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Media detentions ‘our internal affair’, Malaysia tells US

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By IANS, Kuala Lumpur : While criticism against the government mounted at home, Malaysia Monday asked the US to desist from commenting or protesting at last week's detentions of a woman lawmaker, a woman reporter and a blogger. "Stop meddling in our affairs," said Foreign Minister Rais Yatim in response to Washington's protest over last Friday's detentions under the stringent Internal Security Act (ISA).

Bihar Woman abandons husband, kids to marry father-in-law

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By IANS, Patna : A woman has left her husband and four children from him to marry her father-in-law in a Bihar village, raising the hackles of a tradition-bound community. Angry and shocked, the villagers have ostracised her and her father-in-law and ordered the ciouple to leave the village as early as posiible for breaking age-old social traditions. Lalita Devi, 25, left her husband Dilip Mandal, 28, and their four minor children Saturday to marry her father-in-law Harindar Mandal in Dhamiapatti village in Madhubani district, 129 km from Patna.

Indian priest faces deportation for molestation in US

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Washington: An Indian-American priest who admitted to fondling a girl while attending dinner at her grandmother's home in Minnesota has been sentenced to 25...

Protests over Odisha women panel’s report on gang rape

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By IANS,

CBI searches Teesta Setalvad’s premises in Mumbai

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Mumbai/New Delhi : The CBI on Tuesday searched four premises of social activist Teesta Setalvad and her publishing firm in Mumbai in connection...

Nawab Sikandar Begum’s Hajj memoir

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and for over fourteen hundred years a journey of a lifetime for millions of Muslims living in different corners of the world. These hajis returned to their homelands to tell a tale of physical and spiritual journey of extraordinary proportions. Hajj is obligatory for every Muslim man and woman who are able to undertake this journey. A large number of Muslim women from India made this pious trip but one of the first to write an account of her hajj journey was Nawab Sikandar Begum of Bhopal.

French woman found dead in Goa

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By IANS, Panaji : A French woman was found dead in a trailer parked near Vagator beach in Goa, while a man believed to be her companion was lying unconscious next to her, police said Monday. The trailer, equipped with modern amenities including a mini kitchen, was found parked near Vagator beach, 25 km from state capital Panaji, Sunday. Police suspect it could be a case of drug overdose.

SIT trying to shield Rathore: Ruchika’s lawyer

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By IANS, Chandigarh: Pankaj Bhardwaj, molestation victim Ruchika Girhotra's lawyer, Wednesday said the special investigation team (SIT), constituted to probe fresh cases registered against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, is trying to shield the accused. "SIT is working hand in glove with the accused and they are only trying to shield him and delay the proceedings of the case. We have no trust in SIT's investigation, that is why we had demanded a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe in the case," Bhardwaj told IANS here.

Rahul Gandhi targets Modi’s personal life

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Jammu: Targeting BJP's prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi's personal life, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday said Modi not once mentioned his wife's name...

Extraordinary stories of ordinary women

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TCN Special Series: Part 1 on Nazma Phumdreimeiyum By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,

Men, women divided on sharing housework

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By IANS, Sydney : Young men and women are divided over sharing housework and a woman's right to have an abortion, according to a survey. "It should come as no surprise that young women are more in favour of domestic democracy than the young men, while also being more supportive of a woman's right to have an abortion," said Chilla Bulbeck of University of Adelaide. The survey, conducted in 10 countries by Bulbeck and her team, looked at the attitudes of young men and women to a number of gender equality issues.

Uphold dignity of women, Delhi Police told

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By IANS,

Muslim women activists in Hyderabad discussed history, politics, and society

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By Nikhat Fatima for TwoCircles.net

13 years on, no political consensus on women’s quota bill

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By Prashant Sood, IANS, New Delhi : Opposition from three political parties may still derail the bill seeking to reserve 33 percent seats in parliament and state legislatures for women. Though the union cabinet decided last Thursday it would introduce the bill, it does not have the numbers in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament, to get it passed. The three parties -- the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) -- are demanding a quota for weaker sections within this one-third quota.

तस्वीरों में देखिए अलीगढ़ का रमज़ान : रौनकें तो वो नही है,मगर अहसास वही...

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Politicans playing dirty over displaced Bodos in BTAD: Promising Land Patta inside Forest

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By Abdul Kalam Azad Assam: This is election time in Assam and political parties are not leaving any stone unturned to get as much...

From now, women commandos to be deployed on trains

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By IANS, New Delhi : Indian Railways will deploy women security personnel and increase their number in the proposed commando battalions, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said in the railways budget presented in parliament Friday. The women Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel will be deployed to ensure security of women passengers, particularly on routes where a large number of them travel alone regularly, Banerjee said while presenting the budget.

Memon to be buried in Nagpur jail

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Nagpur : Yakub Memon, the March 1993 Mumbai blasts convict, who was executed here early Thursday, will be buried inside the Nagpur Central Jail...

Blueline bus crushes woman in Delhi’s BRT corridor

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By IANS, New Delhi : A speeding Blueline bus crushed a 42-year-old woman to death when she was crossing the road at the controversial Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in south Delhi, the police said Wednesday. Poonam Sharma came under the wheels of a privately operated Blueline bus plying on route number 534 between Anand Vihar and Mehrauli near the Chirag Delhi flyover late Tuesday, police said.

Sabarimala: All women face backlash, but the worst is being reserved for Dalit women

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Several women tried to enter the Sabarimala temple in southern Kerala following the Supreme Court order allowing entry for all women...

Female scribes face misogyny and patriarchy, say women journalists

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

Sri Lanka to increase women’s involvement in local politics

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Colombo : Sri Lanka's new cabinet on Thursday vowed to amend laws to increase the number of women in local politics and state institutions. Addressing...

Woman dies after her clothes catch fire

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 22-year-old woman died after her clothes caught fire while she was performing puja in her house in northwest Delhi, police said Tuesday. Her husband sustained critical burn injuries when he rushed to her aid. "Matti was performing Navratra Puja at her Maurya Enclave residence when her clothes caught fire late Monday. Her husband Sumit Aswal tried to save her but also suffered 30 percent burn injuries," a police official said.

Save Sharmila campaign condemns rape of 3 women by Army personnel in Assam

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By TCN News, New Delhi: In another shocking incident, it has been reported that on 6th April, 6 Indian Army jawans raped 3 women in Khorsim Athor village in Anjukpani in Assam. It has been reported that the jawans on patrol reached the village and allegedly took a 13-year-old to the neighboring jungle. The girl's mother and another relative later reached the site to rescue her. According to reports, the jawans then raped the other two women as well.

नफ़रत भरे इस दौर में तमन्ना पंकज बन रही हिंदू-मुस्लिम एकता की मिसाल

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तन्वी सुमन।Twocircles.net पेशे से वकील तमन्ना पंकज लोगों की ज़िंदगी में हिंदू-मुस्लिम के बीच के फ़ासलों को कम कर उसे एक नया आयाम देने की...

Omani national held in Hyderabad for marrying minor girl

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Hyderabad : A 70-year-old Omani national was arrested here for undertaking a contract marriage with a minor girl, police said on Monday. Police rescued the...

Focus on Beed in Maharashtra under ‘Beti Bachao’ scheme

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Mumbai : Ten Maharashtra districts with a skewed child sex ratio figure in the "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" scheme unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra...

Delhi Police rapped for filing dowry cases without proper probe

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

Pregnant woman burnt by husband

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By IANS, Pune : A pregnant woman was allegedly burnt to death by her husband after she quarrelled with his mother in Maharashtra's Sangli district, police said Saturday. Twenty-year-old Sangita Shivaji Patil, who was six months pregnant, had a bitter argument Tuesday with her mother-in-law Hansa Naiku Patil, 55, at their home in Lingnur village, about 150 km from here. The miffed mother-in-law then stormed out of her home, ignoring appeals to stay on from her husband Naiku Patil and son Shivaji, sub-inspector P.R. Sawant of Meraj police station told IANS.

Organisations structured to keep women down: study

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By IANS, Sydney : Why there are so few women in top positions in companies may have more to do with their hierarchical structure rather than attitudes to women, a new study contends. The study, by Terry Fitzsimmons of the University of Queensland, has sought to understand gender inequality at workplaces and the barriers preventing women from obtaining top leadership positions. The challenges encountered by women rising through company hierarchies are not entirely explained by existing theories, which claim that inequality stems from social stereotypes and culture, Fitzsimmons said.

Jadavpur varsity sets up panel to probe ‘sanitary pad protest’

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Kolkata: Disapproving of the "sanitary pad" campaign against rape and sexism on campus, the Jadavpur University on Monday set up a three-member fact-finding panel...

Separated by a barbed wire, torn apart by politics: Families on the LOC

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Hunderman Brok (Kargil) : A barbed wire can often represent the idea of security, but...

Can’t ask PM or CMs to have women ministers, says SC

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday declined a plea seeking direction to chief ministers of seven states to consider inducting women in...

Irom Sharmila tells court she wants to settle in life

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New Delhi : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Wednesday told a court hearing a case of attempted suicide during her fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar...

Campaign on wheels against child trafficking launched in Assam

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Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday flagged off the 'Mukti Caravan', a campaign on wheels against child trafficking spearheaded by Bachpan Bachao...

Smoking during pregnancy heightens sudden infant death chances

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By IANS, Washington : Women who smoke during pregnancy have greater chances of losing their newborns to the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to new research carried out by Calgary University. In the first-ever experimental study to compare the breathing reflexes of premature babies of smokers versus non-smokers, researchers found that babies whose mothers had smoked showed a number of signs of impaired respiratory function.

Woman killed in US operation in Afghanistan

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By DPA, Kabul : US-led troops killed a civilian woman and two militants in a clash in southern Afghanistan, while nine rebels including a senior commander and two policemen were killed in separate attacks, officials said Sunday. The woman was killed when coalition forces clashed with militants in Zabul province Thursday, US military said in a statement. One man and two women - all civilians - were wounded in the clash and taken to a military hospital for treatment, it said.

Dec 16 gang-rape: Delhi HC verdict Thursday

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court will pronounce its verdict later Thursday on confirming the death sentence and appeals of four convicts in...

Woman paraded naked in Rajasthan

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Jaipur : A woman has been paraded naked in Rajasthan's Sikar district by her husband following an argument in their house, eyewitnesses said Monday. Only...

South Kashmir girl receives 100% scholarship offer to pursue Mechanical Engg. in University of...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: Eighteen-year-old Adeeba Tak from Shopian district in south Kashmir has brought laurels to the valley by securing admission in...

Yatra organised in Gujarat to save girl child

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By IANS, Surat : At a time when girl child sex ratio in the country is getting skewed, non-government organisation Akhil Bhartiya Jeenmata Seva Sangh here recently organised a novel yatra "Save the Girl Child". Also, a 5,000 metre long garland, prepared by 5,000 women from 73 kg cardamoms, was used in the yatra. Each woman contributed 51 cardamoms to the mala. "At each metre, a small card opposing the killing of girl child has been placed. This is done to make people aware about the danger of female foeticide," president of Akhil Bhartiya Jeenmata Seva Sangh Sharad Khandelwal said.

Woman raped by childhood friend on pretext of job

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New Delhi: A 30-year-old fitness centre employee has been arrested for raping his childhood woman friend here after promising to provide her a job,...

Triple Talaq Bill passed in Lok Sabha, to be tabled in Rajya Sabha now

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TCN News The Lok Sabha passed the Triple Talaq Bill today, Thursday criminalizing the practise defeating the amendments proposed by the opposition parties. The bill...

Syeda Hamid, Kalbe-Sadique and Shabana Azami to attend BMMA convention

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By TwoCircles.net news desk New Delhi: Third annual convention of Bhartiya Mahila Muslim Andolan (BMMA) will be organized in Lucknow on October 11th, 2009. The convention topic is “When will we become full citizens?” The convention will focus on the issue of development. It will raise questions about the role of state in safeguarding the citizenship rights of the Muslims particularly Muslim women. The convention will also be a platform to discuss Sachar Committee recommendations.

Positive body image can help young women shed weight

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By IANS, Washington : a bit of dialogue and support can be more effective than exercise in helping women not only keep off the weight, but also stay smoke-free, a new study has found. "A lot of college women report smoking to keep their weight down. We think that by providing them with the tools to make them feel better about themselves, it alleviates some of those stressors," said Melissa Napolitano, clinical psychologist at Temple University, which carried out the study.

वीडियो में देखिए लखनऊ घण्टाघर का सीएए के खिलाफ ऐतिहासिक प्रदर्शन!

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ़, Twocircles.net लखनऊ।   नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के विरोध में उत्तर प्रदेश की राजधानी लखनऊ में शाहीन बाग़ की तर्ज़ पा चल रहा प्रदर्शन का आज...

Young woman’s semi-nude body found hanging from tree

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By IANS, New Delhi : The semi-naked body of a young woman was found hanging Wednesday from a tree in a public park in northwest Delhi. The police suspect she could have hung herself after being sexually assaulted. The victim, who appeared to be in her early-20s and was yet to be identified, was found hanging around 9.35 a.m. from a tree in Sector-3 Rohini, a stone's throw away from the Jaipur Golden Hospital. She might have hung herself with the sari she was wearing, a police official said.

ERDF opens women’s college in Assam’s Karimganj

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Speakers at the seminar stressed upon the importance of education for women and appealed to the families, especially from the minority communities, to send...

बुंदेलखंड की बहादुर बेटी और ‘गुलाबी गैंग’ की शेरनी हेमलता पटेल की भूली बिसरी...

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हेमलता पटेल गुलाबी गैंग की संस्थापक सदस्यों में से हैं। बुंदेलखंड का मशहूर गुलाबी गैंग महिलाओं के विरुद्ध होने वाले अत्याचारों से लड़ने के...

Picked up from an Army ‘crackdown’, never to return: Dilshada Begum’s 23-year search for...

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In the fourth of the five personal stories of half widows, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates the story of Dilshada Begum. Zakura (Srinagar): On...

इसरो में चयन, अब वैज्ञानिक बनेंगे काशिफ,अरीब और जमशेद

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स्त्री – शिक्षा के लिए सब कुछ दांव पर लगाने वाली सावित्रीबाई फुले

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हमारे जानी दुश्मन का नाम है अज्ञान उसे धर दबोचो मजबूत पकड़ कर पीटो और उसे जीवन से भगा दो! तन्वी सुमन। Twocircles.net उपर लिखे हुए एक-एक शब्द भारत की...

MESAS distributes study kits among 100 Mewat girls

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By TCN News,

Allocation for women and child development ministry slashed

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New Delhi : The allocation of the women and child development ministry has been slashed by 44 percent in the budget for 2015-16 presented...

DU students, youth pitch for women rights

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New Delhi : Delhi University students and youths from nine urban settlements in the capital Tuesday released a charter of demands for India's policy...

In cosmopolitan Karachi, women prefer hijab to burqa

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By Shilpa Raina, IANS,

SC to hear contempt plea against Sabarimala tantri for closing temple for purification

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New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on January 22 a contempt plea against the Sabarimala temple tantri for shutting the...

Hope women find courage through my books: Author Madhuri Banerjee

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By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi : Is it taboo for women to talk about sex, their hidden desires or having extra-marital affairs? No! It...

एक बार फिर जंतर मंतर पर जुटे किसान, लगाया वादाखिलाफी का इल्ज़ाम

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net दिल्ली के जंतर-मंतर में आज संयुक्त किसान मोर्चा अराजनैतिक ने लखीमपुर हिंसा में मारे गए किसानों को इंसाफ और केंद्रीय मंत्री अजय...

India’s oldest woman photojournalist recalls first I-Day shots

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, New Delhi : Her face crinkles into a smile that draws a fine mesh of crow-feet in the leathery folds of her skin. At 97, Homai Vyarawalla, India's first and oldest photojournalist, is still as spirited as she was in the 1920s when she shot glimpses of Mumbai life with her box camera and chronicled the Independence struggle in striking black and white compositions. The story of Vyarawalla's life spans almost a century - older than that of independent India.

Widow set afire in MP village

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Betul (Madhya Pradesh) : A widow was set on fire in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district allegedly by her relatives in...

आम बजट : महिलाओं व बच्चों को क्यों भूल गई सरकार?

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली: देश में बजट को लेकर लंबी-लंबी बहसे चल रही हैं. लेकिन इस बहस में देश की आधी आबादी...

Policemen threatened to rape women students, says fact finding team

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Hyderabad : Policemen, who cracked down on students protesting at University of Hyderabad, threatened to rape the women students, revealed an independent fact finding...

Mexican woman killed in Mumbai terror attack

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By IANS, Mexico City : A Mexican woman was killed in Wednesday's terror attacks in India's Mumbai metropolis, EFE reported Monday quoting Mexico's foreign ministry. The Mexican embassy in India "learned that one of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Jewish Cultural Center in Mumbai is a Mexican national who was inside that institution," a ministry release said without identifying the woman.

Two Circle Network’s Seed Fellow Sufi Parween Wins Laadli Media Award

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TCN News We are happy to announce that TCN’s SEED Fellow Sufi Parween has won the 13th Laadli Media Award for her exceptional contribution to...

Has RSS and its cohorts Talibanized Hinduism in India?

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Taliban doesn’t necessarily need to be turban clad, swinging AK47, loitering around the streets of Kabul, aiming to kill those who don’t necessarily agree...

World’s most lucrative women’s golf Tour to debut in China

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By IANS, Beijing : The world's most lucrative women's golf tour arrives in China this October. The inaugural Grand China Air Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) that features world No.2 Annika Sorenstam and the sixth-ranked Tseng Yani, will be held from October 24-26 at Hainan West Coast Golf Club in Haikou, the capital of the island province of Hainan. The tournament featuring 63 of the world's best players will compete for $1.8 million.

Rajnath speaks to Mehbooba over students leaving NIT

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New Delhi : Amid reports that some students from outside Jammu and Kashmir were proposing to leave the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar,...

मजबूत गवाही और तकनीकी साक्ष्य बने आज़म खान को सज़ा की वजह

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। twocircles.net समाजवादी पार्टी के नेता आज़म ख़ान की मुश्किलें एक बार फिर बढ़ गई है। 2019 के एक हेट स्पीच के मामले में...

Silent Sufferers: Harassment still remains behind closed doors

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) New Delhi : Priya Gosain (name changed) never paid heed to her boss' "inappropriate advances". Ignoring him was...

Women claim top spot for Nepal – on Everest

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By Sudeshna Sarkar, IANS, Kathmandu : After unprecedented participation in the movement that helped bring down King Gyanendra's absolute regime and making their presence felt in last month's historic election, Nepal's women Thursday claimed the top spot for their country on Mt Everest. An expedition by, for and of Nepali women saw five climbers, including first-timers, summit the world's highest peak with more members readying for a fresh push in the afternoon and Friday.

Railways U-turn on offering exclusive women train coaches to men

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Kolkata : In a victory of sorts for female commuters who did not shy to clash with their male counterparts, the Eastern Railway...

President wishes all women on International Women’s Day

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New Delhi, (IANS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday extended his "best wishes" to all women of the world for International Women's Day, observed on...

Telangana man arrested for rape, murder of daughter

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Hyderabad:Police in Telangana have solved the mystery behind rape and murder of a minor girl with the arrest of her father, who committed the...

Obey your wife and rule the world: Supreme Court

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Supreme Court has a recipe for a successful marriage, more so for men: Obey your wife and rule the world! "Bibi joh boltee hai woh sunno (Listen to whatever your wife says). We all listen," a vacation bench of Justice Markandeya Katju and Justice Deepak Verma observed while hearing a lawsuit by Indian Air Force officer Deepak Kumar, who had complained that his estranged wife Manisha had ruined him and his family by implicating them in false criminal cases including sodomy.

Vrindavan widows’ first Holi with colours Friday

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Goverdhan/Vrindavan : For the first time, about a 1,000 widows of Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh will this year play Holi with colours at an...

Women politicians get a raw deal in Madhya Pradesh

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By Sanjay Sharma, IANS, Bhopal : Notwithstanding their tall claims of empowering women, political parties in Madhya Pradesh have let them down in nominations for the Nov 27 state assembly polls. Despite 47 per cent voters out of total 35.9 million electors being women, both the main political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, which have been advocating 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, have been miserly in fielding them.

In solidarity with Shehla Rashid

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By Sana Khan for TwoCircles.net So much has already been written, in support of her and against her, so much so that a few AMU...

20 girl students suffer sun stroke, fall unconscious

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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.

Domestic violence kills 10 women a day in Brazil

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By IANS, Washington: Every day, at least 10 women are killed in domestic violence in Brazil, a government report said. The government-sponsored study, "Map of Violence 2010", found that 41,532 women were murdered in Brazil between 1997 and 2007. But it takes a high-profile incident - the case against a Brazilian footballer who is the prime suspect in the disappearance and murder of his former girlfriend - to bring attention to the problem, Women's Affairs Minister Nilcea Freire was quoted as saying by CNN.

जोधपुर में सैकड़ो की गिरफ्तारी के बाद कर्फ्यू में ढील,सामान्य हो रहे हालात

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सोमू आनंद।Twocircles.net जोधपुर में साम्प्रदायिक तनाव के मामले में पुलिस ने 200 से अधिक लोगों को गिरफ्तार किया है। कर्फ्यू और इंटरनेट पर रोक 8...

Government mum on allegations against Akbar

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New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The government on Wednesday continued to maintain silence on the allegations of sexual misconduct against Union Minister M.J. Akbar...

Many Sri Lankan women are harassed in public transport

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By IANS, Colombo : Many Sri Lankan women travelling in public transport face some form of "sexual harassment" mainly in the cosmopolitan areas, a media report quoting a research study said Sunday. According to the report, a study conducted by the Legal Aid Commission has "found that two out of every five women experienced some form of sexual harassment on buses and trains".

AAP promises 2 lakh toilets for women

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

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

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

A Jihad for gender equality

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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.

Imran Khan’s bride’s choice of dress for Nikah and Islamophobia

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By Shaheen Naqshbandi for TwoCircles.net Recently, Pakistani politician Imran Khan married Bushra Maneka. During the Nikah, the bride wore the full veil and some people...

Women’s group claims Goa government in cahoots with casinos

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By IANS, Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led coalition government in Goa is hand in glove with the casino industry, a leading women's organisation here alleged Monday.

Goa BJP aims to woo minorities

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By IANS, Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) latest membership drive in Goa will aim to increase the number of minorities and women in its ranks, a party spokesman said Monday. Speaking to reporters at the launch of the state wide membership drive, former state BJP president Rajendra Arlekar said: "We would definitely like to see an increase in the percentage of minorities in the BJP ranks." He, however, refused to divulge the exact number of registered minority members in the party rolls.

Karnataka sets up helpline for women

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One-day solidarity fast to mark 14 year of Irom Sharmila’s struggle at Jantar Mantar

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Irom Sharmila entered her 15th year of hunger-strike against the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that has led to gross human rights' violations in North-East and Jammu & Kashmir on 5th November. To mark the beginning of the 15th year of her struggle for democracy and justice, Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) along with other like-minded organisations like Azaadi Bachao Aandolan, B P Mehta foundation and other human rights' groups and individuals observed one-day solidarity fast at Jantar Mantar.

A petition ‘Justice for Jashodaben’ floats in response to PM Modi’s triple talaq statement

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By Siddhant Mohan and A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Expressing Union government’s opposition to the practice of triple talaq in Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday...

Nitish recommends CBI probe into shelter home rapes

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BY IANS: Patna, July 26: Under pressure from opposition, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday recommended a CBI probe into the alleged rape of over...

हाथ फैलाकर जीना चाहते हैं या मेहनत कर अपना भाग्य अपने हाथों लिखना चाहते...

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सरस्वती अग्रवाल उत्तराखण्ड : “व्यवसाय करने के लिए ज़्यादा पढ़ा-लिखा होना ज़रुरी नहीं है, बल्कि रुची होना ज़रुरी है.” ये वाक्य है उत्तराखण्ड राज्य जनपद...

Cannot frame guidelines in every rape case: court

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Delhi High Court, while hearing a case related to a rape victim agreeing to marry her attacker under pressure, Wednesday told the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) that it cannot frame guidelines for every rape case and asked for records related to the trial. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the commission to bring the case records before it within four weeks.

Will Britain’s powerful Zionist lobby forgive Sayeeda Warsi?

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By M Ghazali Khan, The first ever female Muslim Minister in the history of Britain, Sayeeda Warsi, has displayed extraordinary courage by resigning as a Foreign Office Minister over David Cameron Government’s “morally indefensible” stand on Israeli barbarism in Gaza.

Nation is always empowered by its women: PM

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

Women’s rights being violated in India’s surrogacy capital

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By IANS, New Delhi : A study by the New Delhi-based Centre for Social Research (CSR) has pointed to a grave violation of the women's rights at India's surrogacy hub, Anand in Gujarat.

ट्रिपल तलाक : ‘शरीअत क़ानून में बदलाव की सख्त ज़रुरत’ – तरन्नुम सिद्दीक़ी

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली:'ट्रिपल तलाक़' यानी तीन तलाक का मुद्दा इन दिनों काफी चर्चा में है. जहां एक तरफ़ कुछ महिलाएं इस मुद्दे पर...

Shabana gives ‘royal ditch’ to Muslim women; didn’t turn up at their national convention

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By Kulsum Mustafa for TwoCircles.net, Lucknow: Cine actor, former Member of Parliament, and one projected by the media as a strong supporter of women and human rights, Shabana Azmi gave a royal ditch to hundreds of Muslim women when she failed to honor her commitment to be the chief guest at the third national convention of Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) held in Lucknow on 11th October.

World Archery: Indian women get bronze

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By IANS, Kolkata: The cadet compound women's team gave India a bronze medal on the penultimate day of the 11th Youth World Archery Championship at Ogden (Utah) in the US Saturday. The Indian troika of Prerna Bhagat, Nilam Kumari and Sairkonda Jayalakshmi downed Russian Federation 211 (28) - 211 (26) after the two combatants tied at the end of 24 arrows. In the three-arrow shoot off, India managed 28 points to Russia's 26. Two other Indian teams, cadet recurve men and cadet compound men, lost to superior opponents, Italy and the US, 199-215 and 207-229, respectively.

Ranchi CBSE topper Shaista Sultana has ambition to join NASA

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By Tarique Anwar, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: Shaista Sultana, a resident of Rahmat Colony in Doranda, Ranchi, created a history by topping Ranchi in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) 2008 examination.

Uber cab driver diverted route with intent of rape: Prosecution

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New Delhi:Rape-accused Uber taxi driver Shiv Kumar Yadav, instead of taking his woman passenger to her destination, diverted the route with the intention to...

World junior women’s squash: Hong Kong upset India

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By IANS, Chennai : Top seeds Egypt and Hong Kong will contest the team championship final in the World junior women's squash tournament here Saturday. Egypt were stretched by a fighting United States (No.5) before they came through 2-1 while sixth seeded Hong Kong pulled off a dramatic 2-1 win against second seeds India in two pulsating semi-finals Friday. The Indians, save Dipika Pallikal, their No.1 player, were rather disappointing and squandered a 1-0 lead to make exit.

Report of the national programme on “Hunar Se Rozgaar Tak”

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By TCN News, New Delhi: The All India Confederation for Women’s Empowerment Through Education (AICWETE), New Delhi in collaboration with Committee on Girls’ Education, National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, Govt. of India, conducted a National Programme on the Topic “Hunar Se Rozgaar Tak” (From Skill to Employment) at India Islamic Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on 26th February, 2014.

Meet Humairah Shami: Kolkata’s Budding Karate Champion – A Tale of Talent, Perseverance and...

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Humairah Shami, a young Karate champion from Kolkata, has recently earned the honour of representing India at the 7th World Meet, scheduled...

Kochi nursing job scam runs into Rs.200 crore: CBI

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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...

Kerala village Nadapuram wins union award for empowerment accountability

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Nadapuram Panchayat in Kozhikode district is being governed by IUML for few decades now. By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net, Kozhikode: Nadapuram often comes to the...

Rebuked for using mobile phones, two girls commit suicide

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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...

UP cop to woman: Who will rape you at your age?

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By IANS, Lucknow : A Dalit woman, who petitioned a senior Uttar Pradesh Police officer seeking registration of her rape complaint, was told that her's was not an age to be raped.

500 Iraq-returned nurses interview for new jobs

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Thiruvananthapuram : More than 500 Kerala nurses, who lost their jobs and had to return from Iraq and Libya, appeared for an interview here...

Mamata seeks to defend pendency of rape trials

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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday sought to defend the administration's inability to ensure speedy trial of pending rape cases, saying it...

Families of missing persons stage silent protest in Srinagar against enforced disappearances

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Srinagar: The association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) staged a silent sit-in at Pratap Park here on Saturday, March 10,...

Women’s panel to probe Air India hostess’ ‘molestation’

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By IANS, New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) will Wednesday begin its probe into an Air India air hostess' alleged molestation during a mid-air scuffle also involving a purser and two pilots this month. "We have already looked into reports from the police and Air India. We have also received letters from passengers on board the flight about what they saw. Our committee members will be taking statements from the girl and those involved. They (the committee members) may even travel to Mumbai for this," NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here Tuesday.

Modi is dynamic, says Sania

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Hyderabad: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza Tuesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "an extremely dynamic personality". Asked how she felt when Modi congratulated her...

Rajasthan court declares IAS officer absconder

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Jaipur: A court here Tuesday declared Rajasthan IAS officer B.B. Mohanty an absconder after he went on the run in connection with the rape...

National shooter attacked for protesting wife’s harassment

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By IANS,

On Bhima Koregaon, your Janaeu was shining brightly on Republic TV: An open letter...

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By Disha KR for TwoCircles.net Dear Mr Arnab Goswami, Your debate #Endcastepolitics on both 2nd and 3rd of January is a perfect example of a casteist...

Why Delhi Police commissioner not suspended: Asks court

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By IANS,

Women’s voices from Atali

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Dr. Sandhya Mhatre and Neha Dabhade A fact finding team consisting of Adv. Irfan Engineer and these writers, visited the riot torn village of...

Pratapgarh violence: Some photos

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By TCN News

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

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

Indian women beat Ireland 2-1

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New Delhi: The Indian women's hockey team put on an inspiring show to beat Ireland 2-1 in their second Test match in Dublin. The win...

Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act 2005 in Gujarat

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A study exposes crude insensitivity of the state towards implementing the law By Nikhat, So far as spousal violence in Gujarat is concerned, the figure is very disturbing; around 28% ever married women have experienced sexual or physical violence and 34% of such women have sustained serious injuries. The extent of reportability of cases of spousal violence is even more frustrating, only 30% (i.e. 1 in every 3) of such women has sought help to end the violence and 58% of such women have neither sought help nor told anyone about the spousal violence [1].

Vidarbha widows on ‘Jagran yatra’ for separate statehood

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By IANS, Nagpur : Nearly 300 farmers' widows will set upon a two-day Jagran Yatra (awakening procession) in eastern Maharashtra to press for their demand of separate statehood for Vidarbha. Vidarbha Farm Widows Assocation (VFWA) president Bebitai Bais Monday said that the 180-km march will start Jan 20 from Maoist-hit Kosara village in Yavatmal district and end the next day at Both-Bodan village in the same district, which has the highest number of farm widows. The region is the epicentre of suicides by indebted farmers.

Woman burnt to death by in-laws for dowry, alleges family

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 28-year-old woman, married for seven years, was allegedly burnt to death Sunday by her in-laws in Delhi, police and her family said. Deepika Bajaj, who has a six-year-old daughter, called police before dying and told them that she had been set on fire by her husband and in-laws, an official said. "We received a call at around 8.30 in the morning when the deceased woman, Deepika Bajaj, called us before dying and told that she has been set on fire inside her home by her husband and in-laws," the police officer said.

Bihar village bans jeans, T-shirt for girls

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By IANS, Patna: After three of its girls went missing, a village in Bihar's Siwan district has barred girls from using mobile phones and wearing jeans and T-shirts, an official said Monday.

Shanbaug rape accused was living a ‘normal’ life in a UP village

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Lucknow: The rape accused in the nurse Aruna Shanbaug case, Sohan Lal Bharti Valmiki, has been living in a Uttar Pradesh village for the...

CPI-M plenum to stress deepening links with people: Yechury

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Kolkata : Describing the CPI-M as a "revolutionary party with a mass line", its general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said the five-day party...

One killed in landslide in Jammu region

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Jammu: One woman was killed and three others seriously injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district Monday,...

News channels in India are in adolescent phase: Arfa Khanum

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Television journalism is one of the most glamorous jobs of new India. Arfa Khanum Sherwani as principal correspondent and news anchor for NDTV India holds one of those glamorous jobs. Her home in New Delhi is an example of simplicity. She used to be in front of her camera, but this time she was the subject of the interview. I asked her about television journalism in India which is barely a decade old.

A woman, for a change, repairs flat tyres

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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.

AAP protests crime against women in UP

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Ghaziabad: The AAP organized a protest here against rising crime against women in Uttar Pradesh under the Samajwadi party government. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) district...

Danish woman’s rape: Victim identifies all accused

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New Delhi : A Danish woman, allegedly gangraped by six vagabonds last year, appeared before a court here on Wednesday and identified all...

5000 people from 40 villages in Maharashtra gather to demand justice for Dr. Payal...

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By Imran Inamdar, Twocircles.net Jalgao (Maharashtra)  With the intention to send a strong message to the government authorities, as many as five thousand Adivasi activists including...

अगले जनम मोहे बिटिया न कीजो…

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निकहत परवीन “पढ़-लिख कर क्या करोगी? तुम पराया धन हो” भारतीय समाज के लगभग हर दूसरे घर में कहने वाला ये प्रचलित वाक्य है, विशेषकर...

Ensure fair probe into St.Stephen’s incident: Centre to UGC

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New Delhi : The HRD ministry on Saturday asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to look into the case of alleged sexual...

मोदी जी के संसदीय क्षेत्र में महिलाएं नहीं दे सकतीं अपना मांग-पत्र

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TCN News, वाराणसी: नफरत और हिंसा की राजधानी के खिलाफ रोजी-रोटी-रोजगार के लिए ऐपवा ने संविधान दिवस पर महिला अधिकार मार्च निकाला.लम्बे समय से सरकार की...

Breaking Barriers: Women don the entreprenuer’s cap

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Shweta Sharma, New Delhi : Shravani Hagargi's parents gave her three options - continue with her studies, get married or do a regular 9-5 job. But her urge to do something for the uplifting her fellow women was stronger than her parents' command.

Indian woman foiled in bid to smufflr 18 kg ketamine to Malaysia

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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.

UP announces Rani Laxmi Bai award for Sakshi Malik

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Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh government will honour Sakshi Malik, the first woman Indian wrestler to win a medal in Olympics, with the coveted...

Saudi women have $100 bn as bank deposits!

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Riyadh : Disposable cash belonging to Saudi women in commercial banks has exceeded the 375 billion Saudi Rubles (about 100 billion dollars) mark, government...

Mass gathering of women MGNREGA workers demanding their rights

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By TCN News, Tohana-Fatehabad (Haryana): A huge gathering of poor and marginalized people, large number of them women, took place in Tohana (Fatehabad) in Haryana on December 30, 2014 against corruption and irregularity in providing job under MGNREGA, and proposed dilution in the act.

Women activists demand probe into stripping of anti-liquor activist

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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.

Women comprise 5.5 percent of 288-member Maharashtra assembly

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Mumbai : Barely 5.5 percent of the 288-member Maharashtra legislative assembly are women, according to an analysis of poll results Monday. Of the total 4,119...

Meet Waseema Shaikh: A deputy collector from rural India

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Born and brought up in a small village called Joshi Sanghvi in Loha Taluka of Nanded District of Maharashtra, Waseema Shaikh struggled...

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

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

Protest demonstrations by dalits and adivasi intensifies over Kanhar dam construction

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By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh): In a move intended to protest the alleged illegal land acquisition by the Uttar Pradesh government...

Five booked for human trafficking in Uttar Pradesh

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By IANS, Lucknow : Five people, including two women, who used to fleece youths by promising them jobs abroad have been booked in Uttar Pradesh for human trafficking, the police said Saturday. "We are on the look out of the five, who used to fleece money from youths with the promise of providing them with jobs in foreign countries," police Inspector I.M. Verma told IANS. The five, who are absconding, used to procure fake visas for their clients for sending them abroad, the police said.

Women’s bill in Lok Sabha after consultation: Congress

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Congress said Friday it was keen to get the women's reservation bill passed in the Lok Sabha but said it will be brought to the lower house only after consultation with political parties. Paban Singh Ghatowar, the Congress chief whip in the Lok Sabha, refused to specify a time-frame for bringing the bill, saying that dates taken by the media were "speculation." The landmark bill, passed by the Rajya Sabha Tuesday after two days of acrimony, seeks to reserve a third of all seats in legislatures for women.
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