Khargone violence aftermath: Muslims allege police of highhandedness, arresting ‘innocent youth’
Accusing the Khargone police of harassment, protesting women said that they have been forced to hit the streets because of the persistent persecution of...
Birbhum gang rape: Opposition flays Trinamool over SC directive
Kolkata: The opposition Friday flayed the West Bengal government after the Supreme Court directed it to pay additional compensation of Rs.5 lakh to the...
Women in politics should address gender issues: NGO
By IANS,
New Delhi : Low female literacy rate, gender gap, low life expectancy and a range of other women-centric issues which are facing India can only be addressed if more women enter politics, said an NGO here Monday.
Working thus towards the agenda of encouraging more women from the grassroots level to enter the political domain, the Centre for Social Research (CSR), an NGO, organised a workshop for aspiring women politicians in the capital.
Kenyan authorities arrest three women over terror links
Nairobi: Kenyan authorities said that three women, suspected of being suicide bombers, were detained in the coastal city of Mombasa.
Mombasa County Commissioner Nelson Marwa...
A singing nomad between Morocco and France
Stefan Franzen
Paris - Hindi Zahra is the new face of a young generation of emancipated, cosmopolitan singers and songwriters from North Africa. Her album Handmade is due to be released in late February.
Announcements by finance minister for lawmakers, women…
By IANS,
New Delhi : The following announcements were made by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha Friday during a discussion on the budget for the fiscal 2011-12:
Triple Talaq is cruelty against Muslim women, rules court
Allahabad : In a landmark ruling, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday termed Triple Talaq as "cruelty against Muslim women" and said no "Personal...
Woman board member: 180 NSE listed firms failed to comply
Chennai : As many as 180 companies listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) have not inducted a woman director so far as required...
Women Congress leader hits out at Kerala unit chief
Thiruvananthapuram : Senior woman Congress leader Shanimol Usman has in a letter to the party's Kerala unit president V.M. Sudheeran has said he was...
Explosion of woman power
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : It was an explosion of art for women and mostly by women at the Art Mall, one of the country's biggest display spaces in the capital.
Art Mall unveiled an exhibition "Liberation", showcasing nearly 500 works by over 300 senior artists from across the country on International Women's Day last Sunday.
The exhibition will end March 17. The mall is also organising a 10-day workshop of art, graphic, sculpture and drawing.
The exhibition, one of the biggest in the capital, was inaugurated by senior artist Anjolie Ela Menon.
देशभर में चर्चित केसीआर की महत्वाकांक्षी ‘दलित बंधु’ योजना की ज़मीनी पड़ताल
तेलंगाना में केसीआर की दलित बंधु योजना की देश भर में चर्चा है। केसीआर अपनी इस योजना को खूब प्रचार करते हैं और...
Despite lie allegation, Modi says mother washed utensils
Mhow (Madhya Pradesh) : Notwithstanding strong criticism by the Congress which termed it a "lie", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stuck to his...
Chinese urban women contribute one-third to family income
By IANS,
Beijing: Chinese women in urban areas on an average contribute about one-third to their family income, a survey has found.
Women’s commission summons AAP leader Kumar Vishwas
New Delhi : The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has summoned Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas on the basis of a complaint filed...
Kashmiri Pandits living in Valley struggles to live a normal life
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar: Against the back drop of highly ambitious Composite Township project of central government to...
Gurgaon security guard’s daughter excels in Class 10 exams
Gurgaon : Beating all odds, a 14-year-old daughter of a security guard in Gurgaon has excelled in Class 10 CBSE exams by scoring a...
The sorry state of Delhi’s women labourers
By Prashant K. Nanda, IANS,
New Delhi : They live and work in the capital, but the city's 200,000 women labourers - most of whom work at construction sites - along with their children are some of the worst sufferers when it comes to health indices.
Nearly 48 percent of them got married before the legal age of 18, and 46 percent of the ones among them who were mothers also had their first baby before that age, says a new study carried out by voluntary organisation Mobile Creche.
Merajur Rahman Baruah wins National Award for documentary ‘Shifting Prophecy’
By TwoCircles.net news desk
New Delhi: Delhi based independent documentary filmmaker Merajur Rahman Baruah won the 55th National Award for his documentary film ‘Shifting Prophecy.” The film was awarded Rajat Kamal for the 55th National Award in the Best Film on Social Issue category.
Mr. Baruah is an accomplished documentary filmmaker with several documentaries and awards to his credit. He won the Best Director Award at Hyderabad International Film Festival in 2008 for the same film.
Probe begins into Odisha student’s suicide
Bhubaneswar: A probe has been initiated into the suicide of a tribal woman student a week ago in Odisha's Gajapati district after she did...
U.S. military: Gunmen kill 5 Iraqis, wound pregnant woman
By Xinhua,
Baghdad : A group of unidentified gunmen killed five Iraqis on Saturday in a shooting attack, the U.S. military said.
The incident took place near the U.S. Balad base north of Baghdad.
The U.S. military said masked gunmen attacked the house belonging to the leader of the local Sunni Awakening Council group, an organization which stood up against al-Qaida terrorists with the back of the American and Iraqi troops.
A pregnant woman escaped with an injury in the shooting, the military added.
NHRC directs Rajasthan government to compensate woman
New Delhi : The NHRC Wednesday asked the Rajasthan government to compensate a woman who delivered a baby by the roadside after a state...
AIUMB forms a council of Muftis to develop consensus on Triple Talaq issue
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...
Molestation charges against a college teacher in Karimganj district of Assam: What is the...
By Mustafa A. Barbhuiya,
Curfew has been imposed for last two days in the Karimganj district of Assam after massive street protests from people...
Dec 16 gang rape timeline
A woman was brutally raped by six people Dec 16, 2012, night in a moving private bus in the national capital. She later died...
PM launches SC/ST hub, women get ‘charkhas’ at Ludhiana event
ArrayLudhiana : Launching the National SC/ST Hub and the ZED (Zero-Defect, Zero-Effect) Scheme for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector here on...
We promised, we delivered on liquor ban, says RJD
New Delhi : The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a partner in the Bihar government with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), on Tuesday welcomed the complete...
Professional career gives respect and security to women
By Zohra Javed,
I recently read an article "stay-at-home-mom", which talked about how essential it is for a woman to be there for her children when they are growing up, and that women professionals often end up neglecting their home and family. Indeed there can be no two opinions on the importance of the mother's role in the life of her children. I am an ardent champion of what the writer calls a "stay-at-home mom". But I also realise that she and I are among those fortunate women who have a supportive family and the satisfaction of a comfortable life.
Bengal second last in country in women’s autonomy
By IANS,
Kolkata : At only 24 percent, West Bengal ranks the second lowest in the country when it comes to autonomy of married women, an expert said Tuesday.
Men harassed by women want separate ministry for themselves
Agra: A two-day national conference of men's rights activists representing more than 100 groups across India has demanded a separate ministry for men's welfare,...
Ramadan 1439: Sarah
By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net
Sarah, 33, was born and brought up in Bangalore. She is an Electronics Engineer and used to work as a microchip...
How coastal inhabitants of India make a living through seaweed cultivation
Seaweed is one among several renewable marine resources in India. Around 1000 coastal inhabitants of the country are engaged in the activity and...
Early Marriage, Tradition and Safety: Unraveling the Challenges for Muslim Girls in Education
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...
Digital Deceit: How AI and Voice Apps Were Weaponised to Sexually Assault Tribal Girls...
Iqra Farrukh, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: In a chilling revelation from Madhya Pradesh, technology has been weaponised for deceit and cruelty. Approximately 80 kilometers from Sidhi district headquarters, impoverished...
Women’s commission to act against erring officials
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) will take action against two senior Haryana officials for not giving the correct sequence of events that led to the death of a woman in mysterious circumstances at a businessman's home.
Suspecting the case to be of murder, instead of suicide as reported by the Haryana police, the commission said it was aghast that Rosila Kujur, who was a Christian, was cremated rather than buried.
Delhi woman now tells court policemen did not rape her
By IANS,
New Delhi : A woman who had accused five police officials of raping her in a police station here Monday, admitted before a court Thursday that her allegation was false.
A 35-year-old woman had alleged a station-house officer (SHO) and four constables gangraped her inside the Inderpuri police station three days ago. On Thursday in a statement before a city magistrate she said that she leveled false allegations against the policemen as the SHO had tightened the screws against illegal activities in the area.
Haryana government launches schemes to empower women
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Haryana, which has one the worst sex ratio's in the country and where two teenage girls were recently lynched in a case of "honour killing", is planning to implement various projects to strengthen the status of women in the state.
Dharam Vir, chief secretary of Haryana, admits that there have been many cases of "honour killings" and intolerance against women of the state in the past, the most recent being the two cases in Bhiwani district around 300 km from here.
Railway employee’s gang-rape: Bengal women’s panel seeks report
Kolkata : The West Bengal Commission for Women Saturday said it will seek a report from the railway authorities after a woman employee filed...
Minor raped by 20-year-old man
By IANS,
New Delhi: A nine-year-old girl was raped by a 20-year-old man in the heart of the national capital, police said Saturday. No arrests have been made in the case so far.
The incident took place in the servant's quarters at Kasturba Gandhi Marg near Connaught Place Friday, police said.
"The incident took place Friday afternoon when the victim was alone in the servant's quarters. Neeraj Kumar, who lives in a servant's quarters in the nearby area, came and forced himself on the minor," a police officer said.
Student gang-raped in Bihar, two held
By IANS,
Patna: Two people have been arrested for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a student in a Bihar village, police said Sunday.
NHRC notice to UP Power Corporation over electrocution of girl
New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued notice to the Chairperson of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation over the amputation of...
Kejriwal asks Bassi for details on crime against women
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi to provide details regarding crime against women in the national...
Academicians, activists ask Press council to act against Zee News
By TCN News
Delhi: About 250 academics have appealed to the Press Council of India and the Broadcast Association to take necessary action against...
High court dismisses woman wrestler’s plea
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed the petition of a woman wrestler who challenged the selection criteria of the Wrestling Federation of India for the Commonwealth Games.
Justice S. Murlidhar, while dismissing the plea of Sonika Kaliraman, said: "Irrespective of past performances, the Federation is supposed to select players with good current performance."
Hearing the submissions of WFI, the court clarified that there is no "arbitrariness" on the part of the Federation in rejecting anyone's participation in the Games.
2010: A year of panic and alarm for women in North East India
By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,
Indian Social Forum helps stranded women in Saudi Arabia return to India
By TCN News
A woman from Karnataka’s coastal district of Udupi, who was forced to work as a housemaid in a remote town in...
India needs uniform protocol for rape: Human Rights Watch
By IANS,
New York: Official responses to rapes in India are ad hoc and unpredictable and often "degrading and counter-productive", Human Rights Watch said Sunday.
Every Hindu woman must have five children: BJP leader
Kolkata : Days after BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj asked Hindu women to produce four children, a party leader from West Bengal Monday raised the...
First woman in space turns 75
By IANS,
Moscow : Valentina Tereshkova who became the world's first woman to go into space after her flight in June 1963 turned 75 Tuesday.
हाशिए पर है दिल्ली की बस्तियों में रहने वाली डोमेस्टिक वर्कर्स की ज़िंदगी
तन्वी सुमन । Twocircles.net
आमतौर पर समाज में एक धारणा बनी हुई है कि परिवार की जीविका चलाने वाला पुरुष होता है। जब कभी हमारा...
Women’s groups demand passing of quota bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : More than 2,000 women from across the country came together for a protest march here Thursday demanding passage of the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing monsoon session of parliament.
More than 350 NGOs took part in the rally. Donning blue caps with '33 Percent' written on it, women, joined by men, sang songs and shouted slogans as part of the protest.
One of the speakers, Ranjana Kumari, director Centre for Social Research, said they would not give up their struggle till the bill is passed.
It was worth the risk: Sonia
By IANS,
New Delhi: "I am very happy," Congress president Sonia Gandhi declared Tuesday after the Rajya Sabha passed the women's bill to reserve a third of seats in all legislatures for women, adding the "larger picture" of women's empowerment was worth the political risk that the ruling coalition had taken.
Speaking to NDTV's Barkha Dutt, Gandhi said she was grateful to all the political parties who helped the bill to pass, including the Left, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) "and our coalition partners".
Archies, Barbies and glamourous morons
By Zohra Javed for TwoCircles.net,
Sometime back in a fashion show Bollywood star Katrina Kaif dressed up like Barbie and walked the ramp. That hit the front pages all over the country. And as if this was not enough, comparisons between Katrina and Aishwarya also started doing rounds and the reader was "informed" how the younger looking Katrina was more Barbie-like.
1,800 trained Indian nurses recruited in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's health ministry has recruited 1,800 Indian nurses to work in various government hospitals, a media report said.
The new nurses would assume...
International Women’s Day: women group calls for protection of rights
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: On 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (8th March), Hyderabad based organization Nisa Research and Resource Centre for Women organized a program in Hyderabad calling for protection of women’s rights both by civil society and governments.
Crimes against Russians causing worry back home: Consul general
By IANS,
Panaji: Victimisation of Russian citizens in Goa has created a lot of apprehension back home, the Russian consul general has said in a letter to the state chief minister.
The letter dated Dec 14 said "crimes against women" in Goa were increasing and that the mission was willing to tell its citizens not to go out after 10 p.m. in Goa, if it helps the situation.
World’s most lucrative women’s golf Tour to debut in China
By IANS,
Beijing : The world's most lucrative women's golf tour arrives in China this October. The inaugural Grand China Air Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) that features world No.2 Annika Sorenstam and the sixth-ranked Tseng Yani, will be held from October 24-26 at Hainan West Coast Golf Club in Haikou, the capital of the island province of Hainan.
The tournament featuring 63 of the world's best players will compete for $1.8 million.
Odisha issues guidelines for safety of women at workplace
Bhubaneswar : The School and Mass Education department of the Odisha government Friday issued guidelines for the safety of women employees at their workplace...
Crime against women rises alarmingly in Assam
By IANS,
Guwahati : The Assam government Tuesday admitted that the number of dowry cases in the state have trebled in the past six years, while that of rape has nearly doubled, causing concern in the society traditionally known for respecting women.
"We are seized of the disturbing statistics and have taken steps to reduce crime against women by setting up all-women police stations, besides opening a female counselling centre at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters here," state government spokesman Rockybul Hussain, who is the forest minister, said Tuesday.
Woman jumps to death, parents allege dowry murder
By IANS,
New Delhi: A day after a 23-year-old woman jumped to death from the fourth floor of her southeast Delhi residence, her parents Saturday alleged that their daughter was harassed for dowry.
The woman, identified as Sushma, was a resident of Mohan Nagar in Badarpur.
"She had jumped off the fourth floor of her house. Her parents today (Saturday) testified before the sub divisional magistrate that their daughter was being harrased for dowry. They alleged that it is a dowry murder," a police officer told IANS.
Union health secretary, AIIMS, Delhi Police get NHRC notices
New Delhi : The NHRC has issued notice to the union health secretary, director of AIIMS and the commissioner of Delhi Police over reports...
Women, men clash again in Bengal over ladies special train
Kolkata : In yet another territorial battle on West Bengal's rail tracks, women clashed with men on Wednesday for the second time in...
Pandemonium in UP Assembly over gang-rape, law and order
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh assembly on Tuesday erupted into noisy protests by the opposition against the gang-rape and killing of a college girl in...
Meet Sadaf Chaudhary, who wants to serve country by becoming an ambassador
UPSC topper among Muslim aspirants, Sadaf Chaudhary of Roorkee uttarakhand, who secured the overall 23rd rank, is of firm opinion that improvement in the...
Six held, three women rescued from prostitution in Goa
Panaji: Three women forced into prostitution were Saturday rescued and six people were arrested during a raid at a beauty salon in the Goa...
NWF’s ‘Awakening’ conference to be held at Coimbatore on Nov 16
By TCN News,
Mangalore: The Awakening conference for women empowerment will be held at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 16th November 2014.
Presenting the theme and objectives...
Malaysian Indian woman to sue for false detention
By IANS,
Kuala Lumpur : A Malaysian Indian woman is seeking compensation and an unqualified apology from the Malaysian immigration department for her wrongful detention for 11 months after she was mistaken for an illegal alien from Sri Lanka.
Perak state's Health, Environment and Human Resources Committee chairman A. Sivanesan relayed Rajeshvari's demand during a media conference in Ipoh Tuesday.
Urging the department to check all detention depots in the country, Sivanesan said he feared that Rajeshvari's case could be "just the tip of the iceberg".
CAA Movement: Recent reports on Delhi violence indicate ‘criminal role of Delhi Police’
By Nidha Parveen, TwoCircles.net
A recent report by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) states that as many as 45 people were sexually assaulted...
Mizoram woman found dead in Delhi
New Delhi: A 24-year-old woman from Mizoram was found dead at her home here and the police are now hunting for her male partner,...
College women more likely to be drugged, raped
By IANS,
Washington : College women are more likely to be drugged and raped if they fail to recognise certain risky behaviours like leaving drinks unattended.
The statistics for sexual assault are unsettling. One in five college women will be the victim of attempted or actual rape during their college years, according to the department of Justice.
Self-defence training programme for girls in West Bengal madrasas
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Starting from July, the West Bengal Director of Madrasa Education will start a 45-day free of cost self-defence training programme...
Estranged working wife entitled to maintenance: Court
New Delhi : A Delhi court has said that even a working wife is entitled to maintenance from her estranged husband irrespective of...
Kriloskar Brothers’ all-women team creates national record
Pune: Global fluid management company Kirloskar Brothers Friday said that its all-women Coimbatore plant entered the Limca Book of Records by assembling a pump...
Obama bypasses Congress to promote equal pay for women
Washington: President Barack Obama resorted Tuesday to an executive order to oblige federal contractors to provide equal pay for women who currently earn less...
High BP in women may cause dementia in later life
By IANS,
Washington: Women with high blood pressure (BP) may be at a greater risk of dementia later in life, says a new finding in the US.
"Hypertension is very common in the US and many other countries and can lead to serious health problems," said Lewis Kuller, professor of epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
"Proper control of blood pressure, which remains generally poor, may be very important to prevent dementia as women age," added Kuller.
Left Front announces candidates for Kolkata civic polls
Kolkata : The CPI-M -led Left Front on Sunday announced its first set of candidates for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls, with at...
38 wounds on murdered woman’s body, police profile suspect
Perumbavoor (Kerala) : A poor Dalit woman whose brutal murder has shocked Kerala had 38 wounds on her body, her autopsy revealed, as police...
Gender neutrality much needed in India: Kiran Bedi
New Delhi : Gender neutrality is required in corporate India to reduce the attrition of female staff, social activistg Kian Bedi, a former top...
Thousands of women stage protests in Istanbul
Istanbul: More than 2,000 Turkish women staged anti-government protests on the International Women's Day in Istanbul Saturday evening.
The demonstrators gathered in Istanbul's busiest Istiklal...
DCW chief welcomes SC decision in Nirbhaya gang rape case
New Delhi, (IANS): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Jaihind welcomed the Supreme Court's decision in the brutal December 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape...
BJP reluctant to table women’s reservation bill: AIWC
New Delhi : All India Women's Congress president Shobha Oza Monday said the BJP government was reluctant to table the women's reservation bill in...
यूपी के हरदोई में 13 मुस्लिम परिवारों को बुलडोजर नोटिस
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
देशभर में घरों दुकानों को बुलडोजर से गिराने का एक ट्रेंड बनता जा रहा है। ताज़ा मामला हरदोई जनपद का हैं जहां...
One More Baby Dies in Patna: How the Medical System is Costing Lives –...
Sanjana Chawla, TwoCircles.net
Raj and Pooja (names changed on request) were in Patna, Bihar, earlier this month for the delivery of their first child. The...
Shuttlers Arundhati, Thulasi, Tanvi fail to qualify
By IANS,
Basel: Indian women shuttlers Arundhati Pantawane, P.C. Thulasi and Tanvi Lad failed to qualify for the main draw of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold at the St. Jakobshalle here Tuesday.
More women reporting cases of sexual harassment: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi : Women are coming forward in larger numbers to report cases of sexual harassment at the workplace, Minister of Women and Child...
Congress poll manifesto for UP promises 50% quota for women
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Congress party on Wednesday released its manifesto here for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and announced 50 per cent reservation...
Woman, mother-in-law commit suicide for new clothes
By IANS,
Kolkata : A motor mechanic's wife and mother committed suicide in a West Bengal town after he failed to buy them new clothes for the Durga Puja festival, the police said Sunday.
The incident took place in South Dinajpur district's Balughat town.
Shampa Sarkar, 31, set herself on fire and her mother-in-law Maya Sarkar, 65, drank pesticide at their residence Saturday night. Both died on the same night at the hospital, Swapan Bandopadhyay Purnapatra, district police superintendent, told reporters Sunday morning.
कोरोना के काले अतीत के बाद शानदार तरीके से मनाई गई ईद
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net
देशभर में ईद-उल-फितर मंगलवार को धूमधाम से मनाई गई। कोरोना महामारी के चलते दो साल बाद ईद की खुशियां नज़र आईं। दो साल...
Indian women’s team beat Iran for successive Asiad gold
Incheon: Indian women's team beat Iran 31-21 for its second successive kabaddi gold medal at the Asian Games here Friday.
India had won the top...
Woman found dead in Delhi, police suspect dowry killing
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 26-year-old woman was found dead here Sunday, the police said, with her family accusing her husband and in-laws of killing her for not meeting their dowry demands.
Renu, a mother of two, was found dead with blood and froth oozing out of her mouth in her Dwarka residence, the police said.
The police said an anonymous caller informed them Sunday noon that a woman was murdered by her husband and in-laws in Dwarka.
The body bore several injury marks and has been sent for post-mortem examinaion, the police said.
Penniless widow writes to Patil for mercy death
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: A 45-year-old widow in Orissa has sought permission from President Pratibha Patil to end her life, saying she has no money to feed her three mentally challenged children.
Maharashtra woman hurls slipper at Ajit Pawar, misses
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) : A woman hurled a slipper at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Chamorshi village of the state Tuesday, but missed,...
Ramadan 1438: Ara Jan
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"Our Prophet(S.A.W) has said that the month of Ramadan has 10 days of mercy and 10 days of forgiveness and...
Jamiat organizes training course in Muslim personal law for lawyers
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Worried about excessive hues and cries about the Muslim woman rights and several courts’ judgments on matters of Muslim...
Jayalalithaa takes oath as legislator
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Saturday took oath as a member of the legislative assembly after winning the bye-election...
Women in Germany earn 22 percent less than men: EU official
By IRNA,
Berlin : Women in Germany are significantly being paid less than men, European Union Social Commissioner Vladimir Spidla told the Hamburg-based Die Welt newspaper on Monday.
The average hourly salary of German women is 22 percent below the level of men, the top EU official said.
Only Estonia, Cyprus and Slovakia have a greater wage gap. On the average, women earn 15 percent less than men in EU countries, Spidla added.
He urged employers to follow the principle of 'same work same pay'.
ट्रिपल तलाक : ‘शरीअत क़ानून में बदलाव की सख्त ज़रुरत’ – तरन्नुम सिद्दीक़ी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली:'ट्रिपल तलाक़' यानी तीन तलाक का मुद्दा इन दिनों काफी चर्चा में है. जहां एक तरफ़ कुछ महिलाएं इस मुद्दे पर...
Government to set up world class institutes for minorities: Naqvi
New Delhi : Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that his ministry will establish world class educational...
‘Gender budgeting necessary for women’s development’
New Delhi : Issues like girl child's education, sanitation and maternal health have been given importance in the Budget 2014, but it lacks gender...
Women farmers fighting for their rights and identity
By Amit Dwivedi,
"I am the first woman farmer in my block who started cultivation 15 years back," said 45 years old Aisha Begum Khatoon of Hridaypur village in Ambedkarnagar district. When she picked up the hoe for the first time, all the villagers rebuked her for treading on a man's domain. However, she decided to move forward, despite all odds, in order to look after her three daughters and one son.
Saina loses final, settles for World badminton silver
Jakarta/New Delhi : It was heartbreak for Saina Nehwal and all her fans as the Indian badminton ace lost the women's singles final...
Khudai Khidmatgar organised workshop on socio-economic and health rights of domestic workers
TCN News
Delhi unit of Khudai Khidmatgar organised a workshop with domestic workers of Okhla area, to create awareness regarding socio-economic and health rights issues...
Cover-up of Kashmir rape, murder case ‘reprehensible’: CPI-M
By IANS
New Delhi: Demanding "most stringent punishment" to the guilty, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday said the alleged "cover-up" attempts by the Jammu and Kashmir government in the rape and
murder of two women was "reprehensible".
The CPI-M central committee in a statement said: "The initial efforts of the local administration to cover-up the truth and to pass it off as an incident of drowning is extremely reprehensible."
Mulayam fears an all-women parliament
By IANS,
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Sunday said the women's reservation bill was an "international conspiracy" to weaken Indian democracy and said it would ultimately lead to an all-women parliament that would be "alarming" for the country.
"The women's reservation bill will eventually weaken Indian democracy and it is really unfortunate that the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government at the centre was playing into the hands of those whose only intent was to break the backbone of Indian democracy," Mulayam Singh said at a press conference here.
A.K. Ganguly slams Bengal rights panel over woman’s torture
Kolkata : Former Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly Thursday condemned the alleged torture of a woman by West Bengal police, and expressed anguish over...
Role model: Alifiya Khan
A journalist working for Hindustan Times, Alifiya Khan won Anupama Jayaraman Memorial journalism award for her series of investigative news stories on health care system. She is 24 years old and a good start for new TwoCircles.net series on Role Models.
Me: I was born and brought up in Mumbai. Except for short visits to various places for vacations and stories, I have never stayed in another place except this city for a long period of time.
BSF to deploy women troopers along borders
By IANS,
Agartala : Indian border guards will soon deploy women troopers in the northeast frontiers to deal with the trans-border crimes involving women, officials...
The shallowness of the discourse on Muslim Personal Law
By Umair Azmi
The liberal silence has, thankfully, been broken. If equality between the genders is impossible within the realm of Muslim law, irrespective of...
Will do utmost for women’s safety, Modi assures Nirbhaya parents
New Delhi : The parents of the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape victim Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who assured them that...
Ramadan 1437: Shah Mohammad Shadab
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
“Men are absolutely useless.”
For a moment, Shah Mohammad Shadab lost the patience in his voice. Working with underprivileged minorities for...
Amina Hossain: Why she is fondly called the ‘Mother Teresa of Malda’
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Mother Teresa’s love for humanity is both well-known and well-documented. Even today, the Missionaries of Charities continue her work, and it...
Woman student-editor stirs Kashmir’s young creative minds
Saba Nazki
By Ruwa Shah
Srinagar : In search of space for political dissent in the trouble-torn Kashmir Valley, 23-year-old Saba Nazki and a bunch...
In the Shadows of Safety: Delhi’s Homeless Women Navigate Fear and Heat
Tauseef Ahmad and Abdul Basit
New Delhi: Homeless women in the national capital are grappling with an unprecedented challenge: safety. They have been unable to sleep...
Indian woman hangs herself in UAE
By IANS,
Abu Dhabi: A 27-year-old woman from India's Kerala state allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in Al Ain city in Abu Dhabi.
Temple can’t prohibit entry of women devotees: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that unless a temple had a constitutional right, it could not prohibit the entry of the...
भूख से लड़ते भारत के बच्चे
फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
भारत में कुपोषण की शुरुआत मां के गर्भ से ही हो जाती है. गर्भवती महिलाओं को जीवन भर पौष्टिक भोजन का अभाव...
Suspecting them as terrorists, state run bus service driver-conductor force luggage search on burqa...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kolkata/Asansole: After the October 2 Burdwan bomb blast, a section of the main stream media’s campaign against the Madrasas and Muslims in West Bengal are facing suspicion across the community. Muslims are being made the target of communal hate campaigns.
Woman who opposed violence against her sex killed in Nepal
By IANS,
Kathmandu : A human rights activist and radio journalist in Nepal's violence-hit southern plains who had raised her voice against violence against women was savagely hacked to death by a group of unidentified assailants at her own residence.
Uma Singh, a journalist with private radio station Radio Today and a member of Women Human Rights Defender Network in Dhanusha district in the Terai plains, was attacked at her residence in Janakpur town Sunday evening, the Network said in a statement Monday.
CBI yet to take over Ruchika case, waiting for FIR copies
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has not taken over the case against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990 as the probe agency is yet to receive copies of the fresh FIRs filed.
"We have not received papers regarding fresh First Information Reports (FIRs) against Rathore from the state government," a CBI official told IANS here.
The official said the case was "in principle" with the Haryana police and they have to decide about Rathore's custodial interrogation.
Amnesty International urges Chhattisgarh authorities to protect Adivasis protesting against private companies
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter
Raigarh: Amnesty International India on Sunday, January 14 said that the local authorities in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, should respect and protect the...
German mother, Goa police trade charges
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.
Kerala branch of women’s bank to open on Monday
Thiruvananthapuram: The Bharatiya Mahila Bank's Kerala branch would open here Monday, an official said Saturday.
M.C. Maya, the banks' deputy general manager, said currently there...
‘Injection’ attacks spark fear among women in Andhra district
Hyderabad: "Injection attacks" by unknown men have sent panic among women in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district with six more women being attacked in...
Ramadan 1438: Jana Begum
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"You look just like my grand daughter, she is upstairs. All of the residents of this area buy milk from...
Winds of change: A step forward
A Year-long Series on Education, Sponsored by The Aligarh Forum : - A Mirror on our Efforts, our Successes & our Shortcomings ; Stories...
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind women presses for women’s rights in Gujarat
By TwoCircles.net special correspondent,
Ahmedabad: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind(Women’s wing), Gujarat, organized a statewide women’s campaign ``Aapnu Abhiyan,Nari Sanman”(The March Towards Dignity) last week.
During the week-long campaign, public meetings, symposiums and rallies were organized at different places in the state including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Vijapur, Junagadh, Modasa, Bhuj, Patan, Dhori, Himmatnagar, Lamadia, Idar Dasaj, Panvad, Chhotaudepur and Vapi.
Women activists now target Shiva temple in Maharashtra
Pune : About 200 members of women's organisation Bhumata Ranragini Brigade (BRB) here on Monday left for Nashik city and resolved to enter the...
Committed to women’s reservation in parliament: Naidu
New Delhi : Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkiah Naidu Thursday said the National Democratic Alliance government is committed to raise the representation of women...
2009 a record year for women Nobel winners
By DPA,
Stockholm : The shared Nobel economics prize for Elinor Ostrom of the US Monday further underscored that 2009 was a record-year for women prize winners.
Ostrom, of Indiana University in Bloomington, became the first woman to win a Nobel prize for economics.
The economics prize - first awarded in 1969 - was not in the original will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, who endowed the awards.
Merely 8 percent of higher judges in India are women
By IANS,
New Delhi : Around eight percent of the high court and Supreme Court judges in India are women, Minister of Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath said Friday.
Six women arrested in Uttar Pradesh with 200 tortoises
By IANS,
Lucknow : Six women from West Bengal were Monday nabbed with as many as 200 tortoises in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district, a police official said.
"Acting on a tip-off, we nabbed the women and seized several sacks full of tortoises," district police chief Kripa Shanker Singh told IANS over telephone.
All the women were arrested from near the bus station in Mainpuri, some 200 km from Lucknow, Monday evening.
"We have contacted the forest officials," said Singh. The women were being questuiioned, the police said.