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Women lawmakers may be directly elected in Bangladesh

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By IANS, Dhaka : Women lawmakers in Bangladesh would be directly elected following an amendment to its Constitution, the Sheikh Hasina Government has announced. The change would facilitate holding of direct elections to seats reserved for women in the Jatiya Sangsad (national assembly) in the next parliamentary polls, Local Government and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam said Saturday. "We shall amend the constitution to allow women to come to the house through direct elections from the next parliamentary polls," The Daily Star quoted the minister as saying.

नाइंसाफी,अन्याय,संवेदनहीनता, दुख और तक़लीफ़ का साल 2020

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net साल 2020 पूर्ण होने पर हैं। यह साल देश के लिए तमाम कठिन परिस्थितियों से गुज़रा है। कोरोनावायरस का प्रकोप, लाकडाउन,दिल्ली दंगे,लाकडाउन...

प्रेरणा : ग़रीब बच्चों को ‘नेशनल सेलर’  बनाने वाले जिद्दी कोच सुहेम शेख की...

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मोहम्मद जमीर हसन। Two circles.net  हैदराबाद की रहने वाली प्रीति कोंगारा ने 2023 के एशियाई खेलों के लिए क्वालिफाई किया है। वे यह उपलब्धि हासिल...

Women’s car rally for breast cancer awareness flagged off

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By IANS, New Delhi : At least 60 decorated cars, with name and blood groups of occupants pasted on them, were flagged off early Friday as a women's car rally started from here to spread awareness of breast cancer among people. Sixty women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, drove from New Delhi to Agra to spread awareness about the disease that kills 40,000 women in India every year. The car rally was followed by doctors, health and community activists on Gandhi Jayanti.

Sania gets Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards for 12 others

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New Delhi : Tennis star Sania Mirza received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour on Saturday, while 12 others,...

Badshah Khan’s hundred-year-old message of peace

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net "There is nothing surprising in a Muslim or a Pathan like me subscribing to the creed of nonviolence. It is not a new creed. It was followed 1,400 years ago by the Prophet all the time when he was in Mecca.” - Badshah Khan

Singapore premier urges couples to have more babies

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By DPA, Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Saturday called on couples to have more children as the city-state's birth rate slipped to its lowest level in 2009. "Despite all our efforts, we are producing far too few babies," Lee said in a message marking Sunday's start of the lunar Year of the Tiger. "Last year, we were short of at least 10,000 babies just to replace ourselves," he added. Lee especially urged ethnic Chinese to dismiss their superstitions against children born in a Year of the Tiger.

शौहर को जेल भेजना इस मसले का हल नहीं है: सहबा

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नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए पिछले दिनों हमारे मुल्क में यह माहौल बनाने की कोशि‍श की गई कि सभी मुसलमान महिलाएं तीन तलाक़ क़ानून के...

68 percent working women suffer from lifestyle diseases: Assocham

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By IANS, New Delhi : More than two-third of working women in India suffer from lifestyle diseases, according to a survey conducted by an industry lobby on the eve of Women's Day Sunday. The study, released Saturday by the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), said 68 percent of working women surveyed in the age bracket of 21-52 years were found to be afflicted with lifestyle ailments such as obesity, depression, chronic backache, diabetes and hypertension.

Jammu and Kashmir’s women’s commission gets new chairperson

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By IANS, Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir government has nominated National Conference (NC) legislator Shamima Firdous as chairperson of the state women's commission, a post that was lying vacant for over seven years. The announcement was made by the government Wednesday. Despite persistent demands by various womens' groups, the post was not filled by successive governments since 2003, when the first chairperson of the commission Girja Dhar resigned. Firdous will have the status of a minister of state, an official release announcing her appointment said.

Specially-abled Delhi woman tops civil services exams; women take top four

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New Delhi : A physically-challenged Delhi woman topped the civil services examination, as the first four ranks were scooped up by women in...

Terrorism: Putting the issue in perspective

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By Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

Delhi High Court dismisses custody death charge against police

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Delhi High court has dismissed a petition filed against the Delhi Police by a woman who alleged that her brother died in police custody. On Aug 26, 2007, Tek Chand was apprehended by the police on suspicion of theft but was released the same day. On Feb 18, 2008, police found an unidentified body, which was identified by the relatives of Tek Chand. His sister Phoolwati filed a petition in the Delhi High Court, claiming that he had died after being tortured in the police post in Madipur in west Delhi.

Woman thrashed, paraded naked in Uttar Pradesh

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

Bollywood goes moist-eyed on Mother’s Day

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By Subhash K. Jha, IANS, Mumbai : From old hats like Shabana Azmi, Hema Malini and Mahesh Bhatt to young actors like Sonam Kapoor, Celina Jaitley and Abhishek Bachchan - on Mother's Day they all talk about the contribution of their mothers in their lives and give them credit for their success. Here is what the actors have to say on the special occasion:

Women’s groups to launch stir against crime

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women's organsations Thursday decided to launch a nation wide stir to protest rising incidents of crime against women in the country.

लोकसभा स्पीकर के घर के सामने सड़क पर ही बन गया ‘शाहीन बाग़’

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Twocircles.net कोटा। राजस्थान के कोटा शहर में महिलाओं को जब सीएए, एनआरसी व एनपीआर के खिलाफ़ आंदोलन करने के लिए कोई ‘पार्क’ या ‘बाग़’ नहीं...

Indian woman jailed for compatriot’s murder in Australia

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Sydney: A court in Australia on Monday sentenced an Indian-origin woman to 18 years in jail for the murder of her ex-lover's fiance out...

खोजबीन : क्या सचमुच नीट के रिजल्ट में मुस्लिम बच्चों ने कोई कमाल कर...

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net नीट 2022 की परीक्षा में लगभग 1200 मुस्लिम बच्चों ने सफलता हासिल की है इनमें से कई बच्चे मदरसा बैकग्राउंड के...

बंधुआ मजदूरी और देह व्यापार के दुश्मन अजीत सिंह

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी : अजीत सिंह बनारस में एक जाना पहचाना नाम हैं. बनारस की अंधी बस्तियों से लेकर बड़े-बड़े मकानों में अजीत सिंह...

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

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

ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : मुस्तफाबाद में अरविंद केजरीवाल की शैक्षिक भेदभाव की असलियत दिखाता है...

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असद शेख़ Twocircles.net के लिए देश की राजधानी दिल्ली के उत्तर प्रदेश बॉर्डर पर एक बड़ा मुस्लिम बहुल इलाक़ा मुस्तफाबाद है। ये इलाक़ा ज़्यादातर...

Six women arrested in Uttar Pradesh with 200 tortoises

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By IANS, Lucknow : Six women from West Bengal were Monday nabbed with as many as 200 tortoises in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district, a police official said. "Acting on a tip-off, we nabbed the women and seized several sacks full of tortoises," district police chief Kripa Shanker Singh told IANS over telephone. All the women were arrested from near the bus station in Mainpuri, some 200 km from Lucknow, Monday evening. "We have contacted the forest officials," said Singh. The women were being questuiioned, the police said.

CBSE results: Girls outperform boys in foreign centres

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By IANS,

Rajya Sabha debates women’s bill – finally

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By IANS, New Delhi : After frenzied opposition and repeated disruptions, the Rajya Sabha Tuesday evening finally debated the historic women's reservation bill in the run up to a vote on the legislation reserving one-third seats for women in parliament and state legislatures. Amongst those who spoke were Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Arun Jaitley, Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) Brinda Karat, Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) Satish Mishra and Jayanthi Natarajan of Congress.

Jamia Nagar maids gather over their issues

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,

Remembering Lady Anees Imam, One of the Founders of Modern Bihar

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Mohd Hussain Ganie | TwoCircles.net The role of minority personalities in the national movement and nation-building remains unacknowledged and is also being systematically and deliberately...

Fight female foeticide through literacy: Himachal governor

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By IANS, Shimla : Himachal Pradesh Governor Prabha Rau Monday underlined the need to promote female literacy to combat the social evil of female foeticide. Rau said: "There is a need to encourage female literacy to eradicate social evils like female foeticide." Addressing a function here organised by Himachal Gyan Vigyan Samiti to mark International Literacy Day, Rau said "higher literacy levels would also bring about economic freedom for women and empower them." The Governor commended the state government for its efforts to increase literacy in the state.

Muslim women join hands to rehabilitate khaki terror victims in Hyderabad

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By TwoCircles.net news desk, Hyderabad: In a commendable move that will show light to the society which appeared almost indifferent to the acquittal of scores of Muslim youths in terror cases in Hyderabad, least to talk of their rehabilitation, the city Muslim women have come up extending their helping hand to the victim youths.

शिक्षा में नाम रौशन किया अम्मारा समन ने

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फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net जूना(महाराष्ट्र): 'अंग्रेज़ी की एक प्रेरक कहावत है- 'स्ट्रगल एंड शाइन.' यह वाक्य हमें बड़ी शक्ति देता है, जिंदगी में आगे बढ़ने की...

Delhi’s rights charter to empower women’s body

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New Delhi: A draft bill on a Charter of Women's Rights has been prepared to give additional powers to the Delhi Commission for Women...

Lawyer becomes first Orissa woman to scale Everest

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : An Orissa lawyer has become the first woman from the state to scale Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. Kalpana Dash, 38, a resident of Kumbhar Sahi in Dhenkanal district, about 100 km from here, achieved the feat at 11.30 a.m. Wednesday from the south side of the 8,848 m mountain, according to the Nepal-based Arun Treks & Expedition Pvt ltd.

Fatwas: the big picture

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An analysis of randomly selected Deoband fatwas By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net

बुशरा अरशद : ‘कलक्टर’ बनने वाली एक लड़की जिसने सारे ‘मिथक’ तोड़ दिए!

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By आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net पिछले दिनों यूपीपीसीएस का परिणाम आया है। जिसमें छठी रैंक पाकर एसडीएम चुनी जाने वाली कन्नौज की एक लड़की बुशरा...

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...

Soccer girls

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net When FIFA World Cup Soccer Final match is played on Sunday, there will be at least a billion people will be watching it around the world. Going by the two pictures that I will present to you, some of these fans will be young Muslim girls of India.

Indian-origin man sentenced to life for wife’s murder

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Wellington: An Indian-origin man in Newzealand has been sentenced to life for killing his estranged wife while he was on bail, The New Zealand...

Women cab drivers soon on roads, courtesy Delhi Police

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New Delhi : In the aftermath of the Dec 5 rape in a cab by its driver, the Delhi Police have selected 115 women...

Women’s safety now Delhi Police’s top priority

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(One month after Dec 16 gang-rape) By Rajnish Singh, IANS,

Action plan for disabled women soon: Bengal panel

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By IANS, Kolkata : The West Bengal Women's Commission is planning to come out with a comprehensive action document with recommendations for bettering the lot of the physically challenged women in the state, its chief said Tuesday. The commission is now preparing a blueprint before holding dialogue with policy makers, government officials and stakeholders on how to bring changes to the life of women with disabilities (WWD).

We are satisfied with CBI probe in Ruchika case: Anand Prakash

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By IANS, Chandigarh: Anand Prakash, the complainant in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation and suicide case, Friday said he was satisfied with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials who met him about the case. "I am quite satisfied with the CBI officials. They listened to us very patiently and we told them about everything related to the case since Aug 12, 1990," Prakash told reporters, after coming out of CBI camp office here Friday evening.

Men harassed by women want separate ministry for themselves

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Agra: A two-day national conference of men's rights activists representing more than 100 groups across India has demanded a separate ministry for men's welfare,...

Women at wheel: New face of Delhi’s public transport

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By Richa Sharma, IANS,

Woman sets herself ablaze over dowry harassment

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By IANS, New Delhi : A 20-year old woman, alleging harassment by her in-laws over dowry, committed suicide by setting herself afire here, police said Friday.

MGNREGS: Women RTI activists threatened for seeking information

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By TCN News,

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...

‘Women, small farmers should be brought under financial inclusion’

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Chennai : A deposit scheme for the girl child, linking of Aadhaar card to each individual credit account, and development of solutions based on...

अस्पताल की लापरवाही से यासीन की मौत, संगठनों ने लगाया सपा सरकार पर आरोप

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter लखनऊ: जमीनी विवाद में जिंदा जला दिए गए बाराबंकी स्थित हैदरगढ़ के मोहम्मद यासीन की लखनऊ के सिविल अस्पताल में इलाज के...

NHRC notice to Madhya Pradesh over healthcare facilities

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New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government over poor healthcare facilities in Damoh...

Woman prisoner tries to escape by scaling 22-feet jail wall

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By IANS, Raipur : A woman prisoner scaled a 22-feet jail wall and jumped off it to escape but broke her leg during the fall and was caught by the prison guards, the police said. Amrika Bai, 28, is facing a 10-year jail term since 2007 and late Saturday dodged the jail security to try and escape by scaling the complex wall. But she was caught when the guards deployed outside the jail complex spotted her. She tried to run away with a fractured leg and bruises but the guards caught her.

Women’s summit a bid to remove Delhi’s ‘rape capital’ taint

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By Parvati Tampi, New Delhi : What has been done since the horrific Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape and murder? What remains to be done? These...

Woman power pulls Orissa’s chariots of gods

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By Byomakesh Biswal, IANS, Baripada (Orissa) : It's a tug of equality. For women in the small town of Baripada that has come alive during the Jagannath rath yatra, pulling the chariot of goddess Subhadra is as much about empowerment as it is about tradition. The Hindu chariot festival is observed in many parts of India, with mostly men doing the tugging, but in Baripada it is a unique affair because there women have the exclusive right of pulling the chariot of goddess Subhadra - the sister of Lord Jagannath - in an act considered sacred.

Five Maharashtra priests booked for attack on woman activist

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Kolhapur (Maharashtra) : The police charged seven people, including five priests of Shri Mahalaxmi Temple here for assaulting Bhumata Ranragini Brigade President Trupti Desai...

गैंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की मौत के बाद लोगों में गुस्सा ,सड़क पर उतरा...

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर । Twocircles.net हाथरस की गए गेंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की  आज सुबह दिल्ली के सफदरजंग अस्पताल में हुई मौत के बाद दलितों का...

Meet on rising crime against women in Bengal Feb 23

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By IANS, Kolkata: Blaming West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government for the rise in rape cases in the state, a coordination body of Left-affiliated women's organisations...

Chandrababu Naidu raises hand on tribal woman

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By IANS,

Pakistan frets over burqa bombers

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By IANS, Islamabad : Burqa-clad women suicide bombers in Pakistan have posed a potent threat to the country as it grapples to deal with the Taliban.

Woman seer seeking right to Shahi Snan arrested in Ujjain

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Ujjain : Trikal Bhavanta, the woman seer who entered a pit to take 'Samadhi' (embrace death) here on Tuesday to press her demand for...

Three arrested in Visva Bharati sexual assault case

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Kolkata: Three Visva Bharati University students were Saturday arrested in connection with the alleged sexual harassment of a female student from the northeast, West...

67 girls found in raid on Rajasthan ashram are hypnotised

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By IANS Jaipur, July 5 : Counselling of 67 girls, found in a police raid on an ashram being run in a hotel in Rajasthan's Rajsamand,...

PM reiterates commitment for quotas for women

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By IANS, New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday reiterated his government's commitment to providing reservations for women in local bodies, state legislatures and parliament.

India-Africa initiative empowering African women

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By Hadra Ahmed, New Delhi : A new initiative has India partnering with African countries to empower African women by developing skills that already...

Women’s bill stalls parliament

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By IANS, New Delhi : Angry MPs from the Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) stalled the functioning of parliament Monday, forcing two adjournments of both houses as they noisily opposed the bill that seeks to reserve a third of seats for women in all legislatures. The trouble in the Rajya Sabha and also Lok Sabha began as they assembled after a two-day weekend break forcing adjournment of question hours. The disruption and noisy protests continued as soon as the members in the two houses reassembled again at noon.

President Mukherjee emphasises women empowerment

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New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday stressed the necessity of educating women, providing them economic independence, and legal rights and social awareness...

Inspired village headman now focuses on nomadic tribes

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By Priyanka New Delhi : Sunil Jaglan, a Haryana village headman whose online drive for the girl child went viral on Twitter after...

Akkriti’s autopsy report hints she died of asphyxiation

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By IANS, New Delhi : Akkriti Bhatia, a Class 12 student of Modern School Vasant Vihar in the national capital, died of asphyxiation stemming from an asthma attack, according to the post mortem examination report, police said Friday. "The post mortem examination report hints Akkriti died of asphyxia. It seems to be a natural death but we are awaiting her viscera report and any conclusion can be reached only after going through the viscera report," a police officer told IANS.

Moms go online for seeking parenting advice

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By IANS, Washington: Moms are going online to consult one another and seek parenting advice, says a US study.

दलित छात्र की पिटाई से मौत के मामले ने तूल पकड़ा, बवाल

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आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के औरैया जिले में परीक्षा में ग़लत जवाब देने पर टीचर ने एक दलित छात्र की पिटाई कर दी थी जिसके...

Dhaka can take lessons from Beijing, says Rasheda

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By NNN-BSS, Dhaka, Bangladesh : Adviser for Women and Children Affairs Rasheda K Chowdhury described Dhaka-Beijing friendship as an excellent one since time immemorial in terms of trade and commerce, culture and history and said, Bangladesh could take lessons from China. Bangladesh should follow the strategies of China to move towards economic prosperity as Beijng had shown amazing economic achievement in agriculture, industry and human resources development, she said at a discussion at a city hotel on Saturday afternoon.

Obama tributes from India’s most acclaimed women in films

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By IANS, New York : Barack Obama's election as US president is historic not just for Americans but for people the world over, say three of Indian cinema's best known women - Deepa Mehta, Mira Nair and Shabana Azmi. Tributes to the president-elect who will be the first African American in the White House poured in Wednesday at the the opening of the five-day MIAAC Film Festival of Indian Independent and Diaspora films.

US university students protest kirtan singing by white woman not born Hindu

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By Arul Louis New York : Singing of kirtans at an Ivy League university has drawn protests from a section of Indian students there. Unlike in...

Women still missing from India’s politics

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By IANS,

‘Northeast women playing key role in peace process’

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By IANS,

Ramadan 1439: Sarah

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By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net Sarah, 33, was born and brought up in Bangalore. She is an Electronics Engineer and used to work as a microchip...

Kerala assembly to hold special session for women’s quota

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala government Wednesday decided to convene a special session of the state assembly Sep 8-17 to bring in a new law reserving 50 percent seats in the local legislative bodies for women. "The main reason to call the special session is to pass this new law to ensure that 50 percent of seats are reserved for women in the local bodies," Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan told reporters. Currently, there are 20,554 elected representatives in Kerala, of which 33.33 percent seats are reserved for women.

Uttar Pradesh tops in crimes against women: minister

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By IANS, New Delhi : The national capital is second only to Uttar Pradesh in crime against women cases, Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury informed the Lok Sabha Friday. Renuka Chowdhury, citing data provided by the National Commission for Women (NCW), said the total number of such cases in Delhi in 2008 stood at 724. The NCW put the total number of cases, including rape, torture for dowry and harassment against women, in Uttar Pradesh at 2,381. It is the highest in the country in 2008.

ERDF opens women’s college in Assam’s Karimganj

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Speakers at the seminar stressed upon the importance of education for women and appealed to the families, especially from the minority communities, to send...

India, US to put women’s issues in strategic dialogue

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By IANS, New York: India and the US have agreed that issues related to women's empowerment should be integrated into all aspects of the India-US Strategic Dialogue.

40 percent Delhi women faced sexual harassment in past year: Study

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New Delhi : Despite tougher laws enacted after the gruesome Nirbhaya gang-rape some three years ago, women in Delhi hardly feel safe, says a...

Custodial torture worst crime, says Delhi HC

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New Delhi: Expressing anguish over the recent alleged custodial death of a 34-year-old man, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said custodial torture is...

Five women students harassed for suspected Maoist links

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By IANS, Kolkata : Five women students of Jadavpur University claimed they were harassed by the police in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district for allegedly having Maoist links. The incident took place at a house near the university where the five students - Debolina Chakrabarty, Jayeeta Das, Roopa Basu, Somdatta Mukherjee and Anwesha Sarkar - were running the Matangini Mahila Samity, a women's outfit working against land acquisition in Nandigram, Singur and other places in West Bengal.

Woman lawyer stabbed to death in court

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By IANS, Bangalore: An advocate allegedly stabbed a woman lawyer to death in the Karnataka High Court Thursday over a failed love affair, a police official said. Advocate Raju, 28, stabbed junior lawyer Naveena, 25, many times with a knife and then attempted to commit suicide by slitting his throat and consuming poison. He also attempted to stab himself in the stomach, Cubbon Park police sub-inspector Jagdish told IANS. By the time Naveena was rushed to a nearby hospital, she died. Raju was taken to a private hospital for emergency treatment and is under intensive care.

त्रिपुरा में मुसलमानों के खिलाफ लगातार हिंसा के बाद सवालों के घेरे में सरकार

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न्यूज डेस्क। two circles.net बंगलादेश में दुर्गा पूजा के दौरान हुई संप्रदायिक घटना के विरोध के बहाने त्रिपुरा राज्य में हिंदूवादी संगठनों द्वारा मुस्लिम...

Delhi councillor arrested over racist comment

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By IANS, New Delhi : A 50-year-old woman councillor was arrested here Thursday for making a racist comment a year ago, police said Thursday. Kalpana Jha,...

Women”s participation in the Olympics … an ambitious dream comes true

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By Mutaz Alshabrawi, KUNA, Kuwait : A law passed in 404 BC stipulated that sportsmen and their coaches had to participate naked in the Olympic Games, to force women to stay away after Kalipatera disguised herself as a man to enter the stadium and watch her son compete. Women found violating this order were thrown off the mountain, and as this sixth part of the KUNA report will show, women were not only banned from participating in the games, but also from entering the city of Olympics -- all except the priestess of the temple and her virgins.

Strict curfew in Kashmir: Women march to ‘Pather Masjid’ foiled; 5 injured

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By Bilal Furqani, AIP Srinagar: Despite a strict security in Kashmir, scores of people including women and children tried to take a protest march to Pather Masjid today afternoon on the call given by Hurriyat (G). Dozens of women demonstrators, led by the Dukhtaran-e-Millat Chief Asiya Andrabi, defied the strict security lockdown in the Srinagar and staged a noisy anti-India rally. The women later dispersed after police tried to block the rally.

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

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

India gets its first woman speaker in Meira Kumar

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By IANS, New Delhi : History was made Wednesday when diplomat-turned-politician Meira Kumar became the first woman speaker of the Indian parliament, the otherwise fractious house setting aside its differences to elect the Dalit leader unanimously. The 64-year-old Congress leader from Bihar was chosen for the post of speaker of the Lok Sabha, a key constitutional post, after party president Sonia Gandhi proposed her name. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee seconded it.

Women journalists take on PM on price rise

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women journalists cornered Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the rising prices of food stuff during an interaction in the capital Friday. During the meet with members of the Indian Women's Press Corps at the Hotel Taj Palace here, one journalist pointed out that the prices of pulses, rice and flour was lower during the National Democratic Alliance government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. "I was told that the price of dal (pulses) has come down," Manmohan Singh responded, evoking titters in the all-female audience.

1,000 girls get school uniforms stitched by “Sakhi”

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Jaipur : All of them may not have been able to go to school but a good number of rural women in Rajasthan, who...

जहांगीरपुरी के निवासियों का नफ़रत की राजनीति को करारा जवाब

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विशेष संवाददाता ।Twocircles.net दिल्ली के जहांगीरपुरी इलाके में एक हफ्ते पहले हनुमान जयंती की शोभा यात्रा के दौरान हुई हिंसा के बाद रविवार को हिंदू...

Pakistan has 10 women ambassadors

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By IANS, Islamabad : Ten Pakistani missions are headed by women ambassadors, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.

Protesters demand better security for women

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Women shouldn’t have mobile phones: BSP MP

Women
By IANS, Lucknow : The BSP found itself red faced Monday after one of its MPs said women should not be given mobile phone.

UN chief mourns Indian gang-rape victim’s death

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Indian women should document their achievements: Sitharaman

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New Delhi:Asserting that Indian women have a significant role to play in nation building, Minister of State for Commerce Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said women...

Professor Suraiya Husain passes away

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By TCN Aligarh: Noted writer, renowned scholar and former Chairperson, Department of Urdu, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Professor Suraiya Husain passed away following a prolonged...

Poll: 60 % women abused in Jordan

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By Xinhua, Amman : Six out of ten women in Jordan are abused, with one in four physically abused, a poll showed Monday. Almost half of the women surveyed believed that physical violence is acceptable under certain conditions, said the poll. The poll, conducted by the Jordan Center for Social Research, is about violence towards women in the kingdom, helping lift the veil slightly off the Arabian women.

Girl murdered by youth in Andhra, rape suspected

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‘Women’s role in Digital India transformation undeniable’

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Bengaluru : The Indian woman of today is harnessing the digital advantage to maximize their potential to realize the goal of a Digital India,...

Four hacked to death in Jharkhand for ‘practising witchcraft’

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Ranchi : Four members of a family, including two women, were hacked to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district...

टेलर नाज़िर से कपड़े सिलवाने आई थी सपना,भीड़ ने पीट डाला

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के बरेली में मुस्लिम युवक और युवती पर भीड़ द्वारा हमला करने का मामला सामने आया हैं। बरेली के एक...

Woman’s tongue cut off for defecating in field

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Patna: A woman's tongue was allegedly cut off by her neighbour in a Bihar village for defecating in the open in his field, police...

Delhi to set up women’s help desks for 2010 Games

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By IANS, New Delhi : Keeping in mind the safety concerns of women during the Commonwealth Games next year, the Delhi government Tuesday announced a plan to establish 'gender help desks' at various places across the city. "Women, who are integral to any event, in diverse capacities, have some special needs. These needs are to be addressed and redressed," Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said.

Congress women leaders lash out at Ramdev over Dalit remark

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New Delhi: Three women leaders of the Congress Saturday hit out at yoga guru Baba Ramdev over his remarks on party vice president Rahul...

बाबा साहेब जिन्हें रखना चाहते थे आगे, वो क्यों रह गईं पीछे?

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मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net बाबा साहेब भीमराव आंबेडकर ने एक पत्रकार के रूप में भी काम किया है, ये काफ़ी कम लोगों को ही पता है।...

A Palestinian woman enters politics

Women
By Asma Asfour In May 2005 I was elected to be the first woman to join the Sinjel Municipality in the Ramallah district. At that time a new law had been passed which set a minimum quota for women's representation in local councils. The assumption underpinning the law was that women should take part in decision-making processes. So, despite the fact that the idea hadn't yet been widely accepted in many rural communities, women from different economic and cultural backgrounds suddenly found themselves taking part in political life.

Workshop on self defence for women journalists in Kolkata

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By TCN News: A 3 days workshop in self defence was organised exclusively for lady journalists, their daughters, sisters and other women in Kolkata by...

Married man’s illicit love affair ends in six deaths

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By IANS, Lucknow : A married man's illicit love affair with a widow went terribly wrong when the woman's father burnt alive the couple, and the man's family. The widow, 36, was having an affair with Chunnu Bhurji, both residents of Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Khiri district, about 300 km from here. The woman was often chided by her father Satyawan over this. However, the couple kept meeting. "Irked by this, Satyawan planned the massacre," Additional Superintendent of Police D.K. Singh told IANS by telephone.

Interim bail to BSP MP in maid torture case

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New Delhi: A court here Friday granted interim bail, till May 20, to BSP MP Dhananjay Singh, accused in the case of the torture...

‘Love Jihad’ is a Sangh Parivar hoax agenda to re-divide the country: Popular...

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Popular Front of India has termed ‘Love Jihad’ as a hoax program of Sangh Parivar mainly propagated in the country...

Women’s reservation will mean more sensitive politics: Brinda Karat

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women's reservation in the national parliament and state legislatures will change the country's culture by breaking stereotypes and usher in an era of "sensitive politics", Brinda Karat, leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, said in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday. Offering her party's support to the historic bill, Karat said: "The bill will change (the country's political) culture because women today are still caught in a culture prison. In the name of tradition, stereotypes are imposed and we have to fight these everyday."

Muslim Women’s Aid Society established in Kancheepuram

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By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,

How two sisters’ commitment scripting Moradabad’s brass industry’s future

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Anushka Kogta and Namya Jain, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “This work not only supports our family but also sustains the entire Uttar Pradesh,” claimed 52-year-old Rashida...

Kerala’s Left Front recommends 50 percent quota for women

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) Friday recommended to the state government to reserve 50 percent seats in local governments for women. "We have now decided that it is time to ensure that 50 percent of seats are reserved for women. We expect it to take place by the local bodies polls next year," LDF convener Vaikom Viswan told reporters.

Woman freed after 33-year jail for assassination plot

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By DPA, Washington: Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, convicted of trying to assassinate former US president Gerald Ford, was released Friday after spending 33 years in prison, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed. Fromme, 60, pointed a loaded gun at Ford during a California event in 1975. A secret service agent managed to wrestle Fromme to the floor before she was able to pull the trigger.

DCW chief booked for naming Dalit rape victim

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New Delhi : The Delhi Police on Tuesday registered a case against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal for allegedly revealing the...

Women healing Pakistan

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By Ayeda Naqvi Last week, six relief workers in Mansehra, a city in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), died after an attack on their office. In 2008, gunmen killed four staff members of another international aid agency. Charities and international aid organisations are under constant threat in Pakistan, particularly in the NWFP, yet a group of women continue their humanitarian efforts in the region, despite the risks.

Courage, determination keep single mothers going

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By Shilpa Raina, IANS, New Delhi : They are moms as well as dads for their children. Despite facing innumerable difficulties, these single women have taken life head-on and borne the dual responsibility with dignity and determination. For Kalpana Dhar, 50, separating from her husband was the only option especially after difference of opinion gave rise to regular arguments and confrontations. "I took this step at a very late stage of my marriage. But I had to do this because of my only son. He was suffering and I had to take a stand," said Dhar, a banker.

Women organizations gather at Jantar Mantar to demand 33% reservation

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By Saiyed Danish, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: In a massive show of urgency and solidarity, women came out on streets to demand the passage of...

‘My dignity is under attack’: Safoora Zargar after Jamia cancels her admission

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Student activist Safoora Zargar speaks to TwoCircles.net about her ordeal.  Muhammed Nihad PV | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday, August 29 cancelled the...

Woman brutally killed over love marriage in Pakistan

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Islamabad: Three family members brutally killed a woman with a sickle for marrying a man from a different caste in the eastern town of...

Woman’s burnt body found in Delhi house

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

A fashion designer turns her village home into garment manufacturing unit

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Tabassum Jabeen's entrepreneurial journey began amidst the Covid lockdown. Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net  PATNA (BIHAR) — A whirring sound from a nondescript building in the middle...

Baby raped, strangled to death in Pakistan

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Islamabad: Autopsy report revealed Tuesday that a one-and-half-year-old girl was raped before being strangled to death in Pakistan's Karachi, media reported. The body was recovered...

Taking justice to women’s doorstep in Kerala

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

Muslim women like BJP for its ‘triple talaq’ stand: Minister

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New Delhi, (IANS): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s stand on the issue...

Police probe Zinta’s molestation charge against Wadia scion

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Mumbai: Mumbai police Saturday started their probe into Bollywood actress Preity Zinta's molestation charge against her ex-boyfriend and business partner, industrialist Ness Wadia. An investigating...

तस्वीरों में : समय से पहले बाढ़ जैसे हालात, फंसे लोग ,बहे जानवर

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बिजनोर : उत्तराखंड में हो रही कई दिन से तेज़ बारिश के चलते गंगा किनारे के कई जनपदों में बाढ़ के हालात पैदा हो...

Triple Talaq is cruelty against Muslim women, rules court

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Allahabad : In a landmark ruling, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday termed Triple Talaq as "cruelty against Muslim women" and said no "Personal...

‘Introvert’ Chinese lady loses civil service race

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By IANS, Beijing: A 27-year-old Chinese woman, who was ranked among the top in a civil service test, was eliminated from the race because she was an "introvert".

Armies need to end bias against women, says German minister

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New Delhi : Armies need to get rid of prejudice that women are less abled than men, as future wars will be dominated by...

DCW to work with Delhi Police’s crimes against women cell

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New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday decided to work closely with Delhi Police's special unit dealing with crimes against women...

Minor’s gang rape: Absconding BSF men arrested, sent to custody

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Kolkata: Two BSF troopers, who were arrested from Assam for allegedly gang-raping a minor inside a moving train, were sent to judicial custody on...

Muslim nursing graduates from West Bengal university get 100% job placement

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The inaugural batch of the nursing course in a university in West Bengal, designed especially for women, has achieved this success.  Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net  WEST...

PM gives assurance on food bill, but not on women’s quota

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By IANS, New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said his government was committed to enactment of the National Food Security Act, but gave no similar assurance on the women's reservation bill. Releasing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II's report card on completing its first year, the prime minister said: "Consultations have been held with states and union territories and other stakeholders. A draft National Food Security bill is under preparation and it is proposed to be placed in the public domain for scrutiny and comments."

This Muslim-run NGO run in Hyderabad helps women build sustainable livelihoods

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SAFA is an NGO that has changed the lives of thousands of women from poor economic groups in Hyderabad and given them hope...

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

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Police officer suspended for sexually exploiting woman

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By IANS, Ghaziabad : A police sub-inspector here was suspended Monday for sexually exploiting a woman about eight months ago, the police said. Senior superintendent of police L. Ravi Kumar initiated action against Afal Singh after the SSP was given a CD containing evidence against Singh. "When Singh was the station officer (SO) of Vijay Nagar police station, the woman had come to him for some help and he sexually exploited her," Kumar said. Kumar has initiated an inquiry into the case by a senior police officer.

Muslim girls shine in Jharkhand Intermediate exams, Fauzia Maram is state topper

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By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net, “Choose subjects of your interest, and you can be successful”, says Fauzia Maram, the first rank holder in the Intermediate (Arts) Examinations in Jharkhand. “Once interest is of high importance in choosing the way one wants to study. Choosing one’s way should not be dependent upon the immense pressure from family or teachers. Then only can one excel.”

Death penalty can’t prevent crimes against women: Amnesty

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By IANS New Delhi, July 9: After the Supreme Court decided to reaffirm its verdict of upholding the death sentence to four convicts who gang-raped...

Parliamentary panel hears pleas on Women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : The parliamentary committee dealing with the Women's Reservation Bill seeking 33 percent reservation for women in the parliament and state assemblies met Tuesday to hear representations from women's group. "We deposed before the committee and gave our suggestions on the Women's Reservation Bill," said Annie Raja, general secretary, National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW).

Gandhi, Nehru inspired Malaysian woman entrepreneur

Women
By IANS, Kuala Lumpur : Malaysian woman entrepreneur G. Vimalah Nair attributes her early inspiration to portraits of Indian leaders, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru among others, put up at home by her grandfather. She has been through years of hardship since - to win the RM 30,000 ($9,300) Woman of the Year award 2008 Saturday. It is given annually by the Women's Institute of Management (WIM). Nair, 55, told the audience of the hardships she endured while young, being married off at 17, only to meet with tougher times.

‘Let’s tailor I-Day to celebrate women’s freedom’

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women are no longer the weaker sex and this Independence Day is one more occasion to celebrate the fact that they have come a long way from being just traditional homemakers, women designers in the capital said as India enters its 63rd year of freedom. "We (women) have come a long way. From being typical housewives to successful entrepreneurs - we are successful, confident and are able to strike a balance between our professional and personal life as well," fashion designer Ritu Kumar told IANS.

‘Gender discrimination leads to malnutrition in women’

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By IANS, Dhaka: Indian Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has deplored gender discrimination in healthcare programmes pursued by South Asian nations, saying it leads to malnutrition and chronic diseases among women and children. "Negligence of women's health puts huge impact on children even when they grow up," he said while participating in a dialogue entitled "Indo-Bangladesh Dialogue on Health and Education: Learning from Neighbours" here Saturday. "It leads to high rate of maternal mortality and malnutrition, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases among women and children," he added.

98-year-old woman in Kashmir votes for change

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By IANS, Handwara : A 98-year-old woman, confident that her vote will help usher in change, stood in queue at a polling station in Handwara constituency in the third phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday. "There are many problems like unemployment, bad roads and poor electricity. I am voting for someone who will change things. I am confident my vote will make a difference," said Fazi, who waited patiently for her turn to vote at the Machipora polling station although she could barely stand.

Domestic violence very high in Asia-Pacific: UN report

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By IANS, New Delhi : Nearly half the population of women in the Asia-Pacific region have experienced physical and sexual violence at the hands of their partners, a report by UN Women claimed.

Muslim girl burnt alive in Bihar for ‘resisting sexual advances’, family alleges police inaction...

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By Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net  Bihar: A twenty-year-old girl Gulnaz Khatoon from Rasulpur Habib village in Bihar was allegedly burnt alive for resisting sexual harassment by...

Tribal women protestors in Lalgarh teargassed

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By IANS, Lalgarh (West Bengal): A Trinamool Congress team, including two junior central ministers, visited this trouble-torn belt Tuesday and demanded the withdrawal of the ongoing security operations before police staged a baton charge and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a group of agitating tribal women.

Modi urges Muslims not to politicise triple talaq

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New Delhi, (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people from the Muslim community not to "politicise" the triple talaq issue and requested...
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