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Women to operate two-wheeler ambulances in Tamil Nadu

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Chennai : In a first-of-its-kind, Tamil Nadu will now have women paramedical members weaving in and out of traffic on their two-wheeler ambulances to...

Muslim community leaders laud Adv Salian for her daring revelation in Malegaon blast case

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Mumbai: Muslim community leaders belonging to different non-governmental organizations have unanimously praised special public prosecutor Rohini...

From Nepali Dreams to Kashmir’s Nightmare: The Journey of Trafficked Women and Their Lost...

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Safoora Hilal and Kounsar Bashir, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: In the dimly lit room, barely illuminated by the single window, the space was cluttered with various items. The...

Woman alleges gang rape in Delhi

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New Delhi : A woman was allegedly gang raped by a doctor and his friend here, police said Sunday. The woman also claimed that the...

Plea in SC seeks women members in seven state governments

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Friday a petition seeking direction to the chief ministers of seven states to consider...

Women politicians can raise uncomfortable issues: British MP

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Kolkata: Women politicians are often able to raise "uncomfortable" issues in the public domain which their male counterparts have not thought of or don't...

UAE minister in Forbes’ Most Powerful Women list

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Kerala assembly to hold special session for women’s quota

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala government Wednesday decided to convene a special session of the state assembly Sep 8-17 to bring in a new law reserving 50 percent seats in the local legislative bodies for women. "The main reason to call the special session is to pass this new law to ensure that 50 percent of seats are reserved for women in the local bodies," Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan told reporters. Currently, there are 20,554 elected representatives in Kerala, of which 33.33 percent seats are reserved for women.

The world’s most powerful women: Three US secretaries of state and their accounts

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By Vikas Datta, If the US president is the world's most powerful leader, his secretary of state (or foreign minister) is a close second though maybe not as well-known. Of the 68 secretaries since 1790, few are recognised names - even in America - though six, right from the very first (Thomas Jefferson), went on to become presidents themselves. Only three have been women, but they happened to be in office at critical and challenging times, held their own in high-level diplomacy and have penned absorbing accounts of their experiences.

India’s first three women fighter pilots commissioned

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Hyderabad : Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh on Saturday were commissioned as India's first three women fighter pilots. On completion of successful training...

Now, a fashion show for veiled women in Saudi Arabia

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By IANS, Dubai : In what must be perhaps the first of its kind in the fashion world, three young Saudi girls are organising a fashion show solely focused on veiled women. Luma Al-Ghalib, Hida Al-Harthi and Lujain Al-Mu’allami are organising the show in Jeddah Sep 18 to demonstrate the greatness of Islam and “to erase the stereotyped image about Saudi women and young girls in particular”, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported. The idea for the show came after the three participated in a summer camp in Switzerland last year.

Women bank now in Meghalaya

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Shillong: Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) Tuesday unveiled its 21st branch in the matrilineal state of Meghalaya. Shillong branch, the first branch of the BMB in...

‘Sports can empower women’

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New Delhi: Social pressures shouldn’t restrict any woman to pursue a career in sports, said a former international volleyball player who believes sports has...

Arab woman to head UN’s new gender programme?

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By Hibaaq Osman In the halls of the United Nation's New York bureau, officials have been considering a proposal to unify the UN's many organisations promoting women's equality and rights into a single "gender entity". This entity would have a greatly increased budget - exactly how much is still being debated - and would be headed by an executive at the rank of Under-Secretary General.

Mulayam talking rubbish: Lalu

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Patna: Mulayam Singh Yadav is talking "rubbish", RJD chief Lalu Prasad said Friday, reacting to the Samajwadi Party chief terming as unfair the death...

Two women figure in Kuwait’s new 15-member cabinet

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By IANS, Dubai : Two women are among a new 15-member cabinet formed in Kuwait following elections in the Gulf city-state earlier this month. Kuwait's ruler Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah approved the new cabinet unveiled late Wednesday with Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah being retained as prime minister. The cabinet has seven new faces including a woman. In the last cabinet, there was only one woman.

Three Muslim women in Man Asia long list

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Three Muslim women in Man Asia long list New Delhi: Three Muslim women found themselves among the 21 selected for Man Asia Literary Prize. The long list of 21 unpublished works includes work from Anjum Hasan, Daisey Hasan, and Salma. The 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize long list was chosen from submissions received from all over Asia. The largest single group of submissions was from India, followed by the Philippines. A short list of five works will be announced in October 2008 and winner awarded in November.

Women can work round the clock in Gurgaon: Police chief

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Shazia Khan: An entrepreneur trying to mentor Muslim women find their feet

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net For Shazia Khan, the path to success has never been a straight one: as a Muslim girl growing up in...

‘Molested’ Stephen’s student demands principal’s resignation

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New Delhi: A 27-year-old research scholar who has accused a St. Stephen's lecturer of molesting her said on Friday that college principal, Valson Thampu,...

Railway Protection Force to get women’s battalion

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International Seminar on Women Empowerment held in Calicut

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By Ramziya Ashraf,

Two Bajrang Dal goons arrested for assaulting teen girls in Mangaluru

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Mangaluru, Jan 2 (IANS) Two members of Bajrang Dal, a right-wing Hindu outfit were arrested for assaulting two teenage girls for allegedly interacting with...

Don’t ban ‘India’s Daughter’: Panelists

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New Delhi : Increasing violence against women and stifling of debate were among the issues highlighted at a discussion relating to the controversial documentary...

Woman among 13 new ministers inducted in Kashmir

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By IANS, Srinagar : A woman politician who has survived at least five assassination attempts was among the 13 new ministers inducted in the Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday. With this, the strength of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's six-month-old coalition has gone up to 23. Governor N.N. Vohra administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers, who include seven from the National Conference, six from the Congress and one from junior coalition partner, the National Democratic Party.

Delhi polls: Women candidates promise the moon on security

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By Sreeparna Chakrabarty, New Delhi : With women's security being such a big issue in the capital, women candidates in the Feb 7 Delhi assembly...

Rape: crime or victory?

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By Saquib Salim, I am not really a soccer fan and I do not want to pretend during world cup, just because everyone else...

4 girls held in Chhattisgarh for running sex racket

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By IANS, Raipur: Eight people, including four girls, were arrested here Friday for their alleged involvement in a sex racket, police said. Acting on a tip off, a police team led by Additional Superintendent of Police, Shashimohan Singh, raided a house in Raipur's posh Devendra Nagar, and arrested eight people, including four girls, on charges of operating a sex racket. Police said two girls belonged to Mumbai while two belonged to Mana locality on Raipur's outskirts. They were operating a sex racket from a rented house. All the accused are in their early twenties, police said.

SC to hold speedy hearing of cases of sexual abuse

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

Forensic report is confidential; it’s evidence’: Misinformation and Media Leaks Tarnish R.G. Kar Medical...

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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...

German mother, Goa police trade charges

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By IANS, Panaji : A German woman who has complained that her daughter was being sexually harassed by the Goa education minister's son, says police would "prefer" her to withdraw the complaint, though police said she was evading them. Speaking to the media Sunday, Fadella Fuchs alleged the police were sitting on her complaint filed on Oct 2.

Giving wings to dreams and a Sunday School!!

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An inspiring story of a bunch of dedicated volunteers who work for realizing the dreams of students from low-income area of Hyderabad By Rupa Abdi for TwoCircles.net, Hyderabad: Don’t allow yourself to be misled because of her burka and hijab or her surroundings. She is not just another ordinary Muslim girl living a simple life. She is an engineering student who also works part time for an NGO called Helping Hands.

‘Urban Indian women have low financial freedom’

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By IANS, Chennai : Even as their number is rising, the financial freedom of urban, working women in India is low and needs significant improvement, says a survey conducted across 11 cities.

US university students protest kirtan singing by white woman not born Hindu

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By Arul Louis New York : Singing of kirtans at an Ivy League university has drawn protests from a section of Indian students there. Unlike in...

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

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

NHRC officer gets 7-year jail term for raping woman

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New Delhi : A senior officer of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was sent to seven years in jail by a court here...

जाट -मुस्लिम एकता का लिटमस टेस्ट है, पश्चिमी यूपी में पहले चरण का मतदान

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उत्तर प्रदेश में विधानसभा चुनावों के मद्देनजर कल 10 फरवरी को 58 विधानसभा सीटों पर वोट डाली जा रही है। यह...

Ablutions an embarrassing chore for women in flood-hit Bihar

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By Imran Khan Maner/Danapur (Bihar) : Coping with hunger and homelessness in flood-hit Bihar is a task in itself but for women, there is...

Let the world hear our stories of defiance and resistance to caste-violence: Dalit women...

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By Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net On June 21, issues and stories of Dalit women were presented at the UN level for the first time ever...

Height of plight: Hajjan Bibi govt girls school in Darbhanga

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, Patna: Belying the tall claims of Nitish Kumar government about Muslim welfare during the last four and half years of his regime, located in Muslim populated area in Darbhanga town, the Hajjan Bibi Soghra Hasan Memorial Girls High School gives you a clear picture of the plight of even government recognized minority schools in the state.

Obama to designate monument to women’s equality movement

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Washington : US President Barack Obama is designating a historic house in Washington as a monument honouring the movement for women's equality in the...

हाथ फैलाकर जीना चाहते हैं या मेहनत कर अपना भाग्य अपने हाथों लिखना चाहते...

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सरस्वती अग्रवाल उत्तराखण्ड : “व्यवसाय करने के लिए ज़्यादा पढ़ा-लिखा होना ज़रुरी नहीं है, बल्कि रुची होना ज़रुरी है.” ये वाक्य है उत्तराखण्ड राज्य जनपद...

Violence against women is not a tenet of Islam

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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.

प्रधानमंत्री जी, महिला सशक्तिकरण पर ज्ञान देने से पहले दिल्ली हिंसा में मुस्लिम महिलाओं...

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दिल्ली हिंसा के दौरान मुस्लिम महिलाओं के साथ हुईं हैं बेहद शर्मनाक हरकतें कपड़े फाड़ने से लेकर बलात्कार तक के आरोप, कई लड़कियां...

What women want, actresses tell on Women’s Day

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By Subhash K. Jha, IANS,

“Women thy place is the same!”

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By Saba Rizvi

Harassed by cops, two girls drink poison; one dead

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By IANS Bhopal: A 13-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh died while her elder sister was battling for life Thursday after they consumed poison following harassment by two constables, who had allegedly clicked obscene photographs of one of them. A high-level probe has been ordered. The incident took place in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, about 350 km from here. While the younger girl died Wednesday, the elder one is being treated at a hospital in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

‘SC’s obligation to protect women, churches and religious freedom’

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking security for women and freedom of religion in the wake of attack on...

A dai steps toward ensuring safe motherhood in Rajasthan

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Delhi has lowest women voters in country: EC

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By IANS, New Delhi : The national capital has the lowest percentage of women voters in the country, the Election Commission (EC) said Wednesday. The EC...

Rural women from Uttar Pradesh win International Literacy Prize

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By Betwa Sharma, IANS, United Nations : Khabar Lahariya, a newspaper run by rural women in Uttar Pradesh, has won the United Nations International Literacy Prize. Khabar Lahariya is produced and marketed by rural women from marginalised Dalit, Kol and Muslim communities in Chitrakoot and Banda districts of India's most populous state. The King Sejong Literacy Prize was given by the United Nations Education and Social Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to this fortnightly paper, started by Nirantar, a centre for gender and education, which is based in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

UN chief mourns Indian gang-rape victim’s death

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Sony asked to drop Crime Patrol show on gang-rape

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Kerala’s rival fronts trade charges over woman guard

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Death penalty can’t prevent crimes against women: Amnesty

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By IANS New Delhi, July 9: After the Supreme Court decided to reaffirm its verdict of upholding the death sentence to four convicts who gang-raped...

Treat women with respect: President Mukherjee

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By IANS, New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Monday stressed the need to bring about a change of mindset in the society so that women are treated with dignity and respect.

7 नवंबर को अज़ीम मंसूरी की जाएगी बारात , मगर एक दिन पहले...

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विशेष संवाददाता। twocircles.net कहते है "जब तुम किसी चीज़ को शिद्दत से चाहो तो सारी क़ायनात उसे तुमसे मिलाने की कोशिश में लग जाती है...

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

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

Women’s reservation: Views for and against

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

Bail plea of BSP MP arrested in dowry death case rejected

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Ghaziabad : A court here on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of BSP MP Narendra Kashyap who was arrested on charges of dowry death...

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

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By Arun Kumar, IANS,

Bihar minister addresses Smriti as ‘dear’, triggers verbal duel

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New Delhi : Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and Bihar Education Minister Ashok Chaudhary on Tuesday indulged in a verbal duel on...

Muslim women hold rally in support of women reservation bill

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

Bollywood goes moist-eyed on Mother’s Day

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By Subhash K. Jha, IANS, Mumbai : From old hats like Shabana Azmi, Hema Malini and Mahesh Bhatt to young actors like Sonam Kapoor, Celina Jaitley and Abhishek Bachchan - on Mother's Day they all talk about the contribution of their mothers in their lives and give them credit for their success. Here is what the actors have to say on the special occasion:

Bigger conspiracy behind killing: Greater Noida victim’s wife

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Greater Noida : The killing of a man in a village here following rumours that his family consumed beef was part of a bigger...

Odisha issues guidelines for safety of women at workplace

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Bhubaneswar : The School and Mass Education department of the Odisha government Friday issued guidelines for the safety of women employees at their workplace...

Tripura women assembly members sworn in on International Women’s Day

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By IANS, Agartala : Five newly-elected women members were sworn-in in the new Tripura assembly on International Women's Day Friday.

Introduction of anti-human trafficking bill a ‘resounding victory’: Satyarthi

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By IANS: New Delhi, July 18: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi termed the tabling of anti-human trafficking Bill on Wednesday a "resounding victory", saying that if...

इंसाफ की लड़ाई को अंजाम तक पहुंचाने वाली आशा देवी को पदम अवार्ड देने...

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TCN News नई दिल्ली। हैवानियत की इंतहाई बयां करने वाला निर्भया दुष्कर्म व हत्या मामले में इंसाफ की लड़ाई को अंजाम तक पहुंचाने वाली आशा देवी...

No more liquor for Bihar villagers

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

On Ruchika’s 16th death anniversary, government says case to be re-probed

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By IANS, Chandigarh/Panchkula/New Delhi : As support built up for Ruchika Girhotra's case on her 16th death anniversary Tuesday and appeals grew for convicted former Haryana top cop S.P.S. Rathore to be slapped with more serious charges, the government said the molestation and suicide of the teenager would be reinvestigated. Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said the molestation of Ruchika and her suicide three years later would be re-investigated and tried as a "model case" to demonstrate that nobody can "subvert the rule of law".

TDP MP asks women to dress in ‘dignified manner’

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New Delhi:A debate in the Lok Sabha on crime against women turned into a lesson on virtues of "dignified" dressing Thursday, when a TDP...

Muslim women seek support to abolish triple talaq

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New Delhi : Thousands of Muslim women have sought support to abolish the "heinous" practice of 'triple talaq', which they have termed an "un-Quranic"...

Instead of lowering prices, BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi asks to pay taxes on Sanitary...

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New Delhi (IANS): BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, who was part of a panel discussion on "Loss Fertility in Females" at the inaugural Menstrual Awareness...

Delhi gang-rape: Criminal case against Mail Today

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11 get life in jail for killing 69 in Gujarat massacre

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Ahmedabad : Fourteen years after 69 people were massacred at a Muslim housing society here during the 2002 Gujarat riots, an Ahmedabad court on...

India contributes $ 1 mn to UN Women

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क्या तीन तलाक़ के फौजदारी क़ानून से महिलाओं का भला होगा?

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नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए अगर बीमारी की जांच-पड़ताल ग़लत होगी तो दवा भी ग़लत दी जाएगी. क्या सारे सामाजिक दु:खों का सिर्फ़-सिर्फ़ एक इलाज है कि...

‘Denial of BC community certificate to converted Muslims deprival of fundamental rights’: Madras HC

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Chennai: In an unprecedented judgement, Madras High Court has held that a Hindu backward class (BC) woman shall be considered...

Official suspended over girl’s pregnancy

Women

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...

Re-examine pregnant minor rape victim for abortion: SC

Women

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Ahmedabad civil hospital's medical superintendent to set up a team of three gynaecologists and a...

No justice when alive, at least give justice after he has been killed, says...

Women

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Solapur (Maharashtra): On Monday, Mahmooda Bi, 61, was on her way to Bhopal to meet her son Khalid Machala in...

Indian women’s show to kick off Edinburgh festival

Women

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

CAA Movement: Recent reports on Delhi violence indicate ‘criminal role of Delhi Police’

Women

By Nidha Parveen, TwoCircles.net A recent report by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) states that as many as 45 people were sexually assaulted...

Women’s empowerment key issue in Congress meet

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Poll: 60 % women abused in Jordan

Women

By Xinhua, Amman : Six out of ten women in Jordan are abused, with one in four physically abused, a poll showed Monday. Almost half of the women surveyed believed that physical violence is acceptable under certain conditions, said the poll. The poll, conducted by the Jordan Center for Social Research, is about violence towards women in the kingdom, helping lift the veil slightly off the Arabian women.

Parliamentary panel hears pleas on Women’s bill

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : The parliamentary committee dealing with the Women's Reservation Bill seeking 33 percent reservation for women in the parliament and state assemblies met Tuesday to hear representations from women's group. "We deposed before the committee and gave our suggestions on the Women's Reservation Bill," said Annie Raja, general secretary, National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW).

Indian rape laws must be of global standards: Amnesty

Women

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.

President-elect Droupadi Murmu revives new hope in her nondescript village

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101 years after the first tribal leader was elected to the legislature in pre-independent India, Odisha-born Droupadi Murmu from the Santhal community has been...

First batch of Punjab’s women guards passes out

Women

By IANS, Hoshiarpur (Punjab): The International Women's Day eve was a special day for 158 women security guard recruits as they not only passed out after completing their training here but also had job offers from leading multi-nationals and other companies. Led by recruit Meena Rani at their passing-out parade at the police Recruit Training Centre (RTC) at Jahan Khelan, 15 km from here, the women guards became the first batch to be trained for private sector security jobs by the Punjab police.

Handymen husbands for rent in Argentina

Women

By Maricel Seeger, IANS, Buenos Aires : Any woman can get a husband at an hourly rate in Buenos Aires, thanks to a company offering to do the repairs and installations that every home needs, and all "without problems in the bedroom". Husband for Rent is a successful Argentine company that for 50 pesos ($15.50) an hour will undertake domestic chores for women who don't have a "handyman" around the house, the Spanish news agency EFE reported.

Minor’s gang rape: Soldier sent to custody, army assures cooperation

Women

Kolkata : A West Bengal court on Tuesday sent to police custody a soldier arrested for the gang rape of a teenaged girl inside...

Five killed in Jammu gunbattle, four hostages rescued

Women

By IANS, Jammu : Security forces rescued three children and a woman, who were held hostage during a gunbattle in which three civilians, an army officer and a guerrilla were killed Wednesday in this winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The militants, holed up in a house in Chinore on the outskirts of this city, took six civilians hostage Wednesday morning. The police said they were trying to rescue the two remaining hostages before launching an assault on the guerrillas.

Dalit auto rickshaw driver Chitralekha attacked allegedly by CPI (M) workers

Women

By Shafeeq Hudawi Kozhikode: While the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and its associate organisations have been vociferously protesting against the crackdown in JNU and...

Army regrets killings as woman dies in Kashmir

Women

By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar : A woman injured in firing a day ago died in a hospital here on Tuesday as the Indian Army expressed...

Swati Maliwal new DCW chief, opposition cries foul

Women

New Delhi : Swati Maliwal, wife of a prominent AAP leader, will be the new chief of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW),...

Probe lodged into woman’s death in hospital during outage

Women

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

अमन की और बढ़ा कानपुर मगर एकतरफा कार्रवाई पर उठे है सवाल !

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आकिल हुसैन। Two circles.net कानपुर हिंसा के बाद अब कानपुर अमन की तरफ बढ़ रहा है। धरपकड़ चल रही है। हालांकि पुलिस की कार्रवाई पर...

Breaking Barriers: Women don the entreprenuer’s cap

Women

(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Shweta Sharma, New Delhi : Shravani Hagargi's parents gave her three options - continue with her studies, get married or do a regular 9-5 job. But her urge to do something for the uplifting her fellow women was stronger than her parents' command.

Woman panchayat leader shares experience with Obama

Women

By IANS,

Women of Nandigram movement suffer in silence

Women

Kolkata: They were once an integral part of the Nandigram movement that eventually catapulted the Trinamool Congress into power in West Bengal, but women...

India’s shame: More violence against women

Women

By IANS,

Violence against women in Bangalore: official numbers tip of iceberg

Women

By Maitreyee Boruah, IANS, Bangalore : When it comes to the number of women being subjected to violence on the streets of this tech hub of India, official figures conceal far more than they reveal, according to women's rights activists. "For every single reported case, 10 or more lie hidden," says Jagdeesh B.N., one of the founder members of Fearless Karnataka/Nirbhaya Karnataka (FKNK), a social group working for safety and security of women. Most of the cases of physical and verbal abuse on women on the streets of Bangalore were not reported, he added.

Indian origin woman in Thailand’s richest list

Women

New York, July 11 (IANS) A 28-year-old Indian origin businesswoman has made it to the list of the 40 richest people in Thailand compiled by the Forbes magazine. Nishita Shah, managing director of diversified GP Group, and her family are ranked 19th with a net worth of $375 million. At 28, she is the youngest among the richest in the Southeast Asian country.

Teacher held for trying to molest student in Kashmir

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Srinagar : A school teacher was arrested on Wednesday for attempting to molest a Class 6 girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police...

Women feel dowry most severe form of gender disparity: Survey

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New Delhi : Most Indian women feel that dowry is the most severe form of gender disparity when it comes to marriage, according to...

Rajya Sabha discusses JNU, Vemula; Irani’s reply cut short

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New Delhi: Functioning for nearly the whole day after a long time, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed an intense debate on the recent...

Tripura gets maximum women legislators

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

Man held for molesting minor girl in Delhi

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New Delhi: A 38-year-old rickshaw-puller has been arrested for molesting an eight-year-old girl in his neighbourhood here, police said Saturday. The incident took place Friday...

Kunan Poshpora: The Silent Night That Still Echoes Cries for Justice

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Raqif Makhdoomi, TwoCircles.net Kunan Poshpora, a village in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, carries a story that continues to haunt its people even after 35 years....

Women celebrate US Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights

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Washington : Thousands of women celebrated the verdict of the US Supreme Court against a controversial Texas abortion law as the greatest victory in...

Girls education mandatory: Farangi Mahal fatwa

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, Lucknow: In a fatwa issued on Monday the Darul Uloom Firangi Mahal of Lucknow has made it mandatory on all muslims to make efforts for providing education to girls. The fatwa came as a silver lining after a series of fatwas issued by Islamic seminary Darul Uloom, Deoband attracted much media attention reportedly painted as anti-women.

Acid thrown at woman doctor in Delhi

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New Delhi : Acid was hurled at a 30-year-old woman doctor at a crowded market in the national capital Tuesday morning by two motorcycle-riding...

With art and grit, she helps women in Maoist badlands

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, Bundu : Deep in the heart of Maoist country in Jharkhand, a young woman is reviving ancient artistic genres to "bring new meaning into the lives of tribal and backward caste women" whose husbands and kin have taken to arms. Reshma Dutta, the daughter of the erstwhile 'zamindar' (landlord) of Bundu, an economically backward district 40 km from Ranchi, makes terracotta, dokra (metal ware) and ceramic sculptures, jewellery, cutlery and solid three-dimensional wall paintings using ethnic Sohrai motifs and techniques.

एशियन बॉक्सिंग चैंपियनशिप में भारतीय बॉक्सर अल्फिया खान ने गोल्ड मेडल जीता

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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...

Women’s college AMU celebrates Founder’s Day

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By TCN News, Aligarh: Women’s College of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) celebrated its Founder’s Day, which is basically the wedding day of Sheikh Abdullah, pioneer of women’s education, and his wife Begum Waheed Jahan in 1902.

Women’s Super-G results at Sochi

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

‘Gender budgeting necessary for women’s development’

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New Delhi : Issues like girl child's education, sanitation and maternal health have been given importance in the Budget 2014, but it lacks gender...

Indian-origin researcher’s model to empower women in IT

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New York : Under-representation of skills had forced women working in the IT sector to flee the profession but a 12-year-old model by an...

Muslim girl tops Bihar Board’s Intermediate Arts Exams

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Five amongst first 10 happens to be Muslim girls By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Patna: Marking a paradigm shift for the Muslim community, a Begusarai girl...

40 cases of crime against women recorded daily in Delhi: Centre

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New Delhi : On an average 40 cases of crime against women, including at least four rape cases, are registered everyday in Delhi, union...

Another twist to the Muzaffarpur house of horrors

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IANS and TCN News: The shelter house ‘Baalika Grauh’ a short stay home run by NGO Sewa Sankalp Va Vikas Samiti has now become a horror...

We promised, we delivered on liquor ban, says RJD

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New Delhi : The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a partner in the Bihar government with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), on Tuesday welcomed the complete...

Symbolic events remembering gang rape victim stress women’s safety

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New Delhi : A number of events, including a symbolic bus ride, were held in the capital Tuesday to remember the victim of the...

Demonstration against harassment of women in Mumbai

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By TCN News, Mumbai: To register their protest against harassment and humiliation of women by mischief mongers in the city, the youth wing of Movement for Human Welfare (MHW) organized a signature campaign and demonstration at Mumbai’s Andheri railway station on 28th June. Notably, during the last few days some anti-social elements have been busy in harassment of pedestrian women in Mumbai specially at and around the Andheri railway station.

Woman’s place is in the kitchen – in a hotel or on a ship

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(March 8 is Woman's Day) By Venkatachari Jagannathan, IANS,

Five women beaten to death in Jharkhand over witchcraft

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Ranchi : Five women were beaten to death on the outskirts of Ranchi on Saturday for allegedly practicing witchcraft, Jharkhand Police said. The incident...

Hopes run high with women’s reservation bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : Homemakers, students, professionals, social activists -- many women are keeping their fingers crossed and hoping that the Women's Reservation Bill, which seeks to reserve 33 percent of seats in legislatures for women, will get passed in the Rajya Sabha Monday. "I am quite sure the women's reservation bill will be passed this time. The kind of support the bill has garnered is good and for a change political parties have left behind their differences to stand united on this subject," said Arusha Verma, a school teacher.

Indian-origin man charged with murdering woman

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Sydney: An Indian-origin man was Wednesday charged with the murder of a Singaporean student at a hotel in the Australian city of Brisbane. Senthill Kumar...

Arab-American family slams United Airlines over discrimination

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New York : An Arab-American family slammed United Airlines after its staff removed them from a flight in an incident that they claimed was...

Women power remains low in assembly polls

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By Anjali Ojha, IANS,

UP announces Rani Laxmi Bai award for Sakshi Malik

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Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh government will honour Sakshi Malik, the first woman Indian wrestler to win a medal in Olympics, with the coveted...

Fashion designer commits suicide in Noida

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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.

Women fume at entry restrictions at Haji Ali shrine

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By IANS, Mumbai : The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), a women's group, Tuesday expressed anger over entry restrictions for women at the iconic Haji Ali shrine in the city.

Navy to grant permanent commission to women

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New Delhi : The Indian Navy on Wednesday announced that women completing seven years in the service will get permanent commission. Navy is the last...

Journey of Chandigarh woman – from telephone booth to mayor’s office

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By Alkesh Sharma, IANS, Chandigarh : She does not have an upscale address or family connections to boast of, but she holds the highest civic position in the union territory of Chandigarh. That Kamlesh Banarsi Das has managed to become mayor of the city for the second time is a tribute to her hard work, dedication and simplicity. The story of Kamlesh is special. From running an ordinary telephone booth, Kamlesh is back in the Chandigarh mayor's office - the only Congress leader to have entered the coveted office twice in this city.

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

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

Bihar school board ex-chairman’s wife’s degrees too fake?

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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...

Indian-Americans Demand Minister M J Akbar’s Resignation

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TCN News: A week ago about 10 women journalists made public allegations of sexual harassment against current BJP central government minister MJ Akbar. These women...

Women on wheelchairs call for equitable rights for all

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By IANS,

Foxconn’s Discriminatory Hiring Practices: Undermining Women’s Empowerment in India

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Sanjana Chawla, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: A startling revelation regarding Foxconn’s alleged discriminatory hiring policies at its Apple iPhone plant in India has come to light. Shockingly, the company...

BJP derails Rajya Sabha over triple talaq row

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New Delhi, (IANS): The ruling BJP on Wednesday forced an unprecedented adjournment in the Rajya Sabha as the opposition pressed for the triple talaq Bill...

Maulvi Mumtaz Ali- A Nineteenth century advocate of women’s rights

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By Asghar Ali Engineer,

It is generally thought that movement for women’s rights began with western educated people and in 19th century. But very few people know about Maulavi Mumtaz Ali Khan, a traditional ‘alim, product of Darul ‘Uloom Deoband who was very enthusiastic supporters of gender equality. There are two things to be noted here: one, he was a traditional ‘alim and was not under the influence of western thought and two, he was advocating gender equality purely on the basis of Islamic traditional sources i.e. Qur’an and hadith.

Limca Book’s latest edition dedicated to women

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New Delhi : Celebrating women achievers across various fields, the Limca Book of Records Thursday launched its 25th edition on the theme "Empowering Women". An...

57 mn more men than women globally: UN report

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By IANS, New Delhi : There are 57 million more men than women globally, a UN report said.

Rahima Khatun: Exemplary work in the field of Muslim women empowerment and children’s welfare...

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Changing the socio-economic status of Muslim women by mobilising them into Self-Help Groups and building their skills and capacities is the singular goal of ‘Rajya Mahila Samman 2014’ awardee By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net, Kolkata/Howrah: Her mission is to self-help, empower and to protect the minority women, girls and children, especially in the rural society. Rahima Khatun has devoted herself for spreading awareness and upliftment of women, eliminate poverty and help tide over poor health and illiteracy. Her weapons in this fight are skill development programmes and self help groups focusing on Muslims.

Delhi: How Women Are Stitching New Lives from Fabric of Loss and Thread of...

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Maryam Hassan and Unzila Sheikh/TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Shiv Vihar carries the silence of broken dreams. The 2020 Delhi riots swept through this northeast Delhi neighbourhood....

Campaign to make minority and SC/ST women legally aware

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By Saiyed Danish, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Ashray Welfare and Charitable Society (AWCS) organized an event on legal awareness for women belonging to SC/ST and minority communities living near Pant Nagar and Nizamuddin in the community hall of Pant Nagar neighbourhood.

Why women in UK go abegging for sperm donors?

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By IANS, London : Where have all the generous sperm donors in UK gone? Lately, the country is facing a severe shortage of such 'seminal' Samaritans. The problem has become particularly acute after the anonymity tag to protect their identity was removed in April 2005. Although the move may have benefited children, who can now trace their biological parents when they attain the age of 18, it made donors back-off double-quick.