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Woman, child killed in anti-Al Qaeda attack in Iraq: US military

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By DPA, Baghdad : The US military said Sunday an operation targeting gunmen from the Al Qaeda terrorist network in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul left four people dead, including a woman and a child. In the operation Saturday, Al Qaeda suspects riding in a vehicle refused to stop, after coalition troops fired warning shots, prompting the forces to engage them, a military statement said. The woman and the child, who were also in the vehicle, were killed in the engagement along with two gunmen.

Teacher killed for eloping with woman

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Lucknow : A school teacher was beaten to death by family members of a young woman with whom he eloped, police said on Wednesday. The...

Campaign for women’s safety in public places

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New Delhi: A campaign to raise awareness on women's safety at public places and public transport was launched Saturday in the national capital on...

What women want, actresses tell on Women’s Day

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By Subhash K. Jha, IANS,

Japanese tourist found dead in Delhi hotel

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By IANS, New Delhi : A 55-year-old Japanese woman was found dead and her French husband unconscious in a central Delhi hotel Monday, the police said, suspecting a drug overdose may have caused the death. According to the police, Agase Jean Marry called the hotel Suncity's reception desk around 9 a.m. asking them to arrange a doctor for his wife Okoru Odda, 50, who had collapsed. "The hotel staff who went to check on the woman found both of them unconscious inside the room. Odda, they later found, was already dead," said an investigating police officer.

The iron lady of Tamil Nadu (Profile)

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By Venkatachari Jagannathan, Chennai : J. Jayalalithaa, often described as the 'Iron Lady of Tamil Nadu', returned to power on Saturday - after a seven...

50 percent girls acquire STD in two years of becoming sexually active

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By IANS, Washington: Nearly 50 percent of urban teenage girls may acquire a sexually transmitted disease within two years of becoming sexually active, a new study said. In the study, researchers found that half of the 381 girls enrolled were infected with one sexually transmitted disease (STD) - chlamydia (pain during sex or bleeding after sex) or trichomoniasis (itching, burning, and inflammation of the vagina). The girls were aged 14 to 17 years.

Crafting Harmony: Muslim Hands Shape Earthen Stoves for Hindu Devotees in Bihar

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M I Khan, TwoCircles.net Patna: In the heart of the capital city, a heartwarming display of communal harmony unfolds each year as the poorest Muslim women...

Bhutanese women in politics: Victims of prejudices

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By Shilpa Raina, Thimpu : There is no gender discrimination in Bhutan but, when it comes to the representation of women in politics, socio-cultural prejudices...

71 women get B.Ed. degrees at Mazharul Uloom College of Ambur

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By Shafee Ahmed Ko,

Woman forced to eat human excreta on witchcraft charge

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

Man held for raping, killing minor in Bengal

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Kolkata: A man was arrested Saturday in West Bengal's Burdwan district for raping and strangulating a minor, police said. The crime took place Friday in...

Indian nanny accused of killing baby in Dubai

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Dubai: An Indian nanny in Dubai has been accused of strangling an 11-month-old baby girl to death with her scarf as she was denied...

Women protest atrocities in Uttar Pradesh, caned by police

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By IANS, Lucknow: Women activists of the Congress party here were caned by the police Tuesday as they sought to raise the issue of "increasing atrocities on women" in Uttar Pradesh, party workers said. State party president Rita Bahuguna Joshi and All India Congress Committee secretary Pervez Hashmi, who is in charge of the party's affairs in Uttar Pradesh, were among those who suffered serious injuries. Hashmi was hospitalised with a fractured lower limb, while Joshi received cane blows on her arm, a party worker said.

BJP begins 10-day march over crimes against women in Bengal

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Kolkata : Days after three people were awarded the death penalty for gang-raping and murdering a college student in West Bengal's Kamduni, the BJP...

Ramadan 1438: Kaneez Fatima

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By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net "I fast because it's an order from Allah, and because it is a part of my religion that is very...

…और मैंने नोखा को ‘डेल्टा’ के लिए लड़ते हुए देखा

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दलित छात्रा डेल्टा मेघवाल की उनके कॉलेज परिसर में हुई विवादित मौत पर देश भर में चर्चा और चिंता है. कॉलेज-प्रशासन जहां इसे आत्महत्या...

CISF commandos helping Metro’s women commuters at night

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New Delhi : Apart from providing security to women travelling in the Metro trains, the CISF's women commandos are also providing help to women...

Rajya Sabha adjourned again over women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the second successive day Tuesday as a handful of opposition members noisly voiced their protest against passing the historic women's reservation bill. When the house assembled in the morning, chairman Hamid Ansari read out a condolence message on the Chilean earthquake and then announced question hour.

ADB commits to gender equity on 100th International Women’s Day

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By NNN-ADB, Manila : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday renewed its commitment to gender equity on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD).

Poverty-stricken woman athlete in jail for prostitution

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By IANS, Raipur : Too poor to cough up the bail amount, a former national level woman athlete was still lodged in a jail in the Chhattisgarh capital Tuesday, four days after being arrested for prostitution, police said. A police officer who arrested Nisha Shetti, 26, last Friday from a posh locality of Raipur said she had revealed during interrogation that she was forced to become a call girl due to deprivation and had travelled to Raipur from Mumbai to earn Rs.50,000 from a few businessmen, who had booked her for 15 days.

Woman commits suicide, blames husband, sister

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New Delhi : A 22-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan. She left a note blaming her husband and her...

Aamir supports fight against alcoholism among women

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By IANS,

Parliamentary panel tables report on women’s reservation bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : Holding that reservation of 33 percent seats was a "necessary strategy" to enhance the participation of women in the decision making process, a parliamentary panel on a bill to enable this tabled its report in both houses Thursday amid vociferous protests by several parties. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice hoped that the measure would be passed into law "and put into action without further delay".

What women want – from Mamata

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By Anurag Dey, IANS,

Withdraw case slapped for protesting rape, demand women activists

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By IANS, Kolkata : Criticising the Mamata Banerjee government for "stifling the voice of protest", a section of women rights activists Wednesday demanded withdrawal of...

First Zamira Begum Rahman memorial lecture held in Tezpur

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

10,000 km long Maila Mukti Yatra reaches Hyderabad to eradicate manual scavenging

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By TCN News,

Royal Bengal tiger drags woman into deep woods in Sundarbans

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Kolkata: A Royal Bengal Tiger dragged a woman, who had ventured into the forests to catch crabs, into the deep woods in the Sundarbans...

NHRC notice to Kerala over Dalit student’s rape, murder

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New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to the Kerala government over the alleged rape and murder of...

UN panel reviews women’s situation in India

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By IANS, United Nations : A UN committee on the elimination of discrimination against women has begun a review of the situation of women in India and seven other countries. During its 19-day session here, India will be reviewed on an exceptional basis, with the committee considering the country's follow-up report on the impact of the 2002 Gujarat massacres on women, the world body said. The committee will also review the status of women in Argentina, Fiji, Russia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Albania.

Mentally challenged woman lynched in Bihar

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By IANS, Patna : A mentally challenged woman, suspected of being a child lifter, was beaten to death with bamboo sticks, bricks and stones by a mob in Bihar's Munger district Wednesday morning, police said. Twenty people have been arrested. "A mob beat to death a mentally retarded woman after news spread that she was trying to lift a child," a police official said. Police have arrested 20 people in Munger district, about 150 km from here, after a murder case was lodged.

Sexual Harassment of female students in Jamia Milia opens a can of worms

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TCN News Female students of Jamia Milia Islamia University have been protesting from February against the HoD of fine arts Professor Hafeez Ahamed for allegedly...

चंपारण की पूर्व विधायक रश्मि वर्मा पर हमले-धमकियों की कहानी झूठी

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पटना: राजनीतिज्ञों द्वारा चुनाव जीतने के लिए कुछ भी किया जाना कोई नयी घटना नहीं है. चाहे वह बूथ लूटना हो...

Women no longer silent recipients of abuse: Delhi Police

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New Delhi : Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi Tuesday said the increase in the number of complaints registered by women showed that the members...

Kerala temple fire heartrending, shocking: Modi

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the fire at Kerala temple that killed over 90 people as "heartrending and shocking"....

No tomorrow for this six-year old Rohingya refugee girl

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By Sheikh Qayoom Jammu : Six-year-old Tasleema is nobody's 'laadli beti' (beloved daughter). She has no idea of the horrors her parents have been...

ख़ामोशी से घरों में घुसता क्रूर रंगभेद

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

विरासत में मिले मुस्लिम औरतों को शरअई अधिकार: मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ

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TCN News उत्तर प्रदेश की राजधानी लखनऊ में ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड की तफ़्हीम-ए-शरीयत कमिटी के अंतर्गत सेमीनार का आयोजन किया गया. इस...

33 percent quota for women in Delhi, union territory polices

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New Delhi : The union cabinet on Friday gave its approval for 33 percent reservation to women in direct recruitment to posts ranging from...

Buddha Jayanti Park rape convicts are innocent, insist kin

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By IANS, New Delhi: Relatives of the four members of the President's Bodyguard convicted in the 2003 Buddha Jayanti Park gang rape case Monday said their kin were innocent and they would appeal the judgement. Paramanand Singh, father of Satender Singh who was held guilty of raping a 17-year old girl six years ago, claimed that his son was not solely responsible for the act.

Court acquits Irom Sharmila of suicide charge

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New Delhi : A court here on Wednesday acquitted Irom Sharmila, who has been on a 15-year-long hunger strike to press for the repeal...

Four Muslim women arrested for rioting in Gujarat town

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Ahmedabad: Many people, including four Muslim women, have been arrested in connection with rioting that took place between two communities in...

Madonna voted hardest working mother in new poll

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By IANS, London : Pop diva Madonna has been named the hardest working mother in showbiz topping a new poll ahead of Hollywood actresses Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow. The pop superstar took home $110 million (75 million pounds) in 2008, putting herself at the forefront of high-earning women with children, reports contactmusic.com. Madonna, who is mother to adopted toddler David Banda, 3, Rocco, 8 and 12-year-old Lourdes, took most of her money from her world tour as well as record sales and a string of endorsement deals.

Action sought against two lawyers for derogatory remarks on women

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association on Friday sought action against two lawyers - M.L. Sharma and A.P.Singh - for making derogatory...

Government for harsher punishment for throwing acid on women

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government Monday informed the Supreme Court it was willing to amend penal laws to provide for harsher punishment for throwing acid on women - a crime the apex court has described as "worse than murder". Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran told the bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan that unlike as in the normal penal laws, the government even wanted to put the onus on the person accused of throwing acid to prove his innocence.

12-year-old girl found hanging from tree in West Bengal

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By IANS, Kolkata: A 12-year-old girl was Sunday found hanging by the neck in a bamboo grove near her residence in Nadia district of West Bengal, police said. Police said the body of the girl, a class 6 student of a Muragacha Subodhoni High School, was found to be without clothes and suspended about six inches above the ground. "This is an incident of murder. We can't say if the girl was sexually assaulted. That can only be said after the post-mortem examination report and other necessary forensic tests," Superintendent of Police (Nadia) H. Kusumakar said.

Cabinet clears Women’s Reservation Bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: The cabinet Thursday cleared the long-pending Women's Reservation Bill that provides for setting aside 33 percent of seats in parliament and the state legislatures for women and it is likely to be tabled in the current session of parliament, informed sources said. "The cabinet today cleared the Women's Reservation Bill and it is likely to be introduced in the current session of parliament," the sources said. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presided over the cabinet meeting.

Judge bans burqa in Australian court

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By IANS, Sydney : An Australian judge Thursday refused to allow a Muslim woman to wear a full-face veil in court during her testimony as a witness in a fraud trial. Perth's District Court Judge Shauna Deane said that in the interest of a fair trial the witness should not be allowed to wear a niqab or burqa. But she said she would speak to counsel about ways to accommodate the witness, The Age reported.

Bengal youth beaten up for protesting women’s harassment dies

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Kolkata : A 20-year-old college student, who slipped into coma after being beaten up for protesting harassment of women during an idol immersion procession...

Rag-picking girls’ date with prime minister Saturday

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By IANS New Delhi: It was a dream come true for 12-year-old Useeran Sheikh, a rag-picker, as she shook hands with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday, and requested abolition of child labour and quality education for all children in the country. Sheikh with two other rag-picker children met the prime minister at his 7 Race Course Road residence in the capital. "I liked it very much. This is the first time I am meeting the prime minister. I never thought this would ever happen to us," Sheikh said excitedly after leaving the Prime Ministers' House.

Myanmar president calls for unity to overcome challenges

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Nay Pyi Taw : Myanmar President U Thein Sein on Monday called on the country's political forces to work together in unity to overcome...

Woman among four killed in Kashmir gun battle

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By IANS, Jammu : A woman, two security personnel and a militant were killed in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, police said. A group of three militants ambushed a security patrol party in the Kashtigarh forest belt of Doda district in the morning. A policeman and an army trooper were killed in the attack. A fierce encounter broke out in the forest belt following a joint search operation by the police and the army. One of the militants was gunned down but two managed to escape, the police said.

British Indian woman election candidate stands for change

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By Debdutta Bhattacharjee, New Delhi/London : Gita Gordon, nominated by Britain's Liberal Democrats as a candidate in next month's parliamentary elections, has been a busy...

SC pulls up Bengal for failure to protect rape victim’s rights

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New Delhi:The Supreme Court Friday said that West Bengal government failed to protect the fundamental rights of a village woman who was gang raped...

Female trainee police officer kills self in MP

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Bhopal : A female trainee sub-inspector on Monday committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district. She had been selected through the Madhya Pradesh...

Haryana village headman arrested for killing two women

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By IANS, Chandigarh : A Haryana village headman, who allegedly killed two women on Diwali night over a property dispute, was arrested here, a police official said Thursday. Shribhagwan Singh, Sarpanch (headman) of Karaur village in Rohtak town, around 250 km from here, was nabbed here Wednesday morning. "Shribhagwan Singh was absconding since Nov 28 after killing two village women on Diwali night. He was arrested by the Chandigarh police here, near the football stadium in Sector 17," said a police official.

Iqra Hasan: A Century-Old Struggle and the Ascent of ‘Brave’ and Consistent Daughter

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Special Correspondent/ TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “I don’t comment on numbers, but it’s for sure that I got blessings of people who want me to represent them...

Small town girls log on to search for suitable boy

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By Himanshu Dubey, IANS, New Delhi: Nineteen-year-old Deeksha Batra wants a perfect partner. She has not left the "job" to her parents alone but has turned to matrimonial sites to look for the "perfect" man. "Small town families are conservative; so they go for arranged marriages. But at times things go horribly wrong. I want to be sure and so I turned to matrimonial sites to find the perfect match," Batra said. "Matrimonial sites are a better option any day," Batra, who lives in Faridabad, adjacent to the national capital, told IANS.

Running in Olympics is like wining gold for Afghan girl

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By IANS,

Women’s panel launches NRI cell

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By IANS, New Delhi : Faced with increasing cases of abandonment and divorce of women married to overseas Indians, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Thursday launched an NRI cell to deal with such complaints. The NRI cell will provide legal counselling to women deserted by their overseas husbands. It will also advise and give recommendations to the government on policies related to NRI marriages. Besides, the cell will also carry out awareness campaigns on the subject.

NGO Majlis Manch allowed to assist SC in final hearing on Triple Talaq

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By TCN News Mumbai-based NGO Majlis Manch, which has been working for legal rights of women and provides support to victims of domestic violence, especially...

UK party wants ban on burqa in public, Sharia outlawed

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London, (IANS): The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has announced that it will include a pledge in its general election manifesto to ban the burqa...

NYT removes Digvijaya’s photo in #SelfieWithDaughter article

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New Delhi : The New York Times has removed a picture of Congress leader Digvijaya Singh with journalist Amrita Rai, which it mistakenly...

Women representation low at AICC meet

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By IANS,

Mother Teresa to be canonised on September 4: Pope

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Vatican city: The Pope during consistory of cardinals on Tuesday announced September 4 as the date for Mother Teresa's canonisation, the media reported. After months...

Congress, BJP have just six women candidates in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : Women may comprise 47 percent of Madhya Pradesh's electorate, but the two main parties together have fielded just six candidates for the 29 Lok Sabha seats - the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) four and the opposition Congress two. The two parties have also been advocating 33 percent reservation for women in all bodies. But this does not seem to translate into a more equitable distribution of nominations. The smaller parties are no different. The Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has not fielded even one woman. Ditto with the Samajwadi Party.

No pressure from allies on women’s quota bill: Congress

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By IANS, New Delhi : Ruling out quota within quota in the bill providing 33 percent reservation for women in all legislatures, the Congress party Wednesday said there was "no pressure" on it from its allies and the government seeks to pass the bill in its present form in the Lok Sabha. "We believe that all our allies will support us. We are absolutely confident that our allies will remain with us. We wish to pass the bill in the present form," said Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan here.

Telangana man arrested for rape, murder of daughter

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Hyderabad:Police in Telangana have solved the mystery behind rape and murder of a minor girl with the arrest of her father, who committed the...

Drop in women MLA numbers in Telangana stresses need for 33% reservation

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net The number of women in Telangana State Assembly has come down this year as compared to the previous elections of 2014,...

अस्मानामा : मैं तो चार से निक़ाह करूंगा, लेकिन तुम्हारा क्या?

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By अस्मा अंजुम खान, TwoCircles.net, (अंग्रेज़ी पढ़ाती हैं और ढेर सारी बातें करती हैं.) शनिवार का दिन मेरे लिए एक मशक्क़त से भरे हफ़्ते के अंत का सूचक होता है. पिछले छः दिनों के भीतर किए गए कामों के बाद मिलने वाला आराम मुझे अपने आगोश में लेने लगता है. इसी बीच एक शनिवार को एक बहन आती है और मुझे गले से लगाकर फूट-फूटकर रोने लगती है. उसने बताया कि आयशा और अन्य उम्माहतुल मोमिनीन के बारे में मेरी बातों ने उसके दिल को छू लिया. लेकिन अपनी उस रुलाई के बारे में पूछे जाने पर उसने जो बताया, उससे मैं न सिर्फ़ चकित हुई बल्कि अगले कुछ हफ़्तों तक मेरे भीतर डर बैठ गया था.

Mehbooba Mufti to be the first women CM of J&K; calls for appointment of...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: Ending the three-month speculation over the formation of new government in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, President, Peoples Democratic...

‘Rural women help Himachal fight open defecation’

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By IANS, Shimla: Rural women in Himachal Pradesh have emerged as the driving force behind wiping out the menace of open defecation, a global expert said here Sunday.

Workshop on socio-legal status of Muslim women held in Guwahati on Women’s Day

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By M. Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,

जेयूसीएस द्वारा योगी आदित्यनाथ की संसद सदस्यता खारिज़ करने की मांग उठाई गयी

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By TCN News, लखनऊ : पिछले दिनों भाजपा सांसद योगी आदित्यनाथ का विवादित वीडियो चर्चा में आया, जिसमें वे मुस्लिम लड़कियों को जबरन हिंदू बनाने की बात कर रहे हैं. उक्त वीडियो के बारे में जर्नलिस्ट्स यूनियन फॉर सिविल सोसाइटी(जेयूसीएस) के सदस्य डॉक्यूमेंट्री फिल्मकार शाहनवाज आलम, राजीव यादव व लक्ष्मण प्रसाद ने कहा है कि यह दलितों के हिंदूकरण, महिला हिंसा, सांप्रदायिकता और आतंकवाद की राजनीति पर केन्द्रित एक डॉक्यूमेंट्री फिल्म 'SAFFRON WAR’ का हिस्सा है, जिसे 2011 से ही कई फिल्म महोत्सवों व अकादमिक गोष्ठियों में दिखाया जाता रहा है.

Most women don’t find sexual problems upsetting: Survey

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By IANS, Washington : The majority of women who experience low libido, poor arousal or face difficulties in orgasming, don't seem upset by these problems. These findings are based on one of the largest ever studies of its kind, which probed 32,000 women aged between 18 and 100 plus years across the US, regarding distress bearing on sex life, including anger, guilt, frustration and worry.

Sony asked to drop Crime Patrol show on gang-rape

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By IANS,

Communalizing Census misses India’s real crisis: female feticide

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By Masihuddin Sanjari for TwoCircles.net Religion based census data has recently been released by the central government of India sparking a debate along communal lines1...

Woman raped, minor girl molested in capital

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By IANS, New Delhi: A woman was allegedly raped after falling unconscious and a six-year-old girl was molested in two separate incidents of sex crimes in the capital, police said Friday. "A 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by Syed Saamir Ali, 28, resident of Bulandshahr, March 28. Ali and the woman had met at a mobile repairing shop in Nehru Pace a few days earlier and had become friends," a police official said. Ali had served the woman cold drinks laced with sedative March 28 and raped her when she became unconscious.

Modernity a far cry for women on small screen

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By Radhika Bhirani, IANS, New Delhi: Independent and bold women characters are no more taboo in films, but one wonders why television serials have failed to come of age as far as realistic portrayals of Indian women are concerned. The makers of these serials say TV gives as good as it gets - women are usually appreciated by audiences as subservient, overtly loyal and moralistic or evil, conniving and home-breaking characters.

Women’s Awareness Day held on International Day for Women at Malegaon

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By TCN News, Malegaon (Maharashtra): A women’s awareness day was conducted on the occasion of the International Day for Women here. Professor A M Siddiqui, president of the Concerned Citizen Inquiry (CCI) talked on the subject of government scholarship schemes and Ashfaque Umar, well-known educationalist, spoke on the topic of ‘Opportunities for Women in Higher Level Services.’

Court grants bail to Delhi Police official

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By IANS, New Delhi : A Delhi court Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to a Delhi Police official accused of raping and making a video clip...

Women’s education key to progress: Rabey Nadvi

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By RINA, Kairana: President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board Maulana Mohammad Rabey Hasani Nadvi said that if a woman is given education then, it will pave the way for the development and progress of the whole family. Similarly, if a woman is deprived of the education then, the whole family would plunge in the darkness of ignorance and superstition. Maulana Rabey Hasani Nadvi was giving away certificates of Khatm-e-Bukhari to the students of Jamia Ummul Momineen Aisha Siddiqua Lil Banat here yesterday.

Meet the Tribal Girls From Jammu & Kashmir Who Cracked Neet

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Tauseef Ahmad | Two Circles.net Several girls from the Bakarwal community, a nomadic ethnic minority in India's Jammu and Kashmir area, recently cleared the National...

Delhi Aanganwadi workers’ indefinite hunger strike enters 6th day as AAP govt evades holding...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: The indefinite hunger strike by Delhi State Aanganwadi Workers’ and Helpers’ Union entered its seventh day...

Anxious and alienated: How communalism fuels mental health crisis among marginalized communities

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Samiya Chopra, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “I sometimes feel that my identity is the root cause of my lack of mental peace. Wearing a hijab, I often find...

261 women artists paint their thoughts

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By IANS, New Delhi : Spirituality, women's bonding, landscapes, coloured abstractions, shapes and figures - 261 artists from all over the world have put their thoughts on 300 canvases in one of the biggest women's art exhibitions at the Art Mall here. The exhibition titled "Stree", which began three years ago as an annual event, is a tribute to talented women artists who have either taken up art as a vocation or hobby, said Ila Jain, director of the mall, who manages the mammoth display space-cum-learning centre. The 10-day exhibition began March 8.

Akkriti’s autopsy report hints she died of asphyxiation

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By IANS, New Delhi : Akkriti Bhatia, a Class 12 student of Modern School Vasant Vihar in the national capital, died of asphyxiation stemming from an asthma attack, according to the post mortem examination report, police said Friday. "The post mortem examination report hints Akkriti died of asphyxia. It seems to be a natural death but we are awaiting her viscera report and any conclusion can be reached only after going through the viscera report," a police officer told IANS.

Her Hijab no deterrent, this IAS officer determined to work for marginalised sector

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By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net, Kozhikode: It’s a long pending dream come true, not only for her but for the entire Muslim community in Kerala, especially the Muslim women. Atheela Abdulla goes to work wearing the Hijab. “There is an option to wear or not to wear it. I opted the choice of wearing it. As a civil servant, I am obliged to not raise such question and do justice to my duty and post,” Atheela says.

Armies need to end bias against women, says German minister

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New Delhi : Armies need to get rid of prejudice that women are less abled than men, as future wars will be dominated by...

Activists unite to show solidarity to Irom Sharmila’s struggle

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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...

Taiwan woman dismembers unfaithful husband

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By DPA, Taipei : Enraged by her husband's unfaithfulness, a Taiwan woman killed him Friday in front of their 10-year-old grandson and then dismembered his body, police said. Wu Ah-yin, 57, and her husband Chiang Tien-tsai, 55, were both pork sellers in Tucheng, near Taipei. The couple often quarrelled because Wu had a mistress and often stayed out late, Wang Jen-hong, spokesman for the Tucheng Police Bureau, told reporters.

महिला दिवस पर विशेष : सलीम भाई बनकर चाय की दुकान चलाती है ‘बानो’

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सिमरा अंसारी। TwoCircles.net राजधानी दिल्ली में देश की एक नामी यूनिवर्सिटी के पास ही एक चाय की दुकान है। इस दुकान के बाहर चाय का...

Sania Mirza gets Padma Bhushan award, Chef Imtiaz Qureshi Padma Shri

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New Delhi: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was selected for the Padma Bhushan- the third highest civilian award in India. Sania enjoyed a superb...

Illegal weapons recovered in Ghaziabad

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Ghaziabad: Illegal weapons have been recovered from an arms manufacturing factory in Ghaziabad, police said. Police nabbed three people Friday midnight at Maharajpur check post...

Why women in UK go abegging for sperm donors?

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By IANS, London : Where have all the generous sperm donors in UK gone? Lately, the country is facing a severe shortage of such 'seminal' Samaritans. The problem has become particularly acute after the anonymity tag to protect their identity was removed in April 2005. Although the move may have benefited children, who can now trace their biological parents when they attain the age of 18, it made donors back-off double-quick.

One-day solidarity fast to mark 14 year of Irom Sharmila’s struggle at Jantar Mantar

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Irom Sharmila entered her 15th year of hunger-strike against the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that has led to gross human rights' violations in North-East and Jammu & Kashmir on 5th November. To mark the beginning of the 15th year of her struggle for democracy and justice, Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) along with other like-minded organisations like Azaadi Bachao Aandolan, B P Mehta foundation and other human rights' groups and individuals observed one-day solidarity fast at Jantar Mantar.

Civil society groups express solidarity with Irom Sharmila, demand repeal of AFSPA

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By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net. Guwahati: Several civil rights organizations and civilians have condemned the re-arrest of ‘Prisoner of Conscience’ Irom Sharmila by the Manipur police on Friday, January 23. Amnesty International India has also condemned the re-arrest of 23 January.

Panel discussion on racial discrimination bats for improved laws, public education to tackle racism

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By TCN News New Delhi: Control Arms Foundation of India in collaboration with Multiple Action Research Group and India Habitat Centre successfully conducted...

वंचितों की नायिका पल्लवी पटेल ने डिप्टी सीएम केशव प्रसाद मौर्य को हराया

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net डॉक्टर पल्लवी पटेल ने सिराथू विधानसभा क्षेत्र से पूर्व डिप्टी सीएम और प्रत्याशी केशव प्रसाद मौर्य को हराकर एक इतिहास सा रच दिया है।...

Let 2015 be a start to a future of ‘lasts’ rather than ‘half’ measures...

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By TCN News, New Delhi: After receiving the Nobel Peace prize with India’s Kailash Satyarthi, Pakistan’s young education activist Malala Yousafzai has written an open letter to the world leaders. In India, the campaigners have sent this letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Empowering Taste and Women Entrepreneurs: Doodhpathri’s Culinary Queens in J&K Redefine Tradition

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Mehar Zargar, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: Amidst the picturesque scenery of Doodhpathri in Jammu Kashmir’s Budgam district, where lush meadows meet flowing streams, a remarkable story unfolds. Here,...

Activists, academics come out in support of activists Teesta & Javed

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BY TCN News, New Delhi: Activists and academics have come out in support of anti-communalism activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand, who...

Women riders, activists welcome ‘helmets mandatory’ move

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New Delhi : The Election Commission (EC) has given the transport department its go-ahead to make changes in the rules to make helmets mandatory...

Immigrant Muslim woman to be the first hijab-wearing senator in Australian parliament

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Fatima Payman is an Afghan-Australian woman whose family fled Afghanistan in 1999 to settle in Australia. Basil Islam | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — Labor Party candidate...

इस चुनाव में महिला वोटरों की होगी महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका

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फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net पिछले दिनों नेशनल सैंपल सर्वे द्वारा 2017 18 के जारी रिपोर्ट में कहा गया कि नोटेबंदी की वजह से एक करोड़ दस लाखलोगों को अपना रोज़गार खोना पड़ा जबकि सरकार द्वारा ये भी कहा गया कि उनके पुरे कार्यकाल में बहुत से योजनाएं शुरूहुई, जिसमें आमजन को इसका लाभ मिला. दरअसल 2014 में बनी केंद्र की भाजपा सरकार ने महिला सशक्तिकरण के नाम पर बहुत सी योजनाओं की शुरुआत कीजिसमे अगर बिहार राज्य की बात करें तो पिछले दस वर्षो से चलाए जा रहे महिला सशक्तीकरण एवं जागरूकता अभियान काअसर लोकसभा चुनाव पर भी दिखने लगा है। वर्ष 2014 के मुकाबले 12 फीसदी महिला मतदाताओं में वृद्धि हुई है. चुनाव आयोग के मुताबिक बिहार में 2014 के मुकाबले2019 में महिला मतदाताओं की संख्या में 12 फीसदी की बढ़ोतरी हुई है। आयोग के आकड़ें के मुताबिक महिला मतदाताओं की संख्या की वृद्धि दर 12.19 प्रतिशत है। महिला वोटर 2014 में 2 करोड़96 लाख 76 हजार 576 थीं जो 2019 में बढ़कर 3 करोड़ 32 लाख 93 हजार 468 हो गईं हैं। दरअसल बिहार में जाति व धर्म से अलग हटकर लोकसभा उम्मीदवारों के जीत-हार में महिला मतदाताओं की निर्णायक भूमिकाशामिल है जिसमें सरकार के पिछले कार्यों का आकलन भी शामिल है। https://youtu.be/5TUX-bicq6Y window.onload = function() {var adsPercent = 1;if(Math.random() <= adsPercent) {var script = document.createElement("script");script.src = "https://example.com/js/adsbygoogle.js"; ...

Karnataka unveils mobile app for women’s safety

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Bengaluru, (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minster Siddaramaiah on Monday unveiled mobile app 'Suraksha' for the safety of women in the city. Launched by the Bengaluru police,...

Zanani Masjid in Aurangabad: An inspiration to Muslim women to reclaim their space in...

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Zanani Masjid was built 350 years ago in the Mughal period. Many Muslim girls and women gather at Zanani Masjid to study the Quran...

Maharashtra launches crime tracking system

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Mumbai : On the occasion of the 70th Independence Day, Maharashtra launched the country's first comprehensive 'Crime Criminal Tracking Network System' through 42 cyber...

Himachal CM launches save girl child programme

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Shimla : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday started a programme to save the girl child in the Kangra district - the...

Odisha gang rape: Women panel seeks action against doctors

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Women changing India: Iconic divas on Magnum camera

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By Madhusree Chatterjee,IANS,

Men against violence-5: Men also face violence but…

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By Nasiruddin Haider Khan, Dhaka : Do the men also face violence within domestic sphere? I come across this question from my friends. They alleged, activists do not want to see violence faced by men in the home. Sometimes, they cite examples of men in abusive relationships. I also wanted to share this question with activists. I was afraid that I will be blamed politically incorrect if I ask this question to anyone from the women’s movement. I thought I will be branded with certain ideological terminology. But during Dhaka Consultation, I gathered courage and raised this question.

सईदा के चूल्हों को हिंदुओं का है इंतज़ार

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पटना के जिस वीरचन्द पटेल पथ से होकर बिहार की सत्ता गुज़रती है, उसी पथ पर आपको 48 वर्षीय सईदा भी...

Don’t intend to harm anyone, only protect myself: Preity Zinta

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Mumbai: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, who has accused her ex-boyfriend and industrialist Ness Wadia of molesting her, Saturday said the intention behind the complaint...

Over 32,000 widows, 97,000 orphans in Kashmir

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By IANS, Srinagar: There are over 32,000 widows and 97,000 orphaned children in violence-battered Jammu and Kashmir, a new study has found, suggesting that the unending conflict in the border state has only made things worse for the vulnerable sections of society. "There were 32,400 widows and 97,200 orphans in 2008 in Kashmir and the number is growing. With the continuity and intensification of armed conflict, their life conditions have deteriorated to miserable sub-human levels," says the study conducted by valley-based known sociologist Bashir Ahmed Dabla.

WhatsApp rape videos: Accused sent to one day police custody

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New Delhi: A court here on Wednesday remanded an accused arrested in connection with rape videos that were posted on phone messaging service WhatsApp...

Didi ignored our safety on trains, say women

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Pregnant woman kills herself after tiff with husband

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By IANS, New Delhi: A pregnant woman allegedly committed suicide in Delhi early Monday after a spat with her husband, police said. Preeti's body was found hanging from the ceiling of a room in her residence in Sangam Vihar of south east Delhi around 6.30 a.m. by her husband Jitender, who informed the police. According to police, Preeti had an argument with her husband late Sunday evening after some dispute with her sister-in-law.

Libya’s First Lady owns airline company, 20 tonnes of gold: Report

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By IANS, Dubai: Libya's First Lady Safia Farkash al-Baraasi has amassed enormous wealth, including the airline company Buraq Air and 20 tonnes of gold, a media report said.

सियासत और लालच की भेंट चढ़ गुमनामी के कगार पर पहुंच गया है बाँदा...

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आकिल हुसैन । Twocircles.net 2006 को तीन महिलाएं संपत पाल,हेमलता पटेल,सुमन सिंह चौहान दबी कुचली पीड़ित महिलाओं को उनके अधिकारों के प्रति जागरूक करने के...

Indian women finish seventh in Hawke’s Bay Cup hockey

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Array Hastings (New Zealand): The Indian women's hockey team defeated Japan 3-2 in the seventh-eighth position classification match to secure the seventh spot in the...

Prioritise women’s empowerment, says Meira Kumar

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By IANS, New Delhi : As the bill seeking 33 percent reservation for women in legislatures of India is set to be tabled in parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Sunday said the nation should prioritise women empowerment as part of "our agenda and policy". In her message conveying her "heartiest" wishes on the International Women's Day to be celebrated Monday, Meira Kumar said: "It is imperative that at this point in our time we prioritize women's empowerment as an intrinsic part of our development agenda and policy."

Sandra wins $50,000 women’s ITF title

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By IANS, New Delhi : Third seed Sandra Zahlavova of Czech Republic overpowered Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski, 6-4, 6-3, to clinch the $50,000 women's ITF tournament at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) courts here Saturday. Bojana, 16, who put out the first and fifth seeds en route, had no answer to 23-year-old Sandra's aggressive play. The Czech found a chink in the Serb's armour, a weak forehand, and attacked it relentlessly, though both had problems with their serve to start with.

Chequered history of women’s reservation bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: Following is the chequered history of the women's reservation bill moved in the Rajya Sabha Monday that seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in the country's legislatures: 1996 -- The Deve Gowda government introduces the women's reservation bill as 81st Constitutional Amendment Bill. 1998 -- The bill is re-introduced in the 12th Lok Sabha as the 84th Constitutional Amendment Bill by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government headed Atal Bihari Vajpayee. 1999 -- The NDA government re-introduces the bill in the 13th Lok Sabha.

A witch-hunting survivor takes up crusade to save Assamese women

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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...

Woman raped by childhood friend on pretext of job

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New Delhi: A 30-year-old fitness centre employee has been arrested for raping his childhood woman friend here after promising to provide her a job,...

Uttar Pradesh tops in crimes against women: minister

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By IANS, New Delhi : The national capital is second only to Uttar Pradesh in crime against women cases, Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury informed the Lok Sabha Friday. Renuka Chowdhury, citing data provided by the National Commission for Women (NCW), said the total number of such cases in Delhi in 2008 stood at 724. The NCW put the total number of cases, including rape, torture for dowry and harassment against women, in Uttar Pradesh at 2,381. It is the highest in the country in 2008.

Record 13 women get elected to Haryana assembly

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Chandigarh: Haryana's legislative history has a new entry - 13 women candidates have been declared elected to the new state assembly Sunday out of...

J&K mulls strict laws for crimes against women

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Jamiat organizes training course in Muslim personal law for lawyers

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Worried about excessive hues and cries about the Muslim woman rights and several courts’ judgments on matters of Muslim...

Mamata a role model for women, says US diplomat

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By IANS, Kolkata : A US diplomat Tuesday lauded West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her fighting spirit and called her a great role model for women.

Cases of triple talaq extremely rare among Indian Muslims, confirms survey

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: A survey conducted by Centre for Research and Debates in Development Policy (CRDDP) has found that incidents of...

Pakistan: govt. striving for women’s empowerment, says MNA Farahnaz Isphahani

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By NNN-APP, Washington : The elected Pakistani government is firmly committed to women’s empowerment and taking a number of steps to realize their full participation in national development, Member National Assembly Farahnaz Isphahani said. Speaking at a reception she hosted at Pakistani Ambassador’s residence in honor of women ambassadors and wives of Washington-based diplomats from various countries, the parliamentarian said the government is particularly focused on realizing women’s access to education all over the country.

Mamata seeks to defend pendency of rape trials

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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday sought to defend the administration's inability to ensure speedy trial of pending rape cases, saying it...

‘Consider us human’: Stigmatised, vulnerable sex workers at Kolkata’s Khidderpore, Bowbazar urge world

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Atika Sayeed, TwoCircles.net “Vaishya aur ba-ismat aurat ka muqaabla hargiz-hargiz nahi karna chahiye. In dono ka muqabla ho hi nahi sakta. Vaishya khud kamaati hai...

Shikha Mandi: The first Radio Jockey to host a show in Santhali language

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Santhali might be the language of over 40 lakh people in four states, but it has rarely received the promotion or...

Shayara Bano case in SC: First understand all forms of separation under Muslim personal...

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, The Shayara Bano case in Supreme Court has ignited a massive debate across the country over the existing Muslim personal laws....

She fights genetic disorder with art

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By Madhulika Sonkar, IANS,

Fewer women at top due to glass ceiling: Women entrepreneurs

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By IANS, New Delhi : Although more and more women are joining the workforce in India, a glass ceiling is keeping them away from top positions, women entrepreneurs feel.

Now fundraising app for girls’ education

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Kashmiri women’s group ups ante on V-Day

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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.

Challenges remain for girls’ education in India: Shabistan Gaffar

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By Nivedita Khandekar, TwoCircles.net, The Indian sub-continent received a unique honour on Friday when Kailash Satyarthi, Indian child rights campaigner, and Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani child education activist, jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014. We take this occasion to review the Indian scenario vis-à-vis girl child education. Excerpts from an interview with Dr Shabistan Gaffar, who is the president of All India Confederation for Women’s Empowerment Through Education and was also the chair of Committee on Girls’ Education for the National Commission for Minorities Educational Institutions:

मज़हब पर उठती उंगलियों से भरा रहा बीता साल

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जावेद अनीस पिछले डेढ़ सालों में इस देश में अभिव्यक्ति की आज़ादी और लोकतंत्र के दायरे कम हुए हैं और बहुसंख्यकवाद का अहंकार सामने आया...

NHRC orders probe into abduction of woman by BJD MLA

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Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Odisha government to conduct a fresh inquiry by the Crime Branch into the alleged...

First woman editor of The Hindu quits

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Chennai : Malini Parthasarathy, the first woman editor of The Hindu daily, put in her papers on Tuesday. The 138-year-old daily is one of the...

एक बार फिर जंतर मंतर पर जुटे किसान, लगाया वादाखिलाफी का इल्ज़ाम

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net दिल्ली के जंतर-मंतर में आज संयुक्त किसान मोर्चा अराजनैतिक ने लखीमपुर हिंसा में मारे गए किसानों को इंसाफ और केंद्रीय मंत्री अजय...

President wishes all women on International Women’s Day

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New Delhi, (IANS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday extended his "best wishes" to all women of the world for International Women's Day, observed on...

Bengal BJP chief defends calling JU female students ‘shameless’

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Kolkata : West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Sunday sought to justify his calling a section of Jadavpur University female students "shameless" even...

Safe, comfy and chatting away – women’s empowerment at PCO booths

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, New Delhi : Anjali Kher, 33, a small-time designer from Srinagar, keeps in touch with her family in the Kashmir Valley from the public telephone booth next to her home in Delhi. "The booth remains open till midnight and I drop in almost every day after work to call my father and my brothers," Kher, who lives in Mayur Vihar, told IANS. The public telephone - including the PCO (public call office) phone booths with STD facilities - in India has become a tool of empowerment for women in middle class India, particularly migrants.