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Social disparity to blame for molestation, rape: Javed Akhtar

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By Saket Suman Jaipur (IANS) : Celebrated Indian poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar on Sunday rebuffed claims that Westernisation leads to rapes and other crimes...

HC rejects PIL on intervening in Sunanda death probe

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking its intervention in the probe into the mysterious death of Sunanda...

PM apprised about Ruchika case

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Friday apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about developments in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case that has grabbed national headlines. Tirath had gone to meet the prime minister to wish him on New Year day and also apprise him about the case. National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas was present on the occasion, official sources said.

Government ready to extend session to pass women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government Wednesday said it was ready to extend the ongoing parliament session, if necessary, to pass the long-pending women's...

NHRC notice to Telangana government over child labourers

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New Delhi: The NHRC has sought a report from the Telangana government on the rehabilitation of around 220 children who were recently rescued from...

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.

Indian rape laws must be of global standards: Amnesty

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By IANS, New Delhi: Amnesty International wants Indian rape laws to meet the highest international standards. And it does not favour death penalty or chemical castration.

Abduction of women rising in India; UP at the top

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New Delhi : Cases of kidnapping of women and girls are on the rise in India, with Uttar Pradesh registering the maximum number of...

Delhi group to send Fact Finding team to investigate Bihar gang rape of Mahadalit...

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By TCN News, Patna: A fact finding team of the Delhi Solidarity Group will investigate between November 6 and 8 the recent gang rape of six Mahadalit women, four of them minors, in Bihar’s Bhojpur district. Six women, four of them teenagers, from Dumaria village belonging to the Mahadalit community were gang-raped at gun point by three men in Kurmuri village on October 8. The medical examination of the women has confirmed they were sexually assaulted. A former member of Ranvir Sena allegedly raped the women with two of his associates.

Oestrogen relieves psychotic symptoms in women

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By IANS, Sydney : Oestrogen estradiol, when combined with anti-psychotic drugs, seems to be effective in treating women with schizophrenia, according to a new study. The link between oestrogen and mental illness was recognised more than a century ago. However, scientific evidence backing oestrogen as a mental illness therapy has only recently emerged. "Epidemiologic observations of sex differences in the onset and course of schizophrenia prompted exploration of oestrogen's role in schizophrenia," the study authors wrote.

SC declines to take cognizance over Chhattisgarh deaths

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday declined a plea urging the court to take cognizance of the death of 13 women due to...

Remembering Fatima Sheikh, the first Muslim teacher who laid the foundation of Dalit-Muslim unity

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Over the past few years, a number of political forums and parties have experimented with uniting Dalits and Muslims, given their...

Only 2 percent increase in women legislators in Bengal

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Kolkata : Though the number of women contesting the 2016 West Bengal assembly polls increased to 198 as against 174 in 2011, only 40...

Chhattisgarh has 15,000 women Maoists: police chief

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By Sujeet Kumar, IANS, Raipur : About 15,000 armed women Maoists operate in Chhattisgarh and they form a significant chunk of the insurgents engaged in a bitter battle with the state machinery, says Director General of Police Vishawa Ranjan. "Some 30 percent of the total 50,000 armed rebels, or 15,000, are female insurgents, who actively participate in carrying out major strikes against civilians and police forces," Ranjan told IANS in an interview.

Congress slams Mamata for politically exploiting minorities

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Kolkata : Charging the Mamata Banerjee government with politically exploiting minorities in West Bengal, the Congress on Wednesday called for uprooting the Trinamool Congress...

Obama to designate monument to women’s equality movement

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Washington : US President Barack Obama is designating a historic house in Washington as a monument honouring the movement for women's equality in the...

तारोन दोद्राई की सीखने की ये ललक आपको हौसलों से भर देगी

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प्रियंका सुबर्नो झारखंड के खूंटी ज़िला के तोरपा ब्लॉक, ज़रिया पंचायत, रंगरू टोली गांव में स्थित ‘विलेज लेवल सर्विस सेंटर’ (वी.एल.एस.सी.) ग्राम स्तर सेवा केंद्र...

Saudi Arabia appoints woman to lead Ebola fight

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Riyadh : Saudi Arabia has appointed a woman, Tamara Tayeb, to lead the country's fight against the Ebola virus disease, media reported Friday. Deputy Commander...

SC directs payment of monthly maintenance, arrears to harassed woman

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New Delhi: After a prolonged high-cost litigation, a woman has at last succeeded getting justice from the Supreme Court, which taking a serious view...

40 cases of crime against women recorded daily in Delhi: Centre

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New Delhi : On an average 40 cases of crime against women, including at least four rape cases, are registered everyday in Delhi, union...

Man arrested for raping deaf woman in Tripura

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Agartala: A man was arrested for raping a 32-year-old deaf and dumb woman, police said here Tuesday. "Ajit Nama, aged 30, raped a deaf and...

Nation is always empowered by its women: PM

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a nation is always empowered by its women. “Nation is always empowered by its women....

JD(U) hints at softening of opposition to women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : With the numbers favouring the passage of the women's reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha Monday, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), a prominent party opposing it, Sunday indicated a softening of its position. JD-U chief whip in the Rajya Sabha Ali Anwar Ansari said the party will consider the opinion of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in support of the bill, which seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in parliament and state legislatures.

Sonia Gandhi praises Andhra for women’s empowerment

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By IANS, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday praised the Andhra Pradesh government for taking the lead in women's empowerment in the country. She said the performance of the state government - run by her party - to empower women was not only admired by the rest of the country but had also aroused curiosity abroad.

Hunt on for men who allegedly raped German woman

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Efforts were on Monday to nab the men who allegedly abducted a German woman from the upscale Taj hotel here and took her to a room where they raped her before dropping her nearly 12 hours later. The incident took place early Sunday when five to six men in a black Scorpio SUV kidnapped the 20-year-old tourist from the parking lot of the Taj in Chandigarh's commercial hub Sector 17.

Bishop stirs trouble after he adopts 26-year-old

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By IANS, Kochi : A bishop in Kerala has stirred controversy by adopting a 26-year-old woman, prompting the archbishop of the area to hold an inquiry after priests in his diocese made a complaint. The issue of 58-year-old Kochi bishop John Thattumkal adopting a 26-year-old woman has been probed by the Archbishop Daniel Acharuparambil of the Verapoly Archdiocese near Kochi and the report has been sent to the Vatican.

Girls fare better in maths in countries where women are more equal

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By DPA, Florence (Italy) : Girls are better than boys in reading, but they also can keep up with boys in mathematics when the genders are on a more equal footing in their native countries, according to research published in the Science journal. The data came to light on closer examination by Luigi Guiso of European University Institute in Florence of data of a Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) study published in 2003. At the time, the maths and reading skills of more than 276,000 boys and girls aged 15 from 40 countries were compared.

Social activist Medha Patekar arrested in Allahabad

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Lucknow: Social activist Medha Patekar was arrested in Allahabad on Saturday, police said. She was on her way to Kachari village when police tried to...

Women get equal rights to become guardians, adopt children

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By IANS, New Delhi : President Pratibha Patil has signed into law a bill giving Indian women equal rights as men in adopting children and becoming guardians of minors, including their own children, it was announced Thursday. The president removed the age-old gender discrimination against women by giving her assent to the Personal Laws Amendment Bill, 2010, which was passed by parliament in its monsoon session which concluded last week, according to a law ministry press release.

Woman summoned for cheating husband

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New Delhi: A court here has issued summons against a woman for allegedly cheating her husband and causing a miscarriage before marrying the man. Additional...

A letter to a friend who is getting married

Women

By PA Abdullah My Dear Friend Assalamo alaikum wa rahmatullah!

Women bag majority ranks in ISM Qur’an Learning School annual exams

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By TCN News,

Women’s car rally to create breast cancer awareness

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By IANS, New Delhi: Nearly 100 women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, will drive from Delhi to Jaipur April 2 to create awareness about the disease that kills over 40,000 women every year in India. "Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in cities and we hope this rally will spread awareness among people," Ramesh Sarin, founder chairperson of the Forum for Breast Cancer Protection, told IANS Tuesday.

Once unknown names, they are now fighting to oust Mamata

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By Anurag Dey Kolkata : Once unknown beyond their immediate circles of family, friends and colleagues, they became crusaders due to difficulties and sorrow they...

Meet Saima Noor, a Wheelchair-Bound Woman Artist in a Kashmir Hospital

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Ilhak Tantray and Mohsin Mushtaq | Two Circles Network There is a profound sense of melancholy in the dimly lit ward number six of Srinagar's...

Sharmila, Vani set for another face-off

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By IANS,

Respond to woman lawyer’s plea in manhandling case: SC to Delhi Police

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Delhi Police chief to respond to a plea seeking transfer to the CBI of investigation...

PFI encourages students with its “School Chalo” campaign

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By TCN News Bangalore: Muslims students have high drop-out rates, to plug-in this major source of educational backwardness Popular Front of India (PFI) organizes an annual “School Chalo” programme in which students from the weaker sections are given scholarships. In Karnataka, programme was conducted in various localities on June 5th and 6th this year.

Delhi women’s helpline restarts after disruption

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By IANS, New Delhi : After a 12 hour disruption, the Delhi government's 181 helpline for women in distress resumed functioning early Thursday, an official said.

Nurse murder: No takers for property of Congress legislators’ sister

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By IANS,

‘I knew the victim as a colleague and friend’: Rape and Murder at Kolkata’s...

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Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net “This incident has left us all shaken. I knew the victim as a colleague and friend; we shared long working hours and...

Educating Muslim women in modern India: Problems and perspectives

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By Rakhshanda Jalil,

Alert boy helps in recovery of abducted woman

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By IANS, Auckland: A woman in New Zealand, who was kidnapped as she slept with her partner, was rescued by the police, thanks to an alert nine-year-old boy who quickly alerted his mother.

UP: Women winning fewer elections, losing deposits in larger numbers

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By Rahul Mohan Sharma Poor, populous Uttar Pradesh was the first state to have a female Chief Minister -- Sucheta Kriplani from 1963 to 1967...

Woman found strangulated in capital’s Lajpat Nagar

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 33-year-old woman was found strangulated in her house in Lajpat Nagar area of southeast Delhi late Saturday, the police said Sunday. "The incident took place Saturday night. Neelam was found lying on the floor by her husband Manoj Kumar when he returned from office. Without informing police, he took her to Moolchand Hospital, where doctors declared her dead," a senior police officer said. The hospital authorities informed the police about the incident.

South Asians laud US law on violence against women

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By IANS,

Woman with two kids killed on Bengal tracks

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Kolkata:A woman and her two children were killed when they jumped before a speeding train in West Bengal's Howrah district Saturday, police said. The accident...

Delhi Police rapped for filing dowry cases without proper probe

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By IANS, New Delhi : A day after the Supreme Court held that a person cannot be convicted for merely demanding dowry, the Delhi High Court Friday pulled up the Delhi Police for registering a case of dowry against a person without carrying out a proper probe. While granting bail to a person arrested under the dowry act, Justice S.N. Dhingra observed that before registering an FIR, the police must investigate the allegations levelled against a person in a detailed manner.

Bhagwad Gita contest winner donates prize money for girl education

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Thane (Maharashtra) : Maryam Siddiqui, the 12-year-old Thane schoolgirl who in March topped a competition testing knowledge of the Bhagwad Gita, has decided to...

Women’s quota bill likely in Lok Sabha

Women

By IANS, New Delhi: The government hopes to introduce the contentious women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the monsoon session of parliament after holding "consultations" with the political parties opposed to the measure, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Friday. The Rajya Sabha has already passed the bill, seeking to reserve 33 percent of seats in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies for women.

Women’s progress in not possible without assistance of men: Senior Bangladesh official

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By NNN-BSS, Dhaka, Bangladesh : Education Adviser of Bangladesh caretaker government Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman y said advancement of women could not be possible without the assistance of their counterparts. "Cooperation of men is very much needed to ensure progress of the women," he said while addressing as the chief guest the inaugural session of the two-day South Asian Soroptimist Conference at the Spectra Convention Centre at Gulshan in the city on Friday. Soroptimist International Club of Dhaka has arranged the conference as part of its silver jubilee celebration.

How easy it is for women to get tickets in Lok Sabha polls?

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Mohammad Faisal, TwoCircles.net How easy it is for women to get tickets in Lok Sabha polls? At least it is not that easy in India’s...

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

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

Shot putter Manpreet Kaur qualifies for Olympics

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Kolkata : Manpreet Kaur of Railways created a new national record in the women's shot put at the 55th National Open Athletic Championship...

Foreign woman journalist killed, another hurt in Afghanistan

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Kabul : A foreign woman journalist was killed In Afghanistan and another was injured after being fired at by an Afghan police officer Friday. "One...

Males are good at sniffing out infidelities

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By IANS, Washington : Straying women beware. The male is particularly good at sniffing out your infidelities, even though you may have fine-tuned the art of concealing your liasons. "Eighty percent of women's inferences about fidelity or infidelity were correct, but men were even better, accurate 94 per cent of the time," said Paul Andrews at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, who conducted the study with colleagues.

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.

J&K Gujjar women most neglected in the country: survey

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By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net, The empowerment of a woman leads to empowerment of entire family. But unfortunately women have always been neglected lot in every field of life. They have been generally kept out of development in the country. A survey reveals Gujjar women in Jammu and Kashmir are among the most backward and discriminated women in the country.

Notice to government, police on separate lock-ups for women

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments and the city police commissioner on a plea...

US team visiting India to boost women’s numbers in ICT

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By IANS,

Women group appeal National Rights Commission for intervention in arbitrary arrests of rights activists

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TCN News A group of more than 100 women individuals and organizations have written to the National Rights Commission Chairman Justice H L Dattu seeking...

Nirbhaya fund does not reach intended beneficiaries, SC told

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New Delhi, (IANS) : The Supreme Court was told on Tuesday that the Nirbhaya fund created to support measures for women's safety and empowerment...

Tripura to give allowance to domestic workers, transgenders

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Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura on Tuesday announced monthly allowances for female domestic workers, transgenders, leprosy and AIDS patients and...

4 held for misbehaving with JNU girls, baton charge on campus

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By IANS, New Delhi: Violence broke out on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus late Sunday evening when four outsiders in an inebriated state were caught teasing women students and Delhi Police had to resort to baton charge and teargas to disperse the agitated students.

मौलाना आज़ाद फैलोशिप बंद होने से मुस्लिम बुद्धिजीवियों में निराशा का माहौल

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मोहम्मद ज़मीर हसन|twocircles.net “मैं हैदराबाद यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ रहा हूं। यह संभव हो पाया है मौलाना आज़ाद नेशनल फैलोशिप की वजह से। मेरी आर्थिक स्थिति...

Insaaf Zindabad – Feminists for Freedom, Peace and Justice question India’s freedom on 74th...

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TCN News On the occasion of the 74th Independence Day of India, Insaaf Zindabad - Feminists For Freedom, Peace And Justice (IZ-FFPJ) has issued a...

Sushma says didn’t recommend travel documents for Lalit Modi

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New Delhi : Hoping to deflect the opposition flak, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said she did not recommend travel documents...

Sandra wins $50,000 women’s ITF title

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By IANS, New Delhi : Third seed Sandra Zahlavova of Czech Republic overpowered Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski, 6-4, 6-3, to clinch the $50,000 women's ITF tournament at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) courts here Saturday. Bojana, 16, who put out the first and fifth seeds en route, had no answer to 23-year-old Sandra's aggressive play. The Czech found a chink in the Serb's armour, a weak forehand, and attacked it relentlessly, though both had problems with their serve to start with.

देशभर में आग लगाने वाली नुपूर शर्मा को अदालत ने क्या कहा !...

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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...

Bodruddoja Saikh: The coach behind more than 75 medals won by Paralympians of West...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net Sometimes, adversity comes in the form of poverty, illiteracy and malnutrition. On other occasions, it comes in the form of...

Africa puts women’s empowerment on top of agenda

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By Manish Chand, IANS,

Women experience greater sexual harassment in balanced groups

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By IANS, Washington : Latest research clears misconceptions about women being sexually harassed only when they are a minority at the work place. A study looking at 110 groups worldwide found that women, working in evenly matched groups, were more likely to be harassed than women in predominantly male or female groups. In these situations, they were more likely to experience taunting, patronizing, and predatory behaviours.

Woman tourist dies at the Taj Mahal

Women

By IANS, Agra : A woman tourist from Indore died after she slipped and fell on the marbled surface of the Taj Mahal after the city was hit by rain and thundershowers. Hasina Bano Chaudhary lost her balance and fell from the main marble structure Saturday. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel guarding the monument tried to take her to the hospital, but she collapsed at the main gate due to profuse bleeding from the head. Last week, a south Indian tourist slipped and suffered a fracture at the Taj.

Pass women’s reservation bill immediately: Activists

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By IANS, New Delhi : Demanding immediate passage of the women's reservation bill, women rights groups and activists Wednesday took out a protest march here. Organised...

Sheena murder: Sleaze, betrayal, family feud come to fore

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Mumbai : The three-year-old murder of Sheena Bora unfolded on Wednesday stories of sleaze, betrayal and family feud as police arrested a former husband...

Woman army officer alleges sexual harassment

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By IANS, Chandigarh : A captain in the Indian Army Tuesday alleged she was being sexually harassed by three senior officers and was being illegally confined in her unit in Kalka town in Haryana, 30 km from here. Captain Poonam Kaur, who is serving in an army supply and transport unit located at Kalka, made the allegations against her commanding officer Col. R.K. Sharma, Lt. Col. Ajay Chawla and Major Suraj Bhan. Kaur told IANS on phone that she was being physically and mentally harassed by these officers as she turned down their physical advances.

Tourist trampled to death by elephant in Kerala

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Idukki (Kerala): A school teacher from Gujarat on a holiday here was crushed to death by an elephant as she fell to the ground...

Don’t ignore us in the budget, say women’s rights groups

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By IANS, New Delhi : With the union budget to be presented Feb 26, women's rights groups are urging Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to allocate more money for schemes that directly benefit women. Ranjana Kumari of the Women Power Connect (WPC) said in a letter to the finance minister that was signed by other women's groups: "Last year's budget speech was a big disappointment as a large part of the budgetary allocations showed a decline in the over all funds earmarked for the ministry of women and child development (MWCD)".

Training women to become future leaders

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By Richa Sharma, IANS, New Delhi : Even as the fate of the Women's Reservation Bill hangs in the balance, an activist group has already started training and motivating women to join mainstream politics. The Centre for Social Research (CSR), through a UN project called 'Enhancing the Role of Women in Strengthening Democracy', has selected 1,000 women from across India and is grooming them to contest elections.

ASEAN to create commission on women and children next year

Women

By NNN-PNA, Cha-Am, Hua Hin, Thailand : The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will create next year a special body that will be tasked to protect the rights of women and children in the region. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva bared this Friday shortly after the inauguration of the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), which marked the first day of the three-day 15th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits being held here in southern Thailand.

Dec 16 and now Uber: Has anything changed, any lessons learnt?

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(Two years after Dec 16,2014 gang-rape) By Ranjana Narayan and Shweta Sharma, New Delhi : Another rape, again an outcry. Two years since the Dec 16 gang rape nothing much has changed, borne out by the fact that a serial offender like the Uber taxi driver operated undetected and was able to commit his latest rape without compunction.

Women’s panel to probe Air India air hostess’ charges

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday formed a panel to probe the charges of assault levelled by an Air India air hostess against two pilots who were allegedly involved in a mid-air scuffle with her during a flight. The air hostess had filed a formal complaint with the women's panel.

बुलंदशहर मे गैंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की मौत ,गांव में तनाव

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विशेष संवाददाता । Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के बुलंदशहर में एक बार फिर हाथरस जैसी घटना हुई है। यहां की एक दलित युवती की जलकर मौत...

Mother Kosi, pardon us, they say to a river

Women

By Imran Khan, IANS, Patna : Left helpless and desperate by the wrath of the Kosi, hundreds of women in Bihar have turned to worshipping the river in the hope that it will relent and make the floods mitigate. "Mother Kosi is angry, we are offering prayers to appease her," said Parbhawati Devi, the resident of a village near a road linking Saharsa to Madhepura, two of the worst affected districts.

Muslim Women Study Circle: Reclaiming Agency of Muslim Women in India

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A Kolkata-based collective Muslim Women Study Circle is working towards reclaiming the agency of Muslim women at a time when Islamophobia has been reared...

Assam girl still waits for justice

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By TwoCircles.net news desk New Delhi: Justice still hesitates to come near certain people. Ruksana Begum of Hailakandi district in Assam is one such unlucky girl, who has been waiting for justice to come her way for more than two years.

When Jamia Nagar women came out of burqas to showcase talent

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By Nivedita Sharma, IANS,

UAE calls for more women in peacekeeping

Women

By IANS, New York : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called for increased participation of women in peacekeeping operations to curb violence against women in war zones and conflict areas, WAM reported Friday. "Women participation in international peacekeeping process, mediation, reconciliation, and reconstruction efforts is highly essential to maintain gender equality and to reduce violence against women," Ahmed Al-Jarman, UAE's permanent UN representative, said during the Security Council debate on "Women and Peace and Security" Thursday.

Saudi Arabia to set up world’s largest women-only varsity

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By IANS, Dubai : The world's largest university exclusively for women is to come up in Saudi Arabia, with Saudi King Abdullah scheduled to lay the foundation stone. The Riyadh Women's University will be the world's largest institute for higher studies when the project is completed in 2010. The university will have 13 colleges and will cover an area of eight million square metres north of the Saudi capital.

Amend Juvenile Justice Act: NCW chairperson

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New Delhi : Pressing for a debate on the issue of juveniles who commit rape, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Mamta Sharma Wednesday...

Saudi women face jail, flogging for checking husband’s phone

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Riyadh : Women in Saudi Arabia could be sent to jail and flogged if they check their husband’s telephone without his knowledge and consent....

Modi urged to safeguard women’s rights

Women

New Delhi : On the occasion of International Women's Day on Sunday, over 30 organisations and NGOs came together to "assert women's freedom" and...

Explain denial of admission to girls, court asks schools

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By IANS, New Delhi: Eight girls who were refused admission by different government schools in east Delhi have moved the Delhi High Court which Tuesday asked the education department to explain why the students were turned away. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the government to explain by Aug 5 why it failed to admit the girls in its schools. The girls residing in different areas in east Delhi approached the court when they were refused admission by the schools on frivolous grounds.

53-year-old woman becomes second swine flu fatality

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By IANS, Mumbai: A 53-year-old woman died here Saturday evening of swine flu, becoming the second fatality in India of the fast-spreading virus, officials said. Additional Chief Secretary Health Sharvari Gokhale told IANS that the woman had been treated at the Lilavati Hospital for the past four days for "pneumonia and hypertension". "Today she was admitted to Kasturba Hospital and her blood test was taken. It tested positive for swine flu and she passed away this evening," she said. She has been identified as Fahima Panwala and belonged to Mumbai.

These women mountain bikers are on a roll

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By Vishal Gulati Shimla : These women bikers are literally on a role as they prepare for the world's toughest off-road cycling event...

‘Our prayers have been answered:’ Haldwani residents after Supreme Court stays HC eviction order

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The Supreme Court Thursday stayed Uttarakhand high court's order for evictions in Haldwani that threatened to displace more than 50,000 people, most of whom...

Andhra minister’s son booked for harassing woman

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Hyderabad: Hyderabad police on Saturday booked an Andhra Pradesh minister's son and his driver for misbehaving with a woman. Ravela Sushil -- son of Andhra...

Saarc, UN to work for women’s empowerment in South Asia

Women

Kathmandu : Saarc and UN Women will work towards promotion of gender equality, gender justice and empowerment of women among the countries in the...

Half of Gaza dead ‘children, women and elderly’

Women

By RIA Novosti, Damascus : Just under half of the fatalities in Israel's ongoing attack on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip are children, women or elderly people, a Palestinian health ministry official has said. A representative for Gaza's health ministry told journalists that 854 Palestinians had so far died in Israel's two-week long attack on the enclave of 1.5 million people. A total of 270 of the dead are children, 68 women, and 90 elderly people, he added. He also said that around 4,000 people had been wounded, including some 400 children in a serious condition.

Women power remains low in assembly polls

Women

By Anjali Ojha, IANS,

‘मोदी ने रूकवा दी मेरे शौहर की रिहाई’

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: ओखला से आम आदमी पार्टी के विधायक अमानतुल्लाह खान की बीवी साफ़िया खान ने TwoCircles.net के साथ बातचीत में अपने...

In India, a woman becomes a crime victim every three minutes

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By Richa Sharma,IANS, New Delhi : Every three minutes a woman becomes victim of a crime somewhere in India . The highest number become targets of their husbands and in-laws. A total of 185,312 incidents of crime against women were reported in the country during 2007 as compared to 164,765 during 2006, an increase of 12.5 percent. The number of crimes committed against women has increased continiously during the last five years.

Woman who opposed violence against her sex killed in Nepal

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By IANS, Kathmandu : A human rights activist and radio journalist in Nepal's violence-hit southern plains who had raised her voice against violence against women was savagely hacked to death by a group of unidentified assailants at her own residence. Uma Singh, a journalist with private radio station Radio Today and a member of Women Human Rights Defender Network in Dhanusha district in the Terai plains, was attacked at her residence in Janakpur town Sunday evening, the Network said in a statement Monday.

Everest climber alleges police misbehaviour in Orissa templettt

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : Kalpana Dash, who became the first Oriya woman to scale Mount Everest last month, was allegedly manhandled and abused by a policeman at a temple in the state's Keonjhar district, her brother said Monday. Kalpana had gone with her mother, brother Pradeep and uncle to the Maa Tarini temple in Ghatagon in Keonjhar Sunday to offer prayers for her good health. While she was praying, a constable forcibly dragged her out and paid no heed to her pleas even after the mountaineer revealed her identity, Pradeep told the police.

Case filed for FB post against Kejriwal’s daughter

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Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad police Monday registered a criminal case against a person for posting derogatory remarks against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's daughter and...

SC notice to Rajasthan on plea by tribal women

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Rajasthan's Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police on a petition by...

मां के बाद अब प्रोफेसर नबीला सादिक भी दुनिया छोड़ गई !

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net दूसरों की मदद को सदैव तैयार रहने वाली जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया की असिस्टेंट प्रोफेसर नबीला सादिक की मृत्यु से उनके छात्रों...

India takes up rape incident with Maldives

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By IANS, New Delhi: India has taken up "quite strongly" with Maldives the rape of an Indian woman and has been assured of action by its government, an official said Tuesday.

Women empowerment mission to begin work soon

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By IANS, New Delhi: The central directorate of the National Mission for Empowerment of Women will soon be operational, officials Monday said. "The directorate will have four posts with a director of additional secretary level. The names will be forwarded to the cabinet for approval next week," a women and child development ministry official said, adding that the states had also been told to set up their resource centres soon. An amount of Rs.35 lakh per year has been sanctioned for state centres, the official said.

Advocate Shahid Azmi: Son for two mothers

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By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net

Millions of women devotees expected at Kerala temple on Sunday

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram: Upwards of four million women devotees are expected to cook an offering as part of the famed Attukal Pongala festival to be...

Miscreants throw acid on woman corporator in UP

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

Meghalaya’s first woman MP vows to work for people

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By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS, Tura (Meghalaya) : Meghalaya's first female MP Agatha Sangma says she will work for the empowerment of women and youth and describes her election to the Lok Sabha as a "good first step" to encourage the fairer sex from the hill state to enter active politics. "Society in Meghalaya may be matrilineal but men are still at the forefront of decision-making. That holds good in the field of politics too. But my election as an MP is a good first step for women here to join active politics," Agatha told IANS in an interview.

Kerala’s rival fronts trade charges over woman guard

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Woman dies after doctor removes both kidneys

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By IANS, Patna : A 22-year-old woman died after a doctor allegedly removed her kidneys during surgery, her family said Thursday. Sabila Khatoon, mother of a six-month-old baby, died at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) Wednesday night. A resident of Tangaul Patti in Bihar's Hajipur district, about 30 km from here, Sabila was admitted at the PMCH in early February after her condition deteriorated following a surgery for stone in a kidney. Doctors at the PMCH found that both her kidneys had been removed and immediately put her on dialysis.

‘पार्च्ड’ यानी एक पुराने विषय में नयी छौंक

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net भारत में सिनेमा बदल रहा है और इस तरीके से बदल रहा है कि भारतीय समाज कई दफा उन बदलावों को स्वीकार...

Six convicted for gang rape in Meghalaya

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Shillong: A fast-track court in Meghalaya Thursday convicted six people for the gang rape of an 18-year-old girl in December 2012. Laston Marak, Tobath Sangma...

Women behind Baghdad blasts, death toll rises to 19

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By KUNA, Baghdad : Monday's blasts that targeted Shiites on a religious visit to Baghdad were carried out by three women, a security sources confirmed Monday. Meanwhile, the death toll of the blasts which took place in National Theatre Square, Al-Alawiyah Square, and Kahramanah Square rose to 19, while 40 other people were injured, medical sources in Ibn Al-Nafees and Al-Kindi hospitals said.

DCW summons BJP legislator in AAP leader case

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New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday issued summons to BJP legislator O.P. Sharma in connection with the alleged attack on...

Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan turns to Islam

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Brooklyn, New York : Famous American actress Lindsay Lohan has reportedly turned to Islam after she was photographed carrying a copy of the Qur'an on her first day of community service in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, according to media reports.

Saradha scam: Mamata demands arrest of union minister’s wife

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Kolkata: In an angry retaliation over the Saradha scam issue which has again grabbed the spotlight, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday wondered...

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

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

After arrests, Kerala Police take to threatening students for protesting

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By Shafeeq Alingal Kozhikode: Wafa, a first year Sociology student here at Farook College, hardly expected that she would be under constant threats from police...

‘Safety of women tourists top priority’

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New Delhi : Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Shripad Yesso Naik Thursday said the safety and security of all tourists, especially women, remains...

SRK’s driver arrested for raping minor

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Mumbai: A driver who works with superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Rajendrakumar Gautam has been arrested for allegedly raping a girl who works at former...

Woman raped, murdered in Rajasthan

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Jaipur: A man raped a woman and then killed her by throwing her into a water tank in Rajasthan Friday, police said. The criminal...

‘Where goddesses are worshipped, women are treated badly’

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Shias to campaign against female foeticide

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By IANS, Lucknow: All set to prove their progressive nature, Shia Muslims have resolved to wage war against female foeticide.

FIRs against Mumbai tabloid, Marathi news channel for hurting religious sentiments

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By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: Two separate FIRs were lodged on Thursday against a newspaper and its reporter and an editor of a Marathi news...

24 UAE women get NASA training

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Women’s Manifesto and Human Welfare Foundation to organise “ Women Leadership Program” in February

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TCN News Women’s Manifesto and Human Welfare Foundation have jointly designed a leadership program for women to identify, train and activate emerging women leaders for...

Dalit woman in MP sees ‘conspiracy’ to remove her as Sarpanch

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Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) : A Dalit woman here has accused Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jayant Mallya of engaging in a "conspiracy" to have...

Akkriti’s autopsy report hints she died of asphyxiation

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By IANS, New Delhi : Akkriti Bhatia, a Class 12 student of Modern School Vasant Vihar in the national capital, died of asphyxiation stemming from an asthma attack, according to the post mortem examination report, police said Friday. "The post mortem examination report hints Akkriti died of asphyxia. It seems to be a natural death but we are awaiting her viscera report and any conclusion can be reached only after going through the viscera report," a police officer told IANS.

Five women beaten to death in Jharkhand over witchcraft

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Ranchi : Five women were beaten to death on the outskirts of Ranchi on Saturday for allegedly practicing witchcraft, Jharkhand Police said. The incident...

Ramadan 1438: Seher Iqbal

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By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net "I was outside India, as a student, for more than 5 years. I had been around a diverse set of...

88 women have applied for Haj without ‘mehram’: Minister

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New Delhi, (IANS): In less than a week after procedure for Haj 2018 started, 88 women have applied to go on the pilgrimage without a...

‘I am a Muslim, come kill me’: Protesters denounce BJP Minister’s Agra hate...

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By TCN Staff Reporter Delhi: Members of civil society, minority religious orgainsations, academicians and citizens organised a protest meeting at Jantar Mantar, Delhi against the...

Not just Durga, Mahishasur also worshipped in India

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New Delhi : HRD Minister Smriti Irani's controversial comments on Durga and Mahishasur appear to ignore the varied folk traditions in which the latter...

Pakistani woman indicted for attempted murder in US

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