Women officer collapses as minister ‘throws’ files at her
By NNN-PTI,
Nagpur, India : A woman officer of Zilla Parishad in Chimur fell unconscious and was admitted to a hospital after a heated argument with Maharashtra Minister of State for Forest rpt Forest Vijay Wadettiwar, who allegedly threw files at her.
According to sources, Wadettiwar was presiding over an interview session of Aanganwadi Sevikas (assistants) in his constituency of Chimur, where both the Minister and the Zilla Parishad (ZP) Women and Child Welfare Committee chief, Subhadra Kotnake, entered into a heated argument on Sunday.
UP sarv khap panchayat launches drive against female foeticide
By Mohit Dubey,
Lucknow : Khaps, the body of village elders in northern India often associated with regressive social diktats, may be turning a new...
In India, women bankers have broken glass ceiling
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
By Arvind Padmanabhan, IANS,
See if triple talaq impinges Muslim women’s rights, Centre tells SC
New Delhi, (IANS): The Centre on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to examine whether the practice of 'talaq-e-bidat' (instantaneous triple talaq), 'nikah halala' and...
Shot putter Manpreet Kaur qualifies for Olympics
Kolkata : Manpreet Kaur of Railways created a new national record in the women's shot put at the 55th National Open Athletic Championship...
Women commuters cheer as Rajya Sabha passes quota bill
By IANS,
Mumbai : Thousands of women commuters travelling in local trains Wednesday celebrated the first round of success of the Women's Reservation Bill by cheering and offering flowers to other travellers at a railway station in the suburbs.
Armed with flowers, the women commuters and some others belonging to local self-help groups thronged the Ulhasnagar railway station early morning, a day after the Rajya Sabha passed the bill to reserve a third of seats in the legislatures for women.
With no facilities, Bhopal widows now pray for death
(30 years of Bhopal gas tragedy)
By Sandeep Pauranik,
Bhopal : It's been 30 years since tragedy struck this capital city of Madhya Pradesh. Though life has now returned to normal, many women whose husbands died after the gas leak at the Union Carbide factory are praying to god for death.
A book on life’s struggles, of women, by women
By IANS,
New Delhi : A woman panchayat leader's fight against corruption, another illiterate panchayat leader's endeavour to make education a reality for her village - stories of struggle and commitment, drawn out of the lives of seven women panchayat leaders were put together in a book that was released Thursday.
Titled "Sarpanch Sahib: Changing the face of India" the book has been compiled by well known authors Manju Kapur, Indira Maya Ganesh, Sonia Falerio, Kalpana Sharma, Tishani Doshi, Abhilasha Ojha and edited by Manjima Bhattacharjya.
Ramadan 1438: Furkan
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I have done half of my schooling from Saudi Arabia and the other half from Kashmir and i do see...
US serious to build partnership with Muslim communities: Farah Pandit
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: In her first visit to India today as United States Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Farah Pandit highlighted President Barack Obama’s vision to build partnerships with Muslim communities across the globe on the basis of mutual interest and mutual respect. She was holding a roundtable with Muslim journalists in New Delhi.
Hyderabad girl critical after attack by spurned lover
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) A class 12 student was critically injured in an attack by a spurned lover on Wednesday, police said. The assailant was...
Infosys techie arrested in Mysore for molesting French woman
By IANS,
Bangalore : A software engineer with Infosys Technologies Ltd was arrested late Friday for allegedly molesting a French woman at Mysore, a senior police official said.
Krishnamurthy, 28, was arrested under sections 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for molestation, 341 for criminal trespass and 506 for criminal intimidation. "He has admitted to the charges," Mysore Deputy Commissioner of Police Ravikante Gowda told IANS on phone.
Indians among 30,000 nurses in Britain facing expulsion
London: As many as 30,000 overseas nurses will be facing the axe under British Prime Minister David Cameron's new immigration laws.
According to Cameron's new...
Girls education mandatory: Farangi Mahal fatwa
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Lucknow: In a fatwa issued on Monday the Darul Uloom Firangi Mahal of Lucknow has made it mandatory on all muslims to make efforts for providing education to girls. The fatwa came as a silver lining after a series of fatwas issued by Islamic seminary Darul Uloom, Deoband attracted much media attention reportedly painted as anti-women.
LDs: licensed to track you
By Rajat Rai, IANS,
Lucknow : Be it a mall, an office, a seminar venue or a social networking website, men are advised to be cautious in dealing with unknown women. The newfound weapon of private detective agencies is the lady detective, codenamed LD.
"It is a combination of technology and beauty. Collecting information about anyone, be it a man or a woman, is more economical and easy using LD than male detectives," Shyam of Fox Detective Agency reveals.
Muslim women hold rally in support of women reservation bill
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: All India Muslim Mahila Andolan today lambasted the comments of Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawwad in which he reportedly said Muslim women have no role in politics, rather they should stay at home and produce children of good race. The group staged a protest against the comments and in support of Women Reservation Bill at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The group condemned efforts not to pass the bill in its present form, for one reason or other.
Fetish of Hindu supremacists to see Muslim houses crumbling, and Muslims going to jail:...
Transcript of the interview given by student activist Afreen Fatima to Maktoob Media on June 16. Fatima’s house was demolished by Prayagraj (Allahabad) authorities...
Mahila Congress workers meet Manmohan Singh, express solidarity
New Delhi: A delegation of Mahila Congress workers on Friday met former prime minister Manmohan Singh to convey their solidarity with him, days after...
Tamil Nadu minister’s resignation accepted
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu minister A.A. Poongothai's resignation has been accepted by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala Tuesday.
Poongothai's social welfare portfolio has been allotted to P. Geetha Jeevan, another woman ministerm, a Raj Bhavan release said.
Poongothai submitted her resignation to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi May 14 following an expose of an alleged telephone conversation between her and a senior police official during which she reportedly sought favour for a relative.
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...
Odisha man held for harassing woman
Bhubaneswar:The Odisha Police crime branch Wednesday arrested a man for opening a fake Facebook account in the name of a woman and for harassing...
Need to change mental and moral make-up: President
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said that legislation alone cannot emancipate women and stressed on the need for a fundamental re-setting of mental...
Delhi Metro makes coach location convenient for women
New Delhi : To facilitate boarding and alighting of ladies from the same coach and avoid inconvenience to women passengers travelling on Line 1...
NRI Ambedkarites demand immediate prosecution of Hathras rape accused
TCN News
Scores of NRI Ambedkarites from the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Nederland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Belgium, Hungary, Australia,...
Army opens doors for women in military police
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a historic development, the Indian Army on Thursday started the process of recruiting women, three months after the...
Not made derogatory comments against woman official: Mulayam
By IANS,
Lucknow : Under the poll panel scanner for his alleged disparaging remarks against the Mainpuri district magistrate, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday said he had not made any derogatory comments about the woman IAS officer and his party always believed in equality for women.
"I have not not made any derogatory comment about the district magistrate and the Samajwadi Party has always believed in equality for women and women empowerment," Yadav told reporters here.
Sonia seeks passage of women’s quota bill, slams government
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday asked the government to pay attention to the passing of Women's Reservation Bill in parliament that...
The untold story of Egyptian women’s rights
By Rasha Dewedar
In a report published last month on violent crimes committed against women in 2009, Karam Saber Ibrahim, Executive Director of The Land Center for Human Rights, a Cairo-based non-governmental organisation, spoke of a belief that some Egyptians continue to hold, that "women are fundamentally lacking.... They are not complete, because they are not men."
Women’s cricket team prepares for busy schedule ahead
By IANS,
Mumbai : The women's cricket team will participate in two training camps ahead of their busy international schedule that starts with the England tour in August.
The team will tour England (August), Australia (November) before the World Cup in Australia (March 2009) and the ICC World Twenty20 in England (June 2009).
From Nepali Dreams to Kashmir’s Nightmare: The Journey of Trafficked Women and Their Lost...
Safoora Hilal and Kounsar Bashir, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In the dimly lit room, barely illuminated by the single window, the space was cluttered with various items. The...
3 women murdered in Goa raises fresh safety concerns
By IANS,
Panaji: Three women were found murdered with their bodies partially charred in separate incidents over the last three days in Goa, even as the police Tuesday brushed aside queries about the safety of women in the state.
Ground Report: Struggle of Isolated Kelhadiya Village in East UP Where Tribals Drink Water...
Pawan Kumar Maurya, TwoCircles.net
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh): Tribal villagers in the isolated hills of Kelhadiya, located about 130 km from Varanasi (Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary...
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...
Girl stabbed to death: HC notice on transfer of case to CBI
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the city government and police on a plea seeking direction to hand over...
College Day celebrated at Women’s College in AMU
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Women’s college of the Aligarh Muslim University celebrated its College Day today.
Shraddha Walkar murder case: Why are India’s Muslims feeling the heat?
The Shraddha murder case is yet another example of how an entire community is targeted for the crime of one and how easily...
Mother’s Day With Munawwar Rana
By Wasiullah Shaikh, TwoCircles.net,
Wherever the word ‘Mother’ is mentioned in Urdu poetry events, there the name ‘Munawwar Rana’- a famous urdu poet of our time, will also be mentioned. Through his beautiful poetry (Shayeri), Munawwar Rana has brought whole universe into a single word ‘Mother’.
Women need to be trained in administration and planning: NCW chief
New Delhi : National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam on Wednesday said that women's contribution to GDP was "very low", underlining the...
ABVP protests at St.Stephen’s College over sexual harassment
New Delhi: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Friday staged protests at St. Stephen's College in the north campus here over the alleged...
Dr. Rahat Abrar’s book “Muslim Female Education: From Veils to Moon” released
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
‘खुदाई खिदमतगार’ वाले फैसल खान और संत राघवेंद्र दास की दोस्ती की बहुत प्यारी...
अभी सात आठ महीने पहले की बात है। हमारी सोशल मीडिया टीम के एक साथी ने बताया कि एक साधू महाराज आपका फ़ोन नंबर...
Congress, JD-U, Left to bring privilege motions against Irani
New Delhi : Seeking to put the Narendra Modi government on the defensive, the Congress and JD-U said on Saturday that they will bring...
Yatra organised in Gujarat to save girl child
By IANS,
Surat : At a time when girl child sex ratio in the country is getting skewed, non-government organisation Akhil Bhartiya Jeenmata Seva Sangh here recently organised a novel yatra "Save the Girl Child".
Also, a 5,000 metre long garland, prepared by 5,000 women from 73 kg cardamoms, was used in the yatra. Each woman contributed 51 cardamoms to the mala.
"At each metre, a small card opposing the killing of girl child has been placed. This is done to make people aware about the danger of female foeticide," president of Akhil Bhartiya Jeenmata Seva Sangh Sharad Khandelwal said.
Rape heinous crime but against blanket death penalty, Mulayam tells NCW
New Delhi : Amid a controversy over his remarks opposing death penalty for rape, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has told the NCW...
They only come for the poor: Tughlakabad residents who received demolition notices
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) posted notices in over 1000 homes in Tughlakabad area of New Delhi earlier this month, causing consternation...
FIR against Baba Ramdev in Jaipur
Jaipur: An FIR was lodged here against yoga guru Baba Ramdev for his alleged remarks against Dalits, police said Monday.
"Some people showing newspaper cuttings,...
Ramadan 1437: Unsa Rehmani
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,...
Clear rehab scheme for rape victims, women’s panel asks PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) has urged the prime minister to implement a rehabilitation scheme for rape victims that would help rebuild their lives.
The commission has sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in this regard requesting him to clear the scheme as soon as possible.
"We met the prime minister over this scheme and have also sent him a detailed letter on why rehabilitation of rape victims was necessary," NCW Chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here Saturday.
Women’s quota bill passage will invite agitation: Mulayam
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.
Explain denial of admission to girls, court asks schools
By IANS,
New Delhi: Eight girls who were refused admission by different government schools in east Delhi have moved the Delhi High Court which Tuesday asked the education department to explain why the students were turned away.
Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the government to explain by Aug 5 why it failed to admit the girls in its schools.
The girls residing in different areas in east Delhi approached the court when they were refused admission by the schools on frivolous grounds.
India’s first all-women post office comes up in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : After announcing India's all women public bank, the central government Friday started an all women post office here on the occasion of the International Women`s Day.
TN Board topper Jasmin Banu felicitated by TMMK
By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: Jasmin Banu, the Tamil Nadu topper of Class X exam 2010, was today felicitated by Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) here. Banu of Tirunalveli Town MPL High School topped the entire state in board exam by scoring 495 marks out of 500.
At felicitation program held at TMMK office, Banu who was accompanied by her parents was presented a laptop on her achievement. “My hard work paid me,” said she who comes from a below average family. She studied at a government school.
Irani education controversy: Court seeks verificiation papers
New Delhi : A court here on Friday sought documents of verification from the Election Commission of India and Delhi University in a case...
आज़मगढ़ में दलित उत्पीड़न के मामले ने तूल पकड़ा
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के आजमगढ़ जिले के एक गांव में दलितों पर पुलिस उत्पीड़न का मामला सामने आया है। गांव में दो पक्षों...
Can women endure more pain than men?
By IANS,
London: For many people, the debate whether men or women handle pain better may remain unresolved, but scientists now say that females endure more pain.
More women are now heart specialists: India’s first woman cardiologist
(World Heart Day is Sep 29)
By Anjali Ojha, IANS,
Woman accuses grandson of rape in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : In a bizarre case, a 28-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after his 78-year-old grandmother accused him of rape in their southwest Delhi home, the police said.
The victim in her police complaint said her grandson Kuldeep consumed alcohol and raped her late Tuesday in their Jaffarpur Kalan home when his wife and one-year-old daughter were away.
The police said the elderly woman was taken to the Rao Tula Ram Hospital, where doctors confirmed a sexual assault.
Shun sympathy for offenders in crimes against women, says SC
New Delhi : Courts should shun adopting a liberal and sympathetic approach in awarding lesser sentences for offences against women as it defeats the...
Pakistan activist honored with International Women of Courage Award
Islamabad : After youngest ever nobel peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the scenic Swat valley is again in the limelight on the world scene...
Muzaffarnagar riots: NHRC accepts UP government’s explanation and closes all cases
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Three years after western districts of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli in Uttar Pradesh witnessed serious communal violence, National Human Rights commission...
The Tagore women and a tale of empowerment (Book Review)
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Book: "Jorasanko"; Author: Aruna Chakravarti; Publisher: Harper Collins India; Pages: 406; Price: Rs.350
उलझ गया है कि यूक्रेन में छात्रों की वापसी का मामला, परिजनों में निराशा
मुहम्मद आसिम। Two circles.net
यूक्रेन की विनिशिया मैडिकल यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ने वाली छात्रा अस्मिता इस समय काफी चर्चा में है। अस्मिता दिल्ली की रहने वाली...
Women banned from taking part in polls in Pakistan region
Islamabad : In a bizarre diktat out of sync with modern-day ethos, the Jirga (religious assembly) in Gilgit Baltistan -- an eight-hour drive from...
Protests continue in Punjab over girl’s death, molestation
Chandigarh: The protests over the molestation and death of a teenaged Dalit girl continued on Saturday in Punjab's Moga town and other places, with...
Women experience greater sexual harassment in balanced groups
By IANS,
Washington : Latest research clears misconceptions about women being sexually harassed only when they are a minority at the work place.
A study looking at 110 groups worldwide found that women, working in evenly matched groups, were more likely to be harassed than women in predominantly male or female groups.
In these situations, they were more likely to experience taunting, patronizing, and predatory behaviours.
Women’s helpline working fine: UP Police
Lucknow : After a woman said she did not get any response from the police after being robbed, Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday denied...
Mother, daughter held for stoning woman to death
By IANS,
Raipur : A village headwoman in Chattisgarh was arrested Monday with her daughter and son-in-law for allegedly stoning to death a woman who was branded a witch.
The incident took place at Narkela village in Jashpur district, about 450 km from here.
"The village sarpanch, Rimni Bai, and her daughter and son-in-law were arrested following strong evidence that they stoned to death a middle-aged tribal woman Budhiaro Bai after branding her a witch," said a police official probing the case.
‘Saying Islam gave rights to women 1400 years ago, won’t solve our problems’
A National Study on Muslim Women’s Views on Reforms in Muslim Personal Law released.
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: “Constitutional rights...
Too few Indian women joining the army
By Ritu Sharma, IANS,
New Delhi : Not many women seem interested in joining the Indian Army. Only half the women candidates who qualified in the entrance exam and interview turned up for the Officers Training Academy (OTA) course in Tamil Nadu this year.
The course has 80 seats but only around 40 women candidates came as the course began in April this year. This comes even as the top army brass has agreed to give permanent commission to women officers in more branches.
All women have to undergo the OTA course to join the army.
Women Maoist commanders charged with sedition in Chhattisgarh
By IANS,
Raipur : Two women Maoist commanders and three of their associates have been charged with sedition for dropping a huge cache of arms at a busy square here in January, police said Friday.
"We have framed a chargesheet in a local court here against these five accused and witnesses will depose in October when the trial begins," a police official told IANS.
Two top women insurgents - Meena Chaudhary alias Geeta and K.S. Priya alias Malti - dropped eight bags loaded with 91 pistols and 26 wireless sets at Dangania area in Raipur while travelling in a car.
On the Meanings of the Hijab
By Sana Khan,
More than three years ago I wrote an article titled ‘burqa-to wear or not to wear’. A friend said that she supported the view of the French government banning the burqa as it truly was doing it to respect the principle of secularity in school and well of course it would liberate women, and in this light I wrote this article. That time I was arguing that the wearing or not wearing of a burqa/hijab is an individual choice about attire. Just as the other women exercise their opinion to dress in the manner they want, without any hue and cry, a woman in burqa/hijab should have the right to dress in the way she wants to. I am sharing here some excerpts from that article which I think are significant only to place the discussion around hijab in a more lucid way as it explains my position on hijab.
Woman killed in an old Delhi building collapse
By IANS,
New Delhi : A dilapidated building under repairs in old Delhi caved in Saturday, killing a woman and injuring two others.
“At about 12.55 a.m. we received the call from the owner, Ram Babu. His wife Rajrani (55) died on the spot, while two others were taken to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hopital and are undergoing treatment there,” a police official said.
According to the owner, the police said, the building was being repaired when it collapsed.
Shani temple allows women devotees
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) : In a historic decision, the famous Shani Shingnapur Temple Trust has decided to throw open its doors to women from Friday,...
Grief, despair at Delhi’s hospitals, a day after
By Richa Sharma, IANS,
New Delhi : Wailing men and women as well as dazed family members of the seriously injured or missing after a string of bomb attacks besieged hospitals here Sunday, straining the already stretched medical services.
Doctors, nurses and attendants worked furiously to provide relief to the seriously and not-so-seriously wounded in Saturday evening's bombings, but there was no stopping the grief gripping families of the victims.
Woman files harassment case against Odisha MLA
Bhubaneswar : A woman on Tuesday filed a harassment complaint against an Odisha MLA who she claimed was her father-in-law but the Independent legislator...
‘Crimes against women to be taken up in parliament’
New Delhi : Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said Thursday that there would be a debate in the Lok Sabha on rising crimes...
Indian man charged with groping woman on flight to US
Washington: An Indian origin man has been charged with simple assault for allegedly groping a sleeping fellow female passenger for about five minutes on...
Media award for young woman journalist
By IANS,
New Delhi : Alifiya Khan, 24, has won the third Anupama Jayaraman Memorial journalism award for exposing loopholes in the country's healthcare system with a series of investigative articles.
The award consists of a citation and a cash award of Rs.15,000. Khan, a Mumbai-based correspondent with the Hindustan Times, wrote on 12 state-run healthcare centres.
"Primary Hell Centres" - one of her articles which helped Khan clinch the award - unveiled the condition of health centres where untrained Ayurvedic doctors carried out post mortems and used disposable needles on patients.
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...
Woman’s place is in the kitchen – in a hotel or on a ship
(March 8 is Woman's Day)
By Venkatachari Jagannathan, IANS,
‘Society will benefit from more women in politics’
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.
A woman judge is raped in UP!
Lucknow : Even a woman judge has not been spared in Uttar Pradesh. The judge was raped and an attempt was made to kill...
Kashmiri women’s group ups ante on V-Day
By IANS,
Srinagar : Activists of Kashmiri women's separatist group Dukhtaran-e-Millat (Daughters of the Faith) raided some restaurants here Saturday to foil Valentine's Day celebrations, saying it was un-Islamic.
The group's chief, Asiya Andrabi, headed a small group of her activists who visited some hotels and restaurants in the city centre Lal Chowk area.
"We did not find anybody observing the vulgar and immoral celebrations connected with the so-called Valentine's Day here," Asiya told reporters.
Council of Europe to hold conference on violence against women
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.
Bengal woman tortured by cops threatens stir
Kolkata : With no arrest yet made for the alleged torturing of a woman by a police team in West Bengal, the victim Wednesday...
ट्रिपल तलाक़ : सुप्रीम कोर्ट में कल से सुनवाई, बोर्ड व जमीयत की ओर...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
नई दिल्ली : सुप्रीम कोर्ट में गुरूवार के दिन ‘तीन तलाक़’, ‘हलाला’ और ‘बहु-विवाह’ प्रथा की संवैधानिक वैधता को चुनौती देने...
UP woman police officer conquers Antarctica’s highest peak
Lucknow: An IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre has successfully climbed the Mount Vinson Massif, the highest peak in the Antarctic sub-continent, an...
ईसाई समाज की ननों के साथ एबीवीपी कार्यकर्ताओ ने की अभद्रता,केरल के सीएम नाराज,...
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
केरल की चार ईसाई ननों को उत्तर प्रदेश के झांसी रेलवे स्टेशन पर एबीवीपी के कार्यकर्ताओं द्वारा जबरन चलती ट्रेन से...
Urdu newspapers give more coverage to children and women issues
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: For long Urdu newspapers have been criticized for their backward outlook and emotional style of writing, most often by people who do not read these newspapers. A careful analysis of English, Hindi, and Urdu newspaper of Patna edition by a journalist in Patna revealed a different picture.
When it comes to giving space to news related to children and women Urdu newspapers are more generous in the coverage given to these issues than the newspapers in Hindi and English.
Women rough up bank manager over loan
By IANS,
Lucknow : A group of women roughed up a bank manager in an Uttar Pradesh village after he refused to meet them for a loan demand, police said Thursday.
Agitated women, armed with brooms and slippers, barged into Union Bank branch manager's cabin in Phephna village of Ballia district Wednesday, and manhandled him for refusing to meet them for the past 10 days.
Woman officer unfurls tricolour at Rajpath
New Delhi : With woman power as the theme for this year's Republic Day parade, there was another feather in the cap when Captain...
Girl in Delhi thwarts rape bid by three men
New Delhi: A 19-year-old girl saved herself from being a gang rape victim, fought back three of her neighbours who forcibly took her to...
Programme for women to go green in Rajasthan
New Delhi: Recognizing the importance of women's participation in governance, a non-governmental organisation has decided to develop a programme to encourage environmental initiatives in...
Punjab Police asked to submit report on women cells’ working
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Acting on a complaint by a city-based NGO, the Punjab State Human Rights Commission Saturday sought a report from the state police chief about the functioning of women cells meant to deal with cases of dowry demands, domestic violence and matrimonial disputes.
The Global Human Rights Council (GHRC) had filed the complaint with the commission after its officials conducted a secret survey about the women cells of 13 districts of Punjab following hundreds of complaints from aggrieved families and individuals against their functioning.
Bihar village bans jeans, T-shirt for girls
By IANS,
Patna: After three of its girls went missing, a village in Bihar's Siwan district has barred girls from using mobile phones and wearing jeans and T-shirts, an official said Monday.
Dalit women in Haryana to march for redressal of cases of atrocities committed by...
By Lalita Sharma, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) is organizing a Pad Yatra (long-march) in in Kurukshetra for redressal of pending cases against atrocities faced by Dalits, particularly women, beginning February 17. They organized a similar march last year as well.
Indian woman jailed for financial fraud in Leicester
By IANS,
Leicester : Indian origin woman Daksha Saujani, a tax official here, has been jailed for two years for siphoning off more than 116,000 pounds of the public's money into her family's bank accounts.
The mother-of-three exploited her position of trust while managing a team at the Inland Revenue's family tax credit department. The crimes financed "a lifestyle she wasn't entitled to" and enabled her to send her youngest son to private school.
CBI files chargesheet in Unnao custodial death case
By IANS
New Delhi, July 7: The CBI has filed a charge sheet against five men including Unnao MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's brother Atul Singh...
Asma Nama: Listen to Rajeena; dismissing her is a sign of clear hypocrisy
By Dr.Asma Anjum Khan for Twocircles.net
When the comments section of an article becomes a filthy ditch of abuses getting too personal, it’s an easy...
Foxconn’s Discriminatory Hiring Practices: Undermining Women’s Empowerment in India
Sanjana Chawla, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A startling revelation regarding Foxconn’s alleged discriminatory hiring policies at its Apple iPhone plant in India has come to light. Shockingly, the company...
“I will serve community as there are few Muslim women doctors” says Arshiya, second...
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Solapur: It was a moment of joy and ecstasy for 18 years old Arshiya Choudhari of Solapur when she was announced...
Kiran Bedi joins BJP, to give Delhi ‘all she has’
New Delhi : Celebrated former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, who parted ways with AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal around two years ago, Thursday joined the BJP, saying Delhi needs a stable and honest government.
Dreams from Japan, in the bylanes of Okhla
By Iqra Raza for Twocircles.net
New Delhi: The rickshaw wheels lazily on the bumpy road making me jump every now and then. Dragging on,...
Activists unite to show solidarity to Irom Sharmila’s struggle
By TCN News
Delhi : Activists from various organisations will come together in Delhi tomorrow to commemorate and support the 15-year long struggle of Irom...
Two killed in Meghalaya police firing
Shillong: A man and a woman were killed while five people were injured Wednesday when police opened fire to disperse a mob that attempted...
Women’s national team players accuse US Soccer of wage discrimination
New York : Five members of the United States women's national team have filed a complaint against United States Soccer, the sport's governing body...
Women manage finance better: Chanda Kochhar
By Anuradha Shukla, IANS,
New Delhi : Chanda Deepak Kochhar, set to take over as managing director and chief executive of ICICI Bank, India's largest in the private sector, firmly believes women make better bankers, even if a lot also depends on how they use the opportunities that come their way.
"So far as the financial sector is concerned, I feel women are always better with managing finance," says the 47-year-old banker who takes charge Friday at the landmark ICICI Bank Towers in Bandra-Kurla Complex in suburban Mumbai.
Woman gang raped in Telangana
Hyderabad : An autorickshaw driver and three others gang raped a woman in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana.
The incident took place late Sunday in...
Ramadan 1435: Peek
By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net
A young girl curious to take a peek into the male section of Thousand Lights Mosque in Chennai, perhaps searching for...
Jwala-Ashwini clinch Canada Open crown
Calgary: India's most successful women's doubles shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were crowned champions in the $50,000 Canada Open Grand Prix following their...
Amid reports of violence, 20 percent polling in Bengal
Kolkata : Amid allegations of violence and voter intimidation, nearly 20 percent of polling was recorded in the first two hours in 31 constituencies...
Advocate seeks copy of Ruchika’s case file under RTI
By IANS,
New Delhi : A Delhi based advocate Tuesday filed an application under the Right to Information Act (RTI) with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking copy of the "entire file of the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case".
Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore was sentenced by a CBI court Dec 21 to six months in jail for molesting teenager Ruchika 19 years ago on Aug 12, 1990. A fine of Rs.1,000 was also imposed on Rathore, who, however, was immediately granted bail by the court.
Protests in Sri Lanka over alleged rape, murder of schoolgirl
Colombo: Over 120 people were arrested by Sri Lankan police on Wednesday after violent clashes erupted between protestors and police outside a court over...
Government offers dialogue on women’s bill, disruptions go on
By IANS,
New Delhi : The women's reservation bill continued to stall parliament for the fourth day Thursday as the government sought to calm the opposition by offering a dialogue to resolve differences on the legislation.
But the government's offer for an all-party meeting had no effect in breaking the deadlock over the bill, which led to adjournments in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha.
Kerala’s new trend setters: Muslim women members of Mahallu committee
Female members of the Mahallu committee are the illustrative of an emerging scenario, which they perceive as a mile stone in Muslim women empowerment. But the transformation has evoked a mixed response from the Muslim outfits in the state, with especially Sunnis protesting the move.
By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net,
Kozhikode: K K Fathima Suhra, a middle aged post graduate Muslim lady, hailing from a village named Santhapuram in Malappuram district, was busy in shopping for her school going child. Like most of the educated Muslim women in the state, Fathima also tends to give primary priority to discharge her duty as a house wife, taking care of her family and ardently supporting it to accomplish its needs.
सवालों के प्रहार तले डेल्टा मेघवाल की मौत
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...
Jabarti becomes first Saudi woman editor in chief
By IINA,
Jeddah : Somayya Jabarti has been appointed editor in chief of the Jeddah-based Saudi Gazette newspaper following the resignation of Khaled Almaeena from...
Judicial probe into Assam girl’s killing
Guwahati: The Assam government will launch a judicial probe into the gruesome killing of a 16-year-old school girl by suspected Bodo militants, Chief Minister...
Indian woman runs in Olympic torch relay
By IANS,
New Delhi/Beijing : Calling it "the most beautiful moment in my life", business executive Meena Barot Monday became the only Indian to take part in the Olympic torch relay in China.
Barot, 36, ran 50-60 metres in Lanzhou city in Gansu province, cheered and clapped by thousands of Chinese.
"It was like a celebration. I have never seen anything like this in my life. It is the most beautiful moment of my life," Barot told IANS over telephone.
Barot, who moved to China in March 2005 and speaks Mandarin fluently, was ecstatic that she could keep her torch.
Government mum on allegations against Akbar
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The government on Wednesday continued to maintain silence on the allegations of sexual misconduct against Union Minister M.J. Akbar...
AAP announces women’s wing
New Delhi: The AAP Thursday announced the setting up of a women's wing in Delhi and appointed Shalimar Bagh legislator Bandana Kumari as its...
In Kashmir, women diagnosed with PCOS face trauma, infertility
The latest Indian National Family Health Survey (NFHS), published in December 2020, found that at least 60% of Kashmiri married women report one or...
Women riders, activists welcome ‘helmets mandatory’ move
New Delhi : The Election Commission (EC) has given the transport department its go-ahead to make changes in the rules to make helmets mandatory...
Woman shot dead for marrying outside caste
By IANS,
Patna: An 18-year-old woman was shot dead by her uncle in Bihar's Kaimur district for marrying a man from a different caste, police said Saturday.
Nikki Kumari, 18, was shot dead Friday in Kudra in Kaimur district by her uncle Bhanu Pratap Singh for marrying a backward caste boy against the wishes of the family.
"It was like an honour killing," a police officer said.
Kumari, a resident of Dalmianagar in Rohtas district, married Dipak Yadav last month against the wishes of her parents and other relatives.
Indian women not dictated over dressing: Smriti Irani
New Delhi : Women in India are not told what to wear and how to wear what, union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani...
GfK official: Number of women Internet users on rise
By Xinhua,
Hanoi : The number of women using the Internet has been on the rise in the past eight years, according to Zhao Xiaoyan, senior vice president and director of the Global Research and Consulting GfK Roper of the United States on Friday.
At a plenary session of the three-day Global Summit of Women, which opened here on Thursday, Zhao said in 2000, only 17 percent of women in GfK worldwide survey said they had used the Internet in the past 30 days. The number rose to the present 49 percent.
A witch-hunting survivor takes up crusade to save Assamese women
By Aditya Baruah
Guwahati : In her mid-60s, Birubala Rabha looks like any tribal Rabha woman next door. What distinguishes her from the others is...
Bangladeshi woman whipped over 200 times, critical
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.
Daughter of Nagpur Court peon becomes judge at the age of 25
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Nagpur: In a distinguished event that brought cheer to the face of a Nagpur Court peon, his daughter cracked the competitive...
Why did BJP field my father’s killer in Assam, asks journalist’s daughter
Guwahati : The daughter of journalist Kamala Saikia is furious that the BJP has fielded in Assam's assembly elections former ULFA militant Kushal Dowari,...
Arshi Hasmat tops WB Judicial Service Exams; 19 Muslims among 117 selected in...
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: Arshi Hasmat, from Kolkata, has topped the 2014 Judicial Service Examinations of West Bengal, making her only the second Muslim to top the coveted test in recent years. In 2008, Bushra Adil had topped the same examination. Incidentally, on both occasions laurels to the community were brought by women.
The Indian Ulema and Muslim Women’s Education
By Maulvi Waris Mazhari,
(Translated from Urdu by Yoginder Sikand)
JD(U) hints at softening of opposition to women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : With the numbers favouring the passage of the women's reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha Monday, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), a prominent party opposing it, Sunday indicated a softening of its position.
JD-U chief whip in the Rajya Sabha Ali Anwar Ansari said the party will consider the opinion of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in support of the bill, which seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in parliament and state legislatures.
Sanitation workers at Delhi’s all-women university allege caste discrimination
On February 12, scores of sanitation workers under the banner of SKU started a protest demonstration against the IGDTUW authorities for transferring two...
‘Urban Indian women have low financial freedom’
By IANS,
Chennai : Even as their number is rising, the financial freedom of urban, working women in India is low and needs significant improvement, says a survey conducted across 11 cities.