Ramadan 1437: Mohammad Basit
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
Working at a large clothing store, Basit is constantly on his feet through the day while catering to customers. During Ramadan,...
Can I express without being judged as a Muslim, and a woman?
By Sabrina Iqbal Sircar for TwoCircles.net
I feel constrained at times. It's like I have to think a hundred times to speak...
In UP, Bihar and Jaharkhand, 2,680 poor and needy families benefit from IMRC’s ‘Ramadan...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Bihar: For Zubaidah Bibi, every day is a struggle for survival. A reident of a remote village--Humajaan--in Chatra Distirct...
Negotiating with Undeclared Emergency
Pushkar Raj for TwoCircles.net,
Last month, Hyderabad police registered a case against Prof. Kancha Ilaiah for writing an article in a Telugu daily, entitled ‘Is...
महज़ चार दिन चला सपा व क़ौमी एकता दल का करार
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: हाल में ही हुए समाजवादी पार्टी और गैंगस्टर से नेता बने मुख़्तार अंसारी की पार्टी क़ौमी एकता दल के विलय के...
कैराना की आर्यापुरी में छिपा है पलायन का असल दर्द
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
कैराना(उत्तर प्रदेश):पलायन की असली त्रासदी मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर दंगों में छिपी हुई है. इन दंगों के ज़ख़्म अभी भी ताज़ा हैं. कैराना की...
Raza Academy says cleaning an ‘insulting job’, Islamic teachings say otherwise
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
An advertisement calling for a sanitation worker from the people belonging to unreserved general category - Brahmin, Kshatriya, Bania, Patel, Jain,...
SP parliamentary board sets aside merger with Ansari’s party
Lucknow : Bowing to the wishes of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday took a u-turn on the...
Punjab town tense after alleged Quran sacrilege incident
Chandigarh : Punjab's Muslim-dominated town of Malerkotla remained tense on Saturday following violence triggered by an alleged incident of desecration of Muslim holy book,...
Beef-eaters, TRS government will cease to exist in Telangana: BJP MLA
Panaji : If beef is not banned in Telangana, both the TRS government and the "beef-eaters" in the state will cease to exist, Telangana...
नन्हें रोज़ेदारों की दिलचस्प दास्तान
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: रमज़ान के पाक महीने में रोज़े के साथ इबादत का मज़ा ही कुछ और है. तभी तो बड़े तो बड़े बच्चे...
ईशनिंदा पर हत्याएं : माइ फुट!
नैय्यर इमाम सिद्दीक़ी
मशहूर पाकिस्तानी क़व्वाल अमजद साबरी को बुधवार दोपहर कुछ लोगों ने कराची के लियाक़ताबाद इलाक़े में गोलियों से भून दिया और उनकी...
Protesters, security forces clash in Srinagar
Srinagar : Clashes broke out on Saturday between the security forces and protesters in Srinagar when a protest march led by Jammu and Kashmir...
कैराना: क्या हुकुम सिंह राजनीतिक मौत मारे गए 23 लोगों के नाम व धर्म...
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
कैराना (उत्तर प्रदेश) : शामली के कैराना क़स्बे से कथित पलायन के मसले पर अब कांग्रेस भी खुलकर सामने आ गई...
Ramadan 1437: Adnan Ali
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
“It was the same time of the year when I started fasting,” Adnan remembers his childhood in Jeddah, “only it was...
BJP will give tough fight to BSP, SP, says Naqvi
New Delhi : Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will give a tough fight to the...
Access to best stats crucial for public institutions: Ansari
Patna : As the effectiveness of policy judgments depend on the quality of data, it is therefore important that public institutions have access to...
Tussle over Tablighi Jamaat global leadership leads to violence
By Afroz Alam and A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Delhi: In a shocking development for the Muslim community at large, follower of the two senior leaders...
Jail riot leaves one prisoner dead in Muzaffarnagar
Lucknow : One prisoner was killed as violence broke out in Muzaffarnagar jail on Friday as two groups of prison inmates fought pitched battle...
Police officer probing madrassa scam shot dead
Lucknow : A police sub-inspector probing a madrassa scam was shot dead in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday.
Sukhbeer was posted...
Caste-based Census data should be made public: Nitish Kumar
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday reiterated his demand that caste-based data of the Census of India 2011 should be made...
सफ़दर अली : मुसलमानों की तरक़्क़ी का आन्दोलन
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
सीतामढ़ी(बिहार):किसी रास्ते पर चलना आसान होता है. मगर चलते-चलते अपना जायज़ा लेना, किसी क़ौम, समाज व देश के बारे में सोचना...
रुकता चाक, गायब होते कुम्हार
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
डेहरी ऑन सोन: एक समय था जब चाय की दुकानों पर अक्सर मिट्टी के कुल्हड़ नज़र आते थे. शादियों में अक्सर मिट्टी...
Dispatches: India Harasses Activists Seeking Justice
By Meenakshi Ganguly, Human Rights Watch
The list of activists falling victim to efforts by Indian authorities to curb criticism is growing by the day.
On...
Ramadan 1437: Reshma Sadiq
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
Remembering from a time when she was little girl, Reshma mentioned how her father took her out for an evening during...
SDPI vehemently criticizes NDA government’s new FDI policy
By TCN News
New Delhi: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has strongly criticized the BJP-led NDA Government’s decision to ease Foreign Direct Investment-FDI...
‘Time for Muslims to move on from religious identity’
Kolkata : Observing that it was time for the Muslims to move over from their religion-based identity, journalist-turned-author Asim Pada Chakrabarti on Thursday suggested...
Karkardooma court shootout mastermind held in Delhi
New Delhi : Delhi Police has arrested the mastermind of the Karkardooma court shootout case in which a constable was killed when four armed...
IMRC’s help for poor and needy continues in Kashmir; 700 families provided with ration...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Eleven years ago, Mohammad Amin Teli, a resident of Meer Behri, Dal area in Srinagar District of Jammu and...
Five seers submit report on ‘Hindu exodus’ from Kairana
Lucknow : A committee of five seers on Thursday submitted to Uttar Pradesh PWD Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav its findings on whether there has...
Akhilesh calls merger with mafia don’s party an ‘internal matter’
Lucknow : The Samajwadi Party's embrace of the party of mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari is an "internal matter" and his "displeasure" over the merger...
Can a Savarna apply for a ‘Dalit’ job? No, says RSS
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Ahmedabad: It is no secret that when it comes to doing menial jobs in our society, it is almost always seen...
The works of a restless Dalit mind: Understanding Prabhakar Kamble’s art.
By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net
The history, and the baggage, of the caste system in our country have always been felt the most by the...
तब्लीग़ी जमाअत : अमीर बनने के लिए हो रही है ‘गुंडागर्दी’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली : हिन्दुस्तान की एक ऐसी जमाअत जो दुनिया की सबसे मुख़लिस जमाअतों में शुमार है, खुद अपने ही चिराग़...
Aveek Sarkar quits as Chief Editor of ABP
Kolkata : In a sudden development, Aveek Sarkar on Wednesday resigned as Editor of The Telegraph and Anandabazar Patrika and as Chief Editor of...
Ramadan 1437: Khursheed Khan
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
As a student preparing for competitive entrance tests, Khursheed has a busy schedule between attending coaching classes.
When younger, in his...
कैराना से खुद हुकूम सिंह ने किया था पलायन
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
कैराना(उत्तर प्रदेश): कैराना से पलायन करने वालों की सूची जारी करने वाले सांसद हुकूम सिंह बेहतर जीवन की तलाश में खुद...
Women defy boycott call as Anantnag votes peacefully
Anantnag : Defying the boycott call of the separatists, burqa-clad women in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag assembly constituency on Wednesday outnumbered men in this...
US based Aligarh Education Endowment Fund provides scholarship to 75 students in UP
By TCN News,
Foster City, California: As many as 75 students from different schools in Faizabad and Ambedkar Nagar districts of Uttar Pradesh received scholarship...
Famed Pakistani qawwal Amjad Sabri gunned down
Karachi : Unidentified gunmen shot dead renowned qawwal Amjad Sabri -- whose late father and uncle enjoy huge popularity in India -- on a...
ISKCON holds Iftar gathering
Kolkata : To celebrate the over 400-year-old amity between the Hindu and Muslim communities in West Bengal's Nabadwip, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness...
Gulbarg Society Carnage: Who Cast the First Stone?
By Ram Puniyani,
Communal violence is the big bane of Indian society. While on one hand the innocents are killed the guilty mostly get...
Yoga day observed at AMU
By TCN News,
ALIGARH: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) organized a Symposium and Workshop under the title “Wellbeing through Yoga” on Tuesday as part of...
कैराना के लोग बदहाली का चाहते हैं पलायन
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
कैराना(उत्तर प्रदेश): इस नगर में में घुसते ही पलायन की वजहें साफ़ नज़र आती हैं. टूटी, जर्जर सड़कें, नदारद आधारभूत ढ़ांचा...
A comprehensive look at the Gujarat Riot cases
By Nirjhari Sinha, TruthOfGujarat.com,
Finally, the sentencing in the Gulbarg case is out. Finally, some of the guilty have been punished. But how...
Mohsin Shaikh’s murder: Even after two years, family awaits compensation
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Solapur (Maharashtra): More than two years after Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh was brutally murdered by Hindutva militants in Pune, his family has...
Ramadan 1437: Nazreen Bano
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
“It’s my first roza today.” Nazreen tells me, but then quickly clarify that it is her first fast after getting married....
Don Mukhtar Ansari’s party merges with Samajwadi Party
Lucknow : The Quami Ekta Dal (QED) led by dreaded gangster turned legislator Mukhtar Ansari, who is currently lodged in the Agra jail, on...
गैंगस्टर मुख़्तार अंसारी की पार्टी का सपा में विलय, गुस्से में मंत्री बलराम यादव...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी : आज उत्तर प्रदेश के चुनावी माहौल में एक नाटकीय मोड़ आया. एक तरफ जहां माफिया मुख़्तार अंसारी की पार्टी 'कौमी...
After 15 years of wait, Gulberg society verdict takes us back to square one
By Shaj Hameed for Twocircles.net
“The firing by Jafri played a pivotal role in inciting the mob” – CM Modi, allegedly the...
IMRC organizes Iftaar program for 1200 people in a Kashmir village
BY TCN NEWS,
Sumbal (Kashmir): In order to reach out to the poor in villages and to feed them, a US based Indian Muslim Relief...
यूपी में साम्प्रदायिक ध्रुवीकरण : समाजवादी पार्टी आखिर करना क्या चाहती है?
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: उत्तर प्रदेश में विधानसभा चुनावों की कोई घोषणा नहीं हुई है, लेकिन भाजपा और सपा के बीच की टक्कर साफ़...
Kerala health minister objects to ‘Keertan’ during Yoga Day celebrations
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala health minister K K Shyalaja has expressed her discontent over the recital of a Hindu ‘Keertan’ (prayer...
Without identity: Hindu migrants from Pakistan live on hope
By Anand Singh
New Delhi : In a settlement of 30 rickety huts near Majnu ka Tilla in north Delhi, Hindu refugees from Pakistan are...
54 students ill after midday meal in Bihar
Patna : Fifty-four children fell ill on Tuesday after eating midday meal at a government school in Bihar's Aurangabad district, an official said.
They were...
Kashmir observes International Yoga Day
Jammu/Srinagar : Scores of people performed yoga exercises in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday to mark the second International Yoga Day.
The main function was...
Ramadan 1437: Abdul Hameed
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
“There wasn’t as much emphasis on Taraweeh in my youth. Or at least, it wasn’t as visible.” Abdul Hameed muses about...
Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath organizes mega blood donation camp at Al Khobar
By TCN News,
The Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath (TNTJ), a South Indian Organization organized a mega blood donation campaign at King Fahad University Hospital, Al...
82-year-old fails 47th time to pass Class 10 exam
By Anil Sharma
Jaipur : Shiv Charan, 82, who appeared in the Rajasthan board's Class 10 exam for the 47th time a few months back,...
Widowed in Ramadan by rioters, Rukayya now lives for three daughters
By Special Correspondent, TwoCircles.net,
Washim, Maharashtra: Rukayya Parveen, 25, a simple and quiet girl from Karanja town in Washim district of Maharashtra, considered herself blessed...
Jamia to celebrate International Yoga Day
New Delhi : Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on Monday said that it will celebrate the second International Yoga Day on Tuesday by organising several...
Jamia Millia to exhibit rare manuscripts of Quran
New Delhi : A rare collection of Quran manuscripts dating back from 15th to 20th centuries will be on a display at two-week long...
IMRC’s ‘Ramadan Feeding Program’: 600 families in Kerala receives ration
BY TCN News,
Kozhikode: As many as 600 poor families in Kerala have received ration from a US based Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC)...
Assam elections: Polarisation over Bangla immigrants led to BJP victory
By Rekha Bhattacharjee
With the dust settling on a raucous election campaign and with a new regime taking the reins in its hands, an analysis...
Mehbooba’s challenge: How many will vote in Anantnag?
By Sheikh Qayoom
Anantnag : Amid poll boycott appeals by separatist politicians and underground militants, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehmooba Mufti will be worried...
Hypocrisy of Maharashtra govt: Opposes NIA’s clean chit to Muslims, accepts it for Hindu...
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: In an apparent display of dubious action, the state of Maharashtra state has decided to challenge the discharge of nine...
Ramadan 1437: Shadab Hussain
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
Shadab moved to Kanpur for pursuing higher studies. Since then he has found employment, and teaches at a local college.
During...
गरीब और बेबस समाज के आईने में स्मार्ट सिटी योजना
जावेद अनीस
पिछले साल केंद्र सरकार द्वारा शहरी विकास के लिए 3 नए मिशन ‘अटल नवीकरण और शहरी परिवर्तन मिशन (अमृत)’, ‘सभी के लिए...
‘Girri should sit on hunger strike for 20 days’
New Delhi : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh on Monday took a dig at BJP MP Mahesh Girri and said that the lawmaker...
Tension in Jammu village over use of loudspeakers
Jammu : Tension gripped a village in Jammu region's Poonch district on Monday as members of one community tried to prevent use of loudspeakers...
Allahabad HC fines BJP leader seeking removal of Muslim Judge appointed to probe Mathura...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Allahabad (UP): In a significant decision, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by BJP spokesperson...
How and why to organize workers for a democratic and secular India
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Thousands of miles from Bihar, Kamayani Swami and Ashish Ranjan of Jan Jagaran Shakti Sangathan (JJSS) talked about their...
राजस्थान : प्राथमिक शिक्षा से उर्दू को पूरी तरह से ख़त्म करने की तैयारी!
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: राजस्थान के शिक्षा विभाग द्वारा किए गये स्टाफिंग पैटर्न में उर्दू तालीम के साथ सरकारी स्तर पर किए गए भेदभाव...
Ramadan 1437: Noor Jehan
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
Noor Jehan came to Kanpur from Bombay as a young bride. Living a pampered life till then, she wasn’t as well...
Yoga not a religious practice: Ramdev
New Delhi : Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday said yoga was not a religious but a spiritual practice and did not make a...
निज़ामुद्दीन का रमज़ान यानी मजबूरियों का रमज़ान
फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: सड़कों पर भागती जिंदगियां, चिलचिलाती धूप और रोज़ा, इन सब में ज़ेहन कहां कुछ सोचने का मौका देती है. चलते-चलते रिक्शे...
294 days and counting: Why Churachandpur refuses to bury its dead
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Churachandpur, Manipur: September 1 started like every other day at work for Chingneihoih, 22, from Churachandpur. For the...
Ramadan 1437: Jameel Akhtar
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
Hailing from Malda in West Bengal, Jameel came to Kanpur around 8 years ago. Studying at a local madrassa, he became...
Are Masjids in India serving their role?
By Dr Kouser Fathima for TwoCircles.net,
Mosques or Masjids are typically a place of worship where the Muslims gather to pray in congregation. Over...
Yoga is not in conflict with any religion or belief system
By Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
As we look forward to celebrating the 2nd International Yoga Day, we must understand yoga in totality. Yoga is one...
मुख्तार अंसारी के कौमी एकता दल का सपा में विलय लगभग तय
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: बाहुबली विधायक मुख्तार अंसारी की पार्टी 'कौमी एकता दल' का समाजवादी पार्टी में मिलने के आशाएं दिख रही हैं. हो न...
Ram Temple will not be election issue in UP polls: Jaitley
New Delhi : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that BJP will not make the Ram Temple at Ayodhya an election issue...
कैराना विवाद: किसी क़स्बे या शहर में मुसलमानों का बहुसंख्यक होना ग़ैरसंवैधानिक है क्या?
पंकज श्रीवास्तव
कैराना का भाजपाई झूठ सामने आना कोई आश्चर्य नहीं, उसके दंगाई चरित्र का एक और प्रमाण ही है. देश की सबसे बड़ी पार्टी...
Kashmir-based mentoring center RISE sets record; Four students qualify for IIT
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In a first for Kashmir, four students from a valley-based based mentoring center, RISE made to the prestigious Indian...
Gulberg mob frenzy started in the morning, no trace of Jafri firing
By Darshan Desai
Ahmedabad : Special SIT court judge P.B. Desai's verdict in the Gulberg Society massacre states that the mob of thousands which killed...
ट्रिपल तलाक : ‘शरीअत क़ानून में बदलाव की सख्त ज़रुरत’ – तरन्नुम सिद्दीक़ी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली:'ट्रिपल तलाक़' यानी तीन तलाक का मुद्दा इन दिनों काफी चर्चा में है. जहां एक तरफ़ कुछ महिलाएं इस मुद्दे पर...
Shaam-e-Sher: Reinvigorating Urdu among youth
By Akanki Sharma
New Delhi : In today's digital era where technology has almost swamped art in all its forms, has Urdu literature once famous...
Life normal in Jammu after disturbances, internet restored
Jammu : The authorities restored internet services here on Saturday as normality returned after three days of disturbances over two incidents of desecration of...
Opposition MLAs disrupt J&K assembly proceedings
Srinagar : Opposition National Conference (NC) and Congress MLAs on Saturday disrupted proceedings of the state assembly over "shortage of rations and spiraling prices...
बेसहारा और गरीब लड़कियों की आवाज़ बनी ‘पहचान’
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली: रुक़ैय्या जब पांचवी क्लास में थीं तो उनके अब्बा ने उनकी मां को तलाक दे दिया. रूकैय्या की मां ग़रीब...
Fact-Finding Report on the alleged Exodus of Hindus from Kairana
By TCN News,
In order to find a truth behind the claim by BJP MP Hukum Singh that many Hindu families have been forced to...
Kairana was raised to decide theme for UP polls, alleges Congress
New Delhi : The Congress on Friday alleged that the BJP was stoking the issue of migration from Kairana to decide its "theme" for...
Mamata government to shift proposed port from Rasulpur
Kolkata : Claiming the project cost will be "halved" to Rs 4,231 crore, the Mamata Banerjee government on Friday announced its intent to shift...
Ramadan 1437: Aafaq Siddiqui
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
As a young boy, Aafaq lost one of his legs to polio. It’s been a few months since he moved to...
11 get life in jail for killing 69 in Gujarat massacre
Ahmedabad : Fourteen years after 69 people were massacred at a Muslim housing society here during the 2002 Gujarat riots, an Ahmedabad court on...
Indira Gandhi’s Emergency speech to feature in film
New Delhi : The speech made by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on All India Radio on the night of June 25, 1975 declaring...
Mohsin Shaikh killing: Two years later still waiting for charges to be framed
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Pune: June 2, 2014 was a hot day in Pune with mercury reaching 39C. This ended up being the hottest day...
Jamia Millia signs MoU with Iranian institute
New Delhi : Jamia Millia Islamia on Friday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tehran's National Institute of Genetic Engineering...
From actors to money, how a Malayalam filmmaker is redefining the concept of ‘crowdfunding’
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kozhikode: Palakkad may be a favourite among tourist destinations in Kerala, with its numerous waterfalls, forts and temples. But one young...
Gulberg verdict is sad: Sreekumar
Thiruvananthapuram : A former senior Gujarat police officer, R.B. Sreekumar, on Friday said he was disappointed by the verdict on the 2002 Gulberg Society...
11 get life imprisonment for Gulberg massacre
Ahmedabad : Fourteen years after a mob massacred 69 people at the Gulberg Society here, a court on Friday sentenced 11 of the 24...
गुलबर्ग हत्याकांड : बीजेपी के बड़े नेता बरी, अदना कार्यकर्ताओं को सज़ा
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
अहमदाबाद: जिले की स्पेशल कोर्ट ने शुक्रवार को गुलबर्ग हत्याकांड मामले में 11 को उम्रक़ैद, 12 को सात साल की जेल की...
Woman student-editor stirs Kashmir’s young creative minds
Saba Nazki
By Ruwa Shah
Srinagar : In search of space for political dissent in the trouble-torn Kashmir Valley, 23-year-old Saba Nazki and a bunch...
Politics of exodus
By Sadiq Zafar for TwoCircles.net
It is claimed that the exodus is happening in Kairana of Shamli district since the communal inferno of Muzaffarnagar...
Pehchan: Empowering marginalised women
By TCN News
New Delhi: It was a celebration when a number of girls took the dias to address the press conference. It...
On average, 98 deaths in police custody every year
By Jai Vipra
A staggering 1,275 people died in police custody in India between 2001 and 2013 but less than 50 per cent of custodial...
11 sentenced to life in Gulberg massacre
Ahmedabad : A special court here on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment 11 persons, of the 24 convicted for the Gulberg Society massacre of...
Kerala Minister was right: Moahmmed Ali did belong to Kerala
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kozhikode: The death of Mohammed Ali was one of those moments when the popularity of a person went much beyond the...
Why tribals of Manipur won’t accept the controversial Bills pushed by the state government
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
Churachandpur, Manipur: It would not be an exaggeration to say that in Manipur, the dominant political discourse you hear...
US government petitioned by survivors of Bhopal gas tragedy
By Pervez Bari for TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: A group of various organisations of survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide gas catastrophe in Bhopal have written...
Attacks on Africans: Britain’s African Asian Organisations demand action
Accuse Indian Government of ‘Implicitly’ Justifying the Murder of Congolese National and Attacks on Africans in India, Demand Action
By M Ghazali Khan
Britain’s South Asian...
Ishrat Jahan: Unfortunate steps taken under Chidambaram, says Rijiju
New Delhi : Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that 'unfortunate steps' were taken by the previous UPA...
Report on Ishrat Jahan case vindicates my point: P. Chidambaram
New Delhi : Accusing the BJP-led NDA government of creating a "fake controversy" around the affidavits in Ishrat Jahan case, former Union Home Minister...
Dabholkar murder: Rightwing activist’s CBI custody extended
Pune (Maharashtra) : A city court on Thursday extended the CBI custody of surgeon and right-wing activist Virendra S. Tawde, the prime accused...
Ramadan 1437: Nafees Fatima
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
“Oh, it used to be much more strict in our times.” Nafees Fatima remembers growing up in her household, where there...
Home ministry official denies tutoring witness in Ishrat probe
New Delhi : Home Ministry official B.K. Prasad on Thursday dismissed the charge that he tutored a witness in the probe relating to missing...
Arrest two BJP leaders for Khan’s murder, AAP tells Delhi Police
New Delhi : Hours after the Delhi Police gave a clean chit to BJP leader and NDMC Vice-Chairman Karan Singh Tanwar in a murder...
NDA government creating ‘fake controversy’ on Ishrat Jahan affidavits: Chidambaram
New Delhi : Former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi-led NDA government of creating a "fake controversy" around the...
BJP building up ‘cult of authoritarian leader’, says CPI-M
New Delhi : The CPI-M on Thursday accused the BJP of whipping up Hindutva ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and said it...
Army kills two militants in Kashmir
Srinagar : Two militants were killed and an army soldier was injured when the troops engaged a group of infiltrators who sneaked into Jammu...
Despite being a Hindu, here’s why Congress leader TN Prathapan fasts during Ramadan
By Shafeeq Hudawi
As children, we often do a number of things to fit in with our friends. For Congress leader and former MLA TN...
काफ़िला-ए-रमज़ान : एक ख़त्म होती रिवायत
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: रमज़ान के महीने में इफ़्तार के बाद का नज़ारा देखेने लायक तो होता ही है, लेकिन जब देर रात को...
Assam congress chief dies at AIIMS
New Delhi : Assam Congress chief Anjan Dutta passes away at the age of 64 here at AIIMS on Thursday morning .
He was admitted...
Three Ramadans without Mohsin Shaikh, a mother recalls memories of her son
Sadiq Shaikh, Mubin Shaikh and Shabana Parveen
By A Mirsab, Twocircles.net,
Solapur (Maharashtra): Shabana Parveen, 53, a mother of twenty-eight years old Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh...
ABVP seeks Delhi Police action in JNU campus incident
New Delhi : An Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) delegation on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma demanding action...
Amid stray violence, probe ordered into temple desecration
Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered a probe into the alleged desecration of a temple here as sporadic incidents of...
बिहार की लाईब्रेरी, जो इमारत समेत गायब हो गयी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
बेतिया (बिहार): बिहार के पश्चिमी चम्पारण के बेतिया शहर की सज्जाद लाईब्रेरी अपनी दुर्दशा पर रो रही है. यहां किताबों का...
Kerala government for vaccination survey in schools over Mallapuram dip
Thiruvananthapuram : Amid reports of rejection of the immunisation programme for school children in Muslim-dominated Malappuram district, the new Kerala government is planning a...
Jammu temple desecrator was mentally deranged: Government
Srinagar : The man who allegedly desecrated an ancient temple in Jammu, was "mentally challenged", the Jammu and Kashmir government said here on Wednesday...
जम्मू में साम्प्रदायिक तनाव, इंटरनेट सेवा बंद
TCN News
जम्मू: भाजपाशासित जम्मू-कश्मीर के जम्मू के जानीपुर इलाके में मंगलवार को दो मुस्लिम नौजवानों के हाथों मंदिर का तथाकथित अपमान किए जाने के...
जानिए कि दुनिया में मुस्लिम न होते तो क्या होता?
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
बीते दिनों भाजपा की सांसद साध्वी प्रज्ञा ने कहा कि देश कांग्रेसमुक्त तो हो गया अब इसे मुस्लिममुक्त बनाना है. ऐसे भी...
Army chief briefs Mufti on Kashmir security situation
Srinagar : Indian army chief, Gen. Dalbir Singh on Tuesday briefed Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on the overall security situation in...
Amateur artists showcase issues of Khirki Village
New Delhi : Art graduates from different colleges in the country are all set to present their works, created under the annual PEERS 2016...
BJP workers heckle, threaten to kill mediapersons outside court in Kerala
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Palakkad: In yet another incident of attack on media persons by members of political parties in Kerala, a group of BJP...
To prove potential of Islamic Banking in J&K, valley-based advocacy group starts district-wise survey
By Raqib Hameed Naik,
Srinagar: Islamic Banking Kashmir (IBK), an awareness, research and advocacy group which aims to facilitate implementation of Islamic banking &...
Ramadan 1437: Mustaqeem Ahmad
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
Through most of the day, the temperature hovers around the mid-forties mark. In the narrow streets leading up to Mustaqeem’s shop...
रमज़ान में मुश्किलों से जूझ रहे हैं बनारस के मुस्लिम
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: रमज़ान आने के साथ-साथ देश के प्रमुख धार्मिक शहर बनारस में समस्याओं का भी आगमन हो जाता है. यहां के मुस्लिम समुदाय का एक बड़ा हिस्सा रोज़ाना की दिक्कतों से दो-चार हो रहा है. यहां बिजली की समस्या है, पानी की, साफ़ खाने की और पैसों की समस्या तो है ही.
Indian-American Muslims strongly condemn terrorist attack on civilians in Florida
By TCN News
Members of the Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM) unanimously passed a resolution strongly condemning the horrible terrorist attack on civilians in a social club in Orlando, Florida on June 11 by a terrorist who happened to be Muslim.
Vidya Bhushan and Thenmozhi honored by Ambedkar Association of North America
By TCN News,
New York: In a three day celebration of Buddha Jayanti-Vesak Day and 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Dr....
46 students of Rahmani Foundation clears 2016 JEE Advanced
By TCN News,
Of the 80 students who appeared for the IIT’s Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) - Advanced exams 2016 from the Ramani-30 Coaching classes,...
Only seven Muslims qualify for National Defence Academy course
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter
New Delhi: Only seven Muslims have made it to the final list of this year’s National Defence Academy & Naval...
Delhi assembly gives martyr status to slain NDMC official
New Delhi : Delhi Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution to give a status of "Martyr" to the NDMC official M.M. Khan who was...
Ramadan 1437: Unsa Rehmani
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
Working at the ART Centre, an Anti-Retroviral Treatment Centre at Medical College run by Aligarh Muslim University for HIV positive patients,...
सांप्रदायिकता भड़का रहे जीटीवी को नोटिस भेजने की उठी मांग
TCN News
लखनऊ : कैराना से 346 हिंदू परिवारों का कथित पलायन अब राजनीति का मुद्दा बन रहा है. इलाहाबाद के केपी ग्राउंड में...
Surviving in the worst: The tale of widow Rohingya refugees living in Jammu
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Jammu: Three weeks ago, Tahira Begum, 25 a Rohingya refugee along with her husband and two kids, was...
Key Gulberg absconder surrenders, sentencing for 24 on June 17
Ahmedabad : A special sessions court here fixed June 17 for pronouncement of quantum of punishment to the 24 convicts of the Gulberg Society...
Congress rewarding Kamal Nath for his role in 1984 riots: AAP
New Delhi : By appointing Kamal Nath in charge of the partys affairs in Punjab ahead of the assembly polls, due next year, the...
In Mumbai, Marathwada migrants rise above poverty line
By Abhishek Waghmare
A migrant from Maharashtra’s drought-stricken Marathwada region triples her income - if temporarily - after moving to Mumbai, climbs out of poverty...
साध्वी प्राची के नाम खुला खत, चले जायेंगे मगर हम कुछ छोड़ेंगे नहीं
महेन्द्र दूबे
साध्वी जी, आप देश को मुसलमान मुक्त करना चाहती हैं, बेशक करिए. हम खुद उस देश में रहना नहीं चाहेंगे, जहां आप जैसे...
Ramadan 1437: Faisal Tariq
To accommodate the demand for residential spaces, Aligarh has been expanding steadily on its periphery. It is one such plot of land situated a...