where 97 shops were set ablaze during the 2020 Delhi riots, are still struggling to rebuild their lives...

Rajasthan govt not interested in contesting Rakbar Khan lynching case, claims prosecutor

Advocate Nasir Ali Naqvi, who is the public prosecutor in the case, said he would not be able to appear in the case...

‘Govt discontinued Maulana Azad fellowship because it doesn’t want Muslims to pursue higher education,’...

For many post-doctoral Muslim students, discontinuing of Maulana Azad Fellowship (MANF) by the Central government means acquiring higher education for the economically marginalized...

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    आकिल हुसैन। Two circles.net टीपू सुल्तान की मौत के लगभग 220 साल बीत चुके हैं। लेकिन टीपू सुल्तान आज भी कर्नाटक की राजनीति में मुद्दा...

Is Urdu journalism dying in India? 

With decreasing readers and lack of capital driving the news content, Urdu journalism in India is staring at an uphill task to compete...

What led to communal clashes in Jharkhand’s Palamu? 

The administration imposed section 144 and snapped the internet after a dozen people got injured in communal clashes that also saw two houses,...

‘Muslims have become demolition targets:’ Jamia Nagar residents on DDA demolitions

On February 15, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished 50 structures in Jamia Nagar, a predominately Muslim majority neighbourhood in New Delhi. The area...

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आकिल हुसैन । Twocircles.net हरियाणा में गाय की तस्करी के आरोप में नासिर और जुनैद को गाड़ी समेत जलानें की घटना को 48 घंटे हो...

I-T ‘survey’ operations at BBC India continue for 2nd day

Several opposition parties and press bodies have criticised the survey operations at BBC’s premises.  Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — The Income Tax (I-T)...

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‘Love jihad rally in Mumbai was criminal, unconstitutional,’ say rights activists

27 rights organisations from Maharashtra have written a letter to the police urging them to act tough against hate speech and book the...

‘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...

‘Nothing wrong with Chavhanke’s 2021 speech calling for Hindu Rashtra,’ proclaim his supporters

At a demonstration in support of Suresh Chavhanke at Jantar Mantar on February 5, offensive anti-Muslim speeches and proclamations to make India a...

Noted SC lawyer Ehtesham Hashmi dies of heart attack in New Delhi

Advocate Ehtesham Hashmi, who died today aged 37, was well-known for fighting cases of victims of communal violence and often without fees.  Huneza Khan...

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Man lynched in Assam on suspicion of cow theft, 14 arrested 

Police officials said that a man, identified as Naju Ali, was lynched in Assam's Sivasagar district on suspicion of cow theft.  Sana Ejaz |...

MP: Two Muslim men stabbed in Khandwa; victims allege communal angle

Two Muslim men, including a mosque imam, were stabbed in Khandwa city of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday allegedly by a group of Hindu...

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...

Muslim Personal Law Board to approach Supreme Court on Assam child marriage issue

A case related to the minimum age of Muslim girls getting married is pending before the Supreme Court. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI – The...

‘Bajrang Dal to play major role in checking religious conversion, love-jihad,’ says leader

The Hindutva right-wing organization Bajrang Dal has reiterated its commitment to checking religious conversion and love-jihad at the grassroots level.  Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net  PRAYAGRAJ (UTTAR...

Bihar: Lack of sponsors derails national-level Karate player’s dream to attend international tournaments

25-year-old Zabir Ansari is a national-level Karate player from Bihar and has won many accolades but lack of sponsors is likely to derail...

2,258 people arrested in Assam after govt crackdown on ‘child marriages’

Women in different parts of the state have expressed displeasure against the move and demanded release of their husbands. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  GUWAHATI (ASSAM)...

Yoga guru Ramdev accuses Muslims of terrorism, abducting Hindu women

Ramdev claimed that Islam and Christianity were obsessed with conversion while Hinduism taught its followers to do good. Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — In...

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Why are minorities disappointed with Union Budget 2023?

Slashing the budget for minority affairs from Rs 5020 crore last year to Rs 3079 crore this year has led some to question...

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net मोदी सरकार के दूसरे कार्यकाल का आखिरी बजट अल्पसंख्यकों के लिए मायूसी लेकर आया। पिछले वर्ष के मुकाबले इस वर्ष अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय...

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,...

UP: 12 policemen booked in ‘fake encounter’ of Muslim farmer

The court ordered the registration of a case against 12 police personnel based on the complaint of the victim’s wife. TCN Special Correspondent NEW DELHI...

AMU student suspended for raising ‘religious slogan’ on Republic Day

Police have taken cognizance of the incident and asked the AMU authorities to initiate legal action in the matter. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  ALIGARH (UTTAR...

Maharashtra: Hindutva leader, others acquitted in 2014 lynching of Mohsin Shaikh

28-year-old Mohsin Shaikh's killing in 2014 was the first mob lynching case after BJP had come to power in the centre.  TCN News  PUNE (MAHARASHTRA) – Nine...

24 students detained in DU for attempting to screen BBC documentary

The BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots has kicked up a storm in India, with...

2020 Delhi riots: Court charges two accused for damaging school

The accused were, however, discharged of charges of criminal conspiracy. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI —  A Delhi court has framed charges for various offences,...

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...

Gujarat court acquits 19 persons accused of killing 17 Muslims during post-Godhra violence

The acquittal comes at a time when a controversy is going on in India over the BBC documentary India: The Modi Question, which questioned Prime...

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In photos: Authorities foil attempts by Jamia students to screen BBC documentary

Police officials sprung to action at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) (university) on Wednesday ahead of the planned screening of the controversial documentary at the...

Violence mars JNU, JMI students’ attempts to screen BBC documentary

At JNU, students claimed they were pelted with stones allegedly by members of the right-wing student body while they were watching the documentary...

Delhi Police detains four Jamia students over screening of BBC documentary

The Jamia Millia Islamia administration has prohibited any screening of the film in the campus without permission. Arbab Ali | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — The Delhi...

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Rajasthan: In viral video, RSS leader targets religious minorities

In a viral video, an RSS official can be heard demanding the conversion of 30,000 mosques into temples. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI...

‘Mob attack on me being celebrated,’ says Muslim student assaulted in MP’s Khandwa

On January 3, Shahbaz, who hails from Sihada village in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa, is seen beaten up brutally by several men who he...

SC to set up 3-judge bench to hear plea challenging Karnataka Hijab ban

With exams scheduled in February, the petitioners contended that students may be permitted to appear in the exams wearing hijab. NEW DELHI — The Supreme...

Govt tells YouTube, Twitter to block links of BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots

The action has reportedly been taken using the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's emergency powers under the controversial IT Rules, 2021.  TCN News  NEW DELHI...

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Students in burqa denied entry into UP college; authorities cite ‘dress code’

Professor Dr AP Singh of Hindu college in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district said that they have implemented a dress code for the students...

AMU students demand union, launch ‘indefinite strike’

Students at AMU have been demanding to conduct the elections for the students' union for over 6 months. The last elections to the...

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...

‘There is rift after 2020 riots,’ say Brahmpuri residents after posters surface urging Hindus...

Most residents of Brahmpuri expressed displeasure against the appearance of such posters while some supported it.  Shruti Sharma | TwoCircles.net  ​​NEW DELHI — Early last...

Uttar Pradesh: 16-century historic mosque demolished in Prayagraj under ‘road widening’ project

In August last year, the Allahabad high court had dismissed a writ petition moved against the proposed removal of Shahi Masjid.  Sana Ejaz |...
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