43 women go missing on Canadian highway in 30 years
By IANS,
London : Mystery surrounds one of the remotest stretches of highway in Canada after nearly 50 women have gone missing in past 30 years, it was reported here.
Women under-represented in India’s scientific development
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday stressed that Indian origin researchers should be encouraged to work in the country, to convert the brain drain of the past into "brain gain for the future", and that women should be attracted to take up careers in science.
Following are the highlights of the prime minister's speech at the 97th Indian Science Congress here Sunday:
Tripura is a start, AFSPA must go from every state: Save Sharmila campaign
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Welcoming the announcement of repeal of AFSPA from Tripura, the Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) on Friday said it believes that the repeal of AFSPA from Tripura is a decision in favor of democracy and humanity.
Tripura: CPI-M women members at record number
Agartala : The strength of women members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura rose to a record 26 percent against 12...
Mrs. Badar Sayeed: A fearless leader
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.
Conflict to peace via women: Helping distressed women in J&K
Peace and conflict in Kashmir are linked to patriarchal interventions in Kashmir. “The women don’t have a slightest idea about it. They feel it...
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...
Jamaat Islami’s women wing protests Nicolas Sarkozy’s remark on hijab
By Abdul Hameed, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: As a part of the ongoing agitation against the French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s statement calling hijab a sign of ‘subservience’, the women wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s Maharashtra unit handed over a memorandum to the Consulate General of France in Mumbai and urged them to take it to President Sarkozy.
Tripura to give allowance to domestic workers, transgenders
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura on Tuesday announced monthly allowances for female domestic workers, transgenders, leprosy and AIDS patients and...
Forensic report is confidential; it’s evidence’: Misinformation and Media Leaks Tarnish R.G. Kar Medical...
Utsa Sarmin, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: The brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s state-run R.G. Kar Hospital has sparked widespread outrage and...
‘We need more schools to realize our dreams’: Muslim girls from a village in...
The upgradation of a girls' school to a higher secondary institution in a village in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal has come...
After UN speech, Lucknow girl to go green
By IANS,
Lucknow: While most children of her age look forward to playing with friends in summer vacation, 13-year-old Yugratna Srivastava, who made history by delivering a speech at a United Nations summit last year, has plans to green the city.
Srivastava, who appeared for Class 9 exam this year, will plant saplings in different neighbourhoods of Uttar Pradesh's capital.
"I always wanted to do something constructive during summer vacation therefore I decided to launch a plantation drive," Srivastava, a student of Saint Fidelis College here, told IANS over phone Saturday.
Slow exercise beneficial for menopausal women
By IANS,
Washington : Scientists seeking to delay or reduce age-related muscle deterioration in menopausal women are examining the effects of different exercise regimes.
Alexander Sänger's research group from University of Salzburg has investigated two such methods. Hypertrophy resistance training is a traditional approach designed to induce muscle growth and 'SuperSlow(r)' which involves much slower movement and fewer repetitions of exercises.
Yusuf Mukati: Empowering the poor through a multi-utility resource centre
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net
Aurangabad (Maharashtra): “Thodi si neki karle pyare …Allah ne mauka diya hai” (Do some good work dear …Almighty has given you...
UAE’s first woman athlete in Olympic Games arrives in Beijing
By NNN-WAM,
Beijing : Determined to win, the first woman athlete of the UAE participating in the Olympic Games, Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed has arrived in the Chinese capital.
She is the only UAE athlete participating in the 67 kg category of taekwondo in the Beijing Olympiad.
Women farmers fighting for their rights and identity
By Amit Dwivedi,
"I am the first woman farmer in my block who started cultivation 15 years back," said 45 years old Aisha Begum Khatoon of Hridaypur village in Ambedkarnagar district. When she picked up the hoe for the first time, all the villagers rebuked her for treading on a man's domain. However, she decided to move forward, despite all odds, in order to look after her three daughters and one son.
More grooms saying no to glasses for D-day
By Radhika Bhirani, IANS,
New Delhi : Women are not the only ones to fret about looks on their wedding day. Men too have joined the bandwagon - so much so that a majority of them prefer to discard their spectacles and wear contact lenses instead.
A survey by American eye care brand Bausch & Lomb reveals that 82 percent of men say they would opt for contact lenses on their wedding day.
The survey, carried out in association with market research company ACNielsen, was a quantitative study conducted across six metros on men aged 15-35 years.
UPA believed in work rather than empty talk: Manmohan Singh
Guwahati : Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said his UPA government had always believed in work rather than empty talk and the...
Powell calls for more Indian women students in US
By IANS,
Kolkata: Asserting that the US was stepping up efforts to increase the number of young women studying in her country, Ambassador to India...
Uber, three other cab operators banned in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government banned Uber and three other cab operators from plying their taxis in the capital city from Friday, a top official...
Triple Talaq: Muslim women hold multiple protests against Bill, demand changes
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Hundreds of Muslim women took out a protest march against the proposed Triple Talaq bill on Monday in Rajasthan's Sikar district.
The...
‘Godman’ kidnaps woman disciple
By IANS,
Ghaziabad: A 40-year-old self-styled godman allegedly kidnapped a 27-year-old disciple from her house here last month, police said Saturday.
Police registered a case Saturday and initiated a hunt for the self-styled godman Anup Kumar Sahai, alias Swami Ji, for kidnapping Priyanka Srivastava alias Dolly, an MBA graduate, who was pursuing her doctoral studies.
"Priyanka had gone missing from her house in Sector-7, Raj Nagar, since Feb 15. The family claimed she was kidnapped by Anup," Rajesh Chaudhary, inspector in-charge of the Kavi Nagar police station, said.
294 days and counting: Why Churachandpur refuses to bury its dead
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Churachandpur, Manipur: September 1 started like every other day at work for Chingneihoih, 22, from Churachandpur. For the...
Women’s groups protest caning of women in Malaysia
By IANS,
Kuala Lumpur: The recent caning Thursday of three Muslim women in Malaysia on charge of engaging in illicit sex drew angry protests from women's groups, who complained of violation of their human rights and constitutional guarantees.
Some Muslim groups, on the other hand, said the caning should not be "sensationalised", reported Star Online, web site of the Star newspaper.
Caning of those convicted under Islamic laws was earlier reserved for Muslim males, but these three Feb 9 became the first women to be caned in Malaysia.
Two Orissa women injured in acid attack
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.
Muslim, tribal and dalit women demand a sub-quota within women’s reservation
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Coimbatore: Putting an end to saffronization of education and history; justice and rehabilitation of riot victims; enactment of laws to punish acid attack culprits; stopping forceful sterilization of women and immediate stopping of false propaganda of ‘Love Jihad’ are among the eight resolutions passed at the ‘Awakening’, the first national conference of the National Women’s Front.
DU students, youth pitch for women rights
New Delhi : Delhi University students and youths from nine urban settlements in the capital Tuesday released a charter of demands for India's policy...
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,...
Ayesha Noor, the Karate champion from slums of Kolkata conferred with Tejaswini award
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Ayesha Noor, four times gold winner, also known as 'golden girl' of Kolkata, has been conferred with ‘Tejaswini’ award at the ICCR, Kolkata organised...
BJP continues attack on Mamata over crime against women
Kolkata : Continuing its attack on the Mamata Banerjee government over crime against women, the BJP on Friday claimed the situation in the Trinamool...
Twelve Years On Pink Autos Still Run Without Support in Ranchi
Midhat Samra, TwoCircles
Ranchi: Suman Devi watched me photograph the pink auto and said that people come here to click pictures because the bright colour fascinates...
Lalu Prasad meets PM, demands all party meeting
By IANS,
New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday to demand that the government convene an all-party meeting on the women's reservation bill before pushing through the legislation.
Congress slams Mamata for politically exploiting minorities
Kolkata : Charging the Mamata Banerjee government with politically exploiting minorities in West Bengal, the Congress on Wednesday called for uprooting the Trinamool Congress...
Ruchika, Nilofar and Asiya
By Balraj Puri
Fresh inquiry into Ruchika case, mainly due to the media hype, has revived many similar cases of women victims suppressed by powers that be in places like Ghaziabad and Ahmedabad. In Kashmir, it has given a fresh stimulus to the agitation over suspected rape and murder of two sisters-in-law in Shopian.
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.
Women commuters cheer as Rajya Sabha passes quota bill
By IANS,
Mumbai : Thousands of women commuters travelling in local trains Wednesday celebrated the first round of success of the Women's Reservation Bill by cheering and offering flowers to other travellers at a railway station in the suburbs.
Armed with flowers, the women commuters and some others belonging to local self-help groups thronged the Ulhasnagar railway station early morning, a day after the Rajya Sabha passed the bill to reserve a third of seats in the legislatures for women.
Indian-American Bhagwati Agrawal listed among CNN’s top ten heroes
By Arun Kumar
Washington : Indian-American Bhagwati Agrawal is listed among CNN's Top 10 Heroes of 2015, for bringing safe drinking water to more than...
Women’s summit a bid to remove Delhi’s ‘rape capital’ taint
By Parvati Tampi,
New Delhi : What has been done since the horrific Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape and murder? What remains to be done? These...
Lijjat – Empowering women through papads for 50 years
By Quaid Najmi, IANS,
Mumbai : A group of illiterate housewives with lots of time but no resources used to spend the day gossiping in their cramped, lower middle-class Mumbai building till they hit upon the idea of selling papads. Fifty years later, their entrepreneurial effort, Lijjat Papad, is an award-winning company with an annual turnover of Rs.5 billion (Rs.500 crore/$97 million).
Bangladesh’s ninth parliament will have record 64 women
By IANS,
Dhaka : Bangladesh, where politics is dominated by two former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia, will see a record 64 women sitting in its ninth Jatiya Sangsad (national assembly).
For the first time, 19 women contesting for 23 parliamentary seats defeated their rivals by huge margins in the election that saw the Hasina-led alliance winning three-fourths of the 299 seats.
They will be joined by 45 women nominated to the assembly as per a provision in the constitution. Generally, they are from the ruling alliance, boosting their majority.
Indian nanny accused of killing baby in Dubai
Dubai: An Indian nanny in Dubai has been accused of strangling an 11-month-old baby girl to death with her scarf as she was denied...
Woman burnt alive as car catches fire in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: A woman was burnt alive and her husband suffered serious injuries when their car suddenly caught fire Saturday evening and they were trapped inside the vehicle, officials said.
According to Delhi Fire Service officials, they were informed around 5.50 p.m. that a car had caught fire in front of the DLF Mall on south Delhi's Nelson Mandela Marg.
Women’s groups demand passage of women’s reservation bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : Different women's groups, demanding the passage of the women's reservation bill, staged a protest outside Parliament House Thursday.
Case filed for FB post against Kejriwal’s daughter
Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad police Monday registered a criminal case against a person for posting derogatory remarks against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's daughter and...
Kenyan authorities arrest three women over terror links
Nairobi: Kenyan authorities said that three women, suspected of being suicide bombers, were detained in the coastal city of Mombasa.
Mombasa County Commissioner Nelson Marwa...
Maneka Gandhi asks home ministry to consider women’s quota in police
New Delhi : The women and child development ministry has requested the home ministry to take up with the various state governments the issue...
Violence against women is not a tenet of Islam
By Naazish YarKhan,
Listening to the radio one day, I was shocked to hear the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report on widespread occurrence of rape in Afghanistan. As a Muslim who knows that the core of her religion is about justice and mercy, I asked myself how the perpetrators of these acts could have strayed so far from the Muslim faith and from basic humane principles.
In Rajasthan, women of Sahariya tribe victims of apathy, ignorance
By Gaurav Sharma,
Baran (Rajasthan) : With her eyes half open, an extremely anemic Dhanno is lying nearly unconscious on a hospital bed. Her hemoglobin...
इंसाफ की लड़ाई को अंजाम तक पहुंचाने वाली आशा देवी को पदम अवार्ड देने...
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नई दिल्ली। हैवानियत की इंतहाई बयां करने वाला निर्भया दुष्कर्म व हत्या मामले में इंसाफ की लड़ाई को अंजाम तक पहुंचाने वाली आशा देवी...
Viswa Bharati schoolgirl alleges rape, accused held
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...
2 years of India’s #MeToo movement and its outcomes: Realities of power or patriarchy
The outcomes of India’s #MeToo movement after more than two years of its passage appear to be the harsh reality of the power dynamics...
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.
Molestation case: Students demand St. Stephen’s principal’s resignation
New Delhi: Scores of students on Monday protested outside the St. Stephen's College here demanding an external inquiry into the alleged molestation of a...
Army sends 18 girls from remote Ladakh village on tour
Jammu : A 'Bharat Darshan' tour of a group of 18 girl students from one of the remotest villages in the country was flagged...
Woman uses RTI to get salary details of cheating husband
By IANS,
New Delhi : The pay particulars of a government employee cannot be considered personal information, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled, while upholding the right of a "betrayed" woman to get details of her husband's salary.
Case against BJP MP in UP; says framed
Lucknow : A case was registered against BJP's Lok Sabha member Sachidanand Hari Sakshi, better known as Sakshi Maharaj, in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday...
तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ की रिहाई की मांग को लेकर जंतर -मंतर पर प्रदर्शन
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
दिल्ली के जंतर-मंतर में सोमवार को सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ और पूर्व आईपीएस अधिकारी आर बी श्रीकुमार की गिरफ्तारी के विरोध में विभिन्न...
Women empowerment necessary, says ex-South Africa deputy president
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.
Woman stripped, assaulted in Bihar, CM orders probe
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Thursday ordered a probe over a woman being stripped and assaulted publicly in a village in...
60 model stations, 40 all-women booths in Bengal’s first phase
Kolkata : The first phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal on Thursday will see as many as 60 model polling stations (MPS)...
Rag-picking girls’ date with prime minister Saturday
By IANS
New Delhi: It was a dream come true for 12-year-old Useeran Sheikh, a rag-picker, as she shook hands with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday, and requested abolition of child labour and quality education for all children in the country.
Sheikh with two other rag-picker children met the prime minister at his 7 Race Course Road residence in the capital.
"I liked it very much. This is the first time I am meeting the prime minister. I never thought this would ever happen to us," Sheikh said excitedly after leaving the Prime Ministers' House.
Pinki to smile again, to be given free education
By IANS,
Lucknow: Eight-year-old Pinki Sonkar, the protagonist of the "Smile Pinki" documentary that won an Oscar, has just got another reason to smile with the Lucknow Public Schools and Colleges (LPSC) authorities deciding to provide free education to her.
The LPSC made the announcement after a section of media reported that the little waif still washes utensils in her village in Mirzapur, in order to meet the expenses of her family.
Poverty-stricken woman athlete in jail for prostitution
By IANS,
Raipur : Too poor to cough up the bail amount, a former national level woman athlete was still lodged in a jail in the Chhattisgarh capital Tuesday, four days after being arrested for prostitution, police said.
A police officer who arrested Nisha Shetti, 26, last Friday from a posh locality of Raipur said she had revealed during interrogation that she was forced to become a call girl due to deprivation and had travelled to Raipur from Mumbai to earn Rs.50,000 from a few businessmen, who had booked her for 15 days.
Uber to create 50,000 jobs for Indian women by 2020
New Delhi : US-based mobile cab-booking company Uber announced on Thursday its commitment to create 50,000 jobs for women in India by 2020 in...
Tamil Nadu’s blind community left in the dark without assistance for writing exams
For scores of visually impaired students from Tamil Nadu, writing exams amid the ongoing pandemic has been a tough ask, with no or minimal...
In Uttar Pradesh, old Dalit woman beaten for using hand pump
By IANS,
Lucknow : An old Dalit woman was beaten up by upper caste people for using a hand pump installed in their locality in an Uttar Pradesh village to draw water, an official said Wednesday.
"The complainant has alleged that she was beaten with sticks for using the hand pump installed in Mudaiya locality in Lacchu village in Auraiya district," said sub-divisional magistrate N.K. Mishra.
Assam girl rape: Protest held outside Gurgaon police station
Gurgaon : People belonging to the north-eastern states on Friday staged a protest outside a police station here over inaction in an Assam girl's...
‘Need campaign through short films, documentaries again terrorism’
Jaipur : Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said that there was a need for a campaign through...
Demonstrations across country in solidarity with Teesta Setalvad
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Outraged by “blatant misuse of state machinery to hound and persecute a group of courageous human rights defenders” – Teesta...
Protestors gather outside SC on CJI issue
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Protesters on Monday gathered outside the Supreme Court complex demanding an independent probe into the sexual harassment allegation raised...
अंतरराष्ट्रीय जनसंख्या दिवस पर विशेष :संघ के बड़े एजंडे का छोटा सा हिस्सा है...
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Government yet to move on women’s bill talks
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government is yet to initiate discussions with "all concerned" on the women's reservation bill, cleared by the Rajya Sabha and slated to be presented in the Lok Sabha when parliament resumes April 15 after a three-week break.
"I have no idea," a minister told IANS Thursday when asked about the meeting with political parties on the contentious constitution amendment bill providing 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies.
SDPI condemns CBI raids on premises of Teesta Setalvad
By TCN News,
Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has condemned the CBI raids on the premises of well-known social and human rights activist...
Women behind Baghdad blasts, death toll rises to 19
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.
No more liquor for Bihar villagers
Patna : With a partial liquor ban coming into force in Bihar from Friday, thousands of 'desi' liquor shops in villages across the state...
Writer Kamala Das is dead
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Poet and writer Kamala Das, well known for her works in both Malayalam and English, passed away in Pune early Sunday, family sources said. She was 75.
She was suffering from diabetes and was recently hospitalised with pneumonia. The end came in a private hospital.
Swine flu alert in northeast India, two women test positive
Agartala/Aizawl/Imphal : The northeastern states have sounded a high alert to prevent the spread of swine flu in the bordering region even as two...
‘मैं अंतिम सांस तक डेल्टा के इंसाफ़ के लिए संघर्ष करूंगा’ –राहुल गांधी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : कांग्रेस के उपाध्य़क्ष राहुल गांधी आज डेल्टा मेघवाल के परिवार से मिलने बाड़मेर पहुंचे और डेल्टा के परिवार...
36 Indian women WHO worked as scavengers to walk on ramp
By NNN-PTI,
United Nations : Thirty-six Indian women, rescued by a non governmental organisation from the degrading task of manually cleaning human excreta, are all set to walk on ramp with leading models before representatives from more than 150 countries here.
The women, rescued by Sulabh International Social Service Organisation from Alwar in Rajasthan, yesterday met diplomats and dignitaries at the United Nations and talked about the changes which, they said, had made them for the first time feel like human beings.
Rajya Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill
TCN News
Despite tough resistance from the opposition parties, the Triple Talaq Bill has been passed in the Rajya Sabha today, Tuesday with 99 members...
Himachal woman accident victim’s compensation raised four times
Shimla: The housewife is the backbone of a home and her disability makes her a burden on others, observed the Himachal Pradesh High Court...
‘राहुल गांधी ने भी मुझे धोखा दिया’ –डेल्टा मेघवाल के पिता
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
बारमेर (राजस्थान) : दलित मेधा की मिसाल बन चुकी डेल्टा मेघवाल की लड़ाई अब घर-घर का हिस्सा बनती जा रही है....
NCW to start 24×7 toll free helpline
By IANS,
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women will soon start a 24-hour helpline to assist women in distress, its chief Mamta Sharma said Friday.
Karva Chauth continues to captivate Indian women
By IANS,
New Delhi : A day when married Hindu women fast till sundown to pray for their husbands' long life and prosperity, Karva Chauth is a much awaited festival in North India. This year, too, there is palpable excitement in the air.
हक़ मांगना कब से मज़हब के खिलाफ़ हो गया…
नासिरूद्दीन , TwoCircles.net
जब भी कोई मज़लूम आवाज उठाती/उठाता है, ताक़तवर उसकी आवाज़ दबाने की भरपूर कोशिश करते हैं. ताक़त के कई रूप हैं. इसके...
Two Delhi women raped after promise of marriage
By IANS,
New Delhi: Two women alleged that they were raped by two men who promised they would marry them but later backed out, police said Tuesday. Both the accused have been arrested.
Over 1.25 lakh women trafficking cases in India last year
Kolkata, (IANS): There were 35,000 reported cases of child trafficking and 1,25,750 women trafficking cases in the country in 2016-17, with West Bengal topping in...
प्रेरणा : ग़रीब बच्चों को ‘नेशनल सेलर’ बनाने वाले जिद्दी कोच सुहेम शेख की...
मोहम्मद जमीर हसन। Two circles.net
हैदराबाद की रहने वाली प्रीति कोंगारा ने 2023 के एशियाई खेलों के लिए क्वालिफाई किया है। वे यह उपलब्धि हासिल...
Rape heinous crime but against blanket death penalty, Mulayam tells NCW
New Delhi : Amid a controversy over his remarks opposing death penalty for rape, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has told the NCW...
Women’s safety, power, water top priorities in poll-bound Delhi
New Delhi : As Delhi inches closer to the assembly polls, the three main parties in the fray - the AAP, the Congress and...
Where are the women religious leaders?
By Vishnu Makhijani, IANS,
Astana : Whatever the third Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions held in Kazakhstan might have achieved, it did prove that when it comes to religious leadership, women are yet to break through the glass ceiling.
A list circulated by the organisers featured the names of 184 participants - and only 13 of them were women.
Woman saves Indian from Bangladeshis’ captivity in Baharin
Manama: An Indian, allegedly tortured and held hostage in Bahrain by five Bangladeshis for a paltry BHD800 ransom (about $2,000), was rescued with the...
High BP in women may cause dementia in later life
By IANS,
Washington: Women with high blood pressure (BP) may be at a greater risk of dementia later in life, says a new finding in the US.
"Hypertension is very common in the US and many other countries and can lead to serious health problems," said Lewis Kuller, professor of epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
"Proper control of blood pressure, which remains generally poor, may be very important to prevent dementia as women age," added Kuller.
Women’s rights being violated in India’s surrogacy capital
By IANS,
New Delhi : A study by the New Delhi-based Centre for Social Research (CSR) has pointed to a grave violation of the women's rights at India's surrogacy hub, Anand in Gujarat.
‘We were loyal supporters of BJP,’ Bengali Colony residents anguished with eviction notices
A Dalit majority area consisting of more than 25,000 houses situated near the Tughlaqabad Fort in New Delhi is facing the threat of...
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...
National mission for women’s empowerment to be launched
By IANS,
New Delhi : A national mission for empowerment of women will be launched to achieve convergence among women-centric programmes run at various levels, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Monday.
Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, she said a token sum of Rs.10 million has been earmarked for the scheme for the current financial year.
"It is proposed that the mission will primarily oversee implementation of women centric programmes of the participating ministries, state government and panchayati raj institutions," the minister said.
STF asked to trace missing woman official in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has entrusted the Special Task Force (STF) with finding a 53-year-old woman government official, who has been missing along with her driver since Friday, an official said Monday.
Rakesh Jain, district manager of state Food and Essential Commodities Corporation, posted in Sitapur, has been missing since last Friday.
"A team of STF would now probe the case. We would make every effort to trace the woman official," Additional Director General (law and order) Brij Lal told reporters here.
PM gives assurance on food bill, but not on women’s quota
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said his government was committed to enactment of the National Food Security Act, but gave no similar assurance on the women's reservation bill.
Releasing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II's report card on completing its first year, the prime minister said: "Consultations have been held with states and union territories and other stakeholders. A draft National Food Security bill is under preparation and it is proposed to be placed in the public domain for scrutiny and comments."
Bail plea of BSP MP arrested in dowry death case rejected
Ghaziabad : A court here on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of BSP MP Narendra Kashyap who was arrested on charges of dowry death...
JIH to organize three day Spring of Islam conference in Hyderabad
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
UNICEF report reveals 80,000 women die in India every year during childbirth
By KUNA,
New Delhi : A new report released by UNICEF (United Nations Childrens Fund) has revealed that almost 80,000 women die in India during childbirth every year due to malnutrition and lack of pre-natal medical facilities in villages and remote areas.
The startling revelations also indicate that 45 percent of the women are married before they turn 18, and that around one million infants die every year, of which 40 percent die in the first week itself.
Nine all-women polling stations in Tripura
Agartala: The Election Commission will set up nine all-women polling stations - with all-women polling personnel - in Tripura, an official said here Wednesday.
"Considering...
Fashion designer commits suicide in Noida
By IANS,
Noida : A 25-year-old fashion designer working with a garments export firm here committed suicide at his office premises Thursday, allegedly over a failed relationship, police said.
Jishan, originally a resident of Bihar, was working as a fashion designer in a garments export house in Sector-10 of Noida.
On Thursday around 9.30 a.m. he locked himself up in one of his company's rooms and hung himself from the ceiling fan, police said.
St.Stephen’s principal maligning my image: Molested student
By Ruwa Shah
New Delhi : Launching a scathing attack on St. Stephen's College principal Valson Thampu for "maligning her academic career", the research...
Mother Teresa has been like god for me: Cured cancer patient
By Anurag Dey
Kolkata : As the world celebrates the Vatican approving sainthood for Mother Teresa, a 50-year-old woman, whose "miracle" cure from cancer was...
Woman dies after her clothes catch fire
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 22-year-old woman died after her clothes caught fire while she was performing puja in her house in northwest Delhi, police said Tuesday. Her husband sustained critical burn injuries when he rushed to her aid.
"Matti was performing Navratra Puja at her Maurya Enclave residence when her clothes caught fire late Monday. Her husband Sumit Aswal tried to save her but also suffered 30 percent burn injuries," a police official said.
Indian Social Forum helps stranded women in Saudi Arabia return to India
By TCN News
A woman from Karnataka’s coastal district of Udupi, who was forced to work as a housemaid in a remote town in...
SC notice to Rajasthan on plea by tribal women
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Rajasthan's Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police on a petition by...
All this happened because I embraced Islam: Hadiya
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...
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दलितों की लड़ाई के अहम योद्धा मंगनाराम मेघवाल
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Sania honoured with Padma Bhushan
New Delhi : Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was conferred with Padma Bhushan at a glittering investiture at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Tuesday for...
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पेशे से वकील तमन्ना पंकज लोगों की ज़िंदगी में हिंदू-मुस्लिम के बीच के फ़ासलों को कम कर उसे एक नया आयाम देने की...
Police reaction to attacks on Bangalore women disappointing: group
By IANS,
Bangalore : Bangalore police have brushed aside concerns over attacks on women on the streets of India's IT capital as "sporadic" and mere "eve-teasing", says a group formed to protest such crimes.
Disappointed with Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari's reaction to the attacks here - at least five in the past fortnight - the members of Fearless Karnataka/Nirbhaya Karnataka (FKNK) say they will press ahead with plans March 7 and 8 to protest these attacks and raise awareness among the police and citizens.
Wife, separated for years, cannot sue husband for torture: Apex court
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that a woman, living separately from her husband for years without taking divorce, cannot accuse him of torturing her after years of separation.
A bench of Justice Mukundakam Sharma and Justice B.S. Chauhan gave the ruling while upholding the conviction and sentence of an Assam government official on charges of bigamy.
But the bench set aside the conviction for physical and mental torture allegations levelled by the estranged wife, who had been living separately for years.
One killed in fight over balloon in West Bengal town
By IANS,
Kolkata : An altercation among children over a balloon led to a scuffle between their grandmothers in a West Bengal town. The same evening, one of the women, a Trinamool Congress activist, was attacked by a group of teenagers following which she succumbed to her injuries at a hospital here, the police said Wednesday.
The incident took place in Naihati town of North 24 Parganas district, about 40 km from here.
Implement Verma panel recommendations: IWPC
New Delhi : Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) Friday demanded the implementation of the Verma Commission recommendations following an alarming rise in rape cases...
Rahul attacks Modi, says he is backed by business groups
Rampur/Akbarpur (Uttar Pradesh)/Doda (Jammu and Kashmir): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday slammed BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over his alleged links with...
Kerala health minister objects to ‘Keertan’ during Yoga Day celebrations
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala health minister K K Shyalaja has expressed her discontent over the recital of a Hindu ‘Keertan’ (prayer...
Women better than men in clinching business deals
By IANS,
London : Although few women occupy top slots in corporate hierarchies, a new study shows that they may be more accomplished in negotiations than their masculine counterparts.
Yael Itzhaki of Tel Aviv University carried out simulations of business negotiations among 554 Israeli and American management students at Ohio State University and in Israel, reported EurekAlert.
‘Obamas are a typical juggling American family’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Whether it's nurturing a vegetable garden in the White House or tending to their children's needs amid all their work, the Obamas are like any other American family, juggling personal and professional lives, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer said here Friday.
"The Obama family has been very positively received because they are like any other American family. Michelle Obama specially is an inspiration to all American women," Verveer said while interacting with reporters at the Indian Women Press Corps (IWPC) in the capital.
Prioritise women’s empowerment, says Meira Kumar
By IANS,
New Delhi : As the bill seeking 33 percent reservation for women in legislatures of India is set to be tabled in parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Sunday said the nation should prioritise women empowerment as part of "our agenda and policy".
In her message conveying her "heartiest" wishes on the International Women's Day to be celebrated Monday, Meira Kumar said: "It is imperative that at this point in our time we prioritize women's empowerment as an intrinsic part of our development agenda and policy."
Haryana family kills lovers for honour
By IANS,
Karnal (Haryana) : A family in a village in Karnal district of Haryana is being interrogated by the police for strangulating a young couple, including a pregnant woman, in love to punish them for staying together.
Jasbir Singh, 27, and his companion Sunita, who was six months pregnant, were murdered in Ballah village, about 35 km from here. The woman's family was opposed to their daughter, a divorcee, living with Jasbir.
Women becoming more susceptible to heart diseases: Expert
By IANS,
New Delhi: Changing lifestyle, stress and a poor metabolic profile are making young and middle-aged women more susceptible to heart diseases, a cardiology expert said here Saturday.
SpiceJet operates all-women flights on Women’s Day
By IANS,
Mumbai : International Women's Day got off to a flying start Friday with private carrier SpiceJet's first flights of the day being operated by all-women crew, an official here said.
Meet Dr. Mubeena Ramzan, the first Kashmiri woman to feature among world’s 500 most...
By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Dr Mubeena Ramzan of Kashmir created history earlier this month when she became the first Kashmiri woman to be enlisted among...
Open letter to political parties to take up the issue of repealing AFSPA
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Civil Society groups and individuals, led by Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC), and endorsed by several others have written an open letter to all the political parties to take up the issue of repealing The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).
Woman sets herself ablaze over dowry harassment
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 20-year old woman, alleging harassment by her in-laws over dowry, committed suicide by setting herself afire here, police said Friday.
Nirbhaya Trust launches ‘I feel safe’ app in Hyderabad
Hyderabad : Nirbhaya Jyoti Trust, set in remembrance of the Delhi December 16, 2012 gang rape victim, here on Tuesday launched the "I feel...
Over 1,800 women beggars held in Mumbai in three years
By IANS,
New Delhi : A total of 1,818 women beggars were rounded up in Mumbai and only 319 and 19 in Delhi and Kolkata respectively in the past three years, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Monday said.
"The number of women beggars hauled up in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata in the last three years is 319, 1,818 and 19 respectively," the minister told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
Solidarity action held for Irom Sharmila at Jantar Mantar
By TCN News,
New Delhi: In order to express deep respect for Irom Sharmila and to support the ongoing struggle for justice by civil society...