Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh enter sub-junior women’s hockey semis
By IANS,
Sonepat: Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh entered the semifinals from Pool B of the Hockey India Sub-Junior Women's National Championship (North Zone) played here Saturday.
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...
Rape Raj: Shrouded in Shadow
By Shahnaz Islam, TwoCircles.net
A frenzied attack or bouts of insanity; “rape is rape”! Every 30 minutes one rape is committed in India. A woman...
US court dismisses 1984 riots case against Sonia Gandhi
New York : A US court of appeals in New York has affirmed a district court's order and dismissed Nov 1984 anti-Sikh violence...
Court dismisses woman’s maintenance plea
By IANS,
New Delhi : For Sheena, concealing her income from a city court in a divorce matter proved costly as the court rejected her maintenance plea stating that it cannot allow the law to be used as a tool to get enriched unjustly at the expense of the spouse.
Ankita loses in women’s tennis
Nanchang (China) : Indian tennis player Ankita Raina was ousted from the opening round of singles at the $115,000 Jiangxi Women's Tennis Open...
डींगरहेड़ी कांड : महापंचायत ने जलाई इंसाफ़ की मशाल
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...
Former Kerala minister acquitted of misbehaviour with woman official charge
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Former Kerala transport minister A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar was Tuesday acquitted by a fast track court here of charges of sexually harassing a senior woman official in 1999.
Nadar had appealed to the court after a lower court found him guilty two years ago and sentenced him to three years imprisonment.
Ramadan 1437: Honey Khan
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
“It's been 13 years since I started fasting during Ramadan”, said Honey, “from the time I entered Islam.” Sitting in the...
A post-graduate course in “facilitating women’s wellness and justice”
By TCN News,
Bangalore: Baduku Community College (Samvada, Bangalore) invites applications for a 3-month Post-Graduate Certificate Course: *Facilitating Women’s Wellness and Justice*, to be conducted between 18th August and 18th November, 2014.
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...
NHRC asks UP Police for report on woman’s gang rape
New Delhi : The NHRC Tuesday sought a report from Uttar Pradesh Police following a media report that officials refused to file a complaint...
Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhgam mark Babri demolition anniversary with protests
By Newsdesk, TwoCircles.net
Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam organised protests and demonstrations throughout the state on Friday, December 6, marking the Babri Masjid demolition. The...
Couple’s fight on honeymoon ends in woman’s death
By IANS,
Shimlal: It was a honeymoon that apparently went sour and ended in a murder. A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his newly-wed wife by pushing her off a cliff during their honeymoon in Himachal Pradesh, police said Tuesday.
The body of the victim, Simranjit Kaur, was recovered from a gorge in Shimla district early Tuesday, over a week after her death. Her husband Simranpal Singh Bhullar was arrested from Panchkula in Haryana Monday.
‘Razia Sultan’ zooms in on women’s empowerment
New Delhi : "Razia Sultan", a new historical show on the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, aims to bring the message of...
Nearly 50 percent of Indian women marry before 18: Unicef
By IANS,
New Delhi : India has a legislation prohibiting child marriage, but latest household surveys indicate that 47 percent of women, who are now aged 20-24 years, were married before the legal age of 18, a Unicef report released Friday said.
The survey also found that nearly 16 percent of men, who are now aged 20-49, were also married as minors.
Chhattisgarh woman jumps on husband’s pyre, people throng site
By IANS,
Raipur : A 71-year-old woman in a Chhattisgarh village jumped on her husband's funeral pyre and committed suicide, creating a sensation as hundreds thronged to view the place of the alleged 'sati', a banned Hindu custom, police said Sunday.
The incident took place late Saturday evening in Chechar village, in the interiors of Raipur district, some 125 km from here.
Police were informed about the alleged 'sati' late Saturday night and filed a First Information Report early Sunday after visiting the spot.
Enough jails for women prisoners: Government
New Delhi, (IANS) : The government on Wednesday said the country has enough jails for women prisoners.
Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha,...
Relief to rape convict for cracking civil service challenged
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday said it didn't agree with the Delhi High Court's order giving relief to a rape convict who cracked the civil service exam while serving his sentence.
The apex court issued notice to the Delhi government on a lawsuit by the National Commission for Women (NCW) questioning the rationale of the high court verdict releasing the rape convict, Ashok Rai.
Newborn baby buried alive in Tripura
Agartala: A newborn baby girl was buried alive by her mother in a village in Tripura, police said here Tuesday.
"Bulirani Paul, 48, buried her...
Women banned from wearing mini-skirts to work
By IANS,
London: Women in Britain's offices have been banned from wearing mini-skirts to work, and people involved in "customer-facing roles" have been told to look more professional "in a way that shows respect to children and families".
Around 400 staff in Southampton City Council's children's services department received a memo telling them they should dress respectfully and "carefully consider their work attire", the Daily Mail reported.
US landscape architects designing change for women in India
By Arun Kumar,
Washington : Their mantra is to strike a balance between the built and natural environments, but an American landscape architect is using...
A state of intimidation: Sexual abuse and arrest of Godhra Muslim women
TCN investigates the case and digs out the unpublished inquiry report of National Commission for Women,
Woman sentenced to 15 years in jail in dog attack case
By DPA,
San Francisco : A woman whose two dogs attacked and killed her neighbour in the hallway of their San Francisco apartment building seven years ago was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Superior Court Judge Charlotte Woolard said Monday that Majorie Knoller, 53, had not bothered to put a muzzle on her aggressive Presa Canario-mastiff-mixed dogs before taking them out of her apartment and did not call for help or retrieve a weapon while the animals were mauling 33-year-old Diane Whipple for at least 10 minutes, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Illegal migration leads to exploitation of women: study
By IANS,
New Delhi: Poverty, landlessness and unemployment are pushing larger number of Indian and Bangladeshi women to different countries through illegal channels and subjecting them to exploitation and sexual harassment, a new study said here Friday.
The study titled 'Gender dimensions of international migration from India and Bangladesh: Impact on the families left behind' found that majority of women, who emigrate illegally, were subjected to isolation, low remuneration, exploitation and sexual harassment by their employers.
Haryana announces three awards on Women’s Day
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Haryana Monday announced three new awards, including one in the name of astronaut Kalpana Chawla, to honour women in different fields to mark International Women's Day.
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the three state awards are being instituted to honour and inspire women in their fields of choice.
Speaking at a state-level function here to honour outstanding women of Haryana, Hooda said the first state level award of Rs.100,000 in cash would be known as Indira Gandhi Mahila Shakti Puraskar.
Women’s quota bill unlikely in Lok Sabha this session
By IANS,
New Delhi:The government is unlikely to move the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the few remaining days of the budget session before parliament goes into recess around May 7, Congress sources said.
They said the government had told political parties during its consultation with them on the bill last month that it would conduct another round of talks before moving the draft loegislation.
Taiwan`s super matchmaker helped 573 couples tie the knot
By ANTARA News,
Taipei : A Taiwan woman is so good at matchmaking that in the past 30 years, she had helped 573 couples tie the knot, a newspaper said on Sunday.
Lee Hsiu-yen, 57, in Pingtung City, south Taiwan, is a full-time fruit seller and part-time matchmaker. In the past 30 years, she has helped 573 couples tie the knot, averaging 19 couples each year, the United Daily News said.
Out of these 573 couples, only five pairs have divorced.
While most of marriage seekers come from Taiwan, she has offered service overseas-based Taiwanese.
After arrests, Kerala Police take to threatening students for protesting
By Shafeeq Alingal
Kozhikode: Wafa, a first year Sociology student here at Farook College, hardly expected that she would be under constant threats from police...
These women mountain bikers are on a roll
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla : These women bikers are literally on a role as they prepare for the world's toughest off-road cycling event...
Women’s issues will be dealt with speedily in Rajasthan
By IANS,
Jaipur: Rajasthan has framed an action plan to handle with sensitivity incidents of atrocities on women and speedily dispose of these cases, thanks to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Girls allege sexual exploitation in north Gujarat college
By IANS,
Ahmedabad : As many as 23 girls studying in a training college in Mehsana district of north Gujarat have fled their hostel, complaining of sexual molestation by the institute's managing trustee.
The students of the K.B. Dave Adhyapan Mandir, a co-education primary teachers' training college at Pilvai in Vijapur sub-district, 190 km from here, ran away from their hostel Saturday night and took shelter at the home of their college-mate Kinjal Patel in Sabarkantha district.
2,000 women, girls abducted by Boko Haram since 2014: Amnesty
Nairobi : At least 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by Nigerian jihadi group Boko Haram since the start of 2014, Amnesty International...
Principal held for molesting girl in Andhra Pradesh
By IANS,
Hyderabad: The principal of a private school in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayanagaram district was Saturday arrested for allegedly trying to molest a girl student.
The incident took place in Bhogapuram in Vijayanagaram in north coastal Andhra.
Police said Srinivas Rao had called three girl students of Class 5 to his house for some work as the school was closed on account of second Saturday. He allegedly tried to molest one of the girls in a room.
Meet Bushra Arshad from UP, who cracked civil services thrice to land her dream...
A mother of two, Bushra Arshad Bano's story is one of grit and determination. Cracking the civil services exams for the third time last...
Women experience greater sexual harassment in balanced groups
By IANS,
Washington : Latest research clears misconceptions about women being sexually harassed only when they are a minority at the work place.
A study looking at 110 groups worldwide found that women, working in evenly matched groups, were more likely to be harassed than women in predominantly male or female groups.
In these situations, they were more likely to experience taunting, patronizing, and predatory behaviours.
ये घटनाए बताती है कि उत्तर प्रदेश में पत्रकारों के लिए सब कुछ सही...
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न्यूज़ वेबसाइट 'स्क्रॉल' की कार्यकारी संपादक सुप्रिया शर्मा ने लॉकडाऊन खत्म होने और अनलॉक के प्रारंभ होने के तुरंत बाद भारत के...
Equality still a far cry for Indian women, say activists
(International Women's Day is on March 8)
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty,
New Delhi : Despite several success stories, Indian women continue to be bogged down by...
Identity, citizenship and empowerment
By M. Hamid Ansari
The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari delivered “Khuda Bakhsh Memorial Lecture” at Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna on Saturday Dec. 12th, 2009. Here is the complete text of his lecture:
Domestic violence kills 10 women a day in Brazil
By IANS,
Washington: Every day, at least 10 women are killed in domestic violence in Brazil, a government report said.
The government-sponsored study, "Map of Violence 2010", found that 41,532 women were murdered in Brazil between 1997 and 2007.
But it takes a high-profile incident - the case against a Brazilian footballer who is the prime suspect in the disappearance and murder of his former girlfriend - to bring attention to the problem, Women's Affairs Minister Nilcea Freire was quoted as saying by CNN.
Muslim women will not tolerate interference in Sharia: AIMPLB members
Hyderabad : Women members of All Indian Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday said that Muslim women are safe and secure in Islamic...
Nursery student molested by teacher
By IANS,
New Delhi: A five-year-old girl student was allegedly molested by a physical training teacher, himself a minor, here, said police Friday adding that the accused has been detained.
Will look at every aspect in Geetika case: Women’s panel
By IANS,
New Delhi : A National Commission for Women (NCW) team, probing the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma, Tuesday said it will look into every possible aspect in her death.
50 percent women elected in Goa municipal polls
By IANS,
Panaji : Fifteen of the 30 seats in Goa's only municipal corporation have been won by women, poll results announced Monday revealed.
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.
Perils of covering protests for Journalists in Kashmir
Journalists working in Jammu and Kashmir while covering the protest face chances of harassment or injury, both by the protestors and police.
By...
The Minority Minister: Dr Najma Heptulla
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
I have never met Dr Najma Heptulla, not even for this interview. So I couldn’t read her body language and facial expressions...
Marriage changes women’s priorities: Survey
New Delhi : Marriage marks a palpable shift not only in the life of women, but also in the way they view their priorities....
Official suspended over girl’s pregnancy
Bhubaneswar: An Odisha government official has been suspended after an inmate in a state-run hostel, a student of Class 9, was found pregnant in...
Big B lauds woman for winning Rs.1 crore
By IANS,
New Delhi: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all praise for Rahat Taslim from Jharkhand who became the first woman to win Rs.1 crore on his gameshow "Kaun Banega Crorepati".
Triple talaq verdict a lesson for Muslim community on reforms: Former minister Salman Khurshid
By Prashant Sood
New Delhi, (IANS): The triple talaq bill is a step towards imposing a Uniform Civil Code and the judicial verdict on the...
Over three million women gather for Pongala festival
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : More than three million women devotees lit earthen kilns to cook rice and jaggery as offering for the presiding deity of Attukal Bhagavathi temple here Sunday on the occasion of Pongala festival.
The ritual started after the chief priest lit a hearth with fire brought from the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. The fire was then passed on to the devotees, who stood in lines, stretching up to main roads of the city.
एशियन बॉक्सिंग चैंपियनशिप में भारतीय बॉक्सर अल्फिया खान ने गोल्ड मेडल जीता
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
जॉर्डन के अम्मान में चल रही एशियन बॉक्सिंग चैंपियनशिप में भारतीय बॉक्सर अल्फिया खान ने गोल्ड मेडल जीता है। मात्र 20 वर्ष...
Students in burqa denied entry into UP college; authorities cite ‘dress code’
Professor Dr AP Singh of Hindu college in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district said that they have implemented a dress code for the students...
Head women guide Haryana villages to cleanliness awards
By IANS,
Chandigarh : It will be a big moment for two women sarpanches or village heads from Haryana when they receive awards from President Pratibha Patil next week for turning their villages into role models of cleanliness and making them free from the practice of open defecation.
The two villages in Gurgaon district will get Nirmal Gram Puruskar from Patil on Oct 17 at a function to be organised at the Mahabir stadium of Hisar town, 300 km from here.
Three women to manage Pennagaram bypoll
By IANS,
Chennai: Three women bureaucrats will manage the March 27 byelection to the Pennagarm assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.
Dharmapuri District Collector and District Electoral Officer P. Amudha, Returning Officer Maheswari Ravikumar and Deputy Suprintendent of Police Panchavarnam will be managing the byelection for the constituency, for which filing of nominations has started.
The run-up to the bypoll attracted attention when around 20,000 voters were ordered to be added to the electoral list just before the declaration of the byelection schedule.
No question of bulldozing women’s bill: Law Minister Veerappa Moily
By Prashant Sood, IANS,
New Delhi : The government has no intention of bulldozing the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha and will instead prefer talking to critics to sort out differences, Law Minister M. Veerapa Moily has said.
"After all in a democracy (you) can't bulldoze. Talking is the real beauty of democracy," Moily told IANS in an exclusive interview, underscoring a change of heart on the part of the ruling coaliton that pushed through the proposed legislation in the Rajya Sabha March 9.
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.
Woman gets Rs.64 lakh compensation for road accident that killed husband
New Delhi: A woman who lost her husband in a road accident when they were travelling to Jammu and Kashmir has been awarded nearly...
Spat with minister: Haryana transfers woman police officer
Chandigarh : The Haryana government transferred IPS officer Sangeeta Kalia on Saturday, a day after she refused to leave a meeting when Health and...
Pregnant grandmother commits suicide in West Bengal
By IANS,
Kolkata : A 35-year-old woman hanged herself to death in a West Bengal village after being allegedly humiliated by neighbours for being pregnant despite having grandchildren, police said Friday.
The incident took place at Amai village in West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur district, about 400 km from here.
“Chobi Kayal, 35, hanged herself to death at her Amai residence Thursday late night. She was five months pregnant,” a senior police officer at Banshibari police station said.
He said Kayal has two married daughters. The elder daughter Sona has a one-year-old daughter.
Five years after Ayesha Meera was gang raped and murdered family still waiting for...
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad police mobile app for women’s safety
Hyderabad : Hyderabad police will launch a new mobile application from new year, which will ensure women's safety during travel, and enable people to...
Women to have 10 percent reservation in Kolkata Police
By IANS,
Kolkata : The West Bengal cabinet Friday passed a proposal to reserve 10 percent of jobs in Kolkata Police for women.
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...
Justice for Ruchika
Najma Heptullah: A Congress deserter who made good in BJP (Profile)
New Delhi : Najma Heptullah, a former Congress leader who joined the BJP almost a decade ago following reported differences with Congress president Sonia...
‘Women of India, South Africa should partner each other’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women of India and South Africa should enter into partnerships in economic development programmes, South Africa's High Commissioner Harris Majeke said here Wednesday.
Courts sentences minor’s rapist, murderer to death
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: A court in Orissa's Ganjam district Monday sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering an eight year old girl three years ago, officials said.
District and Sessions Judge Raghubir Das handed down capital punishment to A. Chandraya, 43, after convicting him, in Berhampur town, some 180 km from here, public prosecutor H.K Pradhan said.
Chandraya, a resident of Dayapalli village in the district, accompanied the girl to a local community feast Dec 24, 2007 night, on her father's request.
Fearing further attacks & arrests, Muslim families flee Uttarakhand village
Following communal violence in a village in Uttarakhand on April 16, several Muslim families have fled the area fearing arrests and further attacks.
Muhammad Raafi |...
Mangalore incident triggers war of words in women’s commission
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Mangalore pub assault has triggered a war of words within the National Commission for Women, as its chairperson Tuesday "nullified" a probe by a commission member into the attack on some young women.
However, Nirmala Venkatesh, who conducted the probe, said her findings were impartial.
After completing the probe into the Mangalore assault by a self-styled moral brigade, Venkatesh said that the pub lacked security and that women needed to safeguard themselves.
How Muslim women in India resist online abuse
Muslim women received significantly more abuse when compared to women from other religions. They received 55.5% more problematic or abusive content.
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Most MPs against women’s bill: Sharad Yadav
By George Joseph, IANS,
New Delhi : Continuing his opposition to the Women's Reservation Bill, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) president Sharad Yadav says that 90 percent of MPs are against the bill that seeks to set aside a third of all seats in India's legislatures for women.
"If there is no party whip, 90 percent of the MPs will oppose the bill, whether they are from the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) or the NDA (National Democratic Alliance), whether they are from backward classes or upper castes, whether they are male or women MPs," Yadav claimed in an interview.
Women legislators’ conference resolves to build ‘Resurgent India’
New Delhi : The National Conference of Women Legislators on Sunday adopted a resolution to work for transparent, accountable and inclusive governance and to...
Veiled Muslim women barred from entering France
By IANS,
London : Three Saudi women were barred from entering France for refusing to remove their face veils, it was reported here Wednesday.
Kunta Devi: A woman farmer from UP
By Shobha Shukla, Citizen News Service,
One day, more than 20 years ago, Kunta Devi’s husband never returned home from his workplace at a brick kiln and has been untraceable since then. He seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving his wife alone with their 3 children—I daughter and 2 sons, with the youngest one barely 2 years old. Kunta does not know if he is dead or alive. She now lives with her 2 sons and their wives and 4 grandchildren—3 grandsons and 1 granddaughter.
Assam evictions: Pregnant women worst victims of eviction, decry non-availability of ‘medicine, proper food’
The Assam government’s eviction drive in Darrang district on September 23 has left many families in distress, including pregnant women. A TCN Ground report...
JIH urges govt to take strong action against hate speeches, hate crimes against Muslims
Talking to the media during an online press briefing, the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) vice-president Prof. Salim Engineer welcomed the law against mob lynching brought...
Sikh woman at 60 becomes Canada’s oldest mother
By IANS,
Toronto : A 60-year-old Sikh woman has become the oldest mother in Canada by giving birth to twin boys in Calgary city this week.
Ranjit Hayer and her husband Jagir Hayer, who have been trying to have a baby for the past 40 years, finally became proud parents of the twins delivered Tuesday in a city hospital.
After being rejected by Canadian doctors for in-vitro fertilization because of her old age, the woman had reportedly traveled to her native India get fertilized with a donated egg.
Musharraf slams Pakistan government over women’s rights
Islamabad : Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said that the ones calling him dictator have deprived the women of their rights in...
Kerala woman arrives from Dubai to testify against godman
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.
Aligarh Muslim University Students Union demand justice for Kunan Poshpora victims on International Women’s...
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University Students Union (AMUSU) celebrated the International Women’s Day demanding justice for the victims of Kunan Poshpora mass rape, and a stern punishment for the culprits.
The programme was held on March 9 at the auditorium of Poly-technique College of AMU, a release said here.
500 women fatwa victims in Bangladesh in past 10 years
By IANS,
Dhaka : A demand to prohibit the Muslim clergy from issuing fatwa is gathering momentum in Bangladesh as 503 women have been subjected to public flogging since the year 2000.
Indian rape laws must be of global standards: Amnesty
By IANS,
New Delhi: Amnesty International wants Indian rape laws to meet the highest international standards. And it does not favour death penalty or chemical castration.
More women personnel in Delhi Police now
New Delhi: Delhi Police has increased the number of women police personnel following the Dec 16, 2012, gang rape of a young woman in...
Two Air India staff, seven Napalese held for human trafficking
New Delhi : Two Air India staff and seven Nepalese women have been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on charge...
Aruna Shanbaug, comatose for 42 years, dies; outpouring of grief at funeral
By Quaid Najmi,
Mumbai : Nurse Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug, who lay in coma for 42 years, the longest in world history, died here on Monday....
Number of rape cases rising in India
By IANS,
New Delhi: India has recorded a rise in the number of rape cases during the past five years with states like Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal accounting for a large number of them, parliament was informed Wednesday.
According to the data compiled by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), a total of 20,737 rape cases were registered in 2007 against 19,384 in 2006, while the figure was 18,359 in 2005 and 18,233 in 2004 against 15,847 in 2003.
The data tabled in parliament pointed out that the maximum number of cases were registered in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.
No ‘fatwa’ against working women, says Deoband
By IANS,
Lucknow/New Delhi: Darul Uloom Deoband, India's foremost Islamic seminary, Wednesday denied it has asked Muslim women not to work along with men and said it only suggested that working women should dress "properly".
"We had only given an opinion based on Sharia that women need to be properly covered in government and private offices," said Maulana Adnan Munshi, spokesman for the seminary in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
He denied a media report that the seminary was opposed to men and women working together.
Can I express without being judged as a Muslim, and a woman?
By Sabrina Iqbal Sircar for TwoCircles.net
I feel constrained at times. It's like I have to think a hundred times to speak...
December 16 gang rape convicts held guilty in robbery case
New Delhi : A court here on Thursday held four December 16, 2012 gang rape convicts guilty in a robbery case that took...
Ramadan 1438: Kaneez Fatima
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I fast because it's an order from Allah, and because it is a part of my religion that is very...
Mamata leads Trinamool rally to mark International Women’s Day
Kolkata: Kickstarting her party's campaign for the coming Lok sabha polls, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Saturday led women leaders and candidates of her...
पिछले पांच साल से रूकी हुई है भाजपा की राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष रेणु देवी की...
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
बेतिया: देश के नेता हमेशा ही अपनी राजनीतिक उम्र लंबी करने की दुआएं मांगते हैं. तमाम तिकड़में...
Manipuri woman found dead in Delhi
New Delhi : A 20-year-old Manipuri woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented accommodation here Thursday, police said.
Aben Sofia was found...
33 percent quota for women in Delhi, union territory polices
New Delhi : The union cabinet on Friday gave its approval for 33 percent reservation to women in direct recruitment to posts ranging from...
India needs uniform protocol for rape: Human Rights Watch
By IANS,
New York: Official responses to rapes in India are ad hoc and unpredictable and often "degrading and counter-productive", Human Rights Watch said Sunday.
Ramadan 1439: Sakina
By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net
Sakina, born and brought up in Mumbai, is a teacher. She lives in Bangalore with her family. She says “We shifted...
Two out of every three blind in India are women
By IANS,
New Delhi: Nearly two million people are blind in India but what is startling is that around 66 percent of them are women, government authorities and experts said Thursday, observed as the World Sight Day (WSD).
This year, the focus was on gender and eye care. G.V.S Murthy, a professor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), said that out of every three blind in the country, two are women and there is need to bring a gender equity while providing eye care.
Amidst Ruin, Humanity Reigns: Compassion and Solidarity Shine Through Wayanad Landslide Aftermath
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
Wayanad (Kerala): At around 2:40 a.m. on July 30, Feroz Khan received a phone call about the landslide in Wayanad. Residing...
Muslim woman politician donates 5 acre land for Urdu University
By Mohammed Siddique, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: A Muslim woman politician from Maharashtra has donated five acres of land in the historic city of Aurangabad to the Hyderabad based Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) for setting up a university campus there.
Fauzia Tehseen, Member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra announced donating the land during a visit to MANUU in Hyderabad on the invitation of the university management.
Ashiana: Bengaluru’s old age home
By Shaik Zakeer Hussain, TwoCircles.net,
Bengaluru: Abdul Hamid, 78, was a painter by profession. He did painting until recently. That was till the paint brush...
Bihar Police okays 35 percent quota for women
By IANS,
Patna : Bihar Police Friday formally decided to reserve 35 percent posts for women and to set up women's desk at all police sations.
119-year-old woman dies in Mexico
By EFE,
Colima (Mexico) : Ana Maria Perez Gonzalez, said to be one of the oldest women in the world, died here this week. She was 119.
The spokesman for the state employees benefits agency in the western state of Colima, Jose Armando Naranjo, told EFE that Perez died Tuesday from "generalised septicemia, pneumonia and cardiac problems".
She was buried Wednesday in the community where she lived, La Cofradia de Juarez, in a ceremony attended by some of her 266 descendants.
Woman priest, a mother – they fight cultural beliefs for change
By IANS,
New Delhi : At first glance, Suniti Gadgil doesn't look like a Hindu priest. One of the very few women who have broken yet another male bastion, Gadgil always wears a bright smile though not necessarily a priest's robes.
"My journey to becoming a priest has been a challenging one. Initially, people were not ready to accept it, even my husband did not support me. But now things have changed," Gadgil said at the UN Population Fund's (UNFPA) report release function Wednesday.
Ramadan 1438: Furkan
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I have done half of my schooling from Saudi Arabia and the other half from Kashmir and i do see...
Kalam prays for rape victim’s recovery
By IANS,
Patna : Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday prayed for the speedy recovery of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim in Delhi.
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.
Sheeba Sageer elected Kerala state president of National Women’s Front
By TCN Staff Correspondent,
Infosys techie arrested in Mysore for molesting French woman
By IANS,
Bangalore : A software engineer with Infosys Technologies Ltd was arrested late Friday for allegedly molesting a French woman at Mysore, a senior police official said.
Krishnamurthy, 28, was arrested under sections 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for molestation, 341 for criminal trespass and 506 for criminal intimidation. "He has admitted to the charges," Mysore Deputy Commissioner of Police Ravikante Gowda told IANS on phone.
Woman offers tongue to deity in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow : A childless 27-year-old woman cut off her tongue in an Uttar Pradesh temple and offered it to the deity for getting a son, the police said Tuesday.
Meena Devi Monday evening visited the Bholebaba Siddheshwar Nath temple in Lahar Marg locality in Sitapur district, 90 km from here, and offered her tongue to the deity.
"She cut off her tongue with a sharp razor and offered it to the Shivling (the symbolic idol of Lord Shiva) at the temple," police inspector Santosh Dwivedi told IANS on telephone.
He said some devotees later rushed Devi to a hospital.
Woman’s womb was not slit during 2002 riots: Doctor
By IANS,
Ahmedabad: The horror tale of a pregnant woman having her womb slit open by attackers of the 2002 communal riots during the Naroda Patia massacre in Ahmedabad has been negated by a doctor who carried out the autopsy.
J.S. Kanoria during his cross-examination before special court judge Jyotsnaben Yagnik Wednesday said he had conducted the post-mortem examination on three bodies, including the pregnant woman, Kausarbanu Sheikh, and had found the foetus intact in her womb.
Did Ishrat Jahan, one of the petitioners in Triple Talaq, lie about her divorce?
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Over the past few years, the issue of instant Triple Talaq has been discussed, criticised, debated and analysed a lot....
Even Islam prescribes capital punishment for rapists: Maulana Balyavi on Meerut rape
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Patna: Janta Dal United Rajya Sabha MP Maulana Ghulam Rasool Balyavi has condemned the rape of a Hindu teacher of a Madrassa in Meerut allegedly by a local cleric. He said that even Islam prescribes capital punishment for rapists.
Pass women’s reservation bill immediately: Activists
By IANS,
New Delhi : Demanding immediate passage of the women's reservation bill, women rights groups and activists Wednesday took out a protest march here.
Organised...
Delhi councillor arrested over racist comment
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 50-year-old woman councillor was arrested here Thursday for making a racist comment a year ago, police said Thursday.
Kalpana Jha,...
Kerala no better than Delhi with regards to sexual violence against women
By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net,
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...
Dowry killing mocks Nepal PM’s resolve
By IANS,
Kathmandu : He led a 10-year guerrilla war against the government and succeeded in ending Nepal's centuries-old institution of monarchy. But Nepal's first Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is facing a far more tougher challenge as he battles to eradicate social evils that continue to flourish despite a newly declared ban.
Almost 10 days after the former revolutionary pledged to ban the system of dowry in Nepal, a killing has been reported from the southern lowlands.
Muslim Women in Ranchi Lead Efforts In Providing Relief For Migrant, Daily Workers Amid...
Amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown, migrant and daily wage workers have faced tremendous hardships to meet their needs. While the government has rolled out...
Yemen: government discuss seats allocation for women in councils
By NNN-SABA,
Sana'a : The Yemeni government discussed on Tuesday's meeting, headed by Prime Minister Ali Mujawar, the report on reviewing the study of COTA system to allocate seats for women in the elected councils.
The report, presented by Minister of Social and Labor Affairs, was referred to a ministerial committee for revision.
The cabinet affirmed its support to woman and the importance of expending the political participation of women in the elected councils with an average of 15 percent.
Everybody loves a bad fatwa
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Everybody loves a bad fatwa. And why not? It fills column space for newpapers; It brings in viewers for Television channels; it plays into the image of Muslims as a backward community for communalists; and it gives activists a chance to reinforce their secular credentials. Never mind that this fatwa will not change the lives of millions of Muslims and text of the fatwa could be not what has been reported or maybe the said fatwa doesn't even exist.
Space for women in Masjid, that is, room for women in Muslim community
By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,
मोदी के बनारस में छात्रों पर अत्याचार, देखें तस्वीरें
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: देश के विश्वविद्यालयों में सरकार की दखलंदाज़ी का मामला अभी थमा नहीं था कि अब विश्वविद्यालयों के कुलपतियों द्वारा छात्रों पर अत्याचार करने और उन पर लाठियां चलवाने के आरोप लग रहे हैं. ताजा मामला नरेंद्र मोदी के संसदीय क्षेत्र बनारस स्थित काशी हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय का है.
Calcutta University teachers allege assault; minister seeks report
Kolkata : Calcutta University vice chancellor Suranjan Das and some teachers were on Wednesday manhandled by supporters of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress students'...
12 people held for Dalit woman’s murder in Kerala
Perambavoor (Kerala) : The police has so far arrested about a dozen people in connection with the murder last week of Dalit law student...
Orissa assembly woman marshal to move court
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : A suspended woman marshal of the Orissa assembly, who had accused the house speaker of sexual harassment, Saturday said she would move court after a human rights panel found him not guilty.
Gayatri Panda, who had in March alleged that then speaker Maheswar Mohanty was sexually harassing her, expressed her dissatisfaction with the findings of the Orissa Human Rights Commission and said she would move the Orissa High Court for justice.
Virgin, 105, says celibacy is the key to long life
By IANS,
London : A British woman who will celebrate her 105th birthday Saturday said that her celibate life has been the key to her longevity.
Clara Meadmore, who was born in Glasgow, and lived in Canada and New Zealand, before settling in the southwest British county of Cornwall some 40 years ago, said she never had time for a family and lived alone until going into care, the Daily Telegraph has reported.
"I've always had lots of platonic friendships with men but never felt the need to go further than that or marry," she said, adding that she had never had any interest in sex.
Over 4,900 cases of missing Kerala women: minister
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Over 4,900 cases of missing women were registered in the various police stations in Kerala in the past two years, state home minister Tuesday informed the Kerala Assembly.
State Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, in a reply to a question by lawmaker K.K. Shailaja, said that of the 4,942 cases of missing women, 4,487 women were traced.
Shailaja said that of late there has been an increase in women being exploited and being forced into sex rackets.
"This is reaching dangerous levels," said Shailaja.
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 6 – The...
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A Kerala woman draws attention of Kejriwal towards housing discrimination in Delhi
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: Dr. Reem Shamsudeen, a visually-impaired woman from Kerala has sought Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s attention towards practice of...
“We should record our history, our victory” Dalit poet Mercy Margaret
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Dalit literature that revolves around the struggles and lives of Dalits first emerged in the 1960s and has seen exponential growth since....