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Federer congratulates Sania-Hingis

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Wimbledon: Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer on Sunday congratulated Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis who won the women's doubles title in the Wimbledon. The top...

Over 1,800 women beggars held in Mumbai in three years

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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.

Congress defends Kurien in rape case

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Girl stabbed to death: HC notice on transfer of case to CBI

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the city government and police on a plea seeking direction to hand over...

Woman donates body to AIIMS for research

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New Delhi : A 67-year-old woman has become one of the oldest cadaver donors at the AIIMS, authorities said on Tuesday. Darshana Arora, a resident...

Muslim Women’s collective criticises AIMPLB’s stance on Triple Talaq

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By TCN News Bebaak collective, a reading, learning and sharing process initiated for Muslim women three years ago, has come out strongly against the...

Vani, Mehar in joint lead in women’s golf

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Bengaluru : Delhi's Vani Kapoor and defending champion Mehar Atwal scored two-over 74 and 75 respectively to share the lead in the second round...

AAP announces women’s wing

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New Delhi: The AAP Thursday announced the setting up of a women's wing in Delhi and appointed Shalimar Bagh legislator Bandana Kumari as its...

Three women die after surgery in Odisha

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Bhubaneswar: Three women died in Odisha's Sambalpur district five hours after surgery was conducted on them in a state-run medical college and hospital, said...

Shabana addresses global summit on women’s abuse in Afghanistan

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By Subhash K. Jha, IANS, Mumbai : Ignoring her family's concern for her safety, Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi visited Afghanistan this week on an invitation by the UN to be the main speaker at a global summit to address the issue of violence against women. Shabana left for Kabul Tuesday night although her family, including husband Javed Akhtar, expressed fear for her safety in the war ravaged country. "Danger is fun," the actress said before departing.

Low representation doesn’t deter Indian women from voting

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New Delhi: They might not be getting their due when it comes to representation in parliament, but women have increased their participation in 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...

No need for CBI probe into rape at girls’ home: Bihar DGP

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By IANS: Patna, July 24:Amid growing demand for a CBI probe into the alleged rape of over 40 minor girls in a shelter home in...

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.

Dulla Bhatti and communalization of history

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By Japal Singh for TwoCircles.net Today is Lohri, a festival that is celebrated in Punjab with great gusto. Few days before, young boys go around...

In India, women bankers have broken glass ceiling

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Arvind Padmanabhan, IANS,

Woman golfer Vani walks away with fifth title of season

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Noida : Vani Kapoor saw off a strong challenge from Gursimar Badwal as she carded five-over 77 in the third and final round to...

First woman co-pilot to fly largest aircraft of Indian Air Force

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By Ritu Sharma, IANS, Nagpur : One more gender barrier fell to the determination of women as Squadron Leader Veena Saharan became the first woman co-pilot to fly one of the mightiest and heaviest aircraft of the Indian Air Force - the Russian-built Illyushin-76 (IL-76). She will first co-pilot IL-76, renamed by the IAF as Gajraj (Elephant), and after 40 hours of flying she will become the pilot.

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.

Women will be a major determinant of progress: President

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By IANS, New Delhi : President Pratibha Patil Sunday said the country's women will continue to be a major determinant of its future progress and inclusive growth. "Every year, we celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, to recognise the dedication and achievements of women. This year is even more special, as this is the 100th edition. Indian women as part of this epoch making movement have played an exemplary role and will continue to be a major determinant of our future progress and inclusive growth," she said.

Indian woman’s Italian ‘not good enough’ for citizenship

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Rome : An Indian national has been barred from completing the process towards gaining Italian citizenship by a mayor who argued that her language...

Can’t ask PM or CMs to have women ministers, says SC

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday declined a plea seeking direction to chief ministers of seven states to consider inducting women in...

अज़ान के विमर्श में किन बिंदुओं पर बात करना ज़रूरी है ?

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-मसीहुज़्ज़मा अंसारी हिंदुस्तान की मशहूर प्लेबैक सिंगर अनुराधा पौडवाल इन दिनों अज़ान पर दिये अपने बयान को लेकर चर्चा में हैं.एक टीवी इंटरव्यू के दौरान...

Three women found dead in Delhi house

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New Delhi : The bodies of a two women and a 12-year-old girl were found dead on Sunday in a building here, police said. The...

Nine women in fray for first phase West Bengal polls

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By IANS, Kolkata : A total of 134 candidates, including nine women, remained in the fray Monday after withdrawal of nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in 14 of the 42 seats in West Bengal. Of the 146 candidates who filed their papers, seven withdrew from the race Monday. The papers of five had been rejected during scrutiny Saturday. The first of the three-phase polling in West Bengal will be held April 30. Purulia constituency has the maximum number of candidates, 14. Ghatal and Bishnupur have the lowest number of seven contestants each.

Modi hails all-women IT centre as ‘glory of Saudi Arabia’

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Riyadh : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described an all-women IT centre set up by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) here as the “glory...

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...

Meet Ariba Khan: A Young Municipal Councillor from Shaheen Bagh

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Aatika S. | TwoCircles.net Ariba Khan from the Indian National Congress, and Municipal Councillor from Abul Fazal Enclave in Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, speaks to...

Police officer suspended for third degree interrogation of girl in Jharkhand

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Ranchi : In a case of alleged police brutality, a Class 10 girl student fell unconscious and had to be hospitalised after she was...

BJP’s women activists protest against Kumar Vishwas

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New Delhi : About 100 women activists of the BJP on Tuesday staged a protest outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's house to raise...

HC orders permanent commission to women in navy

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New Delhi : The Delhi high Court on Friday allowed a pleas of naval women officers for permanent commission in the force, saying it...

Death of Fathima Latheef a blatant case of discrimination and Islamophobia, say students

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By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net Just five months after Dr. Payal Tadvi, a medical student at Nair Hospital in Mumbai was driven to suicide due to...

Rape victims of Rwandan genocide lead shattered lives

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By IANS, Johannesburg : Hutu troops raped a quarter million women and girls systematically during the Rwandan genodice in 1994, after being ordered by their superiors. While rape is always a matter of regulating power relations between the sexes, some differences exist between rape during peace and wartime. Researchers garnered focusing on what happened in the lives of the women and what was important about their experiences.

Jwala-Ashwini clinch Canada Open crown

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Calgary: India's most successful women's doubles shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were crowned champions in the $50,000 Canada Open Grand Prix following their...

ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : मुस्तफाबाद में अरविंद केजरीवाल की शैक्षिक भेदभाव की असलियत दिखाता है...

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असद शेख़ Twocircles.net के लिए देश की राजधानी दिल्ली के उत्तर प्रदेश बॉर्डर पर एक बड़ा मुस्लिम बहुल इलाक़ा मुस्तफाबाद है। ये इलाक़ा ज़्यादातर...

Pushing Uniform Civil Code counterproductive for women: CPI-M

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New Delhi : Accusing the Narendra Modi government of "targeting minorities", the CPI-M on Tuesday said the Centres move to push the Uniform Civil...

UAE honoured for supporting women in parliament

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Abu Dhabi : The Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) has honoured the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its pioneering step of electing Amal...

Kuwait elects its first women parliamentarians

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By DPA, Kuwait City/Cairo : Kuwait has elected its first women lawmakers in a move seen as a historic success for women in the Gulf state's male-dominated parliament. Four female candidates came in the top 10 positions in three electoral districts in Saturday's vote, Kuwait's official news agency KUNA reported Sunday. With almost half of the votes counted, Massuma al-Mubarak, who made history by becoming the first Kuwaiti woman minister in 2005, was leading all candidates with a large margin in her district, the satellite news channel al-Jazeera reported.

CPI-M wants Women’s Bill tabled in Lok Sabha

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist Friday demanded the tabling of the Women's Reservation Bill in the monsoon session of the Lok Sabha beginning Monday. "There should not be further delay. The Women's Bill should be tabled in the Lok Sabha with the support of all the parties, which backed the Bill in the Rajya Sabha," CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat told reporters here . The Women's Bill, which seeks to reserve one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women, was passed by the Rajya Sabha March 9.

ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट करोली : पहले धर्म पहचाना और फिर लगा दी दुकानों में आग

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अहमद कासिम Twocircles.net के लिए 2 अप्रैल 2022 की शाम राजस्थान के शहर करोली में हिन्दू नववर्ष की शोभायात्रा निकाले जाने के दौरान साम्प्रदायिक...

Harassed girl’s tweet to railway ministry lands man in jail

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Patna : A girl, who was harassed on a running train, tweeted to the railway ministry for help following which the accused was arrested,...

Didn’t go to town when Vajpayee’s niece joined us: Congress

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Kolkata: Hitting back at the BJP for showcasing its new recruit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's half brother, the Congress Saturday said it did not...

Police denies woman in Purnea battered to death

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By TCN Staff Reporter, Purnea (Bihar): Purnea SP Amit Lodha denies that Bibi Shezadi was battered to death by village Panchayat.

KN Sulaikha is new president of Kerala JIH women’s wing

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Odisha to probe rape cases within 60 days

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Running in Olympics is like wining gold for Afghan girl

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दो साल बाद हो रहा है हज,मुसलमानो में भारी उत्साह

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net गाजियाबाद के वारिश अहमद अपने अम्मी -अब्बू के साथ हज के रवाना हुए हैं। वारिश अहमद इससे पहले भी एक बार हज के...

Woman attemps to set herself ablaze near Rashtrapati Bhavan

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By IANS, New Delhi : Apparently depressed due to quarrels with her husband, a 30-year-old woman allegedly tried to commit suicide by setting herself ablaze near the heavily-guarded Rashtrapati Bhavan here Monday evening, officials said. The woman, identified as Sangeeta, allegedly poured kerosene over her body and set herself afire around 5.30 p.m. on Dalhousie Road behind the presidential palace. Security officials rushed towards her and put out the flames, before officials from Delhi Fire Service could reach the spot.

Ramadan 1438: Furkan

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By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net "I have done half of my schooling from Saudi Arabia and the other half from Kashmir and i do see...

Women’s strength in Agartala civic body increases

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Government committed for women’s safety: PM

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By IANS, New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said that his government was committed to ensure the safety and security of every woman of the country.

Women artisans forge new links between South Asian nations

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

Custodial torture worst crime, says Delhi HC

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New Delhi: Expressing anguish over the recent alleged custodial death of a 34-year-old man, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said custodial torture is...

Illegal weapons recovered in Ghaziabad

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Ghaziabad: Illegal weapons have been recovered from an arms manufacturing factory in Ghaziabad, police said. Police nabbed three people Friday midnight at Maharajpur check post...

‘Beyond Religion and Party Lines’: How Women in Okhla and Kalkaji Voted in Razor...

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Syed Muskan, TwoCircles.net "Okhla Beemaar Hai, Usse Shifa Chahiye (Okhla is ill, and it needs Shifa - healing)." These words, spoken by Rubina, a resident...

Election not about promises: Kirron Kher

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Mumbai: Actress Kirron Kher, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Chandigarh on a BJP ticket, says it's time to deliver and not...

Chargesheet filed in Odisha woman’s murder

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Bhubaneswar : A chargesheet was filed against a man for the murder of a sexual assault victim in the state last November, an officer...

Women wear hijab in support of hate victim

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By IANS, London : One million women worldwide have posted their pictures on Facebook wearing the hijab to show their support for an Iraqi immigrant in the US who was brutally murdered.

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...

Tired of government neglect, Mumbra residents take to training their own youth for employment

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By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net Mumbra, a largely Muslim settlement on the outskirts of Mumbai, has a peculiar history; it largely came up after the 1992...

Molestation case: Students demand St. Stephen’s principal’s resignation

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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...

Meet Ayesha Qureshi, a resin artist from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut

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Nikhat Fatima /TwoCircles.net Ayesha, 31, a native of Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut town was born with a passion for drawing and painting and displayed it from...

Computer training for madrasa teachers at AMU

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1,000 Pakistani women killed for honour in 2011

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By IANS, London : Nearly 1,000 women and girls in Pakistan were victims of honour killings during 2011, a human rights group said.

GfK official: Number of women Internet users on rise

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By Xinhua, Hanoi : The number of women using the Internet has been on the rise in the past eight years, according to Zhao Xiaoyan, senior vice president and director of the Global Research and Consulting GfK Roper of the United States on Friday. At a plenary session of the three-day Global Summit of Women, which opened here on Thursday, Zhao said in 2000, only 17 percent of women in GfK worldwide survey said they had used the Internet in the past 30 days. The number rose to the present 49 percent.

Ishrat Shahabuddin Shaikh- an emerging entrepreneur of Mumbai

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For her, New Year’s vow is wildlife conservation

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Inter-Korean women call for national reconciliation, reunification

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By Xinhua, Pyongyang : Representatives of women from the two Koreas met on Thursday and Friday at Mt. Kumgang Resort of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), vowing to implement two declarations on reunification. The delegates called for promoting the national reconciliation and unity and boosting the desire for reunification, said the official news agency KCNA. They vowed to uphold and implement the June 15 joint declaration and the Oct. 4 declaration, which were reached by the two Korea's leaders in 2000 and 2007 respectively, the KCNA added.

Instant reactions on Instant Triple Talaq Judgement: Lot argued and Least understood

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By Dr. Babli Parveen The recent verdict on Triple Talaq by the Honourable Supreme Court has created ripples in the society. It is discussed, debated,...

Violence against women: Silence is violence

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Global women leaders conference begins in Dubai

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By IANS/WAM, Dubai: Women leaders, ministers, academics and entrepreneurs have gathered in Dubai for the 16th Global Women Leaders Conference (Woibex).

Woman gang raped in Delhi, two arrested

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New Delhi: A woman was gang raped by two people on the pretext of being provided a job, police said Friday, adding the alleged...

Interview: Thasneem Fathima – M.Tech. topper of AMU

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Manipur’s second Lok Sabha seat votes Thursday

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Imphal : Eight candidates are in the fray in Thursday's poll to Manipur's second Lok Sabha constituency with issues like misgovernance, unemployment and drug...

In cosmopolitan Karachi, women prefer hijab to burqa

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By Shilpa Raina, IANS,

Jayalalithaa: A shy actress who became Queen of Tamil Nadu

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By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai : She was a shy girl when she first stepped into the movie world. Decades later, by when she was...

Women symbol of peace, love, humanity and dignity: President

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Bengal man nabbed with dismembered bodies of woman, child in bags

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Kolkata: A man in West Bengal's Hooghly district was arrested on Saturday while he was trying to dispose off the bodies of a woman...

After driving across India, Khasi woman eyes Mongol Rally

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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.

Support research on Indian Muslim Women: Struggle for Identity

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‘Indian women unpaid for nine months in Saudi Arabia’

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Dubai: Eleven Indian women, working as cleaners in a hospital in Saudi Arabia have appealed for help after they were allegedly not paid their...

11 ‘women only’ buses launched in Delhi

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Seven arrested for stripping woman in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : Seven of the nine people accused of beating a tribal woman and parading her naked in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district Friday have been arrested, police said Sunday. The incident took place in the district's Chapaner village, when Manju of the Bhil community, who had eloped with her paramour Khuman last year despite being married and having three children, returned to the village for the Raksha Bandhan festival.

Woman sentenced to 15 years in jail in dog attack case

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By DPA, San Francisco : A woman whose two dogs attacked and killed her neighbour in the hallway of their San Francisco apartment building seven years ago was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Superior Court Judge Charlotte Woolard said Monday that Majorie Knoller, 53, had not bothered to put a muzzle on her aggressive Presa Canario-mastiff-mixed dogs before taking them out of her apartment and did not call for help or retrieve a weapon while the animals were mauling 33-year-old Diane Whipple for at least 10 minutes, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan condemn arrest of rape survivor, youth activists

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TCN News Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) of Rajasthan has strongly condemned the arrest of a young survivor of gang-rape and two Jan Jagran Shakti...

Awareness campaign for women empowerment in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has issued instructions to carry out a state-wide awareness campaign focused on schemes of women empowerment, official sources said Tuesday. Reviewing the progress of activities of Woman and Child Development Department Monday, the chief minister told senior officers including the principal secretary to undertake field tours to apprise themselves of the ground realities of the implementation of departmental schemes and announcements made at the "Mahila Panchayat".

Where is Rs.2,000 crore Nirbhaya Fund, AAP asks Centre

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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,...

One killed, 20 injured after being hit by car

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By IANS, Bhopal : A woman was killed and 20 others were injured when they were hit by a car during the Dussehra procession in Madhya Pradesh, the police said. The incident occurred in the Kotwali area in Raisen town, some 50 km from Bhopal. “The incident occurred late Thursday evening when a Dussehra procession was passing through Kotwali area of the town,” a police official said. Injured in the incident, Komal Bai, 45, died while being taken to the hospital. The other injured have been admitted to the hospital.

Reform sexual assault laws, treatment of survivors: HRW

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सुलखानपुर : जहां इंसान तो इंसान जानवर भी मर रहे हैं भूखे

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नासिर अली, TwoCircles.net बांदा : उत्तर प्रदेश के बांदा क्षेत्र में हर गांव, हर आदमी बस एक ही इंतज़ार में है कि कब कोई करिश्मा...

No woman feels safe in Delhi, says HC

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New Delhi : While questioning the measures taken and the method of policing adopted by Delhi Police for the extensive 'crime mapping' exercise conducted...

Woman officer of Indian Army placed under arrest

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By IANS, Chandigarh : A woman officer of the Indian Army, facing a general court martial in Punjab's Zirakpur town on charges of accepting a bribe, has been placed under arrest by an army court, officials here said Tuesday. Major Dimple Singla, an officer in the Judge Advocate General's branch of the army, was arrested Monday.

Murder of young woman in Kerala galvanises politics

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Ernakulam (Kerala) : The brutal murder of a poor law student in this district last week has galvanised politics in election-bound Kerala as Chief...

Campaign against sexual violence in Bengal on Valentine’s day

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By IANS, Kolkata : The One Billion Rising campaign to protest violence against women will kick off in West Bengal Feb 14 with the theme...

Delhi Police special women’s helpline – 2,000 calls in 45 days

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By Alok Singh, IANS,

दलित-मुस्लिम महिलाओं के हक के लिए लड़ती कनीज़ फातिमा

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फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net आजमगढ़(उत्तर प्रदेश): हमारे समाज में आज भी जब औरतें आजीविका के लिए घर से बाहर कदम रखती हैं तो उन्हें कड़ी चुनौतियों...

Five killed in Jammu gunbattle, four hostages rescued

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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.

Teenage girl molested in DTC bus, attacker arrested

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By IANS,

Women run 14 percent Of Indian businesses, most self-financed

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By Devanik Saha Richa Dubey’s profession - running an online retail business that connects artisans with consumers - may not appear unusual for a modern...

Muslim women demand reforms in personal law: NGO

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Mumbai : Over 500 Muslim women from across India on Thursday passed a resolution to demand comprehensive reforms in the Muslim Personal Law through...

Goa Christmas-eve rape happened next to armed police bunker: BJP

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By IANS, Panaji : The rape of a middle-aged woman on Christmas eve at the popular Arambol beach took place right next to a fortified bunker and in close vicinity of a police outpost, former state Bharatiya Janata Party president Laxmikant Parsenkar says. Parsenkar, a member of the Goa assembly, told IANS Friday that the rape occurred just a few metres away from a fortified police bunker and about 60 metres from a police outpost at Arambol that is manned by an officer of assistant sub-inspector rank.

Minority women’s scheme fund for 64 organisations

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government has sanctioned funds to 64 NGOs for implementing a 'Leadership Development of Minority Women' scheme across 12 states, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday.

Dowry charge against Jharkhand health minister

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By IANS, Ranchi : Jharkhand health minister Bhanu Pratap Sahi, who got married last week, has been accused by a woman he was engaged to last year of demanding dowry to marry her. Shipra Singh, a resident of Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, alleged that Sahi, who had got engaged to her February 2007, did not marry her as her father was not able to arrange the dowry demanded by Sahi. According to a report in a local newspaper, Shipra said Sahi had demanded Rs.5 million in cash and a luxury car from her family.

Women commission rejects member’s report on Mangalore attack

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Friday rejected its member Nirmala Venkatesh's report that blamed the Jan 24 attack on women in a Mangalore pub on the security of the establishment. NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said the report lacked on three counts - no social activists or local advocates were included in the committee, none of the persons attacked were contacted or interviewed, it focussed on the licence issued to the bar owners that was not part of the probe - and was thus not acceptable.

Miscreants throw acid on woman corporator in UP

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Bareilly : A woman corporator was Friday seriously injured when local goons here threw acid on her, police said. A case has been registered against...

बजट में कटौती से अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय में निराशा

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net मोदी सरकार के दूसरे कार्यकाल का आखिरी बजट अल्पसंख्यकों के लिए मायूसी लेकर आया। पिछले वर्ष के मुकाबले इस वर्ष अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय...

Woman freed after 33-year jail for assassination plot

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By DPA, Washington: Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, convicted of trying to assassinate former US president Gerald Ford, was released Friday after spending 33 years in prison, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed. Fromme, 60, pointed a loaded gun at Ford during a California event in 1975. A secret service agent managed to wrestle Fromme to the floor before she was able to pull the trigger.

Professor Suraiya Husain passes away

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By TCN Aligarh: Noted writer, renowned scholar and former Chairperson, Department of Urdu, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Professor Suraiya Husain passed away following a prolonged...

नाइंसाफी,अन्याय,संवेदनहीनता, दुख और तक़लीफ़ का साल 2020

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net साल 2020 पूर्ण होने पर हैं। यह साल देश के लिए तमाम कठिन परिस्थितियों से गुज़रा है। कोरोनावायरस का प्रकोप, लाकडाउन,दिल्ली दंगे,लाकडाउन...

Pakistan has 10 women ambassadors

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By IANS, Islamabad : Ten Pakistani missions are headed by women ambassadors, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.

Cooch Behar tribal women to float new handicrafts company

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Kolkata : A hundred tribal women in the district of Cooch Behar in West Bengal are gearing up to float a new company next...

Women activists stage silent protest in Srinagar

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By IANS, Srinagar : Women's rights activists staged a silent protest in Srinagar Thursday against the alleged deteriorating women's rights scenario in Kashmir.

India not a happy place for mothers: report

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By NNN-PTI, New Delhi : At a time when the world celebrates Mother's Day, it turns out that India scores poorly among the middle-income countries when it comes to health care and well-being of mothers. The country is ranked 73 in the list of 77 nations rated for the "best place to be a mother", according to a report by child rights organisation 'Save the Children'. What is more shocking in the 'State of the World's Mothers 2010' report is that India is rated much lower than a host of conflict-ridden African countries like Kenya and Congo.

Dowry killing mocks Nepal PM’s resolve

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By IANS, Kathmandu : He led a 10-year guerrilla war against the government and succeeded in ending Nepal's centuries-old institution of monarchy. But Nepal's first Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is facing a far more tougher challenge as he battles to eradicate social evils that continue to flourish despite a newly declared ban. Almost 10 days after the former revolutionary pledged to ban the system of dowry in Nepal, a killing has been reported from the southern lowlands.

Special rooms at TN bus stations for lactating mothers

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Chennai : In a novel initiative for the benefit of lactating mothers, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa on Friday announced that exclusive rooms...

Pakistani woman indicted for attempted murder in US

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By DPA, Washington : The US government Tuesday indicted a Pakistani woman for attempting to murder American interrogators while she was being held in Afghanistan. Aafia Siddiqui, 36, faces attempted murder charges after she allegedly seized a rifle from a US Army officer and tried to fire it at the interrogators who arrived in Ghazni, Afghanistan in July to question her about possible terrorist related activities, the US Justice Department said.

Meet 10 women who are spearheading movement against CAA-NRC in India

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Nazish Hussain and Musheera Ashraf, Twocircles.net In the wake of countrywide protests against CAA-NRC-NPR, India is witnessing a watershed massive movement led by women. From...

Vidharba woman who inspired Rahul Gandhi gives BJP the slip

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‘Where goddesses are worshipped, women are treated badly’

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No uniform civil code please: Muslim women’s group

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New Delhi: A Muslim women's group on Tuesday opposed attempts to impose a uniform civil code but said "a gender just reform" was needed...

Kiran Bedi advocates tougher laws to fight terrorism

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By IANS, Ahmedabad : Kiran Bedi, the first woman IPS officer, Wednesday said strong anti-terror laws were needed to tackle the growing menace of terrorism in India. Bedi, who was here to interact with students and parents of Ahmedabad Managament Association (AMA), said the prevailing laws were too weak to fight terrorism. "Strong laws are needed to keep pace with the new challenges posed by terrorists," Bedi said, adding that toning of the legal system too was needed. She said policing and the quality of policemen needed to be spruced up with better service conditions.

Students in burqa denied entry into UP college; authorities cite ‘dress code’

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Professor Dr AP Singh of Hindu college in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district said that they have implemented a dress code for the students...

Disfigured but not defeated: Hajida, an acid attack survivor, ensured the culprit does not...

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Hajida and her mother Zareena were walking back home through the market, engaged in a light conversation when Subhan flung two...

1,600 pregnant women perform yoga in Gujarat city, set world record

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Ahmedabad : More than 1,600 pregnant women in Gujarat's Rajkot city claim to have set a new Guinness record on the International Yoga Day...

PM gives assurance on food bill, but not on women’s quota

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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."

IWPC slams minister’s ‘presstitutes’ comment

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New Delhi : The Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) on Friday slammed union minister V.K. Singh for calling the media "presstitutes". Without naming Singh, the...

Pussy Riot appeals verdict

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By IANS, By RIA Novosti, Moscow: Defence lawyers for Russian all-female punk band Pussy Riot have appealed the court verdict under which three members of the band were jailed.

Woman gets Rs.6.7 mn as maintenance

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By IANS, New Delhi : Granting anticipatory bail to an NRI husband involved in a matrimonial dispute, the Delhi High Court Thursday awarded Rs.6.7 million as maintenance to his wife. Justice Kailash Gambhir granted anticipatory bail to Ankur Sahni (name changed), a British national and a businessman, and directed him to pay the settlement amount to his wife Ritu (name changed) in three installments and file for mutual divorce.

The problem of Rape: Why India is still failing?

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By Aabid Ali Haider for TwoCircles.net, The brutal and harrowing rapes in Kerala have revealed that women in India are unsafe when it comes to...

निर्भया काण्ड के बाद घटने के बजाय बढ़े हैं बलात्कार के मामले

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By अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली: निर्भया कांड के तीन साल पूरे हो चुके हैं. इन बीते तीन सालों में बलात्कार की घटनाएं और...

कानपुर : सपना ने कहा हिन्दू संगठनों ने दबाव देकर दर्ज कराया था नौशाद...

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विशेष सवांददाता। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में बीजेपी नेताओं द्वारा एक मुस्लिम युवक को धर्मांतरण के मामले में जबरन फंसाने का मामला सामने...

Olympics: Saina, Jai Bhagwan stay on course as archers, shooters bow out

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Women’s bill to go through Lok Sabha before March 16

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government intends to push through the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha before the house adjourns March 16 for a three-week break, Parliamentary Affairs Minister P.K. Bansal said here Wednesday. Setting to rest speculation about the fate of the contentious bill that gives 33 percent representation to women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures and was passed by the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, Bansal said the bill would be passed in the lower house before March 16. "That's our intention," Bansal told IANS.

Class 11 girl raped by three classmates

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By IANS, Lucknow: A Class 11 girl was allegedly raped at gunpoint by three of her classmates in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district, police said Saturday, adding that the suspects were absconding. Residents of Hilwari village in Baghpat, some 400 km from here, held a series of protests, demanding the arrest of the boys. The 16-year-old victim was abducted Friday by three boys of her class and raped at a secluded place. Medical reports of the girl have confirmed rape, police added.

Seminar on codification of Islamic Law held in Chennai

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अपनी योग्यता को देश की सेवा में समर्पित करना चाहती है सदफ़ चौधरी

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net कैमिकल इंजीनियरिंग की पढ़ाई और फिर एक अमेरिकी बैंक मेंं काम कर चुकी सदफ़ चौधरी के घर का माहौल पूरी तरह...

Brutalised with iron rod, woman undergoes throat surgery

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Moroccan women seek their way between Islam and feminism

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Kenitra/Sale (Morocco), June 1 (DPA) A young woman passes in a sleeveless shirt and a knee-length skirt, her hair flowing down her back. Another woman of the same age follows in a loose tunic and pants, the Islamic headscarf covering every strand of her hair. An older woman wears the traditional djellaba, a long outer robe with full sleeves, her hair in a bun. Some women wear the strictest Islamic dress, covering themselves in black from head to toe, with only the eyes visible.

Protest against sexual violence towards women in Karnataka

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Indian MPs urged to back transgender rights

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New York: India’s parliament should enact a bill to ensure better legal protection for the rights of the transgender population, Human Rights Watch said...

A petition ‘Justice for Jashodaben’ floats in response to PM Modi’s triple talaq statement

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By Siddhant Mohan and A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Expressing Union government’s opposition to the practice of triple talaq in Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday...

Cops do not understand harassed women’s woes: Delhi minister

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Rajouri braveheart Rukhsana honoured with medal, cash

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By IANS, Jammu: Rukhsana Kousar, the brave heart of Rajouri who killed top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Abu Osama in her house in September last year, Saturday received an award for her act of exemplary bravery. The Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak was presented to Rukhsana, on behalf of President Pratibha Patil, by Rajouri Deputy Commissioner J.P.Singh at an official function in Rajouri, 160 km north of Jammu.

LDs: licensed to track you

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By Rajat Rai, IANS, Lucknow : Be it a mall, an office, a seminar venue or a social networking website, men are advised to be cautious in dealing with unknown women. The newfound weapon of private detective agencies is the lady detective, codenamed LD. "It is a combination of technology and beauty. Collecting information about anyone, be it a man or a woman, is more economical and easy using LD than male detectives," Shyam of Fox Detective Agency reveals.

Muslim law board enhances its own women quota

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By IANS, Lucknow : The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) may been silent on the women's reservation bill. But when it came to reconstituting its executive body, it unanimously increasef the representation of women from one to five. Announcing this on the last day of the board's three-day annual convention at the Nadwa Darul-Uloom Islamic university here, AIMPLB spokesman-cum-legal adviser Zafaryab Jilani told reporters Sunday: "We have nominated five women this time on the board's executive committee."

Activists unite to show solidarity to Irom Sharmila’s struggle

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By TCN News Delhi : Activists from various organisations will come together in Delhi tomorrow to commemorate and support the 15-year long struggle of Irom...

Over five million people endorse effort to end violence against women

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By DPA, New York : More than five million people have signed a petition to support the UN campaign to end violence against women, a programme spearheaded by Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman, the UN has said. The petition was presented to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to mark Tuesday's International Day to End Violence Against Women. "We thought that the more names we collected, the stronger our case to make ending violence against women a top priority for governments everywhere," Kidman said at a press conference at UN headquarters in New York.

75-year old man in Bihar marries woman half his age

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Patna : A 75-year-old man has married a woman half his age in Bihar's Samastipur district, ignoring the criticism of people and society. Ram Chander...

Gujjar women, children in Kashmir get raw deal

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By Binoo Joshi, IANS, Jammu : Over 1.5 million Gujjar tribal women and children live in utter deprivation in Jammu and Kashmir due to traditional neglect and lack of awareness about welfare schemes, says a tribal research group. "These Gujjar women are not aware of the schemes launched by the government for their education and social uplift as they live in far-flung areas and are nomads moving from one place to another," notes Javed Rahi, secretary, Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation.

‘Muslims have become demolition targets:’ Jamia Nagar residents on DDA demolitions

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On February 15, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished 50 structures in Jamia Nagar, a predominately Muslim majority neighbourhood in New Delhi. The area...