Women

Essay writing competition in celebration of Mother’s Day

Women

By TCN News, New Delhi: Human’s Pride, an NGO that works for the poor and oppressed section of the society has announced a national essay writing competition for Mother’s Day.

Fresh, young faces in Left list, Subhasini Ali fielded from Barrackpore

Women

Kolkata : Packing 26 new faces and nominating several young leaders, West Bengal's main opposition Left Front Wednesday announced its candidates list for the...

Ramadan 1435: Hijab

Women

By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net A girl helps to tie the hijaab after their iftaar at the Thousand Lights Mosque, Chennai. Hijab, a piece of clothing...

Here, blue stands for women’s empowerment

Women

By Rupesh Dutta, Alwar (Rajasthan) : The colour blue stands for women's empowerment here in Rajasthan, a sign that they have been pulled out of...

Female scribes face misogyny and patriarchy, say women journalists

Women

New Delhi : Women journalists, like men, should be judged on the basis of their stories rather than their gender in the male-dominated world...

BJP women will get equal opportunity in 2014 polls: Smriti Irani

Women

By IANS, Panaji : Women will get "equal opportunity" to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, BJP vice president and TV acterss Smriti Irani said Wednesday.

हम सब भारतीयों को मिलकर देश बचाना है – नासिरा ज़ुबैरी

Women

TCN News जयपुर: 'भारत में समाज व सामाजिक संबंधों को खून के रिश्तों से भी अधिक महत्व दिया जाता है, जिसे साम्प्रदायिक तत्व नष्ट करने...

Woman’s in-laws arrested for causing forceful abortion

Women

By IANS, New Delhi: The in-laws of a 22-year-old woman were arrested here Monday after she accused them of drugging her and causing her to abort her over one month-old foetus, the police said. Impreet Kaur, in her complaint to the Geeta Colony police station, alleged that her husband Rajdeep Singh, a property dealer, and in-laws, Gurdeep Singh and Devendra, took her to the house of her husband's sister two days ago. At her sister-in-law's house she was allegedly given a sedative laced tea and after that the "foetus was removed". She had married Singh in December last year.

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

Women

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...

You won’t find a husband, world’s tallest girl told

Women

By IANS, London: Marvadene Anderson, a US resident who is said to be the world's tallest teenage girl at 6 feet 11 inches, says the rudest thing that she has ever been told is that she won't "be able to find a husband". "People are friendly with me because of my height and my personality. If I was tall and mean, I think I'd have a problem," The Telegraph quoted Anderson as saying Tuesday. "The rudest thing anybody ever said about my height is that I'm not going to be able to find a husband."

Women’s Super-G results at Sochi

Women

By IANS, Rosa Khutor: Following are the women's Super-G results at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Saturday: 1. Anna Fenninger, Austria, 1:25.52 2. Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Germany, 1:26.07 3....

Taking justice to women’s doorstep in Kerala

Women

By Jeevan Mathew Kurian, IANS, Kozhikode (Kerala) : Justice at the doorstep is a much espoused cause but remains a dream. For women in Kerala justice may not be at their doorstep, but they can at least seek it in their neighbourhood. The Jagrata Samithis (Vigilance Committees) in local administrative bodies is slowly turning into sanctuaries of justice for them. The committees have come up in 832 local administrative bodies out of around 1,200 in the state.

Woman kills her two children, attempts suicide

Women

Hyderabad : Distressed over financial problems, a woman poisoned to death her two children and later attempted suicide with her mother by jumping into...

Contribute to help rehabilitation of war widows: President

Women

New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday called upon the people to make voluntary contributions for the rehabilitation of war widows, disabled defence...

Himachal tribal women don’t come under inheritance law

Women

By IANS, Shimla: Tribal women in Himachal Pradesh do not come under inheritance law if there is a male member in the family, Revenue Minister Kaul Singh said Tuesday.

Women officials will play major role in future, says Air Force Chief

Women

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.

Deendar Anjuman: Damned by the Muslim community, haunted by the security agencies

Women

By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net

NIT development being highlighted as communal incident: Mehbooba

Women

Srinagar : While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti described the student unrest at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) a "non-issue", the...

Micro-financing empowers women in Jammu and Kashmir

Women

By Binoo Joshi, IANS,

“No remorse, did right thing”: Bulli Bai app creator tells police

Lead Story

Neeraj Bishnoi, 21, and a second-year BTech student from an institute in Bhopal was arrested by Delhi Police from Assam’s Jorhat district on...

Two students arrested a month after video-recorded gang rape on crowded US beach

Women

Phoenix (Arizona): No one intervened while a woman was being gang raped in daylight on a crowded public beach in Florida in March, or...

‘Injection’ attacks spark fear among women in Andhra district

Women

Hyderabad: "Injection attacks" by unknown men have sent panic among women in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district with six more women being attacked in...

Social activist Medha Patekar arrested in Allahabad

Women

Lucknow: Social activist Medha Patekar was arrested in Allahabad on Saturday, police said. She was on her way to Kachari village when police tried to...

Ekta, Farah in Fortune India’s powerful businesswomen’s list

Women

By IANS

54 women fall unconscious in Tamil Nadu after gas leak

Women

Chennai : A total of 54 women workers of a fish processing unit in Tamil Nadu fell unconscious after inhaling a poisonous gas, a...

Attitude about abortion same in Hindu & Muslim women: study

Women

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.

Trinamool student wing to ‘look into’ Kolkata college girl’s beating

Women

Kolkata : The student wing of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday said it would look into allegations of its members beating up...

Where are the women religious leaders?

Women

By Vishnu Makhijani, IANS, Astana : Whatever the third Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions held in Kazakhstan might have achieved, it did prove that when it comes to religious leadership, women are yet to break through the glass ceiling. A list circulated by the organisers featured the names of 184 participants - and only 13 of them were women.

Women key to US presidential elections: poll

Women

By DPA, Washington : Women hold an important key to winning the US presidential elections in November because neither Democrat Barack Obama nor Republican John McCain has yet won a majority of women voters into their corner, according to a poll. Obama has won the support of 49 percent of women, while 38 percent are for McCain, according to the poll released Tuesday, commissioned by a coalition of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a female-oriented TV broadcaster, and hundreds of women's organisations.

West Bengal’s Left Front woos Muslims, women

Women

By IANS,

“हरियाणा में महादलित महिला होने के बजाय गाय होना ज़्यादा अच्छा है”: महादलित महिला...

Women

मनीषा मशाल भारत में यह एक कठिन समय चल रहा है, जिसमें देश में रह रहे हाशिए के समुदाय से जुड़े लोग ब्राह्मणवाद और प्रताड़ना...

Dec 16 gang rape timeline

Women

A woman was brutally raped by six people Dec 16, 2012, night in a moving private bus in the national capital. She later died...

From Kairwan’s meadows to poetic pages, how Kashmiri woman attempting to revive native language

Women

Tauseef Ahmad and Nuzhat Masoodi, TwoCircles.net Kupwara: Each sunrise in Lolab, also called Wadi-e-Lolab (the land of love and beauty), gives the valley a golden...

Consult us on Teresa’s remains: Catholic bishops

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : The government should consult the church and the Missionaries of Charity before taking a decision on the Albanian government's request for Mother Teresa's remains, the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) said Monday. "As and when such a request comes to us, we will take a considered decision in consultation with the Missionaries of Charity," said CBCI spokesperson Rev Babu Joseph.

People defy ban to offer prayers at sati site

Women

By IANS, Raipur : Dozens of people in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district Monday offered prayers at the site where a woman committed 'sati' by jumping onto her husband's funeral pyre despite a ban imposed by the police on the worship of the woman. On Saturday, Lalmati Verma, 71, jumped onto her husband's funeral pyre after all the villagers had left the site on the bank at the confluence of two rivers - Mahanadi and Shivnath - in Chechar village, about 125 km from here.

AAP reiterates demand for Jaitley’s resignation

Women

New Delhi : The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday reiterated its demand for union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's resignation since, it said, an impartial...

Saina loses final, settles for World badminton silver

Women

Jakarta/New Delhi : It was heartbreak for Saina Nehwal and all her fans as the Indian badminton ace lost the women's singles final...

Sexual harassment of serious concern: Himachal acting CJ

Women

Shimla: Violence against women and sexual harassment at the workplace are serious concerns and the judiciary can play a major role in delivering gender...

Woman thrashed, paraded naked in Uttar Pradesh

Women

By IANS, Lucknow : A group of locals thrashed a pregnant woman and paraded her naked through a village in Uttar Pradesh after she objected to encroachment on her land, police said Monday. The incident took place Sunday evening at Karnawala village in Bijnor district, about 400 km from Lucknow. Of the four people who were primarily behind the incident, two have been arrested, police said. "In the incident, the woman suffered a miscarriage. She is undergoing treatment at a hospital," police inspector Rajesh Kumar Gautam told reporters.

Courage under crisis: stories of Bangalore’s brave women

Women

By Maitreyee Boruah, IANS, Bangalore : The cruel blows of fate have not broken their will, their resolve to fight. Widowed very early in life, or divorced after facing cruelty in their husband's home, or raped and fighting a legal battle to get the rapists punished - these women from India's tech hub have shown courage under crisis. Meet these grand old ladies - Padma Srinivasan, 73, and her friend Jayalakshmi Sreenivasan, 75. Popularly known as Bangalore's "pizza grannies", Padma and business partner Jayalakshmi sell yummy pizzas in the country's IT hub to run an old age home.

SAARC to get first woman secretary general

Women

By IANS, Dhaka : The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is set to get its first woman secretary general - a 36-year-old Maldivian lawyer.

Hijab in Kerala: the transformation from ignorance to knowledge

Women

By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net, A few decades ago, if a Muslim woman from Malabar clad in a burqa had gone to Ernakulam, people would have looked at her astonished. Because, burqa or any such dress was unfamiliar in southern Kerala. But now, anyone can see women in burqa or girls wearing head-scarves walking through the busy streets of Ernakulam. Hijab is no more new in the work places, educational institutions and public functions in Kerala.

Women Helpline launched in Ghaziabad

Women

Ghaziabad : A Women Helpline was launched Monday by police here. Speaking on the occasion, Uttar Pradesh Inspector General of Police Navneet Sikera asked women...

प्रधानमंत्री जी, महिला सशक्तिकरण पर ज्ञान देने से पहले दिल्ली हिंसा में मुस्लिम महिलाओं...

Women

दिल्ली हिंसा के दौरान मुस्लिम महिलाओं के साथ हुईं हैं बेहद शर्मनाक हरकतें कपड़े फाड़ने से लेकर बलात्कार तक के आरोप, कई लड़कियां...

India: topper among women in UPSC exam credits family for achievement

Women

By NNN-PTI, New Delhi : Delhi girl Ashmia Jain, the overall topper among women candidates in the Civil Services Examination, credits her achievement to her family's efforts. Jain, who secured the seventh position in the 2007 exam, is a post-graduate from the Delhi School of Economics. The 25-year-old told PTI that she had dreamt of the moment when she was in Class IX. "When I was in Class IX, I had told one of my friends that one day I would also make it to the civil services exam". A topper from her school days, Jain toiled tediously for one and a half year to achieve her goal.

कोचिंग के फीस के लिए नौकरी कर जुटाएं पैसे, अब जज बन गई बोकारो...

Women

By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली - हाल ही में बिहार पीसीएस जे के परिणाम में 22 मुस्लिम नोजवानों ने जज साहब होने का गौरव...

यूपी में दरोगा पर ही फरियादी से बलात्कार का आरोप

Women

स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश में रक्षक के ही भक्षक बनने की घटना सामने आई है। शाहजहांपुर के जलालाबाद पुलिस थाने में तैनात सब इंस्पेक्टर...

इंस्पेक्टर सुबोध के हत्यारोपियों की जमानत रद्द, पत्नी ने कहा अब मिला सुकून

Women

स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के बुलंदशहर में 2018 में हुई हिंसा में इंस्पेक्टर सुबोध सिंह की हत्या के मामले में आरोपी योगेश राज की ज़मानत...

Preventing crimes against women: are stringent laws the only solution?

Women

By Ram Puniyani,

Meet Dr. Mubeena Ramzan, the first Kashmiri woman to feature among world’s 500 most...

Women

By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net Dr Mubeena Ramzan of Kashmir created history earlier this month when she became the first Kashmiri woman to be enlisted among...

Suspecting them as terrorists, state run bus service driver-conductor force luggage search on burqa...

Women

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Kolkata/Asansole: After the October 2 Burdwan bomb blast, a section of the main stream media’s campaign against the Madrasas and Muslims in West Bengal are facing suspicion across the community. Muslims are being made the target of communal hate campaigns.

Sania named UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia

Women

New Delhi : Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was Tuesday appointed the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asian region by UN Women at...

Triple talaq law will affect social cohesion, says Owaisi

Women

Hyderabad, (IANS): MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has opposed the bill seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq, saying this would have severe consequences on rule of...

Mushawarat objects to SC observation on purdah vis-à-vis voting right

Women

By TCN News, New Delhi: Islam does not mandate covering of face but the Supreme Court should consider conscientious objection seriously and not advise surrender of voting right, Syed Shahabuddin, President, All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM). AIMMM President has deplored “the unnecessary and avoidable controversy over the requirement of facial photographs to establish the identity of Muslim female electors.”

Manipuri Muslim women who took part in Nupi Lan of 1939 remembered

Women

By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: The 75th anniversary of Nupi Lan, or women’s agitation of 1904 and 1939, was observed in Manipur on Dec. 12, 2014. Many Muslim civil societies in Manipur urged State Government to recognise the Muslim women who took part in the women’s agitation of 1939.

ITBP’s first women raring to guard borders, fight insurgents

Women

By Sahil Makkar, IANS, Panchkula (Haryana) : They are strong, courageous and determined to prove that men aren't the only ones who can guard the border, fight insurgents in jungles, or take up duties at high altitudes. They are the first batch of 209 women constables of the central paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) who Friday completed their 44-week-long rigorous training at a camp near here.

NHRC asks Delhi to pay molestation victim Rs.5 lakh

Women

By IANS,

Scrap polls if no women votes: Pakistani daily

Women

By IANS, Islamabad: A leading Pakistani daily has described as "perfectly legitimate" a demand that elections be scrapped in those polling stations where no woman votes.

मजदूर दिवस के दिन भी महिला मजदूरों के असल मुद्दे ग़ायब रहें…

Women

फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net आज मज़दूर दिवस भी गुज़र गया. हमने सोशल मीडिया पर इसकी बधाई भी दे दी. लेकिन मजदूरों के असल मुद्दे गायब रहे....

Women to have 10 percent reservation in Kolkata Police

Women

By IANS, Kolkata : The West Bengal cabinet Friday passed a proposal to reserve 10 percent of jobs in Kolkata Police for women.

Maya calls for Mulayam’s mental treatment over sexist remark

Women

Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati has suggested that Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh be admitted to the Agra mental asylum for treatment following his sexist...

Mother, daughter held for stoning woman to death

Women

By IANS, Raipur : A village headwoman in Chattisgarh was arrested Monday with her daughter and son-in-law for allegedly stoning to death a woman who was branded a witch. The incident took place at Narkela village in Jashpur district, about 450 km from here. "The village sarpanch, Rimni Bai, and her daughter and son-in-law were arrested following strong evidence that they stoned to death a middle-aged tribal woman Budhiaro Bai after branding her a witch," said a police official probing the case.

Odisha gang rape: Women panel seeks action against doctors

Women

By IANS,

The role of women in the Kashmir uprising

Women

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...

How Muslim women in India resist online abuse

Lead Story

Muslim women received significantly more abuse when compared to women from other religions. They received 55.5% more problematic or abusive content. Suchitra | TwoCircles.net NEW...

Women’s bill to be tabled Monday: Government

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : The bill that seeks 33 percent reservation for women in legislative bodies will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha Monday, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prithviraj Chavan said Friday. Monday, March 8, is International Women's Day. The legislation has been pending for over 13 years -- it was first brought to parliament by the H.D. Deve Gowda government in 1996.

India’s first three women fighter pilots commissioned

Women

Hyderabad : Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh on Saturday were commissioned as India's first three women fighter pilots. On completion of successful training...

Slow exercise beneficial for menopausal women

Women

By IANS, Washington : Scientists seeking to delay or reduce age-related muscle deterioration in menopausal women are examining the effects of different exercise regimes. Alexander Sänger's research group from University of Salzburg has investigated two such methods. Hypertrophy resistance training is a traditional approach designed to induce muscle growth and 'SuperSlow(r)' which involves much slower movement and fewer repetitions of exercises.

Self-help groups to arm women against economic slowdown: Tirath

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : India is strengthening its self-help groups to involve women in income generating work to arm them against the impact of economic meltdown, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said. Addressing the plenary session of the third East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting at Seoul Thursday, Tirath said India is committed to uplift women in every sphere of life. She said the government is making all efforts to protect women from the impact of economic slowdown on their health, nutritional level and economic sustainability.

Woman burnt to death by in-laws for dowry, alleges family

Women

By IANS, New Delhi: A 28-year-old woman, married for seven years, was allegedly burnt to death Sunday by her in-laws in Delhi, police and her family said. Deepika Bajaj, who has a six-year-old daughter, called police before dying and told them that she had been set on fire by her husband and in-laws, an official said. "We received a call at around 8.30 in the morning when the deceased woman, Deepika Bajaj, called us before dying and told that she has been set on fire inside her home by her husband and in-laws," the police officer said.

Families of missing persons stage silent protest in Srinagar against enforced disappearances

Women

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Srinagar: The association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) staged a silent sit-in at Pratap Park here on Saturday, March 10,...

Will set up world-class institutes for minorities, 40% reservation for women: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Women

By TCN News The Ministry of Minority Affairs will establish “world class educational institutions to provide better traditional and modern education to students belonging...

Protest demonstrations by dalits and adivasi intensifies over Kanhar dam construction

Women

By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh): In a move intended to protest the alleged illegal land acquisition by the Uttar Pradesh government...

Bail plea of BSP MP arrested in dowry death case rejected

Women

Ghaziabad : A court here on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of BSP MP Narendra Kashyap who was arrested on charges of dowry death...

AMU Women’s Club organizes Eid Milan programme

Women

By TwoCircles.net The Aligarh Muslim University Women's Club held Eid Milan function hosted by Prof Shagufta Aleem at the Indira Gandhi Hall on 21st July,...

Happy to see girl students shine: Modi

Women

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the students on their success in various examinations, and said he was Â“happy to see...

Arguments over rape charge against BSP MP from Feb 18

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : A court here fixed Feb 18 for hearing arguments on charges in a rape case against Bahujan Samaj Party MP...

Minor raped by step-father in Delhi

Women

New Delhi: A 10-year-old girl was raped by her step-father at her home here, police said Thursday. The accused has been arrested. Police said the...

20 girl students suffer sun stroke, fall unconscious

Women

By IANS, Raipur: As many as 20 girl students suffered a sun stroke and fell unconscious Tuesday at a government school near Chhattisgarh's capital city, officials said. They have been hospitalised. The incident took place at a school in Urkura village on the outskirts of state capital Raipur.

Police officer suspended for third degree interrogation of girl in Jharkhand

Women

Ranchi : In a case of alleged police brutality, a Class 10 girl student fell unconscious and had to be hospitalised after she was...

Gujrat’s Thakor community bans inter caste marriage and mobile phone for unmarried girls

Women

TCN News The Thakor community, in a meeting held in Jegol village, Gujrat, on Sunday came up with a 9 point diktat to be followed...

’48 percent Indian women drop out mid-career’

Women

New Delhi : The percentage of women in India dropping out of white collar jobs in mid-career is as high as 48 percent, as...

HC nixes triple talaq plea, says women entitled to equality

Women

New Delhi, (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea to direct the government to ensure that triple talaq must...

Domestic violence against women rising: Minister

Women

New Delhi : Incidents of domestic violence involving the physical assault of a women by her husband or other relatives are rising in the...

Teresa Rehman wins Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity

Women

By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,

Too few Indian women joining the army

Women

By Ritu Sharma, IANS, New Delhi : Not many women seem interested in joining the Indian Army. Only half the women candidates who qualified in the entrance exam and interview turned up for the Officers Training Academy (OTA) course in Tamil Nadu this year. The course has 80 seats but only around 40 women candidates came as the course began in April this year. This comes even as the top army brass has agreed to give permanent commission to women officers in more branches. All women have to undergo the OTA course to join the army.

Proper representation to women in parliament: President

Women

New Delhi : Emphasising the need to give appropriate representation to women in parliament and state legislatures, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said empowerment...

‘High proportion of HIV+ women report domestic abuse’

Women

By IANS, Pune: A high proportion of HIV positive women report domestic violence than HIV negative women, says a latest study by the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune.

Uphold dignity of women, Delhi Police told

Women

By IANS,

Ramadan 1438: Shaheena

Women

By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net "The word Ramzan itself gives me a sense of peace and relief. The feeling of Ramzan in the close-knit family...

Woman gang raped on the banks of river Ganga

Women

Patna, Oct 3 (IANS) A woman in Bihar was gang raped on the banks of the Ganga river when she had gone for a...

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

Women

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

Lawyer becomes first Orissa woman to scale Everest

Women

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.

BJP showing fake love for Dalits, says BSP chief

Women

Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday accused the BJP of showing "fake love" for the Dalits. The BJP hit back,...

AIDWA’s first National Convention of Muslim Women in Delhi

Women

By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,

About 800 Muslim women are expected to attend the first National Convention of Muslim Women to be organized by the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA). AIDWA is the women's wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Indian women face sexual harassment in New Zealand

Women

Wellington:Indian women in Auckland, New Zealand's largest and most populous urban area, are facing a wave of sexual harassment from their own countrymen, a...

Support research on Indian Muslim Women: Struggle for Identity

Women

By TCN News

Campaign to save girl child, environment in Punjab

Women

By IANS, Chandigarh : Based on the thinking that both a woman and trees nurture families and planet earth, respectively, without any reciprocity, a novel campaign to save both is being launched in Punjab Wednesday. The campaign, 'Nanhi Chhaaon' (Little shadow) is being undertaken jointly by the Punjab government, the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and a corporate house to highlight why the girl child and environment need to be protected for the future.

Rabiya: An iron woman of South India

Women

A Year-long Series on Education, Sponsored by The Aligarh Forum : - A Mirror on our Efforts, our Successes & our Shortcomings ; Stories...

Niqab for Muslim women banned in Canadian province

Women

By IANS, Toronto : After France, Muslim women have been banned from wearing niqab in Canada's French-speaking Quebec province. A bill tabled Wednesday will not allow government services to women wearing the niqab. The bill comes after protests triggered by an Egyptian immigrant's refusal to remove her niqab in her French languages classes in Montreal, forcing the school and the provincial government to throw her out.

Starving sisters locked for months, rescued in Delhi

Women

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

Muslim Women’s Aid Society established in Kancheepuram

Women

By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,

Measure for Measure: Mourning for a Widow

Women

By Dr.Asma Anjum Khan, TwoCircles.net, #widow# mourning#waltwhitman Asma Nama: She teaches English, talks a lot , read her at your own risk. Jo hona tha so ho gaya, abb koi rona dhona naheen, chup raho. (Be quiet, be quiet now, I am telling you be quiet. Whatever has happened has happened. Now it’s over. Now be silent.)

ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट। यूपी के इस गांव में कॉलेज के लिए ग्रामीणों ने मुफ्त में...

Women

उत्तर प्रदेश के सहारनपुर में 1990 में एक दर्जन गांवों ने अपने क्षेत्र में इंटर कॉलेज के लिए मुहिम चलाई, ताकि इस इलाके के...

NCW issues notice to Ramdev

Women

New Delhi : The National Commission for Women Wednesday issued a notice to yoga guru Ramdev for his remarks on Congress vice president Rahul...

Anti-trafficking bill ignores consenting sex workers

Women

By Somrita Ghosh for IANS: New Delhi/Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Geeta (name changed), a resident of Sangli village in Maharashtra, was 19 when she became...

Women to operate two-wheeler ambulances in Tamil Nadu

Women

Chennai : In a first-of-its-kind, Tamil Nadu will now have women paramedical members weaving in and out of traffic on their two-wheeler ambulances to...

Woman’s womb was not slit during 2002 riots: Doctor

Women

By IANS, Ahmedabad: The horror tale of a pregnant woman having her womb slit open by attackers of the 2002 communal riots during the Naroda Patia massacre in Ahmedabad has been negated by a doctor who carried out the autopsy. J.S. Kanoria during his cross-examination before special court judge Jyotsnaben Yagnik Wednesday said he had conducted the post-mortem examination on three bodies, including the pregnant woman, Kausarbanu Sheikh, and had found the foetus intact in her womb.

Nawazuddin’s new movie deals with controversial Halala law

Women

Mumbai: After being a part of 68th Cannes International Film Festival, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's “Miyan Kal Aana” production, directed by his younger brother Shamas...

Dalit woman burnt alive in Madhya Pradesh

Women

By IANS, Bhopal : A Dalit woman, set on fire by two people in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, died at a hospital in Gwalior Thursday, police said. The woman, Krantibai, was living with Raghuveer Gurjar in Padora village in the district after leaving her husband a few years ago. "Raghuveer Wednesday demanded some money from her for liquor. When Krantibai refused, he and his brother doused her with kerosene and set her on fire," Shivpuri Superintendent of Police Rajendra Prasad said.

Woman undressed, breast-searched at Canadian airport!

Women

By IANS, Toronto: A 42-year-old black Canadian woman has alleged that she was forced to undress and bodily searched for drugs at Ottawa airport on her return from Jamaica. Charmaine Archer, who was returning home from Jamaica Tuesday night, said she was forced to open her rectum, lift her breast, and looked underneath her crotch by customs officials. The woman said she was pulled aside by the customs agents "because she paid for part of her ticket with a credit card, because she booked last minute and because she only stayed for four days", according to the Ottawa Citizen.

No justice when alive, at least give justice after he has been killed, says...

Women

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Solapur (Maharashtra): On Monday, Mahmooda Bi, 61, was on her way to Bhopal to meet her son Khalid Machala in...

Ramadan 1437: Nafees Fatima

Women

By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net “Oh, it used to be much more strict in our times.” Nafees Fatima remembers growing up in her household, where there...

With clanging, Manipur’s women peacekeepers keep trouble at bay

Women

By Gaurav Sharma, IANS,

Kerala government floats new policy to empower women

Women

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

Neglect charge against British teenager’s mother dismissed

Women

By IANS, Panaji : Goa's Women and Child Development (WCD) department has dismissed a petition against slain British teenager Scarlett Keeling's mother Fiona Mackeown on a technicality, as the police was already investigating similar charges against her. A petition filed by a local NGO Utt Goenkara had argued that it was Fiona's criminal neglect of Scarlett which had resulted in the teenager's death and sought penal action against her.

Islamists protest Dhaka’s equal rights to women policy

Women

By IANS,

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

Women

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...

Severely punish culprits of female foeticide: Aamir

Women

By IANS, Mumbai: Aamir Khan says aborting a child after sex determination is wrong and supports the Maharashtra government's proposal to give severe punishment to those involved in such offences.

The half widows of Kashmir: A story of endless wait and hardships

Women

In the second of the three-part series, Raqib Hameed Naik looks at the condition of half-widows in Kashmir,...

Saina, Sindhu, Jwala-Ashwini in line for Worlds medal

Women

Jakarta : As many as three medals will be on the line for Indian shuttlers on Friday as Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and...

एयरलाइंस की नौकरी त्याग रेप पीड़ितो के लिए लड़ने लगी ‘योगिता’

Women

तन्वी सुमन।Twocircles.net हर रोज बढ़ती हुई महिलाओं के साथ हिंसा और बलात्कार की घटनाएं अब महज आँकड़े बन कर रह गए हैं। ऐसे में सामाजिक...

Woman, paramour held for husband’s murder

Women

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.

Molestation accused Meghalaya policeman kills self

Women

Shillong: A Meghalaya Police officer, who was placed under suspension for allegedly molesting a woman, committed suicide at his house on Monday, police said. Sub...

Lalu tours Bihar with women’s quota views, finds few takers

Women

By IANS, Patna : The stakes are high and so is the scepticism. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has been touring Bihar to explain his strident opposition to the women's reservation bill but is finding that convincing people may not be that easy with some even dismissing his campaign as a political gimmick. On Sunday, he visited his parliamentary constituency Chapra to detail his stance on the bill reserving 33 percent of all legislative seats for women. During a visit to rural Chapra, he said the bill would be passed only over his dead body.

B.Ed student hangs herself in Agra

Women

Agra: A woman B.Ed student at a deemed university here Saturday committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan, police said. Kavita Sharma, a...

Women Congress leader hits out at Kerala unit chief

Women

Thiruvananthapuram : Senior woman Congress leader Shanimol Usman has in a letter to the party's Kerala unit president V.M. Sudheeran has said he was...

“Gender reporting in media does not exist, Urdu media no different,” say eminent media...

Lead Story

During the second day of the round table on “Gender Reporting in Urdu Media - Opportunities & Challenges” by the Centre for Women’s Studies...

A singing nomad between Morocco and France

Women

Stefan Franzen Paris - Hindi Zahra is the new face of a young generation of emancipated, cosmopolitan singers and songwriters from North Africa. Her album Handmade is due to be released in late February.

Uber rape case: Fingerprints of accused match

Women

New Delhi: A forensic expert Friday told a court here that the fingerprints of the Uber cab driver, accused of raping a woman executive,...

Bengaluru garment workers protest change in PF law

Women

Bengaluru : About 15,000 women garment workers on Monday staged a massive demonstration on the outskirts of Bengaluru, protesting change in the Provident Fund...

Now, row over Maharashtra SP chief’s comments

Women

Mumbai: A day after Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's comments on rape created a furore, his party's Maharashtra unit chief Abu Asim Azmi's...

Women not safe in Bihar, says NCW team

Women

By IANS,

Himachal ex-MLA booked for sexual assault

Women

Shimla: A former BJP legislator in Himachal Pradesh was Tuesday booked on a complaint by a woman who alleged that she was sexually assaulted...

More women joined politics in 2008, says a global report

Women

By Prensa Latina, United Nations : The 143-member Inter-Parliamentarian Union Thursday said the number of women occupying seats in the legislative institutions worldwide reached record levels in 2008, with one out of every five elected members was woman. The Women in Parliament 2008 report released by the union said of the 12,879 seats in 66 parliaments in 54 countries last year, women occupied 2,656 seats, or 20.6 percent. In the past five years, 60 percent of the women legislators were re-elected, the report said.

Election not about promises: Kirron Kher

Women

Mumbai: Actress Kirron Kher, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Chandigarh on a BJP ticket, says it's time to deliver and not...

Rheumatoid arthritis rising among women

Women

Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) After lying dormant for four decades, rheumatoid arthritis has resurfaced among women in the US. "More research needs to be done to better understand the causes and treatment of this devastating disease," said Sherine Gabriel, Mayo Clinic rheumatologist and lead investigator of the study. From 1955 to 1994, its incidence had continually been on the decline, but changed in mid-nineties. When Mayo researchers analysed patient data from early 1995 to early 2005, they found that both the incidence and prevalence (percentage) of the condition were rising.

UAE to launch educational campaign for women

Women

By IANS, Abu Dhabi:The United Arab Emirates' General Women's Union (GWU) has announced a new initiative to educate women about the legislations addressing and dealing with the issues concerning them, WAM news agency reported Wednesday. The awareness drive titled "Know Your Rights" is part of the women's union's efforts to implement the National Strategy for the Advancement of Women, a joint initiative with the UNDP launched in 2006.

Spread awareness on schemes for needy women, court tells Delhi

Women

By IANS,

Will do everything for women’s safety: Dikshit

Women

By IANS, New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday said that women's safety is a leading concern of her government and she will do everything possible for the purpose.

Walmart Foundation trains 12,000 women in India

Women

Bengaluru : Global retail giant's Walmart Foundation trained nearly 12,000 women with life skills in 30 factories across Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu with...

Delhi: How Women Are Stitching New Lives from Fabric of Loss and Thread of...

Women

Maryam Hassan and Unzila Sheikh/TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Shiv Vihar carries the silence of broken dreams. The 2020 Delhi riots swept through this northeast Delhi neighbourhood....

Woman’s burnt body found in Delhi house

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : The burnt body of a woman was found in her house here Monday, police said. Anju, a resident of Uttam Nagar in west Delhi, was found dead around 3 a.m., a police officer said. "We found the burnt body of a woman in the house. We are investigating the case and have apprehended her husband Ramu for questioning," the officer said.