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Anti-trafficking activist Shafiq Khan wins Amazing Indian award

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Pass women’s reservation bill immediately: Activists

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By IANS, New Delhi : Demanding immediate passage of the women's reservation bill, women rights groups and activists Wednesday took out a protest march here. Organised...

हिन्दू कोड बिल पर चुप्पी साधकर भाजपा कर रही ट्रिपल तलाक की राजनीति

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अभय कुमार पिछले महीने पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश के सोनभद्र में भाजपा की एक बड़ी रैली से ख़िताब करते हुए पार्टी अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने सपा,...

Delhi Aanganwadi workers’ indefinite hunger strike enters 6th day as AAP govt evades holding...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: The indefinite hunger strike by Delhi State Aanganwadi Workers’ and Helpers’ Union entered its seventh day...

5 percent of Indian marriages inter-caste; in Mizoram, 55 percent

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By Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari Christian-dominated Mizoram - 87 percent of the population is Christian - has the most inter-caste marriages in India, a...

Jamiat to organize woman conferences to show Muslim women are not against Sharia

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By TCN News, New Delhi: In its national executive meeting, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind decided to organize woman conferences in various cities across the country to...

Why did Muslim Personal Law Board dissolve its women’s wing 7 years after formation?

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The women’s wing convenor was asked to delete all the social media accounts that the wing holds. Members have called the decision arbitrary and...

तस्वीरों में : समय से पहले बाढ़ जैसे हालात, फंसे लोग ,बहे जानवर

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बिजनोर : उत्तराखंड में हो रही कई दिन से तेज़ बारिश के चलते गंगा किनारे के कई जनपदों में बाढ़ के हालात पैदा हो...

Victim still haunted by rape 16 years ago

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Mice show women can handle stress better

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By IANS, Sydney : Female mice engineered without a neurotransmitter in the lab, known to lower anxiety levels, were less stressed than their similarly configured male counterparts. Tim Karl, behavioural neuroscientist at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, explained that "pharmacological tests show that when you introduce NPY (neurotransmitter) to an animal in a stressful situation, its stress levels decrease." "Studies have shown that male mice created without NPY are more anxious than

Woman among four killed in Kashmir gun battle

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By IANS, Jammu : A woman, two security personnel and a militant were killed in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, police said. A group of three militants ambushed a security patrol party in the Kashtigarh forest belt of Doda district in the morning. A policeman and an army trooper were killed in the attack. A fierce encounter broke out in the forest belt following a joint search operation by the police and the army. One of the militants was gunned down but two managed to escape, the police said.

Violence against women is not a tenet of Islam

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By Naazish YarKhan, Listening to the radio one day, I was shocked to hear the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report on widespread occurrence of rape in Afghanistan. As a Muslim who knows that the core of her religion is about justice and mercy, I asked myself how the perpetrators of these acts could have strayed so far from the Muslim faith and from basic humane principles.

HC seeks JNU response to plea challenging clean chit to professor

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New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to reply to a plea challenging the university's...

Ramadan 1435: Worker

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

Two Maharashtra towns in communal turmoil

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Karanja in Washim district ignited with communal riots under pretense of ‘Love Jihad’; another town in Nasik district under curfew after mob attacks and...

Women MPs, activists slam Joshi’s remarks against Mayawati

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women parliamentarians and activists Thursday slammed Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's offensive remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati saying they were "inappropriate and uncalled for". Congress MP Mohsina Kidwai described Joshi's remarks as "not appropriate", when asked to comment on it.

Pink, Akira and ten years of police reform in India

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By Pushkar Raj for TwoCircles.net Pink and Akira, two recent Bollywood hit films, depict an ugly reality of the police in India. It seems...

UDF lawmakers outraged modesty of Left women MLAs: Achuthanandan

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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan on Monday led a delegation of five women legislators to Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam and complained that...

Two Orissa women injured in acid attack

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: Two women in this Orissa capital were critically injured when a youth allegedly threw acid on them, police said. "Two girls, Rashmirekha Behera, 23, and Kainath Ali, 21, suffered serious burn injuries following the attack. We have detained the person. We are trying to establish the motive behind attack," Deputy Commissioner of Police Amitendranath Sinha said. The women were attacked while they were waiting for public transport near Imartidevi College here.

No Country for Women: Love and rights in troubled times

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By Neha Dabhade Recently in Rajsamand, Rajasthan, Shambu lal Raigar brutally hacked Mohammad Afrajul, a migrant from Malda, West Bengal to death with his own...

Modi is dynamic, says Sania

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Hyderabad: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza Tuesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "an extremely dynamic personality". Asked how she felt when Modi congratulated her...

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

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By Umang Kumar

Russian communist group want statues of Lenin’s women

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By RIA Novosti, Moscow : A St. Petersburg-based communist group Friday said it would raise money to build public statues of communist leader Vladimir Lenin's wife and mistress. "Statues of the two beautiful muses of the great revolutionary and founder of the Soviet state should be erected in St. Petersburg, on Lenin Square," the group said on its website. The group, notorious for its bizarre initiatives, said a statue of Lenin's wife Nadezhda Krupskaya should be placed to the right of his statue, and one of his mistress, Inessa Armand, should be on his left.

Basketball body green-lights players to wear hijabs at games

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Moscow, (IANS): FIBA, the worlds governing body of basketball, ruled to allow players to wear hijabs, a head covering traditionally worn by many Muslim...

Mamata all set to be West Bengal’s first woman chief minister

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The mystery of missing Muslim female rulers

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By Raihanaa Hasan

Vani, Mehar in joint lead in women’s golf

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Bengaluru : Delhi's Vani Kapoor and defending champion Mehar Atwal scored two-over 74 and 75 respectively to share the lead in the second round...

दिल्ली दंगों में पहली सज़ा,दिनेश को पांच साल का कारावास

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net दिल्ली की एक अदालत ने फरवरी 2020 में उत्तर-पूर्वी दिल्ली में हुए दंगे के मामले में पहली सज़ा सुनाई है। गुरुवार को कड़कड़डूमा...

Sania loses Birmingham tennis semifinal

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

Modi attacks Congress over women’s safety

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Mumbai : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the issue of women's safety in the country. Raking up...

एक्सक्लुसिव : कंचे खेलने की उम्र में बन गए घुड़सवार,मगर नही जाते स्कूल

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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 Manifesto and Human Welfare Foundation to organise “ Women Leadership Program” in February

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TCN News Women’s Manifesto and Human Welfare Foundation have jointly designed a leadership program for women to identify, train and activate emerging women leaders for...

Rukhsana fears for family’s safety refuses police job

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By Sadat Khan, Agence India Press Jammu: Rukhsana Kausar, the brave girl who killed a Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist at her home in J&K’s Rajouri district, on Tuesday declined the job of Special Police Officer (SPO) in J&K police. Rukhsana, along with her brother and uncle, was offered the job of SPO more than a month after she killed a top Pakistani militant of the LeT and injured another on September 27.

‘Order is discriminatory, hurtful’: Muslims react to Karnataka High Court upholding Hijab ban

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Women students, activists fear the ban on the Hijab will now extend to educational institutions in the state where it was previously allowed. Muhammad Raafi...

In Bihar, a caravan for women empowerment

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Women drivers, two-wheeler riders exempted: Kejriwal

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New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that women drivers and two-wheeler riders would be exempted from the odd-even transport...

Probe ordered as woman complains against UP’s 1090 official

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Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a probe and directed the repatriation of the incharge of the '1090 Women Power Line' on...

दलित-मुस्लिम गठजोड़ टूटा तो रामपुर और आज़मगढ़ में हार गए ‘आज़म-अखिलेश’

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश की रामपुर और आजमगढ़ लोकसभा सीटों पर हुए उपचुनाव में बीजेपी ने जीत दर्ज की है। समाजवादी पार्टी के गढ़...

Advocate seeks copy of Ruchika’s case file under RTI

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By IANS, New Delhi : A Delhi based advocate Tuesday filed an application under the Right to Information Act (RTI) with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking copy of the "entire file of the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case". Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore was sentenced by a CBI court Dec 21 to six months in jail for molesting teenager Ruchika 19 years ago on Aug 12, 1990. A fine of Rs.1,000 was also imposed on Rathore, who, however, was immediately granted bail by the court.

Women’s commission seeks nationwide debate on legalising gay sex

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Saturday called for a nationwide debate on the Delhi High Court's landmark ruling that decriminalised gay sex in the country. "It is a very complex issue and needs to be studied in detail," NCW Chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here. "Before taking any decision, we need to have a nationwide debate on this. Even the government is in favour of a debate on this issue before taking any decision," Vyas said.

Muslim Women’s Personal Law Board supports Anna

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Documentary salutes Kerala woman’s heroic work

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Rathore deposits passport in court

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By IANS, Chandigarh: Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore Thursday deposited his passport in a local court as part of the conditions it imposed while extending his post-conviction bail in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case till Feb 8. Additional district and sessions judge Raj Shekhar Attri extending the bail Wednesday, asked Rathore not to leave the country and deposit his passport in the court within seven days. Rathore's wife and counsel Abha Rathore submitted the passport in the court on her husband's behalf.

Abducted Tripura girl rescued in Bihar

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Agartala: Bihar Police have rescued a 16-year-old girl kidnapped from Tripura and arrested her abductor, police said here Saturday. "A married young man kidnapped the...

9.3 million Indian women disabled

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By IANS, New Delhi : The total number of disabled women in India stands at 9.3 million, Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said Tuesday.

Reform sexual assault laws, treatment of survivors: HRW

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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...

Widow set afire in MP village

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Betul (Madhya Pradesh) : A widow was set on fire in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district allegedly by her relatives in...

Brutalised with iron rod, woman undergoes throat surgery

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Mirza-Hingis win 2015 Wimbledon women’s doubles title

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London: Sania Mirza combined with former world number one Martina Hingis late Saturday to win a thrilling women's doubles final in the 2015 edition...

Indian women face sexual harassment in New Zealand

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Wellington:Indian women in Auckland, New Zealand's largest and most populous urban area, are facing a wave of sexual harassment from their own countrymen, a...

Muslim woman police officer files racism charge in UK

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By IANS, London : After three senior Asian officers recently filed racism charges against the London Metropolitan Police, a Muslim woman officer has taken her department (Met) to the employment tribunal saying she was bullied because of her colour and sex. The complainant, Yasmin Rehman, 42, is the Met's director of partnerships and diversity. She is responsible for upholding racial and religious diversity within the Met.

Modi commends women fighting Triple Talaq

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New Delhi, (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised women battling the system of Triple Talaq and said the entire country supports them. "I pay...

No country for women

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By Dr. Shah Alam Khan,

Congress defends Kurien in rape case

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Villagers planning another ‘sati’ temple in Raipur

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By IANS, Raipur : Villagers in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district are reportedly planning to construct a temple at the site where an elderly woman committed 'sati' by jumping onto her husband's funeral pyre, even as seven people have been held for the crime, police said Tuesday. Police deployment has been increased to foil their plans, an official said. Dozens of people had Monday offered prayers at the site in Chechar village, 125 km from here, despite a a ban imposed by the police on the worship of the woman.

NHRC directs Rajasthan government to compensate woman

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New Delhi : The NHRC Wednesday asked the Rajasthan government to compensate a woman who delivered a baby by the roadside after a state...

Rahul attacks Modi, says he is backed by business groups

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Rampur/Akbarpur (Uttar Pradesh)/Doda (Jammu and Kashmir): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday slammed BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over his alleged links with...

Indian Air Force ahead with over 10 percent women officers

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Northeast people protest over woman lawyer’s assault in Delhi

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New Delhi : Around 200 students and people from the northeast Tuesday held a protest march here demanding action against lawyers who attacked a...

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,...

“We are at peace now,” says wife of slain UP cop killed in Bulandhshar...

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Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was killed two years ago in Chirangavathi, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. His wife was responding to the news of the Supreme...

Karnataka court notice over Khel Ratna for Sania

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Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the sports ministry for naming ace tennis star Sania Mirza for the...

Students of MES Indian School on educational trip to Dubai

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By TCN News Dubai: Eleven students of The MES Indian School of Doha, Qatar recently visited Dubai as part of the friendship and educational exchange program.

Ex-ACP’s son arrested for trying to abduct Afghan woman

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New Delhi: A 28-year-old man, the son of a former senior Delhi police official, was arrested here for trying to abduct a married Afghan...

Among the first to die in Nice attack was Muslim woman

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Nice : A middle-aged Muslim woman was among the first to be killed when a trucker mowed down 84 people here in a terror...

New Shia Nikahnamah: Reforming Muslim Law through the backdoor

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By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,

Hyderabad woman to head American College of Chest Physicians

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By IANS, Washington : The American College of Chest Physicians has elected Dr Kalpalatha K Guntupalli, the only woman president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian origin, as its first Asian American woman president. Hyderabad-born Guntupalli is currently tenured full professor at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, considered one of the top 10 medical schools in the US, and also chief of pulmonary/critical care and sleep division at BCM. She will be inaugurated as the new president of the 75-year-old ACCP Nov 1 in San Diego.

The first of women officers in Pakistan hope to carry arms soon

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By Igor G. Barbero, IANS/EFE, Abbottabad (Pakistan) : Amid shouts of "Allah Hu" of hundreds of men cadets, a group of 38 women does stretches, push-ups and a series of other exercises in their new dark green tracksuits, like that of the national flag, on the outskirts of the city of Abbottabad, in the north of Pakistan. Having had good education and fulfilled their dream of entering the most powerful institution in Pakistan, the army, the first few batches of women officers of the Military Academy also hope to hold arms soon and defend the country on its frontiers.

Teen girl refuses to marry merry man!

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By IANS, Patna : Chances are that Mohammed Abdul Hakim is now sober. And still single. A day ago he was dumped at the altar by the teenage bride-to-be for being a drunkard. Kulsum Khatoon, a resident of Naharniya village in Madhubani district, Sunday refused to marry Hakim after she was informed that he was habitually drunk. "Kulsum stunned villagers when a Muslim priest began to solemnize their wedding and she publicly declared that she would not marry Hakim," a local police official said.

Triple talaq, nikah halala violate right to equality, Centre tells SC

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New Delhi, (IANS): Triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy violate Muslim women's right to equality and dignity and are not protected by the right...

Taxi drivers pledge to make Delhi roads safer for women

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

Curious case of Moinal Mollah: Both parents Indian, but declared foreigner

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Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net Guwahati: Asma Khatun (25) has been struggling with life under extreme circumstances where she has very slim chance of...

Fatima Bibi: Film director extrordinaire

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Modi promises free check-up for pregnant women

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New Delhi : Expressing concern over pregnancy related deaths and other complications, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said government hospitals and other...

Through scholarships, US-based IMRC helps thousands of poor students complete their studies

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, Hyderabad: Sameena Tasleem, a resident of Bandlaguda, Moinabad in Hyderabad, had always dreamt of becoming a doctor....

Suicide bomber kills seven in Iraq

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By Xinhua, Baghdad : A woman suicide bomber blew herself Monday at the entrance to the heavily-guarded Green Zone area of central Baghdad, killing at least seven people, an interior ministry source said. More than a dozen people were also injured in the attack at one of the main entrances to the zone, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. "Our first reports said that five killed and 12 injured, including security members," the source said

Meet Kaneez Fatima, Karnataka’s Only Muslim Woman MLA

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By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Kaneez Fatima, the hijab-clad politician who won in the recent assembly elections in Karnataka is currently very popular with her videos...

Haryana man kills wife, 3 kids; commits suicide

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Chandigarh : A man gunned down his wife and three minor daughters before committing suicide by hanging himself in a Haryana village, police...

No girl child? Then Himachal panchayats won’t get funds

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By Vishal Gulati, Shimla : Determined to check its skewed sex ratio, the Himachal Pradesh government won't fund panchayats if no girl is born in...

Unveiling the myths of Uniform Civil Code

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By Moin Qazi for Twocircles.net The best of you are those who are the kindest to their wives. Prophet Muhammad A mother is a school. Empower...

Assam’s two-child norm in draft policy ‘unnecessary’, ‘anti-women’

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Kolkata, (IANS): Assam's suggestion of implementing a two-child policy is not only "unnecessary" but is also "anti-women" and "anti-poor", says an expert. "Assam's total fertility...

Hundreds in Odisha pledge to prevent violence against women

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Preventing crimes against women: are stringent laws the only solution?

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By Ram Puniyani,

Fighting Islamophobia, one tweet at a time @MuslimVoicesIn

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By Muslim Voices of India Started in August 2016, Muslim Voices of India have gathered over five thousand followers in just ten months. The Initiative...

Custodial torture worst crime, says Delhi HC

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New Delhi: Expressing anguish over the recent alleged custodial death of a 34-year-old man, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said custodial torture is...

‘One hurdle down, many more ahead for women’s bill’

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By IANS, New Delhi : Activists Wednesday lauded the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha but said that it was just one of the many hurdles it will face before women get true representation in governance. Manorama Bawa, patron of the All India Women's Conference (AIWC), said she anxiously watched the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday where the bill was passed by an overwhelming majority after two days of pandemonium.

High BP in women may cause dementia in later life

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By IANS, Washington: Women with high blood pressure (BP) may be at a greater risk of dementia later in life, says a new finding in the US. "Hypertension is very common in the US and many other countries and can lead to serious health problems," said Lewis Kuller, professor of epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. "Proper control of blood pressure, which remains generally poor, may be very important to prevent dementia as women age," added Kuller.

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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...

Woman kills three daughters, attempts suicide

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New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a 27-year-old woman killed her three daughters and attempted suicide by hanging herself from a tree on Monday...

Meet Ayesha Qureshi, a resin artist from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut

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Nikhat Fatima /TwoCircles.net Ayesha, 31, a native of Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut town was born with a passion for drawing and painting and displayed it from...

SC directs payment of monthly maintenance, arrears to harassed woman

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New Delhi: After a prolonged high-cost litigation, a woman has at last succeeded getting justice from the Supreme Court, which taking a serious view...

President-elect Droupadi Murmu revives new hope in her nondescript village

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101 years after the first tribal leader was elected to the legislature in pre-independent India, Odisha-born Droupadi Murmu from the Santhal community has been...

Triple Talaq: Turning a mole hill into a mountain

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By Moin Qazi for TwoCircles.net O People, it is true that you have certain rights over your women, but they also have rights over...

दिल्ली: बस्तियों में बदतर ज़िन्दगी

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: इस शहर में जहां एक तरफ़ मेट्रो की रफ़्तार से भी तेज़ ज़िन्दगी भागती है, जहां बड़े-बड़े आलीशान मकान और कोठियां...

Hyderabad’s IT corridor to have all-women police station

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Hyderabad : The Telangana government has decided to set up an exclusive all-women police station in Cyberabad, the information technology (IT) district housing several...

Ban rave parties, says Goa woman legislator

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By IANS, Panaji : Rave parties should be completely banned in Goa and scantily-clad women should be dropped from government advertisements promoting tourism outside the state, Goa's only woman legislator Thursday said. Speaking during a discussion in the assembly, Congress legislator Victoria Fernandes claimed that rave parties rampantly encouraged the use of drugs among tourists and local youngsters. "Rave parties create a fearful atmosphere. Such night parties should be completely banned. They are having an evil impact on society," she said.

I faced no specific challenges because of my community or my gender: AAP Hyderabad...

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By SM Fasiullah, TwoCircles.net, Hyderabad: Women’s under representation in political sphere is inextricably linked with their low and inferior status in the Indian society....

Naidu bats for women’s quota bill, uniform civil code

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New Delhi : Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said political parties must reach a conclusion on the long-pending women's reservation...

Cannot frame guidelines in every rape case: court

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Delhi High Court, while hearing a case related to a rape victim agreeing to marry her attacker under pressure, Wednesday told the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) that it cannot frame guidelines for every rape case and asked for records related to the trial. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the commission to bring the case records before it within four weeks.

NCDHR expresses alarm at NITI Aayog’s claims of not being able to monitor Schedule...

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By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter New Delhi: The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights has expressed disappointment at a recent news item which...

Rana Ayyub’s “Gujarat Files’ wins Citation of Excellence at Global Investigative Journalism Conference

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Johannesburg (SA): Journalist-turned-author Rana Ayyub received a Citation of Excellence in the 2017 edition of the Global Shining Light Award for...

Obama tributes from India’s most acclaimed women in films

Women

By IANS, New York : Barack Obama's election as US president is historic not just for Americans but for people the world over, say three of Indian cinema's best known women - Deepa Mehta, Mira Nair and Shabana Azmi. Tributes to the president-elect who will be the first African American in the White House poured in Wednesday at the the opening of the five-day MIAAC Film Festival of Indian Independent and Diaspora films.

Ramadan 1438: Shaheena

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

Telangana to launch 24×7 helpdesk for women

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

Obama reaffirms rights of women globally

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Woman killed in train blast was about to be married

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

Indian held for Andhra student’s murder to appear in court

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London, May 9 (IANS) A 24-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh was to appear before British magistrates Friday on charges of killing a woman from his native state in the city of Birmingham, 190 km from here. Nagaraju Kumar Nalluri was arrested Wednesday - a day after police found the 23-year-old woman dead from head injuries in her rented house in the Birmingham suburb of Handsworth.

‘मेरा मुंह भीच कर पुलिस वाले ने बोला —शोर मचाया तो मार दूंगा गोली,...

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter बिजनौर : चलती ट्रेन में रेलवे के सिपाही के ज़रिए बलात्कार के मामले में एफ़आईआर दर्ज कर ली गई है. यह एफ़आईआर...

National mission for women’s empowerment to be launched

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By IANS, New Delhi : A national mission for empowerment of women will be launched to achieve convergence among women-centric programmes run at various levels, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Monday. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, she said a token sum of Rs.10 million has been earmarked for the scheme for the current financial year. "It is proposed that the mission will primarily oversee implementation of women centric programmes of the participating ministries, state government and panchayati raj institutions," the minister said.

Tripura to give allowance to domestic workers, transgenders

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Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura on Tuesday announced monthly allowances for female domestic workers, transgenders, leprosy and AIDS patients and...

Haryana Police to probe woman’s molestation complaint

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By IANS, Panchkula (Haryana) : After staging a sit-in for nearly 24 hours, a woman who complained of being molested by a senior police officer was Tuesday assured by the Haryana Police chief that her allegation would be looked into and the necessary corrective steps would be taken. Haryana Police chief Ranjeev Dalal finally met the woman Tuesday evening and listened to her grievance for over half-an-hour, an official said.

Ramadan 1433: Itikaf

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By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net "Itikāf (Arabic: اعتكاف‎) is an Islamic practice consisting of a period of retreat in a mosque for a certain number of...

Woman gets relief from incontinence

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 48-year-old woman, suffering from continence, a condition characterised by involuntary loss of urine, for the last one year, has finally...

Nepali man held for raping, sodomising daughters, son

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Panaji : In a shocking incident, a Nepali national was arrested on Thursday by Goa Police for raping and sodomising his biological daughter,...

Ramadan 1438: Kulsum

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By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net I did a funny thing on the day of my first roza, well according to me." Says Kulsum, 29, who...

The role of women in the Kashmir uprising

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By Bilal A. Malik for Twocircles.net Since 1947, women participation has been an inalienable element of Kashmir’s resistance movement. The courageous women of Kashmir stood...

Kerala mulls law to protect women

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Women fume at entry restrictions at Haji Ali shrine

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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.

Divided India braces for women’s bill, Nitish now backs it

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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.

Woman official among two held for accepting bribe

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By IANS, Shimla: Two people, including a woman excise taxation officer, were arrested in Himachal Pradesh Saturday while accepting a bribe, police said. "Excise taxation officer Nirmal Kumari and her assistant Neeraj Kumar were caught red-handed Saturday by the Vigilance Bureau while accepting bribe in their office in Mandi town," Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhupinder Singh told reporters. He said they were arrested on a tip-off from a businessman. The Vigilance Bureau has registered 271 corruption cases against government officials from January 2008 to Jan 31, 2010.

Irom Sharmila appears in Delhi court

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Irom Sharmila, the Manipuri activist who has been on a hunger-strike for 14 years for repealing AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act), appeared for the hearing at Patiala House Court, in the national capital. She was produced here in a case where she sat on fast on Jantar Mantar, New Delhi in the year 2006, but was charged section 309 of IPC for attempting to commit suicide.

Government for harsher punishment for throwing acid on women

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government Monday informed the Supreme Court it was willing to amend penal laws to provide for harsher punishment for throwing acid on women - a crime the apex court has described as "worse than murder". Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran told the bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan that unlike as in the normal penal laws, the government even wanted to put the onus on the person accused of throwing acid to prove his innocence.

Marginalized groups march to Parliament for quota within women quota

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Fake widows found drawing pension, woman arrested

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By IANS, Lucknow : A woman has been arrested in an Uttar Pradesh village after a local official found over two dozen women who were drawing widows' pensions from the state government though they had husbands. Sub Divisional Magistrate Gola G. Chandra scanned the applications of all beneficiaries of widows' pensions in Padariya Tula village of Lakhimpur Kheri district last week after receiving a complaint. "Over two dozen applications were found to be fake by Saturday and the process is still on," Chandra told IANS.

Bengal village women vote for first time since independence

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By Sabyasachi Roy, IANS,

Global Woman Leaders Strive For Bigger Role In Asia-Pacific

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By Bernama, Hanoi : Over 940 woman business, professional and governmental leaders from 72 countries and regions are seeking practical solutions and strategies to enhance their role in the Asian-Pacific region, Xinhua news agency quoted Global Summit of Women (GSW) President Irene Natividad as saying Thursday.

Malaysian Indian woman faces new hurdle to get child from husband

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By IANS, Ipoh : Malaysian Indian woman Indira Gandhi was facing a fresh hurdle in recovering her infant daughter from her husband who has been granted interim permission to retain the child by an Islamic court. Gandhi's husband had converted to Islam and taken away the one-year-old girl from her. Lawmaker M. Kulasegaran, who is fighting her case, has challenged Perak state Mufti Harusani Zakaria's statement permitting Gandhi's husband Patmanathan, who converted to Islam last month, to keep the child.

SpiceJet operates all-women flights on Women’s Day

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By IANS, Mumbai : International Women's Day got off to a flying start Friday with private carrier SpiceJet's first flights of the day being operated by all-women crew, an official here said.

महिलाओं की दुनिया का एक कड़वा सच

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net महिला दिवस हर साल की तरह आया और चला गया. खानापूर्ति के लिए महिलाओं पर जमकर भाषणबाज़ी की गई और सशक्तिकरण...

Nasscom committed to women’s safety in IT sector

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‘Political figures, not retired judges should chair NCW’

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New Delhi : National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Mamta Sharma, who demitted the office Friday, said the position of the chairperson should be...

The forgotten heroines of India from crypts of history

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

Nitish orders police transfers after stripping of woman in public

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By IANS, Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday reshuffled the state's top police brass following an alleged assault and stripping of a woman by a group of men here. The incident shocked the nation. Fourteen Indian Police Service (IPS) officers including the inspector general of police and the deputy inspector general have been transferred. Top police officers in Patna, including district and city police chiefs, have been removed and posted at different places. Fourteen deputy superintendents of police have also been transferred.

DCW summons BJP legislator in AAP leader case

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New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday issued summons to BJP legislator O.P. Sharma in connection with the alleged attack on...

Two Muslim women MPs promoted to Miliband’s front-bench team

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By IRNA, London : Two Muslim women have been promoted by Labour leader Ed Miliband among a new generation of MPs to prominent positions in his shadow front bench team.

The amazing garbage woman

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By Shobha Shukla,

Women not asking for charity: former speaker

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By IANS, Kendrapada (Orissa): Women are not asking for charity through the women's reservation bill and the move would check the "muddy politics" brought about by men, former Lok Sabha speaker Rabi Ray said Tuesday. "Women are not asking for grace and charity. The reservation is not a bounty but only an honest recognition of their contribution to social development," Ray said criticising those opposing the bill that seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

Woman UN employee killed in Afghanistan

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By Xinhua, Kabul : An Afghan woman employee of the UN has been killed in eastern Afghanistan, the UN said Sunday. Belqis Mazloomyar was shot dead in front of elders at a meeting Nov 26 of the local shura (elders' meeting) at Lower Sheikh Mesri, a temporary settlement for returnees, the statement said. "The UN family, as well as human rights partners and NGOs in Afghanistan stand together in condemning her murder and in calling for a thorough investigation," it said. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing.

Manipur woman injured in police firing loses hearing

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Imphal : A woman injured in police firing in Manipur during an agitation over what the protestors call anti-migrant bills has suffered hearing loss,...

Movement against rape should be taken to its logical conclusion: Kaneez Fatima

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By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net

NHRC notice to Tamil Nadu over honour killing

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New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission on Monday issued notice to Tamil Nadu over the alleged honour killing of a young Dalit...

The invisible makers of the city

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

Survey: Work, family remain difficult choice for Indian women

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By Xinhua, New Delhi : Work and family life remain a difficult choice to be reckoned with for the Indian women, according to a recent survey released here. The survey "Through the magnifying glass: women's work and labor force participation in urban Delhi" carried out by the Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST), a non-profit non-governmental organization, took a representative sample of 700 households all over Delhi, Hindustan Times reported.

Mamata a role model for women, says US diplomat

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By IANS, Kolkata : A US diplomat Tuesday lauded West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her fighting spirit and called her a great role model for women.

Jet Airways offers discount for women in March

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By IANS, Mumbai: Leading private carrier Jet Airways Monday announced special fares for all women passengers to commemorate International Women's Day. "The special fares would be available till the month end to every group with at least one woman traveller that makes bookings on the airline's website," the airlines said in a statement. "All such groups will enjoy a 10 percent discount on base domestic fares and a 5 percent discount on base international fares (excluding applicable taxes and surcharge)".

Unhappy over portfolio allocation, Jammu and Kashmir minister ‘resigns’

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Jammu : Apparently dissatisfied with the portfolio allotted to him, Sajad Lone, a minister in the PDP-BJP ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir on...

Saina beats Yihan Wang to storm into All England semis

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Birmingham: Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal got the better of China's former world champion Yihan Wang 21-19, 21-6 to march into the semifinals of...