Euro zone democracy: Market forces over people’s power?

By Rajiv Dogra, IANS, Democracy may be an unfinished project, but can its imperfections be an excuse for Euro zone oligarchs to dismiss two elected governments?

Poetry for the soul, all the way from Aldur!

With over 100 awards to his credit, Burhanul Ghani Akmal Aldoori’s service to Urdu through his poetry simply cannot be overlooked. Not just that,...

Zafar Mahmood: Man with the plan

By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,

Encountering the innocent

By Shafaque Alam for TwoCircles.net,

A Nun’s murder poses questions for State and Church

Activist and Whistle-blower Sr Valsa John pays with her life for defending the Tribals’ ownership of their land, minerals and forests, says John Dayal,

Uttar Pradesh: joining the battle for the heartland of India

By Amulya Ganguli, IANS, The bugle has been sounded and the country is poised for another bruising round of elections which will make or mar the reputations of several parties and politicians.

When Indira’s birth drew long faces!

By Rasheed Kidwai, IANS, When Indira was born on Nov 19, 1917, the Scottish doctor who was attending to Kamla Nehru announced to Jawaharlal Nehru: "It is a bonny lassie, Sir!"

Can India make it to the Top?

By Tanvir Salim for TwoCircles.net,

Jihadism, Islam and Islamism

By Asghar Ali Engineer,

Book Review: Godse’s Children: Hindutva Terror in India

Reviewed by Mahtab Alam for TwoCircles.net Book: Godse’s Children: Hindutva Terror in India Author: Subhash Gatade Price: Rs. 360/

A tale of two colonies

By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net TCN series on Gujarat: Part 6

We stand with you, Sanjiv Bhatt!

By Sayema Sahar for TwoCircles.net,

Interview: Thasneem Fathima – M.Tech. topper of AMU

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

What ails the IITs

By Anil K. Rajvanshi, IANS,

A Modern Aligarh Movement begins from Kishanganj

Tens of thousands gather in a field, hundreds sleep on rail tracks on 12th Oct. to press the demand for AMU centre in Bihar district By Mohammad Mudassir Alam,

Saba Anjum: Muezzin’s daughter is now Indian hockey team captain

By AnIndianMuslim.com, The story of Saba Anjum Karim, 26, is nothing short of a fairy tale.

Violence (un)reported

By Shafaque Alam,

‘Neither me nor my colleagues have cheated anybody’

TMMK chief MH Jawahirullah clarifies about his conviction in an alleged cheating case By MH Jawahirullah,

For Anna, now comes the hard part

By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,

Has corruption really increased in India?

By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net, Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Preventing sectarian violence

Need for a bill to prevent Communal and Targeted Violence By Ram Puniyani,

Open letter to Chetan Bhagat

By Aijaz Ilmi, An open letter to Chetan Bhagat in response to his article “Don’t let them divide and rule anymore” published in Sunday TOI Sep. 25th 2011.

Jan Lokpal Bill: A Critique

By A. Faizur Rahman,

My encounter with the Tiger

By Zohra Javed for TwoCircles.net

Let us reduce greed to stop corruption

By Anil K. Rajvanshi, IANS,

And yet another un-Gandhian fast

By Asghar Ali Engineer,

Cry, my beloved country!

Without acting against the architects of the 2002 pogrom, India cannot move on. Without justice, there’s no peace By Aijaz Zaka Syed,

Let us stand up and be counted

Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood,

Do not shift the goal-post please!

The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. – Tacitus By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,

Beyond the face value

By Anas Nilambur,

The style, content and tenor of Muslim politics are self-defeating.

By Mohammad Zeyaul Haque, The situation of Indian Muslims suggests that aggravation is the only word which symbolizes them, suggests Mohammad Zeyaul Haque

How Dawoodi Bohras observe Ramzan

By Danish Reyaz, Mumbai: Do you have any idea about how Dawoodi Bohras celebrate the holy month of Ramadan? Perhaps, many of us would say, No, because we are not much aware about this community.

Moradabad: A city of communal riots

By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,

Anarchy is not the option

By Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam, Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam on the dangerous brinkmanship of Anna Hazare and Co.

Naved Masood walks down memory lane

By Danish Khan for TwoCircles.net,

An interview with Dr Shariq Nisar, the architect of India’s Shariah Index

By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net, Dr Shariq Nisar, the architect of India’s Shariah Index (i.e. BSE TASIS Shariah 50) has been the man behind the launch of many shariah compliant products in the country such as Taurus Ethical Fund (By Taurus Mutual Fund), Pure Stock Pension Fund (By Bajaj Allianz), Secura India Real Estate Fund (India’s only Shariah compliant SEBI approved real estate venture capital fund). Most recently Dr Shariq has been associated with the launch of Shariah compliant commodities trading by National Spot Exchange Ltd.
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