Delhi by night – many cops but so few women
(One month after Dec 16 gang-rape)
By Rajnish Singh, IANS,
Special court in Kerala for women, children
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : A special court will be set up in Kerala to ensure speedy trial of sexual exploitation cases, Chief Minister Oomen Chandy said Wednesday.
Winds of change are blowing, but mindsets need a changing
(One month after Dec 16 gang-rape)
By Anjali Ojha, IANS,
Women’s safety now Delhi Police’s top priority
(One month after Dec 16 gang-rape)
By Rajnish Singh, IANS,
30 days that bound a nation – in shame and concern
By IANS,
(One month after Dec 16 gang-rape)
Shilpa calls on women to turn their own saviours
By IANS,
Mumbai: Actress Shilpa Shetty has called on women to strengthen themselves physically and mentally to become their own saviours in times of crisis.
No safety for women on Delhi roads: Supreme Court
By IANS,
New Delhi: Holding that there was no safety for women on Delhi's roads, the Supreme Court Court said Friday: "We are failing to treat women with dignity, equality and respect."
Indian rape laws must be of global standards: Amnesty
By IANS,
New Delhi: Amnesty International wants Indian rape laws to meet the highest international standards. And it does not favour death penalty or chemical castration.
Manipur molestation: NSCN-IM leader’s photo released
By IANS,
Imphal: Three weeks after a leader of the Naga insurgent outfit NSCN-IM allegedly molested a Manipuri actress, the Manipur government Friday made his photo public.
Autopsy confirms Ghaziabad’s minor girl was raped
By IANS,
Ghaziabad: The autopsy of a six-year-old who was found murdered here Thursday morning has confirmed that she was raped before being killed, police said Friday.
Nursery student molested by teacher
By IANS,
New Delhi: A five-year-old girl student was allegedly molested by a physical training teacher, himself a minor, here, said police Friday adding that the accused has been detained.
Akhilesh gives Rs.20 lakh to rape victim’s kin
By IANS,
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday gave a cheque of Rs.20 lakh to the family of the young woman who died in Singapore after being gang-raped in Delhi.
Sony postpones ‘Crime Patrol’ episode on Delhi gang-rape
By IANS,
New Delhi: Popular TV crime show "Crime Patrol Dastak", which was scheduled to show an episode based on the Delhi gang-rape case, has postponed the telecast citing "unavoidable reasons".
Gang-rape case: Notice to police, government on media’s plea
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the city government and police on the plea of journalists seeking access to the proceedings of the Dec 16 gang-rape trial.
Women’s issues will be dealt with speedily in Rajasthan
By IANS,
Jaipur: Rajasthan has framed an action plan to handle with sensitivity incidents of atrocities on women and speedily dispose of these cases, thanks to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
BARC woman employee accuses scientist of misbehaviour
By IANS,
Chennai: A woman employee of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has filed a complaint of inappropriate behaviour against a senior nuclear scientist, said police Thursday.
Death sentence for rapist, murderer of teenaged girl
By IANS,
Jaipur: A court in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar town sentenced to death a man for raping and then brutally killing a 15-year-old girl, a lawyer said.
Delhi gang-rape accused get defence lawyers
By IANS,
New Delhi: The five accused in the Dec 16 gang-rape who were presented in a Delhi court Thursday have got lawyers to defend them.
SC to hold speedy hearing of cases of sexual abuse
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.
Queen ensures William and Kate’s girl the Princess title
By IANS,
London: Making a significant change in existing Royal rules, Queen Elizabeth II has ensured that a daughter for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be given the title of Princess.
JIH to organize three day Spring of Islam conference in Hyderabad
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Moms go online for seeking parenting advice
By IANS,
Washington: Moms are going online to consult one another and seek parenting advice, says a US study.
Woman kills paramour for eyeing her daughter
By IANS,
New Delhi: A woman and her brother were arrested for allegedly killing her paramour as he wanted to develop a relationship with her daughter, police said Wednesday.
Impose president’s rule, make Odisha safe for women: BJP
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday demanded president's rule in Odisha to prevent rape cases and atrocities on women.
Neighbourhood Committees should step into the leaderless vacuum
Citizens should fill the void created by the present institutions of power in ensuring safety for women.
By Raghavan Srinivasan
Two Delhi women raped after promise of marriage
By IANS,
New Delhi: Two women alleged that they were raped by two men who promised they would marry them but later backed out, police said Tuesday. Both the accused have been arrested.
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.
Three arrested for gang-raping woman in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: Three men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping, drugging and raping a woman here last week, police said Tuesday. Two more accused were still on the run.
Western culture to blame for rapes: SP leader Abu Asim Azmi
By IANS,
Mumbai: Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi said Tuesday that Western culture had ruined Indian culture and led to increasing atrocities on women including rapes.
JIH’s stand on co-education makes its Kerala unit uncomfortable
By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net
India’s Muslims are finally breaking free of the mold
There’s hope for India’s Muslims as they set new examples of excellence defying great odds
By Aijaz Zaka Syed for TwoCircles.net
Kerala no better than Delhi with regards to sexual violence against women
By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net,
Jilted lover stabs woman in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: A man stabbed his 20-year-old former girlfriend to death Monday near a bustling market here, police said. The jilted lover has been arrested.
Make varsity campuses safe for women: Pallam Raju
By IANS,
Hyderabad: Union Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju Monday asked the universities and colleges to make the campuses safe for women.
UP to give Rs.20 lakh to Delhi rape victim’s family
By IANS,
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday announced Rs.20 lakh as financial aid to the family of the New Delhi gang-rape victim.
Molested girl’s brother arrested for rape
By IANS,
New Delhi: The brother of a minor girl who was molested in a moving bus in central Delhi was arrested Monday for raping her, police said.
Even after cremation, protests rage in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: Students and women Monday continued their protests in the Indian capital against violence on women, a day after the city's gang-rape victim was cremated under heavy security.
Girls’ school blown up in Pakistan
By IANS,
Islamabad: Extremists blew up an all-girls school in Pakistan's Khyber Agency, a tribal area, leaving one person killed, Geo News reported Monday.
Google lights candle ‘in memory of Delhi braveheart’
By IANS,
New Delhi: Google India has lit a white candle on its homepage as a tribute to the 23-year-old Delhi gang-rape victim, who passed away following a 13-day fight for life.
Lathi charge on Muslims in Chennai; TNTJ calls for Jail Bharo
By TCN News
Chennai: Police allegedly lathi-charged on protestesters during a march organized by the Tamilnadu Thowheed Jamath cadres.
Haryana student rapes classmate, arrested
By IANS,
Kurukshetra: An engineering student of a private college was arrested in this Haryana district for allegedly raping his Dalit classmate, police said Sunday.
Popular Front joins the grief of the nation in the death of Delhi rape...
By TCN News
New Delhi: Popular Front of India Chairman K.M. Shareef expressed deep condolences over the tragic death of the girl who was gang raped in Delhi a few days ago.
Woman’s body found by riverside in Bengal
By IANS,
Kolkata: The body of a young woman, strangulated with a muffler, was found by a riverside in West Bengal Sunday, police said.
India needs uniform protocol for rape: Human Rights Watch
By IANS,
New York: Official responses to rapes in India are ad hoc and unpredictable and often "degrading and counter-productive", Human Rights Watch said Sunday.
Woman murdered in Bengal, family alleges rape
By IANS,
Kolkata: A 42-year-old woman was murdered Saturday after being allegedly raped in West Bengal, police said Sunday. Her husband too was assaulted and is critical.
Student gang-raped in Bihar, two held
By IANS,
Patna: Two people have been arrested for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a student in a Bihar village, police said Sunday.
Movement against rape should be taken to its logical conclusion: Kaneez Fatima
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net
Singur after six year: Voice of only Muslim Panchayat member Ashia Begum
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCirclees.net,
Part 3 of the three part series on Singur.
Part 1: Six years later
Five years after Ayesha Meera was gang raped and murdered family still waiting for...
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Kalam prays for rape victim’s recovery
By IANS,
Patna : Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday prayed for the speedy recovery of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim in Delhi.
Ten percent women in Saudi parliament
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.
PM appeals for peace, assures protection of women
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday appealed for calm as protests against the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old woman turned violent.
Gujarati Muslims and Congress
Can the relationship stand the test of time?
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net
Tripura women protest Delhi gang-rape
By IANS,
Agartala : Several women in Tripura staged rallies to express their anguish over the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in a Delhi bus.
Women protest outside police headquarters
By IANS,
New Delhi : About 150 women stated a noisy protest outside the Delhi Police headquarters here demanding more police presence on roads and fast-track courts to deal with rapists.
’92 percent working women feel insecure in Delhi-NCR’
By IANS,
Gurgaon : At least 92 percent of working women feel insecure, especially during night, in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), industry panel Assocham said here Tuesday.
Muslim women who took part in Nupi Lal of 1939 remembered
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
All women’s prison in Goa soon
By IANS,
Panaji : Goa will soon have a prison exclusively for women convicts and undertrials, Deputy Chief Minister Francis D'Souza said Thursday.
Police denies woman in Purnea battered to death
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Purnea (Bihar): Purnea SP Amit Lodha denies that Bibi Shezadi was battered to death by village Panchayat.
Losing political ground, can IUML rediscover itself?
IUML National Meet gains significance as IUML rethinks their strategies to win Muslim hearts taking example out of their recently formed political counterparts
Twenty-year battle of the people of Noamundi against Tata Steel still continues
By Xavier Das
Friends/comrades,
Campaign in Delhi to end violence against women
By IANS,
New Delhi: A group of 25 organisations came together here Saturday to launch a global campaign aimed at stopping violence against women.
College Day celebrated at Women’s College in AMU
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Women’s college of the Aligarh Muslim University celebrated its College Day today.
Mulayam softens stance on Women’s Reservation Bill
By IANS,
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, known for his stiff opposition to the Women's Reservation Bill, Friday seemed to have softened his stand.
Women fume at entry restrictions at Haji Ali shrine
By IANS,
Mumbai : The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), a women's group, Tuesday expressed anger over entry restrictions for women at the iconic Haji Ali shrine in the city.
Marginally more women in council of ministers
By IANS,
New Delhi : There are marginally more women in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's team now, with four new women members joining the council of ministers Sunday.
Women shouldn’t have mobile phones: BSP MP
By IANS,
Lucknow : The BSP found itself red faced Monday after one of its MPs said women should not be given mobile phone.
Women’s groups to launch stir against crime
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women's organsations Thursday decided to launch a nation wide stir to protest rising incidents of crime against women in the country.
Rajasthan clears bill on violence against women
By IANS,
Jaipur : Rajasthan Wednesday approved a bill that proposes stringent punishment against women being branded as witches and subjected to other atrocities in the state, officials said.
Mukherjee to open meeting of women speakers of parliament
By IANS,
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee will Wednesday inaugurate the seventh meeting of women speakers of parliament, which will exchange experiences on gender issues.
More women are now heart specialists: India’s first woman cardiologist
(World Heart Day is Sep 29)
By Anjali Ojha, IANS,
Bengal second last in country in women’s autonomy
By IANS,
Kolkata : At only 24 percent, West Bengal ranks the second lowest in the country when it comes to autonomy of married women, an expert said Tuesday.