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तस्वीरों में : समय से पहले बाढ़ जैसे हालात, फंसे लोग ,बहे जानवर

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बिजनोर : उत्तराखंड में हो रही कई दिन से तेज़ बारिश के चलते गंगा किनारे के कई जनपदों में बाढ़ के हालात पैदा हो...

Woman IPS officer shouted at by BJP lawmaker responds with poem on FB

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Lucknow, (IANS): A day after a video of IPS officer Charu Nigam breaking down in public after being shouted at by a BJP legislator...

Women protest Meghalaya minister’s derogatory remarks

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

Hyderabad girl critical after attack by spurned lover

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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...

Syrian rebels kill 10 women: Report

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By IANS, Damascus : Syrian rebels killed 10 women in the central province of Hama Sunday, state media said. Armed "terrorist" groups carried out killing in...

Jwala-Ashwini clinch Canada Open crown

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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...

Baby raped, strangled to death in Pakistan

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Islamabad: Autopsy report revealed Tuesday that a one-and-half-year-old girl was raped before being strangled to death in Pakistan's Karachi, media reported. The body was recovered...

‘पार्च्ड’ यानी एक पुराने विषय में नयी छौंक

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net भारत में सिनेमा बदल रहा है और इस तरीके से बदल रहा है कि भारतीय समाज कई दफा उन बदलावों को स्वीकार...

10 new faces in Ashok Chavan’s new ministry

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By Quaid Najmi, IANS, Mumbai : There are as many as 10 new faces, including two women, in the 37-member ministry of Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in Maharshtra that was sworn-in here Saturday. At the same time, several heavyweights from the previous ministry were denied berths this time. Many powerful hopefuls also failed to make it in the first instalment of the cabinet.

Special task force to monitor women’s security: Shinde

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By IANS,

Kerala branch of women’s bank to open on Monday

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Thiruvananthapuram: The Bharatiya Mahila Bank's Kerala branch would open here Monday, an official said Saturday. M.C. Maya, the banks' deputy general manager, said currently there...

Ramadan 1435: Choices

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net A woman in jilbab checks out a wide variety of Hijab that is available for purchase in a shop in Chennai. Link: Ramadan...

Violence against women and religion

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By Asghar Ali Engineer, Religion is believed to be divine. It is divine in more than one sense. Firstly it is divine in the sense that its teachings are motivated by purest of intentions; secondly it is divine as its teachings are transcendent as religion exhort us to transcend what is to, what it should be in society as well as in our personal conduct. But soon after birth of religion it gets mixed up with customs and traditions already existing in society on one hand, and, on the other, powerful interests, often very negation of its teachings, begin to control it.

Tripura to increase number of women police personnel

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Agartala : The Tripura government will increase the number of women police personnel to one-third of the total strength, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said...

A massive dharna of Muslim women demanding quota in WRB

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By Manzar Bilal and Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net, Patna: With enthusiasm and determination Muslim women in Patna today demanded their exclusive shares in Women's Reservation Bill. A number of Muslim women from across the city, mostly burqa wearing, sat on dharna under the banner of Bihar Muslim Khawateen Morcha at Kargil Chowk protesting against the bill in its present form and demanding quota for Muslim and backward women.

Women’s cricket team prepares for busy schedule ahead

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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).

Woman promised job, raped in car

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By IANS, New Delhi : A job agent raped a 24-year-old married woman in his car after he took her to a desolate area in south Delhi on the pretext of providing her a job in a hospital reportedly owned by his uncle, police said Thursday. The victim told police that the accused identified as Mohit, 30, raped her in his car in the desolate area of Vasant Kunj Tuesday. She said he had promised her a job of a nurse in the hospital owned by his uncle in Khanpur area. He then asked her to come in his car to the hospital for the interview.

Police lock up rape victim for semi-nude protest

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By IANS, Moga (Punjab) : A semi-nude protest here by a woman against Punjab police inaction in registering a case against some men who allegedly raped her has landed her in a lock-up. The victim took off her clothes on a busy crossing on the Ferozepore-Ludhiana highway here Monday and shouted that her pleas to the police for getting a rape case registered had fallen on deaf ears. The protest shocked people moving along the highway.

We can make a difference, say women MPs

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By Sreeparna Chakrabarty, New Delhi : Having been elected in their largest number his time, women MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha feel they will...

The connection between self-immolation & domestic violence

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By Tanay Sukumar Indian men are twice as likely as women to kill themselves, but of all the methods of suicide, self-immolation is the only...

Ramadan 1435: Patience

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net Students wait patiently for the time to break fast at a school-organized iftar event at MWA School, Chennai. Link: Ramadan 1435: TCN serieswindow.onload...

Mysterious ‘exploding head syndrome’ more common in women

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Washington: If you hear slamming of doors, fireworks and gunshots or such abrupt loud noises while sleeping you are not alone as researchers found...

Leila Seth, first woman judge of Delhi High Court, passed away at the age...

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Noida, (IANS): Justice Leila Seth, the first woman judge of Delhi High Court who played a major role in the making of the tough...

Crimes against women on the rise in Assam

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By IANS,

Rajouri braveheart Rukhsana honoured with medal, cash

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By IANS, Jammu: Rukhsana Kousar, the brave heart of Rajouri who killed top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Abu Osama in her house in September last year, Saturday received an award for her act of exemplary bravery. The Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak was presented to Rukhsana, on behalf of President Pratibha Patil, by Rajouri Deputy Commissioner J.P.Singh at an official function in Rajouri, 160 km north of Jammu.

CBI files closure report in case against Maneka Gandhi

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New Delhi : The CBI has filed a closure report in a case against union minister Maneka Gandhi and two others for allegedly diverting...

Special rooms at TN bus stations for lactating mothers

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

Woman scientist, UN official among India’s top analytics

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Kolkata : A woman data scientist, a member of the UN's Big Data innovation initiative, analytics thought leaders and a analytics head of a...

When tremor hits, femininity shines

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By Zhan Yan, Xinhua, Beijing : When William Shakespeare wrote "frailty, thy name is woman," he may have no idea what women could do at times of extreme adversity. As the 8.0-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest China's Sichuan province May 12, it let out not only the devastating power from the depth of the earth, but also the incredible strength within women. A two-month-old girl baby was found on the day of the quake under the ruins in Longwan village in Beichuan county. She survived because she was shielded by her mother, who died protecting her.

Women’s groups demand passage of women’s reservation bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : Different women's groups, demanding the passage of the women's reservation bill, staged a protest outside Parliament House Thursday.

क्यों क़ुबूल नहीं है मुस्लिम समाज को महिला क़ाज़ी…?

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net हम आज बदलते समाज के साथ अपनी अलग पहचान बनाने में मुसलसल लगे हैं. जिसमें अपने अधिकार और समानता को लेकर आए...

Khobragade did not take permission for interview: MEA

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New Delhi: Diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who had hit the headlines last year following her arrest in the US in an alleged visa fraud case,...

SC seeks details on trafficked women, children

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked all state governments to furnish to the central government details of all the cases filed under...

Encourage competitive spirits amongst our children: Dr. Ausaf Sayeed

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net, Detroit: “Competition in India is growing so fast that you will lag behind if you are not able to perform to the highest level. You have to give your best,” said Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, the Consul General of India in Detroit on Sunday. Speaking to parents, he said we have to encourage competitive spirit amongst our children.

Google lights candle ‘in memory of Delhi braveheart’

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By IANS, New Delhi: Google India has lit a white candle on its homepage as a tribute to the 23-year-old Delhi gang-rape victim, who passed away following a 13-day fight for life.

Three family members of bin Laden killed in UK plane crash

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London : Three family members of former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden were killed when a private jet crashed in Britain's Hampshire county,...

Women’s bill elevates Sonia Gandhi to league of her own

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By Mayank Chhaya, IANS, The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament, elevates Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi to a league of her own and guarantees her a defining place for posterity.

Why no arrest over nun’s gang rape, NCW asks Bengal

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Kolkata : The National Commission for Women (NCW) slammed the West Bengal administration on Saturday over its failure to arrest any of the culprits...

AAP women MLAs to meet Rajnath, Jung over crimes against women

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New Delhi : Women legislators of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung and Delhi...

Himachal ex-MLA booked for sexual assault

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Shimla: A former BJP legislator in Himachal Pradesh was Tuesday booked on a complaint by a woman who alleged that she was sexually assaulted...

Rehana Azmi – The inspiration of late Adv. Shahid Azmi

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TCN series on Muslim women empowerment On International Women's Day on 8th March, TCN is bringing great stories of Muslim women empowerment from different states of India -- Editor

18 castes to be included in ST category

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Ranchi: Jharkhand's Bhokta and Puran are among the 18 communities across India that are likely to be designated as Scheduled Tribes (STs) by the...

Mayookha, Anu Rani set new meet records of national athletics

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Kolkata : Triple jumper Mayookha Johny and javelin thrower Anu Rani shone for their respective departments as both bagged new meet records on Day...

Poverty-stricken woman sells off goats to construct toilet

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Patna : In a rare move, a poverty-stricken woman chose to sell her four goats for financing the construction of a toilet at her...

Pakistani govt committed to root out black laws and anti-women: minister

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By NNN-APP, Islamabad : Minister for Women Development Ms Sherry Rehman said that the present government was strongly committed to rooting out all black laws and anti-women practices from the society. Speaking as chief guest at a seminar on “Situation of Violence Against Women in Pakistan” organized by Aurat Foundation here at a local hotel, she said that women related issues are mainstream issues which swept under the carpet.

First Indian woman chaplain for South African army

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By Fakir Hassen, IANS, Pretoria : Caroline Pillay has made history by becoming the first South African of Indian descent to serve as a chaplain in the army. Pillay was among 275 volunteer recruits who started an intensive training course this week at the air force gymnasium here before they serve for two years in the army. Undeterred by the fact that at 39 she was almost twice as old as most of the other recruits, Pillay said she was looking forward to stamping her feet even at her "mature" age, confirming that she was fit, healthy and ready to tackle the course.

After youth, AAP to reach out to women

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New Delhi : After receiving an "overwhelming" response at the interaction with youth as part of its Delhi Dialogue Campaign, the AAP will reach...

Twelve Years On Pink Autos Still Run Without Support in Ranchi

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Midhat Samra, TwoCircles Ranchi: Suman Devi watched me photograph the pink auto and said that people come here to click pictures because the bright colour fascinates...

UP to give Rs.20 lakh to Delhi rape victim’s family

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By IANS, Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday announced Rs.20 lakh as financial aid to the family of the New Delhi gang-rape victim.

Fringe fundamentalists are now mainstream: Teesta Setalvad

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By Anurag Dey Kolkata: India is going through difficult times where the "once fringe" fundamentalist groups have now become mainstream and, with the...

President to visit women’s first education institute

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By IANS, Pune : President Pratibha Patil will arrive here Friday on a three-day visit, her first to the city after she assumed the country's highest office, to attend a function at India's first, over a century-old education institution for women. On the day of her arrival, India's first woman president will grace the commemoration ceremony of Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Sansthan, marking the 150th birth anniversary of Maharshi Dhondopant Karve, the founder of this institute which was the country's first to impart women's education.

Women immolates self, parents alleges dowry death

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By IANS, New Delhi : A 25-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by immolating herself in Rajouri Garden here, the police said Friday. The police came to know about the incident after a neighbour of the victim, Manorama, reported the crime. "Manorama's husband told the police that they had an argument in the (Thursday) afternoon, after which she poured kerosene and set herself on fire," said a police official. The police said that Manorama was taken to the Deen Dayal Hospital from where she was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital with 90 percent burns. She died Friday morning.

Bihar woman refuses to marry groom from drunken family

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By IANS, Patna : A woman in a Bihar village refused to marry after the family members and relatives of the groom turned up drunk, caused trouble and abused her family members. Savita Kumari, in her 20s, daughter of Ram Avatar Sah of Begusarai district's Char ke Gachi village, about 125 km from here, stunned everybody Friday when she refused to marry Amardip Sah after she saw his close family members and relatives, who were drunk, create trouble, misbehave, abuse her family members and even thrash some of them.

Odisha to increase quota for women in urban bodies

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

Skill Development Centre for women from BPPL families

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By TCN News: New Delhi: A  skill development centre Sponsored by Human Welfare Foundation & Managed by Women’s Manifesto has been started for women from...

Women’s safety a major election issue in Delhi

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By Sushil Kumar, New Delhi : Women's safety tops the chart among the major issues confronting Delhi as it readies to vote for a new...

SRK’s driver arrested for raping minor

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Mumbai: A driver who works with superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Rajendrakumar Gautam has been arrested for allegedly raping a girl who works at former...

Government moots scheme to combat social evils against women

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By IANS, New Delhi: If all goes well, the government will soon launch a national programme, called the National Mission for Women, to combat social evils against women. This will be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Proposed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the 'umbrella mission' will cover all existing programmes for women's welfare and evaluate and monitor their efficacy.

You have strengthened our resolve to continue fighting: Press Release from Students of University...

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By TCN News Hyderabad: The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice condemns in the strongest terms the brutal physical and sexual assaults unleashed...

In Nanded, thousands participate in march for Muslim reservations

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By TCN News Muslim Aarakshan Sangharsh Kruti Samiti, an umbrella organisation of various political and religious groups, organised a ‘Million March’ in Nanded on...

In delhi, nearly all rapes are by relatives, neighbours

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By IANS,

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

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

Woman goes missing from Metro station, found

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By IANS,

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,...

From now, women commandos to be deployed on trains

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By IANS, New Delhi : Indian Railways will deploy women security personnel and increase their number in the proposed commando battalions, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said in the railways budget presented in parliament Friday. The women Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel will be deployed to ensure security of women passengers, particularly on routes where a large number of them travel alone regularly, Banerjee said while presenting the budget.

Periods, women’s health and Ramadan

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By Afshan Khan for TwoCircles.net Imagine that it is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan and you are fasting with full excitement...

SSSC condemns Irom Sharmila’s re-arrest

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) has condemned the re-arrest of Irom Sharmila. On 19th August, Imphal Court in its...

Haryana sisters thrash molesters as passengers look on

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

Mother Kosi, pardon us, they say to a river

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By Imran Khan, IANS, Patna : Left helpless and desperate by the wrath of the Kosi, hundreds of women in Bihar have turned to worshipping the river in the hope that it will relent and make the floods mitigate. "Mother Kosi is angry, we are offering prayers to appease her," said Parbhawati Devi, the resident of a village near a road linking Saharsa to Madhepura, two of the worst affected districts.

Girls thrashed at Karnataka’s Mangalore for partying

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By IANS,

Telangana CM congratulates Sania on becoming world No.1

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Hyderabad : Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday congratulated tennis star Sania Mirza on becoming first Indian woman to claim the world...

Marginalized groups march to Parliament for quota within women quota

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By TCN Staff Reporter,

Bengal governor asks Jadavpur VC to act in molestation case

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Kolkata: West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi, who is also the Jadavpur University chancellor, Saturday cautioned Vice Chancellor Abhijit Chakrabarti for delaying action in the...

Ruchika’s principal returns state award

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

Action plan for disabled women soon: Bengal panel

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By IANS, Kolkata : The West Bengal Women's Commission is planning to come out with a comprehensive action document with recommendations for bettering the lot of the physically challenged women in the state, its chief said Tuesday. The commission is now preparing a blueprint before holding dialogue with policy makers, government officials and stakeholders on how to bring changes to the life of women with disabilities (WWD).

Mamata, Jayalalithaa keen to block Modi as PM

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By T.R. Ramachandran, Since the assassination of Indira Gandhi on Oct 31, 1984, women politicians have steered clear of having a go at the high...

AMU Convocation: Women take centre stage, bag 122 medals

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By TCN News Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) plays a special role in India’s development and AMU students have made their mark not only in India...

Malaysian Minister says Women should know their safety is their right

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By NNN-Bernama,

Clear rehab scheme for rape victims, women’s panel asks PM

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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.

Sexual harassment charges against CJI: SC asks IB, CBI, Delhi Police to look into...

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New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday called the Directors of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Central Bureau of Investigation...

I have no opinion on triple talaq: Maneka Gandhi

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New Delhi : Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said she has formed no opinion on triple talaq as yet...

Self-employment project for women by scientist body

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By IANS, Lucknow : In order to make rural women of Uttar Pradesh self-employed , a scientist body here has initiated a training project, officials said Monday. Scientists at the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow have launched a pilot project to train rural women for self employment. "CIMAP has undertaken a programme to train rural women in making herbal products like incense sticks, rose water and other products," said A.K. Singh, a CIMAP scientist. Initially, the programme was launched for villages in Lucknow and Barabanki districts.

SC bars seeking votes over religion, ruling hailed

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New Delhi (IANS) : The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that seeking votes on the basis of religion, race, caste or language of a candidate...

Two young Swedish women marry in Agra

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By IANS, Agra : Two young Swedish women, who were living together in New Delhi for the past one year, married in traditional Hindu style at a temple here, a priest said. According to Baba Dharam Das, who conducted the marriage Saturday at a temple in Agra Cantonment, an autorickshaw driver brought the two women to the temple and persuaded him to get them married according to Vedic rites. The autorickshaw driver made arrangements for the marriage in which Sandra, who played the husband, put vermillion on the forehead of Sara, who played the wife's role.

How Toxic Masculinity, Cultural Crisis and Legal Failures Fuel Sexual Violence

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Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net In a world tainted by the curse of masculinity, a word that translates solely to dominance, I walk as an object to...

Oestrogen relieves psychotic symptoms in women

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By IANS, Sydney : Oestrogen estradiol, when combined with anti-psychotic drugs, seems to be effective in treating women with schizophrenia, according to a new study. The link between oestrogen and mental illness was recognised more than a century ago. However, scientific evidence backing oestrogen as a mental illness therapy has only recently emerged. "Epidemiologic observations of sex differences in the onset and course of schizophrenia prompted exploration of oestrogen's role in schizophrenia," the study authors wrote.

Show political will on women’s bill, CPI-M tells government

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government should show political will in passing the women's quota bill in the Lok Sabha, the Communist Party of India-Marxist said Tuesday, a day after an all-party meeting on the issue failed to reach a consensus. "The government should show political will," CPI-M MP Brinda Karat said on the government's decision to hold further discussion on the bill without setting a time frame. It did not say whether the meeting would be held before the house assembles April 15 after a three-week break.

Women more vulnerable to rheumatoid arthritis

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By IANS, London : Women appear to be more vulnerable to rheumatoid arthritis than men, according to the latest research. Tuulikki Sokka from the Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Finland, along with members of the QUEST rheumatoid arthritis (RA) programme, explored links between gender and disease activity measures, in more than 6,000 RA patients from 70 sites in 25 countries. "Generally, women report more severe symptoms, greater disability, and often have higher work disability rates than men," she said.

Activists protest Muslim cleric’s sexist remark

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By IANS, New Delhi: Women activists Saturday staged a demonstration against a cleric who spoke against Muslim women's participation in politics. Around 30 activists, mostly from the Muslim community, as well as filmmaker Gauhar Raza and lyricist Javed Akhtar gathered at the Jantar Mantar observatory to protest comments made by Lucknow-based Muslim cleric Kalbe Jawad regarding women's reservation bill.

Four get life sentence in Shakti Mills gang-rape case

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Mumbai: A Mumbai court Friday awarded life sentences to four men convicted for gang-raping a 19-year-old call centre employee in the Shakti Mills Complex...

Widows will be protected, given justice: Supreme Court

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By IANS,

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

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

Triple Talaq: Muslim Personal Law Board’s stand is un-Islamic

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By Syed Ubaidur Rahman  The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has told the Supreme Court that Triple Talaq in a single sitting is not...

शाहीन बाग प्रोटेस्ट के 90 दिन पूरे, अब ऐसा है हाल

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यूसुफ़ अंसारी, Twocircles.net नई दिल्ली। शाहीन बाग़ में नागरिकता संशोधन कानून, एनपीआर और एनआरसी के ख़िलाफ़ लगातार चल रहे धरना प्रदर्शन ने को 90 दिन पूरे...

‘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...

Rahul attacks Modi, says he is backed by business groups

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Rampur/Akbarpur (Uttar Pradesh)/Doda (Jammu and Kashmir): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday slammed BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over his alleged links with...

Five women beaten to death in Jharkhand over witchcraft

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

EIFF conducts seminar on “Healthy Woman Healthy Family”

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By: Muhammad Afaque Nagoor,

AP govt. awards Sadaf, topper of Engineering Common Entrance Test

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By TCN News,

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...

Life term for killing husband upheld

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday upheld the life sentence for a woman who had killed her husband in 1996 for marrying another girl. Asra Bano had strangled her husband to death in July 1996 after she came to know that he had secretly married another girl. According to the prosecution, Asra Bano had chopped off her husband Raju's private parts after killing him. She had then gone to the chamber of a public prosecutor in the Delhi High Court and confessed her crime.

Woman raped in bus in Jharkhand

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Ranchi : A 32-year-old woman was allegedly raped in a bus in Jharkhand's Koderma district, police said Saturday. According to the police, the woman was...

बिहार में नाबालिग ‘नाजिया’ के साथ क्रूरता, हत्या के बाद तनाव !

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समी अहमद । Twocircles.net बिहार के पूर्वी जिले कटिहार के पस्तिया गांव में 25 मई को एक 16 वर्षीय मुस्लिम लड़की के मौत पर हंगामा...

Women’s self-help groups shore up farm communities

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By V. Vijayalakshmi, IANS, Pune : The woes of the agricultural community in rural Maharashtra may be far from over, but a Mumbai-based trust is helping out a sizeable number of farm families through women's self-help groups (SHGs). The SHGs, being funded by the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, have instilled confidence in thousands of poor farm families by forging a tie-up with Big Bazar, one of India's biggest retail outlets for supply of homemade products.

Now vote for ‘The Greatest Indian’

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By IANS,

Fashion designer commits suicide in Noida

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By IANS, Noida : A 25-year-old fashion designer working with a garments export firm here committed suicide at his office premises Thursday, allegedly over a failed relationship, police said. Jishan, originally a resident of Bihar, was working as a fashion designer in a garments export house in Sector-10 of Noida. On Thursday around 9.30 a.m. he locked himself up in one of his company's rooms and hung himself from the ceiling fan, police said.

Women’s panel to probe Air India air hostess’ charges

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday formed a panel to probe the charges of assault levelled by an Air India air hostess against two pilots who were allegedly involved in a mid-air scuffle with her during a flight. The air hostess had filed a formal complaint with the women's panel.

Indian women win hockey Champions Challenge II

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By IANS, Kazan (Russia) : Rani Rampal scored four goals as Indian women crushed Belgium 6-3 to win the inaugural Champions Challenge II hockey tournament here Saturday. Rani, who emerged as the tournament's top scorer with eight goals, struck in the 17th, 38th, 44th and 54th minutes. Besides, Saba Anjum (20th min) and Thokchom Chanchan (49th min) scored a goal each. Skipper Valerie Vermeersch (40th, 52nd) and Boon Jill (55th) scored for Belgium.

Bharti is ‘violent’, says HC, dismisses bail plea

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of former Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti, accused of domestic violence...

Hyderabad Siblings Launch India’s First All-Women Taxi Bike Service

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Hyderabad: “It was while commuting to college that I began exploring ideas for safe travel for women after personally facing security issues....

“यहां तो हमारा हर रोज़ बलात्कार होता है…”

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net “बचपन में शादी का बहुत अरमान था. लेकिन अपने बाप को मेरा सौदा करते देखकर रिश्तों से भरोसा उठ गया.” ये दर्द...

India committed to peace: Modi

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Tokyo : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said that India is committed to peace and this commitment has "significance far above any international treaties...

Railways introduces 33 per cent sub-quota for women in catering units

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New Delhi : The Indian Railways on Thursday introduced a sub-quota of 33 per cent for women in allotment of each of the...

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...

For women, where there’s a bill, there’s a way

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By Azera Rahman, IANS, New Delhi: Perhaps one shouldn't expect too much too soon from the women's reservation bill - but besides changing the face of politics, it is bound to alter the gender dynamics of Indian society gradually, say experts. Counsellor Sameer Parikh says quotas are sometimes required to initiate change. The women's reservation bill will surely have an impact on the mindset of Indian society although it will be a gradual process.

Congress rebukes Rathore for invoking Nehru

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By IANS, New Delh: The Congress Thursday rebuked former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, for invoking the name of the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his remark to media that he would "smile more". Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said the former DGP was "mentally sick". Replying to queries about Rathore's remark, Tewari said the remark was the "result of this mental sickness". "The authorities should send him for a mental check-up," he said.

Aherkheri residents prefer slums over newly-built flats

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By Vanya Mehta, TwoCircles.net Rows of newly-constructed four-story buildings stand in stark contrast to the slums around it in Aherkheri area of Indore. One would think that slums are there to serve the people who live in these buildings, but these structures were built for the slum-dwellers themselves. An initiative of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) these buildings were constructed in late 2012 in one of several slum relocation projects throughout the city.

Girl students get self-defence training in Delhi

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

Assam polls a fight between two opposing ideologies: Rahul

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Guwahati (Assam) : Terming the Assam assembly polls a "fight between two opposing ideologies", Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged the people...

J&K: CPW workers on the verge of committing suicide over delayed and meagre wages

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Arjumand Shaheen, TwoCircles.net Srinagar J&K: While the world celebrated the International labourers' day on 1st May, the Contingent paid workers/Sweepers (CPWs) in the department of...

Smoking during pregnancy heightens sudden infant death chances

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By IANS, Washington : Women who smoke during pregnancy have greater chances of losing their newborns to the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to new research carried out by Calgary University. In the first-ever experimental study to compare the breathing reflexes of premature babies of smokers versus non-smokers, researchers found that babies whose mothers had smoked showed a number of signs of impaired respiratory function.

Uber, three other cab operators banned in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government banned Uber and three other cab operators from plying their taxis in the capital city from Friday, a top official...

Attitude toward women is changing: Activists

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New Delhi : There has been a change in the attitude towards women and on the gender issue, women activists said Thursday. "There is change,...

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...

Yatra organised in Gujarat to save girl child

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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.

Disturbing and Contradictory: A Timeline of the Events at R.G. Kar Medical College

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Utsa Sarmin, TwoCircles.net Kolkata: The brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College on August 9 has sent...

Six convicted for gang rape in Meghalaya

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Shillong: A fast-track court in Meghalaya Thursday convicted six people for the gang rape of an 18-year-old girl in December 2012. Laston Marak, Tobath Sangma...

A dai steps toward ensuring safe motherhood in Rajasthan

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Identity, citizenship and empowerment

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By M. Hamid Ansari The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari delivered “Khuda Bakhsh Memorial Lecture” at Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna on Saturday Dec. 12th, 2009. Here is the complete text of his lecture:

Two Years of Narasingbari Killings: Heart-wrenching story of little Rashida

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Abdul Kalam Azad Today is the second anniversary of Narasingbari Killings. On 1st May, 2014, at around 8:00pm three people were killed and several injured....

From Designing Clothes To Designing Cakes: The Journey of a Hijabi Cake Artist From...

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Sobiya Inamdar/ TwoCircles.net Nadia Aslam, a resident of Panjim, Goa has always had a love for baking cakes. She used to bake delicious cakes for...

मुजफ्फरनगर में दहाड़े ओवैसी “खैरात नही अब हक़ लेंगे”

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

CPI-M wants Women’s Bill tabled in Lok Sabha

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist Friday demanded the tabling of the Women's Reservation Bill in the monsoon session of the Lok Sabha beginning Monday. "There should not be further delay. The Women's Bill should be tabled in the Lok Sabha with the support of all the parties, which backed the Bill in the Rajya Sabha," CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat told reporters here . The Women's Bill, which seeks to reserve one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women, was passed by the Rajya Sabha March 9.

Woman power: Tribals stall eco-tourism project in Odisha

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By Richa Sharma, IANS,

Mukherjee to open meeting of women speakers of parliament

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By IANS, New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee will Wednesday inaugurate the seventh meeting of women speakers of parliament, which will exchange experiences on gender issues.

More women MPs in panel to fight for quota bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : Leading political parties Saturday added more members to a parliamentary panel that is discussing the controversial Women's Reservation Bill, which is facing opposition from some parties including a few ruling allies. While the Congress party has nominated its whip Krishna Tirath and Tejaswini Gowda, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has proposed Kiran Maheswari and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has suggested P. Satheedevi for the panel.

Muslim Personal Law Board to approach Supreme Court on Assam child marriage issue

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A case related to the minimum age of Muslim girls getting married is pending before the Supreme Court. Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI – The...

Chargesheet filed in Odisha woman’s murder

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Bhubaneswar : A chargesheet was filed against a man for the murder of a sexual assault victim in the state last November, an officer...

Woman IT employee jumps from auto

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By IANS, Hyderabad : A 22-year-old software engineer was injured when she jumped out of a moving autorickshaw here after a man tried to molest her, police said Wednesday.

Muslim girl from Telangana wins gold medal at National Boxing Championship

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Guwahati: Nikhat Zareen, a 19-year-old boxer from the Nizamabad District of Telangana brought more laurels to her state...

Controversy in Bihar after student allegedly asked to remove Hijab during exam

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The incident happened at Mahant Darshan Das Mahila (MDDM) College in Muzaffarpur, Bihar on October 16. Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net  PATNA (BIHAR) — A controversy over...

How easy it is for women to get tickets in Lok Sabha polls?

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Mohammad Faisal, TwoCircles.net  How easy it is for women to get tickets in Lok Sabha polls? At least it is not that easy in India’s...

8,500 Pakistani women victims of violence in 2011

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By IANS, Islamabad : Over 8,500 Pakistani women last year suffered from violence like sexual assault, acid throwing and even honour killings, a non-governmental organisation said Tuesday.

Mentally unstable woman jumps to death from AIIMS building

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By IANS, New Delhi : A mentally unstable woman jumped to her death Thursday from the fifth floor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), hospital authorities said. According to the AIIMS administration, 32-year-old Babita Goutam, a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad district on the outskirts of Delhi, jumped from the fifth floor of the main hospital building at around 12.30 p.m. The hospital and police have informed the family.

नसबंदी का समाजशास्त्र

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By मोहम्मद आसिफ़ इक़बाल, पिछले दिनों छत्तीसगढ़ बिलासपुर में केंद्रीय परिवार नियोजन कार्यक्रम के तहत नसबंदी कैंप लगाया गया. सभी को पता है कि सिर्फ़ छः घंटों में लगभग 83 महिलाओं की नसबंदी कर दी गयी, जिसका अंतिम अंजाम क्या हुआ, वह भी किसी से छिपा नहीं है. कई महिलाएं मारी गयीं और अन्य औरतों की हालत बिगड़ती चली गई. वहीं दूसरी तरफ़ इस घटना में इस्तेमाल एन्टीबायोटिक की प्रारंभिक जांच में चूहे मारने वाला केमिकल पाया गया है.

Respond to woman lawyer’s plea in manhandling case: SC to Delhi Police

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Delhi Police chief to respond to a plea seeking transfer to the CBI of investigation...

First Japan Woman as PM Hopeful

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By Prensa Latina, Tokyo : Japan's former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike officially presented her candidature for the prime minister's post on Monday, thus becoming the first woman disputing that position in the country's history. Koike, 56, will run for the leadership of the governmental Democrat Liberal Party, with the elections set for September 22. The former TV anchorwoman told press she has received the enthusiastic support of her colleagues, and added the country could perfectly have a woman as head of the government to overcome the standstill in the Japanese society.

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

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

Bulli Bai app case: Women activists hold protest in Kozhikkode, demand action from Kerala...

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The protesting women said that the Hindu right-wing force's attacks to suppress Muslim women will be futile and will not prevent Muslim women...

Kiran Bedi advocates tougher laws to fight terrorism

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By IANS, Ahmedabad : Kiran Bedi, the first woman IPS officer, Wednesday said strong anti-terror laws were needed to tackle the growing menace of terrorism in India. Bedi, who was here to interact with students and parents of Ahmedabad Managament Association (AMA), said the prevailing laws were too weak to fight terrorism. "Strong laws are needed to keep pace with the new challenges posed by terrorists," Bedi said, adding that toning of the legal system too was needed. She said policing and the quality of policemen needed to be spruced up with better service conditions.
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