Waqf cases be tried before civil court: Bombay HC
Failure of the state govt to constitute three-member Wakf Tribunal
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has ruled that till the state government...
Controlling thoughts and food habits
By Ram Puniyani,
The intolerance does not grow in one field of social life in isolation. In different arena of our life it tends...
एक रिफ्यूजी बच्चे की फ़रयाद
डॉक्टर नदीम ज़फर जिलानी, मेनचेस्टर, इंग्लैंड
तंग-दिल लोग हैं ज़मीं पे बहुत
चल सु-ए-आसमाँ करें हिजरत!
कब समुन्दर उबूर कर पाती
नाऊ काग़ज़ की हो गई...
क़मर तोड़ महंगाई और मोदी सरकार की जन विरोधी नीतियों के विरुद्ध वेलफेयर पार्टी...
By TCN News,
नई दिल्ली: बढ़ती हुई बेतहाशा महंगाई, आम अवाम से दूर होती प्याज़ दाल आदि रोज़ाना उपयोग में लाई जाने वाली वस्तुओं और...
हिन्दी…तू न हुई मेरे घर की
जावेद अनीस,
भोपाल के लाल परेड ग्राउंड पर आयोजित दसवें विश्व हिंदी सम्मेलन में तामझाम, भव्यता, दिखावा, विरोध, राजनीति, बड़े-बड़े दावे, वायदे, आत्मप्रचार सब...
HC lifts September 17 ban on meat sale in Mumbai
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday granted a stay on the controversial ban on sale of meat here on September 17, but declined...
Nepal as Hindu nation proposal rejected
Kathmandu: Nepali lawmakers on Monday rejected a proposal to restore the Hindu character of the Himalayan nation with the Constituent Assembly (CA) firmly plumping...
Kashmir’s Baramulla sees protests over murder of three youth
Srinagar: Bodies of three youths with bullet injuries were found dumped in an apple orchard in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday morning, triggering...
I’m a proud Hindu: Rishi Kapoor hits back at trolls
Mumbai: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor minces no words when it comes to expressing his views on sensitive matters -- be it blind religious beliefs...
IOS to celebrate 30th anniversary in 2016, hold national & international seminars
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Institute of Objective Studies, (IOS), will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year by organising national and international seminars and workshops...
BBMP: SDPI’s Mujahid Pasha applauded for his vote for the Congress Mayoral candidate
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Bangalore: Even though BJP had won 100 of the 198 seats of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) it was Congress’ Manjunath...
SIO launches campaign to fight extremism & communalism
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: Concerned about the apparent rise of extremism among students, Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has kicked-off a campaign to...
Maharashtra Governor petitioned to move 26/11 accused Zabiuddin Ansari out of solitary confinement
After finding no relief from courts Zabiuddin Ansari is on hunger strike since August 5, 2015 and his physical condition is deteriorating each day
...
Nine more Indians dead in Makkah mosque accident, toll 11
New Delhi: Nine more Indian Haj pilgrims have died in the crane crash accident at the Grand Mosque in Makkah in Saudi Arabia, taking...
Couple from Andhra killed in Makkah mosque accident
Hyderabad: Two Haj pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh were among 107 killed in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi Arabian holy...
Sania-Martina wins US Open women’s doubles title
New York: Women's doubles top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis defeated fourth seeded Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 6-3 to claim the...
RSS controlling, dictating Modi government, says Yechury
Kolkata: Charging Prime Minister Narendra Modi with handing over his government's control to the RSS, CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday said the...
“Open your Hearts, Open your Minds” towards Asylum Seekers: Labour’s new leader Jeremy Corbyn...
By M Ghazali Khan
Tens of thousands of demonstrators converging from all around into central London marched to Downing Street, the precinct where the British...
जनता परिवार लालू-नीतीश तक सीमित नहीं, यह 85% जनता का प्रतिनिधित्व है: डॉ. एजाज...
अभय कुमार
एजाज अली पेशे से डॉक्टर हैं मगर सियासत में उनकी पहचान एक दलित और पिछड़े नेता के तौर पर रही है, जो वर्षों...
A torture tale of 26/11 accused: 33 months solitary confinement, trial in absence and...
Zabiuddin Ansari, with his face covered, leaves from a hospital in New Delhi June 29, 2012. Photo courtesy: Reuters
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Deported from...
शिवसेना भी लड़ेगी बिहार में चुनाव
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: बिहार के सीमांचल में ओवैसी द्वारा चुनाव लड़ने की घोषणा के बाद अब शिवसेना भी मैदान में कूद पड़ी है....
Indian faces trial in UAE on graft charges
Abu Dhabi: An Indian man and his Pakistani driving instructor are facing a trial in Dubai in a corruption case, a media report said...
Seeking an amicable solution to Manipur crisis
By Md Raees Ahamed,
My mother state Manipur is in crisis and the sad part is very few people outside the state understand the...
MIM to contest Bihar elections on Seemanchal seats: Owaisi
Excerpts from TCN interview with Asaduddin Owaisi
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: Ever since Asaduddin Owaisi addressed a well-attended public meeting...
सीमांचल से लड़ेगी मजलिस, अख्तरुल ईमान बिहार सदर बनाये गए
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
पिछले महीने के इंतज़ार के बाद अब ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) सुप्रीमो सांसद असदुद्दीन ओवैसी ने ने बिहार चुनाव को लेकर...
Rs.10 lakh ex-gratia for Bengal woman killed in Makkah
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced Rs.10 lakh as compensation to the family of Muniza Ahamed of the state who...
बिहार चुनाव पर शोधपरक पत्रिका ‘डेमोक्रेसीज़’ का विमोचन
By TCN News
पटना: बिहार सामाजिक और राजनीतिक सशक्तीकरण के दौर से आगे निकल गया है. अब इसके आर्थिक सशक्तीकरण की ज़रुरत है. आर्थिक तरक्क़ी...
Kashmir’s ‘Youth Icon awards-2015’ to be held on September 16
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Innovators forum (JKIF), a state based NGO, is going to organize an event...
CGI Jeddah releases names of 2 Indians dead in Makkah crane accident
Indian consulate officials visited the injured Indian pilgrims
By TCN News
Jeddah: Consulate General of India in Jeddah has released the names of 19 Indians injured...
Bombay HC asks EC to consider disqualification of convicted BJP MLA
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Nagpur: In an embarrassment to Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), one of its Maharashtra MLA Sudheer Laxmanrao Parwe is facing disqualification after...
Bengal woman killed in Grand Mosque tragedy: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said a woman from the state is among those killed in the crane accident at...
AIMIM to contest from Seemanchal in Bihar assembly polls
Hyderabad: Taking another step for a pan India presence, the AIMIM on Saturday decided to contest the Bihar assembly elections.
Party president Asaduddin Owaisi announced...
मार्क्सवादी चिंतक विष्णुदेव नहीं रहे
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
पटना: भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी के वरिष्ठ नेता और मार्क्सवादी विचारधारा के विद्वान कामरेड विष्णुदेव नहीं रहे. 10 सितम्बर, 2015 को पौने...
Hamid Ansari condoles deaths in Makkah’s Grand Mosque accident
New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari has condoled the deaths in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of...
Gujarat to provide funds for soft loans to minorities
Mumbai: Gujarat will soon provide funds to the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) to make soft loans available to minorities, state government...
Maharashtra Muslim students complains of banks not opening “no frills” accounts for scholarship funds
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Aurangabad: Muslim students in Maharashtra are facing problems from various banks in opening of a ‘no frills’ account that is...
क्या मुस्लिम तय करेंगे बिहार का विजेता?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: ऐसा लग रहा है कि बिहार की चुनावी लड़ाई मुस्लिम वोटों के चक्रव्यूह पर आकर टिक गई है. सभी दलों...
‘रालोसपा’ के कार्यक्रम में वीर अब्दुल हमीद का मज़ाक
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: भाजपा के सहयोगी दलों ने मुस्लिम वोटों की सियासत के नाम पर परमवीर चक्र विजेता शहीद अब्दुल हमीद को भी...
Mumbai meat ban partially reduced after public outcry, court rap
Mumbai : Rapped sharply by the Bombay High Court, most political parties and the public, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday hurriedly...
Rajasthan Govt under fire for cancelling Eid holiday for college officials
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Jaipur: Many organizations here have collectively condemned Rajasthan government’s decision to cancel Eid-ul-Adha holiday by organizing a blood donation camps...
Indian woman ‘recruiter’ for ISIS extradited from Dubai, arrested
Hyderabad : A Dubai-based Indian woman allegedly recruiting youth for terror outfit ISIS in Syria and Iraq was extradited here on Friday and arrested...
Modi visit disrupts life in Chandigarh
Chandigarh : It is one regret and inquiry that the Chandigarh residents could certainly have done without.
It was Narendra Modi's first ever visit...
Lobbying for Urdu & History: Abdul Naseer Nasir
By Waris Ali, TwoCircles.net
On March 9, 2012 hundreds of Samajwadi Party workers had assembled on Vikramaditya Marg outside their party's office celebrating the victory...
Prime Minister had no time for Bhopal gas victims
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a visit to Bhopal known for its gas tragedy, the world’s worst industrial catastrophe,...
A new vernacular daily launched in Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: A new vernacular daily, titled Ichel Express, was launched by Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam on September 9...
Four killed in ongoing Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar : At least two militants and two army soldiers were killed on Thursday in a gunfight between the security forces and separatist...
Where is the Hindu’s compassion?
By Namrata Chaturvedi for TwoCircles.net
The nation-state India is increasingly being referred to as Bharat, and Hindu religion seems more aggressive than ever. People who...
J&K High Court bans beef in the state; Separatist leaders call for state-wide shutdown...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar:In the back drop of controversial meat ban in Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday...
NDA’s decision to grant citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants in Assam draws sharp reaction
Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net
Guwahati: Political parties, students’ bodies and civilians have slammed the Narendra Modi-led NDA government for its decision to grant Indian citizenship to...
Meat acquires political taste as protestors decry ban
Mumbai : Meat spilled over from dinner tables to streets as hundreds of political activists on Thursday protested the four-day meat ban here...
Now, Rajasthan bans sale of meat for three days
Jaipur : Rajasthan has banned sale of meat and fish for three days -- September 17, 18 and 27 - due to a Jain...
Aadivasi’s cultural identity in Jharkhand’s under assault
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat
As I boarded the Rajdhani express from New Delhi for Parasnath for my intended visit to Jharkhand...
सोशल मीडिया के आईने से बिहार चुनाव
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: बिहार चुनाव में सोशल मीडिया का क्रेज सिर चढ़कर बोल रहा है. आलम ये है कि वे नेता जिन्हें सोशल...
सीवान की राजनीति : शहाबुद्दीन का असर कितना?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
सीवान: इस क्षेत्र में जहां शहाबुद्दीन का सिक्का चला करता था, वहां से अब भाजपा के ओम प्रकाश यादव सांसद हैं....
Waqf Board gets case registered against Shia cleric
Lucknow : The Shia Waqf Board has got a case registered against eminent Shia cleric Kalb-e-Jawwad on the charge of selling land belonging to...
Would Kashmir’s autumnal grandeur be lost to urbanization greed?
By Sheikh Qayoom
Srinagar : As ripening paddy fields impart a magical golden-brown magnificence to the countryside, the soothing autumnal sun shines to...
Delhi government to give education loan up to Rs.10 lakh
New Delhi : The Delhi government on Wednesday launched a flagship scheme that allows students to avail education loan of up to Rs.10 lakh.
Education...
Kashmir awaits reconstruction as Central Govt sleeps over Rs. 44000 crore special assistance sought
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar : Even as the NDA government comes under fire for its neglect of ongoing floods in...
Obituary to Ambedkarite poet and writer, Ketan Pimpalapure
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net
Mr. Ketan Pimpalapure, a poet, writer and journalist died in the month of July 31st, 2015. He was...
The real story of Muslim under-representation in Bihar
By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,
There is a perception among some Muslims that except riot-free Bihar they did not get much in the last 25 years...
Three Kashmiri separatist leaders join Geelani’s Hurriyat
Srinagar: Three senior separatist leaders here on Wednesday joined the Hurriyat group led by hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani.
Chairman of separatist Democratic...
गुड़गांव में मुस्लिमों के घर पर चले बुल्डोज़र
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
गुड़गांव: दिल्ली से सटे हरियाणा के गुड़गांव में मुस्लिमों के घर तोड़े जाने का नया मामला सामने आया है. गुड़गांव में बसे...
Eid-ul-Adha: Maharashtra govt asks police to strictly observe beef ban law while Muslim bodies...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: An anxiety has started to develop amongst the Muslim community in Maharashtra as it will be the first year that...
Dignity of minorities a ‘candour commitment’: Naqvi
New Delhi: Security, dignity and identity of minority communities was not "political propaganda" but a "candour commitment" to empowerment of minorities, union minister Mukhtar...
CFL: Mohammedan held to goalless draw by Army XI
Kolkata: Mohammedan Sporting were held to a goalless draw by Army XI in a Calcutta Football League (CFL) premier division tie here on Tuesday.
After...
Return of the Angrezi Raj
Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam
The circular issued by Maharashtra’s BJP government late last month has raised concern in liberal, informed sections all over India regarding...
लालू के साथ को तैयार मांझी
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
पटना: जैसे-जैसे बिहार की सियासी सरगर्मी बढती जा रही है, वैसे-वैसे रोजाना नए चुनावी समीकरण बनते-संवरते नज़र आ रहे हैं. ताज़ा...
NACEIM- A new coalition of Indian Muslims in the US formed
By TCN News
Chicago: A new coalition of Indian Muslims was formed in Chicago on the sidelines of the ISNA Convention. NACEIM or the...
Bhopal Gas Victims asks meeting with PM when he visits Bhopal
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: Leaders of the five NGOs (non-government organisations) working for the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, world’s worst industrial...
Ahmad Javed replaces Rakesh Maria as Mumbai commissioner
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: In an unexpected hurried decision in the midst of the Sheena Bora murder probe, Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria is...
Indian clerics issue fatwa againt IS, declare it un-Islamic
By Sheikh Manzoor
New Delhi: Over 1,050 Indian Islamic scholars and clerics have issued fatwa against the Islamic State terror groand described its acts and...
Probe begins into IM operative’s paragliding course
Panaji: The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Goa Police has begun a probe into a paragliding course undertaken in the state in 2013 by an...
Political row as meat banned in Mumbai
Mumbai: A political row has erupted over the ban on sale of meat for four days during the upcoming 'Paryushan' Jain holy festival here.
The...
पप्पू यादव का मदरसा शिक्षकों के साथ धोखा
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: बिहार के 737 मदरसों के 2459 कोटि के शिक्षकों का आंदोलन रंग लाया. उनकी सारी शर्तें नीतीश सरकार ने मान...
Dimapur lynching: Gauhati HC directs CBI probe
Guwahati: Six months after the gruesome lynching of a rape accused in Nagaland's commercial town Dimapur, the Gauhati High Court on Monday directed the...
लालू-नीतिश नटवरलाल के बाप, केजरीवाल गुरू –पप्पू यादव
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: बिहार में ‘रेल रोको अभियान’ के बाद आज जन अधिकार पार्टी सुप्रीमो सांसद पप्पू यादव ने पटना के गर्दनी...
BJP MLA booked in Maharashtra for abusing and threatening cops
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Aurangabad: The city police here have booked BJP MLA Narayan Kuche on the charges of abusing and threatening a policeman on...
‘Doors of opportunities are closed for Dalits and tribals because of caste prejudices’
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net
Vaibhav Chhaya is a poet, writer, social media analyst and political commentator. He has published a book of poetry. His political...
बिहार चुनाव: दंगों का समीकरण
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: बिहार में दंगे कोई नई बात नहीं है. यहां दंगों का समाजशास्त्र बेहद ही दिलचस्प है. न जाने क्यों यहां...
भागलपुर दंगे से संबंधित 11 तथ्य, जिसे आपको ज़रूर जानना चाहिए…
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
1. सरकारी आंकड़ों के हिसाब से भागलपुर दंगों में मृतकों की संख्या लगभग एक हजार दर्शायी गयी है, जबकि नागरिक अधिकार...
Court allows NIA to conduct Showkat Bhat’s polygraph test
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday allowed National Investigation Agency (NIA) plea to conduct the lie detector test of Showkat Ahmed Bhat, an...
New J&K chief secretary appointed
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday appointed Brij Raj Sharma as the new chief secretary, ending the administrative inertia that hit the...
RSS remote-controlling Modi government: Mayawati
Lucknow: The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) was remote-controlling the Narendra Modi government, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has said.
The fact that Prime Minister...
Assam floods in pictures
Photos by Jhai Foundation
Guwahati: The flood continues to be grim in Assam with 20 districts still reeling under water which have affected more than...
नीतीश सरकार दंगा पीड़ितों के न्याय के लिए गंभीर नहीं – दीपंकर
By TCN News,
पटना: एआइपीएफ भागलपुर द्वारा आज पटना के आइएमए हॉल में ‘25 साल बाद भी इंसाफ से वंचित भागलपुर’ रिपोर्ट का लोकार्पण किया...
Hindi translation of the book “Prisoner No. 100” released
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar : The book, “Prisoner No. 100,” which unveils the ordeal of women separatist leader, Anjum Zamrooda Habib...
Communalizing Census misses India’s real crisis: female feticide
By Masihuddin Sanjari for TwoCircles.net
Religion based census data has recently been released by the central government of India sparking a debate along communal lines1...
Book on the lethal use of pellet guns released in Kashmir; lethality of the...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCicles.net
Srinagar : Kashmir - Scars of Pellet Gun: The Brutal Face of Suppression, the book...
Rate of domestic violence high in Tripura: HC chief justice
Agartala : Tripura High Court Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Gupta has expressed concern over the high rate of domestic violence, resultant deaths and cases...
चुनावी हिंसा के मुहाने पर बिहार
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: चर्चित कथा है कि एक बार एक कौवे के बच्चों को इंसानी गोश्त खाने का दिल कर रहा था. कौवे...
Who will ostracise ghosts of the Sept. 6, 2014 Kashmir floods?
By Sheikh Qayoom
Srinagar : Few Kashmiris can forget the night of September 6, 2014 and the horror that continued for nearly a month after...
The Mushawarat golden jubilee and VP Hamid Ansari’s courageous remarks
By Kaleem Kawaja,
The golden jubilee observance of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Muslim Majlis Mashawarat on...
Bihar Anjuman starts skill development courses for madrassa graduates; seek donations
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Samastipur (Bihar) : The Bihar Anjuman, an online group of people from Bihar and Jharkhand, who had established its...
Assam’s flood victims allege negligence
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Even as the flood situation continues to be grim in Assam with more than 16 lakh people still...
Have the scales tilted in BJP’s favour in Bihar?
By Amulya Ganguli
Although the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) do not have much of a political presence in Bihar,...
Muslim Board to campaign against imposition of Brahminical culture
Hyderabad : The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the apex body of Indian Muslims, has decided to launch a nationwide campaign against attempts...
Muslim board to launch ‘save religion and constitution’ movement
Hyderabad: All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the apex body of Indian Muslims, announced on Saturday that it will launch a nation-wide campaign against...
Threats forces MM Basheer to stop his column on Ramayana
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kozhikode: Just a few days of the brutal incident, in which veteran Kannada writer M M Kalburgi was shot dead by...
Jamia Hamdard students on indefinite hunger strike, authorities pay no heed
By Mahmood Asim, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Students of Jamia Hamdard under the aegis of Hamdard Student Democratic Forum (HSDF) observing indefinite hunger strike...
How Islamic is the “Islamic State”?
By Maariyah Siddique for TwoCircles.net
About 3 million Iraqis displaced, around 4 million of Syrians fleeing their country in tremendous horror. Women captured, beheaded...
Reserved thoughts on reservation
By Panchendra Kumar Naik for TwoCircles.net
India is facing acute political and moral disorders – flared recently by Hardik Patel led agitation for the reservation...
Kashmir to commemorate flood anniversary by observing a shutdown on September 7th
By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter
Srinagar : Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), an amalgam of various trade associations has called for a complete shutdown ...
Communal tension in Agra, situation calm now
Agra: Tension prevailed in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district on Friday after some religious comments on social media led to violence between two communities. The...
जनता के पैसे पर जनादेश की जंग
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: बिहार के आगामी चुनाव में पैकेजिंग और रीपैकेजिंग के सच पर छवि चमकाने का खेल ज़ोरों पर है. केन्द्र व...
SC judge recuses from hearing PIL on Malegaon blast probe
New Delhi : The hearing on the PIL seeking to bring back Rohini Salian as special prosecutor to lead the CBI's case in Malegaon...
Government on right track but economic model needed: RSS
New Delhi : Rejecting criticism that it was acting like a "remote control", the RSS said on Friday that the Narendra Modi government was...
A popular Muslim stereotype as opposed to official one
By Saeed Naqvi
On July 30, 2015, two high profile burials took place, almost formalizing new stereotypes of Indian Muslims. A former president of...
‘Celebrate this Teacher’s Day in Kalam’s memory’
New Delhi : Ahead of Teacher's Day that celebrated on September 5 every year, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited is holding a contest in...
Protest against Lokmat Chairaman Vijay Darda for his anti-reservation article
Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net
Pune: An editorial written by editor and chairman of Lokmat Vijay Darda has come under severe criticism from Dalit activists.
The editorial published...
Film on Parsi community screened for Heptullah
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah attended a special screening here of "The Path of Zarathustra", a film that centres around the Parsi...
HC questions civic body over renaming Aurangzeb Road
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to apprise it on what basis it decided to change...
No handicap to success for Jahanara Khatun
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata/Berhampur: 41 year old Jahanara Khatun was ranked 31st in the examination for the West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Examination for...
20 सितम्बर को राहुल की पश्चिम चम्पारण में रैली
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
पटना:बिहार प्रदेश कांग्रेस ने राहुल गांधी की बड़ी चुनावी रैली के लिए तैयारियां शुरू कर दी हैं. कांग्रेस के राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष राहुल...
Indian-American academics spar over Modi visit to Silicon Valley
By Arun Kumar
Washington : Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Silicon Valley, a war of words has broken out between...
‘उदास नस्लें’ और अब्दुल्ला हुसैन
जावेद अनीस
उर्दू के शीर्ष उपन्यासकार अब्दुल्ला हुसैन का 7 जून 2015 को 84 वर्ष की उम्र में देहांत हो गया, वे लम्बे समय से...
Book on Bhopal’s noted Urdu journalist ‘Arif Aziz – Ek Tajzia’ released
By Pervez Bari, Twocircles.net,
Bhopal: When a journalist is eulogized in a function by speakers after speakers wherein a book critically analysing his works...
Prophet Muhammed film: Iran consulate refuses to meet NGO seeking ban
Mumbai: A leading NGO claimed on Thursday that the Iranian consulate here refused to accept its memorandum seeking a ban the controversial movie...
Geelani lauds Pakistan’s stand on Kashmir, reveals secret letter
By Aijaz Nazir
New Delhi: Two weeks after NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan derailed over the latter's insistence on raising the Kashmir issue and...
Left Front takes out protest rally against violent crackdown
Kolkata : Condemning the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government's "violent crackdown" on its activists during the Wednesday's strike, the opposition Left Front on...
Casinos can start in Kashmir, but not a priority: Deputy CM
Panaji : Casinos were a potential avenue for tourism promotion in Jammu and Kashmir, but it was not a priority right now, Deputy Chief...
RSS controls government, says Congress
New Delhi : The Congress on Thursday criticised the meeting of RSS and BJP leaders here and said the central government was controlled...
ISIS not immediate threat in Kashmir: Deputy CM
Panaji : Terror group ISIS is not an immediate threat to Jammu and Kashmir, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh said here on Thursday,...
Nawazuddin ready to act in Hollywood
Mumbai : Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who has made his mark in Bollywood with films like "Gangs of Wasseypur 2", "Kick", "Kahaani" and "Bajrangi...
Congress accuses Kejriwal of using money power in DUSU polls
New Delhi : The Congress on Thursday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of using money power in the Delhi University Student Union...
The burden of history: Aurangzeb to Abdul Kalam
By Wahidul Islam for TwoCircles.net
History cannot be repeated neither we can go back to time to check its credibility. We can demonise and...
बिहार में भाजपा : साधो घर में झगड़ा भारी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: बिहार में चुनाव से पहले ही भाजपा ने अपने रंग और तेवर दिखाने शुरू कर दिए हैं. पार्टी अपने सहयोगियों...
Bihar polls: SP quits Janata Parivar, to fight alone
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party on Thursday walked out of the Janata Parivar and decided to contest the Bihar elections on its own, a leader...
Soldier, four guerrillas killed in Kashmir
Srinagar : An Indian Army soldier and four guerrillas were killed in a night-long gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, an official...
Flood situation further worsens in Assam, 10 lakh people in 19 districts affected
Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net
Guwahati: Flood situation in Assam further deteriorated with 19 of the 32 districts of the state reeling under water. People in different...
MLA, ex-MP injured in the clashes during one-day strike in West Bengal
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: General strike called by seven Left trade unions affected the normal lives in all districts of West...
तैयारियां पूरी, 7 दिनों के भीतर होगी बिहार चुनाव की घोषणा
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
पटना/नई दिल्ली: बिहार में विधानसभा चुनाव की तैयारियां मुकम्मिल हो चुकी हैं. सूत्रों के मुताबिक अब चुनाव आयोग अगले 7 दिनों...
‘स्वाभिमान रैली’ ने बदली बिहार की हवा
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
पटना: प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी द्वारा बिहार की जनता के स्वाभिमान को ललकारने के विरोध में महागठबंधन के ‘स्वाभिमान रैली’के बाद...
AAP condemns RSS, VHP remarks on Hamid Ansari
New Delhi: The AAP on Wednesday condemned the RSS and the VHP for their "demeaning" remarks on Vice President Hamid Ansari, who pitched for...
Workers in India strike to protest anti-worker policies of the government
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Kozhikode: Public life has derailed in Kerala following the 24 hour strike, called by ten central trade unions...
Action being taken over illegal animal slaughter, HC told
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court was informed on Wednesday by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation that it has been taking action...
Syed Ali Shah Geelani sends secret letter to Pakistan PM
New Delhi : A three-member delegation from the Hurriyat Conference belonging to the Syed Ali Shah Geelani faction met Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit...
Muslims extend help to save Gita Press
Aligarh : Aligarh's Muslim Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has expressed grave concern over a dragging strike in Gita Press in Gorakhpur...
Death penalty given in quarter of cases by Supreme Court done in error: Amnesty...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi : Leading human rights organization, Amnesty International, on Tuesday once again reiterated its demand for the...
भाषण में हीरो, ज़मीन पर ज़ीरो…
भाषणों में विकास की बड़े-बड़े दावे ज़मीन पर आते ही हवा हो जाते हैं.
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, Twocircles.net
भागलपुर: पीएम मोदी ने भागलपुर में भाषण दिया...
AIUMB chief writes letter to thank Modi for meeting and the mention
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Delighted with the meeting and appreciation of Sufi way of life by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
AFMI celebrates its silver jubilee with a call for the younger generation to take...
By TwoCircles.net special correspondent
Burlington, Massachusetts: American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) celebrated its silver jubilee near Boston on August 28th. The event...
Flood in Assam continues to get worse, over 8 lakh people affected
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam has gotten worse with more than 8.75 lakh people have been affected so far on...
‘झगड़वहा बर’ बना ‘शांति वृक्ष’, फिर भी अशांति कायम
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, Twocircles.net
सीवान/ पटना: कभी शहाबुद्दीन के आतंक के लिए प्रसिद्ध रहे सीवान जिले की शांति इन दिनों एक पेड़ पर टिकी...
VHP criticizes Ansari, demands apology
New Delhi: Criticizing Vice President Hamid Ansari about discrimination against Muslims, the VHP on Tuesday asked him to apologize or resign and take to...
Kashmiri separatist leader Masarat Alam re-arrested
Jammu: Hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Masarat Alam was Tuesday re-arrested by police in Jammu jail premises after authorities released him following the Jammu and...
Development must be the agenda in Bihar: Modi
Bhagalpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that development should be the main agenda in the Bihar assembly polls.
"Development should be the main...
‘No change of guard in offing in Jammu and Kashmir’
Srinaga: There will be no change of guard in the Jammu and Kashmir government and Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed is not contemplating to...
बिहार चुनाव : भाजपा के लिए कौन अधर्मी?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
छपरा/सीवान/गोपालगंज : बिहार की राजनीति में ‘धर्म का कॉकटेल’ घोलने की साज़िशें शुरू हो चुकी हैं. जातीय समीकरणों में पिछड़ती पार्टी...
Skill development programme for Madrasa students inaugurated in Patna by Minority Minister
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Patna: A Scheme of Skill Training Centers in Madarasas of the Ministry of Minority Affairs was launched in Patna on...
Kashmiri Pandits living in Valley struggles to live a normal life
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar: Against the back drop of highly ambitious Composite Township project of central government to...