Is anjuman mein aap ko aana hai baar baar: Celebrating Urdu Cultural Mela in...
By Zafar Iqbal for TwoCircles.net
It was so pleasing to watch a beautiful rendition of Urdu poetry through a classical dance by Anupma Sharma, student...
97% attacks by cow vigilantes happened in Modi’s regime
By Delna Abraham & Ojaswi Rao
Muslims were the target of 51% of violence centred on bovine issues over nearly eight years (2010 to 2017)...
Chidambaram attacks GST in its present form, says it will lead to inflation
Karaikudi (Tamil Nadu), (IANS): In a scathing attack on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in its current form, senior Congress leader and former Finance...
For Modi, the real test will be taming ‘gau rakshaks’
By Amulya Ganguli
A year ago, the Prime Minister had admonished the gau rakshaks (cow vigilantes) in no uncertain terms. He did so again last...
Kerala government launches housing scheme for widows, divorcees from minority communities
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
A total of 1,240 widows and divorcees from minority communities will get the benefit of a housing scheme by Kerala Government....
Citizens of India and Pakistan to celebrate 45-day-long peace intiative
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Citizens of India and Pakistan have come together for a 45-day-long peace campaign which will conclude with a joint celebration on 14 and...
Former AMU VC General Zameeruddin Shah extends support to ‘Not in my name’ protests
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Zameeruddin Shah, former Deputy Chief of Indian Army and the former Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University has supported the 'Not...
UP jails are overcrowded, no place for cows
By Devanik Saha
The prisons of Uttar Pradesh (UP), overcrowded and understaffed, are in no position to house gaushalas (cow shelters) as the state government...
Delhi Assembly denounces mob lynching
New Delhi, (IANS): The Delhi Assembly on Thursday condemned incidents of lynching in the name of "Gau Raksha" and passed a resolution urging people to...
PM’s statement mere lip service: Owaisi
Hyderabad, (IANS): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday termed as mere lip service Prime Minister Narendra Modi's condemnation of killing people in the name of...
CBI’s Rs 10 lakh reward for information on JNU student
New Delhi, (IANS): The CBI on Thursday announced Rs 10 lakh reward for information about Najeeb Ahmed, a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student who went...
Man accused of carrying beef, killed in Jharkhand
Ranchi, (IANS): A man accused of carrying beef was beaten to death on Thursday in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district.
Police sources said Alimuddin alias Asgar Ansari was...
Jamiat delegation meets Home minister Rajnath Singh over mob lynchings
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A Delegation of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind led by its National General Secretary Maulana Mahmood Madani met Home Minister Rajnath Singh today to urge the...
Five people who have made Bhatkal proud and you must know of
The town of Bhatkal is not short on heroes. This coastal town has in the past produced political leaders, world-famous businessmen, teachers who have...
Ten acquitted in Akbaruddin Owaisi attack case
Hyderabad, (IANS): A court here on Thursday acquitted 10 people including the prime accused in the 2011 attack on AIMIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi.
The Seventh Additional...
Modi’s words on cow vigilantism sound hollow, says Opposition
New Delhi, (IANS): Opposition leaders on Thursday questioned the sincerity of Prime Minister Narendra Modis remarks against cow vigilantism, saying little has changed despite his...
2,000 criminal cases in three months against Waqf encroachment
New Delhi, (IANS): More than 2,000 cases of encroachment of Waqf properties have been filed in the last three years and some of the complaints...
Vice President’s election on August 5
New Delhi, (IANS): Election for India's next Vice President, to succeed M. Hamid Ansari, will be held on August 5 and counting of votes will...
IUML to seek support from major parties to unite protests against mob lynching
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Kozhikode: In a bid to unite the protests against rampant atrocities against minorities and Dalits across the country, the Indian Union...
Celebs, activists hit Kolkata streets against lynchings
Kolkata, (IANS): A large number of activists, film personalities, poets, writers, musicians and studnets on Wednesday staged a protest here against mob lynchings.
The rally was...
Hundreds protest in Delhi against lynchings, communal divide
New Delhi, (IANS): Hundreds of people, including film stars and social activists, on Wednesday gathered at Jantar Mantar here to protest against the recent incidents...
Junaid’s killing: Four more arrested in Haryana
Chandigarh, (IANS): Police have arrested four more people in connection with the killing of 17-year-old Muslim youth Junaid on a train near Ballabhgarh in Haryana's...
Lynchings, beef-ban not to figure in talks with Shah: Goa BJP
Panaji, (IANS): Issues like lynching and beef ban would not be discussed with BJP national president Amit Shah when he visits Goa on July 1-2,...
Navaid Hamid writes to Modi to bring his attention to violent incidents happening in...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
As the lynching and violent incidents in the country are on the rise, various human rights organizations and civil liberty activists...
If you follow Islam, you will never ignore women’s education: Rashida Badsha
With a female literacy rate of over 90% in a town with more than 75% Muslims, Bhatkal has not only broken stereotypes, it has...
1993 blasts convict Mustafa Dossa dead
Mumbai, (IANS): One of the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, Mustafa Dossa, died on Wednesday afternoon following a heart attack, an official...
On Eid, an entire village mourns the loss of a son: A visit to...
By Mehebub Sahana and Shahnawaz Ahmad Wani for Twocircles.net
The recent lynching of Mohammed Junaid, a 16-year-old from Haryana, has not only shocked the Muslim...
Family debts main cause of Indian farm suicides
Nearly 70 per cent of India's 90 million agricultural households spend more than they earn on average each month, pushing them towards debt, which...
‘Why have they declared a war against me?’ An open letter from an Indian...
By Syed Junaid Hashmi for TwoCircles.net
I am appalled as to why a war has been declared on me? From television studios to the national...
Prakash Raj gives house as Eid gift to poor family
Hyderabad, (IANS): Actor Prakash Raj gifted a house to a poor Muslim family in Telangana on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Known for mostly playing a...
Five farmers commit suicide in MP
Bhopal, (IANS): Five farmers committed suicide in different parts of Madhya Pradesh reportedly due to debt and other problems since Sunday evening, taking the...
Shabnam Hashmi returns award to protest against mob violence against Muslims; says National Commission...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
One of India’s most well-known activists and human rights campaigner Shabnam Hashmi today returned the National Minority Rights Award conferred to...
The House of Quran in Bhatkal: A photo essay
Bhatkal, as we have seen in this series, is a town with a rich history and tradition. It has also been a big centre...
Gulbarg Society massacre: Gujarat HC grants bail to convicted VHP leader Atul Vaidya
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Gujarat High court on Tuesday granted bail to Atul Vaidya, a leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad who was convicted in...
Why should caste be an issue in presidential poll: Meira Kumar
New Delhi, (IANS): Opposition candidate Meira Kumar on Tuesday wondered why caste should be an issue in the Presidential election, and lamented that for...
Prohibitory orders in MP town after communal tension
Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh), (IANS): Prohibitory orders were clamped in Azad Nagar of Madhya Pradesh's Alirajpur district following communal tension, police said on Tuesday.
Superintendent of...
Free after 16 years, Gulzar Ahmed Wani talks about torture, electric shocks and Guantanamo-like...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
On Tuesday, June 6, Gulzar Ahmed Wani, a PhD scholar arrested in July 2001 was finally set free, his shackles...
काली पट्टी पर दो हिस्सों में बंट गया मुसलमान
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली/मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर : बल्लभगढ़ में हुई जुनैद की दिल दहला देने वाली हत्या के बाद कुछ उत्साही नौजवानों के ज़रिए काली...
Ramadan 1438: Bisma
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I just finished taking my Math exam. I practiced for two whole days and forgot one answer in the end,"...
A contrarian view on #EidWithBlackBand
By Sheikh Khurshid Alam for TwoCircles.net
Amidst blaring Bollywood numbers doing a surgical strike through my windows, I am trying to pen down my thoughts...
Ramadan 1438: Aamir Wani
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I remember, as a kid, I and a few friends of mine would take a Shikara ride from Mujahid Manzil...
Ramadan 1438: Ovais Masoodi
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
id ul Fitr signifies the importance of sacrifice. What I always look forward on Eid is to celebrate it with...
With lynching and killing of Muslims, India to see a ‘Black Eid’
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
The atrocities of mob are on the rise, and minorities are the chief target of this staged and targeted violence. Last week...
President, Vice President, Speaker wish people on Eid-ul-Fitr
New Delhi, (IANS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday wished the countrymen on Eid-ul-Fitr, hoping the festival brings prosperity to all and also strengthens "faith...
Amid mob lynchings and going hatred, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind cancels its Eid Milan event
By TCN News
New Delhi: Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind has announced to cancel its Eid Milan event, citing the current deteorating communal atmosphere in the country. The...
Muslims in Southeast Asia mark end of Ramadan
Jakarta, (IANS): Millions of people across Southeast Asia on Sunday celebrated the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.
Leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia and...
Shutdown in Darjeeling to be partially relaxed during Eid
Darjeeling, (IANS): Amid the ongoing indefinite shutdown in the West Bengal hills, the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leadership on Sunday said there will be...
Samajwadi Party’s Pankhuri Pathak releases video against mob lynching
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
In a recent video released by Samajwadi Party's spokesperson Pankhuri Pathak, the stance is seen to be made against mob lynching...
Muslim women in India can become change agents through education
By Frank F. Islam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently called for empowerment and education of Muslim women. One would have expected this message to receive...
“My son was rushing back to break fast, but I could not even give...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
A CPI(M) delegation comprising Polit Bureau members Brinda Karat, Md. Salim (M.P.) Surinder Malik (Haryana State Secretary), Asha Sharma (Delhi State...
Door-to-door campaign for social harmony in Kerala aims to reach one million homes
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Malappuram: At a time when inter-religious hostility is rearing its ugly head, the Malappuram-based Ma’din Academy has come up with a...
Opposition slams BJP for ministers skipping President’s Iftar
New Delhi, (IANS): Opposition parties on Saturday slammed the Narendra Modi government after none of its representatives turned up for an Iftar party hosted...
Islamophobia being spread in India, says Owaisi
Hyderabad, (IANS): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said Islamophobia was being spread in the country, resulting in incident of lynching of Muslims.
Condemning the...
Need population control law for communal harmony: Giriraj Singh
New Delhi, (IANS): Union Minister Giriraj Singh has called for a population control law without which "communal harmony would be disrupted" while blaming "appeasement...
Javed Akhtar, Paresh Rawal react to lynching cases
Mumbai, (IANS): Veteran film celebrities Javed Akhtar and Paresh Rawal have condemned the lynching of a police officer in Srinagar and another incident in...
Jharkhand: Police drag 19-year-old Muslim out of his house, shoot him dead
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
In another case of police brutality against Muslims, a 19-year-old Muslim boy in Jharkhand was dragged out of his house and...
Ramadan 1438: Furkan
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I have done half of my schooling from Saudi Arabia and the other half from Kashmir and i do see...
Connecting Konkan with Arabia via Iran: The history of Nawayathi, the language of Bhatkali...
Read part one here
Read part two here
Read part three here
Read Part four here
Read Part five here
The association of Bhatkal with...
Yet again, three Muslim men lynched in West Bengal on suspicion of cow-theft
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Lynching of Muslims is now becoming a scary routine in India. For a second day in a row, three Muslim men...
क़ाफ़िला-ए-रमज़ान : इस शहर में ज़िन्दा है ये रिवायत…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
बेतिया (बिहार) : तकनीक के इस दौर में जहां दिल्ली व लखनऊ जैसे अदबी शहरों से ‘क़ाफ़िला-ए-रमज़ान’ की रिवायत तक़रीबन ख़त्म...
IMRC distributes Ramadan food kits in Kerala
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kozhikode: 65-year-od Ayisha (name changed) is alone in her house at Karassery in Kozhikode district of Kerala. The hexagenerian is unable...
NCHRO to commemorate International Day in support of torture victims
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
National Confederation of Human Rights Organizations (NCHRO) will join other human rights organisations worldwide to commemorate June 26 as the International...
Ready to face polls in Ramadan: Owaisi
Hyderabad, (IANS): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday claimed that the BJP-led Central government is planning to conduct 2019 elections during Ramadan and said...
Ramadan 1438: Maqsud
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I wish We could give these kids something on Eid but our funds are really meager and this year we...
HC quashes Yogi’s order sacking Shia Waqf Board members
Lucknow, (IANS): In a major setback to the Uttar Pradesh government, Allahabad High Court on Friday quashed an order removing six members of the...
CPI-M condemns attack on Muslim men in train
New Delhi, (IANS): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Friday condemned the attack on a Muslim family in a local train in Haryana...
Sixth farmer commits suicide in MP CM’s home district
Sehore (Madhya Pradesh), (IANS): Amid the Madhya Pradesh government's claims of providing all possible relief to peasants, one more farmer was on Thursday reported...
Sania rues gender discrimination in sports
Mumbai, (IANS): Decrying the widespread gender discrimination in society at large, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza rued the fact that the world of sports...
No party affiliations, will uphold dignity of office: Kovind
New Delhi, (IANS): Asserting that he does not hold any political affiliations, NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind on Friday pledged to uphold the...
Ramadan 1438: Mohammad Yousuf
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"This Lake had many more Willow trees before and was cleaner, all this little dirt comes through streams from Srinagar."...
Most Wanted in Bhatkal? A gynaecologist, a few surgeons and some good teachers
How does an entire city become a ‘terror hub’? And what can it do to challenge this notion? Bhatkalis have for long taken pride...
Sikh group Khalsa Aid organises Iftar and blankets for fire victims in Srinagar
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Khalsa aid, an international non-profit aid and relief organisation of Sikhs on Thursday June 22, organised an Iftar for...
मोतिहारी में मौलाना अबुल कलाम आज़ाद व बत्तख मियां अंसारी के नाम पर खिलवाड़
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मोतिहारी : जिन महापुरूषों को हमें सर-आंखों पर बैठा कर रखना चाहिए. उनकी स्मृतियों का सरकारी सिस्टम में क्या हश्र होता...
16-year-old Muslim youth stabbed to death, three injured in mob attack over allegations of...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
In yet another incident of mob violence over alleged beef consumption, one Muslim was stabbed by a mob when he along...
ICSE’s science book uses picture of Mosque to refer to noise pollution
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
In a clear case of Islamophobia, a book published by Selina Publishers of Daryaganj, New Delhi has used the picture of...
Sikh group urges US lawmakers to take notice of increasing human rights violations under...
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Ahead of next week’s meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Trump, the US-based human rights advocacy group 'Sikhs For Justice'...
Regional poets lead Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar
New Delhi, (IANS): Regional language poets dominated the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2017 with sixteen books of poetry along with five short stories, two...
Mirwaiz calls officer’s lynching ‘brutal act’
Srinagar, (IANS): Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Friday condemned the lynching of a senior police officer here as a "brutal act".
"Deeply disturbed...
Self-defence training programme for girls in West Bengal madrasas
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Starting from July, the West Bengal Director of Madrasa Education will start a 45-day free of cost self-defence training programme...
Farmers in 3 Marathwada villages create oasis in suicide-prone region
By Saurabh Katkurwar
Jalna (Maharashtra), (IANS) When massive crop failure and farmers' suicide afflicted the Marathwada region in Maharashtra during the 2012-16 drought, farmers in...
‘पिछले चार सालों में हम भूल चुके हैं कि ईद क्या होती है…’
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
जानसठ (मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर) : ज़िला मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर का जानसठ इलाक़े का इतिहास बहुत प्रसिद्ध रहा है. यहां के सैय्यद ब्रदर्स का एक समय...
‘Support the innocent’ – campaign to bring back the dignity of falsely implicated terror...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
A small group of journalists have come together for a campaign which is to bring back the dignity and livelihood of...
Ramadan 1438: Rashid Ashai
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"It has been quite difficult for me to fast, I am not sure why but I can't. I either miss...
Opposition picks Meira Kumar as Presidential candidate
New Delhi, (IANS): The opposition parties on Thursday picked former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to take on NDA's Ram Nath Kovind in the...
Fasting days and feasting nights at Delhi’s buzzing Jama Masjid
By Mohd Asim Khan
New Delhi, (IANS): The silence was broken by a siren, followed by an azaan -- a prayer call -- from the...
Two more farmers commit suicide in MP, toll now 17
Bhopal, (IANS): Two more farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region have committed suicide, taking the farmer deaths in the state to 17 in the...
My brother’s name is Ahmed Siddibappa, not Yasin Bhatkal. And he is not a...
Unless you have been living under a rock, you are most likely to have heard the name Yasin Bhatkal. In fact, his name has...
Kerala Police arrest BJP Youth leader with fake note printing machine and Rs 1.5...
By TwoCricles.net Staff Reporter
The police on Thursday took BJP’s youth outfit Yuvamorcha leader with fake notes of new Rs.500 and Rs.2,000. Yuvamorcha leader Ragesh...
An open letter to President-elect Ramnath Kovind: Hope you follow the Indian Constitution, not...
By Shamsul Islam for TwoCircles.net
Respected Ramnath Kovind,
Namaskar, I must congratulate you for being chosen as presidential candidate of the Indian Republic by BJP. It...
‘Sabka Ghar’, a home to promote communal harmony, inaugurated by Khudai Khidmatgar
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
A house in Okhla's Gaffar Manzil area, bought with the help of charity money has been named 'Sabka Ghar' (everyone's home)...
Tension in Coastal Karnataka following Muslim youth’s murder
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Tension prevailed in coastal Karnataka and Kasargod district of Kerala after a 35-year-old SDPI worker was hacked to death at Padmunje...
Farmers protest turns violent in Thane
Thane (Maharashtra), (IANS): Hundreds of farmers agitating against land acquisition on Thursday blocked a road and pelted stones and torched a police van near...
Kerala farmer commits suicide
Kozhikode (Kerala), (IANS): A 57-year-old Kerala farmer has committed suicide in a village near here after revenue officials refused to accept his land tax....
Ramadan 1438: Ara Jan
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"Our Prophet(S.A.W) has said that the month of Ramadan has 10 days of mercy and 10 days of forgiveness and...
Ramadan 1438: Jana Begum
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"You look just like my grand daughter, she is upstairs. All of the residents of this area buy milk from...
The end of Kanpur’s leather industry and the slow collapse of the city’s economy
By Sharjeel Usmani for TwoCircles.net
Kanpur, the centre of India’s largest buffalo based leather industries, was popularly called as Manchester of the East for its...
‘Kidnapped’ by police, presented as an IM operative: The story of Saddam Hussein, a...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Read part one here
Read part two here
Saddam Hussein has a unique, albeit unwanted record: he remains the only Bhatkali who has...
Yogi Adityanath booked after nude picture of tribal women shared on his fanpage
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
An Adivasi woman from Assam, Laxmi Orang, has filed a case against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath and Ram Prasad Sarma,...
Hundred days of Yogi Adityanath and Muslims: Challenging times ahead
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net
As Yogi Adityanath completes 100 days in office, Muslims in Uttar Pradesh are still apprehensive about their future. Soon after Yogi...
Mohsin Shaikh Murder case : After Ujjwal Nikam’s withdrawal, family seeks Rohini Salian as...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
On June 12, advocate Ujjwal Nikam withdrew his position as public prosecutor in the murder case of Mohsin Shaikh, a Pune...
Ramadan 1438: Jannat ul Nisa
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I am 13 and I always make sure to fast the whole month, but few days back my Blood Pressure...
Muslim Boy bags top rank in Kerala Engineering Examination
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Shafil Maheen from Kozhikode bagged the first rank in the Kerala Engineering Entrance Examination results announced on Tuesday. He secured first...
Despite police attacks, residents promise to continue agitation at Puthuvyppe, Kochi
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kochi: Driven by the uncompromising willpower, residents at Puthuvyppe, Kochi have decided to proceed their struggle for the right to live....
Periods, women’s health and Ramadan
By Afshan Khan for TwoCircles.net
Imagine that it is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan and you are fasting with full excitement...
Two more MP farmers commit suicide, death toll 15 in nine days
Bhopal, (IANS) Deaths of two more debt-ridden farmers were reported on Tuesday in Madhya Pradesh, taking the death toll in similar cases in the...
Taslima Nasreen’s Indian visa extended by a year
New Delhi, (IANS): The Indian government on Tuesday extended the visa of self-exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen by another year.
The 55-year-old, who is now...
NDA gets boost as Sena backs Kovind, opposition braces for contest
New Delhi, (IANS): The NDA on Tuesday got a major boost when its sulking constituent Shiv Sena supported its Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind,...
He’s an RTI activist, not a terrorist: Why Bhatkalis believe Afaq Lanka’s arrest is...
While Shabbir Gangauli’s acquittal is a case of justice delivered albeit after nine years of torture, there are many Bhatkal residents who continue to...
Valley’s own startup KashBook hacked; hackers seek justice for Kulbhushan Jadhav
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley’s own social media website, started by a 16-year-old Zeyan Shafiq was hacked on Monday, June 19. The...
Congress accuses BJP of unilateralism on Presidential candidate
New Delhi, (IANS): Accusing the BJP of unilateralism, the Congress on Monday said opposition parties will meet on Thursday and decide their strategy regarding...
A conversation with Dr Audrey Truschke, the author of Aurangzeb: The life and legacy...
By Misbahuddin Mirza for TwoCircles.net
Over the ages, the fertile lands of India have constantly attracted wave after wave of peoples to migrate and settle...
How media framed Indian Muslim when Pakistani beat India in a cricket match
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
When India lost the first two wickets in the Final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 against Pakistan on Sunday, firecrackers...
I was a Maulana from Bhatkal. That is enough to be arrested: How Shabbir...
Mention the name Bhatkal and the first thing that mainstream media will suggest is the coastal town’s association with terrorism. Over the past decade,...
Muslim girl assaulted, killed after leaving US mosque
Washington, (IANS): A Muslim girl was found dead a day after she was assaulted near a mosque in the US state of Virginia and...
Najeeb Ahmed case: CBI visits JNU campus
New Delhi, (IANS): CBI officials on Monday visited the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus to meet administrators and students regarding Najeeb Ahmed, a student...
Kashmiri Journalist detained by J&K police, released after interrogation
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Srinagar: Kashmir based Journalist and editor of online magazine The Kashmir Walla, Fahad Shah was on Sunday, June 18th detained for...
Fear of communal tensions in Jammu after provocative slogans raised outside a Mosque
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Jammu: Tension gripped Jammu after a group of miscreants shouted provocative slogans outside the mosque while people were offering “Taraweeh”...
Zafar Khan died due to cardio respiratory failure: Autopsy
Jaipur, (IANS): The CPI-ML worker who was allegedly lynched by civic sanitation workers in Rajasthan "died due to cardio respiratory failure", his post-mortem examination...
Ramadan 1438: Ramzan Bhat
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"This month is for detox, of body and soul. We commit so many sins in our everyday life, rozas are...
Fast, or earn a living for family? The dilemma of Muslims involved in physical...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
The period of Ramadan is a time of fasting for Muslims across the world. But it is also important to...
Ramadan 1438: Mujtaba Rizvi
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"Ramzan teaches us humility, self-discipline, gratefulness, patience and perseverance. It instills community spirit and the act of giving," says Mujtaba...
Special public prosecutor appointed in Riyas Moulavi murder case
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Kasargod: Following agitations and state-wide demands, Kerala Government has appointed M Ashokan as the special public prosecutor in Riyas Moulavi murder...
BJP state General Secretary booked for threatening police officers in PFI worker murder case
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Kannur: Kannur Town police on Saturday registered a case against BJP firebrand leader K Surendran for threatening two DySPs in connection...
No arrest in lynching of CPI-ML man in Rajasthan
Jaipur, (IANS): The Rajasthan Police is yet to make any arrests in the death of Zafar Khan, a local CPI-ML worker, who was allegedly...
India’s unemployment rate falling, says Labour Minister
New Delhi, (IANS): Amid the raging debate on jobless growth in India, Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said on Saturday that the rate of...
India ratifies two more ILO pacts to end child labour
New Delhi, (IANS): India has ratified the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) two conventions on child labour reaffirming its commitment for a child labour free...
Rs 30 crore for Iftar party: Why Telangana CM is facing heat of financial...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.ne
On Wednesday, Hyderabad High Court asked Telangana government to submit the details of the funds being spent for the annual iftar...
Madhya Pradesh sees 10 farmer suicides in a week
Dhar/Narsinghpur, (IANS): Two more farmers committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh, taking to 10 the number of farmer suicides in the state this week.
Jagdish More,...
‘जैसे ही ईद क़रीब आती है, हमारे दिल में चुभन बढ़ जाती है साहब’
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
सिकरेड़ा /कैथोड़ा (मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर) : मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर से बिजनौर मार्ग पर 36 किमी पर राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग पौड़ी दिल्ली पर एकदम सटा एक गांव...
Is a consensus possible on the new President?
By Amulya Ganguli
For a party known for its hubris, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision to consult the opposition for a consensus on the...
160 filmmakers write to Venkaiah Naidu to protest against ban on screening three films...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
After the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had denied screening certificate to three documentaries for the International Documentary and Short...
Increasing income of Bihar’s farmers a priority: Nitish Kumar
Patna, (IANS): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the main focus of the state's agriculture road map is on increasing income of...
Smart Cities Mission anti-poor, has failed: Congress
New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress on Friday said the Narendra Modi government's Smart Cities Mission has failed as the urban poor have been neglected...
Ramadan 1438: Seher Iqbal
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I was outside India, as a student, for more than 5 years. I had been around a diverse set of...
Muslim man lynched again in Rajasthan, this time by municipal officials
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
In another incident of mob violence, a 44-year-old Muslim man was lynched in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan on Friday morning after...
IMRC Ramadan feeding program brings relief to poor and needy in Bankura district of...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: US-based Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC) under its "Ramadan Feeding Program" distributed grains among 280 families in different villages...
गाय से डरना मना है, यह हमारी भी अपनी है…
तरन्नुम सिद्दीक़ी
आज कल कोई भी न्यूज़ पेपर हो या कोई न्यूज़ चैनल… ऐसा लगता है कि जैसे हर तरफ़ एक अजीब सा खौफ़ का...
Taking cue from Black Lives Matter, ‘Dalit, Minorities, Tribal Lives Matter’ campaign launched in...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Taking a cue from the ongoing mass campaign Black Lives Matter, South Asian Minorities Lawyers Association has decided to launch a...
Eight Muslim candidates qualify for the National Defence Academy
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
The representation of Muslim students and aspirants might have increased in various courses and exams but when it comes to National...
Abu Salem, five others guilty in 1993 Mumbai blasts, one acquitted
Mumbai, (IANS): A Special TADA Court on Friday found six persons guilty in the March 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, including deported mafia don...
MP farmers block national highways
Bhopal, (IANS): Farmers in Madhya Pradesh blocked the national highways passing through the state on Friday to press for loan waiver and remunerative prices...
UP Government dissolves Shia, Sunni Waqft boards amid corruption charges
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Uttar Pradesh government led by Yogi Adityanath announced on Thursday to dissolve the Shia and Sunni Waqf boards of the state....
Rahul slams MP government for no FIR in Mandsaur killings
New Delhi, (IANS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed the Madhya Pradesh government for not lodging any FIR in the killing of...
Work will be done as per people’s sentiment in Ayodhya: Adityanath
Patna, (IANS): Without mentioning construction of a Ram temple, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said work would be done in Ayodhya...
Ramadan 1438: Ovais
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I remember a few years back, just few, I was feeling so thirsty that I kept my tongue under running...
More than 1,000 people displaced, two dead as erosion plays havoc in Goalpara, Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Monsoons are in full swing in a number of states of the country, especially the North East. And unfortunately, like every...
NITI Aayog to support states for transforming social sectors
New Delhi, (IANS): To stimulate "transformational change" in key social sectors, the NITI Aayog would provide strategic, technical and implementation support to three states...
London blaze: Fasting Muslims helped save lives
London, (IANS): Muslim residents observing Ramadan have been hailed as heroes after they helped save many sleeping neighbours from the horrific Grenfell Tower fire.
Residents...