Eight-year-old girl raped in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad : An eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her landlord's son here on Wednesday -- but her parents came to know about...
Commemoration meeting of Prof. Rehana Sultana
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) convened a commemorative meeting in memory of Professor Rehana Sultana to pay tribute to its leader. Eminent academic and activist Prof Rehana Sultana, Dean, School of Arts & Social Sciences, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) passed away on December 10 after a prolonged illness. She was 58 year old.
Navodaya Vidyalaya’s 55 girls allege molestation
Akola (Maharashtra) : A manhunt has been launched to arrest two teachers who face charges of molesting 55 students of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya...
Woman found murdered in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: A nearly 25-year-old woman was Saturday found dead on the roadside here. Police said the woman may have been raped before the murder.
The...
HC upholds life for jilted lover who maimed woman’s face
By Garima Tyagi,
New Delhi : A jilted lover who maimed the face of a woman who refused his marriage proposal has been denied relief...
India, US to put women’s issues in strategic dialogue
By IANS,
New York: India and the US have agreed that issues related to women's empowerment should be integrated into all aspects of the India-US Strategic Dialogue.
Bihar rapes: Oppn to stall house till minister goes, her husband arrested
By IANS:
Patna, July 26: The opposition in Bihar on Thursday demanded the resignation of Social Welfare Minister Kumari Manju Verma and the arrest of her...
Women’s cricket: Kiwis expect close series
Bengaluru : New Zealand's women team head coach Haidee Tiffen on Thursday said her players were gradually getting acclimatized to the conditions here and...
Woman held for abduction of six infants in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 26-year-old woman, who was unable to conceive and was allegedly harassed by her in-laws for it, was arrested along with her male accomplice for kidnapping six male children belonging to poor families in the capital, police said Monday.
Ritu Kapoor, a college dropout, and her associate Mohammad Zia Ul, 30, were arrested Sunday. One of the boys who were abducted by them has been rescued, while the body of another was found a few days ago, police said.
Murder of young woman in Kerala galvanises politics
Ernakulam (Kerala) : The brutal murder of a poor law student in this district last week has galvanised politics in election-bound Kerala as Chief...
Over three million women gather for Pongala festival
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram: Braving the rising mercury and smoke rising from their earthen kilns, more than three million women devotees cooked rice and jaggery as offering for the presiding deity of Attukal Bhagavathi temple here Sunday to celebrate the Pongala festival.
The devotees carrying bricks, firewood, rice, jaggery and coconut waited to make an offering of cooked rice to the presiding deity, believed to be an incarnation of Kannaki, the central character of the Tamil epic "Silappathikaaram".
Nearly 1,200 women killed in Pakistan in 2010: Report
By IANS,
Islamabad : Of the 1,195 women murdered in Pakistan this year, 98 were killed after being raped, says a report by the country's first helpline for women and children.
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.
Half of Indian women get married before 18: UNFPA
New Delhi : A third of the world's child brides are in India with about half of Indian women having married before they turned...
‘Consider us human’: Stigmatised, vulnerable sex workers at Kolkata’s Khidderpore, Bowbazar urge world
Atika Sayeed, TwoCircles.net
“Vaishya aur ba-ismat aurat ka muqaabla hargiz-hargiz nahi karna chahiye. In dono ka muqabla ho hi nahi sakta. Vaishya khud kamaati hai...
वाह रे मोदी बजट! दलित-आदिवासियों का हक़ भी मार लिया!
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी भले ही अरूण जेटली द्वारा पेश किए गए बजट को गांव, गरीब और किसान समर्थक बजट बता रहे...
Ban calls for ending violence against women
By IANS,
New York : On the occasion of the International Women's Day Sunday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for ending all forms of violence against women that perpetuate poverty and inequality.
He said the habitual and socially ingrained violence against women mars lives, destroys health, and perpetuate poverty and inequality, WAM reported.
Woman’s hand cut off in MP for resisting advances
Satna (Madhya Pradesh): A woman in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district was left critically injured when a man enraged at her resisting his advances attacked...
Reservation bill will be beacon for emancipation of women
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha is a momentous, heartwarming step not only for India, but is likely to be an inspirational trendsetter for women's empowerment in the entire region.
Although it is only the first step, the ripples from the smashing of a glass barrier are bound to be felt in virtually all areas of traditional male dominance. Like its democracy, therefore, India will also be a beacon in the matter of women's emancipation.
NIA gives clean chit to Sadhvi and others without conducting custodial interrogation
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: In a controversial development, India's elite National Investigation Agency (NIA) today gave clean chit to 6 accused, including Sadhvi Pragya...
Minor raped in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two of her neighbours, both property dealers, in southwest Delhi Monday, police said Tuesday.
"The incident took place yesterday (Monday) when the girl was returning from the market after shopping. Dharmender, 31, and Praveen, 29, were arrested after the girl's family complained about the incident," a senior police officer said.
Prioritise women’s empowerment, says Meira Kumar
By IANS,
New Delhi : As the bill seeking 33 percent reservation for women in legislatures of India is set to be tabled in parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Sunday said the nation should prioritise women empowerment as part of "our agenda and policy".
In her message conveying her "heartiest" wishes on the International Women's Day to be celebrated Monday, Meira Kumar said: "It is imperative that at this point in our time we prioritize women's empowerment as an intrinsic part of our development agenda and policy."
Drop in women MLA numbers in Telangana stresses need for 33% reservation
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
The number of women in Telangana State Assembly has come down this year as compared to the previous elections of 2014,...
Woman burnt to death for giving birth to girl child
By IANS,
Lucknow : A 25-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death by her husband and in-laws for giving birth to a baby girl for the second time in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday.
"Just hours after Momeena delivered a baby girl Tuesday, she was set on fire by her husband, brother-in-law and mother-in-law," police inspector Somveer Singh told IANS on phone.
Singh said the three accused ran away with the newborn girl after setting Momeena on fire. Momeena, married for five years, was a resident of the Ahera village in Baghpat, some 350 km from Lucknow.
Delhi to have special provisions for mentally ill women
By IANS,
New Delhi : Taking note of the shocking saga of former model Gitanjali Nagpal, the Delhi High Court Thursday directed the government to create separate wards for mentally ill women, especially the homeless, in state-run shelter homes.
A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Sanjeev Khanna asked the government to set up special wards for the mentally ill in the state government-run Nirmal Chhaya shelter homes within three months.
गुमनाम कबड्डी कोच इलियास की कहानी, जो समाज की अज्ञानता से जूझे मगर देश...
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पटना से करीब 90 किमी पूरब में गंगा नदी किनारे दरियापुर गांव बसा है। यहां...
Delhi by night – many cops but so few women
(One month after Dec 16 gang-rape)
By Rajnish Singh, IANS,
Karnataka court notice over Khel Ratna for Sania
Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the sports ministry for naming ace tennis star Sania Mirza for the...
Inheritance – why can’t tribal women have property rights?
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
By Vishal Gulati, IANS,
About 750 women personnel to guard Indo-Nepal border
By IANS,
Patna : India's paramilitary Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) will deploy about 750 women constables at the Indo-Nepal border soon to check human trafficking, smuggling and other illegal activities, an official said Friday.
"In a bid to strengthen security, about 750 women personnel of the SSB will guard the porous Indo-Nepal border from West Bengal to Bihar," SSB Inspector General Dilip Tandon said.
Women’s car rally to create breast cancer awareness
By IANS,
New Delhi: Nearly 100 women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, will drive from Delhi to Jaipur April 2 to create awareness about the disease that kills over 40,000 women every year in India.
"Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in cities and we hope this rally will spread awareness among people," Ramesh Sarin, founder chairperson of the Forum for Breast Cancer Protection, told IANS Tuesday.
Uber to create 50,000 jobs for Indian women by 2020
New Delhi : US-based mobile cab-booking company Uber announced on Thursday its commitment to create 50,000 jobs for women in India by 2020 in...
Sabrang Communications denies ‘motivated allegations’ by CBI
By TCN News,
Mumbai: Sabrang Communications and Publishing Pvt. Ltd. (SCPPL) has once again denied the CBI’s allegations of it having violated provisions of...
A dropout herself, she sends village children to school
By Maitreyee Boruah, IANS,
Mysore : Her day begins on an unusual note. Kalasamma, head of a village council in Karnataka, goes from door to door to ensure that all the children there are going to school.
This is the routine that Kalasamma, 33, a school dropout herself, has been following for the last four years. Her Heggadapura village is located in Mysore district, about 150 km from Bangalore.
SC upholds death sentence for Nirbhaya rapists
New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence on all four convicts in the brutal Nirbhaya gang-rape here of December...
Women’s panel to probe forcible stripping by cops
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Friday said its has formed a committee to enquire into the alleged case of a woman being forced to strip in front of her son at a west Delhi police post last month.
NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said: "I was shocked to hear of such police atrocity. We have formed a three-member enquiry committee which will probe into the circumstances leading to the incident and action taken by the authorities."
The victim, a 30-year-old woman, approached the commission Friday.
RSS and affiliate organisations trying to kill Indian glory: Teesta Setalvad
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: Our country is now being controlled by fascist forces and each citizen should challenge them, Teesta...
FIR against Misha Bharti for poll violation
Patna: An FIR was Thursday lodged against Misha Bharti who is contesting from Patliputra seat in Bihar for forcibly entering a polling booth and...
Malaysian Indian woman sues government for detention
By IANS,
Ipoh (Malaysia) : An ethnic Indian woman who spent 11 months at an immigration depot on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant has sued the government for RM6 million ($150,000 approx.) for her suffering while under detention.
M. Rajeshvari named as defendants the government and six others, including Home Minister Syed Hamid Syed Albar and Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan.
The suit was filed by her lawyer A. Magesan, also an ethnic Indian, at the Kuala Lumpur High Court registry Thursday.
Delhi needs woman chief minister: Meenakshi Lekhi
New Delhi : BJP parliamentarian Meenakshi Lekhi Wednesday said that only a "woman chief minister with administrative experience" can ensure the safety of women...
Maharashtra launches crime tracking system
Mumbai : On the occasion of the 70th Independence Day, Maharashtra launched the country's first comprehensive 'Crime Criminal Tracking Network System' through 42 cyber...
Women play vital role in Pakistan: Khar
By IANS,
Islamabad : Women in Pakistan are more empowered than those in other developing countries, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.
अपनी योग्यता को देश की सेवा में समर्पित करना चाहती है सदफ़ चौधरी
आसमोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net
कैमिकल इंजीनियरिंग की पढ़ाई और फिर एक अमेरिकी बैंक मेंं काम कर चुकी सदफ़ चौधरी के घर का माहौल पूरी तरह...
Crucial women’s quota bill lapses for the fourth time
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
New Delhi : Amid a plethora of gestures on women's empowerment, a crucial piece of legislation, a bill reserving 33 percent of seats in parliament and the state assemblies for women, has again lapsed with the 15th Lok Sabha holding its last sitting ahead of the April-May general elections.
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 intend to quit jobs due to gender bias, harassment’
New Delhi : Working women, especially those in the private sector, desire to quit their jobs for a number of reasons, including gender bias...
Bengaluru garment workers protest change in PF law
Bengaluru : About 15,000 women garment workers on Monday staged a massive demonstration on the outskirts of Bengaluru, protesting change in the Provident Fund...
Indian, foreign women artists tread common ground
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Malathi Selvam, a rangoli artist from Puducherry, draws patterns in coloured powder. Figures of women, mostly of goddesses and brides, make up her art as she draws at weddings.
Anna Laine from Sweden, an anthropologist by profession, works with laces, which she uses to trace simple patterns on paper and canvas.
Kristina Matousch, a packaging industry employee in Sweden, traces her patterns with old packages, which are folded and scissored to black-and-white linear and rectangular shapes.
Bihar woman leaves husband’s house for lack of toilet
Patna: A woman in a Bihar village has left her husband's house after he failed to construct a toilet. She has returned to her...
The role of women in the Kashmir uprising
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...
36 Indian women WHO worked as scavengers to walk on ramp
By NNN-PTI,
United Nations : Thirty-six Indian women, rescued by a non governmental organisation from the degrading task of manually cleaning human excreta, are all set to walk on ramp with leading models before representatives from more than 150 countries here.
The women, rescued by Sulabh International Social Service Organisation from Alwar in Rajasthan, yesterday met diplomats and dignitaries at the United Nations and talked about the changes which, they said, had made them for the first time feel like human beings.
Dear Rahul Gandhi, it is time you learnt how to be truly inclusive
By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net
I felt like writing to you after your being hailed as the new messiah of Indian secularism.
Today you charm...
Lalu tours Bihar with women’s quota views, finds few takers
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.
Women shouldn’t have mobile phones: BSP MP
By IANS,
Lucknow : The BSP found itself red faced Monday after one of its MPs said women should not be given mobile phone.
Shraddha Walkar murder case: Why are India’s Muslims feeling the heat?
The Shraddha murder case is yet another example of how an entire community is targeted for the crime of one and how easily...
Muslim women demand end of polygamy, oral divorce; Stress on need of codification of...
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: A group of progressive Muslim women, Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) have stepped up their demand for codification of Muslim Personal Law (MPL) with the new NDA government at the helm. They made it clear that they do not see solutions to the problems of Muslim women in uniform civil code, but demand equality and rights as enshrined in Islamic laws, based on Quran and Hadith.
Two Air India staff, seven Napalese held for human trafficking
New Delhi : Two Air India staff and seven Nepalese women have been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on charge...
School enrolment for Muslim children improves, Girls beat National Average
Many states still lagging behind in enrolling Muslim children
By TCN News,
A total of 14.83 million Muslim children were studying in Primary classes in academic session in 2008-09 or 11.03% of the total enrolment. In Upper Primary classes Muslims are 4.87 million which is 9.13% of the total. A slight improvement from the previous year, according to the data released under DISE Flash Statistics-2008-09.
शिक्षा पर बेहतर काम करने वाली सरकार चाहती है सहारनपुर की पहली बार मतदान...
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उत्तर प्रदेश में पहले चरण के मतदान की भांति दूसरे चरण में भी लोगों में उत्साह व जोश देखने को...
Arab woman to head UN’s new gender programme?
By Hibaaq Osman
In the halls of the United Nation's New York bureau, officials have been considering a proposal to unify the UN's many organisations promoting women's equality and rights into a single "gender entity". This entity would have a greatly increased budget - exactly how much is still being debated - and would be headed by an executive at the rank of Under-Secretary General.
Woman student-editor stirs Kashmir’s young creative minds
Saba Nazki
By Ruwa Shah
Srinagar : In search of space for political dissent in the trouble-torn Kashmir Valley, 23-year-old Saba Nazki and a bunch...
There’s much sex in politics here
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram: Two cases, the Kozhikode ice cream sex case and the Suryanelli sex case have been frequently in the headlines in the state over the past decade and a half.
Woman’s body found by riverside in Bengal
By IANS,
Kolkata: The body of a young woman, strangulated with a muffler, was found by a riverside in West Bengal Sunday, police said.
Height of plight: Hajjan Bibi govt girls school in Darbhanga
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: Belying the tall claims of Nitish Kumar government about Muslim welfare during the last four and half years of his regime, located in Muslim populated area in Darbhanga town, the Hajjan Bibi Soghra Hasan Memorial Girls High School gives you a clear picture of the plight of even government recognized minority schools in the state.
Women’s groups give thumbs up to female bartenders
By IANS,
Bangalore : Cheers! That's what many women's groups here are saying to a Karnataka High Court verdict allowing women to work in pubs, pointing out that it is a job like any other as long as safety and security are ensured.
"If women are showcasing their skills in various fields, what is wrong in allowing them to work in bars with adequate safety and security?" asked Donna Fernandes, a member of Vimochana, an organisation working for the right of women to work with dignity.
119-year-old woman dies in Mexico
By EFE,
Colima (Mexico) : Ana Maria Perez Gonzalez, said to be one of the oldest women in the world, died here this week. She was 119.
The spokesman for the state employees benefits agency in the western state of Colima, Jose Armando Naranjo, told EFE that Perez died Tuesday from "generalised septicemia, pneumonia and cardiac problems".
She was buried Wednesday in the community where she lived, La Cofradia de Juarez, in a ceremony attended by some of her 266 descendants.
NHRC notice to Tamil Nadu over honour killing
New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission on Monday issued notice to Tamil Nadu over the alleged honour killing of a young Dalit...
Neglect charge against British teenager’s mother dismissed
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.
Official suspended over girl’s pregnancy
Bhubaneswar: An Odisha government official has been suspended after an inmate in a state-run hostel, a student of Class 9, was found pregnant in...
HIV-positive mother gets child custody
By IANS,
New Delhi : A smile lit up Sunita Verma's face as she got her two-year-old boy back after nearly a year thanks to the Delhi High Court which Tuesday ruled in her favour despite the fact that she is HIV-positive.
Justice Gita Mittal also appointed an activist who will look after the child on a regular basis. She also ordered that the child undergo a medical test Thursday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Sunita approached the court as her in-laws refused to give her the child after her husband Satish died of AIDS.
Ambekar becomes fourth woman to be Mumbai mayor
Mumbai : First-time Shiv Sena corporator Snehal Ambekar was elected the mayor of Mumbai - the 73rd of the city - while ally Bharatiya...
Woman alleges rape, tattooing of insults on forehead for not bringing dowry
Jaipur : In a shocking incident, a woman in Rajasthan has alleged that she was harassed, beaten-up, raped and was tattooed with abuses including...
68 percent Delhi women at risk of cardiovascular diseases
New Delhi : Over 68 percent of women above the age of 35 years in Delhi are at the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD),...
AIMPLB questions media hype on ‘Talaq’ while ignoring women security
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: Dr Asma Zehra, executive committee member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, (AIMPLB) addressed media persons...
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...
Women drivers, two-wheeler riders exempted: Kejriwal
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that women drivers and two-wheeler riders would be exempted from the odd-even transport...
‘Rani Jhansi would be proud today of her nation’
By IANS,
New Delhi: As India took a decisive step towards giving its women one-third representation in legislatures, many women keenly watched history being made on their TV sets, celebrated the moment in their own small ways and said their country has made them proud.
Clearing the first hurdle, the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday. It seeks to set aside for women 181 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha and 1,370 of the total 4,109 seats in the 28 state assemblies.
Kolkata women welcome Triple Talaq judgment
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain
Women organizations in Kolkata on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court decision on Triple Talaq terming it historic which will usher in new era...
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.
Decadal increase in separated women goes up to a million
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government Friday said the number of divorced and separated women in the country has gone up by nearly a...
St.Stephen’s principal maligning my image: Molested student
By Ruwa Shah
New Delhi : Launching a scathing attack on St. Stephen's College principal Valson Thampu for "maligning her academic career", the research...
Assam Congress women demand tickets for general elections
By IANS,
Guwahati : Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress, the women's wing of the ruling Congress party in the state, Monday demanded 33 percent reservation for women candidates in the upcoming general elections.
"We want at least four seats for women candidates to contest in the Lok Sabha elections. I think we are justified in our demand and we have already intimated the same to Congress president Sonia Gandhi," president of the Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress Moloya Barman told IANS.
Tallest Pakistani woman can stay on in Britain
By IANS,
London : British authorities have rejected an asylum bid by one of the world's tallest women - a Pakistani who claims her height makes her a target of abuse in her home country.
However, 7ft-2in tall Zainab Bibi will be allowed to stay on because the British home ministry is considering further claims from her lawyers, the Mail on Sunday reported.
India’s first all-women post office comes up in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : After announcing India's all women public bank, the central government Friday started an all women post office here on the occasion of the International Women`s Day.
SC to begin hearing on validity of triple talaq vis-a-vis Muslim women’s rights
New Delhi, (IANS): A five judge Constitution bench of Supreme Court will on Thursday commence hearing on a plea that the triple talaq, nikah...
Indian woman ‘recruiter’ for ISIS extradited from Dubai, arrested
Hyderabad : A Dubai-based Indian woman allegedly recruiting youth for terror outfit ISIS in Syria and Iraq was extradited here on Friday and arrested...
“यहां तो हमारा हर रोज़ बलात्कार होता है…”
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
“बचपन में शादी का बहुत अरमान था. लेकिन अपने बाप को मेरा सौदा करते देखकर रिश्तों से भरोसा उठ गया.”
ये दर्द...
Dalit, tribals can perform as good as others: PM
Noida : People from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will perform as well as others if they are given the opportunity, Prime Minister...
Protests in Sri Lanka over alleged rape, murder of schoolgirl
Colombo: Over 120 people were arrested by Sri Lankan police on Wednesday after violent clashes erupted between protestors and police outside a court over...
Three Indians accused of pushing woman into prostitution
Dubai : Three expatriate Indians have been accused of forcing a woman into the flesh trade on the pretext of giving her a job...
Tripura opens toll-free helpline for women in distress
Agartala: The Tripura Police, as part of its initiatives to curb rising atrocities and crimes against women, has launched a toll-free helpline for women...
Night shift for Madhya Pradesh women workers opposed
By IANS,
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh's decision to amend a law to allow women to work in factories up to 10 p.m. has been opposed by women groups alleging it will lead to their exploitation.
"The Madhya Pradesh government has Saturday issued a notification allowing women in factories to work from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.," an official said Monday adding that the notification has been issued in keeping with the Factories Act, 1948.
India not a happy place for mothers: report
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : At a time when the world celebrates Mother's Day, it turns out that India scores poorly among the middle-income countries when it comes to health care and well-being of mothers.
The country is ranked 73 in the list of 77 nations rated for the "best place to be a mother", according to a report by child rights organisation 'Save the Children'.
What is more shocking in the 'State of the World's Mothers 2010' report is that India is rated much lower than a host of conflict-ridden African countries like Kenya and Congo.
Saina, Sindhu, Jwala-Ashwini in line for Worlds medal
Jakarta : As many as three medals will be on the line for Indian shuttlers on Friday as Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and...
“Harassment of Teesta Setalvad continues; investigation be on objective evidence”
By TCN News,
Dublin (Ireland): Pointing out that the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decided to refer human rights defenders Teesta Setalvad and her...
‘Women of India, South Africa should partner each other’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women of India and South Africa should enter into partnerships in economic development programmes, South Africa's High Commissioner Harris Majeke said here Wednesday.
Pioneer of women’s studies Vina Mazumdar passes away
By IANS,
New Delhi : Vina Mazumdar, chronicler of the Indian women's movement and pioneer of women's studies, passed away Thursday after a brief illness. She was 86.
Woman UN employee killed in Afghanistan
By Xinhua,
Kabul : An Afghan woman employee of the UN has been killed in eastern Afghanistan, the UN said Sunday.
Belqis Mazloomyar was shot dead in front of elders at a meeting Nov 26 of the local shura (elders' meeting) at Lower Sheikh Mesri, a temporary settlement for returnees, the statement said.
"The UN family, as well as human rights partners and NGOs in Afghanistan stand together in condemning her murder and in calling for a thorough investigation," it said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the killing.
Uttar Pradesh cop accused of rape
By IANS,
Lucknow : An Uttar Pradesh policeman has been booked for allegedly raping a woman in Shahjahanpur district, officials said Thursday.
Tejpal Singh, posted at Tilhat police station of the district, is absconding after the woman accused him of raping her.
"The woman has alleged that Singh lured her to his government quarter inside the police station premises when she went there to lodge a complaint Oct 15," Shahjahanpur district police Superintendent Ejil Arasan told IANS over phone.
The woman said that Singh raped her and then tried to give her money, he added.
बीमारी में भी महिलाओं के हौसले बुलंद, ‘कटने को तैयार लेकिन पीछे हटना मंजूर...
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लखनऊ/देवबंद/दिल्ली। देशभर में हो रहे नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के विरोध में हो रहे प्रदर्शन के दौरान सबसे मुश्किल काम नारे लगवाना है। दिल्ली...
Anti-AFSPA rally demands repealing the draconian law
By TCN News,
New Delhi: On 30th march, an anti-AFSPA rally was jointly organized by Sharmila Solidarity Campaign, AISA, AIPWA, RYA, DSF, JNUSU, NEFIS, Voices against 377, NAPM and Right to water campaign, from Mandi House metro station to Jantar Mantar. It was organized as a part of an effort to create a political pressure for repeal of AFSPA in this election season. After the rally, a public meeting was held at Jantar Mantar.
In Kinnaur, she fights for women’s property rights
By Vishal Gulati, IANS,
Shimla : It's uphill task for social activist Rattan Manjari. The 57-year-old is leading a movement against patriarchal laws that bar women from inheriting property in Kinnaur as well as Lahaul and Spiti districts in Himachal Pradesh.
In these tribal dominated areas, traditionally women don't inherit the property of their parents or husbands.
12-year-old girl found hanging from tree in West Bengal
By IANS,
Kolkata: A 12-year-old girl was Sunday found hanging by the neck in a bamboo grove near her residence in Nadia district of West Bengal, police said.
Police said the body of the girl, a class 6 student of a Muragacha Subodhoni High School, was found to be without clothes and suspended about six inches above the ground.
"This is an incident of murder. We can't say if the girl was sexually assaulted. That can only be said after the post-mortem examination report and other necessary forensic tests," Superintendent of Police (Nadia) H. Kusumakar said.
Woman opposes tree felling, hacked to death in UP
By IANS,
Lucknow : A 58-year-old woman was hacked to death in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur town when she protested the felling of trees in the...
Over 50,000 pregnant women affected in quake: UN
Kathmandu : Some 50,000 pregnant women were likely affected by the devastating earthquake in Nepal, a UN agency said on Tuesday.
Initial estimates by the...
NIT development being highlighted as communal incident: Mehbooba
Srinagar : While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti described the student unrest at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) a "non-issue", the...
Mentally challenged woman lynched in Bihar
By IANS,
Patna : A mentally challenged woman, suspected of being a child lifter, was beaten to death with bamboo sticks, bricks and stones by a mob in Bihar's Munger district Wednesday morning, police said. Twenty people have been arrested.
"A mob beat to death a mentally retarded woman after news spread that she was trying to lift a child," a police official said.
Police have arrested 20 people in Munger district, about 150 km from here, after a murder case was lodged.
Irom Sharmila tells court she wants to settle in life
New Delhi : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Wednesday told a court hearing a case of attempted suicide during her fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar...
Woman dies after doctor removes both kidneys
By IANS,
Patna : A 22-year-old woman died after a doctor allegedly removed her kidneys during surgery, her family said Thursday.
Sabila Khatoon, mother of a six-month-old baby, died at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) Wednesday night.
A resident of Tangaul Patti in Bihar's Hajipur district, about 30 km from here, Sabila was admitted at the PMCH in early February after her condition deteriorated following a surgery for stone in a kidney.
Doctors at the PMCH found that both her kidneys had been removed and immediately put her on dialysis.
Woman kanwariya killed in Bengal stampede
Kolkata: A 50-year-old woman kanwariya was killed and over a dozen were injured in a stampede Monday in West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said.
The...
Only 2 percent increase in women legislators in Bengal
Kolkata : Though the number of women contesting the 2016 West Bengal assembly polls increased to 198 as against 174 in 2011, only 40...
Check crimes against women: NHRC to Gurgaon police
New Delhi : The NHRC has issued notice to the Gurgaon police commissioner over the increasing number of crimes against women.
Taking suo motu cognizance...
CBI to probe IIT-M student Fathima Latheef’s death
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
The CBI will enquire the alleged institutional murder of IIT Madras student Fathima Latheef, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister...
More women are now heart specialists: India’s first woman cardiologist
(World Heart Day is Sep 29)
By Anjali Ojha, IANS,
Self-defence training programme for girls in West Bengal madrasas
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Starting from July, the West Bengal Director of Madrasa Education will start a 45-day free of cost self-defence training programme...
Shopian double murder being hushed up, alleges women’s group
By IANS,
New Delhi: "They make it a desolation and call it a peace" - with this line by a Kashmiri-American poet reflecting his thoughts on his state, a Delhi-based women's group sums up its report on the Shopian rape and murder of two women that triggered a massive furore in the Kashmir Valley this year.
The Independent Women's Initiative for Justice (IWIJ) in its report released Thursday alleges that the Jammu and Kashmir government is involved in a major hush-up of the rape-murder of the two women in May this year.
Delhi man, mother get life terms in dowry death case
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday upheld life sentences to a man and his mother for killing his wife for dowry. The court also regretted the stand of the girl's family, saying the case shows discrimination against the girl child still exists in Indian society.
Islamic theological “expertise” in the liberal press
By Umair Azmi for TwoCircles.net
The article points out the internal inconsistencies in the theological arguments made by A. Faizur Rahman in articles which...
Month after rape and killing of minor in Bihar, no action
Patna : A month after a minor daughter of a landless labourer was gang-raped and killed in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, the police seems to...
Minor raped by 20-year-old man
By IANS,
New Delhi: A nine-year-old girl was raped by a 20-year-old man in the heart of the national capital, police said Saturday. No arrests have been made in the case so far.
The incident took place in the servant's quarters at Kasturba Gandhi Marg near Connaught Place Friday, police said.
"The incident took place Friday afternoon when the victim was alone in the servant's quarters. Neeraj Kumar, who lives in a servant's quarters in the nearby area, came and forced himself on the minor," a police officer said.
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Bihar to initiate moves to ban liquor
Patna : The Bihar government will soon take steps to impose a ban on liquor in the state, Excise and Prohibition Minister Abdul Jalil...
Man held for woman’s murder in Delhi
New Delhi : A 45-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday on the charge of murdering a woman in the national capital, the Delhi...
Loss, Survival and Denial of Justice: The Untold Lives of Delhi Riots Widows
On the fifth anniversary of the 2020 Delhi riots, TwoCircles.net presents a compelling five-part series. This is the fourth story in that series. And...
Drop all charges against Irom Sharmila: ICJ
New Delhi : The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Thursday urged the Manipur government to immediately drop all charges against rights activist Irom...
I’m against all fundamentalism, says Shabana Azmi
Mumbai, (IANS): Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, who has often raised her voice against various issues, on Monday clarified her stance in backing the 'Not in...
Women to play key role in Mizoram polls
By Sujit Chakraborty, IANS,
Aizawl : Women are set to play a major role in the Nov 29 assembly elections in Mizoram - the only state in India where women voters outnumber men.
Of the total of 611,124 voters eligible to exercise their franchise in next month's elections to the 40-seat Mizoram assembly, 308,884 are women and 302,240 men.
Women outnumbered men voters by 3,816 during the last assembly polls in 2003.
India seeks greater role for women in UN peacekeeping
By IANS,
United Nations : India has sought more representation of women in high decision-making positions at the UN saying greater participation of women in areas of conflict prevention was particularly necessary for lasting peace and security.
"India attaches very high importance to ensuring concrete action in this area," said Hardeep Singh Puri, Permanent Representative of India to the UN during a Security Council debate Monday on "Women and Peace and Security".
Youth can be in vanguard of change: Kashmiri woman leader
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Zahra Banoo looked demure in her white salwar kurta, her head covered and a soft smile never leaving her face. However, behind this facade is the first woman in the history of Ladakh and Kargil region of Jammu and Kashmir to contest elections for a local administrative body.
Concerned about the plight of her community, Banoo wants the younger lot, both boys and girls, to come forward and change things for good in the troubled state.
In Rajasthan, women of Sahariya tribe victims of apathy, ignorance
By Gaurav Sharma,
Baran (Rajasthan) : With her eyes half open, an extremely anemic Dhanno is lying nearly unconscious on a hospital bed. Her hemoglobin...
Indian women’s team inspired by men’s thrashing of Oz
By IANS,
Melbourne : The Indian women's cricket team is drawing inspiration from their male counterparts as they begin their tour to Australia.
After Ricky Ponting's men were annihilated in Mohali, the Indian women's team have vowed to continue the onslaught on the Aussies Down Under.
Indian coach Sudha Shah said she was looking forward to the three-week tour which will feature one Twenty20 clash and five one-day internationals.
"When we see how our men performed we would love to do the same thing out here," Shah was quoted as saying in Daily Telegraph.
UN panel reviews women’s situation in India
By IANS,
United Nations : A UN committee on the elimination of discrimination against women has begun a review of the situation of women in India and seven other countries.
During its 19-day session here, India will be reviewed on an exceptional basis, with the committee considering the country's follow-up report on the impact of the 2002 Gujarat massacres on women, the world body said.
The committee will also review the status of women in Argentina, Fiji, Russia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Albania.
Telijant: A Village where people struggle to arrange food during Ramadan
By Raqib Hameed Naik and Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Bankura (West Bengal): The upcoming period of Ramadan is likely to test even the most...
मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर का एक गांव जिसकी पहचान ‘बेटियों’ से है
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
खतौली : मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर से मेरठ की ओर जाने वाली हाईवे से 4 किमी बुढाना मार्ग पर क़रीब तीन हज़ार की आबादी...
Asian women show they’re on top
By IANS,
Kathmandu: Nearly 24 years after mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner became the first man to conquer the 14 highest peaks in the world, South Korean Oh Eun-sun followed in his footsteps Tuesday, becoming the first woman to achieve the feat, beating her closest rival Spain's Edurne Pasaban.
The 44-year-old became South Korea and Asia's heroine after she reached the summit of Mt Annapurna, 8,091m, with her ascent being broadcast live.
Two sent to custody for raping two Tanzanian women
New Delhi: Two men arrested for raping two Tanzanian women here were sent to 14 days' judicial custody Saturday, police said.
Kunal Singh, 27, and...
‘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.
Accepting Sahitya Akademi award with mixed feelings: K.R. Meera
By Preetha Nair
New Delhi : Though it's an honour, it’s painful to accept a Sahitya Akademi award at a time when country is witnessing...
One killed in fight over balloon in West Bengal town
By IANS,
Kolkata : An altercation among children over a balloon led to a scuffle between their grandmothers in a West Bengal town. The same evening, one of the women, a Trinamool Congress activist, was attacked by a group of teenagers following which she succumbed to her injuries at a hospital here, the police said Wednesday.
The incident took place in Naihati town of North 24 Parganas district, about 40 km from here.