AMU alumni band ‘ANTIM’ to release its composition of National Anthem on Republic Day
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A music band formed by the alumni of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has come...
Minor’s gang rape: Absconding BSF men arrested, sent to custody
Kolkata: Two BSF troopers, who were arrested from Assam for allegedly gang-raping a minor inside a moving train, were sent to judicial custody on...
Amit Shah visits Dalit woman’s family in Kerala, BJP forms panel
New Delhi : BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday set up a three-member committee to look into incidents of atrocities against Dalit women in...
Promise of an Optimal Future for Women and Girls
By Shobha Shukla, CNS
In 1910, a meeting of 35 women in Copenhagen started a worldwide movement demanding universal voting rights for women. That was a turning point in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. Now, 100 years later, over 3000 delegates (40% of who were men) from 146 countries, gathered together in Washington DC to press for universal access to maternal and child health. 2010 is as transforming a mile stone as 1910 was, in the journey of achieving basic human and health care rights for all women and children.
Saving girl child high priority: Maneka
New Delhi : Saving the girl child is high priority for the Indian government, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said Monday.
At a...
Three women to manage Pennagaram bypoll
By IANS,
Chennai: Three women bureaucrats will manage the March 27 byelection to the Pennagarm assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.
Dharmapuri District Collector and District Electoral Officer P. Amudha, Returning Officer Maheswari Ravikumar and Deputy Suprintendent of Police Panchavarnam will be managing the byelection for the constituency, for which filing of nominations has started.
The run-up to the bypoll attracted attention when around 20,000 voters were ordered to be added to the electoral list just before the declaration of the byelection schedule.
Safina tops women’s rankings
By DPA,
Hamburg: Dinara Safina retained first place in the latest women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as she makes another attempt to claim her first title at the majors.
The Russian Safina takes 9,801 points into the French Open which started Sunday, with the Williams sisters Serena and Venus following on 7,838 and 7,237 points, respectively.
The defending French Open champion Ana Ivanova of Serbia is eighth on 4,892 points.
WTA top 10 as of May 25 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
1. (1) Dinara Safina, Russia, 9,801 points
I am a threat only to those who believe in hatred: Teesta
By Preetha Nair
New Delhi : Amid all the legal troubles she and her husband Javed Anand face, human rights activist Teesta Setalvad is...
All India Democratic Women’s Association ask the president to not sign the TT bill
TCN News
The AIDWA ( All India Democratic Women's Association) have issued a statement on the Triple Talaq Bill to the press wherein they refer...
Ramadan 1437: Nafees Fatima
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
“Oh, it used to be much more strict in our times.” Nafees Fatima remembers growing up in her household, where there...
मुजफ्फरनगर दंगा: भाजपा के विद्यायक को 2 साल की सज़ा, बाकी का क्या होगा...
विशेष संवाददाता। Two circles.net
2013 के मुजफ्फरनगर दंगे में एक समुदाय को भड़काने और बलवे करने के आरोपी भाजपा विधायक को अदालत से 2 साल...
SC bars seeking votes over religion, ruling hailed
New Delhi (IANS) : The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that seeking votes on the basis of religion, race, caste or language of a candidate...
33 percent quota for women in government jobs in MP
Bhopal : The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday decided to provide 33 percent reservation to women in government jobs.
This was decided during a...
1,203 candidates to fight for Kerala’s 140 assembly seats
Thiruvananthapuram : A total of 1,203 candidates were left in the fray and will now fight for the 140 Kerala assembly seats on May...
Malaysian Indian woman sues government for detention
By IANS,
Ipoh (Malaysia) : An ethnic Indian woman who spent 11 months at an immigration depot on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant has sued the government for RM6 million ($150,000 approx.) for her suffering while under detention.
M. Rajeshvari named as defendants the government and six others, including Home Minister Syed Hamid Syed Albar and Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan.
The suit was filed by her lawyer A. Magesan, also an ethnic Indian, at the Kuala Lumpur High Court registry Thursday.
Kiran Bedi advocates tougher laws to fight terrorism
By IANS,
Ahmedabad : Kiran Bedi, the first woman IPS officer, Wednesday said strong anti-terror laws were needed to tackle the growing menace of terrorism in India.
Bedi, who was here to interact with students and parents of Ahmedabad Managament Association (AMA), said the prevailing laws were too weak to fight terrorism.
"Strong laws are needed to keep pace with the new challenges posed by terrorists," Bedi said, adding that toning of the legal system too was needed.
She said policing and the quality of policemen needed to be spruced up with better service conditions.
बंधुआ मजदूरी और देह व्यापार के दुश्मन अजीत सिंह
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी : अजीत सिंह बनारस में एक जाना पहचाना नाम हैं. बनारस की अंधी बस्तियों से लेकर बड़े-बड़े मकानों में अजीत सिंह...
Kashmiri Pandits living in Valley struggles to live a normal life
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar: Against the back drop of highly ambitious Composite Township project of central government to...
Pink autos launched for women in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad : The Ghaziabad police on Tuesday launched pink auto-rickshaws exclusively for women passengers to ensure their safety at night.
Flagging off the service, Ghaziabad...
Mongolian woman alleges molestation by Delhi customs official
New Delhi: A 24-year-old Mongolian woman has filed a complaint that she was molested by an official at the customs office here Thursday, police...
रोरी गांव से रिपोर्ट : गांव में गुस्सा , एक आवाज़ ! बेटी गरीब...
विशेष संवाददाता।twocircles.net
मोदीनगर थाना क्षेत्र के रोरी गांव में भीतर दाखिल होने से पहले ही इमरान का परिवार छप्पर डाल कर रहता है। इमरान मजदूरी...
Four youth arrested for gang rape in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Four youth in their 20s were arrested on Sunday at Pandavapura near Mandya in southern Karnataka for the gang rape of a college...
Kerala’s new trend setters: Muslim women members of Mahallu committee
Female members of the Mahallu committee are the illustrative of an emerging scenario, which they perceive as a mile stone in Muslim women empowerment. But the transformation has evoked a mixed response from the Muslim outfits in the state, with especially Sunnis protesting the move.
By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net,
Kozhikode: K K Fathima Suhra, a middle aged post graduate Muslim lady, hailing from a village named Santhapuram in Malappuram district, was busy in shopping for her school going child. Like most of the educated Muslim women in the state, Fathima also tends to give primary priority to discharge her duty as a house wife, taking care of her family and ardently supporting it to accomplish its needs.
Mangalore incident triggers war of words in women’s commission
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Mangalore pub assault has triggered a war of words within the National Commission for Women, as its chairperson Tuesday "nullified" a probe by a commission member into the attack on some young women.
However, Nirmala Venkatesh, who conducted the probe, said her findings were impartial.
After completing the probe into the Mangalore assault by a self-styled moral brigade, Venkatesh said that the pub lacked security and that women needed to safeguard themselves.
Suspecting them as terrorists, state run bus service driver-conductor force luggage search on burqa...
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.
AIPMT Retest: Nun Denied Entry to examination hall in Kerala
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Kozhikode: Although the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) cleared its stand over wearing veil and the Supreme Court of India refused...
Girl killed in Pakistan-India firing
Islamabad: A teenaged girl was killed Saturday in an exchange of fire between Pakistani para-military troopers and India's Border Security Force (BSF) along the...
Eminent journalists rue lack of women representation in Indian media
Well-known journalists Arfa Khanum, Chief Editor, The Wire, Amer Ali Khan, News Editor, Siasat, Fazil Hussain Parvez, Chief Editor Gawah, Farhat Rizvi, Senior Journalist,...
Unknown women awarded for bravery in Bengal
By IANS,
Kolkata : Little-known brave women who stood up for their rights were felicitated here Friday on International Women's Day.
SC seeks details on trafficked women, children
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked all state governments to furnish to the central government details of all the cases filed under...
नसबंदी शिविर की लापरवाही में आम सवाल
By मनोज मिश्रा,
शनिवार को बिलासपुर, छत्तीसगढ़ से दस किलोमीटर दूर पेंडारी के नेमीचंद जैन अस्पताल में सरकार की तरफ़ से महिलाओं के लिए नसबंदी शिविर आयोजित किया गया. इस शिविर को लगाने का मक़सद महिलाओं के स्वास्थ्य की चिंता नहीं था. बल्कि शिविर इसलिए लगाया गया था ताकि सरकार अपना एक कोटा पूरा कर सके और सर्वे में यह दर्शा सके कि उसने एक साल में इतनी नसबंदियों को अंजाम दिया है. ऐसा इसलिए ताकि उन्हें पिछले कुछ वर्षो की तरह इस बार भी नंबर एक मुख्यमंत्री का ख़िताब मिल जाए.
Kashmiri women contesting poll to usher in change
By F. Ahmed,IANS,
Srinagar : Five women among the 71 candidates in five assembly constituencies in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, which go to the polls on Nov 30, say they are contesting to usher in change.
Shabnum Gani Lone, a senior lawyer and daughter of slain separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone, is challenging candidates of the regional National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), besides independents, in the Kupwara assembly constituency.The Nov 30 polling will be in the third of the seven-phase elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rahul Gandhi flays Centre for ‘indifference’ to Dalits
Jaipur : Demanding a CBI inquiry into the rape of a now-dead minor Dalit girl in Rajasthan, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday...
Form committee on women’s safety, Lekhi asks Rajnath
New Delhi: BJP parliamentarian Meenakshi Lekhi Thursday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and demanded the formation of a committee of MPs to work on...
Telijant: A Village where people struggle to arrange food during Ramadan
By Raqib Hameed Naik and Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Bankura (West Bengal): The upcoming period of Ramadan is likely to test even the most...
‘Indian farm women work more but earn less’
By Brij Khandelwal, IANS,
Agra : Indian women work more but earn less than men, says an eminent agricultural economist. In his latest book he shows how women continue to get a raw deal despite putting in longer hours and work that is critically more important for the farm sector and the family.
CBI searches Teesta Setalvad’s premises in Mumbai
Mumbai/New Delhi : The CBI on Tuesday searched four premises of social activist Teesta Setalvad and her publishing firm in Mumbai in connection...
Moroccan women seek their way between Islam and feminism
Kenitra/Sale (Morocco), June 1 (DPA) A young woman passes in a sleeveless shirt and a knee-length skirt, her hair flowing down her back.
Another woman of the same age follows in a loose tunic and pants, the Islamic headscarf covering every strand of her hair.
An older woman wears the traditional djellaba, a long outer robe with full sleeves, her hair in a bun. Some women wear the strictest Islamic dress, covering themselves in black from head to toe, with only the eyes visible.
Woman shot at in Lucknow for resisting chain snatcher
Lucknow: A woman was shot at twice late Tuesday here when she resisted a chain snatcher, police said Wednesday.
The shooting took place around 11.30...
Akkriti’s autopsy report hints she died of asphyxiation
By IANS,
New Delhi : Akkriti Bhatia, a Class 12 student of Modern School Vasant Vihar in the national capital, died of asphyxiation stemming from an asthma attack, according to the post mortem examination report, police said Friday.
"The post mortem examination report hints Akkriti died of asphyxia. It seems to be a natural death but we are awaiting her viscera report and any conclusion can be reached only after going through the viscera report," a police officer told IANS.
BJP determined to ensure passage of women’s bill: Gadkari
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is determined to ensure the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, party president Nitin Gadkari Saturday said and appealed to all political parties to support the legislation as the Congress-led government "is in minority in parliament".
The Rajya Sabha will consider the bill Monday.
Gadkari said the idea of the Women's Reservation Bill was first mooted at the party's National Council Meeting at Vadodara in 1995.
Woman thwarts robbery attempt, catches two robbers
New Delhi: A 29-year-old woman foiled a robbery, courageously snatching a pistol from a group of four armed robbers who barged into her house,...
Ingrid Betancourt named Woman of the Year
By IANS,
Vienna : Colombia's former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt who was rescued in July from the captivity of the country's leftist rebels has been named the Woman of the Year by the World Awards Association (WAA), the EFE news agency reported Saturday.
The Vienna-based World Awards Association Friday named Betancourt as the recipient of the 2008 Woman of the Year award, the report said.
She will receive the honour at a ceremony Oct 26, details of which would be announced later. Betancourt, 46, has dual Colombian and France citizenship.
Khuti gang-rape mastermind held in Jharkhand
By IANS:
Ranchi, July 22:The mastermind of the gang rape of five women in Khuti district of Jharkhand a month ago was arrested on Sunday...
Woman gang raped, killed
New Delhi: A 30-year-old woman, who was reported to be missing since Friday morning, was gang raped by her friend and his associates who...
Women to row in Kerala boat race
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.
Ruksana’s journey and rural India’s search for healthcare
By Devanik Saha
With a wound that refuses to heal on her shoulder, nine-month-old Ruksana lives with her parents - and hundreds of others patients...
Gujrat’s Thakor community bans inter caste marriage and mobile phone for unmarried girls
TCN News
The Thakor community, in a meeting held in Jegol village, Gujrat, on Sunday came up with a 9 point diktat to be followed...
Woman power pulls Orissa’s chariots of gods
By Byomakesh Biswal, IANS,
Baripada (Orissa) : It's a tug of equality. For women in the small town of Baripada that has come alive during the Jagannath rath yatra, pulling the chariot of goddess Subhadra is as much about empowerment as it is about tradition.
The Hindu chariot festival is observed in many parts of India, with mostly men doing the tugging, but in Baripada it is a unique affair because there women have the exclusive right of pulling the chariot of goddess Subhadra - the sister of Lord Jagannath - in an act considered sacred.
Woman power pulls Orissa’s chariots of gods
By Byomakesh Biswal, IANS,
Baripada (Orissa) : It's a tug of equality. For women in the small town of Baripada that has come alive during the Jagannath rath yatra, pulling the chariot of goddess Subhadra is as much about empowerment as it is about tradition.
The Hindu chariot festival is observed in many parts of India, with mostly men doing the tugging, but in Baripada it is a unique affair because there women have the exclusive right of pulling the chariot of goddess Subhadra - the sister of Lord Jagannath - in an act considered sacred.
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 3 – Meeting...
(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...
Through scholarships, US-based IMRC helps thousands of poor students complete their studies
By Raqib Hameed Naik,
Hyderabad: Sameena Tasleem, a resident of Bandlaguda, Moinabad in Hyderabad, had always dreamt of becoming a doctor....
Nabard launches digitisation scheme for women’s groups
New Delhi : In an experiment to empower women through information technology (IT) and promote financial inclusion, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural...
ADB commits to gender equity on 100th International Women’s Day
By NNN-ADB,
Manila : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday renewed its commitment to gender equity on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD).
Yemen To Appoint Five Women In Local Authority Positions
By Bernama,
Sana'a : Local Administration Minister Abdul-Qader Hilal revealed Wednesday a plan of appointing five women as deputies and assistants deputy governor in the capital Sana'a and the provinces of Aden, Ibb, Taiz, and Hodeidah, Yemen News Agency (SABA) reported.
Delivering a speech in the opening of a meeting of the Ministry's women leaders, Hilal affirmed the importance of the meeting to increase the political participation of Yemeni women.
India’s women: Big strides but a long way to go
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty, IANS,
Austrian FM hails appointing two women in Kuwaiti cabinet
By KUNA,
Vienna : Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik expressed happiness regarding the appointment of two women ministers in the new Kuwaiti government, noting that such step would encourage local women toward success and achievement on various levels.
The Minister stressed importance, in a press release on her website, of women's vital role in Kuwait, particularly in the set-up of the Arab world, hoping that such step would be an example for the region.
शहीद पत्रकार दानिश सिद्दीकी को पुलित्जर पुरस्कार
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
अमेरिका के सबसे बड़े पुलित्जर पुरस्कार 2022 के विजेताओं की घोषणा सोमवार को कर दी गई। इस वर्ष चार भारतीय पत्रकारों को...
Zero tolerance for crimes against women: President
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said the government will have a policy of "zero tolerance" for violence against women, and was committed...
21 Nepali women rescued, two traffickers held
New Delhi : Twenty-one Nepali women, who were set to be sent to Dubai for the sex trade on the pretext of getting jobs,...
No need for CBI probe into rape at girls’ home: Bihar DGP
By IANS:
Patna, July 24:Amid growing demand for a CBI probe into the alleged rape of over 40 minor girls in a shelter home in...
Women’s groups to protest Monday against ordinance
By IANS,
New Delhi : Unhappy with provisions of the ordinance over sexual crimes, women's groups are planning a big protest against it Monday and a signature campaign in the near future.
Indian women’s hockey team thump Belarus 6-0
By IANS,
Boston : Striker Rani Devi slammed a hat-trick to help India to a comprehensive 6-0 victory over Belarus in their Group D fixture at the junior women's hockey World Cup here wednesday.
With this win, India qualified for the medal league second round as the top team from the pool.
India scored through Roselin Dung Dung (16th), Poonam Rani (38th), Ritu Rani (51st) and Rani Devi (53rd, 54th and 58th min).
Both teams started cautiously, but as the first half progressed India took territorial supremacy pushing action in the Belarus end.
Almost month after Dalit woman’s rape, accused surrenders
Chandigarh : Almost a month after a young Dalit woman was dragged out of her office and later allegedly raped in Punjab's Muktsar district,...
Empowering women can tackle gender disparity: President
By IANS,
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherkjee Monday said here that gender disparity can be tackled only through economic empowerment of women and improving their role in governance.
‘We were loyal supporters of BJP,’ Bengali Colony residents anguished with eviction notices
A Dalit majority area consisting of more than 25,000 houses situated near the Tughlaqabad Fort in New Delhi is facing the threat of...
Eight of 10 Malala attack suspects were acquitted, confirms police
Islamabad : Eight of the 10 militants reportedly jailed for their role in the 2012 attack on Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai have been freed,...
Social media feminist activism – movement for elite by elites
There is an elitism and selectivity in the discourse which happen on the social network. Generally issues related to the lower strata of the society are sidelined in these discussions.
By Mohammad Zakir Riyaz,
In recent years, a new trend of online activism has taken birth where online campaigns against various issues are launched and taken forward to make changes. In this direction the first such campaign in my memory was the Pink Chaddi campaign launched in 2009 as a protest against the right wing extremist group Shri Ram Sene’s attack on women in a pub at Manglore. In this campaign, people were mobilized online and asked to send pink panties to the leaders of this extremist group.
The controversy over Padmavati, and Bollywood’s soft war against Muslims
By Misbahuddin Mirza for Twocircles.net
Padmavati, a Bollywood movie being produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is the latest in a plethora of movies showing inter-religious...
Ex-MP to face trial for tampering with evidence
New Delhi : Former parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh will be tried for destruction of evidence in a case pertaining to the torture and murder of...
“Adverse political situation, militarization impacting Kashmiri women’s health”
‘Impact of Conflict on Women in Kashmir’ report released
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar: “Rape, outrage of modesty and other forms of violence against women in the last 25 years have been used as a weapon of war in Kashmir,” and “61% of married women suffer from health disorders due to adverse political situation and militarization,” a report released here to mark February 23 as Women Resistance Day’ in Kashmir said on Monday.
12-year-old girl found hanging from tree in West Bengal
By IANS,
Kolkata: A 12-year-old girl was Sunday found hanging by the neck in a bamboo grove near her residence in Nadia district of West Bengal, police said.
Police said the body of the girl, a class 6 student of a Muragacha Subodhoni High School, was found to be without clothes and suspended about six inches above the ground.
"This is an incident of murder. We can't say if the girl was sexually assaulted. That can only be said after the post-mortem examination report and other necessary forensic tests," Superintendent of Police (Nadia) H. Kusumakar said.
Five women beaten to death in Jharkhand over witchcraft
Ranchi : Five women were beaten to death on the outskirts of Ranchi on Saturday for allegedly practicing witchcraft, Jharkhand Police said.
The incident...
Rapes make country’s head hang in shame: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday the country's head hangs in shame whenever there is news about rape.
"Our heads hang in shame...
Urdu Girls High School Gaya celebrates golden jubilee
By Tameemuddin Humble, TwoCircles.net,
Gaya: Magadh University Vice Chancellor Dr Md. Ishtiaque made the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of “Urdu Girls High School Gaya”, a Bihar Government aided minority secondary school, an introspective not only for the school but for the community in the area.
Advani’s wife dies after heart attack; Leaders extend condolences
New Delhi : Kamla Advani, wife of veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, died here on Wednesday following a heart attack.
She was taken to...
Woman tourist dies at the Taj Mahal
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.
Anxious and alienated: How communalism fuels mental health crisis among marginalized communities
Samiya Chopra, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: “I sometimes feel that my identity is the root cause of my lack of mental peace. Wearing a hijab, I often find...
Women’s summit a bid to remove Delhi’s ‘rape capital’ taint
By Parvati Tampi,
New Delhi : What has been done since the horrific Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape and murder? What remains to be done? These...
TWC slams molestation of woman in public
Agartala : The Tripura Women's Commission Friday severely condemned the assault on and molestation of a woman by a section of people in full...
Don’t intend to harm anyone, only protect myself: Preity Zinta
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, who has accused her ex-boyfriend and industrialist Ness Wadia of molesting her, Saturday said the intention behind the complaint...
No handicap to success for Jahanara Khatun
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata/Berhampur: 41 year old Jahanara Khatun was ranked 31st in the examination for the West Bengal Junior Social Welfare Examination for...
Ethiopia studying Indian self-help groups to empower women
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty,
New Delhi : A strong network of self-help groups (SHGs) has managed to improve the social condition of women in Ethiopia and...
Lucknow gets an ‘all women’ petrol pump
Lucknow : Public-sector Hindustan Petroleum (HP) Corp. has launched an 'all women' petrol pump here on the eve of International Women's Day.
Named 'Shakti Filling...
Global women’s summit held in Istanbul
By IANS,
Istanbul : A global summit for women was held in Istanbul for providing a platform to women to share "what works" in accelerating their economic advancement in society.
Woman burnt to death for giving birth to girl child
By IANS,
Lucknow : A 25-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death by her husband and in-laws for giving birth to a baby girl for the second time in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday.
"Just hours after Momeena delivered a baby girl Tuesday, she was set on fire by her husband, brother-in-law and mother-in-law," police inspector Somveer Singh told IANS on phone.
Singh said the three accused ran away with the newborn girl after setting Momeena on fire. Momeena, married for five years, was a resident of the Ahera village in Baghpat, some 350 km from Lucknow.
Congress again fails to send woman from Kerala to Lok Sabha
Thiruvananthapuram: In matriarchal Kerala, Congress' Savithiri Lakshman continues to be the only woman party leader to win a Lok Sabha election ever in the...
Haryana gifts women free bus rides for ‘Rakhi’
By IANS,
Chandigarh : To mark the festival of 'Raksha Bandhan' when women tie a colourful thread on the wrist of their brothers as a symbol of bond of love, the Haryana government Tuesday announced that all women in the state will be allowed to travel free in state transport buses.
A state transport department spokesman said the free travel facility will be available to women in all Haryana Roadways buses on 'Raksha Bandhan' day, falling on Aug 24, to go visiting their brothers.
Programme for women to go green in Rajasthan
New Delhi: Recognizing the importance of women's participation in governance, a non-governmental organisation has decided to develop a programme to encourage environmental initiatives in...
Delhi Elections 2025: Women Voters Refuse to be Swayed by AAP-BJP’s Poll Winning Tactics,...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Seema Sachdeva (59), a tenant in the P&T quarters near Windsor Place, the residence of Pravesh Verma, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
Naidu bats for women’s quota bill, uniform civil code
New Delhi : Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said political parties must reach a conclusion on the long-pending women's reservation...
Meet 10 women who are spearheading movement against CAA-NRC in India
Nazish Hussain and Musheera Ashraf, Twocircles.net
In the wake of countrywide protests against CAA-NRC-NPR, India is witnessing a watershed massive movement led by women. From...
Campaign against violence on women launched with human chain
By IANS,
New Delhi : Scores of people, who included home makers and anganwadi workers as well as well known personalities, formed a human chain at the India Gate lawns Friday to send out the message that violence against women should not be tolerated and to formally launch the women and child development ministry's campaign.
Stripping of woman in public to be probed
By IANS,
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered state police chief D.N. Gautam to inquire into the alleged assault and stripping of a woman by a group of men here after the opposition and women's rights activists created an uproar over the incident.
Officials said the chief minister ordered Gautam to undertake the probe Thursday night although the police headquarters had already asked Inspector General (Patna zone) Sunil Kumar to look into the incident.
Telangana CM for action against onscreen violence against women
Hyderabad : Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Thursday asked the state police chief to consider taking action against films and television serials portraying...
Women and child ministry gets Rs.21,000 crore in budget
By IANS,
New Delhi : The women and child development ministry got an allocation of Rs.21,000 crore in the interim budget presented by Finance Minister...
जिसने काम चलाया था उसके लिए क़लम चला दिया…
मोहम्मद अनीसुर रहमान खान
कितना अच्छा विचार है कि हम अपने देश की बागडोर जिसके हाथ में दें उसका रिपोर्ट कार्ड भी हम ही बनाएं...
Two arrested in Beed of Maharashtra for rape and murder of Muslim minor girl...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Beed (Maharashtra): Four days after the rape and murder of a 14 year girl and her 57 years old mother, belonging...
First women navigators commissioned in Indian Navy
By IANS,
Kochi : Another glass ceiling was broken Friday as two women were commissioned into the Indian Navy as navigators in the flying branch, in a way also becoming the first women combatants in the armed forces.
Sub Lieutenants Ambica Hooda of Haryana and Seema Rani Sharma of Uttar Pradesh were awarded their "Wing" at the passing out parade here.
BJP condones beating of women: Rahul Gandhi
By IANS,
Bangalore : Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the infamous attack on young women at a Mangalore pub, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Friday evening that the BJP speaks about Indian culture "but condones beating of women".
"Our opposition talks about Indian culture but condones the beating of women. Their activists go out and beat women," Rahul Gandhi said at a rally here, attacking the BJP which is in power in Karnataka.
Only two seats to TN Assembly: Woman leader moves against Muslim League leadership
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Women stopped from using road in Bangladesh town
By IANS,
Dhaka : For the last month, women in a Bangladesh town have been unable to use a road that has a mosque on it, but also the post office and several homes, thanks to a self-styled Muslim cleric who says their presence is illegal under Islamic law.
Retired soldier Abdus Sattar, who calls himself 'Pir', has been guarding the road in Chittagong's Pirojpur town with the help of a stick for the last month.
And the administration is yet to act against Sattar, The Daily Star said Tuesday.
A graffiti on Bara Masjid Road in Mathbaria says "women are forbidden on this road".
Writing about marginalised communities is like walking a tight rope
On the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), writers reflect on the experiences of writing on the issues of marginalized communities in India.
Tabeenah...
Young women pressurised for sex even when not feeling like it
By IANS,
Sydney : Young women were pressurised into having sex with partners even when they didn't feel like it, according to a study.
"Thirty-seven percent of young women who took part in the study had experienced pressure from partners to have sex when they didn't want to," said Moira Carmody, assistant professor at the University of Western Sydney.
"This involved manipulation such as 'if you love me you will have sex', through to ignoring non-verbal and verbal indications of uncertainty or refusal, and even using physical force," said Carmody.
Hadiya’s Love Jihad versus the propaganda of Love Jihad: Why she is my Hero
By Arif Khan for TwoCircles.net
The International Women’s Day 2018 brought the best present that Hadiya deserved: my heartiest congratulations to Hadiya and credit to...
Education protecting poor women from obesity
London : Education and increasing awareness are protecting poor women in developing nations, including India, from the fattening effects of rising wealth, a new...
Himachal court says no to Ramdev holding yoga camps
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court Monday rejected a plea of yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Swabhiman Trust to permit it to hold "yog shivirs"...
Kerala health minister objects to ‘Keertan’ during Yoga Day celebrations
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala health minister K K Shyalaja has expressed her discontent over the recital of a Hindu ‘Keertan’ (prayer...
In twilight of their lives, they look for life partner
By Rafat Quadri, IANS,
Ahmedabad : They were in their 50s, 60s and even in their 70s. With love and longing in their hearts and dressed in their best clothes, hundreds of elderly men and women from various parts of Gujarat gathered here to look for a suitable match.
The 75 women and 700 men, many of them lonely in the twilight of their lives, offered their bio-data as prospective marriage candidates at the unique function in Town Hall here.
Will end fast, marry and contest elections, says Irom Sharmila
Imphal : Irom Sharmila, who had long been on a hunger fast against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, on Tuesday surprised people with...
BJP to issue whip on women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi: Faced with dissidence over the women's bill, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said it will issue a whip to its MPs to support the proposed legislation in the Lok Sabha.
"All the MPs will support the decision taken by the party leadership. A whip will be issued," party leader Sushma Swaraj, who is the leader of the opposition in the lower house, told reporters.
She added that all BJP MPs will support the party's decision to back the bill, which seeks to reserve a third of all seats in legislature for women.
इस तरह तो रमज़ान की रहमत रूठ जाएगी !
आसमोहम्मद कैफ। Twocircles.net
उस दिन 2 अप्रैल थी और रमज़ान की आमद का ऐलान हो चुका था। मुस्लिम समाज इस रमज़ान का शिद्दत से...
West Bengal to train 50,000 women to meet shortage of nurses
By IANS,
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the state health ministry will train fifty thousand women to meet the shortage of nurses in the state.
Women’s role key in empowering the community: National Women’s Front
By TCN News,
Madurai (Tamil Nadu): “Women constitute around 50% of the population and hence their part in empowering the community is very essential. Our Prophet (PBUH) included women in all areas of community empowerment. Hence we also should follow this,” Ms. S. Fathima Gani, Tamil Nadu state president of National Women’s Front, the women’s wing of Popular Front of India.
Kashmir conflict affects all dimensions of women’s life, ‘Women’s Voices in Jammu and Kashmir’...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCirlces.net,
Srinagar: All dimensions of life such as education, overall development, social life and health have been impacted the most due to continued conflict in the Kashmir valley, more than 50% women responded during a survey ‘Women’s voices in Jammu and Kashmir (2014)’.
दिल्ली: बस्तियों में बदतर ज़िन्दगी
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: इस शहर में जहां एक तरफ़ मेट्रो की रफ़्तार से भी तेज़ ज़िन्दगी भागती है, जहां बड़े-बड़े आलीशान मकान और कोठियां...
AFMI releases its Top 5 Students List 2009
By TwoCircles.net foreign desk
Boston: Muslim students in India have once again shown that with courage and determination they are shining academically. In a national competition for the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin's Gold medal program for 10th graders the top winners have displayed exceptional academic excellence.
‘Women toget 33 percent quota in Delhi Police’
New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday that 33 percent of posts in the Delhi Police will soon be reserved for...
CBI yet to take over Ruchika case, waiting for FIR copies
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has not taken over the case against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990 as the probe agency is yet to receive copies of the fresh FIRs filed.
"We have not received papers regarding fresh First Information Reports (FIRs) against Rathore from the state government," a CBI official told IANS here.
The official said the case was "in principle" with the Haryana police and they have to decide about Rathore's custodial interrogation.
Girl in Delhi thwarts rape bid by three men
New Delhi: A 19-year-old girl saved herself from being a gang rape victim, fought back three of her neighbours who forcibly took her to...
Khobragade did not take permission for interview: MEA
New Delhi: Diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who had hit the headlines last year following her arrest in the US in an alleged visa fraud case,...
Savita Ali: Raising her voice to highlight atrocities against Dalit and Muslim women
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Savita Ali remembers the time when she was in school, in a village called Naraina, district Panipat. She had just...
Women break into another male bastion in Bollywood
By Jivraj Burman, IANS,
Mumbai : Savita Singh, Sharmistha Roy, Amala Papuri and Fawzia Fatima -- these names may not ring a bell, but they are the new women technicians who have made a mark in Bollywood and carved a niche in the otherwise male-dominated industry.
The Hindi film industry is beginning to see a number of female executive producers, first assistant directors, cinematographers and even sound engineers who have been learning the ropes of filmmaking and film trade.
Muzaffarnagar riots: NHRC accepts UP government’s explanation and closes all cases
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Three years after western districts of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli in Uttar Pradesh witnessed serious communal violence, National Human Rights commission...
AAP leader lodges complaint against Delhi legislator
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Alka Lamba has lodged a police complaint against Delhi legislator Vinod Kumar Binny and 21 others for alleging...
Gujarat’s Parsi woman seeks court help to worship
By IANS,
Gandhinagar: A Parsi woman married to a non-Parsi has sought the Gujarat High Court's intervention to avail the fundamental right to worship and to access the religious places of Parsis she was denied by her community after her marriage.
The Public Interest Litigation (PIL), perhaps the first of its kind, was admitted in Ahmedabad Thursday. The petition was filed by Goolrokh Adi Contractor, now Goolrokh Mahipal Gupta, resident of Valsad, who married a non-Parsi in 1991.
Man, family get 10-year jail for demanding dowry
By IANS,
New Delhi : A city court Tuesday sentenced a man and his parents to 10 years in jail for demanding dowry from his wife who was forced to commit suicide in 2005.
The court also slapped a fine of Rs.10,000 each on Shailender, his father Braham Singh and mother Santosh.
"Keeping in view the fact and circumstances of the present case and having regard to the nature and gravity of the offence, I am of the considered opinion that the convicts do not deserve any leniency," Additional Sessions Judge Paramjit Singh said.
Case registered against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan
New Delhi : A 35-year-old woman has filed a case against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan for allegedly threatening her with dire consequences, police said...
राजस्थान में भी पांच मुस्लिम लड़कियां बनी जज,यूपी की जज बनी लड़कियों को मिल...
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
जयपुर- देश भर की मुस्लिम बेटियों में न्यायिक सेवा के प्रति रुझान लगातार बढ़ रहा है।3 महीने पहले उत्तर प्रदेश...
Peace march in Hyderabad condemns communal hatred prevailing in country, calls for peace, unity
The march in the heart of Hyderabad began with every participant reading the preamble of the constitution of India and taking the pledge to...
संयुक्त राष्ट्र में उठा भारत में दलित महिलाओं के साथ बढ़ते उत्पीड़न का मामला
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : भारत में दलित महिलाओं पर बढ़ते उत्पीड़न व शोषण का मुद्दा अब अंतर्राष्ट्रीय प्लेटफॉर्मों पर भी उठने लगा...
‘Kidnapped’ woman found in Gurgaon
By IANS,
Ghaziabad : A woman, who was suspected to have been kidnapped after her car was found in Hindon river here, was living in Delhi's suburb Gurgaon, said a police official Wednesday.
Aditi Tyagi, 21, an executive with a call centre at Noida, another Delhi suburb, tried to hoodwink her parents by abandoning her car June 9 in Hindon river, the police said.
After surveillance of her mobile number, she was found living with a man in Gurgaon, said Superintendent of Police (City) Vijay Bhushan.
Exhibition portrays facets of women in Indian popular art
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Want to see how women can be provocative, trendy and empowered at the same time through popular art? Visit the ongoing exhibition here, showing them in all their incarnations in various media.
The genre of popular art, a form of alternative art, is relatively new, but it is fast carving a niche for itself.
It can be anything - right from memorabilia and miniatures to the collector's hobby art - like personal collections of stamps, postcards, coins, textiles, prints and posters, to name a few.
Irate women staff beat up Maharashtra official for harassment
By IANS,
Ratnagiri : A top district health official, accused of sexual harassment, was attacked, stripped and assaulted by some women colleagues, a government official said Thursday.
"The women, including at least two employees in the district health department office, stormed into the cabin of District Health Officer (DHO) Pradeep Savale shortly after lunch break," Ratnagiri Chief Executive Officer K.S. Shingare told IANS.
Women’s panel row: UP blames typo
Lucknow : Faced with outrage over downsizing the budget for the state women's commission, the Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday clarified that information given in...
Over 32,000 widows, 97,000 orphans in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar: There are over 32,000 widows and 97,000 orphaned children in violence-battered Jammu and Kashmir, a new study has found, suggesting that the unending conflict in the border state has only made things worse for the vulnerable sections of society.
"There were 32,400 widows and 97,200 orphans in 2008 in Kashmir and the number is growing. With the continuity and intensification of armed conflict, their life conditions have deteriorated to miserable sub-human levels," says the study conducted by valley-based known sociologist Bashir Ahmed Dabla.
Jain body starts digital payment training scheme for women
New Delhi, (IANS): In a first initiative of its kind post-demonetisation, an organisation of the Jain community has launched a programme to train 250 women...
India’s first halal cosmetics firm set to expand outlets
By Azera Parveen Rahman,
Ahmedabad : Mauli Teli has people coming up to her often and asking what 'halal' has to do with cosmetics. "Are...
दलित-मुस्लिम गठजोड़ टूटा तो रामपुर और आज़मगढ़ में हार गए ‘आज़म-अखिलेश’
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश की रामपुर और आजमगढ़ लोकसभा सीटों पर हुए उपचुनाव में बीजेपी ने जीत दर्ज की है। समाजवादी पार्टी के गढ़...