27 held for killing five women over alleged witchcraft
Ranchi : At least 27 people have been arrested for beating five women to death near state capital Ranchi for allegedly practising witchcraft,...
Unable to pay bribe, Dalit woman in Kerala denied treatment in government hospital
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Kasargod: A Dalit woman in Kasargod district of Kerala has alleged that she was denied treatment by government hospital...
Rahbar Free Coaching Centre’s award ceremony held
By TCN News,
Patna: The 69th and 70th award ceremony of city-based Rahbar Free Coaching Centre (run by Bihar Anjuman) was held at Phulwari Sharif,...
Mahajan to attend women presiding officers’ meet in Switzerland
New Delhi : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will attend the ninth annual meeting of women speakers of parliament in Switzerland Sep 4-5.
The theme...
Women journalists’ date with President Mukherjee
By IANS,
New Delhi : The women were in their best silks, the venue was the Rashtrapati Bhawan and the occasion was International Women's Day.
DCW chief booked for naming Dalit rape victim
New Delhi : The Delhi Police on Tuesday registered a case against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal for allegedly revealing the...
CPI (ML) demands CBI probe into Delhi school stampede
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: The Delhi State Committee of the CPI (ML) today demanded a CBI enquiry into the Khajuri Khas government school stampede in which five girl students were killed on September 10, alleging that the state government was not bringing out the truth. The organization has also demanded resignation of Delhi education minister Arvinder Singh Lovely.
‘Women empowerment comes from her own self’
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Women’s Manifesto organized Women’s Day 2015 at The Scholar School, Jamia Nagar here on March 14. Around 300 women from different states took part in this event which was organized under the patronage of Human Welfare Foundation.
लखनऊ में भी शुरू हुआ’शाहीन बाग़’ जैसा विरोध, महिलाएं बोलीं, ‘जिएंगे भी यहीं और...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़, Twocircles.net
सुमैय्या राना 48 साल की हैं। वो देश के मशहूर शायर मनव्वर राना की बेटी है। सुमैय्या शुक्रवार दोपहर 4 बजे से...
Pregnant women, newborns struggle to survive in flooded Bihar
By IANS,
Patna : The floods in Bihar have been a nightmare for pregnant women, with many dying during childbirth due to lack of medical care, and those who gave birth have little to rejoice as they have to share a tent with dozens of people. The state government has now announced a cash grant to each newborn.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced that each girl child born in relief camps would be given Rs.11,000 and a baby boy would get Rs.10,000.
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...
Women in Madhya Pradesh allowed to work till 10 p.m.
By IANS,
Bhopal : Madhya Pradesh has amended a law to allow women to work in factories upto 10 p.m., a government official said Monday.
"Madhya Pradesh government has Saturday issued a notification allowing the women in factories to work from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.,", the official said adding that the notification has been issued keeping with the Factories Act, 1948.
"It has been made mandatory that in each shift at least two women workers should work together and the company should provide to and fro transportation facility between plant and residence for them," he said.
Nigerian, woman associate held for duping Mumbai man
By IANS,
New Delhi : A Nigerian who posed as a senior diplomat and his Indian woman accomplice who masqueraded as a customs official have been arrested for cheating a Mumbai resident of nearly Rs.230,000, the police said Friday.
Sleuths of Delhi Police's Crime Branch arrested Chima John Kenneth alias Johnson Smith, 28, and his accomplice Nirupma Tiwari, 32, from Gandhi Vihar in Timarpur area of north Delhi.
The police said they began investigating the matter on the complaint of Mumbai resident Shailesh Singh.
Mauritius hiring only women from Indian subcontinent
By IANS,
Dhaka : Mauritius is phasing out male workers and hiring only women from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, a newspaper report here said Friday, quoting a local labour recruiting agent.
The recruiting agent, who was not named, said the southern African island nation would not send back workers before their job contracts expire but it now has a policy of not hiring male workers from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India.
Bangladesh has been concerned at reports from Mauritius that the latter will send back 6,000 workers, employed mainly in its garment industry.
Cabinet clears Women’s Reservation Bill
By IANS,
New Delhi: The cabinet Thursday cleared the long-pending Women's Reservation Bill that provides for setting aside 33 percent of seats in parliament and the state legislatures for women and it is likely to be tabled in the current session of parliament, informed sources said.
"The cabinet today cleared the Women's Reservation Bill and it is likely to be introduced in the current session of parliament," the sources said.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presided over the cabinet meeting.
NCW sends notice to Tapas Paul over rape remark
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Tuesday issued notice to Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Tapas Paul seeking an explanation for...
Wife, separated for years, cannot sue husband for torture: Apex court
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that a woman, living separately from her husband for years without taking divorce, cannot accuse him of torturing her after years of separation.
A bench of Justice Mukundakam Sharma and Justice B.S. Chauhan gave the ruling while upholding the conviction and sentence of an Assam government official on charges of bigamy.
But the bench set aside the conviction for physical and mental torture allegations levelled by the estranged wife, who had been living separately for years.
Woman held in hoax email threat case in Kolkata
By IANS,
Kolkata : A woman was held by the Kolkata Police Wednesday in connection with the hoax e-mail threat about serial bombings in the city.
"We have detained Sabitri Dandapath, 40, for interrogation. She used to maintain the register of the cyber café and worked as a domestic help at the owner's residence. We are interrogating her to get more information about the case," Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner (Detective Department) Dilip Adak said.
On Ruchika’s 16th death anniversary, government says case to be re-probed
By IANS,
Chandigarh/Panchkula/New Delhi : As support built up for Ruchika Girhotra's case on her 16th death anniversary Tuesday and appeals grew for convicted former Haryana top cop S.P.S. Rathore to be slapped with more serious charges, the government said the molestation and suicide of the teenager would be reinvestigated.
Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said the molestation of Ruchika and her suicide three years later would be re-investigated and tried as a "model case" to demonstrate that nobody can "subvert the rule of law".
Verbal clashes in parliament panel meet on women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : Political parties ranged for and against the contentious women's reservation bill in parliament clashed Tuesday at the first meeting of the standing committee on 33 percent quota for women in legislative bodies.
The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice, which is expected to evolve a consensus on the legislation, began on a belligerent note with the Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Devendra Prasad Yadav asserting his party's opposition to the bill.
देशभर में आग लगाने वाली नुपूर शर्मा को अदालत ने क्या कहा !...
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने शुक्रवार को बीजेपी की पूर्व प्रवक्ता नूपुर शर्मा का पैगंबर मुहम्मद के बारे में उनकी टिप्पणी के लिए भारी फटकार...
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.
Outrage grows as anti-Hijab row escalates in Karnataka
The ban has sparked fears of further marginalization among the Muslim community of Karnataka who constitute around 12 percent of the state’s population.
Muhammad...
Woman paraded naked in Rajasthan
Jaipur : A woman has been paraded naked in Rajasthan's Sikar district by her husband following an argument in their house, eyewitnesses said Monday.
Only...
Emotional support for Jayalalithaa in Bangalore
Bangalore : About 500 men and women from Tamil Nadu crossed into Karnataka Sunday to extend emotional support to jailed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister...
NCW chief for more contraceptive choices for women
New Delhi : Women should be offered the entire bouquet of contraceptive choices available for family planning instead of just one method of sterilization,...
Women to get free bus ride in Delhi on Rakhi day
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women in the capital city can enjoy a free ride in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses Wednesday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit announced Monday.
"Women in Delhi would be able to travel free in DTC buses on Raksha Bandhan day. The decision has been taken to ensure that women can easily reach their brothers' place," Dikshit told reporters.
She said women will be allowed to ride free in all ordinary DTC buses and the green low-floor buses till 5 p.m. Wednesday.
SAAYA holds program to create awareness among Muslim women about govt. welfare schemes
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
Patna: With an aim to empower Muslim women and create awareness among them about the schemes launched by state as well as central government to improve socio-economic condition of Muslims particularly Muslim women, SAAYA Network organized a state level consultation meeting on November 21, 2009 in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.
Indian-origin woman charged with murdering neighbour in Canada
Toronto: An Indian-origin woman in Canada has been charged with murdering her neighbour in South Ottawa in Canada's Ontario province.
Gurpreet Ronald, 34, accused of...
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 7 – Being...
(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...
Ban rave parties, says Goa woman legislator
By IANS,
Panaji : Rave parties should be completely banned in Goa and scantily-clad women should be dropped from government advertisements promoting tourism outside the state, Goa's only woman legislator Thursday said.
Speaking during a discussion in the assembly, Congress legislator Victoria Fernandes claimed that rave parties rampantly encouraged the use of drugs among tourists and local youngsters.
"Rave parties create a fearful atmosphere. Such night parties should be completely banned. They are having an evil impact on society," she said.
मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड की अपील “कोई मौलाना टीवी डिबेट में मत जाए”
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net
ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड ने शुक्रवार को उलेमा और बुद्धिजीवियों से न्यूज़ चैनलों की डिबेट्स और बहस में भाग न...
Indonesian minister urges probe into May 1998 rapes
By Xinhua,
Jakarta : An Indonesian minister has delivered documents on the alleged May 1998 mass rape of mostly ethnic Chinese women to the Attorney General's Office (AGO), local press said Saturday.
State Minister for Women's Empowerment Meutia Farida Swasono handed over the documents to Attorney General Hendarman Supandji on Friday.
The documents contained results of research by psychology professor and women's activist Saparinah Sadli, major English daily The Jakarta Post reported.
Indian woman ‘recruiter’ for ISIS extradited from Dubai, arrested
Hyderabad : A Dubai-based Indian woman allegedly recruiting youth for terror outfit ISIS in Syria and Iraq was extradited here on Friday and arrested...
Meet the Tribal Girls From Jammu & Kashmir Who Cracked Neet
Tauseef Ahmad | Two Circles.net
Several girls from the Bakarwal community, a nomadic ethnic minority in India's Jammu and Kashmir area, recently cleared the National...
Men against violence-3 : Violence strike at one’s heart
By Nasiruddin Haider Khan,
Dhaka : Why we talk so passionately about gender based violence? Why do we put so much energy on it? The big question is WHY? WHY?? WHY??? Answer lies on the impact of violence. Is not so?
Girl,15, raped in Jharkhand hospital
Ranchi : A 15-year-old rape victim, undergoing treatment at a Jamshedpur hospital, was raped for a second time by a security guard of the...
After UN award, Bihar woman gets Florence Nightingale award
Patna : After being honoured with the United Nations Foundation award, a Bihar health official has now been selected for the National Florence Nightingale...
Meet Saba Haider: An Indian-Muslim woman running for DuPage county board election in US
Saba is the only candidate of Indian origin among 19 elected members from the state of Illinois. She came to the United States in...
Bhagana Dalits get open death threats from Haryana Khap Panchayats for converting to Islam
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi : Death threats have started pouring in for protesting Bhagana Dalits by the Khap Panchayats...
You won’t find a husband, world’s tallest girl told
By IANS,
London: Marvadene Anderson, a US resident who is said to be the world's tallest teenage girl at 6 feet 11 inches, says the rudest thing that she has ever been told is that she won't "be able to find a husband".
"People are friendly with me because of my height and my personality. If I was tall and mean, I think I'd have a problem," The Telegraph quoted Anderson as saying Tuesday.
"The rudest thing anybody ever said about my height is that I'm not going to be able to find a husband."
उत्तराखंड में जज बन गई गांव की जहांआरा ,गुलसिताँ’ और आयशा
आसमोहम्मद कैफ । Twocircles.net
22 दिसम्बर को उत्तराखंड न्यायिक सेवा के आएं परिणाम में तीन मुस्लिम लड़कियां जज बन गई है। खास बात यह है...
Aamir crusades against Indian social evils at NY summit
New York : Superstar Aamir Khan discussed India's social evils like female foeticide, gender inequality and honour killing at the Women in the World...
Rapists do not deserve death, boys commit mistakes: Mulayam
Moradabad: In remarks that raised a storm, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said Thursday the death penalty in rape cases was "unfair" as...
Sania Mirza jumps to third spot in doubles rankings
St. Petersburg (United States): Fresh from her BNP Paribas Open title win pairing with Swiss star Martina Hingis, India's Sania Mirza jumped to her...
DMK, AIADMK to groom women of substance for elections
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK and main opposition AIADMK have sprung into action, now that the women's reservation bill is just a step away from being passed. Both parties have decided to groom their women cadres to fight elections.
The ruling DMK is planning to hold camps across the state to empower its women cadres.
Women rally in support of Rousseff in Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro : Hundreds of women rallied in front of the Planalto Palace, the government headquarters, in Brasilia in support of Brazilian President...
Haryana woman booked for killing teenaged daughter
By IANS,
Jind (Haryana): A woman has been booked on charges of killing her 19-year-old daughter in a village in Haryana's Jind district, police said Wednesday.
The father of the girl had lodged a complaint against his wife that she had hammered the girl to death in a fit of rage Monday night in Bibipur village.
Manisha was studying in BA first year and her mother suspected that she had an affair with some boy. In a fit of anger, she hit Manisha with a wooden hammer, leading to a serious head injury, police said.
Court grants bail to Delhi Police official
By IANS,
New Delhi : A Delhi court Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to a Delhi Police official accused of raping and making a video clip...
Anam Munaf Vadgama, a role model for girls
TCN Special Series on Women of Inspiration
By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,
Kiran Bedi advocates tougher laws to fight terrorism
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.
Is (only) Jamia Nagar ‘bad’ for Women?
By Mahtabnama,
Having lived in Jamia Nagar for almost half of my life (nearly 14 years), last week, I was startled to read the heading of an anecdotal piece of writing in Okhlatimes.com, Is Jamia Nagar bad for women? A firsthand account from Aamna.
Rajnath Singh launches mobile app for women safety
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched a mobile-phone based application Thursday for the safety of women in the capital.
The app - Himmat...
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...
Estranged working wife entitled to maintenance: Court
New Delhi : A Delhi court has said that even a working wife is entitled to maintenance from her estranged husband irrespective of...
Woman caught smuggling heroin-stuffed buttons to Turkey
By RIA Novosti,
Dushanbe : Customs officials in Tajikistan detained a Filipino woman at Dushanbe airport Tuesday for attempting to smuggle more than three kilograms of heroin stuffed into fabric buttons to Turkey.
"During an individual baggage search of passengers, customs authorities detained Milagros Nolasko, 48, who was attempting to smuggle some 3,300 grams of heroin on a flight from Dushanbe to Istanbul," a customs agent told RIA Novosti.
NWF to organize rallies in support of Muslim prisoners
By TCN News
Madurai: Muslims are over-represented in the prison system but when states issue list of prisoners to be released for good conduct they are always under-represented.
Haryana to have women police stations from Raksha Bandhan
Chandigarh : The Haryana government on Friday announced it will set up women police stations in all the 21 districts of the state...
‘We Are Hiding in Forests’: Fear in Uttar Pradesh’s Rohingya Camps After Anti-Terrorism Squad...
Mohsina Malik | Twocircles.net
Sajida Begum, 26, had just finished fajr prayers when the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) barged into her shanty in the Rohingya refugee...
सीएए के ख़िलाफ़ आंदोलन से उभरा मुस्लिम महिलाओं का नया नेतृत्व
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़, Twocircles.net
दिल्ली। नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के ख़िलाफ़ देश भर में विरोध हो रहा है। इस विरोध प्रदर्शन के दौरान कई तरह की नई बातें...
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.
Reliance Foundation to spread financial literacy among slum women
Mumbai : The Reliance Foundation on Monday announced a unique initiative it has taken up -- a project to spread financial literacy and awareness...
3,000 jobs for women in Saudi outsourcing centre
Riyadh : The first Saudi all-female business process outsourcing (BPO) service centre will aim to provide 3,000 jobs to Saudi women in the next...
Police not to arrest Rathore ‘hastily’ despite criticism
By IANS,
Panchkula (Haryana): Haryana Police has been pulled up for delaying action in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case but police officials say they did not want to arrest former top cop S.P.S Rathore "hastily" despite a Panchkula court having dismissed his anticipatory bail pleas.
"Our investigation is still under process and we are looking into all aspects of the case before arresting anybody. We cannot do things hastily in this matter and we are busy collecting evidence pertaining to these FIRs," Superintendent of Police (Panchkula) Maneesh Chaudhary told IANS here Saturday.
NRI woman from Vancouver shot dead in Punjab village
By IANS,
Hoshiarpur (Punjab) : A day before she was to fly back to Canada, an Indian woman based in Vancouver was Thursday shot dead by unidentified assailants at her village in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district.
Kuldeep Kaur, 32, was going to the gurudwara in Lehli village near Mahilpur town, 25 km from here, when she was attacked.
Police said she had been fired upon from close range and was hit by one bullet in the chest. She died on the spot.
15 percent voting in first phase of Karnataka polls
By IANS,
Bangalore : About 15 percent voting was reported in the first three hours of polling Saturday in 89 constituencies across 11 southern districts of Karnataka in the first phase of assembly elections.
Around 17.3 million voters, including 8.4 million women, are eligible to pick their representatives from over 950 candidates. There are 17 women contestants. The Karnataka assembly has 224 seats.
‘Women, small farmers should be brought under financial inclusion’
Chennai : A deposit scheme for the girl child, linking of Aadhaar card to each individual credit account, and development of solutions based on...
एक्सीडेंट नही राहुल खान की हुई थी लिंचिंग, 2 गिरफ़्तार
हरियाणा के पलवल में एक दर्दनाक लिंचिंग बहुत चर्चा में हैं। राहुल खान नाम के युवक को बेदर्दी से पीट-पीटकर मार दिया गया है।...
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...
Delhi by night – many cops but so few women
(One month after Dec 16 gang-rape)
By Rajnish Singh, IANS,
Girl attacked with acid in Jharkhand school hostel
Ranchi : A Class 10 girl student was attacked with acid when she was sleeping in her school hostel in Jharkhand's Giridih district, police...
Ayesha Noor, the Karate champion from slums of Kolkata conferred with Tejaswini award
TCN News
Ayesha Noor, four times gold winner, also known as 'golden girl' of Kolkata, has been conferred with ‘Tejaswini’ award at the ICCR, Kolkata organised...
Compensate the family of youth killed by cow vigilantes in Gujarat and immediately arrest...
By TCN News,
Vatva, Ahmedabad: A delegation of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) led by its National Vice President visited Vatva, Ahmedabad and met...
British woman lifeguard will inspire locals, Goa authorities hope
By IANS,
Panaji : A young British woman, Kerry Blewett, part of a team of experts brought to the coastal state of Goa to train lifeguards, has been given a tough job - persuade local women to become lifeguards and then train the recruits.
While her colleagues teach the local lifeguards various techniques to handle drowning emergencies at sea, Blewett has been given the special role of motivator by Drishti Special Response (DSR), the agency appointed by the Goa government to make Goan beaches safe for swimmers.
DSR has had problems hiring female lifeguards.
Women will be a major determinant of progress: President
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.
Help at hand for estranged Indian wives of NRI men
By Shubha Singh, IANS,
Young Indian women who have followed their non-resident Indian (NRI) husbands abroad sometimes find that a matrimonial dispute can leave them without the wherewithal to contest a divorce case or file for custody of their children. In some cases, the distressed women are unable to fight for their rights because of some lacunae in their immigration papers.
AMU Women’s College: Naba Naseem elected as President
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
In the student union polls held on Monday. AMU Women's college elected Naba Naseem, a second-year student from BA, as its...
Saving Muslim women? First, learn to stand for us: An Open Letter to AIMPLB
By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net
Dear respected AIMPLB members,
Be it the women rallies taken out by AIMPLB throughout the country abruptly stopped, the sudden...
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...
New Shia Nikahnamah: Reforming Muslim Law through the backdoor
By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,
Triple Talaq row : Jamaat’s women wing bashed Narendra Modi for ‘shedding crocodile tears’
TCN News
MALAPPURAM : The women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) in Kerala has strongly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP party and...
Women are backbone of nation, says Sachin Tendulkar
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh): On his first visit to a village which he has decided to adopt for development, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar Sunday said...
Muslim community leaders laud Adv Salian for her daring revelation in Malegaon blast case
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: Muslim community leaders belonging to different non-governmental organizations have unanimously praised special public prosecutor Rohini...
Women manage finance better: Chanda Kochhar
By Anuradha Shukla, IANS,
New Delhi : Chanda Deepak Kochhar, set to take over as managing director and chief executive of ICICI Bank, India's largest in the private sector, firmly believes women make better bankers, even if a lot also depends on how they use the opportunities that come their way.
"So far as the financial sector is concerned, I feel women are always better with managing finance," says the 47-year-old banker who takes charge Friday at the landmark ICICI Bank Towers in Bandra-Kurla Complex in suburban Mumbai.
Woman set afire by neighbours in Madhya Pradesh
By IANAS,
Bhopal: A woman was set afire by her neighbours in a Madhya Pradesh village after they accused her of stealing Rs.1,000, police said Tuesday.
Seema Sen, 28, was Monday evening passing by the house of her neighbour Vishram Thakur when his wife Rani alleged that Seema had stolen Rs.1,000 from her house. A heated argument ensued following which the couple entered Seema's house, doused her kerosene and set her afire.
She was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where her condition is said to be critical.
50 women sick after getting vaccine in MP
Gwalior, (IANS): As many as 50 women fell sick after getting a vaccine at the maternity ward of a hospital in this Madhya Pradesh city,...
Attack on women in Karnataka unfortunate: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
By IANS,
Bangalore : Actor-turned-author Suchitra Krishnamoorthi has slammed the "moral brigade" for attacking women in Mangalore and Bangalore in recent times.
"The attack on women in Karnataka is unfortunate. The entire episode seems to be politically motivated," Suchitra told reporters at the launch of her debut novel "The Summer of Cool" in the city Saturday.
She said sending pink chaddis (pink underwear by women groups to Sri Ram Sene, the group that attacked women in Mangalore) was not enough.
Woman board member: Over 300 NSE-listed companies yet to comply
By Venkatachari Jagannathan and Rohit Vaid,
Chennai/New Delhi : As many as 313 companies listed on the National Stock Exchange have not inducted a woman...
Break the silence: Ending gender-based violence is a human rights imperative
By Shobha Shukla
"There is a global epidemic of violence against women - both within conflict zones and within societies at peace - and it...
Modi picked women’s pockets: AIDWA
Bhopal : Slamming Narendra Modi over demonetisation, former MP and All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) Vice President Subhashini Ali said the Prime Minister...
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...
Dalit woman paraded naked in Punjab, one held
By IANS,
Batala (Punjab) : One person has been arrested for allegedly parading a Dalit woman naked in Punjab's Bhagwanpur village Aug 10, police said Monday.
According to the police, the woman was allegedly paraded by her neighbours, who belong to an influential family.
"They forcibly took me to their house and thrashed me. Then they tore my clothes and forced me to go round the village," the victim told reporters.
The neighbours were angry as the victim's brother-in-law Gagandeep Singh was having an affair with a girl from the family.
HIV-positive mother gets child custody
By IANS,
New Delhi : A smile lit up Sunita Verma's face as she got her two-year-old boy back after nearly a year thanks to the Delhi High Court which Tuesday ruled in her favour despite the fact that she is HIV-positive.
Justice Gita Mittal also appointed an activist who will look after the child on a regular basis. She also ordered that the child undergo a medical test Thursday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Sunita approached the court as her in-laws refused to give her the child after her husband Satish died of AIDS.
Woman power: Ibsen strikes a chord in India
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's female characters are not just Western stereotypes. They transcend boundaries to symbolise the dilemmas and emancipation of contemporary women who could well belong to India.
And this was evident at the 10-day Delhi Ibsen Festival, which ended Dec 20 with plays and workshops interpreting the celebrated 19th century writer in the South Asian context.
Delhi rape accused let off, woman says he’s innocent
New Delhi: A court here has let off a man, facing a trial on charges of raping a widow, after the complainant said he...
Dowry charge against Jharkhand health minister
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.
World junior women’s squash: Hong Kong upset India
By IANS,
Chennai : Top seeds Egypt and Hong Kong will contest the team championship final in the World junior women's squash tournament here Saturday.
Egypt were stretched by a fighting United States (No.5) before they came through 2-1 while sixth seeded Hong Kong pulled off a dramatic 2-1 win against second seeds India in two pulsating semi-finals Friday.
The Indians, save Dipika Pallikal, their No.1 player, were rather disappointing and squandered a 1-0 lead to make exit.
‘We were promised rehabilitation,’ 40 families homeless after railway demolishes Ranchi slum
Nearly 40 families, most of whom Dalits and Adivasis, were rendered homeless after railways destroyed their basti on December 28 last month.
Aquilur Rahman...
Gang-rape case: Notice to police, government on media’s plea
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the city government and police on the plea of journalists seeking access to the proceedings of the Dec 16 gang-rape trial.
Asia’s richest woman gave away fortune in return for ‘eternal life’
By DPA,
Hong Kong : Asia's richest woman allegedly gave away her multi-billion-US-dollar fortune to a Hong Kong feng shui master in return for a promise of eternal life, a news report said Tuesday.
Nina Wang, who died of cancer last year at age 69, signed over her vast fortune to previously unknown feng shui master Tony Chan as a result of the promise, a lawyer quoted by the South China Morning Post said.
Less than 8 percent women representatives in state assemblies
By IANS,
New Delhi : Less than eight percent of the 4,030 lawmakers in state assemblies across India are women -- a telling commentary on the present assymetry in women's empowerment.
The 28 state assemblies have only 311 women legislators, according to the data from state assembly websites. Nagaland figures at the bottom of the list with no women representative in a house of 60.
How Toxic Masculinity, Cultural Crisis and Legal Failures Fuel Sexual Violence
Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net
In a world tainted by the curse of masculinity, a word that translates solely to dominance, I walk as an object to...
केरल हाईकोर्ट ने एंट्रेंस टेस्ट में मुस्लिम महिलाओं को हिजाब पहनने की अनुमति दी
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
एर्नाकुलम(केरल): हिजाब को लेकर समाज में हमेशा कोई न कोई मुद्दा उठता रहा है. मौजूदा वक़्त में भी सोशल मीडिया पर कई...
A.G.Noorani’s The Code vs the Talaq: A Critique
By Umair Azmi for TwoCircles.net
A.G. Noorani added his voice to the debate of the season in his opinion piece titled “The Code vs...
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...
Space for women in Masjid, that is, room for women in Muslim community
By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,
US serious to build partnership with Muslim communities: Farah Pandit
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: In her first visit to India today as United States Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Farah Pandit highlighted President Barack Obama’s vision to build partnerships with Muslim communities across the globe on the basis of mutual interest and mutual respect. She was holding a roundtable with Muslim journalists in New Delhi.
Muslim women education in Kerala: My mom and I, then and now
By Aaliya Rushdi, TwoCircles.net,
Three women to manage Pennagaram bypoll
By IANS,
Chennai: Three women bureaucrats will manage the March 27 byelection to the Pennagarm assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.
Dharmapuri District Collector and District Electoral Officer P. Amudha, Returning Officer Maheswari Ravikumar and Deputy Suprintendent of Police Panchavarnam will be managing the byelection for the constituency, for which filing of nominations has started.
The run-up to the bypoll attracted attention when around 20,000 voters were ordered to be added to the electoral list just before the declaration of the byelection schedule.
Railways U-turn on offering exclusive women train coaches to men
Kolkata : In a victory of sorts for female commuters who did not shy to clash with their male counterparts, the Eastern Railway...
Government confident of women’s bill passage: Moily
By IANS,
New Delhi: Despite several hiccups that the women's reservation bill is facing in parliament, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Sunday night said the central government is confident to pass the bill in the current budget session.
"We want to pass the bill this session. We are very confident," Moily told the CNN-IBN news channel in an interview.
13 years on, no political consensus on women’s quota bill
By Prashant Sood, IANS,
New Delhi : Opposition from three political parties may still derail the bill seeking to reserve 33 percent seats in parliament and state legislatures for women.
Though the union cabinet decided last Thursday it would introduce the bill, it does not have the numbers in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament, to get it passed.
The three parties -- the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) -- are demanding a quota for weaker sections within this one-third quota.
Centre to launch three-day campaign for better women’s health
New Delhi : The union health ministry will launch a three-day nationwide campaign for ensuring better health for women, it was announced here Thursday.
The...
Western woman aid worker shot dead in Afghanistan
By DPA,
Kabul : Unknown gunmen killed a foreign woman when she was going to her office in the western part of the capital city Monday,
police said.
The attackers, who were riding on motorbike, fled the area following the shooting, said Zemarai Bashary, interior ministry spokesman.
Bashary declined to provide more information or identify the victim.
But a police official, who did not want to be named because he was not authorized to talk to news media, said the victim was from South
Africa and worked with an aid organization.
First US woman vice presidential candidate dead
By IANS/EFE,
Washington : Geraldine Ferraro, the first American woman vice presidential candidate, has died. She was 75.
Shanbaug rape accused was living a ‘normal’ life in a UP village
Lucknow: The rape accused in the nurse Aruna Shanbaug case, Sohan Lal Bharti Valmiki, has been living in a Uttar Pradesh village for the...
Raksha Bandhan celebrates women’s role in family: PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has greeted the nation on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, saying the festival celebrates the role of women in the family.
In a message, the prime minister said the festival was an occasion to uphold the traditional values of the country's culture and acknowledge and celebrate the role of women. Raksha Bandhan falls Saturday.
"May this festival bring to all health, happiness, camaraderie and prosperity," Manmohan Singh added.
भारत में फ़्लू जैसी मामूली बीमारी से मर रही हैं गर्भवती महिलाएं
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
श्रीनगर/दिल्ली: भारत में संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ और यूनीसेफ के दिशानिर्देशों को आधार बनाकर मां और बच्चों की देखभाल करने के प्रयास हो...
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.
No justice when alive, at least give justice after he has been killed, says...
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Solapur (Maharashtra): On Monday, Mahmooda Bi, 61, was on her way to Bhopal to meet her son Khalid Machala in...
95% verdicts of Shara’yee Panchayats go against women: Research Scholar
By RINA,
New Delhi : An analytic survey conducted by Ms. Qutub Jehan Kidwai of Mumbai-based institution ‘Islamic Studies’ reveals that in ninety-five per cent of cases decided at Shara’yee Panchayats go against Muslim women.
Her survey on ‘Islamic Rights of Women’ mainly targets religious institutions and intellectuals in Uttar Pradesh.
She performed back-breaking work – to build hospital for poor
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
By Sahana Ghosh, IANS,
Rahul Gandhi targets Modi’s personal life
Jammu: Targeting BJP's prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi's personal life, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday said Modi not once mentioned his wife's name...
People talking of women’s security are snooping on them: Priyanka
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh): For the second consecutive day, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday targeted the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Speaking at...
96 percent women feel unsafe in Delhi, says survey
By IANS,
New Delhi : Nearly 96 percent women do not feel safe in the national capital, especially so in the popular markets of Chandni Chowk, Connaught Place and Karol Bagh and in the buses, according to a survey.
The survey was conducted by the Centre for Equity and Inclusion (Cequin) in association with the Centre for Media Studies (CMS).
"Almost 96 percent of the women in Delhi believe that women are not very safe in the city and 44 percent of the abused respondents chose to remain silent after the incident," said Lora Prabhu, director and co-founder of Cequin.
Kamala Suraiya: The literary star of Kerala is no more
By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,
The epitome of love, the dear writer of Kerala Dr. Kamala Suraiya has bid farewell to this world. Malayalis’ own Madhavikkutty who secured an unforgettable place in the world of literature will now live in the hearts of millions through the works that eternalize her. The great writer who had been ailing for some months passed away at 1.55 am on 31st May in the Jahangir Hospital in Pune. She will be interred at the Palayam Juma Masjid in Thiruvananthapuram with State honours tomorrow. She was 75 and is survived by three sons.
Women’s help cells to come up in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow : Grappling with incidents of crime against women, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up a women's help cell in every district of the state, an official said Saturday.
"The move intends to check various manifestations of violence against women, particularly dowry harassment and female foeticide," R.K. Mittal, commissioner social welfare department, told IANS.
The exercise to set up the upcoming help cells would soon be initiated, he added.