Manipuri woman found dead in Delhi
New Delhi : A 20-year-old Manipuri woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented accommodation here Thursday, police said.
Aben Sofia was found...
‘Shadi Bureau’ of minority welfare launched in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: ‘Shadi Bureau (SB)’ of Minority Welfare Society (MWS) was launched by Muktar Hussain Ahmed Choudhury, former Additional Commissioner of Taxes, Government of Assam & President, MWS at the Murshidul Alom Memorial Hall in Dispur on Sunday at the Senior Women’s Meet hosted the Ladies’ Wing of the MSW.
‘70,000 drug addicts in Kashmir’
By Majid Kapra, Agence India Press
Srinagar: “There are about 70,000 drug addicts comprising 26 per cent women,” said a survey conducted by United Nations International Drug Control Programme.
The survey said the educational institutions had become the hub of such activities. “The drug paddlers run their operations by poisoning the thoughts of student community. It includes Ganja, Heroin, Cocaine, LSD, and injecting morphine and drinking alcohol,” the report added.
Saina becomes first Indian to enter final at Worlds
Jakarta: World No.2 shuttler Saina Nehwal created history by becoming the first Indian to enter the final of the badminton World Championships as the...
Women village leaders want quota within quota
By IANS,
New Delhi : Around 60 women village leaders Friday hailed the passing of the women's reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha but demanded a quota for Dalits and other backward classes (OBCs) for their proper representation.
At a conclave organised here by international NGO ActionAid, the women, representing village councils in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, urged political parties to take note of the discrimination against women within the backward classes.
‘Black’ woman’s tale drives Nepal rights campaign
By Sudeshna Sarkar, IANS,
Kathmandu : Dark, untouchable and a slave, yet Kali is the heroine of a campaign to protect the rights of the disadvantaged communities of Nepal, especially women.
She is the central character in a street play, "Kali Aimai, the black woman, which has been sponsored by the UN to tour Nepal's remote districts to campaign against violence targeting women, exploitation and untouchability, and to train local artists to spread the message farther.
मुस्लिम औरतों को बदनाम करने की शर्मनाक साजिश
सिमरा अंसारी Two circles.net के लिए
जब हम सभी बीते साल की सभी कठिनाइयों और दुखों को पीछे छोड़कर नए साल में...
Tripura women assembly members sworn in on International Women’s Day
By IANS,
Agartala : Five newly-elected women members were sworn-in in the new Tripura assembly on International Women's Day Friday.
If you Sexist me, I will Feminist you!
By Sabrina Iqbal Sircar for TwoCircles.net
Hmm. Let me see now. I am a little tired actually trying to tell the world that Feminism...
बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग का परिणाम जारी, मुस्लिमों का इस बार बेहतर हुआ प्रदर्शन
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग (बीपीएससी) ने 7 अक्टूबर को बीपीएससी 65वीं संयुक्त प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (सीसीई) के अंतिम परिणाम घोषित कर दिए। इस बार मुख्य...
Indian feminists, women’s rights activists inspire US educator
By Sahana Ghosh ,
Kolkata:Globe-trotting in his efforts to engage men and boys in efforts to prevent gender-based violence, an American public speaker and educator...
Suicide bomber kills seven in Iraq
By Xinhua,
Baghdad : A woman suicide bomber blew herself Monday at the entrance to the heavily-guarded Green Zone area of central Baghdad, killing at least seven people, an interior ministry source said.
More than a dozen people were also injured in the attack at one of the main entrances to the zone, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
"Our first reports said that five killed and 12 injured, including security members," the source said
Dalit man who married high-caste girl killed in TN
Chennai : A 23-year-old Dalit man who married into the politically influential Thevar community was hacked to death in front of a large number...
Law and order situation broadly under control: Bengal governor
By IANS,
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Monday termed the overall law and order situation in the state as "broadly under control" and said...
Uniform code won’t help, says women’s Jamaat founder
New Delhi, (IANS) : The uniform civil code won't help Muslim women as majority of them won't approach a court if it's violated, the founder...
Man ordered to pay house rent for estranged wife
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...
Women to re-enter Haji Ali dargah after 5 years
Mumbai : After five years, a series of legal battles and agitations, a group of women activists will enter the famous Haji Ali dargah...
No woman should die giving life: UNICEF
Tehran, Jan 18, IRNA -- Every minute somewhere in the world a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth, and the women in the world’s least developed countries are 300 times more likely to die in childbirth than those in developed countries.
These facts are highlighted in UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children report on maternal and newborn health, a press release issued by the UN Information Center (UNIC) said on Sunday.
Strict action against those who misbehave with women: Kerala CM
Thrissur (Kerala), (IANS): Strict action will be taken against those who misbehave with women, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday.
"The recent stand of...
Historian Rana Safvi bags Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award 2020
By Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net
Renowned historian and author Rana Safvi has won this year’s Yamin Hazarika Award. The prestigious award is given in the...
“यहां तो हमारा हर रोज़ बलात्कार होता है…”
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
“बचपन में शादी का बहुत अरमान था. लेकिन अपने बाप को मेरा सौदा करते देखकर रिश्तों से भरोसा उठ गया.”
ये दर्द...
UN nominates Kuwaiti woman as it envoy
By NNN-KUNA,
Kuwait : The UN has nomniated a Kuwaiti woman as its envoy for youth and information and communication technology.
Manar Al-Hashash has already e,barked on her new work under the umbrella of the Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technology under the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs' Economic and Social Section.
She will focus on the dissemination of technology in communities in order to improve the living standards of people and to promote development.
Women skip Sabarimala temple after huge protests
Sabarimala (Kerala), Oct 19 (IANS) Huge protests by hundreds of devotees at the entrance of Sabarimala temple forced the Kerala Police accompanying two women...
Dalit woman held for CPI-M office trespass ‘attempts suicide’
Kannur (Kerala) : One of the two Dalit women held on charge of trespassing into the CPI-M office in Thalaserry was late Saturday night...
Teacher is raped, cops squabble
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 20-year-old computer teacher was raped in the Indian capital by six men but police investigation was delayed following a row between two police stations over the jurisdiction of the case.
The incident took place around 8 p.m. Monday near a computer institute in Sultanpuri in west Delhi when the victim was returning home with a male friend.
Near the Sultanpuri railway crossing, the accused thrashed the friend and dragged away the woman, a police officer said. After she was raped, she was dumped near the railway track.
Women in Pakistani village vote for first time in 70 years
By IANS:
Lahore, July 25: Millions of registered voters are heading towards polling stations to cast their vote as Pakistan goes for its 11th general...
Assam evictions: Pregnant women worst victims of eviction, decry non-availability of ‘medicine, proper food’
The Assam government’s eviction drive in Darrang district on September 23 has left many families in distress, including pregnant women. A TCN Ground report...
A dropout herself, she sends village children to school
By Maitreyee Boruah, IANS,
Mysore : Her day begins on an unusual note. Kalasamma, head of a village council in Karnataka, goes from door to door to ensure that all the children there are going to school.
This is the routine that Kalasamma, 33, a school dropout herself, has been following for the last four years. Her Heggadapura village is located in Mysore district, about 150 km from Bangalore.
Extraordinary stories of ordinary women
TCN Special Series: Part 1 on Nazma Phumdreimeiyum
By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,
Ex-NCP minister booked for sexual assault
Mumbai:A former Nationalist Congress Party minister Laxmanrao Dhoble has been accused of sexual assault by a woman college employee, officials said.
"We have registered a...
Government moots women’s helpline in 12th Plan
By IANS,
New Delhi : The central government is planning to launch a women's helpline number under the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday.
No ban on Hijab, only need to remove it during security check, says CISF
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force has made it clear that there is no ban on wearing a face mask, Burqa...
Women crime less in male-dominated societies!
New York: Feminists would take this with a grain of salt as a new study has found that rates of rape, sexual assault and...
83.73 percent turnout in Bengal polling Monday: EC
Kolkata : Altogether 83.73 percent voters exercised their franchise on Monday in 31 constituencies for the second part of first phase of the West...
Men posing as policemen held for Delhi women’s gang rape in Goa
Panaji : Five people, arrested for posing as policemen, have been charged with abducting, beating and sexually assaulting two young women tourists from Delhi...
Woman held for extorting Delhi bizman
New Delhi: A 30-year-old woman has been arrested from Rajasthan for trying to extort money from a Delhi businessman by threatening to trap him...
Canadian woman scribe released by Afghan captors
By IANS,
Toronto : A Canadian woman journalist, who was abducted Oct 12 in Afghanistan, has been released by her captors, media reports said here Sunday.
Mellissa Fung, a reporter with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), was kidnapped from a refugee camp outside Kabul where she had gone to interview displaced people.
To deny her abductors media propaganda and not let the incident escalate into a major crisis, the CBC had requested a news blackout by media outlets.
Widow of Modi bete noire to head Gujarat child rights panel
Ahmedabad : The Anandiben Patel government in Gujarat on Wednesday appointed Jagruti Pandya, widow of former state home minister Haren Pandya who was assassinated...
रवायतों की सफे तोड़कर दौड़ रही है लखनऊ की बुर्का राइडर आयशा अमीन
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ- नवाबी शहर लखनऊ की एक लड़की रवायतों की सफे तोड़कर आगे बढ़ गई है।न केवल वो आगे बढ़ी है...
Assamese woman gang-raped in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 21-year-old Assamese woman was raped here by two men who have been arrested, police said Sunday.
One of the men...
Haryana government launches schemes to empower women
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Haryana, which has one the worst sex ratio's in the country and where two teenage girls were recently lynched in a case of "honour killing", is planning to implement various projects to strengthen the status of women in the state.
Dharam Vir, chief secretary of Haryana, admits that there have been many cases of "honour killings" and intolerance against women of the state in the past, the most recent being the two cases in Bhiwani district around 300 km from here.
Women rights’ organizations appeal to President to not sign anti-rape ordinance
By Citizen News Service
Women wear hijab in support of hate victim
By IANS,
London : One million women worldwide have posted their pictures on Facebook wearing the hijab to show their support for an Iraqi immigrant in the US who was brutally murdered.
Pushing TRPs up for the girl child
By Anjali Singh, CNS,
Lucknow: She epitomises the plight of girl children in India to the neglected, rejected, abused and sold off like property, "Laali", the character that Ratan Rajput plays in the popular tele serial "Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi kijo", has become an instant hit with viewers all over . No prizes for guessing why.
No consensus on women’s bill, discussions to continue
By IANS,
New Delhi: The government Monday said it would continue discussions on the women's reservation bill to arrive at a consensus after its all-party meeting on the issue saw many of the bill's opponents sticking to their demand for a quota within quota.
"Further discussion will continue," the government said in a statement after the nearly two-and-half hours' meeting on the bill that provides for 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
भारत का सर्वोच्च विज्ञान पुरस्कार बुशरा अतीक के नाम
नेहाल अहमद । Twocircles.net
अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम विश्वविद्यालय (एएमयू) की पूर्व छात्रा डॉ बुशरा अतीक को मेडिकल स्किनोल के क्षेत्र में उत्कृष्ट कार्य के लिए भारत...
Scholarships meant for female students distributed in Gaya’s only minority girls’ school
By Tameemuddin Humble, TwoCircles.net,
Gaya: “Students’ money, allotted by the Government under Mukhyamantri Balika Poshak Yojana, Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojana and Mukhyamantri scholarship program...
Indian woman hangs herself in UAE
By IANS,
Abu Dhabi: A 27-year-old woman from India's Kerala state allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in Al Ain city in Abu Dhabi.
Congress, NCP threaten to ban Ramdev in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The Congress and NCP Saturday strongly protested against Baba Ramdev's comments on Rahul Gandhi, with both parties threatening to ban the yoga guru...
A Bihar man goes to meet daughter who strayed into Pakistan
Patna: Janardan Mahto, a labourer from a Bihar village, on Tuesday left for Delhi where he hopes to meet his daughter Geeta, the deaf-mute...
Four held for misbehaving with girls in JNU
By IANS,
New Delhi: Four men in an inebriated state were arrested Sunday for misbehaving with girl students and threatening a security guard by putting a gun to his head on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus.
According to the varsity students, the four men came inside the campus around 3.30 p.m. They were drinking in their white Hyundai Accent car.
Saba Anjum: Muezzin’s daughter is now Indian hockey team captain
By AnIndianMuslim.com,
The story of Saba Anjum Karim, 26, is nothing short of a fairy tale.
Delhi woman kidnapped, molested in moving car
New Delhi : A 30-year-old woman, working with a NGO, has alleged that she was kidnapped and molested by three people in a moving...
Government to launch campaign against dowry, foeticide: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government will plan a campaign involving people to fight against the menace of...
Four get life sentence in Shakti Mills gang-rape case
Mumbai: A Mumbai court Friday awarded life sentences to four men convicted for gang-raping a 19-year-old call centre employee in the Shakti Mills Complex...
Tribal woman killed in front of her children in Meghalaya
Shillong : A 35-year-old tribal Garo woman was shot dead in front of her children in Meghalaya by members of an outlawed militant group...
‘Women with Drive’ programme launched to mark 100th International Women’s Day
By IANS,
Gurgaon: In line with its core strategy of driving "safety innovations", Goodyear India Tuesday launched "Women with Drive" to celebrate the 100th International Women's Day.
A fashion designer turns her village home into garment manufacturing unit
Tabassum Jabeen's entrepreneurial journey began amidst the Covid lockdown.
Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net
PATNA (BIHAR) — A whirring sound from a nondescript building in the middle...
Eloped girl’s father abducts boy for revenge, held
By IANS,
New Delhi: A man has been arrested for abducting a six-year-old cousin of a boy with whom his daughter had eloped last month, police said.
Qadir Khan, a 38-year-old from Sitamarhi in Bihar, was arrested from Gorkhpur Tuesday for kidnapping the boy in east Delhi July 27.
The boy has been rescued from Qadir Khan's custody and police said search was on to find Khan's accomplices.
Kerala community colleges to empower women
Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala government's women empowerment project Kudumbashree is launching four community colleges for technical education in the state, an official said here...
Safe, comfy and chatting away – women’s empowerment at PCO booths
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Anjali Kher, 33, a small-time designer from Srinagar, keeps in touch with her family in the Kashmir Valley from the public telephone booth next to her home in Delhi.
"The booth remains open till midnight and I drop in almost every day after work to call my father and my brothers," Kher, who lives in Mayur Vihar, told IANS.
The public telephone - including the PCO (public call office) phone booths with STD facilities - in India has become a tool of empowerment for women in middle class India, particularly migrants.
Vidarbha widows on ‘Jagran yatra’ for separate statehood
By IANS,
Nagpur : Nearly 300 farmers' widows will set upon a two-day Jagran Yatra (awakening procession) in eastern Maharashtra to press for their demand of separate statehood for Vidarbha.
Vidarbha Farm Widows Assocation (VFWA) president Bebitai Bais Monday said that the 180-km march will start Jan 20 from Maoist-hit Kosara village in Yavatmal district and end the next day at Both-Bodan village in the same district, which has the highest number of farm widows.
The region is the epicentre of suicides by indebted farmers.
Women’s reservation will provoke young men to whistle in parliament : Mulayam
By IANS,
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav has said the women's reservation bill, if passed, would "provoke young men to whistle" in parliament.
Asked to comment on the women's reservation bill, he told a TV channel here Tuesday, "If the women's reservation bill were to be passed in its existing form, it would result in flooding the parliament and state legislatures with wives of government officials and women connected with big industrial houses, thereby provoking young men to indulge in eve-teasing."
Indian woman rescued in Germany reaches Delhi
New Delhi : Gurpreet, the Indian woman who was rescued from a refugee camp in Germany along with her eight-year-old daughter, reached New Delhi...
Lost in Terror: Voices of many women, penned by one
By Somrita Ghosh
New Delhi : Kashmir is on the boil; the "Azadi" chant reverberates from every corner; normal life is at a halt....
Army sends 18 girls from remote Ladakh village on tour
Jammu : A 'Bharat Darshan' tour of a group of 18 girl students from one of the remotest villages in the country was flagged...
Indian girls most likely face violence from mothers: Unicef
By Arul Louis,
New York : Indian mothers and step-mothers are those mostly likely to subject their daughters to "physical violence," according to a Unicef...
No Country for Women: Love and rights in troubled times
By Neha Dabhade
Recently in Rajsamand, Rajasthan, Shambu lal Raigar brutally hacked Mohammad Afrajul, a migrant from Malda, West Bengal to death with his own...
Bhutanese women in politics: Victims of prejudices
By Shilpa Raina,
Thimpu : There is no gender discrimination in Bhutan but, when it comes to the representation of women in politics, socio-cultural prejudices...
AAP government reconstitutes STF for women safety in Delhi
New Delhi (IANS) : The Aam Aadmi Party government has reconstituted a Special Task Force (STF) for women's safety in the national capital, a...
Nine all-women polling stations in Tripura
Agartala: The Election Commission will set up nine all-women polling stations - with all-women polling personnel - in Tripura, an official said here Wednesday.
"Considering...
President, PM call for end to violence against women
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for gender equity and decried violence against women as the...
You’ll be the employer and I the employee, Mamata tells industrialists
Kolkata : Amid an impressive gathering of ministers, foreign delegates and industrial bigwigs, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banereje on Friday inaugurated her annual...
अमन की और बढ़ा कानपुर मगर एकतरफा कार्रवाई पर उठे है सवाल !
आकिल हुसैन। Two circles.net
कानपुर हिंसा के बाद अब कानपुर अमन की तरफ बढ़ रहा है। धरपकड़ चल रही है। हालांकि पुलिस की कार्रवाई पर...
Pehchan: Empowering marginalised women
By TCN News
New Delhi: It was a celebration when a number of girls took the dias to address the press conference. It...
Urdukidzcartoon.com connecting Urdu language with a new generation of kids
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net
Sushma seeks support for women’s reservation bill
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday said the 16th Lok Sabha should be the one which passes the much-delayed women's reservation bill.
"A...
Form committee on women’s safety, Lekhi asks Rajnath
New Delhi: BJP parliamentarian Meenakshi Lekhi Thursday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and demanded the formation of a committee of MPs to work on...
New affordable range of Shahnaz Husain products
By IANS,
New Delhi: There's good news for women who wish to use Shahnaz Husain's products but hesitate due to their exorbitant prices, as the renowned beauty expert has launched a new and more affordable range of beauty products.
A new range of ayurvedic cosmetic products, priced between Rs.75 to Rs.203, called "Shahnaz forever" has been launched to cater to the middle-income segment.
12 Muslim women among top 200 women nominees of #100Women achievers contest of Ministry...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), in collaboration with Facebook, have announced the...
Preity Zinta not against joining politics
By IANS,
New Delhi : Actress Preity Zinta Thursday praised the Women's Reservation Bill, saying it will reduce discrimination and bias against women - and indicated that was not averse to joining politics.
"This (the bill) provides an incredible opportunity to women. We have women in important position. Our president (Pratibha Patil) is a woman. Sonia Gandhi is there. There will be more woman in our parliament," the actor told reporters on the sidelines of a health event organised by UNAIDS.
Lalitha Kumaramangalam appointed new NCW chief
New Delhi : Lalitha Kumaramangalam has been appointed the new chairman of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Women and Child Development Minister Maneka...
Financial independence of women helps curb violence: NCW
Mumbai : Financial independence of women can help curtail violence against them by as much as 90 percent, National Commission for Women chairperson Lalitha...
Mary Kom calls for inclusion of women’s boxing in Olympics
By IANS,
New Delhi : Four-time world champion Mary Kom has called for the inclusion of women's boxing in the Olympic Games.
The Indian said she was hopeful that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its executive board meeting scheduled August 13 would take the decision in favour of the sport.
"Boxing is my career and my life. I am just hopeful that the IOC gives us female boxers the perfect answer," Mary Kom was quoted as saying in International Boxing Association (AIBA) website Wednesday.
उज़मा नाहिद : मुस्लिम महिलाओं को आर्थिक रूप से सशक्त बनाने की एक मिशन
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मुंबई : मुसलमानों में मज़हबी तौर पर जो रिवायती घराने हैं, उन घरानों की बेटियां भी देश की खुली फ़िज़ा...
Celebrating women’s power through extraordinary tales
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
A woman's ability to fight back is her biggest strength. As we will celebrate the many facets of women ahead of International Women's Day that falls March 8, the IANS book stack offers you extraordinary tales of triumph and memories. Take a look.
1,203 candidates to fight for Kerala’s 140 assembly seats
Thiruvananthapuram : A total of 1,203 candidates were left in the fray and will now fight for the 140 Kerala assembly seats on May...
Women’s quota, nuclear liability – two hot potato bills in monsoon session
By IANS,
New Delhi: Two contentious pieces of legislation, on women's reservation and civil nuclear liability, are among 59 bills listed for consideration during the monsoon session of parliament beginning Monday.
Parties opposed to the women's reservation bill are ready for battle in the Lok Sabha where it is to be tabled, while the Left and BJP said they will contest the nuclear bill tooth and nail.
Calcutta University teachers allege assault; minister seeks report
Kolkata : Calcutta University vice chancellor Suranjan Das and some teachers were on Wednesday manhandled by supporters of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress students'...
Tallest Pakistani woman can stay on in Britain
By IANS,
London : British authorities have rejected an asylum bid by one of the world's tallest women - a Pakistani who claims her height makes her a target of abuse in her home country.
However, 7ft-2in tall Zainab Bibi will be allowed to stay on because the British home ministry is considering further claims from her lawyers, the Mail on Sunday reported.
‘Internet cycle carts’ to bring rural women online
Mumbai : In an innovative move to educate rural women about the internet, Tata Trusts and Google India on Friday announced a special...
Gene exposes women with migraine to increased cardiac risk
By IANS,
Washington : Women with migraine seem to be at a greater risk of heart disease and stroke if they possess a certain gene, according to a new study.
Researchers followed 25,001 white women for the occurrence of heart attacks and ischemic stroke. About 18 percent had a history of migraine while 40 percent with active migraine reported migraine with aura.
Woman should remove burqa, Australian court told
By IANS,
Sydney: A lawyer in an Australian court has argued that a Muslim woman should remove her burqa while giving evidence, just as she would have to while appearing in an Islamic court.
But the court in Perth hearing the lawyer's submission Thursday rejected the argument as not relevant, Australian news agency AAP reported.
District Court Judge Shauna Deane said the defence counsel's submission, that in Islamic courts women had to remove their burqas, was not relevant as the matter was not being heard in an Islamic court.
Healthy diet helps limit excess weight gain in pregnancy
By IANS,
Wellington: A healthy diet and avoiding eating for two during pregnancy helps limit excess weight gain for both women and their babies, says a new research.
Ramdev booked for comments on Rahul Gandhi
Lucknow: An FIR was lodged against yoga guru Baba Ramdev Saturday for making "vulgar comments" against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday, an official...
‘We were promised rehabilitation,’ 40 families homeless after railway demolishes Ranchi slum
Nearly 40 families, most of whom Dalits and Adivasis, were rendered homeless after railways destroyed their basti on December 28 last month.
Aquilur Rahman...
Court seeks answer to Muslim woman’s ‘no’ to voters list photo
By IANS,
New Delhi: If one Muslim woman is allowed not to have her photograph on the voters' list, thousands of similar applications would be filed, the Supreme Court noted Monday and aked the petitioner to instead think of some workable solution to resolve the tangle.
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice Deepak Verma and Justice B.S. Chauhan made the observation while hearing a lawsuit by Madurai resident Ajmal Khan, resenting the display of the photographs of Muslim women in the voters' list.
Women witnesses of Gujarat riots narrate harrowing experiences
By IANS,
New Delhi : Tears roll down her cheeks as Farzanabano Ayub Khan Pathan narrates how her family members, including her daughters, were brutally raped and murdered in front of her in the 2002 Gujarat violence.
She had at least hoped for a woman lawyer in a court of justice, but was not given one.
Similar is the case of Jannatbi Kalubhai Sheikh who witnessed the murder of a nine-month pregnant woman, Kauserbano, during the violence. Jannatbi, who is also testifying in cases related to the rape of four other women, finds the going tough in Gujarat courts.
SC to hear contempt plea against Sabarimala tantri for closing temple for purification
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on January 22 a contempt plea against the Sabarimala temple tantri for shutting the...
‘Dangal’ experience changed my life: Kashmiri actor Zaira Wasim
By Shamshad Ali
New Delhi : Zaira Wasim, who was unknown a few months ago, has now become a household name in her native...
Indian-American Bhagwati Agrawal listed among CNN’s top ten heroes
By Arun Kumar
Washington : Indian-American Bhagwati Agrawal is listed among CNN's Top 10 Heroes of 2015, for bringing safe drinking water to more than...
Woman officer unfurls tricolour at Rajpath
New Delhi : With woman power as the theme for this year's Republic Day parade, there was another feather in the cap when Captain...
Women turnout highest-ever in LS polls in Karnataka
Bangalore: The turnout of women voters at 65.81 percent in all the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka was the highest in a parliamentary...
इमाम साहब से दाढ़ी कटवाने के लिए कहती थी बीवी, बात न मानने पर...
आकिल हुसैन।twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के अलीगढ़ में एक अजीबोगरीब मामला सामने आया है। एक पत्नी ने अपने मौलवी इमाम पति के खिलाफ दाढ़ी नहीं...
Canadian women tourists robbed in Lucknow
By IANS,
Lucknow : Two Canadian women tourists were robbed in the Uttar Pradesh capital late Sunday night, police said.
The incident took place in the central Hazratganj locality of the capital at around 11:30 p.m. when the tourists from Ottawa, Canada, were returning to their hotel in a cycle rickshaw.
"According to the complainants, Gillian and Catherine, two motorcycle borne men intercepted them and snatched their purses," additional superintendent of police Paresh Pandey told IANS.
MWL Chief hints at allowing women in future dialogues
By IINA,
Makkah : There will be programs and projects for dialogue and women will be allowed to contribute to the dialogue in affairs of their concern, said Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdulmohsen Al Turki, Secretary General of the Muslim World League. The present goal is to formulate strategic programs and projects of future dialogue, Dr. Al-Turki said while addressing a press conference at the conclusion of the International Islamic Dialogue Conference here Friday.
Calcutta University VC, teachers allege assault
Kolkata : Calcutta University vice chancellor Suranjan Das was on Wednesday manhandled and many teachers assaulted by supporters of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool...
HIV positive woman’s last wish remains unfulfilled
By IANS,
Kolkata : The "last wish" of Mawii, a 22-year-old HIV positive patient from Mizoram, to die in the arms of her parents at home, remained unfulfilled as she died here while changing flights on way from Bangalore to Aizawl, sparking an argument between her friends and Air India.
Mawii, a terminal patient, was under treatment at the Bowring hospital, Bangalore, and was flown to Kolkata Monday morning after she expressed her wish to die at her home.
Andhra women an example for the world, says Sonia Gandhi
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The women of Andhra Pradesh had set an example for empowerment of women all over the world, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi said here Friday and added that she was "moved and satisfied" by how they were inspiring others.
Inaugurating a pension scheme for members of women's self help groups (SHGs), Gandhi said she was proud of the achievements of the women of the state.
Hotel management student abducted, raped
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 23-year-old hotel management student has alleged that she was abducted and raped by four men who kept her confined for about a month, police said Wednesday.
The victim told the police that she was kidnapped from near Pragati Maidan exhibition complex Aug 31 by a man whom she had known for some years.
He first tried to drag her into his car but she resisted. He then beat her and told bystanders not to interfere claiming it was a "family matter", said a senior police officer.
Rahul targets Modi on manifesto delay, women’s security
Sirsa/New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Sunday launched a multi-pronged attack on the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, accusing them...
Muslim women activists in Hyderabad discussed history, politics, and society
By Nikhat Fatima for TwoCircles.net
Ramadan 1436: Rain
Who hath appointed the earth a resting-place for you, and the sky a canopy; and causeth water to pour down from the sky, thereby...
एक और ख़्वाब का अंत , ‘पढ़ो प्रदेश ‘ योजना बंद
आकिल हुसैन। twocircles.net
मौलाना आजाद फेलोशिप के बाद अब केंद्र सरकार के अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय ने अल्पसंख्यक छात्रों की विदेशों में पढ़ने के लिए दी जाने...
Winds of change: A step forward
A Year-long Series on Education, Sponsored by The Aligarh Forum : - A Mirror on our Efforts, our Successes & our Shortcomings ; Stories...
Mother throws newborn in Kolkata canal
By IANS,
Kolkata : A 32-year-old woman allegedly threw her illegitimate newborn in a canal here Wednesday, the police said. The baby, though rescued in time, died later in the day.
The incident took place at Chaulpatti area of Beliaghata in north-eastern Kolkata.
Over 32,000 widows, 97,000 orphans in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar: There are over 32,000 widows and 97,000 orphaned children in violence-battered Jammu and Kashmir, a new study has found, suggesting that the unending conflict in the border state has only made things worse for the vulnerable sections of society.
"There were 32,400 widows and 97,200 orphans in 2008 in Kashmir and the number is growing. With the continuity and intensification of armed conflict, their life conditions have deteriorated to miserable sub-human levels," says the study conducted by valley-based known sociologist Bashir Ahmed Dabla.
भोजपुरी फिल्मों की मशहूर अभिनेत्री सहर अफशा ने इस्लाम के लिए छोड़ी फ़िल्म इंडस्ट्री
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश में बेहद लोकप्रिय भोजपुरी फिल्मों की अभिनेत्री सहर अफशा ने अभिनय की दुनिया को खुद से जुदा कर करते हुए...
In Azamgarh fifty women sterilized in torch, mobile light in four hours flat
No lessons learnt from Chhattisgarh incident where women were sterilized in dismal conditions, kept on floor
By Mahmood Asim, TwoCircles.net,
Azamgarh: There were no hospital beds, there were inadequate facilities and to top of it, there was no electricity. Still, as many as 50 women were sterilized by the doctors at a Primary Health Centre (PHC) in the district.
Mazdoor Kitchen: A melange of love, salt and labour
By Aatika S | TwoCircles
Nida Ansari, is a Delhi based development practitioner and consultant with over 12 years of experience in working with national...
Heavy security for Pakistani women’s cricket team
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Heavy security has been deployed at Barabati stadium in Cuttack after protests against holding World Cup matches with Pakistan's women's cricket team in the city.
Mother, three children killed in UP fire
Lucknow : A mother and her three children were burnt to death in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district on Friday when a fire broke out...
Muslims in/of India: surrogate oppressors or colonizers?
A Muslim woman deconstructs how dominant majoritarian narratives reconstruct Indian Muslim women as the perpetual Other.
Misria Shaik Ali | TwoCircles.net
This is an article, an...
SC allows Jamiat-e-Ulema to intervene in rights of Muslim women matter
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday permitted an intervention application by the Jamiat-e-Ulema-Hind contending that Muslim personal law was protected by the...
नयी सदी, नयी सरकार: मैला ढोनेवाले मैला ही ढो रहे हैं
फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
पटना: देश को आज़ाद हुए सालों हो चुके लेकिन दलित समुदाय के साथ भेदभाव लगातार जारी है. यह समुदाय अभी तक...
NWF’s ‘Awakening’ conference to be held at Coimbatore on Nov 16
By TCN News,
Mangalore: The Awakening conference for women empowerment will be held at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 16th November 2014.
Presenting the theme and objectives...
Ex-MP to face trial for tampering with evidence
New Delhi : Former parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh will be tried for destruction of evidence in a case pertaining to the torture and murder of...
Will take legal action against two CPI-M leaders: Kerala woman
Kannur (Kerala) : A Dalit woman Anjana who, along with her elder sister, was arrested on charge of trespassing a CPI-M office in Thalaserry...
On World Food Day, rural women demand land rights to fight hunger
By IANS,
New Delhi : Seventy percent of the female workforce is engaged in agriculture, yet only 10 percent women farmers own any land. On World Food Day Thursday, women from various parts of rural India demanded agricultural land rights - to battle hunger and poverty.
Supported by members of local NGOs and international NGO ActionAid's HungerFree campaign, these women, most of whom work as agricultural farmers yet don't have the right on their piece of land, stressed that this was the way out of the vicious cycle of poverty.
Woman shot dead for marrying outside caste
By IANS,
Patna: An 18-year-old woman was shot dead by her uncle in Bihar's Kaimur district for marrying a man from a different caste, police said Saturday.
Nikki Kumari, 18, was shot dead Friday in Kudra in Kaimur district by her uncle Bhanu Pratap Singh for marrying a backward caste boy against the wishes of the family.
"It was like an honour killing," a police officer said.
Kumari, a resident of Dalmianagar in Rohtas district, married Dipak Yadav last month against the wishes of her parents and other relatives.
Parties flay Mulayam’s statement on gang rape
Lucknow: The opposition on Wednesday lashed out at Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav for his statement that gang rape of a woman...
Family of Kannauj ‘rape’ victim seek govt aid, demand punishment against accused
A minor girl was found severely beaten and lying unconscious near a government guesthouse in the Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh on October...






















