Don’t want ties to be held hostage to Kashmir issue: Pakistan envoy
Hyderabad: Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit Sunday said his country doesn't like the relationship with India to be held hostage to the Jammu and...
16 Left parties to observe Dec 6 as communal harmony day in Bengal
Kolkata: Sixteen Left parties Sunday decided to observe Dec 6 - the day when the 16th century Babri mosque was destroyed in 1992 -...
Kashmir’s Kathua district has 3,615 disabled voters
Jammu: Election authorities in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday identified 3,615 disabled voters who would be assisted while exercising their franchise in...
Manisha Sethi’s book on counter terrorism and prejudices ‘Kafkaland’ launched in Delhi
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Academician and rights activist Manish Sethi’s book on ‘Prejudice, Law and Counterterrorism in India,’ Kafkaland was officially released on Saturday evening at the packed hall of the Press Club of India in the National Capital.
Indo-Pak youths connect through video conference
By TCN News,
New Delhi: In first of its kind, video conferencing was used to conduct an interaction between youth activists from Pakistan and...
Library App for girls of AMU
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Students’ Union and alumni of the Aligarh Muslim University have joined hands to create a mobile application that will allow girls of AMU to order books from Maulana Azad Library at the convenience of their residence. This app will allow undergraduate girls to get the book delivered to their hostel same day.
VHP to use ‘full energy’ to build Ram temple
Patna: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will use all its resources and energy to construct a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh,...
Indo-Arab League team to visit Palestine
Hyderabad: A delegation of the Indo-Arab League led by its chairman Syed Vicaruddin will visit Palestine and Jordan.
The nine-member team will leave for Palestine...
Movement in Patna to ‘preserve’ Urdu
By TCN News,
A general meeting of Tahreek- E - Urdu was organized in Danapur, Patna today by local activists of the movement.
People gathered in the newly built community hall of the Mazaar Jamaal Shah in Danapur to listen to the speakers describing the “importance of Urdu in modern India and the losses society and nation is facing by ignoring Urdu language”.
Women’s rights exhibition inaugurated in Coimbatore
By TCN News,
Coimbatore: An exhibition was inaugurated in Coimbatore on Saturday as part of the awareness campaign of the “Awakening” Conference on the theme “Women’s rights and issues” being organized by National Women’s Front.
President, HRD Minister invited for Jamia’s convocation on November 17
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia shall be holding its Annual Convocation-2014 on November 17, 2014 at 12.30 P.M. at Bhopal...
The MIM narrative: For or against Muslims?
By Raoof Mir,
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) registered its first impressive debut performance in a region outside its area of influence i.e. Hyderabad...
Activists mark Irom Sharmila’s 15 years of anti-AFSPA protest
Kolkata: Branding as "draconian" the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that gives sweeping powers to the armed forces to deal with terrorism, civil...
Activists mark Irom Sharmila’s 15 years of anti-AFSPA protest
Kolkata : Branding as "draconian" the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that gives sweeping powers to the armed forces to deal with terrorism,...
Burdwan blast: NIA nabs another man in Assam
Guwahati : The NIA, probing the blast in West Bengal's Burdwan district, has arrested yet another person from Assam's Nalbari district, police said here...
BJP names 16 more for Kashmir polls
Jammu : The BJP Saturday issued its fourth list of 16 candidates for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Saturday's list includes 13 candidates...
RSS, BJP leaders to address world Hindu congress
New Delhi : BJP and RSS leaders will address an international conference beginning here Nov 21 that seeks to provide a global platform to...
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi acquitted in defamation case
New Delhi : A court here Saturday acquitted Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a defamation case filed against him by former JD-U leader...
Maharashtra to move SC over Maratha, Muslim quota
Mumbai : Worried by the political fall-out of the Bombay High Court injunction on reservations for Marathas and Muslims, the Maharashtra government plans to...
BJP never sought abrogation, amendment of article 370: V.K. Singh
Srinagar : Minister of State for External Affairs Gen V.K. Singh Saturday said the BJP stands for a relook at article 370 that grants...
Calling off protest as govt agreed to both our demands: Bhopal disaster survivors
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal ended their protest at Jantar Mantar last evening after assurance by the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of meeting their demands. Five women survivors and their supporter broke their water-less fast on the fourth day with sips of water offered by Joint Secretary AJV Prasad who came to the protest site.
Bhopal gas victims assured compensation, end fast
New Delhi : After fighting for nearly 30 years, Bhopal gas tragedy survivor Kamla Bai is finally hopeful of "achche din" (good days) following...
Christians in India express concern over abuses of blasphemy law in Pakistan
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Indian Human Rights and Freedom of Faith activist Dr. John Dayal, who met with Mr. Abdul Basit, High Commissioner of Pakistan in New Delhi, recently has urged the Paksitan government to release the ailing Aisa Bibi, facing a death sentence and in jail since 2009 under the notorious Blasphemy laws, and to allow her to come to India where local groups have volunteered to take care of her urgent medical condition.
Children’s day brings colour to the tribal kids of Boisor
By TCN News,
Mumbai: Sukoon Charitable Trust celebrated Children’s Day with the tribal kids of Boisor, Mumbai. Sukoon picks the kids of this remote area to celebrate their first Children’s Day. The organization arranged a Sit and Draw competition followed by an awareness programme on the importance of cleanliness and higher studies for the kids.
Reformer and ruler: No need to mix the role of two
By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,
Taking up a broom and asking the people to do the same may bring about some cosmetic changes in the society, but it would not be a lasting solution.
When Raja Ram Mohan Roy raised his voice against sati, child marriage and stood for widow re-marriage etc he did so because he has his limitations. He was not in power to enact laws against these social evils and get them strictly implemented.
Government ‘agrees’ to revise Bhopal disaster related victims’ figures; survivors call off strike
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Survivors of Bhopal gas disaster have called of their strike after the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers agreed to make ICMR and MP Government hospital records as the basis of compensation instead of Carbide designed categories. The revised figure will be submitted to the Supreme Court for the curative petition.
Bengaluru court asked to expedite trial against Maudany
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday asked a Bengaluru court to conclude the trial against 2008 serial bomb blast conspiracy prime accused Abdul...
National Education Day celebrated at Goa by PFI-Goa
By TCN News,
Panaji: Felicitation of meritorious students and a debate on ‘Present Indian Muslims’ situation and our responsibilities’ marked the Popular Front of India, Goa (PFI) celebrations for the ‘National Education Day’ here.
Free Arabic language teaching prog at Hyderabad from Dec 1
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: A six-month long free of cost Arabic language programme christened as “Diploma education in Arabic Language” (DEAL) will be held at Hyderabad from December 1.
The DEAL for graduates, Aalims and Hafiz-e-Quran (both male & female) candidates will be conducted by the Hyderabad-based MESCO-ALEEF (Muslim Educational, Social & Cultural Organization – Arabic Language & English Education Foundation), the sixth consecutive year for such a programme.
Can Owaisis give their politics a non-sectarian twist?
By Saeed Naqvi,
Unlike the Aam Aadmi Party which overestimated its potential after an outstanding debut in Delhi, the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) led by Asaduddin and Akbaruddin Owaisi is expanding cautiously.
During recent state elections in Maharashtra, they ventured outside the confines of Hyderabad. They made measured forays in 26 constituencies which were once part of the Nizam’s state. The experiment succeeded. They won two and in the remaining 24 they performed with honour intact.
Medical seats scam: HC quashes Masood’s bail plea
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed the plea by disqualified Rajya Sabha member Rashid Masood for bail on medical grounds.
Masood is...
New students’ union president promises to oppose Common University Act, Common Entrance Test for...
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Promising to preserve and protect the unique character of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), the new Students’ Union president resolved that the Common University Act and Common Entrance Test proposed by the Centre shall not be allowed in AMU.
Maha dalit killings: Film industry faces to join demonstration in Mumbai
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Social activists, common citizens and even some faces from the film industry are likely to participate in a demonstration march on Saturday in Mumbai to show solidarity with three dalit victims from Ahmednagar district.
SC extends Ma’dani’s bail, directs Karnataka to complete trial in four months
By TwoCircles Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: The Supreme Court on Friday extended the bail term of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader – also an accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case – Abdul Nasser Ma’dani by four months on health grounds.
Bombay HC stays 5% reservation for Muslims in jobs, allows in govt educational institutions
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Friday stayed Maharashtra government’s decision to give 16% reservation to Marathas in public service and educational institutions. The court also stayed reservations to the Muslims in public service but allowed 5% reservation to the same community in educational institutions.
High court stays quota for Marathas, Muslims
Mumbai : The Bombay High Court Friday stayed the Maharashtra government's decision to provide educational and job quotas to Marathas and Muslims while allowing...
Kashmir missing from map, official with Modi protests
Brisbane : An improper Indian map with parts of Jammu and Kashmir missing, put up during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Queensland...
Modi offers tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru
Brisbane : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday paid tribute to the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru on his 125th birth anniversary.
"Today we...
FORWARD editor defends controversial ‘Mahishasur’ as Bahujan rendition
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Days after the police action against FORWARD Press following the complaint by saffron organisations regarding a painting of Goddess Durga published by the magazine, its consulting editor Pramod Ranjan has said the controversy possibly has roots in the Bahujan rendition of the narrative of a mythical character called Mahishashur.
Pakistani Taliban splinter group releases Wagah bomber’s pictures
Islamabad: A splinter group of Pakistani Taliban Thursday released pictures of a suicide bomber, who had killed nearly 60 people at Wagah border.
Jamaat ul...
FIR at Bhiwandi against miscreants burning green flag on social media
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: An FIR against unknown offenders for creation and circulation of an offensive video on the social media sites has been lodged at Bhiwandi police station in Thane district.
The FIR was prompted after Raza Academy; Bhiwnadi lodged a complaint in this regarding a video. The news of circulation of reportedly offensive video immediately spread amongst Bhiwandi Muslims who then gathered in front of Bhiwandi Kumharwada police station to register their grievances. They also demanded arrest of miscreants behind uploading of the same on the social media sites, a release from Raza Academy said.
SDPI deplores Guj govt’s move of compulsory voting
By TCN News,
Bhopal: Terming it as unconstitutional and anti-poor, which would increase corruption, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has deplored the BJP-ruled Gujarat government’s proposed move for compulsory voting in the local elections scheduled in 2015.
Minority students’ body asks government to take action against fundamentalists in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: More than 500 All BTC Minority Students Union (ABMSU) on Thursday staged a demonstration against the anti-social elements who are trying to bring division in the society in the name of religion and slammed the state government for its failure in check the violence and illegal activities in the state that have increased in recent time.
“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.
Complete Gulberg trial in three months: SC to Ahmedabad court
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Ahmedabad-based trial court to complete within three months the trial over the 2002 post-Godhra Gulberg...
12 injured as NC, PDP workers clash in Kashmir
Srinagar : At least a dozen people including security men were injured Thursday in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir when activists of the...
Kashmir villagers meet president
New Delhi : A group of villagers from Jammu and Kashmir Thursday called on President Pranab Mukherjee during a national integration tour organised by...
Jung directs police to prevent communal violence
New Delhi : Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung Thursday instructed Delhi Police to improve intelligence inputs to prevent incidents of communal violence by fringe elements.
Jung...
Aligs not happy with library controversy, write to HRD minister
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Aligarh: Jasim Mohammad, Secretary of Aligarh based Millat Bedari Muhim Committee (MBMC) has written to Smriti Z. Irani, Union Minister for Human Resource Development against what he termed as “undue and un-called for interference in AMU affairs.”
MANAS for skill development inaugurated
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Coinciding with the 125th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the government of India launched the activities of Maulana Azad National Skills Academy (MANAS), a skill development academy at the national level for members of the minority communities.
Art auction to raise money for flood-affected Kashmir
New Delhi : A photograph of Kashmir capturing its picturesque scenery and a beautiful threaded picture of the Valley are two art works that...
Criminal complaint in connection with 2002 Guj riots against Modi in Australia
By TCN News,
New York: Even as India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on Australian tour, American Justice Center (AJC), an organization established to bring human rights abusers to justice, has claimed it has lodged a criminal complaint in Australia against Modi for his role in “aiding, abetting and inciting organized attack against the minorities of Gujarat before and during the horrific 2002 genocide.”
Qatar remembers Maulana Azad, ‘Each Child Teach Child’ project launched
By TCN News,
Doha: Students, teachers and Indian community members remembered Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, first education minister of India, on his 126th birth anniversary with the launch of ‘Each Child Teach Child’ project.
Omar hails life sentence to seven soldiers
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday hailed the army's decision to sentence seven soldiers to life imprisonment for staging a...
Modi rallies in Jammu and Kashmir Nov 21,22
Srinagar : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address public rallies in Jammu and Kashmir Nov 21 and 22, BJP sources said here Thursday.
"Modi will...
Does Omar dumping Ganderbal give PDP an edge?
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Ganderbal : Abdullah family pocket borough Ganderbal dominated the electoral politics of the state for 39 long years till Omar Abdullah decided...
US Embassy in Delhi launches Urdu website
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: On the evening of November 12, Wednesday, the US Embassy in India launched its Urdu website. Besides English, about eight months ago the Embassy had launched the Hindi version of the website too.
BJP won confidence vote, but lost peoples’ trust: Shiv Sena
Mumbai : The Shiv Sena Thursday said that the BJP government in Maharashtra won the vote of confidence in the assembly Wednesday, but lost...
BJP Kashmir candidate opposes repeal of Article 370
Srinagar : Hina Bhat, BJP candidate for the Amira Kadal assembly constituency here, Thursday said she does not support abrogation of Article 370 and...
Manipur remembers Maulana Azad on National Education Day
By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Various government agencies and private bodies in Manipur observed the National Education Day, which commemorates the birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter, eminent educationist and India’s first Union Minister of Education Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Maulana Azad lecture held at AMU
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Department of Education, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) had organized the “Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Memorial Lecture” on the National Education Day to mark the birth anniversary of India’s first education minister.
AIUDF slams defamation case against News X
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Guwahati: The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has slammed a criminal defamation case against a private news channel which had recently broadcast news about party’s alleged involvement with Jehadi elements.
AMU library row: Students protest against ‘negative portrayal’ in media
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union and Women’s College Students’ Union today organised a protest today at the campus expressing their ‘shock and anger’ against what they termed as “negative portrayal” of AMU in certain sections of the media.
20 eminent citizens visit Jantar Mantar to express solidarity with Bhopal gas victims
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Twenty eminent citizens today visited the dharna site at Jantar Mantar, where five women survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster and their supporter who are on the second day of their water-less fast and spoke in support of their protest. They also called upon the Prime Minister and the Minister of Chemicals to resolve the issues related to additional compensation immediately.
SC judge recuses from hearing Memon’s plea over death sentence
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday did not take up the plea of 1993 Mumbai bomb blast accused Yakub Abdul Razak Memon seeking...
Tension in Haryana town after two communities clash
Hathin (Haryana) : Tension prevailed in Hathin town of Haryana Wednesday following a clash between two communities. The authorities have imposed curfew in the...
NGOs in Assam under police scanner over jihadi link
Guwahati : The Assam Police and NIA have intensified their search for absconding Burdwan blast suspect Shahnur Alom, and police Wednesday said they were...
Death toll in botched up Chhattisgarh tubectomy rises to 13
Raipur/Bilaspur/Jagdalpur : The death toll due to botched up tubectomies in Bilaspur district reached 13 Wednesday while 32 women were still in critical condition,...
Why create such a noise about my meeting Modi: Sajad Lone
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Srinagar : Why create such a noise about my meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi? asks former Kashmiri separatist leader Sajad Gani Lone,...
AMU library row: Media sensationalism or deep seated bias?
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
A university started by a Muslim, it not only has the word ‘Muslim’ in its name, but also has a predominantly ‘Muslim’ character. And, it bars girl students from entering the University library premises as it would purportedly ‘attract’ more boys.
Jamia hails Maulana Abul Kalam Azad legacy, unveils his statue in campus
By TCN News,
New Delhi: The greatest tribute to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s memories and contributions would be to expand the frontiers of knowledge, observed Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI). Unveiling Maulana Azad’s statue in the construction yard of Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, JMI on ‘National Education Day’ that is being celebrated across India on November 11, he described Maulana Azad as a secular educationist who championed the nationalist cause of India. He added that Maulana Azad’s Nationalist stance against Partition stood vindicated in the light of situation that obtains in the sub-continent today.
From Gandhi to Nehru: RSS-BJP’s shifting blame game
By Ram Puniyani,
India’s partition, Gandhi murder and policies of Nehru have been a matter of ceaseless debates. Each political tendency has its own interpretation of these events, which in a way are landmarks of sorts in modern Indian History. As such the phenomenon of Partition of India and assassination of Gandhi are interwoven in the sense that Godse (Mahatma Gandhi’s killer) held Gandhi responsible for appeasement of Muslims. Godse constructed his story around warped understandings of the events of the time to create the ground for murder of the Mahatma.
‘What About Swachh Bhopal?’ Chennaiites ask the PM
By TCN News,
Chennai: Even as five Bhopal gas victims began a waterless hunger strike in Delhi on Monday, the Bhopal campaign’s Chennai supporters have asked the Government of India to prioritise Swachh Bhopal (Clean Bhopal) as part of Swachh Bharat (Clean India) campaign by forcing Dow Chemical to clean up the toxic contaminated site at Bhopal.
नसबंदी शिविर की लापरवाही में आम सवाल
By मनोज मिश्रा,
शनिवार को बिलासपुर, छत्तीसगढ़ से दस किलोमीटर दूर पेंडारी के नेमीचंद जैन अस्पताल में सरकार की तरफ़ से महिलाओं के लिए नसबंदी शिविर आयोजित किया गया. इस शिविर को लगाने का मक़सद महिलाओं के स्वास्थ्य की चिंता नहीं था. बल्कि शिविर इसलिए लगाया गया था ताकि सरकार अपना एक कोटा पूरा कर सके और सर्वे में यह दर्शा सके कि उसने एक साल में इतनी नसबंदियों को अंजाम दिया है. ऐसा इसलिए ताकि उन्हें पिछले कुछ वर्षो की तरह इस बार भी नंबर एक मुख्यमंत्री का ख़िताब मिल जाए.
Rich tributes paid to Maulana Azad at MANUU
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: Describing Maulana Azad as a rare genius who belongs to every age, chairman of the National Commission of Minorities Naseem Ahmad on Tuesday said Maulana showed an unwavering commitment to secularism throughout his life.
Fact finding reports blame ‘communal forces’ for Trilokpuri riots; police for one-sided action
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Two weeks after the riots during Diwali days in East Delhi’s Trilokpuri, two separate Fact Finding teams on Tuesday came out with scathing findings: one has blamed the “communal outfits” for instigating the riots while the other has blamed Delhi police for “one sided action” against Muslims.
NC neither outside sponsors’ creation nor any agency’s baby: Omar
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Tuesday his party National Conference is neither the creation of an outside sponsor nor...
Sushma Swaraj says welfare of expatriates is priority
Abu Dhabi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Tuesday here said welfare of the Indian nationals residing abroad, particularly in the Gulf countries, is...
Sena wants to revive commemoration of Afzal Khan’s killing by Shivaji
Mumbai : The Shiv Sena is planning to revive the commemorative celebrations to mark the 355th anniversary of the killing of Bijapur general Afzal...
Ishrat Jahan case: SC reserves order on Amin’s bail plea
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of Gujarat cadre IPS office Narendra Kumar Amin who is...
Azad was passionate believer in diversity, says Ansari
New Delhi : Abul Kalam Azad, Independent India's first education minister, was a passionate believer in diversity and the pluralist and liberal nationalism emanating...
BJP may end short of majority in Jharkhand, behind PDP in Kashmir: Opinion poll
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may fall short of majority in the Jharkhand Assembly polls while the Peoples Democratic Party would...
Notice to film board on refusal of certificate to ‘En Dino Muzaffarnagar’
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) to...
Mustafa murder case: NCM issue notice to Defense Ministry
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Hyderabad: The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has directed the Ministry of Defense to submit a detailed report on the murder case of 11-year-old boy Sheikh Mustafauddin, who was allegedly burnt alive in an army garrison here.
Blast outside NIA office a message from terrorists: BJP
Kolkata : The BJP Tuesday claimed the explosion outside the NIA office was a message to the federal agency to go slow on its...
Burdwan blast: Key conspirator remanded to NIA custody
Kolkata : A city court Tuesday sent Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant Amjad Sheikh, a key conspirator in the Oct 2 Burdwan blast, to NIA...
BJP announces five more candidates for Kashmir
New Delhi : The BJP Tuesday came out with five more names for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, including four Muslims and one...
Delhi HC blast victims move court for compensation
New Delhi : Three victims of the 2011 Delhi High Court blast Tuesday moved court saying they have not received the compensation awarded to...
Kashmir killings: Army apology has not dampened public anger
By Safoora Bashir,
Srinagar : The recent killing of two people, including a teenager, by soldiers of the Indian Army has renewed calls for the...
Rudy, Naqvi take charge as ministers
New Delhi : Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Rajiv Pratap Rudy Tuesday took charge as ministers of state for parliamentary affairs here.
The two, inducted into...
Irani calls AMU VC’s comments on girls ‘agitating’
Aligarh : Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani Tuesday said that reports of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) vice chancellor barring girls from accessing the...
Hope that Modi will find solution to Ayodhya tangle: UP governor
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik Tuesday said he was hopeful that in the next five years Prime Minister Narendra Modi will thrash...
BJP a stumbling block for PDP in Jammu and Kashmir
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Srinagar : The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which did well in the Lok Sabha elections, hopes for a favourable outcome in the...
Mass movements against UAPA, AFSPA; release political prisoners: activists
By Mahmood Asim, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Issue of disappearance, torture in jails, encounter on false basis, recognition of political prisoners and repeal of unconstitutional laws such as UAPA and AFSPA only can be dealt with mass movements, these were among the concerns expressed here in JNUSU at a programme by Democratic Students Union (DSU).
‘Smile of Love’ at Kerala sea front to uphold moral values
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: It was called ‘Smile of Love’ but it was a novel way of protest to provoke a thought about the degradation of moral values in the Kerala society.
MANUU students urged to read Maulana Azad
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: Eminent journalist Saeed Naqvi on Monday exhorted the students of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) to aim for excellence in order to become indispensible for the system irrespective of who is in power.
Unani medicine council libraries to be automated
By TCN News,
New Delhi: The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) libraries will be automated with the help of e-Granthalaya, a library automation software, announced Prof S Shakir Jamil, Director General, Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) here.
Effigies of Soz, Azad burnt to protest faulty ticket distribution
By TCN News,
Jammu: Outraged at the alleged faulty ticket distribution process by the Congress in Jammu & Kashmir ahead of the polls in the state, activists of the J&K Sikh Unity Forum burnt effigies of Congress leaders Saif-u-Din Soz and Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Modi remembers Azad, Kripalani on their birth anniversary
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday paid tribute to Acharya Kripalani as well as freedom fighter Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on their...
Blast outside NIA office in Kolkata, no casualty
Kolkata : A minor blast Monday outside a temporary office of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the sensational Burdwan blast case,...
Give NC a majority to build a prosperous Kashmir, says Omar
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday sought a majority for his National Conference in the assembly elections to bring prosperity...
Maulana Azad: A fighter for intellectual emancipation
On this day in 1888, Maulana Azad was born in Makkah. Azad is now remembered as freedom fighter and India’s first education minister, his...
Seminar talks on historical bond between Zamorins, Koyas
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Kozhikode: Elaborating on strong bond from the 800-odd years in building a township called Kozhikode, historian MGS Narayanan, said the immense support offered by the Zamorians to the Koyas – term refers to Muslims in the city – was a gesture of gratitude for their efforts in building this town.
Burdwan blast: NIA nabs key conspirator
Kolkata : In a prize catch, the NIA Monday nabbed a key Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant from West Bengal's Birbhum district for his role...
Discussed only relief work with PM: Lone
New Delhi : Ex-separatist and People's Conference leader Sajjad Lone Monday denied any alliance with the BJP for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls...
Bhopal – Three decades of Struggle: Gas survivors begin indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar
The struggle for justice and adequate compensation continues even after three decades after the country’s first major industrial disaster
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi/Bhopal: Five women survivors of the ill-famous 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal today began an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar here along with a thousand survivors and their children sitting in a dharna, demanding adequate compensation to the victims of the country’s worst industrial disaster.
Report exposes ‘roots of atrocities’ against Muslims in Assam
Report by Indo-American group IAMC shows repeated episodes of mass violence since 1993 were planned and politically motivated, urges action to prevent ethnic cleansing.
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy group based in the United States, has released a report that exposes the roots of the mass violence in Assam in 2012 and 2014, in which hundreds of lives have been lost and over a half million people were displaced.
Concerted effort to change basic secular character of the Indian Constitution: former SC Judge
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice PB Sawant said in a conversation with Teesta Setalvad of Communalism Combat that there is a concerted effort to change the basic secular character of the Indian Constitution.
Bhopal gas victims begin indefinite fast in Delhi
New Delhi : Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy Monday began an indefinite fast in Delhi, demanding additional compensation for those affected and revision...
Jammu and Kashmir secretariat opens in winter capital
Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir civil secretariat Monday started functioning from here in the winter capital after six months in Srinagar.
Chief Minister Omar...
‘कविता: १६ मई के बाद’ यानी कॉरपोरेट लूट और फासीवाद के खिलाफ़ खड़ा होता...
By TCN News,
लखनऊ: अच्छे दिनों का वादा कर आई नई सरकार ने जिस तरह सांप्रदायिकता और कॉरपोरेट लूट को संस्थाबद्ध करके पूरे देश में अपने पक्ष में जनमत बनाने की आक्रामक कोशिश शुरू कर दी है, उसके खिलाफ़ जनता भी अलग-अलग रूपों में अपनी चिन्ताओं को अभिव्यक्ति दे रही है. जिस तरह आदतन चुनावों के दरम्यान सांप्रदायिक माहौल ख़राब किया जा रहा है, कहीं ‘लव जिहाद’ को चुनावी हथियार बनाया जा रहा है तो कहीं मॉरल पुलिसिंग. इन सभी बर्बरताओं के खिलाफ़ देश की कविता भी मुखरता से सामने आ रही है. इन कविताओं को एक मंच पर लाने के लिए कल लखनऊ के सीपीआई कार्यालय में ‘कविता: 16 मई के बाद’ श्रृंखला के तहत कविता-पाठ का आयोजन प्रगतिशील लेखक संघ, जनवादी लेखक संघ, जन संस्कृति मंच, इप्टा, जर्नलिस्ट्स यूनियन फॉर सिविल सोसाइटी ने संयुक्तं रूप से किया.
‘Northeast-The Women’s campaign’ launched in Guwahati
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: ‘Northeast – The Women’s Campaign’, an initiative by Assam Youth For Change (AYFC) and supported by University of Science and Technology Meghalaya was launched in Guwahati in a bid to bridge the gap of gender inequality on Sunday. The year-long campaign was launched by Meghalaya Social Welfare Minister Deborah C. Marak in presence of Vice Chancellor of University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya Dr. PG Rao.
Eleventh Aman Chaupal with Indian delegates held in a college in Pakistan
By TCN News,
Islamabad: Aaghaz-e-Dosti, an Indo-Pak peace and friendship initiative, held its eleventh Aman Chaupal in Pakistan. So far all the ten chaupals have been held in India itself, so this was the first for Pakistan.
MIM sends notice to Parineeti Shinde for ‘offensive’ statements against party
By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Aurangabad: Angered with what it termed as ‘unprovoked offensive statements’ against the party, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has now sent a legal notice to Congress MLA Parineeti Shinde, daughter of former Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to apologies for her recent statement.
Angry with ‘derogatory’ FB post on Ambedkar, Dalit activists stage violent protest in Thane
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: Some localities of Thane came under tension on Saturday as dalits staged violent protests allegedly due to circulation...
Bhopal gas victims to begin indefinite fast Monday
New Delhi : Almost 30 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, several survivors of the world's worst industrial disasters will Monday commence an indefinite...
Burdwan blast’s Bangladeshi mastermind sent to NIA custody
Kolkata : A city court Sunday remanded Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) commander Sajid, said to be the mastermind of the Oct 2 Burdwan blast, in...
More faces from Uttar Pradesh in Modi’s cabinet
By Mohit Dubey,
Lucknow : The BJP added to its political muscle in Uttar Pradesh Sunday as four of the 21 new ministers sworn in...
Global Conference on History of Islamic Medicine at Calicut from Jan 2-4
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: Seeking to bring forth the contribution of Muslims in medical sciences in the middle ages (Legacy of a Thousand Years) through exhibits of charts, replica instruments, documentaries, posters and short films, a three-day international conference on History of Islamic Medicine (Contemporary Medicine & Alternative Medicine) is scheduled to be organized from January 2-4, 2015 at Calicut in Kerala.
Run for education & Urdu at MANUU
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: Cricketer VVS Laxman and Senior Police Officer A K Khan flagged off the Run for Education and Urdu organized by Maulana Azad National Urdu University on Sunday morning that at Biodiversity Park Gachibowli.
Palakkad MP to go on indefinite hunger strike for Attappady tribals
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: Urging the Union and State governments to address the woes faced by tribal community at Attappady in Palakkad district of Kerala, Palakkad MP M B Rajesh will go on an indefinite hunger strike at Agaly in Attappady from November 10.
Hijab controversy resurfaces in Mangalore
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mangalore: Time and again, the Hijab row continues to haunt Muslim girls in educational institutions across Karnataka, but especially so in Mangalore. This time, a college management on the outskirts of the city at Valachil in Dakshina Kannada district has asked girls not to attend the classes wearing Hijab.
Naqvi: A Muslim, well read and loyal to the party (Profile)
Lucknow : The best known Muslim face of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has been the saffron camp's poster boy for...
List of new ministers in Modi government
Cabinet Ministers
1. Manohar Parrikar (Goa, BJP)
2. Suresh Prabhu (Maharashtra, Shiv Sena)
3. J.P. Nadda (Himachal Pradesh, BJP)
4. Birender Singh (Haryana, BJP)
Will history repeat itself in Kangan?
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Kangan (Jammu and Kashmir) : Veteran Gujjar leader Mian Altaf Ahmad is confident of retaining this constituency in the Kashmir Valley for...
Sena’s boycott casts shadow as Modi inducts 21 new ministers
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday expanded his union council of ministers, inducting 21 new faces, including four with cabinet rank, with...
Aligarh should be included in new export policy: MCCI
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Muslim Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) has welcomed the initiative taken by the Uttar Pradesh government of formulating a new export policy but strongly criticized that Aligarh and its lock industry has been left out of the plan.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to visit Iraq
By TCN News,
Bengaluru: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar of the Art of Living Foundation will be visiting Iraq as part of the its sister concern International Association for Human Values (IAHV) aid distribution programme at Kurdish capital Erbil.
Islamic State, South China Sea to figure in Asean, EAS discussions
New Delhi : Concerns over jihadist group Islamic State and territorial bickering over the South China Sea, especially in the face of an assertive...
Party deserters ‘opportunists’, says Omar
Srinagar : Calling senior party leaders who have deserted his National Conference "dead wood accumulated by his father", Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar...
जन आंदोलनों की व्यापक एकता पूंजीवाद के खात्मे के लिए ज़रूरी – वर्कर्स काउंसिल
By TCN News,
लखनऊ: ऑल इंडिया वर्कर्स काउन्सिल के तीसरे राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन के दूसरे दिन देश के विभिन्न भागों से आए प्रतिनिधियों ने मजदूर वर्ग की समस्याओं से निपटने और देश में चल रहे जन आंदोलनों की व्यापक एकता के सहारे पूंजीवाद के खात्मे के लिए रणनीतिक खाका तैयार करने की दिशा में गहन चर्चा की.
Incredible life of Rubina Patel
By Nivedita Khandekar, TwoCircles.net,
Nagpur: Incredible! That is how Rubina Patel’s life story is.
She came from a well to do, educated, business family, married to a teacher, blessed with two children. She wanted to study and help the community through her social work. But her life went on an unexpected trajectory.
Modi, Jaitley, BJP and black money
By Faraz Ahmad for TwoCircles.net,
Way back in 1987 V P Singh launched his campaign against Rajiv Gandhi describing the Rajiv regime as most corrupt and charged Rajiv with having compromised the security of the nation by buying inferior quality Bofors guns from Sweden in return for kickbacks worth millions of dollars.
The feverish politics of Ahmad Bukhari
By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,
Without holding any brief for Prime Minister Narendra Modi one can say that the action of Maulana Ahmad Bukhari is not only absurd and illogical but totally against the basic tenets of Islam. The question is not just why he is inviting Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and not his Indian counterpart.
Vote for PDP to change political discourse in Kashmir: Mehbooba
Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Saturday said a change of government was inevitable in Jammu and Kashmir after the assembly elections...
Woman killed in Pakistani firing on LoC
Srinagar: A woman was killed Saturday in firing by Pakistani soldiers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police...
Two CRPF men injured in Kashmir guerrilla attack
Srinagar: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured Saturday when guerrillas fired at a security force vehicle on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in...
Top guerrilla commander arrested in Kashmir
Srinagar: Security forces Saturday arrested a top commander of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit in Sopore town in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
On receiving information...
Burdwan blast’s Bangladeshi mastermind Sajid arrested
Kolkata: Achieving a major breakthrough in the sensational Burdwan blast case, West Bengal Police Saturday arrested Bangladesh citizen Sk. Rahamatulla alias Sajid, described as...
One-day solidarity fast to mark 14 year of Irom Sharmila’s struggle at Jantar Mantar
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Irom Sharmila entered her 15th year of hunger-strike against the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that has led to gross human rights' violations in North-East and Jammu & Kashmir on 5th November. To mark the beginning of the 15th year of her struggle for democracy and justice, Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) along with other like-minded organisations like Azaadi Bachao Aandolan, B P Mehta foundation and other human rights' groups and individuals observed one-day solidarity fast at Jantar Mantar.
Anti-terror convention in Assam by Jamiat
By TwoCircles.net staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Even as the protests are going on across Assam against the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) for its alleged involvement with Islamic fundamentalist, the party is looking for an investigation from the union home ministry.
Saffronisation of education, increasing communalism and unrest in country: Jamat-E-Islami Hind
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: Jamat-E Islami Hind has alleged that the Muslim community is being deprived of its constitutional rights and claimed no proper initiative has been taken for development of the Muslim community. The new government is trying saffronisation of the social, political and cultural structure, it further alleged.
Chattargam killings: Questions to ponder upon
By Abdul Majid Zargar,
Kashmir’s tryst with peace has proved short lived yet again, thanks to the vacuous & barbaric killing of two young men Meraj-ud-Din Dar and Faisal Yusuf. As if the recent floods were not sufficient to devastate Kashmiris physically, emotionally & economically, the killing was thought necessary to notify them that besides God there is also a demon on earth to batter them.
Wife of Burdwan blast accused sent to police custody
Guwahati: A court here Saturday sent Sujina Begum, wife of Burdwan blast accused Shahnur Alom, to 14 days' police custody, officials said.
Assam Police Saturday...
Trinamool ex-functionary Asif Khan gets five-day police remand
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress' former functionary Asif Khan, arrested for alleged cheating, was Saturday sent to five days in police custody, hours after being released...
Jamia to organize its annual convocation on Nov 17
By TCN News,
New Delhi: The Annual Convocation-2014 of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is scheduled to be held on Monday, 17th November, 2014 at 12.30 PM at the Lawns of Bhopal Ground of the University.
On this occasion, Degrees/Diplomas/Medals will be awarded to those candidates who have passed their examinations in the year 2013 (For Ph.Ds. notified upto September 2014).
Essay by Bangalore based journalist on commonalities among different faiths short-listed for international award
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: An essay on commonalities among different faiths by Biju Abdul Qadir, Executive Editor of Young Muslim Digest, has made it to the short list for an international award in the ‘critical writing category’.
MANUU launches its tarana written by Gulzar
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: The Directorate of Distance Education auditorium at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) came alive with a musical ceremony on Friday to launch the university’s tarana (song), which is written by famous writer, poet and Bollywood lyricist Gulzar.
Human Rights Protection Association condemns Rajnath Singh’s Israel visit
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter,
At a time when one after another countries are sidelining Israel, Indian Home Minister’s visit will send wrong message to...
Jaitley defends Modi government in Gujarat over 2002 riots
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Friday defended the then Gujarat government headed by Narendra Modi over the 2002 riots, saying the state government...