Triumphant Shireen steps into Aliah University without veil
By Adnan Alavi,
Shireen Madiha has finally stepped into the university on her conditions. She had refused to bow down to the union's diktat that every woman teacher will have to wear a burqa on campus.
Now she has succeeded and the union is forced to accept its defeat. Shireen [her name wrongly appeared as Sirin Middya in some newspapers] had invited the ire of the students' union in Kolkata's Aliah University, where she taught Bangla literature, for not wearing the veil.
Women group appeal National Rights Commission for intervention in arbitrary arrests of rights activists
TCN News
A group of more than 100 women individuals and organizations have written to the National Rights Commission Chairman Justice H L Dattu seeking...
Hundreds of women march in Delhi for reservation bill
By IANS,
New Delhi: Hundreds of women from many parts of the country Monday marched in the capital demanding that parliament pass the bill to reserve 33 percent of legislature seats for women.
The march to parliament was organised by the All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA).
The women marched from Ramlila Maidan holding banners and placards, and raising slogans asking, "President (Pratibha) Patil's speech promised Women's Reservation Bill in 100 days - Why the broken promise?"
The march reached Parliament Street where a mass meeting was held.
Triple talaq bill will put Muslim women in trouble: Mamata
Kolkata, (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed the triple talaq bill as "defective" and claimed that the impending legislation will put...
Woman forced to eat human excreta on witchcraft charge
By IANS,
Patna: A woman in a village in Bihar's Sitamarhi district was forced by some people to eat human excreta and drink urine after being branded a witch, police said Saturday.
Three held for human trafficking, two girls rescued
New Delhi: Three people, including a woman, have been arrested for their involvement in human trafficking, while two girls from West Bengal were rescued,...
Let 2015 be a start to a future of ‘lasts’ rather than ‘half’ measures...
By TCN News,
New Delhi: After receiving the Nobel Peace prize with India’s Kailash Satyarthi, Pakistan’s young education activist Malala Yousafzai has written an open letter to the world leaders. In India, the campaigners have sent this letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Over five million people endorse effort to end violence against women
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.
BJP leader in TN alleges girls wearing purdah cheat in exams; MMK demands action...
By Ahamed Ansar MS for TwoCircles.net,
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu): Condemning a fresh hate speech against Purdah by the BJP leader, the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi...
Tripura: CPI-M women members at record number
Agartala : The strength of women members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura rose to a record 26 percent against 12...
Woman murdered in West Bengal but police call it a suicide; family alleges political...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
The death of a woman from an industrialist family in West Bengal’s Raniganj town has raised several doubts over the...
Women’s panel to probe case of indebted farmers selling women
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday said it was sending a team to probe the "awful and unbelievable" reports that debt-ridden farmers in Uttar Pradesh's drought-hit Bundelkhand region were selling off their women to survive.
"It is awful and unbelievable that it still happens in the country and that too in Uttar Pradesh where the chief minister is a woman," NCW Chairperson Girija Vyas told IANS.
"We are sending a team to find out the details and have asked for the report within 24 hours," she said.
Woman power pulls Orissa’s chariots of gods
By Byomakesh Biswal, IANS,
Baripada (Orissa) : It's a tug of equality. For women in the small town of Baripada that has come alive during the Jagannath rath yatra, pulling the chariot of goddess Subhadra is as much about empowerment as it is about tradition.
The Hindu chariot festival is observed in many parts of India, with mostly men doing the tugging, but in Baripada it is a unique affair because there women have the exclusive right of pulling the chariot of goddess Subhadra - the sister of Lord Jagannath - in an act considered sacred.
Global women’s summit held in Istanbul
By IANS,
Istanbul : A global summit for women was held in Istanbul for providing a platform to women to share "what works" in accelerating their economic advancement in society.
Woman set on fire over enmity
Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh): Three men tried to kill a 50-year-old woman by burning her alive over old enmity in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district. The...
Now, women to man India-Pakistan border
By Jaideep Sarin and Parminder Singh Bariana, IANS,
Hoshiarpur (Punjab) : With women getting ready for patrol duty, gender barriers are falling on the international border between India and Pakistan.
The 36-week training of the first batch of about 200 out of the 612 women recruits, all between 18 and 22 years of age, started at the Border Security Force's (BSF) training camp at Kharkan village, 15 km from here, Monday. Classes for the remaining recruits will start later.
Farhana Firdous: Triple medal winner in M.Sc and a dream to help the marginalised
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
If our mainstream media is to be believed, nothing good happens near or at the India-Bangladesh border. Every now and...
We promised, we delivered on liquor ban, says RJD
New Delhi : The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a partner in the Bihar government with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), on Tuesday welcomed the complete...
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 6 – The...
(Editor’s note: This was first published on Yahoo.com as a single piece. We are reproducing the long form report in parts for TwoCircles.net readers.)
You...
Indian activist Ruchira Gupta wins Clinton Global Citizen Award
By IANS,
New York : An Indian journalist and activist Ruchira Gupta has been awarded the Third Annual Clinton Global Citizen Award for her work against human trafficking in four Indian states.
Former president Bill Clinton presented the award to Gupta, president of the organisation Apne Aap Women Worldwide, during the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) here Thursday.
The award recognises remarkable individuals for their leadership in improving the lives of people around the globe.
Mohammadi Begum – A role model for Meo women
Series on Mewat – Part 4
By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,
On my last day in Mewat, I fixed an appointment to meet a Meo woman whom I had heard much about—46 year-old Mohammadi Begum. When I did fieldwork in Mewat two decades ago, she was the only Meo female to have earned a Bachelor’s degree. Today, there are some three hundred others like her—which, considering that the Meo female population is estimated at around 600,000, still does not amount to much.
25-year-old woman raped in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 25-year-old woman was allegedly raped inside a car here, police said Saturday.
"The victim met the accused at a discotheque in Chanakyapuri Wednesday night after which they both had liquor. The accused introduced himself as Raj to the victim. He offered to drop the victim at her home in Safdarjung Enclave area," a police officer said.
अच्छी ख़बर : एएमयू को ‘नैक’ ने दिया ए ग्रेड
न्यूज डेस्क।Twocircles.net
देश के प्रतिष्ठित अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम विश्वविद्यालय को राष्ट्रीय मूल्यांकन एवं प्रत्यायन परिषद (नैक) की समीक्षा में 3.24 के संचयी ग्रेड प्वाइंट...
क्यों क़ुबूल नहीं है मुस्लिम समाज को महिला क़ाज़ी…?
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
हम आज बदलते समाज के साथ अपनी अलग पहचान बनाने में मुसलसल लगे हैं. जिसमें अपने अधिकार और समानता को लेकर आए...
No afterthought on women’s reservation bill: Khurshid
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government will go ahead with the women's reservation bill with no plans to dilute any of its clauses even though it is open to discussions with any political party, said Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.
"The cabinet has taken a well-informed decision. If we did not believe in the decision we have taken then why would we have taken such a step in the first place?" Khurshid queried, speaking to reporters on the margins of a microfinance conference here.
ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : बिहार में स्नातक की डिग्री में लगते हैं छह और परास्नातक...
आसिफ इकबाल | Twocircles.net
बिहार के आरा की रहने वाली अपर्णा कुमारी की इच्छा दिल्ली के जेएनयू से पीएचडी कर प्रोफेसर बनने की है। लेकिन...
4 girls held in Chhattisgarh for running sex racket
By IANS,
Raipur: Eight people, including four girls, were arrested here Friday for their alleged involvement in a sex racket, police said.
Acting on a tip off, a police team led by Additional Superintendent of Police, Shashimohan Singh, raided a house in Raipur's posh Devendra Nagar, and arrested eight people, including four girls, on charges of operating a sex racket.
Police said two girls belonged to Mumbai while two belonged to Mana locality on Raipur's outskirts.
They were operating a sex racket from a rented house. All the accused are in their early twenties, police said.
Palestinian women protest in support of hunger striker
By IANS,
Ramallah/Gaza : Hundreds of Palestinian women Thursday celebrated International Women's Day by protesting in solidarity with a female hunger striker jailed by Israel.
Dignity March to end shaming, silence of sexual violence survivors concludes in Delhi
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
The Dignity March, initiated by Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan, a group of NGOs to end sexual violence against women and children in...
आशियाना टूट जाने के डर से सड़क पर आई हजारों महिलाएं , यह है...
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
नये साल की सुबह हल्द्वानी के मुस्लिम बहुल वनभूलपुरा इलाके के लोगों के लिए बैचेनी लेकर आई थी। वनभूलपुरा इलाके के...
रोशन होने से पहले ही बुझने लगी अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय की ‘नई रोशनी’
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
मोदी बजट आ चुका है. बड़े-बड़े ऐलान किए जा चुके हैं. पुरानी बोतल में नई शराब भरी जा चुकी है. अलग-अलग...
Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan turns to Islam
Brooklyn, New York : Famous American actress Lindsay Lohan has reportedly turned to Islam after she was photographed carrying a copy of the Qur'an on her first day of community service in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, according to media reports.
Under the pretext of Uniform Civil Code, there is an attempt to humiliate India’s...
By Misbahuddin Mirza for Twocircles.net
The present government’s attempt to specifically and selectively target the Indian Muslim Personal Law, while conveniently ignoring the serious negative...
HC slams Delhi Police on women’s safety
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday slammed Delhi Police, asking why they can't hire CCTV cameras for the safety of women in...
Bilawal wants 50 percent women in Pakistani parliament
By IANS,
Islamabad : Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says that he dreams of a Pakistani parliament that will have 50 percent women, it was reported here.
Indian MPs urged to back transgender rights
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...
निर्भया काण्ड के बाद घटने के बजाय बढ़े हैं बलात्कार के मामले
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...
Girls see way out of ghetto through cricket
By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,
Chandigarh : Sports has been a way out of ghetto all over the world. Now a group of girls in a Chandigarh slum are using the same route.
In proper cricket whites and the rest of the kit, 45 girls who live in Bapu Dham Colony are practising very seriously at the cricket ground of the Government Model High School in Sector 26.
Their dream of making it to the Indian team - like their heroes from this city, Kapil Dev and Yuvraj Singh - is being backed by the NGO Yuvsatta and the local administration.
Women claim top spot for Nepal – on Everest
By Sudeshna Sarkar, IANS,
Kathmandu : After unprecedented participation in the movement that helped bring down King Gyanendra's absolute regime and making their presence felt in last month's historic election, Nepal's women Thursday claimed the top spot for their country on Mt Everest.
An expedition by, for and of Nepali women saw five climbers, including first-timers, summit the world's highest peak with more members readying for a fresh push in the afternoon and Friday.
Ramadan 1437: Nazreen Bano
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
“It’s my first roza today.” Nazreen tells me, but then quickly clarify that it is her first fast after getting married....
“Poverty reduction goals cannot be achieved unless women’s poverty is addressed”
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Throwing light on investment in women’s economic empowerment, Professor Aasha Kapoor Mehta, a public administration professional, on Monday said investing in women’s economic empowerment sets a direct path towards gender equality, poverty eradication and inclusive economic growth but sadly not much is done in India.
क्या नाम है!…अशफ़ाक़…पांच गोलिया चलीं और बेवा हो गई 11 दिन की दुल्हन
इसरार अहमद, twocircles.net
दिल्ली। क़रीब 50 लोगों की मौत के बाद पूर्वी दिल्ली के इलाक़ों में हिंसा थम गई है। इन तीन दिनों में कई...
Meghalaya governor assures check on crimes against women
By IANS,
Shillong: Condemning crimes against women in Meghalaya, Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary Thursday said the government is adopting new strategies to tackle the issue.
Missionaries of Charity mourn Sister Nirmala’s death
Kolkata: The Missionaries of Charity on Tuesday saluted Sister Nirmala's life of service and dedication, recalling her role in taking the religious order forward
"We...
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...
Eminent academic, activist Rehana Sultana passes away
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: Eminent academic and activist Prof Rehana Sultana, Dean, School of Arts & Social Sciences, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) passed away on Wednesday after a prolonged illness.
Vitamin-D supplements benefit diabetic Indian women
By IANS,
Sydney : Women from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with insulin resistance showed marked improvement after taking vitamin D supplements, says a study.
Von Hurst, nutrition lecturer at the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health at Albany, conducted the study for her doctoral thesis.
Insulin resistance is largely symptom-free and sufferers are unaware of their condition. "Once it has fully developed into type-2 diabetes, it can be treated, but not cured," says Von Hurst.
रेलवे सिपाही ने चलती ट्रेन में किया रोज़ेदार महिला से बलात्कार
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
बिजनौर : नोएडा, मुज़फ्फ़रनगर के बाद अब बिजनौर में दिल दहला देने वाली घटना सामने आई है. ये घटना लखनऊ...
Will Najma Heptulla be ‘retired’ in New Year?
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Speculations are rife that Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla might be ‘retired’ in the New Year.
News website Scroll.in http://scroll.in/article/696681/Modi-likely-to-drop-Minority-Affairs-Minister-Najma-Heptulla-from-the-cabinet-next-year reported on Tuesday that the senior most minister in the Narendra Modi-led NDA government might be dropped from the council of ministers.
Himachal fair to fairer sex
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
By Vishal Gulati, IANS,
Shimla : Call it a coincidence, but many top slots in the Himachal Pradesh administration are occupied by women.
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...
Sikh woman in New York fights harassment, wins
By IANS,
New York : After a legal battle lasting more than three years, a Sikh woman here, who faced racial, religious and sexual harassment at her workplace, has forced her employer to not only pay her compensation, but also make changes in its employment policies.
"The settlement reached between Sukhbir Kaur and her employer, National Wholesale Liquidators (NWL), sends a strong message to private employers that discrimination against Sikhs is illegal and will be harshly punished," non-profit organisation Sikh Coalition, said in a statement Wednesday.
60 model stations, 40 all-women booths in Bengal’s first phase
Kolkata : The first phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal on Thursday will see as many as 60 model polling stations (MPS)...
मेरठ में मृतक पार्षद जुबैर के परिजनों से घर जाकर मिले ओवैसी
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
शनिवार को एआईएमआईएम के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष असदुद्दीन ओवैसी मेरठ में स्वर्गीय जुबैर अंसारी के घर उनके परिजनों से मिलने पहुंचे। पार्षद जुबैर...
Women and wanderlust: Spending me-time away from families
(March 8 International Women's Day)
By Radhika Bhirani,
New Delhi : You may not always have the company of your parents, friends or partner, but who's stopping you from travelling the world? A burgeoning number of social clubs offering secure women-only tours are turning out to be a treat for those looking out for a fun getaway.
Woman found murdered in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: A nearly 25-year-old woman was Saturday found dead on the roadside here. Police said the woman may have been raped before the murder.
The...
As Mehbooba Mufti takes over, people of J&K hope for development, revocation of draconian...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Jammu: Continuing the PDP-BJP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, the daughter of late J&K Chief Minister Mufti...
अंतरराष्ट्रीय जनसंख्या दिवस पर विशेष :संघ के बड़े एजंडे का छोटा सा हिस्सा है...
यूसुफ़ अंसारी
साल 2014 में केंद्र में मोदी सरकार बनने के बाद बीजेपी देश भर में अपने व्यापक एजेंडे को लागू करने की दिशा में...
NHRC asks UP Police for report on woman’s gang rape
New Delhi : The NHRC Tuesday sought a report from Uttar Pradesh Police following a media report that officials refused to file a complaint...
Woman’s in-laws arrested for causing forceful abortion
By IANS,
New Delhi: The in-laws of a 22-year-old woman were arrested here Monday after she accused them of drugging her and causing her to abort her over one month-old foetus, the police said.
Impreet Kaur, in her complaint to the Geeta Colony police station, alleged that her husband Rajdeep Singh, a property dealer, and in-laws, Gurdeep Singh and Devendra, took her to the house of her husband's sister two days ago.
At her sister-in-law's house she was allegedly given a sedative laced tea and after that the "foetus was removed". She had married Singh in December last year.
115 mn widows live in poverty: Loomba Foundation study
By Venkata Vemuri, IANS,
London: At least 245 million women around the world have been widowed with India alone accounting for 42.4 million. And more than 115 million widows live in devastating poverty, according to a new study released by Britain's Loomba Foundation, which is campaigning to put the plight of widows on the United Nations agenda.
The Loomba Foundation presented the first edition of the study, 'Invisible, Forgotten Sufferers: The Plight of Widows Around the World' to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in New York as part of its campaign.
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...
15th Lok Sabha has highest number of women MPs
By IANS,
New Delhi : A record 59 women MPs have been elected to the new Lok Sabha - the highest since independence, and 17 of them are less than 40 years.
According to PRS Legislative Research, an organisation that aims to strengthen legislative debate, among the 59 women MPs in the 15th Lok Sabha, a majority - 23 - are from the Congress. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 13 women members.
Uttar Pradesh has the maximum number of 13 women MPs to represent the most populous state. It is followed by West Bengal with seven.
Dalit auto rickshaw driver Chitralekha attacked allegedly by CPI (M) workers
By Shafeeq Hudawi
Kozhikode: While the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and its associate organisations have been vociferously protesting against the crackdown in JNU and...
Iranian women on Facebook want to shun veil: Study
London : Use of social media can influence attitudes and behaviours to a greater extent, even empower women too. According to a promising research,...
Women’s bill, disinvestment to top government agenda
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
Having succeeded beyond its expectations in the recent elections, the Congress seems to have decided to play some of the cards which it couldn't do in the last five years.
Thus, the emasculation of the Mandal brigade comprising parties of the backward castes has made it promise to bring the women's reservation bill within 100 days, and the elimination of the Left's earlier clout has encouraged it to opt for disinvestment of the public sector.
Logic of women’s reservation
By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi
It is an unfortunate fact that in a democracy nothing is achievable without united agitations. This time again the Muslim social and political leadership in India is failing to unite strongly against a very genuine demand and clear hypocrisy against them in guise of women empowerment.
Questions raised over Bihar Class 12 toppers; govt. to re-examine answer sheets
Patna : After questions were raised over the quality of Class 12 Science and Arts toppers this year in Bihar, the state government has...
How Three Muslim Women of Northeast Delhi Were Caught In A Legal And Financial...
By Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net
On her wedding day, Tabassum was issued an arrest warrant for missing a court hearing. The previous day, November 10, 2022,...
‘BJP working to boost presence in southern, eastern states’
New Delhi: The BJP Mahila Morcha is working to strengthen the party's presence at the booth level in the southern and eastern states where...
Row over Goa minister terming rape accused ‘naive’
Panaji : Even as Goa Police continues to probe the alleged gang rape of two Delhi women tourists, a comment by state Tourism Minister...
Action plan for disabled women soon: Bengal panel
By IANS,
Kolkata : The West Bengal Women's Commission is planning to come out with a comprehensive action document with recommendations for bettering the lot of the physically challenged women in the state, its chief said Tuesday.
The commission is now preparing a blueprint before holding dialogue with policy makers, government officials and stakeholders on how to bring changes to the life of women with disabilities (WWD).
Clear rehab scheme for rape victims, women’s panel asks PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) has urged the prime minister to implement a rehabilitation scheme for rape victims that would help rebuild their lives.
The commission has sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in this regard requesting him to clear the scheme as soon as possible.
"We met the prime minister over this scheme and have also sent him a detailed letter on why rehabilitation of rape victims was necessary," NCW Chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here Saturday.
Rajasthan gets NHRC notice over woman’s rape by policeman
New Delhi : The NHRC has issued notice to the Rajasthan government over a report that said a police assistant sub-inspector allegedly raped...
Women’s panel takes up Manipuri girls assault case
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission of Women (NCW) Monday took up the case of the two northeastern women who were allegedly sexually harassed by their landlord, and has issued notice to the director general of police (DGP) and the chief secretary of Haryana in this regard.
Mary and Daisy, two Manipuri girls who had rented a room in DLF Phase 1 in Gurgaon, were allegedly sexually assaulted and beaten up by their landlord along with two other men on the night of Dec 12.
Men posing as policemen held for Delhi women’s gang rape in Goa
Panaji : Five people, arrested for posing as policemen, have been charged with abducting, beating and sexually assaulting two young women tourists from Delhi...
Those who ‘own little, live on little’ carry highest burden of climate change
Women comprise 70% of world’s poor. They consume the least, are paid the least, own the least, and yet pay the highest price of climate change
By Shobha Shukla, Citizen News Service (CNS),
Climate change seems to be the new food for thought for world leaders to chew upon. Recently 122 heads of state gathered in New York City for the UN Climate Summit, organised by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, aimed to mobilize action to prevent looming climate disasters and garner political will for a new climate change treaty by the end of 2015.
महिलाओं को सशक्त करने की ओर एक अनोखा प्रयास
उषा राय
समय के साथ भारत तेज़ी से लैंगिक समानता की ओर बढ़ रहा है. यहां इसी परिप्रेक्ष्य में कुछ रोचक कहानियां मौजुद हैं, जो...
Dec 16 gang rape timeline
A woman was brutally raped by six people Dec 16, 2012, night in a moving private bus in the national capital. She later died...
National Commission for Minorities: A year of inaction
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Minorities Commission as a non-statutory body was set up in 1978. In the days following Babri Masjid demolition it was made a statutory body and in 1993 it came to be called National Commission for Minorities (NCM). Its main object is to safeguard the interest of minorities but its power is even less than the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, and National Human Rights Commission. Lacking any effective tool it is merely a spectator that can make some noise but not be part of the game.
Women’s panel to probe Air India air hostess’ charges
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday formed a panel to probe the charges of assault levelled by an Air India air hostess against two pilots who were allegedly involved in a mid-air scuffle with her during a flight.
The air hostess had filed a formal complaint with the women's panel.
Muslim women activists in Hyderabad discussed history, politics, and society
By Nikhat Fatima for TwoCircles.net
Why women’s safety not in poll campaign, ask activists
New Delhi : Rights practitioners, lawyers and thought leaders Wednesday asked why was women's safety not of pivotal concern in the ongoing elections, and...
Jamia administration bows down to women hostellers; accepts all their demands
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Delhi: The administration of Jamia Millia Islamia accepted all six demands made by the women hostellers on March 19 after more...
Dalit, tribals can perform as good as others: PM
Noida : People from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will perform as well as others if they are given the opportunity, Prime Minister...
Woman burnt alive by priest in Madhya Pradesh town
By IANS,
Bhopal : A woman was allegedly burnt alive by a priest after she resisted his advances in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district. The woman succumbed to her injuries in a hospital Friday evening, police said.
The woman, Vinita Patel (27), in her dying declaration to the police said, "The priest, Devki Prasad Tiwari, entered my house in a bid to outrage my modesty and when I protested, he doused me with kerosene and burnt me." The incident took place in village Piprodha Chakkar in Damoh, 280 km from here.
Women live-in partners covered by domestic violence act: Minister
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women live-in partners are protected under the domestic violence act and there is no move to enact a law governing such relationships, parliament was informed Monday.
“It is not that prevalent,” said Law Minister H.R. Bharadwaj, referring to live-in relationships, during question hour in the Rajya Sabha, adding: “If it is acceptable by society, then the government can make laws. Laws are made keeping in view societal trends.
“It is hypothetical to ask a question whether we are contemplating a law (to govern live-in relationships),” the minister added.
South African women open guest house for 2010 World Cup
By IANS,
Phalaborwa (South Africa) : A group of 11 women in this town has opened a 4.5-million rand ($587,696) guest house, targeting visitors during the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup the country is hosting.
The Sasavona Guesthouse in Lulekani, a few kilometres from the Kruger National Park in Phalaborwa in the northern province of Limpopo has been opened to tourists and visitors this week, but the real target is the World Cup tourists, BuaNews reported Saturday.
Case against BJP MP in UP; says framed
Lucknow : A case was registered against BJP's Lok Sabha member Sachidanand Hari Sakshi, better known as Sakshi Maharaj, in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday...
Two women in new Maharashtra government
By IANS,
Mumbai : Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Fauzia Khan, a Muslim, and Congress party's Varsha Gaekwad, a Dalit, have found place in the new Maharashtra council of ministers sworn in Saturday.
Both Fauzia, a Member of Legislative Council (the upper house) from Parbhani, and Gaekwad have been inducted as ministers of state.
The convent-educated Fauzia is considered close to NCP chief and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.
Men against violence-5: Men also face violence but…
By Nasiruddin Haider Khan,
Dhaka : Do the men also face violence within domestic sphere? I come across this question from my friends. They alleged, activists do not want to see violence faced by men in the home. Sometimes, they cite examples of men in abusive relationships. I also wanted to share this question with activists. I was afraid that I will be blamed politically incorrect if I ask this question to anyone from the women’s movement. I thought I will be branded with certain ideological terminology. But during Dhaka Consultation, I gathered courage and raised this question.
Women have the highest status in Islam: Former CEC
New Delhi: Women have the highest status in Islam and the Muslim community must see things with a liberal interpretation now, former Chief Election...
Ramadan 1435: Ladies entrance
By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net
In South Asia very few mosques have space for women worshipers. Thousand Lights Mosque in Chennai, a Shia Masjid does have...
Maya calls for Mulayam’s mental treatment over sexist remark
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati has suggested that Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh be admitted to the Agra mental asylum for treatment following his sexist...
बिन ईंधन का सिलेंडर, फ्लॉप साबित हो रही है मोदी की उज्ज्वला योजना
जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
मध्य प्रदेश के शाजापुर ज़िले के कांजा गांव की निवासी मंजूबाई का प्रधानमंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना के तहत मिला गैस...
NHRC directs Rajasthan government to compensate woman
New Delhi : The NHRC Wednesday asked the Rajasthan government to compensate a woman who delivered a baby by the roadside after a state...
Congress seeks new Odisha law for women’s safety
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : The Congress Thursday demanded a new legislation in Odisha to ensure safety and security to women and claimed that crimes against them were on the rise in the state.
Islamists oppose women as heads of state, government
By IANS,
Dhaka : Women should be debarred from holding office as heads of government or state, an Islamist party has said in Bangladesh, where women have headed governments between 1991 and 2006.
The election law should be amended to make women ineligible to hold these offices, the Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan (BKA) Saturday told a government panel led by Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed, currently holding a dialogue with political parties.
Ahmed performs prime ministerial functions in a caretaker government holding office since January last year.
Indian Muslims face imminent threat of genocide, mass persecution: Experts
During an ongoing three-day global summit,experts and scholars underscored the surge in attacks on Muslims in India.
TCN News
Washington, DC — India’s 200 million Muslims...
Verdict in Buddha Garden rape case likely Friday
By IANS,
New Delhi: A city court is likely to pronounce its verdict Friday on the sensational Buddha Jayanti Park gang rape case of 2003 involving four members of the President's Bodyguards as the accused.
Additional Sessions Judge S.K. Sarvaria had reserved the order last week and is likely to pronounce it Friday.
According to the prosecution, the victim had gone with her friend Ashish to the park near the Rashtrapati Bhavan Oct 6, 2003 and was raped by Harpreet and Satendra while Kuldeep and Manish kept guard.
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...
Is Al-Qaeda preparing British women bombers?
By IANS,
London : Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.
Shias to campaign against female foeticide
By IANS,
Lucknow: All set to prove their progressive nature, Shia Muslims have resolved to wage war against female foeticide.
Delegation represents Iran in UN conference on women
By IRNA,
United Nations : An Iranian delegation has participated in the 53rd session of the United nations’ Commission on the Status of Women which opened Tuesday in New York.
The five-member delegation is led by Elham Aminzadeh who is the aide to the Iranian foreign minister for women’s affairs.
The world event this year is focusing on the theme of AIDS and the way it affects women.
Talking in the opening ceremony of the event, Aminzadeh said Iran was ready to share its scientific achievements in the area with the international community.
Ensure women’s safety: Paridhi Sharma’s Holi wish
Mumbai: Actress Paridhi Sharma, who plays the titular role in popular show "Jodha Akbar" hopes people play safe on the festival of Holi and...
BJP wants to give all powers to one man: Priyanka
Rae Bareli: Congress star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Sunday sharpened her attack on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, saying his party believed in giving...
Assam waives entertainment tax on ‘Mary Kom’
Guwahati : The Assam government Wednesday announced exemption of entertainment tax on "Mary Kom", a new Bollywood movie on the World champion woman boxer...
NHRC notice to Telangana government over child labourers
New Delhi: The NHRC has sought a report from the Telangana government on the rehabilitation of around 220 children who were recently rescued from...
Women’s groups give thumbs up to female bartenders
By IANS,
Bangalore : Cheers! That's what many women's groups here are saying to a Karnataka High Court verdict allowing women to work in pubs, pointing out that it is a job like any other as long as safety and security are ensured.
"If women are showcasing their skills in various fields, what is wrong in allowing them to work in bars with adequate safety and security?" asked Donna Fernandes, a member of Vimochana, an organisation working for the right of women to work with dignity.
Death sentence for rapist, murderer of teenaged girl
By IANS,
Jaipur: A court in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar town sentenced to death a man for raping and then brutally killing a 15-year-old girl, a lawyer said.
Wearing of helmet optional for Sikh women: Delhi HC told
New Delhi : The Delhi government Wednesday informed the high court here that it has made wearing of helmet optional for Sikh women while...
‘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.
The Minority Minister: Dr Najma Heptulla
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
I have never met Dr Najma Heptulla, not even for this interview. So I couldn’t read her body language and facial expressions...
Farm widows to fast on International Women’s Day
Nagpur (Maharashtra) : Thousands of widows across the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra will go on fast on International Women's Day Saturday to protest government...
Bihar rapes: Oppn to stall house till minister goes, her husband arrested
By IANS:
Patna, July 26: The opposition in Bihar on Thursday demanded the resignation of Social Welfare Minister Kumari Manju Verma and the arrest of her...
नसबंदी शिविर की लापरवाही में आम सवाल
By मनोज मिश्रा,
शनिवार को बिलासपुर, छत्तीसगढ़ से दस किलोमीटर दूर पेंडारी के नेमीचंद जैन अस्पताल में सरकार की तरफ़ से महिलाओं के लिए नसबंदी शिविर आयोजित किया गया. इस शिविर को लगाने का मक़सद महिलाओं के स्वास्थ्य की चिंता नहीं था. बल्कि शिविर इसलिए लगाया गया था ताकि सरकार अपना एक कोटा पूरा कर सके और सर्वे में यह दर्शा सके कि उसने एक साल में इतनी नसबंदियों को अंजाम दिया है. ऐसा इसलिए ताकि उन्हें पिछले कुछ वर्षो की तरह इस बार भी नंबर एक मुख्यमंत्री का ख़िताब मिल जाए.
Dalit woman held for CPI-M office trespass ‘attempts suicide’
Kannur (Kerala) : One of the two Dalit women held on charge of trespassing into the CPI-M office in Thalaserry was late Saturday night...
DCW writes to Bassi over crime against women
New Delhi : The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Saturday wrote to Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi seeking information on the...
BSF to deploy women troopers along borders
By IANS,
Agartala : Indian border guards will soon deploy women troopers in the northeast frontiers to deal with the trans-border crimes involving women, officials...
Pomp, women’s power on display at Republic Day parade
New Delhi : More than the pomp, this year's Republic Day parade Monday will be remembered for women's power showcased during the two-hour event...
Indian women beat Ireland 2-1
New Delhi: The Indian women's hockey team put on an inspiring show to beat Ireland 2-1 in their second Test match in Dublin.
The win...
UP sarv khap panchayat launches drive against female foeticide
By Mohit Dubey,
Lucknow : Khaps, the body of village elders in northern India often associated with regressive social diktats, may be turning a new...
IIMs want more girls, non-engineering students
By IANS,
Kolkata: The Indian Institutes of Management are now looking to rope in more girl students and those with non-engineering background to get a more diversified variety on their rolls.
Quota for women must respect social divide, say some MPs
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy, IANS,
New Delhi : The purpose of reserving seats for women in legislatures will be defeated if these are not earmarked for different social strata, say supporters of reservation along caste lines.
In support of their argument, they say there are only 11 woman Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) members in parliament now although the total seats reserved for these two groups is 120 and 79 respectively.
Obese women more impulsive than others
By IANS,
Washington : Obese women tend to be more impulsive than their normal weight counterparts, according to a study.
University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB) researchers tested how obese and normal-weight men, women are driven by immediate versus delayed gratification.
They gave 95 participants (men and women) the choice of receiving hypothetical amounts of money immediately or fixed amounts to be received after delays of two weeks, one month, six months or after years.
Himachal ex-MLA booked for sexual assault
Shimla: A former BJP legislator in Himachal Pradesh was Tuesday booked on a complaint by a woman who alleged that she was sexually assaulted...
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.
Book Review: The Mothers of Manipur: Twelve Women Who Made History
By Aparna Sharma for TwoCircles.net
Name of the book: The Mothers of Manipur: Twelve Women Who Made History
Author: Teresa Rehman,
Publisher: Zubaan Books, 154 pages
Number of...
Triple talaq law will affect social cohesion, says Owaisi
Hyderabad, (IANS): MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has opposed the bill seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq, saying this would have severe consequences on rule of...
‘Dangal’ experience changed my life: Kashmiri actor Zaira Wasim
By Shamshad Ali
New Delhi : Zaira Wasim, who was unknown a few months ago, has now become a household name in her native...
Rape: crime or victory?
By Saquib Salim,
I am not really a soccer fan and I do not want to pretend during world cup, just because everyone else...
Did Ishrat Jahan, one of the petitioners in Triple Talaq, lie about her divorce?
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Over the past few years, the issue of instant Triple Talaq has been discussed, criticised, debated and analysed a lot....
Centre empowering women: Heptulla
New Delhi : Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla on Thursday said efforts were on to empower women from every section of society and economic...
Mortar hits Israeli kibbutz, kills Israeli woman
By Xinhua,
Gaza : An Israeli woman was killed and three wounded on Friday afternoon by a mortar shell fired by Gaza militants at an Israeli kibbutz near the border between Gaza Strip and Israel.
An Israeli army spokesman told Israeli Radio Arabic service that Palestinian militants fired in the afternoon a mortar shell from Gaza at Kibbutz Kfar Azza, adding that a woman there was killed and three men wounded.
JNU and Quest for a Just World
What JNU and Kanhaiya have done is hold a mirror to the great democracy that seems to have lost its way
Aijaz...
Minor raped by neighbour in Delhi
New Delhi: A seven-year-old girl was raped by her 55-year-old neighbour in the national capital, police said Saturday.
The incident took place in central Delhi's...
AAP government reconstitutes STF for women safety in Delhi
New Delhi (IANS) : The Aam Aadmi Party government has reconstituted a Special Task Force (STF) for women's safety in the national capital, a...