Women’s reservation leads government’s 100-day plan
By IANS,
New Delhi : President Pratibha Patil Thursday outlined the priorities of the new government for the next 100 days:
- Early passage of the Women's Reservation Bill providing for one-third reservation to women in state legislatures and in parliament.
- Constitutional amendment to provide 50 percent reservation for women in panchayats and urban local bodies.
- Concerted effort to increase representation of women in central government jobs.
Court asks doctors to decide on abortion for rape victim
By IANS,
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday ordered the setting up of a special committee of doctors to decide on terminating the pregnancy of a 19-year-old mentally challenged rape victim as she does not have a guardian.
Justice Surya Kant directed the Chandigarh administration to form a committee comprising senior doctors of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and an additional sessions judge, who will act as a member-cum-coordinator.
The committee will submit its report within 10 days of its constitution, the court said.
Little has changed; Modi should ensure women’s security: Parents
(Two years after Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape)
By Rajnish Singh,
New Delhi : Saying that nothing has changed since the brutal Dec 16 gang-rape that shook the nation two years ago, the parents of the victim have now pinned their hopes on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to initiate a mission for women's safety on the lines of his Clean India Campaign.
Sania Mirza jumps to third spot in doubles rankings
St. Petersburg (United States): Fresh from her BNP Paribas Open title win pairing with Swiss star Martina Hingis, India's Sania Mirza jumped to her...
From Designing Clothes To Designing Cakes: The Journey of a Hijabi Cake Artist From...
Sobiya Inamdar/ TwoCircles.net
Nadia Aslam, a resident of Panjim, Goa has always had a love for baking cakes. She used to bake delicious cakes for...
Women’s safety now Delhi Police’s top priority
(One month after Dec 16 gang-rape)
By Rajnish Singh, IANS,
India’s first three women fighter pilots commissioned
Hyderabad : Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh on Saturday were commissioned as India's first three women fighter pilots.
On completion of successful training...
Woman jumps from Metro station, dies
By IANS,
Gurgaon: A 25-year-old woman who had accused her husband and in-laws of harassing her for dowry died after jumping from the terrace of a Metro station here Thursday, police said.
सरेआम की थी छेड़छाड़, विरोध पर मारा था थप्पड़, छत से कूदी मेडीकल छात्रा...
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मेरठ में जिस मैडिकल छात्रा को सरेआम छेड़छाड़ का विरोध करने पर सहपाठी द्वारा थप्पड़ मार दिया था और उसने सुभारती...
3,000 jobs for women in Saudi outsourcing centre
Riyadh : The first Saudi all-female business process outsourcing (BPO) service centre will aim to provide 3,000 jobs to Saudi women in the next...
Woman should remove burqa, Australian court told
By IANS,
Sydney: A lawyer in an Australian court has argued that a Muslim woman should remove her burqa while giving evidence, just as she would have to while appearing in an Islamic court.
But the court in Perth hearing the lawyer's submission Thursday rejected the argument as not relevant, Australian news agency AAP reported.
District Court Judge Shauna Deane said the defence counsel's submission, that in Islamic courts women had to remove their burqas, was not relevant as the matter was not being heard in an Islamic court.
My husband was treated like a dog: CRPF trooper’s widow
Alappuzha (Kerala) : The wife of a CRPF trooper from Kerala who drowned in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday hit out at CRPF officials, accusing them...
‘Prostitutes better than women who raised anti-national slogans’
Gurgaon : Stirring up the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) issue, Jawahar Yadav, officer on special duty (OSD) to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar,...
This women’s day meet Captain Salva who dared to dream of skies
By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: ‘Dream big, determination and hard work can take you to skies’. These are not the words of some wannabe motivational speaker but from a shy young woman from the narrow lanes of old Hyderabad who has literally touched the sky.
Book review: Sufism: The Heart of Islam
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Sufism is much misunderstood by both Muslims and non-Muslims alike. While Muslims think that Sufis are innovators in the religion and qabr-parast (grave worshipper) and therefore unacceptable, non-Muslims think that Sufism offers a peaceful alternative to violent face of Islam and therefore acceptable to them. The truth is somewhere between these two extremes and as Sadia Dehlvi aptly states in her book “Sufism: The Heart of Islam” it is “the spiritual undercurrent that flows through Islam.”
AMU alumni band ‘ANTIM’ to release its composition of National Anthem on Republic Day
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A music band formed by the alumni of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has come...
Cynicism, casteism haunt women’s reservation bill
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
Since electoral considerations rather than a genuine desire for women's empowerment were behind the latest move to revive the 12-year-old legislation for reserving parliamentary and assembly seats for women, its fate may be no different from what happened earlier.
The very manner in which the measure was introduced in the Rajya Sabha, with several women MPs shielding the law minister from unruly critics when he tabled the bill, showed that its passage would not be easy.
Gujarat’s Parsi woman seeks court help to worship
By IANS,
Gandhinagar: A Parsi woman married to a non-Parsi has sought the Gujarat High Court's intervention to avail the fundamental right to worship and to access the religious places of Parsis she was denied by her community after her marriage.
The Public Interest Litigation (PIL), perhaps the first of its kind, was admitted in Ahmedabad Thursday. The petition was filed by Goolrokh Adi Contractor, now Goolrokh Mahipal Gupta, resident of Valsad, who married a non-Parsi in 1991.
Three Indians accused of pushing woman into prostitution
Dubai : Three expatriate Indians have been accused of forcing a woman into the flesh trade on the pretext of giving her a job...
Government is clearing a way for Uniform Civil Code through triple talaq : JUH
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Strongly condemning Central government’s affidavit filed before Supreme Court that opposes practice of triple talaq and polygamy, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind...
More than 52,000 pregnant Nigerian women die every year
By Xinhua,
Lagos : The United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) has said more than 52,000 Nigerian women die every year from pregnancy-related complications, the Punch newspaper reported Monday.
Unsafe sex has become the second highest cause of death among people in one of the poorest countries of the world, the UNFPA said in a report titled Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights released Sunday.
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.
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.
Woman raped by childhood friend on pretext of job
New Delhi: A 30-year-old fitness centre employee has been arrested for raping his childhood woman friend here after promising to provide her a job,...
No woman to vie for Panjab University students union president
By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,
Chandigarh : Seventy percent of the students in Panjab University (PU) are women, but in the last three decades its students union has never had a woman president. Nor will it this year, as all candidates for the president's post in the Friday poll are men.
Women have contested and have been elected for the posts of vice-president and secretary, but not for the top post.
Decision on women fighter pilots will be considered: President
By IANS,
Pune : A decision to induct women into the fighter stream will be taken after due consideration, President Pratibha Patil said after completing her sortie in the Indian Air Force (IAF) war jet Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Wednesday.
The president, who is also the first woman supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, said that while she had confidence in the capability of women, the decision to allow women in combat would be taken by the three services after deliberation.
Teacher held for trying to molest student in Kashmir
Srinagar : A school teacher was arrested on Wednesday for attempting to molest a Class 6 girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police...
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...
Tripura: CPI-M women members at record number
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...
Hajj and Mahram: Modi government taking credit for Saudi government’s decision, say clerics
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that his government has relaxed the rule to allow Muslim women to go for Hajj...
From Nepali Dreams to Kashmir’s Nightmare: The Journey of Trafficked Women and Their Lost...
Safoora Hilal and Kounsar Bashir, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In the dimly lit room, barely illuminated by the single window, the space was cluttered with various items. The...
‘Dangal’ experience changed my life: Kashmiri actor Zaira Wasim
By Shamshad Ali
New Delhi : Zaira Wasim, who was unknown a few months ago, has now become a household name in her native...
84% Of 12 mn married children under 10 are Hindus
Devanik Saha
Nearly 12 million Indian children were married before the age of 10 years - 84 per cent of them Hindu and 11 percent...
Redouble efforts for protection of women: President
New Delhi : Society must redouble its efforts for the protection of women so that their "talents can flower" and they can "contribute their...
“We need employment, not help,” Nagpur’s sex workers decry ban, barricading of area
Ganga Jamuna area of Nagpur in Maharashtra is the oldest Red Light area of the city and has always been bustling with people. In...
Saina becomes first Indian to enter final at Worlds
Jakarta: World No.2 shuttler Saina Nehwal created history by becoming the first Indian to enter the final of the badminton World Championships as the...
Assam polls: 15 percent polling in first two hours
Guwahati : Over 15 percent of polling was recorded in the first two hours in the second phase of voting for 61 constituencies in...
In Kashmir, women diagnosed with PCOS face trauma, infertility
The latest Indian National Family Health Survey (NFHS), published in December 2020, found that at least 60% of Kashmiri married women report one or...
Women’s quota bill unlikely in Lok Sabha this session
By IANS,
New Delhi:The government is unlikely to move the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the few remaining days of the budget session before parliament goes into recess around May 7, Congress sources said.
They said the government had told political parties during its consultation with them on the bill last month that it would conduct another round of talks before moving the draft loegislation.
Woman should be PM for five years: BJP MP
By IANS,
New Delhi: A woman member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) startled the Rajya Sabha Friday by suggesting that a woman should be the prime minister for five years and that 33 percent of seats in the union cabinet should be reserved for women.
"A woman should be the prime minister for five years. Also, 33 percent of seats in the cabinet should be reserved for women," Anusuiya Uikey maintained while participating in the over three-hour debate on the woman's reservation bill that the house later passed 186-1.
Basketball body green-lights players to wear hijabs at games
Moscow, (IANS): FIBA, the worlds governing body of basketball, ruled to allow players to wear hijabs, a head covering traditionally worn by many Muslim...
Andhra plans exclusive police stations for women
By IANS,
Hyderabad: One police station exclusively for women would be set up in each of the districts of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy announced Monday.
Deendar Anjuman: Damned by the Muslim community, haunted by the security agencies
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net
Stripping of woman in public to be probed
By IANS,
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered state police chief D.N. Gautam to inquire into the alleged assault and stripping of a woman by a group of men here after the opposition and women's rights activists created an uproar over the incident.
Officials said the chief minister ordered Gautam to undertake the probe Thursday night although the police headquarters had already asked Inspector General (Patna zone) Sunil Kumar to look into the incident.
Uber has no right to operate in India: Women activists
New Delhi : Women activists Monday demanded a total ban on Uber cab across India, saying the company had lost the right to operate...
Confident women lack social skills
By IANS,
Washington : Women who project themselves as confident and ambitious in job interviews are perceived as highly competent but lacking in social skills.
Women who present themselves as modest and cooperative, while well liked, are perceived as low on competence.
However, confident and ambitious male candidates are viewed as both competent and likable and therefore are more likely to be hired as a manager than either confident or modest women.
Delhi woman injured in acid attack
New Delhi : A 26-year-old married woman was injured on her face and neck in an acid attack by two bikers here, police said...
Women panel seeks report on Delhi scribe’s death
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday sought a report from the Jharkhand Police over the alleged killing of Delhi journalist Nirupama Pathak.
"We have sought a detailed report from the Koderma district police about the death of the girl," said NCW chairperson Girija Vyas.
Vyas said that a case should be sent to a fast track court so that the culprits are punished.
The 23-year-old journalist, who worked with a business daily in New Delhi, was found hanging April 29 at her home in Koderma, about 200 km from Ranchi.
Ramadan 1436: Rain
Who hath appointed the earth a resting-place for you, and the sky a canopy; and causeth water to pour down from the sky, thereby...
Triple talaq ordinance will do more injustice to women: Owaisi
Hyderabad, Sep 19 (IANS) MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said the ordinance passed by the Union Cabinet making triple talaq a criminal offence will do...
Bihar: Muslim community anxious after spurt in communal incidents
https://twocircles.net/2023mar10/448581.html
Observers noted that there is a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of the Bihar government and instil a sense of insecurity and fear...
World junior women’s squash: Hong Kong upset India
By IANS,
Chennai : Top seeds Egypt and Hong Kong will contest the team championship final in the World junior women's squash tournament here Saturday.
Egypt were stretched by a fighting United States (No.5) before they came through 2-1 while sixth seeded Hong Kong pulled off a dramatic 2-1 win against second seeds India in two pulsating semi-finals Friday.
The Indians, save Dipika Pallikal, their No.1 player, were rather disappointing and squandered a 1-0 lead to make exit.
Women reservation bill won’t be passed soon: Kiran Bedi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Refusing to mince her words, former top cop Kiran Bedi Wednesday said she doesn't think the women's reservation bill will be passed anytime soon in parliament.
Mexican woman killed in Mumbai terror attack
By IANS,
Mexico City : A Mexican woman was killed in Wednesday's terror attacks in India's Mumbai metropolis, EFE reported Monday quoting Mexico's foreign ministry.
The Mexican embassy in India "learned that one of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Jewish Cultural Center in Mumbai is a Mexican national who was inside that institution," a ministry release said without identifying the woman.
#तीन_तलाक़_क़ानून : सवाल दर सवाल ही है, जवाब का पता नहीं
नासिरूद्दीन
लोकसभा ने तलाक़-ए-बिद्दत या एक मजलिस की तीन तलाक़ से जुड़ा बिल ध्वनिमत से पास कर दिया है. अब इस बिल को राज्यसभा से...
CPI (ML) demands CBI probe into Delhi school stampede
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: The Delhi State Committee of the CPI (ML) today demanded a CBI enquiry into the Khajuri Khas government school stampede in which five girl students were killed on September 10, alleging that the state government was not bringing out the truth. The organization has also demanded resignation of Delhi education minister Arvinder Singh Lovely.
Women, children hardest hit among Congo refugees: Unicef
By DPA,
Cologne (Germany) : Women and children caught up in the fighting in eastern Congo are in urgent need of help, the UN Children's Fund Unicef said Friday.
More than a quarter-of-a-million refugees fled the fighting in recent days between the Congolese Army and rebels under the leadership of General Laurent Nkunda.
Many children were separated from their parents, making them more vulnerable to abuse, Unicef said, adding that there was also a danger of young boys being forcibly recruited by armed groups when they are displaced.
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.
Why I participated in the Yuva Hunkar rally
Text and photos by Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The Yuva Hunkar rally, which took place in Delhi today, saw a sizeable participation from people from all...
No “Achhe Din” for IIT students with three-fold increase in fees
By Sumaiya Arafaat for TwoCircles.net,
After NIT’s it’s bad news for IIT students. The panel, headed by IIT Roorkee Chairman Ashok Misra has approved a...
Woman kills herself after poisoning her children
By IANS,
Agra : A woman poisoned her two children before hanging herself in this Uttar Pradesh town, police said Wednesday.
Sanjeev Choudhary, a banker, reached home Tuesday evening to find his wife Sudheera hanging from the ceiling and his two children lying dead on the bed.
Superintendent of Police B.P. Ashok said Sudheera, in her early 30s, had poisoned her children - two-year-old Bittoo and 11-year-old Akanksha. She then hit them on the head with a hammer to ensure they were dead.
एएमयू की पुरानी छात्राओं ने बनाया ‘ब्यूटीज़ ऑफ़ दी एएमयू’ नामक संगठन
TwoCircles.net News Desk नई दिेल्ली : अभी तक देश के विभिन्न हिस्सों में अलीगढ़ मु्स्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी (एएमयू) का ओल्ड ब्वायज़ एसोसिएशन सरगरम रहा है,...
Indian Muslims face imminent threat of genocide, mass persecution: Experts
During an ongoing three-day global summit,experts and scholars underscored the surge in attacks on Muslims in India.
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Washington, DC — India’s 200 million Muslims...
AMU nursing students light lamps for the spirit of nursing
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The environment filled with an enlightening breeze when the nurses of the School of Nursing, JN Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) took oath at the Lamp Lighting & Oath taking Ceremony of the School.
क्या तीन तलाक़ के फौजदारी क़ानून से महिलाओं का भला होगा?
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
अगर बीमारी की जांच-पड़ताल ग़लत होगी तो दवा भी ग़लत दी जाएगी.
क्या सारे सामाजिक दु:खों का सिर्फ़-सिर्फ़ एक इलाज है कि...
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...
The hidden agenda behind the debate over Triple Talaq
By Moin Qazi for TwoCircles.net
The best of you are those who are the kindest to their wives.- Al-Tirmidhi
The issue of Triple Talaq or instant...
Writer Kamala Das is dead
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Poet and writer Kamala Das, well known for her works in both Malayalam and English, passed away in Pune early Sunday, family sources said. She was 75.
She was suffering from diabetes and was recently hospitalised with pneumonia. The end came in a private hospital.
Rahima Khatun: Exemplary work in the field of Muslim women empowerment and children’s welfare...
Changing the socio-economic status of Muslim women by mobilising them into Self-Help Groups and building their skills and capacities is the singular goal of ‘Rajya Mahila Samman 2014’ awardee
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata/Howrah: Her mission is to self-help, empower and to protect the minority women, girls and children, especially in the rural society. Rahima Khatun has devoted herself for spreading awareness and upliftment of women, eliminate poverty and help tide over poor health and illiteracy. Her weapons in this fight are skill development programmes and self help groups focusing on Muslims.
Kiran Bedi joins BJP, to give Delhi ‘all she has’
New Delhi : Celebrated former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, who parted ways with AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal around two years ago, Thursday joined the BJP, saying Delhi needs a stable and honest government.
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...
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...
Madonna voted hardest working mother in new poll
By IANS,
London : Pop diva Madonna has been named the hardest working mother in showbiz topping a new poll ahead of Hollywood actresses Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow.
The pop superstar took home $110 million (75 million pounds) in 2008, putting herself at the forefront of high-earning women with children, reports contactmusic.com.
Madonna, who is mother to adopted toddler David Banda, 3, Rocco, 8 and 12-year-old Lourdes, took most of her money from her world tour as well as record sales and a string of endorsement deals.
TWC slams molestation of woman in public
Agartala : The Tripura Women's Commission Friday severely condemned the assault on and molestation of a woman by a section of people in full...
Women journalists in India yet to break the glass ceiling: Leela Menon
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Veteran journalist Leela Menon, who was the first woman in the state to join the profession, Sunday opined that women in Indian media are yet to break the glass ceiling.
"One or two Barkha Dutts are not enough and those women who are at the top are only so by virtue of their family owning the organisation. This clearly shows that the others are being discriminated against," she said.
Menon, 85, who was with the Express group for a long time, now edits the Bharatiya Janata Party mouthpiece "Janmabhoomi" here.
UPSC topper Ira Singhal motivates NE students
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Ira Singhal, the first differently abled woman to top the civil services examination advised the young students to keep...
Mahila Eid milan programme organized by Khudai Khidmatgar
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Voluntary organisation Khudai Khidmatgar organized an Eid Milan programme for women in the capital’s Okhla area to discuss the...
67 girls found in raid on Rajasthan ashram are hypnotised
By IANS
Jaipur, July 5 : Counselling of 67 girls, found in a police raid on an ashram being run in a hotel in Rajasthan's Rajsamand,...
Equality still a far cry for Indian women, say activists
(International Women's Day is on March 8)
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty,
New Delhi : Despite several success stories, Indian women continue to be bogged down by...
The connection between self-immolation & domestic violence
By Tanay Sukumar
Indian men are twice as likely as women to kill themselves, but of all the methods of suicide, self-immolation is the only...
Women protest atrocities in Uttar Pradesh, caned by police
By IANS,
Lucknow: Women activists of the Congress party here were caned by the police Tuesday as they sought to raise the issue of "increasing atrocities on women" in Uttar Pradesh, party workers said.
State party president Rita Bahuguna Joshi and All India Congress Committee secretary Pervez Hashmi, who is in charge of the party's affairs in Uttar Pradesh, were among those who suffered serious injuries. Hashmi was hospitalised with a fractured lower limb, while Joshi received cane blows on her arm, a party worker said.
How app helped rural Indian women use modern contraceptives
Washington : A unique smartphone app developed by an Indian-American researcher from the Johns Hopkins University has helped married rural women in India better...
Half of Delhi’s women voters turned out for polls
By IANS,
New Delhi : An elated Election Commission Saturday said that over 50 percent of women voters in the capital came out to cast their votes for the Lok Sabha polls, showing much more enthusiasm than in the last general elections.
"We were flooded with calls from women voters enquiring about the poll process and clearing doubts over their identity proof," Uday Baxi, joint chief electoral officer, told IANS.
Rapes make country’s head hang in shame: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday the country's head hangs in shame whenever there is news about rape.
"Our heads hang in shame...
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तलाक –एक आम औरत की बिसात ही क्या…?
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...
Mamata seeks to defend pendency of rape trials
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday sought to defend the administration's inability to ensure speedy trial of pending rape cases, saying it...
Irani calls AMU VC’s comments on girls ‘agitating’
Aligarh : Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani Tuesday said that reports of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) vice chancellor barring girls from accessing the...
Divided India braces for women’s bill, Nitish now backs it
By IANS,
New Delhi: India's political class remained divided Saturday over moves to reserve 33 percent of all seats in legislatures for women even as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar came out unexpectedly in its support, exposing fissures within the Janata Dal-United (JD-U).
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh voiced confidence over the passing of the Women's Reservation Bill when it is introduced in the Rajya Sabha Monday, the International Women's Day.
Women officer collapses as minister ‘throws’ files at her
By NNN-PTI,
Nagpur, India : A woman officer of Zilla Parishad in Chimur fell unconscious and was admitted to a hospital after a heated argument with Maharashtra Minister of State for Forest rpt Forest Vijay Wadettiwar, who allegedly threw files at her.
According to sources, Wadettiwar was presiding over an interview session of Aanganwadi Sevikas (assistants) in his constituency of Chimur, where both the Minister and the Zilla Parishad (ZP) Women and Child Welfare Committee chief, Subhadra Kotnake, entered into a heated argument on Sunday.
No afterthought on women’s reservation bill: Khurshid
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government will go ahead with the women's reservation bill with no plans to dilute any of its clauses even though it is open to discussions with any political party, said Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.
"The cabinet has taken a well-informed decision. If we did not believe in the decision we have taken then why would we have taken such a step in the first place?" Khurshid queried, speaking to reporters on the margins of a microfinance conference here.
Fear of flying keeps Indian in Bahrain grounded for 13 years
By IANS,
Dubai : An Indian woman in Bahrain has not been home for 13 years because of her fear of flying.
The aerophobic 43-year-old woman, who has not been named, told the Gulf Daily News that the last time she flew was 13 years ago when she and her husband took a flight from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain.
"I flew for the very first time just after I got married 24 years ago," the woman, who teaches dance at a school in Bahrain, was quoted as saying.
पति की हत्या के बाद शकीना बनी नई ग्राम प्रधान, ग्रामीणों ने उपचुनाव में...
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सोमवार को यूपी के परगवां ग्राम में लोग उस समय खुशी से झूमने लगे जब ग्राम पंचायत के उपचुनाव परिणाम...
Registering sex of foetus against ‘Beti Bachao’ campaign: IWPC
New Delhi: The Indian Women's Press Corps on Tuesday expressed concern over Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi's statement on registering sex of...
Don’t intend to harm anyone, only protect myself: Preity Zinta
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, who has accused her ex-boyfriend and industrialist Ness Wadia of molesting her, Saturday said the intention behind the complaint...
Myanmar president calls for unity to overcome challenges
Nay Pyi Taw : Myanmar President U Thein Sein on Monday called on the country's political forces to work together in unity to overcome...
RTI activist in trouble for asking too many questions
By IANS,
Agra : You could be asking for trouble by asking too many questions under the Right to Information Act. This was learnt the hard way by an activist here, who was told by the police that he was interfering in government work as he persisted with queries in the case of a woman kept in a protection home for seven years without being charged.
Threatened, Bengal woman attempts suicide
Kolkata: Faced with threats and harassment for lodging a police complaint after her minor daughter was molested, a woman in West Bengal's North 24...
There is nothing progressive about the ideology of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind or Jamiat Ahl e...
Dr. Lubna Sarwath for Twocircles.net
Jyoti Punwani’s Nov 27, 2016 interview with a woman activist who had recently resigned from the All India Muslim...
सीएए के ख़िलाफ़ आंदोलन से उभरा मुस्लिम महिलाओं का नया नेतृत्व
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़, Twocircles.net
दिल्ली। नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के ख़िलाफ़ देश भर में विरोध हो रहा है। इस विरोध प्रदर्शन के दौरान कई तरह की नई बातें...
Missionaries of Charity mourn Sister Nirmala’s death
Kolkata: The Missionaries of Charity on Tuesday saluted Sister Nirmala's life of service and dedication, recalling her role in taking the religious order forward
"We...
Sharmila Tagore lauds Yemeni director for highlighting women’s sufferings
Kolkata : Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore heaped praises on Yemeni filmmaker Khadija Al Salami, considered the first woman director from her country, for being...
Northeast India to get ready-made garment units
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala: The Indian government plans to set up ready-made garment manufacturing units in each of the eight northeastern states which, among other...
People not helping make Delhi safe for women: Dikshit
By IANS,
New Delhi: Like other metros in the country, the national capital lacks people's participation in improvement of security for women, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Tuesday.
23 lakh LPG connections given under PM Ujjwala Yojana
Kolkata : Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said 23 lakh liquified petroleum gas (LPG) connections were given to below poverty line women households...
तस्वीरों में : समय से पहले बाढ़ जैसे हालात, फंसे लोग ,बहे जानवर
बिजनोर : उत्तराखंड में हो रही कई दिन से तेज़ बारिश के चलते गंगा किनारे के कई जनपदों में बाढ़ के हालात पैदा हो...
Delhi Elections 2025: Women Voters Refuse to be Swayed by AAP-BJP’s Poll Winning Tactics,...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Seema Sachdeva (59), a tenant in the P&T quarters near Windsor Place, the residence of Pravesh Verma, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
‘Split verdict on Hijab issue deprives Karnataka’s Muslim girls’ education’: student orgs
The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on the ban on the wearing of hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.
Muhammad Raafi...
Scalpel Over Choice? How Hospitals in India Are Turning Childbirths Into Business
Aditya Sharma, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: When 33-year-old Khushboo Jaiswal walked into a private hospital in Delhi, she was expecting a calm and natural childbirth filled...
‘खुदाई खिदमतगार’ वाले फैसल खान और संत राघवेंद्र दास की दोस्ती की बहुत प्यारी...
अभी सात आठ महीने पहले की बात है। हमारी सोशल मीडिया टीम के एक साथी ने बताया कि एक साधू महाराज आपका फ़ोन नंबर...
Indian woman jailed for compatriot’s murder in Australia
Sydney: A court in Australia on Monday sentenced an Indian-origin woman to 18 years in jail for the murder of her ex-lover's fiance out...
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.
Malaysians gift Indian mother of seven home and warmth
By IANS,
Kuala Lumpur : Community leaders, a corporate group and newspaper readers in Malaysia have pooled in resources to help an Indian origin mother of seven who was thrown out of her house recently.
As a Mothers' Day gesture, the donors arranged not only a home, but also rent for the dwelling, household goods and food for the family that was evicted for non-payment of rent a month ago.
US court dismisses 1984 riots case against Sonia Gandhi
New York : A US court of appeals in New York has affirmed a district court's order and dismissed Nov 1984 anti-Sikh violence...
Women’s safety a major election issue in Delhi
By Sushil Kumar,
New Delhi : Women's safety tops the chart among the major issues confronting Delhi as it readies to vote for a new...
Handwara girl says gave statement to J&K police under duress
Srinagar: A schoolgirl, whose alleged molestation by a soldier on April 12 led to violence in her native Handwara town in Jammu and Kashmir,...
IWPC slams minister’s ‘presstitutes’ comment
New Delhi : The Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) on Friday slammed union minister V.K. Singh for calling the media "presstitutes".
Without naming Singh, the...
Rally for women’s quota bill Thursday
By IANS,
New Delhi: Women's groups across the country Tuesday announced that they would hold a rally in the capital Thursday, which would be attended by Communist leader Brinda Karat and actress Sharmila Tagore, to pressurise the government to pass the women's reservation bill.
"Thousands of women from all corners of the country would participate in the rally which will commence at 11 a.m. from Jantar Mantar and proceed towards the Parliament House," said Annie Raja, general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW).
Coming soon: Separate courts for rape victims
By Kanu Sarda, IANS,
New Delhi: Rape victims coming to a court to depose will not have to sit along with criminals facing trials as the Delhi High Court has proposed to set up separate courts for them.
During a hearing on a rape case, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S. Muralidhar said Wednesday, "We are proposing to have separate courts for rape victims and initially nine such courts will be set up and the district judge will look after it."
Challenges before women activists working on minority women’s rights
By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,
Suspended JD-U MLA held for ‘misbehaving’ with couple on train
Patna: A day after Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) suspended its legislator for allegedly misbehaving with a couple on a running train, the Government...
Can ovulating women’s brain recognise potential sex partner?
By IANS,
Washington : Women's preferences for 'manly' men are influenced by their menstrual cycles.
A new study by Kinsey Institute showed differences in brain activity as women considered masculinised and feminised male faces and whether the person was a potential sexual partner.
Researchers identified regions of the brain that responded more strongly to masculine faces and demonstrated that differences between masculinised and feminised faces appeared strongest when the women were closer to ovulating.
‘Dead’ servant arrested for Chandigarh woman’s murder
By IANS,
Chandigarh : The murder of a property dealer's wife at her residence here saw yet another twist - the Chandigarh police Monday claimed to have arrested the domestic help whom it had declared as having been “killed” Sunday.
Chandigarh's Senior Superintendent of Police S.S. Srivastava announced that Vijay Pal alias Nikku, the domestic help of property dealer Baljinder Singh Sandhu and his murdered wife Anuradha, was arrested Monday from Himachal Pradesh.
Woman with son jumps before train, killed
By IANS,
Kolkata : A woman, along with her one-and-half-year-old son, committed suicide Tuesday by jumping before a train in West Bengal's Hoogly district allegedly following dowry demands from her in-laws, the police said.
"Punam Sahu jumped in front of a passenger train along with her one-and-half-year-old son at Hoogly's Gobra Station Tuesday. She was being allegedly pressurised by her in-laws for dowry," a police official said.
Sahu went to live at her parental house after her husband was detected with cancer a few months ago.
Policemen threatened to rape women students, says fact finding team
Hyderabad : Policemen, who cracked down on students protesting at University of Hyderabad, threatened to rape the women students, revealed an independent fact finding...
Syrian rebels kill 10 women: Report
By IANS,
Damascus : Syrian rebels killed 10 women in the central province of Hama Sunday, state media said.
Armed "terrorist" groups carried out killing in...
Two Muslim girls top Kerala Medical Entrance Exam
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: Two Muslim girls have topped the Kerala Medical Entrance Examination, result for which were announced by P K Abdur Rabb, the Minister for Education in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.
Securing 954.7826 marks, P Hiba, a resident of Manchery in Malappuram district, bagged the first rank in the examination while the second rank went to Mariam Rafi of Aluva in Ernakulum district. Mariam Rafi is daughter of Abdul Rafi and Ancy Rafi. Mariam got 944.3478 marks. Securing the two first ranks, the duo also broke into the male bastion, which has been continuing for last few years in the entrance examinations in the state.
Women’s groups demand passing of quota bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : More than 2,000 women from across the country came together for a protest march here Thursday demanding passage of the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing monsoon session of parliament.
More than 350 NGOs took part in the rally. Donning blue caps with '33 Percent' written on it, women, joined by men, sang songs and shouted slogans as part of the protest.
One of the speakers, Ranjana Kumari, director Centre for Social Research, said they would not give up their struggle till the bill is passed.
Colonial hangover ails workers of Assam’s tea industry
By Azera Parveen Rahman,
Tezpur (Assam) : Colonial-style bungalows of Assam's expansive tea gardens and the British-era lifestyles of their executives paint a picture postcard of yore. Sadly, this hangover also extends to the poor living conditions of labourers - an issue now in the limelight after the World Bank said that it was probing the violation of workers' rights inthese plantations it jointly finances with Tata Global Beverages.
Women protest in Manipur to demand release of student activists
Imphal : Scores of women held protests here on Sunday to demand the unconditional release of five Kangleipak Students Association activists arrested on charge...
Indian law: Domestic Violence Act
By Avani Bansal for TwoCircles.net
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Advocate Avani Bansal is currently a student doing Masters at Harvard Law School . She pursued MPhil in Law at...
Indian-American Bhagwati Agrawal listed among CNN’s top ten heroes
By Arun Kumar
Washington : Indian-American Bhagwati Agrawal is listed among CNN's Top 10 Heroes of 2015, for bringing safe drinking water to more than...
AIPMT Retest: Nun Denied Entry to examination hall in Kerala
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Kozhikode: Although the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) cleared its stand over wearing veil and the Supreme Court of India refused...
Improper implementation of RTE Act a cause of concern: Former Member of Planning Commission
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Caritas India in a joint collaboration of Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) organized a National level interface on...
Northeast has more women than men, yet few female candidates
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala: There are more women than men in the northeast, but just a handful of them were in the poll fray. In...
Madrasa student, a national level athlete raped; accused in police custody in WB
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net