Arrest of Munawar Faruqui: Can democracy take a joke?
The people who are silent over the arrest of Munawar Faruqui should remember that ‘if you do not allow a joke in a democracy,...
India a tolerant country: Tasleema Nasreen
New Delhi : India is a tolerant country with a few intolerant people and it is time to focus not just on Hindu fundamentalists...
Chai @AMU – it is more than drinking tea
By Nayeem Showkat Khan,
“Tod diya ray.” You may surely be used to this line if you have attended or visited Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Every hour, at least one chai (tea) glass is ‘broken to death’ at some dhaba located somewhere in the vicinity of varsity and dhabawalas keep on repeating the same line.
The ‘Belcha’: Allama Mashriqi’s powerful symbol for the Khaksar Tehrik
“We have Spade as our symbol…Spade is another sign of humility and our carrying it on our shoulders shows that we are out...
Media unmasks Kejriwal, Kejriwal exposes media
By Faraz Ahmad,
The media, mainly the TV channels, have reacted with such outrage over Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) colleagues asking media men if they had been bought over by Narendra Modi and the Sangh to be blowing Modi’s trumpet so loudly.
Modi, Jaitley, BJP and black money
By Faraz Ahmad for TwoCircles.net,
Way back in 1987 V P Singh launched his campaign against Rajiv Gandhi describing the Rajiv regime as most corrupt and charged Rajiv with having compromised the security of the nation by buying inferior quality Bofors guns from Sweden in return for kickbacks worth millions of dollars.
Students clash in NIT Srinagar after India’s defeat in World T20 Semi-final
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Things took uglier turn in National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar after India lost the World T20...
More police reform required in Rajasthan
By Maja Daruwala, IANS,
It's election time in Rajasthan again. Once more the hopefuls will make their promises. Once more the people will vote in the hope that this time the minimum guarantees of a peaceful life will come true. A good police system is central to making sure this happens. Making it happen has to be a bipartisan effort. What kind of policing is going to be in place over the next five years has to be central to election debates and promises.
Man-made Drought in Maharashtra
By Dr. Parvez Mandviwala for TwoCircles.net,
Drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply-...
The limelight feels terrible…it’s all part of a cow-inspiracy: An exclusive interview with a...
Mazhar Farooqui milks out an exclusive interview with a cow ahead of a raging controversy surrounding the bovine. Excerpts:
How does it feel to be...
Some middle-class views on AAP’s first-class win
By Monish Gulati,
The AAP's clean sweep of the Delhi assembly polls is a remarkable display of people power. The overwhelming mandate with its weight of expectations, as Arvind Kejriwal himself terms it, is "scary". The nature of the verdicts took pundits, pollsters and punters alike, by surprise. The victory has been seen as the rebirth of the anti-corruption movement by some and attributed by others to Modi's designer suit, Kejriwal's staid pullovers or a blowback from the introduction of biometric attendance in government offices. The perceived causes of such an electoral win, deserves a second look.
Indian jails overcrowded, says government
New Delhi: There were 418,536 prisoners in Indian jails at the end of 2014, against the capacity of 356,561, the government said on Tuesday.
Minister...
The Good News Project: How the BJP helps Muslims, unknowingly
By Shah Nawaz Afaque
Is it just me or is there a lot of negativity in the air? Ideological clashes at the dining table, political...
Left struggles to remain relevant in 2014
By Anjali Ojha and M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi: The Communists will be fighting with their back to the wall -- perhaps for...
Prime Minister needs to speak up on beef killing
By Tajinder Bains
The brutal killing of a man in Bisada village in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, not far from the Indian capital, on suspicion...
Rockets and rocket launchers now in Maoist arsenal
By P.V. Ramana, IANS
The arsenal of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, or Maoists as they are commonly known, consists of a mélange of weapons and explosives, many crude, but some sophisticated. Indeed, the rebels have moved a long way from fielding traditional farm implements such as spears, crowbars and sickles.
The arsenal is largely ingenious and indigenous. Occasionally, they 'shop' for arms. The first of these reports came to light in 1991.
Politicans playing dirty over displaced Bodos in BTAD: Promising Land Patta inside Forest
By Abdul Kalam Azad
Assam: This is election time in Assam and political parties are not leaving any stone unturned to get as much...
कश्मीर मसले पर फर्जी खबरें भेजने के दबाव में पत्रकार नसीर अहमद ने IBN-7...
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पिछले दो साल से आइबीएन-7 में ब्यूरो प्रमुख रहे कश्मीर के सबसे पुराने टीवी पत्रकारों में एक नसीर अहमद ने 29 अगस्त को संस्थान...
Modi co-opts US business in remaking India
By Saroj Mohanty,
One thing that singularly defined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high voltage US visit was the open courting of American capital and his efforts to alter the narrative about India as an investment destination. In his individual and collective meetings with business leaders in New York and Washington, he pledged to take a series of steps in the coming months to ease doing of business in India. Modi told them to invest in India before the queue became too long.
बीस साल के लड़के का सत्याग्रह
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: दिन भर पीठ पर एक बैकपैक टांगे, पुराने मैले कपड़े पहने, एक साइकिल के सहारे बनारस के मंडलीय अस्पतालों के चक्कर...
NCDHR expresses alarm at NITI Aayog’s claims of not being able to monitor Schedule...
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights has expressed disappointment at a recent news item which...
Scolded by Jharkhand CM, IPS officer seeks transfer
Ranchi : Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das' ways of pulling up bureaucrats and police officers publicly have left them 'humiliated' and an IPS officer...
How did Mina Stampede happen – Who is Responsible for it – Saudi Arabia...
By Dr.Ajmal
769 Haj piligrims died in the Mina Stampede, and the preceding week around 107 died in the Crane Crash in...
An enabling street vendors’ livelihood legislature
By Ranjit Abhigyan and Anurag Shanker,
The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act passed by the Indian Parliament on 19 February, 2014 is no doubt an enabling legislative instrument aimed at empowering the lives of more than 12 million urban street vendors and hawkers of India.
देश में सूखा: मरते इंसान, बेबस सरकार
मोहम्मद आसिफ़ इक़बाल
मराठवाड़ा के बीड़ इलाके के साबलखेड़ गांव में रविवार को एक बच्ची की पानी भरने के दौरान मौत हो गई. रविवार होने...
Do not shift the goal-post please!
The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. – Tacitus
By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,
Modi’s leap of vision: Is India ready for a larger role?
By Tarun Basu
At a recent international conference organised by the Assilah Forum Foundation in the eponymous picture postcard-pretty town in northern Morocco, speakers highlighted...
Anand model: Community approach will work best for Swachh Bharat campaign
By Animesh Banerjee,
During his first Independence Day speech on Aug 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call for a nationwide cleanliness drive, emphasising the imperative of cleanliness in our lives and its role in improving the overall health and hygiene of the nation. In order to make it more inclusive and driven by citizens, he then invited several leaders, celebrities and noted citizens to participate in pushing this movement further in their regions of influence.
‘जिस छुआछूत व जाति-भेद के दंश से बचने को दलितों ने हिन्दू धर्म त्यागा,...
आर.एल. फ्रांसिस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
ईसा मसीह ने दुनिया को शांति का संदेश दिया था. लेकिन गरीब ईसाइयों के जीवन में अंधेरा कम नहीं हो...
Political overdose amid election fervour
The timing just couldn't have been better. Writers, journalists and experts are using all their political wisdom to analyse and dissect events, politicians and...
CDS Derivatives cannot mitigate financial risks
By Syed Zahid Ahmad,
Systematic risks are associated with every financial transaction, whether it is debt based credits or equity based finances. The practice of covering such risks through Credit Default Swaps (CDS) derivatives failed to mitigate risks at a time when market collapsed due to large scale default swaps; rather it has intensified the financial crisis.
Umar, My Namesake
By Umar, a JNU student,
My name is Umar too. Umar, as in Umar Khalid. That is perhaps all that we share, and also our...
Charity Alliance rekindling hope among the hopeless in Murshidabad
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
TCN series: Visit to Malda and Murshidabad: Concluding part.
Maharashtra-based NGO writes letter to UN Secretary General calling for intervention to save Rohingya...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Akola, Maharashtra: Indian Human Rights Association has written to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in an attempt to save the...
Saffron hegemony due to lack of education on diverse practices
By Nazish Hussain for TwoCircles.net,
Over the last two years the topics of debate in the India’s public sphere have been on the issues of...
Half of Muslim doctors in US feel discrimination
Washington : American Muslims, even those in one the most highly regarded professions in the US, encounter a less-than-inclusive and welcoming work environment during...
Compassion in Islam
By Asghar Ali Engineer,
EARLIER this month, religious scholars and leaders from around the globe drafted a ‘Charter of Compassion’, and floated it on the Internet for all to sign up to. According to them, “Compassion should be the plinth of religions.”
Who will speak for the Human Rights Defenders?
By Pushkar Raj
The Bombay high court judgment cancelling Prof. Sai Baba’s bail and initiating contempt proceedings against the writer Arundhati Roy is a major...
Rape, Violence and Manto: Remembering the great author on his anniversary
By Sana Khan for TwoCircles.net
When the horrific details of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic Muslim girl came in news, it troubled...
Delhi High Court allows NHRC to intervene in Hashimpura massacre
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has allowed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to intervene in the appeals filed...
I-Day speech: Sartorially subdued Modi softens fiery rhetoric
By Ranjana Narayan
New Delhi : There was no eye-catching bright colourful flowing turban this year, that had made as much an impact...
An Appeal by Pakistani Hindu Refugees in India
By Indiaresists.com,
New Delhi: Around hundred Pakistani refugees are sitting on an indefinite Dharna at Jantar Mantar with a plea to Indian government to establish a permanent mechanism bring lasting solutions in the deteriorated conditions of Pak Hindu Migrants in India. Following is a note circulated by them, signed by Hindu Singh Sodha, President, Seemant Lok Sangathan/Universal Just Action Society.
Deflation remains biggest threat to Euro Zone
By Vatsal Srivastava, IANS,
Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), decided to keep interest rates unchanged at the central bank's monthly monetary...
शैतान की खाला : आईएसआईएस के तरीकों से ब्रेनवाश
[हमारे युवाओं के दिमाग को भावनात्मक तौर पर बरगलाने और हमारे धार्मिक संवादों के लैंगिक मिजाज़ पर बहस]
By अस्मा अंजुम खान,
[अरे लड़कों, मुझे मत समझाओ. लेकिन क्या हम इस ‘कोसने’ के खेल को अपना संयुक्त और सार्वजनिक खेल नहीं बना सकते? चलो...कोसो, कोसो और ख़ूब कोसो. रुको मत. और आखिर में थोड़ा और कोसो. शुक्रिया.]
यह कुछ साल पहले की घटना है.
AAP failed to deliver poll promises in Delhi: BJP
New Delhi : Ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has failed to deliver on its poll promises such as safety for women and free Wi-Fi,...
India’s Deficits
By Amit Kapoor,
Over the past few years, we have heard of all sorts of deficits that have been ailing India. The most recent one has been a ‘rain deficit’ with monsoon expected to be less than normal according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). While the lack of rains has generated fear amongst farmers, it has generated broader concerns for the union and state governments in containing inflation, which is expected to rise even further with this latest declaration from the IMD.
Obama finds more support among Indians the world over
By Kul Bhushan, IANS,
Having faced racial prejudice at one time or another, many Indians across the globe have expressed support for Barack Obama as the Democratic candidate for US president.
Although Hillary Clinton would have been the first woman in this office, which too would have been pathbreaking, Obama as the first possible non-Caucasian US president seems more popular with Indian origin people in the US and in other countries.
Congress may have tough time in Goa’s ‘Amethi’
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji: Bickering and dissent within the Congress may just cost the party the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency, considered so safe...
Teesta on communalism, minority rights and politics
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net
No one term can describe her activism. Her area of work is vast and very risky also. Initially a full time journalist attached with newspapers including The Indian Express, she took the road of activism after being appalled by the horrors of the Bombay riots. She is Teesta Setalvad, a relentless campaigner for the rights and privileges of minorities- Dalits, Muslims and women.
Fast food vendor held after 100 kids fall ill in Bihar
Patna: A fast food vendor was arrested on Thursday in Bihar's Bhagalpur district after nearly 100 children fell ill after eating contaminated chow mein,...
Is there a Modi Wave in India?
By Syed Ali Mujtaba,
Comparing Modi Wave with other waves in India, it’s really hard to call it a wave as it does not match up to wave length of the wave witnessed earlier in India. Just match the Indira wave with the slogan ‘Adhi Roti khaenge Indira ko Bulenege’ in 1980 with ‘Ab ki bar Modi Sakar.’ Do both waves have the same wave length? Well you may be kidding if your answer is yes!
B.G. Verghese: They don’t make editors like him anymore
By Sevanti Ninan,
In a world captivated with social media and instant opinions, B.G. Verghese, who died on Tuesday at 87, would be considered an anachronism. There was nothing instant or fleeting about the concerns he pursued in a 60-year career. His interests were multiple, backed by diligently acquired expertise - and they remained consistent. He was India’s original development reporter, focusing on environment, planning, infrastructure and rural development right from the 1950s to the second decade of the 21st century.
Hate speech accused three times more successful in elections
By Manoj K.
Candidates with hate speech cases against them were three times more successful in elections compared to those without a criminal record, according...
लेखकों ने साहित्य अकादमी अवार्ड वापिस लेने शुरू किए
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
नई दिल्ली: लंबा वक़्त नहीं बीता जब विचारकों और लेखकों ने एमएम कलबुर्गी, नरेन्द्र दाभोलकर और गोविन्द पान्सारे की हत्याओं और...
Rejected for President? Mr Advani, you were never the choice for RSS to begin...
By S. Divakar for TwoCircles.net
The Presidential election is over, but Narendra Modi has been and continues to be widely criticised for ignoring L.K. Advani....
Africa’s ‘mysterious’ city and its visitors
By Vikas Datta,
A realm of unimaginable riches or knowledge, or where time stands still and aging stops... mankind always had a penchant for dreaming up places like Atlantis, El Dorado, Shangri-La, Iram of the Pillars and the like and then making huge efforts to find them. Conversely, some actual places achieved fabled status due to hazy information - like this African city, once an unparalleled hub of knowledge and trade but now a forgotten and impoverished backwater, though ending up in the English language as a synonym for any mysterious but outlandish place.
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...
Begging a blot on Bharat
By Syed Ali Mujtaba,
The news of Abhinav Bindra bagging a gold medal in the shooting event at the Beijing Olympics sounds music to the ears. So does the news from Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) that Chandrayan the Indian mission to the moon is all set to take off this year. Definitely every Indian feels proud, especially when it comes at a time when our young and vibrant nation has turned 61 and celebrating its Independence Day on Friday, August 15, 2008.
Book review: Indian Mass Media: Prejudice against Dalits & Muslims
By Mahtab Alam,
Name of the Book: Indian Mass Media: Prejudice against Dalits & Muslims
Edited by Yoginder S Sikand & Avinash K Mishra
Publisher: Hope India Publication
Pages: 237
Just break the silence over child labour: Kailash Satyarthi
By Pragya Kashyap
New Delhi : Kailash Satyarthi has been a campaigner for child rights nationally and internationally for three decades. His Bachpan Bachao Andolan...
Topsy-turvy year for cricket in India
By Sayan Mukherjee,
Indian cricket went through another tumultuous year on and off the field with a controversy that shook the very foundation of the game's governing body in the country - the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) - that refused to die down and spilled over to the New Year after raising several tough questions for its beleaguered president, N. Srinivasan.
In J&K, govt stays mums even as civilians armed by the state shoot innocents
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Jammu: The death of three people in two incidents within a time span of one week in the...
At least 14 dead in mounting South Africa xenophobic violence
By Xinhua,
Johannesburg : The death toll in a week-long wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa rose sharply over the weekend as reports of people being burnt and beaten to death poured in from squatter camps around the business capital Johannesburg.
The police said that 12 people were killed over the weekend as shack dwellers in one poor community after another turned on migrants living in their midsts, beating them, sometimes fatally, torching their homes and looting their possessions.
Understanding the Owaisi phenomenon
No single politician in post Independence India has captured the imagination and respect of Muslims as the AIMIM Member of Parliament from Hyderabad
By Dr Ajmal,
Around 15-16 years ago, I remember reading an article in The Hindu written by an Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The article –titled ‘In search of Muslim Leader’ – detailed how much Indian Muslims are in search of a leader of their own, who could take them through the tumultuous journey of practicing faith with respectful living in a partial and polarized India.
मोदी जी आपका तो रोम-रोम कारपोरेट के यहां गिरवी है
महेंद्र मिश्र
आगरा की रैली में पीएम मोदी ने कहा कि वो बिकाऊ नहीं हैं. यह बात उतनी ही असत्य है जितना यह कहना कि...
What transformation, from nobody to somebody!
By Veturi Srivatsa,
Where does one put one’s finger on for India staying unbeaten, winning all their five Pool B matches in the World Cup? For once, answers are easy.
The major achievement is that the Indians bowled the opposition out in all matches with all-round performances.
Aligarh Muslim University paralyzed again
By Mirza A. Beg
About five month ago Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was in turmoil. Two students had been killed and the administration was moribund. The Vice Chancellor, Mr. Naseem quietly abdicated or felt forced to abdicate and skipped town through the back door. Alumni and well-wishers of AMU were abuzz with righteous hand winging and heartfelt advice. I expressed my views in an article, on the vicious cycle at the AMU. http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/april/12/articles/the_vicious_circle_at_aligarh_muslim_university.html
Pseudo-liberalism and its impacts on Indian Muslims
By Muhammad Zuhair
Recently, Najmul Hoda (an IPS officer) has written his opinion in The Print, “Indian Muslims and Liberals are trapped in a toxic...
Year of the fake sting exposed media’s fault lines
By Mannika Chopra
Never before has the Indian media community been so blessed. The number of media organisations is increasing and being filled by professionals whose salaries have improved vastly. But what has set this year apart is the presence of fake stings that exposed the media's fault lines and unspooled a much-needed bout of introspection.
In late August Uma Khurana, then an unknown maths teacher at a government run school located in Daryaganj, was 'found' forcing her high school students to become part of a prostitution ring.
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/
Prasar Bharti needs autonomy, from bureauctats too
By Amit Kapoor,
The debate is raging on the independence of Prasar Bharti. The contours of the debate are pertaining to political interference in the...
If Arshad Mohsin thinks he is innocent, will he answer these questions? A rejoinder...
By Abdul Qadir for TwoCircles.net
On Monday, TwoCircles.net published an article titled ‘How a malicious report in Times of India had ruined my life and...
A disturbing trend: Dying young in India
The killing of 10-year-old Moin Khan must come as a wake-up call to the nation under the scourge of child labor
By Aijaz Zaka Syed, Arab News,
Osama and the Prophet
How would Osama explain himself before the Prophet? : A fictional dialogue
By Asghar Ali Engineer
Osama: Holy Prophet I most humbly submit to you and ask you how do you view the jihad I am waging against kafirs and western imperialists including America and Satanic powers in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan who are against Islam and are slaves of American imperialism. This is the only way we can destroy the Satanic and imperialistic designs of the west and their collaborators in the West.
राहुल की वापसी कितनी असरदार
By जावेद अनीस,
किस तरह राहुल गांधी की वापसी कांग्रेस को उसके पुराने स्वरूप की ओर ले जाने में कारगर हो सकती है....
यह राजनीति में ब्रांडिंग और ‘निवेश’ का युग है, जहां ब्रांड ही विचार है और विज्ञापन ही सबसे बड़ा साधन है. मोदी ने 2014 की गर्मियों में इस बात को साबित किया था और अब राहुल गांधी इसे दोहराने के लिए कमर कस रहे हैं. समस्या यह है कि आभासी दुनिया के बल पर गढ़ी गयी छवियों के बनने और बिगड़ने में ज्यादा वक्त नहीं लगता है, अब नये मतदाता को लम्बे समय तक वफादार भी नहीं बनाये रखा जा सकता है. उसे तो अपने वोट (निवेश) का कम समय में रिटर्न चाहिए या कम से कम इसकी फीलिंग तो होती ही रहनी चाहिए.
Space for women in Masjid, that is, room for women in Muslim community
By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,
New Foreign Trade Policy and India’s competitiveness
By Amit Kapoor,
The Indian government, on first day of fiscal 2015-16, released the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) that will run till March 31, 2020. Overall the regime has been revamped and the policy calls for the "enhancement of the entire trade ecosystem".
Is Urdu facing imminent death in Bihar?, experts rue govt apathy, lack of interest...
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Urdu is the second official language of Bihar. However, the plight of the language is such that it’s out of the...
Quick media response reveals transparent gov’t in China
By Xinhua,
On May 12, a powerful earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province, southwest China, with its tremors felt in most parts of the country and some neighboring nations.
Minutes later, the Xinhua News Agency began pouring out stories on the quake, while the China Central Television (CCTV) interrupted its regular programs to give viewers round-the-clock coverage of the disaster.
Hyderabad student commits suicide in US
Hyderabad : A student from Hyderabad studying in North Carolina University in the US committed suicide after scoring low marks in exams, according to...
Remembering Saiyid Hamid
By Naved Masood,
The news of the passing away of Sayid Hamid has generated many messages rightly recalling his many contributions for the betterment of the community and his many qualities of head and heart. I notice, however, that so far there are no comments on his personality beyond the stray observations about his suaveness and being a highly cultured individual. I am sure there will be many such reminiscences of a personal nature in the fullness of time - let me set the ball rolling with this tribute which is in the nature of personal recollection of someone who had the privilege of enjoying his affection and confidence for well over three decades without being in his close circle of admirers and followers.
This Ramzan, be a good husband: Say No to domestic abuse
By Asma -Nama
I know, it must sound odd to you.
A woman giving a piece of advice to men?
What’s more, asking them to...
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...
Understanding the ‘Burhan phenomenon’
By Arshi Javaid for Twocircles.net,
Burhan Wani, a commander of Kashmiri militant group Hizbul Mujahideen, was killed in an encounter on July 8, 2016, which...
10 years: 1,303 death sentences, 3 executions
By Chaitanya Mallapur & Devanik Saha ,
New Delhi: A death sentence – such as the one handed to Yakub Memon, lone convict of the...
Indian Muslims! Wake up and unite or you will be eaten up by wolves
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
There is a famous story that many might have already heard. It is an excellent parable for the Indian Muslims...
Popular Front of India distributes scholarship to 28 students in Mumbai
By TCN News,
Mumbai: In order to help financially weak students to continue higher education, Popular Front of India (PFI) distributed scholarships to 28 students...
So why’s this Modi worried in Bihar?
By Imran Khan
Patna: BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi - better known these days as SuMo to rhyme with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's NaMo -...
Human Chain meets Pranab Mukherjee over minority status of AMU and JMI
By TCN News,
New Delhi: A delegation comprising of prominent Social Activist, Academicians and Journalists of Human Chain met Pranab Mukherjee, President of India and...
नए मोड़ पर मध्य प्रदेश का व्यापमं घोटाला…
जावेद अनीस
मध्य प्रदेश का व्यापमं घोटाला एक बार फिर नया मोड़ लेता दिखाई दे रहा है. मई का महीना मुख्यमंत्री शिवराज के लिए राहत...
Journalists should refresh knowledge: Speaker
By IANS,
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Thursday asked journalists to keep refreshing their knowledge to better disseminate facts including on parliamentary processes to the public.
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...
TNTJ resolution for Muslim reservation
By TCN News
The resolutions adopted at the Conference on The Rights of the Oppressed.
The Conference on the Rights of the Oppressed organized by Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath on July, the 4th , 2010 at the Island Grounds, Chennai unanimously adopted the following resolutions.
Annals of a meat eater
Editor’s Note: In debate over Uniform Civil Code or on eating habits of Indians, the debate in north-Indian dominated debate often ignores the rich diversity of our country and its people. An Assamese ‘caste Hindu’ who has a penchant for non-vegetarian items, here writes how he not only loves beef, but has tried even dog meat with his Naga friends as well as snake.
By Joydeep Hazarika,
Authorities urged to ‘dismiss’ suspended Assam DSP for Anti-Muslim comments
By TCN News,
Guahati (Assam): Not satisfied with mere suspension of Assam DSP Anjan Bora, a Guwahati based lawyer has written to many authorities seeking...
Are all secular parties callous towards Muslims?
Should Muslim Parties oppose secular parties or have alliances with them?
By Kaleem Kawaja,
To answer the above...
मीडिया के रिमोट से चलता भारतीय मुसलमानों का भविष्य
By भंवर मेघवंशी
उत्तर प्रदेश के एक स्वयंभू हिन्दू महासभाई कमलेश तिवारी द्वारा हज़रत मोहम्मद को अपमानित करने वाली टिप्पणी करने के विरोध में हुए...
Can humanism survive the onslaught of hate?
By Ram Puniyani
Lately, when India is undergoing the massive crisis of the Coronavirus epidemic and the offshoots of its mishandling, we have also seen...
India’s can make distinctive contribution to Paris climate conference
By Sujatha Byravan, Amit Kanudia and Arushi Sen,
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP) meeting to be held in Paris (COP-21) in December 2015 is expected to establish a new international agreement on climate change. The main bone of contention lies in the differentiation and sharing of the remaining carbon space in order to avoid catastrophic warming. China and the US, which are the world's largest CO2 emitters, have recently announced an agreement to restrict emissions by 2030.
Do ‘liberal icons’ encourage identity politics among Muslims?
By Dr Kouser Fathima for TwoCircles.net
The ‘liberal icons’ are again preaching Muslims, especially women, about what is an acceptable form of dressing. This has...
Jaswant Singh committed ideological heresy
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
Just as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) idea of India is that of a Hindu nation and not a multicultural one, Jaswant Singh's interpretation of Mohammed Ali Jinnah's pre-1947 role is at odds with the widely held perceptions in India.
By arguing that the founder of Pakistan has been unfairly demonised for partitioning the country, Singh not only went against the BJP's views, which has now expelled him, but also against an overwhelming majority of public opinion in India.
India must market for global satellite contracts
By R. Ramaseshan, IANS,
The success of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Monday in putting into orbit 10 satellites with a single launch is certainly a commendable achievement marking as it does the second largest number of satellites launched at one go. Now it needs to push aggressively for more contracts in this niche market.
Besides ISRO's own two primary satellites, Cartosat-2A (690 kg) and IMS-1 (83 kg), Monday's payload included seven nanosatellites (1-10 kg class) and one microsatellite (10-100 kg class) from foreign customers, which together weighed about 50 kg.
A new way of thinking about Islam
By Usama Khalidi,
A new Islam is rising in America largely under the media’s radar, which is routinely and profitably focused on the more competitively conservative, and violent, Islam of the Boko Haram of Nigeria, the Taliban of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and now the infamous ISIS, the “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria”, founders of a newly minted “Caliphate”. Consider this:
Few people understand Sufi music: Piyarelal of Wadali Brothers
By Ankit Sinha
New Delhi : The spiritual and devotional path of Sufi music has enchanted humankind for centuries but nowadays the genre is...
Instead of giving relief, Gujarat Govt. demolished riot relief colony
By Nikhat for TwoCircles.net,
‘Hard landing’ of China’s property market is not the base case scenario
By Vatsal Srivastava,
The first quarter of 2014 saw bearish news flow out of China on a regular basis. Out of all the disappointing economic releases - the first corporate bond default, the shrinking export numbers, and the PBOC intervention to abate the appreciation of the yuan - it is perhaps the risk of the property bubble bursting which poses the greatest risk to the global macro recovery.
Does the sovereignty of a country trump human rights?
The celebrities need to be reminded that human rights are sacrosanct, and it can’t be pushed under the carpet under the garb of protecting...
World Diabetes Day (14 November): Caring for children and adolescents with diabetes
By Amit Dwivedi,
The theme of this year's World Diabetes Day (14 November) is diabetes in children and adolescents. The global awareness campaign aims to bring the spot light on diabetes and highlight the message that no child should die of diabetes. It also aims to increase awareness in parents, caregivers, teachers, health care professionals, politicians and the common public regarding diabetes.
Jamia Millia VC row: Why Prof Mushirul Hasan being opposed 2nd term
By Monazir Alam,
New Delhi: When you are in power no body will raise a finger at you. But when you are out of power or going to be out of power a number of fingers will start rising. As with others this is true today with noted historian and Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia Prof Mushirul Hassan. Prof Hassan has completed his five year tenure as VC of Jamia. But he has been included in the list of five contenders recommended for the coveted post at the internationally known central university by the search committee set up by the HRD ministry.
The limits of Pakistan-US counter-terror cooperation
By Nasim Zehra
In Pakistan insecurity and concern about a US attack is catching on. The only logical and plausible Pakistani response to such a possibility is for the government to publicly warn the US that all cooperation on anti-terrorism will immediate stop if the US violates international law and attacks Pakistani territory.
In Pakistan insecurity and concern about a US attack is catching on. The only logical and plausible Pakistani response to such a possibility is for the government to publicly warn the US that all cooperation on anti-terrorism will immediate stop if the US violates international law and attacks Pakistani territory.
Positive stereotyping
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
Stereotyping is an oversimplified image or representation. One image is meant to represent all members of that group or community. It helps in identification but offers no individuality or scope for diversity that exists within that group. When you see news stories about Muslims on TV it is often accompanied by images of burqa clad women and men with cap and beard. In both cases visuals are selected carefully that suggests to the viewers that Muslim women have no personality of their own and men are extremists.
JNU scholar complains about discrimination at campus
New Delhi: A week after having threatened to commit suicide over not getting his research grant extended, a Jawaharlal Nehru University scholar on Wednesday...
India has unprecedented opportunity to lead by ‘Good Climate Governance’
By Rajendra Shende,
The inconvenient truth is not that global warming is undeniably unequivocal but that we are unable to address it with the required urgency. And the convenient truth is not that India is entering a demographic dividend period and has a demagogue prime minister, but that India is yet to draw a road map to leverage these rewards and gains to deal with the climate change.
Liberhan report will hurt Advani the most
By Amulya Ganguli,IANS
The M.S. Liberhan report on the Babri Masjid demolition could not have come at a worse time for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
First, the party is still reeling from the shock of two successive defeats in general elections because they have set off an internal debate on the correctness of its political line. The report will make the discussions all the more bitter.
National sports awards need to be purified
By Veturi Srivatsa,
The controversy over every national award is getting beyond the pale. Unedifying hankering, uncultured lobbying and above all the lack of firmness...
Can Owaisis give their politics a non-sectarian twist?
By Saeed Naqvi,
Unlike the Aam Aadmi Party which overestimated its potential after an outstanding debut in Delhi, the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) led by Asaduddin and Akbaruddin Owaisi is expanding cautiously.
During recent state elections in Maharashtra, they ventured outside the confines of Hyderabad. They made measured forays in 26 constituencies which were once part of the Nizam’s state. The experiment succeeded. They won two and in the remaining 24 they performed with honour intact.
Malegon to host National Integration and Communal Harmony week
By Aleem Faizee, Ummid.com,
Encouraged by the peace and harmony with which people of Malegaon live in the town Malegaon Municipal Corporation Commissioner Sudhir Raut is organising a week-long program focusing Communal Harmony and National Integration in the town.