Ramadan, and other conspiracies
By HussainCome Ramzan (Ramadan) and one is pitchforked into the middle of a fierce battle of semantics, not amongst friends or relatives but journalists, ‘commentators’ and the ilk. Most of these eager...
View ArticleWhen stolen VIP buffaloes gave UP Police sleepless nights
By Mohit DubeyLucknow: Stolen buffaloes of VIPs are keeping the Uttar Pradesh Police on their toes. Just days after nabbing the thief who fled with UP Minister Mohd Azam Khan's bovines, the police now...
View Article'India's abortion law should be changed to save women'
Mumbai: India's abortion law should be urgently changed to prevent women from making ill-informed decisions and risking their lives with illegal pregnancy terminations, a Mumbai-based doctor has said...
View ArticleA day's rain and Kashmiris raise their hands heavenward
By Sheikh QayoomSrinagar: If a single day's rain can trigger floods in Kashmir, it carries only one message - that the state government has not learnt any lessons from last year's unprecedented...
View ArticleIndo-Pak designers to share stage at 'Shaan-e-Pakistan'
By Ruwa ShahNew Delhi: Huma Nassr, widely known as the first Pakistani entrepreneur in India, is set to launch a Shaan-e-Pakistan event at the country's high commission where fashion designers from the...
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Dawah stall to spread the word about Islam
In a hadith, Ayesha (May Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is asked how the akhlaq of the Prophet was, to which she replies that his akhlaq was the...
View ArticleBobby Jindal to comply with same-sex marriage ruling
By Arun KumarWashington: Louisiana's Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal is still not reconciled with the US Supreme Court's ruling to recognize same-sex marriage, but for now his state agencies will...
View Article'Brick kilns turn hazardous for Kashmiris, violate environmental laws'
By Shamshad AliSrinagar: With most brick kilns in the Kashmir Valley not implementing the measures specified for minimizing pollution levels, the areas where they operate are virtually facing an...
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The Minority Minister: Dr Najma Heptulla
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.netI have never met Dr Najma Heptulla, not even for this interview. So I couldn’t read her body language and facial expressions and make my judgement on what she was...
View ArticleBanking services in rural areas through post offices: Centre
Agartala: The central government is committed to provide banking services in rural areas through modern post offices where facilities like ATM, pension account and core banking will be made available,...
View Article670 million in rural areas live on Rs.33 per day
By Saumya TewariNew Delhi: Seventy-five percent of rural households in India have a monthly income of less than Rs.5,000 ($79), 51 percent of households make a living from manual labour, 28 percent...
View Article"Islamist Terrorism": The Underlying Politics
By Ram PuniyaniIn the name of Islam?The world at large has suffered massive inhuman acts of violence, terrorism in the name of Islam. There are many glaring insane, cruel acts which cannot be forgotten...
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JIH, other NGOs, distribute Ramadan kits ahead of Eid
By TCN News,Bengaluru/Hyderabad/Coimbatore/Kolkata: In the holy month of Ramadan, various organisations including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and others, came forward to distribute Ramadan kits to the poor...
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‘Shoulder to Shoulder Movement’ for joint Shia-Sunni Eid prayers
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.netNew Delhi: For the first time, on the occasion of Eid Ul Fitar, devout from Shia and Sunni sects are set to offer Eid prayers together at the congregation at Jamia...
View ArticleCan gender equality reduce suicides in India?
By Gokul BhagabatiNew Delhi: Offering more reasons for men to share power with women, psychiatrists have said that gender equality can prevent many men from taking their own lives.Of the 15 people, on...
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A kidnapped girl, communal politics and an election year ahead
Hindu teenage girl allegedly ‘kidnapped’, BJP plans ‘Beti Bachaao’ campaign but the girl returns herselfBy Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,Kolkata: The BJP in West Bengal does not want to leave anything...
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Kalam's mortal remains reach Delhi
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: India's missile man, an indomitable spiritNew Delhi: An air force plane carrying mortal remains of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam landed here on Tuesday."IAF's C-130 J Super...
View ArticleThe girl behind 'Who is Kalam'?
By Preetha NairNew Delhi: The book title "Who is Kalam?" may be intriguing but has a heart-warming story behind it -- of a teenaged schoolgirl who asked the tough question to the former president and...
View ArticleCloudbursts reviving nature's fury in J&K
By Sheikh QayoomSrinagar/Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has been through an unusual situation during the last fortnight with cloudbursts occurring with frightening frequency.The freak phenomenon after last...
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Benedict Areng: Fighting a life-long battle for betterment of Garos
“I have faced all this adversary and I came out victorious. All these motivates me to keep fighting for some reasons which will enable the people in my neighborhood and my state to see better days.”By...
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