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Woman with son jumps before train, killed

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By IANS, Kolkata : A woman, along with her one-and-half-year-old son, committed suicide Tuesday by jumping before a train in West Bengal's Hoogly district allegedly following dowry demands from her in-laws, the police said. "Punam Sahu jumped in front of a passenger train along with her one-and-half-year-old son at Hoogly's Gobra Station Tuesday. She was being allegedly pressurised by her in-laws for dowry," a police official said. Sahu went to live at her parental house after her husband was detected with cancer a few months ago.

Ramadan 1433: Shukr

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By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net Eighteen-year old Shabhana daughter of Meraj Jahan is reading the Holy Quran outside her 24sq. yrds- 2 room house. She never...

Have empowered 12 lakh women in Amethi: Rahul

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New Delhi: On a day he filed his nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday said that...

Indian Air Force ahead with over 10 percent women officers

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Two injured in Agra clash

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Lucknow : Two people were injured when two groups clashed in Agra which prompted police reinforcements to control the situation, police said on Monday. The...

Rajasthan woman,85, stripped and tortured for being a ‘witch’

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Jaipur: An 85-year-old woman has complained of being tortured with searing tongs and stripped after being branded as a witch in Rajasthan's Bihara village,...

Army opens doors for women in military police

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New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a historic development, the Indian Army on Thursday started the process of recruiting women, three months after the...

Shraddha Walkar murder case: Why are India’s Muslims feeling the heat?

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The Shraddha murder case is yet another example of how an entire community is targeted for the crime of one and how easily...

65 mn pregnancy test strips distributed among rural women

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By IANS, New Delhi: Aiming to reduce unwanted pregnancy and better antenatal care (ANC) among rural women, India has distributed 65 million pregnancy test strips across the country. "The scheme of distributing Pregnancy Test Cards (PTCs) was conducted in two phases across India. The first phase took care of 11 states and the next helped 17 states," a health ministry official told IANS.

Slain SP’s family demands jobs, Badal to meet families

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Chandigarh : The family of Superintendent of Police Baljit Singh, who died in the terror attack in Gurdaspur in Punjab, on Tuesday demanded...

Shopian double murder being hushed up, alleges women’s group

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By IANS, New Delhi: "They make it a desolation and call it a peace" - with this line by a Kashmiri-American poet reflecting his thoughts on his state, a Delhi-based women's group sums up its report on the Shopian rape and murder of two women that triggered a massive furore in the Kashmir Valley this year. The Independent Women's Initiative for Justice (IWIJ) in its report released Thursday alleges that the Jammu and Kashmir government is involved in a major hush-up of the rape-murder of the two women in May this year.

Colonial hangover ails workers of Assam’s tea industry

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By Azera Parveen Rahman, Tezpur (Assam) : Colonial-style bungalows of Assam's expansive tea gardens and the British-era lifestyles of their executives paint a picture postcard of yore. Sadly, this hangover also extends to the poor living conditions of labourers - an issue now in the limelight after the World Bank said that it was probing the violation of workers' rights inthese plantations it jointly finances with Tata Global Beverages.

Noida girl wins art award

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Gurgaon: A series of geometrics and line patterns, guided by the urban metroscape, fetched Noida-based-artist Chetnaa Verma a prestigious art award here Saturday. Verma won...

Girl of 9 years raped, murdered in Mumbai police colony

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By IANS, Mumbai: A nine-year-old girl was raped and murdered by some unidentified persons and her body was discovered from the terrace of a building in the police colony in northeast Mumbai Sunday, officials said. The rape was confirmed in the autopsy report of the victim received by the police late Sunday evening. Though no policemen were willing to go on record, unofficially they confirmed that the victim was raped and then strangled to death.

Budget 2016: Schedule castes, tribes protest after Jaitley offers a penny, snatches a dollar

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By TCN Staff Reporter Delhi: In his Budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was at his eloquent best while allocating Rs 500 crore for scheduled...

Police prevent women from reaching Trimbakeshwar Temple

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Pune/Nashik : Moving swiftly to avoid a possible confrontation, Maharashtra Police on Monday evening detained over 100 women activists planning to storm the sanctum...

NCC girls’ team to scale 6,001-metre peak

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New Delhi: An NCC girls expedition to the 6,001-metre-high Mount Deo-Tibba peak was flagged off from here by Director General Lt. Gen. A....

Asian woman charged with killing her children

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By IANS, London : A Sri Lankan-origin woman has been charged with murdering two of her children and wounding the third. Sasikala Navaneethan, 36, stabbed Shanjayan, five, and his four-year-old sister Sharani to death in their quiet south London suburban house May 30. She was also charged with the attempted murder of her six-month-old daughter, who survived the attack. Magistrates remanded Navaneethan in custody Friday, and she is due to appear in court January 13 next year.

संयुक्त राष्ट्र में उठा भारत में दलित महिलाओं के साथ बढ़ते उत्पीड़न का मामला

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली : भारत में दलित महिलाओं पर बढ़ते उत्पीड़न व शोषण का मुद्दा अब अंतर्राष्ट्रीय प्लेटफॉर्मों पर भी उठने लगा...

Ramadan 1437: Binnish Affan

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By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net “I don’t remember ever wanting to become a teacher.” Binish Affan laments the lack of role models in academics. A post-graduate...

Dec 16 gang-rape: Two convicts move Supreme Court

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New Delhi: Two convicts in the Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape moved the Supreme Court Saturday challenging the Delhi High Court verdict upholding their death...

Women aren’t weak, says Indian Navy contingent leader

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New Delhi : For Lieutenant Commander Priya Jayakumar, leading the Indian Navy contingent at the 66th Republic Day parade Monday was about proving that...

Student gang-raped in Bihar, two held

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By IANS, Patna: Two people have been arrested for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a student in a Bihar village, police said Sunday.

President congratulates Mary Kom, other medal winners

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New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday congratulated Indian pugilist M.C. Mary Kom and other athletes for winning medals at the 17th Asian Games being...

Geeta Phogat to lead India women at Asian wrestling meet

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Three arrested for gang-raping woman in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi: Three men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping, drugging and raping a woman here last week, police said Tuesday. Two more accused were still on the run.

ट्रिपल तलाक : ‘शरीअत क़ानून में बदलाव की सख्त ज़रुरत’ – तरन्नुम सिद्दीक़ी

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली:'ट्रिपल तलाक़' यानी तीन तलाक का मुद्दा इन दिनों काफी चर्चा में है. जहां एक तरफ़ कुछ महिलाएं इस मुद्दे पर...

Bangladesh opposition unites against Hasina’s women’s policy

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by IANS,

Health organisations call for gender equality this Women’s Day

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New Delhi : Health organisations on Monday called for improved gender equality all over the world, particularly in the economy and access to healthcare. They...

कैथोलिक चर्च की मूक भूमिका पर उठ रहे सवाल

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TCN News, बिशप फ्रैंको मुलक्कल पर रेप का आरोप लगाने वाली नन का समर्थन करने वालींं 5 ननों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई किए जाने के विरोध...

Manipur woman injured in police firing loses hearing

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Imphal : A woman injured in police firing in Manipur during an agitation over what the protestors call anti-migrant bills has suffered hearing loss,...

59-year-old woman murdered in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 59-year-old woman was killed and valuables from her west Delhi house looted in a broad daylight Sunday, police said. Sumitra Gulati was at her house with only her five-year-old grandson Pranav when a robber impersonating as a cable TV operator came in. The woman was stabbed to death, and Rs.50,000 in cash and some jewellery were taken away. "The neighbours told us that Pranav said a man had come to repair the cable TV. The boy went to the first floor and when he came down he saw his grandmother lying in room in a pool of her blood," a police officer added.

Akademi’s silence on writer’s killing condemnable: Sarah Joseph

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New Delhi : Joining the league of writers returning their Sahitya Akademi awards in the last few days, popular Malayalam writer Sarah Joseph...

Delhi by night – many cops but so few women

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(One month after Dec 16 gang-rape) By Rajnish Singh, IANS,

Woman alleges gang rape, police file molestation complaint

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By IANS, Noida : A 22-year-old woman was gang raped by a 'godman' practising occult and his associates but the Uttar Pradesh Police registered a complaint of molestation, the victim's family alleged here Saturday. Om Prakash, the victim's husband, said his wife had gone to Jhulla, a neighbour in village Sirsa Khanpur of Greater Noida district, to get medicines for him Thursday night. "The 'tantric' (occult practioner) asked me to accompany him to a forested area to collect herbs for the medicines to cure my husband," the 22-year-old victim told IANS.

Aamir crusades against Indian social evils at NY summit

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New York : Superstar Aamir Khan discussed India's social evils like female foeticide, gender inequality and honour killing at the Women in the World...

Eight-year-old Saudi girl divorces 50-year-old husband

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By DPA, Riyadh : An eight-year-old Saudi girl got divorced from her 50-year-old husband after the marriage drew severe criticism, the girl's lawyer said Thursday. Abdullah al-Jeteily said that the court in Onayza city approved the divorce decree after several officials in the region talked with the husband. Two request by the girl's mother for a divorce were rejected before, and one judge ruled that the girl would be able to file for divorce herself only after she reaches puberty.

Equality still a far cry for Indian women, say activists

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(International Women's Day is on March 8) By Sreeparna Chakrabarty, New Delhi : Despite several success stories, Indian women continue to be bogged down by...

India’s first all-women’s party launched, to contest LS polls

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Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) India's first-ever all-women political party -- the National Women's Party (NWP) -- was launched on Monday in Mumbai and it...

Longread: Believing women who pray, evidence from scripture and history

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By Roshan Nageena Women and their status, role and position in society is a topic close to my heart. A picture widely circulated in WhatsApp...

Registering sex of foetus against ‘Beti Bachao’ campaign: IWPC

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New Delhi: The Indian Women's Press Corps on Tuesday expressed concern over Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi's statement on registering sex of...

Indian women’s compound archery team claims Asiad bronze

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Incheon:The Indian women's team won the bronze medal in the compound archery event of the 17th Asian Games at the Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field...

No permanent commission for women in army: government

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By IANS, New Delhi : There is no scope for granting permanent commission to women in the army, the government told the Delhi High Court Friday. Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramanium submitted before Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that the granting of permanent commission to women officers on short service commission in the Indian Army is out of question. However, the court has stayed the retirement of the officers involved in the litigation till the final outcome of the case and the matter was posted for final arguments Nov 19.

Growing intolerance in India is worrying: Shabana Azmi

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New Delhi : Veteran actor Shabana Azmi on Friday expressed support to those raising issues of intolerance in the country. She said "the growing...

Decision on women fighter pilots to be considered: President

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By IANS, Pune : A decision on inducting women into the fighter stream will be taken after due consideration, President Pratibha Patil said Wednesday after her maiden sortie in an Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30MKI combat jet. The president, who is also the first woman supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, said that while she had confidence in the capability of women, the decision to allow women in combat would be taken by the three services after deliberation.

Two released Japanese tourists depart Yemen

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By NNN-SABA, Sana'a : Well-informed sources said that the two Japanese women tourists Keiko Mishima, 41, of Suginami Ward, Tokyo, and Shizuko Endo, 44, of Fukuoka, left Yemen on Friday morning a day after they were freed from their kidnappers in Marib province, 170 kilometers east of the capital, Sana'a. The sources said to Saba, that Keiko Mishima and Shizuko Endo enjoy good health after they were kidnapped last Wednesday by gunmen in Marib.

Newspaper by rural Indian women wins UN literacy award

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By IANS, United Nations : A newspaper produced entirely by women in rural India is among the four winners of this year's Literacy Prizes awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). Khabar Lahariya, the fortnightly newspaper distributed to more than 20,000 readers in Uttar Pradesh, is entirely created and marketed by newly literate "low caste" women who are training as journalists in Chitrakoot and Banda districts.

Jamia Millia Islamia VC backs women’s quota bill

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By IANS New Delhi:Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung Wednesday advocated the passage of the women’s reservation bill to empower the poor and ordinary Indian women.

Air India’s all-women crew flights to 3 continents Thursday

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Mamata announces three-day protests against note ban

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Kolkata: Terming demonetisation a "shameless flop show", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced three days of nationwide protests starting on Tuesday. "Trinamool...

Woman alleges gang rape in moving car in Ludhiana

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Ludhiana : Police here in Punjab on Sunday registered a case after a 21-year-old woman alleged that she was gang-raped by three youths in...

288 percent rise in teen rape suspects, India mulls new law

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By Chaitanya Mallapur , Rape is the fastest-growing crime among juveniles; 86 percent of teens arrested for various crimes come from poor families, only six...

Are religious beliefs, customs above constitutional norms, asks SC

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked if religious beliefs and customs were above constitutional norms as it questioned how a women...

HC upholds life for jilted lover who maimed woman’s face

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By Garima Tyagi, New Delhi : A jilted lover who maimed the face of a woman who refused his marriage proposal has been denied relief...

Woman call centre worker stabbed to death in Lucknow

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Lucknow : A call centre worker was stabbed to death in Lucknow Wednesday, police said. Shabnam, 28, was walking to office for the morning shift...

Dressing tips for men, women at work

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New Delhi: In today's professional world, it's not just your hard work that matters but also the way you dress yourself. From avoiding running...

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

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

Starving sisters rescued in Delhi to get financial help

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By IANS,

Rapist jailed for 30 years

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New Delhi: A court here has sentenced a man to 30 years in jail for repeatedly raping a woman by confining her for nine...

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...

Scheme for saving and educating girls in 100 districts

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New Delhi : India will launch a mega scheme for saving and educating the girl child in 100 districts of the country that have...

Need to mitigate roadblocks in women’s empowerment: President

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New Delhi : There is a need to mitigate the roadblocks which deprive women from becoming agents of change, President Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday. "We...

Framing of charges ordered against man for assaulting northeastern woman

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New Delhi: A court has ordered the framing of charges against a man who was arrested for molesting and assaulting a woman from northeast...

Mukherjee asks governors to work for women’s safety

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By IANS,

Kerala women entrepreneurs to showcase success stories

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Thiruvananthapuram : Around 2,000 Kerala women entrepreneurs will showcase at a summit in Kochi their achievements and the role played by Kerala State...

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.

59 women MPs in new parliament

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By IANS, New Delhi: A record 59 women were elected to the 15th Lok Sabha, with a majority - 23 - belonging to the Congress party alone, the Election Commission said Monday. In all, 556 women had contested the 2009 general elections. While the Congress topped the list, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came second with 13 women being elected. The All India Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) follow with four women each getting elected to the Lok Sabha.

NSE sends notice to companies without woman director

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Chennai : India's leading stock exchange National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) on Wednesday said it has issued notice to 260 companies...

वानिया शेख़ के घर पहुंचे चंद्रशेखर, आयोग ने भी स्वतः लिया संज्ञान

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जिब्रानउद्दीन। Twocircles.net सुभारती विश्वविद्यालय की छात्रा वानिया शेख़ आत्महत्या मामले में भीम आर्मी चीफ चंद्रशेखर ने मेरठ में वानिया शेख़ के घर जाकर वानिया के...

Women in combat roles in armed forces: Wait gets longer

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By N.C. Bipindra, IANS,

Three injured in Bengal acid attack

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Kolkata: Three people, including two women, were seriously injured in West Bengal's Siliguri district when acid was thrown on them by two unidentified assailants,...

Need to create awareness about cancer of cervix: Doctors

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Handwara girl says gave statement to J&K police under duress

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Srinagar: A schoolgirl, whose alleged molestation by a soldier on April 12 led to violence in her native Handwara town in Jammu and Kashmir,...

Panipat’s fourth battle: PM launches ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ campaign

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Panipat (Haryana) : Asking people to shun the 18th century mindset of killing daughters and to stay away from "double standards" of differentiating...

Government to set up world class institutes for minorities: Naqvi

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New Delhi : Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that his ministry will establish world class educational...

Women’s panel to probe Air India hostess’ ‘molestation’

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By IANS, New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) will Wednesday begin its probe into an Air India air hostess' alleged molestation during a mid-air scuffle also involving a purser and two pilots this month. "We have already looked into reports from the police and Air India. We have also received letters from passengers on board the flight about what they saw. Our committee members will be taking statements from the girl and those involved. They (the committee members) may even travel to Mumbai for this," NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here Tuesday.

Women rights activist held for attacking cops

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By IANS,

Ruchika’s family not cooperating, claims probe team chief

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By IANS, Panchkula (Haryana: The work of the special investigation team (SIT), probing criminal charges against former state police chief S.P.S. Rathore, is getting delayed as teenaged molestation victim Ruchika's family is not cooperating, the SIT chief said Sunday. Family members, however, dismissed the charge and questioned the team's efficiency.

Attack on Soni Sori is an attempt to suppress the voice of voiceless: CLMC

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Condemning the attack on Adivasi activist Soni Sori, Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC), a Hyderabad-based civil rights group has criticized...

Odisha man held for acid attack on woman

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Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested in Odisha for throwing acid on a married woman Tuesday over some old quarrel, police said. The incident occurred in...

Here’s How Digital Platforms Proliferate Anti-Muslim Hate

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A new study documents an exponential rise in hate on digital platforms in India since BJP came to power in 2014.  Snobar | TwoCircles.net   NEW...

Women stopped from using road in Bangladesh town

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By IANS, Dhaka : For the last month, women in a Bangladesh town have been unable to use a road that has a mosque on it, but also the post office and several homes, thanks to a self-styled Muslim cleric who says their presence is illegal under Islamic law. Retired soldier Abdus Sattar, who calls himself 'Pir', has been guarding the road in Chittagong's Pirojpur town with the help of a stick for the last month. And the administration is yet to act against Sattar, The Daily Star said Tuesday. A graffiti on Bara Masjid Road in Mathbaria says "women are forbidden on this road".

HRD ministry asks ICSE Council for report on Bangalore school rape

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New Delhi: Expressing concern about the incident that occurred in a Bangalore school, the human resource development ministry Tuesday wrote to the Council of...

Javed Akhtar condemns Muslim personal law board

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Mumbai : Acclaimed lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar, who is vocal about his thoughts, says he condemns the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB)...

Yasmeen Abrar is the new acting Chairperson of National Commission for Women

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By TCN News New Delhi: a member of NCW since 2005, Yasmeen Abrar was made acting chairperson on the completion of tenure of Dr. Girija Vyas.

Pregnant woman alleges triple talaq over girl child fears

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Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): A pregnant woman in Uttar Pradesh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleging her...

Ness Wadia booked over Preity Zinta’s charge

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Mumbai: An FIR on Bollywood actress Preity Zinta's alleged molestation charge against her ex-boyfriend and business partner, industrialist Ness Wadia was registered Saturday, police...

Looking beyond Women’s Day and Capitalism-inspired Feminism

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By Ashley Tellis for Twocircles.net Now that Women’s Day has gone, women will be forgotten once again for the rest of the year....

Women’s safety top issue in JNUSU election

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New Delhi : With growing cases of crimes against women at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), most student organisations Wednesday outlined women safety as their...

SC stays death sentence of two Dec 16 gang rape convicts

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Saturday stayed the execution of the death sentence of Mukesh and Pawan Gupta, two of the four convicts in...

Over 1000 activists, concerned citizens call for immediate release of Hidme Markam, ending state...

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Human rights defender and environmental activist Hidme Markam has been in jail for over 40 days now. She was arrested on March 9 by...

Women playing major role, says UAE minister

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By IANS/WAM, Dubai : Women are playing a major role in the UAE's development and there is a need to enhance their role in business as well, a minister said. Emirati women occupy 18 percent of the cabinet and 22.5 percent of the Federal National Council, the UAE parliament. There are 10 percent women in the diplomatic corps and 30 percent in top decision making positions in the government, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, minister for foreign trade said Thursday.

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.

Islamic theological “expertise” in the liberal press

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By Umair Azmi for TwoCircles.net The article points out the internal inconsistencies in the theological arguments made by A. Faizur Rahman in articles which...

बजट में कटौती से अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय में निराशा

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net मोदी सरकार के दूसरे कार्यकाल का आखिरी बजट अल्पसंख्यकों के लिए मायूसी लेकर आया। पिछले वर्ष के मुकाबले इस वर्ष अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय...

Sexual harassment of serious concern: Himachal acting CJ

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Shimla: Violence against women and sexual harassment at the workplace are serious concerns and the judiciary can play a major role in delivering gender...

Man arrested for killing wife, chopping her body

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New Delhi : A 40-year-old cook has been arrested on charges of strangulating his wife and then chopping her body into several parts, a...

Lalitha Kumaramangalam takes charge as NCW chair

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New Delhi : BJP leader Lalitha Kumaramangalam Monday took charge as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women and said that she will...

Two bright kids of Azamgarh

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By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net special correspondent Azamgarh: Musaid Helal Khan son of Motasim Billah Khan passed his X Class through ICSE board examination securing over 94% marks. He stood first not only in his school Jyoti Niketan but perhaps the whole district of Azamgarh.

Ensure no civilian is harmed: Mehbooba directs Kashmir police

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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday directed the state police to ensure that no civilian is harmed during crowd control,...

Indian priest faces deportation for molestation in US

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Washington: An Indian-American priest who admitted to fondling a girl while attending dinner at her grandmother's home in Minnesota has been sentenced to 25...

PM gives assurance on food bill, but not on women’s quota

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By IANS, New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said his government was committed to enactment of the National Food Security Act, but gave no similar assurance on the women's reservation bill. Releasing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II's report card on completing its first year, the prime minister said: "Consultations have been held with states and union territories and other stakeholders. A draft National Food Security bill is under preparation and it is proposed to be placed in the public domain for scrutiny and comments."

Muslim woman panchayat leader quits alleging male supremacy

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By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,

SC questions about custodial torture of key witness in Kathua rape case

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New Delhi,  (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea alleging custodial torture of...

27-year-old woman becomes Delhi’s 15th swine flu victim

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By IANS, New Delhi : A 27-year-old woman succumbed to influenza A (H1N1) Monday taking the toll in Delhi to 15, the state Health Minister Kiran Walia said. The patient died at the Safdarjung Hospital. She was suffering from rheumatic heart diseases and had undergone treatment at the Escort Heart Institute before being shifted to the Safdarjung Hospital. Besides, the capital city reported 27 fresh cases taking the total number of infections so far to 2,920. However, around 90 percent of them have been cured completely. Of the fresh cases, 15 are children.

Two women killed in Tripura; couple held

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Agartala : Two women were killed in southern Tripura following which a woman who practised black magic and her husband have been arrested, police...

Triple Talaq row : Jamaat’s women wing bashed Narendra Modi for ‘shedding crocodile tears’

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TCN News MALAPPURAM : The women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) in Kerala has strongly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP party and...

Longform: Sonal Shah’s journey from American Sangh to US Department of Homeland Security

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Has the newly appointed Chief Commissioner of President Joe Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Sonal Shah put the...

Delhi High Court dismisses custody death charge against police

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Delhi High court has dismissed a petition filed against the Delhi Police by a woman who alleged that her brother died in police custody. On Aug 26, 2007, Tek Chand was apprehended by the police on suspicion of theft but was released the same day. On Feb 18, 2008, police found an unidentified body, which was identified by the relatives of Tek Chand. His sister Phoolwati filed a petition in the Delhi High Court, claiming that he had died after being tortured in the police post in Madipur in west Delhi.

शर्मनाक : हॉकी की खिलाड़ी वंदना कटारिया को जाति सूचक गाली देने का आरोप

Women
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net टोक्यो ओलंपिक में भारत का अर्जेंटीना से महिला हॉकी का सेमीफाइनल मुकाबला हारने के पश्चात, भारतीय खिलाड़ी वंदना कटारिया के परिवार को जातिवादी गालियों...

Decision on women fighter pilots will be considered: President

Women
By IANS, Pune : A decision to induct women into the fighter stream will be taken after due consideration, President Pratibha Patil said after completing her sortie in the Indian Air Force (IAF) war jet Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Wednesday. The president, who is also the first woman supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, said that while she had confidence in the capability of women, the decision to allow women in combat would be taken by the three services after deliberation.

Women trap shooters disappoint at world cup

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : Indian women shooters disappointed in the event on the first day of the World Cup being held at Suhl in Germany. Shagun Chowdhary had the best performance among the three Indians in the event held Thursday. The Jaipur girl shot 61 (19, 21, 21) to finish 38th. Seema Tomar shot a poor 57 (20, 21, 16) to finish 44th, just two ranks above Shreyasi Singh who was placed 46th. Shreyasi, who started shooting just a year back could manage a score of 50 (16, 17, 17).

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...

Campaign launched against woman trafficking in minority districts of Bengal

Women
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,

Woman gets relief from incontinence

Women
By IANS, New Delhi: A 48-year-old woman, suffering from continence, a condition characterised by involuntary loss of urine, for the last one year, has finally...

Railway to raise women security force from minorities, backward classes

Women
By TCN News, New Delhi: The Railway Budget 2010 has just short of disappointment for the minorities as Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today in her second budget did not offer any new scheme to them except the announcement to raise special women railway security force preferably from minorities, SC/ST, OBC and economically backward classes. Presenting her second budget as Railway Minister in the UPA Government, Mamata Banerjee presented a populist railway budget with no hike in passenger fares and freight tariffs besides more than 100 new trains.

Perils of covering protests for Journalists in Kashmir

Women
Journalists working in Jammu and Kashmir while covering the protest face chances of harassment or injury, both by the protestors and police. By...

Teacher is raped, cops squabble

Women
By IANS, New Delhi: A 20-year-old computer teacher was raped in the Indian capital by six men but police investigation was delayed following a row between two police stations over the jurisdiction of the case. The incident took place around 8 p.m. Monday near a computer institute in Sultanpuri in west Delhi when the victim was returning home with a male friend. Near the Sultanpuri railway crossing, the accused thrashed the friend and dragged away the woman, a police officer said. After she was raped, she was dumped near the railway track.

IWPC slams minister’s ‘presstitutes’ comment

Women
New Delhi : The Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) on Friday slammed union minister V.K. Singh for calling the media "presstitutes". Without naming Singh, the...

Woman cop declared “dead”, found alive

Women
By IANS, Jammu : It could happen only in Jammu and Kashmir. A woman constable, declared dead two years ago, has been found alive in a migrant camp on the outskirts of Jammu -- living with her Hindu paramour. Nelofar, a constable with the Jammu and Kashmir police, was reported missing March 2006 by her family which alleged that she had disappeared -- and, in all probability, had been killed by the police for she "knew some secrets about her superiors". According to police records, Nelofar was sent to Badami Bagh cantonment in Srinagar for frisking duty from where she went missing.

AMU Women’s Club organizes Eid Milan programme

Women
By TwoCircles.net The Aligarh Muslim University Women's Club held Eid Milan function hosted by Prof Shagufta Aleem at the Indira Gandhi Hall on 21st July,...

Manipuri Muslim women who took part in Nupi Lan of 1939 remembered

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: The 75th anniversary of Nupi Lan, or women’s agitation of 1904 and 1939, was observed in Manipur on Dec. 12, 2014. Many Muslim civil societies in Manipur urged State Government to recognise the Muslim women who took part in the women’s agitation of 1939.

No relief for Soni Sori: Brother-in-law, sister, picked up for interrogation

Women
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter Delhi: Having barely recovered from a brutal attack on her face by assailants, Soni Sori, the human rights activist from Chattisgarh,...

Woman power rises as Siachen trek enters second phase

Women
By Ritu Sharma, IANS, Leh (Jammu and Kashmir) : In a first, five women trekkers are among the 37 civilians who will be scaling icy peaks and braving extreme weather to reach the Siachen Glacier, once known as the world's highest and coldest battleground and where the guns have been silent for the past five years. There was just one woman on the trek last year.

आपत्तिजनक टिप्पणी के विरोध में कानपुर में भारी बवाल

Women
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में शुक्रवार को बवाल हो उठा। दरअसल कुछ मुस्लिम सामाजिक संगठनों ने भाजपा नेत्री नुपुर शर्मा द्वारा हज़रत मोहम्मद...

Burqa is Muslim woman’s choice: Indian Muslims react to Sarkozy

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : Many Indian Muslims Tuesday reacted sharply to French President Nicolas Sarkozy's burqa remarks saying wearing a veil was a matter of individual choice in Islam and not a sign of a woman's subservience as the French leader has said. India has the third largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia and Pakistan.

For her, New Year’s vow is wildlife conservation

Women
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Women MPs discuss matters relating to women

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By IANS,

Danish woman’s rape: Victim identifies all accused

Women
New Delhi : A Danish woman, allegedly gangraped by six vagabonds last year, appeared before a court here on Wednesday and identified all...

Why do women prefer crime stories?

Women
By IANS, Washington : Women prefer real crime stories based on rape and murder -- more so than men -- as they fear becoming victims, says a new study. Many people might assume that men, being the more aggressive sex, would be most likely to find such gory topics interesting. But research says women fear becoming victims of crimes, so they turn to crime books in a possible effort to learn strategies and techniques to prevent crimes.

Mirza Aejaz Baig: An ordinary teacher with an extra-ordinary zeal for poor to complete...

Women
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Central government is spending crores of rupees to eradicate illiteracy through scores of schemes such as Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (The...

Woman official among two held for accepting bribe

Women
By IANS, Shimla: Two people, including a woman excise taxation officer, were arrested in Himachal Pradesh Saturday while accepting a bribe, police said. "Excise taxation officer Nirmal Kumari and her assistant Neeraj Kumar were caught red-handed Saturday by the Vigilance Bureau while accepting bribe in their office in Mandi town," Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhupinder Singh told reporters. He said they were arrested on a tip-off from a businessman. The Vigilance Bureau has registered 271 corruption cases against government officials from January 2008 to Jan 31, 2010.

India’s women teams eyeing semi-final berths in Lawn Bowl tournament

Women
By IANS, New Delhi: Indian women Thursday assured themselves of a berth in the semi-final play-offs of the singles and the triples event of the Eight Nation Invitational Lawn Bowls Event. In the triples category, Indian women defeated South Africa 12-3, 10-8 while in the singles they won 14-1, 7-8 via the tie-breaker against Northern Ireland at the renovated Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here. In the pairs category, the women's team is placed sixth after they lost to Malaysia 11-7, 7-6.

Woman lies near son’s body for over four days

Women
By IANS, Bhubaneswar : An ailing elderly woman in Orissa's Rourkela town lay next to her dead son's body for over four days before the police recovered the corpse. The neighbours complained of a foul smell. Gauri Mishra, who is almost immobile and partially blind due to old age, had been sleeping beside her son Babuli Mishra's body for more than four days. The matter came to light when neighbours in Chend Colony complained of a smell. Police recovered the decomposed body Thursday evening.

Mother of Bijnor man killed in anti-CAA protest will not contest election on Cong...

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Anwari Begum was given the ticket by the Congress after the party announced in October last year that 40 percent of it’s candidates in...

37-year-old woman becomes third swine flu victim in Gujarat

Women
By IANS, Ahmedabad: A 37-year-old woman has become the third victim of swine flu in Gujarat. Though she died Aug 13, her death due to the virus was confirmed by the private hospital where she was admitted only Monday, health department officials said. Anandi Patel was a resident of Vastral locality in Ahmedabad and was admitted to a private hospital in Maninagar. She died Aug 13.

‘SC’s obligation to protect women, churches and religious freedom’

Women
New Delhi : The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking security for women and freedom of religion in the wake of attack on...

More study before taking in women fighter pilots: IAF chief

Women
By IANS, New Delhi: Indian Air Force Chief P.V. Naik Thursday admitted that more studies need to be done before a decision is taken to induct women as fighter pilots.

‘मेरा मुंह भीच कर पुलिस वाले ने बोला —शोर मचाया तो मार दूंगा गोली,...

Women
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter बिजनौर : चलती ट्रेन में रेलवे के सिपाही के ज़रिए बलात्कार के मामले में एफ़आईआर दर्ज कर ली गई है. यह एफ़आईआर...

Indian maid lost arm due to fall from building: Saudi police

Women
Riyadh : Riyadh police on Friday said that an Indian maid lost her arm due to a fall from a building and not because...

अदालत में जाकर लड़ाई लडेंगे मुस्लिम संगठन ,बेगुनाहों की रिहाई की कवायद में जुटे

Women
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net बीते कुछ दिनों से देशभर में मुसलमानों के ऊपर हुए अत्याचार के खिलाफ कई मुस्लिम संगठनों ने अपनी आवाज़ें बुलंद की हैं और...

Mahila Congress launches campaign for passage of women’s quota bill

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress's women's wing, Mahila Congress, on Sunday launched a signature campaign seeking early passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in...

Jankidevi Bajaj award conferred on Shamshad Begum of Chhattisgarh

Women
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) The prestigious 25th IMC Ladies Wing Jankidevi Bajaj Puraskar 2017 was conferred on the renowned social worker from Chhattisgarh, Shamshad...

Women’s bill: government calls all-party meet, rebellion in BJP

Women
By IANS, New Delhi: The fate of the landmark women's quota bill Thursday appeared uncertain as the government, yielding to the bitter critics - the Yadav troika, offered all-party consultations while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to stem growing internal opposition to the proposed legislation. The BJP, a staunch supporter of the bill that seeks to reserve a third of legislative seats in India for women, appeared a divided house with some MPs opposing the quota and threatening to vote even against the party's whip. The bill was cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

बिन ईंधन का सिलेंडर, फ्लॉप साबित हो रही है मोदी की उज्ज्वला योजना

Women
जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए मध्य प्रदेश के शाजापुर ज़िले के कांजा गांव की निवासी मंजूबाई का प्रधानमंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना के तहत मिला गैस...

Women’s quota bill in parliament Monday; Smooth passage likely

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : With the numbers on its side, the ruling Congress was upbeat that the long-pending Women's Reservation Bill that will be presented in the Rajya Sabha on International Women's Day Monday for discussion and passage will sail through without a hitch.

Bihar village bans jeans, T-shirt for girls

Women
By IANS, Patna: After three of its girls went missing, a village in Bihar's Siwan district has barred girls from using mobile phones and wearing jeans and T-shirts, an official said Monday.

10-year-old domestic help burnt by employer

Women
By IANS, New Delh: A 10-year-old girl, working as a domestic help, was allegedly tortured and burnt by her employer in east Delhi, police said Thursday. "The victim was working as a domestic help at a house last several months. Her hand was burnt by a hot utensil by her employer," a senior police officer said. The incident took place around 11 a.m. in Lakshmi Nagar area of east Delhi.

Meet Bushra Arshad from UP, who cracked civil services thrice to land her dream...

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A mother of two, Bushra Arshad Bano's story is one of grit and determination. Cracking the civil services exams for the third time last...

It is a ‘political conspiracy’, says sacked NCW member

Women
By IANS, Bangalore : Nirmala Vankatesh, the sacked member of the National Commission for Women (NCW), lashed out at the central government Monday, terming her removal a "political conspiracy". "It is a political conspiracy against me," Vankatesh told reporters here. Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury had Friday sacked Vankatesh for allegedly failing to conduct an unbiased enquiry into the attacks on women at a Mangalore pub Jan 24 by the activists of a fringe rightwing Hindu group, Sri Ram Sene.
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