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Bodruddoja Saikh: The coach behind more than 75 medals won by Paralympians of West...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net Sometimes, adversity comes in the form of poverty, illiteracy and malnutrition. On other occasions, it comes in the form of...

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

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

Women legislators’ conference resolves to build ‘Resurgent India’

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New Delhi : The National Conference of Women Legislators on Sunday adopted a resolution to work for transparent, accountable and inclusive governance and to...

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...

Women’s participation in electoral process lauded

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New Delhi : The State Election Commission here has lauded young women for their participation as campus ambassadors for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At...

Maulanas assaulted by women in Lucknow over talaq issue

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter Lucknow: Three women manhandled maulanas and the staff of Madrasa Sultan-e-Madaris at Shameena Road in Lucknow on Tuesday afternoon. The women alleged that the maulanas had issued 'talaq' certificates against them.

Karnataka women seek 50 percent quota in local bodies

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By IANS, Bangalore : Women members of local government bodies in Karnataka have sought 50 percent representation for them in the three-tier 'panchayat' (local council) institutions across the state. In a memorandum to Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Sunday, a joint organisation of the members said the state government should reserve 50 percent of the total seats for women in the local bodies' elections due March 2010.

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...

Kolkata safe city for women: Bengal governor

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Kolkata : West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi Thursday expressed satisfaction over the law and order situation in the state and called Kolkata a safe...

Over 100 held in Gurgaon for disturbing public peace

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Gurgaon: Over 100 people, including 21 women, have been arrested here for disturbing public peace, police said on Sunday, adding that most of them...

There are only 70,000 of us Parsis left in India: Penaz Masani

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By Biswajit Choudhury New Delhi : There is something highly moving when a woman, whose people face extinction, sings of unrequited love. Love, not just...

Eight women elected to the Jharkhand assembly

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By IANS, Ranchi : Eight women have been elected to the Jharkhand assembly this year, up from five in the last poll in 2005. Out of the eight elected women legislators, three belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and one legislator each belongs to the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and Jai Bharat Samanta Party (JBSP). The three women legislators from the BJP are Vimala Pradhan, Menka Sardar and Kunti Devi who won the assembly seats from Simdega, Potka and Jharia respectively.

Muslims of Gujarat: The real picture

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,

‘High proportion of HIV+ women report domestic abuse’

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By IANS, Pune: A high proportion of HIV positive women report domestic violence than HIV negative women, says a latest study by the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune.

Women protest Meghalaya minister’s derogatory remarks

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

Molested girl’s brother arrested for rape

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By IANS, New Delhi: The brother of a minor girl who was molested in a moving bus in central Delhi was arrested Monday for raping her, police said.

Muslims in Karnataka protest Hijab ban verdict by observing shutdown

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Muslim groups in the state are mulling to file a joint petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the High Court verdict which declared...

6 days after being kidnapped by ‘upper-caste men’ in village in Bihar, 20-year-old Dalit...

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The killing of the twenty-year-old Dalit girl in a village in Bihar after being kidnapped by upper-caste men saw a protest by members...

Peruvian women protest gender violence, call for stringent law

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By IANS, Lima : Hundreds of women in this Peruvian capital staged a march demanding punishment to the perpetrators of violence against women and stringent law to curb the social scourge, EFE reported Wednesday. About 200 women marched Tuesday in central Lima to demand that those who perpetrate sexual violence be punished and the state push for appropriate measures to curb it.

US court dismisses 1984 riots case against Sonia Gandhi

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New York : A US court of appeals in New York has affirmed a district court's order and dismissed Nov 1984 anti-Sikh violence...

Two more join opposition to women’s quota bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: After Sharad Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav, another Yadav leader, Lalu Prasad, Tuesday added his opposition to the women's reservation bill, terming it as a conspiracy against regional parties to keep their leaders away from power. Rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh too termed the bill, which proposes to reserve 33 percent seats in parliament and the state legislatures for women, as a conspiracy against regional parties.

More women should take part in politics: Activists

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women rights activists have emphasised on increasing the participation of women in Indian politics as they will be able to provide good governance in the country. "Women should come forward to achieve their goals. They should participate in the country's election process and set an example for the entire world by efficiently working on issues that are close to their heart," National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas said while addressing a workshop on Enhancing the Role of Women in Strengthening Democracy.

असम हिंसा में चांद और अस्मत गिरफ्तार, परिजनों ने कहा, फंसाया गया

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मोहिबुल हक़।Twocircles.net असम के दरांग में पिछले दिनों अतिक्रमण विरोधी अभियान के दौरान हुई हिंसा के मामले में असम पुलिस ने हिंसा भड़काने के आरोप...

Safina tops women’s rankings

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By DPA, Hamburg: Dinara Safina retained first place in the latest women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as she makes another attempt to claim her first title at the majors. The Russian Safina takes 9,801 points into the French Open which started Sunday, with the Williams sisters Serena and Venus following on 7,838 and 7,237 points, respectively. The defending French Open champion Ana Ivanova of Serbia is eighth on 4,892 points. WTA top 10 as of May 25 (previous ranking in parenthesis): 1. (1) Dinara Safina, Russia, 9,801 points

Nirbhaya Fund gets additional Rs.1,000 crore

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By IANS, New Delhi : To ensure dignity and safety of women, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Monday allocated an additional Rs.1,000 crore for the...

एक परिचय- मेरठ यूनिवर्सिटी की टॉपर इरम फ़ातिमा

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By आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net मुजफ्फरनगर- इरम फ़ातिमा मुजफ्फरनगर शहर के मौहल्ले लद्दावाला में रहती है। बेहद ऊर्जा वान है, मासूम बच्ची की तरह चहकती...

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.

Joshna wins Victorian Open squash crown

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Melbourne : Indian champion Joshna Chinappa kept her date with glory as she beat Line Hansen, the second seed from Denmark, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9,...

Women activists demand probe into stripping of anti-liquor activist

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : Women activists in Orissa Monday demanded a probe into the alleged stripping last month of a woman anti-liquor activist by some people in Balasore district. Several women activists met the chairperson of the State Women's Commission (SWC) Namita Panda and demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible for stripping and beating Jayanti Padhi, a known anti-liquor activist. They also demanded a probe and action against police officials who they alleged were shielding the attackers.

Girl gang-raped in MP, woman among 5 held

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By IANS Sagar (Madhya Pradesh), July 4 : A teenaged girl was gang-raped here by four youths with the help of a woman, police said on...

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

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By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net

Adivasi Women Continue to be Killed on Pretext of being a “Witch”

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Sami Ahmad|TwoCircles.net Sonamuni Murmu, 47, of Aswari village under Saraiyahat police station in Dumka district of Jharkhand, was forced to eat human excrement for allegedly...

India’s oldest woman photojournalist recalls first I-Day shots

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, New Delhi : Her face crinkles into a smile that draws a fine mesh of crow-feet in the leathery folds of her skin. At 97, Homai Vyarawalla, India's first and oldest photojournalist, is still as spirited as she was in the 1920s when she shot glimpses of Mumbai life with her box camera and chronicled the Independence struggle in striking black and white compositions. The story of Vyarawalla's life spans almost a century - older than that of independent India.

TCN – Seed Apprenticeship Program 2021

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

Nawab Sikandar Begum’s Hajj memoir

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and for over fourteen hundred years a journey of a lifetime for millions of Muslims living in different corners of the world. These hajis returned to their homelands to tell a tale of physical and spiritual journey of extraordinary proportions. Hajj is obligatory for every Muslim man and woman who are able to undertake this journey. A large number of Muslim women from India made this pious trip but one of the first to write an account of her hajj journey was Nawab Sikandar Begum of Bhopal.

Here, blue stands for women’s empowerment

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By Rupesh Dutta, Alwar (Rajasthan) : The colour blue stands for women's empowerment here in Rajasthan, a sign that they have been pulled out of...

11 women inmates escape destitute home in Bengal

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By IANS,

Modi picked women’s pockets: AIDWA

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Bhopal : Slamming Narendra Modi over demonetisation, former MP and All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) Vice President Subhashini Ali said the Prime Minister...

Woman dead, three hurt in Bengaluru blast

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Bengaluru: A woman died and three other people were injured in a low-intensity blast near a restaurant in the city centre Sunday, a top...

Blood ties stronger, Pakistani woman in Chandigarh shows how

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By IANS, Chandigarh : This was an India-Pakistan bloodletting of a different sort. A housewife from Pakistan has donated blood for dengue patients here, showing that blood ties are stronger than anything else. In a gesture filled with warmth and affection for her Indian friends, Rashida Raza of Lahore donated blood at the Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre here to help dengue patients who were suffering due to shortage of life-saving blood platelets.

Nearly 50 percent of Indian women marry before 18: Unicef

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By IANS, New Delhi : India has a legislation prohibiting child marriage, but latest household surveys indicate that 47 percent of women, who are now aged 20-24 years, were married before the legal age of 18, a Unicef report released Friday said. The survey also found that nearly 16 percent of men, who are now aged 20-49, were also married as minors.

Khudai Khidmatgar holding Save Girl Child summit in Delhi

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Akhilesh Yadav bats for 25 percent reservation for women

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By IANS, Lucknow : Adopting a softer stand on the women's reservation bill, Samajwadi Party MP and Uttar Pradesh state unit chief Akhilesh Yadav Sunday said his party could support the move if the reservation is brought down to 25 from 33 percent. "The percentage should be decreased from 33 to 25. Then only can our party consider supporting the women's reservation bill in parliament," Yadav told reporters in Barabanki district, 40 km from here.

Kolkata women welcome Triple Talaq judgment

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain Women organizations in Kolkata on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court decision on Triple Talaq terming it historic which will usher in new era...

Free education among women-specific budget initiatives in Kashmir

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Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday announced special budgetary initiatives for women that include school fee waiver up to Class 12,...

‘Women only’ cabs soon in Gurgaon

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Gurgaon : 'Women only' cabs will soon be a reality in Gurgaon. The initiative is part of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) signed on the occasion...

Record abuse victim’s statement at home, SC tells Haryana Police

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Haryana Police to go to the residence of a sexual abuse victim - a student of...

Majiziya Bhanu wins gold in World Powerlifting Championship

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Majiziya Bhanu has done it again. The Kerala girl has won a gold medal in the 56 kg senior women's open...

From former sanitation worker to Deputy Mayor of Gaya, meet Comrade Chinta Devi

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62-year-old Chinta Devi belongs to the socially backward Dalit Manjhi caste and is the first ever Scheduled Caste (SC) person to become the...

Jamia Millia reaches out to women in distress

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

Kamla Beniwal takes oath as Tripura governor

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By IANS, Agartala : Kamla Beniwal, a former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan, took oath as the new governor of Tripura here Thursday. The oath was administered by senior judge of Guwahati High Court Amitava Roy at Raj Bhawan. "Dr. Beniwal is the first woman governor of any northeastern state," a senior Tripura government official said. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, his cabinet colleagues, leaders of different political parties, and top civil, army and police officials were present in the brief oath taking ceremony.

Four commit suicide in Odisha

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Bhubaneswar: At least four members of a family committed suicide Tuesday in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, police said. The incident occurred at Dhenkanal town, the district...

Virtual Vigilantes: Unmasking the Digital Abuse Facing Muslim Communities

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Sumaiya Ali, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: As our lives increasingly shift online, the risks of cybercrimes — such as stalking, trolling, harassment and cyber bullying — have...

Where is Rs.2,000 crore Nirbhaya Fund, AAP asks Centre

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New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday targeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratice Alliance government at the Centre over women's safety,...

1,600 pregnant women perform yoga in Gujarat city, set world record

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Ahmedabad : More than 1,600 pregnant women in Gujarat's Rajkot city claim to have set a new Guinness record on the International Yoga Day...

Another Rajasthan woman wants annulment of child marriage

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‘Middle class Muslim women still victims of bias’

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

Cuddalore decks up for DMK women’s meet

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By IANS, Cuddalore : Preparations are on in this coastal town for a key meeting of the women's wing of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK that is headed by its influential leader and Rajya Sabha MP M.K. Kanimozhi. The daughter of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi will preside over the June 14-15 conference that is expected to draw some 500,000 women, Health Minister M.R.K. Paneerselvam said here. Among those expected to address the gathering are the chief minister and senior members of the Karunanidhi cabinet besides Kanimozhi.

Woman found murdered in Delhi home

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By IANS, New Delhi : A 30-year-old wife of a railway employee was Thursday found murdered at her south Delhi home with a dupatta around her neck and her hands and legs tied, the police said. Manju's body was found by her neighbours at her first-floor flat in Naoroji Nagar area around 2.20 p.m. They informed her husband Mahender Joshi, who is posted in the railway ministry, and the police. “The victim's daughter came running to us and was crying. She said her mother is not opening the doors. When we went to check, the door was bolted from outside,” said one of the neighbours.

Stories of women on ground zero of gender battle

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

IPS officer alleges harassment by senior

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Gurgaon: Gurgaon's Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Bharti Arora has accused her boss, Navdeep Singh Virk, of harassment and mental torture and wrongly interfering...

88 women have applied for Haj without ‘mehram’: Minister

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New Delhi, (IANS): In less than a week after procedure for Haj 2018 started, 88 women have applied to go on the pilgrimage without a...

AIUMB forms a council of Muftis to develop consensus on Triple Talaq issue

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By TCN News New Delhi: The executive body of All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB) met here on Monday to discuss the issue of...

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...

Rapes and Crimes against Women in India

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Outraged South Asians protestoutside Indian High Commission By M Ghazali Khan, London: In a display of unity against unbridled series of rapes and other crimes against women in India, particularlyin Uttar Pradesh more than 400 people of various denominations have protested outside the Indian High Commission, 4 June. Protesters includedBritish Dalit organisations, women rights organisations, writers, poets and filmmakers.

‘Women empowerment need of the hour’

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Lucknow : If a woman is empowered, she has the potential not only to change the society for the better but can also inspire...

Speaker to meet politicians on women’s reservation bill

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Girls see way out of ghetto through cricket

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By Alkesh Sharma, IANS, Chandigarh : Sports has been a way out of ghetto all over the world. Now a group of girls in a Chandigarh slum are using the same route. In proper cricket whites and the rest of the kit, 45 girls who live in Bapu Dham Colony are practising very seriously at the cricket ground of the Government Model High School in Sector 26. Their dream of making it to the Indian team - like their heroes from this city, Kapil Dev and Yuvraj Singh - is being backed by the NGO Yuvsatta and the local administration.

Olympics: Deepika’s show only silver lining for Indian archery

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By Sarat C. Das, IANS,

Law to protect women from workplace harassment soon

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Odisha to increase quota for women in urban bodies

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : Odisha will increase the quota for women in the state's urban local bodies to 50 percent from the existing 33 percent, an official said Friday.

Bihar: Muslim community anxious after spurt in communal incidents

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https://twocircles.net/2023mar10/448581.html Observers noted that there is a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of the Bihar government and instil a sense of insecurity and fear...

पल्लबी घोष : मासूम बेटियों की रिहाई के लिए जूझने वाली बहादुर एक बेटी

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जाकिर अली त्यागी Two circles.net के लिए पल्लबी घोष नाम वाली एक लड़की अब तक विंभिन्न जगहो पर कैद 5 हजार से ज्यादा मासूम लड़कियों को आज़ाद...

New affordable range of Shahnaz Husain products

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By IANS, New Delhi: There's good news for women who wish to use Shahnaz Husain's products but hesitate due to their exorbitant prices, as the renowned beauty expert has launched a new and more affordable range of beauty products. A new range of ayurvedic cosmetic products, priced between Rs.75 to Rs.203, called "Shahnaz forever" has been launched to cater to the middle-income segment.

Sharad Joshi lone dissenter against women’s quota bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: Sharad Joshi, a prominent farmers' leader from Maharashtra, was the lone dissenter against the women's quota bill during voting in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, saying he didn't oppose the measure but the manner in which it would be implemented. "Women's reservations yes, yes, yes, yes. Rotation (of constitutions) and (their) selection by lottery no, no, no," Joshi maintained while participating in the more than three-hour debate on the bill. Thus, when the bill was put to a voice vote, Joshi let the crescendo of "ayes" to subside before quietly saying "No".

World Tribal Day: 2-day tribal fair in Jharkhand showcases tribal artworks, culture

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The two-day tribal fair held at Morhabadi ground in Ranchi saw boisterous music, mouth-watering cuisines, tribal artworks and discussions on tribal history and affairs. Sami...

Andhra minister’s son booked for harassing woman

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Hyderabad: Hyderabad police on Saturday booked an Andhra Pradesh minister's son and his driver for misbehaving with a woman. Ravela Sushil -- son of Andhra...

Rape accused driver sent to two days’ police custody

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New Delhi: A court here Wednesday sent the taxi driver accused of raping a woman here to two days' police custody in a case...

Women’s power at Sushma’s high tea

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New Delhi : With warm hugs and handshakes under a pleasant spring sun with some delectable eats to add the extra zest, prominent women...

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

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

Kerala village launches dowry-free marriage websites

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By IANS, Nilambur (Kerala): A year back, residents of a Kerala village in Malappuram district took a pledge that they would neither ask for dowry in marriage nor give any. The villagers are now launching two websites on dowry-free marriages. These websites have been created by Nilambur village which has a population of 50,000, of which 40 percent are Muslims. The rest are Hindus and Christians.

Orissa woman gives birth to identical triplets

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By IANS, Jajpur (Orissa) : A 24-year old woman in Orissa's Jajpur district has given birth to identical triplets, a rarity that occurs once in three million births, a health official said here Monday. The woman, Santilata Mahalik, a resident of Kunida village, gave birth to three sons Sunday through a normal delivery in the community health centre at Sukinda, 140 km from here.

I will continue to fight against AFSPA, but through politics: Irom Sharmila

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By Aaquib Khan for Twocircles.net For the past decade and a half, Irom Chanu Sharmila’s name has been synonymous with peaceful resistance against State policies....

Triple Talaq bill introduced in Lok Sabha

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New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as the Triple Talaq Bill, was introduced...

मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड की अपील “कोई मौलाना टीवी डिबेट में मत जाए”

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड ने शुक्रवार को उलेमा और बुद्धिजीवियों से न्यूज़ चैनलों की डिबेट्स और बहस में भाग न...

UAE group to bring affordable healthcare to smaller Indian cities

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By Arun Kumar, IANS Washington: A prominent woman-owned hospital group in the United Arab Emirates, begun by a woman who moved there from Nagpur, plans to bring affordable health care services to smaller Indian cities with a $24 million World Bank financing. "The project will introduce high clinical and managerial standards and create new jobs where there is significant unemployment, especially in smaller Indian cities," the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group member, said on signing of agreements to finance Zulekha Hospitals Group's expansion plans.

Bhagwad Gita contest winner donates prize money for girl education

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Thane (Maharashtra) : Maryam Siddiqui, the 12-year-old Thane schoolgirl who in March topped a competition testing knowledge of the Bhagwad Gita, has decided to...

IMRC का ‘ग्रेन्स फॉर ग्रैनीज़’ कार्यक्रम : ताकि कोई भी ग़रीब व बुजुर्ग महिला...

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter हैदराबाद: सत्तर की उम्र पार कर चुकी खासिम बी अब बिस्तर से उठ नहीं सकती हैं, वे अपने हाथ पैर भी...

Noida police irresponsible, broke law: Women actvists

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Why AMU should have a woman vice-chancellor this time

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The American society is pushed to the back foot in debates concerning liberty, equality and opportunity when an opponent points out that the society...

Woman set afire by neighbours in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANAS, Bhopal: A woman was set afire by her neighbours in a Madhya Pradesh village after they accused her of stealing Rs.1,000, police said Tuesday. Seema Sen, 28, was Monday evening passing by the house of her neighbour Vishram Thakur when his wife Rani alleged that Seema had stolen Rs.1,000 from her house. A heated argument ensued following which the couple entered Seema's house, doused her kerosene and set her afire. She was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where her condition is said to be critical.

Tejpal’s plea: SC issues notice to Goa government

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Goa government on the bail plea by Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal, currently in...

Women’s Awareness Day held on International Day for Women at Malegaon

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By TCN News, Malegaon (Maharashtra): A women’s awareness day was conducted on the occasion of the International Day for Women here. Professor A M Siddiqui, president of the Concerned Citizen Inquiry (CCI) talked on the subject of government scholarship schemes and Ashfaque Umar, well-known educationalist, spoke on the topic of ‘Opportunities for Women in Higher Level Services.’

Fewer women at top due to glass ceiling: Women entrepreneurs

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By IANS, New Delhi : Although more and more women are joining the workforce in India, a glass ceiling is keeping them away from top positions, women entrepreneurs feel.

National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) demands action against “unprecedented police brutality on unarmed...

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TCN News National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) President Aruna Roy has launched a fact-finding report on the February violence inside New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamic...

BJP plans women’s reservation in Goa assembly polls

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Nine-year-old raped in Delhi, dies in hospital

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New Delhi : A nine-year-old girl who was raped by a 42-year-old man two days ago in east Delhi's Khajoori Khas area, died in...

College Day celebrated at Women’s College in AMU

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By TCN News, Aligarh: The Women’s college of the Aligarh Muslim University celebrated its College Day today.

Cities unsafe for girls but provide more scope: Survey

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Five Maharashtra priests booked for attack on woman activist

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Kolhapur (Maharashtra) : The police charged seven people, including five priests of Shri Mahalaxmi Temple here for assaulting Bhumata Ranragini Brigade President Trupti Desai...

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.

Woman allegedly burnt alive by in-laws in North Kashmir

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By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net Bandipora: Rehana Gulzar, a 33-year-old woman and a mother of three, was allegedly burnt alive by her in-laws in Ahm-e-Sharief, a...

Memon to be buried in Nagpur jail

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Nagpur : Yakub Memon, the March 1993 Mumbai blasts convict, who was executed here early Thursday, will be buried inside the Nagpur Central Jail...

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".

‘Sonia Gandhi India’s most popular woman’

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Ruchika’s principal returns state award

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By IANS, Chandigarh: Four days after a magisterial inquiry held the Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School here guilty of being unfair in expelling teenage molestation victim Ruchika Girhotra for fee default, the school principal S. Sebestina Monday returned the state award. The Chandigarh administration had directed her to return the award, which was given to her in 2005 for meritorious contribution to city education. She was the principal of the school in 1990, when Ruchika was expelled.

SC begins hearing appeals by December 16 gangrape convicts

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday commenced the final hearing on the appeals by four December 16, 2012 Delhi gangrape accused challenging...

How Three Muslim Women of Northeast Delhi Were Caught In A Legal And Financial...

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By Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net On her wedding day, Tabassum was issued an arrest warrant for missing a court hearing. The previous day, November 10, 2022,...

Minor girl set on fire in Ghaziabad, dies in hospital

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By IANS Ghaziabad: A girl was beaten up and set on fire by four men, who accused her of having an affair, in Ghaziabad, police said Tuesday. She later succumbed to her injuries in hospital. The girl, Imrana Hakim (15) was at her house in the Tauri Tereh locality under Bhojpur police station of Ghaziabad, with her younger sister Monday. Her mother was working in the local fields while her father was out of town for some work, district police chief Akhil Kumar said.

मुजफ्फरनगर में दहाड़े ओवैसी “खैरात नही अब हक़ लेंगे”

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<strong विशेष संवाददाता।Twocircles.net https://youtu.be/S3ERAo6SjSU उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव क़रीब आने के साथ ही यूपी में राजनीति की गरमा-गरमी बढ़ती जा रही हैं। आज किसान यूनियन के...

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हिना आस। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव के दौरान कुछ सुखद परिणाम भी आए हैं। 2013 में दंगे की तल्खी को राजनीति के गणित ने...

How Muslim women in India resist online abuse

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Muslim women received significantly more abuse when compared to women from other religions. They received 55.5% more problematic or abusive content. Suchitra | TwoCircles.net NEW...

Gujarat police puts up hoardings on Bilkis Bano’s old house assuring women safety

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The eleven convicts live a few meters away from Bilkis Bano's house, where hoardings have been put up. Staff Reporter | TwoCircles.net AHMEDABAD (GUJARAT): Gujarat Police’s...

AIMPLB must stop fooling people over Triple Talaq

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By Sheikh Khurshid Alam for Twocircles.net “Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense,...

Mayawati has failed to protect women, downtrodden: BJP

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Nursing school in Srinagar asks students to sign affidavit banning Abaya, covering face during...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Srinagar: A nursing school in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir has landed itself in controversy after directing its students to...

SC disallows burqa, full sleeve shirt for AIPMT examination on Saturday

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The SIO that had filed the PIL, withdrew the case “as a mark of protest” seeing what it called the decline of interest of...

‘Internet cycle carts’ to bring rural women online

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Mumbai : In an innovative move to educate rural women about the internet, Tata Trusts and Google India on Friday announced a special...

Gurgaon police to train women in physical security

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Gurgaon: The Gurgaon police will give lessons in physical security to women participating in the spiritual camps organised here by Brahma Kumaris, an official...

‘Migrant’ women, children jailed in Assam, NCM writes to Home Ministry

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By Md. Asim Khan New Delhi : Concerned over the indiscriminate detentions of people in Assam on suspicion of being Bangladeshis or Myanmarese, the National...

Thinking about justice

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By Zohra Javed for TwoCircles.net, It is our duty to fight every injustice. Or so we rightly feel. But how far can we go? Among other valid points the Ruchika case has once again brought into focus the issue of delayed justice, which may be as good as justice denied. And when people are continuously living in conditions where justice and equality are denied, their frustration may turn violent as they seem convinced that the most they could loose is their meaningless life.

Air India’s all-women crew flights to 3 continents Thursday

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Is (only) Jamia Nagar ‘bad’ for Women?

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By Mahtabnama, Having lived in Jamia Nagar for almost half of my life (nearly 14 years), last week, I was startled to read the heading of an anecdotal piece of writing in Okhlatimes.com, Is Jamia Nagar bad for women? A firsthand account from Aamna.

India’s eight women wrestlers for Worlds announced

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Lucknow : The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Monday selected eight women grapplers for the World Championships to be held in Las Vegas...

Rukhsana’s family migrates to Rajouri Town

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By News Agency of Kashmir Rajouri:The family of Gujjar girl, Rukhsana who won great commendation for her valorous act of killing a militant after a group of them attacked her house, today migrated from the home village in Shadra Sharief area of Rajouri, fearing retaliation from the militants. Rukhsana hit the headlines across the country early this week after police claimed that she along with her brother and other family members killed a dreaded Lashkar commander when he barged in their house along with his two associates.

कोरियाई छात्राओं से दुर्व्यवहार के आरोपी युवकों के विरुद्ध धार्मिक भावनाएं भड़काने का मुक़दमा...

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Early Marriage, Tradition and Safety: Unraveling the Challenges for Muslim Girls in Education

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Iqra Fatma, TwoCircles.net Darbhanga (Bihar): Nusrat, a bright young woman from Muzaffarpur district in Bihar, always aspired to pursue higher education. After earning her bachelor's...

Pregnant women, newborns struggle to survive in flooded Bihar

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By IANS, Patna : The floods in Bihar have been a nightmare for pregnant women, with many dying during childbirth due to lack of medical care, and those who gave birth have little to rejoice as they have to share a tent with dozens of people. The state government has now announced a cash grant to each newborn. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced that each girl child born in relief camps would be given Rs.11,000 and a baby boy would get Rs.10,000.

No justice when alive, at least give justice after he has been killed, says...

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Solapur (Maharashtra): On Monday, Mahmooda Bi, 61, was on her way to Bhopal to meet her son Khalid Machala in...

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

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Teenaged girl gang-raped, killed in Odisha

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Bhubaneswar: A teenaged girl has been gang-raped and murdered in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Saturday. The barbaric incident took place near Balisahi village, about...

Women cab drivers soon on roads, courtesy Delhi Police

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New Delhi : In the aftermath of the Dec 5 rape in a cab by its driver, the Delhi Police have selected 115 women...

NCW rules out sexual assault in mid-air scuffle

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) has ruled there was no sexual assault on an air hostess during a mid-air scuffle on board an Air India flight last month. The NCW report was submitted to Civil Aviation Minster Praful Patel and Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Monday. The committee, headed by NCW member Wansuk Syiem, took nearly one and a half months for the probe.

Tripura suggests stricter laws for crimes against women

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Move beyond women development to women-led development: Modi

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New Delhi : Laying stress on moving towards women-led development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged elected representatives to use technology to be...

Singur after six year: Voice of only Muslim Panchayat member Ashia Begum

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCirclees.net, Part 3 of the three part series on Singur. Part 1: Six years later

नसबंदी शिविर की लापरवाही में आम सवाल

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By मनोज मिश्रा, शनिवार को बिलासपुर, छत्तीसगढ़ से दस किलोमीटर दूर पेंडारी के नेमीचंद जैन अस्पताल में सरकार की तरफ़ से महिलाओं के लिए नसबंदी शिविर आयोजित किया गया. इस शिविर को लगाने का मक़सद महिलाओं के स्वास्थ्य की चिंता नहीं था. बल्कि शिविर इसलिए लगाया गया था ताकि सरकार अपना एक कोटा पूरा कर सके और सर्वे में यह दर्शा सके कि उसने एक साल में इतनी नसबंदियों को अंजाम दिया है. ऐसा इसलिए ताकि उन्हें पिछले कुछ वर्षो की तरह इस बार भी नंबर एक मुख्यमंत्री का ख़िताब मिल जाए.

Sharad Yadav’s suicide threat on women reservation condemnable: AIPWA

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By TwoCircles.net News Desk New Delhi: The All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA) has strongly condemned the ‘suicide’ threat by JD (U) President Sharad Yadav against the Women's Reservation Bill. AIPWA Joint Secretary Kavita Krishnan said that “this was not the first time Sharad Yadav had given vent to his anti-woman sentiments. In the past he had made disparaging and abusive statements about educated women, calling them 'parkati' and the like.”

Railways U-turn on offering exclusive women train coaches to men

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Kolkata : In a victory of sorts for female commuters who did not shy to clash with their male counterparts, the Eastern Railway...

परंपरागत मधुबनी पेंटिंग में हुनर आज़मा रही मुस्लिम बालिकाएं

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सूफ़ी परवीन Twocircles.net के लिए https://youtu.be/Q1-IttFHEdU बिहार के मिथिला क्षेत्र में मुस्लिम लड़कियों का एक समूह मधुबनी पेंटिंग की कला को सीखकर नई कहानी लिख...

Unfortunate that women are not safe even in woman-ruled states: Gadkari

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Kolkata : Stressing on the need for women empowerment, union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said it was unfortunate for the country that women...

UN panel reviews women’s situation in India

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By IANS, United Nations : A UN committee on the elimination of discrimination against women has begun a review of the situation of women in India and seven other countries. During its 19-day session here, India will be reviewed on an exceptional basis, with the committee considering the country's follow-up report on the impact of the 2002 Gujarat massacres on women, the world body said. The committee will also review the status of women in Argentina, Fiji, Russia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Albania.