Rajya Sabha condemns Pakistan resolution on Afzal
By IANS,New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha Friday condemned the Pakistan national assembly's resolution denouncing the execution of Indian parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.Raising the issue when the house...
View ArticleBJP, Panthers walk out of Jammu and Kashmir assembly
By IANS,Jammu : The members of Jammu-centric political parties Friday walked out of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly, protesting the resolution of the Pakistan National Assembly condemning...
View ArticleCancellation flood hits Kashmir tourism
By IANS,Srinagar : The prevailing law and order situation has dealt a serious blow to tourism in Kashmir as hoteliers, travel agents and houseboat owners say "a flood of cancellations of bookings" has...
View ArticleCurfew continues for second day in Srinagar
By IANS,Srinagar : Curfew continued in Srinagar for the second day Friday and in some other towns of the Valley to thwart a shutdown call by separatist groups.Curfew continued in all the police station...
View ArticlePoor law and order hurts Akhilesh's one year in UP
By Mohit Dubey, IANS,Lucknow : The Samajwadi Party's celebrations to mark its one year in office in Uttar Pradesh has been dimmed by a series of law and order issues including the killing of a senior...
View ArticleEnvironmental activist highlights mercury poisoning in Kodaikanal
Mercury contamination at Unilever factory site not yet cleaned up; people suffering for 30 yearsBy TCN News,Cambridge, MA : Shweta Narayan, environmental justice activist, and coordinator of the...
View ArticleSeminar on effects of trauma on women & children
By TCN News,New Delhi: The Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a two-day International Seminar on “Psychology of Trauma: Women and Children in Violent Conflict” from March 13-14,...
View ArticleAMU VC appeals to students against “katta” culture
By TCN News,Aligarh: Referring to the deteriorating law and order situation in the University campus, the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah, in an open...
View ArticleInternational diabetes conference begins in Aligarh
By IANS,Aligarh : Over 55 diabetologists from India and countries like Singapore, Finland, Germany, Britain are attending a diabetes conference here that began Friday.The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for...
View ArticleAMU alumni write to PC, seek discussion over ‘low’ budgetary allocations for...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,New Delhi: A group of alumni of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) based in Delhi have written a letter to the Finance Minister P Chidambaram, drawing attention to...
View ArticleMinority women's scheme fund for 64 organisations
By IANS,New Delhi : The government has sanctioned funds to 64 NGOs for implementing a 'Leadership Development of Minority Women' scheme across 12 states, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday.In a written...
View ArticleHyderabad blasts: Production warrants for two IM men in Tihar
By IANS,New Delhi : A Delhi court Friday issued production warrants against two alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, lodged in the Tihar Jail here, in Feb 21 Hyderabad twin blasts case.District...
View ArticleAfzal hanging pits Jammu against Kashmir
By Binoo Joshi, IANS,Jammu: The execution of Afzal Guru has politically pitched the Hindu-dominated Jammu region against the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir.This is evident from the...
View ArticleMuslims against lower consensual sex age
By IANS,New Delhi: Three leading Muslim groups are against the government decision to lower the age for consensual sex, saying it will be a blow to family and social values.Some of the groups are...
View ArticleUproar in Kashmir assembly over Pakistan resolution
By IANS,Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir assembly witnessed an uproar Saturday over calls to denounce Pakistan parliament's support to Afzal Guru.The demand to pass a resolution against Pakistan was made...
View ArticleNational Conf. on ‘unpacking 12th plan’ for minorities’ on Mar 17 in Lucknow
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,Lucknow: A National Conference on the topic of “Unpacking the 12th Plan (Minorities Chapter)” on March 17 (Sunday) is going to be organized here in Lucknow in the Ganna...
View ArticleA talk on Shahbagh uprising of Bangladesh at Jamia
By TCN NewsNew Delhi: The Academy of International Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize a talk on “The Shahbagh Uprising and its Implications for Bangladesh” by Professor Veena...
View ArticleExtension lecture on union budget at AMU
By TCN News,Aligarh: Noted expert on public finances and former Director of Delhi School of Economics, New Delhi, Prof. Pulin B. Nayak said that education and health care challenging areas where union...
View ArticleAnother arrest in Srinagar fidayeen attack
By IANS,Srinagar: A resident of Kashmir's Baramulla district was arrested Saturday in connection with the fidayeen attack here on March 13 in which five troopers and two militants were killed. This is...
View ArticleAfter snapping ties, Shahi Imam to hold rally on Mulayam's home turf
By IANS,Lucknow: Spelling trouble for Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party (SP), Syed Imam Bukhari of Delhi's Jama Masjid Saturday said he would hold a rally at party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's home...
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