Young woman with male sex organs operated upon at AMU’s medical college
By TwoCircles.net News Desk,
New Delhi: The doctors at J N Medical College were left baffled when they found a 20-year-old woman possessing a male sex organ and testes instead of a uterus and ovaries. She was operated upon, testes were removed and a functional vaginal canal was created by a team of doctors led by Dr. Arshad Hafeez Khan, Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery at the college.
‘Govt discontinued Maulana Azad fellowship because it doesn’t want Muslims to pursue higher education,’...
For many post-doctoral Muslim students, discontinuing of Maulana Azad Fellowship (MANF) by the Central government means acquiring higher education for the economically marginalized...
Giving shoes a new life in Patna
Shazia Qaiser runs the state’s first shoe laundry service.
Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net
PATNA (BIHAR) — A black and green board reading “Revival: Service Centre for...
Indian girls return with best performance card from AFC festival
By IANS,
New Delhi: Unnoticed and unsung, 22 Indian girls, forming two 11-player teams, returned from Colombo after putting up a creditable show in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) south central under-14 festival there.
India's girls topped the five-team festival with 21 green cards followed by Jordan, Iran, Sri Lanka and Bhutan in that order. India won all but one of their matches, which was a 30-minute draw with Iran.
Among the first to die in Nice attack was Muslim woman
Nice : A middle-aged Muslim woman was among the first to be killed when a trucker mowed down 84 people here in a terror...
Rajasthan school that gives women a voice
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Salanchal (Rajasthan) : On the edge of the Sariska Tiger Reserve, 14 children cram chemical formulae under a tree in the compound of a village school. Seven of them are girls.
Around 40 km from district headquarters Alwar, the community-based experiment to educate poor girl children in this remote village of the Thana Gazi block in Rajasthan is unique in many ways.
Apex court rejects women panel’s plea against rapist
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a suit by the National Commission for Women (NCW) challenging the Delhi High Court order setting free a rapist who had "redeemed himself" by clearing the civil service exam while in prison.
Woman burnt to death by in-laws for dowry, alleges family
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 28-year-old woman, married for seven years, was allegedly burnt to death Sunday by her in-laws in Delhi, police and her family said.
Deepika Bajaj, who has a six-year-old daughter, called police before dying and told them that she had been set on fire by her husband and in-laws, an official said.
"We received a call at around 8.30 in the morning when the deceased woman, Deepika Bajaj, called us before dying and told that she has been set on fire inside her home by her husband and in-laws," the police officer said.
Women’s bill elevates Sonia Gandhi to league of her own
By Mayank Chhaya, IANS,
The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament, elevates Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi to a league of her own and guarantees her a defining place for posterity.
इमाम साहब से दाढ़ी कटवाने के लिए कहती थी बीवी, बात न मानने पर...
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उत्तर प्रदेश के अलीगढ़ में एक अजीबोगरीब मामला सामने आया है। एक पत्नी ने अपने मौलवी इमाम पति के खिलाफ दाढ़ी नहीं...
One arrested for molesting woman in hospital
By IANS,
New Delhi : One man was arrested for allegedly molesting a woman Sunday at the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital here, the police said.
An altercation broke out between the woman, who had come for her son's treatment, and a worker in hospital's canteen over the rate of eatables she had bought.
“One person was arrested on the basis of complaint lodged by the woman,” the police said.
Abducted Tripura girl rescued in Bihar
Agartala: Bihar Police have rescued a 16-year-old girl kidnapped from Tripura and arrested her abductor, police said here Saturday.
"A married young man kidnapped the...
Women’s quota bill failure matter of great regret: PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government's failure to enact legislation reserving 33 percent of seats in parliament and the state legislatures for women was a "matter of great regret", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday.
"That is a matter of great regret. It is a failure, a collective failure of all political parties," Singh said during his interaction with women journalists here.
He said that if his government came back to power after the general elections, "we will work very sincerely" to bring the bill back on track."
Haryana gifts women free bus rides for ‘Rakhi’
By IANS,
Chandigarh : To mark the festival of 'Raksha Bandhan' when women tie a colourful thread on the wrist of their brothers as a symbol of bond of love, the Haryana government Tuesday announced that all women in the state will be allowed to travel free in state transport buses.
A state transport department spokesman said the free travel facility will be available to women in all Haryana Roadways buses on 'Raksha Bandhan' day, falling on Aug 24, to go visiting their brothers.
Wife raped, husband murdered for flouting community norms
By IANS,
New Delhi: A married woman was raped and her husband murdered as the couple, who were from the same caste, married despite the opposition of her family members and other villagers, police said Tuesday. Four men have been arrested for the crime.
Daya Singh, 50, Sandeep, 23, Inderjeet Singh, 19, and Krishan, 19, were arrested from Sonepat in Haryana Monday, for murdering Virender Singh, 24, in Narela area of outer Delhi last week and taking his body to Sonepat, where it was tied with a heavy stone and dumped in a canal.
Australia takes tough line on female circumcision
By DPA,
Sydney : Female circumcision is called female genital mutilation (FGM) in Australia and it's a crime.
Those performing it face a possible seven-year prison term and those who don't report it risk a stiff fine.
In Sydney's outer suburb of Auburn, there's a specialist FGM clinic that has been in operation for over 10 years and sees around 40 women a year.
The typical patient is in her 20s, is about to wed, and was operated on by a village midwife in an African or Middle Eastern country when she was young.
Delhi Police rapped for filing dowry cases without proper probe
By IANS,
New Delhi : A day after the Supreme Court held that a person cannot be convicted for merely demanding dowry, the Delhi High Court Friday pulled up the Delhi Police for registering a case of dowry against a person without carrying out a proper probe.
While granting bail to a person arrested under the dowry act, Justice S.N. Dhingra observed that before registering an FIR, the police must investigate the allegations levelled against a person in a detailed manner.
Heptulla oldest, Irani youngest cabinet minister
New Delhi : Najma Heptulla is the oldest member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers, while Smriti Irani is the youngest.
The 74-year-old...
Six convicted for gang rape in Meghalaya
Shillong: A fast-track court in Meghalaya Thursday convicted six people for the gang rape of an 18-year-old girl in December 2012.
Laston Marak, Tobath Sangma...
Amnesty’s annual report criticizes India for ‘growing intolerance’
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Amnesty International in its annual report released today has accused India of supporting a climate of intolerance by cracking...
Crimes against women in Bengal have dipped: NCRB
Kolkata : The latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report that said incidents of crimes against women have dipped in West Bengal came as...
Women-only police intelligence unit raised in Bangladesh
By IANS,
Dhaka : In a first, the police in Bangladesh have introduced a women-only special intelligence branch to fight the sex trade, drug peddling and trafficking in women and children.
The Special Women Police Contingent (SWPC) would gain access to "the world of women criminals" which is not easy for men to do, said Naim Ahmed, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner.
Sameena Shah wins Google India Engineering Award
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: Sameena Shah has won the 2009 Google India Women in Engineering Award. Google India selected 9 top students for the 22 finalists this year. Full time student in a recognized institution and pursuing Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related majors were eligible for this award.
A Pakistani woman who runs slum school by selling scrap
By IANS,
Islamabad : A woman in Pakistan runs a school for 1,800 slum children with money collected from selling trash.
First woman chief of aviation regulator takes charge
New Delhi : India's first women chief of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) M. Sathiyavathy took charge Thursday from erstwhile incumbent...
नाइंसाफी,अन्याय,संवेदनहीनता, दुख और तक़लीफ़ का साल 2020
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
साल 2020 पूर्ण होने पर हैं। यह साल देश के लिए तमाम कठिन परिस्थितियों से गुज़रा है। कोरोनावायरस का प्रकोप, लाकडाउन,दिल्ली दंगे,लाकडाउन...
सईदा के चूल्हों को हिंदुओं का है इंतज़ार
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना के जिस वीरचन्द पटेल पथ से होकर बिहार की सत्ता गुज़रती है, उसी पथ पर आपको 48 वर्षीय सईदा भी...
Women in Saudi Arabia vote for first time
Riyadh : Municipal elections began on Saturday in Saudi Arabia in which women cast their votes for the first time.
Women also stood as candidates,...
US Muslim woman fired from work for wearing hijab
Washington : A muslim woman in the US was fired from her new job at a dental clinic for wearing a hijab to work.
Najaf...
There should be no problem in saying ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’: Najma Heptullah
By Sushil Kumar
New Delhi : Terming the controversy related to chanting of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' as "unnecessary and uncalled for", Minority Affairs...
The connection between self-immolation & domestic violence
By Tanay Sukumar
Indian men are twice as likely as women to kill themselves, but of all the methods of suicide, self-immolation is the only...
‘Did I hit her? Did I abuse her? Then why the fuss?’ says BJP...
Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Gorakhpur : A couple of days after a video surfaced in which BJP MLA from Gorakhpur(Sadar) Radha Mohan Das Aggrawal was shown shouting...
Two women in new Maharashtra government
By IANS,
Mumbai : Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Fauzia Khan, a Muslim, and Congress party's Varsha Gaekwad, a Dalit, have found place in the new Maharashtra council of ministers sworn in Saturday.
Both Fauzia, a Member of Legislative Council (the upper house) from Parbhani, and Gaekwad have been inducted as ministers of state.
The convent-educated Fauzia is considered close to NCP chief and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.
Bengal second last in country in women’s autonomy
By IANS,
Kolkata : At only 24 percent, West Bengal ranks the second lowest in the country when it comes to autonomy of married women, an expert said Tuesday.
Rate of domestic violence high in Tripura: HC chief justice
Agartala : Tripura High Court Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Gupta has expressed concern over the high rate of domestic violence, resultant deaths and cases...
PDP, BJP leaders to call on J&K governor in 2-3 days
Jammu : Leaders of alliance partners BJP and the PDP will call on Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra in the next two to...
Dr. Rahat Abrar’s book “Muslim Female Education: From Veils to Moon” released
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Book captures everyday art by rural Indian women
By IANS,
New Delhi : Pushpa is a sweeper at the international airport in Mumbai, sweating it out for eight hours a day to fend for her family of three. But when at home in a slum, the widow is an artist - she draws rice-flour "kalam", or sacred designs to welcome guests, outside her home in a narrow alley near Santa Cruz.
Lalita, a Yadav housewife at Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, is rooted to a culture where women have lived behind the veil for years. But she is bound to Pushpa by a thread of colours.
Delhi rape accused let off, woman says he’s innocent
New Delhi: A court here has let off a man, facing a trial on charges of raping a widow, after the complainant said he...
Court orders Permanent Commission for women in army, air force
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday ordered the grant of Permanent Commission in the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) to over 50 women officers who had accused the government of discrimination vis-a-vis their male counterparts.
A division bench of Justices S.K. Kaul and M.P. Garg also ordered the reinstatement of all Short Service Commission women officers who retired and approached the court seeking Permanent Commission in the forces.
Even after cremation, protests rage in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: Students and women Monday continued their protests in the Indian capital against violence on women, a day after the city's gang-rape victim was cremated under heavy security.
Nominate 100 women achievers on Facebook
New Delhi : You can now nominate 100 women achievers who have contributed to community and nation building as a part of the...
Pakistan: govt. striving for women’s empowerment, says MNA Farahnaz Isphahani
By NNN-APP,
Washington : The elected Pakistani government is firmly committed to women’s empowerment and taking a number of steps to realize their full participation in national development, Member National Assembly Farahnaz Isphahani said.
Speaking at a reception she hosted at Pakistani Ambassador’s residence in honor of women ambassadors and wives of Washington-based diplomats from various countries, the parliamentarian said the government is particularly focused on realizing women’s access to education all over the country.
500 Iraq-returned nurses interview for new jobs
Thiruvananthapuram : More than 500 Kerala nurses, who lost their jobs and had to return from Iraq and Libya, appeared for an interview here...
5 things you need to know about the hijab row
The Hijab row has hogged national and international limelight. TwoCircles.net lists five things you need to know about the controversy.
Kaushik Raj | TwoCircles.net
KARNATAKA...
All India Democratic Women’s Association ask the president to not sign the TT bill
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...
Karnataka High Court allows women to work in bars
By IANS,
Bangalore : The Karnataka High Court Wednesday allowed women to work in bars and pubs but with adequate security, thus quashing the state government ban on their working at such places where liquor is served.
Justice D.V. Shylendra Kumar said the rule 9 of the Karnataka Excise Act 1965 that prohibits women from serving liquor at public places was "unconstitutional" and therefore "unenforceable".
Indian women’s show to kick off Edinburgh festival
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.
रुला देगा मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर की आठ सगी बहनों का ये दर्द
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर : मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर का चर्चित मुहल्ला खालापार से सुजुड़ु गांव की ओर जाने वाली सड़क पर एक जगह है रहमतनगर… आमतौर...
A Palestinian woman enters politics
By Asma Asfour
In May 2005 I was elected to be the first woman to join the Sinjel Municipality in the Ramallah district. At that time a new law had been passed which set a minimum quota for women's representation in local councils. The assumption underpinning the law was that women should take part in decision-making processes. So, despite the fact that the idea hadn't yet been widely accepted in many rural communities, women from different economic and cultural backgrounds suddenly found themselves taking part in political life.
ERDF opens women’s college in Assam’s Karimganj
Speakers at the seminar stressed upon the importance of education for women and appealed to the families, especially from the minority communities, to send...
German rape victim’s mother asked to give income details
By IANS,
Panaji : The Goa police have been harassing the mother of a raped minor German girl, asking her to provide details not relevant to the case, her lawyer said here Monday.
"She has been asked to give details of her daily activities, her business details, source of income and vehicles purchased in Goa. These things are not relevant to the case," lawyer Aires Rodrigues told reporters.
The Calangute police, probing the offence, have given the mother a two-day notice to come forward with details, he said.
Tamil Nadu Muslim groups to discuss utilization of govt schemes for Muslim women
By TwoCircles.net News Desk,
New Delhi: Various Muslim NGOs and social groups are going to meet in Chennai on November 21 to discuss ways to get most out of the schemes launched by state as well as central governments to improve socio-economic condition of Muslims particularly Muslim women.
Women in Germany earn 22 percent less than men: EU official
By IRNA,
Berlin : Women in Germany are significantly being paid less than men, European Union Social Commissioner Vladimir Spidla told the Hamburg-based Die Welt newspaper on Monday.
The average hourly salary of German women is 22 percent below the level of men, the top EU official said.
Only Estonia, Cyprus and Slovakia have a greater wage gap. On the average, women earn 15 percent less than men in EU countries, Spidla added.
He urged employers to follow the principle of 'same work same pay'.
Chhattisgarh police arrest 22 for assaulting 50 women
By IANS,
Raipur : Twenty two men have been arrested in Chhattisgarh for assaulting about 50 women and branding them witches, a senior official said Tuesday.
According to reports, a nine day "purification ceremony" was organised by about 200 villagers on the advice of a local leader at Dhodhakesra village in Surguja district, about 400 km north of Raipur.
During the "ceremony", about 50 women were branded witches and they were forced to get a haircut "to free them from impact of evil spirits". The women were also beaten in public. The "ceremony" ended Dec 19.
SC to hear contempt plea against Sabarimala tantri for closing temple for purification
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on January 22 a contempt plea against the Sabarimala temple tantri for shutting the...
Women legislators oppose banning jeans on campus
By IANS,
Lucknow : Taking up cudgels on behalf of students, women legislators in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district have opposed a proposal drafted by several college principals, banning students from wearing jeans on campus.
Women legislators demanded that the proposal of the Uttar Pradesh Principals Association (UPPA) should not be implemented in any of the colleges in the state and said they would raise the issue even in the state assembly, if UPPA goes ahead with the proposal.
Exhibition portrays facets of women in Indian popular art
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Want to see how women can be provocative, trendy and empowered at the same time through popular art? Visit the ongoing exhibition here, showing them in all their incarnations in various media.
The genre of popular art, a form of alternative art, is relatively new, but it is fast carving a niche for itself.
It can be anything - right from memorabilia and miniatures to the collector's hobby art - like personal collections of stamps, postcards, coins, textiles, prints and posters, to name a few.
मोदी जी! क्या लड़कियां सिर्फ़ अचार बेचने के लिए हैं?
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
इन दिनों सोशल मीडिया पर पीएम नरेन्द्र मोदी का एक बयान पर काफी कुछ शेयर किया जा रहा है, जिसमें उन्होंने कहा...
Bihar school board ex-chairman’s wife’s degrees too fake?
Patna : Usha Sinha, a former ruling Janata Dal-United legislator and the wife of Bihar School Examination Board's former chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, who...
Digital Deceit: How AI and Voice Apps Were Weaponised to Sexually Assault Tribal Girls...
Iqra Farrukh, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: In a chilling revelation from Madhya Pradesh, technology has been weaponised for deceit and cruelty. Approximately 80 kilometers from Sidhi district headquarters, impoverished...
Saarc, UN to work for women’s empowerment in South Asia
Kathmandu : Saarc and UN Women will work towards promotion of gender equality, gender justice and empowerment of women among the countries in the...
Allowing women to be guardians: Panel examines bill
By Rana Ajit, IANS,
New Delhi : A parliamentary panel is scrutinising a bill aimed at giving Indian women equal rights as men in adopting children and becoming guardians of minors, including their own kids - something they are barred from under existing law.
Fatima Nafees and Hadiya: How Muslim women fight Islamophobia and the ‘Collective Conscience’
By Nazish Hussain for TwoCircles.net
What does it take to withstand the persistent atrocities and oppression by state authorities against you? The ordeal of two...
Kashmiri women contesting poll to usher in change
By F. Ahmed,IANS,
Srinagar : Five women among the 71 candidates in five assembly constituencies in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, which go to the polls on Nov 30, say they are contesting to usher in change.
Shabnum Gani Lone, a senior lawyer and daughter of slain separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone, is challenging candidates of the regional National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), besides independents, in the Kupwara assembly constituency.The Nov 30 polling will be in the third of the seven-phase elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
India seeks greater role for women in UN peacekeeping
By IANS,
United Nations : India has sought more representation of women in high decision-making positions at the UN saying greater participation of women in areas of conflict prevention was particularly necessary for lasting peace and security.
"India attaches very high importance to ensuring concrete action in this area," said Hardeep Singh Puri, Permanent Representative of India to the UN during a Security Council debate Monday on "Women and Peace and Security".
Assam waives entertainment tax on ‘Mary Kom’
Guwahati : The Assam government Wednesday announced exemption of entertainment tax on "Mary Kom", a new Bollywood movie on the World champion woman boxer...
‘Society will benefit from more women in politics’
By IANS,
New Delhi : When 181 women get "empowered" to enter parliament society as a whole will benefit, Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed said here Monday.
"All eyes are riveted towards India's parliament now. The thing to be kept in mind is that by asking for 33 percent reservation, we are not asking for a favour because when 181 women will be in the parliament, the society as a whole will benefit," Hameed said at the release of a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report on gender equality in Asia-Pacific region.
Girls outperform boys in Bihar’s madrassa exams
By IANS,
Patna: Girls have outperformed boys in the examinations held by Bihar's Madrassa Education Board for the second consecutive year.
"Girls have outperformed boys in the madrassa results. Maulvi, Fauquania and Vastania topped in the Class 12, Class 10 and middle school examinations," Maulana Ajaj Ahmad, chairman of the Madrassa Education Board of Bihar, said Thursday.
Woman gives birth outside health centre, inquiry initiated
By IANS,
Lucknow : A 25-year-old woman gave birth to a still-born child outside a community health centre (CHC) in Uttar Pradesh after she was denied admission there. An inquiry has been initiated into the case.
Vidyawati was Tuesday night brought to the Gosaiganj CHC in Lucknow district in an advanced stage of pregnancy by her relatives.
However, the medical staff at the CHC allegedly refused to admit her.
Vidyawati subsequently gave birth to a still-born child in the gallery of CHC, officials added.
Rajasthan gets NHRC notice over woman’s rape by policeman
New Delhi : The NHRC has issued notice to the Rajasthan government over a report that said a police assistant sub-inspector allegedly raped...
BJP a divided house over women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday denied reports that it was divided over the women's reservation bill but the rift was evident with a section of MPs led by Yogi Adityanath said that quotas for women were "needless" and would be opposed in the Lok Sabha.
Adityanath, who represents Gorakhpur in the lower house, openly rebelled against the bill that seeks to reserve a third of all seats in the country's legislatures for women.
Amend Juvenile Justice Act: NCW chairperson
New Delhi : Pressing for a debate on the issue of juveniles who commit rape, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Mamta Sharma Wednesday...
Rashida Begum hacks militant to death in Rajouri
By NAK,
Rajouri: In one of the rarest cases a woman hacked a militant to death and forced two others to flee in injured condition in border district of Rajouri in Jammu & Kashmir.
Identified as Rashida Begum wife of Noor Mohammad of villge Shadhara in Thanna Mandi area of the district Rajouri, the woman struck back when at least three militants reportedly barged into her house and tried to abduct her, late last night.
Rukhsana Kausar with mother Rashida
Rukhsana Kausar with mother Rashida
Need for a national study on Muslim women: Muslim Mahila Andolan
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: While demanding the implementation of Sachar Committee recommendations, the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) has urged the government to conduct a national study on the status of the Muslim women in India on the scale of Sachar Committee study.
During its daylong annual convention held on November 27 in New Delhi, BMMA has demanded immediate implementation of the 33% reservation for women in Assembly and Parliament.
Challenges in Implementation of National Food Security Act discussed
By TCN News
New Delhi: The Institute of Objective Studies (IOS) in association with FIAN India and The Child Trust organised a consultation on “National...
Crime against women highest in Uttar Pradesh: NCW
Ghaziabad : The National Commission for Women (NCW) has claimed that Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of criminal cases against women.
Rekha Sharma, a...
Haryana to honour woman who shot bus assault video
Chandigarh : The Haryana government Monday announced that it will honour the woman passenger who shot the daring incident of two girls taking on...
Saudi Arabia to recruit 500 nurses from Kerala
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram: The Saudi Arabian administration is set to recruit 500 Muslim women nurses from Kerala to work in hospitals in and around Mecca and Madina.
Rural women are increasingly accessing government hospitals
By Devanik Saha
There was a 24 per cent rise in rural women accessing public healthcare between 2004 and 2014, according to a new report...
Campaign in Delhi to end violence against women
By IANS,
New Delhi: A group of 25 organisations came together here Saturday to launch a global campaign aimed at stopping violence against women.
Violence against women keeping them away from politics: NGO
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women are making steady inroads into almost every profession in South Asia these days. Yet, when it comes to politics, why are many women politicians not seen? The reason, according to an NGO, is violence - more psychological than physical - against women in politics.
Representatives of the South Asia Partnership (SAP), an international organisation that promotes democracy through the civil society came together Monday to discuss the various aspects of this disturbing fact that has, until now, not been highlighted.
Delhi Police ask SHOs to be sensitive in women’s cases
New Delhi : Station House Officers (SHOs) of Delhi Police have been asked to be more sensitive towards crime against women, sources said.
Delhi Police...
See if triple talaq impinges Muslim women’s rights, Centre tells SC
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...
Diaspora students in US condemn assaults on women in India
By Jitendra Singh ,
New Delhi: In a show of solidarity with victims of sexual assaults in India, students of Indian origin graduating from Ivy...
Treat women equal to men, says Shabana Azmi
Mumbai : On the occasion of International Women's Day on Sunday, veteran actress-social activist Shabana Azmi says rather than treating women like goddesses, the...
Parrikar hails all-girl NCC team that scaled Everest
New Delhi : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh on Tuesday congratulated the NCC girl cadet team...
CISF commandos helping Metro’s women commuters at night
New Delhi : Apart from providing security to women travelling in the Metro trains, the CISF's women commandos are also providing help to women...
Canadian women tourists robbed in Lucknow
By IANS,
Lucknow : Two Canadian women tourists were robbed in the Uttar Pradesh capital late Sunday night, police said.
The incident took place in the central Hazratganj locality of the capital at around 11:30 p.m. when the tourists from Ottawa, Canada, were returning to their hotel in a cycle rickshaw.
"According to the complainants, Gillian and Catherine, two motorcycle borne men intercepted them and snatched their purses," additional superintendent of police Paresh Pandey told IANS.
Assam singer faces gender discrimination; barred from performance as she refused putting traditional chadar
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,
Guwahati: Even as several measures are being taken in minimizing the gender discrimination in the country, a female singer in Assam was barred from performing at a function, allegedly for not wearing a particular kind of dress.
Gaya’s Urdu girls’ high school to celebrate its golden jubilee
By Tameemuddin Humble,
Gaya: In 1964 when the community was witnessing girls’ shyness or feeling unworthy of schooling, some revered souls of Gaya, now in their eternal abodes, founded an institution, exclusively for the girls in the city. The “Urdu Girls High School” came into being at the waqf land dedicated to the Madarsa Anwarul-Uloom that spared a portion of the big compound for the promotion of girls’ education as well as the Urdu language.
Triple talaq verdict: petitioners now live in fear of social boycott and threats
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
It has been a week since Supreme Court of India passed a historic judgment abolishing the triple talaq practice within the...
61 women in this Lok Sabha, highest ever
New Delhi: The 16th Lok Sabha will have the highest number of women members at 61.
"This is the highest number of women members elected...
Dec 16 gang-rape: Delhi HC verdict Thursday
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court will pronounce its verdict later Thursday on confirming the death sentence and appeals of four convicts in...
India’s women’s bill inspiring for Africa: Ghana minister
By Manish Chand, IANS,
New Delhi : India's experiment with gender equality in parliament through the women's reservation bill has struck a chord in Africa, says Ghana's Trade and Industry Minister Hannah Tetteh.
"I hope this legislation goes through. It's inspiring for women everywhere, including in Africa," Tetteh, one of the seven women ministers in the West African country and a firm backer of stronger India-Africa ties, told IANS in an interview.
A lawyer by profession and an aide to Ghana President John Atta-Mills, Tetteh was here to attend a business conclave.
“यहां तो हमारा हर रोज़ बलात्कार होता है…”
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
“बचपन में शादी का बहुत अरमान था. लेकिन अपने बाप को मेरा सौदा करते देखकर रिश्तों से भरोसा उठ गया.”
ये दर्द...
A widow’s vote: A photo essay
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,...
Ramadan 1433: Itikaf
By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net
"Itikāf (Arabic: اعتكاف) is an Islamic practice consisting of a period of retreat in a mosque for a certain number of...
Rajasthan woman beaten with chain to ‘free’ her of evil spirit
Jaipur : A 32-year-old woman resident of a small village in Rajasamand district of Rajasthan was beaten up severely with an iron chain by...
Jaipur gang-rape victim shifted to Delhi hospital
By IANS,
Jaipur: An 11-year old gang-rape victim was shifted to AIIMS in Delhi Friday from a government hospital in Jaipur where she underwent over a dozen surgeries in five months, police said.
Men against violence-5: Men also face violence but…
By Nasiruddin Haider Khan,
Dhaka : Do the men also face violence within domestic sphere? I come across this question from my friends. They alleged, activists do not want to see violence faced by men in the home. Sometimes, they cite examples of men in abusive relationships. I also wanted to share this question with activists. I was afraid that I will be blamed politically incorrect if I ask this question to anyone from the women’s movement. I thought I will be branded with certain ideological terminology. But during Dhaka Consultation, I gathered courage and raised this question.
Trial in Lucknow for women’s wrestlers from Monday
New Delhi : The selection committee of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will meet at Sports Authority of India (SAI) training Centre in...
India: topper among women in UPSC exam credits family for achievement
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : Delhi girl Ashmia Jain, the overall topper among women candidates in the Civil Services Examination, credits her achievement to her family's efforts.
Jain, who secured the seventh position in the 2007 exam, is a post-graduate from the Delhi School of Economics.
The 25-year-old told PTI that she had dreamt of the moment when she was in Class IX. "When I was in Class IX, I had told one of my friends that one day I would also make it to the civil services exam".
A topper from her school days, Jain toiled tediously for one and a half year to achieve her goal.
Campaign for women’s safety in public places
New Delhi: A campaign to raise awareness on women's safety at public places and public transport was launched Saturday in the national capital on...
Islamists oppose women as heads of state, government
By IANS,
Dhaka : Women should be debarred from holding office as heads of government or state, an Islamist party has said in Bangladesh, where women have headed governments between 1991 and 2006.
The election law should be amended to make women ineligible to hold these offices, the Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan (BKA) Saturday told a government panel led by Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed, currently holding a dialogue with political parties.
Ahmed performs prime ministerial functions in a caretaker government holding office since January last year.
Women’s commission meets Nupur Talwar
By IANS,
New Delhi : Nupur Talwar, mother of murder victim Aarushi Talwar, Friday provided to the National Commission for Women (NCW) the sequence of events in the sensational crime in which the family's domestic help was also killed. The NCW will now forward this to the Noida police that is investigating the case.
"We spoke to her for 25 minutes alone in her home and she gave us the details about what happened on the fateful day. We will be providing her statement to the Noida police," NCW member Nirmala Venkatesh told IANS.
Women take up arms to fight monkeys in Lucknow
By IANS,
Lucknow : Fed up with the monkey menace in the Uttar Pradesh capital, homemakers here have taken up arms to scare them away.
With an estimated population of 3,000 monkeys roaming in various residential areas of this city of three million, women in at least four areas of Lucknow have started using air guns and pistols to shoo them away.
संयुक्त राष्ट्र में उठा भारत में दलित महिलाओं के साथ बढ़ते उत्पीड़न का मामला
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : भारत में दलित महिलाओं पर बढ़ते उत्पीड़न व शोषण का मुद्दा अब अंतर्राष्ट्रीय प्लेटफॉर्मों पर भी उठने लगा...
Locals keep Delhi’s oldest orphanage running
By Mohammed Anas,
New Delhi: Little Zoobi was dropped by her mother a year back at ‘Bacchon Ka Ghar’, Delhi’s oldest orphanage, in Matia Mahal locality in the walled city. She has now accustomed to her new home, bajis (wardens), sahelis (friends) and aapis (elder sisters). Only occasionally, she craves for her home and her late father. But solace comes in the company of Shaila, Ashiya, Ruby and others who have also lost their fathers and share the shelter with Zooby.
CPI-M wants Women’s Bill tabled in Lok Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist Friday demanded the tabling of the Women's Reservation Bill in the monsoon session of the Lok Sabha beginning Monday.
"There should not be further delay. The Women's Bill should be tabled in the Lok Sabha with the support of all the parties, which backed the Bill in the Rajya Sabha," CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat told reporters here .
The Women's Bill, which seeks to reserve one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women, was passed by the Rajya Sabha March 9.
Girl who was gang-raped, filmed fights back
New Delhi : Fifteen-year-old Bitiya endured unspeakable trauma when she was raped by four upper caste men who filmed the heinous crime for sale...
Women key to US presidential elections: poll
By DPA,
Washington : Women hold an important key to winning the US presidential elections in November because neither Democrat Barack Obama nor Republican John McCain has yet won a majority of women voters into their corner, according to a poll.
Obama has won the support of 49 percent of women, while 38 percent are for McCain, according to the poll released Tuesday, commissioned by a coalition of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a female-oriented TV broadcaster, and hundreds of women's organisations.
Lalitha Kumaramangalam takes charge as NCW chair
New Delhi : BJP leader Lalitha Kumaramangalam Monday took charge as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women and said that she will...
Colombian inmate allowed to dress like a woman
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."
Muslim women hold rally in support of women reservation bill
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.
Rape victim seeks president’s permission for mercy killing
Patna: A rape victim in Bihar has asked President Pranab Mukherjee for permission for mercy killing, saying she has been denied justice for nearly...
Akhilesh Yadav bats for 25 percent reservation for women
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.
Indians among 30,000 nurses in Britain facing expulsion
London: As many as 30,000 overseas nurses will be facing the axe under British Prime Minister David Cameron's new immigration laws.
According to Cameron's new...
Smriti Irani: TV’s popular ‘bahu’ to play a crucial role in educating India
By Mohammad Mudassir Alam,
Monday, May 26, 2014 was a red letter day in democratic history of India as Narendra Damodaran Das Modi was sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of the country. Modi’s swearing in ceremony was stud with many highlights such as the presence of heads of SAARC countries, politicians, entrepreneurs, Bollywood stars, sports persons, etc. Besides these, the countrymen and analysts appreciated the cabinet of Modi, which is quite smaller in comparison to previous government and featuring considerable number of youth parliamentarians.
हिन्दू कोड बिल पर चुप्पी साधकर भाजपा कर रही ट्रिपल तलाक की राजनीति
अभय कुमार
पिछले महीने पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश के सोनभद्र में भाजपा की एक बड़ी रैली से ख़िताब करते हुए पार्टी अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने सपा,...
Improper implementation of RTE Act a cause of concern: Former Member of Planning Commission
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Caritas India in a joint collaboration of Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) organized a National level interface on...
More and more working women shun the ‘married girl’ look
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : 'Solah singhar', the traditional decked up appearance for the new bride is now out of fashion with more and more working women shunning their gold and glitter for a more westernised look.
Today's hard pressed working women find it a headachet o wear to traditional symbols of wedded bliss preferring to flaunt the single and smart look.
The job scenario also seems to encourage such trend with Kiran, who has been married for six months, and is on a job hunt preferring to dress in formal shirt-pant, sans any bangles or bindi.
Indian women entering Bahrain on forged visas
By IANS,
Dubai : Hundreds of Indian women, mainly from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, are entering Bahrain on forged visit visas to work as domestic helps, a media report said Saturday.
Women celebrate the legacy of Bharati Roy Chaudhury
By Lalita, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Delhi Solidarity Group, Women Forest Rights Action Committee and All India Union of Forest Working People, organized the 2nd Bharti Roy Chaudhury memorial lecture titled “Women Resisting Violence - Assertions, Struggles, and Solidarity in Indian Social Institute, Lodhi Road, on 9th March.
If triple talaq struck down, then new divorce law will come, Centre tells SC
New Delhi, (IANS): The Central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that if the latter invalidates the men-centric triple talaq that is discriminatory...
Unable to pay bribe, Dalit woman in Kerala denied treatment in government hospital
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Kasargod: A Dalit woman in Kasargod district of Kerala has alleged that she was denied treatment by government hospital...
चंपारण की पूर्व विधायक रश्मि वर्मा पर हमले-धमकियों की कहानी झूठी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: राजनीतिज्ञों द्वारा चुनाव जीतने के लिए कुछ भी किया जाना कोई नयी घटना नहीं है. चाहे वह बूथ लूटना हो...
Woman’s tongue cut off for defecating in field
Patna: A woman's tongue was allegedly cut off by her neighbour in a Bihar village for defecating in the open in his field, police...
Myanmar president calls for unity to overcome challenges
Nay Pyi Taw : Myanmar President U Thein Sein on Monday called on the country's political forces to work together in unity to overcome...
SIT trying to shield Rathore: Ruchika’s lawyer
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Pankaj Bhardwaj, molestation victim Ruchika Girhotra's lawyer, Wednesday said the special investigation team (SIT), constituted to probe fresh cases registered against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, is trying to shield the accused.
"SIT is working hand in glove with the accused and they are only trying to shield him and delay the proceedings of the case. We have no trust in SIT's investigation, that is why we had demanded a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe in the case," Bhardwaj told IANS here.
Confessions of a hijabi
By Farah Zahidi Moazzam
I watched the Bollywood film My Name is Khan the other day. The brilliant depiction of an autistic person by India's leading actor Shah Rukh Khan and director Karan Johar's surprisingly taut direction made for a good film.
In one particular scene, I felt a lump form in my throat. Sonya Jehan, the actress who plays Khan's sister-in-law, a working woman living on the West Coast of the United States, has her hijab pulled off while walking down a hallway.
यूपीः योगीराज में पूरा न्याय पाने को तरस रही है आधी आबादी
TCN News
लखनऊ। देश के प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी आज महिला दिवस पर अपन सोशल मीडिया अकाउंट देश की आधी आबादी यानि देश की महिलाओं को...
Jharkhand to probe officer’s misbehaviour with woman staff
By IANS,
Ranchi : A probe has been ordered into the alleged misbehaviour of an education officer with a Dalit woman warden of a Ranchi residential school.
Veena Kumari was a warden in Kasturba Gandhi Girls Residential School situated at Ormanjhi block of Ranchi. She was sacked from the post in October last year.
Her father lodged a First Information Report (FIR) in September last year against District Education Superintendent Pradeep Chaube, alleging that he abused and misbehaved with his daughter. No action was taken despite the FIR.
Ensure fair probe into St.Stephen’s incident: Centre to UGC
New Delhi : The HRD ministry on Saturday asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to look into the case of alleged sexual...
Mamata, Jayalalithaa keen to block Modi as PM
By T.R. Ramachandran,
Since the assassination of Indira Gandhi on Oct 31, 1984, women politicians have steered clear of having a go at the high...