Rahul lends an ear to ’empowered’ Bangladeshi women
By IANS,
Dhaka : Rahul Gandhi, general secretary of India's Congress party, is on a "learning visit" to Bangladesh and he is doing what he does back home - listening to stories of impoverished women and how they became financially independent.
However, those he met at Kapasia in Gazipur subdivision near here are better off than Kalavati, the woman in Maharashtra whom he spoke about in the Indian parliament July 22. Kalavati's husband had committed suicide over his inability to repay a farm loan.
The women here are covered by the Grameen Bank, the rural credit network of Bangladesh.
Saudi Women: agents of change shattering common stereotypes
By Lulua Asaad,
Vienna - When I made the decision to move to Vienna, I was unprepared for the repercussions my attitude, behaviour and opinions would have in forming and influencing European perceptions of women from Saudi Arabia, a country that is at a crossroads between modernity, globalisation, liberation, empowerment, heritage and cherished traditions.
Bihar: These Muslim women break taboo by learning Madhubani painting
A project for women to learn Madhubani painting saw mostly Muslim girls turning up to learn.
Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net
MADHUBANI (BIHAR)—A bunch of Muslim girls...
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...
Amend Juvenile Justice Act: NCW chairperson
New Delhi : Pressing for a debate on the issue of juveniles who commit rape, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Mamta Sharma Wednesday...
2012 rape-murder case: Key points of the verdict
By IANS,
The following are the key points in the 2012 rape-murder case of a teenage girl delivered by Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat:
* Perpetrators...
‘Enforcement of laws on women hit by lack of funds’
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.
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.
British Indian MP to tackle violence against women
London : British Indian MP Seema Malhotra has been appointed the first ever shadow minister tasked with tackling violence against women in Britain, Opposition...
Illegal weapons recovered in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Illegal weapons have been recovered from an arms manufacturing factory in Ghaziabad, police said.
Police nabbed three people Friday midnight at Maharajpur check post...
News channels in India are in adolescent phase: Arfa Khanum
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Television journalism is one of the most glamorous jobs of new India. Arfa Khanum Sherwani as principal correspondent and news anchor for NDTV India holds one of those glamorous jobs. Her home in New Delhi is an example of simplicity. She used to be in front of her camera, but this time she was the subject of the interview. I asked her about television journalism in India which is barely a decade old.
Women journalists’ date with President Mukherjee
By IANS,
New Delhi : The women were in their best silks, the venue was the Rashtrapati Bhawan and the occasion was International Women's Day.
IIMs want more girls, non-engineering students
By IANS,
Kolkata: The Indian Institutes of Management are now looking to rope in more girl students and those with non-engineering background to get a more diversified variety on their rolls.
Nirbhaya Trust launches ‘I feel safe’ app in Hyderabad
Hyderabad : Nirbhaya Jyoti Trust, set in remembrance of the Delhi December 16, 2012 gang rape victim, here on Tuesday launched the "I feel...
SC to hear woman advocate’s plea over her rape
New Delhi : The Supreme Court will Tuesday hear a plea alleging police inaction on a complaint by a woman advocate from Chhattisgarh alleging...
लोकसभा स्पीकर के घर के सामने सड़क पर ही बन गया ‘शाहीन बाग़’
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कोटा। राजस्थान के कोटा शहर में महिलाओं को जब सीएए, एनआरसी व एनपीआर के खिलाफ़ आंदोलन करने के लिए कोई ‘पार्क’ या ‘बाग़’ नहीं...
बुंदेलखंड की बहादुर बेटी और ‘गुलाबी गैंग’ की शेरनी हेमलता पटेल की भूली बिसरी...
हेमलता पटेल गुलाबी गैंग की संस्थापक सदस्यों में से हैं। बुंदेलखंड का मशहूर गुलाबी गैंग महिलाओं के विरुद्ध होने वाले अत्याचारों से लड़ने के...
BJP praising Ambedkar for petty political gain: Sonia
Nagpur : Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the BJP which earlier opposed and targeted Babasaheb Ambedkar was now praising him for "petty...
Himachal CM launches save girl child programme
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday started a programme to save the girl child in the Kangra district - the...
Exciting times to be a woman, Clinton tells students
By IANS,
New Delhi : These were exciting times and a better time in human history than any other to be a woman, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday and asserted that this was an opportunity and responsibility she "willingly" accepted.
Addressing a gathering of over 1,000 people, mostly students, at the Delhi University here, Clinton added that in the 21st century, women's woes were as important as any other.
Women’s panel row: UP blames typo
Lucknow : Faced with outrage over downsizing the budget for the state women's commission, the Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday clarified that information given in...
Muslim, tribal and dalit women demand a sub-quota within women’s reservation
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Coimbatore: Putting an end to saffronization of education and history; justice and rehabilitation of riot victims; enactment of laws to punish acid attack culprits; stopping forceful sterilization of women and immediate stopping of false propaganda of ‘Love Jihad’ are among the eight resolutions passed at the ‘Awakening’, the first national conference of the National Women’s Front.
The hidden agenda behind the debate over Triple Talaq
By Moin Qazi for TwoCircles.net
The best of you are those who are the kindest to their wives.- Al-Tirmidhi
The issue of Triple Talaq or instant...
Bihar reserves 35 percent quota for women in police
By IANS,
Patna : Bihar has approved 35 percent reservation for women in the direct recruitment of constables and sub-inspectors, an official said Wednesday.
Midwives ask for recognition of work, incentives
By IANS,
Gandhinagar : A convention of around 1,500 'dais' (midwives) from 15 districts of Gujarat has sought recognition of their work with a small monetary incentive to further reduce maternal and child mortality in the state.
Mirai Chatterjee, social security director of Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) said Monday that the day-long convention organized jointly by the Dai Sangathan, a set up of 8,000 members involving 25 NGOs and the state health department, also sought identity cards, training and support for their services, especially in interior villages.
Women safe under Shariah laws: Muslim women activists
New Delhi: Several women activists and female members of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday insisted that Muslim women are...
Ramadan 1437: Honey Khan
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...
नीचता की हद : मुस्लिम महिलाओं के सोशल साइट्स से फ़ोटो चोरी कर लगाई...
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सुल्ली डील्स नामक वेबसाइट पर सैकड़ों मुस्लिम महिलाओं की तस्वीर लगाकर उनकी बोली लगाने का मामला सामने आया हैं। सुल्ली डील्स...
We are satisfied with CBI probe in Ruchika case: Anand Prakash
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Anand Prakash, the complainant in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation and suicide case, Friday said he was satisfied with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials who met him about the case.
"I am quite satisfied with the CBI officials. They listened to us very patiently and we told them about everything related to the case since Aug 12, 1990," Prakash told reporters, after coming out of CBI camp office here Friday evening.
Two Palestinian women becoming judges
By IINA,
West Bank : Two women have made history by smashing the last male-only bastions in the Palestinian territory of West Bank to become its first female judges. Khuloud Faqih, 34, and Asmahan Wuheidi, 31 were appointed to the Islamic courts yesterday by top judge Sheik Taysir Tamimi, opening the door for other women in the country. Across the Arab world, Sudan is the only country to have women judges in Islamic courts, West Bank-based academic experts on Islamic affairs said.
You have strengthened our resolve to continue fighting: Press Release from Students of University...
By TCN News
Hyderabad: The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice condemns in the strongest terms the brutal physical and sexual assaults unleashed...
US more in alignment with Islamic values than many Muslim states: Sheikh Aaidh Al-Qarni
By Siraj Wahab
A popular Saudi author and religious scholar has raised some questions about governmental and societal practices across the Arab world and asserts that the United States is more in alignment with many Islamic values than many countries represented as Muslim states.
Sheikh Aaidh ibn Abdullah Al-Qarni, whose self-help book “Don’t Be Sad” sells briskly both in English and Arabic, made the remarks in two recent columns published in the pan-Arab mass-circulation Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat.
60-year-old woman becomes mother in Bihar relief camp
By IANS,
Patna : A 60-year-old Dalit woman has given birth to a baby girl at a relief camp in flood hit Bihar.
Chandan Devi gave birth Tuesday at a relief camp for flood victims in Udaikishanganj in Madhepura district, about 300 km from here.
Both mother and child are healthy and doing well, the doctor looking after Chandan Devi said.
"Everything is normal after the delivery," Anand Kumar Milan of a government hospital in Udaikishanganj told IANS.
He said that it was a blessing that despite her age, she has become a mother for the first time.
अस्मानामा : मैं तो चार से निक़ाह करूंगा, लेकिन तुम्हारा क्या?
By अस्मा अंजुम खान, TwoCircles.net,
(अंग्रेज़ी पढ़ाती हैं और ढेर सारी बातें करती हैं.)
शनिवार का दिन मेरे लिए एक मशक्क़त से भरे हफ़्ते के अंत का सूचक होता है. पिछले छः दिनों के भीतर किए गए कामों के बाद मिलने वाला आराम मुझे अपने आगोश में लेने लगता है. इसी बीच एक शनिवार को एक बहन आती है और मुझे गले से लगाकर फूट-फूटकर रोने लगती है. उसने बताया कि आयशा और अन्य उम्माहतुल मोमिनीन के बारे में मेरी बातों ने उसके दिल को छू लिया. लेकिन अपनी उस रुलाई के बारे में पूछे जाने पर उसने जो बताया, उससे मैं न सिर्फ़ चकित हुई बल्कि अगले कुछ हफ़्तों तक मेरे भीतर डर बैठ गया था.
Odisha gets first women’s university
Bhubaneswar : The Rama Devi Autonomous Women's College here is set to be the first women's university in Odisha.
The central government has approved the...
First batch of Punjab’s women guards passes out
By IANS,
Hoshiarpur (Punjab): The International Women's Day eve was a special day for 158 women security guard recruits as they not only passed out after completing their training here but also had job offers from leading multi-nationals and other companies.
Led by recruit Meena Rani at their passing-out parade at the police Recruit Training Centre (RTC) at Jahan Khelan, 15 km from here, the women guards became the first batch to be trained for private sector security jobs by the Punjab police.
Gang-raped German woman to return to Chandigarh and depose
By Jaideep Sarin, IANS,
Chandigarh : A young German woman who was gang-raped by five youths after being taken on a drive from an upscale hotel here in September 2008 is arriving in the city Thursday to depose in the case before a local court, police said Monday.
"The German woman will reach Chandigarh on Jan 15 and probably her father will accompany her," Ramesh Chander, Sector-17 station house officer, told IANS.
The court hearing is scheduled for Friday. The woman will be accompanied by German embassy officials from New Delhi.
Woman pursuing Ph.D commits suicide in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad : A woman here committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her bedroom, leaving a note stating that she was...
98-year-old woman in Kashmir votes for change
By IANS,
Handwara : A 98-year-old woman, confident that her vote will help usher in change, stood in queue at a polling station in Handwara constituency in the third phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday.
"There are many problems like unemployment, bad roads and poor electricity. I am voting for someone who will change things. I am confident my vote will make a difference," said Fazi, who waited patiently for her turn to vote at the Machipora polling station although she could barely stand.
Bishop stirs trouble after he adopts 26-year-old
By IANS,
Kochi : A bishop in Kerala has stirred controversy by adopting a 26-year-old woman, prompting the archbishop of the area to hold an inquiry after priests in his diocese made a complaint.
The issue of 58-year-old Kochi bishop John Thattumkal adopting a 26-year-old woman has been probed by the Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil of the Verapoly Archdiocese near Kochi and the report has been sent to the Vatican.
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 3 – Meeting...
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Why women interact socially better than men
By IANS,
Dubai : Women have higher emotional intelligence than men. That is why they perform better in several areas of social interaction and have a higher sense of well-being and satisfaction, according to a study.
The study, conducted by Kuwait University psychology professor Othman Al-Khudher and colleague Huda Al-Fadhli, found that women perform better in many related areas than their male counterparts.
HIV woman returns to hospital after rape-accused arrested
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Almost two years after an HIV-positive woman was allegedly sexually abused by staff members of a leading hospital and the state AIDS control society, the victim has resumed treatment at the facility following the arrest of the two accused.
According to the police, accused James, a senior technician of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh and Nek Ram, a counsellor with Chandigarh AIDS Control Society were arrested Friday.
A case of rape has been registered against the accused.
Murdered Dalit woman’s mother gets newly built home
Perumbavoor (Kerala) : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday handed over the keys of a newly constructed house here in Ernakulam district to...
Need to mitigate roadblocks in women’s empowerment: President
New Delhi : There is a need to mitigate the roadblocks which deprive women from becoming agents of change, President Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday.
"We...
वानिया शेख़ के घर पहुंचे चंद्रशेखर, आयोग ने भी स्वतः लिया संज्ञान
जिब्रानउद्दीन। Twocircles.net
सुभारती विश्वविद्यालय की छात्रा वानिया शेख़ आत्महत्या मामले में भीम आर्मी चीफ चंद्रशेखर ने मेरठ में वानिया शेख़ के घर जाकर वानिया के...
Creator of Bulli Bai app arrested from Assam: Delhi Police
The report quoting sources said the man identified as Neeraj Bishnoi was the mastermind who allegedly created the app on the GitHub platform.
TCN...
ज़बान काटी थी, गैंगरेप किया था, 10 दिन बाद नही रही हाथरस की ‘गुड़िया’
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14 सितंबर को उत्तर प्रदेश के हाथरस में जिस दलित लड़की की गैंगरेप के बाद ज़बान काट दी गई थी। आज उस लड़की की...
Ramadan 1433: Shukr
By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net
Eighteen-year old Shabhana daughter of Meraj Jahan is reading the Holy Quran outside her 24sq. yrds- 2 room house. She never...
‘Women empowerment comes from her own self’
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Women’s Manifesto organized Women’s Day 2015 at The Scholar School, Jamia Nagar here on March 14. Around 300 women from different states took part in this event which was organized under the patronage of Human Welfare Foundation.
Development of any society will come through collective efforts by men and women, says...
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Development of any society would come through collective efforts by men and women to improve the quality of their lives, Rula Ghani, the First Lady of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, said here on Wednesday.
“It is through relentless activism, dedication and blind courage that women could help change the mindsets of people,” Ghani said delivering her keynote address at a two-day SAARC conference on ‘Gender, Community and Violence: Changing Mindsets for Empowering the Women of South Asia’ here.
Yasmeen Abrar is the new acting Chairperson of National Commission for Women
By TCN News
New Delhi: a member of NCW since 2005, Yasmeen Abrar was made acting chairperson on the completion of tenure of Dr. Girija Vyas.
9.3 million Indian women disabled
By IANS,
New Delhi : The total number of disabled women in India stands at 9.3 million, Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said Tuesday.
Beating all odds, Jharkhand girl clears matriculation exam, inspires others
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi : This Jharkhand girl cycled 24 kilometres every day to and from her school. And today, Neelu Kumari has made her...
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...
Indian women’s hockey team wins Asia Cup bronze
By IANS,
New Delhi: There were finally some smiles in the Indian women's hockey team as they won the bronze medal Saturday by beating much fancied rivals China in the inaugural edition of the Asia Cup held in Busan, South Korea.
The medal will lift the morale of the team, which has been rocked with charges of sexual harassment that saw chief coach Maharaj Kishan Kaushik resigning.
India came from behind to register a 2-1 victory over world No.3 China. The Indian team is currently ranked 13th in the world.
Wang Mengyu scored the only goal for China in the 16th minute.
Children’s deaths in Gujarat hospital spotlights state’s malnutrition, infant mortality
By IndiaSpend Team
As national attention was focussed on the recent deaths of 18 children over three days in Ahmedabads main civil hospital, officials said...
Saving girl child high priority: Maneka
New Delhi : Saving the girl child is high priority for the Indian government, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said Monday.
At a...
Dec 16 gang-rape: Delhi HC verdict Thursday
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court will pronounce its verdict later Thursday on confirming the death sentence and appeals of four convicts in...
No woman to vie for Panjab University students union president
By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,
Chandigarh : Seventy percent of the students in Panjab University (PU) are women, but in the last three decades its students union has never had a woman president. Nor will it this year, as all candidates for the president's post in the Friday poll are men.
Women have contested and have been elected for the posts of vice-president and secretary, but not for the top post.
Ten percent women in Saudi parliament
By IANS,
Riyadh : For the first time, women will represent 10 percent of the 150 seats of the Saudi Shura, or consultative council, in the coming legislative term, Xinhua reported.
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...
शहीद पत्रकार दानिश सिद्दीकी को पुलित्जर पुरस्कार
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...
‘राहुल गांधी ने भी मुझे धोखा दिया’ –डेल्टा मेघवाल के पिता
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
बारमेर (राजस्थान) : दलित मेधा की मिसाल बन चुकी डेल्टा मेघवाल की लड़ाई अब घर-घर का हिस्सा बनती जा रही है....
Jaipur gang-rape victim shifted to Delhi hospital
By IANS,
Jaipur: An 11-year old gang-rape victim was shifted to AIIMS in Delhi Friday from a government hospital in Jaipur where she underwent over a dozen surgeries in five months, police said.
Old woman dies during hospital power cut, government orders probe
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi government Sunday ordered a probe into the death of 74-year-old Sharda Gaur, who died Saturday when her life support device failed during a power cut in a government hospital.
Gaur was admitted to the Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital in New Delhi area Sep 7. She underwent angioplasty, following which she was kept in the intensive coronar care unit (ICCU). For the past few days she was on ventilator.
Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia ordered a probe into her death and said that the hospital authorities should "own up responsibility".
Jadavpur varsity sets up panel to probe ‘sanitary pad protest’
Kolkata: Disapproving of the "sanitary pad" campaign against rape and sexism on campus, the Jadavpur University on Monday set up a three-member fact-finding panel...
Men against violence-5: Men also face violence but…
By Nasiruddin Haider Khan,
Dhaka : Do the men also face violence within domestic sphere? I come across this question from my friends. They alleged, activists do not want to see violence faced by men in the home. Sometimes, they cite examples of men in abusive relationships. I also wanted to share this question with activists. I was afraid that I will be blamed politically incorrect if I ask this question to anyone from the women’s movement. I thought I will be branded with certain ideological terminology. But during Dhaka Consultation, I gathered courage and raised this question.
From Designing Clothes To Designing Cakes: The Journey of a Hijabi Cake Artist From...
Sobiya Inamdar/ TwoCircles.net
Nadia Aslam, a resident of Panjim, Goa has always had a love for baking cakes. She used to bake delicious cakes for...
Colloquium on Mainstreaming Muslim Women at MANUU
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University's (MANUU) Centre for Women’s Studies in collaboration with National Commission for Women (NCW), New Delhi will organise a colloquium on “Mainstreaming the Indian Muslim Women – The way forward”.
Low representation doesn’t deter Indian women from voting
New Delhi: They might not be getting their due when it comes to representation in parliament, but women have increased their participation in the...
Bigger conspiracy behind killing: Greater Noida victim’s wife
Greater Noida : The killing of a man in a village here following rumours that his family consumed beef was part of a bigger...
JNV molestation case: Three absconding teachers nabbed
Akola (Maharashtra): The Akola Police nabbed three absconding teachers in connection with the molestation of 55 teenaged schoolgirls of the centrally-managed Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,...
Celebrating the writings of women
New Delhi, (IANS): Women writers, journalists, academics and professionals will come together later this month to debate and discuss issues that shape women professionals...
‘Sadhvi can go bathe in Kumbha mela, but my son can’t be moved out...
By Special Correspondent, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: The mother of Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, an accused in 26/11 Mumbai attacks has reacted sharply to...
No plans for new women’s battalions in paramilitary forces
By IANS,
New Delhi : There are no plans for raising new women's battalions or reserve battalions in the central armed police forces (CAPFs), parlaiment was informed Tuesday.
Women’s panchayat in Varanasi
By TCN News,
Varanasi, UP: A Mahila Panchayat (women’s assembly) was organised by U.P Khudai Khidmatgar team Nargis bahan and Faisal Khan from central team .
Confident women lack social skills
By IANS,
Washington : Women who project themselves as confident and ambitious in job interviews are perceived as highly competent but lacking in social skills.
Women who present themselves as modest and cooperative, while well liked, are perceived as low on competence.
However, confident and ambitious male candidates are viewed as both competent and likable and therefore are more likely to be hired as a manager than either confident or modest women.
Women doctors force rape victim to deliver, kill infant
By IANS,
Mumbai : Maharashtra police have arrested and charged two women doctors with forcing a teenaged girl -- who had been raped and was seven months pregnant -- to deliver and then killing the newborn.
I.S. Patil, the investigating officer, said the incident occurred Nov 29 after the 15-year-old rape victim -- more than seven months pregnant -- was admitted to the Sitamai Hospital at Pen in Raigad district, around 100 km south of here.
The hospital is run by Pramodini Paranjpe, a gynaecologist.
Pehchan: Empowering marginalised women
By TCN News
New Delhi: It was a celebration when a number of girls took the dias to address the press conference. It...
UK party wants ban on burqa in public, Sharia outlawed
London, (IANS): The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has announced that it will include a pledge in its general election manifesto to ban the burqa...
दलितों की लड़ाई के अहम योद्धा मंगनाराम मेघवाल
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नोखा (राजस्थान)- इस शहर का एक गुमनाम लड़का जब यह बोलता है कि ‘मुझ जैसे गरीब के पास खोने के लिए...
Two Bajrang Dal goons arrested for assaulting teen girls in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Jan 2 (IANS) Two members of Bajrang Dal, a right-wing Hindu outfit were arrested for assaulting two teenage girls for allegedly interacting with...
Ramadan 1433: Itikaf
By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net
"Itikāf (Arabic: اعتكاف) is an Islamic practice consisting of a period of retreat in a mosque for a certain number of...
Anti-election protests in Kashmir
By IANS,
Kupwara : Dozens of people, mostly women, Sunday took to the streets and shouted anti-election slogans in a village in Kupwara district during the third phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir.
The demonstration took place soon after polling stations opened in Trehgam village.
Police said one woman was injured when the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) tried to disperse the protestors, who were demanding suspension of the assembly elections and independence for Kashmir.
First woman editor of The Hindu quits
Chennai : Malini Parthasarathy, the first woman editor of The Hindu daily, put in her papers on Tuesday.
The 138-year-old daily is one of the...
Women just 7.53 percent of central government work force: Official
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Women constitute just 7.52 percent of the central government work force, revealed T.K.A. Nair, the principal secretary to the prime minister, Sunday.
"The percentage of women working in the central government is 7.53 percent, of which 24 percent are in All India Civil Services, 18.5 percent in the Indian Police Service and 18 percent in the Indian Foreign Service, Nair said.
Nair was speaking on the launch of the special International Women's Day issue of Bureacracy Today magazine here.
Delhi High Court dismisses custody death charge against police
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi High court has dismissed a petition filed against the Delhi Police by a woman who alleged that her brother died in police custody.
On Aug 26, 2007, Tek Chand was apprehended by the police on suspicion of theft but was released the same day.
On Feb 18, 2008, police found an unidentified body, which was identified by the relatives of Tek Chand. His sister Phoolwati filed a petition in the Delhi High Court, claiming that he had died after being tortured in the police post in Madipur in west Delhi.
Bihar priest beaten for pushing Dalit woman out of temple
Patna: A priest was beaten up by a group of men after he pushed a Dalit woman and forcibly stopped her from offering prayers...
Woman raped, minor girl molested in capital
By IANS,
New Delhi : A woman was allegedly raped after falling unconscious and a six-year-old girl was molested in two separate incidents of sex crimes in the capital, police said Friday.
"A 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by Syed Saamir Ali, 28, resident of Bulandshahr, March 28. Ali and the woman had met at a mobile repairing shop in Nehru Pace a few days earlier and had become friends," a police official said.
Ali had served the woman cold drinks laced with sedative March 28 and raped her when she became unconscious.
Women’s quota, nuclear liability – two hot potato bills in monsoon session
By IANS,
New Delhi: Two contentious pieces of legislation, on women's reservation and civil nuclear liability, are among 59 bills listed for consideration during the monsoon session of parliament beginning Monday.
Parties opposed to the women's reservation bill are ready for battle in the Lok Sabha where it is to be tabled, while the Left and BJP said they will contest the nuclear bill tooth and nail.
Sikh Woman elected city council member in US
Washington : A Sikh woman in the US was elected a city council member, first woman from the community to hold the post not...
Women behind Baghdad blasts, death toll rises to 19
By KUNA,
Baghdad : Monday's blasts that targeted Shiites on a religious visit to Baghdad were carried out by three women, a security sources confirmed Monday.
Meanwhile, the death toll of the blasts which took place in National Theatre Square, Al-Alawiyah Square, and Kahramanah Square rose to 19, while 40 other people were injured, medical sources in Ibn Al-Nafees and Al-Kindi hospitals said.
Girl of 9 years raped, murdered in Mumbai police colony
By IANS,
Mumbai: A nine-year-old girl was raped and murdered by some unidentified persons and her body was discovered from the terrace of a building in the police colony in northeast Mumbai Sunday, officials said.
The rape was confirmed in the autopsy report of the victim received by the police late Sunday evening.
Though no policemen were willing to go on record, unofficially they confirmed that the victim was raped and then strangled to death.
Kidnapped minor girl rescued in Delhi
New Delhi : A minor girl who was kidnapped in Delhi was rescued on Thursday from the New Delhi railway station and the...
पल्लबी घोष : मासूम बेटियों की रिहाई के लिए जूझने वाली बहादुर एक बेटी
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Chhattisgarh police arrest 22 for assaulting 50 women
By IANS,
Raipur : Twenty two men have been arrested in Chhattisgarh for assaulting about 50 women and branding them witches, a senior official said Tuesday.
According to reports, a nine day "purification ceremony" was organised by about 200 villagers on the advice of a local leader at Dhodhakesra village in Surguja district, about 400 km north of Raipur.
During the "ceremony", about 50 women were branded witches and they were forced to get a haircut "to free them from impact of evil spirits". The women were also beaten in public. The "ceremony" ended Dec 19.
14 साल की बच्ची का अपहरण, पुलिस को 9 दिनों में भी नहीं मिल...
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...
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,...
Mamata seeks to defend pendency of rape trials
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday sought to defend the administration's inability to ensure speedy trial of pending rape cases, saying it...
Job quota for destitute women Tamil Nadu police
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday reserved 10 percent of jobs in the police for destitute women.
Open letter to political parties to take up the issue of repealing AFSPA
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Civil Society groups and individuals, led by Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC), and endorsed by several others have written an open letter to all the political parties to take up the issue of repealing The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).
The inspiring journey of Dalit journalists in race for an Oscar award
The documentary Writing With Fire narrates the story of gutsy women in India’s heartland.
Musheera Ashraf | TwoCircles.net
UTTAR PRADESH — Nominated for best documentary feature...
Hooda assures impartial probe into Ruchika case
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.
West Bengal tribal women allege police excesses, demand action
By IANS,
Kolkata : A group of tribal women in West Bengal has filed a complaint against police officers who, they alleged, tortured villagers during the probe into a landmine ambush of the chief minister's convoy Nov 2 in West Midnapore district. The women demanded stern punishment to the police officers.
"We've received a written complaint from the tribal women who claimed they were tortured by police officers during the course of investigation. We're now looking into the matter," West Midnapore District Magistrate N.S Nigam told IANS Thursday.
Shilpa calls on women to turn their own saviours
By IANS,
Mumbai: Actress Shilpa Shetty has called on women to strengthen themselves physically and mentally to become their own saviours in times of crisis.
Women’s body not to send team to Rajasthan
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Sunday said it had not received any complaint from the Gujjar community of police atrocities on their protesting women, but added that it had given suo moto orders that the women be treated humanely and according to the law.
NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told IANS Sunday that they had first given the instructions to the Rajasthan police “ten days ago”, when 26 women from the Gujjar community were arrested for stopping railway traffic near Bandikui in Dausa district for nearly six days.
62-year-old employer booked for raping saleswoman
Gurgaon : A 62-year-old man has been booked here for allegedly raping his 25-year-old saleswoman, police said on Tuesday.
The owner of a readymade garments...
More women shunning physical exercise
By IANS,
Sydney : More and more women are avoiding activity, when exercise facilities are virtually available at their very doorstep, according to a study.
It also revealed that one in four women did not know there was a swimming pool nearby; one in three was unaware of tennis courts and one in five did not know about a nearby gymnasium.
Deakin University health expert Kylie Ball, associate professor, said this lack of awareness could be impacting the level of physical activity undertaken by women and be putting their health at risk.
Ramadan 1436: Rain
Who hath appointed the earth a resting-place for you, and the sky a canopy; and causeth water to pour down from the sky, thereby...
वीडियो में देखिए लखनऊ घण्टाघर का सीएए के खिलाफ ऐतिहासिक प्रदर्शन!
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़, Twocircles.net
लखनऊ।
नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के विरोध में उत्तर प्रदेश की राजधानी लखनऊ में शाहीन बाग़ की तर्ज़ पा चल रहा प्रदर्शन का आज...
Sheema Mohsin first Muslim woman on Karnataka wakf board
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
Bangalore: By her appointment as the member of the Karnataka State Wakf Board, a new chapter has been added to the history of the state where perhaps has never been a Muslim woman appointed on a statutory body like wakf board.
By profession a journalist and social activist Sheema Mohsin (36) is based in Bangalore.
Woman found dead in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 40-year-old woman was found dead with head injury marks in her southwest Delhi home Wednesday, police said.
Manju Chabra was found dead in her house in Dabri by her 20-year-old daughter around 11.30 a.m., a police officer said.
"The door of the house was found locked from outside. The woman was lying on the floor with injuries to her head. The victim's two daughters and son had left the house in the morning," the officer said.
Police suspect that her husband Nanakchand Chabra, who is absconding since the incident, is behind the murder.
Reservation for weaker section to continue: Uma Bharti
New Delhi : Union Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said that the apprehensions that reservations for the weaker sections of society would be slowly...
Virgin, 105, says celibacy is the key to long life
By IANS,
London : A British woman who will celebrate her 105th birthday Saturday said that her celibate life has been the key to her longevity.
Clara Meadmore, who was born in Glasgow, and lived in Canada and New Zealand, before settling in the southwest British county of Cornwall some 40 years ago, said she never had time for a family and lived alone until going into care, the Daily Telegraph has reported.
"I've always had lots of platonic friendships with men but never felt the need to go further than that or marry," she said, adding that she had never had any interest in sex.
Kamla Beniwal takes oath as Tripura governor
By IANS,
Agartala : Kamla Beniwal, a former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan, took oath as the new governor of Tripura here Thursday.
The oath was administered by senior judge of Guwahati High Court Amitava Roy at Raj Bhawan.
"Dr. Beniwal is the first woman governor of any northeastern state," a senior Tripura government official said.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, his cabinet colleagues, leaders of different political parties, and top civil, army and police officials were present in the brief oath taking ceremony.
Allow women into Haji Ali dargah: Rights group
Mumbai : The Bhumata Ranragini Brigade on Wednesday said it will launch an agitation so that women entry to the famed Haji Ali Dargah...
Less than 8 percent women representatives in state assemblies
By IANS,
New Delhi : Less than eight percent of the 4,030 lawmakers in state assemblies across India are women -- a telling commentary on the present assymetry in women's empowerment.
The 28 state assemblies have only 311 women legislators, according to the data from state assembly websites. Nagaland figures at the bottom of the list with no women representative in a house of 60.
Dulla Bhatti and communalization of history
By Japal Singh for TwoCircles.net
Today is Lohri, a festival that is celebrated in Punjab with great gusto. Few days before, young boys go around...
Woman translator of Kalam’s book barred from dais at release function
Thrissur: An event here in Kerala to release the Malayalam translation of former president late A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's last book was cancelled on Saturday...
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...
Abu Dhabi firm launches portal on Arab women
By IANS/WAM,
Abu Dubai: An Abu Dubai media company has launched a website solely dedicated to Arab women, the firm said Tuesday.
The anaZahra.com aims to reflect the lives, passions and pursuits of Arab women. It also hopes to offer greater interaction and create "a sense of community", it said.
The portal will deal with topics ranging from beauty, fashion, well being to society, personal empowerment and celebrity news.
Innovative digital tools enable a higher level of engagement and connection with audiences. The content is well defined, categorized and easy to navigate.
Lalitha Kumaramangalam takes charge as NCW chair
New Delhi : BJP leader Lalitha Kumaramangalam Monday took charge as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women and said that she will...
US serious to build partnership with Muslim communities: Farah Pandit
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: In her first visit to India today as United States Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Farah Pandit highlighted President Barack Obama’s vision to build partnerships with Muslim communities across the globe on the basis of mutual interest and mutual respect. She was holding a roundtable with Muslim journalists in New Delhi.
दलित-मुस्लिम महिलाओं के हक के लिए लड़ती कनीज़ फातिमा
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आजमगढ़(उत्तर प्रदेश): हमारे समाज में आज भी जब औरतें आजीविका के लिए घर से बाहर कदम रखती हैं तो उन्हें कड़ी चुनौतियों...
I have no opinion on triple talaq: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi : Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said she has formed no opinion on triple talaq as yet...
Bulli Bai app case: Women activists hold protest in Kozhikkode, demand action from Kerala...
The protesting women said that the Hindu right-wing force's attacks to suppress Muslim women will be futile and will not prevent Muslim women...
No tomorrow for this six-year old Rohingya refugee girl
By Sheikh Qayoom
Jammu : Six-year-old Tasleema is nobody's 'laadli beti' (beloved daughter). She has no idea of the horrors her parents have been...
Global women’s summit held in Istanbul
By IANS,
Istanbul : A global summit for women was held in Istanbul for providing a platform to women to share "what works" in accelerating their economic advancement in society.