Man arrested for raping deaf woman in Tripura
Agartala: A man was arrested for raping a 32-year-old deaf and dumb woman, police said here Tuesday.
"Ajit Nama, aged 30, raped a deaf and...
Celebrating Hazrat Ali in Bangalore
By Nigar Ataulla for TwoCircles.net
I was overwhelmed to be invited to a program held on the 21st of April amidst special guests from...
Rukhsana fears for family’s safety refuses police job
By Sadat Khan, Agence India Press
Jammu: Rukhsana Kausar, the brave girl who killed a Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist at her home in J&K’s Rajouri district, on Tuesday declined the job of Special Police Officer (SPO) in J&K police.
Rukhsana, along with her brother and uncle, was offered the job of SPO more than a month after she killed a top Pakistani militant of the LeT and injured another on September 27.
AMU sets operating procedure to deal COVID and pregnancy
TCN News
Aligarh: What COVID 19 could do to the pregnancy? The pregnant women grope in the dark and to address their misery, the department of...
Missing Pakistani woman arrested in Afghanistan
By NNN-PTI,
New York : A Pakistani woman, who mysteriously disappeared from Karachi five years back, having alleged links with the Al Qaeda, has been arrested on charges of attempted murder and assault of US soldiers and FBI agents working in Afghanistan.
Thirty-six year old Aafia Saddiqui, a neuroscientist trained in US, who was arrested here after being brought from Afghanistan last evening, will be produced before a court tomorrow, South District of New York Attorney Michael J Garcia said. If convicted, she could get prison sentence of 20 years on each of the two charges.
Women live-in partners covered by domestic violence act: Minister
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women live-in partners are protected under the domestic violence act and there is no move to enact a law governing such relationships, parliament was informed Monday.
“It is not that prevalent,” said Law Minister H.R. Bharadwaj, referring to live-in relationships, during question hour in the Rajya Sabha, adding: “If it is acceptable by society, then the government can make laws. Laws are made keeping in view societal trends.
“It is hypothetical to ask a question whether we are contemplating a law (to govern live-in relationships),” the minister added.
HC for no leniency to minor’s rapist, upholds sentence
New Delhi: Taking strong note of the rape committed by a youth on a minor kid, an act which instills a feeling of "fear,...
Jag Mundhra’s 7/7 film cynical: victims’ parents
By IANS,
London : The parents of a young woman who was killed in the 7/7 suicide bombings in London have described an Indian-made film on the subject as “cynical.”
"Shoot on Sight", directed by Indian-born Jag Mundhra, is controversial for its story line, which is based on the shooting of an innocent Brazilian man by police in London following the July 7, 2005 suicide bombings that killed 52 people.
Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes was killed by armed anti-terror police in a London underground train station, but Mundhra's film makes the victim an innocent Muslim.
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 5 – Janvi’s...
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One lakh women attend annual Sunni Ijtema in Mumbai
By TCN News
More than 1 lakh women attended the 26th Grand Annual Sunni Ijtema event to acquire Islamic knowledge; understand their roles...
Women are backbone of nation, says Sachin Tendulkar
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh): On his first visit to a village which he has decided to adopt for development, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar Sunday said...
Britain starts its largest-ever debate on violence against women
London, March 9 (IANS) The British government Monday launched its largest-ever public consultation to tackle violence against women and girls, including a probe into the sexualisation of teenage girls.
Thousands in towns and cities across England are expected to take part in the consultation, which was launched by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and also includes a review into police powers for dealing with serial perpetrators of domestic violence.
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".
‘दबंग दादियां’ रखेंगी सुप्रीम कोर्ट में ‘शाहीन बाग़’ का पक्ष
यूसुफ़ अंसारी, twocircles.net
नई दिल्ली। शाहीन बाग़ में नागरिकता संशोधन क़ानून, एनपीआर और एनआरसी के ख़िलाफ लगतार दो महीने से चल रहे धरना प्रदर्शन की...
India’s first halal cosmetics firm set to expand outlets
By Azera Parveen Rahman,
Ahmedabad : Mauli Teli has people coming up to her often and asking what 'halal' has to do with cosmetics. "Are...
Forced intercourse in marriage not rape: Delhi court
New Delhi: A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of raping his wife, stating that forced intercourse with a woman does not amount...
Bengal man nabbed with dismembered bodies of woman, child in bags
Kolkata: A man in West Bengal's Hooghly district was arrested on Saturday while he was trying to dispose off the bodies of a woman...
40 cases of crime against women recorded daily in Delhi: Centre
New Delhi : On an average 40 cases of crime against women, including at least four rape cases, are registered everyday in Delhi, union...
AFMI releases its Top 5 Students List 2009
By TwoCircles.net foreign desk
Boston: Muslim students in India have once again shown that with courage and determination they are shining academically. In a national competition for the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin's Gold medal program for 10th graders the top winners have displayed exceptional academic excellence.
Woman scientist, UN official among India’s top analytics
Kolkata : A woman data scientist, a member of the UN's Big Data innovation initiative, analytics thought leaders and a analytics head of a...
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...
Molestation charges against a college teacher in Karimganj district of Assam: What is the...
By Mustafa A. Barbhuiya,
Curfew has been imposed for last two days in the Karimganj district of Assam after massive street protests from people...
‘मुसलमान औरतें कभी पीछे नहीं रहीं, चाहे वो असहयोग आंदोलन हो या भारत छोड़ो...
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...
Government clampdown on protest over unfair budgetary allocations in education for SCs/STs
Dalit women activists dragged inside police station, activists allege
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Over 30 dalit and adivasi students and activists were arrested on Thursday from Shastri Bhavan here when they demanded to meet Smriti Irani, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, over unfair budgetary allocations in education of dalit and adivasi students.
Two BSF troopers arrested for molesting girl
Agartala: Two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were arrested for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old tribal girl in Tripura, police said here Friday.
"Two BSF jawans...
A book on life’s struggles, of women, by women
By IANS,
New Delhi : A woman panchayat leader's fight against corruption, another illiterate panchayat leader's endeavour to make education a reality for her village - stories of struggle and commitment, drawn out of the lives of seven women panchayat leaders were put together in a book that was released Thursday.
Titled "Sarpanch Sahib: Changing the face of India" the book has been compiled by well known authors Manju Kapur, Indira Maya Ganesh, Sonia Falerio, Kalpana Sharma, Tishani Doshi, Abhilasha Ojha and edited by Manjima Bhattacharjya.
Report of the national programme on “Hunar Se Rozgaar Tak”
By TCN News,
New Delhi: The All India Confederation for Women’s Empowerment Through Education (AICWETE), New Delhi in collaboration with Committee on Girls’ Education, National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, Govt. of India, conducted a National Programme on the Topic “Hunar Se Rozgaar Tak” (From Skill to Employment) at India Islamic Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on 26th February, 2014.
Dreams from Japan, in the bylanes of Okhla
By Iqra Raza for Twocircles.net
New Delhi: The rickshaw wheels lazily on the bumpy road making me jump every now and then. Dragging on,...
60 percent of Indian men admit violence against wives: UN report
New Delhi : Sixty percent of Indian men admit acting violently against their wife or partner at some point in their lives while 52...
HIV-positive woman spreads hope in Uttar Pradesh
By Asit Srivastava, IANS,
Gorakhpur : After she tested positive for HIV three years ago, Bhanumati (name changed) was shattered. Living under the shadow of death, the 36-year-old feared she too would die of the infection like her husband. But today Bhanumati spearheads AIDS/HIV awareness programmes in villages of Uttar Pradesh.
Bhanumati, a resident of Tilauli village in Gorakhpur district, some 300 km from Lucknow, has constituted an all-women group that undertakes counselling of AIDS/HIV patients and also organises sensitisation programmes in India's most populous state.
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...
Women just 7.53 percent of central government work force: Official
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Women constitute just 7.52 percent of the central government work force, revealed T.K.A. Nair, the principal secretary to the prime minister, Sunday.
"The percentage of women working in the central government is 7.53 percent, of which 24 percent are in All India Civil Services, 18.5 percent in the Indian Police Service and 18 percent in the Indian Foreign Service, Nair said.
Nair was speaking on the launch of the special International Women's Day issue of Bureacracy Today magazine here.
Jayalalithaa takes oath as legislator
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Saturday took oath as a member of the legislative assembly after winning the bye-election...
Call centre employee found murdered in Delhi hostel
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 25-year-old woman employee of a call centre was Wednesday evening found strangled to death in her hostel room in south Delhi, the police said.
The victim, identified as Shalini Saxena, was found dead in her first-floor room of a private hostel in Gautam Nagar area of Hauz Khas, the police said.
Saxena worked for a cell centre in Gurgaon. She hailed from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and was living in the hostel for the past one year.
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.
Smoking during pregnancy heightens sudden infant death chances
By IANS,
Washington : Women who smoke during pregnancy have greater chances of losing their newborns to the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to new research carried out by Calgary University.
In the first-ever experimental study to compare the breathing reflexes of premature babies of smokers versus non-smokers, researchers found that babies whose mothers had smoked showed a number of signs of impaired respiratory function.
Woman gang raped in Telangana
Hyderabad : An autorickshaw driver and three others gang raped a woman in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana.
The incident took place late Sunday in...
Emotional support for Jayalalithaa in Bangalore
Bangalore : About 500 men and women from Tamil Nadu crossed into Karnataka Sunday to extend emotional support to jailed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister...
Kiran Bedi appointed Puducherry Lt. Governor
New Delhi: BJP leader and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi has been appointed Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, a Rashtrapati Bhawan communque said on...
Pay Rs.300,000 for rape, Haryana told
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday directed the Haryana government to pay Rs.300,000 to a 40-year-old woman who was raped by two Haryana policemen two years ago.
The NHRC said it had issued a notice to the chief secretary of Haryana to pay the monetary relief and send proof of payment within six weeks.
An NHRC official said the woman was dragged out of an auto by a Haryana policeman, Dinesh Kumar, who took her to his house and raped her along with his guest and commando Bijender Singh Feb 21, 2008.
Two arrested for rape attempt in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: Two men allegedly held a woman hostage and tried to rape her inside a temple, police said Tuesday. Both the accused have been arrested.
Pinki to smile again, to be given free education
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.
Dimapur lynching: Assam truckers stop plying to Nagaland
Guwahati: Truckers in Assam on Saturday stopped plying their vehicles from here to Dimapur and other parts of Nagaland in protest against the lynching...
Make Delhi safe for women, minister tells police
By IANS,
New Delhi : Delhi Police need to work towards making the national capital crime free and should ensure women's safety, Minister of State...
BSF women step closer to creating history at the border
By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,
Hoshiarpur (Punjab) : As they thumped their feet into the ground for the final parade as trainees, they all knew that they are just a step away from their destination - of being the first women to be guarding India's international borders.
The Kharkan camp of the Border Security Force (BSF), 15 km from this Punjab town, saw history being made Saturday as 178 women recruits were inducted into the BSF fold after their impressive passing out parade here.
Iqrar and Habeeb: two different paths to jail
Unheard & Unspoken: Terror stories from Madhya Pradesh: Part 5
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net
यह बिल मुस्लिम समाज के प्रति सरकार की नीयत का अक्स है
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
पिछले दिनों हमारे मुल्क में यह माहौल बनाने की कोशिश की गई कि सभी मुसलमान महिलाएं तीन तलाक़ क़ानून के...
Rudd’s wife first foreign woman dignitary to lay wreath at India Gate
By IANS,
New Delhi : Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's wife Therese Rein laid a wreath at the India Gate memorial to the "unknown soldier" Thursday, becoming first foreign female dignitary not holding an office to do so, an official said here.
"Both the prime minister (Kevin Rudd) and his wife laid a wreath at the memorial as is the tradition in Australia. Moreover, the name of an Australian nursing assistant is inscribed on the monument," said an official.
Can’t ask PM or CMs to have women ministers, says SC
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday declined a plea seeking direction to chief ministers of seven states to consider inducting women in...
Golf: Indian girls slip to ninth place
Hong Kong: The Indian golf team of Gaurika Bishnoi, Ridhima Dilawari and Nishtha Madan ended the second day in tied ninth position at the...
Ruchika’s principal returns state award
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Four days after a magisterial inquiry held the Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School here guilty of being unfair in expelling teenage molestation victim Ruchika Girhotra for fee default, the school principal S. Sebestina Monday returned the state award.
The Chandigarh administration had directed her to return the award, which was given to her in 2005 for meritorious contribution to city education. She was the principal of the school in 1990, when Ruchika was expelled.
Law and order situation broadly under control: Bengal governor
By IANS,
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Monday termed the overall law and order situation in the state as "broadly under control" and said...
तारोन दोद्राई की सीखने की ये ललक आपको हौसलों से भर देगी
प्रियंका सुबर्नो
झारखंड के खूंटी ज़िला के तोरपा ब्लॉक, ज़रिया पंचायत, रंगरू टोली गांव में स्थित ‘विलेज लेवल सर्विस सेंटर’ (वी.एल.एस.सी.) ग्राम स्तर सेवा केंद्र...
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.
The right to life must be guaranteed and culture of impunity must end: Anjuman...
Anjuman Ara Begum is Ph.D scholar of Department of Law, Gauhati University, Assam, India and the Regional Research Associate for the North Eastern states for South Asia Forum for Human Rights for the Project Understanding Impunity. She has researched the armed conflict in North Eastern states and its impact on civilians since 2004. Kashif-ul-Huda of TwoCircles.net interviewed her about her research. Opinions given are her personal. Read some of the cases after the interview.
Q: Why were you interested in this investigation?
Arson attack on Dalits in Faridabad sees two children dead, parents critical
Faridabad: Two children were burnt alive while their parents were reported to be critical when the house of a Dalit family in Haryana's Faridabad...
Women’s car rally to create breast cancer awareness
By IANS,
New Delhi: Nearly 100 women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, will drive from Delhi to Jaipur April 2 to create awareness about the disease that kills over 40,000 women every year in India.
"Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in cities and we hope this rally will spread awareness among people," Ramesh Sarin, founder chairperson of the Forum for Breast Cancer Protection, told IANS Tuesday.
More women are becoming primary migrants: book
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : Asian women are joining men in migrating to other countries, in many cases as principal bread winners, says a new book.
In recent years there has been a significant rise in the number of female migrants, who sometimes come as primary breadwinners.
The male-female ratio of international level on the whole is 52.5 per cent to 47.5 per cent, though its proportion in the developed countries is almost 50:50, says the book 'Striped Zebra, The Immigrant Psyche' by US-based Uday C. Naval and Soofia K.Hussain, published by Rupa.
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?
Meghalaya governor rues crime against women
By IANS,
Shillong: Governor R.S. Mooshahary Saturday lamented the growing incidents of crime against women in Meghalaya.
Meet Sadaf Chaudhary, who wants to serve country by becoming an ambassador
UPSC topper among Muslim aspirants, Sadaf Chaudhary of Roorkee uttarakhand, who secured the overall 23rd rank, is of firm opinion that improvement in the...
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...
‘My dignity is under attack’: Safoora Zargar after Jamia cancels her admission
Student activist Safoora Zargar speaks to TwoCircles.net about her ordeal.
Muhammed Nihad PV | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday, August 29 cancelled the...
UN chief seeks help against female genital mutilation
Nairobi: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called on the media Thursday to speak out and help put an end "within this generation" to Female...
“We feel scarred & traumatized,” say Muslim women victims of ‘Sulli Deals’
As dozens of Muslim women in India found themselves victims of an online ‘fake auction’ in which their pictures were shared and circulated on...
Lucknow Biotech park to train women farmers
By IANS,
Lucknow : Free training programmes will be provided to women farmers by the Biotech Park here to enable them to apply new technologies to increase agricultural yield, an official said Monday.
"We will be launching training programmes to hone the skills of women farmers from Sep 7," said P.K. Seth, CEO of the Biotech Park.
"Though the programmes will be open to women farmers from across the state, initially we will enrol farmers from Lucknow and its adjoining districts," an official at the Biotech Park said.
8 महीने से जेल में है सपा विद्यायक नाहिद हसन, अखिलेश यादव से अब...
मोहम्मद वसीम । Two circles.net के लिए
तबियत खराब होने पर कैराना के विधायक नाहिद हसन को मुजफ्फरनगर अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया है...
Chinese urban women contribute one-third to family income
By IANS,
Beijing: Chinese women in urban areas on an average contribute about one-third to their family income, a survey has found.
Manmohan to meet Chile’s first woman president Tuesday
By IANS,
New Delhi : With his health improving by the day after a coronary bypass surgery seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Chile's first woman president Michelle Bachelet here Tuesday.
President Pratibha Patil will host a state banquet and cultural programme for Bachelet Monday night, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Chile.
164 chit fund companies under probe for cheating
New Delhi : As many as 164 ponzi, or chit fund, companies are currently being probed by central agencies for duping customers across the...
राजस्थान में दलित युवक की मौत ने तूल पकड़ा,आक्रोश
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
राजस्थान के अजमेर में कथित तौर पर उच्च जाति के दबंगों और स्थानीय पुलिस की प्रताड़ना से परेशान होकर आत्महत्या करने...
Number of rape cases rising in India
By IANS,
New Delhi: India has recorded a rise in the number of rape cases during the past five years with states like Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal accounting for a large number of them, parliament was informed Wednesday.
According to the data compiled by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), a total of 20,737 rape cases were registered in 2007 against 19,384 in 2006, while the figure was 18,359 in 2005 and 18,233 in 2004 against 15,847 in 2003.
The data tabled in parliament pointed out that the maximum number of cases were registered in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.
Qualifying for World Cup not enough: Kaushik
By IANS,
New Delhi : Indian women's hockey team coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik is delighted that his side is making it to next year's World Cup in Argentina, but hastened to add that the girls need to fine-tune their game to be a consistent world-class team.
To be a top international outfit, Kaushik says, the girls will have to bring in more variation into their play.
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.
Bangladesh revives women’s development policy
By IANS,
Dhaka : The Bangladesh government has announced the revival of a women's development policy to mark International Women's Day Monday while activists pledged to focus on acid attacks on women.
State Minister for Women and Children Shirin Shjarmin Chowdhury said the National Women's Development Policy-1997 would be broad-based and reintroduced to include rights of tribal women, those who are physically and mentally challenged and those hit by climate change.
‘ट्रिपल तलाक़ का ख़त्म होना एक इंक़लाबी फ़ैसला है’ —शाईस्ता अम्बर
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ : ‘ट्रिपल तलाक़ का ख़त्म होना एक इंक़लाबी फ़ैसला है. इसके लिए हमने काफ़ी संघर्ष किया है. बहुत लम्बी लड़ाई...
J&K Gujjar women most neglected in the country: survey
By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,
The empowerment of a woman leads to empowerment of entire family. But unfortunately women have always been neglected lot in every field of life. They have been generally kept out of development in the country. A survey reveals Gujjar women in Jammu and Kashmir are among the most backward and discriminated women in the country.
19-year-old Maryam Siddiqui bags top spot in GenZ Leadership Olympiad
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: Nineteen-year-old Maryam Siddiqui, a first-year Bachelors in Architecture student of Jamia Millia Islamia, has brought laurels to the university...
Sexual harassment case against Pachauri heads to trial
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday paved the way for trial as it framed sexual harassment charges against noted environmentalist...
Women fight shame in flood-hit Bihar
By Imran Khan,
Supaul (Bihar) : Malti and Bhagwati Devi are just two of the thousands of people who have had to abandon their homes...
Pakistan activist honored with International Women of Courage Award
Islamabad : After youngest ever nobel peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the scenic Swat valley is again in the limelight on the world scene...
Saudi Arabia allows women to participate in municipal polls
Riyadh : A new law that allows women in Saudi Arabia to vote and contest in municipal elections has come into force, a media...
Muslim women in India can become change agents through education
By Frank F. Islam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently called for empowerment and education of Muslim women. One would have expected this message to receive...
Ramadan1433: Learning
By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net
You are never too young to start learning, a mother teaches her daughter in Jama Masjid, Delhi.
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Rajya Sabha discusses JNU, Vemula; Irani’s reply cut short
New Delhi: Functioning for nearly the whole day after a long time, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed an intense debate on the recent...
Women’s groups give thumbs up to female bartenders
By IANS,
Bangalore : Cheers! That's what many women's groups here are saying to a Karnataka High Court verdict allowing women to work in pubs, pointing out that it is a job like any other as long as safety and security are ensured.
"If women are showcasing their skills in various fields, what is wrong in allowing them to work in bars with adequate safety and security?" asked Donna Fernandes, a member of Vimochana, an organisation working for the right of women to work with dignity.
Ramadan 1438: Jannat ul Nisa
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I am 13 and I always make sure to fast the whole month, but few days back my Blood Pressure...
Dalit women in Haryana to march for redressal of cases of atrocities committed by...
By Lalita Sharma, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) is organizing a Pad Yatra (long-march) in in Kurukshetra for redressal of pending cases against atrocities faced by Dalits, particularly women, beginning February 17. They organized a similar march last year as well.
Himachal to provide bicycles to women labourers
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh will provide household items, including a bicycle, to women labourers and insure all workers enrolled under the state Building and...
Talks over women’s quota bill likely April 5
By IANS,
New Delhi: The government is likely to hold consultations with political parties on the women's reservation bill on April 5, official sources said here Wednesday.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal will attend the meeting, sources added.
Have empowered 12 lakh women in Amethi: Rahul
New Delhi: On a day he filed his nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday said that...
61 women in this Lok Sabha, highest ever
New Delhi: The 16th Lok Sabha will have the highest number of women members at 61.
"This is the highest number of women members elected...
Women and children lead fight against CAA-NRC in Maharashtra
T I Inamdar, Twocircles.net
Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) are intensifying across states, the latest being Maharashtra....
Limca Book’s latest edition dedicated to women
New Delhi : Celebrating women achievers across various fields, the Limca Book of Records Thursday launched its 25th edition on the theme "Empowering Women".
An...
Delhi man, mother get life terms in dowry death case
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday upheld life sentences to a man and his mother for killing his wife for dowry. The court also regretted the stand of the girl's family, saying the case shows discrimination against the girl child still exists in Indian society.
Why women in UK go abegging for sperm donors?
By IANS,
London : Where have all the generous sperm donors in UK gone?
Lately, the country is facing a severe shortage of such 'seminal' Samaritans. The problem has become particularly acute after the anonymity tag to protect their identity was removed in April 2005.
Although the move may have benefited children, who can now trace their biological parents when they attain the age of 18, it made donors back-off double-quick.
Woman stabs husband in eye over refusal to peel potatoes
By RIA Novosti,
Moscow : A woman in Russia's Penza region has been sentenced to 15 months behind bars after stabbing her husband in the eye when he refused to peel potatoes, the pnz.ru news website said Wednesday.
The woman, from the outskirts of the city of Penza, stabbed her husband in the left eye with a kitchen knife.
She had earlier served time for murder, and had met her future partner immediately after her release from jail, according to assistant to the regional prosecutor Irina Alekseyenko.
AMU Women’s Club organizes Eid Milan programme
By TwoCircles.net
The Aligarh Muslim University Women's Club held Eid Milan function hosted by Prof Shagufta Aleem at the Indira Gandhi Hall on 21st July,...
Muslim women and change
By Asghar Ali Engineer,
Mostly people think Muslim women are oppressed and forced to wear veil and confined to the four walls of their houses. This is mainly because we read every day in papers that Taliban force women into veil, burn down girls schools and always portray them wrapped completely in black cloth from head to foot. This image of Muslim women was further reinforced by the burqa controversy which erupted in France.
Woman commits suicide in Rashtrapati Bhavan premises
New Delhi: A woman committed suicide Friday within Rashtrapati Bhavan precincts by hanging herself from a ceiling fan, police said.
The official said that Sazia,...
BJP’s P.C. Sorcar faces sexual harassment case
Kolkata: P.C. Sorcar, famed magician and BJP candidate from West Bengal's Barasat, is facing a case of sexual harassment pending against him.
Sorcar has been...
Show political will on women’s bill, CPI-M tells government
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government should show political will in passing the women's quota bill in the Lok Sabha, the Communist Party of India-Marxist said Tuesday, a day after an all-party meeting on the issue failed to reach a consensus.
"The government should show political will," CPI-M MP Brinda Karat said on the government's decision to hold further discussion on the bill without setting a time frame.
It did not say whether the meeting would be held before the house assembles April 15 after a three-week break.
Blueline bus mows down woman doctor in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 71-year-old woman doctor was crushed to death by a Blueline bus in the national capital Friday.
Rajeshwari Dewan, a resident of Safdarjung Enclave, was run over while she was crossing the road near Bhikaji Cama Place in south Delhi around 9 a.m., a police official said.
The woman, who was working with a charitable trust, died on the spot. The bus driver fled from the spot, the police said.
Pellet victim Insha clears Class 10 exams, aims to become a doctor
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Srinagar: On Tuesday, January 9, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) declared the result of students appeared in 10th...
1,600 pregnant women perform yoga in Gujarat city, set world record
Ahmedabad : More than 1,600 pregnant women in Gujarat's Rajkot city claim to have set a new Guinness record on the International Yoga Day...
Periods, women’s health and Ramadan
By Afshan Khan for TwoCircles.net
Imagine that it is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan and you are fasting with full excitement...
Woman raped for years, rescued; accused nabbed
New Delhi: A woman who was raped by her landlord for three years and forced into sex trade, was rescued by her two friends...
Ramadan 1438: Jana Begum
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"You look just like my grand daughter, she is upstairs. All of the residents of this area buy milk from...
Somnath Bharti gets bail in domestic violence case
New Delhi : A court here on Wednesday granted bail to Delhi's former law minister Somnath Bharti, who is accused in a domestic...
Indian activist Ruchira Gupta wins Clinton Global Citizen Award
By IANS,
New York : An Indian journalist and activist Ruchira Gupta has been awarded the Third Annual Clinton Global Citizen Award for her work against human trafficking in four Indian states.
Former president Bill Clinton presented the award to Gupta, president of the organisation Apne Aap Women Worldwide, during the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) here Thursday.
The award recognises remarkable individuals for their leadership in improving the lives of people around the globe.
Indian women win hockey Champions Challenge II
By IANS,
Kazan (Russia) : Rani Rampal scored four goals as Indian women crushed Belgium 6-3 to win the inaugural Champions Challenge II hockey tournament here Saturday.
Rani, who emerged as the tournament's top scorer with eight goals, struck in the 17th, 38th, 44th and 54th minutes. Besides, Saba Anjum (20th min) and Thokchom Chanchan (49th min) scored a goal each. Skipper Valerie Vermeersch (40th, 52nd) and Boon Jill (55th) scored for Belgium.
First batch of Punjab’s women guards passes out
By IANS,
Hoshiarpur (Punjab): The International Women's Day eve was a special day for 158 women security guard recruits as they not only passed out after completing their training here but also had job offers from leading multi-nationals and other companies.
Led by recruit Meena Rani at their passing-out parade at the police Recruit Training Centre (RTC) at Jahan Khelan, 15 km from here, the women guards became the first batch to be trained for private sector security jobs by the Punjab police.
Day-long workshop in Kerala to fight cyber crimes against women
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala government will host a day-long workshop Aug 1 to find ways and means to tackle cyber crimes against women, state Social Welfare Minister P.K. Sreemathi said here Wednesday.
"Even though the police department does not maintain separate registers on cyber crimes against women, it is now common knowledge that women, especially school and college girls and young women, are falling prey to this crime," Sreemathi said.
Mentally unstable woman jumps to death from AIIMS building
By IANS,
New Delhi : A mentally unstable woman jumped to her death Thursday from the fifth floor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), hospital authorities said.
According to the AIIMS administration, 32-year-old Babita Goutam, a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad district on the outskirts of Delhi, jumped from the fifth floor of the main hospital building at around 12.30 p.m.
The hospital and police have informed the family.
Uber rape: SC sets aside order to re-examine witnesses
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Delhi High Court order permitting the recall and re-examination of 13 witnesses including...
Rights panel to probe tribal woman’s harassment
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has deputed a team to inquire into sexual harassment charges levelled by a tribal woman against a suspended senior police officer in Jharkhand.
The victim has also alleged threat to her life from the officer, a statement said.
The rights panel said that in her complaint, the tribal woman alleged sexual harassment by former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ranchi, P.S. Natarajan.
A criminal case was registered against the IGP and the trial of the case is pending in a court.
Government to launch campaign against dowry, foeticide: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government will plan a campaign involving people to fight against the menace of...
Pakistan frets over burqa bombers
By IANS,
Islamabad : Burqa-clad women suicide bombers in Pakistan have posed a potent threat to the country as it grapples to deal with the Taliban.
Sushma calls attack on Tanzanian woman in Bengaluru ‘shameful’
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday described as "shameful" an alleged attack and stripping of a Tanzanian woman in Bengaluru...
Want justice not revenge: Bilkis Bano
New Delhi, (IANS): Refusing to compare her case with the Nirbhaya gang-rape case where the apex court upheld death penalty for the convicts, Gujarat...
RSS and affiliate organisations trying to kill Indian glory: Teesta Setalvad
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: Our country is now being controlled by fascist forces and each citizen should challenge them, Teesta...
Rajiv Gandhi’s vision was to pass women’s bill in parliament: Sonia
By IANS,
New Delhi : Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Friday said the passage of the women's reservation bill in parliament would be the realisation of her late husband and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's vision to politically empower women.
Addressing a meeting of Congress office bearers and state party chiefs here, she said : "Women reservation bill ...when it comes to fruition, it would be the realisation of Rajiv Gandhi's vision to empower women politically."
The meeting was organised to finalise programmes for the party's 125th anniversary celebrations.
Scheme for saving and educating girls in 100 districts
New Delhi : India will launch a mega scheme for saving and educating the girl child in 100 districts of the country that have...
Khobragade did not take permission for interview: MEA
New Delhi: Diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who had hit the headlines last year following her arrest in the US in an alleged visa fraud case,...
People talking of women’s security are snooping on them: Priyanka
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh): For the second consecutive day, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday targeted the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Speaking at...
Haryana to honour woman who shot bus assault video
Chandigarh : The Haryana government Monday announced that it will honour the woman passenger who shot the daring incident of two girls taking on...
Love Jihad and targeting of religious minorities
By John Dayal,
The recent outpouring of support for the “development” agenda of the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, by several leaders of the Catholic and Protestant churches may possibly stave off the immediate attention of the Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Home affairs, but it is not likely to reduce the deep and seemingly abiding distrust the Indian political and social system has of what is popularly called the “Missionaries”. Nor will it mitigate the hate that is now erupting in India against religious minorities.
Probe into trafficking of Indian women into SE Asia
By Mahendra Ved, IANS,
Kuala Lumpur : Authorities in India, Malaysia and Singapore are intensifying a probe into a widespread trafficking racket that pushes women from India's northeastern states into flesh trade in Malaysia and Singapore.
Investigations have intensified after the rescue of five Indian girls here, leading to the arrest of several kingpins in three countries, The New Straits Times said.
Air India’s Rs.99 bonanza on Women’s Day
By IANS,
Mumbai : To mark International Women's Day March 8, Air India has announced special base fare of Rs.99 for women who travel that day on its domestic network.
No consensus on women’s bill, discussions to continue
By IANS,
New Delhi: The government Monday said it would continue discussions on the women's reservation bill to arrive at a consensus after its all-party meeting on the issue saw many of the bill's opponents sticking to their demand for a quota within quota.
"Further discussion will continue," the government said in a statement after the nearly two-and-half hours' meeting on the bill that provides for 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
Demand for Muslim quota under WRB gains momentum
By TCN news,
New Delhi: Women’s Reservation Bill that seeks to reserve 33% seats for women that has already been passed from Rajya Sabha is facing opposition from backward communities and Muslims. Muslim groups opposing it they think this will politically marginalize them even more. Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) is leading a signature campaign asking for quota for Muslim women in this Bill.
Why women’s safety not in poll campaign, ask activists
New Delhi : Rights practitioners, lawyers and thought leaders Wednesday asked why was women's safety not of pivotal concern in the ongoing elections, and...
Mrs. Badar Sayeed: A fearless leader
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Politics is not a dirty word for her. In fact she enjoys being a politician. Mrs. Badar Sayeed, who represents Triplicane constituency in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assemby, always wanted to be part of the decision making process of the country and politics gives her that opportunity.
Women immolates self, parents alleges dowry death
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 25-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by immolating herself in Rajouri Garden here, the police said Friday.
The police came to know about the incident after a neighbour of the victim, Manorama, reported the crime.
"Manorama's husband told the police that they had an argument in the (Thursday) afternoon, after which she poured kerosene and set herself on fire," said a police official.
The police said that Manorama was taken to the Deen Dayal Hospital from where she was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital with 90 percent burns. She died Friday morning.
Kerala’s women’s programme celebrates 16th anniversary
Thiruvananthapuram : Kudumbashree, a state-supported women's empowerment programme in Kerala that today has 40.54 lakh members, celebrates its 16th anniversary this year.
It was launched...
Muslim woman editor arrested for reprinting ‘Charlie Hebdo’ cartoons
Thane (Maharashtra): The woman editor of an Urdu daily was arrested for reprinting a controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammed which was first published by...
यशवर्धन ने ‘सुरैय्या’ को फंसाकर पहले हिन्दू बनाया और अब ठोकरें खाने के लिए...
यशवर्धन की मुहब्बत में गिरफ्तार होकर सुरैय्या(बदला हुआ नाम) ने धर्म तक बदल लिया मगर इसके बाद भी यशवर्धन वफ़ादारी न कर सका सुरैय्या...
Muslim woman panchayat leader quits alleging male supremacy
By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,
500 Iraq-returned nurses interview for new jobs
Thiruvananthapuram : More than 500 Kerala nurses, who lost their jobs and had to return from Iraq and Libya, appeared for an interview here...
Sheila Dikshit: ‘mascot of a clean chief minister’
By IANS,
New Delhi : From a politician by default to the Congress' longest serving woman chief minister, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday wrote herself into the record books by steering her party to a third consecutive victory in the assembly elections.
Riding the twin planks of development and good governance, the 70-year-old Dikshit, who is known for her humility and charisma, was the first chief minister in Delhi to get a second consecutive term in 2003. And now, one more.
Controversy in Kashmir after Army-run school asks staff to ‘avoid Hijab’
The Dagger Parivaar School, which is run by the Army in collaboration with an NGO, said the move was aimed to help disabled students...