Republic Day: Few historical Muslim perspectives from Kerala
By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net,In Kerala, anyone who was not a Nambudiri, was treated by them as an untouchable. It was not only the Nambudiris who practiced untouchability in Kerala and instead the...
View ArticleRepublic Day celebration at AMU
By TCN News,Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University celebrated Republic Day with ‘enthusiasm and dedication.’ The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Lt. General Zameer Uddin Shah hoisted the...
View ArticleWhy this delay in presentation of communal violence bill, ask Jamaitul Ulema
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,New Delhi: “A stiff struggle is needed to get prevention of communal and targeted violence bill 2011 passed as an act in the parliament. This bill is crucial to stop...
View ArticleRelease of 'Vishwaroopam' further delayed in Bangalore
By IANS,Chennai : The Bangalore-release of "Vishwaroopam" has been further delayed by theatre owners following orders from the police. The film was scheduled to start playing in 12 screens Sunday, but...
View Article'Vishwaroopam' ban can spell Rs.30 crore loss: Experts
By IANS,Chennai : The delay in the screening of Kamal Haasan's Rs.95 crore film "Vishwaroopam" in the wake of a ban after some groups tagged it as anti-Muslim is likely to result in an estimated loss...
View ArticleBetween Rahul and Modi, we aren't left with much of a choice
Can Rahul Gandhi translate his rosy worldview and dreams of a billion Indians into reality?By Aijaz Zaka Syed,Seasoned hack and dynasty watcher Vinod Mehta is spot on in describing Rahul Gandhi as a...
View ArticleAcademicians come out in defense of Ashis Nandy for ‘academic and...
By TCN News,New Delhi: Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Association (JTSA), a non-overnmental organization of academicians from Jamia Millia Islamia, University of Delhi, and JNU has come out in defense of...
View ArticleUS-based linguist discovers a new dialect in Bihar
By Arun Kumar, IANS,Washington : A US based Indian linguist claims to have discovered a new dialect spoken by the minority Musilm community in some districts of Bihar that has no written record or...
View ArticleWould have led mobs to demolish Taj Mahal: UP minister
By IANS, Lucknow: On a day when Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav expressed his admiration for the Taj Mahal to foreign delegates at the Jaypee Palace hotel in Agra, his cabinet member and...
View ArticleCourt defers 'Vishwaroopam' verdict until Tuesday
By IANS,Chennai: The verdict on the ban on "Vishwaroopam" has been deferred till Tuesday with the Madras High Court's Justice K. Venkatraman asking actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan to explore ways of a...
View ArticleNandy made bad statement with good intentions: Kancha Ilaiah
By IANS, Jaipur: Ashis Nandy "made a bad statement with good intentions", Dalit activist and writer Kancha Ilaiah said Monday in a bid to end the controversy over the social analyst's comment on Dalit,...
View ArticleAllahabad HC dismisses petition against Bachchan
By IANS, Lucknow: In a respite for Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, the Allahabad High Court Monday dismissed a petition accusing him of making derogatory remarks "with malicious intention" on the Holy...
View ArticleChandy says relations with state Congress chief good
By IANS,Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Monday said he shared the best of working relations with Ramesh Chennithala, amid demands from the Nair community that the state Congress...
View ArticleThree day Gulf studies seminar at Jamia
By TCN News,New Delhi: The Gulf Studies Programme in India Arab Cultural Centre of Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize a three-day Gulf Studies Seminar from January 29 to 31.The seminar is...
View ArticleJamia, DU teachers rally behind Ashis Nandy
By IANS,New Delhi: Teachers of Jamia Milia University and Delhi University have rallied to the support of social scientist Ashis Nandy whose remark linking Dalits, tribals and backward classes to...
View ArticleAaghaz-e-Dosti raised voices for Indo-Pak peace and friendship
By TCN News,New Delhi: At a time when the border clash has spurted fresh waves of jingoism on both sides of the border, with people challenging the peace activists and advocating a stronger or more...
View ArticleVishwaroopam ban: Do Muslim groups have strong case?
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,In June 2012 Hindu Makala Katchi objected to the Kamal Hassan’s latest big budget flick Vishwaroopam. They protested against naming a Tamil film in Sanskrit, which...
View ArticleDhule update: No improvement on ground say civil society members
CM blames the “communal elements” in police and demand ‘sensitive’ handling.By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has indirectly blamed the “communal...
View ArticleMuslims leaders write to PM demanding banning Vishwaroopam
They also met Broadcasting Content Complaints Council Secretary GeneralBy TCN News,New Delhi: Movement for civil rights delegation presided by Moulana Shahul Hameed Baqavi (National Secretary- All...
View ArticlePIL filed in Dhule riot case by victims’ families and ANHAD
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,New Delhi: Families of victims of Dhule riot today filed a writ petition (PIL) in the Supreme Court. Delhi based NGO ANHAD (Act Now for Harmony and Democracy), that had...
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