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Who is Teesta Setalvad? From 2002 Gujarat riots to 2022 SC verdict

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The arrest of Padma Shri awardee Mumbai-based activist Teesta Setalvad has been widely condemned. Muhammed Nihad P V | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — The detention of...

Women celebrate US Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights

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

Crimes against women on the rise in Assam

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Tejpal’s plea: SC issues notice to Goa government

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Goa government on the bail plea by Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal, currently in...

NCW to start 24×7 toll free helpline

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By IANS, New Delhi: The National Commission for Women will soon start a 24-hour helpline to assist women in distress, its chief Mamta Sharma said Friday.

Another rape in Bengal, victim deaf and mute

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2,258 people arrested in Assam after govt crackdown on ‘child marriages’

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Women in different parts of the state have expressed displeasure against the move and demanded release of their husbands. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net GUWAHATI (ASSAM)...

Woman officer leads guard of honour for Obama

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New Delhi: Wing Commander Puja Thakur led the ceremonial guard of honour for US President Barack Obama at Rashtrapati Bhavan Sunday. Wing Commander Thakur walked...

Jamia Millia reaches out to women in distress

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Women demand codification of Muslim Personal Law

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Attack on women in Karnataka unfortunate: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi

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By IANS, Bangalore : Actor-turned-author Suchitra Krishnamoorthi has slammed the "moral brigade" for attacking women in Mangalore and Bangalore in recent times. "The attack on women in Karnataka is unfortunate. The entire episode seems to be politically motivated," Suchitra told reporters at the launch of her debut novel "The Summer of Cool" in the city Saturday. She said sending pink chaddis (pink underwear by women groups to Sri Ram Sene, the group that attacked women in Mangalore) was not enough.

2 years of India’s #MeToo movement and its outcomes: Realities of power or patriarchy

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The outcomes of India’s #MeToo movement after more than two years of its passage appear to be the harsh reality of the power dynamics...

4 women allegedly slain by own family in possible `honour killing’

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By DPA, Montreal : Canadian authorities have charged an Afghan immigrant, his wife and their oldest son with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of three Montreal sisters and an older female relative. Zainab Shafia, 19, Sahar Shafia, 17, and Geeti Shafia, 13, all sisters, were found dead with Rona Amir Mohammed, 50, in a submerged car June 30 in the historic Rideau Canal near Kingston, Ontario. From the beginning, investigators were baffled how the car managed to negotiate several obstacles to end up in the canal tail first, without leaving any skid marks.

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 6 – The...

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

10,000 km long Maila Mukti Yatra reaches Hyderabad to eradicate manual scavenging

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Ansari wins praise for handling Rajya Sabha ruckus

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By IANS, New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, a relative newcomer to politics, won praise from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and others for the manner in which he controlled the ruckus in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday over physical eviction of seven suspended opposition members from the house. "I must compliment the chairman and the deputy chairman for the manner in which they handled the situation," Manmohan Singh said while intervening in the over three-hour debate in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday on the Women's Reservation Bill that the house later passed 186-1.

As Mehbooba Mufti takes over, people of J&K hope for development, revocation of draconian...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Jammu: Continuing the PDP-BJP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, the daughter of late J&K Chief Minister Mufti...

Woman wins 22-year property battle, but gets no land

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By Sugandha Pathak, IANS, New Delhi : It took 22 long years for a court to direct the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to return a plot to coal depot owner Darshna Rani. But six months after the verdict, the 75-year-old is still to get her due. "It's been almost six months since this judgment came in our favour, but getting the land is still a distant dream. I am sure they (the MCD authorities) will file an appeal in the high court. I don't know for how many more years this case will go on," said a visibly frustrated Vinod Kumar Batra, Rani's son.

Death of Fathima Latheef a blatant case of discrimination and Islamophobia, say students

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By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net Just five months after Dr. Payal Tadvi, a medical student at Nair Hospital in Mumbai was driven to suicide due to...

SC upholds punishment to judicial officer for sexual harassment

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Aug 6 reversed a 2007 order of the Madras High Court and upheld the decision of a disciplinary authority...

Man held for woman’s murder in Delhi

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New Delhi : A 45-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday on the charge of murdering a woman in the national capital, the Delhi...

Mix caution with your Holi colours: Doctors to pregnant women

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By Azera Parveen Rahman, New Delhi : Pregnancy is an exciting time, in anticipation of new beginnings. With Holi round the corner on Monday, doctors...

Muslim clerics question court order on permitting women inside Haji Ali

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New Delhi : Muslim clerics on Friday questioned the Bombay High Court verdict allowing entry of women up to the restricted grave area of...

Rehana Azmi – The inspiration of late Adv. Shahid Azmi

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TCN series on Muslim women empowerment On International Women's Day on 8th March, TCN is bringing great stories of Muslim women empowerment from different states of India -- Editor

Robbing their peace and declaring them dacoits

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Unheard & Unspoken: Terror stories from Madhya Pradesh: Part 4 By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net

बेटियों के सपनों को पंख दे रहा है मुर्शिदाबाद का एक मदरसा

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सूफी परवीन। Twocircles.net मुर्शिदाबाद का एक मदरसा सिर्फ इसलिए चर्चा में है क्योंकि वहां दसवीं पास करने वाली छात्राओं को अब बाहर पढ़ने नही जाना...

Bihar woman refuses to marry groom from drunken family

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By IANS, Patna : A woman in a Bihar village refused to marry after the family members and relatives of the groom turned up drunk, caused trouble and abused her family members. Savita Kumari, in her 20s, daughter of Ram Avatar Sah of Begusarai district's Char ke Gachi village, about 125 km from here, stunned everybody Friday when she refused to marry Amardip Sah after she saw his close family members and relatives, who were drunk, create trouble, misbehave, abuse her family members and even thrash some of them.

Male students disrupt Leadership Summit organised by women students in AMU

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TCN News The women’s leadership summit, 2019 scheduled for 3 days from 26th March to 28th March that began yesterday at the Aligarh Muslim University...

Women fast making inroads into male dominated professions

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By Ruchika Kher, IANS, New Delhi : From driving taxis to tending bars, an increasing number of women in India are breaking into male bastions and asserting that they can be as good, if not better, at jobs that were traditionally perceived as being only for men. Shanno, a widow and mother of three children, broke free from a stereotypical job and became a part of an all-woman cab service called Sakha in the national capital.

Goa, Kerala top Gender Vulnerability; Bihar, UP at bottom

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New Delhi, (IANS): Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are at the bottom in a new Gender Vulnerability Index (GVI) prepared by Plan India, while Goa, Kerala...

Imam Ahmed Raza Conference for women in Madhubani

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By RINA Madhubani (Bihar): On the soil of Laharia Ganj, the first shift of a 2 -day conference of Aalmi Imam Ahmed Raza was organized under the supervision of Sunni Jamiat-e-Ulema Madhubani, particularly for women. In this conference a large number of women from various parts of the country participated, and the programme was presided by Syeda Razia Sultana (Darbhangvi).

Economic success of Mappilas

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net TCN Malabar series: Part 9

Amnesty’s annual report criticizes India for ‘growing intolerance’

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Amnesty International in its annual report released today has accused India of supporting a climate of intolerance by cracking...

UAE’s Sheikha Fatima named UN goodwill ambassador

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A woman, for a change, repairs flat tyres

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By Nityanand Shukla, IANS, Ranchi : In her own little way, Jharkhand resident Magdali has broken into a male bastion. She repairs flat bicycle tyres for a living - a skill she was forced to pick up after 20 years of being a housewife. In her 40s, Magdali lives in the state capital. She used to be a housewife like any other until five years ago when her husband - who ran a puncture repair shop - died. Faced with poverty and with three children to take care of, she decided to take up the work.

Harassed for dowry, woman commits suicide in Noida

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By IANS, Noida : A 22-year-old woman who was allegedly being harassed for dowry by her husband committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan in Noida, the police said. The incident came to light Monday morning, when the woman's body was discovered by her husband. Anita, a resident of Harola area, was married to Gajendra Singh, a factory worker, two years ago. Anita's brother Kaushlendra in a complaint to the police alleged that Singh used to torture her for dowry. The police have registered a complaint. The accused is said to be absconding.

कानपुर : सपना ने कहा हिन्दू संगठनों ने दबाव देकर दर्ज कराया था नौशाद...

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Women’s group claims Goa government in cahoots with casinos

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By IANS, Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led coalition government in Goa is hand in glove with the casino industry, a leading women's organisation here alleged Monday.

“Here to prove football isn’t a sport for elites,” Muslim girl-group Parcham breaking stereotypes...

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By Aparajita Ghosh, TwoCircles.net Mumbai: “We wanted to break the stereotype and bring girls together to interact,” said Sabah Khan, co-founder of Parcham. The organization...

Can woman be given option to say no to triple talaq before nikaah: SC

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the All India Muslim Personal Law Board if it was possible to give the woman...

Modi is dynamic, says Sania

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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...

60-year-old woman becomes mother in Bihar relief camp

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By IANS, Patna : A 60-year-old Dalit woman has given birth to a baby girl at a relief camp in flood hit Bihar. Chandan Devi gave birth Tuesday at a relief camp for flood victims in Udaikishanganj in Madhepura district, about 300 km from here. Both mother and child are healthy and doing well, the doctor looking after Chandan Devi said. "Everything is normal after the delivery," Anand Kumar Milan of a government hospital in Udaikishanganj told IANS. He said that it was a blessing that despite her age, she has become a mother for the first time.

Mayookha, Anu Rani set new meet records of national athletics

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Kolkata : Triple jumper Mayookha Johny and javelin thrower Anu Rani shone for their respective departments as both bagged new meet records on Day...

Surge in female contestants, not MLAs

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By Saumya Tewari Female contestants increased across the four states that went to polls recently - but not legislators - and three times as many...

TCN – SEED APPRENTICESHIP 2023-24

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The TCN-SEED Apprenticeship offers aspiring journalists an opportunity to build their communication skills and professional network under the guidance of experienced mentors. The vision...

Dr Kalbe Sadiq for hike in women quota in Muslim Personal Law Board

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By Kulsum Mustafa for TwoCircles.net, Lucknow: Renowned Shia cleric and vice president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Dr Syed Kalbe Sadiq, has said that he will be pressing for a 30 per cent reservation for women in the AIMPLB at the next meeting of the Board slated for March 21 to 23, 2010 in Lucknow. Dr Sadiq was addressing a gathering of nearly 1000 Muslim women as the chief guest at the third national convention of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) held in Uttar Pradesh capital on Sunday afternoon.

Workshop trains Delhi women in self-defence

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New Delhi : Hit your attackers at soft spots like eyes, the adam's apple or groin, keep pepper spray in your hands while moving...

A day after love marriage, woman killed

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Patna, July : In a suspected case of honour killing, a woman was killed by her brother on Thursday in Bihar a day...

Girl robbed at ATM in Hyderabad

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Hyderabad: An unidentified person opened fire and robbed a girl of money and jewellery at an ATM here on Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred...

तस्वीरों में देखिए अलीगढ़ का रमज़ान : रौनकें तो वो नही है,मगर अहसास वही...

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मोहम्मद कुनैन रज़ा Twocircles.net के लिए रमज़ान पिछली बार की तरह इस बार भी कोरोना महामारी के दौरान आया है। पिछली बार पूरा रमज़ान...

Commemoration meeting of Prof. Rehana Sultana

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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.

Permanent Resident Bill of J&K is Anti-Women

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By Balraj Puri On International Women's Day when Rajya Sabha passed a bill for reservation of 33% seats for women in Parliament and state legilatures, Jammu and Kashmir State assembly admitted a bill which would deprive women status of permanent resident of the State if they married an outsider.

Police find ‘vital leads’ in Kerala nun’s murder

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Kottayam (Kerala) : Two days after a Kerala nun was found lying in a pool of blood in her room on Thursday, police claimed...

Africa celebrates women power

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‘Govt discontinued Maulana Azad fellowship because it doesn’t want Muslims to pursue higher education,’...

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For many post-doctoral Muslim students, discontinuing of Maulana Azad Fellowship (MANF) by the Central government means acquiring higher education for the economically marginalized...

Much to cheer this women’s day in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women in the national capital had lots to look forward to this International Women's Day. Not only were they cheering the government's efforts to clear the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, free makeovers, complimentary movie tickets and shopping discounts were also lined up to make their day. Homemakers, students, professionals and social activists -- many women were keeping their fingers crossed and hoping that the Women's Reservation Bill, which seeks to reserve 33 percent of seats in legislatures for women, gets passed in Rajya Sabha Monday.

Woman killed in Bihar for practising witchcraft

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Patna: A 55-year-old Muslim woman was killed by her neighbours in Bihar's Khagaria district, for allegedly practising witchcraft, police said Friday. Hasina Khatoon, a resident...

Three Indians accused of pushing woman into prostitution

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Dubai : Three expatriate Indians have been accused of forcing a woman into the flesh trade on the pretext of giving her a job...

Leading Deoband Ulema oppose Women’s Reservation Bill

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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.

Minor gangraped in Ghaziabad

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By IANS, Ghaziabad : A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by two young men and an adolescent in Pratap Vihar area of Ghaziabad, adjoining the national capital, the police said Sunday. According to the police, the girl, who is a resident of Pratap Vihar, had stepped out of her house Saturday afternoon when the three young men, also staying in the same locality, forcibly took her to a secluded spot and raped her. The men threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the crime to anyone.

‘मैं अंतिम सांस तक डेल्टा के इंसाफ़ के लिए संघर्ष करूंगा’ –राहुल गांधी

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली : कांग्रेस के उपाध्य़क्ष राहुल गांधी आज डेल्टा मेघवाल के परिवार से मिलने बाड़मेर पहुंचे और डेल्टा के परिवार...

केरल हाईकोर्ट ने एंट्रेंस टेस्ट में मुस्लिम महिलाओं को हिजाब पहनने की अनुमति दी

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter एर्नाकुलम(केरल): हिजाब को लेकर समाज में हमेशा कोई न कोई मुद्दा उठता रहा है. मौजूदा वक़्त में भी सोशल मीडिया पर कई...

Four held for illegally selling Rs.700 mn property of actress

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By IANS, Chennai : Four people, including two women, have been jailed for allegedly selling a property worth over Rs.700 million and partly owned by actress-turned-politician Vijayashanti. They used forged papers to sell the property in the northwest suburbs of this city, the police said. The four were arrested Friday following a complaint from one of the owners of the property. All of them were sent to Puzhal prison after a court remanded them to judicial custody for 14 days, a police official said.

Britain gets first woman poet laureate

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By IANS, London : Britain got its first woman poet laureate in Carol Ann Duffy. The 53-year-old is the latest to the post held by poets like Dryden, Tennyson, Wordsworth and Ted Hughes. Duffy is known for writing witty poems on a wide range of topics, many of them to do with everyday life. She succeeds Andrew Motion, who has just completed a 10-year term.

A woman’s journey from hunger to the legislature

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By Mohammed Shafeeq, IANS, Hyderabad : From a small hut in a remote village in East Godavari district to the Andhra Pradesh legislature, Anguri Lakshmi Shiva Kumari has come a long way.

Woman dies after her clothes catch fire

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 22-year-old woman died after her clothes caught fire while she was performing puja in her house in northwest Delhi, police said Tuesday. Her husband sustained critical burn injuries when he rushed to her aid. "Matti was performing Navratra Puja at her Maurya Enclave residence when her clothes caught fire late Monday. Her husband Sumit Aswal tried to save her but also suffered 30 percent burn injuries," a police official said.

Fake woman IAS in Uttarakhand arrested

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Dehradun: The woman who resided in the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Administrative Academy, Mussoorie for over six months on a fake IAS card has...

Over 1,800 women beggars held in Mumbai in three years

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By IANS, New Delhi : A total of 1,818 women beggars were rounded up in Mumbai and only 319 and 19 in Delhi and Kolkata respectively in the past three years, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Monday said. "The number of women beggars hauled up in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata in the last three years is 319, 1,818 and 19 respectively," the minister told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.

An all-women car unveiled in gender-sensitive Iran

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By IANS, London : Iran's state-backed motor manufacturer, Iran Khodro, has unveiled a new car specially designed for women that might take the country's gender sensitivity to new levels, the Daily Telegraph has reported. The car, with electronic parking aids and a jack making it easier to change a wheel, will be painted in soft "feminine" colours and include interior design features aimed specifically at women.

Manipuri woman found dead in Delhi

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New Delhi : A 20-year-old Manipuri woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented accommodation here Thursday, police said. Aben Sofia was found...

Ramadan 1437: Nafees Fatima

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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...

Irani education controversy: Court seeks verificiation papers

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New Delhi : A court here on Friday sought documents of verification from the Election Commission of India and Delhi University in a case...

Maharashtra launches crime tracking system

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Mumbai : On the occasion of the 70th Independence Day, Maharashtra launched the country's first comprehensive 'Crime Criminal Tracking Network System' through 42 cyber...

HIV-positive woman spreads hope in Uttar Pradesh

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By Asit Srivastava, IANS, Gorakhpur : After she tested positive for HIV three years ago, Bhanumati (name changed) was shattered. Living under the shadow of death, the 36-year-old feared she too would die of the infection like her husband. But today Bhanumati spearheads AIDS/HIV awareness programmes in villages of Uttar Pradesh. Bhanumati, a resident of Tilauli village in Gorakhpur district, some 300 km from Lucknow, has constituted an all-women group that undertakes counselling of AIDS/HIV patients and also organises sensitisation programmes in India's most populous state.

Woman IAS officer targeted in Bihar for Thackeray surname

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By IANS, Patna : In response to the attacks on north Indians in Maharashtra, a senior woman government official from the state, with the surname Thackeray, was the target of an angry mob that surrounded her office and shouted slogans against her in Purnia district of Bihar.

Man, family get 10-year jail for demanding dowry

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By IANS, New Delhi : A city court Tuesday sentenced a man and his parents to 10 years in jail for demanding dowry from his wife who was forced to commit suicide in 2005. The court also slapped a fine of Rs.10,000 each on Shailender, his father Braham Singh and mother Santosh. "Keeping in view the fact and circumstances of the present case and having regard to the nature and gravity of the offence, I am of the considered opinion that the convicts do not deserve any leniency," Additional Sessions Judge Paramjit Singh said.

Woman officer of Indian Army placed under arrest

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By IANS, Chandigarh : A woman officer of the Indian Army, facing a general court martial in Punjab's Zirakpur town on charges of accepting a bribe, has been placed under arrest by an army court, officials here said Tuesday. Major Dimple Singla, an officer in the Judge Advocate General's branch of the army, was arrested Monday.

Preity Zinta not against joining politics

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By IANS, New Delhi : Actress Preity Zinta Thursday praised the Women's Reservation Bill, saying it will reduce discrimination and bias against women - and indicated that was not averse to joining politics. "This (the bill) provides an incredible opportunity to women. We have women in important position. Our president (Pratibha Patil) is a woman. Sonia Gandhi is there. There will be more woman in our parliament," the actor told reporters on the sidelines of a health event organised by UNAIDS.

Pregnant woman among seven massacred in Uttar Pradesh

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By IANS, Bulandshahr : Seven members of a family, including a nine-month pregnant woman, were massacred in an Uttar Pradesh village Tuesday, the police said suspecting it to be related to a property dispute. The brutal killings took place at around 2 a.m. in Bararai village in Bulandshahr district, when the family members were sleeping. Bararai comes under Aurangabad police station. Bulandshahr is some 190 km from state capital Lucknow.

Women have the highest status in Islam: Former CEC

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New Delhi: Women have the highest status in Islam and the Muslim community must see things with a liberal interpretation now, former Chief Election...

How Toxic Masculinity, Cultural Crisis and Legal Failures Fuel Sexual Violence

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Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net In a world tainted by the curse of masculinity, a word that translates solely to dominance, I walk as an object to...

Sania and Saina symbols of woman power

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By Veturi Srivatsa, Saina Nehwal has officially been anointed the No.1 woman player in world badminton. Sania Mirza is on the cusp of becoming the top-most in tennis doubles - she is No.3 right now. The two Hyderabadis are the best role models for young Indian women trying to make a mark in today's highly competitive world of sport.

Rheumatoid arthritis rising among women

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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.

Women’s security of prime concern: President

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Poverty-stricken woman sells off goats to construct toilet

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Patna : In a rare move, a poverty-stricken woman chose to sell her four goats for financing the construction of a toilet at her...

Parliament reluctant to pass women’s bill: Book

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Four held in Delhi for gang-raping Assam woman

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New Delhi: Four people, including two juveniles, have been arrested on charges of gang rape and sexual assault of a 30-year-old woman from Assam,...

‘Women village heads still struggle for acceptance’

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By IANS, New Delh: Even as all eyes are riveted on parliament over the Women's Reservation Bill, female panchayat (village council) members gathered in the capital Wednesday said they still have to struggle for acceptance among their peers. Roshani Devi, who is a sarpanch (village head) in Haryana, said: "When I decided to take regular rounds of my village for monitoring infrastructure development, the villagers opposed it. Had a male sarpanch done the same, he would have been lauded for his initiative."

Two Indian women killed in UAE road accident

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By IANS, Dubai : Two Indians were killed and three were seriously injured when the car they were travelling in fell into a gorge near the border between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. Anoopa, 24, an engineer with a Dubai-based engineering firm and her domestic help Pushpa, 50, died in the accident that took place Saturday. According to reports, Anoopa's husband Shibu Varghese, who was driving, lost control of the vehicle in the Al Rouda area in Hatta.

Women empowerment necessary, says ex-South Africa deputy president

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women should be given due recognition for their work in politics, education and social services, former deputy president of South Africa Baleka Mbete said here Monday.

Five get life for burning woman alive for dowry

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By IANS, Kolkata : A West Bengal court Friday sentenced five people to life imprisonment for burning a woman to death a decade ago. Rina Jaiswal, a resident of Golabari town of Howrah district, was burnt to death by her husband and in-laws for not fulfilling dowry demands. The Howrah court Friday found Rina's husband Deepak, her mother-in-law and three sisters-in-law guilty of murdering her and awarded them life terms. Police sources said Rina was married to Deepak in 1997.

Health organisations call for gender equality this Women’s Day

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New Delhi : Health organisations on Monday called for improved gender equality all over the world, particularly in the economy and access to healthcare. They...

World Archery: Indian women get bronze

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By IANS, Kolkata: The cadet compound women's team gave India a bronze medal on the penultimate day of the 11th Youth World Archery Championship at Ogden (Utah) in the US Saturday. The Indian troika of Prerna Bhagat, Nilam Kumari and Sairkonda Jayalakshmi downed Russian Federation 211 (28) - 211 (26) after the two combatants tied at the end of 24 arrows. In the three-arrow shoot off, India managed 28 points to Russia's 26. Two other Indian teams, cadet recurve men and cadet compound men, lost to superior opponents, Italy and the US, 199-215 and 207-229, respectively.

‘The Little Muslims Gift Factory’: An Indian Muslim Woman’s Islamic Gift Shop Is Going...

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Nikhat Fatima | Two Circles In 2015 at the age of 27, Madiha Basheer started her business with her first product a beautiful box curated...

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Over 32,000 cases of women’s rights violation in 2014-15

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New DelhiI More than 32,000 cases of violation of rights of women have been reported by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights...

Women play key role in Indian Navy traditions: official

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women may not be allowed on board its warships but they do play an important role in Indian Navy traditions for it is always a woman who customarily launches a ship, says an official ahead of Navy Day Dec 4. "It may sound strange but even though we consider all our warships to be feminine, women are not allowed on board except for occasions like Families' Day, when naval officers are allowed to bring along their spouses," an Indian Navy official told IANS.

Woman caught smuggling heroin-stuffed buttons to Turkey

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By RIA Novosti, Dushanbe : Customs officials in Tajikistan detained a Filipino woman at Dushanbe airport Tuesday for attempting to smuggle more than three kilograms of heroin stuffed into fabric buttons to Turkey. "During an individual baggage search of passengers, customs authorities detained Milagros Nolasko, 48, who was attempting to smuggle some 3,300 grams of heroin on a flight from Dushanbe to Istanbul," a customs agent told RIA Novosti.

UNICEF report reveals 80,000 women die in India every year during childbirth

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By KUNA, New Delhi : A new report released by UNICEF (United Nations Childrens Fund) has revealed that almost 80,000 women die in India during childbirth every year due to malnutrition and lack of pre-natal medical facilities in villages and remote areas. The startling revelations also indicate that 45 percent of the women are married before they turn 18, and that around one million infants die every year, of which 40 percent die in the first week itself.

Madhya Pradesh woman minister kicks minor seeking one rupee

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Panna (Madhya Pradesh) : In a callous act, Madhya Pradesh minister Kusum Mehdele, who has already courted controversy for her insensitive remarks on...

50-year-old woman jumps to death from ninth floor

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By IANS, Ghaziabad : A 50-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide Monday by jumping from the ninth floor of her apartment building in Ghaziabad, the police said. According to the police, Kumud Prasad, the wife of Nand Kishore Prasad, a deputy chief labour commissioner, jumped from her flat in Amrapali Royal apartments in the Vasundhara area. According to her family, Kumud went out on the balcony of the flat in the morning. And about 10 minutes later, the apartment guards informed her husband that she was lying on the ground in a pool of blood.

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

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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.

The invisible makers of the city

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Homeless, vulnerable in equal measure to the vagaries of nature and human whims, and deprived of any form of social security, street dwellers often...

Crucial women’s quota bill lapses for the fourth time

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(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.

Indian women’s hockey team to receive Rs 1 crore

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Madhya Pradesh government has pledged a sum of Rs.1 crore to the national women's hockey team as a reward for their performance last year. Central Sports Minster M.S. Gill said the money will be distributed to the women's team members who were protesting in Bhopal against the non-payment of their dues. "I am very happy that the Madhya Pradesh government has come forward to help the women's team. I have spoken to Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and he is eager to extend his support to women's hockey.

Flavia Agnes on Muslim personal law

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By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net Flavia Agnes is a leading feminist scholar, women’s rights lawyer and social activist based in Mumbai. She has written and worked extensively on Muslim women’s issues, communalism and religion-based personal laws in India. In this interview with Yoginder Sikand, she talks about her work. Q: Could you tell us something about your own background?

RTI activist in trouble for asking too many questions

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By IANS, Agra : You could be asking for trouble by asking too many questions under the Right to Information Act. This was learnt the hard way by an activist here, who was told by the police that he was interfering in government work as he persisted with queries in the case of a woman kept in a protection home for seven years without being charged.

दिल्ली की आरक्षित सीट पर क्या हैं इस बार के मुद्दे?

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Woman claims molestation by Gurgaon bar owner

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By IANS, Gurgaon: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly molested and manhandled by a bar owner in a shopping mall here Saturday night, police said Monday. "We have received a complaint from the woman who had gone to the Addiction bar. On the basis of the complaint, we have registered a case and investigation is on," Assistant Commissioner of Police Sumit Kumar said.

Female celebrities endorse International Women’s Day

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Pregnant woman burnt by husband

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By IANS, Pune : A pregnant woman was allegedly burnt to death by her husband after she quarrelled with his mother in Maharashtra's Sangli district, police said Saturday. Twenty-year-old Sangita Shivaji Patil, who was six months pregnant, had a bitter argument Tuesday with her mother-in-law Hansa Naiku Patil, 55, at their home in Lingnur village, about 150 km from here. The miffed mother-in-law then stormed out of her home, ignoring appeals to stay on from her husband Naiku Patil and son Shivaji, sub-inspector P.R. Sawant of Meraj police station told IANS.

‘Women a vital part of UAE workforce’

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India rejects Albania’s demand for Mother Teresa’s remains

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By IANS, New Delhi: India has rejected Albania's demand for Mother Teresa's remains, saying she was an Indian citizen - a decision widely welcomed in this country where the Nobel prize winner spent her life tending to the poor and needy. An external affairs ministry official told IANS Tuesday that Mother Teresa was an Indian citizen and there was no question of returning her remains. It was reacting to a demand by Albania, the country where she was born on Aug 26, 1910, "Mother Teresa was an Indian citizen. There is nothing more to be said," the official said.

‘Beauties of AMU’ meet successfully held in Lucknow

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

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

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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...

Anti-Dowry campaign in Mysore

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Lok Sabha concerned over women’s safety

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Lok Sabha Friday expressed concern over the safety of women in the country with Speaker Meira Kumar calling for equal rights for them.

We promised, we delivered on liquor ban, says RJD

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New Delhi : The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a partner in the Bihar government with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), on Tuesday welcomed the complete...

No jeans for girls, says Mahapanchayat

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Barsana (Mathura): A Mahapanchayat held in a Uttar Pradesh town has ruled that girls should refrain from wearing jeans. The order was issued two days...

DCW seeks appellate authority under sexual harassment act

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New Delhi : Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday urged union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to constitute an appellate authority...

Over two lakh poor women workers to get stoves, lanterns

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By IANS, New Delhi: The International Finance Corp (IFC) will provide energy-efficient cooking stoves and solar lanterns to over two lakh women in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Women commission rejects member’s report on Mangalore attack

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Friday rejected its member Nirmala Venkatesh's report that blamed the Jan 24 attack on women in a Mangalore pub on the security of the establishment. NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said the report lacked on three counts - no social activists or local advocates were included in the committee, none of the persons attacked were contacted or interviewed, it focussed on the licence issued to the bar owners that was not part of the probe - and was thus not acceptable.

Justice for Ruchika

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Exactly 16 years ago, on 29th December, Ruchika Girhotra drank poison to kill herself. She died in hospital the next day. She was 18. In 1999, SPS Rathore was promoted to Director General of Police in Haryana - six years after he allegedly molested Ruchika.

Kochi nursing job scam runs into Rs.200 crore: CBI

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Kochi: The CBI has estimated that the Kochi nursing employment scam runs into nearly Rs.200 crore. A Central Bureau of Investigation source told IANS that...

Branded Witches, Beaten by Mobs, Burned Alive – In the Land of Goddesses, India’s...

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Across India’s tribal villages, women continue to be hunted and killed as witches, while families watch in silence, fear or grief. Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net Asansol (West...

Rajya Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill

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TCN News Despite tough resistance from the opposition parties, the Triple Talaq Bill has been passed in the Rajya Sabha today, Tuesday with 99 members...

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उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा में मुस्लिम विधायकों का आंकड़ा 2017 के मुकाबले में मामूली अंको में बढ़ा है। इस बार 36 मुस्लिम चुनाव जीतकर विधानसभा...

Women’s panchayat in Varanasi

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By TCN News, Varanasi, UP: A Mahila Panchayat (women’s assembly) was organised by U.P Khudai Khidmatgar team Nargis bahan and Faisal Khan from central team .

NCW meets Air India staff involved in mid-air scuffle

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By IANS, New Delhi: The National Commission for Women Wednesday recorded statements from the Air India air hostess, the flight purser and the two pilots involved in the Oct 3 mid-air scuffle and alleged molestation on board a flight. "The committee constituted by the NCW met the air hostess, the flight purser and two pilots. They have recorded their statements," committee member Manorama Bawa from All India Women's Conference told IANS.

China launches Shenzhou-9 with first woman astronaut

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By IANS, Beijing: China launched its Shenzhou-9 spacecraft with the country's first female astronaut aboard Saturday.

Rapes make country’s head hang in shame: Modi

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday the country's head hangs in shame whenever there is news about rape. "Our heads hang in shame...

35 NGOs come together to push for women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: Thirty-five civil society organisations will get together next week to formulate an action plan to push for the women's reservation bill that was passed by the Rajya Sabha but is yet to be taken up by the Lok Sabha. Ranjana Kumari of the the Centre for Social Research, one of the participating NGOs, said: "The aim of the public meeting is to chalk out an action plan in order to pressurize parliamentarians to pass the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha."

First women-only call centre opens in Saudi Arabia

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Rathore finally speaks, says he will ‘smile more’

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By IANS, Chandigarh: Breaking his silence for the first time since he was convicted in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore Wednesday taunted the media saying that he will "smile more" if the media tried to harm him. Fighting legal battles and fresh cases slapped on him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Haryana police, Rathore, whose triumphant smile after his conviction in the 19-year-old molestation became the butt of ridicule in the media, said: "You want to know the secret of this smile, I will tell you."

Women protest in Manipur to demand release of student activists

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Imphal : Scores of women held protests here on Sunday to demand the unconditional release of five Kangleipak Students Association activists arrested on charge...

12 pregnant women die in Jodhpur hospital

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Government clampdown on protest over unfair budgetary allocations in education for SCs/STs

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Dalit women activists dragged inside police station, activists allege By TCN News, New Delhi: Over 30 dalit and adivasi students and activists were arrested on Thursday from Shastri Bhavan here when they demanded to meet Smriti Irani, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, over unfair budgetary allocations in education of dalit and adivasi students.

Indian woman rescued in Germany reaches Delhi

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New Delhi : Gurpreet, the Indian woman who was rescued from a refugee camp in Germany along with her eight-year-old daughter, reached New Delhi...

HC notice to woman who accused Vishwas of molesting her

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to a woman who had accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas...

How a Messi fan in Kerala village became a football journalist in Spain

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Jushna Shahin’s passion for the sport made her achieve the unthinkable. Najiya O | TwoCircles.net KERALA — Jushna Shahin’s earliest memories are of watching football matches on...

JIH organizes a workshop on marriage

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Saina beats Yihan Wang to storm into All England semis

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Birmingham: Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal got the better of China's former world champion Yihan Wang 21-19, 21-6 to march into the semifinals of...

No ban on Hijab, only need to remove it during security check, says CISF

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force has made it clear that there is no ban on wearing a face mask, Burqa...

Woman’s body found by riverside in Bengal

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By IANS, Kolkata: The body of a young woman, strangulated with a muffler, was found by a riverside in West Bengal Sunday, police said.

When saying ‘no’ empowered these women

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By Shilpa Raina, New Delhi : As a child-bride, activist Sampat Pal's mother-in-law sternly instructed her to have dinner only after everyone in the family had eaten. She agreed, but a part of her rebelled against this gender discrimination. And a day came when she could take it no more and ate before everyone else did. That very moment forever changed the course of life.