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Candlelight march against women harassment in Delhi

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Sania Mirza breaks into top-5 for first time

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New Delhi: India's tennis star Sania Mirza Monday broke into the top-five of the doubles WTA rankings for the first time in her career. Sania...

Longread: Believing women who pray, evidence from scripture and history

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By Roshan Nageena Women and their status, role and position in society is a topic close to my heart. A picture widely circulated in WhatsApp...

Five women beaten to death in Jharkhand over witchcraft

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Ranchi : Five women were beaten to death on the outskirts of Ranchi on Saturday for allegedly practicing witchcraft, Jharkhand Police said. The incident...

NCW concerned over rise in rape cases in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal: Expressing concern over the unprecedented surge in crimes against women, National Women's Commission (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas Thursday, citing the National Crime Record Bureau figures, said Madhya Pradesh reported the highest number of rapes in the country in the last five years.

Viswa Bharati schoolgirl alleges rape, accused held

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Kolkata: In yet another case of sexual assault in West Bengal's Visva Bharati University, a Class 12 girl has alleged repeated rape and blackmail...

बेसहारा और गरीब लड़कियों की आवाज़ बनी ‘पहचान’

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली: रुक़ैय्या जब पांचवी क्लास में थीं तो उनके अब्बा ने उनकी मां को तलाक दे दिया. रूकैय्या की मां ग़रीब...

HIV positive woman’s last wish remains unfulfilled

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By IANS, Kolkata : The "last wish" of Mawii, a 22-year-old HIV positive patient from Mizoram, to die in the arms of her parents at home, remained unfulfilled as she died here while changing flights on way from Bangalore to Aizawl, sparking an argument between her friends and Air India. Mawii, a terminal patient, was under treatment at the Bowring hospital, Bangalore, and was flown to Kolkata Monday morning after she expressed her wish to die at her home.

Woman forced to eat human excreta on witchcraft charge

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By IANS, Patna: A woman in a village in Bihar's Sitamarhi district was forced by some people to eat human excreta and drink urine after being branded a witch, police said Saturday.

Girl students get self-defence training in Delhi

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New Delhi : Delhi Police on Friday organised a mass demonstration programme of self-defence techniques -- "Ab Nahi Hai Darna" -- aiming to...

No more liquor for Bihar villagers

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Patna : With a partial liquor ban coming into force in Bihar from Friday, thousands of 'desi' liquor shops in villages across the state...

Woman hangs herself in Assam police station

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Guwahati : A 39-year-old woman hanged herself inside a toilet at the Dispur police station in Assam's main city of Guwahati, police said on...

Woman jumps with baby before train, baby escapes

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Akhilesh gets luxury cars, but cuts budget for women’s panel

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By Mohit Dubey, Lucknow : As women's safety continues to be a cause for concern in Uttar Pradesh, here's a shocker: An activist has found...

UK elects first female Sikh MP

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London, (IANS): Preet Gill has become the first female Sikh MP to be elected to the UK's Houses of Parliament as Thursday's general election results...

Women organizations gather at Jantar Mantar to demand 33% reservation

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By Saiyed Danish, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: In a massive show of urgency and solidarity, women came out on streets to demand the passage of...

Obama bypasses Congress to promote equal pay for women

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Washington: President Barack Obama resorted Tuesday to an executive order to oblige federal contractors to provide equal pay for women who currently earn less...

With art and grit, she helps women in Maoist badlands

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, Bundu : Deep in the heart of Maoist country in Jharkhand, a young woman is reviving ancient artistic genres to "bring new meaning into the lives of tribal and backward caste women" whose husbands and kin have taken to arms. Reshma Dutta, the daughter of the erstwhile 'zamindar' (landlord) of Bundu, an economically backward district 40 km from Ranchi, makes terracotta, dokra (metal ware) and ceramic sculptures, jewellery, cutlery and solid three-dimensional wall paintings using ethnic Sohrai motifs and techniques.

Alert boy helps in recovery of abducted woman

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By IANS, Auckland: A woman in New Zealand, who was kidnapped as she slept with her partner, was rescued by the police, thanks to an alert nine-year-old boy who quickly alerted his mother.

Delhi needs woman chief minister: Meenakshi Lekhi

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New Delhi : BJP parliamentarian Meenakshi Lekhi Wednesday said that only a "woman chief minister with administrative experience" can ensure the safety of women...

BJP derails Rajya Sabha over triple talaq row

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New Delhi, (IANS): The ruling BJP on Wednesday forced an unprecedented adjournment in the Rajya Sabha as the opposition pressed for the triple talaq Bill...

Facebook page soon for complaints on women’s issues: Maneka

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New Delhi : The government will use the social media for redressal of complaints related to issues concerning women and children and a Facebook...

Relative arrested for murder of MGR kin

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By IANS, Chennai : A woman was remanded to judicial custody Monday for allegedly masterminding the murder of her relative, Vijay Kumar, a kin of former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.G. Ramachandran, the police said. "Sustained investigation revealed that Bhanumati, Vijay Kumar's sister-in-law, enlisted the services of a police constable, Karuna, 39, who in turn hired other mercenaries who killed the deceased on June 4. The motive was a dispute over control on property left behind by the late chief minister," Archana Ramasundaram, additional director general of police, told reporters.

Shabana gives ‘royal ditch’ to Muslim women; didn’t turn up at their national convention

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By Kulsum Mustafa for TwoCircles.net, Lucknow: Cine actor, former Member of Parliament, and one projected by the media as a strong supporter of women and human rights, Shabana Azmi gave a royal ditch to hundreds of Muslim women when she failed to honor her commitment to be the chief guest at the third national convention of Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) held in Lucknow on 11th October.

Woman dies in police custody in Kerala

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Malapuram: A 23 year old woman reportedly died in police custody in Kerala in March. According to the Asian Human Rights Commission, the police took the victim Hanisha, into illegal custody on 23rd March 2014. The police did not record the arrest and detained the woman at the police station, and on the next day, reported that Hanisha committed suicide inside the police station.

President calls for moral values in education

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Record holder Arunachal mountaineer Anshu to climb Everest for breast cancer awareness

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: After creating world record for being the only mother to scale Mount Everest twice within the span of 10 days, Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa is once again gearing up to climb the world’s highest peak. This time around Anshu is in a different mission to spread awareness on Breast cancer among her fellow countrymen.

Renowned Muslim women scholars call for adopting Islamic teachings for ‘happy family, stronger society’

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TCN News New Delhi: Muslim women intellectuals and scholars from around the world on Tuesday unanimously gave a clarion call to adopt Islamic teachings for...

Muslim clerics question court order on permitting women inside Haji Ali

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New Delhi : Muslim clerics on Friday questioned the Bombay High Court verdict allowing entry of women up to the restricted grave area of...

“No remorse, did right thing”: Bulli Bai app creator tells police

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Neeraj Bishnoi, 21, and a second-year BTech student from an institute in Bhopal was arrested by Delhi Police from Assam’s Jorhat district on...

Telegu short-story writer, Muslim physiotherapist win awards at Women Summit 2021

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Women Summit is the annual get together of the members and well-wishers of Women’s Manifesto, a national level NGO formed in 2014. It...

Scores of women’s orgs’, collectives call for unconditional release of student activist Gulfisha Fatima,...

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Scores of organizations released a joint statement calling for release of Gulfisha Fatima and all anti-CAA-NPR-NRC protestors who are incarcerated. The statement said that...

Why Triple Talaq Bill aims at ‘Criminalising’ the Muslim community, not ensuring gender justice

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By Badre Alam Khan for TwoCircles.net Since the BJP government came into power in 2014, it has initiated and purposed to make legislation on Muslim...

Women’s groups to protest Monday against ordinance

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By IANS, New Delhi : Unhappy with provisions of the ordinance over sexual crimes, women's groups are planning a big protest against it Monday and a signature campaign in the near future.

Welfare Party of India: Can it make a mark in Karnataka?

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By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net

Women lawmakers demand 50% share of Nepali CA chairs

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By Xinhua, Kathmandu : Women members of Nepali Constituent Assembly (CA) have demanded that women CA members be allowed to chair 50 percent of all the CA-related committees and parliamentary committees to ensure gender balance in constitutional making process. According to Saturday's The Himalayan Times daily, there are 14CA-related committees and 10 parliamentary committees in the CA cum legislature-parliament. Elections of all the committees are scheduled for January 9.

President, PM call for end to violence against women

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New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for gender equity and decried violence against women as the...

16 million Chinese women married to gay men

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By IANS, Beijing : Sixteen million women in China are married to homosexual men, an expert claimed.

Attack on women in Karnataka unfortunate: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi

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By IANS, Bangalore : Actor-turned-author Suchitra Krishnamoorthi has slammed the "moral brigade" for attacking women in Mangalore and Bangalore in recent times. "The attack on women in Karnataka is unfortunate. The entire episode seems to be politically motivated," Suchitra told reporters at the launch of her debut novel "The Summer of Cool" in the city Saturday. She said sending pink chaddis (pink underwear by women groups to Sri Ram Sene, the group that attacked women in Mangalore) was not enough.

Ulema express concern over social curse of dowry

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By RINA New Delhi: Expressing grave concern over the evil practice of dowry, Deoband’s Sheikhul Hadees Maulana Talha ‘Peerr Ji’ said, “Numerous mishaps of dowry in Saharanpur during last few months have forced Ulema, Muftis and intellectuals to contemplate on the issue deeply.”

‘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...

Equality still a far cry for Indian women, say activists

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(International Women's Day is on March 8) By Sreeparna Chakrabarty, New Delhi : Despite several success stories, Indian women continue to be bogged down by...

सवालों के प्रहार तले डेल्टा मेघवाल की मौत

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नोखा (राजस्थान) : राजस्थान के बीकानेर जिले के नोखा में स्थित ‘श्री जैन आदर्श कन्या शिक्षक-प्रशिक्षण महाविद्यालय’ के परिसर में हुई...

Amita Chattopadhyay joins as first vice chancellor of Presidency University

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By IANS, Kolkata: Renowned professor of philosophy Amita Chattopadhyay Monday became the first vice chancellor of Presidency University, housed in the erstwhile Presidency College here.

Report of the national programme on “Hunar Se Rozgaar Tak”

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By TCN News, New Delhi: The All India Confederation for Women’s Empowerment Through Education (AICWETE), New Delhi in collaboration with Committee on Girls’ Education, National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, Govt. of India, conducted a National Programme on the Topic “Hunar Se Rozgaar Tak” (From Skill to Employment) at India Islamic Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on 26th February, 2014.

In Karnataka, students of govt run college don saffron scarves in protest against Muslim...

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As per reports, the government degree college in Balagadi village in Karnataka had given in to the demand of the students with saffron scarves...

Sabarimala temple must let in all women: Tharoor

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Thiruvananthapuram : Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said the Sabarimala temple must open its doors to women of all age groups. This contradicted the...

Women’s rights exhibition inaugurated in Coimbatore

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By TCN News, Coimbatore: An exhibition was inaugurated in Coimbatore on Saturday as part of the awareness campaign of the “Awakening” Conference on the theme “Women’s rights and issues” being organized by National Women’s Front.

Badi Ammi: In memory of educationist Mrs.Fatima Anees

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By Asma Anjum Khan It seemed Badi Ammi was going to live forever. We were so used to her. The shore that tells you to traipse along...

‘Society will benefit from more women in politics’

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By IANS, New Delhi : When 181 women get "empowered" to enter parliament society as a whole will benefit, Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed said here Monday. "All eyes are riveted towards India's parliament now. The thing to be kept in mind is that by asking for 33 percent reservation, we are not asking for a favour because when 181 women will be in the parliament, the society as a whole will benefit," Hameed said at the release of a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report on gender equality in Asia-Pacific region.

ख़ामोशी से घरों में घुसता क्रूर रंगभेद

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net देश में गर्मी बढ़ने के साथ-साथ टेलीविज़न पर गोरापन बढ़ाने की क्रीमों के विज्ञापन भी बढ़ गए हैं. देश में रंग एक...

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...

UN chief mourns Indian gang-rape victim’s death

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Women’s quota bill unlikely in Lok Sabha this session

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By IANS, New Delhi:The government is unlikely to move the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the few remaining days of the budget session before parliament goes into recess around May 7, Congress sources said. They said the government had told political parties during its consultation with them on the bill last month that it would conduct another round of talks before moving the draft loegislation.

After UN award, Bihar woman gets Florence Nightingale award

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Patna : After being honoured with the United Nations Foundation award, a Bihar health official has now been selected for the National Florence Nightingale...

सरकार वाक़ई में महिलाओं के प्रति चिंतित है तो उनके बारे सोचे, जो पतियों...

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नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए पिछले दिनों हमारे मुल्क में यह माहौल बनाने की कोशि‍श की गई कि सभी मुसलमान महिलाएं तीन तलाक़ क़ानून के...

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...

Haryana sisters thrash molesters as passengers look on

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Rohtak (Haryana) : The Haryana Police is drawing flak for not being able to take any action after an incident of two sisters courageously...

The controversy over Padmavati, and Bollywood’s soft war against Muslims

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By Misbahuddin Mirza for Twocircles.net Padmavati, a Bollywood movie being produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is the latest in a plethora of movies showing inter-religious...

Can woman be given option to say no to triple talaq before nikaah: SC

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the All India Muslim Personal Law Board if it was possible to give the woman...

Delhi riots: Survivors of anti-Muslim violence living with trauma, constant fear of death

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Many survivors of anti-Muslim violence in Delhi that took place in February 2020 are today living with trauma and a deep sense of...

Police find ‘vital leads’ in Kerala nun’s murder

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Kottayam (Kerala) : Two days after a Kerala nun was found lying in a pool of blood in her room on Thursday, police claimed...

Woman freed after 33-year jail for assassination plot

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By DPA, Washington: Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, convicted of trying to assassinate former US president Gerald Ford, was released Friday after spending 33 years in prison, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed. Fromme, 60, pointed a loaded gun at Ford during a California event in 1975. A secret service agent managed to wrestle Fromme to the floor before she was able to pull the trigger.

‘This is our home from generations:’ residents of Haldwani on eviction orders

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Haldwani residents, majority of whom are Muslim, have challenged the Uttarakhand High Court's eviction order in the Supreme Court, which will hear the plea...

Women to row in Kerala boat race

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By IANS, Kottayam : A boat club in Kerala is all set to enter the record books when 116 women will row a 35-metre-long snake boat at the 56th edition of an annual race to be held at the Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha. Barring four men, who would be standing and controlling the boat, the oars during Nehru Boat Race would be used by only women, Mathew Thomas of the Kumarakom Vanitha Boat Club told IANS. "This is the first time that an all-women team is handling oars and this is happening for the first time on a snake boat," said Thomas.

Manipur Muslim girls form union for empowerment

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, Imphal (Manipur): The Manipur Muslim girl students have formed, perhaps first time in the history of the state, a union to wage a war on two fronts: to change Muslim socieity’s approach on higher education for Muslim girls and to demand state government reservation for Muslim women.

Women key to US presidential elections: poll

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By DPA, Washington : Women hold an important key to winning the US presidential elections in November because neither Democrat Barack Obama nor Republican John McCain has yet won a majority of women voters into their corner, according to a poll. Obama has won the support of 49 percent of women, while 38 percent are for McCain, according to the poll released Tuesday, commissioned by a coalition of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a female-oriented TV broadcaster, and hundreds of women's organisations.

Now, row over Maharashtra SP chief’s comments

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Mumbai: A day after Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's comments on rape created a furore, his party's Maharashtra unit chief Abu Asim Azmi's...

Family demands CBI probe into attacks on Meghalaya women’s activists

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Shillong, Dec 4 (IANS) The family members of two prominent women's rights activists, who were injured in a mob attack in Meghalaya, on Tuesday...

Special rooms at TN bus stations for lactating mothers

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Chennai : In a novel initiative for the benefit of lactating mothers, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa on Friday announced that exclusive rooms...

Women more vulnerable to tobacco carcinogens

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By IANS, London : Women may be more vulnerable than men to the carcinogenic effects of smoking tobacco, according to the latest findings. Swiss researchers studied 683 lung cancer patients who were referred to a cancer centre in St Gallen, Switzerland between 2000 and 2005. They found women tended to be younger when they developed the cancer, despite having smoked significantly less on average than men. "Our findings suggest that women may have an increased susceptibility to tobacco carcinogens," said Martin Frueh and colleagues.

Woman call centre worker stabbed to death in Lucknow

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Lucknow : A call centre worker was stabbed to death in Lucknow Wednesday, police said. Shabnam, 28, was walking to office for the morning shift...

Only one woman among Modi’s new ministers

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New Delhi : Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, the only woman among the 21 members inducted into the Narendra Modi ministry Sunday, now takes to eight...

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 7 – Being...

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(Editor’s note: This was first published on Yahoo.com as a single piece. We are reproducing the long form report in parts for TwoCircles.net readers.) You...

Pomp, women’s power on display at Republic Day parade

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New Delhi : More than the pomp, this year's Republic Day parade Monday will be remembered for women's power showcased during the two-hour event...

Family awaits return of first Indian woman who skied to South Pole

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By IANS, New Delhi : For Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu's family the year 2009 ended on a high note as she became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole. However, as the family earnestly awaits her return, their first priority is to repay the loan taken to fund the venture, and not the celebrations. "We came to know about the news yesterday (Thursday). I have not been able to talk to her. But the Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition authorities told us that she was likely to return Jan 15," Love Raj Singh, her husband and a mountaineer himself, told IANS.

Smriti Irani to head BJP’s women’s cell

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday named Smriti Irani as head of its women's cell as it announced chiefs of various party committees and reconstituted the central election committee. Heads of other cells are Dushyant Gautam for scheduled castes, Faggan Singh Kulaste for scheduled tribes, Tanvir Ahmed for minority affairs and Om Prakash Dhankar for farmers. Om Prakash Kohli will head the party's disciplinary committee. Anurag Thakur will head the party's youth wing.

Defence ministry considering women pilots for navy

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New Delhi : A proposal to induct women pilots in the navy is under consideration of the defence ministry and certain clarifications have been...

High Court turns down Joshi’s plea to quash police complaint

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By IANS, Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court Friday turned down Uttar Pradesh Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi's plea to quash the police complaint lodged against her for making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati. A division bench of the court comprising Justice Ravindra Singh and Justice Naheed Ara Monis declined to give any verdict on Joshi's other plea for a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the attack and arson at Joshi's Lucknow residence allegedly by ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activists.

इंस्पेक्टर सुबोध के हत्यारोपियों की जमानत रद्द, पत्नी ने कहा अब मिला सुकून

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के बुलंदशहर में 2018 में हुई हिंसा में इंस्पेक्टर सुबोध सिंह की हत्या के मामले में आरोपी योगेश राज की ज़मानत...

Nearly 2 weeks after killing of Dalit girl in Bihar, only 2 accused arrested...

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The family of the slain 20-year-old Dalit girl from Bihar is demanding the arrest of all the accused, a speedy trial and compensation...

Haryana village women to get exclusive meeting place

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By IANS, Chandigarh: Rural women in Haryana will get "women chaupals" - an exclusive common meeting place for them - in all villages across the state. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Thursday that the women chaupals, each costing Rs.300,000 and having a covered shed, would be constructed in all villages in a phased manner. Nearly 100 model villages in the state have already got these women chaupals. The first phase of the project was started by the Haryana government in 2008-09.

Medical superintendent warned over remark on nurses’ room

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New Delhi : Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Wednesday warned the medical superintendent of the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital over his...

Saina seeded No.2 at Australian Open

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Sydney: Star Indian shuttler and defending champion Saina Nehwal has been seeded No.2 in the women's singles event for the $750,000 Australian Open Superseries...

SC seeks response on women’s entry in mosques

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New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, the Central Waqf Council and the All India Muslim...

Mary Kom calls for inclusion of women’s boxing in Olympics

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By IANS, New Delhi : Four-time world champion Mary Kom has called for the inclusion of women's boxing in the Olympic Games. The Indian said she was hopeful that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its executive board meeting scheduled August 13 would take the decision in favour of the sport. "Boxing is my career and my life. I am just hopeful that the IOC gives us female boxers the perfect answer," Mary Kom was quoted as saying in International Boxing Association (AIBA) website Wednesday.

Assam girl rape: Protest held outside Gurgaon police station

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Gurgaon : People belonging to the north-eastern states on Friday staged a protest outside a police station here over inaction in an Assam girl's...

Woman power pulls Orissa’s chariots of gods

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By Byomakesh Biswal, IANS, Baripada (Orissa) : It's a tug of equality. For women in the small town of Baripada that has come alive during the Jagannath rath yatra, pulling the chariot of goddess Subhadra is as much about empowerment as it is about tradition. The Hindu chariot festival is observed in many parts of India, with mostly men doing the tugging, but in Baripada it is a unique affair because there women have the exclusive right of pulling the chariot of goddess Subhadra - the sister of Lord Jagannath - in an act considered sacred.

Kerala’s rival fronts trade charges over woman guard

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‘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...

Aler Encounter: Mohammed Haneef’s family fights poverty, social exclusion, but justice remains elusive

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On April 7 2015, five people accused in the murder of two policemen were killed in an encounter in Aler, Nalgonda after the...

German mother, Goa police trade charges

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By IANS, Panaji : A German woman who has complained that her daughter was being sexually harassed by the Goa education minister's son, says police would "prefer" her to withdraw the complaint, though police said she was evading them. Speaking to the media Sunday, Fadella Fuchs alleged the police were sitting on her complaint filed on Oct 2.

Divorce cases in courts: AIMPLB launches refresher program for Muslim lawyers

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board today launched a national program whereby Muslim lawyers taking up Muslim divorce and other related cases in the Supreme Court and High Courts will be briefed on the issues in the light of Quran and Hadith, so that they could help courts understand the letter and spirit of Shariat on such issues.

Women’s summit a bid to remove Delhi’s ‘rape capital’ taint

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By Parvati Tampi, New Delhi : What has been done since the horrific Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape and murder? What remains to be done? These...

Gujjar women, children in Kashmir get raw deal

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By Binoo Joshi, IANS, Jammu : Over 1.5 million Gujjar tribal women and children live in utter deprivation in Jammu and Kashmir due to traditional neglect and lack of awareness about welfare schemes, says a tribal research group. "These Gujjar women are not aware of the schemes launched by the government for their education and social uplift as they live in far-flung areas and are nomads moving from one place to another," notes Javed Rahi, secretary, Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation.

गाय की पूजा के लिए गौशाला में गई दलित महिला के साथ दुष्कर्म

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TwoCircles.net News Desk रोहतक : हरियाणा के रोहतक स्थित पहरावर गौशाला में एक दलित महिला गाय की पूजा करने गई थी, जहां उस महिला के...

Bangladeshi woman whipped over 200 times, critical

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By IANS, Dhaka : A widow was whipped 202 times and a man 101 times following a fatwa by a religious leader for their alleged involvement in "anti-social activity" in a village in southeastern Bangladesh, prompting local protests and action by the police. Piara Begum, a widow of 40, and Mamun Miah, 25, were whipped before hundreds of people at Khaiyar in Comilla district Saturday night. The woman fell unconscious and was rushed to hospital. Doctors said she was critically injured and needed to be given intensive treatment.

‘Women empowerment, gender equality will have to be done’

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By IANS, New Delhi : One of the tasks we still have to accomplish in our country is the empowerment of women and gender equality, President Pratibha Patil said here Sunday, adding "A new India is emerging which is confident and its economic growth has caught the attention of the world". Inaugurating the National Press Day celebrations, organised by the Press Council of India, the president said: "Women constitute about half of our population but still do not have the same opportunities as their male counterparts in many areas."

President pitches for women’s education, skill development

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Domkal (West Bengal): Calling for focusing on women's education, President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday asserted that by 2030, India will have an edge over other...

Two released Japanese tourists depart Yemen

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By NNN-SABA, Sana'a : Well-informed sources said that the two Japanese women tourists Keiko Mishima, 41, of Suginami Ward, Tokyo, and Shizuko Endo, 44, of Fukuoka, left Yemen on Friday morning a day after they were freed from their kidnappers in Marib province, 170 kilometers east of the capital, Sana'a. The sources said to Saba, that Keiko Mishima and Shizuko Endo enjoy good health after they were kidnapped last Wednesday by gunmen in Marib.

Manipuri women assault: Three more accused get bail

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

Dukhtaran-e-Milat chief hits out at Salman

Women
Srinagar : Asiya Andrabi, chief of women's separatist group 'Dukhtaran-e-Milat' (Daughters of Faith), Tuesday came down heavily on Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for advocating...

Microfinance scheme for transgenders, marginalised women

Women
By IANS, Chennai: In a bid to empower transgenders and marginalised women, a microfinance programme was launched by Tamil Nadu TAI Vizhudugal Federation (TAIVF) here Friday under which 16 groups were given a loan of Rs.50,000 each. "AIDS and connected issues cannot be addressed in isolation. To ensure long-term impact and sustainability of any programme we realised that transgenders and marginalised women groups have to stand on their feet, become self-reliant and take charge of their lives," R. Lakshmibai, project director, Tamil Nadu AIDS Initiative (TAI) said.

21st century women through the lens

Women
(International Women's Day is on March 8) New Delhi : Economic and social empowerment of women is one of the most talked about issues in...

Hopes run high with women’s reservation bill

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : Homemakers, students, professionals, social activists -- many women are keeping their fingers crossed and hoping that the Women's Reservation Bill, which seeks to reserve 33 percent of seats in legislatures for women, will get passed in the Rajya Sabha Monday. "I am quite sure the women's reservation bill will be passed this time. The kind of support the bill has garnered is good and for a change political parties have left behind their differences to stand united on this subject," said Arusha Verma, a school teacher.

TRS women activists protest raw deal

Women
By IANS, Hyderabad : Angry at the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) for not fielding a single woman candidate for next month's state assembly elections, the party's women activists Saturday staged protests here by covering the face of the statue of 'Telangana Talli' (Mother Telangana) statue and tying its hands and legs. Raising slogans, the women activists demanded that justice be done to them through proper representation in the list of candidates for both the Lok Sabha and assembly elections.

Woman murdered in Bengal, family alleges rape

Women
By IANS, Kolkata: A 42-year-old woman was murdered Saturday after being allegedly raped in West Bengal, police said Sunday. Her husband too was assaulted and is critical.

Budget 2016: Schedule castes, tribes protest after Jaitley offers a penny, snatches a dollar

Women
By TCN Staff Reporter Delhi: In his Budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was at his eloquent best while allocating Rs 500 crore for scheduled...

Women scavengers make new beginning, join mainstream

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : For Usha Chaumar, a former woman scavenger who now lives a life of respect and sells home-made pickles for a living rather than carry human excreta, the change she is happiest about in her life is that people now offer her water in the same glass as they drink from - a sign that she is accepted in the society. "I couldn't imagine that people would invite me to their homes, and what's more, offer me water in a glass that they use themselves!" said a confident looking Chaumar, dressed in a blue sari, at a press meet in the capital Tuesday.

Women’s rights group seeks close vigil in Pinki case

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Meira Kumar may battle two ex-IAS officers

Women
By IANS, Patna : Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, a former IFS officer, may face two retired IAS officers in the Lok Sabha polls at...

Ethiopia studying Indian self-help groups to empower women

Women
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty, New Delhi : A strong network of self-help groups (SHGs) has managed to improve the social condition of women in Ethiopia and...

IAF women officers on Himalayan cycling expedition

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Pathankot (Punjab) : An Indian Air Force all-women officers' team Sunday embarked on a month-long cycling expedition from here to Leh in Jammu and...

Punjab Assembly passes resolution urging Centre for women’s reservation

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Chandigarh, (IANS) The Punjab Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Central government to enact the Women's Reservation Bill to provide 33...

Manipuri women assault case: Fifth accused granted bail

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : A court here Thursday granted bail to a man accused of assaulting two Manipuri women, saying four accused facing the...

UP sarv khap panchayat launches drive against female foeticide

Women
By Mohit Dubey, Lucknow : Khaps, the body of village elders in northern India often associated with regressive social diktats, may be turning a new...

Triple Talaq un-Islamic, inhuman and unconstitutional: Armed Forces Tribunal bench

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Lucknow (UP): In a significant decision, the Lucknow Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal has ruled that the declaration of oral...

Muslim girl in Mumbai denied room on rent

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Mumbai : A 25-year old London-educated woman advertising professional was refused permission to hire a flat in Wadala, central Mumbai on grounds that she was a Muslim. Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Eknath Khadse has ordered a probe into the incident here on Wednesday.

‘Where goddesses are worshipped, women are treated badly’

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Apex court rejects women panel’s plea against rapist

Women
By IANS, New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a suit by the National Commission for Women (NCW) challenging the Delhi High Court order setting free a rapist who had "redeemed himself" by clearing the civil service exam while in prison.

Webley-Smith wins $10,000 women’s ITF title

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : Top seed Emily Webley-Smith of Britain scored an easy 6-1, 6-1 win over seventh-seeded Uzbek Alexandra Kolesnichenko to claim the $10,000 women's International Tennis Federation (ITF) title at the DLTA complex here Saturday. The Briton thus completed a double, having won the doubles with Kolesnichenko Friday, beating Indian Ashmitha Easwaramurthi and Dalila Jakupovic of Slovakia 6-2, 6-4. The singles win has fetched Webley-Smith $1568 and Kolesnichenko $980 and will split $637 with Kolesnichenko for the doubles victory.

Ensure fair probe into St.Stephen’s incident: Centre to UGC

Women
New Delhi : The HRD ministry on Saturday asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to look into the case of alleged sexual...

Unknown women awarded for bravery in Bengal

Women
By IANS, Kolkata : Little-known brave women who stood up for their rights were felicitated here Friday on International Women's Day.

Quota for backward classes necessary in women’s reservation: AIMPLB member Dr Haseena Hashiya

Women
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Urdukidzcartoon.com connecting Urdu language with a new generation of kids

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By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net

Left Front announces candidates for Kolkata civic polls

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Kolkata : The CPI-M -led Left Front on Sunday announced its first set of candidates for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls, with at...

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

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

Dalit women on a tour of the US to highlight caste violence

Women
Come to the ASpace in Philly - #dalitwomenfight photo exhibit is open till September 4! pic.twitter.com/aIUXDTr1IT— DALIT WOMEN FIGHT! (@dalitwomenfight) September 2, 2015 By TCN...

14-year exile of women’s quota bill set to end: Sushma

Women
By IANS, Raipur: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said Sunday that her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ensure the end of the "14-year exile" of the women's reservation bill in parliament. "The BJP will ensure the bill sails through smoothly in the Rajya Sabha Monday. The party has issued a whip to its members to favour the bill and end the 14-year exile of the bill that was first moved in parliament when H.D. Deve Gowda became the prime minister in 1996," the BJP leader told newsmen here at the New Circuit House.

43 women go missing on Canadian highway in 30 years

Women
By IANS, London : Mystery surrounds one of the remotest stretches of highway in Canada after nearly 50 women have gone missing in past 30 years, it was reported here.

‘Headscarf instils positive body image in British Muslim women’

Women
London : British Muslim women who wear a hijab (headscarf) generally have a more positive body image, are less reliant on media messages about...

Irom Sharmila not allowed to vote in Manipur

Women
Imphal: Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a fast for 13 years against a special, stringent anti-terror act in Manipur,...

Government clampdown on protest over unfair budgetary allocations in education for SCs/STs

Women
Dalit women activists dragged inside police station, activists allege By TCN News, New Delhi: Over 30 dalit and adivasi students and activists were arrested on Thursday from Shastri Bhavan here when they demanded to meet Smriti Irani, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, over unfair budgetary allocations in education of dalit and adivasi students.

नफ़रत भरे इस दौर में तमन्ना पंकज बन रही हिंदू-मुस्लिम एकता की मिसाल

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तन्वी सुमन।Twocircles.net पेशे से वकील तमन्ना पंकज लोगों की ज़िंदगी में हिंदू-मुस्लिम के बीच के फ़ासलों को कम कर उसे एक नया आयाम देने की...

Channel of women, by women, for everyone

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : It is a 24-hour news and infotainment channel of the women, by the women, for everyone. This International Women's Day March 8 a new channel, manned mostly by women, with women-centric programming, will be launched. Focus TV, a channel aimed at empowering women in all spheres of life, will be Asia's first women based channel, its officials said.

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

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

मौलाना आज़ाद यूनिवर्सिटी में 16 छात्र हॉस्टल से सस्पेंड, भोजनालय के शुल्क में बढ़ोतरी...

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net मौलाना आज़ाद नेशनल उर्दू यूनिवर्सिटी में बीते दिनों भोजनालय के शुल्क में हुए बढ़ौतरी के विरोध में प्रदर्शन करना वहां के कुछ छात्रों...

Archery World Cup: Indian men in final; women to play for bronze

Women
By IANS, Kolkata: Continuing the form that fetched them the men's recurve team gold in the World Cup Stage I, the Indian archers put the country in line for the yellow metal in the Stage II at Porec, Croatia Friday. The troika of Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia would take on the Russian Federation in the final Saturday. The Indian women's recurve team, comprising Bombayla Devi, Rimil Buriuly and Dola Banerjee, made it to the bronze medal play off against Ukraine.

Indian Muslims face imminent threat of genocide, mass persecution: Experts

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During an ongoing three-day global summit,experts and scholars underscored the surge in attacks on Muslims in India.  TCN News Washington, DC — India’s 200 million Muslims...

Karnataka: Muslim girl commits suicide after being harassed by teacher ahead of R-Day rehearsals

Women
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net In a tragic turn of events, a Muslim girl named Zaibunnisa committed suicide on January 25 after allegedly facing violence and...

Woman raped for years, rescued; accused nabbed

Women
New Delhi: A woman who was raped by her landlord for three years and forced into sex trade, was rescued by her two friends...

Women take part in great numbers in training programme

Women
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: As many as 30 women trainees passed out from the first 90-day ‘Placement linked skill training programme’ under the ‘Swarna Jayanti Swarojgar Yojana (SJSRY) – principally aimed at the urban unemployed women – here on Tuesday.

Manipur’s second Lok Sabha seat votes Thursday

Women
Imphal : Eight candidates are in the fray in Thursday's poll to Manipur's second Lok Sabha constituency with issues like misgovernance, unemployment and drug...

Indian-origin man sentenced to life for wife’s murder

Women
Wellington: An Indian-origin man in Newzealand has been sentenced to life for killing his estranged wife while he was on bail, The New Zealand...

The ‘undefined love’ of a left-leaning Defence Committee for the Bhim Army

Women
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net On Tuesday, a few activists and lawyers from Delhi joined hands to protest against 'Modi-Yogi governments' in light of the oppression...

Many Sri Lankan women are harassed in public transport

Women
By IANS, Colombo : Many Sri Lankan women travelling in public transport face some form of "sexual harassment" mainly in the cosmopolitan areas, a media report quoting a research study said Sunday. According to the report, a study conducted by the Legal Aid Commission has "found that two out of every five women experienced some form of sexual harassment on buses and trains".

Over 50,000 women cleared to work as domestic maids

Women
New Delhi : A total of 53,616 women have been granted emigration clearance to work as domestic workers in the Middle East in the...

लोकसभा स्पीकर के घर के सामने सड़क पर ही बन गया ‘शाहीन बाग़’

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Twocircles.net कोटा। राजस्थान के कोटा शहर में महिलाओं को जब सीएए, एनआरसी व एनपीआर के खिलाफ़ आंदोलन करने के लिए कोई ‘पार्क’ या ‘बाग़’ नहीं...

Andhra minister’s son booked for harassing woman

Women
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...

Ruchika, Nilofar and Asiya

Women
By Balraj Puri Fresh inquiry into Ruchika case, mainly due to the media hype, has revived many similar cases of women victims suppressed by powers that be in places like Ghaziabad and Ahmedabad. In Kashmir, it has given a fresh stimulus to the agitation over suspected rape and murder of two sisters-in-law in Shopian.
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