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On International Women’s Day, let us remember the legacy of first lady of Islam

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By Moin Qazi for Twocircles.net Motherhood is a mercy, being linked By close affinity to prophethood, And her compassion is the prophet’s own. For mothers shape the way...

Haryana announces three awards on Women’s Day

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Haryana Monday announced three new awards, including one in the name of astronaut Kalpana Chawla, to honour women in different fields to mark International Women's Day. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the three state awards are being instituted to honour and inspire women in their fields of choice. Speaking at a state-level function here to honour outstanding women of Haryana, Hooda said the first state level award of Rs.100,000 in cash would be known as Indira Gandhi Mahila Shakti Puraskar.

Be alive to the purpose of life: Maharashtra HSE topper Nazima Almas Sayed

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By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net, “It feels great!” says Nazima Almas Sayed. And she has every reason to feel so – she bagged the first rank in the Maharashtra Higher Secondary Examination. Her achievements have not stopped there. She got second place in Vidharbha in the state Medical Entrance Exams, first in the state entrance for private colleges ASSOCET and second in the state Sevagram exams. Nazima, a student of the Shivaji Science College of Nagpur, topped the HSE exams with 98.5% marks. Over 11.84 lakh students had attended the exam conducted in February-March.

Sharia, fatwas and women’s rights

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Woman mortgages jewellery to construct toilet

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Patna : Setting a rare and inspiring example that has drawn her applause, a woman in Bihar mortagaged her gold and silver jewellery to...

On Bhima Koregaon, your Janaeu was shining brightly on Republic TV: An open letter...

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By Disha KR for TwoCircles.net Dear Mr Arnab Goswami, Your debate #Endcastepolitics on both 2nd and 3rd of January is a perfect example of a casteist...

Australia takes tough line on female circumcision

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By DPA, Sydney : Female circumcision is called female genital mutilation (FGM) in Australia and it's a crime. Those performing it face a possible seven-year prison term and those who don't report it risk a stiff fine. In Sydney's outer suburb of Auburn, there's a specialist FGM clinic that has been in operation for over 10 years and sees around 40 women a year. The typical patient is in her 20s, is about to wed, and was operated on by a village midwife in an African or Middle Eastern country when she was young.

Malaysian Indian woman to sue for false detention

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By IANS, Kuala Lumpur : A Malaysian Indian woman is seeking compensation and an unqualified apology from the Malaysian immigration department for her wrongful detention for 11 months after she was mistaken for an illegal alien from Sri Lanka. Perak state's Health, Environment and Human Resources Committee chairman A. Sivanesan relayed Rajeshvari's demand during a media conference in Ipoh Tuesday. Urging the department to check all detention depots in the country, Sivanesan said he feared that Rajeshvari's case could be "just the tip of the iceberg".

Woman judge sacked in Tripura

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By IANS, Agartala: A judge in Tripura has been dismissed from service for making derogatory remarks against the judges of higher courts, an official said Sunday.

International women’s week at Jamia

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सरेआम की थी छेड़छाड़, विरोध पर मारा था थप्पड़, छत से कूदी मेडीकल छात्रा...

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मोहम्मद वसीम। Twocircles.net मेरठ में जिस मैडिकल छात्रा को सरेआम छेड़छाड़ का विरोध करने पर सहपाठी द्वारा थप्पड़ मार दिया था और उसने सुभारती...

BSF women step closer to creating history at the border

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By Alkesh Sharma, IANS, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) : As they thumped their feet into the ground for the final parade as trainees, they all knew that they are just a step away from their destination - of being the first women to be guarding India's international borders. The Kharkan camp of the Border Security Force (BSF), 15 km from this Punjab town, saw history being made Saturday as 178 women recruits were inducted into the BSF fold after their impressive passing out parade here.

Women achievers honoured with CARE awards

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AMU alumni band ‘ANTIM’ to release its composition of National Anthem on Republic Day

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By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: A music band formed by the alumni of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has come...

Women rights activist held for attacking cops

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Bengal rights panel seeks report on nun’s gang rape

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Kolkata : Taking cognizance of the gang rape of a septuagenarian nun in Nadia district, the West Bengal Human Rights Commission has sought a...

Women’s education key to progress: Rabey Nadvi

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By RINA, Kairana: President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board Maulana Mohammad Rabey Hasani Nadvi said that if a woman is given education then, it will pave the way for the development and progress of the whole family. Similarly, if a woman is deprived of the education then, the whole family would plunge in the darkness of ignorance and superstition. Maulana Rabey Hasani Nadvi was giving away certificates of Khatm-e-Bukhari to the students of Jamia Ummul Momineen Aisha Siddiqua Lil Banat here yesterday.

Women have to be empowered – not just educated – to end son preference

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By Charu Bahri Mount Abu, Rajasthan: I wouldnt be around to write this story if the Bahri clan I hail from - Hindus from...

Two BSF troopers arrested for molesting girl

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Agartala: Two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were arrested for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old tribal girl in Tripura, police said here Friday. "Two BSF jawans...

Awareness needed for Delhi’s women: Dikshit

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By IANS, New Delhi: Delhi's women need to be made aware about their rights and the importance of their empowerment, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said here Saturday.

Taiwan`s super matchmaker helped 573 couples tie the knot

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By ANTARA News, Taipei : A Taiwan woman is so good at matchmaking that in the past 30 years, she had helped 573 couples tie the knot, a newspaper said on Sunday. Lee Hsiu-yen, 57, in Pingtung City, south Taiwan, is a full-time fruit seller and part-time matchmaker. In the past 30 years, she has helped 573 couples tie the knot, averaging 19 couples each year, the United Daily News said. Out of these 573 couples, only five pairs have divorced. While most of marriage seekers come from Taiwan, she has offered service overseas-based Taiwanese.

Bhopal gas tragedy: Many women couldn’t become mothers again

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By Sandeep Pauranik Bhopal, (IANS): The tragedy that struck this city 33 years ago following methyl isocyanate leak from an industrial unit has not allowed...

Scalpel Over Choice? How Hospitals in India Are Turning Childbirths Into Business

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Aditya Sharma, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: When 33-year-old Khushboo Jaiswal walked into a private hospital in Delhi, she was expecting a calm and natural childbirth filled...

Shabana addresses global summit on women’s abuse in Afghanistan

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By Subhash K. Jha, IANS, Mumbai : Ignoring her family's concern for her safety, Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi visited Afghanistan this week on an invitation by the UN to be the main speaker at a global summit to address the issue of violence against women. Shabana left for Kabul Tuesday night although her family, including husband Javed Akhtar, expressed fear for her safety in the war ravaged country. "Danger is fun," the actress said before departing.

We promised, we delivered on liquor ban, says RJD

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New Delhi : The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a partner in the Bihar government with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), on Tuesday welcomed the complete...

Bordhup camp inmates starving, authorities unconcerned

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TCN Special Series on riot relief camps in Assam – Part 1

Reinstate 11 women officers, Supreme Court to army

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Kerala government floats new policy to empower women

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By IANS, Palakkad (Kerala) : The Kerala cabinet has approved the adoption of a new policy to ensure gender equality and prevent crime against women, Pinarayi Vijayan, state secretary of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said here Thursday. Vijayan, who is on a tour of the state, told reporters that the main objective of floating the new policy was to ensure social justice for women. "Our goals can be achieved because Kerala is far ahead of other parts of the country with regards to women's literacy and life expectancy," said Vijayan.

Two booked for beating Dalit couple

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Patna: Two people were booked on charge of severely beating a Dalit couple for refusing to stay away from a Hanuman temple in Bihar's...

Sonia Gandhi, Kochhar, Nooyi in Forbes 100 powerful women list

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By IANS, New York : Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, PepsiCo chief executive Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank's new head Chanda Kochhar have been listed among the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes magazine. All three of them have been ranked higher than US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the list, which has German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the top, followed by US Federal Deposit Insurance chairperson Sheila Bair. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson of Bangalore-based Biocon, is another Indian woman to make the list.

Islam and Muslim women’s social roles

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

83.73 percent turnout in Bengal polling Monday: EC

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Kolkata : Altogether 83.73 percent voters exercised their franchise on Monday in 31 constituencies for the second part of first phase of the West...

Activists, academics come out in support of activists Teesta & Javed

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BY TCN News, New Delhi: Activists and academics have come out in support of anti-communalism activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand, who...

Women activists hold press conference condemning love jihad ‘myth’, say individuals have right...

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By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Women and civil rights activists and lawyers held a joint press conference in Delhi and Mumbai on “Right to Choose and Politics of Love Jihad.” Speakers condemned the propaganda over so called ‘Love-Jihad,’ dismissing it as myth and stressed on the fact that individual women or men not only have the right to choose their partners but are also free to choose their faith in a secular democratic country.

On Raksha Bandhan eve, Haryana to launch all-women police stations

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Chandigarh: Hoping to provide a better police environment for women, Haryana Police will launch all-women police stations in all 21 districts of the state...

‘तीन तलाक देने वालों को सज़ा मिले’

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Fahmina Hussain, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली : मुस्लिम समाज में तलाक को लेकर हमेशा से बहस होता रहा है. एक बार फिर इस बहस को...

Indian junior hockey girls lose 0-1 to England

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Breda (The Netherlands) : India lost to England 0-1 in their last league match of the women's Volvo International Under-21 hockey tournament here on...

Recurrent lockdowns in Kashmir see surge in domestic abuse

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By Asma Hafiz, TwoCircles.net In August 2019, Insha (name changed) lay dying in her husband’s house after he locked her in a room for seven...

Voice for Kashmiri women’s rights raised in Delhi

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12 people held for Dalit woman’s murder in Kerala

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Perambavoor (Kerala) : The police has so far arrested about a dozen people in connection with the murder last week of Dalit law student...

Mappilas folk singer Ramla Beegum honoured

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By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,

Having lost all to floods, woman waits for missing family

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By Imran Khan, IANS, Saharsa (Bihar) : Meena Devi lost everything she had - her thatched house, clothes, two buffaloes, four goats and two sacks of wheat - in the floods caused by the turbulent Kosi river in Bihar and she has been surviving on water. But all this seems immaterial to her as she prays day and night for the safety of her missing husband and sons.

Women in Saudi Arabia vote for first time

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Riyadh : Municipal elections began on Saturday in Saudi Arabia in which women cast their votes for the first time. Women also stood as candidates,...

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...

Gender neutrality much needed in India: Kiran Bedi

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New Delhi : Gender neutrality is required in corporate India to reduce the attrition of female staff, social activistg Kian Bedi, a former top...

बिहार में पर्दानशीं मतदाताओं पर है विशेष नज़र

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter पश्चिम चम्पारण : बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव में फ़र्जी मतदान रोकने के लिए निर्वाचन आयोग की पर्दानशीं मतदाताओं पर विशेष नज़र है....

No country for women

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By Dr. Shah Alam Khan,

Indian-origin hair doc jailed for lewd acts on clients

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By IANS, London : An Indian-origin hair specialist accused of groping women while giving them head massages has been jailed for three years in Britain. The Reading crown court also banned Praminder Mankoo for life from giving treatment without a witness present. He will also have to sign on to the Sex Offenders' List indefinitely. Mankoo had been charged with lewd acts with his clients on Sep 14. Mankoo ran a successful clinic in Thame, Oxfordshire. The instances of his lewd acts occurred between 2003 and 2007, but three of his victims came forward only recently to nail him.

In death, Iranian woman gives voice to resistance

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By DPA, Washington/Tehran : In the four days since her murder on the streets of Tehran, Neda Agha Soltan has become the face of the anti-government movement in Iran. The amateur video of Soltan collapsing on the street Saturday after being shot through the chest, her eyes hauntingly staring into the camera, has now been seen by millions across the world. The 26-year-old philosophy student was believed to have stepped out of her car for fresh air on a street near demonstrations against the disputed June 12 presidential elections. Her music teacher was with her.

AAP has ‘anti-women character’, alleges BJP

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New Delhi : The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday attacked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), accusing it of having "anti-women character" after its...

The problem of Rape: Why India is still failing?

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By Aabid Ali Haider for TwoCircles.net, The brutal and harrowing rapes in Kerala have revealed that women in India are unsafe when it comes to...

In Kinnaur, she fights for women’s property rights

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By Vishal Gulati, IANS, Shimla : It's uphill task for social activist Rattan Manjari. The 57-year-old is leading a movement against patriarchal laws that bar women from inheriting property in Kinnaur as well as Lahaul and Spiti districts in Himachal Pradesh. In these tribal dominated areas, traditionally women don't inherit the property of their parents or husbands.

Indian in Oman writes a family saga

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By IANS, Dubai : An expatriate Indian woman in Oman has written a new novel, a family saga set in India and Oman. Sunaina Serna Ahluwalia's "A Safe Harbour" is the story of two women, Afreen Luthra and her daughter Trishala. It is a modern-day suspense-cum family saga set in India and Oman, which is home to a large expatriate Indian community. India's Ambassador to Oman Anil Wadhwa launched the book at a function in Muscat where officials of the National Association for Cancer Awareness (NACA) and the ambassadors of Britain and Malaysia were present.

In MIT, a celebration of Faiz’s life and works

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By TCN News Cambridge, Massachusetts: A program to celebrate the life and works of one of Urdu’s greatest poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz attracted a room full of Faiz fans to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on June 27, 2010.

Shabnum Wani: A Half widow who feels betrayed by both the Government and the...

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In the last of the five personal stories of half widows, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates the story of Shabnum Wani. Bemina (Srinagar): On ...

निम्मी की कहानी : मुजफ्फरनगर दंगे में विधवा हुई एक कमज़ोर औरत , जिसे...

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निम्मी अब मुजफ्फरनगर के किदवईनगर में रहती है। हो सकता है उसका नाम नईमा हो मगर स्कूल वो कभी गई नही और नईमा उसे...

Neerja Bhanot conferred ‘Bharat Gaurav Award’ in London

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Chandigarh : Braveheart flight purser late Neerja Bhanot was conferred the 'Bharat Gaurav Award' at a function at the House of Commons in London,...

Vidarbha widows on ‘Jagran yatra’ for separate statehood

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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.

Leaders highlight public-private partnership targeting women

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By Xinhua, Hanoi : The close partnership between governments and private companies and non-governmental organizations are of importance to advancing women's economic opportunities, ministers to the ongoing 18th Global Summit of Women (GSW) said here Friday. The public-private partnership is essential because governments do not have sufficient resources to deal with challenges faced by women, GSW president Irene Natividad said at the summit's plenary session in Vietnam's capital Hanoi.

Campaign for women’s reservation bill gains momentum

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By IANS, New Delhi : Barely five days after it was launched, the civil society movement to support the passage of the women's reservation bill has started gaining momentum. Nearly a hundred people have signed up the online petition to the president and scores of others have taken up the cause on the social networking site, Facebook.

जहांगीरपुरी के निवासियों का नफ़रत की राजनीति को करारा जवाब

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विशेष संवाददाता ।Twocircles.net दिल्ली के जहांगीरपुरी इलाके में एक हफ्ते पहले हनुमान जयंती की शोभा यात्रा के दौरान हुई हिंसा के बाद रविवार को हिंदू...

Women representation low at AICC meet

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New UAE fund to help refugee women, children

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By IANS, Abu Dhabi : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a new fund to help refugee and displaced women and children across the world. Launched under the patronage of Sheikha Fatima, wife of the UAE's founder and first president Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and chairperson of the UAE General Women's Union, to mark the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the new initiative is a fund raising effort benefiting refugee women and children in displacement.

PM concerned over women’s security

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This Muslim-run NGO run in Hyderabad helps women build sustainable livelihoods

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SAFA is an NGO that has changed the lives of thousands of women from poor economic groups in Hyderabad and given them hope...

Will ensure technical education for women: Irani

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New Delhi : Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Monday said she would do her best to ensure that women in the country...

‘Sports can empower women’

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New Delhi: Social pressures shouldn’t restrict any woman to pursue a career in sports, said a former international volleyball player who believes sports has...

Shia, Sunni speakers share stage at Chennai event

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By TCN News, Chennai: Shia and Sunni speakers came together on stage to talk about ‘Importance of Hijab in women empowerment’ and the topic of Islamic bondage between Shia and Sunni Muslims. The seminar ‘Importance of Hijab in Women Empowerment’ was addressed by Sayeda Sabika Haider, Tabassum Aun, Aalima Ummey Laila and Fathima Muzaffar Sahiba. It was held on Sunday, April 5 at ‘Imam Ali ibne Abi Talib (as) Islamic Centre’ at Perambur, a statement from the Chennai Shia Youth Association said.

Israeli and Palestinian mothers birth a new generation of peace with healing lullaby music

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By Eliana Gilad What does an Israeli neonatal intensive care unit and the biblical prophetess Miriam, sister of Moses - a figure equally respected by both Jews and Muslims - have in common? They both employed the conscious use of voice, rhythm and music as a means of natural healing in the face of calamity during times of change.

231 days and counting: Sanitation workers at LHMC decry illegal termination

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Sanitation employees from Lady Hardinge's Medical College (LHMC) and other institutions held a protest outside the Delhi hospital director's home on June 28...

Half-widowed at 23, Rafiqa Mushtaq fights government, in-laws to ensure property rights for her...

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In the third of the five personal stories of half widows, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates the story of Rafiqa Mushtaq. ...

Teresa Rehman awarded Sanskriti Award 2009 for Journalism

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By TwoCircles.net staff writer New Delhi: Teresa Rehman of Assam has been awarded Sanskriti Award for 2009 for her work in the field of journalism. Sanskriti Award is presented to young talents in the age group of 25-35 years in the fields of Literature, Journalism, Art, Performing Arts and Social Achievement. This is the 30th year of this prestigious award. Award carries Rs. 50,000 in cash and a citation.

Seven women in Modi’s council of ministers

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New Delhi : Seven women Monday took oath as ministers in the Narendra Modi government, and one of them is set to be a...

Assam verdict shows how AIUDF got it wrong, paid the price for being complacent

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By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net The Assam state elections results have made it clear that the Bharatiya Janata Party has decimated the incumbent Congress to...

Irom Sharmila tells court she wants to settle in life

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New Delhi : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Wednesday told a court hearing a case of attempted suicide during her fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar...

Media and Gender

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By Faheem Muhammed M.P Mass media is one of the most potent institutions which determines how an individual perceives gender and gender discourse. Through its...

Hunt on for men who allegedly raped German woman

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Efforts were on Monday to nab the men who allegedly abducted a German woman from the upscale Taj hotel here and took her to a room where they raped her before dropping her nearly 12 hours later. The incident took place early Sunday when five to six men in a black Scorpio SUV kidnapped the 20-year-old tourist from the parking lot of the Taj in Chandigarh's commercial hub Sector 17.

Rape accused driver sent to two days’ police custody

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New Delhi: A court here Wednesday sent the taxi driver accused of raping a woman here to two days' police custody in a case...

Pakistani daily laments misogynistic attitude to women

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Majiziya Bhanu wins gold in World Powerlifting Championship

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Majiziya Bhanu has done it again. The Kerala girl has won a gold medal in the 56 kg senior women's open...

#TCN10: Looking back at TwoCircles.net

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net “Are there enough news stories on Indian Muslims to do a daily news portal?” This was one of the first question that...

SC to set up 3-judge bench to hear plea challenging Karnataka Hijab ban

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With exams scheduled in February, the petitioners contended that students may be permitted to appear in the exams wearing hijab. NEW DELHI — The Supreme...

Bhopal most unsafe for women in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : Even as this Madhya Pradesh capital has been declared the second safest city in the country, figures revealed by Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta in the state assembly Wednesday indicate that the city was most unsafe for women in the state. A study conducted by Institute for Competitiveness and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) that indicates many benchmarks for Urban Development & Prosperity of India Tuesday announced that Delhi was the safest city in the country, followed by Bangalore and Bhopal in the second position.

Women power remains low in assembly polls

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By Anjali Ojha, IANS,

Pregnant woman beaten to death in Rajasthan

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By IANS, Jaipur : Family members of a pregnant woman in Rajasthan have alleged that she was beaten to death by her in-laws when they...

Government for separate city buses for women

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Re-codify Muslim Personal Laws: Jamaat Islami’s women wing

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net, Malappuram: While calling upon Muslim women to come forward to effectively utilize the 50% reservation in local self government institutions, the women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) today demanded re-codification of Muslim Personal Laws such that they cannot be misused.

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.

NGOs seek higher funding to curb domestic violence

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women's right activists Tuesday came down heavily on the government for not allocating enough money for implementing the law against domestic violence.

Woman promised job, raped in car

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By IANS, New Delhi : A job agent raped a 24-year-old married woman in his car after he took her to a desolate area in south Delhi on the pretext of providing her a job in a hospital reportedly owned by his uncle, police said Thursday. The victim told police that the accused identified as Mohit, 30, raped her in his car in the desolate area of Vasant Kunj Tuesday. She said he had promised her a job of a nurse in the hospital owned by his uncle in Khanpur area. He then asked her to come in his car to the hospital for the interview.

नीतिश राज में लाचार बिहार के पिछड़े व दलित

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पटना: बिहार के पिछड़े, दलित और महादलित सूबे के मुख्यमंत्री नीतिश कुमार के बड़े वोट-बैंक रहे हैं. इन तबक़ों ने...

BJP forms panel over atrocities on Dalit women in Kerala

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New Delhi : BJP president Amit Shah has set up a three-member committee to look into the incidents of atrocities against Dalit women in...

Finally, wedding bells to ring for Kerala’s woman minister

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Thiruvananthapuram: Seven years after being engaged to her childhood friend Anil Kumar, P.K. Jayalekshmi, the lone woman minister in Kerrala's Congress-led United Democratic Front...

Olympics: Saina, Jai Bhagwan stay on course as archers, shooters bow out

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Women join ranks of computer gamers and branch out

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By DPA, Berlin : Computer gaming remains predominantly the realm of men. But a closer look at the culture reveals some surprising trends among female gamers. True, many women have no interest in gaming. Many of those who do tend toward games like the Sims, a blockbuster that focuses on social relationships.

All India women karwan in support of WRB next month

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Anhad NGO and other civil groups will jointly launch an All India Women Karwan in support of Women Reservation Bill next month. Three caravans will be taken out on three different routes to cover as much part of the country as possible. They will be flagged off on May 20 simultaneously in Delhi, Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar.

National consultation on violence against women

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New Delhi : A national consultation process will be held in January to evaluate the current progress in combating violence against women and improvise...

Demand for Muslim quota under WRB gains momentum

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By TCN news, New Delhi: Women’s Reservation Bill that seeks to reserve 33% seats for women that has already been passed from Rajya Sabha is facing opposition from backward communities and Muslims. Muslim groups opposing it they think this will politically marginalize them even more. Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) is leading a signature campaign asking for quota for Muslim women in this Bill.

Rape Raj: Shrouded in Shadow

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By Shahnaz Islam, TwoCircles.net A frenzied attack or bouts of insanity; “rape is rape”! Every 30 minutes one rape is committed in India. A woman...

115 mn widows live in poverty: Loomba Foundation study

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By Venkata Vemuri, IANS, London: At least 245 million women around the world have been widowed with India alone accounting for 42.4 million. And more than 115 million widows live in devastating poverty, according to a new study released by Britain's Loomba Foundation, which is campaigning to put the plight of widows on the United Nations agenda. The Loomba Foundation presented the first edition of the study, 'Invisible, Forgotten Sufferers: The Plight of Widows Around the World' to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in New York as part of its campaign.

Woman who sought to abort foetus suffers miscarriage

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By IANS, Mumbai : Niketa Mehta, the Mumbai housewife whose plea for aborting her 26-week-old foetus had been turned down by the Bombay High Court, has suffered a miscarriage. Her husband Haresh Mehta, 35, said Niketa, 34, had been admitted briefly to a clinic after complaints of severe abdominal pain and there was a miscarriage Tuesday. "I don't want to go into the details. She is very weak and she has been advised complete bed rest for a month," Haresh told IANS Thursday.

Mamata to attend meeting on women’s quota bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will attend a meeting of all political parties in the Lok Sabha on the women's reservation bill here Monday, a Trinamool Congress leader said Saturday. The Trinamool Congress, the second largest party in the Congress-led ruling coalition, had abstained from voting on the women's quota bill in the Rajya Sabha March 9. "Mamataji will attend the meeting," Trinamool chief whip in the Lok Sabha Sudip Bandopadhyay told IANS. However, the party did not reveal the strategy to be adopted in the meeting.

More girls studying, but 84% drop out after graduation

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By Prachi Salve While more young women are enrolled in higher education than ever before -- and apparently more successful in clearing 10th-standard board...

Sushma Swaraj – an orator and a prominent face of BJP (Profile)

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New Delhi : A top woman leader of the BJP and one of its best orators, Sushma Swaraj has blazed some records in her...

No pressure from allies on women’s quota bill: Congress

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By IANS, New Delhi : Ruling out quota within quota in the bill providing 33 percent reservation for women in all legislatures, the Congress party Wednesday said there was "no pressure" on it from its allies and the government seeks to pass the bill in its present form in the Lok Sabha. "We believe that all our allies will support us. We are absolutely confident that our allies will remain with us. We wish to pass the bill in the present form," said Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan here.

Police denies woman in Purnea battered to death

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By TCN Staff Reporter, Purnea (Bihar): Purnea SP Amit Lodha denies that Bibi Shezadi was battered to death by village Panchayat.

French woman found dead in Goa

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By IANS, Panaji : A French woman was found dead in a trailer parked near Vagator beach in Goa, while a man believed to be her companion was lying unconscious next to her, police said Monday. The trailer, equipped with modern amenities including a mini kitchen, was found parked near Vagator beach, 25 km from state capital Panaji, Sunday. Police suspect it could be a case of drug overdose.

Muslim Women Study Circle: Reclaiming Agency of Muslim Women in India

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A Kolkata-based collective Muslim Women Study Circle is working towards reclaiming the agency of Muslim women at a time when Islamophobia has been reared...

NIA gives clean chit to Sadhvi and others without conducting custodial interrogation

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: In a controversial development, India's elite National Investigation Agency (NIA) today gave clean chit to 6 accused, including Sadhvi Pragya...

Death of a Muslim woman in police station and her missing son

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By TCN News, Hyderabad: Blaming the insensitive local police for the alleged suicide of a woman from a poor family from Doma area in Rangareddy district and inaction in finding her missing son, the Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) has demanded the DGP of Telangana to set up a special team to find out the whereabouts of the missing youth Mohammad Muqtar and ensure safety of his life.

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...

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...

AAP worker commits suicide, BJP says anti-woman character exposed

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New Delhi : A female Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker commited suicide after the molestor, a party member was released on bail, police said...

Women’s safety may play key role in Indian elections: Gallup poll

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By Arun Kumar , Washington: Women in northern India feel less secure and have less faith in police, says a new poll and suggests these...

HC notice on poor girl’s plea for free treatment

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on a plea by a 13-year-old girl, suffering from...

Wear clothes that don’t ‘tease’, Goa BJP tells tourists

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By IANS, Panaji: Foreign tourists in Goa must have a "minimum dress code" as the clothes they wear "tend to tease", the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) state unit chief said Sunday. Goa BJP president Laxmikant Parsenkar, while speaking at a gram sabha (village council), said thqat "a minimum dress code is necessary" to thwart the cultural invasion by foreign tourists in Goa.

Violence against women: Silence is violence

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Singing for victory: Ramya Haridas– the second Dalit woman parliamentarian from Kerala

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net She sang and danced, entered people’s hearts and finally won. Ramya Haridas became the second Dalit woman from Kerala to win...

Iranian women on Facebook want to shun veil: Study

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London : Use of social media can influence attitudes and behaviours to a greater extent, even empower women too. According to a promising research,...

Cabinet clears Women’s Reservation Bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: The cabinet Thursday cleared the long-pending Women's Reservation Bill that provides for setting aside 33 percent of seats in parliament and the state legislatures for women and it is likely to be tabled in the current session of parliament, informed sources said. "The cabinet today cleared the Women's Reservation Bill and it is likely to be introduced in the current session of parliament," the sources said. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presided over the cabinet meeting.

SAAYA holds program to create awareness among Muslim women about govt. welfare schemes

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By TwoCircles.net news desk, Patna: With an aim to empower Muslim women and create awareness among them about the schemes launched by state as well as central government to improve socio-economic condition of Muslims particularly Muslim women, SAAYA Network organized a state level consultation meeting on November 21, 2009 in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.

Kerala to recruit more women as police officers

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala will induct more women in the state police force for maintenance of the law and order situation of the state. Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan announced in the state legislative assembly Wednesday that the government has initiated measures to increase the number of women police officers. The Kerala Police Act would be amended soon to enable the public service commission (PSC) to invite applications from women for the posts of sub-inspectors, he said. At present women are not recruited directly as sub-inspectors.

More women shunning physical exercise

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By IANS, Sydney : More and more women are avoiding activity, when exercise facilities are virtually available at their very doorstep, according to a study. It also revealed that one in four women did not know there was a swimming pool nearby; one in three was unaware of tennis courts and one in five did not know about a nearby gymnasium. Deakin University health expert Kylie Ball, associate professor, said this lack of awareness could be impacting the level of physical activity undertaken by women and be putting their health at risk.

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net जमीयत उलमा ए हिंद की एक टीम ने त्रिपुरा में हुए हिंसा के बाद वहां पहुंच एक फैक्ट रिपोर्ट तैयार किया है,...

अनदेखी : उप्र राज्य महिला आयोग में एक भी मुस्लिम महिला नहीं

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ , TwoCircles.net भारतीय जनता पार्टी भले मुस्लिम महिलाओ की हितैषी बनने का एलान करे और तलाक़ और हलाला जैसे मुद्दों लड़ाई लड़ने...

वानिया शेख़ के घर पहुंचे चंद्रशेखर, आयोग ने भी स्वतः लिया संज्ञान

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जिब्रानउद्दीन। Twocircles.net सुभारती विश्वविद्यालय की छात्रा वानिया शेख़ आत्महत्या मामले में भीम आर्मी चीफ चंद्रशेखर ने मेरठ में वानिया शेख़ के घर जाकर वानिया के...

Kiran Bedi advocates tougher laws to fight terrorism

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By IANS, Ahmedabad : Kiran Bedi, the first woman IPS officer, Wednesday said strong anti-terror laws were needed to tackle the growing menace of terrorism in India. Bedi, who was here to interact with students and parents of Ahmedabad Managament Association (AMA), said the prevailing laws were too weak to fight terrorism. "Strong laws are needed to keep pace with the new challenges posed by terrorists," Bedi said, adding that toning of the legal system too was needed. She said policing and the quality of policemen needed to be spruced up with better service conditions.

A manifesto with a difference, one that covers all aspects of development: Dr Lubna...

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TCN News Dr Lubna Sarwath, Contesting Candidate for Karwan Legislative Assembly, Telangana, Hyderabad, Socialist Party(India) has released the manifesto for her constituency which is a...

Barak Valley felicitates Maria Tanim, Assam Civil Services topper

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TCN News Guwahati, November 18: The story of the Assam Civil Services Exam 2016 topper Maria Tanim is no different from the “flight of the...

Key Ishrat Jahan documents missing: Rajnath

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New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that key documents related to the Ishrat Jahan case have gone missing from his ministry...

Rajnath Singh launches mobile app for women safety

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New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched a mobile-phone based application Thursday for the safety of women in the capital. The app - Himmat...

First woman co-pilot to fly largest aircraft of Indian Air Force

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By Ritu Sharma, IANS, Nagpur : One more gender barrier fell to the determination of women as Squadron Leader Veena Saharan became the first woman co-pilot to fly one of the mightiest and heaviest aircraft of the Indian Air Force - the Russian-built Illyushin-76 (IL-76). She will first co-pilot IL-76, renamed by the IAF as Gajraj (Elephant), and after 40 hours of flying she will become the pilot.

Urdu Girls High School Gaya celebrates golden jubilee

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By Tameemuddin Humble, TwoCircles.net, Gaya: Magadh University Vice Chancellor Dr Md. Ishtiaque made the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of “Urdu Girls High School Gaya”, a Bihar Government aided minority secondary school, an introspective not only for the school but for the community in the area.

eCommerce will help empower women: Experts

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New Delhi : Evolution of the e-commerce sector in India will help in empowering women as it will provide opportunity for them to work...

Women banned from taking part in polls in Pakistan region

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Islamabad : In a bizarre diktat out of sync with modern-day ethos, the Jirga (religious assembly) in Gilgit Baltistan -- an eight-hour drive from...

This super teacher is on a mission to transform the lives of children in...

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Kanchan Sharma, a retired lecturer, has been running a school for the slum children for over a decade now. Mubashir Naik and Irshad Hussain |...

New campaign to spread awareness against dowry

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By IANS, New Delhi : Concerned over continuing cases of harassment of women, the women and child development ministry Wednesday launched a new campaign to rope in school girls and sensitise them against the custom of dowry. Under the campaign 'Daughters against Dowry', the ministry plans to organise workshops in schools across the country to sensitise girls against the custom of dowry.

PM confident women’s quota bill will be passed

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By IANS, New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said he was confident that the women's reservation bill that seeks to provide 33 percent reservation for women in legislative bodies will be passed in parliament. The bill will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha Monday, 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.

Young Muslim women fume at Deoband diktat

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By Sarwar Kashani, IANS, New Delhi : Many young Muslim women have reacted sharply to the Deoband seminary's fiat on women and men working together in offices, saying it's high time clerics started looking at real issues plaguing the community such as economic backwardness. "I don't understand what makes them think it is possible to stop women from working," Farzana Tasneem, a 20-year-old jeans-clad girl who works at a call centre, told IANS.

Indian women’s show to kick off Edinburgh festival

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By IANS, London : An Indian cultural show, "Sakhian Ladies Night", will kick-start the Edinburgh Mela Festival in Leith Sunday. Sakhian, which means "girls and their friends", is an evening dedicated to entertainment and food for women of all ages and cultural backgrounds - all for only five pounds ($10). The evening's headline act will be the celebrated bhangra singer and songwriter Des-C. New to "Sakhian" this year is a musical drama, "Sapno ki Shaadi (Dream Wedding)" that depicts the saga of an Asian wedding.

Woman found murdered in Gurgaon

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Gurgaon: A nearly 25-year-old woman was Saturday found dead on the roadside here. Police said the woman may have been raped before the murder. The...

Starving sisters locked for months, rescued in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi: Locked up inside their home and unfed for months together, two sisters were rescued from their north Delhi apartment Saturday, police officials said.

Dacoits allegedly rape nun in Bengal

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Kolkata: A nun at a convent in West Bengal's Nadia district was allegedly gang raped by dacoits, police said on Saturday. Strongly condemning the incident,...

Pregnant women, newborns struggle to survive in flooded Bihar

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By IANS, Patna : The floods in Bihar have been a nightmare for pregnant women, with many dying during childbirth due to lack of medical care, and those who gave birth have little to rejoice as they have to share a tent with dozens of people. The state government has now announced a cash grant to each newborn. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced that each girl child born in relief camps would be given Rs.11,000 and a baby boy would get Rs.10,000.

‘Gender discrimination leads to malnutrition in women’

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By IANS, Dhaka: Indian Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has deplored gender discrimination in healthcare programmes pursued by South Asian nations, saying it leads to malnutrition and chronic diseases among women and children. "Negligence of women's health puts huge impact on children even when they grow up," he said while participating in a dialogue entitled "Indo-Bangladesh Dialogue on Health and Education: Learning from Neighbours" here Saturday. "It leads to high rate of maternal mortality and malnutrition, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases among women and children," he added.

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.

शादी में दहेज़ के खिलाफ उलेमाओं ने उठाई आवाज़

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आकिल हुसैन। Two circles.net मुस्लिम समाज में उलेमाओं की पहल धीरे धीरे रंग लाने लगी है। उलेमाओं और मुस्लिम समाज के जिम्मेदारों द्वारा चलाई गई...

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विशेष संवाददाता। Twocircles.net बिहार में हुए उपचुनाव के नतीजों में गोपालगंज के नतीजे बहुत अधिक चर्चा में है। यहां राजद चुनाव हार गई है, राजद...

First women navigators commissioned in Indian Navy

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By IANS, Kochi : Another glass ceiling was broken Friday as two women were commissioned into the Indian Navy as navigators in the flying branch, in a way also becoming the first women combatants in the armed forces. Sub Lieutenants Ambica Hooda of Haryana and Seema Rani Sharma of Uttar Pradesh were awarded their "Wing" at the passing out parade here.

Muslim Personal Law Board to approach Supreme Court on Assam child marriage issue

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A case related to the minimum age of Muslim girls getting married is pending before the Supreme Court. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI – The...