UP announces Rani Laxmi Bai award for Sakshi Malik
Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh government will honour Sakshi Malik, the first woman Indian wrestler to win a medal in Olympics, with the coveted...
Protecting women’s dignity a collective responsibility: President
New Delhi : Women's right to equal opportunities and a dignified life must be respected, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday on the eve...
Woman officer leads guard of honour for Obama
New Delhi: Wing Commander Puja Thakur led the ceremonial guard of honour for US President Barack Obama at Rashtrapati Bhavan Sunday.
Wing Commander Thakur walked...
Indian woman runs in Olympic torch relay
By IANS,
New Delhi/Beijing : Calling it "the most beautiful moment in my life", business executive Meena Barot Monday became the only Indian to take part in the Olympic torch relay in China.
Barot, 36, ran 50-60 metres in Lanzhou city in Gansu province, cheered and clapped by thousands of Chinese.
"It was like a celebration. I have never seen anything like this in my life. It is the most beautiful moment of my life," Barot told IANS over telephone.
Barot, who moved to China in March 2005 and speaks Mandarin fluently, was ecstatic that she could keep her torch.
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 1 – The...
(Editor’s note: This was first published on Yahoo.com as a single piece. We are reproducing with due permission the long form report in parts...
Women bank now in Meghalaya
Shillong: Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) Tuesday unveiled its 21st branch in the matrilineal state of Meghalaya.
Shillong branch, the first branch of the BMB in...
74.5 lakh Haryana women eligible to vote
Chandigarh : Nearly 74.5 lakh women voters will be eligible to cast their vote in the October 15 assembly elections in Haryana, election department...
Woman cop freed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh
By IANS,
Raipur : A 23-year-old woman cop in Chhattisgarh, abducted by Maoists earlier this month, has been set free after a 'jan adalat' or people's court found her "innocent", police said Sunday.
Constable Kiran Usendi was freed Saturday in the Pakhanjoor forest stretch of Kanker district in Bastar region after the Maoists public court ordered her release.
"The lady police personnel was abducted when rebels attacked a police search team. The insurgents took her to their hideout and she was produced before the 'jan adalat' where she was found innocent," a police officer told IANS.
Bilawal wants 50 percent women in Pakistani parliament
By IANS,
Islamabad : Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says that he dreams of a Pakistani parliament that will have 50 percent women, it was reported here.
Ambekar becomes fourth woman to be Mumbai mayor
Mumbai : First-time Shiv Sena corporator Snehal Ambekar was elected the mayor of Mumbai - the 73rd of the city - while ally Bharatiya...
Despite lie allegation, Modi says mother washed utensils
Mhow (Madhya Pradesh) : Notwithstanding strong criticism by the Congress which termed it a "lie", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stuck to his...
Mamata a role model for women, says US diplomat
By IANS,
Kolkata : A US diplomat Tuesday lauded West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her fighting spirit and called her a great role model for women.
115 mn widows live in poverty: Loomba Foundation study
By Venkata Vemuri, IANS,
London: At least 245 million women around the world have been widowed with India alone accounting for 42.4 million. And more than 115 million widows live in devastating poverty, according to a new study released by Britain's Loomba Foundation, which is campaigning to put the plight of widows on the United Nations agenda.
The Loomba Foundation presented the first edition of the study, 'Invisible, Forgotten Sufferers: The Plight of Widows Around the World' to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in New York as part of its campaign.
JIH to organize three day Spring of Islam conference in Hyderabad
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Women clash with police at relief camp in Orissa, several hurt
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Several people sustained serious injuries as a mob of women clashed with the police at a relief camp in Orissa's Kandhamal district Thursday, officials said.
The women forcefully entered the relief camp, alleging that despite being riot victims, the administration was unconcerned about them because they were Hindus, the police said.
The women, belonging mostly to tribal areas, were demanding food and lifting of prohibitory orders banning assembly of more than five people in a place.
How Three Muslim Women of Northeast Delhi Were Caught In A Legal And Financial...
By Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net
On her wedding day, Tabassum was issued an arrest warrant for missing a court hearing. The previous day, November 10, 2022,...
Margaret Thatcher named world’s most influential woman
By IANS,
London: Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has been named as the most influential woman in the world, according to a new survey.
DCW seeks appellate authority under sexual harassment act
New Delhi : Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday urged union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to constitute an appellate authority...
Rudd’s wife first foreign woman dignitary to lay wreath at India Gate
By IANS,
New Delhi : Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's wife Therese Rein laid a wreath at the India Gate memorial to the "unknown soldier" Thursday, becoming first foreign female dignitary not holding an office to do so, an official said here.
"Both the prime minister (Kevin Rudd) and his wife laid a wreath at the memorial as is the tradition in Australia. Moreover, the name of an Australian nursing assistant is inscribed on the monument," said an official.
Training women to become future leaders
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.
Woman leading prayers in women only mosque in China
By IINA,
Henan : In the central Chinese province of Henan, the scene of a woman leading prayers in a mosque for women only would not be a strange one, according to a report in ABC News Australia.
In Rajasthan, a cradle which saved over 100 female infants
By Gaurav Sharma,
Udaipur : Nearly three years ago, Radha, an infant then, was found lying in thorny bushes in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district. The palm-sized girl child was badly bruised and almost dead. Today, Radha is a chirpy curly-haired girl with big eyes. She could have been another case of female infanticide in Rajasthan which, as per independent statistics, reports 2,000 such cases every day - startling as the figure may sound.
Dowry killing mocks Nepal PM’s resolve
By IANS,
Kathmandu : He led a 10-year guerrilla war against the government and succeeded in ending Nepal's centuries-old institution of monarchy. But Nepal's first Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is facing a far more tougher challenge as he battles to eradicate social evils that continue to flourish despite a newly declared ban.
Almost 10 days after the former revolutionary pledged to ban the system of dowry in Nepal, a killing has been reported from the southern lowlands.
Jamia administration bows down to women hostellers; accepts all their demands
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Delhi: The administration of Jamia Millia Islamia accepted all six demands made by the women hostellers on March 19 after more...
Woman arrested for jewellery theft
By IANS,
Ghaziabad: A woman was arrested here Saturday for allegedly stealing jewellery from highend outlets along with her male accomplice, who is still at large, police said.
The duo was identified as Babli Shahnaaz alias Bano, 42, and her brother-in-law Sajid Ali, 30.
Senior Superintendent of Police Raghuvir Lal said: "Sajid and Shahnaaz struck at highend jewellery outlets and mostly operated as a couple."
"In a planned manner, they would go to big jewellery outlets around lunchtime, when most of the sales staff was not around," Lal added.
Social isolation may increase suicide risk in women
New York : Women who are married, have a large social network and participate in social or religious events are less likely to take...
Mehbooba Mufti to be the first women CM of J&K; calls for appointment of...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Ending the three-month speculation over the formation of new government in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, President, Peoples Democratic...
Rebuked for using mobile phones, two girls commit suicide
Agartala: Two teenaged girls committed suicide after their hostel superintendent and parents rebuked them for using mobile phones, police said here Saturday.
Three class 10...
Woman kills her two children, attempts suicide
Hyderabad : Distressed over financial problems, a woman poisoned to death her two children and later attempted suicide with her mother by jumping into...
Women under-represented in India’s scientific development
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday stressed that Indian origin researchers should be encouraged to work in the country, to convert the brain drain of the past into "brain gain for the future", and that women should be attracted to take up careers in science.
Following are the highlights of the prime minister's speech at the 97th Indian Science Congress here Sunday:
Parliamentary panel hears pleas on Women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The parliamentary committee dealing with the Women's Reservation Bill seeking 33 percent reservation for women in the parliament and state assemblies met Tuesday to hear representations from women's group.
"We deposed before the committee and gave our suggestions on the Women's Reservation Bill," said Annie Raja, general secretary, National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW).
‘Women empowerment comes from her own self’
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Women’s Manifesto organized Women’s Day 2015 at The Scholar School, Jamia Nagar here on March 14. Around 300 women from different states took part in this event which was organized under the patronage of Human Welfare Foundation.
China launches Shenzhou-9 with first woman astronaut
By IANS,
Beijing: China launched its Shenzhou-9 spacecraft with the country's first female astronaut aboard Saturday.
Pregnant Orissa woman alleges molestation by cops
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: A pregnant woman from the minority community in Orissa's Kendrapada district Friday alleged that some policemen came to her house late Thursday night, molested her and beat up her two minor children without any reason.
The woman, who resides at Tendukuda village under Patkura police station, alleged that the policemen went on a spree of vandalism when no adult male member was at home.
Men against violence-3 : Violence strike at one’s heart
By Nasiruddin Haider Khan,
Dhaka : Why we talk so passionately about gender based violence? Why do we put so much energy on it? The big question is WHY? WHY?? WHY??? Answer lies on the impact of violence. Is not so?
Don’t eat for two, pregnant women advised
By IANS,
London: The traditional advice that expectant mothers should 'eat for two' is dangerous, says a report by a British government health watchdog.
The watchdog, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), says it has been forced to speak out against the common advice to prevent an obesity crisis among mothers-to-be.
In a report released Wednesday, NICE suggests that pregnant women should do at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise every day such as a brisk walk, swimming or cycling, according a Daily Mail report.
Woman dies after doctor removes both kidneys
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.
Dalit woman held for CPI-M office trespass ‘attempts suicide’
Kannur (Kerala) : One of the two Dalit women held on charge of trespassing into the CPI-M office in Thalaserry was late Saturday night...
National Commission for Women unveils its NRI cell
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Thursday inaugurated its NRI cell to tackle the rising number of cases of abandonment and divorce of women married to Indian men abroad, and received eight complaints on its first day.
NCW chairperson Girija Vyas and project partner UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women) South Asia head Anne H. Stenhammer along with Planning Commission member Syeda Hamid opened the office that operates from the second floor of the NCW office at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg.
Uttar Pradesh cop accused of rape
By IANS,
Lucknow : An Uttar Pradesh policeman has been booked for allegedly raping a woman in Shahjahanpur district, officials said Thursday.
Tejpal Singh, posted at Tilhat police station of the district, is absconding after the woman accused him of raping her.
"The woman has alleged that Singh lured her to his government quarter inside the police station premises when she went there to lodge a complaint Oct 15," Shahjahanpur district police Superintendent Ejil Arasan told IANS over phone.
The woman said that Singh raped her and then tried to give her money, he added.
BJP continues attack on Mamata over crime against women
Kolkata : Continuing its attack on the Mamata Banerjee government over crime against women, the BJP on Friday claimed the situation in the Trinamool...
Canadian woman scribe released by Afghan captors
By IANS,
Toronto : A Canadian woman journalist, who was abducted Oct 12 in Afghanistan, has been released by her captors, media reports said here Sunday.
Mellissa Fung, a reporter with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), was kidnapped from a refugee camp outside Kabul where she had gone to interview displaced people.
To deny her abductors media propaganda and not let the incident escalate into a major crisis, the CBC had requested a news blackout by media outlets.
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.
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...
PM confident of women’s quota bill passage
By IANS,
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday stressed his government's commitment to political empowerment of women and said India was moving towards 33 percent reservation for women in the parliament and state legislatures.
"We are moving towards providing one third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures," Manmohan Singh said at a leadership summit for women here.
“Women’s Day a chance to understand women’s struggles,” AMU celebrates International Women’s Day
TCN News
The International Women's Day (IWD) 2021 was observed to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political accomplishments of women with great ardour at...
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...
Hijab ban forced many Muslim women in Karnataka to drop out of colleges: new...
The report by PUCL Karnataka elaborates the ways in which Muslim women students were denied their right to education by being forced to...
Triple talaq, polygamy not integral to Islamic practices, SC told
New Delhi : The Union government on Friday told the Supreme Court that 'triple talaq', 'nikaah halaal' and polygamy as practised by the Muslims...
Bleak outlook for women’s empowerment in Uttar Pradesh
By Bhoomika Joshi and Sanober Umar,
Gender equity and the status of women remain the hand-maiden of callous politics in India's largest state by population and 2014 has been deplorably stark. The 'Bahu lao, Beti Bachao' campaign in Uttar Pradesh is the latest feather in the BJP's cap of regressive and communal politics.
A woman, for a change, repairs flat tyres
By Nityanand Shukla, IANS,
Ranchi : In her own little way, Jharkhand resident Magdali has broken into a male bastion. She repairs flat bicycle tyres for a living - a skill she was forced to pick up after 20 years of being a housewife.
In her 40s, Magdali lives in the state capital. She used to be a housewife like any other until five years ago when her husband - who ran a puncture repair shop - died. Faced with poverty and with three children to take care of, she decided to take up the work.
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.
In the name of progressiveness: A Note on the recent Speak-Out movement in...
By Praveena Thaali for TwoCircles.net
In recent times, Dalit-Bahujan women have started a speak-out* campaign to reveal their experiences of sexual harassment, which until now it...
Another twist to the Muzaffarpur house of horrors
IANS and TCN News:
The shelter house ‘Baalika Grauh’ a short stay home run by NGO Sewa Sankalp Va Vikas Samiti has now become a horror...
Address female infanticide first, then women’s quota: Akali MP
By IANS,
New Delhi : It was her maiden speech in parliament and Speaker Meira Kumar didn't mind giving her an extra two minutes. Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur surprised many with her poise as well as passionate anger over female infanticide and the plight of farmers in Punjab.
"More than 2,000 female babies are killed everyday," the graceful Kaur informed Lok Sabha (lower house), asking members to address the shameful practice of killing of unborn female foetuses.
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उत्तर प्रदेश के प्रतापगढ़ जिले में एक अधेड़ दलित की हत्या का मामला सामने आया है। मृतक के परिजनों ने जातीय भेदभाव...
SC opens Sabarimala Temple gates to women aged 10-50
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday opened the gates of the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala dedicated to Lord Ayyappa to...
Tihar has separate lock-ups for women, Delhi HC told
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court was Wednesday informed by the city government that there were separate lock-ups for women accused in Tihar...
Man held for woman’s murder in Delhi
New Delhi : A 45-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday on the charge of murdering a woman in the national capital, the Delhi...
Agra activists demand more public toilets
Agra: The Taj Mahal city of Agra needs modern public toilets every kilometre so that defecation in the open comes to an end in...
Woman murdered in West Bengal but police call it a suicide; family alleges political...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
The death of a woman from an industrialist family in West Bengal’s Raniganj town has raised several doubts over the...
Women’s bill moved, torn to shreds in Rajya Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi : A historic bill that promises to reserve 33 percent of legislative seats for women was moved in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament, amid unruly scenes as a dozen members opposing it tore up the document and hurled them at chairman Hamid Ansari.
This happened on a day when both houses assembled to calls to "celebrate and honour women" and include them in the decision making process to mark the International Day of Women being observed worldwide.
President, PM call for end to violence against women
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for gender equity and decried violence against women as the...
Akhilesh gives Rs.20 lakh to rape victim’s kin
By IANS,
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday gave a cheque of Rs.20 lakh to the family of the young woman who died in Singapore after being gang-raped in Delhi.
Triple Talaq is cruelty against Muslim women, rules court
Allahabad : In a landmark ruling, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday termed Triple Talaq as "cruelty against Muslim women" and said no "Personal...
Royal Bengal tiger drags woman into deep woods in Sundarbans
Kolkata: A Royal Bengal Tiger dragged a woman, who had ventured into the forests to catch crabs, into the deep woods in the Sundarbans...
Neural tube defect more likely to affect teen pregnancies
By IANS,
Sydney : Younger women are more likely to have neural tube defect (NTD) affected pregnancies than older women, according to a new study.
The report showed that teenage women had the highest rate of NTD affected pregnancies and women aged 30-34 years the lowest. The neural tube becomes the brain and spinal cord.
"Multiple pregnancies were also more likely to have neural tube defects than singleton pregnancies," said Samanthi Abeywardana of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's (AIHW) National Perinatal Statistics Unit.
Panties from Canadian women to frighten Myanmar junta
By Gurmukh Singh, IANS,
Toronto : Canadian women Tuesday launched a Panties for Peace! campaign to send their undergarments to the Myanmar military junta to frighten it into ending suppression.
At a press conference in Montreal, feminists and civil groups, working under the Rights & Democracy Student Network and the Quebec Women's Federation, urged Canadian women to inundate the Myanmar embassy in Ottawa with panties to unsettle the military rulers in the south-east Asian nation.
A Jihad for gender equality
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Nasiruddin Haider Khan is in Hindi journalism since 1992 and currently work as Deputy Resident Editor of Dainik Hindustan in Agra. He has been working on gender issues especially Muslim women issues for the last 16 years. Mr. Khan has a diploma in Journalism from Indian Institute of Mass communication and MA in Womens studies from Lucknow University.
India-born woman gets 20-year jail for killing husband
New York : An India-born woman in the US state of Texas, convicted of setting her husband afire, has been sentenced to 20 years...
‘This is our home from generations:’ residents of Haldwani on eviction orders
Haldwani residents, majority of whom are Muslim, have challenged the Uttarakhand High Court's eviction order in the Supreme Court, which will hear the plea...
Now, all-women canteen at Jamia in Delhi
New Delhi : Jamia Millia Islamia has got its first all women-run canteen as part of the efforts of a self-help group towards women...
Bhutanese women in politics: Victims of prejudices
By Shilpa Raina,
Thimpu : There is no gender discrimination in Bhutan but, when it comes to the representation of women in politics, socio-cultural prejudices...
Indian woman foiled in bid to smufflr 18 kg ketamine to Malaysia
By P. Vijian, NNN-Bernama,
Chennai : An Indian businesswoman who tried to outwit Customs officials by trying to smuggle 18 kg of ketamine to Malaysia by concealing them inside a kitchen grinder has been nabbed at the Tiruchi Airport in this capital of southern Tamil Nadu state.
Air Customs at the airport detained the 45-year-old suspect from the Virudhunagar district in Tiruchi when she was preparing to board a flight to Malaysia on Saturday.
The contraband, worth nearly 400,000 Ringgit (about 113,000 USD), was found when Customs officials were scanning her luggage.
Bombay HC permits women inside Haji Ali dargah
Mumbai : In a historic verdict, the Bombay High Court on Friday permitted the entry of women up to the restricted grave area...
‘Razia Sultan’ zooms in on women’s empowerment
New Delhi : "Razia Sultan", a new historical show on the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, aims to bring the message of...
HIV woman returns to hospital after rape-accused arrested
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Almost two years after an HIV-positive woman was allegedly sexually abused by staff members of a leading hospital and the state AIDS control society, the victim has resumed treatment at the facility following the arrest of the two accused.
According to the police, accused James, a senior technician of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh and Nek Ram, a counsellor with Chandigarh AIDS Control Society were arrested Friday.
A case of rape has been registered against the accused.
‘Black’ woman’s tale drives Nepal rights campaign
By Sudeshna Sarkar, IANS,
Kathmandu : Dark, untouchable and a slave, yet Kali is the heroine of a campaign to protect the rights of the disadvantaged communities of Nepal, especially women.
She is the central character in a street play, "Kali Aimai, the black woman, which has been sponsored by the UN to tour Nepal's remote districts to campaign against violence targeting women, exploitation and untouchability, and to train local artists to spread the message farther.
Anti-AFSPA march from Mandi House metro station to Jantar Mantar on 30 Mar at...
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Another protest against the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is going to be organized by Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign, AISA, AIPWA, RYA, DSF, JNUSU, NEFIS, NAPM and other like-minded groups, which will be in the form of a march from Mandi House metro station to Jantar Mantar at 1 PM on 30th March. After the march, there will also be a public meeting at Jantar Mantar.
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.
Railway minister’s son seeks anticipatory bail in rape case
Bangalore: Karthik Gowda, son of Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Saturday moved a court for anticipatory bail in a rape and cheating case filed...
Need for substantive representation of women on boards: Maneka
New Delhi : There is a compelling need for substantive representation of women on the boards of companies rather than a token representation through...
‘Misconduct’, ‘Indiscipline’: IIT-BHU Students Suspended While Demanding Justice for Gangrape Survivor
Sayeda, TwoCircles.net
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh): Almost a year after a 22-year-old student of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) was allegedly gangraped by three workers of the...
Bollywood goes moist-eyed on Mother’s Day
By Subhash K. Jha, IANS,
Mumbai : From old hats like Shabana Azmi, Hema Malini and Mahesh Bhatt to young actors like Sonam Kapoor, Celina Jaitley and Abhishek Bachchan - on Mother's Day they all talk about the contribution of their mothers in their lives and give them credit for their success.
Here is what the actors have to say on the special occasion:
Kerala government floats new policy to empower women
By IANS,
Palakkad (Kerala) : The Kerala cabinet has approved the adoption of a new policy to ensure gender equality and prevent crime against women, Pinarayi Vijayan, state secretary of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said here Thursday.
Vijayan, who is on a tour of the state, told reporters that the main objective of floating the new policy was to ensure social justice for women.
"Our goals can be achieved because Kerala is far ahead of other parts of the country with regards to women's literacy and life expectancy," said Vijayan.
No woman writer as good as me: V.S. Naipaul
By IANS,
London : Indian-origin author V.S. Naipaul has dismissed female authors as "unequal" to him and said women writers demonstrate a lack of ability.
Will look at every aspect in Geetika case: Women’s panel
By IANS,
New Delhi : A National Commission for Women (NCW) team, probing the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma, Tuesday said it will look into every possible aspect in her death.
Woman, child scheme not being properly implemented: Amartya
Kolkata : Nobel laureate and Nalanda University chancellor Amartya Sen Monday said there were "shortcomings" in the implementation of the Integrated Child Development Services...
Ramadan 1436: Photos of Day 8
A cute child from Malegaon, Maharashtra; another cutie from Jamnagar, Gujarat; Juma prayer at a Bohri masjid in Surat, Gujarat; a "connected" couple in...
Cynicism, casteism haunt women’s reservation bill
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
Since electoral considerations rather than a genuine desire for women's empowerment were behind the latest move to revive the 12-year-old legislation for reserving parliamentary and assembly seats for women, its fate may be no different from what happened earlier.
The very manner in which the measure was introduced in the Rajya Sabha, with several women MPs shielding the law minister from unruly critics when he tabled the bill, showed that its passage would not be easy.
Stone cold after Kosi kills her newborn
By Priyanka Khanna, IANS,
Araria/Supaul (Bihar) : For a woman whose eight-hour-old baby died a little while ago, Zafeda Khatum looks surprisingly unflustered. The 18-year-old maintains a stoic silence even as her family members clamour around to explain how she lost her first born to the ice cold waters of the Kosi river that unexpectedly entered her shanty in Araria district of Bihar.
Rahul wants equal chance for women in politics
By IANS,
Tumkur (Karnataka) : India cannot be a superpower unless its women were empowered and given equal chance in politics, Congress vice president Rahul...
Ramadan 1433: Shukr
By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net
Eighteen-year old Shabhana daughter of Meraj Jahan is reading the Holy Quran outside her 24sq. yrds- 2 room house. She never...
Jamia Professor receives RULA Award
By Manzar Imam
Professor (Dr) Tasneem Fatma, scientist and former Head of the Department of Bio-Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi has been honoured...
After driving across India, Khasi woman eyes Mongol Rally
By Raymond Kharmujai,
Shillong : Driving a seven hp two-stroke engine for 4,110 km in 20 days is not an easy task, but Miatmon Sooting, a single mother to a seven-year-old, should be proud enough that she completed the race in an auto-rickshaw in 15 days. It's given her the confidence to eye the gruelling Mongol Rally.
Indira Gandhi loved simple things: Shahnaz Husain
By Shilpa Raina, IANS,
New Delhi : A woman who liked simple things and was "in love with her country and grandchildren". That's how herbal beauty care queen Shahnaz Husain describes Indira Gandhi, the 'iron lady' of Indian politics.
"Mrs Gandhi was a very beautiful woman; a person like her will never be born again. She had an electrifying presence. You just couldn't get over her personality," Husain told IANS in an interview over phone from London.
Indian Muslim woman to be the US representative to the Muslim world
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: A woman of Indian descent, Farah Pandith has been made special representatives of the United States to the Muslim world. A statement released by the US State Deparment said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made Ms. Pandith incharge of a special department created for outreach efforts in the Muslim world.
New Delhi: A woman of Indian descent, Farah Pandith has been made special representatives of the United States to the Muslim world. A statement released by the US State Deparment said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made Ms. Pandith incharge of a special department created for outreach efforts in the Muslim world.
Women in contract jobs more likely to face sexual advances
By IANS,
Sydney : Women holding casual and contract jobs are 10 times more likely to face sexual advances than those in permanent positions, according to a study.
The research by Anthony LaMontagne, VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, examined the likelihood of sexual harassment in different types of employment.
"Our study shows that 79 percent of those who experience unwanted sexual advances at work are women," he said.
कोरोना के काले अतीत के बाद शानदार तरीके से मनाई गई ईद
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देशभर में ईद-उल-फितर मंगलवार को धूमधाम से मनाई गई। कोरोना महामारी के चलते दो साल बाद ईद की खुशियां नज़र आईं। दो साल...
Lalitha Kumaramangalam appointed new NCW chief
New Delhi : Lalitha Kumaramangalam has been appointed the new chairman of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Women and Child Development Minister Maneka...
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...
SC seeks police’s response on threat to lawyer in Sabarimala temple case
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi Police commissioner to apprise it of steps taken by police on the complaint...
Special court in Kerala for women, children
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : A special court will be set up in Kerala to ensure speedy trial of sexual exploitation cases, Chief Minister Oomen Chandy said Wednesday.
CBI books Teesta Setalvad, husband for illegal foreign funds
New Delhi : The CBI on Wednesday registered a case against social activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand and associate Peshimam Gulam Mohammad...
Woman suicide bomber kills 2 in hospital in W Iraq
By Xinhua,
Fallujah, Iraq : A female suicide bomber blew herself up in a hospital in a town near the city of Fallujah in Anbar province on Sunday, killing two people and wounding two others, a local police source said.
Kiran Bedi joins BJP, to give Delhi ‘all she has’
New Delhi : Celebrated former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, who parted ways with AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal around two years ago, Thursday joined the BJP, saying Delhi needs a stable and honest government.
SC stays death sentence of two Dec 16 gang rape convicts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Saturday stayed the execution of the death sentence of Mukesh and Pawan Gupta, two of the four convicts in...
Conference discusses core women’s issues
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A determination to change the discourse on diversity and a plan of action to grow the network for change...
बिखरते कश्मीर से निकलती दीबा फरहत की कामयाबी की दास्तां
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संघ लोकसेवा आयोग (यूपीएससी) द्वारा आयोजित सिविल सेवा परीक्षा में इस बार भी लड़कियों ने अपनी प्रतिभा का लोहा मनवाया है. इस बार...
New affordable range of Shahnaz Husain products
By IANS,
New Delhi: There's good news for women who wish to use Shahnaz Husain's products but hesitate due to their exorbitant prices, as the renowned beauty expert has launched a new and more affordable range of beauty products.
A new range of ayurvedic cosmetic products, priced between Rs.75 to Rs.203, called "Shahnaz forever" has been launched to cater to the middle-income segment.
NHRC seeks report on six witchcraft killings in Odisha
Bhubaneswar : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to Odisha's Keonjhar district magistrate and superintendent of police to...
CBI consulting legal experts in Rathore case
By IANS,
New Delhi : After facing criticism for mishandling the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday said it was seeking legal opinion to include charges of abetment to suicide against former Haryana director general of police S.P.S. Rathore.
20 girl students suffer sun stroke, fall unconscious
By IANS,
Raipur: As many as 20 girl students suffered a sun stroke and fell unconscious Tuesday at a government school near Chhattisgarh's capital city, officials said. They have been hospitalised.
The incident took place at a school in Urkura village on the outskirts of state capital Raipur.
288 percent rise in teen rape suspects, India mulls new law
By Chaitanya Mallapur ,
Rape is the fastest-growing crime among juveniles; 86 percent of teens arrested for various crimes come from poor families, only six...
Women wear hijab in support of hate victim
By IANS,
London : One million women worldwide have posted their pictures on Facebook wearing the hijab to show their support for an Iraqi immigrant in the US who was brutally murdered.
Discrimination against women, minorities rampant: UN high commissioner
By IANS,
New Delhi : UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Thursday said that despite a number of rights based treaties being signed, discrimination - whether it's towards women or minorities - is still rampant in the world.
"Women work two-thirds of the world's working hours and produce half of the world's food, yet earn only 10 percent of the world's income and own less than one percent of the world's property," Pillay said in a statement, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day.
Muslim women activists in Hyderabad discussed history, politics, and society
By Nikhat Fatima for TwoCircles.net
Afsana Muhammad — the youngest Sarpanch of Gujarat
TCN series on Muslim women empowerment
On International Women's Day on 8th March, TCN is bringing great stories of Muslim women empowerment from different states of India -- Editor
Think of harsher punishment for child rape accused: SC
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday said parliament may think of formulating laws providing for harsher punishment for those accused of rape...
Malaysian Indian woman faces new hurdle to get child from husband
By IANS,
Ipoh : Malaysian Indian woman Indira Gandhi was facing a fresh hurdle in recovering her infant daughter from her husband who has been granted interim permission to retain the child by an Islamic court. Gandhi's husband had converted to Islam and taken away the one-year-old girl from her.
Lawmaker M. Kulasegaran, who is fighting her case, has challenged Perak state Mufti Harusani Zakaria's statement permitting Gandhi's husband Patmanathan, who converted to Islam last month, to keep the child.
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...
Kochi nursing job scam runs into Rs.200 crore: CBI
Kochi: The CBI has estimated that the Kochi nursing employment scam runs into nearly Rs.200 crore.
A Central Bureau of Investigation source told IANS that...
Rheumatoid arthritis rising among women
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) After lying dormant for four decades, rheumatoid arthritis has resurfaced among women in the US.
"More research needs to be done to better understand the causes and treatment of this devastating disease," said Sherine Gabriel, Mayo Clinic rheumatologist and lead investigator of the study.
From 1955 to 1994, its incidence had continually been on the decline, but changed in mid-nineties. When Mayo researchers analysed patient data from early 1995 to early 2005, they found that both the incidence and prevalence (percentage) of the condition were rising.
बजट में कटौती से अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय में निराशा
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मोदी सरकार के दूसरे कार्यकाल का आखिरी बजट अल्पसंख्यकों के लिए मायूसी लेकर आया। पिछले वर्ष के मुकाबले इस वर्ष अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय...
Two out of every three blind in India are women
By IANS,
New Delhi: Nearly two million people are blind in India but what is startling is that around 66 percent of them are women, government authorities and experts said Thursday, observed as the World Sight Day (WSD).
This year, the focus was on gender and eye care. G.V.S Murthy, a professor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), said that out of every three blind in the country, two are women and there is need to bring a gender equity while providing eye care.
Federation of Muslim Women’s Aid Societies formed in TN
By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: The newly formed Federation of Muslim Women’s Aid Societies (FeMWAS) held its maiden function at Hotel Abu Palace in Chennai last week. The federation decided to launch public awareness campaign for Muslim Women’s Aid Society (MWAS), a government aided NGO in each district of Tamil Nadu.
Ensure safety of women passengers, court to DTC
By IANS,
New Delhi : In a major ruling in favour of thousands of women travelling in Delhi's buses, the Delhi High Court Friday called for an end to the "venomous practice" of "eve teasing" and told the state-run Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to take steps to ensure the safety of female passengers.
Justice Kailash Gambhir directed the DTC to file an affidavit spelling out the steps taken by the transport authority and what mechanism they propose to have in place to ensure complete safety of women in DTC and other buses.
Libya’s First Lady owns airline company, 20 tonnes of gold: Report
By IANS,
Dubai: Libya's First Lady Safia Farkash al-Baraasi has amassed enormous wealth, including the airline company Buraq Air and 20 tonnes of gold, a media report said.
IAMC, HfHR welcome release of Sudha Bharadwaj
The groups reiterated the demand for the release of Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi, Sharjeel Imam and hundreds of other incarcerated activists in India.
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Yasmeen Abrar is the new acting Chairperson of National Commission for Women
By TCN News
New Delhi: a member of NCW since 2005, Yasmeen Abrar was made acting chairperson on the completion of tenure of Dr. Girija Vyas.
How coastal inhabitants of India make a living through seaweed cultivation
Seaweed is one among several renewable marine resources in India. Around 1000 coastal inhabitants of the country are engaged in the activity and...
Where is Rs.2,000 crore Nirbhaya Fund, AAP asks Centre
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday targeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratice Alliance government at the Centre over women's safety,...
Indonesian minister urges probe into May 1998 rapes
By Xinhua,
Jakarta : An Indonesian minister has delivered documents on the alleged May 1998 mass rape of mostly ethnic Chinese women to the Attorney General's Office (AGO), local press said Saturday.
State Minister for Women's Empowerment Meutia Farida Swasono handed over the documents to Attorney General Hendarman Supandji on Friday.
The documents contained results of research by psychology professor and women's activist Saparinah Sadli, major English daily The Jakarta Post reported.
79% Women’s report harassment and abuse, trend more prevalent in Northern India, reveals a...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A recent research by UK-based advocacy group ActionAid has once again highlighted the grim situation of women's...
European, Asian stars vie for top honours at Women’s Indian Open
By IANS,
Gurgaon : Leading women golfers from Asia and Europe will tee along with India's best in the DLF Women's Indian Open starting at the DLF Golf and Country Club here Wednesday.
The third edition of India' only Ladies Asian Golf Tour (LAGT) event will tee-off with the pro-am Tuesday while the three day main event will be played from Wednesday. The tournament offers $120,000 in prize purse. The format of the event will witness the cut being applied after two days with the top 50 golfers plus ties making it to the final round.
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...
9.3 million Indian women disabled
By IANS,
New Delhi : The total number of disabled women in India stands at 9.3 million, Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said Tuesday.
Woman’s burnt body found in Delhi house
By IANS,
New Delhi : The burnt body of a woman was found in her house here Monday, police said.
Anju, a resident of Uttam Nagar in west Delhi, was found dead around 3 a.m., a police officer said.
"We found the burnt body of a woman in the house. We are investigating the case and have apprehended her husband Ramu for questioning," the officer said.
Fresh, young faces in Left list, Subhasini Ali fielded from Barrackpore
Kolkata : Packing 26 new faces and nominating several young leaders, West Bengal's main opposition Left Front Wednesday announced its candidates list for the...
Woman found murdered in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: A nearly 25-year-old woman was Saturday found dead on the roadside here. Police said the woman may have been raped before the murder.
The...
Government planning better facilities for working women: Minister
New Delhi : The government is planning several initiatives to provide better facilities for working women so that they can perform to their full...
Pussy Riot appeals verdict
By IANS,
By RIA Novosti,
Moscow: Defence lawyers for Russian all-female punk band Pussy Riot have appealed the court verdict under which three members of the band were jailed.