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Favour women SHGs in allocation of ration shops: Jharkhand CM

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Ranchi : Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday instructed the officials to favour Women's self-help groups (SHGs) in allocation of ration shops in...

On World Food Day, rural women demand land rights to fight hunger

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By IANS, New Delhi : Seventy percent of the female workforce is engaged in agriculture, yet only 10 percent women farmers own any land. On World Food Day Thursday, women from various parts of rural India demanded agricultural land rights - to battle hunger and poverty. Supported by members of local NGOs and international NGO ActionAid's HungerFree campaign, these women, most of whom work as agricultural farmers yet don't have the right on their piece of land, stressed that this was the way out of the vicious cycle of poverty.

Special court in Kerala for women, children

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : A special court will be set up in Kerala to ensure speedy trial of sexual exploitation cases, Chief Minister Oomen Chandy said Wednesday.

68 percent Delhi women at risk of cardiovascular diseases

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

Legal literacy an effective tool to control violence against women in India

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India has slipped to the 112th spot from its 108th position in 2018 in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index 2020, which...

UN chief calls for end to violence against women

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By Xinhua, United Nations : UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his call to bring an end to violence against women, a scourge whose impact is devastating and immeasurable, as the United Nations began a series of events to mark International Women's Day. "It is sometimes said that women are weavers and men are too often warriors," Ban said in an address to the commemoration of the day, observed annually March 8, in New York.

Army to give permanent commission to women in two months

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government Monday told the Supreme Court that it would consider giving permanent commission within two months to women serving as short service commission officers in the legal and education branches of the Indian Army. However, the absorption of women as permanent commission officers would be subject to "requirement" and after necessary training, Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium said in an undertaking on behalf of the defence ministry, recorded by the court.

Rajnath Singh concerned over low representation of women in jobs

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has expressed concern over low representation of women in many fields, including police where it is...

US flag burned in Bhopal to mark the 32 years of struggle for elusive...

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By Pervez Bari for TwoCircles.net, Bhopal: The victims and survivors along with their progenies and their kin of Bhopal gas tragedy, world’s worst industrial...

Minority women colleges and universities: Need of the hour

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Dr. M Waseem Raja,

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

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

Woman scientist, UN official among India’s top analytics

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Kolkata : A woman data scientist, a member of the UN's Big Data innovation initiative, analytics thought leaders and a analytics head of a...

Shopian case: Donate-shroud-to-CBI campaign launched by women groups

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बजट में कटौती से अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय में निराशा

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net मोदी सरकार के दूसरे कार्यकाल का आखिरी बजट अल्पसंख्यकों के लिए मायूसी लेकर आया। पिछले वर्ष के मुकाबले इस वर्ष अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय...

Indian junior hockey girls lose 0-1 to England

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Breda (The Netherlands) : India lost to England 0-1 in their last league match of the women's Volvo International Under-21 hockey tournament here on...

Indian women’s hockey team to receive Rs 1 crore

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

Women behind Baghdad blasts, death toll rises to 19

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By KUNA, Baghdad : Monday's blasts that targeted Shiites on a religious visit to Baghdad were carried out by three women, a security sources confirmed Monday. Meanwhile, the death toll of the blasts which took place in National Theatre Square, Al-Alawiyah Square, and Kahramanah Square rose to 19, while 40 other people were injured, medical sources in Ibn Al-Nafees and Al-Kindi hospitals said.

Delhi riots: Survivors of anti-Muslim violence living with trauma, constant fear of death

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Many survivors of anti-Muslim violence in Delhi that took place in February 2020 are today living with trauma and a deep sense of...

हमारा हिजाब ही हमारी ताकत,देश भर की मुस्लिम लड़कियों ने बुलंद की आवाज़

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सिमरा अंसारी। Twocircles.net इलाहाबाद निवासी सारा अहमद सिद्दीकी हिजाब पर प्रतिबंध को इस्लामोफोबिया की संज्ञा देते हुए कहती हैं, ये जेंडर इस्लामोफोबिया है, इससे...

Women’s reservation: Views for and against

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By IANS, New Delhi: Proponents of the policy of reservation for women state that although equality of the sexes is enshrined in the Indian constitution, it is not the social reality. Hence a radical piece of legislation in the shape of the Women's Reservation Bill was required to give a new direction to Indian politics just like reservation for backward castes over 20 years ago changed political and social equations in the country.

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...

Delhi man gets 10 years in jail for rape

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New Delhi: A court here sent a married man to jail for 10 years for raping a girl after posing as a bachelor and...

CISF commandos helping Metro’s women commuters at night

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New Delhi : Apart from providing security to women travelling in the Metro trains, the CISF's women commandos are also providing help to women...

‘Rani Jhansi would be proud today of her nation’

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By IANS, New Delhi: As India took a decisive step towards giving its women one-third representation in legislatures, many women keenly watched history being made on their TV sets, celebrated the moment in their own small ways and said their country has made them proud. Clearing the first hurdle, the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday. It seeks to set aside for women 181 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha and 1,370 of the total 4,109 seats in the 28 state assemblies.

Indian woman finishes among top 10 in South African marathon

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By Fakir Hassen, IANS, Johannesburg : A South African Gujarati woman is the toast of her community after she became the first Indian woman to finish in the top 10 of the prestigious Comrades Marathon run annually between two cities since 1921. Against competition from international professional runners, Kashmira Parbhoo, 34, from the huge mainly Indian township of Lenasia, south of here, got a medal and 11,000 rands in prize money after finishing the 89 km race between Pietermaritzburg and Durban.

Indian women peacekeepers have set an example: Hillary Clinton

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By Arun Kumar, IANS, Washington : In preventing violence against women and girls in Liberia, Indian women peacekeepers have set an example that must be emulated in UN peacekeeping missions across the world, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. "I recently met with an all women police unit from India in Liberia who provide an excellent example of the steps a UN mission can take in cooperation with the host government to prevent violence against women and girls," Clinton told the Security Council Wednesday.

AAP reiterates demand for Jaitley’s resignation

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New Delhi : The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday reiterated its demand for union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's resignation since, it said, an impartial...

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,...

‘Sonia Gandhi India’s most popular woman’

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By IANS,

निर्मल पाठक की घर वापसी: अम्बेडकर के बहाने गांधी के हरिजन को गले लगाती...

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नीरज बंकर Two circles.net के लिए जहाँ एक ओर ओटीटी प्लेटफार्म ने दुनियाभर की फिल्मों, वेब शोज और बाक़ी कलाओं से परिचय कराया जिससे...

Tripura gets maximum women legislators

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By Sujit Chakraborty, IANS, Agartala : With five of the 15 women contestants winning, the Tripura assembly now has the highest number of women legislators since the state was carved out in 1972.

Women’s rights must be respected: President

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New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said India "must respect as sacred the rights of women to equal opportunities and dignified living", as...

Dirty comments made against me, my women MPs: Mamata

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Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday claimed "indecent comments" were made against her and Trinamool Congress parliamentarians, and alleged that an...

Two arrested for throwing acid on Kashmir woman student

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Srinagar : Two people were arrested Thursday for throwing acid on a 21-year-old woman law student in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital, police...

Woman attemps to set herself ablaze near Rashtrapati Bhavan

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By IANS, New Delhi : Apparently depressed due to quarrels with her husband, a 30-year-old woman allegedly tried to commit suicide by setting herself ablaze near the heavily-guarded Rashtrapati Bhavan here Monday evening, officials said. The woman, identified as Sangeeta, allegedly poured kerosene over her body and set herself afire around 5.30 p.m. on Dalhousie Road behind the presidential palace. Security officials rushed towards her and put out the flames, before officials from Delhi Fire Service could reach the spot.

Rathore finally speaks, says he will ‘smile more’

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

Self-help groups to arm women against economic slowdown: Tirath

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By IANS, New Delhi : India is strengthening its self-help groups to involve women in income generating work to arm them against the impact of economic meltdown, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said. Addressing the plenary session of the third East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting at Seoul Thursday, Tirath said India is committed to uplift women in every sphere of life. She said the government is making all efforts to protect women from the impact of economic slowdown on their health, nutritional level and economic sustainability.

Fear Grips Muslims Across India in the aftermath of Anti-Muslim Pogrom in Delhi

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By Nazish Hussain, Twocircles.net Ranchi, Jharkhand: “I don’t know what the future holds. Do I even belong to this country?” wonders a visibly disturbed Afreen. Atiya...

मुस्लिम महिलाओं के सम्मान में हर वर्ग से उठी आवाज़

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सिमरा अंसारी।Twocircles.net कर्नाटक के उडुपी ज़िले से शुरू हुई हिजाब प्रतिबंध की आग अब देश के दूसरे हिस्सों में भी फैलती जा रही है।बुधवार...

Women’s group takes up case of ‘slow learning’ student

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By IANS,

बीमारी में भी महिलाओं के हौसले बुलंद, ‘कटने को तैयार लेकिन पीछे हटना मंजूर...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ़, Twocircles.net लखनऊ/देवबंद/दिल्ली। देशभर में हो रहे नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के विरोध में हो रहे प्रदर्शन के दौरान सबसे मुश्किल काम नारे लगवाना है। दिल्ली...

Women comprise 5.5 percent of 288-member Maharashtra assembly

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Mumbai : Barely 5.5 percent of the 288-member Maharashtra legislative assembly are women, according to an analysis of poll results Monday. Of the total 4,119...

Antony orders probe into woman army officer’s allegations

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By IANS, New Delhi/Chandigarh : Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday ordered the Indian Army to probe allegations of "physical and mental torture" levelled by a woman captain against three senior male officers, even as the army said the investigations had begun. "The minister has taken a serious view of the matter and ordered that it be thoroughly investigated and a report presented to him," a defence ministry official said in New Delhi. In Chandigarh, a senior officer said the investigations had already begun.

Mayawati has failed to protect women, downtrodden: BJP

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By IANS,

Women fast making inroads into male dominated professions

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

Sheila Dikshit worried for women’s safety in Delhi

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By IANS,

Haryana gets 21 all-women police stations

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Chandigarh : Promising a better policing environment to make women feel secure in approaching police, the Haryana government on Friday launched all-women police...

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

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

High court dismisses woman wrestler’s plea

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed the petition of a woman wrestler who challenged the selection criteria of the Wrestling Federation of India for the Commonwealth Games. Justice S. Murlidhar, while dismissing the plea of Sonika Kaliraman, said: "Irrespective of past performances, the Federation is supposed to select players with good current performance." Hearing the submissions of WFI, the court clarified that there is no "arbitrariness" on the part of the Federation in rejecting anyone's participation in the Games.

Legal awareness camp for Muslim women in Manipur

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: All Manipur Muslims (Meitei Pangal) Welfare Association (AMPWA), a prominent civil society organization, organized a One-Day Legal Awareness Programme on the topic “Protection of Women’s Right” in association with Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) on June 1, 2014 at the campus of Muslim Girls Hostel at Hafiz Hatta, Imphal.

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...

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...

Triumphant Shireen steps into Aliah University without veil

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By Adnan Alavi, Shireen Madiha has finally stepped into the university on her conditions. She had refused to bow down to the union's diktat that every woman teacher will have to wear a burqa on campus. Now she has succeeded and the union is forced to accept its defeat. Shireen [her name wrongly appeared as Sirin Middya in some newspapers] had invited the ire of the students' union in Kolkata's Aliah University, where she taught Bangla literature, for not wearing the veil.

Triple talaq bill will put Muslim women in trouble: Mamata

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Kolkata, (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed the triple talaq bill as "defective" and claimed that the impending legislation will put...

Muslim group demands ban on nikah halala, question Darul Qazas

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By TwoCircles.net Darul Qaza or shariah courts according to the ulema are very much in the light of the constitution of India but on the...

Delhi polls: Parties woo women like never before

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By Gaurav Sharma, New Delhi : Women in Delhi are being wooed by political parties like never before, with their safety becoming an important issue...

Widow, two minor sons commit suicide in Haryana

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By IANS, Jhajjar: A widow and her two minor sons committed suicide in a village in this Haryana district here Sunday, police said. According to the police, Suman, who was in her mid-30s, and her two sons Yogesh and Parveen consumed some poisonous substance at their home and later died in the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science (PGIMS) in Rohtak. The family were residents of Nona-Majra village of this district.

Government will not waver on triple talaq issue: Amit Shah

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Panaji : The Narendra Modi government will not waver on the issue of women's equality and its firm commitment on the issue can be...

Karnataka: Muslim girl commits suicide after being harassed by teacher ahead of R-Day rehearsals

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net In a tragic turn of events, a Muslim girl named Zaibunnisa committed suicide on January 25 after allegedly facing violence and...

Women symbol of peace, love, humanity and dignity: President

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By IANS,

Education protecting poor women from obesity

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London : Education and increasing awareness are protecting poor women in developing nations, including India, from the fattening effects of rising wealth, a new...

Mortar hits Israeli kibbutz, kills Israeli woman

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By Xinhua, Gaza : An Israeli woman was killed and three wounded on Friday afternoon by a mortar shell fired by Gaza militants at an Israeli kibbutz near the border between Gaza Strip and Israel. An Israeli army spokesman told Israeli Radio Arabic service that Palestinian militants fired in the afternoon a mortar shell from Gaza at Kibbutz Kfar Azza, adding that a woman there was killed and three men wounded.

Two Orissa women injured in acid attack

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: Two women in this Orissa capital were critically injured when a youth allegedly threw acid on them, police said. "Two girls, Rashmirekha Behera, 23, and Kainath Ali, 21, suffered serious burn injuries following the attack. We have detained the person. We are trying to establish the motive behind attack," Deputy Commissioner of Police Amitendranath Sinha said. The women were attacked while they were waiting for public transport near Imartidevi College here.

Mahila Congress workers meet Manmohan Singh, express solidarity

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New Delhi: A delegation of Mahila Congress workers on Friday met former prime minister Manmohan Singh to convey their solidarity with him, days after...

Sri Lanka to increase women’s involvement in local politics

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Colombo : Sri Lanka's new cabinet on Thursday vowed to amend laws to increase the number of women in local politics and state institutions. Addressing...

First tribal woman takes oath as Jharkhand governor

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Ranchi : Draupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the ninth governor of Jharkhand, the first tribal woman to occupy the position in the...

Muslim clerics question court order on permitting women inside Haji Ali

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

No uniform policy of Waqf boards on Muslim widow pension

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By Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: In March, 2013 West Bengal Chief Minister, who also holds the charge of minority affairs and madrasa education, had announced honorarium for Muslim widows and divorced women. The honorarium, it was decided, would be given from the special funds of the Chief Minister, but would be delivered through State Waqf Board.

Madhya Pradesh woman minister kicks minor seeking one rupee

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

Two boys held for raping 16-year-old

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By IANS, Lucknow: Two Class 11 boys have been arrested for allegedly raping their 16-year-old classmate at gunpoint in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Monday. The two were nabbed late Sunday from Rajuaha forest area, about 400 km from Lucknow, police Inspector R.K. Singh told reporters. The girl was abducted and raped Friday by three boys at a secluded place. The boys and the victim studied in the same class in Baraut town. The third accused is on the run.

Kerala to intervene for nurses in Saudi Arabia: Chandy

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Thiruvananthapuram: With the Saudi Arabian authorities set to implement a new law on minimum qualifications for nurses working in government and private sectors, the...

Special task force to monitor women’s security: Shinde

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By IANS,

डींगरहेड़ी कांड : महापंचायत ने जलाई इंसाफ़ की मशाल

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net तावड़ू (हरियाणा) : मेवात ज़िले के डींगरहेड़ी गांव में 24-25 अगस्त की रात को गौरक्षकों द्वारा दो लोगों की हत्या, एक...

Khudai Khidmatgar holding Save Girl Child summit in Delhi

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By TCN News,

Woman detained in Lebanon not Baghdadi’s wife: Iraq

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Baghdad ; The Iraqi interior ministry said Wednesday that a woman recently detained in Lebanon is not the wife of the Islamic State (IS)...

No discrimination against females in BHU: Javadekar

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New Delhi, (IANS): HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday denied female students were discriminated at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) after reports said they...

Probe lodged into woman’s death in hospital during outage

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By IANS, New Delhi: A three-member team will probe a 74-year-old woman's death in a government hospital here last week when her life support device stopped working during a power cut, Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia said Wednesday. Sharda Gaur, who was admitted to the Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, died Oct 11 after her life support system failed during power cut. "The committee will look into matter and will submit its report within seven days," said Kiran Walia.

Hong Kong peeping Tom took over 1,000 sneak photos of women

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By DPA, Hong Kong : A Hong Kong peeping Tom, who was caught as he snapped a picture up the skirt of a woman on an escalator with his mobile phone, had more than 1,000 similar pictures, a court report said Thursday. Police found 346 pictures taken up the skirts of women and more than 700 photos showing the backsides of women wearing mini-skirts and shorts. Thirtynine-year-old Chan Yung who claimed to be a university professor, appeared in court Wednesday pleading guilty to committing an act to outrage public decency.

Attack on Soni Sori is an attempt to suppress the voice of voiceless: CLMC

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Condemning the attack on Adivasi activist Soni Sori, Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC), a Hyderabad-based civil rights group has criticized...

Woman power rises as Siachen trek enters second phase

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By Ritu Sharma, IANS, Leh (Jammu and Kashmir) : In a first, five women trekkers are among the 37 civilians who will be scaling icy peaks and braving extreme weather to reach the Siachen Glacier, once known as the world's highest and coldest battleground and where the guns have been silent for the past five years. There was just one woman on the trek last year.

India steps into history with women’s quota bill

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By Minu Jain, IANS, New Delhi: India's politics took a decisive step towards change Tuesday with its upper house passing a historic bill giving one-third representation to women in parliament and state legislatures, crossing the biggest hurdle in the road towards political empowerment for women in the world's largest democracy.

Two Air India staff, seven Napalese held for human trafficking

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New Delhi : Two Air India staff and seven Nepalese women have been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on charge...

Villagers planning another ‘sati’ temple in Raipur

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By IANS, Raipur : Villagers in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district are reportedly planning to construct a temple at the site where an elderly woman committed 'sati' by jumping onto her husband's funeral pyre, even as seven people have been held for the crime, police said Tuesday. Police deployment has been increased to foil their plans, an official said. Dozens of people had Monday offered prayers at the site in Chechar village, 125 km from here, despite a a ban imposed by the police on the worship of the woman.

See if triple talaq impinges Muslim women’s rights, Centre tells SC

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Centre on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to examine whether the practice of 'talaq-e-bidat' (instantaneous triple talaq), 'nikah halala' and...

Four held for misbehaving with girls in JNU

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By IANS, New Delhi: Four men in an inebriated state were arrested Sunday for misbehaving with girl students and threatening a security guard by putting a gun to his head on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus. According to the varsity students, the four men came inside the campus around 3.30 p.m. They were drinking in their white Hyundai Accent car.

Women Congress leader hits out at Kerala unit chief

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Thiruvananthapuram : Senior woman Congress leader Shanimol Usman has in a letter to the party's Kerala unit president V.M. Sudheeran has said he was...

Bangladeshi woman whipped over 200 times, critical

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By IANS, Dhaka : A widow was whipped 202 times and a man 101 times following a fatwa by a religious leader for their alleged involvement in "anti-social activity" in a village in southeastern Bangladesh, prompting local protests and action by the police. Piara Begum, a widow of 40, and Mamun Miah, 25, were whipped before hundreds of people at Khaiyar in Comilla district Saturday night. The woman fell unconscious and was rushed to hospital. Doctors said she was critically injured and needed to be given intensive treatment.

Sadhvi Pragya on hunger strike, demands Kumbh visit

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Bhopal: Sadhvi Pragya, who was given a clean chit in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case by the National Investigation Agency, on Monday began a...

“We are at peace now,” says wife of slain UP cop killed in Bulandhshar...

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Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was killed two years ago in Chirangavathi, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. His wife was responding to the news of the Supreme...

अपने अधिकार के लिए संगठित हो रही हैं इस गांव की महिलाएं

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter मधुबनी (बिहार) : मधुबनी ज़िले के कलुआही प्रखंड के काज़ीटोला व हरपुर के ग्रामीण इन दिनों अपने गावं में हो...

बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का निधन

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और बहुजन समाज पार्टी की अध्यक्ष मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का शनिवार शाम दिल्ली के एक...

महिला दिवस पर विशेष : सलीम भाई बनकर चाय की दुकान चलाती है ‘बानो’

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सिमरा अंसारी। TwoCircles.net राजधानी दिल्ली में देश की एक नामी यूनिवर्सिटी के पास ही एक चाय की दुकान है। इस दुकान के बाहर चाय का...

10 missing girl students found pushed into flesh trade

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By IANS, Patna: Ten of the 24 girl students of a government residential school in Bihar, who went missing five years ago, were pushed into flesh trade, police said Saturday.

First woman co-pilot to fly largest aircraft of Indian Air Force

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By Ritu Sharma, IANS, Nagpur : One more gender barrier fell to the determination of women as Squadron Leader Veena Saharan became the first woman co-pilot to fly one of the mightiest and heaviest aircraft of the Indian Air Force - the Russian-built Illyushin-76 (IL-76). She will first co-pilot IL-76, renamed by the IAF as Gajraj (Elephant), and after 40 hours of flying she will become the pilot.

Women empowerment necessary, says ex-South Africa deputy president

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

Ex-ACP’s son arrested for trying to abduct Afghan woman

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New Delhi: A 28-year-old man, the son of a former senior Delhi police official, was arrested here for trying to abduct a married Afghan...

Women’s panel to probe Air India hostess’ ‘molestation’

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By IANS, New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) will Wednesday begin its probe into an Air India air hostess' alleged molestation during a mid-air scuffle also involving a purser and two pilots this month. "We have already looked into reports from the police and Air India. We have also received letters from passengers on board the flight about what they saw. Our committee members will be taking statements from the girl and those involved. They (the committee members) may even travel to Mumbai for this," NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here Tuesday.

I have no opinion on triple talaq: Maneka Gandhi

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New Delhi : Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said she has formed no opinion on triple talaq as yet...

Will write to Centre to probe alleged CNG scam: Gopal Rai

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New Delhi : Delhi's Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said he will write to the central government to probe the "CNG scam" alleged...

Woman boxer found dead, Andhra government orders probe

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By IANS, Hyderabad : n upcoming woman boxer, who had represented Andhra Pradesh in the national championships, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in her hostel room at the Lal Bahadur Stadium here Wednesday. S. Amravati, 21, who was found in her room in the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) hostel at the stadium, was suspected to have committed suicide by taking sleeping pills. She had been undergoing coaching for three years.

Four Bodo women killed for ‘witch practice’ in Assam

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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...

Dalit woman burnt alive in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : A Dalit woman, set on fire by two people in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, died at a hospital in Gwalior Thursday, police said. The woman, Krantibai, was living with Raghuveer Gurjar in Padora village in the district after leaving her husband a few years ago. "Raghuveer Wednesday demanded some money from her for liquor. When Krantibai refused, he and his brother doused her with kerosene and set her on fire," Shivpuri Superintendent of Police Rajendra Prasad said.

Emotional support for Jayalalithaa in Bangalore

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Bangalore : About 500 men and women from Tamil Nadu crossed into Karnataka Sunday to extend emotional support to jailed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister...

Lathi charge on Muslims in Chennai; TNTJ calls for Jail Bharo

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By TCN News Chennai: Police allegedly lathi-charged on protestesters during a march organized by the Tamilnadu Thowheed Jamath cadres.

Heavy security for Pakistani women’s cricket team

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : Heavy security has been deployed at Barabati stadium in Cuttack after protests against holding World Cup matches with Pakistan's women's cricket team in the city.

Muslims, though most neglected, little interested in using RTI: Perveen Amanullah

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By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net, It was a good step by UPA government in 2005 when it introduced Right to Information (RTI) Act as it gave a ray of hope to millions of citizens seeking transparency and accountability in government. Four years down the line, have citizens got real fruits of the Act? Yes, but not fully, says Mrs Perveen Amanullah, president, Bihar Suchna Adhikar Munch, in an interview with Manzar Bilal of TwoCircles.net on the 4th anniversary of RTI. RTI Act completed its four years. How do you think people benefited from this act during these years?

Jag Mundhra’s 7/7 film cynical: victims’ parents

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By IANS, London : The parents of a young woman who was killed in the 7/7 suicide bombings in London have described an Indian-made film on the subject as “cynical.” "Shoot on Sight", directed by Indian-born Jag Mundhra, is controversial for its story line, which is based on the shooting of an innocent Brazilian man by police in London following the July 7, 2005 suicide bombings that killed 52 people. Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes was killed by armed anti-terror police in a London underground train station, but Mundhra's film makes the victim an innocent Muslim.

Government rapped for refusing handicapped girl a job

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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.

देशभर में चर्चित केसीआर की महत्वाकांक्षी ‘दलित बंधु’ योजना की ज़मीनी पड़ताल

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तेलंगाना में केसीआर की दलित बंधु योजना की देश भर में चर्चा है। केसीआर अपनी इस योजना को खूब प्रचार करते हैं और...

Muslims in Karnataka protest Hijab ban verdict by observing shutdown

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Muslim groups in the state are mulling to file a joint petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the High Court verdict which declared...

Girl student made to take off shirt during exam

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By IANS, Ghaziabad: A girl student appearing for her high school examination was made to take off her shirt in the classroom by a woman invigilator who suspected her of concealing some written material for cheating inside her clothes. The girl's parents Friday protested against the incident. The girl was appearing for the Uttar Pradesh board high school examination in Modi Nagar of Ghaziabad Thursday.

Women’s panel denies inaction in Bhanwari Devi, Rajbala cases

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By IANS,

Mind your language: Bahuguna Joshi-Mayawati Ugly Spat

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By Ram Puniyani,

All this happened because I embraced Islam: Hadiya

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Kozhikode (Kerala) (IANS): On her first visit to her home state Kerala after the Supreme Court upheld her marriage with Shafin Jahan, Hadiya on Saturday...

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...

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...

Ramadan 1439: Shaista Yacoob

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By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net Shaista Yacoob, 43, is a writer, poet based in Bangalore. Born and brought up in Bangalore, she has been living in...

Kerala woman arrives from Dubai to testify against godman

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : A Kerala woman settled in Dubai, who had filed charges of cheating against controversial godman Santosh Madhavan that led to his arrest earlier this month, arrived here Monday. Serafin Edwin and her son landed here Monday morning and were greeted by a posse of policemen at the international airport. Both were taken in a convoy of police vehicles to their home in the city. In a brief stop, Serafin told the media that she hoped the police would investigate her case of cheating against Madhavan.

Professional housewives!!

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By Dr Kouser Fathima The term may surprise many but trust me professional housewives or PH are a reality. To start with, PH are qualified...

Reservation for weaker section to continue: Uma Bharti

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New Delhi : Union Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said that the apprehensions that reservations for the weaker sections of society would be slowly...

Woman ‘thrown out’ of train in Bengal, railways rubbish claim

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Kolkata: Angry passengers ransacked a railway station and roughed up two officials Saturday claiming a woman passenger was thrown off a moving train in...

Mrs. Badar Sayeed: A fearless leader

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Politics is not a dirty word for her. In fact she enjoys being a politician. Mrs. Badar Sayeed, who represents Triplicane constituency in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assemby, always wanted to be part of the decision making process of the country and politics gives her that opportunity.

Woman power still far cry in Indian filmdom

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Radhika Bhirani, IANS,

Out of Reach: The Quiet Ways India’s Digital Push Leaves Rural Women Behind

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Musheera Ashraf, Twocircles.net Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh: India’s digital story is often told through numbers. Millions of UPI transactions every minute. Seamless online services. Government schemes...

Women’s commission confident Aarushi will get justice

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Mukherjee asks governors to work for women’s safety

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By IANS,

New campaign to spread awareness against dowry

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By IANS, New Delhi : Concerned over continuing cases of harassment of women, the women and child development ministry Wednesday launched a new campaign to rope in school girls and sensitise them against the custom of dowry. Under the campaign 'Daughters against Dowry', the ministry plans to organise workshops in schools across the country to sensitise girls against the custom of dowry.

Viswa Bharati schoolgirl alleges rape, accused held

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Kolkata: In yet another case of sexual assault in West Bengal's Visva Bharati University, a Class 12 girl has alleged repeated rape and blackmail...

Muslims of Gujarat: The real picture

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,

Najma Heptullah gets her Calculations Right

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By Fawaz Shaheen, Ms. Najma Heptullah, the Minority Affairs Minister in Mr. Modi’s newly sworn in Cabinet, has shocked the public in her first public statement by saying that Muslims must not be called a minority in India since they are “so large in number”.

Will do utmost for women’s safety, Modi assures Nirbhaya parents

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New Delhi : The parents of the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape victim Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who assured them that...

Meet Ariba Khan: A Young Municipal Councillor from Shaheen Bagh

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Aatika S. | TwoCircles.net Ariba Khan from the Indian National Congress, and Municipal Councillor from Abul Fazal Enclave in Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, speaks to...

Unknown women awarded for bravery in Bengal

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By IANS, Kolkata : Little-known brave women who stood up for their rights were felicitated here Friday on International Women's Day.

Colombian inmate allowed to dress like a woman

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By IANS, Bogota : A Colombian court allowed an inmate to wear a skirt and makeup in a men's prison, acknowledging his freedom of personality, EFE has reported. The decision of the Superior Court of the central city of Ibague Friday will allow Fairber Narvaez to dress like a woman and go by the name of "Mireya" in the jail near Chaparral. "There are a lot of homosexuals here, but they haven't dared to come out of the closet," Narvaez said upon hearing the decision. "I did it and now they don't see me as a clown - they respect me."

One lakh women attend annual Sunni Ijtema in Mumbai

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By TCN News More than 1 lakh women attended the 26th Grand Annual Sunni Ijtema event to acquire Islamic knowledge; understand their roles...

Mother of Bijnor man killed in anti-CAA protest will not contest election on Cong...

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Anwari Begum was given the ticket by the Congress after the party announced in October last year that 40 percent of it’s candidates in...

Electronic bangles to keep Kerala women safe?

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by IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : On the eve of International Women's Day, Kerala is mulling over the use of electronic gadgets for the protection of women, a state minister revealed Wednesday.

Woman board member: Over 300 NSE-listed companies yet to comply

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By Venkatachari Jagannathan and Rohit Vaid, Chennai/New Delhi : As many as 313 companies listed on the National Stock Exchange have not inducted a woman...

I will continue to fight against AFSPA, but through politics: Irom Sharmila

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By Aaquib Khan for Twocircles.net For the past decade and a half, Irom Chanu Sharmila’s name has been synonymous with peaceful resistance against State policies....

Most Caesarean births in India done due to financial gain: Report

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By IRNA, New Delhi : Nearly one in five deliveries in India is by Caesarean, a procedure done 'unnecessarily' in most cases. A global survey on maternal and perinatal health by WHO witnessed 27 per cent rise in Caesarean deliveries in nine Asian countries, including India, China, Japan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, in 2007-08.

New affordable range of Shahnaz Husain products

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By IANS, New Delhi: There's good news for women who wish to use Shahnaz Husain's products but hesitate due to their exorbitant prices, as the renowned beauty expert has launched a new and more affordable range of beauty products. A new range of ayurvedic cosmetic products, priced between Rs.75 to Rs.203, called "Shahnaz forever" has been launched to cater to the middle-income segment.

Woman accuses Jharkhand BJP lawmaker of sexual assault

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Ranchi : A woman has lodged a compliant against Jharkhand's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Janki Yadav for trying to develop physical relation with...

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Nitish orders police transfers after stripping of woman in public

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By IANS, Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday reshuffled the state's top police brass following an alleged assault and stripping of a woman by a group of men here. The incident shocked the nation. Fourteen Indian Police Service (IPS) officers including the inspector general of police and the deputy inspector general have been transferred. Top police officers in Patna, including district and city police chiefs, have been removed and posted at different places. Fourteen deputy superintendents of police have also been transferred.

A woman contesting polls for women’s cause

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By F. Ahmed, IANS, Bandipora, (Jammu and Kashmir) : Defying separatists' boycott call and militant threats, Gousia Bashir, the lone woman candidate in this north Kashmir constituency, says she is contesting the elections to highlight the problems of women and the poor. Bandipora, once a hotbed of militants, goes to the polls Nov 17 in the first of the seven-phase assembly elections. And Gousia is contesting against 21 other candidates, all men.

Majority of women unaware of rights: Study

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By IANS, New Delhi : Seventy percent of women in the national capital are unaware of constitutional and legal provisions made for them, a new study released Tuesday said.

US military men to find kidnapped Nigerian girls

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Washington: The US has deployed about 80 military personnel to Chad as part of its efforts to find more than 200 schoolgirls who have...

Indira Gandhi, Mother Teresa among Time’s 25 most influential women

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By Arun Kumar, IANS,

Malaysian woman strikes yoga pose to win shopping vouchers

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By IANS, Kuala Lumpur : Striking a yoga pose has won Malaysian Adriana Zuleika Azmi shopping vouchers worth RM 5,000 ($1,432) that she can spend with award-winning television personality Aznil Nawawi. A participant had to walk into a Ogawa firm outlet and take a picture with any of the Ogawa products. She struck a yoga pose on the Ogawa ezShape machine to win the grand prize in a contest, NST Online said Monday. It did not specify which of the asanas from yoga, the system of mental and physical rejuvenation that has its roots in India, was performed.