Islamists oppose women as heads of state, government
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.
Bangladesh parliament to double reservation for women
By IANS,
Dhaka : Bangladesh's parliament will more than double the number of seats reserved for women and repeal laws that discriminate against women, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the International Women's Day at Osmani Memorial Hall here, she said: "We will reintroduce the National Women Development Policy adopted during the last Awami League government's tenure. We gave nomination to maximum number of women for contesting the December 29 polls."
Delhi man, mother get life terms in dowry death case
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday upheld life sentences to a man and his mother for killing his wife for dowry. The court also regretted the stand of the girl's family, saying the case shows discrimination against the girl child still exists in Indian society.
Six women arrested in Uttar Pradesh with 200 tortoises
By IANS,
Lucknow : Six women from West Bengal were Monday nabbed with as many as 200 tortoises in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district, a police official said.
"Acting on a tip-off, we nabbed the women and seized several sacks full of tortoises," district police chief Kripa Shanker Singh told IANS over telephone.
All the women were arrested from near the bus station in Mainpuri, some 200 km from Lucknow, Monday evening.
"We have contacted the forest officials," said Singh. The women were being questuiioned, the police said.
Assam women in better condition than in BJP-ruled states: Gogoi
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday came out with statistics in BJP-ruled states to claim that the condition of women was...
Malaysian Indian woman wants her conversion to Islam invalidated
By IANS,
George Town (Malaysia) : An ethnic Indian housewife in Malaysia Wednesday said she would appeal against a civil court ruling that heard her plea questioning her conversion to Islam when she was seven years old.
Siti Hasnah Bangarama Abdullah, 28, was converted along with her four siblings in 1983 when her parents, both born Hindus, embraced Islam.
She sought a declaration from the court that her conversion to Islam was invalid, Star Online reported.
Unable to pay bribe, Dalit woman in Kerala denied treatment in government hospital
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Kasargod: A Dalit woman in Kasargod district of Kerala has alleged that she was denied treatment by government hospital...
Mamata Banerjee files nomination papers
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday filed her nomination papers for the West Bengal assembly elections...
NSE sends notice to companies without woman director
Chennai : India's leading stock exchange National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) on Wednesday said it has issued notice to 260 companies...
Women’s quota bill put to vote in Rajya Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi : India's upper house of parliament, Rajya Sabha, Tuesday put to vote the women's quota bill reserving a third of seats in parliament and state assemblies for women amid vocal acrimony and dissent.
All-party meet crucial to women’s bill, says Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi: With the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government expected to face hurdles in the passage of the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha, the Congress said Thursday that April 5 all-party meeting on the bill was "crucial".
"It's a crucial meeting. Let's wait for the outcome," Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed said here.
तलाक –एक आम औरत की बिसात ही क्या…?
Fahmina Hussain, TwoCircles.net
31 साल की यास्मीन से निकाह के समय तो तीन बार ‘क़बूल है’ ज़रूर पूछा गया था, लेकिन जब शौहर ने उसे...
Wakf amendment bill seeks representation of women
By IANS,
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday introduced the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2010, in the Lok Sabha that seeks to address the lapses in the Wakf Act, 1995, and also provides for representation of women, professionals and experts in the wakf councils.
The bill seeks to address the inadequacy of data on waqf properties, encroachment, development of waqf properties and the absence of a statutory obligation to ensure flow of information from the state waqf boards and state governments to the central waqf council.
तक़लीफ़ -ए-ख़्वातीन : इस शर्मिंदगी से निज़ात मिलना ही ‘जन्नत ‘ है!
कोरोना महामारी के दौरान किए लॉकडाऊन में सबसे गहरी तक़लीफ़ का सामना ख़्वातीनो ने किया है। बैंक के बाहर 500 ₹ और राशन डीलर...
15th Lok Sabha has highest number of women MPs
By IANS,
New Delhi : A record 59 women MPs have been elected to the new Lok Sabha - the highest since independence, and 17 of them are less than 40 years.
According to PRS Legislative Research, an organisation that aims to strengthen legislative debate, among the 59 women MPs in the 15th Lok Sabha, a majority - 23 - are from the Congress. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 13 women members.
Uttar Pradesh has the maximum number of 13 women MPs to represent the most populous state. It is followed by West Bengal with seven.
Muslim girl tops Bihar Board’s Intermediate Arts Exams
Five amongst first 10 happens to be Muslim girls
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Patna: Marking a paradigm shift for the Muslim community, a Begusarai girl...
Difficult questions
By Dr Kouser Fathima,
During a recent discussion someone wanted to know why the medical / engineering seats allotted to Muslims in minority colleges remain...
Ness Wadia booked over Preity Zinta’s charge
Mumbai: An FIR on Bollywood actress Preity Zinta's alleged molestation charge against her ex-boyfriend and business partner, industrialist Ness Wadia was registered Saturday, police...
IAMC urges Modi government to ensure justice to Hathras rape victim
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President of the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), Ahsan Khan condemned the recent Uttar Pradesh government’s mishandling of the Hathras rape case that...
79% Women’s report harassment and abuse, trend more prevalent in Northern India, reveals a...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A recent research by UK-based advocacy group ActionAid has once again highlighted the grim situation of women's...
Book captures everyday art by rural Indian women
By IANS,
New Delhi : Pushpa is a sweeper at the international airport in Mumbai, sweating it out for eight hours a day to fend for her family of three. But when at home in a slum, the widow is an artist - she draws rice-flour "kalam", or sacred designs to welcome guests, outside her home in a narrow alley near Santa Cruz.
Lalita, a Yadav housewife at Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, is rooted to a culture where women have lived behind the veil for years. But she is bound to Pushpa by a thread of colours.
Men outperform women on spatial tasks
By IANS,
Washington : Men outperform women on spatial tasks, including the ability to identify how a 3-D object would appear if rotated in space, claims a new study.
The University of Iowa (UI) study shows a connection between this sex-linked ability and the structure of the parietal lobe, the brain region that controls this type of skill.
PG accommodation ‘block list’ for women students
By Ankush Vats
New Delhi : It's often been a murky tale of harassment for outstation women students of Delhi University year after year. But...
Women’s groups urge centre to address grievances of rape victims
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) along with its Delhi wing Saturday urged the central government to address the grievances of rape victims with sensitivity.
Several advocates, NGO workers and the members of the NCW and the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) held a seminar to discuss the guidelines approved by the Delhi High Court a few months back to tackle sexual offences with more sensitivity.
Girija Vyas, chairperson of NCW, pointed out that there is lack of sensitivity in the country towards sexually assaulted women and children.
BJP wants to give all powers to one man: Priyanka
Rae Bareli: Congress star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Sunday sharpened her attack on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, saying his party believed in giving...
Dimapur lynching: Assam truckers stop plying to Nagaland
Guwahati: Truckers in Assam on Saturday stopped plying their vehicles from here to Dimapur and other parts of Nagaland in protest against the lynching...
दादरी: उन्होंने कहा “तुमने गाय काटी है, तुम्हें जिंदा नहीं छोड़ेंगे”
By सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ: गोमांस की अफ़वाह पर भीड़ द्वारा मार दिए गए दादरी के मोहम्मद अखलाक़ की बेटी शाईस्ता ने गौतम बुद्ध नगर...
Women’s College of Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Movement: Struggle for Women’s Education and establishment of Women’s College
By Afzal Usmani
Protecting women’s dignity a collective responsibility: President
New Delhi : Women's right to equal opportunities and a dignified life must be respected, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday on the eve...
Consult us on Teresa’s remains: Catholic bishops
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government should consult the church and the Missionaries of Charity before taking a decision on the Albanian government's request for Mother Teresa's remains, the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) said Monday.
"As and when such a request comes to us, we will take a considered decision in consultation with the Missionaries of Charity," said CBCI spokesperson Rev Babu Joseph.
Equality still a far cry for Indian women, say activists
(International Women's Day is on March 8)
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty,
New Delhi : Despite several success stories, Indian women continue to be bogged down by...
उत्तरप्रदेश में महिलाओं के लिए पहला जिम मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर के पूरकाजी में शुरू हुआ जिसे...
मुजफ्फरनगर-
आस मोहम्मद कैफ,TwoCircles.net
मुजफ्फरनगर से देहरादून जाने के रास्ते में आधे घंटे के सफर के बाद चाट की मशहूर दुकानों का बाज़ार जहाँ दिखाई दे...
दिल्ली हिंसा: अजित डोभाल ने कहा था, ‘डरने की जरूरत नहीं’, लेकिन… दूध लेने...
इसरार अहमद, Twocircles.net
दिल्ली। उस्मानपुर के करतार नगर में अपने घर से बच्चों के लिए दूध लेने घर से बाहर निकले मोहम्मद इरफ़ान तीन दिन...
Police reaction to attacks on Bangalore women disappointing: group
By IANS,
Bangalore : Bangalore police have brushed aside concerns over attacks on women on the streets of India's IT capital as "sporadic" and mere "eve-teasing", says a group formed to protest such crimes.
Disappointed with Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari's reaction to the attacks here - at least five in the past fortnight - the members of Fearless Karnataka/Nirbhaya Karnataka (FKNK) say they will press ahead with plans March 7 and 8 to protest these attacks and raise awareness among the police and citizens.
Women Congress activists protest outside Jaitley’s residence
New Delhi : Hundreds of women Congress supporters protested outside Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's residence here Friday afternoon demanding an apology from him...
Two boys held for raping 16-year-old
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.
Kanyashree scheme to be part of school syllabus: Mamata
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the Kanyashree Prakalpa - a scheme for girls - would be included...
Why did BJP field my father’s killer in Assam, asks journalist’s daughter
Guwahati : The daughter of journalist Kamala Saikia is furious that the BJP has fielded in Assam's assembly elections former ULFA militant Kushal Dowari,...
Jaipur woman gets rights over Delhi property
New Delhi : Landlords were free to choose properties for doing business wherever they want, a Delhi court has held while allowing the eviction...
Congress to try for consensus on women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) said Sunday they will convey their strong opposition to the women's reservation bill at Monday's all-party meeting called by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee even as the ruling Congress maintained it will try its best to forge a consensus on the legislation.
"We are opposed to the bill in its present form. We have given some suggestions to the government to modify the bill and one of them should be accepted," SP spokesman Mohan Singh told IANS.
Gender neutrality much needed in India: Kiran Bedi
New Delhi : Gender neutrality is required in corporate India to reduce the attrition of female staff, social activistg Kian Bedi, a former top...
DCW to work with Delhi Police’s crimes against women cell
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday decided to work closely with Delhi Police's special unit dealing with crimes against women...
Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh enter sub-junior women’s hockey semis
By IANS,
Sonepat: Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh entered the semifinals from Pool B of the Hockey India Sub-Junior Women's National Championship (North Zone) played here Saturday.
Bigger conspiracy behind killing: Greater Noida victim’s wife
Greater Noida : The killing of a man in a village here following rumours that his family consumed beef was part of a bigger...
Modi hails all-women IT centre as ‘glory of Saudi Arabia’
Riyadh : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described an all-women IT centre set up by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) here as the “glory...
BJP divided on women’s bill, Advani calls MPs for tea
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday denied reports that it was divided over the women's quota bill but the rift was evident with a section of MPs led by Yogi Adityanath saying that quotas for women were "needless" and would be opposed in the Lok Sabha.
As the signs of disquiet grew, veteran leader and chairperson of the BJP parliamentary party L.K. Advani called for a meeting of the party's Lok Sabha MPs at his residence over tea Thursday evening.
Custodial torture worst crime, says Delhi HC
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...
IAF grants permanent commissions to 22 women officers
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to grant permanent commissions to 22 women officers in line with a court directive to ensure gender equality but this will not apply to women officers who join in the future, an official said Wednesday.
"We have started the process of according permanent commission to 22 women officers in accordance with a Delhi High Court order and have decided against challenging it," IAF spokesperson Tarun Kumar Singha told IANS.
Kamla Beniwal takes oath as Tripura governor
By IANS,
Agartala : Kamla Beniwal, a former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan, took oath as the new governor of Tripura here Thursday.
The oath was administered by senior judge of Guwahati High Court Amitava Roy at Raj Bhawan.
"Dr. Beniwal is the first woman governor of any northeastern state," a senior Tripura government official said.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, his cabinet colleagues, leaders of different political parties, and top civil, army and police officials were present in the brief oath taking ceremony.
IPS officer alleges harassment by senior
Gurgaon: Gurgaon's Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Bharti Arora has accused her boss, Navdeep Singh Virk, of harassment and mental torture and wrongly interfering...
Girl burnt alive by spurned lover in Andhra
Hyderabad : A girl was burnt alive by a spurned lover and his friend in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police said.
The shocking incident occurred...
Sunlight deficiency causing bone-health problems in young women
(May 28 is International Women's Health Day)
New Delhi : Sunlight missing from the lives of busy young women is making them deficient in...
Government is clearing a way for Uniform Civil Code through triple talaq : JUH
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Strongly condemning Central government’s affidavit filed before Supreme Court that opposes practice of triple talaq and polygamy, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind...
Why women take a detour from engineering
New York : Women who go to college intending to become engineers stay in the profession less often than men, as a result of...
Muslim women go door-to-door to collect signatures against Uniform Civil Code
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: A signature campaign by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) against the Uniform Civil Code is finding good...
India’s first three women fighter pilots commissioned
Hyderabad : Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh on Saturday were commissioned as India's first three women fighter pilots.
On completion of successful training...
One held for Nepal woman journalist’s murder
By IANS,
Kathmandu : A week after the brutal murder of a woman broadcaster in Nepal's violence-hit Terai plains, the Maoist government Sunday said the mastermind behind the killing has been arrested.
Mebilal Paswan, said to be associated with a little-known Terai organisation calling itself the Terai Ekta Parishad, has been arrested for the murder of radio journalist Uma Singh, government spokesman and Minister for Communications and Information Krishna Bahadur Mahara told the interim parliament Sunday.
Mahara said Paswan, arrested Saturday, had admitted involvement in the killing.
It is women’s power that rules Kochi
By IANS,
Kochi : It is women's power that rules this port city of Kerala. With B. Sandhya Monday taking over as the new inspector general of police of the central range, women are ruling this commercial capital - from district collector to the mayor.
The Kochi Mayor is Mercy Williams, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) chairperson is M.C. Josephine, and the Ernakulam district panchayat president is P.S. Shaila - all women.
Sandhya, asked for her reaction, said: "As a critical mass, if women are there, things can be pushed much faster."
Assam’s two-child norm in draft policy ‘unnecessary’, ‘anti-women’
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...
Minor gangraped in Ghaziabad
By IANS,
Ghaziabad : A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by two young men and an adolescent in Pratap Vihar area of Ghaziabad, adjoining the national capital, the police said Sunday.
According to the police, the girl, who is a resident of Pratap Vihar, had stepped out of her house Saturday afternoon when the three young men, also staying in the same locality, forcibly took her to a secluded spot and raped her.
The men threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the crime to anyone.
In Bajrang Muni’s prouncements, anti-Muslim hatred is rife
Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin was arrested earlier in April 2022 for 'threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women,' but was soon released on bail....
UP woman police officer conquers Antarctica’s highest peak
Lucknow: An IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre has successfully climbed the Mount Vinson Massif, the highest peak in the Antarctic sub-continent, an...
International Women’s Day: Meet UP’s Rehana Adeeb, a ‘rebel’ for men, but a ‘messiah’...
Social activist Rehana Adeeb, who is fighting for the rights of women in areas such as Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Baghpat and Saharanpur in western Uttar...
Kerala’s Left Front recommends 50 percent quota for women
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) Friday recommended to the state government to reserve 50 percent seats in local governments for women.
"We have now decided that it is time to ensure that 50 percent of seats are reserved for women. We expect it to take place by the local bodies polls next year," LDF convener Vaikom Viswan told reporters.
Government confident of women’s bill passage: Moily
By IANS,
New Delhi: Despite several hiccups that the women's reservation bill is facing in parliament, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Sunday night said the central government is confident to pass the bill in the current budget session.
"We want to pass the bill this session. We are very confident," Moily told the CNN-IBN news channel in an interview.
Two women held in Chennai for dowry harassment
BY IANS,
Chennai : Two women were arrested Sunday on charges of harassment for dowry and assisting bigamy by attempting to arrange the third marriage of an IT professional relative domiciled in Singapore, the police said.
"Madina Begum (55) and Safina (35) were arrested based on a complaint from Abu Bakkar Siddique that his Singapore-based son-in-law Mohammad Ali Maraikkayar was attempting to marry a third time through the efforts of his mother Madina and sister Safina," police inspector S. Kalyani told IANS.
Burqa ban in Europe – Arresting cultural freedom?
By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld France's controversial law of banning face-covering Muslim veils or burqa from the...
Rural women from Uttar Pradesh win International Literacy Prize
By Betwa Sharma, IANS,
United Nations : Khabar Lahariya, a newspaper run by rural women in Uttar Pradesh, has won the United Nations International Literacy Prize.
Khabar Lahariya is produced and marketed by rural women from marginalised Dalit, Kol and Muslim communities in Chitrakoot and Banda districts of India's most populous state.
The King Sejong Literacy Prize was given by the United Nations Education and Social Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to this fortnightly paper, started by Nirantar, a centre for gender and education, which is based in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
A family of 47 voters wooed by all in Bihar
By Imran Khan,
Patna : It's a joint family of 85 people, with 47 being voters and in this poll season, they find themselves much...
Woman’s burnt body found in Delhi house
By IANS,
New Delhi : The burnt body of a woman was found in her house here Monday, police said.
Anju, a resident of Uttam Nagar in west Delhi, was found dead around 3 a.m., a police officer said.
"We found the burnt body of a woman in the house. We are investigating the case and have apprehended her husband Ramu for questioning," the officer said.
UAE calls for more women in peacekeeping
By IANS,
New York : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called for increased participation of women in peacekeeping operations to curb violence against women in war zones and conflict areas, WAM reported Friday.
"Women participation in international peacekeeping process, mediation, reconciliation, and reconstruction efforts is highly essential to maintain gender equality and to reduce violence against women," Ahmed Al-Jarman, UAE's permanent UN representative, said during the Security Council debate on "Women and Peace and Security" Thursday.
President, PM congratulate Sania on becoming No.1
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sania Mirza for becoming the new women's doubles No.1 player on Monday.
Sania...
Violence against women is not a tenet of Islam
By Naazish YarKhan,
Listening to the radio one day, I was shocked to hear the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report on widespread occurrence of rape in Afghanistan. As a Muslim who knows that the core of her religion is about justice and mercy, I asked myself how the perpetrators of these acts could have strayed so far from the Muslim faith and from basic humane principles.
Ex-ACP’s son arrested for trying to abduct Afghan woman
New Delhi: A 28-year-old man, the son of a former senior Delhi police official, was arrested here for trying to abduct a married Afghan...
Congress opposes Kashmir bill curtailing women’s rights
By IANS,
Jammu: The Congress has decided to oppose a bill moved earlier this week in the upper house of the state legislature depriving women of their citizenship rights if they marry non-permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
"This piece of legislation will never be supported by the party within or outside of the legislature," said a senior Congress minister in the coalition government of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
The Permanent Resident (Disqualification) Bill moved March 8 by Murtaza Khan of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Irom Sharmila not allowed to vote in Manipur
Imphal: Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a fast for 13 years against a special, stringent anti-terror act in Manipur,...
In the name of progressiveness: A Note on the recent Speak-Out movement in...
By Praveena Thaali for TwoCircles.net
In recent times, Dalit-Bahujan women have started a speak-out* campaign to reveal their experiences of sexual harassment, which until now it...
Punjab Assembly passes resolution urging Centre for women’s reservation
Chandigarh, (IANS) The Punjab Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Central government to enact the Women's Reservation Bill to provide 33...
Reservation bill will be beacon for emancipation of women
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha is a momentous, heartwarming step not only for India, but is likely to be an inspirational trendsetter for women's empowerment in the entire region.
Although it is only the first step, the ripples from the smashing of a glass barrier are bound to be felt in virtually all areas of traditional male dominance. Like its democracy, therefore, India will also be a beacon in the matter of women's emancipation.
BJP fields 58 women for Kolkata civic polls
Kolkata : The BJP on Tuesday announced its list of 142 candidates - including 58 women and 18 from religious minorities - for the...
मायावती से मुसलमानों का मोहभंग, उपचुनाव में नही मिला उनका वोट!
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ- लोकसभा चुनावों में 10 लोकसभा सीट जीतकर वापसी करने वाली उत्तर प्रदेश में मायावती के नेतृत्व वाली बहुजन समाज...
Woman, three kids found hanging in UP village
Lucknow: The bodies of a woman and her three children were found hanging in their home in Ghazipur on Saturday, police said.
According to available...
Sonia Gandhi, Kochhar, Nooyi in Forbes 100 powerful women list
By IANS,
New York : Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, PepsiCo chief executive Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank's new head Chanda Kochhar have been listed among the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes magazine.
All three of them have been ranked higher than US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the list, which has German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the top, followed by US Federal Deposit Insurance chairperson Sheila Bair.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson of Bangalore-based Biocon, is another Indian woman to make the list.
Indian girls return with best performance card from AFC festival
By IANS,
New Delhi: Unnoticed and unsung, 22 Indian girls, forming two 11-player teams, returned from Colombo after putting up a creditable show in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) south central under-14 festival there.
India's girls topped the five-team festival with 21 green cards followed by Jordan, Iran, Sri Lanka and Bhutan in that order. India won all but one of their matches, which was a 30-minute draw with Iran.
Men against violence-1: Learn masculinity from Mahatma Gandhi?
By Nasiruddin Haider Khan,
Dhaka : "Women have raised their voices against gender-based violence. They have fought for policies and laws. But now it is high time that women's movement should engage men. There are enormous challenges to counter violence against women. Without involving men, it is not possible to prevent gender based violence."
‘Parliament may take up bills on communal violence, women’s quota’
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Communal Violence Bill, Women's Reservation Bill, Seeds Bill and Insurance Laws amendment bill were among the significant legislations likely to be taken up by parliament in the ongoing budget session, an independent parliamentary research organisation said Tuesday.
An official of PRS Legislative Research, which works to strengthen the legislative process and tracks functioning of parliament, said that the four bills were among the legislations held up in the past due to lack of political consensus.
Woman caught smuggling heroin-stuffed buttons to Turkey
By RIA Novosti,
Dushanbe : Customs officials in Tajikistan detained a Filipino woman at Dushanbe airport Tuesday for attempting to smuggle more than three kilograms of heroin stuffed into fabric buttons to Turkey.
"During an individual baggage search of passengers, customs authorities detained Milagros Nolasko, 48, who was attempting to smuggle some 3,300 grams of heroin on a flight from Dushanbe to Istanbul," a customs agent told RIA Novosti.
Couple facing ostracism for same gotra marriage for last eight years
Ten arrested for harassment in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad city
By Sudhir Pedgaonkar for TwoCircles.net,
Aurangabad (Maharashtra): In a progressive state such as Maharashtra, a young couple has claimed facing ostracism for last eight years after their community’s jaat panchayat (community court) directive against their same gotra marriage. Fed up with the social boycott that has hampered their day-to-day life, the wife finally lodged a police complaint leading to arrest of 10 persons this month.
Allowing women to be guardians: Panel examines bill
By Rana Ajit, IANS,
New Delhi : A parliamentary panel is scrutinising a bill aimed at giving Indian women equal rights as men in adopting children and becoming guardians of minors, including their own kids - something they are barred from under existing law.
Probe begins against policeman who complained against Mulayam
Lucknow : Suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur on Wednesday appeared before Police Recruitment Board Director General V.K. Gupta as part of a departmental...
Congress seeks new Odisha law for women’s safety
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : The Congress Thursday demanded a new legislation in Odisha to ensure safety and security to women and claimed that crimes against them were on the rise in the state.
Her Hijab no deterrent, this IAS officer determined to work for marginalised sector
By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net,
Kozhikode: It’s a long pending dream come true, not only for her but for the entire Muslim community in Kerala, especially the Muslim women.
Atheela Abdulla goes to work wearing the Hijab. “There is an option to wear or not to wear it. I opted the choice of wearing it. As a civil servant, I am obliged to not raise such question and do justice to my duty and post,” Atheela says.
Kerala assembly to hold special session for women’s quota
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala government Wednesday decided to convene a special session of the state assembly Sep 8-17 to bring in a new law reserving 50 percent seats in the local legislative bodies for women.
"The main reason to call the special session is to pass this new law to ensure that 50 percent of seats are reserved for women in the local bodies," Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan told reporters.
Currently, there are 20,554 elected representatives in Kerala, of which 33.33 percent seats are reserved for women.
National Archives to observe 125th Foundation Year of NAI in Bhopal
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: The National Archives of India (NAI), Regional Office, Bhopal is organizing a 3-day outreach programme from September...
Lucknow Biotech park to train women farmers
By IANS,
Lucknow : Free training programmes will be provided to women farmers by the Biotech Park here to enable them to apply new technologies to increase agricultural yield, an official said Monday.
"We will be launching training programmes to hone the skills of women farmers from Sep 7," said P.K. Seth, CEO of the Biotech Park.
"Though the programmes will be open to women farmers from across the state, initially we will enrol farmers from Lucknow and its adjoining districts," an official at the Biotech Park said.
Woman detained in Lebanon not Baghdadi’s wife: Iraq
Baghdad ; The Iraqi interior ministry said Wednesday that a woman recently detained in Lebanon is not the wife of the Islamic State (IS)...
SC asks CBI to probe gang rape case recorded on video
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to undertake investigation into the two rape videos that were posted on...
Muslim women beaten up in MP for allegedly carrying beef; uproar in Rajya Sabha
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: In yet another violence caused due to suspicion of possessing beef, two Muslim women were thrashed and abused by...
Indian nurses freed in Iraq, to reach Kerala Saturday
Thiruvananthapuram : All 46 Indian women nurses seized by Sunni insurgents in Iraq were freed Friday and will fly to Kerala Saturday morning, Chief...
More study before taking in women fighter pilots: IAF chief
By IANS,
New Delhi: Indian Air Force Chief P.V. Naik Thursday admitted that more studies need to be done before a decision is taken to induct women as fighter pilots.
Woman, who accused Pachauri of sexual harassment, resigns
New Delhi: The woman researcher, who levelled charges of sexual harassment against environmental scientist R.K. Pachauri, has quit her job at The Energy Research...
NHRC orders probe into abduction of woman by BJD MLA
Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Odisha government to conduct a fresh inquiry by the Crime Branch into the alleged...
Minor domestic worker found dead after allegedly raped by employer in Hyderabad, family demand...
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Hyderabad: Being poor is akin to a crime as you are extremely vulnerable to exploitation. This is what happened in the...
Growing intolerance in India is worrying: Shabana Azmi
New Delhi : Veteran actor Shabana Azmi on Friday expressed support to those raising issues of intolerance in the country. She said "the growing...
Clergyman donates kidney to Muslim woman in Kerala
Kochi : A clergyman in Kerala has donated his kidney to a Muslim woman who was suffering from kidney ailments for the last...
Social media feminist activism – movement for elite by elites
There is an elitism and selectivity in the discourse which happen on the social network. Generally issues related to the lower strata of the society are sidelined in these discussions.
By Mohammad Zakir Riyaz,
In recent years, a new trend of online activism has taken birth where online campaigns against various issues are launched and taken forward to make changes. In this direction the first such campaign in my memory was the Pink Chaddi campaign launched in 2009 as a protest against the right wing extremist group Shri Ram Sene’s attack on women in a pub at Manglore. In this campaign, people were mobilized online and asked to send pink panties to the leaders of this extremist group.
Muslim women of Malabar
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
TCN Malabar series: Part 8
In various towns of Malabar, it is not uncommon to see Muslim women on the streets, bazaars, and schools. They can be easily identified with their traditional mode of clothing. Young girls wear long colorful skirts, long sleeved blouses and heads covered in dupatta or a hijab. Older girls, it seems, prefer shalwar qameez. Married women wear saris or abayas.
Woman power pulls Orissa’s chariots of gods
By Byomakesh Biswal, IANS,
Baripada (Orissa) : It's a tug of equality. For women in the small town of Baripada that has come alive during the Jagannath rath yatra, pulling the chariot of goddess Subhadra is as much about empowerment as it is about tradition.
The Hindu chariot festival is observed in many parts of India, with mostly men doing the tugging, but in Baripada it is a unique affair because there women have the exclusive right of pulling the chariot of goddess Subhadra - the sister of Lord Jagannath - in an act considered sacred.
Gangubai ushered in women’s power in music: cultural fraternity
By IANS,
New Delhi/Bangalore : The cultural fraternity across the country mourned the death of legendary Hindustani classical singer Gangubai Hangal, saying her demise ended an era of women's power in traditional Indian music which had conventionally been a male bastion.
Gangubai was an exponent of the Kirana gharana.
Drop all charges against Irom Sharmila: ICJ
New Delhi : The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Thursday urged the Manipur government to immediately drop all charges against rights activist Irom...
India’s scavenger women find new jobs – and dignity
By Shweta Srinivasan, IANS,
New Delhi : Rani Bai, a Dalit woman in her late 20s in Madhya Pradesh, has thrown away the shoddy cane basket and hand shovel with which she would clean a dozen dry toilets everyday. Armed with scissors and a needle, she now churns out beautiful bags from waste leather - that's her new job.
"From scavenging I would earn a pitiful Rs.30 a month, now I can earn up to Rs.1,000 - and the job is respectable," said Rani, who hails from Dewas district.
50 percent quota for women in panchayats lauded
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission of Women Thursday welcomed the cabinet's decision to reserve 50 percent of seats in rural panchayats for women.
"We are delighted," NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here.
The cabinet has approved amendment of article 243 D of the constitution to increase the reservation from 33 percent to 50 percent of the panchayat seats to be filled by direct election for women.
"Women face discrimination from the home to parliament. They have to be made equal partners in decision-making," she said.
UN body concerned about impact of Gaza violence on women
United Nations : The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Friday expressed its deep concern about the impact of the ongoing Gaza conflict on women's...
Tell the truth on rape or face action, HC warns woman
By Garima Tyagi,
New Delhi : The free run of a woman who would dupe people on false promises of getting them jobs in Delhi...
Fake widows found drawing pension, woman arrested
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.
1,000 girls get school uniforms stitched by “Sakhi”
Jaipur : All of them may not have been able to go to school but a good number of rural women in Rajasthan, who...
Handwara girl’s mother says video recorded under police pressure
Srinagar : The mother of the young girl whose alleged molestation by a army soldiersparked off violent protests in Handwara earlier this week alleged...
Kunan Poshpora: The Silent Night That Still Echoes Cries for Justice
Raqif Makhdoomi, TwoCircles.net
Kunan Poshpora, a village in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, carries a story that continues to haunt its people even after 35 years....
Activists protest Muslim cleric’s sexist remark
By IANS,
New Delhi: Women activists Saturday staged a demonstration against a cleric who spoke against Muslim women's participation in politics.
Around 30 activists, mostly from the Muslim community, as well as filmmaker Gauhar Raza and lyricist Javed Akhtar gathered at the Jantar Mantar observatory to protest comments made by Lucknow-based Muslim cleric Kalbe Jawad regarding women's reservation bill.
Saba Anjum: Muezzin’s daughter is now Indian hockey team captain
By AnIndianMuslim.com,
The story of Saba Anjum Karim, 26, is nothing short of a fairy tale.
Muslim liberals’ problematic noises on Karnataka anti-hijab row
To discuss whether the hijab is essential or not, whether all Muslims wear the hijab or not, whether those who wear it do it...
“Gender reporting in media does not exist, Urdu media no different,” say eminent media...
During the second day of the round table on “Gender Reporting in Urdu Media - Opportunities & Challenges” by the Centre for Women’s Studies...
12 Muslim women among top 200 women nominees of #100Women achievers contest of Ministry...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), in collaboration with Facebook, have announced the...
Swedish woman informed of her own death
Stockholm: A Swedish woman was informed by her insurance company that she had been dead for over a week following a mistake committed by...
Ramadan 1435: Ladies entrance
By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net
In South Asia very few mosques have space for women worshipers. Thousand Lights Mosque in Chennai, a Shia Masjid does have...
Campaign against female infanticide in Bengal
Kolkata : To tackle gender imbalance in the state, the West Bengal government has launched a campaign against female infanticide, which includes organising awareness...
Jilted lover stabs woman in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: A man stabbed his 20-year-old former girlfriend to death Monday near a bustling market here, police said. The jilted lover has been arrested.
JD(U) hints at softening of opposition to women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : With the numbers favouring the passage of the women's reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha Monday, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), a prominent party opposing it, Sunday indicated a softening of its position.
JD-U chief whip in the Rajya Sabha Ali Anwar Ansari said the party will consider the opinion of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in support of the bill, which seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in parliament and state legislatures.
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Hang bride burners: Supreme Court
By IANS,
New Delhi : Unless all those who burn their wives are hanged, the barbaric crime would not stop, the Supreme Court has said.
Take money and abort, Bihar panchayat tells raped girl, booked
Patna : A case has been lodged against eight members of a panchayat, a village executive, in Bihar's Kishanganj district for asking a girl,...
Women will be a major determinant of progress: President
By IANS,
New Delhi : President Pratibha Patil Sunday said the country's women will continue to be a major determinant of its future progress and inclusive growth.
"Every year, we celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, to recognise the dedication and achievements of women. This year is even more special, as this is the 100th edition. Indian women as part of this epoch making movement have played an exemplary role and will continue to be a major determinant of our future progress and inclusive growth," she said.
Kejriwal orders magisterial probe into Kenyan woman’s gang-rape
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the alleged gang-rape of a Kenyan woman here in a moving...
Lalitha Kumaramangalam takes charge as NCW chair
New Delhi : BJP leader Lalitha Kumaramangalam Monday took charge as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women and said that she will...