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‘Beyond Religion and Party Lines’: How Women in Okhla and Kalkaji Voted in Razor...

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Syed Muskan, TwoCircles.net "Okhla Beemaar Hai, Usse Shifa Chahiye (Okhla is ill, and it needs Shifa - healing)." These words, spoken by Rubina, a resident...

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...

Bulli Bai app case: Women activists hold protest in Kozhikkode, demand action from Kerala...

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The protesting women said that the Hindu right-wing force's attacks to suppress Muslim women will be futile and will not prevent Muslim women...

Meira Kumar may battle two ex-IAS officers

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By IANS, Patna : Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, a former IFS officer, may face two retired IAS officers in the Lok Sabha polls at...

Woman gives birth in exam hall

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By IANS, Patna : A woman in Bihar gave birth in the examination hall where she was appearing for her class 12 exams, an official...

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...

33 percent reservation for women in paramilitary forces: Rajnath

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Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday announced 33 percent reservations would be provided for women in all paramilitary forces, including Central Industrial...

Ramadan 1435: Patience

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net Students wait patiently for the time to break fast at a school-organized iftar event at MWA School, Chennai. Link: Ramadan 1435: TCN serieswindow.onload...

Ladies’ kite club, where passion meets a soaring business

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By Azera Rahman, IANS, Mysore: You have heard of ladies' clubs, but a ladies' kite club? Kite flying may not be one of the usual hobbies that you hear women take to, but here in Mysore, 10 women who love the sport have come together to form this unique club of women-only kite flyers. Chopping vegetables, taking care of her family and tending to the household chores like any other homemaker would, there is nothing that seems out of the ordinary about Kavita Bylokenda - one of the members of the club - at the first instance.

Theatre fest from South Asia on Women’s Day

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By IANS, New Delhi : Be it strife-torn Afghanistan, Pakistan or Sri Lanka, women in South Asia are playing an increasingly important and powerful role fostering peace. Come March 8, the International Women's Day, some 13 plays will be staged in the capital to celebrate this recognition. The festival "Leela" March 8-15 will showcase women-oriented plays directed and staged by women from nine South Asian countries. These will be presented by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in association with the National School of Drama and the Jamia Millia Islamia University.

Rajnath asks Delhi Police to ensure security for women

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New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday expressed concern over the safety of women in Delhi and asked the city police to ensure...

School enrolment for Muslim children improves, Girls beat National Average

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Many states still lagging behind in enrolling Muslim children By TCN News, A total of 14.83 million Muslim children were studying in Primary classes in academic session in 2008-09 or 11.03% of the total enrolment. In Upper Primary classes Muslims are 4.87 million which is 9.13% of the total. A slight improvement from the previous year, according to the data released under DISE Flash Statistics-2008-09.

Progress losing identity a sheer loss: Gujarat GIO President Saliha Malik

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Record holder Arunachal mountaineer Anshu to climb Everest for breast cancer awareness

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: After creating world record for being the only mother to scale Mount Everest twice within the span of 10 days, Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa is once again gearing up to climb the world’s highest peak. This time around Anshu is in a different mission to spread awareness on Breast cancer among her fellow countrymen.

President congratulates Mary Kom, other medal winners

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New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday congratulated Indian pugilist M.C. Mary Kom and other athletes for winning medals at the 17th Asian Games being...

Saudi Arabia recruiting maids aged between 25 and 50

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Dubai : The age of Indian domestic workers looking for employment in Saudi Arabia has been set between 25 and 50 years under a...

Muslim women go door-to-door to collect signatures against Uniform Civil Code

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: A signature campaign by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) against the Uniform Civil Code is finding good...

500 Iraq, Syria returned nurses to benefit from one-time settlement, loan at reduced rates

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) has agreed to the state government’s request to provide benefits to around 500 nurses who have returned from conflict-hit Iraq and Libya.

UP cop to woman: Who will rape you at your age?

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By IANS, Lucknow : A Dalit woman, who petitioned a senior Uttar Pradesh Police officer seeking registration of her rape complaint, was told that her's was not an age to be raped.

Akhilesh Yadav bats for 25 percent reservation for women

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By IANS, Lucknow : Adopting a softer stand on the women's reservation bill, Samajwadi Party MP and Uttar Pradesh state unit chief Akhilesh Yadav Sunday said his party could support the move if the reservation is brought down to 25 from 33 percent. "The percentage should be decreased from 33 to 25. Then only can our party consider supporting the women's reservation bill in parliament," Yadav told reporters in Barabanki district, 40 km from here.

17 Muslims (6 women) win in six municipalities in West Bengal

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By Zaidul Haque, Twocircles.net

गुरुग्राम : जहां मुसलमान पढ़ रहे थे नमाज़ ,वहीं हिन्दू संगठन करने लगे कीर्तन

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।twocircles.net बीते शुक्रवार, गुरुग्राम के सेक्टर 47 में मुस्लिम समुदाय के लोगों को एक बार फिर जुमे की नमाज़ अदा करने में दिक्कत का सामना...

One killed in fight over balloon in West Bengal town

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By IANS, Kolkata : An altercation among children over a balloon led to a scuffle between their grandmothers in a West Bengal town. The same evening, one of the women, a Trinamool Congress activist, was attacked by a group of teenagers following which she succumbed to her injuries at a hospital here, the police said Wednesday. The incident took place in Naihati town of North 24 Parganas district, about 40 km from here.

No more liquor for Bihar villagers

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Patna : With a partial liquor ban coming into force in Bihar from Friday, thousands of 'desi' liquor shops in villages across the state...

More role for women in population policy: Experts

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She fights genetic disorder with art

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By Madhulika Sonkar, IANS,

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

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

Women’s bill to be tabled Monday: Government

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

Are Delhiites insensitive towards crime against women?

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Delhi HC upholds death sentences in Dec 16 gang-rape

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Thursday upheld the death sentences awarded to four convicts in the Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape. A division bench...

Woman legislator from the Left bit me: Congress MLA

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Thiruvananthapuram : Amidst the pandemonium that broke out in the Kerala assembly on Friday, a Congress legislator alleged that he was bitten by Jameela...

ये घटनाए बताती है कि उत्तर प्रदेश में पत्रकारों के लिए सब कुछ सही...

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हिना मंसूर ।Twocircles.net 13 जून- न्यूज़ वेबसाइट 'स्क्रॉल' की कार्यकारी संपादक सुप्रिया शर्मा ने लॉकडाऊन खत्म होने और अनलॉक के प्रारंभ होने के तुरंत बाद भारत के...

Two out of every three blind in India are women

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By IANS, New Delhi: Nearly two million people are blind in India but what is startling is that around 66 percent of them are women, government authorities and experts said Thursday, observed as the World Sight Day (WSD). This year, the focus was on gender and eye care. G.V.S Murthy, a professor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), said that out of every three blind in the country, two are women and there is need to bring a gender equity while providing eye care.

Once unknown names, they are now fighting to oust Mamata

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By Anurag Dey Kolkata : Once unknown beyond their immediate circles of family, friends and colleagues, they became crusaders due to difficulties and sorrow they...

Nikki Haley to address ‘Women In Leadership’ in Mumbai

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Mumbai : Nikki Haley, governor of South Carolina in the US, will take part in an interactive session on "Women In Leadership" here Thursday,...

Punjab’s first female bouncers lose their jobs

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By Alkesh Sharma, IANS, Chandigarh : Two women from Punjab who had become bouncers at a nightclub here a few months ago, a rarity in the country, have been sacked all of a sudden. They have been charged with indiscipline and dancing in a rival nightclub, but one of them says the real reason is envy of their popularity. Amandeep Kaur, 22, who hails from a village in Punjab's Barnala district, 250 km from here, was standing tall among her male counterparts in Score nightclub a month ago. She became the first female bouncer here in June.

Nine-year-old raped in Delhi, dies in hospital

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New Delhi : A nine-year-old girl who was raped by a 42-year-old man two days ago in east Delhi's Khajoori Khas area, died in...

Tribal woman killed in front of her children in Meghalaya

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Shillong : A 35-year-old tribal Garo woman was shot dead in front of her children in Meghalaya by members of an outlawed militant group...

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.

एक परिचय- मेरठ यूनिवर्सिटी की टॉपर इरम फ़ातिमा

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By आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net मुजफ्फरनगर- इरम फ़ातिमा मुजफ्फरनगर शहर के मौहल्ले लद्दावाला में रहती है। बेहद ऊर्जा वान है, मासूम बच्ची की तरह चहकती...

Women offer prayers and pongala to Attukal Devi in Thiruvananthapuram

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : Close to four and a half million women devotees cooked sweet pongala - a concoction of rice and jaggery - on...

Dec 16 gang rape verdict: Key points

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The Delhi High Court Thursday upheld the death sentences to four convicts in the Delhi Dec 16, 2012 gang rape. Here are key points...

Attack on Malala: Islamic or un-Islamic?

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By Asghar Ali Engineer

A family of 47 voters wooed by all in Bihar

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By Imran Khan, Patna : It's a joint family of 85 people, with 47 being voters and in this poll season, they find themselves much...

Women to play key role in Mizoram polls

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By Sujit Chakraborty, IANS, Aizawl : Women are set to play a major role in the Nov 29 assembly elections in Mizoram - the only state in India where women voters outnumber men. Of the total of 611,124 voters eligible to exercise their franchise in next month's elections to the 40-seat Mizoram assembly, 308,884 are women and 302,240 men. Women outnumbered men voters by 3,816 during the last assembly polls in 2003.

‘Fight Back’ to represent India at US youth summit

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By IANS, New Delhi/Mumbai : Fight-Back, an online gender justice campaign launched this year in Mumbai after a woman there was molested outside the JJ Marriott Hotel on New Year's eve, will represent India at the prestigious International Youth Movements Summit in New York Dec 3-5. The celebrity campaign helps young women across the country with wallet cards listing police helpline numbers, online discussion forums, support groups and media to enable them fight against gender abuse and injustice.

Jamia Nagar maids gather over their issues

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,

AMU Women’s College: Naba Naseem elected as President

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net In the student union polls held on Monday. AMU Women's college elected Naba Naseem, a second-year student from BA, as its...

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...

UP government’s utterances on women ring hollow

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By Mohit Dubey, IANS,

Non-violence needs women

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By Asma Asfour

Fresh Triple Talaq Bill to be the first bill to be introduced in the...

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TCN News The union cabinet, today, has approved the fresh bill banning triple talaq or the instant divorce practise. The bill will replace the ordinance...

BMMA demands codification of Muslim personal law

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By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net,

Afghan women come out of shadows with contemporary art show

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By IANS, New Delhi : After the horrors of war, Yalda Noorie, a 25-year-old woman from Afghanistan, is painting her angst in colours. She is among 18 young women artists who have for the first time ventured out of their country to India with a cache of 90 powerful canvases titled "A New Beginning". Yalda is a language and literature graduate from Kabul University, but she always wanted to capture human sadness and the fight for identity and liberty on canvas.

Afsana Muhammad — the youngest Sarpanch of Gujarat

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

Sony postpones ‘Crime Patrol’ episode on Delhi gang-rape

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By IANS, New Delhi: Popular TV crime show "Crime Patrol Dastak", which was scheduled to show an episode based on the Delhi gang-rape case, has postponed the telecast citing "unavoidable reasons".

Maya calls for Mulayam’s mental treatment over sexist remark

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

Campaign against sexual violence in Bengal on Valentine’s day

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By IANS, Kolkata : The One Billion Rising campaign to protest violence against women will kick off in West Bengal Feb 14 with the theme...

Women’s car rally to create breast cancer awareness

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By IANS, New Delhi: Nearly 100 women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, will drive from Delhi to Jaipur April 2 to create awareness about the disease that kills over 40,000 women every year in India. "Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in cities and we hope this rally will spread awareness among people," Ramesh Sarin, founder chairperson of the Forum for Breast Cancer Protection, told IANS Tuesday.

Respect women, says Delhi government posters

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By IANS,

Estranged working wife entitled to maintenance: Court

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New Delhi : A Delhi court has said that even a working wife is entitled to maintenance from her estranged husband irrespective of...

Where are the women religious leaders?

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

BJP seeks security for Delhi Commission for Women’s chief

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New Delhi : The Delhi BJP's women's wing on Monday requested Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi to ensure security for DCW chairperson Barkha Singh after...

Mehbooba Mufti to be the first women CM of J&K; calls for appointment of...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: Ending the three-month speculation over the formation of new government in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, President, Peoples Democratic...

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...

Rights of women in live-in relations under court lens

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Muslim women hold rally in support of women reservation bill

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: All India Muslim Mahila Andolan today lambasted the comments of Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawwad in which he reportedly said Muslim women have no role in politics, rather they should stay at home and produce children of good race. The group staged a protest against the comments and in support of Women Reservation Bill at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The group condemned efforts not to pass the bill in its present form, for one reason or other.

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...

SC to hold speedy hearing of cases of sexual abuse

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said it would be shortly evolving a mechanism for the speedy hearing of cases of sexual and other criminal offences against women.

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...

Women with hormonal problems prone to diabetes: AIIMS

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New Delhi: Women suffering from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a problem in which a woman's hormones are out of balance, are highly prone to...

Samajwadi women wing chief joins BSP

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By IANS, Lucknow : The Samajwadi Party suffered a jolt Saturday when its national women's wing chief Ranjana Bajpai quit to join her party's sworn foe -- the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Attributing her decision to the "neglect of Brahmins in the Samajwadi Party", she pointedly accused Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh of having "completely hijacked the party". Her exit came within days of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's abrupt move to axe her as the candidate for the Sitapur Lok Sabha seat.

Anxious and alienated: How communalism fuels mental health crisis among marginalized communities

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Samiya Chopra, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “I sometimes feel that my identity is the root cause of my lack of mental peace. Wearing a hijab, I often find...

‘We were loyal supporters of BJP,’ Bengali Colony residents anguished with eviction notices

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A Dalit majority area consisting of more than 25,000 houses situated near the Tughlaqabad Fort in New Delhi is facing the threat of...

बुर्क़ा : कई जगह लड़कियां अब इसे पहनने से डर रही हैं

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली : भारत दुनिया भर में अपनी विविधताओं के लिए जाना जाता है. यहां का संविधान सबको अपनी धार्मिक पहचान रखने...

Class 11 girl raped by three classmates

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By IANS, Lucknow: A Class 11 girl was allegedly raped at gunpoint by three of her classmates in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district, police said Saturday, adding that the suspects were absconding. Residents of Hilwari village in Baghpat, some 400 km from here, held a series of protests, demanding the arrest of the boys. The 16-year-old victim was abducted Friday by three boys of her class and raped at a secluded place. Medical reports of the girl have confirmed rape, police added.

Suspended JD-U MLA held for ‘misbehaving’ with couple on train

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Patna: A day after Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) suspended its legislator for allegedly misbehaving with a couple on a running train, the Government...

Kerala women’s body wants minimum age for nuns

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala State Women's Commission has asked the state government to ensure that girls who want to be nuns are at least 18 years old. "We have received complaints and the recommendation that we gave to the state government is based on it. Action will be taken against those parents who send their daughter who is below 18 years to become nuns," commission chairperson D. Sreedevi told reporters here Tuesday.

A conversation with GN Saibaba’s wife AS Vasantha Kumari

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In a conversation with TwoCircles.net, the wife of jailed scholar-activist GN Saibaba AS Vasantha Kumari talks about his new book, the situation of prisoners...

Newborn baby buried alive in Tripura

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Agartala: A newborn baby girl was buried alive by her mother in a village in Tripura, police said here Tuesday. "Bulirani Paul, 48, buried her...

Death of a Muslim woman in police station and her missing son

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By TCN News, Hyderabad: Blaming the insensitive local police for the alleged suicide of a woman from a poor family from Doma area in Rangareddy district and inaction in finding her missing son, the Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) has demanded the DGP of Telangana to set up a special team to find out the whereabouts of the missing youth Mohammad Muqtar and ensure safety of his life.

Woman suicide bomber kills 40, mainly Iranians, in Baghdad

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By DPA, Baghdad : A suicide bomb blast Sunday killed at least 40 people and wounded 65 in the Kadhimiya area of northern Baghdad, with most of the victims Iranian pilgrims, the Voices of Iraq news agency reported, citing a security official. The agency said the attack was carried out by a woman suicide bomber. The woman wearing an explosives belt blew herself up at a joint army-police checkpoint in the Kadhimiya area, the official told the agency.

Delhi records 40 cases of crimes against women every day

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By Rajnish Singh, New Delhi : The national capital records 40 cases of crimes against women every day and the highest among these are of...

“Caste is enforced through Dalit women’s bodies”

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By TCN News, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Dalits are at the bottom of caste hierarchy in India and the caste system is enforced through Dalit women’s bodies in the form of violence and abuse, said activists Asha Kotwal and Thenmozhi Soundarajan, who were in town to give details about a month-long “Dalit Mahila Swabhiman Yatra” in India.

Here’s How Digital Platforms Proliferate Anti-Muslim Hate

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A new study documents an exponential rise in hate on digital platforms in India since BJP came to power in 2014. Snobar | TwoCircles.net NEW...

Encourage competitive spirits amongst our children: Dr. Ausaf Sayeed

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net, Detroit: “Competition in India is growing so fast that you will lag behind if you are not able to perform to the highest level. You have to give your best,” said Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, the Consul General of India in Detroit on Sunday. Speaking to parents, he said we have to encourage competitive spirit amongst our children.

उलझ गया है कि यूक्रेन में छात्रों की वापसी का मामला, परिजनों में निराशा

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मुहम्मद आसिम। Two circles.net यूक्रेन की विनिशिया मैडिकल यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ने वाली छात्रा अस्मिता इस समय काफी चर्चा में है। अस्मिता दिल्ली की रहने वाली...

A widow’s vote: A photo essay

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Text and images by Meher Ali, TwoCircles.net Aligarh went to the polls on April 18, 2019 with almost a 60% voter turnout. Before it happened,...

Imran Khan’s bride’s choice of dress for Nikah and Islamophobia

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By Shaheen Naqshbandi for TwoCircles.net Recently, Pakistani politician Imran Khan married Bushra Maneka. During the Nikah, the bride wore the full veil and some people...

Female activist killed in Pakistan

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Islamabad:A female Pakistani human rights activist was shot dead in Karachi after hosting a discussion on allegations of torture in Balochistan province, a media...

Bahrain launches new women empowerment programme

Women

By IANS, Dubai : Bahrain has launched a new women empowerment project designed to raise the status of women in that Gulf nation. Launched by Bahrain’s Supreme Council for Women (SCW), the project is part of its economic empowerment programme in cooperation with the country’s Labour Fund and the Bahrain Training Institute (BTI), the official Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. Acting director of programmes and projects at the SCW, Ezz Al Deen Al Moayyed said the SCW has already begun a tailoring and design project under the new programme.

Goa woman says assaulted, chilli powder rubbed in private parts

Women

Panaji: A woman in Goa has filed a police complaint saying she was beaten up and her private parts stuffed with chilli powder over...

Saba Anjum: Muezzin’s daughter is now Indian hockey team captain

Women

By AnIndianMuslim.com, The story of Saba Anjum Karim, 26, is nothing short of a fairy tale.

Women’s reservation bill stumbles on Women’s Day

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By IANS, New Delhi: The 13-year rocky passage of a bill to politically empower India's women got blocked yet again when a "handful" of stubborn MPs, terming the legislation elitist, exercised both muscle and vocal chords to ensure that it did not get passed on International Women's Day.

Mentally unstable woman jumps to death from AIIMS building

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : A mentally unstable woman jumped to her death Thursday from the fifth floor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), hospital authorities said. According to the AIIMS administration, 32-year-old Babita Goutam, a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad district on the outskirts of Delhi, jumped from the fifth floor of the main hospital building at around 12.30 p.m. The hospital and police have informed the family.

Ensure safety of women passengers, court to DTC

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : In a major ruling in favour of thousands of women travelling in Delhi's buses, the Delhi High Court Friday called for an end to the "venomous practice" of "eve teasing" and told the state-run Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to take steps to ensure the safety of female passengers. Justice Kailash Gambhir directed the DTC to file an affidavit spelling out the steps taken by the transport authority and what mechanism they propose to have in place to ensure complete safety of women in DTC and other buses.

Giriraj does it again: Remark on Sonia’s ‘white skin’ triggers outrage

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New Delhi/Patna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh caused embarrassment to the government and triggered outrage on Wednesday with a racist remark about Congress president Sonia...

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.

Events, functions, launches mark International Women’s Day

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By IANS,

BSF to deploy women troopers along borders

Women

By IANS, Agartala : Indian border guards will soon deploy women troopers in the northeast frontiers to deal with the trans-border crimes involving women, officials...

Two Czech women abducted in Pakistan

Women

By IANS/RIA Novosti, Moscow: Two women from the Czech republic have been abducted by unidentified assailants in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, a media report said.

Hold on death sentence of two Delhi gang rape convicts extended

Women

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday extended its interim order putting on hold the execution of death sentence of Mukesh and Pawan Gupta -...

Sabarimala temple shuts after two women pray at shrine

Women

Sabarimala, Jan 2 (IANS) The Sabarimala temple in Kerala was shut on Wednesday "for purification" after two women from the hitherto banned age group...

UN campaign to protect Delhi women from violence

Women

By IANS,

British Muslim women refuse body scanner, barred from plane

Women

By DPA, London: Two Muslim women in Britain who refused to be screened by a full body airport scanner were subsequently stopped from boarding a flight to Pakistan, a spokesman for Manchester airport said Wednesday. During the incident, which happened two weeks ago, the women cited religious and medical reasons respectively for their refusal to pass through the scanner, introduced at major British airports last month.

The invisible makers of the city

Women

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

Government to name ‘snoopgate’ judge by May 16, BJP dismissive

Women

New Delhi/Shimla : The BJP and Congress Friday exchanged barbs on the 'snoopgate' controversy concerning the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat with union Law...

Manipur’s women not adequately represented in state legislature

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By IANS, Imphal : After Mizoram, Manipur is the second Indian state where women voters outnumber men. However, the number of female legislators in the state assembly is minimal.

IWPC protests harassment of woman journalist in Chhattisgarh

Women

New Delhi : The Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) on Monday protested against the intimidation and harassment of a woman journalist by people said...

PM’s wife to launch women’s health campaign

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By IANS, New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur will launch a nation-wide programme on International Women's Day Tuesday for women's health empowerment, officials said.

With no facilities, Bhopal widows now pray for death

Women

(30 years of Bhopal gas tragedy) By Sandeep Pauranik, Bhopal : It's been 30 years since tragedy struck this capital city of Madhya Pradesh. Though life has now returned to normal, many women whose husbands died after the gas leak at the Union Carbide factory are praying to god for death.

‘Women village heads still struggle for acceptance’

Women

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

Ban on “India’s Daughter”: Don’t shoot the messenger

Women

By Arun Kumar, India’s ban on a BBC documentary on the gang rape of an Indian woman has drowned out the real issues in a chorus of righteous protests over the “wrongs” done by foreign media - the plight of women in India. Without even watching the documentary “India’s Daughter” about the Dec 16, 2012, rape of the woman who has come to be known as ‘Nirbhaya’ or ‘Braveheart’ in a bus in New Delhi, critics have accused BBC of “voyeurism” and worse for interviewing one of the convicted rapists.

Forced intercourse in marriage not rape: Delhi court

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New Delhi: A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of raping his wife, stating that forced intercourse with a woman does not amount...

Government ready for law to end triple talaq: Naidu

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Bengaluru, (IANS): The NDA government was ready to bring a law to stop the triple talaq in the Muslim community, if necessary, said Union...

Family support vital for Muslim women to enter politics: Fathima Rosna

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

Can Gates of ijtihad be closed?

Women

By Asghar Ali Engineer, After the fatwa from Deoband (some of the Deobandis deny that fatwa was ever issued) that Muslim women cannot work with strangers from amongst the men and that in that case her earnings will be haram (prohibited) to her family, a debate is raging on the need for ijtihad (creative reinterpretation of law) and it is often suggested that gates of ijtihad were closed after sack of Baghdad in 1258 and that these gates be reopened.

Government rapped for refusing handicapped girl a job

Women

By IANS, New Delhi: The Supreme Court has pulled up the central government for denying a job to physically handicapped girl Pritilata Nanda of Orissa on the grounds that she did not get her name routed through an employment exchange. Nanda was also awarded damages of Rs.300,000. Besides the central government, four officials of South Eastern Railways were also slammed for showing "lack of sensitivity". Nanda suffers from paralysis of the lower limbs.

Iqra Hasan: A Century-Old Struggle and the Ascent of ‘Brave’ and Consistent Daughter

Women

Special Correspondent/ TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “I don’t comment on numbers, but it’s for sure that I got blessings of people who want me to represent them...

Indian women’s show to kick off Edinburgh festival

Women

By IANS, London : An Indian cultural show, "Sakhian Ladies Night", will kick-start the Edinburgh Mela Festival in Leith Sunday. Sakhian, which means "girls and their friends", is an evening dedicated to entertainment and food for women of all ages and cultural backgrounds - all for only five pounds ($10). The evening's headline act will be the celebrated bhangra singer and songwriter Des-C. New to "Sakhian" this year is a musical drama, "Sapno ki Shaadi (Dream Wedding)" that depicts the saga of an Asian wedding.

NCW team meets Bengal gang rape victim, Trinamool cries foul

Women

By IANS, Kolkata : A NCW team, which Tuesday met a gang rape victim in West Bengal's Birbhum district, asked the Mamata Banerjee government to...

‘For a woman’s safety, mindsets need changing’

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By Azera Parveen Rahman, IANS,

Woman gang-raped by former colleague, his friend

Women

Gurgaon : A 21-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped on Wednesday by her former colleague and his friend after being lured by the promise of...

Women’s groups to protest Monday against ordinance

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : Unhappy with provisions of the ordinance over sexual crimes, women's groups are planning a big protest against it Monday and a signature campaign in the near future.

Burqa is Muslim woman’s choice: Indian Muslims react to Sarkozy

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : Many Indian Muslims Tuesday reacted sharply to French President Nicolas Sarkozy's burqa remarks saying wearing a veil was a matter of individual choice in Islam and not a sign of a woman's subservience as the French leader has said. India has the third largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia and Pakistan.

TCN – Seed Apprenticeship Program 2021

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

After liquor ban, Bihar to focus on de-addiction of alcoholics

Women

By Imran Khan Patna : For the Bihar government, enforcing a liquor ban that came into effect on Friday is not the only challenge. De-addiction...

Women commuters cheer as Rajya Sabha passes quota bill

Women

By IANS, Mumbai : Thousands of women commuters travelling in local trains Wednesday celebrated the first round of success of the Women's Reservation Bill by cheering and offering flowers to other travellers at a railway station in the suburbs. Armed with flowers, the women commuters and some others belonging to local self-help groups thronged the Ulhasnagar railway station early morning, a day after the Rajya Sabha passed the bill to reserve a third of seats in the legislatures for women.

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

Women

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.

Women’s Super-G results at Sochi

Women

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

68 percent Delhi women at risk of cardiovascular diseases

Women

New Delhi : Over 68 percent of women above the age of 35 years in Delhi are at the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD),...

Woman freed after 33-year jail for assassination plot

Women

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.

Jammu and Kashmir gets first woman CM in Mehbooba

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Jammu : PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday took oath as Jammu and Kashmir's first woman chief minister heading a 22-member coalition ministry with...

“We should record our history, our victory” Dalit poet Mercy Margaret

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Dalit literature that revolves around the struggles and lives of Dalits first emerged in the 1960s and has seen exponential growth since....

Congress rebukes Rathore for invoking Nehru

Women

By IANS, New Delh: The Congress Thursday rebuked former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, for invoking the name of the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his remark to media that he would "smile more". Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said the former DGP was "mentally sick". Replying to queries about Rathore's remark, Tewari said the remark was the "result of this mental sickness". "The authorities should send him for a mental check-up," he said.

First women navigators commissioned in Indian Navy

Women

By IANS, Kochi : Another glass ceiling was broken Friday as two women were commissioned into the Indian Navy as navigators in the flying branch, in a way also becoming the first women combatants in the armed forces. Sub Lieutenants Ambica Hooda of Haryana and Seema Rani Sharma of Uttar Pradesh were awarded their "Wing" at the passing out parade here.

All India Democratic Women’s Association ask the president to not sign the TT bill

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TCN News The AIDWA ( All India Democratic Women's Association) have issued a statement on the Triple Talaq Bill to the press wherein they refer...

Assam girl rape: Protest held outside Gurgaon police station

Women

Gurgaon : People belonging to the north-eastern states on Friday staged a protest outside a police station here over inaction in an Assam girl's...

Women power remains low in assembly polls

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By Anjali Ojha, IANS,

‘Saying Islam gave rights to women 1400 years ago, won’t solve our problems’

Women

A National Study on Muslim Women’s Views on Reforms in Muslim Personal Law released. By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: “Constitutional rights...

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

Women

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.

Through the people’s lens: Modi’s development model so far

Women

Dr Rahul Pandey, Bobby Ramakant and Dr Sandeep Pandey, Citizen News Service - CNS Story of Modi’s development model so far: Cutting health and education...

Woman hanged, beaten, burnt on pyre

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By IANS,

Cooch Behar tribal women to float new handicrafts company

Women

Kolkata : A hundred tribal women in the district of Cooch Behar in West Bengal are gearing up to float a new company next...

Celebrating the writings of women

Women

New Delhi, (IANS): Women writers, journalists, academics and professionals will come together later this month to debate and discuss issues that shape women professionals...

To the rescue of women in Thailand

Women

By Shen Min, Ling Shuo, Xinhua, Bangkok : Sitting at her house in Bangkok, Pavena Hongsakul, at her fifties, still keeps the feminine grace and soft-spoken manner that distance herself from the image of a well-known women's rights advocate in normal conception. For the last decade, Ms. Pavena has been witnessing and dealing with the darkest side of the Thai modern country facing women -- rape, abuse, domestic violence, forced prostitution, sexual harassment and human trafficking.