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74.5 lakh Haryana women eligible to vote

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Chandigarh : Nearly 74.5 lakh women voters will be eligible to cast their vote in the October 15 assembly elections in Haryana, election department...

BJP leader in TN alleges girls wearing purdah cheat in exams; MMK demands action...

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By Ahamed Ansar MS for TwoCircles.net, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu): Condemning a fresh hate speech against Purdah by the BJP leader, the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi...

National consultation on violence against women

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New Delhi : A national consultation process will be held in January to evaluate the current progress in combating violence against women and improvise...

Woman makes large donation for Myanmar cyclone victims

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By DPA, Singapore : A woman eager to show her son how donations are made turned over 100,000 Singapore dollars ($74,000) for victims of the cyclone in Myanmar, the Sunday Times said. In her 40s, the woman went to the Red Cross House and asked how she could help. She then took out of her handbag a wad of 1,000-Singapore-dollar ($740) notes, totaling 50,000 Singapore dollars ($37,000), tied together with a rubber band. While the workers were thanking her, the woman took out another wad, saying: "Here's another 50,000."

SDPI condemns CBI raids on premises of Teesta Setalvad  

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By TCN News,   Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has condemned the CBI raids on the premises of well-known social and human rights activist...

IWPC slams minister’s ‘presstitutes’ comment

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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...

आख़िर तीन तलाक़ पर क़ानून की बात इसी वक़्त क्यों उठी?

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नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए जी हां, क्यों तलाक़-ए-बिद्दत यानी एक म‍जलिस की तीन तलाक़ का मुद्दा सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फ़ैसले के लगभग तीन महीने बाद...

निर्मल पाठक की घर वापसी: अम्बेडकर के बहाने गांधी के हरिजन को गले लगाती...

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 नीरज बंकर Two circles.net के लिए जहाँ एक ओर ओटीटी प्लेटफार्म ने दुनियाभर की फिल्मों, वेब शोज और बाक़ी कलाओं से परिचय कराया जिससे...

Palestinian women protest in support of hunger striker

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By IANS, Ramallah/Gaza : Hundreds of Palestinian women Thursday celebrated International Women's Day by protesting in solidarity with a female hunger striker jailed by Israel.

Moms go online for seeking parenting advice

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By IANS, Washington: Moms are going online to consult one another and seek parenting advice, says a US study.

All-women police station opened in Dharamsala

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Dharamsala : After Shimla, this town in Himachal Pradesh Monday became the second in the state to have an all-women police station. Chief Minister Virbhadra...

Man held for raping four-year-old girl in Rajasthan

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Jaipur : A 38-year-old man has been arrested for raping a four-year-old girl and dumping her in a serious condition behind some bushes in...

अस्मानामा : मैं तो चार से निक़ाह करूंगा, लेकिन तुम्हारा क्या?

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By अस्मा अंजुम खान, TwoCircles.net, (अंग्रेज़ी पढ़ाती हैं और ढेर सारी बातें करती हैं.) शनिवार का दिन मेरे लिए एक मशक्क़त से भरे हफ़्ते के अंत का सूचक होता है. पिछले छः दिनों के भीतर किए गए कामों के बाद मिलने वाला आराम मुझे अपने आगोश में लेने लगता है. इसी बीच एक शनिवार को एक बहन आती है और मुझे गले से लगाकर फूट-फूटकर रोने लगती है. उसने बताया कि आयशा और अन्य उम्माहतुल मोमिनीन के बारे में मेरी बातों ने उसके दिल को छू लिया. लेकिन अपनी उस रुलाई के बारे में पूछे जाने पर उसने जो बताया, उससे मैं न सिर्फ़ चकित हुई बल्कि अगले कुछ हफ़्तों तक मेरे भीतर डर बैठ गया था.

एक और ख़्वाब का अंत , ‘पढ़ो प्रदेश ‘ योजना बंद

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आकिल हुसैन। twocircles.net मौलाना आजाद फेलोशिप के बाद अब केंद्र सरकार के अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय ने अल्पसंख्यक छात्रों की विदेशों में पढ़ने के लिए दी जाने...

Haryana announces three awards on Women’s Day

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Haryana Monday announced three new awards, including one in the name of astronaut Kalpana Chawla, to honour women in different fields to mark International Women's Day. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the three state awards are being instituted to honour and inspire women in their fields of choice. Speaking at a state-level function here to honour outstanding women of Haryana, Hooda said the first state level award of Rs.100,000 in cash would be known as Indira Gandhi Mahila Shakti Puraskar.

Understand the world from the eyes of a woman: Ayesha Khatun

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By TCN News, Cambridge, Massachusetts: “Understand the world from the eyes of a woman” said Ayesha Khatun to an audience of over 60 people at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on June 25, 2014. In the hour-long talk Ayesha Khatun had her audience in rapt attention as she shared stories from the ground, cracked jokes, and talked about her struggles working for some of the most marginalized people in India.

Three raped in Bihar

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By IANS,

Probe begins into Odisha student’s suicide

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Bhubaneswar: A probe has been initiated into the suicide of a tribal woman student a week ago in Odisha's Gajapati district after she did...

Not only woman, children too unsafe in Delhi

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New Delhi : Delhi is most unsafe not only for women but also for children, with a whopping 166.9 cases registered for every...

Pakistan has 10 women ambassadors

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By IANS, Islamabad : Ten Pakistani missions are headed by women ambassadors, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.

Estranged working wife entitled to maintenance: Court

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New Delhi : A Delhi court has said that even a working wife is entitled to maintenance from her estranged husband irrespective of...

Why death penalty for child rape doesn’t mean swifter, better justice

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Mumbai, (IANS/IndiaSpend): About 90 per cent of child rape cases were pending trial in India in 2016, no more than 28 per cent of...

PDP, BJP leaders to call on J&K governor in 2-3 days

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Jammu : Leaders of alliance partners BJP and the PDP will call on Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra in the next two to...

वंचितों की नायिका पल्लवी पटेल ने डिप्टी सीएम केशव प्रसाद मौर्य को हराया

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net डॉक्टर पल्लवी पटेल ने सिराथू विधानसभा क्षेत्र से पूर्व डिप्टी सीएम और प्रत्याशी केशव प्रसाद मौर्य को हराकर एक इतिहास सा रच दिया है।...

Delhi woman kidnapped, molested in moving car

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New Delhi : A 30-year-old woman, working with a NGO, has alleged that she was kidnapped and molested by three people in a moving...

यूपी के हरदोई में 13 मुस्लिम परिवारों को बुलडोजर नोटिस

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net देशभर में घरों दुकानों को बुलडोजर से गिराने का एक ट्रेंड बनता जा रहा है। ताज़ा मामला हरदोई जनपद का हैं जहां...

World’s most lucrative women’s golf Tour to debut in China

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By IANS, Beijing : The world's most lucrative women's golf tour arrives in China this October. The inaugural Grand China Air Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) that features world No.2 Annika Sorenstam and the sixth-ranked Tseng Yani, will be held from October 24-26 at Hainan West Coast Golf Club in Haikou, the capital of the island province of Hainan. The tournament featuring 63 of the world's best players will compete for $1.8 million.

Uttar Pradesh tops in crimes against women: minister

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By IANS, New Delhi : The national capital is second only to Uttar Pradesh in crime against women cases, Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury informed the Lok Sabha Friday. Renuka Chowdhury, citing data provided by the National Commission for Women (NCW), said the total number of such cases in Delhi in 2008 stood at 724. The NCW put the total number of cases, including rape, torture for dowry and harassment against women, in Uttar Pradesh at 2,381. It is the highest in the country in 2008.

Woman spends 10,000 pounds to hear her cat miaow again

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By IANS, London : A pet owner in southeast Britain has spent a whopping 10,000 pounds to hear her moggy miaow again after the cat suffered a rare throat condition, the Daily Telegraph reported. Jean Kelly, 40, first noticed her 13-year-old pet Cadbury suddenly lost his voice. She did not take any time to visit a vet who diagnosed that Cadbury was suffering from a paralysed larynx, a rare condition that needed immediate surgery.

“Gender reporting in media does not exist, Urdu media no different,” say eminent media...

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During the second day of the round table on “Gender Reporting in Urdu Media - Opportunities & Challenges” by the Centre for Women’s Studies...

Minority women colleges and universities: Need of the hour

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Dr. M Waseem Raja,

वाह रे मोदी बजट! दलित-आदिवासियों का हक़ भी मार लिया!

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Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी भले ही अरूण जेटली द्वारा पेश किए गए बजट को गांव, गरीब और किसान समर्थक बजट बता रहे...

सियासत और लालच की भेंट चढ़ गुमनामी के कगार पर पहुंच गया है बाँदा...

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आकिल हुसैन । Twocircles.net  2006 को तीन महिलाएं संपत पाल,हेमलता पटेल,सुमन सिंह चौहान दबी कुचली पीड़ित महिलाओं को उनके अधिकारों के प्रति जागरूक करने के...

Rajya Sabha disrupted over Selja’s claim of caste bias

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New Delhi : The government and the opposition locked horns in the Rajya Sabah on Wednesday when the treasury benches contradicted Congress member Kumari...

Namibia invites Indian women’s cooperative

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By IANS, Gandhinagar : Namibia has invited VimoSEWA, India's first insurance cooperative owned and run by women workers, to assist in the development of micro-insurance in the southern African nation. Namibia's state-owned financial service authority, NAMFISA, and FIDES bank, a microfinance institution, have invited VimoSEWA to set up the micro-insurance service in that country, said VimoSEWA chairperson Mirai Chatterjee. The Namibian government has launched a programme to extend social security coverage to its citizens.

Sexual harassment case against Pachauri heads to trial

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New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday paved the way for trial as it framed sexual harassment charges against noted environmentalist...

Woman lies near son’s body for over four days

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : An ailing elderly woman in Orissa's Rourkela town lay next to her dead son's body for over four days before the police recovered the corpse. The neighbours complained of a foul smell. Gauri Mishra, who is almost immobile and partially blind due to old age, had been sleeping beside her son Babuli Mishra's body for more than four days. The matter came to light when neighbours in Chend Colony complained of a smell. Police recovered the decomposed body Thursday evening.

First women’s cricket T-20 tournament in UP

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Mathura : The first all-India women's Twenty-20 cricket tournament will begin Tuesday at Amarnath Vidya Ashram ground in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura city. "This is the...

China’s Zhang Yin is world’s richest woman

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By IANS, Beijing: Zhang Yin, the head of a Chinese recycled paper company, is the world's richest woman in 2010, a media report said Wednesday.

Mother throws newborn in Kolkata canal

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By IANS, Kolkata : A 32-year-old woman allegedly threw her illegitimate newborn in a canal here Wednesday, the police said. The baby, though rescued in time, died later in the day. The incident took place at Chaulpatti area of Beliaghata in north-eastern Kolkata.

Indira Gandhi, Mother Teresa among Time’s 25 most influential women

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By Arun Kumar, IANS,

Encourage competitive spirits amongst our children: Dr. Ausaf Sayeed

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net, Detroit: “Competition in India is growing so fast that you will lag behind if you are not able to perform to the highest level. You have to give your best,” said Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, the Consul General of India in Detroit on Sunday. Speaking to parents, he said we have to encourage competitive spirit amongst our children.

‘India ignoring UN’s recommendations to curb violence against women’

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New Delhi : India is ignoring the recommendations made by the United Nations on issues of discrimination and violence against women, experts said here...

Hamida Aapa ki yaaden

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By Shaheer Khan for TwoCircles.net Eminent Urdu writer Hamida Salim passed away on Sunday, August 16th at the age of 93 at her house in...

Schoolgirl moves court against teacher for humiliating her

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New Delhi: A Class 5 girl has moved the Delhi High Court against her teacher for slapping and humiliating her in front of her...

11 women inmates escape destitute home in Bengal

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By IANS,

Kiran Bedi pays rich tributes to Nepal’s women

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By Sudeshna Sarkar, IANS, Kathmandu : As Nepal celebrated 100th International Women's Day Monday by declaring a public holiday, rich tributes were paid to Nepali women, who comprise over 51 percent of the population, by first woman Indian Police Service officer Kiran Bedi. Bedi, winner of the Magsaysay Award for her work to reform India's prisons, arrived in the country on a three-day visit at the invitation of the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs' Associations of Nepal (FWEANS) and to assist their fund-raising programme.

Are Indian ads coming of age with social messages?

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By Azera Parveen Rahman New Delhi: Why should laundry be a woman's job? asks a new TV commercial for a detergent. Featuring the father of...

Honour for women delivering girl child

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By IANS,

62-year-old employer booked for raping saleswoman

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Gurgaon : A 62-year-old man has been booked here for allegedly raping his 25-year-old saleswoman, police said on Tuesday. The owner of a readymade garments...

A book on life’s struggles, of women, by women

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By IANS, New Delhi : A woman panchayat leader's fight against corruption, another illiterate panchayat leader's endeavour to make education a reality for her village - stories of struggle and commitment, drawn out of the lives of seven women panchayat leaders were put together in a book that was released Thursday. Titled "Sarpanch Sahib: Changing the face of India" the book has been compiled by well known authors Manju Kapur, Indira Maya Ganesh, Sonia Falerio, Kalpana Sharma, Tishani Doshi, Abhilasha Ojha and edited by Manjima Bhattacharjya.

Government says no to women in combat

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government Monday said there is no proposal to induct women in combat roles in the Indian armed forces. "At present there is no proposal to induct women in combat duties in the defence forces including that of fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force," Defence Minister A.K. Antony said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. "A study, carried out by headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff in 2006 on all aspects of employment of women officers in the armed forces, recommended exclusion of women officers from close combat roles," he said.

Cops do not understand harassed women’s woes: Delhi minister

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By IANS,

‘मोदी ने रूकवा दी मेरे शौहर की रिहाई’

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: ओखला से आम आदमी पार्टी के विधायक अमानतुल्लाह खान की बीवी साफ़िया खान ने TwoCircles.net के साथ बातचीत में अपने...

‘Need campaign through short films, documentaries again terrorism’

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Jaipur : Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said that there was a need for a campaign through...

Sabarimala: All women face backlash, but the worst is being reserved for Dalit women

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Several women tried to enter the Sabarimala temple in southern Kerala following the Supreme Court order allowing entry for all women...

Congress, JD-U, Left to bring privilege motions against Irani

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New Delhi : Seeking to put the Narendra Modi government on the defensive, the Congress and JD-U said on Saturday that they will bring...

Pakistan passes pro-women bill

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By IANS, Islamabad : Pakistan's National Assembly has passed a bill aimed at elminating crimes against women and ending practices like forced marriages to settle disputes.

Godhra train carnage: AIDWA again rejects conspiracy theory

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,

Surge in female contestants, not MLAs

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By Saumya Tewari Female contestants increased across the four states that went to polls recently - but not legislators - and three times as many...

Women better than men in clinching business deals

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By IANS, London : Although few women occupy top slots in corporate hierarchies, a new study shows that they may be more accomplished in negotiations than their masculine counterparts. Yael Itzhaki of Tel Aviv University carried out simulations of business negotiations among 554 Israeli and American management students at Ohio State University and in Israel, reported EurekAlert.

Protests as two women pray at Sabarimala, Kerala shutdown called

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Thiruvananthapuram/Sabarimala, Jan 2 (IANS) Protests erupted across Kerala on Wednesday after two women in the hitherto banned age group entered the Sabarimala temple before...

Husband deserts Muslim woman for attending Independence Day

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Patna: A Muslim school teacher in Bihar was forced to leave her house by her husband who felt she had violated the Shariat law...

Rights of women in live-in relations under court lens

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By IANS,

South Kashmir girl receives 100% scholarship offer to pursue Mechanical Engg. in University of...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: Eighteen-year-old Adeeba Tak from Shopian district in south Kashmir has brought laurels to the valley by securing admission in...

Bangladeshi female lawyer calls for efforts to realize equal rights

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By Huang Yanan, Xinhua, Dhaka : A prominent female lawyer in Bangladesh holds that in a still male-dominated society, women should be encouraged to work hard to realize real equal rights with men. Although progress has been achieved in the past years, Bangladesh is still a male-dominated country with less women government officials, journalists and entrepreneurs, Lawyer Tania Amir said in an interview with Xinhua recently. "In the rural areas, girls are not treated equally with boys," she said.

Married man’s illicit love affair ends in six deaths

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By IANS, Lucknow : A married man's illicit love affair with a widow went terribly wrong when the woman's father burnt alive the couple, and the man's family. The widow, 36, was having an affair with Chunnu Bhurji, both residents of Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Khiri district, about 300 km from here. The woman was often chided by her father Satyawan over this. However, the couple kept meeting. "Irked by this, Satyawan planned the massacre," Additional Superintendent of Police D.K. Singh told IANS by telephone.

Indian activist Ruchira Gupta wins Clinton Global Citizen Award

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By IANS, New York : An Indian journalist and activist Ruchira Gupta has been awarded the Third Annual Clinton Global Citizen Award for her work against human trafficking in four Indian states. Former president Bill Clinton presented the award to Gupta, president of the organisation Apne Aap Women Worldwide, during the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) here Thursday. The award recognises remarkable individuals for their leadership in improving the lives of people around the globe.

‘BJP working to boost presence in southern, eastern states’

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New Delhi: The BJP Mahila Morcha is working to strengthen the party's presence at the booth level in the southern and eastern states where...

Women-only buses roll out to loud approval in Kashmir

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: A special bus service for women was launched in Srinagar on Tuesday, April 19, and this step,...

Awareness campaign for women empowerment in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has issued instructions to carry out a state-wide awareness campaign focused on schemes of women empowerment, official sources said Tuesday. Reviewing the progress of activities of Woman and Child Development Department Monday, the chief minister told senior officers including the principal secretary to undertake field tours to apprise themselves of the ground realities of the implementation of departmental schemes and announcements made at the "Mahila Panchayat".

Over two million pregnant women in India consume tobacco

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By IANS, New Delhi: Over two million pregnant women in India consume tobacco products, a shocking figure revealed by the Indian health ministry Saturday. "It is shocking that over 8.5 percent of the ante-natal mothers in India are tobacco users," said Jagdish Kaur, in-charge of the tobacco control programme in the health ministry. She said though the number of tobacco users are mostly men, yet the number is too big, especially for the pregnant women. There are at least 25 million successful pregnancies every year in India.

Council of Europe to hold conference on violence against women

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By KUNA, Paris : The Council of Europe will hold in Strasbourg, June 10, the closing conference of its Campaign to Combat Violence against Women, the Council announced here Tuesday. The Council said that the aim of the conference is to assess the results of the campaign and the measures taken by the Council of Europe and its member states to protect women against violence.

Mushawarat objects to SC observation on purdah vis-à-vis voting right

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Islam does not mandate covering of face but the Supreme Court should consider conscientious objection seriously and not advise surrender of voting right, Syed Shahabuddin, President, All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM). AIMMM President has deplored “the unnecessary and avoidable controversy over the requirement of facial photographs to establish the identity of Muslim female electors.”

Another woman raped in Delhi taxi, driver arrested

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New Delhi : A 32-year-old working woman who hired a cab from a Delhi Metro station was raped at a secluded spot by the...

“Here to prove football isn’t a sport for elites,” Muslim girl-group Parcham breaking stereotypes...

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By Aparajita Ghosh, TwoCircles.net  Mumbai: “We wanted to break the stereotype and bring girls together to interact,” said Sabah Khan, co-founder of Parcham. The organization...

Temple can’t prohibit entry of women devotees: SC

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that unless a temple had a constitutional right, it could not prohibit the entry of the...

Women’s bill torn, Rajya Sabha adjourned fifth time

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By IANS, New Delhi : A historic bill that promises to reserve 33 percent of legislative seats for women was moved in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament, amid unruly scenes as a dozen members opposing it tore up the document and hurled the pieces at Chairman Hamid Ansari before forcing a fifth adjournment in a day. This happened on a day when both houses assembled to the call to "celebrate and honour women" and include them in the decision making process to mark the International Women's Day being observed worldwide.

Women can’t be secured by curbing their freedom, says CJI

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New Delhi : Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu Wednesday said security of women, in the wake of spate of cases of sexual assaults, could...

Reserved Past: De-reserving Future

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Ram Puniyani,

‘दबंग दादियां’ रखेंगी सुप्रीम कोर्ट में ‘शाहीन बाग़’ का पक्ष

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यूसुफ़ अंसारी, twocircles.net नई दिल्ली। शाहीन बाग़ में नागरिकता संशोधन क़ानून, एनपीआर और एनआरसी के ख़िलाफ लगतार दो महीने से चल रहे धरना प्रदर्शन की...

Ex-NCP minister booked for sexual assault

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Mumbai:A former Nationalist Congress Party minister Laxmanrao Dhoble has been accused of sexual assault by a woman college employee, officials said. "We have registered a...

NIA gives clean chit to Sadhvi and others without conducting custodial interrogation

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: In a controversial development, India's elite National Investigation Agency (NIA) today gave clean chit to 6 accused, including Sadhvi Pragya...

“Caste is enforced through Dalit women’s bodies”

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By TCN News, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Dalits are at the bottom of caste hierarchy in India and the caste system is enforced through Dalit women’s bodies in the form of violence and abuse, said activists Asha Kotwal and Thenmozhi Soundarajan, who were in town to give details about a month-long “Dalit Mahila Swabhiman Yatra” in India.

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...

Suspense clouds fate of triple talaq bill

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New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The fate of the bill that seeks to criminalise instant divorce by Muslim husbands remained shrouded in suspense on...

Women’s access to Haji Ali shrine: HC verdict on Tuesday

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Mumbai : The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce on Tuesday its much-awaited verdict on a petition challenging the ban on women to...

बिहार में नाबालिग ‘नाजिया’ के साथ क्रूरता, हत्या के बाद तनाव !

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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...

India to make every woman literate in five years: PM

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By IANS, New Delhi : Over 300 million Indians are still illiterate and about half of India's women cannot read or write but that would change in five years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said while launching the Rs.65 billion literacy mission 'Saakshar Bharat' on International Literacy Day Tuesday.

Women’s cricket: Kiwis expect close series

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Bengaluru : New Zealand's women team head coach Haidee Tiffen on Thursday said her players were gradually getting acclimatized to the conditions here and...

Journalist’s sister wants viscera examined in Delhi

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New Delhi : Pakshi Singh, the sister of television reporter Akshay Singh who died in Madhya Pradesh under mysterious circumstances while covering the...

Girls outperform boys in Bihar’s madrassa exams

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By IANS, Patna: Girls have outperformed boys in the examinations held by Bihar's Madrassa Education Board for the second consecutive year. "Girls have outperformed boys in the madrassa results. Maulvi, Fauquania and Vastania topped in the Class 12, Class 10 and middle school examinations," Maulana Ajaj Ahmad, chairman of the Madrassa Education Board of Bihar, said Thursday.

उत्तराखंड में जज बन गई गांव की जहांआरा ,गुलसिताँ’ और आयशा

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ । Twocircles.net 22 दिसम्बर को उत्तराखंड न्यायिक सेवा के आएं परिणाम में तीन मुस्लिम लड़कियां जज बन गई है। खास बात यह है...

50 women sick after getting vaccine in MP

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Gwalior, (IANS): As many as 50 women fell sick after getting a vaccine at the maternity ward of a hospital in this Madhya Pradesh city,...

Tejpal called woman associate regularly from prison

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Panaji : Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, who is in judicial custody here, regularly telephoned from prison a Delhi-based woman business associate, an inquiry...

Kawish, an effort to empower through guidance and counseling

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A Year-long Series on Education, Sponsored by The Aligarh Forum : - A Mirror on our Efforts, our Successes & our Shortcomings ; Stories...

33 percent quota for women in government jobs in MP

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Bhopal : The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday decided to provide 33 percent reservation to women in government jobs. This was decided during a...

500 Iraq-returned nurses interview for new jobs

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Thiruvananthapuram : More than 500 Kerala nurses, who lost their jobs and had to return from Iraq and Libya, appeared for an interview here...

Incredible life of Rubina Patel

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By Nivedita Khandekar, TwoCircles.net, Nagpur: Incredible! That is how Rubina Patel’s life story is. She came from a well to do, educated, business family, married to a teacher, blessed with two children. She wanted to study and help the community through her social work. But her life went on an unexpected trajectory.

क्यों क़ुबूल नहीं है मुस्लिम समाज को महिला क़ाज़ी…?

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net हम आज बदलते समाज के साथ अपनी अलग पहचान बनाने में मुसलसल लगे हैं. जिसमें अपने अधिकार और समानता को लेकर आए...

Women’s panel to probe case of indebted farmers selling women

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday said it was sending a team to probe the "awful and unbelievable" reports that debt-ridden farmers in Uttar Pradesh's drought-hit Bundelkhand region were selling off their women to survive. "It is awful and unbelievable that it still happens in the country and that too in Uttar Pradesh where the chief minister is a woman," NCW Chairperson Girija Vyas told IANS. "We are sending a team to find out the details and have asked for the report within 24 hours," she said.

Hotel management student abducted, raped

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 23-year-old hotel management student has alleged that she was abducted and raped by four men who kept her confined for about a month, police said Wednesday. The victim told the police that she was kidnapped from near Pragati Maidan exhibition complex Aug 31 by a man whom she had known for some years. He first tried to drag her into his car but she resisted. He then beat her and told bystanders not to interfere claiming it was a "family matter", said a senior police officer.

Young, educated Muslim women tasting political water in Bihar

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Probe begins against policeman who complained against Mulayam

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Lucknow : Suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur on Wednesday appeared before Police Recruitment Board Director General V.K. Gupta as part of a departmental...

Eye on WB election, Mamata supports minority’s share in women quota

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By TCN Staff Reporter,

10 new faces in Ashok Chavan’s new ministry

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By Quaid Najmi, IANS, Mumbai : There are as many as 10 new faces, including two women, in the 37-member ministry of Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in Maharshtra that was sworn-in here Saturday. At the same time, several heavyweights from the previous ministry were denied berths this time. Many powerful hopefuls also failed to make it in the first instalment of the cabinet.

मदरसों के पक्ष में मायावती ने उठाई आवाज़

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net बसपा प्रमुख मायावती उत्तर प्रदेश में अपनी खोई हुई ज़मीन मुस्लिम वोटरों के जरिए तलाशने में लगीं हैं। पिछले कुछ समय से...

Men, women divided on sharing housework

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By IANS, Sydney : Young men and women are divided over sharing housework and a woman's right to have an abortion, according to a survey. "It should come as no surprise that young women are more in favour of domestic democracy than the young men, while also being more supportive of a woman's right to have an abortion," said Chilla Bulbeck of University of Adelaide. The survey, conducted in 10 countries by Bulbeck and her team, looked at the attitudes of young men and women to a number of gender equality issues.

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...

Students in burqa denied entry into UP college; authorities cite ‘dress code’

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Professor Dr AP Singh of Hindu college in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district said that they have implemented a dress code for the students...

Violence against women denounced in Argentina

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Buenos Aires : With a call to end all forms of violence against women, nearly 40,000 participants brought Argentina's 29th National Women's Conference to...

भारत का सर्वोच्च विज्ञान पुरस्कार बुशरा अतीक के नाम

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नेहाल अहमद । Twocircles.net  अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम विश्वविद्यालय (एएमयू) की पूर्व छात्रा डॉ बुशरा अतीक को मेडिकल स्किनोल के क्षेत्र में उत्कृष्ट कार्य के लिए भारत...

Ujjwal Nikam named prosecutor for Pune gang-rape trial

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By IANS, Mumbai : The Maharashtra government Friday appointed ace lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as the special public prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of gang-raping a married woman in Pune last week. Nikam would lead the prosecution in the case which will be tried in a fast track court, Home Minister R.R. Patil announced in the legislative assembly.

Police custody till April 30 for rape accused actor Inder Kumar

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Mumbai: A Mumbai magistrate Saturday granted police the custody of Bollywood actor Inder Kumar who has been accused of rape by a woman, a...

Celebrating Hazrat Ali in Bangalore

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By Nigar Ataulla for TwoCircles.net I was overwhelmed to be invited to a program held on the 21st of April amidst special guests from...

Women’s groups demand passing of quota bill

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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.

Rape of foreign nationals brings bad name to India: Court

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New Delhi: Incidents of raping foreign nationals has brought a very bad name to India , a court here has said while sentencing two...

Women artisans forge new links between South Asian nations

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

Girl denied permission to board Delhi Metro while wearing a Hijab

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By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net Delhi: In what looks like a case of religious discrimination, a Muslim girl was denied entry into the...

Need to create awareness about cancer of cervix: Doctors

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By IANS,

Bulli Bai app case: Women activists hold protest in Kozhikkode, demand action from Kerala...

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The protesting women said that the Hindu right-wing force's attacks to suppress Muslim women will be futile and will not prevent Muslim women...

Manipuri women assault: Three more accused get bail

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By IANS, New Delhi : A court here Friday granted bail to three people accused of assaulting two Manipuri women. Additional Sessions Judge Rajender Kumar Shastri...

Women’s groups seek security, safety

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By IANS,

Sania top contender for Khel Ratna

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New Delhi : Following a string of strong performances, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has emerged as the frontrunner to be awarded the...

Woman claims molestation by Gurgaon bar owner

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By IANS, Gurgaon: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly molested and manhandled by a bar owner in a shopping mall here Saturday night, police said Monday. "We have received a complaint from the woman who had gone to the Addiction bar. On the basis of the complaint, we have registered a case and investigation is on," Assistant Commissioner of Police Sumit Kumar said.

Equality still a far cry for Indian women, say activists

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(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...

BJP MLA threatens to abduct women for spurned suitors

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Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) A political furore erupted in Maharashtra on Wednesday after a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party legislator threatened to "abduct" girls and bring them...

Pachauri questioned in sexual harassment case

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New Delhi : Noted environmentalist R.K. Pachauri, who faces charges of molestation and sexual harassment of a junior colleague at environment think-tank TERI,...

Gileem Juloos in Lucknow commemorates Hazrat Ali’s martyrdom

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Khudai Khidmatgar opens vocational centre for women of Mewat

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By TCN News Khudai Khidmatgar made an important contribution towards women empowerment in the region of Mewat, Haryana by starting a vocational centre on March...

Assam waives entertainment tax on ‘Mary Kom’

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Guwahati : The Assam government Wednesday announced exemption of entertainment tax on "Mary Kom", a new Bollywood movie on the World champion woman boxer...

A woman as Delhi Police commissioner?

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By Alok Singh, IANS,

Compensation only after long battle by acid attack victim in Assam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The state authorities of Assam have ordered compensation for the acid victims following an urgent appeal by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) for immediate intervention and financial assistance to a survivor of acid attack as per the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court of India in 2013.

Modi flays governor over women’s reservation

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By IANS, New Delhi : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday criticised Governor Kamla Beniwal for not signing a legislation reserving 50 percent of all seats in local bodies to women.

Punjab to recruit 500 women constables

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By IANS, Phillaur : Punjab Police will soon recruit 500 women constables, the state police chief said Friday.

Protecting women’s dignity a collective responsibility: President

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New Delhi : Women's right to equal opportunities and a dignified life must be respected, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday on the eve...

80 percent women fear for safety in Delhi: Survey

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By IANS, New Delhi: Nearly 80 percent of Delhi women fear for their safety in the city, a new survey says. The Delhi government's women and child development department, NGO Jagori and international organisation Unifem conducted the survey. The survey, released Thursday, is based on interviews of 5,010 people, including 3,816 women and 944 men. The rest are common witnesses like bus conductors, shopkeepers and auto drivers, who have a probability of witnessing acts of sexual harassment against women.

15th Lok Sabha has highest number of women MPs

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By IANS, New Delhi : A record 59 women MPs have been elected to the new Lok Sabha - the highest since independence, and 17 of them are less than 40 years. According to PRS Legislative Research, an organisation that aims to strengthen legislative debate, among the 59 women MPs in the 15th Lok Sabha, a majority - 23 - are from the Congress. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 13 women members. Uttar Pradesh has the maximum number of 13 women MPs to represent the most populous state. It is followed by West Bengal with seven.

There should be no problem in saying ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’: Najma Heptullah

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By Sushil Kumar New Delhi : Terming the controversy related to chanting of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' as "unnecessary and uncalled for", Minority Affairs...

Delhi girl Sukriti Gupta tops CBSE class 12 exam

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New Delhi : Sukriti Gupta of Montfort School here on Saturday topped the class 12 examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE),...

India gets its first woman speaker in Meira Kumar

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By IANS, New Delhi : History was made Wednesday when diplomat-turned-politician Meira Kumar became the first woman speaker of the Indian parliament, the otherwise fractious house setting aside its differences to elect the Dalit leader unanimously. The 64-year-old Congress leader from Bihar was chosen for the post of speaker of the Lok Sabha, a key constitutional post, after party president Sonia Gandhi proposed her name. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee seconded it.

In India, women bankers have broken glass ceiling

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Arvind Padmanabhan, IANS,

President urges nation to honour women

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By IANS,

Imran Khan’s bride’s choice of dress for Nikah and Islamophobia

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By Shaheen Naqshbandi for TwoCircles.net Recently, Pakistani politician Imran Khan married Bushra Maneka. During the Nikah, the bride wore the full veil and some people...

Speakers indict Narendra Modi for orchestrating gender violence and serious violations of...

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By TCN News, A packed meeting at the London School of Economics organised by the LSE Gender Institute in collaboration with the Freedom Without Fear Platform and South Asia Solidarity Group on 3rd March, discussed the rise of Hindu fascism and its impact on gender and called for Narendra Modi to be brought to justice.

Delhi policeman facing trial for beating woman let off

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New Delhi: A court here has let off a policeman, facing trial for beating a woman, saying he was doing duty in the vice...

Woman thwarts robbery attempt, catches two robbers

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New Delhi: A 29-year-old woman foiled a robbery, courageously snatching a pistol from a group of four armed robbers who barged into her house,...

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आलोक राजपूत twocircles.net के लिए BJP सरकार के द्वारा सभी राज्यों एवं केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों को ये आदेश देने के बाद कि सरकारी...

Now, a fashion show for veiled women in Saudi Arabia

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By IANS, Dubai : In what must be perhaps the first of its kind in the fashion world, three young Saudi girls are organising a fashion show solely focused on veiled women. Luma Al-Ghalib, Hida Al-Harthi and Lujain Al-Mu’allami are organising the show in Jeddah Sep 18 to demonstrate the greatness of Islam and “to erase the stereotyped image about Saudi women and young girls in particular”, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported. The idea for the show came after the three participated in a summer camp in Switzerland last year.
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