Belgium set to become first EU country to ban burqas
By DPA,
Brussels: Belgium Wednesday moved a step closer to becoming the first European Union (EU) country to punish Muslim women who hide their faces in public, as the interior affairs committee of its parliament passed a resolution against burqas.
Burqas are full-length, head-to-toe garments which obscure a woman's face completely, usually with a semi-transparent section that allows the wearer to see out.
डेल्टा मेघवाल और उसके पिता का दर्द…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नोखा (राजस्थान) : मेरे लिए आपने आप में एक बेहद मुश्किल काम था. मैं डेल्टा मेघवाल के पिता से रूबरू था....
यशवर्धन ने ‘सुरैय्या’ को फंसाकर पहले हिन्दू बनाया और अब ठोकरें खाने के लिए...
यशवर्धन की मुहब्बत में गिरफ्तार होकर सुरैय्या(बदला हुआ नाम) ने धर्म तक बदल लिया मगर इसके बाद भी यशवर्धन वफ़ादारी न कर सका सुरैय्या...
Women activists denounce sexual violence, misogyny peddled by apps like Sulli Deals, Bulli Bai
Several speakers during an online protest held by the Women’s Department of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) pushed for the need for people from all...
One day ‘solidarity fast’ by Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign at Delhi on Nov 6
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Coinciding with the 15th year of the heroic struggle by Irom Sharmila Chanu against the AFSPA, the Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) has organized a one-day solidarity fast and gathering in support of Irom Sharmila at Jantar Mantar here on Thursday, November 6.
Google lights candle ‘in memory of Delhi braveheart’
By IANS,
New Delhi: Google India has lit a white candle on its homepage as a tribute to the 23-year-old Delhi gang-rape victim, who passed away following a 13-day fight for life.
राजस्थान में दलित युवक की मौत ने तूल पकड़ा,आक्रोश
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
राजस्थान के अजमेर में कथित तौर पर उच्च जाति के दबंगों और स्थानीय पुलिस की प्रताड़ना से परेशान होकर आत्महत्या करने...
‘Order is discriminatory, hurtful’: Muslims react to Karnataka High Court upholding Hijab ban
Women students, activists fear the ban on the Hijab will now extend to educational institutions in the state where it was previously allowed.
Muhammad Raafi...
HC takes cognizance of Tihar women’s deplorable condition
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of a letter sent by the Supreme Court's Justice Kurian Joseph...
Promise of an Optimal Future for Women and Girls
By Shobha Shukla, CNS
In 1910, a meeting of 35 women in Copenhagen started a worldwide movement demanding universal voting rights for women. That was a turning point in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. Now, 100 years later, over 3000 delegates (40% of who were men) from 146 countries, gathered together in Washington DC to press for universal access to maternal and child health. 2010 is as transforming a mile stone as 1910 was, in the journey of achieving basic human and health care rights for all women and children.
DCW’s notice to colleges, varsities over sexual harassment cases
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women on Wednesday asked the city's 23 educational bodies, including the Delhi University, to state the number of...
जिसने काम चलाया था उसके लिए क़लम चला दिया…
मोहम्मद अनीसुर रहमान खान
कितना अच्छा विचार है कि हम अपने देश की बागडोर जिसके हाथ में दें उसका रिपोर्ट कार्ड भी हम ही बनाएं...
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.
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.
Women politicians welcome no GST on sanitary pads
By IANS:
New Delhi, July 22: Women politicians, cutting across party lines, have welcomed the government's decision on scrapping GST on sanitary napkins.
Reactions flowed in...
NCW to start 24×7 toll free helpline
By IANS,
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women will soon start a 24-hour helpline to assist women in distress, its chief Mamta Sharma said Friday.
Two JD-U women legislators campaign for BJP, RJD
Patna: Two women legislators from Bihar's ruling JD-U, one of them a former minister, are campaigning and seeking votes for the BJP and RJD...
Women’s issues will be dealt with speedily in Rajasthan
By IANS,
Jaipur: Rajasthan has framed an action plan to handle with sensitivity incidents of atrocities on women and speedily dispose of these cases, thanks to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Writing about marginalised communities is like walking a tight rope
On the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), writers reflect on the experiences of writing on the issues of marginalized communities in India.
Tabeenah...
Women’s voting rights violated, says AAP
Gurgaon : AAP leader Yogendra Yadav Friday complained to the Election Commission that votes of uneducated women were often cast by others in this...
Muslim woman panchayat leader quits alleging male supremacy
By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,
Men outnumber women in media in India, Pakistan
Bangkok : Although the presence of women in media has more than doubled in two decades, they constitute only 28.6 percent of the media...
Woman commits suicide, blames husband, sister
New Delhi : A 22-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan. She left a note blaming her husband and her...
Hormonal contraceptives less effective for obese women
By IANS,
Washington: Hormonal contraceptives seem to be less effective in preventing pregnancy among obese or overweight women, a study says.
Four of seven studies examined in a review comprising 39,531 women suggest that the heaviest women have the highest risk of pregnancy while using the contraceptives.
"Obese or overweight women should also consider potential health risks from hormonal contraceptives," said Amitasrigowri Murthy, who directs the reproductive choice programme at Bellevue Hospital Centre in New York, reports The Cochrane Library.
American Muslim activist lauds Kuwaiti womens political engagement
By Nawab Khan, KUNA,
Brusels : A leading Muslim woman activist in the United States has underlined the important political role played by women in the Gulf countries particularly in Kuwait.
"We believe that the Gulf is very important because it is a prosperous region of the world and secondly there are some women activism coming out, specifically from countries like Kuwait," Daisy Khan, Executive Director, American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA) told KUNA in an interview in Brussels Tuesday. She noted that Kuwait is at the forefront of promoting a parliamentary system.
JNU increases grace marks for women, transgenders
New Delhi : The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Friday brought in major changes in the deprivation points system which is used to help...
Sri Lankan electoral reforms to boost women’s representation
Colombo : Sri Lanka's new electoral reforms should make space for more women representation in parliament, Deputy Foreign Minister Ajith Perera told reporters on...
Decadal increase in separated women goes up to a million
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government Friday said the number of divorced and separated women in the country has gone up by nearly a...
No plans for new women’s battalions in paramilitary forces
By IANS,
New Delhi : There are no plans for raising new women's battalions or reserve battalions in the central armed police forces (CAPFs), parlaiment was informed Tuesday.
Rajya Sabha disrupted over Selja’s claim of caste bias
New Delhi : The government and the opposition locked horns in the Rajya Sabah on Wednesday when the treasury benches contradicted Congress member Kumari...
First Zamira Begum Rahman memorial lecture held in Tezpur
By TCN News
Guwahati: The First Zamira Begum Rahman Memorial Lecture on the topic “Women Empowerment and Society” was delivered by Sarmistha Das, Assistant...
मुसलमानों को पिछड़ेपन से उबारने की अदुभुत कोशिश थी फ़ातिमा शेख़ की मुहिम
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
देश की पहली महिला शिक्षक फातिमा शेख की 191वीं जयंती देशभर में मनाईं गई। कोविड के चलते फातिमा शेख़ की जयंती पर कार्यक्रम...
Why can’t Muslim women also lead the whole community: BMMA
By Yoginder Sikand for TwoCircles.net,
Based in New Delhi, Zakia Nizami Soman is one of the founder members of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), a movement of Muslim women across India struggling for their citizenship rights. In this interview with Yoginder Sikand, she talks about the BMMA’s work and reflects on the daunting challenges facing Muslim women in India today.
Q: How did the BMMA start? What made you and your colleagues feel the need for a separate Muslim women’s movement?
Over 32,000 widows, 97,000 orphans in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar: There are over 32,000 widows and 97,000 orphaned children in violence-battered Jammu and Kashmir, a new study has found, suggesting that the unending conflict in the border state has only made things worse for the vulnerable sections of society.
"There were 32,400 widows and 97,200 orphans in 2008 in Kashmir and the number is growing. With the continuity and intensification of armed conflict, their life conditions have deteriorated to miserable sub-human levels," says the study conducted by valley-based known sociologist Bashir Ahmed Dabla.
Indo-Canadian woman gets human rights plaint go-ahead
Ottawa : A provincial supreme court in Canada has okayed a human rights complaint by an Indo-Canadian varsity professor against a university alleging discrimination...
Muslim women in India are in miserable condition: Uzma Naheed
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net
Uzma Naheed comes from a family of the founders of Darul Uloom Deoband. She is a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and has been working for the upliftment of the Muslim women in India and abroad.
Though she comes from the religious establishment she is very critical of religious establishment for keep Muslims in intellectually and socially miserable condition.
Congress wants Priyanka Gandhi to campaign more: Singhvi
Kolkata: The Congress was "keen and eager" to see party chief Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra play a bigger role in the election...
मज़हब पर उठती उंगलियों से भरा रहा बीता साल
जावेद अनीस
पिछले डेढ़ सालों में इस देश में अभिव्यक्ति की आज़ादी और लोकतंत्र के दायरे कम हुए हैं और बहुसंख्यकवाद का अहंकार सामने आया...
Mamata a role model for women, says US diplomat
By IANS,
Kolkata : A US diplomat Tuesday lauded West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her fighting spirit and called her a great role model for women.
Women most vulnerable to climate change, says UN report
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women, particularly those in poor countries, are among the most vulnerable to climate change, said a United Nations report released here Thursday.
"They (women) are among the most vulnerable to climate change, partly because in many countries they make up a larger share of the agricultural work force and partly because they tend to have access to fewer income-earning opportunities," the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) report said.
Woman judges and Sharia
By Asghar Ali Engineer,
Recently two women judges have been appointed in Malaysia in the Sharia court but strangely enough their appointment is conditional on their not handling cases pertaining to marriage and divorce.
They can handle other cases like the custody of children, maintenance, property, etc. The appointment of women judges is a welcome move but the conditionality attached seems strange.
Think of harsher punishment for child rape accused: SC
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday said parliament may think of formulating laws providing for harsher punishment for those accused of rape...
Woman freed after 33-year jail for assassination plot
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.
Muslim women demand reforms in personal law: NGO
Mumbai : Over 500 Muslim women from across India on Thursday passed a resolution to demand comprehensive reforms in the Muslim Personal Law through...
Rape bid on woman in running Mumbai train
Mumbai: Mumbai Police are investigating an incident of attempted rape of a 22-year old woman by an unidentified person in a running suburban train...
Two young Swedish women marry in Agra
By IANS,
Agra : Two young Swedish women, who were living together in New Delhi for the past one year, married in traditional Hindu style at a temple here, a priest said.
According to Baba Dharam Das, who conducted the marriage Saturday at a temple in Agra Cantonment, an autorickshaw driver brought the two women to the temple and persuaded him to get them married according to Vedic rites.
The autorickshaw driver made arrangements for the marriage in which Sandra, who played the husband, put vermillion on the forehead of Sara, who played the wife's role.
“Srinagar has become an open-air prison,” restrictions back to Kashmir capital after decades
After the spate of civilian killings in Kashmir, especially of members of the Kashmiri Pandit community and non-locals, the government has beefed security in...
‘Safety of women tourists top priority’
New Delhi : Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Shripad Yesso Naik Thursday said the safety and security of all tourists, especially women, remains...
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...
US-based organization distributes ‘Ramadan ration’ among widows, Rohingya refugees in Jammu
By TCN News
Jammu: US-based organisation Indian Muslim Relief & Charities (IMRC) conducted a two-day ‘Ramadan Ration Program’ among 300 poor and...
Why no quota for women in Rajya Sabha, asks Mamata
By IANS,
New Delhi : A day after her party boycotted voting on the women's reservation bill, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday asked why a third of the Rajya Sabha seats too should not be kept for women.
"Why there is no 33 percent reservation for women in the Rajya Sabha?" a visibly upset Banerjee asked reporters.
The Trinamool Congress chief said that her party had "so many times" raised the issue of reservation for women in the Rajya Sabha.
Spell out norms for devolving Nirbhaya fund to states, SC tells centre
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the central government to spell out the manner in which Nirbhaya fund - for safety...
Ethiopia studying Indian self-help groups to empower women
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty,
New Delhi : A strong network of self-help groups (SHGs) has managed to improve the social condition of women in Ethiopia and...
Self-employment project for women by scientist body
By IANS,
Lucknow : In order to make rural women of Uttar Pradesh self-employed , a scientist body here has initiated a training project, officials said Monday.
Scientists at the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow have launched a pilot project to train rural women for self employment.
"CIMAP has undertaken a programme to train rural women in making herbal products like incense sticks, rose water and other products," said A.K. Singh, a CIMAP scientist.
Initially, the programme was launched for villages in Lucknow and Barabanki districts.
No place for crimes against women in civilised society : Dikshit
By IANS,
New Delhi: There is no place for crimes against women in civilized society, said Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday while advocating strict punishment for those involved in heinous crimes like rape and sexual assault.
"There is no place for crimes against women in civilized society. Man can do much more. It is surprising why they are indulging in heinous crimes like rape and sexual assault. The persons involved in such heinous crimes should be given harsh punishment," Dikshit stated, while inaugurating a self defence workshop for girls here.
Three held for trafficking girls in Delhi
New Delhi : Three people have been arrested for their alleged role in human trafficking, Delhi Police said on Tuesday. Two girls, including a...
Controversy in Kashmir after Army-run school asks staff to ‘avoid Hijab’
The Dagger Parivaar School, which is run by the Army in collaboration with an NGO, said the move was aimed to help disabled students...
Uber driver arrested for raping, robbing passenger in Mexico
Mexico City : A driver for the ride-hailing service Uber was arrested for raping and robbing a female passenger in Mexico City.
The driver was...
Delhi hospital restores mobility to 130-kg Uzbek woman
New Delhi: An accident four years back left Kavlaynova Oygul, from Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, with a broken thigh bone that refused to heal despite...
Where’s women power: Huma Qureshi on Kejriwal’s cabinet
New Delhi : Actress Huma Qureshi has high hopes from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal but has one issue with his cabinet -- the...
Arrangements made Gileem Juloos in Lucknow on 19th Ramzan
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Lucknow: District administration took out flag march in old city on Sunday to gear up for the 19th Ramzan procession in Lucknow. The procession is taken out by shia muslims as per the tripartitie agreement between Sunnis, Shias and district administration in 1999 which permitted 10 processions for Shias and one for Sunnis.
Women’s safety top issue in JNUSU election
New Delhi : With growing cases of crimes against women at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), most student organisations Wednesday outlined women safety as their...
Principal expelled Ruchika, but not Rathore’s daughter
By IANS,
Chandigarh: A magisterial inquiry into the expulsion of Ruchika Girhotra from her school here has revealed that while the school authorities singled out the teen-aged molestation victim for action in 1990, no such step was taken against the daughter of her tormentor though she too defaulted in fee payment.
Women’s Reservation Bill: What it means for Muslim representation?
By Md. Mudassir Alam for TwoCircles.net,
Telangana man arrested for rape, murder of daughter
Hyderabad:Police in Telangana have solved the mystery behind rape and murder of a minor girl with the arrest of her father, who committed the...
Saving girl child high priority: Maneka
New Delhi : Saving the girl child is high priority for the Indian government, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said Monday.
At a...
Japan must act responsibly on ‘comfort women’: China
Beijing: China has urged Japan to act responsibly after a senior Japanese official announced plans to re-examine a statement offering apologies for Japan's wartime...
Where women take charge of Durga Puja celebrations
By IANS,
Ranchi : An all-women Durga Puja celebration has entered the 15th year in Jharkhand's Dhanbad city.
The Sarvajanik Durga Puja Committee, formed by 37 women in 1993, has been celebrating the festival without the support of men for the last 15 years. The women belong to Srinagar colony in Dhanbad, 240 km from Ranchi.
The women raise funds and also perform prayers and other rituals.
"We had decided that there will be no male member in the committee and each and everything will be organised by women," said Seema, president of the committee.
Insaaf Zindabad – Feminists for Freedom, Peace and Justice question India’s freedom on 74th...
TCN News
On the occasion of the 74th Independence Day of India, Insaaf Zindabad - Feminists For Freedom, Peace And Justice (IZ-FFPJ) has issued a...
European, Asian stars vie for top honours at Women’s Indian Open
By IANS,
Gurgaon : Leading women golfers from Asia and Europe will tee along with India's best in the DLF Women's Indian Open starting at the DLF Golf and Country Club here Wednesday.
The third edition of India' only Ladies Asian Golf Tour (LAGT) event will tee-off with the pro-am Tuesday while the three day main event will be played from Wednesday. The tournament offers $120,000 in prize purse. The format of the event will witness the cut being applied after two days with the top 50 golfers plus ties making it to the final round.
Sania loses Birmingham tennis semifinal
By IANS
Birmingham: India's Sania Mirza blew a set advantage against Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova to go down 6-3, 0-6, 3-6 in the Aegon Classic tennis semifinal here Saturday.
Sania, who had beaten Rybarikova in their only meeting before, was appearing in only her second semifinal of the year. She had reached the Pattaya Open final in February.
The 22-year-old Hyderabadi, who played two matches Friday, recovered from a break down in the fourth game of the first set and then reeled off four games in a row for a 5-2 lead. She then comfortably served out the set in the ninth game.
Akkriti’s autopsy report hints she died of asphyxiation
By IANS,
New Delhi : Akkriti Bhatia, a Class 12 student of Modern School Vasant Vihar in the national capital, died of asphyxiation stemming from an asthma attack, according to the post mortem examination report, police said Friday.
"The post mortem examination report hints Akkriti died of asphyxia. It seems to be a natural death but we are awaiting her viscera report and any conclusion can be reached only after going through the viscera report," a police officer told IANS.
Media award for young woman journalist
By IANS,
New Delhi : Alifiya Khan, 24, has won the third Anupama Jayaraman Memorial journalism award for exposing loopholes in the country's healthcare system with a series of investigative articles.
The award consists of a citation and a cash award of Rs.15,000. Khan, a Mumbai-based correspondent with the Hindustan Times, wrote on 12 state-run healthcare centres.
"Primary Hell Centres" - one of her articles which helped Khan clinch the award - unveiled the condition of health centres where untrained Ayurvedic doctors carried out post mortems and used disposable needles on patients.
Protests in Sri Lanka over alleged rape, murder of schoolgirl
Colombo: Over 120 people were arrested by Sri Lankan police on Wednesday after violent clashes erupted between protestors and police outside a court over...
Chandigarh rejects aid for mentally challenged rape victim
By IANS,
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration Monday rejected the financial assistance offered by a Delhi-based trust for the care and upbringing of a 19-year-old mentally challenged rape victim and her unborn child.
Standing counsel of union territory administration Monday submitted an affidavit before the Punjab and Haryana High Court declining the aid of National Trust for the Welfare of Persons With Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.
SpiceJet operates all-women flights on Women’s Day
By IANS,
Mumbai : International Women's Day got off to a flying start Friday with private carrier SpiceJet's first flights of the day being operated by all-women crew, an official here said.
रामनवमी शोभायात्रा के दौरान देश भर में हुई हिंसा पैदा कर रही है बड़ी...
आकिल हुसैन। Two circles.net
देश की राजधानी दिल्ली में शनिवार को बाला जी शोभायात्रा के दौरान दो समुदायों के बीच संघर्ष हो गया था। इससे...
विरासत में मिले मुस्लिम औरतों को शरअई अधिकार: मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ
TCN News
उत्तर प्रदेश की राजधानी लखनऊ में ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड की तफ़्हीम-ए-शरीयत कमिटी के अंतर्गत सेमीनार का आयोजन किया गया. इस...
A course to help women get back to work after sabbatical
By IANS,
Gurgaon : Women who often grapple with re-joining work after a sabbatical now have help on hand, courtesy a course offered by a business school here.
No woman should die giving life: UNICEF
Tehran, Jan 18, IRNA -- Every minute somewhere in the world a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth, and the women in the world’s least developed countries are 300 times more likely to die in childbirth than those in developed countries.
These facts are highlighted in UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children report on maternal and newborn health, a press release issued by the UN Information Center (UNIC) said on Sunday.
Extraordinary stories of ordinary women
TCN Special Series: Part 2 on Anwari Noor Jahan
By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,
Mappila culture: A harmonious mix of Arab and Kerala traditions
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
TCN Malabar series: Part 7
All India women karwan in support of WRB next month
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Anhad NGO and other civil groups will jointly launch an All India Women Karwan in support of Women Reservation Bill next month. Three caravans will be taken out on three different routes to cover as much part of the country as possible. They will be flagged off on May 20 simultaneously in Delhi, Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar.
Women take up arms to fight monkeys in Lucknow
By IANS,
Lucknow : Fed up with the monkey menace in the Uttar Pradesh capital, homemakers here have taken up arms to scare them away.
With an estimated population of 3,000 monkeys roaming in various residential areas of this city of three million, women in at least four areas of Lucknow have started using air guns and pistols to shoo them away.
Young tribal woman inspires farming community to better livelihoods in Odisha
By Chinmaya Dehury
Koraput (Odisha): Raimati Ghiuria, a young tribal woman, not only proved to be a leader in conserving local traditional varieties of rice...
दिल्ली: बस्तियों में बदतर ज़िन्दगी
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: इस शहर में जहां एक तरफ़ मेट्रो की रफ़्तार से भी तेज़ ज़िन्दगी भागती है, जहां बड़े-बड़े आलीशान मकान और कोठियां...
Women politicians get a raw deal in Madhya Pradesh
By Sanjay Sharma, IANS,
Bhopal : Notwithstanding their tall claims of empowering women, political parties in Madhya Pradesh have let them down in nominations for the Nov 27 state assembly polls.
Despite 47 per cent voters out of total 35.9 million electors being women, both the main political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, which have been advocating 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, have been miserly in fielding them.
AAP leader lodges complaint against Delhi legislator
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Alka Lamba has lodged a police complaint against Delhi legislator Vinod Kumar Binny and 21 others for alleging...
Jamaat Islami’s women wing protests Nicolas Sarkozy’s remark on hijab
By Abdul Hameed, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: As a part of the ongoing agitation against the French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s statement calling hijab a sign of ‘subservience’, the women wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s Maharashtra unit handed over a memorandum to the Consulate General of France in Mumbai and urged them to take it to President Sarkozy.
Fake widows found drawing pension, woman arrested
By IANS,
Lucknow : A woman has been arrested in an Uttar Pradesh village after a local official found over two dozen women who were drawing widows' pensions from the state government though they had husbands.
Sub Divisional Magistrate Gola G. Chandra scanned the applications of all beneficiaries of widows' pensions in Padariya Tula village of Lakhimpur Kheri district last week after receiving a complaint.
"Over two dozen applications were found to be fake by Saturday and the process is still on," Chandra told IANS.
Ramadan 1438: Shaheena
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"The word Ramzan itself gives me a sense of peace and relief. The feeling of Ramzan in the close-knit family...
पूजा करने गई महिला से गैंगरेप,बंदायू में हुई जघन्य वारदात
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के बदायूं में एक महिला के साथ निर्भया कांड जैसी घटना को फिर से दोहराने का मामला सामने आया है। 50...
First woman chief of aviation regulator takes charge
New Delhi : India's first women chief of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) M. Sathiyavathy took charge Thursday from erstwhile incumbent...
Re-codify Muslim Personal Laws: Jamaat Islami’s women wing
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net,
Malappuram: While calling upon Muslim women to come forward to effectively utilize the 50% reservation in local self government institutions, the women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) today demanded re-codification of Muslim Personal Laws such that they cannot be misused.
Handwara girl’s mother says video recorded under police pressure
Srinagar : The mother of the young girl whose alleged molestation by a army soldiersparked off violent protests in Handwara earlier this week alleged...
Documentary on last queen of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal, to be screened in Kathmandu
By Sahana Ghosh
Kolkata, (IANS): A documentary that depicts the last queen of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal's contributions to the First War of Independence and...
रोरी गांव से रिपोर्ट : गांव में गुस्सा , एक आवाज़ ! बेटी गरीब...
विशेष संवाददाता।twocircles.net
मोदीनगर थाना क्षेत्र के रोरी गांव में भीतर दाखिल होने से पहले ही इमरान का परिवार छप्पर डाल कर रहता है। इमरान मजदूरी...
Policemen threatened to rape women students, says fact finding team
Hyderabad : Policemen, who cracked down on students protesting at University of Hyderabad, threatened to rape the women students, revealed an independent fact finding...
India takes up rape incident with Maldives
By IANS,
New Delhi: India has taken up "quite strongly" with Maldives the rape of an Indian woman and has been assured of action by its government, an official said Tuesday.
Pakistani woman indicted for attempted murder in US
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.
Death of a Delta: Part 2
By A Mirsab and Afroz Alam for TwoCircles.net,
TwoCircles.net visited Nokha to investigate the story of Delta Meghwal. Within a couple of hours we...
‘Shadi Bureau’ of minority welfare launched in Assam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: ‘Shadi Bureau (SB)’ of Minority Welfare Society (MWS) was launched by Muktar Hussain Ahmed Choudhury, former Additional Commissioner of Taxes, Government of Assam & President, MWS at the Murshidul Alom Memorial Hall in Dispur on Sunday at the Senior Women’s Meet hosted the Ladies’ Wing of the MSW.
Doctor beaten after woman gives birth in ambulance
Kolkata : A doctor at a state-run rural hospital in West Bengal was thrashed by irate locals after a woman gave birth in...
Mangalore incident triggers war of words in women’s commission
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Mangalore pub assault has triggered a war of words within the National Commission for Women, as its chairperson Tuesday "nullified" a probe by a commission member into the attack on some young women.
However, Nirmala Venkatesh, who conducted the probe, said her findings were impartial.
After completing the probe into the Mangalore assault by a self-styled moral brigade, Venkatesh said that the pub lacked security and that women needed to safeguard themselves.
Karnataka BJP lawmaker sparks row with rape remark
Bengaluru: Karnataka's BJP lawmaker K.S. Eshwarappa on Saturday sparked a controversy with his remarks on rape incidents in the state. He later said his...
Court asks police to probe Renuka’s ‘Talibanisation’ comment
By IANS,
Bangalore : A Mangalore court has directed the police to register a first information report (FIR) against Union Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Choudhury for her comment that last month's attack on women in a pub there was "Talibanisation" of the city.
The Mangalore police have been asked to submit a report by March 20 on a complaint filed by Mangalore city corporation mayor Ganesh Hosabettu that Choudhury's comment had damaged the image of the city and was meant to incite communal disharmony.
Legal awareness camp for Muslim women in Manipur
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: All Manipur Muslims (Meitei Pangal) Welfare Association (AMPWA), a prominent civil society organization, organized a One-Day Legal Awareness Programme on the topic “Protection of Women’s Right” in association with Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) on June 1, 2014 at the campus of Muslim Girls Hostel at Hafiz Hatta, Imphal.
Rajiv killing conspirators not to be free for now, kin dismayed
New Delhi/Chennai: The Supreme Court Friday said that the seven conspirators in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination will not be released for now, a...
Woman burnt to death in Greater Noida
By IANS,
Greater Noida : A 22-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death for dowry by her husband and in-laws in Shadipur Chidauli area of Greater Noida, police said Sunday.
Reshma, the wife of contract worker Israr, was found with serious burns in her husband's house in Shadipur Saturday, Badalpur police said.
"We received an information around 2.30 p.m. When we rushed to the house, we found her with burns. There was a kerosene can kept beside her body," Badalpur Station House Officer Amit Kumar said.
"No family member was present inside the house," he said.
India-Africa initiative empowering African women
By Hadra Ahmed,
New Delhi : A new initiative has India partnering with African countries to empower African women by developing skills that already...
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.
Marginally more women in council of ministers
By IANS,
New Delhi : There are marginally more women in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's team now, with four new women members joining the council of ministers Sunday.
Preity Zinta not against joining politics
By IANS,
New Delhi : Actress Preity Zinta Thursday praised the Women's Reservation Bill, saying it will reduce discrimination and bias against women - and indicated that was not averse to joining politics.
"This (the bill) provides an incredible opportunity to women. We have women in important position. Our president (Pratibha Patil) is a woman. Sonia Gandhi is there. There will be more woman in our parliament," the actor told reporters on the sidelines of a health event organised by UNAIDS.
Woman dies in police custody in Kerala
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Malapuram: A 23 year old woman reportedly died in police custody in Kerala in March. According to the Asian Human Rights Commission, the police took the victim Hanisha, into illegal custody on 23rd March 2014. The police did not record the arrest and detained the woman at the police station, and on the next day, reported that Hanisha committed suicide inside the police station.
‘Women of India, South Africa should partner each other’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women of India and South Africa should enter into partnerships in economic development programmes, South Africa's High Commissioner Harris Majeke said here Wednesday.
Leila Seth, first woman judge of Delhi High Court, passed away at the age...
Noida, (IANS): Justice Leila Seth, the first woman judge of Delhi High Court who played a major role in the making of the tough...
Now, women are new vote bank in Bihar
Patna: With women voters outnumbering male voters in the first two of the five-phase Bihar assembly polls, they have emerged as a prominent vote...
SC to hear contempt plea against Sabarimala tantri for closing temple for purification
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on January 22 a contempt plea against the Sabarimala temple tantri for shutting the...
Hold on death sentence of two Delhi gang rape convicts extended
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday extended its interim order putting on hold the execution of death sentence of Mukesh and Pawan Gupta -...
Commonest medicine for Australian women: antidepressants
By IANS,
Sydney : The most commonly prescribed medication for Australian women is antidepressants, according to a study.
The study, by universities of Queensland and Newcastle, is the latest to emerge from a longitudinal study on women's health.
Julie Byles, professor at Quensland, who co-authored the study, said the research indicated the prevalence of antidepressant use increased with age.
"Eight percent of younger women and 14 percent of mid-age women used antidepressants during the surveyed period," Byles said. "This figure jumps to 18 percent in older women."
Delhi Metro makes coach location convenient for women
New Delhi : To facilitate boarding and alighting of ladies from the same coach and avoid inconvenience to women passengers travelling on Line 1...
Hopes run high with women’s reservation bill
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.
“Anti-nationals” of the world unite: Umar Khalid back in JNU campus
By TCN News,
New Delhi: The JNU campus was enlighten on Sunday night when Umar Khalid, an accused of raising anti-national slogans, returned to the...
Indian nurses freed in Iraq, to reach Kerala Saturday
Thiruvananthapuram : All 46 Indian women nurses seized by Sunni insurgents in Iraq were freed Friday and will fly to Kerala Saturday morning, Chief...
This women’s day meet Captain Salva who dared to dream of skies
By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: ‘Dream big, determination and hard work can take you to skies’. These are not the words of some wannabe motivational speaker but from a shy young woman from the narrow lanes of old Hyderabad who has literally touched the sky.
In MIT, a celebration of Faiz’s life and works
By TCN News
Cambridge, Massachusetts: A program to celebrate the life and works of one of Urdu’s greatest poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz attracted a room full of Faiz fans to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on June 27, 2010.
Death penalty can’t prevent crimes against women: Amnesty
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...
Woman officer of Indian Army placed under arrest
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.
Women can’t be secured by curbing their freedom, says CJI
New Delhi : Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu Wednesday said security of women, in the wake of spate of cases of sexual assaults, could...
Court orders protection for woman duped by policeman
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to provide protection to a woman who has filed a complaint against a constable for raping her and marrying her despite having a wife.
A division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Mukta Gupta directed the police to provide the woman protection and told the District Investigating Unit (DIU) to monitor the case.
Can women take smart decisions?
By Amit Dasgupta,
If you were asked to respond "Yes/No" to the above question, there is every likelihood that, apart from some good humoured jokes about women and decision making, your response would emphatically be in the affirmative. The uncomfortable fact is that you probably believe that women are incapable of making smart decisions.
Canadian woman scribe released by Afghan captors
By IANS,
Toronto : A Canadian woman journalist, who was abducted Oct 12 in Afghanistan, has been released by her captors, media reports said here Sunday.
Mellissa Fung, a reporter with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), was kidnapped from a refugee camp outside Kabul where she had gone to interview displaced people.
To deny her abductors media propaganda and not let the incident escalate into a major crisis, the CBC had requested a news blackout by media outlets.
Warden thrashes six girls, suspended
Srinagar : A warden at a tribal students hostel here in Jammu and Kashmir allegedly thrashed six girl inmates because they refused to clean...