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Scholarships meant for female students distributed in Gaya’s only minority girls’ school

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By Tameemuddin Humble, TwoCircles.net, Gaya: “Students’ money, allotted by the Government under Mukhyamantri Balika Poshak Yojana, Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojana and Mukhyamantri scholarship program...

12-year-old girl found hanging from tree in West Bengal

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By IANS, Kolkata: A 12-year-old girl was Sunday found hanging by the neck in a bamboo grove near her residence in Nadia district of West Bengal, police said. Police said the body of the girl, a class 6 student of a Muragacha Subodhoni High School, was found to be without clothes and suspended about six inches above the ground. "This is an incident of murder. We can't say if the girl was sexually assaulted. That can only be said after the post-mortem examination report and other necessary forensic tests," Superintendent of Police (Nadia) H. Kusumakar said.

Mahjabeen sailing SAFEENAH to take poor to happiness

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net Patna (Bihar): The place I have entered now is in the heart of a densely populated Muslim area which houses believers of other faiths also. You won't be impressed by the hygienic quotient or the lack of it in the area. But what impresses one and all is the devotion of a middle-aged local Muslim lady to social work. I was there to meet Mahjabeen Sarwar who runs an NGO called SAFEENAH, an acronym for the “Society for Awareness, Family Welfare, Education, Economic Upliftment, Nationality & Health.”

Women drivers, two-wheeler riders exempted: Kejriwal

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New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that women drivers and two-wheeler riders would be exempted from the odd-even transport...

KN Sulaikha is new president of Kerala JIH women’s wing

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By TCN News,

Pakistani woman indicted for attempted murder in US

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

President calls for ‘women-inclusive’ development

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By IANS, Mumbai : Women should be included at all levels to make the development process sustainable and help build the nation, President Pratibha Patil said here Saturday. Patil was speaking as the chief guest at the 58th annual convocation of the Shrimati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's University here. Pointing out that women do not have same opportunities as men, she said that in order to achieve the objective of growth with equity, the mainstreaming of women into the national development process was essential.

‘Fight Back’ to represent India at US youth summit

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By IANS, New Delhi/Mumbai : Fight-Back, an online gender justice campaign launched this year in Mumbai after a woman there was molested outside the JJ Marriott Hotel on New Year's eve, will represent India at the prestigious International Youth Movements Summit in New York Dec 3-5. The celebrity campaign helps young women across the country with wallet cards listing police helpline numbers, online discussion forums, support groups and media to enable them fight against gender abuse and injustice.

BJP wants to give all powers to one man: Priyanka

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Rae Bareli: Congress star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Sunday sharpened her attack on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, saying his party believed in giving...

President, PM congratulate Sania on becoming No.1

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New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sania Mirza for becoming the new women's doubles No.1 player on Monday. Sania...

Women and children lead fight against CAA-NRC in Maharashtra

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T I Inamdar, Twocircles.net Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) are intensifying across states, the latest being Maharashtra....

Women celebrate the legacy of Bharati Roy Chaudhury

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By Lalita, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Delhi Solidarity Group, Women Forest Rights Action Committee and All India Union of Forest Working People, organized the 2nd Bharti Roy Chaudhury memorial lecture titled “Women Resisting Violence - Assertions, Struggles, and Solidarity in Indian Social Institute, Lodhi Road, on 9th March.

Uttar Pradesh tops in crimes against women: minister

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By IANS, New Delhi : The national capital is second only to Uttar Pradesh in crime against women cases, Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury informed the Lok Sabha Friday. Renuka Chowdhury, citing data provided by the National Commission for Women (NCW), said the total number of such cases in Delhi in 2008 stood at 724. The NCW put the total number of cases, including rape, torture for dowry and harassment against women, in Uttar Pradesh at 2,381. It is the highest in the country in 2008.

59 women MPs in new parliament

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By IANS, New Delhi: A record 59 women were elected to the 15th Lok Sabha, with a majority - 23 - belonging to the Congress party alone, the Election Commission said Monday. In all, 556 women had contested the 2009 general elections. While the Congress topped the list, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came second with 13 women being elected. The All India Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) follow with four women each getting elected to the Lok Sabha.

सवालों के प्रहार तले डेल्टा मेघवाल की मौत

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नोखा (राजस्थान) : राजस्थान के बीकानेर जिले के नोखा में स्थित ‘श्री जैन आदर्श कन्या शिक्षक-प्रशिक्षण महाविद्यालय’ के परिसर में हुई...

After youth, AAP to reach out to women

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New Delhi : After receiving an "overwhelming" response at the interaction with youth as part of its Delhi Dialogue Campaign, the AAP will reach...

Record holder Arunachal mountaineer Anshu to climb Everest for breast cancer awareness

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: After creating world record for being the only mother to scale Mount Everest twice within the span of 10 days, Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa is once again gearing up to climb the world’s highest peak. This time around Anshu is in a different mission to spread awareness on Breast cancer among her fellow countrymen.

Mother Kosi, pardon us, they say to a river

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

Girl student made to take off shirt during exam

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By IANS, Ghaziabad: A girl student appearing for her high school examination was made to take off her shirt in the classroom by a woman invigilator who suspected her of concealing some written material for cheating inside her clothes. The girl's parents Friday protested against the incident. The girl was appearing for the Uttar Pradesh board high school examination in Modi Nagar of Ghaziabad Thursday.

Woman rescued after nine days under rubble in China quake

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By Xinhua, Shifang (China) : Chinese troops rescued a woman Wednesday, nine days after the killer May 12 earthquake in southwestern China buried her alive under the rubble of a hydropower plant tunnel. Rescuers said the grievously injured woman, trapped under the debris of the water diversion tunnel since May 12, responded to their call. Zeng Changhui, whose age was not immediately known, was airlifted by a military helicopter to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment.

Apex court rejects women panel’s plea against rapist

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a suit by the National Commission for Women (NCW) challenging the Delhi High Court order setting free a rapist who had "redeemed himself" by clearing the civil service exam while in prison.

Strict action against those who misbehave with women: Kerala CM

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Thrissur (Kerala), (IANS): Strict action will be taken against those who misbehave with women, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday. "The recent stand of...

Woman ministry should intervene in ‘honour killing’ cases: Court

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New Delhi : A court here has asked the central women and child development ministry to intervene in the matter of "honour killing" so...

Panel discussion on racial discrimination bats for improved laws, public education to tackle racism

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By TCN News New Delhi: Control Arms Foundation of India in collaboration with Multiple Action Research Group and India Habitat Centre successfully conducted...

The heartening story of Irfan and Anjum Bagban, the first Muslim couple to clear...

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By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net It is no secret that even today, many Muslim girls do not get an opportunity to pursue their dreams due to...

First Japan Woman as PM Hopeful

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By Prensa Latina, Tokyo : Japan's former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike officially presented her candidature for the prime minister's post on Monday, thus becoming the first woman disputing that position in the country's history. Koike, 56, will run for the leadership of the governmental Democrat Liberal Party, with the elections set for September 22. The former TV anchorwoman told press she has received the enthusiastic support of her colleagues, and added the country could perfectly have a woman as head of the government to overcome the standstill in the Japanese society.

उमराह पर जाने वाले हजरात मुंबई एयरपोर्ट पर हुए परेशान, बेहद असुविधाजनक है माहौल

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net मुम्बई इंटरनेशनल एयरपोर्ट पर उमराह के आजमीनों के साथ बेहद खराब सुलूक किए जाने का मामला सामने आया है। इस संबंध में...

हम सब भारतीयों को मिलकर देश बचाना है – नासिरा ज़ुबैरी

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TCN News जयपुर: 'भारत में समाज व सामाजिक संबंधों को खून के रिश्तों से भी अधिक महत्व दिया जाता है, जिसे साम्प्रदायिक तत्व नष्ट करने...

Women in Saudi Arabia vote for first time

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Riyadh : Municipal elections began on Saturday in Saudi Arabia in which women cast their votes for the first time. Women also stood as candidates,...

Tired of government neglect, Mumbra residents take to training their own youth for employment

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By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net Mumbra, a largely Muslim settlement on the outskirts of Mumbai, has a peculiar history; it largely came up after the 1992...

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

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

क्या तीन तलाक़ के फौजदारी क़ानून से महिलाओं का भला होगा?

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नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए अगर बीमारी की जांच-पड़ताल ग़लत होगी तो दवा भी ग़लत दी जाएगी. क्या सारे सामाजिक दु:खों का सिर्फ़-सिर्फ़ एक इलाज है कि...

सईदा के चूल्हों को हिंदुओं का है इंतज़ार

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पटना के जिस वीरचन्द पटेल पथ से होकर बिहार की सत्ता गुज़रती है, उसी पथ पर आपको 48 वर्षीय सईदा भी...

In ‘Satyamev Jayate’ Aamir deals with female foeticide – and how!

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By IANS,

Woman power still far cry in Indian filmdom

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Radhika Bhirani, IANS,

Women live-in partners covered by domestic violence act: Minister

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women live-in partners are protected under the domestic violence act and there is no move to enact a law governing such relationships, parliament was informed Monday. “It is not that prevalent,” said Law Minister H.R. Bharadwaj, referring to live-in relationships, during question hour in the Rajya Sabha, adding: “If it is acceptable by society, then the government can make laws. Laws are made keeping in view societal trends. “It is hypothetical to ask a question whether we are contemplating a law (to govern live-in relationships),” the minister added.

CPI-M accused of jailing Dalit women on false charges

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Kannur (Kerala) : The Congress party in Kerala on Saturday accused the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in the state of misusing power...

Show political will on women’s bill, CPI-M tells government

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government should show political will in passing the women's quota bill in the Lok Sabha, the Communist Party of India-Marxist said Tuesday, a day after an all-party meeting on the issue failed to reach a consensus. "The government should show political will," CPI-M MP Brinda Karat said on the government's decision to hold further discussion on the bill without setting a time frame. It did not say whether the meeting would be held before the house assembles April 15 after a three-week break.

International Literacy Day to focus on women’s education

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New Delhi : A day-long conference in Dhaka on International Literacy Day Sep 8 will focus on the importance of girls' and women's literacy...

Women representation low at AICC meet

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By IANS,

Illegal arms trade has direct effect on women: Activists

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By IANS, New Delhi: Women need to be included while addressing the issue of disarmament as illegal weapon proliferation has a direct effect on their lives and survival, say social activists.

We promised, we delivered on liquor ban, says RJD

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New Delhi : The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a partner in the Bihar government with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), on Tuesday welcomed the complete...

Chhattisgarh police arrest 22 for assaulting 50 women

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By IANS, Raipur : Twenty two men have been arrested in Chhattisgarh for assaulting about 50 women and branding them witches, a senior official said Tuesday. According to reports, a nine day "purification ceremony" was organised by about 200 villagers on the advice of a local leader at Dhodhakesra village in Surguja district, about 400 km north of Raipur. During the "ceremony", about 50 women were branded witches and they were forced to get a haircut "to free them from impact of evil spirits". The women were also beaten in public. The "ceremony" ended Dec 19.

For Her Majesty, a private piano recital from Condoleezza

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By IANS, London : What happens when the most powerful American woman meets the most powerful British woman? Music flows. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stopped over in London on her last political tour before she leaves office in January and met Queen Elizabeth in Buckingham Palace Monday ahead of her talks with the British government on terrorism issues, including the Mumbai strikes. Rice told the queen of a long-standing wish: to play the piano for Her Majesty in a private recital.

Triple Talaq row : Jamaat’s women wing bashed Narendra Modi for ‘shedding crocodile tears’

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TCN News MALAPPURAM : The women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) in Kerala has strongly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP party and...

Safina tops women’s rankings

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By DPA, Hamburg: Dinara Safina retained first place in the latest women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as she makes another attempt to claim her first title at the majors. The Russian Safina takes 9,801 points into the French Open which started Sunday, with the Williams sisters Serena and Venus following on 7,838 and 7,237 points, respectively. The defending French Open champion Ana Ivanova of Serbia is eighth on 4,892 points. WTA top 10 as of May 25 (previous ranking in parenthesis): 1. (1) Dinara Safina, Russia, 9,801 points

Sharia, fatwas and women’s rights

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By Asghar Ali Engineer,

Two young Swedish women marry in Agra

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By IANS, Agra : Two young Swedish women, who were living together in New Delhi for the past one year, married in traditional Hindu style at a temple here, a priest said. According to Baba Dharam Das, who conducted the marriage Saturday at a temple in Agra Cantonment, an autorickshaw driver brought the two women to the temple and persuaded him to get them married according to Vedic rites. The autorickshaw driver made arrangements for the marriage in which Sandra, who played the husband, put vermillion on the forehead of Sara, who played the wife's role.

Delhi to set up women’s help desks for 2010 Games

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By IANS, New Delhi : Keeping in mind the safety concerns of women during the Commonwealth Games next year, the Delhi government Tuesday announced a plan to establish 'gender help desks' at various places across the city. "Women, who are integral to any event, in diverse capacities, have some special needs. These needs are to be addressed and redressed," Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said.

एक सप्ताह बाद भी जुनैद नासिर के हत्यारों तक नही पहुंचे कानून के हाथ

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  आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net राजस्थान के जुनैद और नासिर की हत्या के एक हफ्ते बाद भी पुलिस खाली हाथ हैं। शुक्रवार को जुमे की नमाज़ के...

Court seeks answer to Muslim woman’s ‘no’ to voters list photo

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By IANS, New Delhi: If one Muslim woman is allowed not to have her photograph on the voters' list, thousands of similar applications would be filed, the Supreme Court noted Monday and aked the petitioner to instead think of some workable solution to resolve the tangle. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice Deepak Verma and Justice B.S. Chauhan made the observation while hearing a lawsuit by Madurai resident Ajmal Khan, resenting the display of the photographs of Muslim women in the voters' list.

Harassed girl’s tweet to railway ministry lands man in jail

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Patna : A girl, who was harassed on a running train, tweeted to the railway ministry for help following which the accused was arrested,...

Delhi court takes cognizance of complaint against AAP legislator Gaur

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New Delhi : A court here on Thursday took cognizance of a complaint against Aam Aadmi Party legislator Bhavna Gaur for allegedly misrepresenting...

Why Triple Talaq Bill aims at ‘Criminalising’ the Muslim community, not ensuring gender justice

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By Badre Alam Khan for TwoCircles.net Since the BJP government came into power in 2014, it has initiated and purposed to make legislation on Muslim...

Sonia seeks passage of women’s quota bill, slams government

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New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday asked the government to pay attention to the passing of Women's Reservation Bill in parliament that...

Rural women from Uttar Pradesh win International Literacy Prize

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By Betwa Sharma, IANS, United Nations : Khabar Lahariya, a newspaper run by rural women in Uttar Pradesh, has won the United Nations International Literacy Prize. Khabar Lahariya is produced and marketed by rural women from marginalised Dalit, Kol and Muslim communities in Chitrakoot and Banda districts of India's most populous state. The King Sejong Literacy Prize was given by the United Nations Education and Social Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to this fortnightly paper, started by Nirantar, a centre for gender and education, which is based in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

Alert boy helps in recovery of abducted woman

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

Website promotes female condoms for Women’s Day

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By IANS,

Women politicos turn Amazonian in Bengal poll season

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Kolkata : West Bengal may be one of the states recording the largest number of crimes against women, but the ongoing assembly elections have...

Not just Durga, Mahishasur also worshipped in India

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

‘Women a vital part of UAE workforce’

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By IANS/WAM,

Wife, separated for years, cannot sue husband for torture: Apex court

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that a woman, living separately from her husband for years without taking divorce, cannot accuse him of torturing her after years of separation. A bench of Justice Mukundakam Sharma and Justice B.S. Chauhan gave the ruling while upholding the conviction and sentence of an Assam government official on charges of bigamy. But the bench set aside the conviction for physical and mental torture allegations levelled by the estranged wife, who had been living separately for years.

Court rejects bail plea of AAP MLA held after worker’s suicide

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New Delhi : A court here on Monday dismissed the bail plea of AAP legislator Sharad Chauhan, who was arrested along with five others...

My husband was treated like a dog: CRPF trooper’s widow

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Alappuzha (Kerala) : The wife of a CRPF trooper from Kerala who drowned in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday hit out at CRPF officials, accusing them...

Western woman aid worker shot dead in Afghanistan

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By DPA, Kabul : Unknown gunmen killed a foreign woman when she was going to her office in the western part of the capital city Monday, police said. The attackers, who were riding on motorbike, fled the area following the shooting, said Zemarai Bashary, interior ministry spokesman. Bashary declined to provide more information or identify the victim. But a police official, who did not want to be named because he was not authorized to talk to news media, said the victim was from South Africa and worked with an aid organization.

एयरलाइंस की नौकरी त्याग रेप पीड़ितो के लिए लड़ने लगी ‘योगिता’

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तन्वी सुमन।Twocircles.net हर रोज बढ़ती हुई महिलाओं के साथ हिंसा और बलात्कार की घटनाएं अब महज आँकड़े बन कर रह गए हैं। ऐसे में सामाजिक...

क्या सचमुच एआईएमआईएम की वज़ह से गोपालगंज जीत गई बीजेपी !

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Meghalaya governor assures check on crimes against women

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By IANS, Shillong: Condemning crimes against women in Meghalaya, Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary Thursday said the government is adopting new strategies to tackle the issue.

UP’s 1090 women’s helpline heading for closure?

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By Mohit Dubey, IANS,

Government offers dialogue on women’s bill, disruptions go on

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By IANS, New Delhi : The women's reservation bill continued to stall parliament for the fourth day Thursday as the government sought to calm the opposition by offering a dialogue to resolve differences on the legislation. But the government's offer for an all-party meeting had no effect in breaking the deadlock over the bill, which led to adjournments in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha.

All India women karwan in support of WRB next month

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Anhad NGO and other civil groups will jointly launch an All India Women Karwan in support of Women Reservation Bill next month. Three caravans will be taken out on three different routes to cover as much part of the country as possible. They will be flagged off on May 20 simultaneously in Delhi, Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar.

Indian women’s hockey team wins Asia Cup bronze

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By IANS, New Delhi: There were finally some smiles in the Indian women's hockey team as they won the bronze medal Saturday by beating much fancied rivals China in the inaugural edition of the Asia Cup held in Busan, South Korea. The medal will lift the morale of the team, which has been rocked with charges of sexual harassment that saw chief coach Maharaj Kishan Kaushik resigning. India came from behind to register a 2-1 victory over world No.3 China. The Indian team is currently ranked 13th in the world. Wang Mengyu scored the only goal for China in the 16th minute.

College women drink excessively to hook men

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By IANS, Washington : College women may be downing a peg too many in order to hook their male counterparts but without much success, according to a new study. A survey of 3,616 college students at two universities found that the bulk of women overestimated the amount of alcohol a typical guy would like his female friends, dates or girlfriends to drink. The results showed 71 percent of women overestimated the men's actual preference of drinks at any given event. The women overestimated by an average of one-and-a-half drinks.

Here’s How Digital Platforms Proliferate Anti-Muslim Hate

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A new study documents an exponential rise in hate on digital platforms in India since BJP came to power in 2014.  Snobar | TwoCircles.net   NEW...

Ramadan 1438: Kulsum

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By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net I did a funny thing on the day of my first roza, well according to me." Says Kulsum, 29, who...

Women break into another male bastion in Bollywood

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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.

Withdraw case slapped for protesting rape, demand women activists

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By IANS, Kolkata : Criticising the Mamata Banerjee government for "stifling the voice of protest", a section of women rights activists Wednesday demanded withdrawal of...

Woman injured in crude bomb blast in Nandigram

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By IANS, Kolkata : A woman member of Bhumi Uchched Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) was injured Sunday in a crude bomb blast at Nandigram in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, the police said. Crude bombing and firing started early Sunday between activists of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Trinamool Congress over land acquisition at five villages of Nandigram - Osmanchowk, Jalpai No. 7, Jadubarichowk, Sonachura and Bhutarmor.

Ramadan 1438: Kaneez Fatima

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By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net "I fast because it's an order from Allah, and because it is a part of my religion that is very...

Afghan women come out of shadows with contemporary art show

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By IANS, New Delhi : After the horrors of war, Yalda Noorie, a 25-year-old woman from Afghanistan, is painting her angst in colours. She is among 18 young women artists who have for the first time ventured out of their country to India with a cache of 90 powerful canvases titled "A New Beginning". Yalda is a language and literature graduate from Kabul University, but she always wanted to capture human sadness and the fight for identity and liberty on canvas.

Indian sportswomen – a tale of true grit (March 8 is International Women’s...

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By Arpana, IANS,

Hundreds celebrate Chhath in Bihar jails

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By IANS, Patna : Hundreds of prisoners, including women undertrials, have been performing Chhath puja inside the jail premises across Bihar, observing fasts and offering prayers to the sun god, officials said Tuesday. Nearly 30 prisoners, including 22 women, in Patna's Beur jail participated in the festivities and prison authorities said they had given new clothes to the inmates. The prisoners have also been provided the materials needed for the rituals associated with the festival - like fruits, rice, sugar and coconuts.

डेल्टा मेघवाल को मिला न्याय, गुनाहगारों को उम्र कैद की सज़ा

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आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net 2016 में राजस्थान के बीकानेर के नोखा में हुए बहुचर्चित डेल्टा मेघवाल हत्याकांड को लेकर बीकानेर की पोक्सो कोर्ट ने बड़ा...

Woman official arrested in Tripura multi-crore scam

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Agartala: A senior Tripura education department woman official was arrested for allegedly embezzling more than Rs.4 crore from a central government scheme, police said...

Muslim women can opt out of triple talaq, AIMPLB tells SC

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New Delhi, (IANS): The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to issue an advisory...

Dalit woman burnt alive in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : A Dalit woman, set on fire by two people in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, died at a hospital in Gwalior Thursday, police said. The woman, Krantibai, was living with Raghuveer Gurjar in Padora village in the district after leaving her husband a few years ago. "Raghuveer Wednesday demanded some money from her for liquor. When Krantibai refused, he and his brother doused her with kerosene and set her on fire," Shivpuri Superintendent of Police Rajendra Prasad said.

Fake woman IAS in Uttarakhand arrested

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Dehradun: The woman who resided in the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Administrative Academy, Mussoorie for over six months on a fake IAS card has...

Lijjat – Empowering women through papads for 50 years

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By Quaid Najmi, IANS, Mumbai : A group of illiterate housewives with lots of time but no resources used to spend the day gossiping in their cramped, lower middle-class Mumbai building till they hit upon the idea of selling papads. Fifty years later, their entrepreneurial effort, Lijjat Papad, is an award-winning company with an annual turnover of Rs.5 billion (Rs.500 crore/$97 million).

Khuti gang-rape mastermind held in Jharkhand

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By IANS: Ranchi, July 22:The mastermind of the gang rape of five women in Khuti district of Jharkhand a month ago was arrested on Sunday...

A women’s only car rally held in Punjab

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By IANS, Mohali (Punjab) : Nearly 30 women racing enthusiasts participated in a 80-km car rally here Sunday to commemorate the International World Women's Day. "This is for the second time that I am participating in this event. For me it is the best way to celebrate the Women's Day and also an easy way to get a break from our mundane routine," Gurveen Kaur, a lawyer, told IANS before the start of the rally.

Re-codify Muslim Personal Laws: Jamaat Islami’s women wing

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net, Malappuram: While calling upon Muslim women to come forward to effectively utilize the 50% reservation in local self government institutions, the women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) today demanded re-codification of Muslim Personal Laws such that they cannot be misused.

Kejriwal orders magisterial probe into Kenyan woman’s gang-rape

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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the alleged gang-rape of a Kenyan woman here in a moving...

Over 32,000 cases of women’s rights violation in 2014-15

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New DelhiI More than 32,000 cases of violation of rights of women have been reported by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights...

Indian nurses freed in Iraq, to reach Kerala Saturday

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Thiruvananthapuram : All 46 Indian women nurses seized by Sunni insurgents in Iraq were freed Friday and will fly to Kerala Saturday morning, Chief...

Bedlam in Tripura assembly over crimes against women

Women
By IANS, Agartala : The opposition Congress created a huge ruckus in the Tripura assembly Tuesday, alleging that the Left Front government has failed to...

Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan turns to Islam

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

Three women found dead in Delhi house

Women
New Delhi : The bodies of a two women and a 12-year-old girl were found dead on Sunday in a building here, police said. The...

From Nepali Dreams to Kashmir’s Nightmare: The Journey of Trafficked Women and Their Lost...

Women
Safoora Hilal and Kounsar Bashir, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: In the dimly lit room, barely illuminated by the single window, the space was cluttered with various items. The...

Poll: 60 % women abused in Jordan

Women
By Xinhua, Amman : Six out of ten women in Jordan are abused, with one in four physically abused, a poll showed Monday. Almost half of the women surveyed believed that physical violence is acceptable under certain conditions, said the poll. The poll, conducted by the Jordan Center for Social Research, is about violence towards women in the kingdom, helping lift the veil slightly off the Arabian women.

Decision soon on permanent commission for women in armed forces

Women
By Ritu Sharma, IANS, New Delhi : The defence ministry will shortly take a decision on granting the much-awaited permanent commission for women in the armed forces, a senior defence official said Wednesday. The top brass of the armed forces have already agreed on opening up more avenues for women officers and granting them permanent commission in non-combatant branches.

Child’s rape: Delhi Police clueless about attacker

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New Delhi: It has been two days since a four-year-old girl was found raped in the national capital but Delhi Police are still clueless...

Ramadan 1435: Azan

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net Students of MWA Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai learn to give azan, Islamic call to prayers. MWA Matriculation Higher Secondary...

Woman summoned for cheating husband

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

The Indian Ulema and Muslim Women’s Education

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By Maulvi Waris Mazhari, (Translated from Urdu by Yoginder Sikand)

Spell out norms for devolving Nirbhaya fund to states, SC tells centre

Women
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the central government to spell out the manner in which Nirbhaya fund - for safety...

मज़हब पर उठती उंगलियों से भरा रहा बीता साल

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जावेद अनीस पिछले डेढ़ सालों में इस देश में अभिव्यक्ति की आज़ादी और लोकतंत्र के दायरे कम हुए हैं और बहुसंख्यकवाद का अहंकार सामने आया...

बकरी ने गंदा किया आंगन तो बकरी मालिक को पीटकर मार डाला !

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के भदोही जिले में बकरी को लेकर हुए एक विवाद में एक मुस्लिम अधेड़ की हत्या का मामला सामने आया...

Head women guide Haryana villages to cleanliness awards

Women
By IANS, Chandigarh : It will be a big moment for two women sarpanches or village heads from Haryana when they receive awards from President Pratibha Patil next week for turning their villages into role models of cleanliness and making them free from the practice of open defecation. The two villages in Gurgaon district will get Nirmal Gram Puruskar from Patil on Oct 17 at a function to be organised at the Mahabir stadium of Hisar town, 300 km from here.

Maoist woman leader arrested in Uttar Pradesh

Women
By IANS, Lucknow : A woman wing commander of a Maoist group was arrested in Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday. "We received information about the movement of a Maoist group and laid a trap. About a dozen Maoists fled but the woman wing commander was arrested Tuesday night," Sonebhadra Superintendent of Police Ramkumar told IANS. Identified as Bitni alias Nirmala, she was the last woman Maoist leader at large in the district, which is about 300 km from here. Other four women commanders had been arrested earlier.

बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का निधन

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और बहुजन समाज पार्टी की अध्यक्ष मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का शनिवार शाम दिल्ली के एक...

Despite law, 70% working women don’t report workplace sexual harassment, employers show poor compliance

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By Manisha Chachra Ridhima Chopra, 25, once with a NGO in New Delhi is among the growing number of Indian women encouraged to complain --...

Muslim women who took part in Nupi Lal of 1939 remembered

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,

We can make a difference, say women MPs

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By Sreeparna Chakrabarty, New Delhi : Having been elected in their largest number his time, women MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha feel they will...

Two teen-aged Nari Niketan girls attempt suicide

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By IANS, Chandigarh: Two teen-aged girls, who were residing at the government-run Nari Niketan (women's house) here, Tuesday tried to commit suicide by consuming poison, police said. According to police, the two girls were shifted to a government hospital here after they consumed poison and started vomiting. They are residents of Sector 45 and 26 respectively.

Ramadan 1436: Photos of Day 8

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A cute child from Malegaon, Maharashtra; another cutie from Jamnagar, Gujarat; Juma prayer at a Bohri masjid in Surat, Gujarat; a "connected" couple in...

Qatari women delaying marriage for career

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By IANS,

Court fines NRI rape accused for frivolous plea

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday slapped a fine of Rs.100,000 on a non-resident Indian, accused of rape, for filing a "misleading" plea for quashing the charges against him. Justice S. Muralidhar dismissed the plea of Neeraj Gulati and fined him for stating wrong facts in his plea. According to the prosecution, Neeraj had raped his servant, a native of Jharkhand, in his Naraina home here February 15, 2007. A first information report confirming the sexual assault was filed Feb 19.

Unknown women awarded for bravery in Bengal

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By IANS, Kolkata : Little-known brave women who stood up for their rights were felicitated here Friday on International Women's Day.

Bihar woman refuses to marry groom from drunken family

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By IANS, Patna : A woman in a Bihar village refused to marry after the family members and relatives of the groom turned up drunk, caused trouble and abused her family members. Savita Kumari, in her 20s, daughter of Ram Avatar Sah of Begusarai district's Char ke Gachi village, about 125 km from here, stunned everybody Friday when she refused to marry Amardip Sah after she saw his close family members and relatives, who were drunk, create trouble, misbehave, abuse her family members and even thrash some of them.

Tinkering with Muslim personal laws would be like desecrating Indian Constitution: AIMPLB

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By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net AIMPLB announces formation of Women's Wing under Dr Asma Zahra “UCC under Article 44 is highly inflammable issue, which divides the...

Special police in Uttarakhand districts to check crime against women

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Dehradun, (IANS): The Uttarakhand government will raise special police units in the state's 13 districts to deal exclusively with crime against women. A decision to this...

Acid thrown on woman, child in Bengal; husband held

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Kolkata:A woman and her infant child have been injured in an acid attack in Birbhum district in West Bengal, police said Monday. The victim's estranged...

Bharatiya Mahila Bank expanding base across India

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Agartala: The Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), the country's first all-women bank, aiming to economically empower women will open 55 more branches across the country...

Virginity test of tribal women for state-sponsored marriage unacceptable: AIPWA

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By TwoCircles.net News Desk New Delhi: While strongly condemning the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh government’s move for virginity test as precondition for tribal women to avail the benefits of state mass wedding scheme, the All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA) has demanded the government to rollback the order and give compensation to the women who were subjected to humiliating virginity tests.

Man held in Delhi for raping, killing 15 children

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New Delhi: In a replay of the chilling Nithari killings, a man has been arrested from south Delhi for sexually assaulting and killing at...

AID calls for a safer society for women

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By TCN News

’48 percent Indian women drop out mid-career’

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New Delhi : The percentage of women in India dropping out of white collar jobs in mid-career is as high as 48 percent, as...

Healthy diet helps limit excess weight gain in pregnancy

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By IANS, Wellington: A healthy diet and avoiding eating for two during pregnancy helps limit excess weight gain for both women and their babies, says a new research.

250 women pray at Haji Ali Dargah after 5 years

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Mumbai : After five years and a series of legal battles and agitations, around 250 women entered the famous Haji Ali dargah here on...

First Indian woman chaplain for South African army

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By Fakir Hassen, IANS, Pretoria : Caroline Pillay has made history by becoming the first South African of Indian descent to serve as a chaplain in the army. Pillay was among 275 volunteer recruits who started an intensive training course this week at the air force gymnasium here before they serve for two years in the army. Undeterred by the fact that at 39 she was almost twice as old as most of the other recruits, Pillay said she was looking forward to stamping her feet even at her "mature" age, confirming that she was fit, healthy and ready to tackle the course.

Professional career gives respect and security to women

Women
By Zohra Javed, I recently read an article "stay-at-home-mom", which talked about how essential it is for a woman to be there for her children when they are growing up, and that women professionals often end up neglecting their home and family. Indeed there can be no two opinions on the importance of the mother's role in the life of her children. I am an ardent champion of what the writer calls a "stay-at-home mom". But I also realise that she and I are among those fortunate women who have a supportive family and the satisfaction of a comfortable life.

NRI raped on pretext of marriage

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By IANS, Zirakpur (Punjab) : A man from Haryana has been arrested for repeatedly raping an NRI teenager after promising to marry her and even leaving her pregnant, police said Tuesday.

“Nothing has been left our homes. Where will we go?” Patna’s Nat community face...

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Scores of families belonging to the marginalized Nat community of Patna, Bihar were left homeless after a demolition drive carried out by the Patna...

Respect women, says Delhi government posters

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By IANS,

Manipuri woman found dead in Delhi

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New Delhi : A 20-year-old Manipuri woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented accommodation here Thursday, police said. Aben Sofia was found...

AIPMT Retest: Nun Denied Entry to examination hall in Kerala

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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...

Drop in women MLA numbers in Telangana stresses need for 33% reservation

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net The number of women in Telangana State Assembly has come down this year as compared to the previous elections of 2014,...

Two women killed in Tripura; couple held

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Agartala : Two women were killed in southern Tripura following which a woman who practised black magic and her husband have been arrested, police...

Bharti is ‘violent’, says HC, dismisses bail plea

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of former Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti, accused of domestic violence...

Woman leading prayers in women only mosque in China

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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.

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...

Probe into abuse by Haryana cops in women’s shelter

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By IANS,

21st century women through the lens

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(International Women's Day is on March 8) New Delhi : Economic and social empowerment of women is one of the most talked about issues in...

Gang-rape case: Notice to police, government on media’s plea

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the city government and police on the plea of journalists seeking access to the proceedings of the Dec 16 gang-rape trial.

Hunt on for men who allegedly raped German woman

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

A woman’s journey from hunger to the legislature

Women
By Mohammed Shafeeq, IANS, Hyderabad : From a small hut in a remote village in East Godavari district to the Andhra Pradesh legislature, Anguri Lakshmi Shiva Kumari has come a long way.

Gujarat woman wants son’s biological father to pay maintenance

Women
By IANS, Ahmedabad: A woman Tuesday moved the family court here seeking maintenance from the biological father of her five-year-old son. The court has issued notice to the biological father of the boy returnable Aug 16. The woman had earlier accused the boy's father of rape and dragged him to court which sentenced him to jail. He was later acquitted by the Gujarat High Court. According to the woman's lawyers Shamshad Pathan and Asif Sheikh, she has now sought Rs.9 lakh for the past five years during which she brought up the child.

Widow gangraped in Bihar

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By IANS, Patna : A 50-year-old widow was gangraped in a Bihar village after she was charged with practising witchcraft. No one has been arrested so far, officials said Tuesday. The victim, who earned her livelihood by selling vegetables, was raped by two men in Banka district, about 200 km from here, Saturday, district officials said. Police failed to make any arrest despite the state women commission's intervention following the refusal of the government hospital to provide her medical care initially, women's activist Kanchan Bala said.

Need to create awareness about cancer of cervix: Doctors

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By IANS,

A widow’s vote: A photo essay

Women
Text and images by Meher Ali, TwoCircles.net Aligarh went to the polls on April 18, 2019 with almost a 60% voter turnout. Before it happened,...
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