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Dress & Crime: Andhra DGP gets support from Ulema, Hindu hardliners

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By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,

Sania rues gender discrimination in sports

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Mumbai, (IANS): Decrying the widespread gender discrimination in society at large, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza rued the fact that the world of sports...

Strict action against those who misbehave with women: Kerala CM

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Thrissur (Kerala), (IANS): Strict action will be taken against those who misbehave with women, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday. "The recent stand of...

Taxi drivers pledge to make Delhi roads safer for women

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New Delhi : Auto and taxi drivers on Thursday took pledge to make Delhi roads safer for women. They took the pledge in this regard...

Sonia Gandhi, Indra Nooyi among top ten world’s most powerful women

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By Arun Kumar, IANS,

Seven Indians feature in BBC 100 Women 2015 list

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New Delhi : It's all about Indian girl power all the way! Making a mark on the global map, seven Indian celebrated personalities including...

Rahul targets Modi on manifesto delay, women’s security

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Sirsa/New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Sunday launched a multi-pronged attack on the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, accusing them...

Congress nixes Pawar’s idea to reduce women’s quota

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Congress Monday rejected Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar's suggestion to reduce the women's reservation quota from 33 percent to about 20-21 percent to help arrive at a consensus, and said there is no question of diluting the legislation. "Absolutely no proposal...no such idea," Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi said.

Telangana to launch 24×7 helpdesk for women

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Hyderabad : As part of its efforts to ensure women's safety, the Telangana government has decided to start round-the-clock helpdesk with toll free number...

Protests against delayed pensions in Jharkhand as COVID relief for marginalized backfires

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22% of the SC and ST households together reported having old-age pensioners in the households, with 22% widow pensioners, and 4% disability pension holders,...

Poor woman sells child for husband’s memorial service

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By IANS, Patna : A poor Hindu woman in Bihar sold her infant son to raise money to perform the 'shradh ceremony' (memorial service) of her husband. But she was arrested before she could hand over the child to a childless couple, a police official said Tuesday. Parvati Devi (name changed)-- in her early 20s and a resident of Patwa Toli in Gaya town, about 100 km from here -- said she was forced to sell her 45-day-old son due to abject poverty.

Women’s bill will impact caste struggle in India: Experts

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By IANS, New Delhi : By encouraging women's participation in politics, the historic bill to reserve 33 percent of seats for them in parliament and the legislatures will impact the country's political scenario, the patriarchal system and the caste struggle in rural India, experts say.

Hyderabad commemorates 2nd anniversary of Shaheen Bagh protests with songs, poetry recitals 

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Scores of people in Hyderabad, comprising of activists, students, NGOs, youth groups came together at Lamakan – a place in Hyderabad dedicated to the...

Women more vulnerable to rheumatoid arthritis

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By IANS, London : Women appear to be more vulnerable to rheumatoid arthritis than men, according to the latest research. Tuulikki Sokka from the Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Finland, along with members of the QUEST rheumatoid arthritis (RA) programme, explored links between gender and disease activity measures, in more than 6,000 RA patients from 70 sites in 25 countries. "Generally, women report more severe symptoms, greater disability, and often have higher work disability rates than men," she said.

‘Women have a major role in global economy’

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By IANS,

Woman jumps on metro track, escapes unhurt

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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...

After arrests, Kerala Police take to threatening students for protesting

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By Shafeeq Alingal Kozhikode: Wafa, a first year Sociology student here at Farook College, hardly expected that she would be under constant threats from police...

Meira Kumar to address women speakers’ annual meet

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By IANS, New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar leaves for Switzerland's capital Bern Wednesday to attend the two-day sixth annual meeting of women speakers of parliament that begins July 16. She will also address a session on empowering women. The meeting begins with a keynote address on "Achieving Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on child survival and maternal health: Where do we stand?"

‘पार्च्ड’ यानी एक पुराने विषय में नयी छौंक

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net भारत में सिनेमा बदल रहा है और इस तरीके से बदल रहा है कि भारतीय समाज कई दफा उन बदलावों को स्वीकार...

Sharad Yadav’s comments about women are deplorable

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By Shah Alam, Shahrad Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP and Janata Dal (United) chief has been in news for some days for his sexist remarks against south Indian women. During a debate in Parliament, Yadav made derogatory remarks against south Indian women and their bodies calling them as ‘saanvli’ (dusky). He said: “The women of south are beautiful, their bodies...their skin ...They aren’t made like this here. They know dance.”

SSSC condemns Irom Sharmila’s re-arrest

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) has condemned the re-arrest of Irom Sharmila. On 19th August, Imphal Court in its...

Six held, three women rescued from prostitution in Goa

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Panaji: Three women forced into prostitution were Saturday rescued and six people were arrested during a raid at a beauty salon in the Goa...

Migrants linked to Cologne violence, assault on women

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Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been forced to modify her liberal stance towards refugees, after a spate of assaults on women during New...

TCN – SEED APPRENTICESHIP 2023-24

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The TCN-SEED Apprenticeship offers aspiring journalists an opportunity to build their communication skills and professional network under the guidance of experienced mentors. The vision...

‘Where goddesses are worshipped, women are treated badly’

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By IANS,

Women’s safety now Delhi Police’s top priority

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(One month after Dec 16 gang-rape) By Rajnish Singh, IANS,

Rahul Gandhi flays Centre for ‘indifference’ to Dalits

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Jaipur : Demanding a CBI inquiry into the rape of a now-dead minor Dalit girl in Rajasthan, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday...

Women to continue to be barred from Haji Ali shrine for now

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New Delhi : Women will continue to be barred from entering the Dargah of Sufi saint Haji Ali in Mumbai, as the Supreme Court...

Social isolation may increase suicide risk in women

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New York : Women who are married, have a large social network and participate in social or religious events are less likely to take...

Indian law: Domestic Violence Act

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By Avani Bansal for TwoCircles.net -- Advocate Avani Bansal is currently a student doing Masters at Harvard Law School . She pursued MPhil in Law at...

Jammu lawyers protest bill to strip women of property rights

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By IANS, Jammu: About 100 lawyers were arrested here Wednesday when they tried to lay a siege around the state assembly to oppose a bill moved last week in the upper house that seeks to deprive women of their permanent resident rights if they marry outside Jammu and Kashmir. More than 150 lawyers of the Jammu Bar Association marched from the high court complex to the civil secretariat where they were intercepted by police.

68 with criminal cases, 56 crorepatis in Bengal polls second phase

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Kolkata : As many as 68 of the 383 candidates contesting in the second phase of the West Bengal assembly polls have declared criminal...

US Citizens Protest War in Iraq

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By Prensa Latina, Washington : The Code Pink anti-war organization protested on Friday against occupation of Iraq in front of a Marine Corps recruitment center in California. Activists held pink banners with the mottoes: "Bring Back the Troops Now" and "The war is Eating Our Children." We will do anything in our power to stop that war, asserted Zanne Joi, a member of Code Pink, created in 2002 by one hundred women. The meeting is part of the peaceful actions promoted by the group to celebrate Mothers' Day.

Acid attacks: SC raises compensation, asks pvt hospitals to provide full treatment

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: In a remarkable judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled that compensation amount to the acid attack victim cannot...

Tripura: CPI-M women members at record number

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Agartala : The strength of women members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura rose to a record 26 percent against 12...

Saudi Women: agents of change shattering common stereotypes

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By Lulua Asaad, Vienna - When I made the decision to move to Vienna, I was unprepared for the repercussions my attitude, behaviour and opinions would have in forming and influencing European perceptions of women from Saudi Arabia, a country that is at a crossroads between modernity, globalisation, liberation, empowerment, heritage and cherished traditions.

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...

सरेआम की थी छेड़छाड़, विरोध पर मारा था थप्पड़, छत से कूदी मेडीकल छात्रा...

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मोहम्मद वसीम। Twocircles.net मेरठ में जिस मैडिकल छात्रा को सरेआम छेड़छाड़ का विरोध करने पर सहपाठी द्वारा थप्पड़ मार दिया था और उसने सुभारती...

Dec 16 gang-rape: Delhi HC verdict Thursday

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court will pronounce its verdict later Thursday on confirming the death sentence and appeals of four convicts in...

‘Harassed for dowry’ woman jumps to death from Ghaziabad mall

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By IANS, Ghaziabad : A 23-year-old married woman jumped to death from the third floor of a mall on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border Wednesday afternoon, police said, suspecting it to be a "case of dowry-harassment" by her in-laws driving her to commit suicide. Saraswati had gone to the East Delhi Mall (EDM) in Kaushambi Towers with her husband Dhirendra Kumar, a property dealer of Bhovapur locality in Ghaziabad.

President meets UN-bound former women scavengers

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By IANS, New Delhi : President Pratibha Patil has met 30 women from Rajasthan who have been liberated from the age-old inhuman practice of manual scavenging and are all set to walk the ramp at the United Nations General Assembly hall witn some wellknown models. Assuring them that the manual scavenging practice would soon be abolished completely in India, the president told them that she would also discuss the matter with the government. The 30 women were selected as part of a social reform initiative of the Sulabh sanitation movement.

Women’s rights being violated in India’s surrogacy capital

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By IANS, New Delhi : A study by the New Delhi-based Centre for Social Research (CSR) has pointed to a grave violation of the women's rights at India's surrogacy hub, Anand in Gujarat.

Islamic practice cited to justify bar on women in Sabarimala

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By IANS: New Delhi, July 24: The Travancore Devaswom Board on Tuesday cited the Islamic practice of barring women from entering mosques to justify the...

Sania loses Birmingham tennis semifinal

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By IANS Birmingham: India's Sania Mirza blew a set advantage against Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova to go down 6-3, 0-6, 3-6 in the Aegon Classic tennis semifinal here Saturday. Sania, who had beaten Rybarikova in their only meeting before, was appearing in only her second semifinal of the year. She had reached the Pattaya Open final in February. The 22-year-old Hyderabadi, who played two matches Friday, recovered from a break down in the fourth game of the first set and then reeled off four games in a row for a 5-2 lead. She then comfortably served out the set in the ninth game.

Majority of women unaware of rights: Study

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By IANS, New Delhi : Seventy percent of women in the national capital are unaware of constitutional and legal provisions made for them, a new study released Tuesday said.

Sedition case against Amnesty International over Kashmir event in Bangalore

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Banglore: In a significant move, the Bangalore police on Monday filed an FIR against Amnesty International India, the global human...

Student gang-raped in Bihar, two held

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By IANS, Patna: Two people have been arrested for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a student in a Bihar village, police said Sunday.

Indian woman ‘recruiter’ for ISIS extradited from Dubai, arrested

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Hyderabad : A Dubai-based Indian woman allegedly recruiting youth for terror outfit ISIS in Syria and Iraq was extradited here on Friday and arrested...

Yadav chieftains stifle women’s aspirations

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By IANS, New Delhi: Two Yadav chieftains, with a combined strength of 15 in the Rajya Sabha, succeeded Monday to prevent voting on a historic legislation that seeks to reserve one-third seats in parliament and state assemblies for women.

The Widow Colony: stories of the widows of 1984 anti-Sikh violence

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net The worst thing for the victims is that their stories will be forgotten. Their suffering will not be recorded. May be more than justice, it is the fear that their stories will not be preserved. The newspaper accounts and future historian will just reduce them to numbers. Before we can begin to seek justice we need to listen to the stories of sorrow, pain, suffering, loss, anger and betrayal. Documentary ‘The Widow Colony’ attempts to document the loss of some of the widows of anti-Sikh violence of 1984.

Tribals to Form Political Party in Kerala

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net, Thiruvananthapuram: Tribals in Kerala have remained on the periphery of the state's politics, since they have never been paid...

Akhilesh gets luxury cars, but cuts budget for women’s panel

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By Mohit Dubey, Lucknow : As women's safety continues to be a cause for concern in Uttar Pradesh, here's a shocker: An activist has found...

हक़ मांगना कब से मज़हब के खि‍लाफ़ हो गया…

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नासिरूद्दीन , TwoCircles.net जब भी कोई मज़लूम आवाज उठाती/उठाता है, ताक़तवर उसकी आवाज़ दबाने की भरपूर कोशि‍श करते हैं. ताक़त के कई रूप हैं. इसके...

Left woman MLA threw things at Chandy: Congress

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Thiruvananthapuram : The Congress party on Thursday showed visuals of Left women legislator Jameela Prakasham throwing things at Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Finance...

Need for a national study on Muslim women: Muslim Mahila Andolan

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: While demanding the implementation of Sachar Committee recommendations, the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) has urged the government to conduct a national study on the status of the Muslim women in India on the scale of Sachar Committee study. During its daylong annual convention held on November 27 in New Delhi, BMMA has demanded immediate implementation of the 33% reservation for women in Assembly and Parliament.

Exciting times to be a woman, Clinton tells students

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By IANS, New Delhi : These were exciting times and a better time in human history than any other to be a woman, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday and asserted that this was an opportunity and responsibility she "willingly" accepted. Addressing a gathering of over 1,000 people, mostly students, at the Delhi University here, Clinton added that in the 21st century, women's woes were as important as any other.

Pakistani women have miles to go in politics

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By IANS, Islamabad : Pakistan's parliament has a woman speaker, a woman is a federal minister and 74 women have been elected to the National Assembly. But thanks to the widely prevalent feudal system, women in three of the country's four provinces are not allowed to vote during elections. Of the 74 women in the National Assembly, 14 were elected to the general seats and 60 to the reserved seats.

तलाक –एक आम औरत की बिसात ही क्या…?

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Fahmina Hussain, TwoCircles.net 31 साल की यास्मीन से निकाह के समय तो तीन बार ‘क़बूल है’ ज़रूर पूछा गया था, लेकिन जब शौहर ने उसे...

Making it Plain: Women’s Rights in Islam

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By Asma Anjum Khan, TwoCircles.net In Muslim discussions, feminism is a bad word. Speaking our mind helps us earn this label; they think, is going...

Woman among 13 new ministers inducted in Kashmir

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By IANS, Srinagar : A woman politician who has survived at least five assassination attempts was among the 13 new ministers inducted in the Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday. With this, the strength of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's six-month-old coalition has gone up to 23. Governor N.N. Vohra administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers, who include seven from the National Conference, six from the Congress and one from junior coalition partner, the National Democratic Party.

Woman techie from Assam murdered in Bangalore

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By IANS, Bangalore: A 29-year-old software engineer working with Dell was Friday murdered at her flat in an upscale south Bangalore area, police said.

Yadav trinity asks PM for all-party meeting on women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav, Janata Dal-United's Sharad Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Prasad Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the women's reservation bill and asked for an all-party meeting to evolve consensus on the contentious legislation. "We asked him to call for an all party meeting," Lalu Prasad told reporters after the meeting at the prime minister's residence.

Muslim Women’s Aid Society established in Kancheepuram

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By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,

Normal life resumes as Kashmir shutdown lifted

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By IANS, Srinagar: Life limped back to normal in the Kashmir Valley Tuesday after eight days of a shutdown and violent protests, even as fresh violence left at least 20 people injured during demonstrations over the alleged rape and murder of two women. Educational institutions, business establishments, government offices and banks resumed their work after remaining closed for the last eight days.

Indian-origin mathematician honoured in Australia

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By Neena Bhandari, IANS, Sydney : Nalini Joshi, an Australian of Indian origin, has become only the third woman in mathematics to be elected to the prestigious Australian Academy of Sciences (AAS), founded in 1954 by Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London. Joshi, head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney, was made a fellow of AAS in recognition of her life-long achievements in the field of mathematics.

Journey of Chandigarh woman – from telephone booth to mayor’s office

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By Alkesh Sharma, IANS, Chandigarh : She does not have an upscale address or family connections to boast of, but she holds the highest civic position in the union territory of Chandigarh. That Kamlesh Banarsi Das has managed to become mayor of the city for the second time is a tribute to her hard work, dedication and simplicity. The story of Kamlesh is special. From running an ordinary telephone booth, Kamlesh is back in the Chandigarh mayor's office - the only Congress leader to have entered the coveted office twice in this city.

Need for substantive representation of women on boards: Maneka

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New Delhi : There is a compelling need for substantive representation of women on the boards of companies rather than a token representation through...

Swedish woman informed of her own death

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Stockholm: A Swedish woman was informed by her insurance company that she had been dead for over a week following a mistake committed by...

Woman killed in train blast was about to be married

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Chennai: The 24-year-old woman killed in a bomb blast Thursday on a train in Chennai was to marry in a couple of months, her...

Ramadan 1438: Shaheena

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By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net "The word Ramzan itself gives me a sense of peace and relief. The feeling of Ramzan in the close-knit family...

BJP to seek NCW intervention in Jadavpur varsity case

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Kolkata : The BJP's Lok Sabha member Meenakshi Lekhi Sunday condemned the alleged sexual harassment of a Jadavpur University student and the subsequent police...

Permanent Resident Bill of J&K is Anti-Women

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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.

Do genes control intolerance and anti-social behaviour?

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By Nishant Arora New Delhi: As Indian society grapples with the issue of intolerance and violence, genetic experts are opening up the hoary discussion on...

Two Dalit girls’ rape and murder in Badaun draws international flak

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By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: The alleged gang rape and murder of two dalit girls on 27 May 2014 in the Katra village of Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh has been condemned largely throughout the country by every section of the society. The condemnation did not stop within the borders of the country but international organizations have also expressed their dissatisfaction towards lack of adequate sanitation facilities and growing sexual violence of women resulting into the violations of human rights in India. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appalled by the brutal rape and killing of two dalit girls in UP whereas Amnesty International has criticized the police machinery of India who have time and again found to have derelict towards registering and investigating cases of rapes of low caste girls and their lackadaisical behavior in booking higher caste culprits in those cases.

Ramadan 1435: Worker

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net She is a widow named Rahamat who works at Mecca Masjid - she cleans up the place and also the big...

Wakf amendment bill seeks representation of women

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By IANS, New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday introduced the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2010, in the Lok Sabha that seeks to address the lapses in the Wakf Act, 1995, and also provides for representation of women, professionals and experts in the wakf councils. The bill seeks to address the inadequacy of data on waqf properties, encroachment, development of waqf properties and the absence of a statutory obligation to ensure flow of information from the state waqf boards and state governments to the central waqf council.

French burqa ban is an infringement on women’s right: Bazm-e-Khwateen

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,

Seed companies involved in child labour in India, reveals study

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: In a shocking revelation, a study has pointed out the grim realities on the use of...

The invisible makers of the city

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Homeless, vulnerable in equal measure to the vagaries of nature and human whims, and deprived of any form of social security, street dwellers often...

Women-only police intelligence unit raised in Bangladesh

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By IANS, Dhaka : In a first, the police in Bangladesh have introduced a women-only special intelligence branch to fight the sex trade, drug peddling and trafficking in women and children. The Special Women Police Contingent (SWPC) would gain access to "the world of women criminals" which is not easy for men to do, said Naim Ahmed, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner.

Woman wins 22-year property battle, but gets no land

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By Sugandha Pathak, IANS, New Delhi : It took 22 long years for a court to direct the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to return a plot to coal depot owner Darshna Rani. But six months after the verdict, the 75-year-old is still to get her due. "It's been almost six months since this judgment came in our favour, but getting the land is still a distant dream. I am sure they (the MCD authorities) will file an appeal in the high court. I don't know for how many more years this case will go on," said a visibly frustrated Vinod Kumar Batra, Rani's son.

Unveiling the Truth: Women of Kashmir Break Silence on social media to confront molestation

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By Fahim Mattoo, TwoCircles.net  The safety and protection of women in Jammu and Kashmir hang in the balance following the dissolution of the State Commission...

Ramadan 1437: Nafees Fatima

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By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net “Oh, it used to be much more strict in our times.” Nafees Fatima remembers growing up in her household, where there...

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...

West Bengal to train 50,000 women to meet shortage of nurses

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By IANS, Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the state health ministry will train fifty thousand women to meet the shortage of nurses in the state.

Indian woman’s Italian ‘not good enough’ for citizenship

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Rome : An Indian national has been barred from completing the process towards gaining Italian citizenship by a mayor who argued that her language...

Terror witch-hunt: What about the families?

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net

All women’s prison in Goa soon

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By IANS, Panaji : Goa will soon have a prison exclusively for women convicts and undertrials, Deputy Chief Minister Francis D'Souza said Thursday.

NCW sends notice to Tapas Paul over rape remark

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New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Tuesday issued notice to Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Tapas Paul seeking an explanation for...

A father’s dream, a daughter’s dedication: The story of the first Muslim woman from...

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By Tanzil Asif, TwoCircles.net Purv chalne ke batohi, baat ki pahchaan kar le Anginat raahi gaye Iss raah se unka pta kya Par gaye kuchh log iss par Chhod...

DCW seeks appellate authority under sexual harassment act

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New Delhi : Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday urged union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to constitute an appellate authority...

Agra lawyers’ strike over advocate’s wife’s murder

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Agra : Lawyers in this Uttar Pradesh city went on strike on Wednesday to protest the loot and murder of a colleague's wife and...

TDP MP asks women to dress in ‘dignified manner’

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New Delhi:A debate in the Lok Sabha on crime against women turned into a lesson on virtues of "dignified" dressing Thursday, when a TDP...

Gang-rape case: Court rejects plea for hearing on alternate days

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Longform: Sonal Shah’s journey from American Sangh to US Department of Homeland Security

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Has the newly appointed Chief Commissioner of President Joe Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Sonal Shah put the...

Fatwas and Muslim Women

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By Irfan Engineer, The Supreme Court on 7th July 2014 ruled that fatwas had no legal sanctity and the defiance of fatwas would not have civil or criminal consequences as it had no place in independent India under our constitutional scheme. Though the Apex Court did not injunct Islamic religious authorities like the Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband, Dar-ul-Qaza or Nizam-e-Qaza from issuing fatwa as issuance of fatwas per se were not illegal in its opinion, it clarified that “it is not a decree, not binding on the court or the state or the individual. It is not sanctioned under our constitutional scheme”.

Women protest Meghalaya minister’s derogatory remarks

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By IANS, Shillong: All women's organisations Monday boycotted the official International Women's Day celebration in Meghalaya, one of India's matriarchal states, in protest over the deputy chief minister's alleged derogatory remarks against them. The organisations instead held protest rallies and a signature campaign against Deputy Chief Minister B.M. Lanong's remarks.

288 percent rise in teen rape suspects, India mulls new law

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By Chaitanya Mallapur , Rape is the fastest-growing crime among juveniles; 86 percent of teens arrested for various crimes come from poor families, only six...

World Heart Day brings bad news for Indian women on fast lane

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, New Delhi : World Heart Day Sunday brings bad news for Indian women who have been found to be more vulnerable to coronary diseases because their arteries are narrower than those of men. "Since arteries in women are narrower in India, risk factors have a bigger impact. Coronary and heart diseases need to be more aggressively managed in women than men," Madhukar Shahi, senior interventional cardiologist of Gurgaon-based Artemis Health Institute, told IANS on World Heart Day.

Jammu woman files rape complaint against four LeT guerrillas

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By IANS, Jammu : In the first incident of its kind, a woman from Jammu region has filed a complaint of rape against guerrillas of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit and identified one of the atatckers during a parade of the suspects, the police said here. Shah Bano, wife of Shafi Gujar, a resident of Zainidal Bhaderwah, claimed she was gang raped by four guerrillas of the LeT and filed a police complaint.

Najma Heptulla assumed charge as Minister for Minority Affairs

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Dr. Najma Heptulla assumed the office as a Minister of Minority Affairs on Tuesday afternoon.

Ten percent women in Saudi parliament

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By IANS, Riyadh : For the first time, women will represent 10 percent of the 150 seats of the Saudi Shura, or consultative council, in the coming legislative term, Xinhua reported.

SC to hold speedy hearing of cases of sexual abuse

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said it would be shortly evolving a mechanism for the speedy hearing of cases of sexual and other criminal offences against women.

मेरठ में गोरक्षा समिति अध्यक्ष ने किया चलती कार में रेप,गिरफ्तार

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विशेष संवाददाता । Twocircles.net  मेरठ में चलती कार में बलात्कार हुआ है। इस शर्मनाक घटना के बाद किशोरी की हालत खराब होने पर उसे अस्पताल...

Maharashtra moots murder charge for female foeticide

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By IANS, Mumbai: The Maharashtra government Tuesday mooted slapping murder charges on those involved in female foeticide.

दो साल बाद हो रहा है हज,मुसलमानो में भारी उत्साह

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net गाजियाबाद के वारिश अहमद अपने अम्मी -अब्बू के साथ हज के रवाना हुए हैं। वारिश अहमद इससे पहले भी एक बार हज के...

The Delhi student gang-rape and the culture of violence against women

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By Umang Kumar

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...

डींगरहेड़ी कांड : महापंचायत ने जलाई इंसाफ़ की मशाल

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net तावड़ू (हरियाणा) : मेवात ज़िले के डींगरहेड़ी गांव में 24-25 अगस्त की रात को गौरक्षकों द्वारा दो लोगों की हत्या, एक...

रिजर्व सीट यूपी : 62 आरक्षित सीटों पर जीती बीजेपी, 17 पर सपा ने...

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के विधानसभा चुनाव के चुनावी समीकरण का एक रोचक तथ्य सामने आया है कि जिस दल ने सबसे ज्यादा आरक्षित...

Muslim Women in Ranchi Lead Efforts In Providing Relief For Migrant, Daily Workers Amid...

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Amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown, migrant and daily wage workers have faced tremendous hardships to meet their needs. While the government has rolled out...

How two sisters’ commitment scripting Moradabad’s brass industry’s future

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Anushka Kogta and Namya Jain, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “This work not only supports our family but also sustains the entire Uttar Pradesh,” claimed 52-year-old Rashida...

Saarc, UN to work for women’s empowerment in South Asia

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Kathmandu : Saarc and UN Women will work towards promotion of gender equality, gender justice and empowerment of women among the countries in the...

Marginalized groups march to Parliament for quota within women quota

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By TCN Staff Reporter,

More women in parliament will change face of Indian politics

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By Ranjana Kumari, IANS, In an inclusive democracy, political power is perhaps the strongest tool to eradicate all forms of inequality. The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha has brought forward some interesting scenarios for the Indian polity. This struggle for political rights by women's groups has been the longest in the history of independent India as the proposed constitution amendment bill had been deferred several times by successive governments since 1996.

ERDF opens women’s college in Assam’s Karimganj

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Speakers at the seminar stressed upon the importance of education for women and appealed to the families, especially from the minority communities, to send...

Make Delhi safe for women, minister tells police

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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...

Introduction of anti-human trafficking bill a ‘resounding victory’: Satyarthi

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By IANS: New Delhi, July 18: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi termed the tabling of anti-human trafficking Bill on Wednesday a "resounding victory", saying that if...

She makes your home, let it be hers too

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By Paloma Ganguly, IANS, They were lying on the floor, face up, one knee flung over the other, singing their hearts out. It was a Bengali song, which roughly translated went: "Deep in the woods, the moon is out; mother, where is that dark sister of mine who sings me a song and a rhyme?" The louder, soulful voice was that of Kavita, my 17-year-old maid, and trying to match her every note and word was my two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Teesta.

Triple Talaq controversy shows how confused Muslims are over the issue

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By Dr Kouser Fathima for Twocircles.net Triple Talaq is in news again and the way Muslim community has reacted to it speaks volumes about...

Miracle rescues in China quake as death toll tops 40,000

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By AFP, Chengdu, China : A woman who survived on rainwater and a man fed via a straw were Tuesday pulled out of the rubble eight days after China's earthquake but hopes faded for others as the death toll topped 40,000. Amid fears of new aftershocks among a traumatised population, Beijing put out a fresh urgent appeal for tents as foreign medical teams began to arrive in southwestern Sichuan province.

AMU sets operating procedure to deal COVID and pregnancy

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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...

Centre to launch leadership training program for Muslim women

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By Najia O., TwoCircles.net, Kochi: The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs is set to roll out a program for skill development and leadership training to Muslim women exhibiting entrepreneurial skills. Cleared by the Congress-led UPA government in its first term, the program is among the top priorities of newly-appointed Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mr Salman Khurshid.

Meet Mubeena Ramzan, the trailblazer in imparting women’s education and property rights

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By Sadaf Shabir, TwoCircles.net “In today’s world, if something goes wrong in our household, women are held responsible,” said Mubeena Ramzan, an iconic figure for...

Her Hijab no deterrent, this IAS officer determined to work for marginalised sector

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By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net, Kozhikode: It’s a long pending dream come true, not only for her but for the entire Muslim community in Kerala, especially the Muslim women. Atheela Abdulla goes to work wearing the Hijab. “There is an option to wear or not to wear it. I opted the choice of wearing it. As a civil servant, I am obliged to not raise such question and do justice to my duty and post,” Atheela says.

JIH’s stand on co-education makes its Kerala unit uncomfortable

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By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net

Shehla Masood laid to rest; hunt on to nab assailant

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By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,

A massive dharna of Muslim women demanding quota in WRB

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By Manzar Bilal and Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net, Patna: With enthusiasm and determination Muslim women in Patna today demanded their exclusive shares in Women's Reservation Bill. A number of Muslim women from across the city, mostly burqa wearing, sat on dharna under the banner of Bihar Muslim Khawateen Morcha at Kargil Chowk protesting against the bill in its present form and demanding quota for Muslim and backward women.

UP sarv khap panchayat launches drive against female foeticide

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By Mohit Dubey, Lucknow : Khaps, the body of village elders in northern India often associated with regressive social diktats, may be turning a new...

SC asks Centre for panel report on women and family law

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to place before it the report on "Women and Law " by a...

यूपीएससी में 267वीं रैंक प्राप्त फरहा हुसैन से बातचीत

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फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: जब कुछ कर दिखाने का जज़्बा हो और इरादे बुलंद हों, तो कठिन हालात में भी राहें बनने लगती हैं. इस...

Ticketless passenger alleges she was stripped, railways denies

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By IANS, Kolkata: A ticketless passenger accused a woman ticket checker of stripping her, leading to a mob fury at the bustling Sealdah station here. But an official inquiry found she had disrobed herself to draw sympathy from fellow commuters, a railway official said Tuesday. "Asima Biswas, 47, was Monday travelling without a ticket. She was asked by a woman ticket checker at the Sealdah railway station to show her ticket. But she failed to show any, and instead took off her sari," an Eastern Railway (ER) spokesman told IANS.

~Youth Views~ Iranian women a force to be reckoned with

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By Talajeh Livani, CGNews, Iran's parliament convened last month for the first time since the April 2008 elections. The results of the parliamentary elections are in and all the votes have been counted. Surprisingly, or perhaps alarmingly, women now account for a mere 2.8 percent of this new conservative-dominated parliament. This is a decline from the already low 4.1 percent representation in the previous Iranian parliament.

ये समय है कि हिन्दू समाज मुस्लिमों से सॉरी बोले, मैं एक हिन्दू हूं,...

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कलीम सिद्दीक़ी अहमदाबाद : ‘यह मेरा फ़र्ज़ था कि पीड़िता को न्याय मिले. बिलकीस हो या कोई और, उसका न्याय में भरोसा बना रहे, यह...

Woman uses RTI to get salary details of cheating husband

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By IANS, New Delhi : The pay particulars of a government employee cannot be considered personal information, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled, while upholding the right of a "betrayed" woman to get details of her husband's salary.

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...

Qatari women delaying marriage for career

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By IANS,

बुशरा अरशद : ‘कलक्टर’ बनने वाली एक लड़की जिसने सारे ‘मिथक’ तोड़ दिए!

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By आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net पिछले दिनों यूपीपीसीएस का परिणाम आया है। जिसमें छठी रैंक पाकर एसडीएम चुनी जाने वाली कन्नौज की एक लड़की बुशरा...

A woman, for a change, repairs flat tyres

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By Nityanand Shukla, IANS, Ranchi : In her own little way, Jharkhand resident Magdali has broken into a male bastion. She repairs flat bicycle tyres for a living - a skill she was forced to pick up after 20 years of being a housewife. In her 40s, Magdali lives in the state capital. She used to be a housewife like any other until five years ago when her husband - who ran a puncture repair shop - died. Faced with poverty and with three children to take care of, she decided to take up the work.

NGOs release charter urging men to say no to violence against women

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New Delhi : A 10-point charter was released here by Non-Government Organisations on Tuesday urging men to become agents of change and say no...

अपने अधिकार के लिए संगठित हो रही हैं इस गांव की महिलाएं

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter मधुबनी (बिहार) : मधुबनी ज़िले के कलुआही प्रखंड के काज़ीटोला व हरपुर के ग्रामीण इन दिनों अपने गावं में हो...

Giving a voice to Orissa’s exploited tribal women

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By Arun Anand, IANS, Kandhamal (Orissa), Feb 24 (IANS) Reena Rana, a tribal woman in her 20s, is waiting for her five-year-old son to be returned to her. Her husband married another woman a few years ago and Reena had to leave his house. She is voiceless, like many other tribal women in Orissa's Kandhamal district who are victims of domestic violence. "I had a son and a daughter, but my daughter passed away. Then my husband forcibly took my son away. I want my son back and some financial support to live a life of dignity," wailed Reena.

Tripura is a start, AFSPA must go from every state: Save Sharmila campaign

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Welcoming the announcement of repeal of AFSPA from Tripura, the Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) on Friday said it believes that the repeal of AFSPA from Tripura is a decision in favor of democracy and humanity.

Uber, three other cab operators banned in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government banned Uber and three other cab operators from plying their taxis in the capital city from Friday, a top official...

Muslim liberals’ problematic noises on Karnataka anti-hijab row

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To discuss whether the hijab is essential or not, whether all Muslims wear the hijab or not, whether those who wear it do it...

Women honchos give leadership mantra to female entrepreneurs

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By IANS, Bangalore : Top female leaders from India's corporate fraternity called on more women to join the business houses spread across the country and also take up the mantle of leadership in the mostly male-dominated corporate sector. Biocon Ltd chairman and managing director Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, State Bank of India regional head Arundhati Bhattacharya and several other women leaders of India Inc, who gathered here Wednesday to attend a conference, "Leading the Change", said more women should aspire for top positions in the industry.

Assam evictions: Pregnant women worst victims of eviction, decry non-availability of ‘medicine, proper food’

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The Assam government’s eviction drive in Darrang district on September 23 has left many families in distress, including pregnant women. A TCN Ground report...

Now, women to man India-Pakistan border

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By Jaideep Sarin and Parminder Singh Bariana, IANS, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) : With women getting ready for patrol duty, gender barriers are falling on the international border between India and Pakistan. The 36-week training of the first batch of about 200 out of the 612 women recruits, all between 18 and 22 years of age, started at the Border Security Force's (BSF) training camp at Kharkan village, 15 km from here, Monday. Classes for the remaining recruits will start later.

The heartening story of Irfan and Anjum Bagban, the first Muslim couple to clear...

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By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net It is no secret that even today, many Muslim girls do not get an opportunity to pursue their dreams due to...

Assam girl rape: Protest held outside Gurgaon police station

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Gurgaon : People belonging to the north-eastern states on Friday staged a protest outside a police station here over inaction in an Assam girl's...
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