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No consensus on women’s bill, discussions to continue

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By IANS, New Delhi: The government Monday said it would continue discussions on the women's reservation bill to arrive at a consensus after its all-party meeting on the issue saw many of the bill's opponents sticking to their demand for a quota within quota. "Further discussion will continue," the government said in a statement after the nearly two-and-half hours' meeting on the bill that provides for 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

15 women organizations in Telangana demand release of all persons arrested for anti CAA-NRC-NPR...

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TCN News Telangana: More than 15 women’s organizations from Telangana on Friday strongly condemned the arrests of anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protestors by the Delhi Police and the...

Widow set afire in MP village

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Betul (Madhya Pradesh) : A widow was set on fire in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district allegedly by her relatives in...

Crimes against women in Bengal have dipped: NCRB

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Kolkata : The latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report that said incidents of crimes against women have dipped in West Bengal came as...

Naidu bats for women’s quota bill, uniform civil code

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New Delhi : Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said political parties must reach a conclusion on the long-pending women's reservation...

First batch of Punjab’s women guards passes out

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By IANS, Hoshiarpur (Punjab): The International Women's Day eve was a special day for 158 women security guard recruits as they not only passed out after completing their training here but also had job offers from leading multi-nationals and other companies. Led by recruit Meena Rani at their passing-out parade at the police Recruit Training Centre (RTC) at Jahan Khelan, 15 km from here, the women guards became the first batch to be trained for private sector security jobs by the Punjab police.

Women politicians can raise uncomfortable issues: British MP

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Kolkata: Women politicians are often able to raise "uncomfortable" issues in the public domain which their male counterparts have not thought of or don't...

Women’s Manifesto and Human Welfare Foundation to organise “ Women Leadership Program” in February

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TCN News Women’s Manifesto and Human Welfare Foundation have jointly designed a leadership program for women to identify, train and activate emerging women leaders for...

No handicap to success for Jahanara Khatun

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net Kolkata/Berhampur: 41 year old Jahanara Khatun was ranked 31st in the examination for the West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Examination for...

‘BJP working to boost presence in southern, eastern states’

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New Delhi: The BJP Mahila Morcha is working to strengthen the party's presence at the booth level in the southern and eastern states where...

Two women beaten up in police station, 5 suspended

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New Delhi: Five police personnel including four women officers, were on Saturday suspended for beating up two women accused of theft by their employer,...

Ranchi CBSE topper Shaista Sultana has ambition to join NASA

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By Tarique Anwar, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: Shaista Sultana, a resident of Rahmat Colony in Doranda, Ranchi, created a history by topping Ranchi in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) 2008 examination.

Three girl students create ruckus at Indore college

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By IANS, Bhopal:At least three students of a girl's college in Indore were arrested Friday for misbehaving with their principal who fainted and had to be hospitalised, police said. The girls belong to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP - the Bharatiya Janata Party's student wing) to which those accused in the Professor Sabharwal murder case of Ujjain belonged.

Exciting times to be a woman, Clinton tells students

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By IANS, New Delhi : These were exciting times and a better time in human history than any other to be a woman, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday and asserted that this was an opportunity and responsibility she "willingly" accepted. Addressing a gathering of over 1,000 people, mostly students, at the Delhi University here, Clinton added that in the 21st century, women's woes were as important as any other.

Gene exposes women with migraine to increased cardiac risk

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By IANS, Washington : Women with migraine seem to be at a greater risk of heart disease and stroke if they possess a certain gene, according to a new study. Researchers followed 25,001 white women for the occurrence of heart attacks and ischemic stroke. About 18 percent had a history of migraine while 40 percent with active migraine reported migraine with aura.

SC to hear petition against juvenile rapist on Monday

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New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal late on Saturday filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court against the release...

Congress poll manifesto for UP promises 50% quota for women

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Lucknow, (IANS) : The Congress party on Wednesday released its manifesto here for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and announced 50 per cent reservation...

Kerala women can apply to be police sub-inspectors

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : There is good news for women in Kerala. They can now apply to become police sub-inspectors. Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Saturday announced that as the first step towards revamping the Kerala Police Act, women can now apply directly to be a sub inspector. "Kerala is a state where there are more women than men and the leadership qualities of women have been proved beyond doubt. Hence, we decided that women also can apply," Balakrishnan told reporters here.

Woman with 90 percent bone deformity cured in Gurgaon

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Gurgaon: In a rare surgery, a 60-year-old woman having developed complete bone deformity successfully underwent a complex surgery making her capable to walk again,...

Internationsl Day for elimination of violence against women on Dec 25

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By NNN-APP, Islamabad : International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women will be observed in Pakistan on Dec 25 with an aim to fight against gender‑based violence in all its forms. Public and private organizations have arranged several activities including seminars, rallies, fun fairs and interactive dialogues to mark the day, a private TV channel reported. Violence against women persists worldwide, occurring in every region, country and culture, and cutting across income, class, race and ethnic groups.

Amina Hossain: Why she is fondly called the ‘Mother Teresa of Malda’

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net Mother Teresa’s love for humanity is both well-known and well-documented. Even today, the Missionaries of Charities continue her work, and it...

Veteran Congress leader Nafeesath Beevi dead

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Thiruvananthapuram : Veteran Congress leader A.Nafeesath Beevi, who also served as the deputy speaker of the Kerala Assembly, passed away at a private hospital...

Plea in SC seeks women members in seven state governments

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Friday a petition seeking direction to the chief ministers of seven states to consider...

Death of a Muslim woman: Missing son surrenders, denies he kidnapped Minor

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By Ayesha Minhaz for Twocircles.net Hyderabad, February 22: When Mohammad Muqtar returned home to Doma village of Ranga Reddy District (Telangana) on Friday night, his...

Mother Teresa to be canonised on September 4: Pope

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Vatican city: The Pope during consistory of cardinals on Tuesday announced September 4 as the date for Mother Teresa's canonisation, the media reported. After months...

Women activists try to storm BJP, Congress offices

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Imphal : Women activists on Sunday tried to storm the offices of the ruling Congress and the BJP here in Manipur demanding to know...

Human Rights group concerned over falling Uttarakhand child-sex ratio; complains to NHRC

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By TCN News, The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR), in a recent report titled, ‘The State of Female Foeticide in Uttarakhand’ has found that...

Women’s safety, power, water top priorities in poll-bound Delhi

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New Delhi : As Delhi inches closer to the assembly polls, the three main parties in the fray - the AAP, the Congress and...

अस्मानामा : मैं तो चार से निक़ाह करूंगा, लेकिन तुम्हारा क्या?

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By अस्मा अंजुम खान, TwoCircles.net, (अंग्रेज़ी पढ़ाती हैं और ढेर सारी बातें करती हैं.) शनिवार का दिन मेरे लिए एक मशक्क़त से भरे हफ़्ते के अंत का सूचक होता है. पिछले छः दिनों के भीतर किए गए कामों के बाद मिलने वाला आराम मुझे अपने आगोश में लेने लगता है. इसी बीच एक शनिवार को एक बहन आती है और मुझे गले से लगाकर फूट-फूटकर रोने लगती है. उसने बताया कि आयशा और अन्य उम्माहतुल मोमिनीन के बारे में मेरी बातों ने उसके दिल को छू लिया. लेकिन अपनी उस रुलाई के बारे में पूछे जाने पर उसने जो बताया, उससे मैं न सिर्फ़ चकित हुई बल्कि अगले कुछ हफ़्तों तक मेरे भीतर डर बैठ गया था.

वैशाली की ‘गुलनाज’ को न्याय के लिए जमीयत ने लिखी नीतीश को चिट्ठी

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net बिहार के वैशाली में एक मुस्लिम युवती के साथ हुई लोमहर्षक वारदात से दुःखी होकर जमीयत उलेमा ए हिन्द में बिहार के...

BJP women leaders to protest in Lucknow against BSP

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Lucknow : Women workers, supporters and leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be staging a sit-in and demonstrate in the state capital...

Delhi woman kidnapped, molested in moving car

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New Delhi : A 30-year-old woman, working with a NGO, has alleged that she was kidnapped and molested by three people in a moving...

Asian woman charged with killing her children

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By IANS, London : A Sri Lankan-origin woman has been charged with murdering two of her children and wounding the third. Sasikala Navaneethan, 36, stabbed Shanjayan, five, and his four-year-old sister Sharani to death in their quiet south London suburban house May 30. She was also charged with the attempted murder of her six-month-old daughter, who survived the attack. Magistrates remanded Navaneethan in custody Friday, and she is due to appear in court January 13 next year.

Northeast women’s panels want 33 percent reservation

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By Raymond Kharmujai, IANS,

Muslim Students Federation to seek legal advice over denial to wear hijab in some...

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Union Muslim League students’ outfit Muslim Students Federation (MSF) has decided to launch an online survey to address...

Movement against rape should be taken to its logical conclusion: Kaneez Fatima

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By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net

Somnath asks political parties to reserve seats for women

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By IANS, Kolkata : Voicing his support for the pending women's reservation bill, outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker Somanath Chatterjee Monday said all political parties in India should nominate women candidates to increase female participation in the higher representative organisations. "I don't understand why the political parties do not nominate 33 percent women candidates in the election," Chatterjee said at the Women Achievers Award programme organised by FICCI Ladies Organisation here.

Domestic violence – most destructive war within us

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By Shahnoor Rahman, I remember, on 26th June 2011 when I was in second year MBBS in Gauhati Medical College, while passing through the postmortem ward, I had fainted when I saw the corpse of a woman slaughtered by her husband as he suspected her of adultery.

Is Al-Qaeda preparing British women bombers?

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By IANS, London : Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.

Woman found dead in Aravali foothills in Gurgaon

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Gurgaon: The body of a woman in her 50s was found in the foothills of the Aravali mountain range here Saturday, police said. The woman...

Periods, women’s health and Ramadan

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By Afshan Khan for TwoCircles.net Imagine that it is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan and you are fasting with full excitement...

First woman press photographer among 32 Padma women awardees

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By IANS,

Shikha Mandi: The first Radio Jockey to host a show in Santhali language

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Santhali might be the language of over 40 lakh people in four states, but it has rarely received the promotion or...

Taslima Nasreen’s Indian visa extended by a year

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Indian government on Tuesday extended the visa of self-exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen by another year. The 55-year-old, who is now...

A trip to Rajgir: Atithi Devo Bhava, but what about the poor?

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By Arfina Khanam for Twocircles.net The caption of ‘Incredible India’: Atithi Devo Bhava, seems like an unfinished dream when I visited Rajgir in Bihar. The...

Woman gets relief from incontinence

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 48-year-old woman, suffering from continence, a condition characterised by involuntary loss of urine, for the last one year, has finally...

Ban urges gov’ts to ensure full range of rights for rural women

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By IRNA,

BJP moves EC over Kumar Vishwas’ remark

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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas for allegedly...

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 2 – Sister,...

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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...

Bangladesh parliament to double reservation for women

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By IANS, Dhaka : Bangladesh's parliament will more than double the number of seats reserved for women and repeal laws that discriminate against women, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the International Women's Day at Osmani Memorial Hall here, she said: "We will reintroduce the National Women Development Policy adopted during the last Awami League government's tenure. We gave nomination to maximum number of women for contesting the December 29 polls."

Asma Nama: I Can Marry Four. What about you?

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By Asma Anjum Khan, teaches English, talks a lot, read her at your own risk. [follow her:@asmaanjumkhan] # fourmarriages,#islam#the prophetmuhammadpbuh #widowremarriage#polygmay#khulaa#culture#monogamy# H.Aaishah RA Saturdays usually signal the end of a hectic week. A soothing sensation after doing time for the last six days begins to engulf me. After my talk, a sister comes and hugs, nothing unusual; but a continuous stream of tears, from her eyes was. Her visage with droplets smearing it appeared a bit white. My little talk about H.Aaishah RA and other Ummahatul Momineen had touched her, she said. When probed about the weepy act; her reply not just stunned but kept haunting me for the next few weeks.

Kerala’s new trend setters: Muslim women members of Mahallu committee

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Female members of the Mahallu committee are the illustrative of an emerging scenario, which they perceive as a mile stone in Muslim women empowerment. But the transformation has evoked a mixed response from the Muslim outfits in the state, with especially Sunnis protesting the move. By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net, Kozhikode: K K Fathima Suhra, a middle aged post graduate Muslim lady, hailing from a village named Santhapuram in Malappuram district, was busy in shopping for her school going child. Like most of the educated Muslim women in the state, Fathima also tends to give primary priority to discharge her duty as a house wife, taking care of her family and ardently supporting it to accomplish its needs.

Tamil Nadu girl clears the path to become first doctor in her tribe

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While NEET has abetted several institutional murders of students hailing from the marginalized groups, 20-year-old student Sangavi from the Malasar tribal community in Coimbatore has...

Orissa woman gives birth to identical triplets

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By IANS, Jajpur (Orissa) : A 24-year old woman in Orissa's Jajpur district has given birth to identical triplets, a rarity that occurs once in three million births, a health official said here Monday. The woman, Santilata Mahalik, a resident of Kunida village, gave birth to three sons Sunday through a normal delivery in the community health centre at Sukinda, 140 km from here.

Why does a group of women walk at midnight in Delhi?

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Aatika S. |TwoCircles.net It's been seven years that the group- Women Walk at Midnight has been walking in various cities. For Mallika Taneja, the person...

Shopian double murder being hushed up, alleges women’s group

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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.

Principal held for molesting girl in Andhra Pradesh

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By IANS, Hyderabad: The principal of a private school in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayanagaram district was Saturday arrested for allegedly trying to molest a girl student. The incident took place in Bhogapuram in Vijayanagaram in north coastal Andhra. Police said Srinivas Rao had called three girl students of Class 5 to his house for some work as the school was closed on account of second Saturday. He allegedly tried to molest one of the girls in a room.

More women joined politics in 2008, says a global report

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United Nations, March 6 (Prensa Latina) The 143-member Inter-Parliamentarian Union Thursday said the number of women occupying seats in the legislative institutions worldwide reached record levels in 2008, with one out of every five elected members was woman. The Women in Parliament 2008 report released by the union said of the 12,879 seats in 66 parliaments in 54 countries last year, women occupied 2,656 seats, or 20.6 percent. In the past five years, 60 percent of the women legislators were re-elected, the report said.

Women’s group, citizens condemn Jamiat Ulema resolutions on women quota, education

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By TwoCircles.net News Desk, New Delhi: All India Progressive Women’s Association has condemned Jaimat Ulema-I-Hind for passing resolutions at its recent Deoband conclave against the interests of women. Some of the resolutions adopted at the congregation of the Jamiat Ulema in Deoband “strongly offend the principle of women’s equality” AIPWA said.

Taslima diagnosed with breast tumours in US

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Dhaka: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has been diagnosed with breast tumours at a hospital in New York. Doctors found the tumours "quite big" and...

61 women in this Lok Sabha, highest ever

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New Delhi: The 16th Lok Sabha will have the highest number of women members at 61. "This is the highest number of women members elected...

Mulayam softens stance on Women’s Reservation Bill

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By IANS, Lucknow : Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, known for his stiff opposition to the Women's Reservation Bill, Friday seemed to have softened his stand.

Woman has miscarriage as Bihar clinic declines old notes

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Patna : A Patna resident on Wednesday claimed that his unborn child died because a clinic refused to conduct an ultrasound on his wife...

Kejriwal questions Modi, Jung over minors’ rape in Delhi

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New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday expressed anguish over the horrific incidents of minors' rape here and questioned what steps Prime Minister...

Fewer women making it to the top in corporate world

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By IANS, Sydney : Fewer women are making it to the top in the corporate world, a trend that has been particularly noticeable over the last two years, according to a newly released report here. Macquarie University's Peter McGraw, director of the Labour-Management Studies Foundation which compiled and analysed the newly released 2008 data for Equal Opportunities for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA), said the numbers did not surprise him.

Fast track courts for crimes against women in UP

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Lucknow: All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh will soon have fast track courts for crimes against women, an officials said Saturday. A decision to this...

Hyderabad commemorates 2nd anniversary of Shaheen Bagh protests with songs, poetry recitals

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Scores of people in Hyderabad, comprising of activists, students, NGOs, youth groups came together at Lamakan – a place in Hyderabad dedicated to the...

Like mother, like child, glam kids beat the trodden path!

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(Mother's Day is on May 8) By Shilpa Raina, IANS,

A conversation with Dr Audrey Truschke, the author of Aurangzeb: The life and legacy...

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By Misbahuddin Mirza for TwoCircles.net Over the ages, the fertile lands of India have constantly attracted wave after wave of peoples to migrate and settle...

Two JD-U women legislators campaign for BJP, RJD

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Patna: Two women legislators from Bihar's ruling JD-U, one of them a former minister, are campaigning and seeking votes for the BJP and RJD...

Ramadan 1438: Jannat ul Nisa

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By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net "I am 13 and I always make sure to fast the whole month, but few days back my Blood Pressure...

Women Helpline launched in Ghaziabad

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

US team visiting India to boost women’s numbers in ICT

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Budget 2016: Schedule castes, tribes protest after Jaitley offers a penny, snatches a dollar

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By TCN Staff Reporter Delhi: In his Budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was at his eloquent best while allocating Rs 500 crore for scheduled...

Hijab in Kerala: the transformation from ignorance to knowledge

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

सदफ़ ज़फ़र, जिनका मुस्लिम होना और सच दिखाना पड़ा महंगा

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By मीना कोटवाल, TwoCircles.net गरिकता संशोधन एक्ट यानी CAA के पास होने के बाद से ही देशभर में इसके खिलाफ़ प्रदर्शन किया जा रहा है....

Women’s issues will be dealt with speedily in Rajasthan

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By IANS, Jaipur: Rajasthan has framed an action plan to handle with sensitivity incidents of atrocities on women and speedily dispose of these cases, thanks to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Women feel dowry most severe form of gender disparity: Survey

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New Delhi : Most Indian women feel that dowry is the most severe form of gender disparity when it comes to marriage, according to...

Mumbai: Girl Students Asked To Remove Hijab At The College Gate Introducing New Dress...

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By K K Ahmed / TwoCircles.net NG Acharya & DK Maratha College in Mumbai's Chembur area has been in the news from the last few...

Sabrimala can’t ban women under right to manage religious affairs: SC

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court in Monday said that gender equality is a constitutional message and Sabarimala temple management cannot say that banning...

Parties flay Mulayam’s statement on gang rape

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Lucknow: The opposition on Wednesday lashed out at Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav for his statement that gang rape of a woman...

Marginally more women in council of ministers

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By IANS, New Delhi : There are marginally more women in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's team now, with four new women members joining the council of ministers Sunday.

Murdered Dalit woman’s mother gets newly built home

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Perumbavoor (Kerala) : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday handed over the keys of a newly constructed house here in Ernakulam district to...

Malaysian Indian woman wants her conversion to Islam invalidated

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By IANS, George Town (Malaysia) : An ethnic Indian housewife in Malaysia Wednesday said she would appeal against a civil court ruling that heard her plea questioning her conversion to Islam when she was seven years old. Siti Hasnah Bangarama Abdullah, 28, was converted along with her four siblings in 1983 when her parents, both born Hindus, embraced Islam. She sought a declaration from the court that her conversion to Islam was invalid, Star Online reported.

Obama reaffirms rights of women globally

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By KUNA,

Women and wanderlust: Spending me-time away from families

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(March 8 International Women's Day) By Radhika Bhirani, New Delhi : You may not always have the company of your parents, friends or partner, but who's stopping you from travelling the world? A burgeoning number of social clubs offering secure women-only tours are turning out to be a treat for those looking out for a fun getaway.

Indian priest faces deportation for molestation in US

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Washington: An Indian-American priest who admitted to fondling a girl while attending dinner at her grandmother's home in Minnesota has been sentenced to 25...

Legalise polygamyous marriages to protect women: Australian cleric

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By IANS, Sydney : An Islamic leader in Australia has said that polygamous marriages exist in the country and the government should legalise them to protect the rights of women. Islamic Friendship Association of Australia's Keysar Trad told a programme on the Triple J radio station that polygamists in Australia's Muslim community would like their relationships to be legalised as otherwise in the case of the man's demise, women were left in a vulnerable position.

Two more join opposition to women’s quota bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: After Sharad Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav, another Yadav leader, Lalu Prasad, Tuesday added his opposition to the women's reservation bill, terming it as a conspiracy against regional parties to keep their leaders away from power. Rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh too termed the bill, which proposes to reserve 33 percent seats in parliament and the state legislatures for women, as a conspiracy against regional parties.

For Assamese media, every Muslim is a potential terrorist

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By Aban Abrar Biplob for TwoCircles.net The recent terrorist attack in Dhaka, allegedly by the Islamic State (ISIS), has seen the Assam Government...

Modi attacks Congress over women’s safety

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Mumbai : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the issue of women's safety in the country. Raking up...

Clash after missing girl found dead in Ghaziabad

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Ramdev insulted Dalits, women: Congress

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New Delhi: Congress Saturday accused Ramdev of insulting Dalits and women, a day after the yoga guru said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited...

Rahul Gandhi meets women artisans in Gujarat

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By IANS, Ahmedabad : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi interacted with women artisans in a Kutch village Sunday as part of his two-day tour of the Kutch, Saurashtra and northern regions of Gujarat. The young Congress MP met women engaged in handicrafts in Bhujodi village of Kutch district, which was devastated by a major earthquake on Jan 26, 2001.

RSS must admit women, says Trupti Desai

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Mumbai : The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) must allow women to become its members, Trupti Desai, who has been leading a campaign for women's...

Sikh woman at 60 becomes Canada’s oldest mother

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By IANS, Toronto : A 60-year-old Sikh woman has become the oldest mother in Canada by giving birth to twin boys in Calgary city this week. Ranjit Hayer and her husband Jagir Hayer, who have been trying to have a baby for the past 40 years, finally became proud parents of the twins delivered Tuesday in a city hospital. After being rejected by Canadian doctors for in-vitro fertilization because of her old age, the woman had reportedly traveled to her native India get fertilized with a donated egg.

A Burqa can be empowering too, but I don’t expect Ram Guha to understand...

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By Hatif Imam for TwoCircles.net My great uncle attained the coveted post of a Tehsildar before independence. He was a poet and a pious Muslim,...

8 women die in Chhattisgarh after botched up sterilisation surgery

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Raipur : Eight women have died in Bilaspur district after undergoing surgery for sterilisation at a government camp organised Saturday at the district hospital,...

‘I can’t be Mad at Allah’ wins accolades, awards for documenting Delhi’s Rohingya refugees

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: For a number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Burma, India has been as a...

Indian tribal women’s ‘smart’ ride to economic self-reliance

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By Anurag Dey Sahebganj (Jharkhand), (IANS): Her thumbs flying fast over the touchscreen of her smartphone, Purnima Mahato, 35, of this tribal village in Jharkhand,...

4 reasons why there is no justification for bulldozer politics

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Experts believe that demolishing houses of protestors is against the rule of law and deprives people of fundamental rights. Basil Islam | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — Following...

Dalits should come forward and participate in the development of society: Devyani Khobragade

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By TCN News Nagpur: "Dalits should utilize all possible government schemes and should actively participate in the developing of society”, said IAF officer...

Sabarimala temple must let in all women: Tharoor

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Thiruvananthapuram : Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said the Sabarimala temple must open its doors to women of all age groups. This contradicted the...

Badi Ammi: In memory of educationist Mrs.Fatima Anees

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By Asma Anjum Khan It seemed Badi Ammi was going to live forever. We were so used to her. The shore that tells you to traipse along...

भूख और गरीबी से जूझते बिहार की ज़मीनी हकीक़त

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net 9 साल की संगीता जिसके चेहरे पर अनगिनत मखियाँ बैठी थी जिसे देख कर एक पल को मुझे सकता सा हुआ के...

Government schemes, microfinance can go a long way in empowering Muslim women

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By Moin Qazi for TwoCircles.net “Wujood-e-zan se hai tasveer-e-kainaat mein rang,” (The colours of the universe are there because of the existence of womankind) --...

Women likely to miscarry if exposed to cigarette smoke

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By IANS, Washington : Women exposed to cigarette smoke, either as adults or children, are more likely to face fertility problems and suffer miscarriages. An analysis of more than 4,800 non-smoking women showed those who were exposed to cigarette smoke six or more hours a day as children and adults, faced a 68 percent greater chance of facing difficulties in getting pregnant and suffering one or more miscarriages.

Number of women elected to Lok Sabha less than 2009

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New Delhi: This Lok Sabha will have a lesser number of women than the last time with just 55 women being elected to the...

Women’s bill is ‘historic step forward’, says PM

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By IANS, New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the women's reservation bill set to pass in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday was "a historic step forward" towards the emancipation of Indian women. "This is a momentous development in the long journey of empowering our women," he said at the end of a lively debate on the bill that seeks to reserve a third of seats in parliament and state assemblies for women.

Why women take a detour from engineering

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New York : Women who go to college intending to become engineers stay in the profession less often than men, as a result of...

Saudi women have $100 bn as bank deposits!

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Riyadh : Disposable cash belonging to Saudi women in commercial banks has exceeded the 375 billion Saudi Rubles (about 100 billion dollars) mark, government...

India recalls envoy to New Zealand after wife accused of assaulting staff

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New Delhi/Wellington: India on Saturday asked its envoy in New Zealand to return following allegations that his wife assaulted a member of the domestic...

In Pictures: Evicted thrice in 5 years, displaced women in Assam village decry poor...

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Since the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in Assam in 2016, several poor families in Dholpur char have been evicted thrice— the...

Kerala assembly refers bill on women’s dignity to panel

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala Assembly Thursday referred to the subject committee of the house a bill to safeguard women from harassment and protect their dignity and privacy.

HC rejects PIL on intervening in Sunanda death probe

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking its intervention in the probe into the mysterious death of Sunanda...

Rajasthan woman,85, stripped and tortured for being a ‘witch’

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Jaipur: An 85-year-old woman has complained of being tortured with searing tongs and stripped after being branded as a witch in Rajasthan's Bihara village,...

India takes up rape incident with Maldives

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By IANS, New Delhi: India has taken up "quite strongly" with Maldives the rape of an Indian woman and has been assured of action by its government, an official said Tuesday.

Those who ‘own little, live on little’ carry highest burden of climate change

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Women comprise 70% of world’s poor. They consume the least, are paid the least, own the least, and yet pay the highest price of climate change By Shobha Shukla, Citizen News Service (CNS), Climate change seems to be the new food for thought for world leaders to chew upon. Recently 122 heads of state gathered in New York City for the UN Climate Summit, organised by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, aimed to mobilize action to prevent looming climate disasters and garner political will for a new climate change treaty by the end of 2015.

Pay Rs.300,000 for rape, Haryana told

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday directed the Haryana government to pay Rs.300,000 to a 40-year-old woman who was raped by two Haryana policemen two years ago. The NHRC said it had issued a notice to the chief secretary of Haryana to pay the monetary relief and send proof of payment within six weeks. An NHRC official said the woman was dragged out of an auto by a Haryana policeman, Dinesh Kumar, who took her to his house and raped her along with his guest and commando Bijender Singh Feb 21, 2008.

World’s most lucrative women’s golf Tour to debut in China

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By IANS, Beijing : The world's most lucrative women's golf tour arrives in China this October. The inaugural Grand China Air Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) that features world No.2 Annika Sorenstam and the sixth-ranked Tseng Yani, will be held from October 24-26 at Hainan West Coast Golf Club in Haikou, the capital of the island province of Hainan. The tournament featuring 63 of the world's best players will compete for $1.8 million.

Snoopgate not timed: Khurshid

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New Delhi: Congress leader Salman Khurshid Saturday dismissed allegations that the Snoopgate issue has been timed to embarrass the BJP in the middle of...

UN official: Women-excluded societies not democratic

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Hang bride burners: Supreme Court

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By IANS, New Delhi : Unless all those who burn their wives are hanged, the barbaric crime would not stop, the Supreme Court has said.

Obese women more impulsive than others

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By IANS, Washington : Obese women tend to be more impulsive than their normal weight counterparts, according to a study. University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB) researchers tested how obese and normal-weight men, women are driven by immediate versus delayed gratification. They gave 95 participants (men and women) the choice of receiving hypothetical amounts of money immediately or fixed amounts to be received after delays of two weeks, one month, six months or after years.

Hooda assures impartial probe into Ruchika case

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Without listing any concrete steps for time-bound action in the matter, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Tuesday assured an impartial enquiry into the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case involving former director general of police (DGP) S.P.S. Rathore. "All aspects of this case are being examined legally and the government would try to ensure justice to the affected family," Hooda told mediapersons at Khedar near Hisar, 300 km from here, after inaugurating the first phase of the 1,200 MW Rajiv Gandhi thermal power plant.

Rapists do not deserve death, boys commit mistakes: Mulayam

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Moradabad: In remarks that raised a storm, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said Thursday the death penalty in rape cases was "unfair" as...

AAP has ‘anti-women character’, alleges BJP

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New Delhi : The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday attacked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), accusing it of having "anti-women character" after its...

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.

Kejriwal orders magisterial probe into Kenyan woman’s gang-rape

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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the alleged gang-rape of a Kenyan woman here in a moving...

Inquiry report on death of pregnant women by Thursday: Odisha minister

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Monday said a committee probing the death of three pregnant women at a...

Malaysian Indian woman seeks help for kidney treatment

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By IANS, Kuala Lumpur : A desperately ill Malaysian Indian woman suffering from kidney failure has sought the help of the public and the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) for raising funds so she can be treated in an Indian hospital. P. Sivasakthi tried the traditional medicine route but now finds that she can no longer avoid dialysis, surgery and a possible kidney transplant.

Sudanese woman faces 40 lashes for wearing trousers

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By DPA, Nairobi : A woman Sudanese journalist and United Nations worker could face up to 40 lashes Wednesday for wearing trousers. Lubna Ahmed Hussein, a columnist and public information officer at the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), was arrested in Khartoum along with 13 other women in early July. Ten of the other women were given 10 lashes for breaching Islamic law, but Hussein demanded a lawyer and delayed her trial. She has invited local and foreign journalists to view her flogging should she be convicted.

Gang-raped German woman to return to Chandigarh and depose

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By Jaideep Sarin, IANS, Chandigarh : A young German woman who was gang-raped by five youths after being taken on a drive from an upscale hotel here in September 2008 is arriving in the city Thursday to depose in the case before a local court, police said Monday. "The German woman will reach Chandigarh on Jan 15 and probably her father will accompany her," Ramesh Chander, Sector-17 station house officer, told IANS. The court hearing is scheduled for Friday. The woman will be accompanied by German embassy officials from New Delhi.

‘Parliament may take up bills on communal violence, women’s quota’

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Communal Violence Bill, Women's Reservation Bill, Seeds Bill and Insurance Laws amendment bill were among the significant legislations likely to be taken up by parliament in the ongoing budget session, an independent parliamentary research organisation said Tuesday. An official of PRS Legislative Research, which works to strengthen the legislative process and tracks functioning of parliament, said that the four bills were among the legislations held up in the past due to lack of political consensus.

सवालों के घेरे में बिहार की शराबबंदी

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter पटना - बिहार में 1 अप्रैल से शराब को लेकर राज्य सरकार की नयी नीति लागू हो गयी है. एक तरफ जहां...

Mazdoor Kitchen: A melange of love, salt and labour

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By Aatika S | TwoCircles Nida Ansari, is a Delhi based development practitioner and consultant with over 12 years of experience in working with national...

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...

Notice to government, police on separate lock-ups for women

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments and the city police commissioner on a plea...

Modi flays governor over women’s reservation

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By IANS, New Delhi : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday criticised Governor Kamla Beniwal for not signing a legislation reserving 50 percent of all seats in local bodies to women.

‘Consider us human’: Stigmatised, vulnerable sex workers at Kolkata’s Khidderpore, Bowbazar urge world

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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...

UP: Women winning fewer elections, losing deposits in larger numbers

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By Rahul Mohan Sharma Poor, populous Uttar Pradesh was the first state to have a female Chief Minister -- Sucheta Kriplani from 1963 to 1967...

खाप पंचायत हुए निष्क्रिय, क्योंकि अब भाजपा नेता हैं सक्रिय!

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net लड़कियों के पहनावे या उनके जीने के तरीक़ों को लेकर अब तक विभिन्न खाप पंचायतों के तुग़लकी फ़रमान सामने आते रहे...

On International Women’s Day, let us remember the legacy of first lady of Islam

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By Moin Qazi for Twocircles.net Motherhood is a mercy, being linked By close affinity to prophethood, And her compassion is the prophet’s own. For mothers shape the way...

Nearly 1,200 women killed in Pakistan in 2010: Report

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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.

Handymen husbands for rent in Argentina

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By Maricel Seeger, IANS, Buenos Aires : Any woman can get a husband at an hourly rate in Buenos Aires, thanks to a company offering to do the repairs and installations that every home needs, and all "without problems in the bedroom". Husband for Rent is a successful Argentine company that for 50 pesos ($15.50) an hour will undertake domestic chores for women who don't have a "handyman" around the house, the Spanish news agency EFE reported.

Why a Hindutva-vadi should not be the Prime Minister of India

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An open letter to RSS Sarsanghchalak, Shri Mohan Bhagwat By Shamsul Islam To, Shri Mohan Bhagwat ji, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarsanghchalak, Namaskar.

Woman Detained For Spreading Rumor Online About New Quake

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By Bernama, Hefei : Police detained a woman on Tuesday in east China's Anhui Province for spreading a rumor online that a series of powerful earthquakes will jolt the province. The Provincial Department of Security monitored a posting on Monday from Baidu.com, a popular search portal, declaring Anhui was likely to be hit by a series of earthquakes at or above 7 on Richter scale, citing a forecast from the official website of the U.S. Geological Survey.