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Sadhvi Pragya on hunger strike, demands Kumbh visit

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Bhopal: Sadhvi Pragya, who was given a clean chit in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case by the National Investigation Agency, on Monday began a...

Man in UP fined, asked to return ‘meher’ for giving Triple Talaq to his...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter A Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district fined a man of Rs 2 lakh and asked him to return the ‘meher’...

Sunlight deficiency causing bone-health problems in young women

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(May 28 is International Women's Health Day) New Delhi : Sunlight missing from the lives of busy young women is making them deficient in...

Bhagana Dalits get open death threats from Haryana Khap Panchayats for converting to Islam

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi : Death threats have started pouring in for protesting Bhagana Dalits by the Khap Panchayats...

Spare the ruler but do not spoil the child

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By Shobha Shukla, CNS The nation is abuzz with the news of Rouvanjit Rawla, a class VIII student of Kolkata’s prestigious La Martiniere School for boys, who hanged himself four months ago, reportedly unable to bear the humiliation after he was caned by his school principal Sunirmal Chakroborty, and allegedly by some other teachers as well. What was his crime?

Lack of coordination between officials delaying Nirbhaya Fund: DCW chief

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By IANS: New Delhi, July 24 : The One Stop Centres (OSC), a scheme under the Nirbhaya Fund, is getting delayed in Delhi due to...

Anti-AFSPA rally demands repealing the draconian law

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By TCN News, New Delhi: On 30th march, an anti-AFSPA rally was jointly organized by Sharmila Solidarity Campaign, AISA, AIPWA, RYA, DSF, JNUSU, NEFIS, Voices against 377, NAPM and Right to water campaign, from Mandi House metro station to Jantar Mantar. It was organized as a part of an effort to create a political pressure for repeal of AFSPA in this election season. After the rally, a public meeting was held at Jantar Mantar.

Russian woman to be extradited from Spain for trafficking

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By IANS/RIA Novosti,

Ayesha Noor, the Karate champion from slums of Kolkata conferred with Tejaswini award

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TCN News Ayesha Noor, four times gold winner, also known as 'golden girl' of Kolkata, has been conferred with ‘Tejaswini’ award at the ICCR, Kolkata organised...

आपत्तिजनक टिप्पणी के विरोध में कानपुर में भारी बवाल

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में शुक्रवार को बवाल हो उठा। दरअसल कुछ मुस्लिम सामाजिक संगठनों ने भाजपा नेत्री नुपुर शर्मा द्वारा हज़रत मोहम्मद...

Bihar woman sells 15-day-old to arrange for dowry

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Patna: In a shocking incident, an elderly woman allegedly sold her infant grandson for Rs.50,000 to arrange for dowry for her daughter's marriage in...

Twocircles.net journalist Meena Kotwal wins IIMCAA Awards

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By TCN News In the 4th Edition of Connections 2020 by the IIMC Alumni Association, independent journalist Meena Kotwal was awarded the Indian Institute of...

गुमनाम कबड्डी कोच इलियास की कहानी, जो समाज की अज्ञानता से जूझे मगर देश...

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Twocircles.net के लिए दरियापुर( मुकामां) से आसिफ इकबाल की रिपोर्ट पटना से करीब 90 किमी पूरब में गंगा नदी किनारे दरियापुर गांव बसा है। यहां...

Muslim bodies in Manipur observed International Women’s Day

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: As in other parts the globe, International Women’s Day was observed in Manipur on March 8, 2014. Manipur State Commission for Women, Department of Social Welfare, political parties and different civil society organizations observed the day by deliberating on some of the pressing issues of women in the State.

Think of harsher punishment for child rape accused: SC

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday said parliament may think of formulating laws providing for harsher punishment for those accused of rape...

Taslima diagnosed with breast tumours in US

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Dhaka: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has been diagnosed with breast tumours at a hospital in New York. Doctors found the tumours "quite big" and...

Delegation represents Iran in UN conference on women

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By IRNA, United Nations : An Iranian delegation has participated in the 53rd session of the United nations’ Commission on the Status of Women which opened Tuesday in New York. The five-member delegation is led by Elham Aminzadeh who is the aide to the Iranian foreign minister for women’s affairs. The world event this year is focusing on the theme of AIDS and the way it affects women. Talking in the opening ceremony of the event, Aminzadeh said Iran was ready to share its scientific achievements in the area with the international community.

Disabled have divine ability, government scheme in Guinness records: Modi

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said physically challenged people have a "divine ability" and urged people to change the way...

अपने अधिकार के लिए संगठित हो रही हैं इस गांव की महिलाएं

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter मधुबनी (बिहार) : मधुबनी ज़िले के कलुआही प्रखंड के काज़ीटोला व हरपुर के ग्रामीण इन दिनों अपने गावं में हो...

SC pulls up Bengal for failure to protect rape victim’s rights

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New Delhi:The Supreme Court Friday said that West Bengal government failed to protect the fundamental rights of a village woman who was gang raped...

“Gender reporting in media does not exist, Urdu media no different,” say eminent media...

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During the second day of the round table on “Gender Reporting in Urdu Media - Opportunities & Challenges” by the Centre for Women’s Studies...

Rural women of Uttar Pradesh assert themselves

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By IANS,

AAP protests crime against women in UP

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Ghaziabad: The AAP organized a protest here against rising crime against women in Uttar Pradesh under the Samajwadi party government. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) district...

Delhi government acts against female foeticide

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New Delhi : Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Thursday issued notice to 89 hospitals and nursing homes in the national capital suspected of...

उज़मा नाहिद : मुस्लिम महिलाओं को आर्थिक रूप से सशक्त बनाने की एक मिशन

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net मुंबई : मुसलमानों में मज़हबी तौर पर जो रिवायती घराने हैं, उन घरानों की बेटियां भी देश की खुली फ़िज़ा...

NHRC orders probe into abduction of woman by BJD MLA

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Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Odisha government to conduct a fresh inquiry by the Crime Branch into the alleged...

Running in Olympics is like wining gold for Afghan girl

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By IANS,

नीचता की हद : मुस्लिम महिलाओं के सोशल साइट्स से फ़ोटो चोरी कर लगाई...

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net सुल्ली डील्स नामक वेबसाइट पर सैकड़ों मुस्लिम महिलाओं की तस्वीर लगाकर उनकी बोली लगाने का मामला सामने आया हैं। सुल्ली डील्स...

Army moots permanent commission for women officers

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Faced with a shortfall of 12,000 officers in the army, the central government considers giving permanent commission to women officers in various non-combat streams of the armed forces.

Government plans women’s health campaign

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Indian government's premier agency for science communication, Vigyan Prasar, is planning to launch a nation-wide programme to educate women on health related issues.

See if triple talaq impinges Muslim women’s rights, Centre tells SC

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Centre on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to examine whether the practice of 'talaq-e-bidat' (instantaneous triple talaq), 'nikah halala' and...

Eye on WB election, Mamata supports minority’s share in women quota

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By TCN Staff Reporter,

Rajya Sabha debates women’s bill – finally

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By IANS, New Delhi : After frenzied opposition and repeated disruptions, the Rajya Sabha Tuesday evening finally debated the historic women's reservation bill in the run up to a vote on the legislation reserving one-third seats for women in parliament and state legislatures. Amongst those who spoke were Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Arun Jaitley, Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) Brinda Karat, Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) Satish Mishra and Jayanthi Natarajan of Congress.

President to visit India’s first women’s education institute

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By IANS, Pune : President Pratibha Patil will arrive here Friday on a three-day visit, her first to the city after she assumed the country's highest office. On the day of her arrival, India's first woman president will grace the commemoration ceremony of Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Sansthan, marking the completion of 150 years of the country's first institute for women's education founded by Maharshi Dhondopant Karve.

Leila Seth, first woman judge of Delhi High Court, passed away at the age...

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Noida, (IANS): Justice Leila Seth, the first woman judge of Delhi High Court who played a major role in the making of the tough...

Congress asks Kerala women’s panel chief to step down

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : State Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala Friday asked Kerala State Women's Commission chairperson Justice D. Sreedevi to quit after the panel decided to recommend a minimum age for girls to become nuns. Chennithala termed the recommendation as the latest instance of the Left government using its power and clout over government-controlled bodies to hit out at the minorities.

Women fight shame in flood-hit Bihar

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By Imran Khan, Supaul (Bihar) : Malti and Bhagwati Devi are just two of the thousands of people who have had to abandon their homes...

Women writers spice up thriller scene

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

Verbal clashes in parliament panel meet on women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : Political parties ranged for and against the contentious women's reservation bill in parliament clashed Tuesday at the first meeting of the standing committee on 33 percent quota for women in legislative bodies. The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice, which is expected to evolve a consensus on the legislation, began on a belligerent note with the Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Devendra Prasad Yadav asserting his party's opposition to the bill.

International Women’s Day: women group calls for protection of rights

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By TCN News, Hyderabad: On 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (8th March), Hyderabad based organization Nisa Research and Resource Centre for Women organized a program in Hyderabad calling for protection of women’s rights both by civil society and governments.

Girls fare better in maths in countries where women are more equal

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By DPA, Florence (Italy) : Girls are better than boys in reading, but they also can keep up with boys in mathematics when the genders are on a more equal footing in their native countries, according to research published in the Science journal. The data came to light on closer examination by Luigi Guiso of European University Institute in Florence of data of a Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) study published in 2003. At the time, the maths and reading skills of more than 276,000 boys and girls aged 15 from 40 countries were compared.

‘For women, toilets more important than mobiles’

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Shahnawaz Akhtar, IANS,

No permanent commission for women in army: government

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By IANS, New Delhi : There is no scope for granting permanent commission to women in the army, the government told the Delhi High Court Friday. Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramanium submitted before Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that the granting of permanent commission to women officers on short service commission in the Indian Army is out of question. However, the court has stayed the retirement of the officers involved in the litigation till the final outcome of the case and the matter was posted for final arguments Nov 19.

UN call to end violence against women in war

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By Xinhua, United Nations : The UN Security Council has said that systematic rape and other forms of sexual violence against women during armed conflicts can constitute war crimes and called on the international community for greater efforts to combat the "silent war". "Violence against women has reached unspeakable and pandemic proportions in some societies attempting to recover from conflict," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday while addressing a Security Council debate on sexual violence in armed conflict.

हिन्दू कोड बिल पर चुप्पी साधकर भाजपा कर रही ट्रिपल तलाक की राजनीति

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अभय कुमार पिछले महीने पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश के सोनभद्र में भाजपा की एक बड़ी रैली से ख़िताब करते हुए पार्टी अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने सपा,...

Pomp, women’s power on display at Republic Day parade

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New Delhi : More than the pomp, this year's Republic Day parade Monday will be remembered for women's power showcased during the two-hour event...

Self-help groups to arm women against economic slowdown: Tirath

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By IANS, New Delhi : India is strengthening its self-help groups to involve women in income generating work to arm them against the impact of economic meltdown, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said. Addressing the plenary session of the third East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting at Seoul Thursday, Tirath said India is committed to uplift women in every sphere of life. She said the government is making all efforts to protect women from the impact of economic slowdown on their health, nutritional level and economic sustainability.

50 percent women married as minors: Experts

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By IANS, New Delhi : Nearly 50 percent of marriages in India involve minors - children under the age of 18 years, thanks to the poor implementation of the law, experts said Monday.

A Pakistani woman who runs slum school by selling scrap

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By IANS, Islamabad : A woman in Pakistan runs a school for 1,800 slum children with money collected from selling trash.

Kolkata’s Rally Revolution: The RG Kar Tragedy and the City’s Defiant Stand

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Utsa Sarmin, TwoCircles.net “Kolkata has transformed into a city of rallies,” observed Mayurakshi Banerjee, a Mumbai-based cine worker who has called the city home for...

Woman priest, a mother – they fight cultural beliefs for change

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By IANS, New Delhi : At first glance, Suniti Gadgil doesn't look like a Hindu priest. One of the very few women who have broken yet another male bastion, Gadgil always wears a bright smile though not necessarily a priest's robes. "My journey to becoming a priest has been a challenging one. Initially, people were not ready to accept it, even my husband did not support me. But now things have changed," Gadgil said at the UN Population Fund's (UNFPA) report release function Wednesday.

Muslim organizations welcome Women’s Reservation Bill, demand separate quota for SC, ST and Muslim...

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By TwoCircles.net news desk, Muslim organizations welcomed the resolve shown by the UPA government for the introduction of 33% reservation for women in Parliament and legislative houses but they demanded separate quota for SC, ST and backward classes, particularly Muslim women. Ms.Parveen Abdi, founder Secretary General of All India Muslim Women’s Personal Law Board, appreciated the UPA chairperson and all those who have supported the move for the introduction of women’s reservation bill and termed the move as a historic leap in women empowerment.

Don’t eat for two, pregnant women advised

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By IANS, London: The traditional advice that expectant mothers should 'eat for two' is dangerous, says a report by a British government health watchdog. The watchdog, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), says it has been forced to speak out against the common advice to prevent an obesity crisis among mothers-to-be. In a report released Wednesday, NICE suggests that pregnant women should do at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise every day such as a brisk walk, swimming or cycling, according a Daily Mail report.

Rajya Sabha panel to examine rules to protect women

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By IANS, New Delhi : In view of rising cases of domestic violence against women, a parliamentary committee is examining the rules framed to implement a law to protect women from such violence and has invited suggestions from experts. The Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the Rajya Sabha, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Najma A. Heptulla, is examining the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Rules, 2006. The rules were framed to implement the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and provide legal remedies to women.

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind women presses for women’s rights in Gujarat

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By TwoCircles.net special correspondent, Ahmedabad: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind(Women’s wing), Gujarat, organized a statewide women’s campaign ``Aapnu Abhiyan,Nari Sanman”(The March Towards Dignity) last week. During the week-long campaign, public meetings, symposiums and rallies were organized at different places in the state including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Vijapur, Junagadh, Modasa, Bhuj, Patan, Dhori, Himmatnagar, Lamadia, Idar Dasaj, Panvad, Chhotaudepur and Vapi.

Robbing their peace and declaring them dacoits

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Unheard & Unspoken: Terror stories from Madhya Pradesh: Part 4 By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net

Bengal village women vote for first time since independence

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By Sabyasachi Roy, IANS,

50-year-old woman jumps to death from ninth floor

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By IANS, Ghaziabad : A 50-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide Monday by jumping from the ninth floor of her apartment building in Ghaziabad, the police said. According to the police, Kumud Prasad, the wife of Nand Kishore Prasad, a deputy chief labour commissioner, jumped from her flat in Amrapali Royal apartments in the Vasundhara area. According to her family, Kumud went out on the balcony of the flat in the morning. And about 10 minutes later, the apartment guards informed her husband that she was lying on the ground in a pool of blood.

Congress again fails to send woman from Kerala to Lok Sabha

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Thiruvananthapuram: In matriarchal Kerala, Congress' Savithiri Lakshman continues to be the only woman party leader to win a Lok Sabha election ever in the...

Ayesha Khatun : The woman on a mission

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,

Hadiya’s Love Jihad versus the propaganda of Love Jihad: Why she is my Hero

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By Arif Khan for TwoCircles.net The International Women’s Day 2018 brought the best present that Hadiya deserved: my heartiest congratulations to Hadiya and credit to...

61 women in this Lok Sabha, highest ever

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New Delhi: The 16th Lok Sabha will have the highest number of women members at 61. "This is the highest number of women members elected...

Give death to molestation bid accused: Bihar MLA

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Patna : An RJD legislator in Bihar on Wednesday demanded death penalty for those accused of fatally injuring his sister by throwing her out...

Pregnant woman kills herself after tiff with husband

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By IANS, New Delhi: A pregnant woman allegedly committed suicide in Delhi early Monday after a spat with her husband, police said. Preeti's body was found hanging from the ceiling of a room in her residence in Sangam Vihar of south east Delhi around 6.30 a.m. by her husband Jitender, who informed the police. According to police, Preeti had an argument with her husband late Sunday evening after some dispute with her sister-in-law.

Padma Shri Saba Anjum Karim: Story of Grit, determination and much more

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From gali hockey, to India’s hockey captain to DSP of police, it has been an incredible and equally inspiring journey for daughter of Chhattisgarh Saba Anjum who has received the Padma Shri 2015 honour By Sharique Anwer, TwoCircles.net, Durg (Chhattisgarh): Growing up in the Kelabandi locality of this place Durg, one of the district headquarters of Chhattisgarh, she was just another girl in the neighbourhood, daughter of a muezzin in a local mosque, youngest of the four siblings with not much resources at hand for the poor family.

Women’s bill to be tabled Monday: Government

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By IANS, New Delhi : The bill that seeks 33 percent reservation for women in legislative bodies will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha Monday, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prithviraj Chavan said Friday. Monday, March 8, is International Women's Day. The legislation has been pending for over 13 years -- it was first brought to parliament by the H.D. Deve Gowda government in 1996.

More study before taking in women fighter pilots: IAF chief

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By IANS, New Delhi: Indian Air Force Chief P.V. Naik Thursday admitted that more studies need to be done before a decision is taken to induct women as fighter pilots.

Indian expatriate jailed for molesting woman in UAE

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Dubai: An Indian expatriate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sunday was jailed for three months for molesting a female co-worker in an elevator...

पहले तो हमारी सोच का दायरा इतना छोटा नहीं था…

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तरन्नुम सिद्दीक़ी, TwoCircles.net के लिए भारत के तमाम नागरिकों को भारतीय संविधान के तहत यह अधिकार हासिल है कि वो जिस धर्म को चाहे, उसके...

Bihar woman refuses to marry groom from drunken family

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By IANS, Patna : A woman in a Bihar village refused to marry after the family members and relatives of the groom turned up drunk, caused trouble and abused her family members. Savita Kumari, in her 20s, daughter of Ram Avatar Sah of Begusarai district's Char ke Gachi village, about 125 km from here, stunned everybody Friday when she refused to marry Amardip Sah after she saw his close family members and relatives, who were drunk, create trouble, misbehave, abuse her family members and even thrash some of them.

PM concerned over women’s security

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By IANS,

Turkmenistan to gift women $14 on Women’s Day

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By IANS/RIA Novosti,

Women to play key role in Mizoram polls

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By Sujit Chakraborty, IANS, Aizawl : Women are set to play a major role in the Nov 29 assembly elections in Mizoram - the only state in India where women voters outnumber men. Of the total of 611,124 voters eligible to exercise their franchise in next month's elections to the 40-seat Mizoram assembly, 308,884 are women and 302,240 men. Women outnumbered men voters by 3,816 during the last assembly polls in 2003.

Government confident women’s bill will clear Lok Sabha

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By IANS, New Delhi: A day after the historic bill to reserve one-third of all legislative seats in India for women was cleared by the Rajya Sabha, the government's flagship legislation Wednesday continued to disrupt the Lok Sabha where ministers said it would be passed by March 16. After smelling the first victory in the upper house over the Women's Reservation Bill, the government appeared confident that the proposed bill will clear the next hurdle and sail through the Lok Sabha despite opposition from the parties with their support base in the Hindi heartland of northern India.

Agra lawyers’ strike over advocate’s wife’s murder

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Agra : Lawyers in this Uttar Pradesh city went on strike on Wednesday to protest the loot and murder of a colleague's wife and...

Politicans playing dirty over displaced Bodos in BTAD: Promising Land Patta inside Forest

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By Abdul Kalam Azad Assam: This is election time in Assam and political parties are not leaving any stone unturned to get as much...

Association of Indian Muslims of America put up a tailoring center for girls in...

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By TCN News, Hyderabad: The Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM) of Washington DC has begun building a tailoring training center for poor...

Vani, Mehar in joint lead in women’s golf

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Bengaluru : Delhi's Vani Kapoor and defending champion Mehar Atwal scored two-over 74 and 75 respectively to share the lead in the second round...

Sabrang Communications denies ‘motivated allegations’ by CBI

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By TCN News, Mumbai: Sabrang Communications and Publishing Pvt. Ltd. (SCPPL) has once again denied the CBI’s allegations of it having violated provisions of...

Need to change attitude towards girl child: Tirath

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By IANS,

Meher Fatima talks about her book on 150 patriotic Indian Muslims

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, The book Celebrating India: Reflections on Eminent Indian Muslims (1857-2007) provides biographical profiles of 150 patriotic Indian Muslims, many of them unsung heroes – those who did not become party to the two-nation theory. Author Meher Fatima Hussain, Lecturer at Jamia Millia Islamia, talks to Mumtaz Alam Falahi of TwoCircles.net on her book. What inspired you to write this book?

US professor to help women in Kerala ‘Find Their Voices’

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By Arun Kumar, IANS, Washington : An American professor has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship for a project in Kerala focussing on helping women discover the power of their voices in all aspects of their lives. Kathleen Mulligan, assistant professor of voice and speech in Department of Theatre Arts at Ithaca College, New York will work closely with the women's centre at the Rajagiri College of Social Sciences in Kochi as well as with adolescent girls in the community.

Fear of flying keeps Indian in Bahrain grounded for 13 years

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By IANS, Dubai : An Indian woman in Bahrain has not been home for 13 years because of her fear of flying. The aerophobic 43-year-old woman, who has not been named, told the Gulf Daily News that the last time she flew was 13 years ago when she and her husband took a flight from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain. "I flew for the very first time just after I got married 24 years ago," the woman, who teaches dance at a school in Bahrain, was quoted as saying.

Nation is always empowered by its women: PM

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a nation is always empowered by its women. “Nation is always empowered by its women....

The half widows of Kashmir: A story of endless wait and hardships

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In the second of the three-part series, Raqib Hameed Naik looks at the condition of half-widows in Kashmir,...

Saving Muslim women? First, learn to stand for us: An Open Letter to AIMPLB

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By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net Dear respected AIMPLB members, Be it the women rallies taken out by AIMPLB throughout the country abruptly stopped, the sudden...

Women to spread breast cancer awareness through car rally

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By IANS, New Delhi : Sixty women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, will drive from Delhi to Agra spreading awareness about the disease that kills 40,000 women in India every year. The car rally, which will see doctors, health and community activists accompany the women, will begin here Oct 2.

LJP leader faces case for vulgar pictures of Irani

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Patna: A case was lodged against a Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader in Bihar's Samastipur district on Saturday for allegedly circulating vulgar pictures of...

Women legislators’ conference resolves to build ‘Resurgent India’

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New Delhi : The National Conference of Women Legislators on Sunday adopted a resolution to work for transparent, accountable and inclusive governance and to...

Pakistani woman indicted for attempted murder in US

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By DPA, Washington : The US government Tuesday indicted a Pakistani woman for attempting to murder American interrogators while she was being held in Afghanistan. Aafia Siddiqui, 36, faces attempted murder charges after she allegedly seized a rifle from a US Army officer and tried to fire it at the interrogators who arrived in Ghazni, Afghanistan in July to question her about possible terrorist related activities, the US Justice Department said.

Woman techie goes missing in Hyderabad

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Hyderabad : A woman software engineer has gone missing after leaving for office and special teams have been formed to trace her, police said...

Fadnavis’s 50,000 Mumbai ‘sisters’ demand toilets

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Mumbai : Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's office has been aflush with a whopping 50,000 post-cards from 'sisters' demanding toilet facilities for women in...

UAE’s first woman athlete in Olympic Games arrives in Beijing

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By NNN-WAM, Beijing : Determined to win, the first woman athlete of the UAE participating in the Olympic Games, Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed has arrived in the Chinese capital. She is the only UAE athlete participating in the 67 kg category of taekwondo in the Beijing Olympiad.

Raped Dalit girl battles for life

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Ghaziabad : A minor Dalit girl who set herself on fire after being raped in Ghaziabad is battling for life with 50 percent burns...

More role for women in population policy: Experts

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By IANS,

हज 2022 : ‘हज मोबाइल एप’ से होगा आवेदन,तैयारी में जुटी सरकार

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net हज 2022 के ऑनलाइन आवेदन प्रक्रिया को 1 नवंबर से शुरू हो गई है। केंद्रीय अल्पसंख्यक मंत्री मुख्तार अब्बास नकवी ने मुंबई के हज...

Telegu short-story writer, Muslim physiotherapist win awards at Women Summit 2021

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Women Summit is the annual get together of the members and well-wishers of Women’s Manifesto, a national level NGO formed in 2014. It...

Islam and Muslim women’s social roles

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By Maulana Waris Mazhari, (Translated from Urdu by Yoginder Sikand)

BSP leader, 2 aides booked for raping woman

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By IANS, Lucknow : A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and his two aides have been booked for allegedly raping a 25-year-old married woman in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, police said Saturday. "BSP leader Sumer Singh, who is in charge of the party's affairs in the Nawabganj assembly constituency of Bareilly, along with two of his friends raped the woman after abducting her," police Inspector Veer Singh Nayak told IANS on phone. A case was registered against them Friday on the complaint of the victim's husband.

Four incidents of sexual assault come to light in Andhra

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Delhi woman injured in acid attack

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New Delhi : A 26-year-old married woman was injured on her face and neck in an acid attack by two bikers here, police said...

Man ordered to pay house rent for estranged wife

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New Delhi: A Delhi court has ordered a man to pay Rs.15,000 per month towards rent for house of his estranged wife. However, the court...

Woman found strangulated in capital’s Lajpat Nagar

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 33-year-old woman was found strangulated in her house in Lajpat Nagar area of southeast Delhi late Saturday, the police said Sunday. "The incident took place Saturday night. Neelam was found lying on the floor by her husband Manoj Kumar when he returned from office. Without informing police, he took her to Moolchand Hospital, where doctors declared her dead," a senior police officer said. The hospital authorities informed the police about the incident.

Indian Muslim woman to be the US representative to the Muslim world

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By TwoCircles.net news desk, New Delhi: A woman of Indian descent, Farah Pandith has been made special representatives of the United States to the Muslim world. A statement released by the US State Deparment said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made Ms. Pandith incharge of a special department created for outreach efforts in the Muslim world.

मौलाना आज़ाद फैलोशिप बंद होने से मुस्लिम बुद्धिजीवियों में निराशा का माहौल

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मोहम्मद ज़मीर हसन|twocircles.net “मैं हैदराबाद यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ रहा हूं। यह संभव हो पाया है मौलाना आज़ाद नेशनल फैलोशिप की वजह से। मेरी आर्थिक स्थिति...

Indian-origin man sentenced to life for wife’s murder

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Wellington: An Indian-origin man in Newzealand has been sentenced to life for killing his estranged wife while he was on bail, The New Zealand...

Need to mitigate roadblocks in women’s empowerment: President

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New Delhi : There is a need to mitigate the roadblocks which deprive women from becoming agents of change, President Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday. "We...

Women MPs, activists slam Joshi’s remarks against Mayawati

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women parliamentarians and activists Thursday slammed Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's offensive remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati saying they were "inappropriate and uncalled for". Congress MP Mohsina Kidwai described Joshi's remarks as "not appropriate", when asked to comment on it.

BJP plans women’s reservation in Goa assembly polls

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Over 4,900 cases of missing Kerala women: minister

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : Over 4,900 cases of missing women were registered in the various police stations in Kerala in the past two years, state home minister Tuesday informed the Kerala Assembly. State Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, in a reply to a question by lawmaker K.K. Shailaja, said that of the 4,942 cases of missing women, 4,487 women were traced. Shailaja said that of late there has been an increase in women being exploited and being forced into sex rackets. "This is reaching dangerous levels," said Shailaja.

Women rally in support of Rousseff in Brasilia

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Rio de Janeiro : Hundreds of women rallied in front of the Planalto Palace, the government headquarters, in Brasilia in support of Brazilian President...

India’s eight women wrestlers for Worlds announced

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Lucknow : The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Monday selected eight women grapplers for the World Championships to be held in Las Vegas...

Shinde urges introspection on low conviction rate

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AMU Women’s College celebrates its Founder’s Day

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By TCN News, Aligarh: The Women’s College of the Aligarh Muslim University today celebrated its Founder’s Day.

Women offer prayers and pongala to Attukal Devi in Thiruvananthapuram

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : Close to four and a half million women devotees cooked sweet pongala - a concoction of rice and jaggery - on...

Rajya Sabha calls for passing of women reservation bill

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Kerala women’s body wants minimum age for nuns

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala State Women's Commission has asked the state government to ensure that girls who want to be nuns are at least 18 years old. "We have received complaints and the recommendation that we gave to the state government is based on it. Action will be taken against those parents who send their daughter who is below 18 years to become nuns," commission chairperson D. Sreedevi told reporters here Tuesday.

Women’s Super-G results at Sochi

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By IANS, Rosa Khutor: Following are the women's Super-G results at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Saturday: 1. Anna Fenninger, Austria, 1:25.52 2. Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Germany, 1:26.07 3....

Unfortunate that women are not safe even in woman-ruled states: Gadkari

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Kolkata : Stressing on the need for women empowerment, union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said it was unfortunate for the country that women...

Two arrested for throwing acid on Kashmir woman student

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Srinagar : Two people were arrested Thursday for throwing acid on a 21-year-old woman law student in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital, police...

Picked up from an Army ‘crackdown’, never to return: Dilshada Begum’s 23-year search for...

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In the fourth of the five personal stories of half widows, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates the story of Dilshada Begum. Zakura (Srinagar): On...

Literacy, foeticide, malnutrition – issues galore for women leaders

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By IANS, New Delhi : It may seem like a small change but Shakuntala Devi's fight against the change in a widow's surname - from Devi to Kunwar - in Bihar is an issue big enough to strive for. A widow herself and having gone through the experience, she knows what she is talking about. “When the Bihar government granted me financial assistance, the cheque came in the name of Shakuntala Kunwar, but I wanted to open my bank account with Devi as my surname," said the feisty Shakuntala, who was in the capital for a workshop of the Hunger Project.

Women scavengers make new beginning, join mainstream

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By IANS, New Delhi : For Usha Chaumar, a former woman scavenger who now lives a life of respect and sells home-made pickles for a living rather than carry human excreta, the change she is happiest about in her life is that people now offer her water in the same glass as they drink from - a sign that she is accepted in the society. "I couldn't imagine that people would invite me to their homes, and what's more, offer me water in a glass that they use themselves!" said a confident looking Chaumar, dressed in a blue sari, at a press meet in the capital Tuesday.

500 women fatwa victims in Bangladesh in past 10 years

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By IANS, Dhaka : A demand to prohibit the Muslim clergy from issuing fatwa is gathering momentum in Bangladesh as 503 women have been subjected to public flogging since the year 2000.

ADB commits to gender equity on 100th International Women’s Day

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By NNN-ADB, Manila : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday renewed its commitment to gender equity on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD).

Cities unsafe for girls but provide more scope: Survey

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Why Triple Talaq Bill aims at ‘Criminalising’ the Muslim community, not ensuring gender justice

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By Badre Alam Khan for TwoCircles.net Since the BJP government came into power in 2014, it has initiated and purposed to make legislation on Muslim...

Himachal ex-MLA booked for sexual assault

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Shimla: A former BJP legislator in Himachal Pradesh was Tuesday booked on a complaint by a woman who alleged that she was sexually assaulted...

तलाक –एक आम औरत की बिसात ही क्या…?

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Fahmina Hussain, TwoCircles.net 31 साल की यास्मीन से निकाह के समय तो तीन बार ‘क़बूल है’ ज़रूर पूछा गया था, लेकिन जब शौहर ने उसे...

Students of MES Indian School on educational trip to Dubai

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By TCN News Dubai: Eleven students of The MES Indian School of Doha, Qatar recently visited Dubai as part of the friendship and educational exchange program.

79% Women’s report harassment and abuse, trend more prevalent in Northern India, reveals a...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: A recent research by UK-based advocacy group ActionAid has once again highlighted the grim situation of women's...

When saying ‘no’ empowered these women

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By Shilpa Raina, New Delhi : As a child-bride, activist Sampat Pal's mother-in-law sternly instructed her to have dinner only after everyone in the family had eaten. She agreed, but a part of her rebelled against this gender discrimination. And a day came when she could take it no more and ate before everyone else did. That very moment forever changed the course of life.

Students in burqa denied entry into UP college; authorities cite ‘dress code’

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Professor Dr AP Singh of Hindu college in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district said that they have implemented a dress code for the students...

दिल्ली: बस्तियों में बदतर ज़िन्दगी

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: इस शहर में जहां एक तरफ़ मेट्रो की रफ़्तार से भी तेज़ ज़िन्दगी भागती है, जहां बड़े-बड़े आलीशान मकान और कोठियां...

ये समय है कि हिन्दू समाज मुस्लिमों से सॉरी बोले, मैं एक हिन्दू हूं,...

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कलीम सिद्दीक़ी अहमदाबाद : ‘यह मेरा फ़र्ज़ था कि पीड़िता को न्याय मिले. बिलकीस हो या कोई और, उसका न्याय में भरोसा बना रहे, यह...

Women march for Change – Pictures from Hyderabad

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Women and transgender people from all walks of life gathered at Sundariah Vignana Kendram, Hyderabad in the hot afternoon on 4th April...

It is a ‘political conspiracy’, says sacked NCW member

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By IANS, Bangalore : Nirmala Vankatesh, the sacked member of the National Commission for Women (NCW), lashed out at the central government Monday, terming her removal a "political conspiracy". "It is a political conspiracy against me," Vankatesh told reporters here. Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury had Friday sacked Vankatesh for allegedly failing to conduct an unbiased enquiry into the attacks on women at a Mangalore pub Jan 24 by the activists of a fringe rightwing Hindu group, Sri Ram Sene.

Suffering and helpless: Soni Sori’s letters

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By Umang Kumar

Two Days ‘National Convention of Muslim Women’ begins in New Delhi

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By TCN News, New Delhi: A two days National Convention of Muslim Women with the title ‘Sadak Se Sansad Tak’ has started in New Delhi...

Woman raped, murdered in Rajasthan

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Jaipur: A man raped a woman and then killed her by throwing her into a water tank in Rajasthan Friday, police said. The criminal...

19 years and counting: the tale of Naseema Begum’s wait for her missing husband

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In the second of the five personal stories of half widows, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates the story of Naseema Dar. Tengpora...

Delhi gang-rape: Criminal case against Mail Today

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Madhya Pradesh rocked by four rape cases

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By IANS Bhopal, July 10: Four incidents of rape including two gang rapes have rocked Madhya Pradesh since Sunday, officials said on Monday. A young woman...

Women to row in Kerala boat race

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By IANS, Kottayam : A boat club in Kerala is all set to enter the record books when 116 women will row a 35-metre-long snake boat at the 56th edition of an annual race to be held at the Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha. Barring four men, who would be standing and controlling the boat, the oars during Nehru Boat Race would be used by only women, Mathew Thomas of the Kumarakom Vanitha Boat Club told IANS. "This is the first time that an all-women team is handling oars and this is happening for the first time on a snake boat," said Thomas.

Muslim Women’s Forum of Azamgarh hosts Islamic Exhibition

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By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net, Azamgarh: Muslim Women’s Forum of Azamgarh hosted an Islamic Exhibition on 21st and 22nd May 2010. Islamic Educational & Research Organization (IERO), Allahabad through its girl volunteers exhibited models based on Quranic teachings.
Visitors walking past posters

India’s first all-women post office comes up in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi : After announcing India's all women public bank, the central government Friday started an all women post office here on the occasion of the International Women`s Day.

Government expands scheme to benefit adolescent girls

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By IANS, New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Monday said that the government's Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) would be expanded to benefit adolescent girls and also grant benefits to pregnant and nursing mothers. "Around 7,073 ICDS projects have been sanctioned under which 1.4 million anganwadi (primary care) centres would be functioning in the long run. The ICDS would be expanded to include two new schemes for improving nutrition of adoloscent girls and women for which the minitry has allocated Rs.9,000 crore (Rs.90 billion)," Tirath said.

Table Tennis: AAI win girls title, PSPB in men and women’s finals

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New Delhi : The Airports Authority of India dethroned Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) to win the youth girls team title in the...

Stop female foeticide: Modi

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday drew attention to the dismal sex ratio in the country, and appealed to Indians to stop female...

Police lock up rape victim for semi-nude protest

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By IANS, Moga (Punjab) : A semi-nude protest here by a woman against Punjab police inaction in registering a case against some men who allegedly raped her has landed her in a lock-up. The victim took off her clothes on a busy crossing on the Ferozepore-Ludhiana highway here Monday and shouted that her pleas to the police for getting a rape case registered had fallen on deaf ears. The protest shocked people moving along the highway.
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