Girls education mandatory: Farangi Mahal fatwa
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.
Woman wins 22-year property battle, but gets no land
By Sugandha Pathak, IANS,
New Delhi : It took 22 long years for a court to direct the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to return a plot to coal depot owner Darshna Rani. But six months after the verdict, the 75-year-old is still to get her due.
"It's been almost six months since this judgment came in our favour, but getting the land is still a distant dream. I am sure they (the MCD authorities) will file an appeal in the high court. I don't know for how many more years this case will go on," said a visibly frustrated Vinod Kumar Batra, Rani's son.
Akhilesh announces Rs.20 lakh for murdered NIA official’s family
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday announced financial assistance of Rs.20 lakh for the family of NIA official Tanzeel Ahmad,...
Government moots scheme to combat social evils against women
By IANS,
New Delhi: If all goes well, the government will soon launch a national programme, called the National Mission for Women, to combat social evils against women. This will be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Proposed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the 'umbrella mission' will cover all existing programmes for women's welfare and evaluate and monitor their efficacy.
Sandra wins $50,000 women’s ITF title
By IANS,
New Delhi : Third seed Sandra Zahlavova of Czech Republic overpowered Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski, 6-4, 6-3, to clinch the $50,000 women's ITF tournament at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) courts here Saturday.
Bojana, 16, who put out the first and fifth seeds en route, had no answer to 23-year-old Sandra's aggressive play. The Czech found a chink in the Serb's armour, a weak forehand, and attacked it relentlessly, though both had problems with their serve to start with.
‘Let’s tailor I-Day to celebrate women’s freedom’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women are no longer the weaker sex and this Independence Day is one more occasion to celebrate the fact that they have come a long way from being just traditional homemakers, women designers in the capital said as India enters its 63rd year of freedom.
"We (women) have come a long way. From being typical housewives to successful entrepreneurs - we are successful, confident and are able to strike a balance between our professional and personal life as well," fashion designer Ritu Kumar told IANS.
Woman power: Ibsen strikes a chord in India
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's female characters are not just Western stereotypes. They transcend boundaries to symbolise the dilemmas and emancipation of contemporary women who could well belong to India.
And this was evident at the 10-day Delhi Ibsen Festival, which ended Dec 20 with plays and workshops interpreting the celebrated 19th century writer in the South Asian context.
Majority of women unaware of rights: Study
By IANS,
New Delhi : Seventy percent of women in the national capital are unaware of constitutional and legal provisions made for them, a new study released Tuesday said.
48 arrested for harassing women on Kolkata Metro
By IANS,
Kolkata : A special task force, constituted by the Kolkata Metro Railway for nabbing those found harassing women commuters in Metro premises, has caught 48 offenders in its first week.
’48 percent Indian women drop out mid-career’
New Delhi : The percentage of women in India dropping out of white collar jobs in mid-career is as high as 48 percent, as...
Hope women find courage through my books: Author Madhuri Banerjee
By Somrita Ghosh
New Delhi : Is it taboo for women to talk about sex, their hidden desires or having extra-marital affairs? No! It...
बीपीएससी का परिणाम जारी, मुस्लिम अभ्यर्थियों का शानदार प्रदर्शन, इस बार ‘100’ बने अफसर
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग (बीपीएससी) ने रविवार को बीपीएससी 64वीं संयुक्त प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (सीसीई) का अंतिम परिणाम घोषित कर दिया। मेरिट लिस्ट...
Kerala HC declines anticipatory bail to rape-accused priests
By IANS
Kochi, July 11: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of three Catholic orthodox priests accused of sexually assaulting a woman...
Ramadan 1439: Zainaba and Haroon
By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net
Zainaba Farzana is a dentist and her husband Haroon works for a medical instrument company in Saudi Arabia. They have two...
Nation is always empowered by its women: PM
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a nation is always empowered by its women.
“Nation is always empowered by its women....
SP leader seeks RS nomination for Memon’s widow, sacked
Mumbai : Samajwadi Party leader M.F. Ghosi demanded that Raheen, the widow of hanged terrorist Yakub Memon, be nominated to the Rajya Sabha -...
Discrimination against women, minorities rampant: UN high commissioner
By IANS,
New Delhi : UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Thursday said that despite a number of rights based treaties being signed, discrimination - whether it's towards women or minorities - is still rampant in the world.
"Women work two-thirds of the world's working hours and produce half of the world's food, yet earn only 10 percent of the world's income and own less than one percent of the world's property," Pillay said in a statement, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day.
Campaign to make minority and SC/ST women legally aware
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.
Rajya Sabha passes women’s quota bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : After two days of bitter wrangling, the Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed the historic women's reservation bill giving 33 percent representation to women in parliament and state assemblies 186-1.
Ramadan 1438: Shazia
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I started Ramzan just because everyone in my house used to fast and my father was pretty particular about it,"...
An all-women car unveiled in gender-sensitive Iran
By IANS,
London : Iran's state-backed motor manufacturer, Iran Khodro, has unveiled a new car specially designed for women that might take the country's gender sensitivity to new levels, the Daily Telegraph has reported.
The car, with electronic parking aids and a jack making it easier to change a wheel, will be painted in soft "feminine" colours and include interior design features aimed specifically at women.
Ramadan 1435: Fashion
By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net
Girls at the MWA School, Chennai that is known for its quality of its education and grooming and also allows a...
Woman injured in crude bomb blast in Nandigram
By IANS,
Kolkata : A woman member of Bhumi Uchched Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) was injured Sunday in a crude bomb blast at Nandigram in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, the police said.
Crude bombing and firing started early Sunday between activists of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Trinamool Congress over land acquisition at five villages of Nandigram - Osmanchowk, Jalpai No. 7, Jadubarichowk, Sonachura and Bhutarmor.
Heavy security for Pakistani women’s cricket team
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Heavy security has been deployed at Barabati stadium in Cuttack after protests against holding World Cup matches with Pakistan's women's cricket team in the city.
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...
Air India to run all-women crew flights on Women’s Day
By IANS,
New Delhi : National-carrier Air India will operate eight flights with an all-women's crew on the International Women's Day Tuesday, the civil aviation ministry said.
Molested girl’s brother arrested for rape
By IANS,
New Delhi: The brother of a minor girl who was molested in a moving bus in central Delhi was arrested Monday for raping her, police said.
Arguments over rape charge against BSP MP from Feb 18
By IANS,
New Delhi : A court here fixed Feb 18 for hearing arguments on charges in a rape case against Bahujan Samaj Party MP...
Mindset against women has to change: Women MPs
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
By Anjali Ojha, IANS,
Turned away by health centre, woman gives birth at tea-stall
By IANS,
Lucknow : After a pregnant woman was turned away from a community health centre (CHC) in the Uttar Pradesh capital, she was forced to give birth at a tea stall, officials said.
Tej Kumari was brought to the CHC in the Mall village on the outskirts of Lucknow in an advanced stage of pregnancy midnight Wednesday, the officials said.
However, Kumari was declined admission in the CHC as her family refused to pay a bribe to the medical staff at the CHC, the officials added.
Oman national held in Hyderabad for marrying minor girl
Hyderabad:A 61-year-old Omani national was Saturday arrested for allegedly marrying two minor girls in the old city of Hyderabad within a week by paying...
Women need to be trained in administration and planning: NCW chief
New Delhi : National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam on Wednesday said that women's contribution to GDP was "very low", underlining the...
Raped Dalit woman struggles for justice in Orissa
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: A month after a Dalit woman in Orissa was allegedly gang raped by four men, including a former leader of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the police have arrested only one of the accused. Opposition parties claim that a minister is shielding them and are demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
A 24-year-old woman has accused politician Mahesh Agarwal and three other men of having raped her at Paikmal in Bargarh district, about 350 km from here, May 10.
More Women Occupying Key Postions In Business Sectors
By D. Arul Rajoo, Bernama,
Hanoi : The number of women involved in businesses worldwide and occupying key decision-making positions are rising steadily, with more having the power to decide purchases made by their companies, the Global Summit of Women was told today.
Summit president Irene Natividad said the majority of new small businesses in the United States were owned by women while one third of companies in Vietnam were headed by them.
Jung alerts cops on crime against women, people from NE
New Delhi : Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday directed Delhi Police to adopt zero-tolerance policy for crimes against women, an official spokesman...
सीएए के ख़िलाफ़ आंदोलन से उभरा मुस्लिम महिलाओं का नया नेतृत्व
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़, Twocircles.net
दिल्ली। नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के ख़िलाफ़ देश भर में विरोध हो रहा है। इस विरोध प्रदर्शन के दौरान कई तरह की नई बातें...
Women-only buses roll out to loud approval in Kashmir
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: A special bus service for women was launched in Srinagar on Tuesday, April 19, and this step,...
Indian Muslim woman to be the US representative to the Muslim world
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: A woman of Indian descent, Farah Pandith has been made special representatives of the United States to the Muslim world. A statement released by the US State Deparment said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made Ms. Pandith incharge of a special department created for outreach efforts in the Muslim world.
New Delhi: A woman of Indian descent, Farah Pandith has been made special representatives of the United States to the Muslim world. A statement released by the US State Deparment said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made Ms. Pandith incharge of a special department created for outreach efforts in the Muslim world.
उज़मा नाहिद : मुस्लिम महिलाओं को आर्थिक रूप से सशक्त बनाने की एक मिशन
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मुंबई : मुसलमानों में मज़हबी तौर पर जो रिवायती घराने हैं, उन घरानों की बेटियां भी देश की खुली फ़िज़ा...
Rape remark: Bengal women’s panel wants Mamata to act
Kolkata : The West Bengal Commission for Women Tuesday said the onus is on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to act against Trinamool MP Tapas...
Woman leading prayers in women only mosque in China
By IINA,
Henan : In the central Chinese province of Henan, the scene of a woman leading prayers in a mosque for women only would not be a strange one, according to a report in ABC News Australia.
Workshop on socio-legal status of Muslim women held in Guwahati on Women’s Day
By M. Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
Women’s commission demands strict punishment for rapists
By IANS,
New Delhi : Stringent punishment for rapists is essential to discourage such crimes, chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) Girija Vyas said Monday.
Self-employed women’s group to go global
By IANS,
Ahmedabad: The Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), which assists poor women in the unorganised sector to make a living, is all set to take its apparel brand Hansiba to foreign shores by holding fashion shows in the US and Britain and exhibitions in Nepal and Bhutan.
SEWA chairperson Reema Nanavaty said: "Our apparel brand Hansiba will now hold fashion shows in the US and UK this year, besides exhibitions in Nepal and Bhutan."
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,...
On Raksha Bandhan eve, Haryana to launch all-women police stations
Chandigarh: Hoping to provide a better police environment for women, Haryana Police will launch all-women police stations in all 21 districts of the state...
Women turnout highest-ever in LS polls in Karnataka
Bangalore: The turnout of women voters at 65.81 percent in all the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka was the highest in a parliamentary...
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 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.
Indian junior hockey girls lose 0-1 to England
Breda (The Netherlands) : India lost to England 0-1 in their last league match of the women's Volvo International Under-21 hockey tournament here on...
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...
Sari-wearing women may face jail if new Nigerian law passed
By Fakir Hassen, IANS,
Johannesburg : Indian women in their traditional saris with midriffs showing may find themselves falling foul of Nigerian law if a bill currently under discussion in that country is passed.
Tourists in towelling wraps and Nigerian women in traditional dress with their stomachs exposed could also find themselves behind bars for three months or subjected to fines of $100, according to the Media24 News Service here.
Women panchayat members take oath as Ahimsa messengers
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) When Radha Devi first decided to fight panchayat elections four years ago, she was threatened by the elected representative in her area, a man. But undeterred, Radha fought the polls and won with a good margin from Rupari Kala in block Chaksu in Rajasthan.
Radha Devi, 30, was one of the 25 women panchayat members who were Thursday administered an oath by Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath to fight violence.
‘Gender discrimination leads to malnutrition in women’
By IANS,
Dhaka: Indian Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has deplored gender discrimination in healthcare programmes pursued by South Asian nations, saying it leads to malnutrition and chronic diseases among women and children.
"Negligence of women's health puts huge impact on children even when they grow up," he said while participating in a dialogue entitled "Indo-Bangladesh Dialogue on Health and Education: Learning from Neighbours" here Saturday.
"It leads to high rate of maternal mortality and malnutrition, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases among women and children," he added.
ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : “पुलिस ने मेरे बेगुनाह शौहर की हत्या की” हिरासत में...
तेलंगाना में मेदक पुलिस ने खदीर को चोरी के इल्जाम में गिरफ्तार किया था, गिरफ्तारी के बाद बेतहाशा पिटाई से खदीर की तबीयत बिगड़...
First batch of Punjab’s women guards passes out
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.
Patna University to have a new hostel for minority girls
By TwoCircles.net, staff reporter,
Patna: Bihar’s prestigious Patna University (PU) will soon have a new hostel for minority girl students. The hostel, constructed by the state government’s minority welfare department, will be ready for students in a month.
Hijab ban forced many Muslim women in Karnataka to drop out of colleges: new...
The report by PUCL Karnataka elaborates the ways in which Muslim women students were denied their right to education by being forced to...
India’s oldest woman photojournalist recalls first I-Day shots
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Her face crinkles into a smile that draws a fine mesh of crow-feet in the leathery folds of her skin. At 97, Homai Vyarawalla, India's first and oldest photojournalist, is still as spirited as she was in the 1920s when she shot glimpses of Mumbai life with her box camera and chronicled the Independence struggle in striking black and white compositions.
The story of Vyarawalla's life spans almost a century - older than that of independent India.
eCommerce will help empower women: Experts
New Delhi : Evolution of the e-commerce sector in India will help in empowering women as it will provide opportunity for them to work...
Many Christians come out opposing ban on play ‘Agnes of God’
By TCN News,
Mumbai: Several Indian Christians have criticized demand by some catholic groups to ban a play titled 'Agnes of God' and...
Woman denies ‘love jihad’, court lets her to go with lover
By IANS,
Bangalore : The Karnataka High Court Friday allowed a woman to go with her Muslim husband as the state police sought more time to complete their probe into reports of non-Muslim women being lured by Muslim youth with the intention to convert them to Islam.
"There is no 'love jihad' and I had gone with my boyfriend on my own," Siljaraj told reporters as she left the court premises with her lover whom she married. Earlier on Oct 21, the court had sent Siljaraj to her parents' custody for three weeks.
लखनऊ में भी शुरू हुआ’शाहीन बाग़’ जैसा विरोध, महिलाएं बोलीं, ‘जिएंगे भी यहीं और...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़, Twocircles.net
सुमैय्या राना 48 साल की हैं। वो देश के मशहूर शायर मनव्वर राना की बेटी है। सुमैय्या शुक्रवार दोपहर 4 बजे से...
The role of women in the Kashmir uprising
By Bilal A. Malik for Twocircles.net
Since 1947, women participation has been an inalienable element of Kashmir’s resistance movement. The courageous women of Kashmir stood...
Birbhum gang rape: Opposition flays Trinamool over SC directive
Kolkata: The opposition Friday flayed the West Bengal government after the Supreme Court directed it to pay additional compensation of Rs.5 lakh to the...
DMK, AIADMK to groom women of substance for elections
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK and main opposition AIADMK have sprung into action, now that the women's reservation bill is just a step away from being passed. Both parties have decided to groom their women cadres to fight elections.
The ruling DMK is planning to hold camps across the state to empower its women cadres.
Railway minister’s son booked in rape case
Bangalore:Karthik, son of Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, has been booked for sexually abusing and cheating a Kannada film actor, police said Thursday.
"We have...
Shoot out outside Ghaziabad college, girl student injured
Ghaziabad : A girl student of IMS College in Ghaziabad was accidentally injured when a student shot at another student outside the college gate...
Tripura agrees to increased quota for women in local bodies
By IANS,
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura has agreed to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's proposal to reserve 50 percent seats for women in three-tier panchayats and urban local bodies across the country, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said Friday.
"The state cabinet in its meeting Thursday night agreed to the draft constitution amendment bill, sent by the UPA government," he told reporters.
Where is Rs.2,000 crore Nirbhaya Fund, AAP asks Centre
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday targeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratice Alliance government at the Centre over women's safety,...
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...
Khuti gang-rape mastermind held in Jharkhand
By IANS:
Ranchi, July 22:The mastermind of the gang rape of five women in Khuti district of Jharkhand a month ago was arrested on Sunday...
School enrolment for Muslim children improves, Girls beat National Average
Many states still lagging behind in enrolling Muslim children
By TCN News,
A total of 14.83 million Muslim children were studying in Primary classes in academic session in 2008-09 or 11.03% of the total enrolment. In Upper Primary classes Muslims are 4.87 million which is 9.13% of the total. A slight improvement from the previous year, according to the data released under DISE Flash Statistics-2008-09.
Bharatiya Mahila Bank expanding base across India
Agartala: The Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), the country's first all-women bank, aiming to economically empower women will open 55 more branches across the country...
No safety for women on Delhi roads: Supreme Court
By IANS,
New Delhi: Holding that there was no safety for women on Delhi's roads, the Supreme Court Court said Friday: "We are failing to treat women with dignity, equality and respect."
Islamic face veil to be banned in Latavia
Riga : Latvia has banned women from wearing the Islamic full-face veil in public, despite only three people being known to wear them in...
Women’s safety may play key role in Indian elections: Gallup poll
By Arun Kumar ,
Washington: Women in northern India feel less secure and have less faith in police, says a new poll and suggests these...
HRT therapy found to help menopausal women
By IANS,
Sydney : One of the longest and largest trials of hormone replacement therapy has found it helps post-menopausal women significantly improve quality of life.
The study involved 2,130 post-menopausal women in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. It evaluated the impact of combined oestrogen and progestogen hormone therapy (HRT) on their quality of life.
The average age of women in this study was 13 years after menopause and most participants did not have menopausal symptoms.
Nearly 50 percent women get married before turning 18: Study
By IANS,
New Delhi: Child marriage continues to remain a big problem in the country, with half the women getting married before attaining the minimum legal marriageable age of 18 years, according to a study released by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad here Saturday.
"Marriage happens very early for most of the women in most states - one fifth were married below the age of 15 years and 49 percent were married before turning 18," said the study.
New Shia Nikahnamah: Reforming Muslim Law through the backdoor
By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,
Madhya Pradesh woman minister kicks minor seeking one rupee
Panna (Madhya Pradesh) : In a callous act, Madhya Pradesh minister Kusum Mehdele, who has already courted controversy for her insensitive remarks on...
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.
Jankidevi Bajaj award conferred on Shamshad Begum of Chhattisgarh
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) The prestigious 25th IMC Ladies Wing Jankidevi Bajaj Puraskar 2017 was conferred on the renowned social worker from Chhattisgarh, Shamshad...
Woman, man die in Gujarat hospital fire
By IANS,
Ahmedabad: A pregnant woman and a man were killed when a fire broke out in a hospital here Saturday, an official said.
The fire broke out in the catheterization laboratory of the V.S. Municipal Hospital, where the woman was on a ventilator.
"The fire sparked off due to a short circuit in the cath lab. It soon spread to a nearby ward. Fire fighters were rushed to the spot," the official said.
"About 100 patients were shifted to other wards," he added.
After France, niqab controversy now hots up in Canada
By IANS,
Montreal: After France, the niqab controversy has now hotted up in Canada, with a Egyptian Muslim woman refusing to remove her veil in her French language class in a local college.
When the college and the provincial government asked her to remove the veil, she opted to quit the class.
The unidentified Egyptian woman, a mother of three who is a new immigrant to Canada, has now filed a petition with the human rights commission of Quebec province for violations of her religious rights.
ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : फतेहपुर में दलित चाहते हैं कि बदल जाए सरकार !
हमारे संवाददाता ने उत्तर प्रदेश के फतेहपुर सदर विधानसभा के लोगों से बात की और जानने की कोशिश की कि आगामी विधानसभा चुनाव में...
Tihar has separate lock-ups for women, Delhi HC told
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court was Wednesday informed by the city government that there were separate lock-ups for women accused in Tihar...
1,000 Pakistani women killed for honour in 2011
By IANS,
London : Nearly 1,000 women and girls in Pakistan were victims of honour killings during 2011, a human rights group said.
Women to re-enter Haji Ali dargah after 5 years
Mumbai : After five years, a series of legal battles and agitations, a group of women activists will enter the famous Haji Ali dargah...
Somnath asks political parties to reserve seats for women
By IANS,
Kolkata : Voicing his support for the pending women's reservation bill, outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker Somanath Chatterjee Monday said all political parties in India should nominate women candidates to increase female participation in the higher representative organisations.
"I don't understand why the political parties do not nominate 33 percent women candidates in the election," Chatterjee said at the Women Achievers Award programme organised by FICCI Ladies Organisation here.
Encourage competitive spirits amongst our children: Dr. Ausaf Sayeed
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
Detroit: “Competition in India is growing so fast that you will lag behind if you are not able to perform to the highest level. You have to give your best,” said Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, the Consul General of India in Detroit on Sunday. Speaking to parents, he said we have to encourage competitive spirit amongst our children.
Pakistani woman climbs world’s seven highest peaks
Islamabad : Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to climb seven highest peaks in seven continents in under eight months, media reported Sunday.
Baig,...
Shikha Mandi: The first Radio Jockey to host a show in Santhali language
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Santhali might be the language of over 40 lakh people in four states, but it has rarely received the promotion or...
Muslim women activists in Hyderabad discussed history, politics, and society
By Nikhat Fatima for TwoCircles.net
Woman alleges gang rape in moving car in Ludhiana
Ludhiana : Police here in Punjab on Sunday registered a case after a 21-year-old woman alleged that she was gang-raped by three youths in...
‘Northeast-The Women’s campaign’ launched in Guwahati
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: ‘Northeast – The Women’s Campaign’, an initiative by Assam Youth For Change (AYFC) and supported by University of Science and Technology Meghalaya was launched in Guwahati in a bid to bridge the gap of gender inequality on Sunday. The year-long campaign was launched by Meghalaya Social Welfare Minister Deborah C. Marak in presence of Vice Chancellor of University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya Dr. PG Rao.
Female trainee police officer kills self in MP
Bhopal : A female trainee sub-inspector on Monday committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district. She had been selected through the Madhya Pradesh...
Newly-wed woman gang raped in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow : A newly-wed woman was allegedly raped by her neighbour and three other men inside her house in an Uttar Pradesh village, a police officer said Saturday.
The incident took place Friday night in the Shivpur Mathiya village of Ballia district, about 300 km from here.
"The 27-year-old victim has alleged that her neighbour Ramakant along with his three friends forcibly entered her house Friday night and raped her by tying her hands and legs," police inspector Dhirendra Pratap Singh told IANS on telephone.
No one has yet been arrested, he added.
Kawish, an effort to empower through guidance and counseling
A Year-long Series on Education, Sponsored by The Aligarh Forum : - A Mirror on our Efforts, our Successes & our Shortcomings ; Stories...
वैशाली की ‘गुलनाज’ को न्याय के लिए जमीयत ने लिखी नीतीश को चिट्ठी
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
बिहार के वैशाली में एक मुस्लिम युवती के साथ हुई लोमहर्षक वारदात से दुःखी होकर जमीयत उलेमा ए हिन्द में बिहार के...
There is nothing progressive about the ideology of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind or Jamiat Ahl e...
Dr. Lubna Sarwath for Twocircles.net
Jyoti Punwani’s Nov 27, 2016 interview with a woman activist who had recently resigned from the All India Muslim...
BJP team to probe woman’s burning in Barabanki
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Saturday that it will send a four-member fact finding team to Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki...
इस तरह तो रमज़ान की रहमत रूठ जाएगी !
आसमोहम्मद कैफ। Twocircles.net
उस दिन 2 अप्रैल थी और रमज़ान की आमद का ऐलान हो चुका था। मुस्लिम समाज इस रमज़ान का शिद्दत से...
Delhi’s women’s helpline breaks down
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi government's 181 helpline for women in distress broke down for a few hours Wednesday, a Delhi government official said.
Bedlam in Tripura assembly over crimes against women
By IANS,
Agartala : The opposition Congress created a huge ruckus in the Tripura assembly Tuesday, alleging that the Left Front government has failed to...
Women should occupy leadership positions: Sitharaman
Vijayawada : Women can improve their status in society only when they occupy leadership positions in all walks of life, Union Minister of State...
Vrindavan widows to meet PM over protection bill
(June 23 is World Widow Day)
Vrindavan : Widows living in various shelter homes here Sunday said they wanted to meet Prime Minister Narendra...
Hunt on for men who allegedly raped German woman
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Efforts were on Monday to nab the men who allegedly abducted a German woman from the upscale Taj hotel here and took her to a room where they raped her before dropping her nearly 12 hours later.
The incident took place early Sunday when five to six men in a black Scorpio SUV kidnapped the 20-year-old tourist from the parking lot of the Taj in Chandigarh's commercial hub Sector 17.
दादरी: उन्होंने कहा “तुमने गाय काटी है, तुम्हें जिंदा नहीं छोड़ेंगे”
By सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ: गोमांस की अफ़वाह पर भीड़ द्वारा मार दिए गए दादरी के मोहम्मद अखलाक़ की बेटी शाईस्ता ने गौतम बुद्ध नगर...
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.
First woman vice chancellor in Delhi University?
By IANS,
New Delhi : Meenakshi Gopinath, principal of Lady Shri Ram College, may become the first woman vice chancellor of Delhi University, informed sources said Thursday.
Two Czech women abducted in Pakistan
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Moscow: Two women from the Czech republic have been abducted by unidentified assailants in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, a media report said.
New novel toasts Kashmiri woman spy
By IANS,
Mumbai : Perhaps she was our very own Mata Hari. A Kashmiri woman who saved the Indian Navy from disaster by spying for the country during its 1971 war with Pakistan is the heroine of a new novel released here.
Former commander of the navy Harinder S. Sikka's book "Calling Sehmat" was launched on board INS Vikrant by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta.
Saudi women have $100 bn as bank deposits!
Riyadh : Disposable cash belonging to Saudi women in commercial banks has exceeded the 375 billion Saudi Rubles (about 100 billion dollars) mark, government...
Women rally in support of Rousseff in Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro : Hundreds of women rallied in front of the Planalto Palace, the government headquarters, in Brasilia in support of Brazilian President...
Married at 17, ‘Half widowed’ at 18: Safiya Azad continues to wait even after...
In the last part of the three-part series, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates five personal stories of half-widows who saw their husbands picked up...
Why do women prefer crime stories?
By IANS,
Washington : Women prefer real crime stories based on rape and murder -- more so than men -- as they fear becoming victims, says a new study.
Many people might assume that men, being the more aggressive sex, would be most likely to find such gory topics interesting.
But research says women fear becoming victims of crimes, so they turn to crime books in a possible effort to learn strategies and techniques to prevent crimes.
Amita Chattopadhyay joins as first vice chancellor of Presidency University
By IANS,
Kolkata: Renowned professor of philosophy Amita Chattopadhyay Monday became the first vice chancellor of Presidency University, housed in the erstwhile Presidency College here.
5000 people from 40 villages in Maharashtra gather to demand justice for Dr. Payal...
By Imran Inamdar, Twocircles.net
Jalgao (Maharashtra)
With the intention to send a strong message to the government authorities, as many as five thousand Adivasi activists including...
यह बिल मुस्लिम समाज के प्रति सरकार की नीयत का अक्स है
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
पिछले दिनों हमारे मुल्क में यह माहौल बनाने की कोशिश की गई कि सभी मुसलमान महिलाएं तीन तलाक़ क़ानून के...
President, vice-president for more women in legislatures
New Delhi : Stressing the need for appropriate women representation in parliament and state assemblies, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said women's empowerment was...
Cabinet approves bill to prohibit commercial surrogacy
New Delhi : The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2016, that seeks to prohibit "commercial surrogacy" and...
Rahima Khatun: Exemplary work in the field of Muslim women empowerment and children’s welfare...
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.
Haryana sisters thrash molesters as passengers look on
Rohtak (Haryana) : The Haryana Police is drawing flak for not being able to take any action after an incident of two sisters courageously...
Saina beats Yihan Wang to storm into All England semis
Birmingham: Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal got the better of China's former world champion Yihan Wang 21-19, 21-6 to march into the semifinals of...
Women in Germany earn 22 percent less than men: EU official
By IRNA,
Berlin : Women in Germany are significantly being paid less than men, European Union Social Commissioner Vladimir Spidla told the Hamburg-based Die Welt newspaper on Monday.
The average hourly salary of German women is 22 percent below the level of men, the top EU official said.
Only Estonia, Cyprus and Slovakia have a greater wage gap. On the average, women earn 15 percent less than men in EU countries, Spidla added.
He urged employers to follow the principle of 'same work same pay'.
Exciting times to be a woman, Clinton tells students
By IANS,
New Delhi : These were exciting times and a better time in human history than any other to be a woman, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday and asserted that this was an opportunity and responsibility she "willingly" accepted.
Addressing a gathering of over 1,000 people, mostly students, at the Delhi University here, Clinton added that in the 21st century, women's woes were as important as any other.
देशभर में आग लगाने वाली नुपूर शर्मा को अदालत ने क्या कहा !...
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने शुक्रवार को बीजेपी की पूर्व प्रवक्ता नूपुर शर्मा का पैगंबर मुहम्मद के बारे में उनकी टिप्पणी के लिए भारी फटकार...
Orissa lawyer makes India stand tall on Everest
By Sudeshna Sarkar, IANS,
Kathmandu : A 41-year-old lawyer from India's Orissa state has made her country proud by hoisting the Indian tricolour on Mt Everest in a year that mired the world's highest peak in murky politics.
It proved to be third-time lucky for feisty Orissa climber Kalpana Dash, whose dream of standing on the 8,848-metre summit finally came true Wednesday when she pulled off the feat as the leader of the five-member Friendship Mt Everest Expedition.
After driving across India, Khasi woman eyes Mongol Rally
By Raymond Kharmujai,
Shillong : Driving a seven hp two-stroke engine for 4,110 km in 20 days is not an easy task, but Miatmon Sooting, a single mother to a seven-year-old, should be proud enough that she completed the race in an auto-rickshaw in 15 days. It's given her the confidence to eye the gruelling Mongol Rally.
Controversy over Pala Bishop’s hate speech: A stand-alone issue or larger Hindutva scheme in...
Instead of addressing recent issues facing women in the state, the unsubstantial claims of the Bishop have raised concerns whether he is genuinely concerned...
Adivasi Women Continue to be Killed on Pretext of being a “Witch”
Sami Ahmad|TwoCircles.net
Sonamuni Murmu, 47, of Aswari village under Saraiyahat police station in Dumka district of Jharkhand, was forced to eat human excrement for allegedly...
Allahabad HC denies alimony to divorced working woman
Lucknow : A lower court order directing payment of alimony to a divorced woman under the Domestic Violence Act has been set aside by...
Unite to end violence against women: Ban
By IRNA,
Tehran : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on International Women’s Day, March 8, while calling for a positive image of women in the media called for laws that say violence is a crime.
According to a press release issued by the UN Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran on Saturday, the full text of his message reads: