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No deportation for Bangladeshi woman married to Indian

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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.

‘मुसलमान औरतें कभी पीछे नहीं रहीं, चाहे वो असहयोग आंदोलन हो या भारत छोड़ो...

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Fahmina Hussain, TwoCircles.net सच्चर कमिटी रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक़ ग्रामीण इलाकों में मुस्लिम आबादी के 62.2 प्रतिशत के पास कोई ज़मीन नहीं है, जबकि इसका राष्ट्रीय...

NCW team to probe police torture of Bengal woman: BJP

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Kolkata : A National Commission for Women (NCW) team will visit West Bengal to probe the alleged torture of a woman by police, state...

क्या औरत का काम सिर्फ़ घर संभालना है?

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चन्द्रजीत रघुवंशी  उत्तराखण्ड : बुनाई वाली मशीन पर जब वो तेज़ी से अपना हाथ चलाती है तो उसका आत्मविश्वास और काम के प्रति लगन देखते...

National Archives to observe 125th Foundation Year of NAI in Bhopal

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By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net, Bhopal:  The National Archives of India (NAI), Regional Office, Bhopal is organizing a 3-day outreach programme from  September...

Government committed for women’s safety: PM

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By IANS, New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said that his government was committed to ensure the safety and security of every woman of the country.

Three girl students create ruckus at Indore college

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By IANS, Bhopal:At least three students of a girl's college in Indore were arrested Friday for misbehaving with their principal who fainted and had to be hospitalised, police said. The girls belong to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP - the Bharatiya Janata Party's student wing) to which those accused in the Professor Sabharwal murder case of Ujjain belonged.

Woman’s decomposed body found in Delhi

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New Delhi: The decomposed body of a 22-year-old woman, missing since Sep 10, was recovered from a wooded area just across the sprawling presidential...

Women Reservation Bill historical blunder: Manzoor Alam

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By Mahtab Alam, TwoCircles.net,

Congress to try for consensus on women’s bill

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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.

Women witnesses of Gujarat riots narrate harrowing experiences

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By IANS, New Delhi : Tears roll down her cheeks as Farzanabano Ayub Khan Pathan narrates how her family members, including her daughters, were brutally raped and murdered in front of her in the 2002 Gujarat violence. She had at least hoped for a woman lawyer in a court of justice, but was not given one. Similar is the case of Jannatbi Kalubhai Sheikh who witnessed the murder of a nine-month pregnant woman, Kauserbano, during the violence. Jannatbi, who is also testifying in cases related to the rape of four other women, finds the going tough in Gujarat courts.

West Bengal’s Left Front woos Muslims, women

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By IANS,

MBA student commits suicide

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By IANS,

Shia, Sunni speakers share stage at Chennai event

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By TCN News, Chennai: Shia and Sunni speakers came together on stage to talk about ‘Importance of Hijab in women empowerment’ and the topic of Islamic bondage between Shia and Sunni Muslims. The seminar ‘Importance of Hijab in Women Empowerment’ was addressed by Sayeda Sabika Haider, Tabassum Aun, Aalima Ummey Laila and Fathima Muzaffar Sahiba. It was held on Sunday, April 5 at ‘Imam Ali ibne Abi Talib (as) Islamic Centre’ at Perambur, a statement from the Chennai Shia Youth Association said.

Muslim women discourse marginalized in Indian mainstream: Sabiha Khanum

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By TCN News

‘Sports can empower women’

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New Delhi: Social pressures shouldn’t restrict any woman to pursue a career in sports, said a former international volleyball player who believes sports has...

Chinese women now initiate majority of divorces

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By IANS, Beijing: Women in China are now taking the lead in filing for divorce, with 70 percent of cases initiated by wives in 2010.

BJP divided on women’s bill, Advani calls MPs for tea

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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.

Give big boost to women empowerment: Ambika Soni

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Emphasising the need for women's empowerment, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has said women can play a vital role and bring a positive change in society. "Women empowerment means financially strengthening of women so that they can bring profits for their families. In southern states, nearly 86 lakh women have been associated with self help groups and got financial assistance to run their families," Soni said here Saturday.

Tripura women set to play vital role in local bodies

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By Sujit Chakraborty, IANS, Agartala : Even as the nation debates the women's reservation bill, women in Tripura are getting ready to stand up and be counted in elections to local self-government bodies next month. Political parties across the board are positive about nominating women candidates for the three-tier panchayat polls July 20. Congress leader Ratan Lal Nath told IANS: "Yes, our party is already in the process of nominating more women now than in the previous panchayat election."

BJP to issue whip on women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: Faced with dissidence over the women's bill, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said it will issue a whip to its MPs to support the proposed legislation in the Lok Sabha. "All the MPs will support the decision taken by the party leadership. A whip will be issued," party leader Sushma Swaraj, who is the leader of the opposition in the lower house, told reporters. She added that all BJP MPs will support the party's decision to back the bill, which seeks to reserve a third of all seats in legislature for women.

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

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

Jamiat calls for modern Muslim schools—but why?

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By Yoginder Sikand for TwoCircles.net

Meet Sadiya Shaikh, emerging community leader from Mumbai

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Nikhat Fatima|Twocirlces.net Born in Bihar, Sadiya’s family shifted to Mumbai when she was 4 years old. Sadiya, eldest of her 5 siblings has recently been...

Now, all-women canteen at Jamia in Delhi

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New Delhi : Jamia Millia Islamia has got its first all women-run canteen as part of the efforts of a self-help group towards women...

Advocate Shahid Azmi: Son for two mothers

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By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net

Uniform code won’t help, says women’s Jamaat founder

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New Delhi, (IANS) : The uniform civil code won't help Muslim women as majority of them won't approach a court if it's violated, the founder...

Indian women peacekeepers have set an example: Hillary Clinton

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By Arun Kumar, IANS, Washington : In preventing violence against women and girls in Liberia, Indian women peacekeepers have set an example that must be emulated in UN peacekeeping missions across the world, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. "I recently met with an all women police unit from India in Liberia who provide an excellent example of the steps a UN mission can take in cooperation with the host government to prevent violence against women and girls," Clinton told the Security Council Wednesday.

Bengal woman found living with father’s corpse

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Kolkata : A tribal woman in West Bengal's Burdwan district was found living with the decomposed body of her father, police said on Sunday. This...

Delhi’s rights charter to empower women’s body

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New Delhi: A draft bill on a Charter of Women's Rights has been prepared to give additional powers to the Delhi Commission for Women...

Mother Teresa to be canonised on September 4: Pope

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Vatican city: The Pope during consistory of cardinals on Tuesday announced September 4 as the date for Mother Teresa's canonisation, the media reported. After months...

Men outnumber women in media in India, Pakistan

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Bangkok : Although the presence of women in media has more than doubled in two decades, they constitute only 28.6 percent of the media...

Woman killed in an old Delhi building collapse

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By IANS, New Delhi : A dilapidated building under repairs in old Delhi caved in Saturday, killing a woman and injuring two others. “At about 12.55 a.m. we received the call from the owner, Ram Babu. His wife Rajrani (55) died on the spot, while two others were taken to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hopital and are undergoing treatment there,” a police official said. According to the owner, the police said, the building was being repaired when it collapsed.

Saudi Arabia allows women to participate in municipal polls

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Riyadh : A new law that allows women in Saudi Arabia to vote and contest in municipal elections has come into force, a media...

Saving Muslim women? First, learn to stand for us: An Open Letter to AIMPLB

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By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net Dear respected AIMPLB members, Be it the women rallies taken out by AIMPLB throughout the country abruptly stopped, the sudden...

ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : अपनी जान जोखिम में डाल बदहाल व्यवस्था को सांसे देने का...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ। Twocircles.net कासमपुर की सविता (53) के गांव में इस महामारी के दौरान 4 मौत हुई है। घर -घर मौजूद मौजूद खतरे के...

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.

Peace Conference- result of a team effort

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By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net

‘India ignoring UN’s recommendations to curb violence against women’

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New Delhi : India is ignoring the recommendations made by the United Nations on issues of discrimination and violence against women, experts said here...

Book “Future of Indian Muslim Women” released in Aligarh

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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”

Tamil Nadu’s blind community left in the dark without assistance for writing exams

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For scores of visually impaired students from Tamil Nadu, writing exams amid the ongoing pandemic has been a tough ask, with no or minimal...

Pinki to smile again, to be given free education

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By IANS, Lucknow: Eight-year-old Pinki Sonkar, the protagonist of the "Smile Pinki" documentary that won an Oscar, has just got another reason to smile with the Lucknow Public Schools and Colleges (LPSC) authorities deciding to provide free education to her. The LPSC made the announcement after a section of media reported that the little waif still washes utensils in her village in Mirzapur, in order to meet the expenses of her family.

Will set up world-class institutes for minorities, 40% reservation for women: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

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By TCN News The Ministry of Minority Affairs will establish “world class educational institutions to provide better traditional and modern education to students belonging...

All-women housing society to come up in Haryana

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By IANS, Panchkula (Haryana) : A Haryana-based group began construction here Sunday of an all-women housing society which it claims is the country's first such complex, marking the celebration of World Women's Day. "This is for the first time that a housing society solely meant for women is going to come up in the country. The idea struck me in 2001 and after getting all the approvals from Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), we started the construction of flats on World's Women Day," the Parvati Durga Cooperative Group Housing Society president Archana Sanghi told IANS.

Five arrested for assault on German woman’s counsel in Goa

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By IANS, Panaji : Five people have been arrested from the hill station of Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra for Monday's assault on Aires Rodrigues, the counsel of German researcher Fadela Fuchs who has accused Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate's son Rohit of raping her 14-year-old daughter, police said Saturday. The combined team of Goa and Maharashtra police arrested Jenito Godinho, Santosh Shinde, Sandeep Pujari, Michael Jhonson Chakkal and Anison Nunes from a resort in Mahabaleshwar Friday.

21st century women through the lens

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

Over two lakh poor women workers to get stoves, lanterns

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By IANS, New Delhi: The International Finance Corp (IFC) will provide energy-efficient cooking stoves and solar lanterns to over two lakh women in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Women quota bill will further marginalize backward sections: PFI

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By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net, Bhopal: Popular Front of India General Secretary K. M. Shareef has stated that the Women’s Reservation bill passed by the Rajya Sabha would not lead to empowering women, instead if it became law will further accelerate the marginalization of Dalits, backward castes and Muslims.

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...

ADB commits to gender equity on 100th International Women’s Day

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By NNN-ADB, Manila : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday renewed its commitment to gender equity on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD).

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.

Varanasi widows to send rakhis to Narendra Modi

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By Mohit Dubey , Varanasi: The widows of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh will send 1,000 hand-made, colourful rakhis and sweets to Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Women’s participation in electoral process lauded

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New Delhi : The State Election Commission here has lauded young women for their participation as campus ambassadors for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At...

निर्मल पाठक की घर वापसी: अम्बेडकर के बहाने गांधी के हरिजन को गले लगाती...

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 नीरज बंकर Two circles.net के लिए जहाँ एक ओर ओटीटी प्लेटफार्म ने दुनियाभर की फिल्मों, वेब शोज और बाक़ी कलाओं से परिचय कराया जिससे...

Jamia Hamdard students on indefinite hunger strike, authorities pay no heed

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By Mahmood Asim, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Students of Jamia Hamdard under the aegis of Hamdard Student Democratic Forum (HSDF) observing indefinite hunger strike...

Imran Khan’s bride’s choice of dress for Nikah and Islamophobia

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By Shaheen Naqshbandi for TwoCircles.net Recently, Pakistani politician Imran Khan married Bushra Maneka. During the Nikah, the bride wore the full veil and some people...

At 16, Arsh Ali is India’s youngest archaeologist at work

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By Mohit Dubey Lucknow: At his age, teenagers loaf around and look for fun and adventure. Not so for the 16-year-old Arsh Ali. He not...

Two women killed in Tripura; couple held

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

MPs’ panel wants ‘flexible working hours’ for women in banks

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New Delhi : A parliamentary panel has lamented that its recommendation that "flexible working hours" be introduced for women in banks has not been...

Government moots scheme to combat social evils against women

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By IANS, New Delhi: If all goes well, the government will soon launch a national programme, called the National Mission for Women, to combat social evils against women. This will be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Proposed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the 'umbrella mission' will cover all existing programmes for women's welfare and evaluate and monitor their efficacy.

Death of a Delta

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By A Mirsab and Afroz Alam for TwoCircles.net, She was named Delta after the river deltas. A river delta is formed when a fast...

Mamata all set to be West Bengal’s first woman chief minister

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By IANS,

Divorced women in dire straits: Survey

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By IANS, New Delhi : Approximately 80 percent of divorced or separated women in India live below the poverty line, with a monthly income of less than Rs.4,000, a survey said.

Beating all odds, Jharkhand girl clears matriculation exam, inspires others

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By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi : This Jharkhand girl cycled 24 kilometres every day to and from her school. And today, Neelu Kumari has made her...

Andhra minister’s son booked for harassing woman

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Hyderabad: Hyderabad police on Saturday booked an Andhra Pradesh minister's son and his driver for misbehaving with a woman. Ravela Sushil -- son of Andhra...

Jamia Millia introduces nine new courses for admission in academic session 2016-2017

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By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter New Delhi: In a significant move aimed at increasing the courses available in Jamia Millia Islamia, the varsity...

Woman kills her 2 children after argument with husband

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By IANS, Lucknow : A woman slit the throats of her two children and then stabbed them to death after an argument with her husband in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district, police said Saturday. The incident occurred in Maholi locality of Sitapur district where Savita, in a fit of rage, killed her three-month-old son and four-year-old daughter. "Savita slit the throats of her two children and then stabbed them to death," Javed Khan, a police officer, told IANS on the phone. She had an argument Saturday morning with her husband over money matters, he added.

Karnataka sets up helpline for women

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By IANS,

We can make a difference, say women MPs

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

Women crime less in male-dominated societies!

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New York: Feminists would take this with a grain of salt as a new study has found that rates of rape, sexual assault and...

Woman gives birth in exam hall

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By IANS, Patna : A woman in Bihar gave birth in the examination hall where she was appearing for her class 12 exams, an official...

Study finds only 66% of Muslim women using medical care for child delivery

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By TCN News New Delhi: A study published in the online journal PLos One has found poor migrant Muslim women to be one of the groups least likely to use safe medical care for child delivery.

Dalit woman paraded naked in Punjab, one held

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By IANS, Batala (Punjab) : One person has been arrested for allegedly parading a Dalit woman naked in Punjab's Bhagwanpur village Aug 10, police said Monday. According to the police, the woman was allegedly paraded by her neighbours, who belong to an influential family. "They forcibly took me to their house and thrashed me. Then they tore my clothes and forced me to go round the village," the victim told reporters. The neighbours were angry as the victim's brother-in-law Gagandeep Singh was having an affair with a girl from the family.

Wife raped, husband murdered for flouting community norms

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By IANS, New Delhi: A married woman was raped and her husband murdered as the couple, who were from the same caste, married despite the opposition of her family members and other villagers, police said Tuesday. Four men have been arrested for the crime. Daya Singh, 50, Sandeep, 23, Inderjeet Singh, 19, and Krishan, 19, were arrested from Sonepat in Haryana Monday, for murdering Virender Singh, 24, in Narela area of outer Delhi last week and taking his body to Sonepat, where it was tied with a heavy stone and dumped in a canal.

Delhi government acts against female foeticide

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New Delhi : Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Thursday issued notice to 89 hospitals and nursing homes in the national capital suspected of...

Cynicism, casteism haunt women’s reservation bill

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By Amulya Ganguli, IANS, Since electoral considerations rather than a genuine desire for women's empowerment were behind the latest move to revive the 12-year-old legislation for reserving parliamentary and assembly seats for women, its fate may be no different from what happened earlier. The very manner in which the measure was introduced in the Rajya Sabha, with several women MPs shielding the law minister from unruly critics when he tabled the bill, showed that its passage would not be easy.

Accord highest honour to women: President

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New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday greeted fellow citizens on the occasion of Durga Puja, saying "let us resolve to accord the highest...

Haryana woman booked for killing teenaged daughter

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By IANS, Jind (Haryana): A woman has been booked on charges of killing her 19-year-old daughter in a village in Haryana's Jind district, police said Wednesday. The father of the girl had lodged a complaint against his wife that she had hammered the girl to death in a fit of rage Monday night in Bibipur village. Manisha was studying in BA first year and her mother suspected that she had an affair with some boy. In a fit of anger, she hit Manisha with a wooden hammer, leading to a serious head injury, police said.

Khargone violence aftermath: Muslims allege police of highhandedness, arresting ‘innocent youth’

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Accusing the Khargone police of harassment, protesting women said that they have been forced to hit the streets because of the persistent persecution of...

I will continue to fight against AFSPA, but through politics: Irom Sharmila

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By Aaquib Khan for Twocircles.net For the past decade and a half, Irom Chanu Sharmila’s name has been synonymous with peaceful resistance against State policies....

Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan condemn arrest of rape survivor, youth activists

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TCN News Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) of Rajasthan has strongly condemned the arrest of a young survivor of gang-rape and two Jan Jagran Shakti...

An eyewitness account of the Women’s March in Boston

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net “This is the biggest march I have seen,” said an old timer who seemed to be someone who have participated in lots...

Muslim Women Study Circle: Reclaiming Agency of Muslim Women in India

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A Kolkata-based collective Muslim Women Study Circle is working towards reclaiming the agency of Muslim women at a time when Islamophobia has been reared...

British Indian MP to tackle violence against women

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London : British Indian MP Seema Malhotra has been appointed the first ever shadow minister tasked with tackling violence against women in Britain, Opposition...

Indian nanny accused of killing baby in Dubai

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Dubai: An Indian nanny in Dubai has been accused of strangling an 11-month-old baby girl to death with her scarf as she was denied...

फेसबुक ने ‘मिल्लत टाइम्स ‘ का पेज किया डिलिट, प्रेस क्लब ऑफ इंडिया ने...

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जाकिर अली त्यागी फेसबुक ने बिना किसी आधिकारिक सूचना के मिल्लत टाइम्स का ऑफिशियल पेज सोमवार 13 दिसंबर 2021 को शाम 7:30 डिलीट कर...

Congress leader wanted me to help scam accused: Sushma

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New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said a senior Congress leader had pressed her hard to give diplomatic passport...

Women’s Day: March planned to Chouhan’s house Tuesday

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By IANS,

A.K. Ganguly slams Bengal rights panel over woman’s torture

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Kolkata : Former Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly Thursday condemned the alleged torture of a woman by West Bengal police, and expressed anguish over...

Rahul calls for ‘tsunami of women members’ in Congress

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New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday called for a "tsunami of women members in the Congress" and said his party will...

Why do women prefer crime stories?

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By IANS, Washington : Women prefer real crime stories based on rape and murder -- more so than men -- as they fear becoming victims, says a new study. Many people might assume that men, being the more aggressive sex, would be most likely to find such gory topics interesting. But research says women fear becoming victims of crimes, so they turn to crime books in a possible effort to learn strategies and techniques to prevent crimes.

नीचता की हद : मुस्लिम महिलाओं के सोशल साइट्स से फ़ोटो चोरी कर लगाई...

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Violence against women: Silence is violence

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World Archery: Indian women get bronze

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By IANS, Kolkata: The cadet compound women's team gave India a bronze medal on the penultimate day of the 11th Youth World Archery Championship at Ogden (Utah) in the US Saturday. The Indian troika of Prerna Bhagat, Nilam Kumari and Sairkonda Jayalakshmi downed Russian Federation 211 (28) - 211 (26) after the two combatants tied at the end of 24 arrows. In the three-arrow shoot off, India managed 28 points to Russia's 26. Two other Indian teams, cadet recurve men and cadet compound men, lost to superior opponents, Italy and the US, 199-215 and 207-229, respectively.

Abu Dhabi firm launches portal on Arab women

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

Rajnath Singh concerned over low representation of women in jobs

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has expressed concern over low representation of women in many fields, including police where it is...

Ramadan 1433: Shukr

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By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net Eighteen-year old Shabhana daughter of Meraj Jahan is reading the Holy Quran outside her 24sq. yrds- 2 room house. She never...

Senior Andhra cop to be probed for sexual harassment

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By IANS, Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government Wednesday ordered a probe against Vijayawada Police Commissioner P.S.R. Anjaneyulu for allegedly sexually harassing some women.

Odisha man held for acid attack on woman

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Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested in Odisha for throwing acid on a married woman Tuesday over some old quarrel, police said. The incident occurred in...

Rheumatoid arthritis rising among women

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Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) After lying dormant for four decades, rheumatoid arthritis has resurfaced among women in the US. "More research needs to be done to better understand the causes and treatment of this devastating disease," said Sherine Gabriel, Mayo Clinic rheumatologist and lead investigator of the study. From 1955 to 1994, its incidence had continually been on the decline, but changed in mid-nineties. When Mayo researchers analysed patient data from early 1995 to early 2005, they found that both the incidence and prevalence (percentage) of the condition were rising.

Woman’s solo mission helps Ladakh schools bloom

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By Shudip Talukdar, IANS,

A Bihar man goes to meet daughter who strayed into Pakistan

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Patna: Janardan Mahto, a labourer from a Bihar village, on Tuesday left for Delhi where he hopes to meet his daughter Geeta, the deaf-mute...

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...

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

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

Women’s groups seek action against Dev

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New Delhi : Different women organisations Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission, seeking action against Bengali actor and Trinamool Congress candidate Dev...

Protests as two women pray at Sabarimala, Kerala shutdown called

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Thiruvananthapuram/Sabarimala, Jan 2 (IANS) Protests erupted across Kerala on Wednesday after two women in the hitherto banned age group entered the Sabarimala temple before...

59 women MPs in new parliament

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

Government ready to extend session to pass women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government Wednesday said it was ready to extend the ongoing parliament session, if necessary, to pass the long-pending women's...

Woman burnt alive by priest in Madhya Pradesh town

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By IANS, Bhopal : A woman was allegedly burnt alive by a priest after she resisted his advances in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district. The woman succumbed to her injuries in a hospital Friday evening, police said. The woman, Vinita Patel (27), in her dying declaration to the police said, "The priest, Devki Prasad Tiwari, entered my house in a bid to outrage my modesty and when I protested, he doused me with kerosene and burnt me." The incident took place in village Piprodha Chakkar in Damoh, 280 km from here.

More Indian women marrying before turning 25: Survey

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By IANS,

Four get life sentence in Shakti Mills gang-rape case

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Mumbai: A Mumbai court Friday awarded life sentences to four men convicted for gang-raping a 19-year-old call centre employee in the Shakti Mills Complex...

Indian woman rescued in Germany reaches Delhi

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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...

Saina becomes first Indian to enter final at Worlds

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Jakarta: World No.2 shuttler Saina Nehwal created history by becoming the first Indian to enter the final of the badminton World Championships as the...

Mamata Banerjee files nomination papers

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Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday filed her nomination papers for the West Bengal assembly elections...

Sikkim woman raped in Delhi, five arrested

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New Delhi: A 25-year old woman from Sikkim, brought to Delhi on the pretext of getting her a job, was raped here by a...

Court orders permanent commissions for three IAF women officers

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By IANS,

मुसलमानों को पिछड़ेपन से उबारने की अदुभुत कोशिश थी फ़ातिमा शेख़ की मुहिम

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आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net देश की पहली महिला शिक्षक फातिमा शेख की 191वीं जयंती देशभर में मनाईं गई। कोविड के चलते फातिमा शेख़ की जयंती पर कार्यक्रम...

Bharatiya Mahila Bank expanding base across India

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

Minister seeks report from Delhi LG on Belgian woman’s molestation case

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New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday sought a report from Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on the molestation of a...

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,...

“Your silence is killing us,” transgender persons rue govt apathy, demand horizontal reservations

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During a press conference, the community activists demanded that the Union Government establish a system for giving horizontal reservations for transgender people within the...

Muslim girls shine in Jharkhand Intermediate exams, Fauzia Maram is state topper

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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.”

On Raksha Bandhan eve, Haryana to launch all-women police stations

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Chandigarh: Hoping to provide a better police environment for women, Haryana Police will launch all-women police stations in all 21 districts of the state...

देशभर में चर्चित केसीआर की महत्वाकांक्षी ‘दलित बंधु’ योजना की ज़मीनी पड़ताल

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तेलंगाना में केसीआर की दलित बंधु योजना की देश भर में चर्चा है। केसीआर अपनी इस योजना को खूब प्रचार करते हैं और...

आस्था के नाम पर धोखा : ऑनलाइन मूर्ति मंगाई, खेत मे दबाई , अगले...

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के उन्नाव जिले में 3 लोगों की अपने ही गांव के मासूम ग्रामीणों को ठगने की विस्तृत योजना विफल रही। एक...

All India women karwan in support of WRB next month

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

VIPs visit murdered Dalit woman’s mother, probe continues

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Perumbavoor (Kerala) : A stream of high-profile people are visiting a hospital here in Ernakulam district to meet the mother of a poor Dalit...

Women’s education important for development: President

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By IANS,

IAF women officers scale new heights, summit Mt. Kamet

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : Women officers of the Indian Air Force (IAF) are scaling heights...literally, in preparation to summit Mt.Everest next year. Young Flight Lieutenant Nivedita Choudhary and Squadron Leader Nirupama, who are members of the all-women IAF officers' Everest expedition, have just returned after scaling the 7,557-metre Mt. Kamet and 7,354-metre Mt.Abi Gamin respectively in Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand, close to the border with China.

Khudai Khidmatgar organised workshop on socio-economic and health rights of domestic workers

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TCN News Delhi unit of Khudai Khidmatgar organised a workshop with domestic workers of Okhla area, to create awareness regarding socio-economic and health rights issues...

Education not diminishing India’s preference for boys

Women
By Tanay Sukumar Young graduate mothers gave birth to 899 girls per 1,000 boys, lower than the national average of 943, according to an IndiaSpend...

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

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

Apex court backs women tour operators on Haj quota

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By IANS

Kerala village launches dowry-free marriage websites

Women
By IANS, Nilambur (Kerala): A year back, residents of a Kerala village in Malappuram district took a pledge that they would neither ask for dowry in marriage nor give any. The villagers are now launching two websites on dowry-free marriages. These websites have been created by Nilambur village which has a population of 50,000, of which 40 percent are Muslims. The rest are Hindus and Christians.

NCW team meets Bengal gang rape victim, Trinamool cries foul

Women
By IANS, Kolkata : A NCW team, which Tuesday met a gang rape victim in West Bengal's Birbhum district, asked the Mamata Banerjee government to...

2.5 million more voters in Kerala this general election

Women
Thiruvananthapuram : On April 10, nearly 2.5 million more voters in Kerala will cast their ballot in the Lok Sabha elections, as compared to...

Taslima Nasreen, Amitav Ghosh condole Mahasweta Devi’s death

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Kolkata : Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Thursday condoled the death of eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi and remembered the litterateur's support...

Rahat Taslim KBC’s first woman crorepati

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By TCN Staff Reporter,

Meet Saima Noor, a Wheelchair-Bound Woman Artist in a Kashmir Hospital

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Ilhak Tantray and Mohsin Mushtaq | Two Circles Network There is a profound sense of melancholy in the dimly lit ward number six of Srinagar's...

2,000 women, girls abducted by Boko Haram since 2014: Amnesty

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Nairobi : At least 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by Nigerian jihadi group Boko Haram since the start of 2014, Amnesty International...

Meet on rising crime against women in Bengal Feb 23

Women
By IANS, Kolkata: Blaming West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government for the rise in rape cases in the state, a coordination body of Left-affiliated women's organisations...

Congress accuses RSS of trafficking tribal girls in Assam

Women
New Delhi : The Congress on Saturday alleged that three affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were involved in trafficking of 31...

Women to have 10 percent reservation in Kolkata Police

Women
By IANS, Kolkata : The West Bengal cabinet Friday passed a proposal to reserve 10 percent of jobs in Kolkata Police for women.

Himachal Pradesh government trains over 5,000 women

Women
Shimla: Over 5,000 poor women were trained by Himachal Pradesh government under management of funds, as the National Rural Livelihood Mission is the main...

71 women get B.Ed. degrees at Mazharul Uloom College of Ambur

Women
By Shafee Ahmed Ko,

‘ट्रिपल तलाक़ का ख़त्म होना एक इंक़लाबी फ़ैसला है’ —शाईस्ता अम्बर

Women
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net लखनऊ : ‘ट्रिपल तलाक़ का ख़त्म होना एक इंक़लाबी फ़ैसला है. इसके लिए हमने काफ़ी संघर्ष किया है. बहुत लम्बी लड़ाई...

Kunan Poshpora: The Silent Night That Still Echoes Cries for Justice

Women
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....

Woman makes large donation for Myanmar cyclone victims

Women
By DPA, Singapore : A woman eager to show her son how donations are made turned over 100,000 Singapore dollars ($74,000) for victims of the cyclone in Myanmar, the Sunday Times said. In her 40s, the woman went to the Red Cross House and asked how she could help. She then took out of her handbag a wad of 1,000-Singapore-dollar ($740) notes, totaling 50,000 Singapore dollars ($37,000), tied together with a rubber band. While the workers were thanking her, the woman took out another wad, saying: "Here's another 50,000."

Dr. Mumtaz — A born leader

Women
TCN Special Series on Women of Inspiration By Ilyaskhan Pathan & Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,

Amnesty demands release of Irom Sharmila after government decriminalizes attempt to suicide

Women
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Human rights activists, especially the Amnesty International, have demanded immediate and unconditional release of Manipur’s ‘Iron Lady’ Irom Sharmila in wake of the Centre’s attempt to decriminalize suicide by dropping the section 309 of IPC.
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