President to visit India’s first women’s education institute
By IANS,
Pune : President Pratibha Patil will arrive here Friday on a three-day visit, her first to the city after she assumed the country's highest office.
On the day of her arrival, India's first woman president will grace the commemoration ceremony of Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Sansthan, marking the completion of 150 years of the country's first institute for women's education founded by Maharshi Dhondopant Karve.
Women officials will play major role in future, says Air Force Chief
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : With the government allowing permanent commission to women in select branches of the armed forces, Air chief Fali Homi Major today indicated the Services were open to the idea of career women officers in several other departments too.
Women play key role in Indian Navy traditions: official
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women may not be allowed on board its warships but they do play an important role in Indian Navy traditions for it is always a woman who customarily launches a ship, says an official ahead of Navy Day Dec 4.
"It may sound strange but even though we consider all our warships to be feminine, women are not allowed on board except for occasions like Families' Day, when naval officers are allowed to bring along their spouses," an Indian Navy official told IANS.
Humpy in semi-finals of women’s world chess championship
By IANS,
Nalchik (Russia) : Koneru Humpy established herself as the hot favourite with a sweeping 2-0 win over China's Shen Yang in the quarter finals to cruise into the semi-finals of the Women's World Championship.
In the semi-finals, Humpy will clash with another Chinese youngster, Hou Yifan, who at 14 is considered very talented.
The second semi-final will feature Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia and Sweden's veteran Pia Cramling.
Snoopgate not timed: Khurshid
New Delhi: Congress leader Salman Khurshid Saturday dismissed allegations that the Snoopgate issue has been timed to embarrass the BJP in the middle of...
IBSA signs women’s resolution
By IANS,
New Delhi : The India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Women's Forum resolution was signed here Thursday.
BJP has highest MPs/MLAs with declared crime against women cases, says report
New Delhi (IANS): The BJP leads recognized political parties with the highest number of 12 lawmakers at the central and state levels who have...
Two women held in Chennai for dowry harassment
BY IANS,
Chennai : Two women were arrested Sunday on charges of harassment for dowry and assisting bigamy by attempting to arrange the third marriage of an IT professional relative domiciled in Singapore, the police said.
"Madina Begum (55) and Safina (35) were arrested based on a complaint from Abu Bakkar Siddique that his Singapore-based son-in-law Mohammad Ali Maraikkayar was attempting to marry a third time through the efforts of his mother Madina and sister Safina," police inspector S. Kalyani told IANS.
Khargone violence aftermath: Muslims allege police of highhandedness, arresting ‘innocent youth’
Accusing the Khargone police of harassment, protesting women said that they have been forced to hit the streets because of the persistent persecution of...
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...
‘Left, farmers’ movement ignore distinction between peasants, labourers
Interview with Gita Ramaswamy, author of “Land, Guns, Caste, Woman—The Memoir of a Lapsed Revolutionary”
Aatika S | TwoCircles.net
In this interview, the author talks...
Women’s panel takes up Manipuri girls assault case
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission of Women (NCW) Monday took up the case of the two northeastern women who were allegedly sexually harassed by their landlord, and has issued notice to the director general of police (DGP) and the chief secretary of Haryana in this regard.
Mary and Daisy, two Manipuri girls who had rented a room in DLF Phase 1 in Gurgaon, were allegedly sexually assaulted and beaten up by their landlord along with two other men on the night of Dec 12.
India reduces baby deaths but still hasn’t met 2012 targets
By Rhea Colaco
First, the good news: 37 babies died for every 1,000 that were born in 2015, two better than the government's...
Women who have lost baby more exposed to depression, anxiety
By IANS,
Sydney : Women who have had an abortion or miscarriage are more likely to face drug-alcohol problems and psychiatric disorders, according to a study.
Doctoral candidate Kaeleen Dingle found that young women who lost a pregnancy were more susceptible to depression, anxiety, alcohol dependency and illicit substance abuse than women who had never been pregnant.
Dingle of Queensland University (QU) said her study expanded on recent evidence that suggested abortions were associated with later psychiatric disorders, by finding miscarriage held the same risks.
NCW chief for more contraceptive choices for women
New Delhi : Women should be offered the entire bouquet of contraceptive choices available for family planning instead of just one method of sterilization,...
50-year-old woman jumps to death from ninth floor
By IANS,
Ghaziabad : A 50-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide Monday by jumping from the ninth floor of her apartment building in Ghaziabad, the police said.
According to the police, Kumud Prasad, the wife of Nand Kishore Prasad, a deputy chief labour commissioner, jumped from her flat in Amrapali Royal apartments in the Vasundhara area.
According to her family, Kumud went out on the balcony of the flat in the morning. And about 10 minutes later, the apartment guards informed her husband that she was lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
BSP MP’s daughter-in-law found dead
Ghaziabad : BSP Rajya Sabha MP Narendra Kashyap's daughter-in-law was found dead here on Wednesday with a gunshot injury on her head, police said.
Himani...
Married at 17, ‘Half widowed’ at 18: Safiya Azad continues to wait even after...
In the last part of the three-part series, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates five personal stories of half-widows who saw their husbands picked up...
‘Women judged as women, men as individuals’
New Delhi : Women in any profession are are judged as women whereas men are judged as individuals, rued National Commission for Women chairperson...
Judge bans burqa in Australian court
By IANS,
Sydney : An Australian judge Thursday refused to allow a Muslim woman to wear a full-face veil in court during her testimony as a witness in a fraud trial.
Perth's District Court Judge Shauna Deane said that in the interest of a fair trial the witness should not be allowed to wear a niqab or burqa. But she said she would speak to counsel about ways to accommodate the witness, The Age reported.
Tell the truth on rape or face action, HC warns woman
By Garima Tyagi,
New Delhi : The free run of a woman who would dupe people on false promises of getting them jobs in Delhi...
Belgium set to become first EU country to ban burqas
By DPA,
Brussels: Belgium Wednesday moved a step closer to becoming the first European Union (EU) country to punish Muslim women who hide their faces in public, as the interior affairs committee of its parliament passed a resolution against burqas.
Burqas are full-length, head-to-toe garments which obscure a woman's face completely, usually with a semi-transparent section that allows the wearer to see out.
Three women found dead in Delhi house
New Delhi : The bodies of a two women and a 12-year-old girl were found dead on Sunday in a building here, police said.
The...
Warden thrashes six girls, suspended
Srinagar : A warden at a tribal students hostel here in Jammu and Kashmir allegedly thrashed six girl inmates because they refused to clean...
Leaders highlight public-private partnership targeting women
By Xinhua,
Hanoi : The close partnership between governments and private companies and non-governmental organizations are of importance to advancing women's economic opportunities, ministers to the ongoing 18th Global Summit of Women (GSW) said here Friday.
The public-private partnership is essential because governments do not have sufficient resources to deal with challenges faced by women, GSW president Irene Natividad said at the summit's plenary session in Vietnam's capital Hanoi.
Triple Talaq and the silence of the Muslim men
By Dr Kouser Fathima for TwoCircles.net
Many Muslim women are against the Triple Talaq , Around 50 thousand women have signed a petition asking...
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...
4 reasons why there is no justification for bulldozer politics
Experts believe that demolishing houses of protestors is against the rule of law and deprives people of fundamental rights.
Basil Islam | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Following...
Haryana village headman arrested for killing two women
By IANS,
Chandigarh : A Haryana village headman, who allegedly killed two women on Diwali night over a property dispute, was arrested here, a police official said Thursday.
Shribhagwan Singh, Sarpanch (headman) of Karaur village in Rohtak town, around 250 km from here, was nabbed here Wednesday morning.
"Shribhagwan Singh was absconding since Nov 28 after killing two village women on Diwali night. He was arrested by the Chandigarh police here, near the football stadium in Sector 17," said a police official.
Women claim fraud, lay siege to police station
By IANS,
Namakkal, Tamil Nadu : At least 500 woman laid a siege to a police station here in rural Tamil Nadu, demanding action against people who allegedly swindled over 600 womens' self-help group members of about Rs.1 million. The police later swung into action and arrested eight people, including six women.
The suspects were arrested after agitating women alleged that they had parted with amounts ranging from Rs.1,000 to Rs.5,000 per head, against promises of being given house plots, the police said Sunday.
Council of Europe to hold conference on violence against women
By KUNA,
Paris : The Council of Europe will hold in Strasbourg, June 10, the closing conference of its Campaign to Combat Violence against Women, the Council announced here Tuesday.
The Council said that the aim of the conference is to assess the results of the campaign and the measures taken by the Council of Europe and its member states to protect women against violence.
Himachal by-elections: Wives hope to succeed husbands
By IANS,
Shimla : Two women are hoping to make it a family affair by contesting for two Himachal Pradesh assembly seats that were vacated by their husbands who are now Lok Sabha MPs.
Pratibha Singh, wife of former Congress Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, is eyeing the ticket for the Rohru seat whereas Sudha Sushant, wife of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Rajan Sushant, is hoping to contest from Jawali.
Byelections to both the seats will take place Nov 7.
Mystery shrouds death of woman in fall from moving train
By IANS,
Lucknow : Mystery shrouds the death of a 30-year-old woman who fell from a moving train on the outskirts of Kanpur Sunday.
Government Railway Police (GRP) officials claimed that the woman, Amina Khatoon, was mentally unstable and fell from the train by accident.
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,...
Two Bengaluru school officials held for girl’s death
Bengaluru: The chairman and director of a school in which a teenage girl was shot dead were arrested on Thursday for failing to comply...
Bihar woman refuses to marry groom from drunken family
By IANS,
Patna : A woman in a Bihar village refused to marry after the family members and relatives of the groom turned up drunk, caused trouble and abused her family members.
Savita Kumari, in her 20s, daughter of Ram Avatar Sah of Begusarai district's Char ke Gachi village, about 125 km from here, stunned everybody Friday when she refused to marry Amardip Sah after she saw his close family members and relatives, who were drunk, create trouble, misbehave, abuse her family members and even thrash some of them.
लखनऊ में भी शुरू हुआ’शाहीन बाग़’ जैसा विरोध, महिलाएं बोलीं, ‘जिएंगे भी यहीं और...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़, Twocircles.net
सुमैय्या राना 48 साल की हैं। वो देश के मशहूर शायर मनव्वर राना की बेटी है। सुमैय्या शुक्रवार दोपहर 4 बजे से...
Intrepid French woman unveiled Tibet for the world
By IANS,
Chennai : The 73rd birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama is being marked by the University of Madras and Alliance Francaise here Sunday with a three-day festival of Tibetan culture.
The festival began with a presentation on an extraordinary French woman, who was one of the only two French explorers to be able to reach the forbidden land of Lhasa in the hundred years between 1846 and 1950.
Baby raped, strangled to death in Pakistan
Islamabad: Autopsy report revealed Tuesday that a one-and-half-year-old girl was raped before being strangled to death in Pakistan's Karachi, media reported.
The body was recovered...
Self-help groups to arm women against economic slowdown: Tirath
By IANS,
New Delhi : India is strengthening its self-help groups to involve women in income generating work to arm them against the impact of economic meltdown, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said.
Addressing the plenary session of the third East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting at Seoul Thursday, Tirath said India is committed to uplift women in every sphere of life.
She said the government is making all efforts to protect women from the impact of economic slowdown on their health, nutritional level and economic sustainability.
Court acquits Irom Sharmila of suicide charge
New Delhi : A court here on Wednesday acquitted Irom Sharmila, who has been on a 15-year-long hunger strike to press for the repeal...
Women lawmakers may be directly elected in Bangladesh
By IANS,
Dhaka : Women lawmakers in Bangladesh would be directly elected following an amendment to its Constitution, the Sheikh Hasina Government has announced.
The change would facilitate holding of direct elections to seats reserved for women in the Jatiya Sangsad (national assembly) in the next parliamentary polls, Local Government and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam said Saturday.
"We shall amend the constitution to allow women to come to the house through direct elections from the next parliamentary polls," The Daily Star quoted the minister as saying.
लावारिस लाशों का अंतिम संस्कार करने वाली पूजा शर्मा को अपनों ने ठुकरा दिया,...
पूनम मसीह/ TwoCircles.net
“अब मेरे मोहल्ले के लोग भी मुझसे बात नहीं करते हैं. मेरे दोस्तों ने मुझे छोड़ दिया है। लेकिन मैं अकेली खुश...
Delhi HC refuses to entertain plea against Uber
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday refused to entertain a plea that accused global cab company Uber of doing business in India without...
Many under financial constraint as Delhi riot victims still wait for compensation
About 2569 families in North East Delhi have filed claims for compensation. Of the 2,569 claims, 1,425 have been examined, while work on the...
Women’s panel demands Trinamool MP’s arrest for rape remarks
New Delhi : Demanding the arrest of Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul for making derogatory remarks, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday said...
Indian woman phones home after being declared dead
By ANTARA News,
New Delhi : An Indian woman has phoned home four months after she was declared dead, police said on Saturday.
Software engineer Meghna Subedar called her parents Friday to say that she had been living with a relative since June, the Press Trust of India said.
Police said the 28-year-old had informed her parents on April 10 that she was boarding a train for her home town in the central Indian town of Korba.
UK party wants ban on burqa in public, Sharia outlawed
London, (IANS): The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has announced that it will include a pledge in its general election manifesto to ban the burqa...
Government will pass women’s bill before March 16: minister
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government intends to pass the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha before the house adjourns March 16 for a three-week break, said Parliamentary Affairs Minister P.K. Bansal here Wednesday.
"The government intends to pass the bill in the Lok Sabha before March 16. That's our intention," Bansal told IANS.
The Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed the historic bill giving one-third representation to women in parliament and state legislatures.
‘Society will benefit from more women in politics’
By IANS,
New Delhi : When 181 women get "empowered" to enter parliament society as a whole will benefit, Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed said here Monday.
"All eyes are riveted towards India's parliament now. The thing to be kept in mind is that by asking for 33 percent reservation, we are not asking for a favour because when 181 women will be in the parliament, the society as a whole will benefit," Hameed said at the release of a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report on gender equality in Asia-Pacific region.
PMO, LG not serious about women’s safety: Kejriwal
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung of doing...
Have you met this saree-clad bodyguard who is breaking stereotypes?
TCN News
Veena Gupta is a bodyguard who is known for her unique style and is often called Dabang Singh. While she is breaking stereotypes,...
SP leader seeks RS nomination for Memon’s widow, sacked
Mumbai : Samajwadi Party leader M.F. Ghosi demanded that Raheen, the widow of hanged terrorist Yakub Memon, be nominated to the Rajya Sabha -...
Woman opposes tree felling, hacked to death in UP
By IANS,
Lucknow : A 58-year-old woman was hacked to death in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur town when she protested the felling of trees in the...
Karnataka unveils mobile app for women’s safety
Bengaluru, (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minster Siddaramaiah on Monday unveiled mobile app 'Suraksha' for the safety of women in the city.
Launched by the Bengaluru police,...
Growing intolerance in India is worrying: Shabana Azmi
New Delhi : Veteran actor Shabana Azmi on Friday expressed support to those raising issues of intolerance in the country. She said "the growing...
HC orders permanent commission to women in navy
New Delhi : The Delhi high Court on Friday allowed a pleas of naval women officers for permanent commission in the force, saying it...
ट्रिपल तलाक़ : यूपी सरकार पक्षकार नहीं, कैसे रखेगी अपना पक्ष?
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
नई दिल्ली : सुप्रीम कोर्ट में गुरूवार के दिन ‘तीन तलाक़’, ‘हलाला’ और ‘बहु-विवाह’ प्रथा की संवैधानिक वैधता को चुनौती देने वाली...
Taiwan woman dismembers unfaithful husband
By DPA,
Taipei : Enraged by her husband's unfaithfulness, a Taiwan woman killed him Friday in front of their 10-year-old grandson and then dismembered his body, police said.
Wu Ah-yin, 57, and her husband Chiang Tien-tsai, 55, were both pork sellers in Tucheng, near Taipei. The couple often quarrelled because Wu had a mistress and often stayed out late, Wang Jen-hong, spokesman for the Tucheng Police Bureau, told reporters.
Women march for Change – Pictures from Hyderabad
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Women and transgender people from all walks of life gathered at Sundariah Vignana Kendram, Hyderabad in the hot afternoon on 4th April...
As Mehbooba Mufti takes over, people of J&K hope for development, revocation of draconian...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Jammu: Continuing the PDP-BJP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, the daughter of late J&K Chief Minister Mufti...
ऑटो ड्राइवर मारूफ की ईमानदारी,सवारी का आभूषणों से भरा बैग लौटाया
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net
मुरादाबाद का एक ऑटो ड्राइवर - मारूफ अली, आजकल चारो तरफ लोगों की प्रशंसा के पात्र बने हुए हैं। कुछ दिनों पहले उनके...
Online group takes fight against gender crimes to the streets
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Women in India's commercial capital are being encouraged to fight against gender violence and demand police assistance to secure their rights by a group of social crusaders who came together through a social networking site.
In a novel move, Fight-Back, a Facebook community of people fighting against gender atrocities, distributed wallet cards to women in Mumbai that have phone numbers of police help lines set up to tackle gender crimes, with the help of the Rotaract Club, a voluntary organisation engaged in service to the society.
Muslim religious preacher nabbed in Kerala for advising against breast milk
Kozhikode ( Kerala) : After the arrest of a newborn's father, Kerala Police took a Muslim religious preacher into custody early on Saturday...
Akhilesh gets luxury cars, but cuts budget for women’s panel
By Mohit Dubey,
Lucknow : As women's safety continues to be a cause for concern in Uttar Pradesh, here's a shocker: An activist has found...
Rs.50 crore for making public transport safer for women
New Delhi : To make public transport safer for women, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday allocated Rs.50 crore to the road transport and highways...
‘मोदी सरकार कर रही है मुसलमानों के पर्सनल लॉ को ख़त्म करने की साज़िश’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड ने ये ऐलान किया है कि वो भारत सरकार के लॉ कमीशन के ज़रिए यूनिफॉर्म...
NYT removes Digvijaya’s photo in #SelfieWithDaughter article
New Delhi : The New York Times has removed a picture of Congress leader Digvijaya Singh with journalist Amrita Rai, which it mistakenly...
अस्पताल की लापरवाही से यासीन की मौत, संगठनों ने लगाया सपा सरकार पर आरोप
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
लखनऊ: जमीनी विवाद में जिंदा जला दिए गए बाराबंकी स्थित हैदरगढ़ के मोहम्मद यासीन की लखनऊ के सिविल अस्पताल में इलाज के...
‘मैं अंतिम सांस तक डेल्टा के इंसाफ़ के लिए संघर्ष करूंगा’ –राहुल गांधी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : कांग्रेस के उपाध्य़क्ष राहुल गांधी आज डेल्टा मेघवाल के परिवार से मिलने बाड़मेर पहुंचे और डेल्टा के परिवार...
Uber to create 50,000 jobs for Indian women by 2020
New Delhi : US-based mobile cab-booking company Uber announced on Thursday its commitment to create 50,000 jobs for women in India by 2020 in...
Law and order situation broadly under control: Bengal governor
By IANS,
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Monday termed the overall law and order situation in the state as "broadly under control" and said...
Spell out norms for devolving Nirbhaya fund to states, SC tells centre
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the central government to spell out the manner in which Nirbhaya fund - for safety...
Women activists demand probe into stripping of anti-liquor activist
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Women activists in Orissa Monday demanded a probe into the alleged stripping last month of a woman anti-liquor activist by some people in Balasore district.
Several women activists met the chairperson of the State Women's Commission (SWC) Namita Panda and demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible for stripping and beating Jayanti Padhi, a known anti-liquor activist. They also demanded a probe and action against police officials who they alleged were shielding the attackers.
Mappila culture: A harmonious mix of Arab and Kerala traditions
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
TCN Malabar series: Part 7
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...
Two arrested for tormenting Dalit woman
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Two men were arrested on charges of tonsuring a Dalit woman and parading her in an Orissa village for allegedly having an extra marital affair with her nephew, police said Saturday.
The incident took place in Kashimpur village in Bhadrak district, 150 km from here, July 5 but came to light after her husband lodged a police complaint Thursday when the woman attempted suicide.
Young women seek protection in Bangalore after attacks
By IANS,
Bangalore : A group of young women Monday asked Bangalore police to ensure security of women in India's tech hub, as at least six women, including a journalist, have been attacked in the last ten days.
The young women, accompanied by members of Alternative Law Forum, submitted a memorandum to Shankar Bidari, the city police commissioner, over attacks on them for wearing western attire and allegedly not conforming to Indian culture and traditions.
Japan must act responsibly on ‘comfort women’: China
Beijing: China has urged Japan to act responsibly after a senior Japanese official announced plans to re-examine a statement offering apologies for Japan's wartime...
Ghaziabad teacher arrested for sexually assaulting student
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Police arrested a teacher for sexually assaulting a class XI student of a prestigious public school in Modinagar town here.
The police...
To wear or not to wear: Comments on purdah during a seminar draw ire...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: A comment about Muslim women covering their faces with purdah by MES state president Fazal Gafoor has drawn the ire of other Muslim groups in the state with most of them saying that the statement was made eying publicity and nothing more.
International tobacco control award for Dr Mira Aghi
By Bobby Ramakant, CNS,
Noted tobacco control advocate and a United Nations consultant Dr Mira Aghi was conferred upon the International award in recognition of her lifetime contribution to advancing tobacco control initiatives for women.
The International Network of Women Against Tobacco (INWAT) presented its Tribute for Outstanding Service to Women award to Dr Mira Aghi (65 years) at the recently concluded 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) in Mumbai, India.
Tired of government neglect, Mumbra residents take to training their own youth for employment
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
Mumbra, a largely Muslim settlement on the outskirts of Mumbai, has a peculiar history; it largely came up after the 1992...
Five arrested for assault on German woman’s counsel in Goa
By IANS,
Panaji : Five people have been arrested from the hill station of Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra for Monday's assault on Aires Rodrigues, the counsel of German researcher Fadela Fuchs who has accused Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate's son Rohit of raping her 14-year-old daughter, police said Saturday.
The combined team of Goa and Maharashtra police arrested Jenito Godinho, Santosh Shinde, Sandeep Pujari, Michael Jhonson Chakkal and Anison Nunes from a resort in Mahabaleshwar Friday.
Woman pensioner donates Rs 50,000 for LPG to poor women: Modi
New Delhi : Pitching for the government's 'Give It Up' campaign to voluntarily surrender cooking gas subsidy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday...
Girl who was gang-raped, filmed fights back
New Delhi : Fifteen-year-old Bitiya endured unspeakable trauma when she was raped by four upper caste men who filmed the heinous crime for sale...
Girl dies after being thrown from Badal family’s bus; four arrested
Moga/Chandigarh : The death of a 13-year-old Dalit girl on Thursday after she and her mother were allegedly pushed out of a speeding bus...
Campaign against sexual violence in Bengal on Valentine’s day
By IANS,
Kolkata : The One Billion Rising campaign to protest violence against women will kick off in West Bengal Feb 14 with the theme...
‘British men, women most promiscuous in world’
By IANS,
London : British men and women are the world's most promiscuous people, leaving their American cousins far behind, according to a study.
Germans come next with the Dutch, Czechs, Australians, Americans and French ranking third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively, in the list of the most promiscuous people, according to a study by Bradley University (BU) in Illinois, US.
Fatwas: the big picture
An analysis of randomly selected Deoband fatwas
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Congress leader wanted me to help scam accused: Sushma
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said a senior Congress leader had pressed her hard to give diplomatic passport...
Attack on women in Karnataka unfortunate: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
By IANS,
Bangalore : Actor-turned-author Suchitra Krishnamoorthi has slammed the "moral brigade" for attacking women in Mangalore and Bangalore in recent times.
"The attack on women in Karnataka is unfortunate. The entire episode seems to be politically motivated," Suchitra told reporters at the launch of her debut novel "The Summer of Cool" in the city Saturday.
She said sending pink chaddis (pink underwear by women groups to Sri Ram Sene, the group that attacked women in Mangalore) was not enough.
Women politicians can raise uncomfortable issues: British MP
Kolkata: Women politicians are often able to raise "uncomfortable" issues in the public domain which their male counterparts have not thought of or don't...
Boost development to enhance women’s role in preventing conflicts: India
By Arul Louis
United Nations : Drawing attention to the challenges posed by women's under-representation in roles for preventing and ending conflicts, India has said...
Soccer girls
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
When FIFA World Cup Soccer Final match is played on Sunday, there will be at least a billion people will be watching it around the world. Going by the two pictures that I will present to you, some of these fans will be young Muslim girls of India.
Asma Nama- Sensitivity Quotient: A Simple Note on Simplicity and Sensitivity
By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net,
A Face book post said.
An Afghani child falls asleep after hard work at a brick kiln. Children as young as three year olds do hard labour, as seen here.
Neighbourhood Committees should step into the leaderless vacuum
Citizens should fill the void created by the present institutions of power in ensuring safety for women.
By Raghavan Srinivasan
Triumphant Shireen steps into Aliah University without veil
By Adnan Alavi,
Shireen Madiha has finally stepped into the university on her conditions. She had refused to bow down to the union's diktat that every woman teacher will have to wear a burqa on campus.
Now she has succeeded and the union is forced to accept its defeat. Shireen [her name wrongly appeared as Sirin Middya in some newspapers] had invited the ire of the students' union in Kolkata's Aliah University, where she taught Bangla literature, for not wearing the veil.
Restless legs could trigger imminent orgasms in women
By IANS,
London : Restless legs and overactive bladder could trigger imminent orgasms in women, according to a study.
Neuropsychiatrist Marcel Waldinger and his colleagues of Utrecht University and The Hague's HagaHospital studied 18 Dutch women with Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (PSAS).
Their findings were recently published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Women affected by this rare and mysterious syndrome experience persistent genital sensations as if they are continuously on the verge of an orgasm.
Woman found dead in Delhi, police suspect dowry killing
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 26-year-old woman was found dead here Sunday, the police said, with her family accusing her husband and in-laws of killing her for not meeting their dowry demands.
Renu, a mother of two, was found dead with blood and froth oozing out of her mouth in her Dwarka residence, the police said.
The police said an anonymous caller informed them Sunday noon that a woman was murdered by her husband and in-laws in Dwarka.
The body bore several injury marks and has been sent for post-mortem examinaion, the police said.
Bengal Christian forum condemns gang rape of nun
Kolkata: Condemning the alleged gang rape of a nun by dacoits in West Bengal's Nadia district, a state forum of Christians on Saturday accused...
Bajrangi Bhaijan: How I learned to stop worrying and love Shri Raam
By Shilpi Suneja for TwoCircles.net
A few days before I watched the much hyped Bajrangi Bhaijan the Supreme Court of India upheld its...
Armies need to end bias against women, says German minister
New Delhi : Armies need to get rid of prejudice that women are less abled than men, as future wars will be dominated by...
Jamia Millia Islamia VC backs women’s quota bill
By IANS
New Delhi:Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung Wednesday advocated the passage of the women’s reservation bill to empower the poor and ordinary Indian women.
SSSC condemns Irom Sharmila’s re-arrest
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) has condemned the re-arrest of Irom Sharmila.
On 19th August, Imphal Court in its...
‘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...
No jeans for girls, says Mahapanchayat
Barsana (Mathura): A Mahapanchayat held in a Uttar Pradesh town has ruled that girls should refrain from wearing jeans.
The order was issued two days...
Woman board member: 180 NSE listed firms failed to comply
Chennai : As many as 180 companies listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) have not inducted a woman director so far as required...
Dalit woman paraded naked in Punjab, one held
By IANS,
Batala (Punjab) : One person has been arrested for allegedly parading a Dalit woman naked in Punjab's Bhagwanpur village Aug 10, police said Monday.
According to the police, the woman was allegedly paraded by her neighbours, who belong to an influential family.
"They forcibly took me to their house and thrashed me. Then they tore my clothes and forced me to go round the village," the victim told reporters.
The neighbours were angry as the victim's brother-in-law Gagandeep Singh was having an affair with a girl from the family.
US court dismisses 1984 riots case against Sonia Gandhi
New York : A US court of appeals in New York has affirmed a district court's order and dismissed Nov 1984 anti-Sikh violence...
Muslim women most disadvantaged in Britain
London : Muslim women were the most economically disadvantaged group in British society, according to a report issued by MPs.
They were three times more...
Meet Sadiya Shaikh, emerging community leader from Mumbai
Nikhat Fatima|Twocirlces.net
Born in Bihar, Sadiya’s family shifted to Mumbai when she was 4 years old. Sadiya, eldest of her 5 siblings has recently been...
No vacancy for women officers in army, air force: government
By IANS,
New Delhi: The central government Monday told the Delhi High Court that there is no scope to grant women officers permanent commissions in the army and air force, as there are no vacancies for them.
Appearing on behalf of the government, Additional Solicitor General A.S.Chandhiok said: "Army and Air Force officers are in surplus numbers. If we grant permanent commission (PC) to the Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers, then where will we accommodate them?"
‘Women intend to quit jobs due to gender bias, harassment’
New Delhi : Working women, especially those in the private sector, desire to quit their jobs for a number of reasons, including gender bias...
Disturbing and Contradictory: A Timeline of the Events at R.G. Kar Medical College
Utsa Sarmin, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: The brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College on August 9 has sent...
Women strip to prevent raids at illicit liquor dens
By IANS,
Lucknow : Officials conducting raids to recover spurious liquor in Uttar Pradesh had to leave the exercise midway when some women involved in the illegal business reportedly stripped off in front of them, officials said Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off that several illicit liquor manufacturing units were running in Devidas village of Muzaffarnagar district, a 25 member team of the excise department went there to conduct raids Wednesday evening. However, a group of women began stripping before them.
वीडियो : सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फ़ैसले से तलाक़ का ख़ौफ़ कम हुआ है -हसीना...
नासिरूद्दीन
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने पिछले दिनों एक मजलिस की तीन तलाक़ पर अपना अहम फैसला दिया है. ‘बेबाक कलेक्टिव’ इस मामले में केस लड़ रही...
UP to give Rs.20 lakh to Delhi rape victim’s family
By IANS,
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday announced Rs.20 lakh as financial aid to the family of the New Delhi gang-rape victim.
Why women interact socially better than men
By IANS,
Dubai : Women have higher emotional intelligence than men. That is why they perform better in several areas of social interaction and have a higher sense of well-being and satisfaction, according to a study.
The study, conducted by Kuwait University psychology professor Othman Al-Khudher and colleague Huda Al-Fadhli, found that women perform better in many related areas than their male counterparts.
Sri Lankan electoral reforms to boost women’s representation
Colombo : Sri Lanka's new electoral reforms should make space for more women representation in parliament, Deputy Foreign Minister Ajith Perera told reporters on...
Students of MES Indian School on educational trip to Dubai
By TCN News
Dubai: Eleven students of The MES Indian School of Doha, Qatar recently visited Dubai as part of the friendship and educational exchange program.
Masked girls: A fashion shrouded in mystery
By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
Modern girls from Indian metros may soon pose a big challenge to authorities in France and Belgium, who are busy implementing new rules on hijabs and burqas. If our latest fashion remains unchecked and crosses the international boundaries of these two European countries––and of course many others––then they may soon be flooded by ‘masked girls’ from India.
SC pulls up home ministry for not acting promptly on rape videos
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took to task the union home ministry for doing just nothing for 20 days on a complaint...
German rape victim’s mother asked to give income details
By IANS,
Panaji : The Goa police have been harassing the mother of a raped minor German girl, asking her to provide details not relevant to the case, her lawyer said here Monday.
"She has been asked to give details of her daily activities, her business details, source of income and vehicles purchased in Goa. These things are not relevant to the case," lawyer Aires Rodrigues told reporters.
The Calangute police, probing the offence, have given the mother a two-day notice to come forward with details, he said.
Three Muslim women in Man Asia long list
Three Muslim women in Man Asia long list
New Delhi: Three Muslim women found themselves among the 21 selected for Man Asia Literary Prize. The long list of 21 unpublished works includes work from Anjum Hasan, Daisey Hasan, and Salma.
The 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize long list was chosen from submissions received from all over Asia. The largest single group of submissions was from India, followed by the Philippines.
A short list of five works will be announced in October 2008 and winner awarded in November.
रोशन होने से पहले ही बुझने लगी अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय की ‘नई रोशनी’
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
मोदी बजट आ चुका है. बड़े-बड़े ऐलान किए जा चुके हैं. पुरानी बोतल में नई शराब भरी जा चुकी है. अलग-अलग...
Marathi writer Kavita Mahajan passes away at the age of 51
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
Marathi writer, poet and translator Kavita Mahajan passed away in Pune at the age of 51. The cause of her death...
First female four-star U.S. Army general nominated
By SPA,
Washington : America's first female four-star general has been nominated, the Pentagon announced Monday.
U.S. President George W. Bush nominated Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody to serve as head of the Army's supply arm, CNN reported.
By law women are excluded from combat jobs, the typical path to four-star rank in the military.
दलित छात्र की पिटाई से मौत के मामले ने तूल पकड़ा, बवाल
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के औरैया जिले में परीक्षा में ग़लत जवाब देने पर टीचर ने एक दलित छात्र की पिटाई कर दी थी जिसके...
NGO Majlis Manch allowed to assist SC in final hearing on Triple Talaq
By TCN News
Mumbai-based NGO Majlis Manch, which has been working for legal rights of women and provides support to victims of domestic violence, especially...
Afghan lawmakers reject woman’s nomination for Supreme Court
Kabul : Afghanistan's parliament on Wednesday rejected the first nomination of a woman for the country's Supreme Court after she failed to win the...
यूपी में भाजपा की जीत के बीच कहाँ खड़े है मुसलमान !
आसमोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net
देश के सबसे बड़े राज्य उत्तर प्रदेश में भारतीय जनता पार्टी चुनाव जीत गई है। संभवतः योगी आदित्यनाथ एक बार फिर...