Muslim women in India are in miserable condition: Uzma Naheed
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net
Uzma Naheed comes from a family of the founders of Darul Uloom Deoband. She is a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and has been working for the upliftment of the Muslim women in India and abroad.
Though she comes from the religious establishment she is very critical of religious establishment for keep Muslims in intellectually and socially miserable condition.
From Nepali Dreams to Kashmir’s Nightmare: The Journey of Trafficked Women and Their Lost...
Safoora Hilal and Kounsar Bashir, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In the dimly lit room, barely illuminated by the single window, the space was cluttered with various items. The...
Indian woman rescued in Germany reaches Delhi
New Delhi : Gurpreet, the Indian woman who was rescued from a refugee camp in Germany along with her eight-year-old daughter, reached New Delhi...
Extraordinary stories of ordinary women
TCN Special Series: Part 2 on Anwari Noor Jahan
By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,
IAF approves women in combat roles
By Gulshan Luthra,
New Delhi : Induction of women officers in combat roles in the Indian Air Force (IAF) now seems possible.
The IAF chief, Air...
When saying ‘no’ empowered these women
By Shilpa Raina,
New Delhi : As a child-bride, activist Sampat Pal's mother-in-law sternly instructed her to have dinner only after everyone in the family had eaten. She agreed, but a part of her rebelled against this gender discrimination. And a day came when she could take it no more and ate before everyone else did. That very moment forever changed the course of life.
Campaign to save girl child, environment in Punjab
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Based on the thinking that both a woman and trees nurture families and planet earth, respectively, without any reciprocity, a novel campaign to save both is being launched in Punjab Wednesday.
The campaign, 'Nanhi Chhaaon' (Little shadow) is being undertaken jointly by the Punjab government, the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and a corporate house to highlight why the girl child and environment need to be protected for the future.
Gujarat police puts up hoardings on Bilkis Bano’s old house assuring women safety
The eleven convicts live a few meters away from Bilkis Bano's house, where hoardings have been put up.
Staff Reporter | TwoCircles.net
AHMEDABAD (GUJARAT): Gujarat Police’s...
Women take part in great numbers in training programme
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: As many as 30 women trainees passed out from the first 90-day ‘Placement linked skill training programme’ under the ‘Swarna Jayanti Swarojgar Yojana (SJSRY) – principally aimed at the urban unemployed women – here on Tuesday.
Activists unite to show solidarity to Irom Sharmila’s struggle
By TCN News
Delhi : Activists from various organisations will come together in Delhi tomorrow to commemorate and support the 15-year long struggle of Irom...
Two Maharashtra towns in communal turmoil
Karanja in Washim district ignited with communal riots under pretense of ‘Love Jihad’; another town in Nasik district under curfew after mob attacks and...
Global Woman Leaders Strive For Bigger Role In Asia-Pacific
By Bernama,
Hanoi : Over 940 woman business, professional and governmental leaders from 72 countries and regions are seeking practical solutions and strategies to enhance their role in the Asian-Pacific region, Xinhua news agency quoted Global Summit of Women (GSW) President Irene Natividad as saying Thursday.
Women’s Manifesto and Human Welfare Foundation to organise “ Women Leadership Program” in February
TCN News
Women’s Manifesto and Human Welfare Foundation have jointly designed a leadership program for women to identify, train and activate emerging women leaders for...
Indian Muslim woman to be the US representative to the Muslim world
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: A woman of Indian descent, Farah Pandith has been made special representatives of the United States to the Muslim world. A statement released by the US State Deparment said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made Ms. Pandith incharge of a special department created for outreach efforts in the Muslim world.
New Delhi: A woman of Indian descent, Farah Pandith has been made special representatives of the United States to the Muslim world. A statement released by the US State Deparment said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made Ms. Pandith incharge of a special department created for outreach efforts in the Muslim world.
Pune gets first woman police chief
By IANS,
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government late Wednesday appointed Meera Borwankar as the Pune's first woman police commissioner, transferring the current police chief Satya Pal Singh to the state police headquarters.
Singh will take over as the new additional director general of police (establishment) and will be based in Mumbai.
Borwankar till now was the joint commissioner of police (criminal investigation department), Pune.
She had hit the headlines when she was appointed joint commissioner of police (crime) in Mumbai a few years ago.
85 million women missing in India, China: UNDP
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) At least 100 million (10 crore) women are missing in seven Asian countries, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said Monday. It said 85 million of them are from India and China.
"While Asia and the Pacific can take pride in the regions' vibrant economic transformation in recent decades, this has not translated into progress on gender equality," a fresh UNDP report released on the occasion of International Women's Day said here.
हैदराबाद छात्र संघ चुनाव में अंबेडकरवादियों का जलवा
हैदराबाद छात्र संघ चुनाव में अंबेडकर वादियों और सामाजिक न्याय के पैरोकारो ने झंडा गाड़ दिया है। एएसए,डीडीयू, एसएफआई और अंबेडकर स्टूडेंट्स एसोसिएशन गठबंधन...
तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ की रिहाई की मांग को लेकर जंतर -मंतर पर प्रदर्शन
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
दिल्ली के जंतर-मंतर में सोमवार को सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ और पूर्व आईपीएस अधिकारी आर बी श्रीकुमार की गिरफ्तारी के विरोध में विभिन्न...
One day ‘solidarity fast’ by Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign at Delhi on Nov 6
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Coinciding with the 15th year of the heroic struggle by Irom Sharmila Chanu against the AFSPA, the Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) has organized a one-day solidarity fast and gathering in support of Irom Sharmila at Jantar Mantar here on Thursday, November 6.
शर्मसार बिहार : महिलाओं पर बढ़ते हमले
फहमीना हुसैन : TwoCircles.net
बिहार के मुजफ्फरपुर में एक एनजीओ द्वारा संचालित बालिका गृह में लड़कियों के यौन शोषण की घटना का डरावना सच पूरी...
Muslim women like BJP for its ‘triple talaq’ stand: Minister
New Delhi, (IANS): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s stand on the issue...
Book “Future of Indian Muslim Women” released in Aligarh
By TCN News
Aligarh: The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah on Saturday released the book “Future of Indian Muslim Women”
AMU Women’s College celebrates its Founder’s Day
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Women’s College of the Aligarh Muslim University today celebrated its Founder’s Day.
‘Kidnapped’ woman found in Gurgaon
By IANS,
Ghaziabad : A woman, who was suspected to have been kidnapped after her car was found in Hindon river here, was living in Delhi's suburb Gurgaon, said a police official Wednesday.
Aditi Tyagi, 21, an executive with a call centre at Noida, another Delhi suburb, tried to hoodwink her parents by abandoning her car June 9 in Hindon river, the police said.
After surveillance of her mobile number, she was found living with a man in Gurgaon, said Superintendent of Police (City) Vijay Bhushan.
Stories of women’s empowerment, a werewolf
A book analyses the drivers of change and the repercussions of present-day gender revolutions, a man in today's Kolkata meets a man who claims to be a werewolf. Some light and some heavy dosage, the IANS bookshelf this weekend has reality meeting fantasy. Take a look.
1. Book: Half A Billion Rising; Author: Anirudha Dutta; Publisher: Rainlight; Pages: 247; Price: Rs.395
The pointing finger of Babasaheb Ambedkar
Dr. Shah Alam Khan
Mayawati, the chief minister of the most populous state of India is in news yet again. Her fondness to Greek Parthenon-style memorials has landed her in trouble with the highest court in the country. I wonder what the Supreme Court of India would have done to the likes of Shahjahan, Akbar, Cholas of Southern India and Rajputs of Rajasthan if it existed in their times.
Pakistani govt committed to root out black laws and anti-women: minister
By NNN-APP,
Islamabad : Minister for Women Development Ms Sherry Rehman said that the present government was strongly committed to rooting out all black laws and anti-women practices from the society.
Speaking as chief guest at a seminar on “Situation of Violence Against Women in Pakistan” organized by Aurat Foundation here at a local hotel, she said that women related issues are mainstream issues which swept under the carpet.
Many under financial constraint as Delhi riot victims still wait for compensation
About 2569 families in North East Delhi have filed claims for compensation. Of the 2,569 claims, 1,425 have been examined, while work on the...
5000 people from 40 villages in Maharashtra gather to demand justice for Dr. Payal...
By Imran Inamdar, Twocircles.net
Jalgao (Maharashtra)
With the intention to send a strong message to the government authorities, as many as five thousand Adivasi activists including...
Women’s power at Sushma’s high tea
New Delhi : With warm hugs and handshakes under a pleasant spring sun with some delectable eats to add the extra zest, prominent women...
Minor girl’s marriage stopped in Bengal
Siliguri : The marriage of a 16-year-old girl to a groom from Gurgaon was stopped on Tuesday by the administration with the help of...
Dalit women protest outside Hooda’s house in Delhi
New Delhi : A large number of Dalit women from Haryana Sunday protested outside the residence of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, demanding the...
Woman hangs self in front of five-year-old son
New Delhi: After an altercation with her husband, a 23-year-old woman hanged herself from a ceiling fan and asked her five-year-old son, the witness...
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...
Bhopal: Three Decades of Struggle: In quest of justice, women are leaders not pleaders
It has been labeled as the world’s worst industrial disaster. Thirty years ago, on December 2-3 night, a cloud of deadly methyl-isocyanate enveloped the sleeping innocents in the neighbourhood of the Union Carbide plant that killed at least 3000 immediately and left thousands others suffering a lingering death. Even after three decades of struggle, justice remains a distant cry.
In this fourth of the six part series, TwoCircles.net finds out how this gas justice movement also shaped a kind of feminist movement where the victims came out from pardah and started street protests.
(Read Part I here: "It was difficult for mothers to save their children, for children to save their aged parents"
(Read Part II here: Widows of tragedy an icon of government’s apathy
(Read Part III here: Abdul Jabbar: an underrated champion
By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Women groups traverse country to pitch for quota bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : They call the campaign "The Campaign Reservation Express". A group of 55 women - activists and those who have stood against social injustice - will return to the capital Sunday after a two-week journey across the country to garner support for women's reservation bill's passage.
The group of women, hailing from different parts of the country, were divided into three "Karvans" that went on different routes across India from Jhansi in Madhya Pradesh May 20, spreading their message through public discussions, stage performances, poetry recitations and the like.
75-year old man in Bihar marries woman half his age
Patna : A 75-year-old man has married a woman half his age in Bihar's Samastipur district, ignoring the criticism of people and society.
Ram Chander...
Activist groups demand passage of women reservation bill
New Delhi, (IANS) : Several members of women's rights groups assembled here on Tuesday to demand from the government passage of long-pending Women's Reservation...
Half of Delhi’s women voters turned out for polls
By IANS,
New Delhi : An elated Election Commission Saturday said that over 50 percent of women voters in the capital came out to cast their votes for the Lok Sabha polls, showing much more enthusiasm than in the last general elections.
"We were flooded with calls from women voters enquiring about the poll process and clearing doubts over their identity proof," Uday Baxi, joint chief electoral officer, told IANS.
Girl killed in Bengal, rape suspected
Kolkata : A seven-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and killed by a man in West Bengal and police suspect she was raped before...
Slain SP’s family demands jobs, Badal to meet families
Chandigarh : The family of Superintendent of Police Baljit Singh, who died in the terror attack in Gurdaspur in Punjab, on Tuesday demanded...
SC notice to lawyers Sharma, Singh for anti-women remarks
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to advocates M.L.Sharma and A.P.Singh on a petition by the apex court's women lawyers association...
Andhra forms women’s empowerment corporation
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday constituted a women's empowerment corporation as part of its efforts to eliminate poverty and improve the human...
Meghalaya to compensate rape victims
By IANS,
Shillong: The Meghalaya cabinet has approved a comprehensive policy to pay compensation to victims of rape and human trafficking, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said Wednesday.
Ramadan 1435: Unframed
By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net
Members of the Muslim Youth Committee pose with the props when they got together for their community iftaar. This group organizes...
If triple talaq struck down, then new divorce law will come, Centre tells SC
New Delhi, (IANS): The Central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that if the latter invalidates the men-centric triple talaq that is discriminatory...
महाश्वेता देवी : श्रद्धांजलि के साथ राजनीति की चुप्पी
अनिल मिश्र
शोक के वक़्त कोई खटराग शोभा नहीं देता. ख़ामोशी ही सबसे उचित लहज़ा होती है. लेकिन जब जीवन के उत्सव और उसके मूल्यों...
IIMs want more girls, non-engineering students
By IANS,
Kolkata: The Indian Institutes of Management are now looking to rope in more girl students and those with non-engineering background to get a more diversified variety on their rolls.
Interview: Manzoor Alam on Indian Muslim leadership
By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net
Manzoor Alam is the Chairman of the New Delhi-based Institute of Objective Studies, a Muslim social science research centre, and also the General-Secretary of the All India Milli Council. In this interview with Yoginder Sikand, he speaks about the Muslim leadership in contemporary India.
Q: What do you think the priorities of the Indian Muslim leadership should be today?
2012 rape-murder case: Key points of the verdict
By IANS,
The following are the key points in the 2012 rape-murder case of a teenage girl delivered by Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat:
* Perpetrators...
Polygamy a blessing, not curse, says AIMPLB; defends triple talaq
New Delhi : The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday defended the practice of triple talaq and polygamy, professing that polygamy...
Four hacked to death in Jharkhand for ‘practising witchcraft’
Ranchi : Four members of a family, including two women, were hacked to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district...
Why AMU should have a woman vice-chancellor this time
The American society is pushed to the back foot in debates concerning liberty, equality and opportunity when an opponent points out that the society...
Women take up arms to fight monkeys in Lucknow
By IANS,
Lucknow : Fed up with the monkey menace in the Uttar Pradesh capital, homemakers here have taken up arms to scare them away.
With an estimated population of 3,000 monkeys roaming in various residential areas of this city of three million, women in at least four areas of Lucknow have started using air guns and pistols to shoo them away.
Women to continue to be barred from Haji Ali shrine for now
New Delhi : Women will continue to be barred from entering the Dargah of Sufi saint Haji Ali in Mumbai, as the Supreme Court...
Woman shot at in Lucknow for resisting chain snatcher
Lucknow: A woman was shot at twice late Tuesday here when she resisted a chain snatcher, police said Wednesday.
The shooting took place around 11.30...
Two Years of Narasingbari Killings: Heart-wrenching story of little Rashida
Abdul Kalam Azad
Today is the second anniversary of Narasingbari Killings. On 1st May, 2014, at around 8:00pm three people were killed and several injured....
‘Dangal’ experience changed my life: Kashmiri actor Zaira Wasim
By Shamshad Ali
New Delhi : Zaira Wasim, who was unknown a few months ago, has now become a household name in her native...
Hooda assures impartial probe into Ruchika case
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Without listing any concrete steps for time-bound action in the matter, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Tuesday assured an impartial enquiry into the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case involving former director general of police (DGP) S.P.S. Rathore.
"All aspects of this case are being examined legally and the government would try to ensure justice to the affected family," Hooda told mediapersons at Khedar near Hisar, 300 km from here, after inaugurating the first phase of the 1,200 MW Rajiv Gandhi thermal power plant.
Tribal women in Jhargram protest against Maoist-led group
By IANS,
Kolkata: Coming out in protest for the first time, thousands of tribal women in Maoist-affected Jhargram in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Friday held a demonstration against a rebel-led tribal group for forcing them to join their agitations.
The women also formed a committee to resist the alleged torture of them by members of the Peoples' Committee Against Police Atrocities' (PCAPA).
Zahida Khatun Sherwani: The walled poetess of Urdu literature
Zahida Khatun Sherwani (1894-1922) is one of the early female poets of Urdu literature who took the giant leap of challenging the normative structure....
‘High proportion of HIV+ women report domestic abuse’
By IANS,
Pune: A high proportion of HIV positive women report domestic violence than HIV negative women, says a latest study by the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune.
Harassed by in-laws, woman jumps with kids before train
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 26-year-old woman died and her two children sustained serious injuries when she jumped with them in front of a train in capital Monday, allegedly following continuous harassment from husband and in-laws, police said.
Beenu took her two children Muskan, 3, and two-month-old Abhiyan to the rail tracks near Sawan Park area of north Delhi late Monday.
"She jumped in front of a train. She was cut into two pieces and her children suffered serious injuries and are undergoing treatment at the Sir Gangaram Hospital," a police officer said.
In Kashmir, women diagnosed with PCOS face trauma, infertility
The latest Indian National Family Health Survey (NFHS), published in December 2020, found that at least 60% of Kashmiri married women report one or...
Kejriwal questions Modi, Jung over minors’ rape in Delhi
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday expressed anguish over the horrific incidents of minors' rape here and questioned what steps Prime Minister...
Father kills daughter for returning late from school
Chandigarh : A man was arrested in Punjab's Ropar on Saturday for allegedly hacking his teenaged minor daughter to death, after getting enraged when...
Buddha Jayanti Park rape convicts are innocent, insist kin
By IANS,
New Delhi: Relatives of the four members of the President's Bodyguard convicted in the 2003 Buddha Jayanti Park gang rape case Monday said their kin were innocent and they would appeal the judgement.
Paramanand Singh, father of Satender Singh who was held guilty of raping a 17-year old girl six years ago, claimed that his son was not solely responsible for the act.
Scholarships meant for female students distributed in Gaya’s only minority girls’ school
By Tameemuddin Humble, TwoCircles.net,
Gaya: “Students’ money, allotted by the Government under Mukhyamantri Balika Poshak Yojana, Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojana and Mukhyamantri scholarship program...
Women officials will play major role in future, says Air Force Chief
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : With the government allowing permanent commission to women in select branches of the armed forces, Air chief Fali Homi Major today indicated the Services were open to the idea of career women officers in several other departments too.
Jamiat organizes training course in Muslim personal law for lawyers
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Worried about excessive hues and cries about the Muslim woman rights and several courts’ judgments on matters of Muslim...
Gayatri Devi: People’s princess who loved lilies and horses
By Madhusree Chatterjee,
New Delhi: The feisty princess Ayesha, daughter of the erstwhile maharaja of Cooch Behar, shot her first panther at the age of 13, stunning everyone. Six years later, the beautiful woman who came to be known as Maharani Gayatri Devi stunned her family again by falling in love with prince Sawai Man Singh of Jaipur.
She called him "Jai" and insisted on marrying him, never mind that he already had two wives and that her own family was against the match.
I have no opinion on triple talaq: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi : Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said she has formed no opinion on triple talaq as yet...
Saudis under fire at UN over women’s rights
By DPA,
Geneva : Saudi Arabia had its rights record reviewed Friday at the United Nations and came under criticism for women's rights issues in the kingdom as well as the state practise of corporal punishment.
Delegates of various nations criticised Saudi Arabia's "male guardianship system", which they said took away women's autonomy, as well as other legal measures that created inequality between men and women.
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...
Woman saves Indian from Bangladeshis’ captivity in Baharin
Manama: An Indian, allegedly tortured and held hostage in Bahrain by five Bangladeshis for a paltry BHD800 ransom (about $2,000), was rescued with the...
‘Women’s role in Digital India transformation undeniable’
Bengaluru : The Indian woman of today is harnessing the digital advantage to maximize their potential to realize the goal of a Digital India,...
Woman stripped naked in Rajasthan village
Jaipur : In a shocking incident, a woman was stripped naked, her face blackened and she was forced to ride a donkey on the...
Kerala women can apply to be police sub-inspectors
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : There is good news for women in Kerala. They can now apply to become police sub-inspectors.
Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Saturday announced that as the first step towards revamping the Kerala Police Act, women can now apply directly to be a sub inspector.
"Kerala is a state where there are more women than men and the leadership qualities of women have been proved beyond doubt. Hence, we decided that women also can apply," Balakrishnan told reporters here.
Yemen to appoint four women as district managers
By NNN-SABA,
Sana'a : Yemeni Local Administration Minister Abdul-Qater Hilal said that four women would be appointed in the positions of district managers in four provinces.
Hilal added that their appointment would be the first step to expand this policy in other provinces of the country, pointing that the appointments would be in the capital Sana'a and Aden, Taiz, Hodeidah and Ibb provinces.
He affirmed this experiment aims at strengthening the effective participation of women in political and administrative life and decision-making positions.
Woman gang raped in Delhi, two arrested
New Delhi: A woman was gang raped by two people on the pretext of being provided a job, police said Friday, adding the alleged...
Four held in Delhi for gang-raping Assam woman
New Delhi: Four people, including two juveniles, have been arrested on charges of gang rape and sexual assault of a 30-year-old woman from Assam,...
Are Indian ads coming of age with social messages?
By Azera Parveen Rahman
New Delhi: Why should laundry be a woman's job? asks a new TV commercial for a detergent. Featuring the father of...
From cooking tips to charity: Meet the ‘vlogger family’ from Malappuram
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.Net
Vlogging or video-blogging is nothing new in this modern age of technology. But there is an interesting vlogger family worth knowing...
Homemakers without a home: women and displacement in Chars of Dhubri
By Parvin Sultana,
The lives of char dwellers are marked by persisting underdevelopment, systemic exclusion, and frequent displacement. However, its impact is manifold on the lives of women. This brings forth the need to take a gendered look at the process of dispossession.
Giving wings to dreams and a Sunday School!!
An inspiring story of a bunch of dedicated volunteers who work for realizing the dreams of students from low-income area of Hyderabad
By Rupa Abdi for TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: Don’t allow yourself to be misled because of her burka and hijab or her surroundings. She is not just another ordinary Muslim girl living a simple life. She is an engineering student who also works part time for an NGO called Helping Hands.
Teacher is raped, cops squabble
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 20-year-old computer teacher was raped in the Indian capital by six men but police investigation was delayed following a row between two police stations over the jurisdiction of the case.
The incident took place around 8 p.m. Monday near a computer institute in Sultanpuri in west Delhi when the victim was returning home with a male friend.
Near the Sultanpuri railway crossing, the accused thrashed the friend and dragged away the woman, a police officer said. After she was raped, she was dumped near the railway track.
Ctrl+F is Gone: ECI Turns Bihar’s Voter List into a Puzzle After SIR, Leaving...
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Zaheeb Ajmal, a social activist in Phulwari Sharif, Patna, has been helping residents, particularly slum dwellers and other socially and economically disadvantaged...
Defence ministry considering women pilots for navy
New Delhi : A proposal to induct women pilots in the navy is under consideration of the defence ministry and certain clarifications have been...
Government schemes, microfinance can go a long way in empowering Muslim women
By Moin Qazi for TwoCircles.net
“Wujood-e-zan se hai tasveer-e-kainaat mein rang,”
(The colours of the universe are there because of the existence of womankind)
--...
Priyanka, Smriti in war of words over Rahul’s work
Amethi:A war of words broke out Saturday between Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and BJP's Amethi Lok Sabha candidate Smriti Irani, as the Gandhi scion urged...
Women’s groups protest caning of women in Malaysia
By IANS,
Kuala Lumpur: The recent caning Thursday of three Muslim women in Malaysia on charge of engaging in illicit sex drew angry protests from women's groups, who complained of violation of their human rights and constitutional guarantees.
Some Muslim groups, on the other hand, said the caning should not be "sensationalised", reported Star Online, web site of the Star newspaper.
Caning of those convicted under Islamic laws was earlier reserved for Muslim males, but these three Feb 9 became the first women to be caned in Malaysia.
Indian woman foiled in bid to smufflr 18 kg ketamine to Malaysia
By P. Vijian, NNN-Bernama,
Chennai : An Indian businesswoman who tried to outwit Customs officials by trying to smuggle 18 kg of ketamine to Malaysia by concealing them inside a kitchen grinder has been nabbed at the Tiruchi Airport in this capital of southern Tamil Nadu state.
Air Customs at the airport detained the 45-year-old suspect from the Virudhunagar district in Tiruchi when she was preparing to board a flight to Malaysia on Saturday.
The contraband, worth nearly 400,000 Ringgit (about 113,000 USD), was found when Customs officials were scanning her luggage.
Financial independence of women helps curb violence: NCW
Mumbai : Financial independence of women can help curtail violence against them by as much as 90 percent, National Commission for Women chairperson Lalitha...
Woman accuses teen of rape, booked under POSCO
New Delhi: A 26-year-old woman has been booked under POSCO Act after a 17-year-old boy, whom she accused of raping her, claimed that she...
No uniform civil code please: Muslim women’s group
New Delhi: A Muslim women's group on Tuesday opposed attempts to impose a uniform civil code but said "a gender just reform" was needed...
Women’s groups demand passing of quota bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : More than 2,000 women from across the country came together for a protest march here Thursday demanding passage of the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing monsoon session of parliament.
More than 350 NGOs took part in the rally. Donning blue caps with '33 Percent' written on it, women, joined by men, sang songs and shouted slogans as part of the protest.
One of the speakers, Ranjana Kumari, director Centre for Social Research, said they would not give up their struggle till the bill is passed.
SelfieWithDaughter: Can India save 23 million girls?
By Prachi Salve
New Delhi: India’s child sex-ratio (below six years) is now the worst in 70 years, possibly the worst ever. The latest decline...
DTC to give all women free ride on Raksha Bandhan
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women commuters in Delhi would be able to travel free in state-run Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses Saturday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, the state government announced here Thursday.
Women would be allowed a free ride in all DTC buses and green low-floor buses till 5 p.m. Saturday. Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi is a festival where sister ties a sacred thread on the wrist of her brother and he pledges to protect her.
"The decision has been taken to ensure that women reach their destinations without any hassle," a Delhi government spokesperson said.
Women’s rights exhibition inaugurated in Coimbatore
By TCN News,
Coimbatore: An exhibition was inaugurated in Coimbatore on Saturday as part of the awareness campaign of the “Awakening” Conference on the theme “Women’s rights and issues” being organized by National Women’s Front.
Pakistan has 10 women ambassadors
By IANS,
Islamabad : Ten Pakistani missions are headed by women ambassadors, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.
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1.22 lakh Delhi women fined for not wearing helmets
New Delhi : A staggering 1,22,523 women two-wheeler riders in the national capital have been fined by the Delhi traffic police in the last...
Muslim women MPs meet in Indonesia
By IANS,
Abu Dhabi: Women MPs from over 50 Muslim majority countries took part in a Muslim female parliamentarians conference in Indonesia.
Delhi government acts against female foeticide
New Delhi : Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Thursday issued notice to 89 hospitals and nursing homes in the national capital suspected of...
Najma Heptullah gets her Calculations Right
By Fawaz Shaheen,
Ms. Najma Heptullah, the Minority Affairs Minister in Mr. Modi’s newly sworn in Cabinet, has shocked the public in her first public statement by saying that Muslims must not be called a minority in India since they are “so large in number”.
Sharad Joshi lone dissenter against women’s quota bill
By IANS,
New Delhi: Sharad Joshi, a prominent farmers' leader from Maharashtra, was the lone dissenter against the women's quota bill during voting in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, saying he didn't oppose the measure but the manner in which it would be implemented.
"Women's reservations yes, yes, yes, yes. Rotation (of constitutions) and (their) selection by lottery no, no, no," Joshi maintained while participating in the more than three-hour debate on the bill.
Thus, when the bill was put to a voice vote, Joshi let the crescendo of "ayes" to subside before quietly saying "No".
Two opposition parties flay Maharashtra CM’s statement
New Delhi :Two leaders of different opposition parties on Sunday slammed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's statement that those who do not say 'Bharat...
Rathore challenges conviction in court
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore's counsel filed a plea in the court here Monday, challenging his conviction in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.
The court will take up his plea Tuesday for hearing.
Rathore was held guilty on Dec 21 last year by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court of molesting 15-year-old Ruchika Girhotra in Panchkula town Aug 12, 1990, and was sentenced to a six-month prison term. He was also slapped a fine of Rs.1,000.
However, Rathore was immediately granted bail.
Archies, Barbies and glamourous morons
By Zohra Javed for TwoCircles.net,
Sometime back in a fashion show Bollywood star Katrina Kaif dressed up like Barbie and walked the ramp. That hit the front pages all over the country. And as if this was not enough, comparisons between Katrina and Aishwarya also started doing rounds and the reader was "informed" how the younger looking Katrina was more Barbie-like.
Lakhs attend Barelvi Ijtema in Mumbai
By TwoCircles.net staff writer
Mumbai: Lakhs of men and women attend the 19th Annula International Sunni Ijtema organized by Sunni Dawate Islami in Mumbai’s Azad Maidan on Oct 30th to Nov. 1st.
The first day of the three day event was reserved for women which saw about one lakh women from Mumbai and suburbs participate in the proceedings. The lectures on the first day was geared towards women- importance of acquiring Islamic knowledge; understand their responsibilities as a Muslim women, prepare themselves in accordance to the Islamic law for the creation of a moral society.
Women defy boycott call as Anantnag votes peacefully
Anantnag : Defying the boycott call of the separatists, burqa-clad women in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag assembly constituency on Wednesday outnumbered men in this...
Manipur Muslim girls form union for empowerment
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Imphal (Manipur): The Manipur Muslim girl students have formed, perhaps first time in the history of the state, a union to wage a war on two fronts: to change Muslim socieity’s approach on higher education for Muslim girls and to demand state government reservation for Muslim women.
No deportation for Bangladeshi woman married to Indian
By IANS,
New Delhi: Giving relief to a Bangladeshi woman who fled her country to marry an Indian whom she met on the internet, the government Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that they would not deport the woman.
Submitting a status report before Justice V.K. Jain, the government said the process of deportation of the woman is under consideration for the time being.
The woman could not be brought to the court due to some pregnancy problems, her counsel told the court.
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Girl pushed from Charminar by ‘boyfriend’ dies
By IANS,
Hyderabad: An 18-year-old girl who was injured after allegedly being pushed down from the historic Charminar by her 'boyfriend' died Friday, police said.
Police said Sameera, a resident of Talabkutta neighbourhood in the old city, succumbed to her injuries Friday at the government-run Osmania General Hospital.
Doctors said the girl had sustained head injuries and both her legs and a hand were fractured.
Meanwhile, police have arrested Arshad, who had escaped after allegedly pushing the girl down from the first floor of the monument Thursday evening.
Man held in Delhi for raping, killing 15 children
New Delhi: In a replay of the chilling Nithari killings, a man has been arrested from south Delhi for sexually assaulting and killing at...
Argentina’s women hockey captain celebrates Olympic bronze in her bra
By DPA,
Beijing : Argentine women's field hockey captain Magdalena Aicega was thrilled as she celebrated the team's bronze medal in her bra, wrapped only in an Argentine flag.
Where was her shirt?
"I gave my shirt to Diego, because he asked me for it. I could not say no to him, it hardly took me a second to take it off," Aicega said Friday.
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona - who encouraged his compatriots in the changing rooms after their painful semifinal loss to the Netherlands - was in the stands Friday.
Re-codify Muslim Personal Laws: Jamaat Islami’s women wing
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net,
Malappuram: While calling upon Muslim women to come forward to effectively utilize the 50% reservation in local self government institutions, the women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) today demanded re-codification of Muslim Personal Laws such that they cannot be misused.
Death of a Muslim woman: Missing son surrenders, denies he kidnapped Minor
By Ayesha Minhaz for Twocircles.net
Hyderabad, February 22: When Mohammad Muqtar returned home to Doma village of Ranga Reddy District (Telangana) on Friday night, his...
Panel discussion on racial discrimination bats for improved laws, public education to tackle racism
By TCN News
New Delhi: Control Arms Foundation of India in collaboration with Multiple Action Research Group and India Habitat Centre successfully conducted...
Manipuri women assault case: Fifth accused granted bail
By IANS,
New Delhi : A court here Thursday granted bail to a man accused of assaulting two Manipuri women, saying four accused facing the...
Inter-Korean women call for national reconciliation, reunification
By Xinhua,
Pyongyang : Representatives of women from the two Koreas met on Thursday and Friday at Mt. Kumgang Resort of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), vowing to implement two declarations on reunification.
The delegates called for promoting the national reconciliation and unity and boosting the desire for reunification, said the official news agency KCNA.
They vowed to uphold and implement the June 15 joint declaration and the Oct. 4 declaration, which were reached by the two Korea's leaders in 2000 and 2007 respectively, the KCNA added.
Three arrested for gang-raping woman in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: Three men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping, drugging and raping a woman here last week, police said Tuesday. Two more accused were still on the run.
Women empowerment necessary, says ex-South Africa deputy president
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women should be given due recognition for their work in politics, education and social services, former deputy president of South Africa Baleka Mbete said here Monday.
‘A woman in every 26 seconds raped in South Africa’
By DPA,
New York : South Africa's Academy Award winning actress and activist Charlize Theron said Monday that a woman is raped every 26 seconds in her country, a situation she described as "quite horrific".
Appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Theron took over her new job as United Nations Messenger of Peace to lead the campaign to end violence against women.
Goa BJP aims to woo minorities
By IANS,
Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) latest membership drive in Goa will aim to increase the number of minorities and women in its ranks, a party spokesman said Monday.
Speaking to reporters at the launch of the state wide membership drive, former state BJP president Rajendra Arlekar said: "We would definitely like to see an increase in the percentage of minorities in the BJP ranks."
He, however, refused to divulge the exact number of registered minority members in the party rolls.
Males are good at sniffing out infidelities
By IANS,
Washington : Straying women beware. The male is particularly good at sniffing out your infidelities, even though you may have fine-tuned the art of concealing your liasons.
"Eighty percent of women's inferences about fidelity or infidelity were correct, but men were even better, accurate 94 per cent of the time," said Paul Andrews at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, who conducted the study with colleagues.
Unite to end violence against women: Ban
By IRNA,
Tehran : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on International Women’s Day, March 8, while calling for a positive image of women in the media called for laws that say violence is a crime.
According to a press release issued by the UN Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran on Saturday, the full text of his message reads:
Three women in Manmohan Singh’s cabinet
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 19-member cabinet includes three women - Mamata Banerjee, Ambika Soni and Meira Kumar - who took oath of office here Friday.
While Soni and Meira Kumar were also ministers in the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Trinamool Congress chief Banerjee has been a central minister though in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
There were 10 women in the previous government headed by Manmohan Singh.
Muslim girls shine in Jharkhand Intermediate exams, Fauzia Maram is state topper
By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,
“Choose subjects of your interest, and you can be successful”, says Fauzia Maram, the first rank holder in the Intermediate (Arts) Examinations in Jharkhand. “Once interest is of high importance in choosing the way one wants to study. Choosing one’s way should not be dependent upon the immense pressure from family or teachers. Then only can one excel.”
Looking beyond Women’s Day and Capitalism-inspired Feminism
By Ashley Tellis for Twocircles.net
Now that Women’s Day has gone, women will be forgotten once again for the rest of the year....
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Canteen to be run exclusively by women inaugurated at Jamia
By TCN News,
New Delhi: A canteen run exclusively by women and operated by Ekta Self Help Group (SHG) was inaugurated in Jamia Millia Islamia today by Smt. Salma Ansari, Wife of Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice-President of India.
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Woman officer of Indian Army placed under arrest
By IANS,
Chandigarh : A woman officer of the Indian Army, facing a general court martial in Punjab's Zirakpur town on charges of accepting a bribe, has been placed under arrest by an army court, officials here said Tuesday.
Major Dimple Singla, an officer in the Judge Advocate General's branch of the army, was arrested Monday.
Tejpal’s plea: SC issues notice to Goa government
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Goa government on the bail plea by Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal, currently in...
Delhi gang-rape accused get defence lawyers
By IANS,
New Delhi: The five accused in the Dec 16 gang-rape who were presented in a Delhi court Thursday have got lawyers to defend them.
Woman held for extorting Delhi bizman
New Delhi: A 30-year-old woman has been arrested from Rajasthan for trying to extort money from a Delhi businessman by threatening to trap him...