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Woman travelling on fake passport arrested

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By IANS, Hyderabad : The police here Thursday arrested a woman who was trying to travel to Kuwait on a fake passport. The woman was arrested at the international airport at Shamshabad near here when she was about to board an aircraft to Kuwait. The police have also arrested a travel agent, who was sending her abroad on fake documents. Bayamma, a native of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, had paid Rs.40,000 to the travel agent to arrange her a passport and other documents.

PM confident women’s quota bill will be passed

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By IANS, New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said he was confident that the women's reservation bill that seeks to provide 33 percent reservation for women in legislative bodies will be passed in parliament. The bill will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha Monday, International Women's Day. The legislation has been pending for over 13 years -- it was first brought to parliament by the H.D. Deve Gowda government in 1996.

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.

Triple talaq verdict: petitioners now live in fear of social boycott and threats

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net It has been a week since Supreme Court of India passed a historic judgment abolishing the triple talaq practice within the...

India contributes $ 1 mn to UN Women

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Girl burnt alive by spurned lover in Andhra

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Hyderabad : A girl was burnt alive by a spurned lover and his friend in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police said. The shocking incident occurred...

BJP women leaders to protest in Lucknow against BSP

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Lucknow : Women workers, supporters and leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be staging a sit-in and demonstrate in the state capital...

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.

World junior women’s squash: Hong Kong upset India

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

Emotional support for Jayalalithaa in Bangalore

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Bangalore : About 500 men and women from Tamil Nadu crossed into Karnataka Sunday to extend emotional support to jailed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister...

Implement Verma panel recommendations: IWPC

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New Delhi : Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) Friday demanded the implementation of the Verma Commission recommendations following an alarming rise in rape cases...

Kashmir government offers CBI probe into Shopian rapes, murders

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By IANS, Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday said it was ready to order a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the rape and murder of two Shopian women amid reports of the alleged tampering of DNA samples of the victims. The alleged fudging of evidences rocked the state assembly Wednesday with opposition and some ruling party members insisting on a debate on the issue.

Tamil woman identified as Malaysian after 11 months’ detention

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By IANS, Kuala Lumpur : A Tamil woman has been identified as a Malaysian national by the country's human rights body after 11 months in detention, when she fell seriously ill. Rajeswary Murugiah, 22, was detained in October last year after she was found without an identity card and said she did not remember her ID number. She was lying unwell in detention till human rights watchdog Sukham took up her case and resolved it in a single day, The Star newspaper said Thursday.

Saba Pataudi becomes first woman patron of Waqf properties

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By IANS,

Chinese air force trains 300 women pilots

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By IANS, Beijing : A total of 328 women pilots have been trained by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force over the past six decades, according to government figures.

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...

Historian Rana Safvi bags Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award 2020 

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By Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net Renowned historian and author Rana Safvi has won this year’s Yamin Hazarika Award. The prestigious award is given in the...

Study in coastal Karnataka finds Muslims at higher risk for diabetes

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By TCN News A study published in the latest issue of an international journal suggests that Muslims living in coastal Karnataka are at a higher risk of developing diabetes. The study conducted by a team of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and published in International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries surveyed people living in coastal Karnataka to estimate the prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 30 years and above.

Bihar to initiate moves to ban liquor

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Patna : The Bihar government will soon take steps to impose a ban on liquor in the state, Excise and Prohibition Minister Abdul Jalil...

‘Where goddesses are worshipped, women are treated badly’

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Women’s bill: government calls all-party meet, rebellion in BJP

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By IANS, New Delhi: The fate of the landmark women's quota bill Thursday appeared uncertain as the government, yielding to the bitter critics - the Yadav troika, offered all-party consultations while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to stem growing internal opposition to the proposed legislation. The BJP, a staunch supporter of the bill that seeks to reserve a third of legislative seats in India for women, appeared a divided house with some MPs opposing the quota and threatening to vote even against the party's whip. The bill was cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Favour women SHGs in allocation of ration shops: Jharkhand CM

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Ranchi : Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday instructed the officials to favour Women's self-help groups (SHGs) in allocation of ration shops in...

Workshops to raise voting awareness among women

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New Delhi: In a bid to raise the voting awareness among women, the Election Commission Saturday organised various camps, cultural programmes and workshops...

Islamic face veil to be banned in Latavia

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Riga : Latvia has banned women from wearing the Islamic full-face veil in public, despite only three people being known to wear them in...

Power of three: Women satraps to the fore

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By T.R. Ramachandran, New Delhi : At least two hardened women politicians are taking a calculated gamble to make their presence felt in the post-election...

Women’s commission to probe Mangalore pub assault

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By IANS, New Delhi : Terming it as a "very unfortunate" incident, the National Commission of Women (NCW) Tuesday formed a committee to probe the assault on some young women by members of a self styled moral brigade in a pub in Mangalore last week. "The commission is aghast at the kind of behaviour of the so called moral police with the young women in Mangalore. It was a very unfortunate incident, both illegal and not permissible. We have taken suo motu cognizance of the same and formed a committee," Girija Vyas, chairperson of NCW told IANS.

Indian women beat Ireland 2-1

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

Women to pilot AI’s March 8 Mumbai-New York flight

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By IANS, New Delhi: For the first time, women pilots will operate Air India's Mumbai-New York non-stop flight on March 8 to commemorate International Women's Day. Captain Rashmi Miranda and Captain Sunita Narula will be the flight commanders, and Captain Swati Rawal and Captain Neha Kulkarni will be the first officers on the 14-hour flight that will be operated with a Boeing 777-200 long-range aircraft, the airline said Saturday. The national carrier will also operate other flights with all-women crews on the occasion, the airline said in a statement.

Mushawarat objects to SC observation on purdah vis-à-vis voting right

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Islam does not mandate covering of face but the Supreme Court should consider conscientious objection seriously and not advise surrender of voting right, Syed Shahabuddin, President, All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM). AIMMM President has deplored “the unnecessary and avoidable controversy over the requirement of facial photographs to establish the identity of Muslim female electors.”

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.

Woman among 13 new ministers inducted in Kashmir

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By IANS, Srinagar : A woman politician who has survived at least five assassination attempts was among the 13 new ministers inducted in the Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday. With this, the strength of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's six-month-old coalition has gone up to 23. Governor N.N. Vohra administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers, who include seven from the National Conference, six from the Congress and one from junior coalition partner, the National Democratic Party.

SC seeks details on trafficked women, children

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked all state governments to furnish to the central government details of all the cases filed under...

एक और ख़्वाब का अंत , ‘पढ़ो प्रदेश ‘ योजना बंद

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आकिल हुसैन। twocircles.net मौलाना आजाद फेलोशिप के बाद अब केंद्र सरकार के अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय ने अल्पसंख्यक छात्रों की विदेशों में पढ़ने के लिए दी जाने...

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...

South Asian Women’s Day observed in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi : Students from a number of South Asian countries living in Delhi came together at the Delhi University Monday to celebrate the South Asian Women's Day. The celebrations saw cultural programmes by students from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Tibetan community. Amrita, one of the organisers of the programme, said: "On this day we would like to pay tribute to the victims of terrorism in Pakistan, the internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka, India and Burma and to the anonymous victims of armed violence."

13 held in Assam witch-hunting case

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Guwahati: At least 13 people were arrested Saturday for their alleged involvement in the murder of three members of a family in Assam...

‘We need more schools to realize our dreams’: Muslim girls from a village in...

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The upgradation of a girls' school to a higher secondary institution in a village in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal has come...

Violence against women: Silence is violence

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Assam’s two-child norm in draft policy ‘unnecessary’, ‘anti-women’

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Kolkata, (IANS): Assam's suggestion of implementing a two-child policy is not only "unnecessary" but is also "anti-women" and "anti-poor", says an expert. "Assam's total fertility...

Pawar in favour of 50 percent reservation for women

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By IANS, Mumbai: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Sunday favoured an increase in the women's quota in Maharashtra's local self government bodies from 33 percent to 50 percent.

Memon to be buried in Nagpur jail

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

Nine women killed in Gujarat temple stampede

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By IANS, Gandhinagar: Nine women were trampled to death and at least six other women were injured in a stampede at a religious function in Dhoraji town in Gujarat's Rajkot district Sunday night, police said. The condition of two of the injured, admitted to the nearby Junagadh Government Hospital, has been described by doctors as serious.

Women behind Baghdad blasts, death toll rises to 19

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By KUNA, Baghdad : Monday's blasts that targeted Shiites on a religious visit to Baghdad were carried out by three women, a security sources confirmed Monday. Meanwhile, the death toll of the blasts which took place in National Theatre Square, Al-Alawiyah Square, and Kahramanah Square rose to 19, while 40 other people were injured, medical sources in Ibn Al-Nafees and Al-Kindi hospitals said.

अगले जनम मोहे बिटिया न कीजो…

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

Women officer collapses as minister ‘throws’ files at her

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By NNN-PTI, Nagpur, India : A woman officer of Zilla Parishad in Chimur fell unconscious and was admitted to a hospital after a heated argument with Maharashtra Minister of State for Forest rpt Forest Vijay Wadettiwar, who allegedly threw files at her. According to sources, Wadettiwar was presiding over an interview session of Aanganwadi Sevikas (assistants) in his constituency of Chimur, where both the Minister and the Zilla Parishad (ZP) Women and Child Welfare Committee chief, Subhadra Kotnake, entered into a heated argument on Sunday.

More women than men in Kerala; few enter parliament

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By Sanu George, Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala has more women than men, but few women contest and even fewer reach parliament. Kerala has the highest gender electoral...

Two out of every three blind in India are women

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By IANS, New Delhi: Nearly two million people are blind in India but what is startling is that around 66 percent of them are women, government authorities and experts said Thursday, observed as the World Sight Day (WSD). This year, the focus was on gender and eye care. G.V.S Murthy, a professor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), said that out of every three blind in the country, two are women and there is need to bring a gender equity while providing eye care.

Beautician course for female inmates in Bengal correctional homes

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Kolkata: The West Bengal government has started a beautician course for female convicts within four walls of correctional homes, a minister said here Monday. Participating...

Neerja Bhanot conferred ‘Bharat Gaurav Award’ in London

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Chandigarh : Braveheart flight purser late Neerja Bhanot was conferred the 'Bharat Gaurav Award' at a function at the House of Commons in London,...

Must ensure full safety for women in public places: PM

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By IANS,

Custodial torture worst crime, says Delhi HC

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New Delhi: Expressing anguish over the recent alleged custodial death of a 34-year-old man, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said custodial torture is...

Basketball body green-lights players to wear hijabs at games

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Moscow, (IANS): FIBA, the worlds governing body of basketball, ruled to allow players to wear hijabs, a head covering traditionally worn by many Muslim...

New UN-managed fund announces over $9m in grants to empower women

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By IRNA, Tehran : A new fund managed by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Monday announced over $9 million in grants to support initiatives in 26 countries to empower women. The initiatives are ranging from boosting their political participation in Bosnia and Herzegovina to assisting those denied inheritance and property rights in Afghanistan, a press release issued by the UN Information Center (UNIC) said here on Tuesday.

How Muslim women in India resist online abuse

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Muslim women received significantly more abuse when compared to women from other religions. They received 55.5% more problematic or abusive content. Suchitra | TwoCircles.net NEW...

Kish Island – a temporary timeout for Iranian women

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By Farshid Motahari, DPA, Kish Island (Iran) : While women in the Iranian capital Tehran are meticulously checked by vice squads for any lapse in the Islamic dress code, those holidaying on Kish Island in the country's south have a temporary timeout in this regard. "It is such a pleasure to have the scarf so loose on your head and enjoy the sun and wind on your hair. Although only temporary but still it is such a nice timeout for us," said 24-year-old Salomeh who together with her friends, is spending some days on the Gulf island.

Only two seats to TN Assembly: Woman leader moves against Muslim League leadership

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Hotel management student abducted, raped

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 23-year-old hotel management student has alleged that she was abducted and raped by four men who kept her confined for about a month, police said Wednesday. The victim told the police that she was kidnapped from near Pragati Maidan exhibition complex Aug 31 by a man whom she had known for some years. He first tried to drag her into his car but she resisted. He then beat her and told bystanders not to interfere claiming it was a "family matter", said a senior police officer.

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.

Bihar priest beaten for pushing Dalit woman out of temple

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Patna: A priest was beaten up by a group of men after he pushed a Dalit woman and forcibly stopped her from offering prayers...

Honour for AMU teacher

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By TCN News, Aligarh: Dr. Ghazala Yasmin, guest teacher, Department of Applied Mathematics, ZH College of Engineering and Technology at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been awarded the “A K Agarwal Prize for Best Publication of the Year 2014”.

College Day celebrated at Women’s College in AMU

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By TCN News, Aligarh: The Women’s college of the Aligarh Muslim University celebrated its College Day today.

About two million women trafficked every year: UN

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By DPA, New York : An estimated two million women are caught each year in the worldwide sex industry while countless children and other women are forced into low-waged jobs, the UN said Tuesday in a renewed effort to fight human trafficking. The UN said there are no accurate statistics, but the number of women trafficked across borders each year could be twice as high if the count includes those forced into domestic situations.

Woman mortgages jewellery to construct toilet

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Patna : Setting a rare and inspiring example that has drawn her applause, a woman in Bihar mortagaged her gold and silver jewellery to...

Woman power still far cry in Indian filmdom

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

Women activists slam feudal panchayats, demand action

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By IANS,

Delhi councillor arrested over racist comment

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By IANS, New Delhi : A 50-year-old woman councillor was arrested here Thursday for making a racist comment a year ago, police said Thursday. Kalpana Jha,...

Full-fledged Women Department set up in Kerala

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Thiruvananthapuram : Keeping a promise made to the state's women in the Left Democratic Front election manifesto, state Finance Minister Thomas Issac, in his...

BMMA demands codification of Muslim personal law

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By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net,

Triple Talaq: Muslim Personal Law Board’s stand is un-Islamic

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By Syed Ubaidur Rahman  The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has told the Supreme Court that Triple Talaq in a single sitting is not...

कर्नाटक : मनीषा से मुहब्बत के बदले में अरबाज को मिली मौत

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net कर्नाटक में एक मुस्लिम लड़के की अंतर-धार्मिक संबंध के चलते हत्या का मामला सामने आया हैं। पिछले महीने 28 सितंबर को बेंगलुरु के...

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...

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

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

Women legislators oppose banning jeans on campus

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By IANS, Lucknow : Taking up cudgels on behalf of students, women legislators in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district have opposed a proposal drafted by several college principals, banning students from wearing jeans on campus. Women legislators demanded that the proposal of the Uttar Pradesh Principals Association (UPPA) should not be implemented in any of the colleges in the state and said they would raise the issue even in the state assembly, if UPPA goes ahead with the proposal.

Woman attacked with acid in Srinagar

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Srinagar : A young woman, who is a law student, was attacked with acid here Thursday, leaving her in a critical condition, police said. Police...

Hindutva groups in Orissa should be dealt with strictly: Justice AP Shah

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “The continuing programme of communal provocation that the groups and organizations of Hindutva ideology have been engaged in, should be ended forthwith through strict administrative action,” said Justice AP Shah, former CJ, Delhi High Court and head of the Jury, National People’s Tribunal (NPT) on Kandhamal.

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.

Will write to Centre to probe alleged CNG scam: Gopal Rai

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New Delhi : Delhi's Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said he will write to the central government to probe the "CNG scam" alleged...

SC declines to take cognizance over Chhattisgarh deaths

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday declined a plea urging the court to take cognizance of the death of 13 women due to...

AsmaNama: Is Shehla Rashid Muslim? Muslim Discussions

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#Sarcasm#JNU#JNUSU#ShehlaRashid#Discussions#Muslim#Moslem#Kafir #Kanhaiyya#RohithVemula Dr.Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net, We Muslims, Moslems, Musalmans or Muhammedans are very interesting peoples. We have many nice habits. Like, we discuss...

Pakistani women have miles to go in politics

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By IANS, Islamabad : Pakistan's parliament has a woman speaker, a woman is a federal minister and 74 women have been elected to the National Assembly. But thanks to the widely prevalent feudal system, women in three of the country's four provinces are not allowed to vote during elections. Of the 74 women in the National Assembly, 14 were elected to the general seats and 60 to the reserved seats.

Ramadan 1435: Fashion

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net Girls at the MWA School, Chennai that is known for its quality of its education and grooming and also allows a...

Protests over allowing women to wear churidar at Padmanabhaswamy temple

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Thiruvananthapuram : A day after the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here relaxed its dress code to allow entry to women wearing 'churidar', a few women...

Rajya Sabha adjourned again over women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the second successive day Tuesday as a handful of opposition members noisly voiced their protest against passing the historic women's reservation bill. When the house assembled in the morning, chairman Hamid Ansari read out a condolence message on the Chilean earthquake and then announced question hour.

Women’s panel for slapping serious charges against Rathore

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Tuesday appealed to the central and Haryana governments to slap serious charges against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case. It also assured that civil damages will be filed after legal consultation. "We have asked the union home ministry and the Haryana government to slap serious charges - abetment to suicide, attempt to murder, conspiracy and destroying evidence - against Rathore," NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here.

“Gender reporting in media does not exist, Urdu media no different,” say eminent media...

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During the second day of the round table on “Gender Reporting in Urdu Media - Opportunities & Challenges” by the Centre for Women’s Studies...

National Commission for Minorities: A year of inaction

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Minorities Commission as a non-statutory body was set up in 1978. In the days following Babri Masjid demolition it was made a statutory body and in 1993 it came to be called National Commission for Minorities (NCM). Its main object is to safeguard the interest of minorities but its power is even less than the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, and National Human Rights Commission. Lacking any effective tool it is merely a spectator that can make some noise but not be part of the game.

Woman suicide bomber kills 40, mainly Iranians, in Baghdad

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By DPA, Baghdad : A suicide bomb blast Sunday killed at least 40 people and wounded 65 in the Kadhimiya area of northern Baghdad, with most of the victims Iranian pilgrims, the Voices of Iraq news agency reported, citing a security official. The agency said the attack was carried out by a woman suicide bomber. The woman wearing an explosives belt blew herself up at a joint army-police checkpoint in the Kadhimiya area, the official told the agency.

Women’s Photos and Videos Sold Online During Mahakumbh: A Reflection of Society’s Complicity, Legal...

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Sumaiyah Khan The shocking incident at Mahakumbh 2025, where photographs and videos of women taking a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam (the confluence rivers...

Women strip to prevent raids at illicit liquor dens

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By IANS, Lucknow : Officials conducting raids to recover spurious liquor in Uttar Pradesh had to leave the exercise midway when some women involved in the illegal business reportedly stripped off in front of them, officials said Thursday. Acting on a tip-off that several illicit liquor manufacturing units were running in Devidas village of Muzaffarnagar district, a 25 member team of the excise department went there to conduct raids Wednesday evening. However, a group of women began stripping before them.

First Muslim girl from NE who qualified for UPSC honoured

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By TCN News,

Woman attemps to set herself ablaze near Rashtrapati Bhavan

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By IANS, New Delhi : Apparently depressed due to quarrels with her husband, a 30-year-old woman allegedly tried to commit suicide by setting herself ablaze near the heavily-guarded Rashtrapati Bhavan here Monday evening, officials said. The woman, identified as Sangeeta, allegedly poured kerosene over her body and set herself afire around 5.30 p.m. on Dalhousie Road behind the presidential palace. Security officials rushed towards her and put out the flames, before officials from Delhi Fire Service could reach the spot.

Woman’s place is in the kitchen – in a hotel or on a ship

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(March 8 is Woman's Day) By Venkatachari Jagannathan, IANS,

Another twist to the Muzaffarpur house of horrors

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IANS and TCN News: The shelter house ‘Baalika Grauh’ a short stay home run by NGO Sewa Sankalp Va Vikas Samiti has now become a horror...

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

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

Yadav trinity asks PM for all-party meeting on women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav, Janata Dal-United's Sharad Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Prasad Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the women's reservation bill and asked for an all-party meeting to evolve consensus on the contentious legislation. "We asked him to call for an all party meeting," Lalu Prasad told reporters after the meeting at the prime minister's residence.

Allahabad HC denies alimony to divorced working woman

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Lucknow : A lower court order directing payment of alimony to a divorced woman under the Domestic Violence Act has been set aside by...

Women-only buses roll out to loud approval in Kashmir

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: A special bus service for women was launched in Srinagar on Tuesday, April 19, and this step,...

Kiran Bedi appointed Puducherry Lt. Governor

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New Delhi: BJP leader and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi has been appointed Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, a Rashtrapati Bhawan communque said on...

Lack of coordination between officials delaying Nirbhaya Fund: DCW chief

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By IANS: New Delhi, July 24 : The One Stop Centres (OSC), a scheme under the Nirbhaya Fund, is getting delayed in Delhi due to...

Aligarh Muslim University Students Union demand justice for Kunan Poshpora victims on International Women’s...

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By TCN News, Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University Students Union (AMUSU) celebrated the International Women’s Day demanding justice for the victims of Kunan Poshpora mass rape, and a stern punishment for the culprits. The programme was held on March 9 at the auditorium of Poly-technique College of AMU, a release said here.

#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...

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.

Fake widows found drawing pension, woman arrested

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By IANS, Lucknow : A woman has been arrested in an Uttar Pradesh village after a local official found over two dozen women who were drawing widows' pensions from the state government though they had husbands. Sub Divisional Magistrate Gola G. Chandra scanned the applications of all beneficiaries of widows' pensions in Padariya Tula village of Lakhimpur Kheri district last week after receiving a complaint. "Over two dozen applications were found to be fake by Saturday and the process is still on," Chandra told IANS.

Odisha to probe rape cases within 60 days

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Jharkhand woman kills a man, then hangs herself

Women
By IANS, Ranchi: A woman allegedly slit the throat of a man in a temple and then committed suicide following a financial dispute in a Jharkhand village, police said Wednesday. According to police, Pramila Devi, in her late thirties, murdered Kamlesh Ram who was praying in a temple in Sijua village of Dhanbad district. She then went home and hanged herself from a ceiling fan.

Shikha Mandi: The first Radio Jockey to host a show in Santhali language

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Santhali might be the language of over 40 lakh people in four states, but it has rarely received the promotion or...

Women lawmakers demand 50% share of Nepali CA chairs

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By Xinhua, Kathmandu : Women members of Nepali Constituent Assembly (CA) have demanded that women CA members be allowed to chair 50 percent of all the CA-related committees and parliamentary committees to ensure gender balance in constitutional making process. According to Saturday's The Himalayan Times daily, there are 14CA-related committees and 10 parliamentary committees in the CA cum legislature-parliament. Elections of all the committees are scheduled for January 9.

Sister Nirmala laid to rest as admirers pay homage despite rain

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Kolkata : Braving heavy showers, hundreds of people from India and abroad bade a tearful adieu to Mother Teresa's successor Sister Nirmala here on...

Women’s commission condemns serial on Colors channel

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By IANS, New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) Thursday strongly criticised the serial "Na Aana Is Desh Lado" aired on Colors TV for the way it portrays women. In a statement Girija Vyas, chairperson of NCW, said the commission has asked for clarifications from the channel because the serial presents women in a poor light and appears to be derogatory, and outrages the modesty of women.

NC woman legislator, activists protest award to army major

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Srinagar, (IANS): Women workers of the opposition National Conference (NC) on Wednesday protested against the award of the Army Chief's commendation card to an...

ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट। यूपी के इस गांव में कॉलेज के लिए ग्रामीणों ने  मुफ्त में...

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    उत्तर प्रदेश के सहारनपुर में 1990 में एक दर्जन गांवों ने अपने क्षेत्र में इंटर कॉलेज के लिए मुहिम चलाई, ताकि इस इलाके के...

In Bajrang Muni’s prouncements, anti-Muslim hatred is rife

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Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin was arrested earlier in April 2022 for 'threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women,' but was soon released on bail....

Indonesian Women’s Participation In Politics Limited, Says First Lady

Women
By Bernama, Jakarta : Indonesian women's participation in politics is still very limited, despite the existence of a law requiring 30 percent of seats in political representation bodies to be given to women, First Lady Ani Yudhoyono said. "We must admit that the role of women in the political field must still be intensified," she said in a statement at the Monas (National Monument here on Saturday after officiating an exhibition. The two-day exhibition is to mark the one decade of the Indonesian women's awakening in conjunction with the centennial of National Awakening.

President pitches for women’s education, skill development

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Domkal (West Bengal): Calling for focusing on women's education, President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday asserted that by 2030, India will have an edge over other...

IMRC का ‘ग्रेन्स फॉर ग्रैनीज़’ कार्यक्रम : ताकि कोई भी ग़रीब व बुजुर्ग महिला...

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter हैदराबाद: सत्तर की उम्र पार कर चुकी खासिम बी अब बिस्तर से उठ नहीं सकती हैं, वे अपने हाथ पैर भी...

Woman raped, killed in Goa

Women
By IANS, Panaji : A 55-year-old woman was raped and killed along the Arambol beach in Goa, a police officer said Saturday. The woman, identified as a local villager, was found naked by the fishermen returning from the sea in early hours of Friday. She used to sell flowers at the beach. The fisherman informed the police about the killing. "We had sent the body for post mortem. The report which arrived late yesterday (Friday) evening confirmed rape," Police Sub-Inspector Sarvesh Narvekar told IANS.

UP sarv khap panchayat launches drive against female foeticide

Women
By Mohit Dubey, Lucknow : Khaps, the body of village elders in northern India often associated with regressive social diktats, may be turning a new...

Woman approaches court for maintenance 3 years after divorce

Women
By IANS, New Delhi: A woman Saturday approached a city court demanding maintenance from her first husband three years after their divorce. Filing a petition before Metropolitan Magistrate Archna Sinha, Kirti said that she is entitled for maintenance from her first husband. Kirti and Mayank got married Nov 23, 2000 and after seven months of marriage, Kirti left her husband. She gave birth to a child Nov 13, 2001. Kirti then filed a divorce petition in court in 2006 which was granted on mutual consent. Kirti and Mayank have since then married their respective partners.

Agra to host conference on women’s health

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Agra : A five-day conference of obstetricians and gynaecologists will be held here from January 13. More than 6,000 doctors will share and exchange ideas...

In Kashmir, women diagnosed with PCOS face trauma, infertility

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The latest Indian National Family Health Survey (NFHS), published in December 2020,  found that at least 60% of Kashmiri married women report one or...

Oman national held in Hyderabad for marrying minor girl

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Hyderabad:A 61-year-old Omani national was Saturday arrested for allegedly marrying two minor girls in the old city of Hyderabad within a week by paying...

Bihar liquor ban should be ‘participatory’, not agenda: Experts

Women
By Bhavana Akella and Sushil Kumar New Delhi : Bihar on Thursday joined the states that have banned liquor, with newly elected Chief Minister...

‘Women only’ cabs soon in Gurgaon

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Gurgaon : 'Women only' cabs will soon be a reality in Gurgaon. The initiative is part of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) signed on the occasion...

Two boys held for raping 16-year-old

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By IANS, Lucknow: Two Class 11 boys have been arrested for allegedly raping their 16-year-old classmate at gunpoint in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Monday. The two were nabbed late Sunday from Rajuaha forest area, about 400 km from Lucknow, police Inspector R.K. Singh told reporters. The girl was abducted and raped Friday by three boys at a secluded place. The boys and the victim studied in the same class in Baraut town. The third accused is on the run.

A Muslim woman’s decade-long struggle to get Khula

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By Nadia Hussain, TwoCircles.net When Shabana (name changed) got married to Javed (name changed) in 2006. she had never imagined the battle she would have...

Support research on Indian Muslim Women: Struggle for Identity

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‘Consider us human’: Stigmatised, vulnerable sex workers at Kolkata’s Khidderpore, Bowbazar urge world

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Atika Sayeed, TwoCircles.net  “Vaishya aur ba-ismat aurat ka muqaabla hargiz-hargiz nahi karna chahiye. In dono ka muqabla ho hi nahi sakta. Vaishya khud kamaati hai...

Explosion of woman power

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, New Delhi : It was an explosion of art for women and mostly by women at the Art Mall, one of the country's biggest display spaces in the capital. Art Mall unveiled an exhibition "Liberation", showcasing nearly 500 works by over 300 senior artists from across the country on International Women's Day last Sunday. The exhibition will end March 17. The mall is also organising a 10-day workshop of art, graphic, sculpture and drawing. The exhibition, one of the biggest in the capital, was inaugurated by senior artist Anjolie Ela Menon.

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

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

South Asians laud US law on violence against women

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Javed Akhtar condemns Muslim personal law board

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Mumbai : Acclaimed lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar, who is vocal about his thoughts, says he condemns the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB)...

Woman dies after her clothes catch fire

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

In solidarity with Shehla Rashid

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

India-born woman gets 20-year jail for killing husband

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New York : An India-born woman in the US state of Texas, convicted of setting her husband afire, has been sentenced to 20 years...

Islamists oppose women as heads of state, government

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By IANS, Dhaka : Women should be debarred from holding office as heads of government or state, an Islamist party has said in Bangladesh, where women have headed governments between 1991 and 2006. The election law should be amended to make women ineligible to hold these offices, the Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan (BKA) Saturday told a government panel led by Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed, currently holding a dialogue with political parties. Ahmed performs prime ministerial functions in a caretaker government holding office since January last year.

Saina, Sindhu, Jwala-Ashwini in line for Worlds medal

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Jakarta : As many as three medals will be on the line for Indian shuttlers on Friday as Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and...

Goa serial killers committed murder in Mumbai too: Police

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By IANS, Panaji: Four persons, including a woman and a 16-year-old girl who were arrested by the Goa police earlier this week for multiple murders in the state, had left a trail of blood in Mumbai too, police said. Speaking to reporters here Wednesday, Superintendent of Police (CID) Atmaram Deshpande said that the gang, which includes a woman and a 16-year-old girl, had also confessed to murdering a woman in Virar, a suburb on the outskirts of Mumbai.

ABVP protests at St.Stephen’s College over sexual harassment

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New Delhi: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Friday staged protests at St. Stephen's College in the north campus here over the alleged...

Women’s commission to take up death of Indian woman

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By IANS,

Men against violence-5: Men also face violence but…

Women
By Nasiruddin Haider Khan, Dhaka : Do the men also face violence within domestic sphere? I come across this question from my friends. They alleged, activists do not want to see violence faced by men in the home. Sometimes, they cite examples of men in abusive relationships. I also wanted to share this question with activists. I was afraid that I will be blamed politically incorrect if I ask this question to anyone from the women’s movement. I thought I will be branded with certain ideological terminology. But during Dhaka Consultation, I gathered courage and raised this question.

Sponsorship deal cancelled; powerlifter Majiziya Bhanu requests help on social media

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net International powerlifter Majiziya Bhanu has qualified to participate in the World Championship being held in Russia in December but is in...

Lok Sabha adjourned again over women’s bill protests

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By IANS, New Delhi : Noisy protests against quotas for women in legislative bodies again forced adjournments of the Lok Sabha Tuesday with MPs of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) continuing their protests and slogan shouting. The Women's Reservation Bill led to three disruptions of the lower house after similar protests forced four adjournments Monday. When her repeated pleas fell on deaf ears, Speaker Meira Kumar adjourned the house till 4 p.m. after members reassembled at 2 p.m.

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...

Men’s groups resent move to empower women panel

Women
New Delhi : Men's rights groups, fighting for shared parenting in case of divorce, Thursday protested the central government move to empower the National...

Give Indian Muslim women more social space: Minority bodies

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By IANS,

Women, religious minorities should be protected: Rajnath

Women
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday underlined the need for women, religious minorities and people belonging to the north-eastern region of India...

UN chief seeks help against female genital mutilation

Women
Nairobi: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called on the media Thursday to speak out and help put an end "within this generation" to Female...

Two Czech women abducted in Pakistan

Women
By IANS/RIA Novosti, Moscow: Two women from the Czech republic have been abducted by unidentified assailants in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, a media report said.

Woman techie cheats NRI of Rs.1.3 mn, booked for cyber crime

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By IANS, Kendrapada (Orissa) : At least eight persons, including a female software engineer, have been booked in Orissa for cheating a non resident Indian (NRI) of Rs.1.3 million by making false promises, the police said Thursday. "The police have registered criminal cases against software engineer Kaveri Patra, a resident of Mulabasanta village in Kendrapada district, and seven others including her father, husband and father-in-law on the charge of cheating and committing a cyber crime," officer in charge of the local Pattamundai police station K. C. Mallick told IANS.

Woman call centre worker stabbed to death in Lucknow

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Lucknow : A call centre worker was stabbed to death in Lucknow Wednesday, police said. Shabnam, 28, was walking to office for the morning shift...
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