At age 70, woman wants divorce to avenge husband’s cruelty
By Kanu Sarda, IANS,
New Delhi : A 70-year-old woman who has been married for 53 years has approached a court here seeking divorce on grounds of cruelty and adultery by her husband. She calls it her overdue "revenge".
Bimla Devi wants to end her 53-year-old relationship with Rakesh Kumar, who she says has dumped her for another woman and now allegedly wants to grab her (Bimla's) property.
The distraught woman has moved an application in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Manmohan Sharma against Kumar.
Bimla Devi and Kumar were married March 10, 1955.
Leading Deoband Ulema oppose Women’s Reservation Bill
By RINA,
Deoband: Some of the leading Ulema of Deoband have shown their opposition to 33 per cent Women’s Reservation Bill that has again gained momentum due to the elevation of Ms. Meira Kumar as the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha in the history of independent India.
This issue has ruffled many a feathers in not only in the political circles but also in the realms of religion. Many Ulema are from the world renowned Islamic seminary of Darul Uloom have opposed the bill.
A.K. Ganguly slams Bengal rights panel over woman’s torture
Kolkata : Former Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly Thursday condemned the alleged torture of a woman by West Bengal police, and expressed anguish over...
Probe begins into Odisha student’s suicide
Bhubaneswar: A probe has been initiated into the suicide of a tribal woman student a week ago in Odisha's Gajapati district after she did...
JIH to organize three day Spring of Islam conference in Hyderabad
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
69-year-old nun’s murderer admits killing another: Police
Kottayam (Kerala): A day after Kerala Police revealed that a man arrested from Haridwar for killing and 69-year-old nun at her convent near here...
Indian women’s relay team to compete Friday
By IANS,
Beijing : It will be India's last chance to salvage prestige on the track event of athletics as the women's 4x400m relay team get into action at the Beijing Olympics Friday.
The showpiece track and field have seen pathetic performances from the Indians so far, with none of the competitors progressing beyond the first stage and none managing to replicate the performance they had come up with to make the cut for the big event.
NGOs get capacity boosters to serve society better
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
New Delhi : In 2005 Shafiq-ur-Rahman Khan launched Empower People, a group that rescues girls, mostly young brides, from trafficking. Now present...
End violence against women, say Nobel peace laureates
New Delhi : Women Noble Peace laureates Monday called on the Indian government to take more decisive steps to end sexual violence in India...
Kerala’s women’s programme celebrates 16th anniversary
Thiruvananthapuram : Kudumbashree, a state-supported women's empowerment programme in Kerala that today has 40.54 lakh members, celebrates its 16th anniversary this year.
It was launched...
Triple talaq, nikah halala violate right to equality, Centre tells SC
New Delhi, (IANS): Triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy violate Muslim women's right to equality and dignity and are not protected by the right...
PM apprised about Ruchika case
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Friday apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about developments in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case that has grabbed national headlines.
Tirath had gone to meet the prime minister to wish him on New Year day and also apprise him about the case. National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas was present on the occasion, official sources said.
Parties flay Mulayam’s statement on gang rape
Lucknow: The opposition on Wednesday lashed out at Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav for his statement that gang rape of a woman...
Hopes run high with women’s reservation bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : Homemakers, students, professionals, social activists -- many women are keeping their fingers crossed and hoping that the Women's Reservation Bill, which seeks to reserve 33 percent of seats in legislatures for women, will get passed in the Rajya Sabha Monday.
"I am quite sure the women's reservation bill will be passed this time. The kind of support the bill has garnered is good and for a change political parties have left behind their differences to stand united on this subject," said Arusha Verma, a school teacher.
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Manmohan to meet Chile’s first woman president Tuesday
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.
Re-codify Muslim Personal Laws: Jamaat Islami’s women wing
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net,
Malappuram: While calling upon Muslim women to come forward to effectively utilize the 50% reservation in local self government institutions, the women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) today demanded re-codification of Muslim Personal Laws such that they cannot be misused.
10-year-old domestic help burnt by employer
By IANS,
New Delh: A 10-year-old girl, working as a domestic help, was allegedly tortured and burnt by her employer in east Delhi, police said Thursday.
"The victim was working as a domestic help at a house last several months. Her hand was burnt by a hot utensil by her employer," a senior police officer said.
The incident took place around 11 a.m. in Lakshmi Nagar area of east Delhi.
Bengal BJP chief defends calling JU female students ‘shameless’
Kolkata : West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Sunday sought to justify his calling a section of Jadavpur University female students "shameless" even...
15 women organizations in Telangana demand release of all persons arrested for anti CAA-NRC-NPR...
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Telangana: More than 15 women’s organizations from Telangana on Friday strongly condemned the arrests of anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protestors by the Delhi Police and the...
Restore budget for women and child developmednt: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi : Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Sunday urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to restore part of the budgetary allocations...
Canadian woman scribe released by Afghan captors
By IANS,
Toronto : A Canadian woman journalist, who was abducted Oct 12 in Afghanistan, has been released by her captors, media reports said here Sunday.
Mellissa Fung, a reporter with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), was kidnapped from a refugee camp outside Kabul where she had gone to interview displaced people.
To deny her abductors media propaganda and not let the incident escalate into a major crisis, the CBC had requested a news blackout by media outlets.
18 castes to be included in ST category
Ranchi: Jharkhand's Bhokta and Puran are among the 18 communities across India that are likely to be designated as Scheduled Tribes (STs) by the...
‘British men, women most promiscuous in world’
By IANS,
London : British men and women are the world's most promiscuous people, leaving their American cousins far behind, according to a study.
Germans come next with the Dutch, Czechs, Australians, Americans and French ranking third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively, in the list of the most promiscuous people, according to a study by Bradley University (BU) in Illinois, US.
Modi attacks Congress over women’s safety
Mumbai : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the issue of women's safety in the country.
Raking up...
Sandra wins $50,000 women’s ITF title
By IANS,
New Delhi : Third seed Sandra Zahlavova of Czech Republic overpowered Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski, 6-4, 6-3, to clinch the $50,000 women's ITF tournament at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) courts here Saturday.
Bojana, 16, who put out the first and fifth seeds en route, had no answer to 23-year-old Sandra's aggressive play. The Czech found a chink in the Serb's armour, a weak forehand, and attacked it relentlessly, though both had problems with their serve to start with.
‘Nothing Can Fill This Gap’: Families of AIMIM Candidates Shifa, Tahir Share Heartfelt Pleas...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: The entry of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in the run-up to the Delhi Assembly elections has brought the...
Interaction on leadership skills at Maryam Ajmal Women College in Hojai
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Coinciding with the time when India is getting ready to welcome new leaders to run the country, Maryam Ajmal Women’s College of Science and Technology (MAWCST) at Hojai, about 200 km from state capital Guwahati, organised an interactive session on ‘Leadership Skills’ recently for the benefit of students of the college and their counterparts in other colleges administered by the Ajmal Foundation, one of the leading education NGOs of the North East.
Delhi LS candidate booked for molestation
New Delhi: A 55-year-old Lok Sabha candidate from Delhi has been booked for molesting and misbehaving with an on-duty woman traffic constable Thursday evening,...
SC to examine the legal validity of triple talaq
New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it would not get into the issue of Uniform Civil Code but described the...
Women officials will play major role in future, says Air Force Chief
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : With the government allowing permanent commission to women in select branches of the armed forces, Air chief Fali Homi Major today indicated the Services were open to the idea of career women officers in several other departments too.
Two women thrown off train in Bihar, one dead
Patna : In a shocking incident, a woman was killed and another seriously injured when some unidentified people threw them off a running train...
Fresh, young faces in Left list, Subhasini Ali fielded from Barrackpore
Kolkata : Packing 26 new faces and nominating several young leaders, West Bengal's main opposition Left Front Wednesday announced its candidates list for the...
President-elect Droupadi Murmu revives new hope in her nondescript village
101 years after the first tribal leader was elected to the legislature in pre-independent India, Odisha-born Droupadi Murmu from the Santhal community has been...
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13 held in Assam witch-hunting case
Guwahati: At least 13 people were arrested Saturday for their alleged involvement in the murder of three members of a family in Assam...
Vocational training: 30 percent quota for Bengal girls
Kolkata: The fees for girls will be halved at entrance tests for polytechnics or ITI vocational courses and 30 percent seats reserved for them...
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‘Liberated’ women manual scavengers meet US ambassador
By Himanshu Vatsa, IANS,
New Delhi: It was a proud moment for the "liberated" women manual scavengers when they were received by US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer and his wife Sally at their Roosevelt House residence here.
The group of 100 women have left behind their ignominious job of manual scavenging - cleaning human excreta with the hands, an inhuman practice banned in India more than 16 years ago - and have been trained in tailoring, weaving and embroidery as a means of livelihood.
Pregnant Orissa woman alleges molestation by cops
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: A pregnant woman from the minority community in Orissa's Kendrapada district Friday alleged that some policemen came to her house late Thursday night, molested her and beat up her two minor children without any reason.
The woman, who resides at Tendukuda village under Patkura police station, alleged that the policemen went on a spree of vandalism when no adult male member was at home.
Woman judges and Sharia
By Asghar Ali Engineer,
Recently two women judges have been appointed in Malaysia in the Sharia court but strangely enough their appointment is conditional on their not handling cases pertaining to marriage and divorce.
They can handle other cases like the custody of children, maintenance, property, etc. The appointment of women judges is a welcome move but the conditionality attached seems strange.
National Commission for Women unveils its NRI cell
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Thursday inaugurated its NRI cell to tackle the rising number of cases of abandonment and divorce of women married to Indian men abroad, and received eight complaints on its first day.
NCW chairperson Girija Vyas and project partner UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women) South Asia head Anne H. Stenhammer along with Planning Commission member Syeda Hamid opened the office that operates from the second floor of the NCW office at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg.
Poverty-stricken woman athlete in jail for prostitution
By IANS,
Raipur : Too poor to cough up the bail amount, a former national level woman athlete was still lodged in a jail in the Chhattisgarh capital Tuesday, four days after being arrested for prostitution, police said.
A police officer who arrested Nisha Shetti, 26, last Friday from a posh locality of Raipur said she had revealed during interrogation that she was forced to become a call girl due to deprivation and had travelled to Raipur from Mumbai to earn Rs.50,000 from a few businessmen, who had booked her for 15 days.
The girl behind ‘Who is Kalam’?
By Preetha Nair
New Delhi : The book title "Who is Kalam?" may be intriguing but has a heart-warming story behind it --...
Three arrested for gang-raping woman in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: Three men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping, drugging and raping a woman here last week, police said Tuesday. Two more accused were still on the run.
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Testimony of a mother of three sons who were acquitted in the Godhra train carnage case
By TCN News,
450 women deserted by overseas spouses given assistance
By IANS,
New Delhi : More than 450 women deserted by their overseas Indian spouses have been helped by the government through monetary assistance and...
Modi is dynamic, says Sania
Hyderabad: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza Tuesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "an extremely dynamic personality".
Asked how she felt when Modi congratulated her...
Cheryl Cole voted most inspirational woman of decade
By IANS,
London: Cheryl Cole, who recently separated from her soccer player husband Ashley Cole following the exposure of his string of affairs, has been voted as the most inspirational woman of the decade in a new poll.
The 26-year-old pop star was given the honour for both her "beauty" and "success" - with 29 percent of her fans praising her looks and 51 percent in awe of her career, reports contactmusic.com.
The survey conducted by the cosmetic treatment review website, www.goodsurgeonguide.co.uk involved 1,100 British women.
34,000 women paramedics go missing after Pakistan floods
By IANS,
Islamabad : According to the UN, around 34,000 women paramedical workers have gone missing from the flood affected districts of Pakistan, a media report said Saturday.
Harassed by cops, two girls drink poison; one dead
By IANS
Bhopal: A 13-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh died while her elder sister was battling for life Thursday after they consumed poison following harassment by two constables, who had allegedly clicked obscene photographs of one of them. A high-level probe has been ordered.
The incident took place in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, about 350 km from here.
While the younger girl died Wednesday, the elder one is being treated at a hospital in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Property rights of Half Widows can’t be eschewed as Quran and Sunnah has given...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In a significant development regarding the property rights of Half Widows in Kashmir, a meeting with Ulema's (Islamic Scholars)...
Government confident of women’s bill passage: Moily
By IANS,
New Delhi: Despite several hiccups that the women's reservation bill is facing in parliament, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Sunday night said the central government is confident to pass the bill in the current budget session.
"We want to pass the bill this session. We are very confident," Moily told the CNN-IBN news channel in an interview.
Campaign for women’s reservation bill gains momentum
By IANS,
New Delhi : Barely five days after it was launched, the civil society movement to support the passage of the women's reservation bill has started gaining momentum. Nearly a hundred people have signed up the online petition to the president and scores of others have taken up the cause on the social networking site, Facebook.
TN Board topper Jasmin Banu felicitated by TMMK
By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: Jasmin Banu, the Tamil Nadu topper of Class X exam 2010, was today felicitated by Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) here. Banu of Tirunalveli Town MPL High School topped the entire state in board exam by scoring 495 marks out of 500.
At felicitation program held at TMMK office, Banu who was accompanied by her parents was presented a laptop on her achievement. “My hard work paid me,” said she who comes from a below average family. She studied at a government school.
Delhi’s women’s helpline breaks down
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi government's 181 helpline for women in distress broke down for a few hours Wednesday, a Delhi government official said.
Winning Wimbledon was special feeling, says Sania
Hyderabad : Back home after clinching her first-ever women's doubles Grand Slam title, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza said winning Wimbledon with Swiss partner...
Delhi woman kidnapped, molested in moving car
New Delhi : A 30-year-old woman, working with a NGO, has alleged that she was kidnapped and molested by three people in a moving...
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.
Three women charred to death in Chhattisgarh village
Raipur, March 7 (IANS) A woman and her two daughters were charred to death in a Chhattisgarh village Saturday after fire broke out in their shanty while they were asleep, police said.
The incident occurred in Kunjnagar village in Surguja district at around 4 a.m., police said.
The three victims were identified as Rajkumari, 32, and her two daughters - Rekha, 12, and Jaya, 10.
Early lead for Amandeep in women’s golf
Bengaluru : Rookie Amandeep Drall carded the only under-par score of 2 under 70 to grab the lead on Day 1 of the 12th...
Women stressed during pregnancy have unhappy kids
By IANS,
Sydney : Women stressed during pregnancy were more likely to have children with a higher risk of developing behavioural and emotional problems.
Researchers analysed data from more than 1,700 children in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, jointly conducted by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and the University of Western Australia (UWA).
The findings are drawn from child behaviour checklists undertaken at two and five years of age.
Women organizations gather at Jantar Mantar to demand 33% reservation
By Saiyed Danish, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: In a massive show of urgency and solidarity, women came out on streets to demand the passage of...
Nine all-women polling stations in Tripura
Agartala: The Election Commission will set up nine all-women polling stations - with all-women polling personnel - in Tripura, an official said here Wednesday.
"Considering...
Blow to gender equality as more believe women’s place at home
By Venkata Vemuri, IANS,
London : The shine's wearing off Super Moms. It's not just the
men who say this, but a growing number of women too. Both are inclining to agree that a woman's place is more at home, wiping the sheen off the notion of gender equality in developed countries, a Cambridge survey says.
Delhi women’s helpline restarts after disruption
By IANS,
New Delhi : After a 12 hour disruption, the Delhi government's 181 helpline for women in distress resumed functioning early Thursday, an official said.
Spat with minister: Haryana transfers woman police officer
Chandigarh : The Haryana government transferred IPS officer Sangeeta Kalia on Saturday, a day after she refused to leave a meeting when Health and...
Two Circle Network’s Seed Fellow Sufi Parween Wins Laadli Media Award
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Woman gang raped in Telangana
Hyderabad : An autorickshaw driver and three others gang raped a woman in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana.
The incident took place late Sunday in...
BJP has highest MPs/MLAs with declared crime against women cases, says report
New Delhi (IANS): The BJP leads recognized political parties with the highest number of 12 lawmakers at the central and state levels who have...
NCW summons Ashutosh for ‘demeaning’ women
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday summoned Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh for "demeaning" women through one of the articles...
Indian woman phones home after being declared dead
By ANTARA News,
New Delhi : An Indian woman has phoned home four months after she was declared dead, police said on Saturday.
Software engineer Meghna Subedar called her parents Friday to say that she had been living with a relative since June, the Press Trust of India said.
Police said the 28-year-old had informed her parents on April 10 that she was boarding a train for her home town in the central Indian town of Korba.
Sania to get Khel Ratna Award
Delhi : The sports ministry on Friday confirmed that tennis icon Sania Mirza will be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest...
Women play key role in Indian policy making: Meira Kumar
By IANS,
Bern: India has been at the vanguard of women's participation in both the legislature and the executive, said Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar here Saturday.
India is among the first countries in the world to have a woman prime minister and today India's president is a woman, Meira Kumar said while addressing the sixth annual meeting of women.
HC notice on poor girl’s plea for free treatment
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on a plea by a 13-year-old girl, suffering from...
Two JD-U women legislators campaign for BJP, RJD
Patna: Two women legislators from Bihar's ruling JD-U, one of them a former minister, are campaigning and seeking votes for the BJP and RJD...
Women not asking for charity: former speaker
By IANS,
Kendrapada (Orissa): Women are not asking for charity through the women's reservation bill and the move would check the "muddy politics" brought about by men, former Lok Sabha speaker Rabi Ray said Tuesday.
"Women are not asking for grace and charity. The reservation is not a bounty but only an honest recognition of their contribution to social development," Ray said criticising those opposing the bill that seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
Right’s panel upbeat about women’s reservation bill
By IANS,
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) Saturday expressed optimism over the passage of the women's reservation bill that will be tabled in parliament Monday and said it is a triumph of 14 years of struggle.
"We are very happy that the 14-year long struggle of this bill has been finally acknowledged and given a momentum," NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters.
Manjula Pradeep: Working tirelessly to ensure equal rights for Dalits
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...
Woman approaches court for maintenance 3 years after divorce
By IANS,
New Delhi: A woman Saturday approached a city court demanding maintenance from her first husband three years after their divorce.
Filing a petition before Metropolitan Magistrate Archna Sinha, Kirti said that she is entitled for maintenance from her first husband.
Kirti and Mayank got married Nov 23, 2000 and after seven months of marriage, Kirti left her husband. She gave birth to a child Nov 13, 2001.
Kirti then filed a divorce petition in court in 2006 which was granted on mutual consent. Kirti and Mayank have since then married their respective partners.
Indian-origin woman in US blames her attorney for withholding truth
Washington : A Sikh woman facing a trial for the murder of her husband's ex-wife in the US, recently left many stunned by accusing...
Five Maharashtra priests booked for attack on woman activist
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) : The police charged seven people, including five priests of Shri Mahalaxmi Temple here for assaulting Bhumata Ranragini Brigade President Trupti Desai...
Women suffer bad eyesight for not wearing glasses
By IANS,
London: Millions of British women are suffering from poor vision because they are too vain to wear spectacles, a study has revealed.
The research revealed a quarter of females who need glasses refuse to get their eyes tested and would rather squint or suffer blurred vision than 'ruin their appearance' with spectacles, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Approximately 7.5 million women are struggling with eyesight which they know is well below 100 percent.
IPS officer alleges harassment by senior
Gurgaon: Gurgaon's Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Bharti Arora has accused her boss, Navdeep Singh Virk, of harassment and mental torture and wrongly interfering...
Woman fails to identify policemen she accused of rape
By IANS,
New Delhi : A woman, who has accused five policemen of raping her in a police station this week, failed to identify them when the police station staff was paraded before her Thursday, police said.
"She was called up for her help in identifying the accused policemen, but during the re-examination of her statement contradictions were found and these are being examined," Delhi Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said.
Female pharma students end up as housewives, waste education: Goa CM
Panaji : Women pharmacology students in Goa either end up as housewives or do not work night-shifts after marriage, which results in wastage of...
Northeast people protest over woman lawyer’s assault in Delhi
New Delhi : Around 200 students and people from the northeast Tuesday held a protest march here demanding action against lawyers who attacked a...
Enough jails for women prisoners: Government
New Delhi, (IANS) : The government on Wednesday said the country has enough jails for women prisoners.
Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha,...
Implement our suggestions: Women’s panel
By IANS,
New Delhi: Expressing its unhappiness over most of the recommendations made by women's commissions remaining unimplemented, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday said it will consult the government for tabling its reports and the action taken on them.
Addressing the media at the beginning of a meeting with representatives from state women commissions, NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said the commission would write to the central and state governments to ensure that the reports submitted by the commissions are tabled in the respective assemblies and the parliament.
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.
Andhra minister’s son booked for harassing woman
Hyderabad: Hyderabad police on Saturday booked an Andhra Pradesh minister's son and his driver for misbehaving with a woman.
Ravela Sushil -- son of Andhra...
Bengal second last in country in women’s autonomy
By IANS,
Kolkata : At only 24 percent, West Bengal ranks the second lowest in the country when it comes to autonomy of married women, an expert said Tuesday.
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Gender neutrality much needed in India: Kiran Bedi
New Delhi : Gender neutrality is required in corporate India to reduce the attrition of female staff, social activistg Kian Bedi, a former top...
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Empowering women can tackle gender disparity: President
By IANS,
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherkjee Monday said here that gender disparity can be tackled only through economic empowerment of women and improving their role in governance.
Asia’s richest woman gave away fortune in return for ‘eternal life’
By DPA,
Hong Kong : Asia's richest woman allegedly gave away her multi-billion-US-dollar fortune to a Hong Kong feng shui master in return for a promise of eternal life, a news report said Tuesday.
Nina Wang, who died of cancer last year at age 69, signed over her vast fortune to previously unknown feng shui master Tony Chan as a result of the promise, a lawyer quoted by the South China Morning Post said.
AAP women MLAs to meet Rajnath, Jung over crimes against women
New Delhi : Women legislators of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung and Delhi...
Family awaits return of first Indian woman who skied to South Pole
By IANS,
New Delhi : For Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu's family the year 2009 ended on a high note as she became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole. However, as the family earnestly awaits her return, their first priority is to repay the loan taken to fund the venture, and not the celebrations.
"We came to know about the news yesterday (Thursday). I have not been able to talk to her. But the Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition authorities told us that she was likely to return Jan 15," Love Raj Singh, her husband and a mountaineer himself, told IANS.
Malaysian Indian woman faces new hurdle to get child from husband
By IANS,
Ipoh : Malaysian Indian woman Indira Gandhi was facing a fresh hurdle in recovering her infant daughter from her husband who has been granted interim permission to retain the child by an Islamic court. Gandhi's husband had converted to Islam and taken away the one-year-old girl from her.
Lawmaker M. Kulasegaran, who is fighting her case, has challenged Perak state Mufti Harusani Zakaria's statement permitting Gandhi's husband Patmanathan, who converted to Islam last month, to keep the child.
Dhaka can take lessons from Beijing, says Rasheda
By NNN-BSS,
Dhaka, Bangladesh : Adviser for Women and Children Affairs Rasheda K Chowdhury described Dhaka-Beijing friendship as an excellent one since time immemorial in terms of trade and commerce, culture and history and said, Bangladesh could take lessons from China.
Bangladesh should follow the strategies of China to move towards economic prosperity as Beijng had shown amazing economic achievement in agriculture, industry and human resources development, she said at a discussion at a city hotel on Saturday afternoon.
No afterthought on women’s reservation bill: Khurshid
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government will go ahead with the women's reservation bill with no plans to dilute any of its clauses even though it is open to discussions with any political party, said Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.
"The cabinet has taken a well-informed decision. If we did not believe in the decision we have taken then why would we have taken such a step in the first place?" Khurshid queried, speaking to reporters on the margins of a microfinance conference here.
Women activists now target Shiva temple in Maharashtra
Pune : About 200 members of women's organisation Bhumata Ranragini Brigade (BRB) here on Monday left for Nashik city and resolved to enter the...
SC seeks details on trafficked women, children
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked all state governments to furnish to the central government details of all the cases filed under...
Documentary on last queen of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal, to be screened in Kathmandu
By Sahana Ghosh
Kolkata, (IANS): A documentary that depicts the last queen of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal's contributions to the First War of Independence and...
AAP protests crime against women in UP
Ghaziabad: The AAP organized a protest here against rising crime against women in Uttar Pradesh under the Samajwadi party government.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) district...
Chandigarh police question husband over woman’s murder
By IANS,
Chandigarh : The Chandigarh police Sunday evening started questioning a property dealer after his young wife was found murdered in their home here late Saturday night.
The questioning of Anuradha's husband, Baljinder Singh, started after the servant whom the police earlier suspected for the murder was found dead near Ropar town in Punjab, 40 km from here.
The police were looking for Vijay Kumar alias Nikku, a domestic help working for the couple for over five years, as he was missing from the home after the murder. His motorcycle was also missing.
NCW condemns Mamata government for crimes against women
Kolkata : Holding the Mamata Banerjee government's "lethargic attitude" as responsible for rise in crimes against women in West Bengal, National Commission for Women...
आपत्तिजनक टिप्पणी के विरोध में कानपुर में भारी बवाल
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Conflict to peace via women: Helping distressed women in J&K
Peace and conflict in Kashmir are linked to patriarchal interventions in Kashmir. “The women don’t have a slightest idea about it. They feel it...
‘Internet Saathi’ to digitally empower one lakh women in Bengal
Kolkata : 'Internet Saathi', a joint digital literacy programme of Google India and Tata Trust, is all set to roll out across 400 villages...
Attitude about abortion same in Hindu & Muslim women: study
By TCN News,
New Delhi: A study published in the journal BMC Public Health reports that the attitude of Muslim women is slightly more favorable towards abortion than Hindu women.
Saina seeded No.2 at Australian Open
Sydney: Star Indian shuttler and defending champion Saina Nehwal has been seeded No.2 in the women's singles event for the $750,000 Australian Open Superseries...
एक और सानिया मिर्ज़ा, इस बार पहली फाइटर पायलट
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Bangladeshi female lawyer calls for efforts to realize equal rights
By Huang Yanan, Xinhua,
Dhaka : A prominent female lawyer in Bangladesh holds that in a still male-dominated society, women should be encouraged to work hard to realize real equal rights with men.
Although progress has been achieved in the past years, Bangladesh is still a male-dominated country with less women government officials, journalists and entrepreneurs, Lawyer Tania Amir said in an interview with Xinhua recently.
"In the rural areas, girls are not treated equally with boys," she said.
CBI files chargesheet in Unnao custodial death case
By IANS
New Delhi, July 7: The CBI has filed a charge sheet against five men including Unnao MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's brother Atul Singh...
Women’s bill in Lok Sabha after consultation: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress said Friday it was keen to get the women's reservation bill passed in the Lok Sabha but said it will be brought to the lower house only after consultation with political parties.
Paban Singh Ghatowar, the Congress chief whip in the Lok Sabha, refused to specify a time-frame for bringing the bill, saying that dates taken by the media were "speculation."
The landmark bill, passed by the Rajya Sabha Tuesday after two days of acrimony, seeks to reserve a third of all seats in legislatures for women.
Women commuters cheer as Rajya Sabha passes quota bill
By IANS,
Mumbai : Thousands of women commuters travelling in local trains Wednesday celebrated the first round of success of the Women's Reservation Bill by cheering and offering flowers to other travellers at a railway station in the suburbs.
Armed with flowers, the women commuters and some others belonging to local self-help groups thronged the Ulhasnagar railway station early morning, a day after the Rajya Sabha passed the bill to reserve a third of seats in the legislatures for women.
Women’s quota bill likely in Lok Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi: The government hopes to introduce the contentious women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the monsoon session of parliament after holding "consultations" with the political parties opposed to the measure, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Friday.
The Rajya Sabha has already passed the bill, seeking to reserve 33 percent of seats in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies for women.
Another woman raped in Delhi taxi, driver arrested
New Delhi : A 32-year-old working woman who hired a cab from a Delhi Metro station was raped at a secluded spot by the...
SC asks CBI to probe gang rape case recorded on video
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to undertake investigation into the two rape videos that were posted on...
Young tribal woman inspires farming community to better livelihoods in Odisha
By Chinmaya Dehury
Koraput (Odisha): Raimati Ghiuria, a young tribal woman, not only proved to be a leader in conserving local traditional varieties of rice...
Four arrested for woman professor’s murder
By IANS,
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh police Thursday claimed to have solved the murder of a woman professor, in a Kanpur university campus, with the arrest of four people.
Mandavi Singh, an assistant professor at the Chandra Shekhar Azad Agriculture University, was shot dead on the campus Monday evening.
"Three of the arrested, Jitendra Rathore, Mohammad Mohsin and Sonu are petty criminals. Rathore shot Singh on her face when she resisted their attempt to snatch her gold chain," Superintendent of Police (Crime) O.P. Singh told IANS by phone.
More women are taking to Buddhism: First woman master
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : A growing number of women are taking to Buddhism in India like in the West where two-thirds of the practitioners of the faith are women, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, the first Tibetan Buddhist woman master, said.
Hamida Aapa ki yaaden
By Shaheer Khan for TwoCircles.net
Eminent Urdu writer Hamida Salim passed away on Sunday, August 16th at the age of 93 at her house in...
First tribal woman takes oath as Jharkhand governor
Ranchi : Draupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the ninth governor of Jharkhand, the first tribal woman to occupy the position in the...
Family demands CBI probe into attacks on Meghalaya women’s activists
Shillong, Dec 4 (IANS) The family members of two prominent women's rights activists, who were injured in a mob attack in Meghalaya, on Tuesday...
Kamala Suraiya: The literary star of Kerala is no more
By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,
The epitome of love, the dear writer of Kerala Dr. Kamala Suraiya has bid farewell to this world. Malayalis’ own Madhavikkutty who secured an unforgettable place in the world of literature will now live in the hearts of millions through the works that eternalize her. The great writer who had been ailing for some months passed away at 1.55 am on 31st May in the Jahangir Hospital in Pune. She will be interred at the Palayam Juma Masjid in Thiruvananthapuram with State honours tomorrow. She was 75 and is survived by three sons.