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Woman conceives after tubectomy at Uttar Pradesh hospital

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By IANS, Lucknow : The wife of a poor farmer of Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh gave birth to twins earlier this week -- even after opting for a tubectomy operation in a government hospital following the birth of their third child last year. Although the farmer, not willing to be named, says he will make all possible efforts to bring up his five children, the state health department terms this to be a minor issue.

Women’s quota bill passage will invite agitation: Mulayam

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By IANS, New Delhi : Days after President Pratibha Patil declared the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in parliament as one of the top priorities of the government, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday opposed the bill saying that its passage would invite an agitation. Mulayam Singh, who argued for the provision of reservation for women from the backward classes and minorities in parliament, warned of an agitation if the bill was passed in its present form. He further demanded convening of an all party meeting to seek opinion of various political parties.

Sania rues gender discrimination in sports

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Mumbai, (IANS): Decrying the widespread gender discrimination in society at large, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza rued the fact that the world of sports...

Harassed by cops, two girls drink poison; one dead

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By IANS Bhopal: A 13-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh died while her elder sister was battling for life Thursday after they consumed poison following harassment by two constables, who had allegedly clicked obscene photographs of one of them. A high-level probe has been ordered. The incident took place in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, about 350 km from here. While the younger girl died Wednesday, the elder one is being treated at a hospital in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

Women in politics should address gender issues: NGO

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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.

Humpy in semi-finals of women’s world chess championship

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By IANS, Nalchik (Russia) : Koneru Humpy established herself as the hot favourite with a sweeping 2-0 win over China's Shen Yang in the quarter finals to cruise into the semi-finals of the Women's World Championship. In the semi-finals, Humpy will clash with another Chinese youngster, Hou Yifan, who at 14 is considered very talented. The second semi-final will feature Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia and Sweden's veteran Pia Cramling.

Court dismisses woman’s maintenance plea

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By IANS, New Delhi : For Sheena, concealing her income from a city court in a divorce matter proved costly as the court rejected her maintenance plea stating that it cannot allow the law to be used as a tool to get enriched unjustly at the expense of the spouse.

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

European women’s lobby launches gender balance campaign

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By Nicholas Rigillo, DPA, Brussels : Despite some progress, women remain grossly under-represented in European politics. Slightly fewer than one third of the European Parliament's (EP) 785 seats are occupied by women, while only nine of the EU's 27 commissioners are female. A group of leading women politicians has recently launched a campaign in Brussels aimed at bridging this gender gap when the composition of the EP and the European Commission come up for renewal next year.

Council of Europe to hold conference on violence against women

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

The Kerala Story: A Frustrated Attempt to Silence Vocal Muslim Women

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Snobar | Twocircles.net Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues in the BJP are promoting the film “The Kerala Story,” but a large number of...

Infant Dalit girl killed, family attacked over drawing water

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By IANS, Bhopal : A Dalit woman was refused water from a handpump, her family beaten up by upper caste people and an infant daughter killed in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police officer said Wednesday. The incident occurred Tuesday in Bhadroni village of Shivpuri district, where caste wars are not too uncommon. Saroj Jatav, 25, went to draw water from a handpump but was stopped by few upper caste people. Later, as she was on her way to the police station with her husband Nawal Singh and three-month-old child Aanchal, Saroj was stopped by the same people and beaten up.

It was worth the risk: Sonia

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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".

Pawar in favour of 50 percent reservation for women

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By IANS, Mumbai: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Sunday favoured an increase in the women's quota in Maharashtra's local self government bodies from 33 percent to 50 percent.

Husband deserts Muslim woman for attending Independence Day

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

So when exactly will the Muslims become the majority in India?

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Headlines screamed more than the numbers when census 2011 data on religious communities was released earlier this week. The most sensational headlines...

Bihar liquor ban should be ‘participatory’, not agenda: Experts

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By Bhavana Akella and Sushil Kumar New Delhi : Bihar on Thursday joined the states that have banned liquor, with newly elected Chief Minister...

Woman dies after doctor removes both kidneys

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By IANS, Patna : A 22-year-old woman died after a doctor allegedly removed her kidneys during surgery, her family said Thursday. Sabila Khatoon, mother of a six-month-old baby, died at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) Wednesday night. A resident of Tangaul Patti in Bihar's Hajipur district, about 30 km from here, Sabila was admitted at the PMCH in early February after her condition deteriorated following a surgery for stone in a kidney. Doctors at the PMCH found that both her kidneys had been removed and immediately put her on dialysis.

Sonia Gandhi, Kochhar, Nooyi in Forbes 100 powerful women list

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By IANS, New York : Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, PepsiCo chief executive Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank's new head Chanda Kochhar have been listed among the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes magazine. All three of them have been ranked higher than US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the list, which has German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the top, followed by US Federal Deposit Insurance chairperson Sheila Bair. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson of Bangalore-based Biocon, is another Indian woman to make the list.

Four youth arrested for gang rape in Karnataka

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Bengaluru: Four youth in their 20s were arrested on Sunday at Pandavapura near Mandya in southern Karnataka for the gang rape of a college...

Chhattisgarh police arrest 22 for assaulting 50 women

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By IANS, Raipur : Twenty two men have been arrested in Chhattisgarh for assaulting about 50 women and branding them witches, a senior official said Tuesday. According to reports, a nine day "purification ceremony" was organised by about 200 villagers on the advice of a local leader at Dhodhakesra village in Surguja district, about 400 km north of Raipur. During the "ceremony", about 50 women were branded witches and they were forced to get a haircut "to free them from impact of evil spirits". The women were also beaten in public. The "ceremony" ended Dec 19.

Northeast to get Territorial Army’s first women’s battalion

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Territorial Army, a reserve force of trained civilians for the Indian Army, proposes to raise an all-women's unit in the insurgency-hit northeast region, an official said Tuesday. Presently, women can only join as doctors and nurses in the Territorial Army, which has a strength of 40,000. "There is a proposal for raising an all women's battalion for the northeast," Maj. Gen. K.V.S. Lalotra, the additional director general of the Territorial Army, told members of parliament during a presentation on the force.

Court orders permanent commissions for three IAF women officers

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Women cops on trains for security of female passengers

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By IANS, New Delhi : In a bid to improve security of women passengers travelling by train, twelve companies of women security personnel called Mahila Vahini will be raised for the purpose, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday. Presenting the 2010 railway budget, Banerjee said 17,000 trains ferry 18 million passengers daily across 64,015 km of the Indian rail network and, according to rough estimates, nearly half of them are women.

Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan turns to Islam

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Brooklyn, New York : Famous American actress Lindsay Lohan has reportedly turned to Islam after she was photographed carrying a copy of the Qur'an on her first day of community service in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, according to media reports.

Muslim women converge to pray for release of Maulana Naseeruddin

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, New Delhi: Hundreds of Muslim women converged in Hyderabad on Friday to pray for the release of Maulana Muhammad Naseeruddin, his three sons and other Muslim youths who are languishing in different jails in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh for several years.

A woman judge is raped in UP!

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Lucknow : Even a woman judge has not been spared in Uttar Pradesh. The judge was raped and an attempt was made to kill...

यूपी में दरोगा पर ही फरियादी से बलात्कार का आरोप

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश में रक्षक के ही भक्षक बनने की घटना सामने आई है। शाहजहांपुर के जलालाबाद पुलिस थाने में तैनात सब इंस्पेक्टर...

Can ovulating women’s brain recognise potential sex partner?

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By IANS, Washington : Women's preferences for 'manly' men are influenced by their menstrual cycles. A new study by Kinsey Institute showed differences in brain activity as women considered masculinised and feminised male faces and whether the person was a potential sexual partner. Researchers identified regions of the brain that responded more strongly to masculine faces and demonstrated that differences between masculinised and feminised faces appeared strongest when the women were closer to ovulating.

Verdict in Buddha Garden rape case likely Friday

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By IANS, New Delhi: A city court is likely to pronounce its verdict Friday on the sensational Buddha Jayanti Park gang rape case of 2003 involving four members of the President's Bodyguards as the accused. Additional Sessions Judge S.K. Sarvaria had reserved the order last week and is likely to pronounce it Friday. According to the prosecution, the victim had gone with her friend Ashish to the park near the Rashtrapati Bhavan Oct 6, 2003 and was raped by Harpreet and Satendra while Kuldeep and Manish kept guard.

Estranged working wife entitled to maintenance: Court

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

Saina becomes first Indian to enter final at Worlds

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Jakarta: World No.2 shuttler Saina Nehwal created history by becoming the first Indian to enter the final of the badminton World Championships as the...

Police officer suspended for third degree interrogation of girl in Jharkhand

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Ranchi : In a case of alleged police brutality, a Class 10 girl student fell unconscious and had to be hospitalised after she was...

Geeta Phogat to lead India women at Asian wrestling meet

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First Zamira Begum Rahman memorial lecture held in Tezpur

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By TCN News Guwahati: The First Zamira Begum Rahman Memorial Lecture on the topic “Women Empowerment and Society” was delivered by Sarmistha Das, Assistant...

Muslim nursing graduates from West Bengal university get 100% job placement

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The inaugural batch of the nursing course in a university in West Bengal, designed especially for women, has achieved this success. Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net WEST...

Ban Triple Talaq immediately: Women’s group

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New Delhi : A women's organisation on Wednesday demanded an immediate ban on Triple Talaq since "it is not prescribed in the Quran". The National...

BMMA convention report: “When will we become full citizens?”

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By Kulsum Mustafa, TwoCircles.net, Lucknow: Several State Conveners of Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) while describing the hurdles that came their way when they had to procure development sector data from government officials said the Right to Information (RTI) Act came to their rescue in face of official apathy.

Even two pegs can endanger life of women with breast cancer

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By IANS, London: Women taking a couple of alcoholic pegs a day may be reducing their chances of survival in case they develop breast cancer, a new study has found.

Seats to be reserved for girls in ITIs

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By IANS, Chandigarh: Following the footsteps of Haryana, the central government has decided to reserve seats for women in all the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here Monday. "We have received a written communication from the central government appreciating our decision to reserve 25 per cent of the seats for women in ITIs to ensure their empowerment," said Hooda. This scheme was introduced in Haryana in 2006, observed as the year of the girl child.

Meet the woman who groomed Freida Pinto

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By Madhusree Chatterjee , IANS, New Delhi : Indian actress Freida Pinto is making waves internationally for her walk down the Oscar red carpet, her designer gowns and gracing the covers of popular magazines, thanks to "Slumdog Millionaire". But not many know the woman who helped groom her and introduced her to British director Danny Boyle.

Woman paraded naked in Rajasthan

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Jaipur : A woman has been paraded naked in Rajasthan's Sikar district by her husband following an argument in their house, eyewitnesses said Monday. Only...

Bengal governor questions students’ silence over alleged molestation

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Kolkata: In the wake of the alleged molestation of a Jadavpur University student, West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi on Monday questioned the silence of...

74.5 lakh Haryana women eligible to vote

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

Almost month after Dalit woman’s rape, accused surrenders

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Chandigarh : Almost a month after a young Dalit woman was dragged out of her office and later allegedly raped in Punjab's Muktsar district,...

Meet Naziya & Shabrun, two Muslim nurses from Bihar awarded by President Murmu for...

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The young nurses believe that more Muslim girls across the country should opt for the nursing profession to serve society. Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net PATNA...

Tamil Nadu’s rape survivors are minorities we don’t know about

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Society neglects rape survivors, and those who have been to prison and juvenile homes. It’s this exclusion that makes these victims and survivors indulge...

Women’s strength in Agartala civic body increases

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NIT development being highlighted as communal incident: Mehbooba

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Srinagar : While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti described the student unrest at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) a "non-issue", the...

TCN launches an internship program

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By TCN News Come learn about exciting world of online journalism. TwoCircles.net (TCN) is a US-based non-profit news organization working on unreported stories of the...

Another Rajasthan woman wants annulment of child marriage

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Police hunt on for suspected woman bomber

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By Sahil Makkar, IANS, Jaipur : The police have launched a massive hunt for a woman who allegedly promised Rs.100,000 to a rickshaw puller to carry out the terror attacks that killed over 60 people. "We are looking for a woman, identified as Meena, who tried to lure a rickshaw puller, Vijay, to carry out the attacks," a police officer told IANS on the condition of anonymity. Vijay, a resident of Mumbai who suffered minor shrapnel injures, told the police that Meena lives near one of the blast sites. No further details of the woman's role in the bombings were available.

Compensation only after long battle by acid attack victim in Assam

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

Dirty comments made against me, my women MPs: Mamata

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Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday claimed "indecent comments" were made against her and Trinamool Congress parliamentarians, and alleged that an...

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...

SC opens Sabarimala Temple gates to women aged 10-50

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New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday opened the gates of the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala dedicated to Lord Ayyappa to...

Ramadan 1437: Unsa Rehmani

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By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net Working at the ART Centre, an Anti-Retroviral Treatment Centre at Medical College run by Aligarh Muslim University for HIV positive patients,...

‘My children ask me when their father will be home:’ jailed activist Khalid Saifi’s...

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On February 26, social activist Khalid Saifi completed three years in jail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. A court in Delhi had...

Maharashtra move to legalise ‘live-in’ prone to misuse, say experts

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By IANS, Mumbai : The Maharashtra government’s initiative to bestow legal status to a woman in a ‘live-in relationship' with a man, although revolutionary, could be grossly misused, aver experts. The government has decided to amend the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) Sec. 125, with a view to protect the interests and rights of the so-called ‘mistress’ or ‘other woman', subject to the central government approval.

2 years of India’s #MeToo movement and its outcomes: Realities of power or patriarchy

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The outcomes of India’s #MeToo movement after more than two years of its passage appear to be the harsh reality of the power dynamics...

Suspecting them as terrorists, state run bus service driver-conductor force luggage search on burqa...

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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.

‘Love Jihad’ is a Sangh Parivar hoax agenda to re-divide the country: Popular...

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Popular Front of India has termed ‘Love Jihad’ as a hoax program of Sangh Parivar mainly propagated in the country...

Women get permanent commission in military

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday granted permanent commission to women officers in all three wings of the armed forces. A division bench comprising Justices S.K. Kaul and M.P. Garg ordered the defence forces to reinstate all the women officers who had approached the court seeking permanent commission. In its 32-page order, the bench directed the government to reinstate those officers as well as those who retired during the case.

Centre to promote places linked with Rani Laxmibai

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New Delhi : The central government will extend all help to Madhya Pradesh to develop tourism around places associated with Rani Laxmibai, the woman...

Women healing Pakistan

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By Ayeda Naqvi Last week, six relief workers in Mansehra, a city in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), died after an attack on their office. In 2008, gunmen killed four staff members of another international aid agency. Charities and international aid organisations are under constant threat in Pakistan, particularly in the NWFP, yet a group of women continue their humanitarian efforts in the region, despite the risks.

Burqa clad women come out to support Anna

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Tax officer’s wife booked for running sex racket

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Gurgaon: The wife of a tax officer has been booked here for running a sex racket, police said Wednesday. The racket operating out of a...

एएमयू की पुरानी छात्राओं ने बनाया ‘ब्यूटीज़ ऑफ़ दी एएमयू’ नामक संगठन

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TwoCircles.net News Desk नई दिेल्ली : अभी तक देश के विभिन्न हिस्सों में अलीगढ़ मु्स्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी (एएमयू) का ओल्ड ब्वायज़ एसोसिएशन सरगरम रहा है,...

Hunt on for men who allegedly raped German woman

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Efforts were on Monday to nab the men who allegedly abducted a German woman from the upscale Taj hotel here and took her to a room where they raped her before dropping her nearly 12 hours later. The incident took place early Sunday when five to six men in a black Scorpio SUV kidnapped the 20-year-old tourist from the parking lot of the Taj in Chandigarh's commercial hub Sector 17.

AMU Women Badminton team wins North Zone Intervarsity Championship

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Women judges should increase: Balakrishnan

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By IANS, Shimla: Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Saturday said women's representation in the judiciary was at the minimum and "needs to be enhanced". "Women's representation in the courts is minimum and their representation needs to be enhanced. Steps are being taken to appoint more and more women judges," he said, addressing the inaugural session of year-long 40th anniversary celebrations of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

A temple which welcomes only women

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By Asit Srivastava, IANS, Lucknow : It's a man's world, but not in an old temple in Uttar Pradesh where only women can worship - and men may do so at their own risk. The Brahm temple in Sakaldiha town of Chanduali district, some 300 km from Lucknow, was built nearly 120 years ago in the memory of a seer named Shreepath, who is said to have wished victory to daughters and defeat to sons.

Kerala HC’s order that ‘husband’s consent not essential for divorce in Islam’ sparks debate

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The court observed in the absence of any mechanism in the country to recognize the termination of marriage at the instance of the wife...

Reform sexual assault laws, treatment of survivors: HRW

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एयरलाइंस की नौकरी त्याग रेप पीड़ितो के लिए लड़ने लगी ‘योगिता’

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तन्वी सुमन।Twocircles.net हर रोज बढ़ती हुई महिलाओं के साथ हिंसा और बलात्कार की घटनाएं अब महज आँकड़े बन कर रह गए हैं। ऐसे में सामाजिक...

Danish woman fails to identify minor accused in rape case

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New Delhi : A Danish woman, who was allegedly gang raped by nine vagabonds including three minors, failed to identify the juveniles on...

Subhashini Ali dwells on women’s issues, attacks Mamata regime

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Kolkata: Launching her Lok Sabha campaign on International Women's Day, Communist Party of India-Marxist candidate Subhashini Ali Saturday focussed on issues faced by women...

Samajwadi women wing chief joins BSP

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By IANS, Lucknow : The Samajwadi Party suffered a jolt Saturday when its national women's wing chief Ranjana Bajpai quit to join her party's sworn foe -- the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Attributing her decision to the "neglect of Brahmins in the Samajwadi Party", she pointedly accused Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh of having "completely hijacked the party". Her exit came within days of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's abrupt move to axe her as the candidate for the Sitapur Lok Sabha seat.

Height of plight: Hajjan Bibi govt girls school in Darbhanga

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, Patna: Belying the tall claims of Nitish Kumar government about Muslim welfare during the last four and half years of his regime, located in Muslim populated area in Darbhanga town, the Hajjan Bibi Soghra Hasan Memorial Girls High School gives you a clear picture of the plight of even government recognized minority schools in the state.

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...

Little has changed; Modi should ensure women’s security: Parents

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(Two years after Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape) By Rajnish Singh, New Delhi : Saying that nothing has changed since the brutal Dec 16 gang-rape that shook the nation two years ago, the parents of the victim have now pinned their hopes on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to initiate a mission for women's safety on the lines of his Clean India Campaign.

Crime against women rises alarmingly in Assam

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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.

Three-year-old raped in Bihar, one arrested

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Patna: A man was arrested in Bihar's Madhubani district Saturday for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl and then hanging her naked from a tree,...

J&K government by January-end; BJP to opt for woman leader

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Jammu : As the new government in Jammu and Kashmir should be in place by January-end, the BJP is likely to place a woman...

Muslim women should be allowed to wear burqa: Tory chairperson

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By IANS, London : Muslim women should have the right to choose to wear the burqa, Conservative Party chairperson Sayeeda Warsi has said. "Just because a woman wears the burqa, it doesn’t mean she can’t engage in everyday life," she says. Warsi, the first Muslim woman to serve in the cabinet, defended the burqa Monday. "Just because a woman wears the burka, it doesn’t mean she can’t engage in everyday life. Why should we tell women what to wear? What it boils down to is choice. If women don’t have a choice over what to wear then they are oppressed.

BJP showing fake love for Dalits, says BSP chief

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Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday accused the BJP of showing "fake love" for the Dalits. The BJP hit back,...

मुज़फ्फरनगर: दंगा पीड़ित किशोरी का बलात्कार, पीटे गए परिजन

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter मुज़फ्फरनगर: इस शहद के बदनाम दंगे अभी थमने का नाम नहीं ले थे कि एक और घटना ने उत्तर प्रदेश में...

Woman to get Rs.10 lakh for seeking toilet

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Mumbai : A woman who demanded a toilet instead of jewellery from her father at her wedding will get Rs.10 lakh as reward, it...

Chinese air force trains 300 women pilots

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By IANS, Beijing : A total of 328 women pilots have been trained by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force over the past six decades, according to government figures.

International Literacy Day to focus on women’s education

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New Delhi : A day-long conference in Dhaka on International Literacy Day Sep 8 will focus on the importance of girls' and women's literacy...

बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का निधन

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और बहुजन समाज पार्टी की अध्यक्ष मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का शनिवार शाम दिल्ली के एक...

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.

Seven Indians feature in BBC 100 Women 2015 list

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New Delhi : It's all about Indian girl power all the way! Making a mark on the global map, seven Indian celebrated personalities including...

Three Ramadans without Mohsin Shaikh, a mother recalls memories of her son

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Sadiq Shaikh, Mubin Shaikh and Shabana Parveen By A Mirsab, Twocircles.net, Solapur (Maharashtra): Shabana Parveen, 53, a mother of twenty-eight years old Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh...

Woman arrested for killing her seven babies in US

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Washington: Police in the US state of Utah Sunday arrested a 39-year-old woman for killing her seven infants over a 10-year period, the media...

Zain Masud named international director of art fair 2016

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New Delhi: Zain Masud, a former assistant fair director to Art Dubai, was appointed the international director of India Art Fair 2016 here on...

Women’s Reservation Bill: What it means for Muslim representation?

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One killed in landslide in Jammu region

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Jammu: One woman was killed and three others seriously injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district Monday,...

Assam evictions: Pregnant women worst victims of eviction, decry non-availability of ‘medicine, proper food’

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The Assam government’s eviction drive in Darrang district on September 23 has left many families in distress, including pregnant women. A TCN Ground report...

Shabnam resigns from NIC protesting Udhav’s entry

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Eminent civil rights activist and Member, National Integration Council (NIC), Shabnam Hashmi has resigned from the NIC protesting against the entry into the council of Shiv Sena leader and son of Bal Thackerary, Udhav Thackeray. Hashmi, who heads ANHAD NGO, has called Udhav’s entry into NIC as “a cruel oxymoron.” In a her resignation letter to the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Hashmi expresses surprise over the inclusion by the Prime Minister of a person whose whole life is based on “divisive and hate politics.”

Gileem Juloos in Lucknow commemorates Hazrat Ali’s martyrdom

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Power of one million elected women influencing communities: Maneka

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By Arul Lewis United Nations: As India challenges centuries-old biases, the power of one million elected women is influencing communities across India through the local...

Unveiling the Truth: Women of Kashmir Break Silence on social media to confront molestation

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By Fahim Mattoo, TwoCircles.net The safety and protection of women in Jammu and Kashmir hang in the balance following the dissolution of the State Commission...

Notice to government, police on separate lock-ups for women

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments and the city police commissioner on a plea...

Dr. Mehrunnisa – An example of her own message “Read and Lead”

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TCN Special Series on Women of Inspiration By Ilyas Khan Pathan and Rehan Ansari, TCN

Cop’s assault on woman: Inconsistency in her statement, says HC

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that there was an "inconsistency" in the statement given by a woman attacked by...

Amend Juvenile Justice Act: NCW chairperson

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New Delhi : Pressing for a debate on the issue of juveniles who commit rape, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Mamta Sharma Wednesday...

Himachal artistes dance to save girl child, set world record

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Shimla : Over 9,000 artistes performed a folk dance in Himachal Pradesh to highlight the "Save the Girl Child" message and the event created...

Implement our suggestions: Women’s panel

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By IANS, New Delhi: Expressing its unhappiness over most of the recommendations made by women's commissions remaining unimplemented, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday said it will consult the government for tabling its reports and the action taken on them. Addressing the media at the beginning of a meeting with representatives from state women commissions, NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said the commission would write to the central and state governments to ensure that the reports submitted by the commissions are tabled in the respective assemblies and the parliament.

The amazing garbage woman

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A ‘Ph.D. Wedding’ Celebration for the Study of Malabar Muslim Women

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Kozhikode: How do we celebrate our achievements, especially when it is an academic milestone? For many, it is posting a proud announcement...

Muslim women join hands to rehabilitate khaki terror victims in Hyderabad

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By TwoCircles.net news desk, Hyderabad: In a commendable move that will show light to the society which appeared almost indifferent to the acquittal of scores of Muslim youths in terror cases in Hyderabad, least to talk of their rehabilitation, the city Muslim women have come up extending their helping hand to the victim youths.

Tamil writer on Man Asia long list

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By IANS, Chennai : Rokkiah Malik who writes under the pseudonym Salma is one of the eleven Indian authors contending for this year's Man Asia Literary Prize with her book "Midnight Tales"

Rokkiah, who is a top official of the Tamil Nadu welfare department, was first published in the late '90s. She caught public imagination with her feminist poetry collections like "Oru Maalaiyum Innoru Maalaiyum" and "Pachai Thevathai".

Is Capital punishment the justice we long for?

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Naila Alavi March 20, 2020 Friday, 5:00 AM – “Today, justice has been done after seven years.” These are the words of a mother longing for...

25-year-old woman raped in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 25-year-old woman was allegedly raped inside a car here, police said Saturday. "The victim met the accused at a discotheque in Chanakyapuri Wednesday night after which they both had liquor. The accused introduced himself as Raj to the victim. He offered to drop the victim at her home in Safdarjung Enclave area," a police officer said.

Out of Reach: The Quiet Ways India’s Digital Push Leaves Rural Women Behind

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Musheera Ashraf, Twocircles.net Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh: India’s digital story is often told through numbers. Millions of UPI transactions every minute. Seamless online services. Government schemes...

Acid attack victims: Centre, states to streamline payment of compensation

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New Delhi: The central and the state governments on Saturday agreed to streamline the process for speedy and timely disbursal of compensation, including first-aid...

Cry, daughter, cry..

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By Nupur Basu, IANS, Nothing surprises me any more when it comes to how low we can sink as a society in heaping abuses on India's daughters. Even before she has been able to dry the tears from the last assault, comes the next one.

Swati Maliwal new DCW chief, opposition cries foul

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New Delhi : Swati Maliwal, wife of a prominent AAP leader, will be the new chief of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW),...

Woman, child scheme not being properly implemented: Amartya

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Kolkata : Nobel laureate and Nalanda University chancellor Amartya Sen Monday said there were "shortcomings" in the implementation of the Integrated Child Development Services...

Meet Humairah Shami: Kolkata’s Budding Karate Champion – A Tale of Talent, Perseverance and...

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Humairah Shami, a young Karate champion from Kolkata, has recently earned the honour of representing India at the 7th World Meet, scheduled...

JNUSU demands arrest of professor accused of sexual misconduct

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New Delhi, (IANS): Scores of Jawaharlal Nehru University students on Monday staged a protest outside police station near the varsity demanding the arrest and...

Aged 120, living on boiled food, rice beer – and loving it!

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Exhibition portrays facets of women in Indian popular art

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, New Delhi : Want to see how women can be provocative, trendy and empowered at the same time through popular art? Visit the ongoing exhibition here, showing them in all their incarnations in various media. The genre of popular art, a form of alternative art, is relatively new, but it is fast carving a niche for itself. It can be anything - right from memorabilia and miniatures to the collector's hobby art - like personal collections of stamps, postcards, coins, textiles, prints and posters, to name a few.

Palestinian women protest in support of hunger striker

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

Bhopal survivors chain themselves near PM’s residence

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By IANS, New Delhi : Thirty-seven Bhopal gas disaster survivors, including 22 women, were arrested Wednesday when they chained themselves near Prime Minister Manmohar Singh's residence here to demand that the government address their grievances. The police said the people chained themselves to the railings opposite the heavily-guarded prime minister's residence. “They were not allowed to go near the PM's house, so they chained themselves. We cut their chains and took them into custody,” Joint Commissioner of Police (New Delhi Range) Ajay Kashyap told IANS.

फ़जीहतों में फंसी हुई ‘प्रधानमंत्री उज्जवला योजना’

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली:देश के गरीब परिवारों की महिलाओं के चेहरों पर खुशी लाने के मक़सद से 1 मई 2016 को केंद्र सरकार द्वारा शुरू...

New campaign to spread awareness against dowry

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By IANS, New Delhi : Concerned over continuing cases of harassment of women, the women and child development ministry Wednesday launched a new campaign to rope in school girls and sensitise them against the custom of dowry. Under the campaign 'Daughters against Dowry', the ministry plans to organise workshops in schools across the country to sensitise girls against the custom of dowry.

Women’s panel denies inaction in Bhanwari Devi, Rajbala cases

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Rape accused Tripura official sent to police custody

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Agartala : A local court in Tripura on Wednesday sent to three days police custody a senior Tripura government official who was arrested a...

‘Why aren’t more Indian women empowered?’

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By IANS, New Delhi : Indian women have reached the highest office, yet why isn't this empowerment trickling down to all levels, asked Syria's first lady at an interaction with women journalists here Thursday. A former investment banker, Asma Akhras al-Assad, 33, arrived nearly an hour late at the Indian Women's Press Corps, but stayed on longer than the scheduled period. She is accompanying her husband, President Bashar al-Assad, on a five-day state visit to India commencing Tuesday evening.

Protecting women’s dignity a collective responsibility: President

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

Gender neutrality much needed in India: Kiran Bedi

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New Delhi : Gender neutrality is required in corporate India to reduce the attrition of female staff, social activistg Kian Bedi, a former top...

Hang bride burners: Supreme Court

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By IANS, New Delhi : Unless all those who burn their wives are hanged, the barbaric crime would not stop, the Supreme Court has said.

PM appeals for peace, assures protection of women

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By IANS, New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday appealed for calm as protests against the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old woman turned violent.

IMA works out plan to address tribal health issue

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Thiruvananthapuram: Taking a serious view of increasing infant deaths and malnutrition cases reported in Attappady, one of the largest tribal settlements in Kerala, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has drawn up a detailed action plan to find solution for various health issues with special focus on antenatal care of tribal women.

UAE calls for more women in peacekeeping

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By IANS, New York : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called for increased participation of women in peacekeeping operations to curb violence against women in war zones and conflict areas, WAM reported Friday. "Women participation in international peacekeeping process, mediation, reconciliation, and reconstruction efforts is highly essential to maintain gender equality and to reduce violence against women," Ahmed Al-Jarman, UAE's permanent UN representative, said during the Security Council debate on "Women and Peace and Security" Thursday.

Safety of women is highest priority: PM

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Triple talaq law will affect social cohesion, says Owaisi

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Hyderabad, (IANS): MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has opposed the bill seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq, saying this would have severe consequences on rule of...

Pakistan: President signs women protection bill, making it a law

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By NNN-APP, Karachi : President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday signed the bill, providing for increased punishment over harassment of women at workplaces. The Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Bill 2009” Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2009 amends both the Pakistan Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure, “increasing the punishment for the crime up to three years in prison and a fine of up to Rs 500,000. The President signed the bill in the presence of a large number of women hailing from different sections of the society.

Indian charged with rape, sodomy of Indonesian woman

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Kuala Lumpur: An Indian national was charged in a sessions court here with three counts of raping and sodomising an Indonesian woman. Mohamad Aslam Abdul...

Save Sharmila campaign condemns rape of 3 women by Army personnel in Assam

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By TCN News, New Delhi: In another shocking incident, it has been reported that on 6th April, 6 Indian Army jawans raped 3 women in Khorsim Athor village in Anjukpani in Assam. It has been reported that the jawans on patrol reached the village and allegedly took a 13-year-old to the neighboring jungle. The girl's mother and another relative later reached the site to rescue her. According to reports, the jawans then raped the other two women as well.