This Ramadan (and forever) be a good wife
After giving lessons to husbands, Asma is back with some instructions to wives.
By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net,
I drew a blank, as I began...
Women to get free bus ride in Delhi on Rakhi day
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women in the capital city can enjoy a free ride in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses Wednesday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit announced Monday.
"Women in Delhi would be able to travel free in DTC buses on Raksha Bandhan day. The decision has been taken to ensure that women can easily reach their brothers' place," Dikshit told reporters.
She said women will be allowed to ride free in all ordinary DTC buses and the green low-floor buses till 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Saudi women to get new IDs by 2019
Riyadh : Saudi Arabia has said all women will get the new electronic and smart national ID card with biometric fingerprint technology by 2019.
“Since...
Smriti Irani: TV’s popular ‘bahu’ to play a crucial role in educating India
By Mohammad Mudassir Alam,
Monday, May 26, 2014 was a red letter day in democratic history of India as Narendra Damodaran Das Modi was sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of the country. Modi’s swearing in ceremony was stud with many highlights such as the presence of heads of SAARC countries, politicians, entrepreneurs, Bollywood stars, sports persons, etc. Besides these, the countrymen and analysts appreciated the cabinet of Modi, which is quite smaller in comparison to previous government and featuring considerable number of youth parliamentarians.
Sadhvi Pragya on hunger strike, demands Kumbh visit
Bhopal: Sadhvi Pragya, who was given a clean chit in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case by the National Investigation Agency, on Monday began a...
Sikh woman in New York fights harassment, wins
By IANS,
New York : After a legal battle lasting more than three years, a Sikh woman here, who faced racial, religious and sexual harassment at her workplace, has forced her employer to not only pay her compensation, but also make changes in its employment policies.
"The settlement reached between Sukhbir Kaur and her employer, National Wholesale Liquidators (NWL), sends a strong message to private employers that discrimination against Sikhs is illegal and will be harshly punished," non-profit organisation Sikh Coalition, said in a statement Wednesday.
Ensure safety of women passengers, court to DTC
By IANS,
New Delhi : In a major ruling in favour of thousands of women travelling in Delhi's buses, the Delhi High Court Friday called for an end to the "venomous practice" of "eve teasing" and told the state-run Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to take steps to ensure the safety of female passengers.
Justice Kailash Gambhir directed the DTC to file an affidavit spelling out the steps taken by the transport authority and what mechanism they propose to have in place to ensure complete safety of women in DTC and other buses.
Asia’s biggest naval academy designed by Chandigarh woman
By IANS,
Ezhimala (Kerala) : It is another feather in her cap. For Namita Singh, one of the leading architects in the country, it was a proud moment when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Thursday inaugurated the Indian Naval Academy, Asia's biggest, that she has designed. It was a project she bagged beating several architectural firms.
Namita, 60, heads Satnam, Namita and Associates, a leading Chandigarh-based architecture firm and it was through a national tender in 1988 that her firm bagged the prestigious project to design the Indian Naval Academy in Kannur here.
ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : लॉकडाउन की चर्चा भर से कांप जाते हैं बिहार के बढ़ियापुर...
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
कोरोना वायरस के नए वेरिएंट ऑमिक्रॉन के सामने आते ही एक बार फिर से पूरी दुनिया सहमी सी नज़र आने लगी है। कई...
Women fume at entry restrictions at Haji Ali shrine
By IANS,
Mumbai : The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), a women's group, Tuesday expressed anger over entry restrictions for women at the iconic Haji Ali shrine in the city.
Goa BJP aims to woo minorities
By IANS,
Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) latest membership drive in Goa will aim to increase the number of minorities and women in its ranks, a party spokesman said Monday.
Speaking to reporters at the launch of the state wide membership drive, former state BJP president Rajendra Arlekar said: "We would definitely like to see an increase in the percentage of minorities in the BJP ranks."
He, however, refused to divulge the exact number of registered minority members in the party rolls.
Sarah Rizvi: Born and brought up in Mumbai, became IPS in Gujarat
TCN series on Muslim women empowerment
On International Women's Day on 8th March, TCN is bringing great stories of Muslim women empowerment from different states of India -- Editor
निम्मी की कहानी : मुजफ्फरनगर दंगे में विधवा हुई एक कमज़ोर औरत , जिसे...
निम्मी अब मुजफ्फरनगर के किदवईनगर में रहती है। हो सकता है उसका नाम नईमा हो मगर स्कूल वो कभी गई नही और नईमा उसे...
Maid’s paramour held for drugging women employers in south Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : A paramour of a domestic maid, who allegedly drugged and looted her two women employers by mixing sedatives in the supper at their south Delhi home last month, has been arrested on charges of trying to sell stolen goods, police said Wednesday.
Rahul Paul, a 22-year-old from West Bengal, was arrested Tuesday near a shop in Ashram area where he had gone to sell the articles stolen from the rented accommodation of Sharan Suri and Saloni Mahajan.
Two stolen laptops, four mobile phones and five credit cards were recovered from him.
DU students, youth pitch for women rights
New Delhi : Delhi University students and youths from nine urban settlements in the capital Tuesday released a charter of demands for India's policy...
NWF to organize rallies in support of Muslim prisoners
By TCN News
Madurai: Muslims are over-represented in the prison system but when states issue list of prisoners to be released for good conduct they are always under-represented.
14-year exile of women’s quota bill set to end: Sushma
By IANS,
Raipur: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said Sunday that her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ensure the end of the "14-year exile" of the women's reservation bill in parliament.
"The BJP will ensure the bill sails through smoothly in the Rajya Sabha Monday. The party has issued a whip to its members to favour the bill and end the 14-year exile of the bill that was first moved in parliament when H.D. Deve Gowda became the prime minister in 1996," the BJP leader told newsmen here at the New Circuit House.
Handwara Killings: Statements issued by minor girl under pressure, claims Kashmir civil society group
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: A day after the minor girl at the center of Handwara protests gave her statement to the local...
Muslim women are excluded within community also: Asghar Ali Engineer
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Muslim women are excluded from the mainstream of the society but it is also a fact that they are excluded from the mainstream of the Muslim society as well, said scholar and writer Asghar Ali Engineer at a seminar on Muslim Women: Issues of Exclusion held today at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi.
CPI (ML) demands CBI probe into Delhi school stampede
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: The Delhi State Committee of the CPI (ML) today demanded a CBI enquiry into the Khajuri Khas government school stampede in which five girl students were killed on September 10, alleging that the state government was not bringing out the truth. The organization has also demanded resignation of Delhi education minister Arvinder Singh Lovely.
Congress walkout over Chhattisgarh girls’ trafficking
By IANS,
Raipur: The opposition Congress staged a walkout Tuesday in the Chhattisgarh assembly, accusing the state's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of doing little to prevent trafficking of thousands of youth, mainly girls, from poor families to metros.
The house witnessed a heated debate when the government replied in the assembly it was doing its best to trace out an estimated 7,000 people missing in the state for many years.
National mission for women’s empowerment to be launched
By IANS,
New Delhi : A national mission for empowerment of women will be launched to achieve convergence among women-centric programmes run at various levels, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Monday.
Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, she said a token sum of Rs.10 million has been earmarked for the scheme for the current financial year.
"It is proposed that the mission will primarily oversee implementation of women centric programmes of the participating ministries, state government and panchayati raj institutions," the minister said.
Jwala-Ashwini clinch Canada Open crown
Calgary: India's most successful women's doubles shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were crowned champions in the $50,000 Canada Open Grand Prix following their...
Contribute to help rehabilitation of war widows: President
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday called upon the people to make voluntary contributions for the rehabilitation of war widows, disabled defence...
Specially-abled Delhi woman tops civil services exams; women take top four
New Delhi : A physically-challenged Delhi woman topped the civil services examination, as the first four ranks were scooped up by women in...
Can woman be given option to say no to triple talaq before nikaah: SC
New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the All India Muslim Personal Law Board if it was possible to give the woman...
Woman forced to eat human excreta on witchcraft charge
By IANS,
Patna: A woman in a village in Bihar's Sitamarhi district was forced by some people to eat human excreta and drink urine after being branded a witch, police said Saturday.
Bihar school board ex-chairman’s wife’s degrees too fake?
Patna : Usha Sinha, a former ruling Janata Dal-United legislator and the wife of Bihar School Examination Board's former chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, who...
अदालत में जाकर लड़ाई लडेंगे मुस्लिम संगठन ,बेगुनाहों की रिहाई की कवायद में जुटे
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
बीते कुछ दिनों से देशभर में मुसलमानों के ऊपर हुए अत्याचार के खिलाफ कई मुस्लिम संगठनों ने अपनी आवाज़ें बुलंद की हैं और...
Interview: Uzma Nahid on Muslim Personal Law Board
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
In a candid interview with TwoCircles.net, Uzma Nahid, the member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) talked elaborately and in detail on the role and the working pattern of the Board and its role and responsibilities in the context of the socio-economic conditions of Indian Muslims.
Chhattisgarh stun Railways, become national women’s basketball champions
New Delhi : Chhattisgarh won the women’s 64th National Basketball championship after a stunning 81-77 victory over Indian Railways in the final at the...
Neighbourhood Committees should step into the leaderless vacuum
Citizens should fill the void created by the present institutions of power in ensuring safety for women.
By Raghavan Srinivasan
Principal expelled Ruchika, but not Rathore’s daughter
By IANS,
Chandigarh: A magisterial inquiry into the expulsion of Ruchika Girhotra from her school here has revealed that while the school authorities singled out the teen-aged molestation victim for action in 1990, no such step was taken against the daughter of her tormentor though she too defaulted in fee payment.
Woman leading prayers in women only mosque in China
By IINA,
Henan : In the central Chinese province of Henan, the scene of a woman leading prayers in a mosque for women only would not be a strange one, according to a report in ABC News Australia.
Women Congress leader hits out at Kerala unit chief
Thiruvananthapuram : Senior woman Congress leader Shanimol Usman has in a letter to the party's Kerala unit president V.M. Sudheeran has said he was...
Muslim woman politician donates 5 acre land for Urdu University
By Mohammed Siddique, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: A Muslim woman politician from Maharashtra has donated five acres of land in the historic city of Aurangabad to the Hyderabad based Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) for setting up a university campus there.
Fauzia Tehseen, Member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra announced donating the land during a visit to MANUU in Hyderabad on the invitation of the university management.
Rapist jailed for 30 years
New Delhi: A court here has sentenced a man to 30 years in jail for repeatedly raping a woman by confining her for nine...
Eminent journalists rue lack of women representation in Indian media
Well-known journalists Arfa Khanum, Chief Editor, The Wire, Amer Ali Khan, News Editor, Siasat, Fazil Hussain Parvez, Chief Editor Gawah, Farhat Rizvi, Senior Journalist,...
Entertainment Industries’ So Called Open Approach, a Reason for Crime Against Women
By Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi,
Commenting on the Editorial "The Message from Speedy Trials" of The Hindu dated 22nd March 2014 in the context of Mumbai Sessions Court's judgment in the Shakti Mills gang-rape case in which 4 accused got life imprisonment, Mr. Siddharth, an ordinary Indian man, raises valuable points. He says that these kinds of incidents will continue to happen unless we realize that the basic cause is the commercialization of lust brought about by films and pornographic industry. "Who dares to oppose them?"
महिलाओं को सशक्त करने की ओर एक अनोखा प्रयास
उषा राय
समय के साथ भारत तेज़ी से लैंगिक समानता की ओर बढ़ रहा है. यहां इसी परिप्रेक्ष्य में कुछ रोचक कहानियां मौजुद हैं, जो...
Why’s TV cocking a snook at women’s empowerment?
(International Women's Day is on March 8)
By Nivedita,
New Delhi : Why does women's empowerment find little space on the small screen? While there is...
Deeba Zafir- an academician, writer, thinker and activist
TCN Special Series on Women of Inspiration
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
Thousands of women stage protests in Istanbul
Istanbul: More than 2,000 Turkish women staged anti-government protests on the International Women's Day in Istanbul Saturday evening.
The demonstrators gathered in Istanbul's busiest Istiklal...
Fewer women at top due to glass ceiling: Women entrepreneurs
By IANS,
New Delhi : Although more and more women are joining the workforce in India, a glass ceiling is keeping them away from top positions, women entrepreneurs feel.
People talking of women’s security are snooping on them: Priyanka
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh): For the second consecutive day, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday targeted the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Speaking at...
CPI-M wants Women’s Bill tabled in Lok Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist Friday demanded the tabling of the Women's Reservation Bill in the monsoon session of the Lok Sabha beginning Monday.
"There should not be further delay. The Women's Bill should be tabled in the Lok Sabha with the support of all the parties, which backed the Bill in the Rajya Sabha," CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat told reporters here .
The Women's Bill, which seeks to reserve one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women, was passed by the Rajya Sabha March 9.
Women aren’t weak, says Indian Navy contingent leader
New Delhi : For Lieutenant Commander Priya Jayakumar, leading the Indian Navy contingent at the 66th Republic Day parade Monday was about proving that...
12-year-old tells Punjab, Haryana why girls are important
By IANS,
Chandigarh: She moves with a doll in her hands and looks like any other girl of her age. But 12-year-old Ishita Uppal's similarity with girls of her age ends there.
The doll in Ishita's hands is symbolic of why girls are important in our society, especially in states like Punjab and Haryana -- which have the worst sex ratio in the country.
Ishita has embarked on a 10,000 km journey by car to address various events against female foeticide, the killing of the unborn female child, in Punjab, Haryana and other states.
Verbal clashes in parliament panel meet on women’s bill
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.
Woman alleges gang rape in Delhi
New Delhi : A woman was allegedly gang raped by a doctor and his friend here, police said Sunday.
The woman also claimed that the...
AMU nursing students light lamps for the spirit of nursing
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The environment filled with an enlightening breeze when the nurses of the School of Nursing, JN Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) took oath at the Lamp Lighting & Oath taking Ceremony of the School.
Mamata kicks-off assembly poll campaign on Women’s Day
Kolkata: Coinciding with International Women's Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday officially kicked-off her Trinamool Congress' election campaign for the 2016...
Ramdev insulted Dalits, women: Congress
New Delhi: Congress Saturday accused Ramdev of insulting Dalits and women, a day after the yoga guru said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited...
Workshop on socio-legal status of Muslim women held in Guwahati on Women’s Day
By M. Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
‘British men, women most promiscuous in world’
By IANS,
London : British men and women are the world's most promiscuous people, leaving their American cousins far behind, according to a study.
Germans come next with the Dutch, Czechs, Australians, Americans and French ranking third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively, in the list of the most promiscuous people, according to a study by Bradley University (BU) in Illinois, US.
Abducted Muslim girl from Uttar Pradesh alleges ‘mistreatment, threat of being married off without...
The family of the abducted Muslim girl, who was rescued after more than twenty days, alleged that the girl was tortured and would have...
The first of women officers in Pakistan hope to carry arms soon
By Igor G. Barbero, IANS/EFE,
Abbottabad (Pakistan) : Amid shouts of "Allah Hu" of hundreds of men cadets, a group of 38 women does stretches, push-ups and a series of other exercises in their new dark green tracksuits, like that of the national flag, on the outskirts of the city of Abbottabad, in the north of Pakistan.
Having had good education and fulfilled their dream of entering the most powerful institution in Pakistan, the army, the first few batches of women officers of the Military Academy also hope to hold arms soon and defend the country on its frontiers.
Respond to woman lawyer’s plea in manhandling case: SC to Delhi Police
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Delhi Police chief to respond to a plea seeking transfer to the CBI of investigation...
Bill to transfer authority over potable alcohol in Lok Sabha
New Delhi : A bill that seeks to transfer the authority to regulate "potable alcohol" to the states was introduced in the Lok Sabha...
भाजपा गुमराह कर तीन तलाक़ पर मुस्लिम महिलाओं से जुटा रही थी समर्थन, पोल...
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
मुजफ़्फ़रनगर : तीन तलाक़ को लेकर मुस्लिम महिलाओं का समर्थन जुटाने की कोशिश में लगी भाजपा को मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर में क़रारा...
Can women endure more pain than men?
By IANS,
London: For many people, the debate whether men or women handle pain better may remain unresolved, but scientists now say that females endure more pain.
Sania to get Khel Ratna Award
Delhi : The sports ministry on Friday confirmed that tennis icon Sania Mirza will be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest...
Kerala HC’s order that ‘husband’s consent not essential for divorce in Islam’ sparks debate
The court observed in the absence of any mechanism in the country to recognize the termination of marriage at the instance of the wife...
Belgium set to become first EU country to ban burqas
By DPA,
Brussels: Belgium Wednesday moved a step closer to becoming the first European Union (EU) country to punish Muslim women who hide their faces in public, as the interior affairs committee of its parliament passed a resolution against burqas.
Burqas are full-length, head-to-toe garments which obscure a woman's face completely, usually with a semi-transparent section that allows the wearer to see out.
Organisations structured to keep women down: study
By IANS,
Sydney : Why there are so few women in top positions in companies may have more to do with their hierarchical structure rather than attitudes to women, a new study contends.
The study, by Terry Fitzsimmons of the University of Queensland, has sought to understand gender inequality at workplaces and the barriers preventing women from obtaining top leadership positions.
The challenges encountered by women rising through company hierarchies are not entirely explained by existing theories, which claim that inequality stems from social stereotypes and culture, Fitzsimmons said.
Mangalore incident triggers war of words in women’s commission
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Mangalore pub assault has triggered a war of words within the National Commission for Women, as its chairperson Tuesday "nullified" a probe by a commission member into the attack on some young women.
However, Nirmala Venkatesh, who conducted the probe, said her findings were impartial.
After completing the probe into the Mangalore assault by a self-styled moral brigade, Venkatesh said that the pub lacked security and that women needed to safeguard themselves.
40 हजार की आबादी वाले कस्बे में एक भी बालिका विद्यालय नही , मगर...
मोहम्मद वसीम Two circles.net के लिए
पुरकाज़ी के चेयरमैन ज़हीर फारूकी एक बड़ी फाइल हमें दिखाते हुए बताते हैं कि वो लगातार अधिकारियों से पत्राचार...
JNU increases grace marks for women, transgenders
New Delhi : The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Friday brought in major changes in the deprivation points system which is used to help...
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...
Bihar woman refuses to marry groom from drunken family
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.
95% verdicts of Shara’yee Panchayats go against women: Research Scholar
By RINA,
New Delhi : An analytic survey conducted by Ms. Qutub Jehan Kidwai of Mumbai-based institution ‘Islamic Studies’ reveals that in ninety-five per cent of cases decided at Shara’yee Panchayats go against Muslim women.
Her survey on ‘Islamic Rights of Women’ mainly targets religious institutions and intellectuals in Uttar Pradesh.
Illegal migration leads to exploitation of women: study
By IANS,
New Delhi: Poverty, landlessness and unemployment are pushing larger number of Indian and Bangladeshi women to different countries through illegal channels and subjecting them to exploitation and sexual harassment, a new study said here Friday.
The study titled 'Gender dimensions of international migration from India and Bangladesh: Impact on the families left behind' found that majority of women, who emigrate illegally, were subjected to isolation, low remuneration, exploitation and sexual harassment by their employers.
Delhi Congress’ women’s wing protests
New Delhi:Hundreds of female activists of the Delhi Mahila Congress protested at the BJP headquarters here against yoga guru Baba Ramdev for his recent...
Female pharma students end up as housewives, waste education: Goa CM
Panaji : Women pharmacology students in Goa either end up as housewives or do not work night-shifts after marriage, which results in wastage of...
Relative arrested for murder of MGR kin
By IANS,
Chennai : A woman was arrested Monday for allegedly masterminding the murder of her relative, Vijay Kumar, kin of former chief minister M.G. Ramachandran, police said.
The six men that Bhanumati, Vijay Kumar's sister-in-law, reportedly hired to kill him have also been arrested.
Vijay Kumar, 53, was killed in a posh southern suburb here over a property dispute June 4.
A week later, the case was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department under the control of the Director General of Police K.P. Jain.
ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट। यूपी के इस गांव में कॉलेज के लिए ग्रामीणों ने मुफ्त में...
उत्तर प्रदेश के सहारनपुर में 1990 में एक दर्जन गांवों ने अपने क्षेत्र में इंटर कॉलेज के लिए मुहिम चलाई, ताकि इस इलाके के...
‘Women village heads still struggle for acceptance’
By IANS,
New Delh: Even as all eyes are riveted on parliament over the Women's Reservation Bill, female panchayat (village council) members gathered in the capital Wednesday said they still have to struggle for acceptance among their peers.
Roshani Devi, who is a sarpanch (village head) in Haryana, said: "When I decided to take regular rounds of my village for monitoring infrastructure development, the villagers opposed it. Had a male sarpanch done the same, he would have been lauded for his initiative."
33 percent quota for women in Delhi, union territory polices
New Delhi : The union cabinet on Friday gave its approval for 33 percent reservation to women in direct recruitment to posts ranging from...
President, vice-president for more women in legislatures
New Delhi : Stressing the need for appropriate women representation in parliament and state assemblies, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said women's empowerment was...
Withdraw case slapped for protesting rape, demand women activists
By IANS,
Kolkata : Criticising the Mamata Banerjee government for "stifling the voice of protest", a section of women rights activists Wednesday demanded withdrawal of...
Kalam prays for rape victim’s recovery
By IANS,
Patna : Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday prayed for the speedy recovery of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim in Delhi.
Delhi polls: Women candidates promise the moon on security
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty,
New Delhi : With women's security being such a big issue in the capital, women candidates in the Feb 7 Delhi assembly...
Communalizing Census misses India’s real crisis: female feticide
By Masihuddin Sanjari for TwoCircles.net
Religion based census data has recently been released by the central government of India sparking a debate along communal lines1...
Inheritance – why can’t tribal women have property rights?
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
By Vishal Gulati, IANS,
Video report: March Against Bride Trafficking
Experts estimate nearly 20,000 women and children were trafficked in India in 2016 (Reuters, 2016). Child marriage, which is regarded as a form of...
Two Bengaluru school officials held for girl’s death
Bengaluru: The chairman and director of a school in which a teenage girl was shot dead were arrested on Thursday for failing to comply...
Before seeking pistol licence, ensure toilet at home in MP
Neemach (Madhya Pradesh) : In a novel initiative, police in Madhya Pradesh's Neemach district have asked people to ensure they have toilets at home...
‘Women, small farmers should be brought under financial inclusion’
Chennai : A deposit scheme for the girl child, linking of Aadhaar card to each individual credit account, and development of solutions based on...
Probe ordered after woman committed ‘Sati’ in Bihar
Patna : A probe has been ordered into a 70-year-old woman allegedly committing "Sati" by jumping into the funeral pyre of her husband Saturday...
First women’s cricket T-20 tournament in UP
Mathura : The first all-India women's Twenty-20 cricket tournament will begin Tuesday at Amarnath Vidya Ashram ground in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura city.
"This is the...
Saving Muslim women? First, learn to stand for us: An Open Letter to AIMPLB
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...
Lucknow woman’s family stages sit-in, demands CBI probe
Lucknow : The family of a Lucknow woman, who was murdered last week, Friday began an indefinite sit-in here, trashing police investigations and demanding...
Women’s safety a major election issue in Delhi
By Sushil Kumar,
New Delhi : Women's safety tops the chart among the major issues confronting Delhi as it readies to vote for a new...
Unhappy over portfolio allocation, Jammu and Kashmir minister ‘resigns’
Jammu : Apparently dissatisfied with the portfolio allotted to him, Sajad Lone, a minister in the PDP-BJP ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir on...
Rathore challenges conviction in court
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore's counsel filed a plea in the court here Monday, challenging his conviction in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.
The court will take up his plea Tuesday for hearing.
Rathore was held guilty on Dec 21 last year by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court of molesting 15-year-old Ruchika Girhotra in Panchkula town Aug 12, 1990, and was sentenced to a six-month prison term. He was also slapped a fine of Rs.1,000.
However, Rathore was immediately granted bail.
PM appeals for peace, assures protection of women
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday appealed for calm as protests against the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old woman turned violent.
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...
A course to help women get back to work after sabbatical
By IANS,
Gurgaon : Women who often grapple with re-joining work after a sabbatical now have help on hand, courtesy a course offered by a business school here.
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...
Jung alerts cops on crime against women, people from NE
New Delhi : Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday directed Delhi Police to adopt zero-tolerance policy for crimes against women, an official spokesman...
TwoCircles.net to celebrate its 10 year anniversary with community awards
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
TwoCircles.net, the news website of the marginalized has achieved a major milestone this month by completing ten years of continuous operation. TCN...
Saradha scam: Mamata demands arrest of union minister’s wife
Kolkata: In an angry retaliation over the Saradha scam issue which has again grabbed the spotlight, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday wondered...
JNU and Quest for a Just World
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Aijaz...
Pawar in favour of 50 percent reservation for women
By IANS,
Mumbai: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Sunday favoured an increase in the women's quota in Maharashtra's local self government bodies from 33 percent to 50 percent.
Women need 50 percent share in real power: Farooq Abdullah
By IANS,
Jammu: In the backdrop of Women's Reservation Bill being presented in the Rajya Sabha Monday, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah Saturday said that women in India need 50 percent share in real power.
"It's high time that women, who have been neglected for such a long time from holding real power, get 50 percent share in power," Abdullah, who is also the National Conference president, told reporters on the sidelines of a book release function here.
NGOs seek higher funding to curb domestic violence
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.
Indian origin woman in Thailand’s richest list
New York, July 11 (IANS) A 28-year-old Indian origin businesswoman has made it to the list of the 40 richest people in Thailand compiled by the Forbes magazine.
Nishita Shah, managing director of diversified GP Group, and her family are ranked 19th with a net worth of $375 million. At 28, she is the youngest among the richest in the Southeast Asian country.
Women deprived from voting in elections in Pakistan province
Islamabad: Polling booths for women in local elections in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province were deserted on Saturday following an unannounced ban on women voters.
The women's...
About two million women trafficked every year: UN
By DPA,
New York : An estimated two million women are caught each year in the worldwide sex industry while countless children and other women are forced into low-waged jobs, the UN said Tuesday in a renewed effort to fight human trafficking.
The UN said there are no accurate statistics, but the number of women trafficked across borders each year could be twice as high if the count includes those forced into domestic situations.
Women in Saudi Arabia vote for first time
Riyadh : Municipal elections began on Saturday in Saudi Arabia in which women cast their votes for the first time.
Women also stood as candidates,...
Girl who was gang-raped, filmed fights back
New Delhi : Fifteen-year-old Bitiya endured unspeakable trauma when she was raped by four upper caste men who filmed the heinous crime for sale...
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Ex-ACP’s son arrested for trying to abduct Afghan woman
New Delhi: A 28-year-old man, the son of a former senior Delhi police official, was arrested here for trying to abduct a married Afghan...
‘For women, toilets more important than mobiles’
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
By Shahnawaz Akhtar, IANS,
तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ गिरफ्तार, पूर्व आईपीएस संजीव भट्ट पर एक और केस दर्ज
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देश की जानी-मानी समाजिक कार्यकर्ता तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ को गुजरात एटीएस ने 2002 के गुजरात दंगों के मामले में गिरफ्तार किया है। इसके...
All-women housing society to come up in Haryana
By IANS,
Panchkula (Haryana) : A Haryana-based group began construction here Sunday of an all-women housing society which it claims is the country's first such complex, marking the celebration of World Women's Day.
"This is for the first time that a housing society solely meant for women is going to come up in the country. The idea struck me in 2001 and after getting all the approvals from Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), we started the construction of flats on World's Women Day," the Parvati Durga Cooperative Group Housing Society president Archana Sanghi told IANS.
Trinamool MLA’s son worried about his safety after mother shot at
Kolkata : Days after his mother was shot at in their home, the son of Trinamool Congress legislator Arjun Singh on Saturday expressed concern...
Amita Chattopadhyay joins as first vice chancellor of Presidency University
By IANS,
Kolkata: Renowned professor of philosophy Amita Chattopadhyay Monday became the first vice chancellor of Presidency University, housed in the erstwhile Presidency College here.
Ramadan 1437: Reshma Sadiq
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
Remembering from a time when she was little girl, Reshma mentioned how her father took her out for an evening during...
Prioritise women’s empowerment, says Meira Kumar
By IANS,
New Delhi : As the bill seeking 33 percent reservation for women in legislatures of India is set to be tabled in parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Sunday said the nation should prioritise women empowerment as part of "our agenda and policy".
In her message conveying her "heartiest" wishes on the International Women's Day to be celebrated Monday, Meira Kumar said: "It is imperative that at this point in our time we prioritize women's empowerment as an intrinsic part of our development agenda and policy."
Women’s bill will impact caste struggle in India: Experts
By IANS,
New Delhi : By encouraging women's participation in politics, the historic bill to reserve 33 percent of seats for them in parliament and the legislatures will impact the country's political scenario, the patriarchal system and the caste struggle in rural India, experts say.
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...
This young educator is breaking taboos around menstrual hygiene
The objective of Farheen Naaz’s organisation is to break the taboo that has been built around menstrual hygiene since ages and normalise period...
Burqa ban in Europe – Arresting cultural freedom?
By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld France's controversial law of banning face-covering Muslim veils or burqa from the...
Saudi Arabia allows women to participate in municipal polls
Riyadh : A new law that allows women in Saudi Arabia to vote and contest in municipal elections has come into force, a media...
BJP women will get equal opportunity in 2014 polls: Smriti Irani
By IANS,
Panaji : Women will get "equal opportunity" to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, BJP vice president and TV acterss Smriti Irani said Wednesday.
A.K. Ganguly slams Bengal rights panel over woman’s torture
Kolkata : Former Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly Thursday condemned the alleged torture of a woman by West Bengal police, and expressed anguish over...
Savita Ali: Raising her voice to highlight atrocities against Dalit and Muslim women
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Savita Ali remembers the time when she was in school, in a village called Naraina, district Panipat. She had just...
DPS asked to compensate teachers in sexual harassment case
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Delhi Public School (DPS) Society to compensate three of its teachers, who had alleged sexual harassment by the principal of Faridabad branch of the school, to the tune Rs.2.5 lakh each.
Justice S. Ravindra Bhatt in his order asked DPS to pay Rs.2.5 lakh each to three of its teachers and Rs.1.5 lakh to another employee of the school who had accused the then school principal U.S. Verma of sexual harassment. The teachers were forced to resign from their positions following the allegation.
NHRC officer gets 7-year jail term for raping woman
New Delhi : A senior officer of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was sent to seven years in jail by a court here...
Self-help groups to arm women against economic slowdown: Tirath
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.
450 women deserted by overseas spouses given assistance
By IANS,
New Delhi : More than 450 women deserted by their overseas Indian spouses have been helped by the government through monetary assistance and...
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Depressed widow kills kids, self on Karva Chauth
By IANS,
Amritsar: Feeling depressed on the day of Karva Chauth, a festival in which Hindu women fast for their husbands' long life, a young widow in this Punjab city killed her two minor sons and committed suicide, police said Thursday.
Baljit Kaur, 32, gave poison to her two sons, aged 10 and six, and consumed it herself at her home in Dashmesh Nagar Wednesday night.
Her husband, Rajinder, a sub-inspector with the Punjab police, died two months back.
Baljit Kaur and her sons were taken to a government hospital where doctors declared them dead.
Three arrested for gang-raping woman in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: Three men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping, drugging and raping a woman here last week, police said Tuesday. Two more accused were still on the run.