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This women’s day meet Captain Salva who dared to dream of skies

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By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net, Hyderabad: ‘Dream big, determination and hard work can take you to skies’. These are not the words of some wannabe motivational speaker but from a shy young woman from the narrow lanes of old Hyderabad who has literally touched the sky.

‘3,500 women benefit from Himachal’s Janani Express’

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Shimla : More than 3,500 mothers and their newborns in Himahcal have benefitted in two months under the Janani Express-102 scheme, the state government...

“Women thy place is the same!”

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By Saba Rizvi

Kashmiri women lift veil, eye career in the skies

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By Agence India Press, Srinagar: Far from the violence and unrest that have marred the capital of disputed Kashmir, a group of young women swap their burqas for smart suits and stilettos and dream of a career in the skies. The inauguration of an international airport in Srinagar in February gave youngsters in Kashmir's main city an alternative to traditional careers in medicine and teaching, and the valley's first aviation academy is now grooming them for the skies.

Northeast women’s panels want 33 percent reservation

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By Raymond Kharmujai, IANS,

Two Bajrang Dal goons arrested for assaulting teen girls in Mangaluru

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Mangaluru, Jan 2 (IANS) Two members of Bajrang Dal, a right-wing Hindu outfit were arrested for assaulting two teenage girls for allegedly interacting with...

NHRC notice to Delhi government, police over pregnant woman’s abduction

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New Delhi: The NHRC on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi government's health department and Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi over alleged inaction in the...

Bangladeshi female lawyer calls for efforts to realize equal rights

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By Huang Yanan, Xinhua, Dhaka : A prominent female lawyer in Bangladesh holds that in a still male-dominated society, women should be encouraged to work hard to realize real equal rights with men. Although progress has been achieved in the past years, Bangladesh is still a male-dominated country with less women government officials, journalists and entrepreneurs, Lawyer Tania Amir said in an interview with Xinhua recently. "In the rural areas, girls are not treated equally with boys," she said.

Rahima Khatun: Exemplary work in the field of Muslim women empowerment and children’s welfare...

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Changing the socio-economic status of Muslim women by mobilising them into Self-Help Groups and building their skills and capacities is the singular goal of ‘Rajya Mahila Samman 2014’ awardee By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net, Kolkata/Howrah: Her mission is to self-help, empower and to protect the minority women, girls and children, especially in the rural society. Rahima Khatun has devoted herself for spreading awareness and upliftment of women, eliminate poverty and help tide over poor health and illiteracy. Her weapons in this fight are skill development programmes and self help groups focusing on Muslims.

RSS must admit women, says Trupti Desai

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Mumbai : The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) must allow women to become its members, Trupti Desai, who has been leading a campaign for women's...

BJP to seek NCW intervention in Jadavpur varsity case

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Kolkata : The BJP's Lok Sabha member Meenakshi Lekhi Sunday condemned the alleged sexual harassment of a Jadavpur University student and the subsequent police...

Kejriwal asks Bassi for details on crime against women

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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi to provide details regarding crime against women in the national...

Bengal man nabbed with dismembered bodies of woman, child in bags

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Kolkata: A man in West Bengal's Hooghly district was arrested on Saturday while he was trying to dispose off the bodies of a woman...

Injured peacock rescued from Najma Heptulla’s residence

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New Delhi : An injured peacock found on the lawn of Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla's official residence was on Saturday rescued by NGO...

Woman should remove burqa, Australian court told

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By IANS, Sydney: A lawyer in an Australian court has argued that a Muslim woman should remove her burqa while giving evidence, just as she would have to while appearing in an Islamic court. But the court in Perth hearing the lawyer's submission Thursday rejected the argument as not relevant, Australian news agency AAP reported. District Court Judge Shauna Deane said the defence counsel's submission, that in Islamic courts women had to remove their burqas, was not relevant as the matter was not being heard in an Islamic court.

सवाल : आखिर कौन दे रहा है जुनैद और नासिर के हत्यारों को संरक्षण...

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आकिल हुसैन । Twocircles.net हरियाणा में गाय की तस्करी के आरोप में नासिर और जुनैद को गाड़ी समेत जलानें की घटना को 48 घंटे हो...

Women in contract jobs more likely to face sexual advances

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By IANS, Sydney : Women holding casual and contract jobs are 10 times more likely to face sexual advances than those in permanent positions, according to a study. The research by Anthony LaMontagne, VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, examined the likelihood of sexual harassment in different types of employment. "Our study shows that 79 percent of those who experience unwanted sexual advances at work are women," he said.

‘Obamas are a typical juggling American family’

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By IANS, New Delhi : Whether it's nurturing a vegetable garden in the White House or tending to their children's needs amid all their work, the Obamas are like any other American family, juggling personal and professional lives, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer said here Friday. "The Obama family has been very positively received because they are like any other American family. Michelle Obama specially is an inspiration to all American women," Verveer said while interacting with reporters at the Indian Women Press Corps (IWPC) in the capital.

Woman legislator from the Left bit me: Congress MLA

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Thiruvananthapuram : Amidst the pandemonium that broke out in the Kerala assembly on Friday, a Congress legislator alleged that he was bitten by Jameela...

4 held for misbehaving with JNU girls, baton charge on campus

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By IANS, New Delhi: Violence broke out on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus late Sunday evening when four outsiders in an inebriated state were caught teasing women students and Delhi Police had to resort to baton charge and teargas to disperse the agitated students.

Hillary Clinton hopes to see a woman president, but wouldn’t run again

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By Arun Kumar, IANS, Washington : Onetime rival of President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton says she hoped there would a woman US president in her lifetime but doubts she herself would run for America's top job again. It was a "daunting" challenge for a woman to run for president, Clinton now secretary of state in Obama's cabinet told NBC's "Meet the Press" programme Sunday. "It will take the right woman who can make the case and win the votes and get elected. I am certainly hoping it will happen in my lifetime."

बिखरते कश्मीर से निकलती दीबा फरहत की कामयाबी की दास्तां

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शरीक़ अंसर, संघ लोकसेवा आयोग (यूपीएससी) द्वारा आयोजित सिविल सेवा परीक्षा में इस बार भी लड़कियों ने अपनी प्रतिभा का लोहा मनवाया है. इस बार...

Pregnant women helpless at Orissa relief camps

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By Prashant K. Nanda, IANS, Kandhamal (Orissa) : Pregnant women are the worst sufferers in the relief camps for victims of anti-Christian violence. Their houses burnt down, over two dozen women have given birth during their stay in the makeshift tents in the last two months and many more are expecting. Besides sleeping on the ground, with just a plastic mat to lie upon even though it gets cold at night, and eating just dal and rice, they have to cope with inadequate medical attention at several relief camps - far from the comfort of their homes.

Why death penalty for child rape doesn’t mean swifter, better justice

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Mumbai, (IANS/IndiaSpend): About 90 per cent of child rape cases were pending trial in India in 2016, no more than 28 per cent of...

NHRC notice to Chhattisgarh over assault on woman

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday issued notice to Chhattisgarh over the assault of a 65-year-old woman suspected of...

Gujarat safe for women, Bengal unsafe: Modi

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Bankura (West Bengal) : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had failed to curb crimes against...

Reserved Past: De-reserving Future

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Women’s safety, power, water top priorities in poll-bound Delhi

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New Delhi : As Delhi inches closer to the assembly polls, the three main parties in the fray - the AAP, the Congress and...

आख़िर तीन तलाक़ पर क़ानून की बात इसी वक़्त क्यों उठी?

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नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए जी हां, क्यों तलाक़-ए-बिद्दत यानी एक म‍जलिस की तीन तलाक़ का मुद्दा सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फ़ैसले के लगभग तीन महीने बाद...

Women’s rights exhibition inaugurated in Coimbatore

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By TCN News, Coimbatore: An exhibition was inaugurated in Coimbatore on Saturday as part of the awareness campaign of the “Awakening” Conference on the theme “Women’s rights and issues” being organized by National Women’s Front.

WhatsApp rape videos: Accused sent to one day police custody

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New Delhi: A court here on Wednesday remanded an accused arrested in connection with rape videos that were posted on phone messaging service WhatsApp...

Ban’s spokesman: Women face violence ‘in four corners of the world’

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United Nations: Women face violence "in four corners of the world" and the focus should be on how to stop this, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's...

Among the first to die in Nice attack was Muslim woman

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Nice : A middle-aged Muslim woman was among the first to be killed when a trucker mowed down 84 people here in a terror...

Sharad Yadav’s suicide threat on women reservation condemnable: AIPWA

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By TwoCircles.net News Desk New Delhi: The All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA) has strongly condemned the ‘suicide’ threat by JD (U) President Sharad Yadav against the Women's Reservation Bill. AIPWA Joint Secretary Kavita Krishnan said that “this was not the first time Sharad Yadav had given vent to his anti-woman sentiments. In the past he had made disparaging and abusive statements about educated women, calling them 'parkati' and the like.”

British MPs to hear about female foeticide in India

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By IANS, London : Claims about rising incidence of female foeticide in India are to be presented to British MPs. A report by the international charity ActionAid and the International Development Research Council (IDRC) of Canada claims female foeticide is so common that in Punjab only 300 girls survive for every 1,000 boys among high-caste families. The report, titled 'Disappearing Daughters', is to be presented to MPs belonging to Britain’s all-party group on population, development and reproductive health Monday.

‘We were promised rehabilitation,’ 40 families homeless after railway demolishes Ranchi slum

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Nearly 40 families, most of whom Dalits and Adivasis, were rendered homeless after railways destroyed their basti on December 28 last month.  Aquilur Rahman...

Woman officer unfurls tricolour at Rajpath

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New Delhi : With woman power as the theme for this year's Republic Day parade, there was another feather in the cap when Captain...

Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Smruti Divas in Sholapur

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By Asma Khan for TwoCircles.net

75-year old man in Bihar marries woman half his age

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Patna : A 75-year-old man has married a woman half his age in Bihar's Samastipur district, ignoring the criticism of people and society. Ram Chander...

Media and Gender

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By Faheem Muhammed M.P  Mass media is one of the most potent institutions which determines how an individual perceives gender and gender discourse. Through its...

Two Indian women killed in UAE road accident

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By IANS, Dubai : Two Indians were killed and three were seriously injured when the car they were travelling in fell into a gorge near the border between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. Anoopa, 24, an engineer with a Dubai-based engineering firm and her domestic help Pushpa, 50, died in the accident that took place Saturday. According to reports, Anoopa's husband Shibu Varghese, who was driving, lost control of the vehicle in the Al Rouda area in Hatta.

US professor to help women in Kerala ‘Find Their Voices’

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By Arun Kumar, IANS, Washington : An American professor has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship for a project in Kerala focussing on helping women discover the power of their voices in all aspects of their lives. Kathleen Mulligan, assistant professor of voice and speech in Department of Theatre Arts at Ithaca College, New York will work closely with the women's centre at the Rajagiri College of Social Sciences in Kochi as well as with adolescent girls in the community.

Over 1000 activists, concerned citizens call for immediate release of Hidme Markam, ending state...

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Human rights defender and environmental activist Hidme Markam has been in jail for over 40 days now. She was arrested on March 9 by...

Leaders highlight public-private partnership targeting women

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By Xinhua, Hanoi : The close partnership between governments and private companies and non-governmental organizations are of importance to advancing women's economic opportunities, ministers to the ongoing 18th Global Summit of Women (GSW) said here Friday. The public-private partnership is essential because governments do not have sufficient resources to deal with challenges faced by women, GSW president Irene Natividad said at the summit's plenary session in Vietnam's capital Hanoi.

Chandigarh rejects aid for mentally challenged rape victim

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By IANS, Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration Monday rejected the financial assistance offered by a Delhi-based trust for the care and upbringing of a 19-year-old mentally challenged rape victim and her unborn child. Standing counsel of union territory administration Monday submitted an affidavit before the Punjab and Haryana High Court declining the aid of National Trust for the Welfare of Persons With Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.

Seven get death for raping, killing mentally-challenged Nepali woman

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Rohtak : A special court in Haryana's Rohtak town sentenced seven men to death for raping a mentally-challenged Nepali woman and then murdering...

More women should take part in politics: Activists

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women rights activists have emphasised on increasing the participation of women in Indian politics as they will be able to provide good governance in the country. "Women should come forward to achieve their goals. They should participate in the country's election process and set an example for the entire world by efficiently working on issues that are close to their heart," National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas said while addressing a workshop on Enhancing the Role of Women in Strengthening Democracy.

Triple Talaq bill introduced in Lok Sabha

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New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as the Triple Talaq Bill, was introduced...

Ansari wins praise for handling Rajya Sabha ruckus

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By IANS, New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, a relative newcomer to politics, won praise from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and others for the manner in which he controlled the ruckus in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday over physical eviction of seven suspended opposition members from the house. "I must compliment the chairman and the deputy chairman for the manner in which they handled the situation," Manmohan Singh said while intervening in the over three-hour debate in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday on the Women's Reservation Bill that the house later passed 186-1.

Muslim women in India can become change agents through education

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By Frank F. Islam Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently called for empowerment and education of Muslim women. One would have expected this message to receive...

The Tagore women and a tale of empowerment (Book Review)

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, Book: "Jorasanko"; Author: Aruna Chakravarti; Publisher: Harper Collins India; Pages: 406; Price: Rs.350

Indra Nooyi heads list of top 50 women in world business

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By IANS, London : PepsiCo Chairman and Chief Executive Indra Nooyi of India has topped the inaugural Financial Times (FT) list of top 50 women in world business. Nooyi, 53, is among four Indians making it to a list that FT said prompts the question whether the struggling male-dominated world of business would have been better off with more women in charge.

Mother Teresa has been like god for me: Cured cancer patient

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By Anurag Dey Kolkata : As the world celebrates the Vatican approving sainthood for Mother Teresa, a 50-year-old woman, whose "miracle" cure from cancer was...

Gujrat’s Thakor community bans inter caste marriage and mobile phone for unmarried girls

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TCN News The Thakor community, in a meeting held in Jegol village, Gujrat, on Sunday came up with a 9 point diktat to be followed...

Mother, three children killed in UP fire

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Lucknow : A mother and her three children were burnt to death in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district on Friday when a fire broke out...

‘Allocate more funds to implement Domestic Violence Act’

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By IANS,

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.

Woman alleges gang rape, police file molestation complaint

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By IANS, Noida : A 22-year-old woman was gang raped by a 'godman' practising occult and his associates but the Uttar Pradesh Police registered a complaint of molestation, the victim's family alleged here Saturday. Om Prakash, the victim's husband, said his wife had gone to Jhulla, a neighbour in village Sirsa Khanpur of Greater Noida district, to get medicines for him Thursday night. "The 'tantric' (occult practioner) asked me to accompany him to a forested area to collect herbs for the medicines to cure my husband," the 22-year-old victim told IANS.

Sikh Woman elected city council member in US

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Washington : A Sikh woman in the US was elected a city council member, first woman from the community to hold the post not...

Goa Police training 300 women cops in counselling

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Panaji : Counselling skills are being imparted to 300 policewomen, including 80 sub-inspectors of Goa Police, to enable them handle better cases involving crimes...

From Melbourne to Delhi, Saina’s eventful journey

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By Avishek Roy, IANS,

Six held, three women rescued from prostitution in Goa

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Panaji: Three women forced into prostitution were Saturday rescued and six people were arrested during a raid at a beauty salon in the Goa...

The Kerala Story: A Frustrated Attempt to Silence Vocal Muslim Women

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Snobar | Twocircles.net Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues in the BJP are promoting the film “The Kerala Story,” but a large number of...

Abu Dhabi firm launches portal on Arab women

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By IANS/WAM, Abu Dubai: An Abu Dubai media company has launched a website solely dedicated to Arab women, the firm said Tuesday. The anaZahra.com aims to reflect the lives, passions and pursuits of Arab women. It also hopes to offer greater interaction and create "a sense of community", it said. The portal will deal with topics ranging from beauty, fashion, well being to society, personal empowerment and celebrity news. Innovative digital tools enable a higher level of engagement and connection with audiences. The content is well defined, categorized and easy to navigate.

Ramadan 1437: Nafees Fatima

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By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net “Oh, it used to be much more strict in our times.” Nafees Fatima remembers growing up in her household, where there...

MIM appeals supporters to join Mumbai’s Dalit mass protest on July 22

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: In yet another attempt to portray it to be the party of Muslims and Dalits, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...

Women claim fraud, lay siege to police station

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By IANS, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu : At least 500 woman laid a siege to a police station here in rural Tamil Nadu, demanding action against people who allegedly swindled over 600 womens' self-help group members of about Rs.1 million. The police later swung into action and arrested eight people, including six women. The suspects were arrested after agitating women alleged that they had parted with amounts ranging from Rs.1,000 to Rs.5,000 per head, against promises of being given house plots, the police said Sunday.

Sexual harassment led to Delhi school stampede: fact-finding report

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent, New Delhi: A fact-finding report released today has concluded that sexual harassment of girl students led to the stampede in the government senior secondary school in New Delhi’s Khajuri Khas area on September 10 resulting in the death of five girls and injury of scores of others.

क्या सचमुच एआईएमआईएम की वज़ह से गोपालगंज जीत गई बीजेपी !

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विशेष संवाददाता। Twocircles.net बिहार में हुए उपचुनाव के नतीजों में गोपालगंज के नतीजे बहुत अधिक चर्चा में है। यहां राजद चुनाव हार गई है, राजद...

Omar Abdullah promises zero tolerance to rights violations

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By IANS, Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in his Independence Day speech here Saturday, said his government would not tolerate human rights violations by the security forces and also apologised for the lapses in the probe into the rape and murder of two women in Shopian district. "I cannot overlook the tragic incident that occurred at Shopian. I accept that there were mistakes by the administration and the government initially with regard to this incident," Abdullah said.

Two released Japanese tourists depart Yemen

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By NNN-SABA, Sana'a : Well-informed sources said that the two Japanese women tourists Keiko Mishima, 41, of Suginami Ward, Tokyo, and Shizuko Endo, 44, of Fukuoka, left Yemen on Friday morning a day after they were freed from their kidnappers in Marib province, 170 kilometers east of the capital, Sana'a. The sources said to Saba, that Keiko Mishima and Shizuko Endo enjoy good health after they were kidnapped last Wednesday by gunmen in Marib.

Woman separatist leader held in Srinagar

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By IANS, Srinagar : Chief of Kashmiri separatist women group Dukhtaran-e-Milat (Daughters of Faith), Asiya Andrabi was arrested Friday during anti-Valentine's Day protest here. Andrabi was...

हिन्दू कोड बिल पर चुप्पी साधकर भाजपा कर रही ट्रिपल तलाक की राजनीति

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अभय कुमार पिछले महीने पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश के सोनभद्र में भाजपा की एक बड़ी रैली से ख़िताब करते हुए पार्टी अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने सपा,...

Delhi needs woman chief minister: Meenakshi Lekhi

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New Delhi : BJP parliamentarian Meenakshi Lekhi Wednesday said that only a "woman chief minister with administrative experience" can ensure the safety of women...

Dec 16 gang rape timeline

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A woman was brutally raped by six people Dec 16, 2012, night in a moving private bus in the national capital. She later died...

Ashalata Kamble: Redefining motherhood to include the voices of marginalised women

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By Shiva Thorat, Twocircles.net How does one define motherhood? Is it not important to locate the position of scholars who have commented and written extensively...

Four teenagers held for 25 robberies, carjackings

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By IANS, New Delhi: Four teenagers blamed for 25 incidents of robberies and carjackings at gunpoint in just one month have been arrested from nearby Gurgaon in Haryana, Delhi Police said Thursday. Sanjeev, 19, Saleem, 19, and two juveniles were caught from Sector 21 area Wednesday. They had spread terror in Delhi and Gurgaon. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Delhi) H.G.S. Dhaliwal said the accused tied to escape in their Santro car but were overpowered.

Lalu tours Bihar with women’s quota views, finds few takers

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By IANS, Patna : The stakes are high and so is the scepticism. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has been touring Bihar to explain his strident opposition to the women's reservation bill but is finding that convincing people may not be that easy with some even dismissing his campaign as a political gimmick. On Sunday, he visited his parliamentary constituency Chapra to detail his stance on the bill reserving 33 percent of all legislative seats for women. During a visit to rural Chapra, he said the bill would be passed only over his dead body.

US team visiting India to boost women’s numbers in ICT

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By IANS,

Introduction of anti-human trafficking bill a ‘resounding victory’: Satyarthi

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By IANS: New Delhi, July 18: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi termed the tabling of anti-human trafficking Bill on Wednesday a "resounding victory", saying that if...

शादी में दहेज़ के खिलाफ उलेमाओं ने उठाई आवाज़

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आकिल हुसैन। Two circles.net मुस्लिम समाज में उलेमाओं की पहल धीरे धीरे रंग लाने लगी है। उलेमाओं और मुस्लिम समाज के जिम्मेदारों द्वारा चलाई गई...

Woman killed in Bihar for practising witchcraft

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Patna: A 55-year-old Muslim woman was killed by her neighbours in Bihar's Khagaria district, for allegedly practising witchcraft, police said Friday. Hasina Khatoon, a resident...

Mehbooba Mufti to be the first women CM of J&K; calls for appointment of...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: Ending the three-month speculation over the formation of new government in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, President, Peoples Democratic...

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 2 – Sister,...

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(Editor’s note: This was first published on Yahoo.com as a single piece. We are reproducing the long form report in parts for TwoCircles.net readers.) You...

UN call to end violence against women in war

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By Xinhua, United Nations : The UN Security Council has said that systematic rape and other forms of sexual violence against women during armed conflicts can constitute war crimes and called on the international community for greater efforts to combat the "silent war". "Violence against women has reached unspeakable and pandemic proportions in some societies attempting to recover from conflict," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday while addressing a Security Council debate on sexual violence in armed conflict.

‘One hurdle down, many more ahead for women’s bill’

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By IANS, New Delhi : Activists Wednesday lauded the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha but said that it was just one of the many hurdles it will face before women get true representation in governance. Manorama Bawa, patron of the All India Women's Conference (AIWC), said she anxiously watched the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday where the bill was passed by an overwhelming majority after two days of pandemonium.

Scores of women’s orgs’, collectives call for unconditional release of student activist Gulfisha Fatima,...

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Scores of organizations released a joint statement calling for release of Gulfisha Fatima and all anti-CAA-NPR-NRC protestors who are incarcerated. The statement said that...

Women victims of abuse turn child abusers: study

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By IANS, Washington : Women who have faced abuse at the hands of elders and relatives as children can themselves turn into child molesters, according to an extensive new study. Most people believe women are incapable of committing such acts and the abuse of boys by women is often dismissed as the boys sowing their wild oats, said Susan Strickland of University of Georgia and author of the study.

Fetish of Hindu supremacists to see Muslim houses crumbling, and Muslims going to jail:...

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Transcript of the interview given by student activist Afreen Fatima to Maktoob Media on June 16. Fatima’s house was demolished by Prayagraj (Allahabad) authorities...

Kolkata girl aims to knock out poverty with the help of Karate

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net Kolkata: Life in a Kolkata slum can break the spirit of even the most strong-willed person. It can also, however, inspire...

Himachal tribal women don’t come under inheritance law

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By IANS, Shimla: Tribal women in Himachal Pradesh do not come under inheritance law if there is a male member in the family, Revenue Minister Kaul Singh said Tuesday.

21 Nepali women rescued, two traffickers held

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New Delhi : Twenty-one Nepali women, who were set to be sent to Dubai for the sex trade on the pretext of getting jobs,...

Women experience greater sexual harassment in balanced groups

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By IANS, Washington : Latest research clears misconceptions about women being sexually harassed only when they are a minority at the work place. A study looking at 110 groups worldwide found that women, working in evenly matched groups, were more likely to be harassed than women in predominantly male or female groups. In these situations, they were more likely to experience taunting, patronizing, and predatory behaviours.

‘Women toget 33 percent quota in Delhi Police’

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday that 33 percent of posts in the Delhi Police will soon be reserved for...

Childbirths amid lockdown: Institutional measures needed

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Amid the ongoing lockdown in Inda, non-institutional deliveries have been frequently reported. Dr. Ahmed sheds light on the need to prevent these by strengthening...

Woman found murdered in Gurgaon

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Gurgaon: A nearly 25-year-old woman was Saturday found dead on the roadside here. Police said the woman may have been raped before the murder. The...

Jaitley unveils schemes for women’s safety

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New Delhi : Noting that women safety was a matter of concern, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday unveiled schemes to ensure their security in...

Pussy Riot appeals verdict

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By IANS, By RIA Novosti, Moscow: Defence lawyers for Russian all-female punk band Pussy Riot have appealed the court verdict under which three members of the band were jailed.

Bengal woman jumps off building to escape rape bid

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Kolkata : A woman in West Bengal's Howrah district jumped off a three-storey building to escape a rape bid and three people have been...

ट्रिपल तलाक़ : यूपी सरकार पक्षकार नहीं, कैसे रखेगी अपना पक्ष?

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter नई दिल्ली : सुप्रीम कोर्ट में गुरूवार के दिन ‘तीन तलाक़’, ‘हलाला’ और ‘बहु-विवाह’ प्रथा की संवैधानिक वैधता को चुनौती देने वाली...

Women candidates still stuck in ‘winability’ factor?

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By Sreeparna Chakravarty, New Delhi : Political parties have made a plethora of promises during the campaign for the 2014 general elections for the betterment...

Empowering Taste and Women Entrepreneurs: Doodhpathri’s Culinary Queens in J&K Redefine Tradition

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Mehar Zargar, TwoCircles.net  Srinagar: Amidst the picturesque scenery of Doodhpathri in Jammu Kashmir’s Budgam district, where lush meadows meet flowing streams, a remarkable story unfolds. Here,...

Rajasthan youth refuses to marry minor, moves court

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By IANS, Jodhpur: An 18-year-old youth approached a court here against his parents, who he claimed were forcing him to marry a minor girl against his wish, police said Saturday.

Raped by tutor, minor girl attempts suicide

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New Delhi: A girl studying in a private school attempted suicide by drinking an antiseptic liquid after her family learnt she was being raped...

Aim to create positive influence for women within the boundaries of Shari’ah: The Muslimah...

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The Muslimah Network is a website dedicated to stories and commentary on Muslim women from an Islamic perspective. Started by the UAE-based writer/graphic designer...

Jihadists trying to raise women’s wing in Assam: Gogoi

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Guwahati : Jihadist forces were trying to raise a women's wing in Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Tuesday. Two districts - Barpeta and Nalbari...

5 things you need to know about the hijab row

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The Hijab row has hogged national and international limelight. TwoCircles.net lists five things you need to know about the controversy.  Kaushik Raj | TwoCircles.net KARNATAKA...

शर्मनाक : हॉकी की खिलाड़ी वंदना कटारिया को जाति सूचक गाली देने का आरोप

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net टोक्यो ओलंपिक में भारत का अर्जेंटीना से महिला हॉकी का सेमीफाइनल मुकाबला हारने के पश्चात, भारतीय खिलाड़ी वंदना कटारिया के परिवार को जातिवादी गालियों...

Special police teams in Hyderabad for women’s safety

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Hyderabad : Hyderabad Police Friday set up 100 special teams to check harassment of women in public places. To be called 'She' teams, their members...

Women group appeal National Rights Commission for intervention in arbitrary arrests of rights activists

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TCN News A group of more than 100 women individuals and organizations have written to the National Rights Commission Chairman Justice H L Dattu seeking...

Woman kills two children, self in Tripura

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By IANS, Agartala : A woman poisoned her two teenaged children and then killed herself in Tripura, which is witnessing an increase in the number of suicides, police said Tuesday. Laxmi Sarkar, 27, killed her two children and then committed suicide late Monday in Kalyanpur in west Tripura, a police spokesman said. She reportedly took the extreme step due to abject poverty. In separate incidents, two middle-aged women also committed suicide in west Tripura allegedly due to poverty, police said.

Man held for raping, killing minor in Bengal

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Kolkata: A man was arrested Saturday in West Bengal's Burdwan district for raping and strangulating a minor, police said. The crime took place Friday in...

Muslim women threaten to leave Central African Republic

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Bangui : More than 100 Muslim women in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), are threatening to leave amid tension between...

Woman rescued 195 hours after China’s earthquake

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By Xinhua, Chengdu : A 60-year-old woman was rescued at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday from rubble in Pengzhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province, more than 196 hours after the May 12 earthquake. Wang Liqun, a retiree from the provincial capital of Chengdu, had lived on rainwater in the past days. She, still conscious when rescuers found her, was rushed to hospital. Wang was inside a temple when the quake struck. She was hit by a falling girder in the head and had been in coma until last Tuesday, according to the rescue team from an air force regiment based in Chengdu.

Government rapped for refusing handicapped girl a job

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Supreme Court has pulled up the central government for denying a job to physically handicapped girl Pritilata Nanda of Orissa on the grounds that she did not get her name routed through an employment exchange. Nanda was also awarded damages of Rs.300,000. Besides the central government, four officials of South Eastern Railways were also slammed for showing "lack of sensitivity". Nanda suffers from paralysis of the lower limbs.

How easy it is for women to get tickets in Lok Sabha polls?

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Mohammad Faisal, TwoCircles.net  How easy it is for women to get tickets in Lok Sabha polls? At least it is not that easy in India’s...

Muslim Women’s collective criticises AIMPLB’s stance on Triple Talaq

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By TCN News Bebaak collective, a reading, learning and sharing process initiated for Muslim women three years ago, has come out strongly against the...

Women play vital role in Pakistan: Khar

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By IANS, Islamabad : Women in Pakistan are more empowered than those in other developing countries, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.

अदालत में जाकर लड़ाई लडेंगे मुस्लिम संगठन ,बेगुनाहों की रिहाई की कवायद में जुटे

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net बीते कुछ दिनों से देशभर में मुसलमानों के ऊपर हुए अत्याचार के खिलाफ कई मुस्लिम संगठनों ने अपनी आवाज़ें बुलंद की हैं और...

Women who dared

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BJP plans women’s reservation in Goa assembly polls

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सरेआम की थी छेड़छाड़, विरोध पर मारा था थप्पड़, छत से कूदी मेडीकल छात्रा...

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‘Split verdict on Hijab issue deprives Karnataka’s Muslim girls’ education’: student orgs

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The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on the ban on the wearing of hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka. Muhammad Raafi...

HC slams Delhi Police on women’s safety

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday slammed Delhi Police, asking why they can't hire CCTV cameras for the safety of women in...

Jung alerts cops on crime against women, people from NE

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New Delhi : Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday directed Delhi Police to adopt zero-tolerance policy for crimes against women, an official spokesman...

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 most vulnerable to climate change, says UN report

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women, particularly those in poor countries, are among the most vulnerable to climate change, said a United Nations report released here Thursday. "They (women) are among the most vulnerable to climate change, partly because in many countries they make up a larger share of the agricultural work force and partly because they tend to have access to fewer income-earning opportunities," the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) report said.

Gurgaon police to train women in physical security

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Gurgaon: The Gurgaon police will give lessons in physical security to women participating in the spiritual camps organised here by Brahma Kumaris, an official...

Body of 21-year-old woman found in Delhi, rape suspected

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New Delhi : The body of a 21-year-old woman, who went missing on Thursday, was found without any clothes on from a secluded...

Don’t eat for two, pregnant women advised

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By IANS, London: The traditional advice that expectant mothers should 'eat for two' is dangerous, says a report by a British government health watchdog. The watchdog, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), says it has been forced to speak out against the common advice to prevent an obesity crisis among mothers-to-be. In a report released Wednesday, NICE suggests that pregnant women should do at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise every day such as a brisk walk, swimming or cycling, according a Daily Mail report.

Bodruddoja Saikh: The coach behind more than 75 medals won by Paralympians of West...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net Sometimes, adversity comes in the form of poverty, illiteracy and malnutrition. On other occasions, it comes in the form of...

In MIT, a celebration of Faiz’s life and works

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By TCN News Cambridge, Massachusetts: A program to celebrate the life and works of one of Urdu’s greatest poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz attracted a room full of Faiz fans to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on June 27, 2010.

Can gender equality reduce suicides in India?

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By Gokul Bhagabati New Delhi : Offering more reasons for men to share power with women, psychiatrists have said that gender equality can prevent...

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...

Where women take charge of Durga Puja celebrations

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By IANS, Ranchi : An all-women Durga Puja celebration has entered the 15th year in Jharkhand's Dhanbad city. The Sarvajanik Durga Puja Committee, formed by 37 women in 1993, has been celebrating the festival without the support of men for the last 15 years. The women belong to Srinagar colony in Dhanbad, 240 km from Ranchi. The women raise funds and also perform prayers and other rituals. "We had decided that there will be no male member in the committee and each and everything will be organised by women," said Seema, president of the committee.

Dalit, tribals can perform as good as others: PM

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Noida : People from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will perform as well as others if they are given the opportunity, Prime Minister...

Shias to campaign against female foeticide

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By IANS, Lucknow: All set to prove their progressive nature, Shia Muslims have resolved to wage war against female foeticide.

Women activists protest detention of Asiya Andrabi

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Srinagar, (IANS): Activists of women's separatist group 'Dukhtaran-e-Milat' (Daughters of Faith) on Tuesday protested against the detention of the group's chief, Asiya Andrabi, under...

‘Beyond Religion and Party Lines’: How Women in Okhla and Kalkaji Voted in Razor...

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Syed Muskan, TwoCircles.net "Okhla Beemaar Hai, Usse Shifa Chahiye (Okhla is ill, and it needs Shifa - healing)." These words, spoken by Rubina, a resident...

EC move to curb bogus voting by ‘veiled’ women

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Chandigarh : To check any attempt at bogus voting by women coming in veils to polling booths for casting their votes, the Election Commission...

अजय राय की पत्नी ने कहा, मोदी-मुलायम डरे हुए थे मेरे पति से, ‘ऊपर’...

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी: पिंडरा से विधायक अजय राय ने लोकसभा चुनाव में मोदी के खिलाफ चुनाव लड़ा था. कल इलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट ने उन पर रा.सु.का. की धारा हटा दी है. इसके साथ ही अजय राय की जमानत का रास्ता भी आसान होता दिख रहा है. लेकिन बेहद लोकल लगती यह खबर दरअसल पूर्वांचल की राजनीति की दिशा बदल सकती है. TwoCircles.net ने कल विधायक अजय राय की पत्नी रीता राय से बात की. पेश है वह बातचीत -

Cases of violence against women need speedy trial: Vyas

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By IANS, Ahmedabad : Cases of trafficking and violence against women should be fast tracked, National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Girija Vyas said Saturday. "It takes a very long time to get justice in a normal trial, hence the need to allocate such cases to fast track courts," she told reporters here. She said the government should set up a cell to curb cases of fraudulent marriages involving gullible women and non-resident Indians (NRIs).

These women are legends in recorded music

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By IANS, New Delhi: They came from the bylanes of the courtesans' colonies in heartland India to become legends in the annals of recorded music. An exhibition, "Women on Record: Celebrating the Music of Women in the Early 20th Century", traces the history of women in Indian classical music and their involvement with the 78 rpm vinyl records through a series of collages, texts, archival prints and photographs of the women, their lives and their patrons.

STF asked to trace missing woman official in Uttar Pradesh

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By IANS, Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has entrusted the Special Task Force (STF) with finding a 53-year-old woman government official, who has been missing along with her driver since Friday, an official said Monday. Rakesh Jain, district manager of state Food and Essential Commodities Corporation, posted in Sitapur, has been missing since last Friday. "A team of STF would now probe the case. We would make every effort to trace the woman official," Additional Director General (law and order) Brij Lal told reporters here.

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...

After France, niqab controversy now hots up in Canada

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By IANS, Montreal: After France, the niqab controversy has now hotted up in Canada, with a Egyptian Muslim woman refusing to remove her veil in her French language class in a local college. When the college and the provincial government asked her to remove the veil, she opted to quit the class. The unidentified Egyptian woman, a mother of three who is a new immigrant to Canada, has now filed a petition with the human rights commission of Quebec province for violations of her religious rights.

#MeToo must also fight against agents of state, realise the truth of occupation: A...

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By TCN News: The #Metoo Campaign is gaining momentum with each passing day with more and more women comng out in the open to talk...

Pratapgarh violence: Some photos

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CPI (ML) demands CBI probe into Delhi school stampede

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: The Delhi State Committee of the CPI (ML) today demanded a CBI enquiry into the Khajuri Khas government school stampede in which five girl students were killed on September 10, alleging that the state government was not bringing out the truth. The organization has also demanded resignation of Delhi education minister Arvinder Singh Lovely.

Muzaffarnagar riots: NHRC accepts UP government’s explanation and closes all cases

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Three years after western districts of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli in Uttar Pradesh witnessed serious communal violence, National Human Rights commission...
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