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Delhi’s rights charter to empower women’s body

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New Delhi: A draft bill on a Charter of Women's Rights has been prepared to give additional powers to the Delhi Commission for Women...

Girls thrashed at Karnataka’s Mangalore for partying

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Woman set afire by neighbours in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANAS, Bhopal: A woman was set afire by her neighbours in a Madhya Pradesh village after they accused her of stealing Rs.1,000, police said Tuesday. Seema Sen, 28, was Monday evening passing by the house of her neighbour Vishram Thakur when his wife Rani alleged that Seema had stolen Rs.1,000 from her house. A heated argument ensued following which the couple entered Seema's house, doused her kerosene and set her afire. She was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where her condition is said to be critical.

Bengal police torture woman, BJP moves governor

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Kolkata : The BJP Monday sought the intervention of West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi seeking the suspension of police personnel who allegedly tortured a...

Women panchayat members take oath as Ahimsa messengers

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New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) When Radha Devi first decided to fight panchayat elections four years ago, she was threatened by the elected representative in her area, a man. But undeterred, Radha fought the polls and won with a good margin from Rupari Kala in block Chaksu in Rajasthan. Radha Devi, 30, was one of the 25 women panchayat members who were Thursday administered an oath by Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath to fight violence.

Woman jumps to death, parents allege dowry murder

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By IANS, New Delhi: A day after a 23-year-old woman jumped to death from the fourth floor of her southeast Delhi residence, her parents Saturday alleged that their daughter was harassed for dowry. The woman, identified as Sushma, was a resident of Mohan Nagar in Badarpur. "She had jumped off the fourth floor of her house. Her parents today (Saturday) testified before the sub divisional magistrate that their daughter was being harrased for dowry. They alleged that it is a dowry murder," a police officer told IANS.

Tarannum Firdous, the first Muslim girl from Siliguri to crack WBCS in her maiden...

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TCN News with inputs from Sadique Mumtaz “Hard work never goes in vain. One who continues working hard despite enduring pain and adverse conditions is destined...

Television hosts assault woman during live show

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By IANS/EFE, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), April 10 (IANS/EFE) Three television hosts assaulted a woman presenter and pulled out her hair after she called them homosexuals during a live show broadcast on the national network. Enrique Crespo, Ali David and Tommy "La Berny" Castillo attacked Venya Carolina on live television as she called them homosexuals, the Commission on Public Entertainment and Radiophony said in a statement Friday.

More women are now heart specialists: India’s first woman cardiologist

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(World Heart Day is Sep 29) By Anjali Ojha, IANS,

‘Molested’ Stephen’s student demands principal’s resignation

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New Delhi: A 27-year-old research scholar who has accused a St. Stephen's lecturer of molesting her said on Friday that college principal, Valson Thampu,...

Call special sitting on violence against women: Rajya Sabha member

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New Delhi : Rajya Sabha member T.N. Seema on Tuesday said a special sitting should be called to discuss the issue of violence against...

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

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

Three caught for harassing woman in Kolkata Metro

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Kolkata: Three youths have been caught for allegedly harassing a Kolkata Metro railway passenger, an official said Thursday. Following a complaint from a woman passenger...

‘Honour killers’ death sentence commuted to life imprisonment

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday commuted, to life imprisonment, the death sentence to three men for killing a teenage couple for "honour"...

Mayawati responsible for plight of women in UP: Rahul

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By IANS, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Sunday blamed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for the sorry plight of women in the state.

‘मोदी ने रूकवा दी मेरे शौहर की रिहाई’

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: ओखला से आम आदमी पार्टी के विधायक अमानतुल्लाह खान की बीवी साफ़िया खान ने TwoCircles.net के साथ बातचीत में अपने...

Safina tops women’s rankings

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By DPA, Hamburg: Dinara Safina retained first place in the latest women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as she makes another attempt to claim her first title at the majors. The Russian Safina takes 9,801 points into the French Open which started Sunday, with the Williams sisters Serena and Venus following on 7,838 and 7,237 points, respectively. The defending French Open champion Ana Ivanova of Serbia is eighth on 4,892 points. WTA top 10 as of May 25 (previous ranking in parenthesis): 1. (1) Dinara Safina, Russia, 9,801 points

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...

Hyderabad’s IT corridor to have all-women police station

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Hyderabad : The Telangana government has decided to set up an exclusive all-women police station in Cyberabad, the information technology (IT) district housing several...

US Women Favor Obama

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By Prensa Latina, Washington : Most US women would vote for Democratic candidate Barack Obama in November general elections, according to surveys released Thursday. A Gallup poll indicates that the Illinois senator was backed by 51 percent of women, while Republican presidential candidate John McCain barely got 38 percent. Comparing these figures with a previous survey, the Afro-American politician expanded his lead from 5 percentage points to 13. A Rasmussen Reports survey showed similar results (52 percent of women favoring Obama and 39 percent for McCain).

Nominate 100 women achievers on Facebook

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New Delhi : You can now nominate 100 women achievers who have contributed to community and nation building as a part of the...

Domestic violence kills 10 women a day in Brazil

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By IANS, Washington: Every day, at least 10 women are killed in domestic violence in Brazil, a government report said. The government-sponsored study, "Map of Violence 2010", found that 41,532 women were murdered in Brazil between 1997 and 2007. But it takes a high-profile incident - the case against a Brazilian footballer who is the prime suspect in the disappearance and murder of his former girlfriend - to bring attention to the problem, Women's Affairs Minister Nilcea Freire was quoted as saying by CNN.

Woman Maoist arrested in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : A Naxalite woman, wanted in several cases and carrying a reward of Rs.30,000, has been arrested from Madhya Pradesh, police said Monday. Kamla, an active member of Tanda Dalam, has been involved in various murders and gun battles with the police. "A tip-off was received about Kamla's presence in Kodhapar forest area in Balaghat district on Saturday after which the police laid a trap and arrested her late Sunday," Balaghat Superintendent of Police Harinarayanchari Mishra said. He said the arrest would help police bust the network of Maoists in the region.

Apex court backs women tour operators on Haj quota

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Bihar reserves 35 percent quota for women in police

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By IANS, Patna : Bihar has approved 35 percent reservation for women in the direct recruitment of constables and sub-inspectors, an official said Wednesday.

Will take legal action against two CPI-M leaders: Kerala woman

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Kannur (Kerala) : A Dalit woman Anjana who, along with her elder sister, was arrested on charge of trespassing a CPI-M office in Thalaserry...

Women celebrate US Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights

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Washington : Thousands of women celebrated the verdict of the US Supreme Court against a controversial Texas abortion law as the greatest victory in...

Divisive Rhetoric to Ethical Quagmires: Women Politicians Under the Spotlight

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TCN News New Delhi: In the aftermath of the recent elections, several women politicians have come under intense scrutiny for their controversial actions and statements...

Samajwadi women wing chief joins BSP

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By IANS, Lucknow : The Samajwadi Party suffered a jolt Saturday when its national women's wing chief Ranjana Bajpai quit to join her party's sworn foe -- the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Attributing her decision to the "neglect of Brahmins in the Samajwadi Party", she pointedly accused Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh of having "completely hijacked the party". Her exit came within days of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's abrupt move to axe her as the candidate for the Sitapur Lok Sabha seat.

Majlis Legal opposes PIL seeking guidelines for registering rape

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Files an intervenor application opposing the PIL claiming it would be in violation of SC directions By TCN News, Pune: Majlis Legal Centre, a...

Woman power: Tribals stall eco-tourism project in Odisha

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Nun with headgear not allowed to write exam

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Thiruvananthapuram: A nun who refused to remove her headgear was on Saturday not allowed to write the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) here. Sister Seba...

Dec 16 victim’s father, activists condemn Mulayam’s rape remark

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New Delhi/Lucknow/Mumbai : Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's comments on rape Friday attracted widespread outrage with political parties, tinsel town celebrities and the...

राजस्थान में दलित युवक की मौत ने तूल पकड़ा,आक्रोश

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net राजस्थान के अजमेर में कथित तौर पर उच्च जाति के दबंगों और स्थानीय पुलिस की प्रताड़ना से परेशान होकर आत्महत्या करने...

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

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

‘British men, women most promiscuous in world’

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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.

Coming soon: Separate courts for rape victims

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By Kanu Sarda, IANS, New Delhi: Rape victims coming to a court to depose will not have to sit along with criminals facing trials as the Delhi High Court has proposed to set up separate courts for them. During a hearing on a rape case, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S. Muralidhar said Wednesday, "We are proposing to have separate courts for rape victims and initially nine such courts will be set up and the district judge will look after it."

IBSA signs women’s resolution

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By IANS, New Delhi : The India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Women's Forum resolution was signed here Thursday.

Must ensure full safety for women in public places: PM

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Kartika Reddy Hyderabad’s first woman mayor

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By IANS, Hyderabad : Banda Kartika Reddy of the Congress party was Friday elected unopposed as Hyderabad's first woman mayor after the ruling party agreed to sharing of power with the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) in the civic body. Kartika Reddy, who was elected as corporator from Tarnaka division in last month's elections, is also the first mayor of Greater Hyderabad.

Indian-origin grandmother is Trinidad and Tobago’s first woman PM

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By Paras Ramoutar, IANS, Port-of-Spain : Kamla Persad-Bissessar, whose forefather came here from India as an indentured labourer, has been elected the first woman prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago after the political alliance led by her emerged victorious and ended the ruling party's 43 years in power. Persad-Bissessar's People's Partnership won 29 out of the 41 parliamentary seats in the elections held Monday. She is expected to be sworn in as prime minister Tuesday evening by President George Maxwell Richards.

Hijab controversy resurfaces in Mangalore

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Mangalore: Time and again, the Hijab row continues to haunt Muslim girls in educational institutions across Karnataka, but especially so in Mangalore. This time, a college management on the outskirts of the city at Valachil in Dakshina Kannada district has asked girls not to attend the classes wearing Hijab.

Manmohan to meet Chile’s first woman president Tuesday

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By IANS, New Delhi : With his health improving by the day after a coronary bypass surgery seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Chile's first woman president Michelle Bachelet here Tuesday. President Pratibha Patil will host a state banquet and cultural programme for Bachelet Monday night, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Chile.

Vrindavan widows to meet PM over protection bill

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(June 23 is World Widow Day) Vrindavan : Widows living in various shelter homes here Sunday said they wanted to meet Prime Minister Narendra...

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...

Penniless widow writes to Patil for mercy death

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: A 45-year-old widow in Orissa has sought permission from President Pratibha Patil to end her life, saying she has no money to feed her three mentally challenged children.

Woman, paramour held for husband’s murder

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By IANS, New Delhi: A married woman and her paramour allegedly killed her alcoholic husband after he caught them together in their north Delhi shanty four days ago, police said Friday, adding the duo have been arrested. Kashmira and her paramour Amit allegedly stabbed an inebriated Mohinder Singh to death in their hut in Kishan Ganj area June 8. They hid the body in the house for over 30 hours and then threw it near a drain.

SC declines to take cognizance over Chhattisgarh deaths

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday declined a plea urging the court to take cognizance of the death of 13 women due to...

International human trafficking ring busted, 26 women rescued

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New Delhi : Delhi Police have arrested a 52-year-old man and his woman accomplice for running an international human trafficking racket, and rescued 26...

Facing ire over remarks on Prophet Muhammad, Nupur Sharma has a record of controversies

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37-year-old Sharma is a former president of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) who rose through the ranks of the ruling BJP to become...

Rajya Sabha disrupted over Selja’s claim of caste bias

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New Delhi : The government and the opposition locked horns in the Rajya Sabah on Wednesday when the treasury benches contradicted Congress member Kumari...

Government for harsher punishment for throwing acid on women

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government Monday informed the Supreme Court it was willing to amend penal laws to provide for harsher punishment for throwing acid on women - a crime the apex court has described as "worse than murder". Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran told the bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan that unlike as in the normal penal laws, the government even wanted to put the onus on the person accused of throwing acid to prove his innocence.

NCW seeks probe in Punjab woman’s thrashing

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By IANS, New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) Tuesday asked the Punjab Police chief to probe the attack on a woman by policemen in the state's Tarn Taran district.

WhatsApp rape videos: Accused sent to one day police custody

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New Delhi: A court here on Wednesday remanded an accused arrested in connection with rape videos that were posted on phone messaging service WhatsApp...

MCD Poll: Muslims increase presence as 7 women win

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Railway to raise women security force from minorities, backward classes

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By TCN News, New Delhi: The Railway Budget 2010 has just short of disappointment for the minorities as Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today in her second budget did not offer any new scheme to them except the announcement to raise special women railway security force preferably from minorities, SC/ST, OBC and economically backward classes. Presenting her second budget as Railway Minister in the UPA Government, Mamata Banerjee presented a populist railway budget with no hike in passenger fares and freight tariffs besides more than 100 new trains.

Want justice not revenge: Bilkis Bano

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New Delhi, (IANS): Refusing to compare her case with the Nirbhaya gang-rape case where the apex court upheld death penalty for the convicts, Gujarat...

Women MPs’ day in parliament

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By IANS, New Delhi: With the world observing International Women's Day, Indian lawmakers Tuesday made a strong pitch for reserving one-third seats in parliament and state legislatures for women.

NHRC asks UP Police for report on woman’s gang rape

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New Delhi : The NHRC Tuesday sought a report from Uttar Pradesh Police following a media report that officials refused to file a complaint...

Sakina fought polio and poverty to win Bronze in CWG

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net, Kolkata/Basirhat: When Sakina Khatun (28), an Indian power lifter was participating in the women's lightweight (up to 61 kg) category in Power lifting at 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, besides the weight, the hope and aspirations of her family and village was also on her shoulders. And she did not disappoint them as she won the Bronze medal for the country.

Victim identified Uber cab driver as rapist, police tell court

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New Delhi : The woman executive who was allegedly raped by Uber taxi driver identified the accused at a court where she had gone...

The role of women in the Kashmir uprising

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By Bilal A. Malik for Twocircles.net Since 1947, women participation has been an inalienable element of Kashmir’s resistance movement. The courageous women of Kashmir stood...

Woman goes missing from Metro station, found

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Pregnant women beaten, abused in Madhya Pradesh district

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By Shahnawaz Akhtar, IANS,

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...

Women’s safety a major election issue in Delhi

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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...

How Three Muslim Women of Northeast Delhi Were Caught In A Legal And Financial...

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By Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net On her wedding day, Tabassum was issued an arrest warrant for missing a court hearing. The previous day, November 10, 2022,...

शहीद पत्रकार दानिश सिद्दीकी को पुलित्जर पुरस्कार

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आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net अमेरिका के सबसे बड़े पुलित्जर पुरस्कार 2022 के विजेताओं की घोषणा सोमवार को कर दी गई। इस वर्ष चार भारतीय पत्रकारों को...

‘Beauties of AMU’ meet successfully held in Lucknow

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By TCN News Women alumnae of Aligarh Muslim University reunited at the hotel Radisson Blu in Lucknow on Monday. It was the second get-together organized...

Pushing TRPs up for the girl child

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By Anjali Singh, CNS, Lucknow: She epitomises the plight of girl children in India to the neglected, rejected, abused and sold off like property, "Laali", the character that Ratan Rajput plays in the popular tele serial "Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi kijo", has become an instant hit with viewers all over . No prizes for guessing why.

Woman arrested for jewellery theft

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By IANS, Ghaziabad: A woman was arrested here Saturday for allegedly stealing jewellery from highend outlets along with her male accomplice, who is still at large, police said. The duo was identified as Babli Shahnaaz alias Bano, 42, and her brother-in-law Sajid Ali, 30. Senior Superintendent of Police Raghuvir Lal said: "Sajid and Shahnaaz struck at highend jewellery outlets and mostly operated as a couple." "In a planned manner, they would go to big jewellery outlets around lunchtime, when most of the sales staff was not around," Lal added.

दर्दनाक : बेबस माँ ने बच्चो के साथ ख़ुदकुशी कर ली

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ, बिजनौर (नहटौर) बिजनौर में एक दर्दनाक घटनाक्रम में मुफलिसी से तंग आकर एक गरीब औरत ने अपनी दो बेटियों के साथ ख़ुदकुशी...

Official suspended over girl’s pregnancy

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Bhubaneswar: An Odisha government official has been suspended after an inmate in a state-run hostel, a student of Class 9, was found pregnant in...

Smriti Irani: TV’s popular ‘bahu’ to play a crucial role in educating India

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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.

Parliament to discuss panel’s proposal on women’s quota

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By IANS, Agartala : The budget session, beginning Feb 22, would discuss the report of parliamentary standing committee on women reservation bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister V. Narayanasamy said here Wednesday. The parliamentary panel headed by Jayanti Natarajan in its report to parliament in December last year held that reservation of 33 percent seats in parliament and state legislative assemblies was necessary to enhance the participation of women in decision-making process.

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 2 – Sister,...

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(Editor’s note: This was first published on Yahoo.com as a single piece. We are reproducing the long form report in parts for TwoCircles.net readers.) You...

Reform sexual assault laws, treatment of survivors: HRW

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AMU Convocation: Women take centre stage, bag 122 medals

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By TCN News Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) plays a special role in India’s development and AMU students have made their mark not only in India...

Lavasa Women’s Drive to spread cancer awareness

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Mumbai women jailed for hurling slipper at apex court judge

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By IANS, New Delhi:The Supreme Court Wednesday jailed four women officials of Mumbai-based Boss School of Music for hurling a slipper at an apex court judge in March this year. A bench of Justices Altmas Kabir, G.S. Singhvi and H.L. Dattu convicted the four women, including the school's principal, on the charge of contempt of court for throwing a slipper at Justice Arijit, who has since retired, and sentenced them to three months' jail.

सवर्ण छात्रों को दलित भोजन माता से हुई नाराजग़ी, नौकरी खत्म !

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Women disadvantaged in dual-income households

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By IANS, Washington : Women are still disadvantaged when it comes to dual income households, says a study. Youngjoo Cha, a Cornell University doctoral candidate in sociology, finds that having a husband who works 50 hours or more per week can hurt women's careers. Women have less time available to do paid work because they still are expected to do more housework and perform most of the caregiving responsibilities, Cha's work looked at 8,484 professional workers and 17,648 non-professional workers from dual-earner families, using data collected by the US Census Bureau.

Delhi councillor arrested over racist comment

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By IANS, New Delhi : A 50-year-old woman councillor was arrested here Thursday for making a racist comment a year ago, police said Thursday. Kalpana Jha,...

‘Beyond Religion and Party Lines’: How Women in Okhla and Kalkaji Voted in Razor...

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Syed Muskan, TwoCircles.net "Okhla Beemaar Hai, Usse Shifa Chahiye (Okhla is ill, and it needs Shifa - healing)." These words, spoken by Rubina, a resident...

40% Muslims in Telangana have no savings, only 19.2% have salaried jobs; Sudheer Commission...

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By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter The Sudheer Commission on `Socio-economic and educational conditions of Muslims in Telangana,' India’s newest state, has shown that the condition of...

In Rajasthan, women of Sahariya tribe victims of apathy, ignorance

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By Gaurav Sharma, Baran (Rajasthan) : With her eyes half open, an extremely anemic Dhanno is lying nearly unconscious on a hospital bed. Her hemoglobin...

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

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

Six Nepali girls detained, released

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By IANS, Lucknow : Six Nepali girls were detained here on suspicion that they were being flown to the Middle East for flesh trade but were let off after questioning "as nothing suspicious" emerged, the police said Friday. A team of the Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB), after a tip off from a NGO, stopped a bus Thursday afternoon and took the girls to the Ghazipur police station for questioning. "The girls maintained that they were going to Dubai as they had a job offer," police spokesperson Ghulam Abbas told IANS.

Neighbourhood Committees should step into the leaderless vacuum

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Citizens should fill the void created by the present institutions of power in ensuring safety for women. By Raghavan Srinivasan

These women are legends in recorded music

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By IANS, New Delhi: They came from the bylanes of the courtesans' colonies in heartland India to become legends in the annals of recorded music. An exhibition, "Women on Record: Celebrating the Music of Women in the Early 20th Century", traces the history of women in Indian classical music and their involvement with the 78 rpm vinyl records through a series of collages, texts, archival prints and photographs of the women, their lives and their patrons.

Ramadan 1435: Fashion

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net Girls at the MWA School, Chennai that is known for its quality of its education and grooming and also allows a...

Burqa ban in Europe – Arresting cultural freedom?

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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...

‘Girls are insecure becuase of love jihad:’ BJP MP Pragya Thakur

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Madhya Pradesh also threatened legal action against those misrepresenting her 'Keep Knives' speech. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net BHOPAL (MADHYA...

Journey to NASA owes to AMU: Hashima Hasan

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TCN News Aligarh: For Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) alumna, Dr Hashima Hasan, Program/Discipline Scientist at the NASA, USA, the fascination with space science began when she...

Will Najma Heptulla be ‘retired’ in New Year?

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Speculations are rife that Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla might be ‘retired’ in the New Year. News website Scroll.in http://scroll.in/article/696681/Modi-likely-to-drop-Minority-Affairs-Minister-Najma-Heptulla-from-the-cabinet-next-year reported on Tuesday that the senior most minister in the Narendra Modi-led NDA government might be dropped from the council of ministers.

BJP moves EC over Kumar Vishwas’ remark

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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas for allegedly...

बिन ईंधन का सिलेंडर, फ्लॉप साबित हो रही है मोदी की उज्ज्वला योजना

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जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए मध्य प्रदेश के शाजापुर ज़िले के कांजा गांव की निवासी मंजूबाई का प्रधानमंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना के तहत मिला गैस...

“School Chalo” program spreads the message of education

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By TCN News Bangalore: Popular Front of India organized “School Chalo” program on May 30th to spread the message of education. This program was held in Tank Garden area of Bangalore.

More than 250 students who participated in this program. Majority of students were from the Govt School and from an economically challenged background. The students walked around the area with the slogans on the cards to spread the message of education.

Canteen to be run exclusively by women inaugurated at Jamia

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By TCN News, New Delhi: A canteen run exclusively by women and operated by Ekta Self Help Group (SHG) was inaugurated in Jamia Millia Islamia today by Smt. Salma Ansari, Wife of Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice-President of India.

Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2013 moves to Chandigarh

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By IANS, Chandigarh: The fifth leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour (WPGT) 2013 is all set to get underway at the Chandigarh Golf Club from Wednesday.

Women bless Mamata Banerjee for first ladies’ train

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By IANS, Kolkata : A day after Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off the first ladies' special local train, hundreds of jubilant women showered their blessings upon the West Bengal leader and wished her well. The first ladies' special train was flagged off Sunday and started plying from Howrah to Bandel station Monday. The train would run twice daily during peak hours from Monday to Saturday every week.

Entertainment Industries’ So Called Open Approach, a Reason for Crime Against Women

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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?"

14 साल की बच्ची का अपहरण, पुलिस को 9 दिनों में भी नहीं मिल...

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter दरभंगा : बिहार राज्य के दरभंगा ज़िले के बाढ़ समैला नामक एक गांव में 14 साल की एक लड़की पिछले 9 दिनों...

Lucknow Biotech park to train women farmers

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By IANS, Lucknow : Free training programmes will be provided to women farmers by the Biotech Park here to enable them to apply new technologies to increase agricultural yield, an official said Monday. "We will be launching training programmes to hone the skills of women farmers from Sep 7," said P.K. Seth, CEO of the Biotech Park. "Though the programmes will be open to women farmers from across the state, initially we will enrol farmers from Lucknow and its adjoining districts," an official at the Biotech Park said.

Aamir crusades against Indian social evils at NY summit

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New York : Superstar Aamir Khan discussed India's social evils like female foeticide, gender inequality and honour killing at the Women in the World...

Woman, man die in Gujarat hospital fire

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By IANS, Ahmedabad: A pregnant woman and a man were killed when a fire broke out in a hospital here Saturday, an official said. The fire broke out in the catheterization laboratory of the V.S. Municipal Hospital, where the woman was on a ventilator. "The fire sparked off due to a short circuit in the cath lab. It soon spread to a nearby ward. Fire fighters were rushed to the spot," the official said. "About 100 patients were shifted to other wards," he added.

Anxious and alienated: How communalism fuels mental health crisis among marginalized communities

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Samiya Chopra, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “I sometimes feel that my identity is the root cause of my lack of mental peace. Wearing a hijab, I often find...

‘Women with Drive’ programme launched to mark 100th International Women’s Day

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By IANS, Gurgaon: In line with its core strategy of driving "safety innovations", Goodyear India Tuesday launched "Women with Drive" to celebrate the 100th International Women's Day.

Bengal governor asks Jadavpur VC to act in molestation case

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Kolkata: West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi, who is also the Jadavpur University chancellor, Saturday cautioned Vice Chancellor Abhijit Chakrabarti for delaying action in the...

All-women’s team gears up to scale greater heights

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By IANS, New Delhi : One has a doctorate, another is an instructor with a US-based adventure club -- eleven women from diverse backgrounds with a common passion - scaling heights - have come together for a mountaineering expedition to a peak in Himachal Pradesh. Cheering and geared up to scale the 6,349-meter Phawararang peak, the women will start their journey July 5 and are expected to be back July 25 - roughly in three-weeks.

Women’s bill will impact caste struggle in India: Experts

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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.

Kashmir violence begins to challenge Mehbooba Mufti’s rule

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By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar : Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti could not have asked for a more troubled start to her innings as the head of...

‘Enforcement of laws on women hit by lack of funds’

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By IANS, New Delhi: Enforcement of women-friendly laws suffers from lack of funds and training among the implementation agency personnel, activists said here Thursday.

Opposition gives privilege notice against Odisha minister

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Bhubaneswar : The Congress party on Monday gave a breach of privilege notice against Odisha Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh for misleading the...

Ramadan 1437: Honey Khan

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By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net “It's been 13 years since I started fasting during Ramadan”, said Honey, “from the time I entered Islam.” Sitting in the...

A dai steps toward ensuring safe motherhood in Rajasthan

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Adivasi Women Continue to be Killed on Pretext of being a “Witch”

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Sami Ahmad|TwoCircles.net Sonamuni Murmu, 47, of Aswari village under Saraiyahat police station in Dumka district of Jharkhand, was forced to eat human excrement for allegedly...

Woman software engineer goes missing in Noida

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Noida, Dec 21 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman software engineer of a multinational company has gone missing from here, as her father suspected she has been abducted by her former boy friend, the police said Sunday. According police inspector Dharmendra Chauhan, Shruti Lamba of Sector-30 Noida was in love with her former colleague Naeem, 31, a resident of Delhi. Her father Satish Kumar, a retired IAS officer, objected to the relationship and asked the daughter to resign from the company Shruti worked for earlier, Chauhan said.

Saudi women with attractive eyes may be forced to cover them

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By IANS, London: Saudi women with attractive eyes may be forced to cover them up under a new law in the country.

Women’s Manifesto and Human Welfare Foundation to organise “ Women Leadership Program” in February

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TCN News Women’s Manifesto and Human Welfare Foundation have jointly designed a leadership program for women to identify, train and activate emerging women leaders for...

Hijabi rebels in India

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By Kousar Fathima Purdah is not new to Indian Muslims, it has always been a part of Muslim society but with passage of time and...

Chhattisgarh has 15,000 women Maoists: police chief

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By Sujeet Kumar, IANS, Raipur : About 15,000 armed women Maoists operate in Chhattisgarh and they form a significant chunk of the insurgents engaged in a bitter battle with the state machinery, says Director General of Police Vishawa Ranjan. "Some 30 percent of the total 50,000 armed rebels, or 15,000, are female insurgents, who actively participate in carrying out major strikes against civilians and police forces," Ranjan told IANS in an interview.

Hooda assures impartial probe into Ruchika case

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Without listing any concrete steps for time-bound action in the matter, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Tuesday assured an impartial enquiry into the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case involving former director general of police (DGP) S.P.S. Rathore. "All aspects of this case are being examined legally and the government would try to ensure justice to the affected family," Hooda told mediapersons at Khedar near Hisar, 300 km from here, after inaugurating the first phase of the 1,200 MW Rajiv Gandhi thermal power plant.

Over 50,000 pregnant women affected in quake: UN

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Kathmandu : Some 50,000 pregnant women were likely affected by the devastating earthquake in Nepal, a UN agency said on Tuesday. Initial estimates by the...

Giving a voice to Orissa’s exploited tribal women

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By Arun Anand, IANS, Kandhamal (Orissa), Feb 24 (IANS) Reena Rana, a tribal woman in her 20s, is waiting for her five-year-old son to be returned to her. Her husband married another woman a few years ago and Reena had to leave his house. She is voiceless, like many other tribal women in Orissa's Kandhamal district who are victims of domestic violence. "I had a son and a daughter, but my daughter passed away. Then my husband forcibly took my son away. I want my son back and some financial support to live a life of dignity," wailed Reena.

फ़जीहतों में फंसी हुई ‘प्रधानमंत्री उज्जवला योजना’

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली:देश के गरीब परिवारों की महिलाओं के चेहरों पर खुशी लाने के मक़सद से 1 मई 2016 को केंद्र सरकार द्वारा शुरू...

A massive dharna of Muslim women demanding quota in WRB

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By Manzar Bilal and Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net, Patna: With enthusiasm and determination Muslim women in Patna today demanded their exclusive shares in Women's Reservation Bill. A number of Muslim women from across the city, mostly burqa wearing, sat on dharna under the banner of Bihar Muslim Khawateen Morcha at Kargil Chowk protesting against the bill in its present form and demanding quota for Muslim and backward women.

Can I express without being judged as a Muslim, and a woman?

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By Sabrina Iqbal Sircar for TwoCircles.net I feel constrained at times. It's like I have to think a hundred times to speak...

निर्भया काण्ड के बाद घटने के बजाय बढ़े हैं बलात्कार के मामले

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By अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली: निर्भया कांड के तीन साल पूरे हो चुके हैं. इन बीते तीन सालों में बलात्कार की घटनाएं और...

‘Don’t take my daughter away’, cried the grief-stricken mother

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By Rajnish Singh, IANS,

Woman brutalised with iron rod discharged

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57 mn more men than women globally: UN report

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By IANS, New Delhi : There are 57 million more men than women globally, a UN report said.

Manjula Pradeep: Working tirelessly to ensure equal rights for Dalits

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By Amit Kumar For Manjula Pradeep, growing up in Baroda and attending an English-medium school meant her childhood was like any other child, at least...

Channel of women, by women, for everyone

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By IANS, New Delhi : It is a 24-hour news and infotainment channel of the women, by the women, for everyone. This International Women's Day March 8 a new channel, manned mostly by women, with women-centric programming, will be launched. Focus TV, a channel aimed at empowering women in all spheres of life, will be Asia's first women based channel, its officials said.

Woman Detained For Spreading Rumor Online About New Quake

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By Bernama, Hefei : Police detained a woman on Tuesday in east China's Anhui Province for spreading a rumor online that a series of powerful earthquakes will jolt the province. The Provincial Department of Security monitored a posting on Monday from Baidu.com, a popular search portal, declaring Anhui was likely to be hit by a series of earthquakes at or above 7 on Richter scale, citing a forecast from the official website of the U.S. Geological Survey.

Arms and the woman – Uttar Pradesh’s proxy gun culture

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By Rajat Rai, IANS, Lucknow : Nearly 700 women applied for arms licences in 2008 in western Uttar Pradesh. No, the region is not witnessing some sort of movement - rather politicians and criminals are using female members of their family to procure licences by proxy. Western Uttar Pradesh, in the past few years, has registered a surprising rise in the number of arms licences procured and applied for by women.

All-women’s R-Day contingent leader hopes more of ilk will sign up

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By Anjali Ojha, New Delhi : As India prepares to showcase the 'woman power' of its armed forces, the officer leading the all-women's contingent of...

Saudis under fire at UN over women’s rights

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By DPA, Geneva : Saudi Arabia had its rights record reviewed Friday at the United Nations and came under criticism for women's rights issues in the kingdom as well as the state practise of corporal punishment. Delegates of various nations criticised Saudi Arabia's "male guardianship system", which they said took away women's autonomy, as well as other legal measures that created inequality between men and women.

Sanjay Dutt’s remarks against Samajwadi Party ideology: women activists

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By IANS, New Delhi : Condemning Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt's remark that married women should not use their father's surname as archaic and patriarchal, women activists have pointed out that his statement is also in contrast with the ideology of the founder of the Samajwadi Party that he has joined. "Ram Manohar Lohia, founder of the Samajwadi party that Sanjay Dutt has joined, was against caste. Therefore, most of the former socialists didn't even write their surnames," said Ranjana Kumari, chairperson of Centre for Social Research.

“Nothing has been left our homes. Where will we go?” Patna’s Nat community face...

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Scores of families belonging to the marginalized Nat community of Patna, Bihar were left homeless after a demolition drive carried out by the Patna...

मोदी जी! क्या लड़कियां सिर्फ़ अचार बेचने के लिए हैं?

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net इन दिनों सोशल मीडिया पर पीएम नरेन्द्र मोदी का एक बयान पर काफी कुछ शेयर किया जा रहा है, जिसमें उन्होंने कहा...

Indian women’s recurve archery team qualifies for Olympics

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Copenhagen : The Indian women's recurve archery team made a strong comeback to book a place in the 2016 Rio Olympics as the...

‘अब खाना मिले या ना मिले रोज़ा तो रखना ही है’

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net चुड़ियाला/मीरापुर : उत्तर प्रदेश के मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर ज़िला में मीरापुर से खतौली मार्ग पर एक गांव है चुड़ियाला. यहां गांव में प्रवेश...

Women defy boycott call as Anantnag votes peacefully

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Anantnag : Defying the boycott call of the separatists, burqa-clad women in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag assembly constituency on Wednesday outnumbered men in this...

NHRC issues notice to DGP Chhattisgarh for stripping and torturing two women in police...

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New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued a notice to Chhattisgarh DGP over allegedly stripping and beating...

Social disparity to blame for molestation, rape: Javed Akhtar

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By Saket Suman Jaipur (IANS) : Celebrated Indian poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar on Sunday rebuffed claims that Westernisation leads to rapes and other crimes...

NCW for fast track court in Assam girl molestation case

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Lawyer becomes first Orissa woman to scale Everest

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : An Orissa lawyer has become the first woman from the state to scale Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. Kalpana Dash, 38, a resident of Kumbhar Sahi in Dhenkanal district, about 100 km from here, achieved the feat at 11.30 a.m. Wednesday from the south side of the 8,848 m mountain, according to the Nepal-based Arun Treks & Expedition Pvt ltd.

Financial independence of women helps curb violence: NCW

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Mumbai : Financial independence of women can help curtail violence against them by as much as 90 percent, National Commission for Women chairperson Lalitha...

‘For a woman’s safety, mindsets need changing’

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By Azera Parveen Rahman, IANS,