Sushma Swaraj – an orator and a prominent face of BJP (Profile)
New Delhi : A top woman leader of the BJP and one of its best orators, Sushma Swaraj has blazed some records in her...
Give big boost to women empowerment: Ambika Soni
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.
President Mukherjee emphasises women empowerment
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday stressed the necessity of educating women, providing them economic independence, and legal rights and social awareness...
Training women to become future leaders
By Richa Sharma, IANS,
New Delhi : Even as the fate of the Women's Reservation Bill hangs in the balance, an activist group has already started training and motivating women to join mainstream politics.
The Centre for Social Research (CSR), through a UN project called 'Enhancing the Role of Women in Strengthening Democracy', has selected 1,000 women from across India and is grooming them to contest elections.
Amita Chattopadhyay joins as first vice chancellor of Presidency University
By IANS,
Kolkata: Renowned professor of philosophy Amita Chattopadhyay Monday became the first vice chancellor of Presidency University, housed in the erstwhile Presidency College here.
Recurring debate over Bharat Mata Ki Jai, Maadar E Vatan & Vande Mataram
Repeated debate has always meant more TRPs but never really a step forward
By Nita Khan for TwoCircles.net,
It was August 22, 2011. A week...
TWC slams molestation of woman in public
Agartala : The Tripura Women's Commission Friday severely condemned the assault on and molestation of a woman by a section of people in full...
Women’s commission meets Nupur Talwar
By IANS,
New Delhi : Nupur Talwar, mother of murder victim Aarushi Talwar, Friday provided to the National Commission for Women (NCW) the sequence of events in the sensational crime in which the family's domestic help was also killed. The NCW will now forward this to the Noida police that is investigating the case.
"We spoke to her for 25 minutes alone in her home and she gave us the details about what happened on the fateful day. We will be providing her statement to the Noida police," NCW member Nirmala Venkatesh told IANS.
मौलाना आज़ाद फैलोशिप बंद होने से मुस्लिम बुद्धिजीवियों में निराशा का माहौल
मोहम्मद ज़मीर हसन|twocircles.net
“मैं हैदराबाद यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ रहा हूं। यह संभव हो पाया है मौलाना आज़ाद नेशनल फैलोशिप की वजह से। मेरी आर्थिक स्थिति...
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...
More women personnel in Delhi Police now
New Delhi: Delhi Police has increased the number of women police personnel following the Dec 16, 2012, gang rape of a young woman in...
Woman offers tongue to deity in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow : A childless 27-year-old woman cut off her tongue in an Uttar Pradesh temple and offered it to the deity for getting a son, the police said Tuesday.
Meena Devi Monday evening visited the Bholebaba Siddheshwar Nath temple in Lahar Marg locality in Sitapur district, 90 km from here, and offered her tongue to the deity.
"She cut off her tongue with a sharp razor and offered it to the Shivling (the symbolic idol of Lord Shiva) at the temple," police inspector Santosh Dwivedi told IANS on telephone.
He said some devotees later rushed Devi to a hospital.
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...
Triple Talaq bill introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as the Triple Talaq Bill, was introduced...
Crime against women rise in northeast
By IANS,
Guwahati : The northeastern states have recorded a sharp rise in incidents of crime against women, the Women Power Connect (WPC) said Tuesday.
Assam verdict shows how AIUDF got it wrong, paid the price for being complacent
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
The Assam state elections results have made it clear that the Bharatiya Janata Party has decimated the incumbent Congress to...
Woman ‘kills’ infant daughter
Gurgaon: An infant girl's body was found Monday near the Gurgaon Expressway, police said. The mother is the primary suspect.
The body of the baby...
BJP women leaders to protest in Lucknow against BSP
Lucknow : Women workers, supporters and leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be staging a sit-in and demonstrate in the state capital...
Remembering children of riot affected families on Children’s Day
Study reveals the terrified children in relief camps badly need social, emotional and administrative support
By Nikhat for TwoCircles.net
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.
Women journalists in India yet to break the glass ceiling: Leela Menon
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Veteran journalist Leela Menon, who was the first woman in the state to join the profession, Sunday opined that women in Indian media are yet to break the glass ceiling.
"One or two Barkha Dutts are not enough and those women who are at the top are only so by virtue of their family owning the organisation. This clearly shows that the others are being discriminated against," she said.
Menon, 85, who was with the Express group for a long time, now edits the Bharatiya Janata Party mouthpiece "Janmabhoomi" here.
Over 1000 activists, concerned citizens call for immediate release of Hidme Markam, ending state...
Human rights defender and environmental activist Hidme Markam has been in jail for over 40 days now. She was arrested on March 9 by...
Can women take smart decisions?
By Amit Dasgupta,
If you were asked to respond "Yes/No" to the above question, there is every likelihood that, apart from some good humoured jokes about women and decision making, your response would emphatically be in the affirmative. The uncomfortable fact is that you probably believe that women are incapable of making smart decisions.
BJP begins 10-day march over crimes against women in Bengal
Kolkata : Days after three people were awarded the death penalty for gang-raping and murdering a college student in West Bengal's Kamduni, the BJP...
231 days and counting: Sanitation workers at LHMC decry illegal termination
Sanitation employees from Lady Hardinge's Medical College (LHMC) and other institutions held a protest outside the Delhi hospital director's home on June 28...
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...
Only one woman among Modi’s new ministers
New Delhi : Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, the only woman among the 21 members inducted into the Narendra Modi ministry Sunday, now takes to eight...
मोदी जी! क्या लड़कियां सिर्फ़ अचार बेचने के लिए हैं?
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
इन दिनों सोशल मीडिया पर पीएम नरेन्द्र मोदी का एक बयान पर काफी कुछ शेयर किया जा रहा है, जिसमें उन्होंने कहा...
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 2 – Sister,...
(Editor’s note: This was first published on Yahoo.com as a single piece. We are reproducing the long form report in parts for TwoCircles.net readers.)
You...
Tejpal called woman associate regularly from prison
Panaji : Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, who is in judicial custody here, regularly telephoned from prison a Delhi-based woman business associate, an inquiry...
eCommerce will help empower women: Experts
New Delhi : Evolution of the e-commerce sector in India will help in empowering women as it will provide opportunity for them to work...
Militants kill five in Jammu, gun battle continues
By IANS,
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) : Five people, including a woman hostage and a photojournalist, were killed when militants struck in Jammu early Sunday. An intense gun battle is underway between the militants, holed up in a house, and security forces in the Samba sector.
The militant attack in the Jammu plains is the first since 2002.
According to the police, militants entered the house of Hoshiar Singh in Kali Mandi in Samba, 45 km from Jammu, and opened fire, killing him and his wife Shashi Bala. Their daughter Bindu and Singh's mother-in-law were injured in the firing.
SC to hear contempt plea against Sabarimala tantri for closing temple for purification
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on January 22 a contempt plea against the Sabarimala temple tantri for shutting the...
Moms go online for seeking parenting advice
By IANS,
Washington: Moms are going online to consult one another and seek parenting advice, says a US study.
गुरुग्राम : जहां मुसलमान पढ़ रहे थे नमाज़ ,वहीं हिन्दू संगठन करने लगे कीर्तन
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बीते शुक्रवार, गुरुग्राम के सेक्टर 47 में मुस्लिम समुदाय के लोगों को एक बार फिर जुमे की नमाज़ अदा करने में दिक्कत का सामना...
दौड़ने से पहले ही पंक्चर हो गई अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय की ‘साइकिल’ योजना
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
अल्पसंख्यक तबक़े से ताल्लुक़ रखने वाली लड़कियों पढ़ाई-लिखाई में प्रोत्साहन देने के मक़सद से शुरू की गई केन्द्र सरकार की ‘साइकिल...
US landscape architects designing change for women in India
By Arun Kumar,
Washington : Their mantra is to strike a balance between the built and natural environments, but an American landscape architect is using...
Woman jumps on metro track, escapes unhurt
New Delhi: A 26-year-old woman jumped on a Metro track on Saturday but escaped unhurt as the driver of a train coming in stopped...
Two arrested for tormenting Dalit woman
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Two men were arrested on charges of tonsuring a Dalit woman and parading her in an Orissa village for allegedly having an extra marital affair with her nephew, police said Saturday.
The incident took place in Kashimpur village in Bhadrak district, 150 km from here, July 5 but came to light after her husband lodged a police complaint Thursday when the woman attempted suicide.
प्रेरणा : कोरोना से बखूबी लड़ रही है भारत की पहली ट्रांसजेंडर डॉक्टर अक्सा...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net
38 साल की डॉक्टर अक्सा शेख़ इस समय देश मे जारी कोरोना संकट में प्रेरक बन कर उभरी है। कोरोनाकाल में वो...
Bengal nun gang-rape: Women’s panel blames police of inaction
Kolkata: The West Bengal Commission for Women on Sunday said the police did not act even though the convent where a 70-year-old nun was...
NIT development being highlighted as communal incident: Mehbooba
Srinagar : While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti described the student unrest at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) a "non-issue", the...
This Muslim-run NGO run in Hyderabad helps women build sustainable livelihoods
SAFA is an NGO that has changed the lives of thousands of women from poor economic groups in Hyderabad and given them hope...
International tobacco control award for Dr Mira Aghi
By Bobby Ramakant, CNS,
Noted tobacco control advocate and a United Nations consultant Dr Mira Aghi was conferred upon the International award in recognition of her lifetime contribution to advancing tobacco control initiatives for women.
The International Network of Women Against Tobacco (INWAT) presented its Tribute for Outstanding Service to Women award to Dr Mira Aghi (65 years) at the recently concluded 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) in Mumbai, India.
एनआरसी से सरकार की खुली पोल: आदिवासी मुख्यधारा से ग़ायब, मुसलमान कर रहे हैं...
एनआरसी की अंतिम लिस्ट से बाहर कर दिए गए 19 लाख 6 हज़ार 657 लोग खुद को भारतीय साबित करने की क़वायद में जहां...
NCW summons Ashutosh for ‘demeaning’ women
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday summoned Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh for "demeaning" women through one of the articles...
FIR against Misha Bharti for poll violation
Patna: An FIR was Thursday lodged against Misha Bharti who is contesting from Patliputra seat in Bihar for forcibly entering a polling booth and...
Two Muslim girls top Kerala Medical Entrance Exam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: Two Muslim girls have topped the Kerala Medical Entrance Examination, result for which were announced by P K Abdur Rabb, the Minister for Education in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.
Securing 954.7826 marks, P Hiba, a resident of Manchery in Malappuram district, bagged the first rank in the examination while the second rank went to Mariam Rafi of Aluva in Ernakulum district. Mariam Rafi is daughter of Abdul Rafi and Ancy Rafi. Mariam got 944.3478 marks. Securing the two first ranks, the duo also broke into the male bastion, which has been continuing for last few years in the entrance examinations in the state.
Campaign against caste-based sexual violence highlights ‘pervasive discrimination faced by Dalit women in India’
National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) said that its campaign will showcase caste-based sexual violence in 15 Indian states, sharing a selection of landmark...
Assamese woman gang-raped in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 21-year-old Assamese woman was raped here by two men who have been arrested, police said Sunday.
One of the men...
CBI questions Mayawati over NRHM scam
New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday questioned former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati here in connection with the...
Conjoined twins born in Bihar
By IANS,
Patna : A woman has given birth to conjoined twins in a Bihar town. The delivery was normal, a hospital source said Friday.
Mehnaz Khatoon, in her 20s, a resident of Bar village in Gaya district, about 125 km from here, was admitted to a government hospital Dec 31 night with labour pains and delivered the Siamese twins Thursday.
The two girls have their heads, hands, and genitalia separated from each other but are joined to each other waist downwards.
After news spread in the neighbourhood, a large number of people thronged the hospital to have a look.
Kerala girls found dead not violated, poisoned: Autopsy
Thrissur/Pathanamthitta (Kerala): The preliminary autopsy conducted on two schoolgirls found dead on a rail track near Palakkad in Kerala says they were "not violated...
Russian communist group want statues of Lenin’s women
By RIA Novosti,
Moscow : A St. Petersburg-based communist group Friday said it would raise money to build public statues of communist leader Vladimir Lenin's wife and mistress.
"Statues of the two beautiful muses of the great revolutionary and founder of the Soviet state should be erected in St. Petersburg, on Lenin Square," the group said on its website.
The group, notorious for its bizarre initiatives, said a statue of Lenin's wife Nadezhda Krupskaya should be placed to the right of his statue, and one of his mistress, Inessa Armand, should be on his left.
SC disallows burqa, full sleeve shirt for AIPMT examination on Saturday
The SIO that had filed the PIL, withdrew the case “as a mark of protest” seeing what it called the decline of interest of...
Two Days ‘National Convention of Muslim Women’ begins in New Delhi
By TCN News,
New Delhi: A two days National Convention of Muslim Women with the title ‘Sadak Se Sansad Tak’ has started in New Delhi...
Teacher killed for eloping with woman
Lucknow : A school teacher was beaten to death by family members of a young woman with whom he eloped, police said on Wednesday.
The...
‘Love Jihad’ is a Sangh Parivar hoax agenda to re-divide the country: Popular...
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Popular Front of India has termed ‘Love Jihad’ as a hoax program of Sangh Parivar mainly propagated in the country...
Petition filed before Bombay HC to arrest Marathi daily’s chief editor for article defaming...
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: An activist has approached the Bombay High Court urging it to order for arrest of Chief Editor of Maharashtra Times...
High court dismisses woman wrestler’s plea
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed the petition of a woman wrestler who challenged the selection criteria of the Wrestling Federation of India for the Commonwealth Games.
Justice S. Murlidhar, while dismissing the plea of Sonika Kaliraman, said: "Irrespective of past performances, the Federation is supposed to select players with good current performance."
Hearing the submissions of WFI, the court clarified that there is no "arbitrariness" on the part of the Federation in rejecting anyone's participation in the Games.
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...
Noida girl wins art award
Gurgaon: A series of geometrics and line patterns, guided by the urban metroscape, fetched Noida-based-artist Chetnaa Verma a prestigious art award here Saturday.
Verma won...
Bengal governor asks Jadavpur VC to act in molestation case
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi, who is also the Jadavpur University chancellor, Saturday cautioned Vice Chancellor Abhijit Chakrabarti for delaying action in the...
Sameena Shah wins Google India Engineering Award
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: Sameena Shah has won the 2009 Google India Women in Engineering Award. Google India selected 9 top students for the 22 finalists this year. Full time student in a recognized institution and pursuing Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related majors were eligible for this award.
Kolkata girl aims to knock out poverty with the help of Karate
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: Life in a Kolkata slum can break the spirit of even the most strong-willed person. It can also, however, inspire...
Woman raped by childhood friend on pretext of job
New Delhi: A 30-year-old fitness centre employee has been arrested for raping his childhood woman friend here after promising to provide her a job,...
Woman judges and Sharia
By Asghar Ali Engineer,
Recently two women judges have been appointed in Malaysia in the Sharia court but strangely enough their appointment is conditional on their not handling cases pertaining to marriage and divorce.
They can handle other cases like the custody of children, maintenance, property, etc. The appointment of women judges is a welcome move but the conditionality attached seems strange.
German mother, Goa police trade charges
By IANS,
Panaji : A German woman who has complained that her daughter was being sexually harassed by the Goa education minister's son, says police would "prefer" her to withdraw the complaint, though police said she was evading them.
Speaking to the media Sunday, Fadella Fuchs alleged the police were sitting on her complaint filed on Oct 2.
Safina tops women’s rankings
By DPA,
Hamburg: Dinara Safina retained first place in the latest women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as she makes another attempt to claim her first title at the majors.
The Russian Safina takes 9,801 points into the French Open which started Sunday, with the Williams sisters Serena and Venus following on 7,838 and 7,237 points, respectively.
The defending French Open champion Ana Ivanova of Serbia is eighth on 4,892 points.
WTA top 10 as of May 25 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
1. (1) Dinara Safina, Russia, 9,801 points
Centre to launch three-day campaign for better women’s health
New Delhi : The union health ministry will launch a three-day nationwide campaign for ensuring better health for women, it was announced here Thursday.
The...
Women feel dowry most severe form of gender disparity: Survey
New Delhi : Most Indian women feel that dowry is the most severe form of gender disparity when it comes to marriage, according to...
Courage under crisis: stories of Bangalore’s brave women
By Maitreyee Boruah, IANS,
Bangalore : The cruel blows of fate have not broken their will, their resolve to fight. Widowed very early in life, or divorced after facing cruelty in their husband's home, or raped and fighting a legal battle to get the rapists punished - these women from India's tech hub have shown courage under crisis.
Meet these grand old ladies - Padma Srinivasan, 73, and her friend Jayalakshmi Sreenivasan, 75. Popularly known as Bangalore's "pizza grannies", Padma and business partner Jayalakshmi sell yummy pizzas in the country's IT hub to run an old age home.
From Kairwan’s meadows to poetic pages, how Kashmiri woman attempting to revive native language
Tauseef Ahmad and Nuzhat Masoodi, TwoCircles.net
Kupwara: Each sunrise in Lolab, also called Wadi-e-Lolab (the land of love and beauty), gives the valley a golden...
Woman tourist dies at the Taj Mahal
By IANS,
Agra : A woman tourist from Indore died after she slipped and fell on the marbled surface of the Taj Mahal after the city was hit by rain and thundershowers.
Hasina Bano Chaudhary lost her balance and fell from the main marble structure Saturday.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel guarding the monument tried to take her to the hospital, but she collapsed at the main gate due to profuse bleeding from the head.
Last week, a south Indian tourist slipped and suffered a fracture at the Taj.
No more liquor for Bihar villagers
Patna : With a partial liquor ban coming into force in Bihar from Friday, thousands of 'desi' liquor shops in villages across the state...
Women’s group slams Goa government over liquor notification
Panaji: The Goa government's decision to allow bars and retail liquor outlets to remain open until 4 a.m. was criticized Thursday by a leading...
Woman kills her two children, attempts suicide
Hyderabad : Distressed over financial problems, a woman poisoned to death her two children and later attempted suicide with her mother by jumping into...
Property rights of Half Widows can’t be eschewed as Quran and Sunnah has given...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In a significant development regarding the property rights of Half Widows in Kashmir, a meeting with Ulema's (Islamic Scholars)...
Unsafe abortions claim lives of 4,500 women per year
By IANS,
New Delhi: As many of 4,500 deaths or eight percent of all maternal deaths occur due to unsafe abortions every year, parliament was told Friday.
Permanent Resident Bill of J&K is Anti-Women
By Balraj Puri
On International Women's Day when Rajya Sabha passed a bill for reservation of 33% seats for women in Parliament and state legilatures, Jammu and Kashmir State assembly admitted a bill which would deprive women status of permanent resident of the State if they married an outsider.
Proceedings against Kumar Vishwas closed, DCW tells high court
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that no proceedings were pending against AAP leader Kumar...
Sexuality among older adults vary with age, gender
By IANS,
Washington: Sexuality among older adults - between 57 to 85 years - tended to vary with age and gender, says a new study.
Men were more likely than women to have a partner, more likely to be sexually active with that partner, and tend to have more positive and permissive attitudes toward sex.
Similarly, men were more likely than women to report alcohol use, potential problem drinking. Alcohol use and smoking were also lower among older age groups.
Women protest in Manipur to demand release of student activists
Imphal : Scores of women held protests here on Sunday to demand the unconditional release of five Kangleipak Students Association activists arrested on charge...
Women rough up bank manager over loan
By IANS,
Lucknow : A group of women roughed up a bank manager in an Uttar Pradesh village after he refused to meet them for a loan demand, police said Thursday.
Agitated women, armed with brooms and slippers, barged into Union Bank branch manager's cabin in Phephna village of Ballia district Wednesday, and manhandled him for refusing to meet them for the past 10 days.
Congress asks Kerala women’s panel chief to step down
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : State Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala Friday asked Kerala State Women's Commission chairperson Justice D. Sreedevi to quit after the panel decided to recommend a minimum age for girls to become nuns.
Chennithala termed the recommendation as the latest instance of the Left government using its power and clout over government-controlled bodies to hit out at the minorities.
Women judges should increase: Balakrishnan
By IANS,
Shimla: Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Saturday said women's representation in the judiciary was at the minimum and "needs to be enhanced".
"Women's representation in the courts is minimum and their representation needs to be enhanced. Steps are being taken to appoint more and more women judges," he said, addressing the inaugural session of year-long 40th anniversary celebrations of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
Rajouri braveheart Rukhsana honoured with medal, cash
By IANS,
Jammu: Rukhsana Kousar, the brave heart of Rajouri who killed top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Abu Osama in her house in September last year, Saturday received an award for her act of exemplary bravery.
The Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak was presented to Rukhsana, on behalf of President Pratibha Patil, by Rajouri Deputy Commissioner J.P.Singh at an official function in Rajouri, 160 km north of Jammu.
Congress rebukes Rathore for invoking Nehru
By IANS,
New Delh: The Congress Thursday rebuked former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, for invoking the name of the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his remark to media that he would "smile more".
Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said the former DGP was "mentally sick".
Replying to queries about Rathore's remark, Tewari said the remark was the "result of this mental sickness".
"The authorities should send him for a mental check-up," he said.
Why no quota for women in Rajya Sabha, asks Mamata
By IANS,
New Delhi : A day after her party boycotted voting on the women's reservation bill, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday asked why a third of the Rajya Sabha seats too should not be kept for women.
"Why there is no 33 percent reservation for women in the Rajya Sabha?" a visibly upset Banerjee asked reporters.
The Trinamool Congress chief said that her party had "so many times" raised the issue of reservation for women in the Rajya Sabha.
क्या सचमुच एआईएमआईएम की वज़ह से गोपालगंज जीत गई बीजेपी !
विशेष संवाददाता। Twocircles.net
बिहार में हुए उपचुनाव के नतीजों में गोपालगंज के नतीजे बहुत अधिक चर्चा में है। यहां राजद चुनाव हार गई है, राजद...
‘पाई पाई जोड़कर आगे की पढ़ाई जारी रखूंगी’
Saba Yaseen for TwoCircles.net
फ़ैज़ाबाद : 22 साल की आयशा की ख्वाहिश वकालत की पढ़ाई करके जज बनने की है, लेकिन देश में लॉ...
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...
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.
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.
Manipur molestation: NSCN-IM leader’s photo released
By IANS,
Imphal: Three weeks after a leader of the Naga insurgent outfit NSCN-IM allegedly molested a Manipuri actress, the Manipur government Friday made his photo public.
Ten-year-old donates birthday money to Islamia Hospital
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: Ashna Khan, a ten-year-old girl from Kolkata, set a fine example of kindness by donating the entire amount received...
Mahajan to attend women presiding officers’ meet in Switzerland
New Delhi : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will attend the ninth annual meeting of women speakers of parliament in Switzerland Sep 4-5.
The theme...
Over 3,000 tribal women demonstrate in Madhya Pradesh
By IANS,
Bhopal : In an unprecedented expression of anger, about 3,000 tribal women Wednesday demonstrated in Barwani before the district collector and the superintendent of police.
Sharad Yadav’s suicide threat on women reservation condemnable: AIPWA
By TwoCircles.net News Desk
New Delhi: The All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA) has strongly condemned the ‘suicide’ threat by JD (U) President Sharad Yadav against the Women's Reservation Bill.
AIPWA Joint Secretary Kavita Krishnan said that “this was not the first time Sharad Yadav had given vent to his anti-woman sentiments. In the past he had made disparaging and abusive statements about educated women, calling them 'parkati' and the like.”
Kerala government floats new policy to empower women
By IANS,
Palakkad (Kerala) : The Kerala cabinet has approved the adoption of a new policy to ensure gender equality and prevent crime against women, Pinarayi Vijayan, state secretary of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said here Thursday.
Vijayan, who is on a tour of the state, told reporters that the main objective of floating the new policy was to ensure social justice for women.
"Our goals can be achieved because Kerala is far ahead of other parts of the country with regards to women's literacy and life expectancy," said Vijayan.
Kartika Reddy Hyderabad’s first woman mayor
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Banda Kartika Reddy of the Congress party was Friday elected unopposed as Hyderabad's first woman mayor after the ruling party agreed to sharing of power with the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) in the civic body.
Kartika Reddy, who was elected as corporator from Tarnaka division in last month's elections, is also the first mayor of Greater Hyderabad.
Government not utilising Rs.2,000 crore Nirbhaya Fund, SC told
New Delhi: The Supreme Court was told Friday that the government was sitting on Rs.2,000 crore earmarked under the Nirbhaya Fund - meant to...
The hidden agenda behind the debate over Triple Talaq
By Moin Qazi for TwoCircles.net
The best of you are those who are the kindest to their wives.- Al-Tirmidhi
The issue of Triple Talaq or instant...
Women’s quota bill in present form is injustice: Muslim group
By IANS,
New Delhi: The All India Milli Council, a Muslim group, Saturday demanded a "quota within quota" in the women's reservation bill and said it will hold a protest march Monday against the government's move to pass the legislation in its present form.
M. Manzoor Alam, general secretary of the Milli Council, said here Saturday that the protest march at Jantar Mantar would be joined by other religious minority groups and Dalit organisations.
"If passed, the bill will amount to injustice against the women belonging to minorities and Dalits," Alam said.
Dress & Crime: Andhra DGP gets support from Ulema, Hindu hardliners
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Bihar Police okays 35 percent quota for women
By IANS,
Patna : Bihar Police Friday formally decided to reserve 35 percent posts for women and to set up women's desk at all police sations.
Kiran Bedi joins BJP, to give Delhi ‘all she has’
New Delhi : Celebrated former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, who parted ways with AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal around two years ago, Thursday joined the BJP, saying Delhi needs a stable and honest government.
Mahjabeen sailing SAFEENAH to take poor to happiness
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net
Patna (Bihar): The place I have entered now is in the heart of a densely populated Muslim area which houses believers of other faiths also. You won't be impressed by the hygienic quotient or the lack of it in the area. But what impresses one and all is the devotion of a middle-aged local Muslim lady to social work.
I was there to meet Mahjabeen Sarwar who runs an NGO called SAFEENAH, an acronym for the “Society for Awareness, Family Welfare, Education, Economic Upliftment, Nationality & Health.”
Girl gangs with a noble cause
By Anjali Singh, CNS
There is no power like girl power. This can’t ring more true when it comes to empowering young adolescent girls in rural India.
What began as self help girl group, a unique concept taken up by UNICEF Lucknow, today is one of the most powerful tools young adolescent girls are using to protect themselves against exploitation and fight for their rights.
Called 'Kishori Sabhas' or 'Samuhs' these groups are so popular that they have even managed to do away with practices like child labor and child marriage in the villages.
How was this possible?
Meghalaya’s first woman MP vows to work for people
By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS,
Tura (Meghalaya) : Meghalaya's first female MP Agatha Sangma says she will work for the empowerment of women and youth and describes her election to the Lok Sabha as a "good first step" to encourage the fairer sex from the hill state to enter active politics.
"Society in Meghalaya may be matrilineal but men are still at the forefront of decision-making. That holds good in the field of politics too. But my election as an MP is a good first step for women here to join active politics," Agatha told IANS in an interview.
Muslim women in the slums: poorest of the poor
A study of the maternity care and births in Mumbai slums
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
A large number of Muslims of India live in poverty and they are the majority of the poorest of the poor living in slums. This is according to a study conducted in 2006 in Mumbai. The details of the study were published earlier this month.
I will continue to fight against AFSPA, but through politics: Irom Sharmila
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....
अंतरराष्ट्रीय जनसंख्या दिवस पर विशेष :संघ के बड़े एजंडे का छोटा सा हिस्सा है...
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साल 2014 में केंद्र में मोदी सरकार बनने के बाद बीजेपी देश भर में अपने व्यापक एजेंडे को लागू करने की दिशा में...
Arguments over rape charge against BSP MP from Feb 18
By IANS,
New Delhi : A court here fixed Feb 18 for hearing arguments on charges in a rape case against Bahujan Samaj Party MP...
Colombian inmate allowed to dress like a woman
By IANS,
Bogota : A Colombian court allowed an inmate to wear a skirt and makeup in a men's prison, acknowledging his freedom of personality, EFE has reported.
The decision of the Superior Court of the central city of Ibague Friday will allow Fairber Narvaez to dress like a woman and go by the name of "Mireya" in the jail near Chaparral.
"There are a lot of homosexuals here, but they haven't dared to come out of the closet," Narvaez said upon hearing the decision. "I did it and now they don't see me as a clown - they respect me."
Taslima diagnosed with breast tumours in US
Dhaka: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has been diagnosed with breast tumours at a hospital in New York.
Doctors found the tumours "quite big" and...
कुपोषण से जूझ रहा है प्रधानमंत्री मोदी का संसदीय क्षेत्र
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: पिछली सदी के अंतिम दशक से शुरू होकर भारत सरकार द्वारा कई ऐसी योजनाएं चलायी जा रही हैं, जिनका उद्देश्य प्रमुख...
Telangana CM congratulates Sania on becoming world No.1
Hyderabad : Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday congratulated tennis star Sania Mirza on becoming first Indian woman to claim the world...
Zeeshan Ali: first Muslim girl from Bihar to win Fulbright Fellowship
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: Bringing laurel to Bihar and her community, Zeeshan Ali has won Fulbright Fellowship from the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF). She will be the first Muslim girl from Bihar to have been awarded the prestigious fellowship.
“I was quite surprised when the news was broken on me. I really feel honored. I am happy beyond bounds,” says Zeeshan, Patna University Ph.D. student, talking to TwoCircles.net.
Zeeshan Ali
Zeeshan Ali
‘Left, farmers’ movement ignore distinction between peasants, labourers
Interview with Gita Ramaswamy, author of “Land, Guns, Caste, Woman—The Memoir of a Lapsed Revolutionary”
Aatika S | TwoCircles.net
In this interview, the author talks...
Ramadan 1436: Photos of Day 8
A cute child from Malegaon, Maharashtra; another cutie from Jamnagar, Gujarat; Juma prayer at a Bohri masjid in Surat, Gujarat; a "connected" couple in...
Death sentence for rapist, murderer of teenaged girl
By IANS,
Jaipur: A court in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar town sentenced to death a man for raping and then brutally killing a 15-year-old girl, a lawyer said.
Will take legal action against two CPI-M leaders: Kerala woman
Kannur (Kerala) : A Dalit woman Anjana who, along with her elder sister, was arrested on charge of trespassing a CPI-M office in Thalaserry...
Bihar liquor ban should be ‘participatory’, not agenda: Experts
By Bhavana Akella and Sushil Kumar
New Delhi : Bihar on Thursday joined the states that have banned liquor, with newly elected Chief Minister...
Awareness campaign for women empowerment in Madhya Pradesh
By IANS,
Bhopal : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has issued instructions to carry out a state-wide awareness campaign focused on schemes of women empowerment, official sources said Tuesday.
Reviewing the progress of activities of Woman and Child Development Department Monday, the chief minister told senior officers including the principal secretary to undertake field tours to apprise themselves of the ground realities of the implementation of departmental schemes and announcements made at the "Mahila Panchayat".
Women Helpline launched in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad : A Women Helpline was launched Monday by police here.
Speaking on the occasion, Uttar Pradesh Inspector General of Police Navneet Sikera asked women...
Fire in Ghaziabad women’s hospital
Ghaziabad : A fire broke out on Tuesday at the Government Women's Hospital in Ghaziabad, but was brought under control soon, officials said.
Fire...
First Zamira Begum Rahman memorial lecture held in Tezpur
By TCN News
Guwahati: The First Zamira Begum Rahman Memorial Lecture on the topic “Women Empowerment and Society” was delivered by Sarmistha Das, Assistant...
Woman kills three daughters, attempts suicide
New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a 27-year-old woman killed her three daughters and attempted suicide by hanging herself from a tree on Monday...
Women set for Karva Chauth celebrations
By IANS,
New Delhi : Adorned in traditional garb and with intricate henna designs on their hands, women in the national capital and several parts of north India are celebrating the Karva Chauth festival Wednesday with a day long fast and prayers for their husband's long life.
As per custom, women must observe a day long fast which is followed by evening rituals including sitting around the deity Gaura Mata and a small clay pitcher called karva and offering prayers.