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Nirbhaya Trust launches ‘I feel safe’ app in Hyderabad

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Hyderabad : Nirbhaya Jyoti Trust, set in remembrance of the Delhi December 16, 2012 gang rape victim, here on Tuesday launched the "I feel...

Mauritius hiring only women from Indian subcontinent

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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.

Gang-raped German woman to return to Chandigarh and depose

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By Jaideep Sarin, IANS, Chandigarh : A young German woman who was gang-raped by five youths after being taken on a drive from an upscale hotel here in September 2008 is arriving in the city Thursday to depose in the case before a local court, police said Monday. "The German woman will reach Chandigarh on Jan 15 and probably her father will accompany her," Ramesh Chander, Sector-17 station house officer, told IANS. The court hearing is scheduled for Friday. The woman will be accompanied by German embassy officials from New Delhi.

60-year-old woman becomes mother in Bihar relief camp

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By IANS, Patna : A 60-year-old Dalit woman has given birth to a baby girl at a relief camp in flood hit Bihar. Chandan Devi gave birth Tuesday at a relief camp for flood victims in Udaikishanganj in Madhepura district, about 300 km from here. Both mother and child are healthy and doing well, the doctor looking after Chandan Devi said. "Everything is normal after the delivery," Anand Kumar Milan of a government hospital in Udaikishanganj told IANS. He said that it was a blessing that despite her age, she has become a mother for the first time.

‘Liberated’ women manual scavengers meet US ambassador

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By Himanshu Vatsa, IANS, New Delhi: It was a proud moment for the "liberated" women manual scavengers when they were received by US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer and his wife Sally at their Roosevelt House residence here. The group of 100 women have left behind their ignominious job of manual scavenging - cleaning human excreta with the hands, an inhuman practice banned in India more than 16 years ago - and have been trained in tailoring, weaving and embroidery as a means of livelihood.

Four youth arrested for gang rape in Karnataka

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Bengaluru: Four youth in their 20s were arrested on Sunday at Pandavapura near Mandya in southern Karnataka for the gang rape of a college...

Amend definition of rape in laws dealing sexual violence: women’s groups

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Women’s groups have demanded the Union Government to bring amendments in definitional and substantive aspects of the rape law and associated set of laws which deal with sexual harassment, molestation, unnatural offences, kidnapping and abduction of girls and women if it is sincere to curb violence against women. Otherwise the proposed Sexual Offences (Special Courts) Bill, 2010 to fast track sexual violence cases will remain historically a hollow gesture.

Vijayawada nurse died while attacking friend with acid

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Vijayawada: In a dramatic twist to a case relating to the death of a woman in an alleged acid attack, police investigations have revealed...

BJP plans women’s reservation in Goa assembly polls

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Will end fast, marry and contest elections, says Irom Sharmila

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Imphal : Irom Sharmila, who had long been on a hunger fast against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, on Tuesday surprised people with...

India’s women’s bill inspiring for Africa: Ghana minister

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By Manish Chand, IANS, New Delhi : India's experiment with gender equality in parliament through the women's reservation bill has struck a chord in Africa, says Ghana's Trade and Industry Minister Hannah Tetteh. "I hope this legislation goes through. It's inspiring for women everywhere, including in Africa," Tetteh, one of the seven women ministers in the West African country and a firm backer of stronger India-Africa ties, told IANS in an interview. A lawyer by profession and an aide to Ghana President John Atta-Mills, Tetteh was here to attend a business conclave.

डींगरहेड़ी कांड : महापंचायत ने जलाई इंसाफ़ की मशाल

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net तावड़ू (हरियाणा) : मेवात ज़िले के डींगरहेड़ी गांव में 24-25 अगस्त की रात को गौरक्षकों द्वारा दो लोगों की हत्या, एक...

Pinki to smile again, to be given free education

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By IANS, Lucknow: Eight-year-old Pinki Sonkar, the protagonist of the "Smile Pinki" documentary that won an Oscar, has just got another reason to smile with the Lucknow Public Schools and Colleges (LPSC) authorities deciding to provide free education to her. The LPSC made the announcement after a section of media reported that the little waif still washes utensils in her village in Mirzapur, in order to meet the expenses of her family.

Mumbai: Girl Students Asked To Remove Hijab At The College Gate Introducing New Dress...

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By K K Ahmed / TwoCircles.net NG Acharya & DK Maratha College in Mumbai's Chembur area has been in the news from the last few...

Army regrets killings as woman dies in Kashmir

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By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar : A woman injured in firing a day ago died in a hospital here on Tuesday as the Indian Army expressed...

HC notice to former ACP on woman constable’s rape charge

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New Delhi: Delhi High Court has sought a response from the city police and a retired ACP on a plea filed by a woman...

Women honchos give leadership mantra to female entrepreneurs

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By IANS, Bangalore : Top female leaders from India's corporate fraternity called on more women to join the business houses spread across the country and also take up the mantle of leadership in the mostly male-dominated corporate sector. Biocon Ltd chairman and managing director Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, State Bank of India regional head Arundhati Bhattacharya and several other women leaders of India Inc, who gathered here Wednesday to attend a conference, "Leading the Change", said more women should aspire for top positions in the industry.

NCW says women molested in Bhatta-Parsaul, seeks CBI probe

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Lawmaker attacked, 100 buses vandalised in Bangladesh strike

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Women candidates still stuck in ‘winability’ factor?

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By Sreeparna Chakravarty, New Delhi : Political parties have made a plethora of promises during the campaign for the 2014 general elections for the betterment...

Suspecting them as terrorists, state run bus service driver-conductor force luggage search on burqa...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Kolkata/Asansole: After the October 2 Burdwan bomb blast, a section of the main stream media’s campaign against the Madrasas and Muslims in West Bengal are facing suspicion across the community. Muslims are being made the target of communal hate campaigns.

Women artisans forge new links between South Asian nations

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

नसबंदी शिविर की लापरवाही में आम सवाल

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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.

हाशिए पर है दिल्ली की बस्तियों में रहने वाली डोमेस्टिक वर्कर्स की ज़िंदगी

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तन्वी सुमन । Twocircles.net आमतौर पर समाज में एक धारणा बनी हुई है कि परिवार की जीविका चलाने वाला पुरुष होता है। जब कभी हमारा...

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

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

AMU Women Badminton team wins North Zone Intervarsity Championship

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By TCN News,

SC notice to lawyers Sharma, Singh for anti-women remarks

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to advocates M.L.Sharma and A.P.Singh on a petition by the apex court's women lawyers association...

Government committed for women’s safety: PM

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

Budget 2016: Schedule castes, tribes protest after Jaitley offers a penny, snatches a dollar

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By TCN Staff Reporter Delhi: In his Budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was at his eloquent best while allocating Rs 500 crore for scheduled...

बिजनौर ट्रेन रेप कांड : निलंबित हुआ सिपाही, दर्ज हुआ मुक़दमा, लेकिन की जा...

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter बिजनौर : चलती ट्रेन में रोज़ेदार महिला के साथ बलात्कार करने वाले सिपाही कोमल शुक्ला को एसपी जीआरपी केशव कुमार चौधरी ने...

Women’s panel denies inaction in Bhanwari Devi, Rajbala cases

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By IANS,

Molested girl’s brother arrested for rape

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By IANS, New Delhi: The brother of a minor girl who was molested in a moving bus in central Delhi was arrested Monday for raping her, police said.

Women’s bill moved, torn to shreds in Rajya Sabha

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By IANS, New Delhi : A historic bill that promises to reserve 33 percent of legislative seats for women was moved in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament, amid unruly scenes as a dozen members opposing it tore up the document and hurled them at chairman Hamid Ansari. This happened on a day when both houses assembled to calls to "celebrate and honour women" and include them in the decision making process to mark the International Day of Women being observed worldwide.

WTA may have to find a new sponsor

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By IANS, London : The Women's Tennis Association (WTA), which became the richest association in women's sport three years ago with Sony Ericsson as its title sponsor, is waging a losing battle to convince the mobile telephone company to renew its contract. The joint-venture company, which had signed a $93.3 million deal with the WTA, has two more years of its contract to run, and it is highly unlikely to go beyond 2010, reports The Guardian.

AIDWA fact finding team reiterates lose ends in Meerut rape case, says case is...

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By TCN News, New Delhi: All India Democratic Womens’ Association (AIDWA) has released a fact finding report on the alleged Meerut gang rape of a madrassa teacher. While demanding speedy enquiry and justice for the girl, AIDWA has also condemned “the blatant lies and half-truths being spread by the BJP and Sangh Parivar about the case.”

Painful story of a poor Muslim girl

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By Najam Gilani, TwoCircles.net, It’s not a best kept secret that if any unfortunate incident takes place with the inhabitants of lower strata of our society, then it doesn't get that required attention by the guardians of civil society which it deserves.

Women’s panel for slapping serious charges against Rathore

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Tuesday appealed to the central and Haryana governments to slap serious charges against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case. It also assured that civil damages will be filed after legal consultation. "We have asked the union home ministry and the Haryana government to slap serious charges - abetment to suicide, attempt to murder, conspiracy and destroying evidence - against Rathore," NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here.

Migrants linked to Cologne violence, assault on women

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Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been forced to modify her liberal stance towards refugees, after a spate of assaults on women during New...

Samina Bano: The girl who makes RTE work

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Coming from a privileged background to working for underprivileged, Samina Bano has ensured hundreds of poor children get admission under RTE in Uttar...

Two arrested for raping sisters in Rajasthan

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Barmer (Rajasthan): Two people have been arrested in Rajasthan's Barmer district for allegedly raping two sisters when they were returning home last week, police...

Dalit woman set on fire for objecting to molestation

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By IANS, Lucknow : A group of men allegedly set a 25-year-old Dalit woman on fire after she objected to molestation by them in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district, police said Monday. The incident took place late Sunday evening in Kannauj, some 250 km from Lucknow, where Altaf and two of his aides set the Dalit woman on fire. With severe burn injuries, the woman was being treated in a hospital, where her condition was critical.

Sexual harassment of serious concern: Himachal acting CJ

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Shimla: Violence against women and sexual harassment at the workplace are serious concerns and the judiciary can play a major role in delivering gender...

Documentary salutes Kerala woman’s heroic work

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Woman golfer Vani walks away with fifth title of season

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

Indian women’s delegation to visit Saudi Arabia

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By IANS,

शिक्षा पर बेहतर काम करने वाली सरकार चाहती है सहारनपुर की पहली बार मतदान...

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सिमरा अंसारी।Two circles.net उत्तर प्रदेश में पहले चरण के मतदान की भांति दूसरे चरण में भी लोगों में उत्साह व जोश देखने को...

1,203 candidates to fight for Kerala’s 140 assembly seats

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Thiruvananthapuram : A total of 1,203 candidates were left in the fray and will now fight for the 140 Kerala assembly seats on May...

Rising ranks of women farmers need better deal: M S Swaminathan

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By Anjali Ojha, IANS,

Tripura agrees to increased quota for women in local bodies

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By IANS, Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura has agreed to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's proposal to reserve 50 percent seats for women in three-tier panchayats and urban local bodies across the country, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said Friday. "The state cabinet in its meeting Thursday night agreed to the draft constitution amendment bill, sent by the UPA government," he told reporters.

Empowerment of Muslim women through Islamic knowledge

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By Abdul Hameed, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) and Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) have conducted a three-day seminar cum workshop on 'Right of Women in Qur'an-Theory and Practice' at Sarvodaya Building, St. Pius College Goregaon East in Mumbai to equip women with adequate knowledge and skills to do their work more effectively and efficiently in their respective fields.

Puducherry acid attack victim succumbs to injuries

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By IANS, Chennai: After fighting for life for around three months, a 23-year-old woman from Puducherry Tuesday succumbed to the injuries she suffered in a brutal acid attack on her face and neck.

Sania named UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia

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New Delhi : Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was Tuesday appointed the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asian region by UN Women at...

‘Rural women help Himachal fight open defecation’

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By IANS, Shimla: Rural women in Himachal Pradesh have emerged as the driving force behind wiping out the menace of open defecation, a global expert said here Sunday.

Disturbing and Contradictory: A Timeline of the Events at R.G. Kar Medical College

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Utsa Sarmin, TwoCircles.net Kolkata: The brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College on August 9 has sent...

Empowering lives, transforming villages – the self-help way

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Rashmi Saksena, IANS,

Quarterly Nisa: A research magazine on women issues

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,

Kriloskar Brothers’ all-women team creates national record

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Pune: Global fluid management company Kirloskar Brothers Friday said that its all-women Coimbatore plant entered the Limca Book of Records by assembling a pump...

Women on Wings targets 1 mn rural jobs by 2018

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New Delhi : A social enterprise, Women on Wings targets to create one million jobs for women in rural India by 2018, an official...

Modi says glad to see highest number of women in UP assembly

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New Delhi, (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed happiness to see a new record of highest number of women MLAs elected to...

Uniform code won’t help, says women’s Jamaat founder

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New Delhi, (IANS) : The uniform civil code won't help Muslim women as majority of them won't approach a court if it's violated, the founder...

Muslim woman in Canada ordered to remove hijab in court

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Montreal : A Muslim woman in Canada, who was denied a court appearance because of her hijab, sought legal clarification on the rights of...

Hold talks with rebels, women’s group tells Meghalaya

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By IANS,

Bihar woman refuses to marry groom from drunken family

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By IANS, Patna : A woman in a Bihar village refused to marry after the family members and relatives of the groom turned up drunk, caused trouble and abused her family members. Savita Kumari, in her 20s, daughter of Ram Avatar Sah of Begusarai district's Char ke Gachi village, about 125 km from here, stunned everybody Friday when she refused to marry Amardip Sah after she saw his close family members and relatives, who were drunk, create trouble, misbehave, abuse her family members and even thrash some of them.

Female scribes face misogyny and patriarchy, say women journalists

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New Delhi : Women journalists, like men, should be judged on the basis of their stories rather than their gender in the male-dominated world...

Khobragade reinstated as director in MEA

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New Delhi : Devyani Khobragade, the 1999-batch IFS officer whose arrest and handcuffing in New York in 2013 over alleged visa fraud led to...

ITBP’s first women raring to guard borders, fight insurgents

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By Sahil Makkar, IANS, Panchkula (Haryana) : They are strong, courageous and determined to prove that men aren't the only ones who can guard the border, fight insurgents in jungles, or take up duties at high altitudes. They are the first batch of 209 women constables of the central paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) who Friday completed their 44-week-long rigorous training at a camp near here.

Women banned from wearing mini-skirts to work

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By IANS, London: Women in Britain's offices have been banned from wearing mini-skirts to work, and people involved in "customer-facing roles" have been told to look more professional "in a way that shows respect to children and families". Around 400 staff in Southampton City Council's children's services department received a memo telling them they should dress respectfully and "carefully consider their work attire", the Daily Mail reported.

Woman prisoner tries to escape by scaling 22-feet jail wall

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By IANS, Raipur : A woman prisoner scaled a 22-feet jail wall and jumped off it to escape but broke her leg during the fall and was caught by the prison guards, the police said. Amrika Bai, 28, is facing a 10-year jail term since 2007 and late Saturday dodged the jail security to try and escape by scaling the complex wall. But she was caught when the guards deployed outside the jail complex spotted her. She tried to run away with a fractured leg and bruises but the guards caught her.

Ashalata Kamble: Redefining motherhood to include the voices of marginalised women

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By Shiva Thorat, Twocircles.net How does one define motherhood? Is it not important to locate the position of scholars who have commented and written extensively...

Hajj and Mahram: Modi government taking credit for Saudi government’s decision, say clerics

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that his government has relaxed the rule to allow Muslim women to go for Hajj...

Media and Gender

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By Faheem Muhammed M.P Mass media is one of the most potent institutions which determines how an individual perceives gender and gender discourse. Through its...

Women constables in all train coaches not possible: Minister

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By IANS,

Women activists urge president not to sign sexual crime ordinance

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By IANS, New Delhi: Some women's organisations Saturday urged the president not to sign the ordinance on criminal law amendments passed by the union cabinet to deal with sexual crimes.

India’s shame: More violence against women

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By IANS,

Warjri is Meghalaya’s first woman home minister

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Rajnath asks Delhi Police to ensure security for women

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New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday expressed concern over the safety of women in Delhi and asked the city police to ensure...

Malaysian Indian woman hangs herself with wedding sari

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By IANS, Kuala Lumpur : A Malaysian Indian had a massive heart attack when he saw his wife had hanged herself using her wedding sari. T. Selvatharan thought that his wife K. Komathy, 33, had left the bedroom to drink water at dawn on Tuesday. When she did not return and he went out to check, he found her hanging by the ceiling fan. "She had been seeking treatment for depression," the husband, 47, told Tamil Nesan newspaper, while recovering at a hospital in Johor Baru.

‘We Are Hiding in Forests’: Fear in Uttar Pradesh’s Rohingya Camps After Anti-Terrorism Squad...

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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...

Asma Nama: I Can Marry Four. What about you?

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By Asma Anjum Khan, teaches English, talks a lot, read her at your own risk. [follow her:@asmaanjumkhan] # fourmarriages,#islam#the prophetmuhammadpbuh #widowremarriage#polygmay#khulaa#culture#monogamy# H.Aaishah RA Saturdays usually signal the end of a hectic week. A soothing sensation after doing time for the last six days begins to engulf me. After my talk, a sister comes and hugs, nothing unusual; but a continuous stream of tears, from her eyes was. Her visage with droplets smearing it appeared a bit white. My little talk about H.Aaishah RA and other Ummahatul Momineen had touched her, she said. When probed about the weepy act; her reply not just stunned but kept haunting me for the next few weeks.

Woman donates body to AIIMS for research

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

At age 70, woman wants divorce to avenge husband’s cruelty

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By Kanu Sarda, IANS, New Delhi : A 70-year-old woman who has been married for 53 years has approached a court here seeking divorce on grounds of cruelty and adultery by her husband. She calls it her overdue "revenge". Bimla Devi wants to end her 53-year-old relationship with Rakesh Kumar, who she says has dumped her for another woman and now allegedly wants to grab her (Bimla's) property. The distraught woman has moved an application in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Manmohan Sharma against Kumar. Bimla Devi and Kumar were married March 10, 1955.

More women reporting cases of sexual harassment: Maneka Gandhi

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New Delhi : Women are coming forward in larger numbers to report cases of sexual harassment at the workplace, Minister of Women and Child...

Hyderabad’s IT corridor to have all-women police station

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Hyderabad : The Telangana government has decided to set up an exclusive all-women police station in Cyberabad, the information technology (IT) district housing several...

आपत्तिजनक टिप्पणी के विरोध में कानपुर में भारी बवाल

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में शुक्रवार को बवाल हो उठा। दरअसल कुछ मुस्लिम सामाजिक संगठनों ने भाजपा नेत्री नुपुर शर्मा द्वारा हज़रत मोहम्मद...

Kerala HC’s order that ‘husband’s consent not essential for divorce in Islam’ sparks debate

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The court observed in the absence of any mechanism in the country to recognize the termination of marriage at the instance of the wife...

A conversation with Dr Audrey Truschke, the author of Aurangzeb: The life and legacy...

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By Misbahuddin Mirza for TwoCircles.net Over the ages, the fertile lands of India have constantly attracted wave after wave of peoples to migrate and settle...

AID calls for a safer society for women

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Modi proved to be not of his wife and old parents then how can...

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By A. Mirsab , TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: Maharashtra state Minority Minister Mr. Arif Naseem Khan who was addressing a rally in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra hurled a full fleshed attack on BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi during his speech and asked Muslims to vote for secular party Congress in greater number to beat Narendra Modi’s dream of ruling India.

West Bengal’s Left Front woos Muslims, women

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Pregnant Orissa woman alleges molestation by cops

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: A pregnant woman from the minority community in Orissa's Kendrapada district Friday alleged that some policemen came to her house late Thursday night, molested her and beat up her two minor children without any reason. The woman, who resides at Tendukuda village under Patkura police station, alleged that the policemen went on a spree of vandalism when no adult male member was at home.

People talking of women’s security are snooping on them: Priyanka

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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...

Awareness campaign for women empowerment in Madhya Pradesh

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

CBSE results: Girls outperform boys in foreign centres

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By IANS,

Ex-judge to probe Gujarat snooping case, says Shinde

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New Delhi:The central government will soon appoint a retired judge to probe whether Gujarat Police snooped on a woman at the behest of BJP's...

BSF to deploy women troopers along borders

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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...

Woman priest, a mother – they fight cultural beliefs for change

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By IANS, New Delhi : At first glance, Suniti Gadgil doesn't look like a Hindu priest. One of the very few women who have broken yet another male bastion, Gadgil always wears a bright smile though not necessarily a priest's robes. "My journey to becoming a priest has been a challenging one. Initially, people were not ready to accept it, even my husband did not support me. But now things have changed," Gadgil said at the UN Population Fund's (UNFPA) report release function Wednesday.

Probe ordered after woman committed ‘Sati’ in Bihar

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Patna : A probe has been ordered into a 70-year-old woman allegedly committing "Sati" by jumping into the funeral pyre of her husband Saturday...

Jankidevi Bajaj award conferred on Shamshad Begum of Chhattisgarh

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Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) The prestigious 25th IMC Ladies Wing Jankidevi Bajaj Puraskar 2017 was conferred on the renowned social worker from Chhattisgarh, Shamshad...

Women MPs outshine men in parliament debates

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By IANS, New Delhi : Seventy-one percent of women MPs compared to 68 percent of their male counterparts participated in debates on various issues in the 2010 budget session of parliament. But the participation by both men and women MPs was higher that the previous session, according to an analysis done by PRS Legislative Research, an independent think tank that tracks the functioning of parliament. The 32-day budget session concluded Friday after it began Feb 22 with a month-long recess.

On sighting the Eid moon

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By Rakhshanda Jalil

Gender neutrality much needed in India: Kiran Bedi

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New Delhi : Gender neutrality is required in corporate India to reduce the attrition of female staff, social activistg Kian Bedi, a former top...

Three-year-old raped in Bihar, one arrested

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Patna: A man was arrested in Bihar's Madhubani district Saturday for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl and then hanging her naked from a tree,...

बिहार में पर्दानशीं मतदाताओं पर है विशेष नज़र

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter पश्चिम चम्पारण : बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव में फ़र्जी मतदान रोकने के लिए निर्वाचन आयोग की पर्दानशीं मतदाताओं पर विशेष नज़र है....

Swati Maliwal new DCW chief, opposition cries foul

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New Delhi : Swati Maliwal, wife of a prominent AAP leader, will be the new chief of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW),...

AMU faculty Dr Mah Seema Masood passes away

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By TCN News, Aligarh: Dr Mah Seema Masood, director, Centre of Continuing and Adult Education and Extension at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) passed away at her residence on Wednesday, January 7.

Women MPs number yet to touch 50 in Lok Sabha

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By IANS, New Delhi : So much for woman power. The number of women MPs in India's 545-member Lok Sabha has never touched 50, the Election Commission said Friday. "The nearest when women members could reach this mark was in the 13th Lok Sabha in the 1999 elections when 49 women candidates were elected. It was barely 9.02 percent of the total Lok Sabha Seats," a communique said. The number of women elected to the Lok Sabha came down to 45 in 2004. It was the second highest in the house since its inception. "It was only 8.29 percent of the total seats," the communique said.

Women naval officers return from sea adventure

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By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji : They exemplify grit and courage, proving that nothing is impossible for the fairer gender. And now these six valiant women...

Why women in UK go abegging for sperm donors?

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By IANS, London : Where have all the generous sperm donors in UK gone? Lately, the country is facing a severe shortage of such 'seminal' Samaritans. The problem has become particularly acute after the anonymity tag to protect their identity was removed in April 2005. Although the move may have benefited children, who can now trace their biological parents when they attain the age of 18, it made donors back-off double-quick.

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 6 – The...

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(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...

Women to row in Kerala boat race

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By IANS, Kottayam : A boat club in Kerala is all set to enter the record books when 116 women will row a 35-metre-long snake boat at the 56th edition of an annual race to be held at the Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha. Barring four men, who would be standing and controlling the boat, the oars during Nehru Boat Race would be used by only women, Mathew Thomas of the Kumarakom Vanitha Boat Club told IANS. "This is the first time that an all-women team is handling oars and this is happening for the first time on a snake boat," said Thomas.

Woman arrested for killing her seven babies in US

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Washington: Police in the US state of Utah Sunday arrested a 39-year-old woman for killing her seven infants over a 10-year period, the media...

Ishrat Shahabuddin Shaikh- an emerging entrepreneur of Mumbai

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TCN Special Series on Women of Inspiration By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,

AAP promises 2 lakh toilets for women

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New Delhi : Two lakh public toilets for women, 100 courts to fast-track rape cases, Wi-Fi connected CCTV cameras are some of the poll...

Will take legal action against two CPI-M leaders: Kerala woman

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Kannur (Kerala) : A Dalit woman Anjana who, along with her elder sister, was arrested on charge of trespassing a CPI-M office in Thalaserry...

Protests against delayed pensions in Jharkhand as COVID relief for marginalized backfires

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22% of the SC and ST households together reported having old-age pensioners in the households, with 22% widow pensioners, and 4% disability pension holders,...

Indian man charged with groping woman on flight to US

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Washington: An Indian origin man has been charged with simple assault for allegedly groping a sleeping fellow female passenger for about five minutes on...

Women activists denounce sexual violence, misogyny peddled by apps like Sulli Deals, Bulli Bai

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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...

Muslim women most disadvantaged in Britain

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London : Muslim women were the most economically disadvantaged group in British society, according to a report issued by MPs. They were three times more...

Asia’s biggest naval academy designed by Chandigarh woman

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By IANS, Ezhimala (Kerala) : It is another feather in her cap. For Namita Singh, one of the leading architects in the country, it was a proud moment when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Thursday inaugurated the Indian Naval Academy, Asia's biggest, that she has designed. It was a project she bagged beating several architectural firms. Namita, 60, heads Satnam, Namita and Associates, a leading Chandigarh-based architecture firm and it was through a national tender in 1988 that her firm bagged the prestigious project to design the Indian Naval Academy in Kannur here.

Severely punish culprits of female foeticide: Aamir

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By IANS, Mumbai: Aamir Khan says aborting a child after sex determination is wrong and supports the Maharashtra government's proposal to give severe punishment to those involved in such offences.

Manjula Pradeep: Working tirelessly to ensure equal rights for Dalits

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By Amit Kumar For Manjula Pradeep, growing up in Baroda and attending an English-medium school meant her childhood was like any other child, at least...

Women take up arms to fight monkeys in Lucknow

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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.

NRI Ambedkarites demand immediate prosecution of Hathras rape accused

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TCN News Scores of NRI Ambedkarites from the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Nederland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Belgium, Hungary, Australia,...

Woman official found dead in car

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By IANS, New Delhi : The body of a 44-year-old Delhi government official was found in her smashed car in northwest Delhi's Rohini area Thursday morning, police said. Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Neera Kharbanda was found lying dead at 7.15 a.m. in her heavily damaged car that looked as if it had been in an accident. Kharbanda was posted as Model Town SDM. "The window screen and bumper of the car were badly damaged and primarily it seems that the car collided with a heavy vehicle. A bottle of liquor was also recovered from the car," a police official said.

WhatsApp rape videos: Accused sent to one day police custody

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New Delhi: A court here on Wednesday remanded an accused arrested in connection with rape videos that were posted on phone messaging service WhatsApp...

Odisha man held for acid attack on woman

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Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested in Odisha for throwing acid on a married woman Tuesday over some old quarrel, police said. The incident occurred in...

Women activists, journalists condemn hate speech, online auction of Muslim women during virtual event

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On January 8, ANHAD organised a virtual discussion titled Women Against Hate in response to hate speech against India's Muslims during an event...

Thrown out of convocation ceremony attended by President, Kerala girl refuses gold medal

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter In an extremely controversial step, Rabeeha Abdurehim, a student from Kerala, was sent out of the hall in which President Ramnath...

Woman kills her two children, attempts suicide

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Hyderabad : Distressed over financial problems, a woman poisoned to death her two children and later attempted suicide with her mother by jumping into...

Foxconn’s Discriminatory Hiring Practices: Undermining Women’s Empowerment in India

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Sanjana Chawla, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: A startling revelation regarding Foxconn’s alleged discriminatory hiring policies at its Apple iPhone plant in India has come to light. Shockingly, the company...

AMU Women’s Club organizes Eid Milan programme

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By TwoCircles.net The Aligarh Muslim University Women's Club held Eid Milan function hosted by Prof Shagufta Aleem at the Indira Gandhi Hall on 21st July,...

Bahraini women demand abducted Nigerian girls’ release

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Manama: Bahrain's women union Wednesday condemned the abduction of 300 Nigerian school girls by a terrorist group and called for an immediate release of...

Women’s rights exhibition inaugurated in Coimbatore

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By TCN News, Coimbatore: An exhibition was inaugurated in Coimbatore on Saturday as part of the awareness campaign of the “Awakening” Conference on the theme “Women’s rights and issues” being organized by National Women’s Front.

Delhi Aanganwadi workers’ indefinite hunger strike enters 6th day as AAP govt evades holding...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: The indefinite hunger strike by Delhi State Aanganwadi Workers’ and Helpers’ Union entered its seventh day...

Book Review: The Mothers of Manipur: Twelve Women Who Made History

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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...

Indians among 30,000 nurses in Britain facing expulsion

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London: As many as 30,000 overseas nurses will be facing the axe under British Prime Minister David Cameron's new immigration laws. According to Cameron's new...

Woman alleges rape, tattooing of insults on forehead for not bringing dowry

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Jaipur : In a shocking incident, a woman in Rajasthan has alleged that she was harassed, beaten-up, raped and was tattooed with abuses including...

End violence against women, say Nobel peace laureates

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New Delhi : Women Noble Peace laureates Monday called on the Indian government to take more decisive steps to end sexual violence in India...

Aligarh Muslim University Students Union demand justice for Kunan Poshpora victims on International Women’s...

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By TCN News, Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University Students Union (AMUSU) celebrated the International Women’s Day demanding justice for the victims of Kunan Poshpora mass rape, and a stern punishment for the culprits. The programme was held on March 9 at the auditorium of Poly-technique College of AMU, a release said here.

Assam Congress women demand tickets for general elections

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By IANS, Guwahati : Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress, the women's wing of the ruling Congress party in the state, Monday demanded 33 percent reservation for women candidates in the upcoming general elections. "We want at least four seats for women candidates to contest in the Lok Sabha elections. I think we are justified in our demand and we have already intimated the same to Congress president Sonia Gandhi," president of the Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress Moloya Barman told IANS.

Nine women in fray for first phase West Bengal polls

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

Sushma calls attack on Tanzanian woman in Bengaluru ‘shameful’

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New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday described as "shameful" an alleged attack and stripping of a Tanzanian woman in Bengaluru...

Sister Nirmala laid to rest as admirers pay homage despite rain

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Kolkata : Braving heavy showers, hundreds of people from India and abroad bade a tearful adieu to Mother Teresa's successor Sister Nirmala here on...

98-year-old woman in Kashmir votes for change

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By IANS, Handwara : A 98-year-old woman, confident that her vote will help usher in change, stood in queue at a polling station in Handwara constituency in the third phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday. "There are many problems like unemployment, bad roads and poor electricity. I am voting for someone who will change things. I am confident my vote will make a difference," said Fazi, who waited patiently for her turn to vote at the Machipora polling station although she could barely stand.

Girl who was gang-raped, filmed fights back

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New Delhi : Fifteen-year-old Bitiya endured unspeakable trauma when she was raped by four upper caste men who filmed the heinous crime for sale...

Movement against rape should be taken to its logical conclusion: Kaneez Fatima

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By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net

Ramadan 1437: Noor Jehan

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By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net Noor Jehan came to Kanpur from Bombay as a young bride. Living a pampered life till then, she wasn’t as well...

Activist lawyer killed in Navi Mumbai

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Thane: Activist lawyer Minakshi Jaiswal was brutally killed with her neck slit and two fingers cut off at her residence in Navi Mumbai, officials...

Kolkata girl aims to knock out poverty with the help of Karate

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net Kolkata: Life in a Kolkata slum can break the spirit of even the most strong-willed person. It can also, however, inspire...

The world’s most powerful women: Three US secretaries of state and their accounts

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By Vikas Datta, If the US president is the world's most powerful leader, his secretary of state (or foreign minister) is a close second though maybe not as well-known. Of the 68 secretaries since 1790, few are recognised names - even in America - though six, right from the very first (Thomas Jefferson), went on to become presidents themselves. Only three have been women, but they happened to be in office at critical and challenging times, held their own in high-level diplomacy and have penned absorbing accounts of their experiences.