Women

Women not safe in Bihar, says NCW team

Women

By IANS,

Women key to US presidential elections: poll

Women

By DPA, Washington : Women hold an important key to winning the US presidential elections in November because neither Democrat Barack Obama nor Republican John McCain has yet won a majority of women voters into their corner, according to a poll. Obama has won the support of 49 percent of women, while 38 percent are for McCain, according to the poll released Tuesday, commissioned by a coalition of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a female-oriented TV broadcaster, and hundreds of women's organisations.

Women form only a third of India’s internet population: Google

Women

New Delhi: Only one-third of the total Indian population with access to the internet are women, says a survey conducted by Google. The survey revealed...

Islam does not condone abuse of women, children, says Forum

Women

By IINA,

Sania-Martina reach Guangzhou Open final

Women

Guangzhou: The Indo-Swiss tennis pairing of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis continued their winning run to reach yet another final when they made it...

German woman molested by a group in Chandigarh

Women

By IANS, Chandigarh : A young German woman was allegedly abducted and molested by a group of youth in the city in the wee hours of Sunday, police said. The police have registered a case against unidentified youth, who abducted the German woman from the city's upscale Taj Hotel in the main commercial hub of Sector 17. What has baffled the police is the fact that the woman was abducted in a Scorpio sports utility vehicle (SUV) from a high-security area of the city. The hotel complex has private and police security.

Miracle rescues in China quake as death toll tops 40,000

Women

By AFP, Chengdu, China : A woman who survived on rainwater and a man fed via a straw were Tuesday pulled out of the rubble eight days after China's earthquake but hopes faded for others as the death toll topped 40,000. Amid fears of new aftershocks among a traumatised population, Beijing put out a fresh urgent appeal for tents as foreign medical teams began to arrive in southwestern Sichuan province.

Congress asks Kerala women’s panel chief to step down

Women

By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : State Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala Friday asked Kerala State Women's Commission chairperson Justice D. Sreedevi to quit after the panel decided to recommend a minimum age for girls to become nuns. Chennithala termed the recommendation as the latest instance of the Left government using its power and clout over government-controlled bodies to hit out at the minorities.

Women’s legislative quota set to become reality

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : As the world celebrated International Women's Day, India was Monday set to give its women 33 percent seats in legislative bodies through the landmark women's reservation bill. The introduction of the bill in the Rajya Sabha for consideration and passage has been timed with the 100th year of women's day, celebrated every year March 8. The bill now enjoys overwhelming support of the the ruling coalition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left. Some smaller parties have also voiced their support.

National Archives to observe 125th Foundation Year of NAI in Bhopal

Women

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net, Bhopal: The National Archives of India (NAI), Regional Office, Bhopal is organizing a 3-day outreach programme from September...

Indian Army lt. col. in soup over Bangladeshi woman’s link

Women

By IANS,

Lalitha Kumaramangalam takes charge as NCW chair

Women

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

Women’s commission wants TV content monitored

Women

By IANS,

Raje, Gehlot mourn singer Mubarak Begum Shaikh’s death

Women

New Delhi : Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Ashok Gehlot, former Chief Minister, on Tuesday mourned the death of legendary Bollywood playback singer...

Women can’t be secured by curbing their freedom, says CJI

Women

New Delhi : Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu Wednesday said security of women, in the wake of spate of cases of sexual assaults, could...

देशभर में चर्चित केसीआर की महत्वाकांक्षी ‘दलित बंधु’ योजना की ज़मीनी पड़ताल

Women

तेलंगाना में केसीआर की दलित बंधु योजना की देश भर में चर्चा है। केसीआर अपनी इस योजना को खूब प्रचार करते हैं और...

In #MeToo wake, Producers Guild of India to set up committee

Women

Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) The Producers Guild of India on Tuesday extended its support to the movement to call out and report sexual harassment...

Indian rape laws must be of global standards: Amnesty

Women

By IANS, New Delhi: Amnesty International wants Indian rape laws to meet the highest international standards. And it does not favour death penalty or chemical castration.

Pakistan deserved much better, says Charlesworth

Women

By IANS, New Delhi: Australia's national coach Ric Charlesworth was surprised to see Pakistan adopting the European style of play against them in the last Pool B match of the Hockey World Cup here Monday. "It's a bit of a paradox. Pakistan was defending and counter-attacking just like the European teams do and we were defending," said Charlesworth, after his team qualified for the semis as Pool B champions with a 2-1 win. Charlesworth said Pakistan were a better lot compared to others teams in the group, but were just "unlucky".

‘इस्लाम ने ही पहली दफ़ा औरतों को उनका हक़ दिया’ –जस्टिस राजेन्द्र सच्चर

Women

‘मुसलमान औरतों की आवाज़: सड़क से संसद तक’: बंदिशों की बेड़ियों को झकझोरने की कोशिश Fahmina Hussain, TwoCircles.net बदलते समय, बदलते समाज, बदलते परिवेश के बीच...

West Bengal’s Left Front woos Muslims, women

Women

By IANS,

MIM appeals supporters to join Mumbai’s Dalit mass protest on July 22

Women

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: In yet another attempt to portray it to be the party of Muslims and Dalits, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...

Rahul lends an ear to ’empowered’ Bangladeshi women

Women

By IANS, Dhaka : Rahul Gandhi, general secretary of India's Congress party, is on a "learning visit" to Bangladesh and he is doing what he does back home - listening to stories of impoverished women and how they became financially independent. However, those he met at Kapasia in Gazipur subdivision near here are better off than Kalavati, the woman in Maharashtra whom he spoke about in the Indian parliament July 22. Kalavati's husband had committed suicide over his inability to repay a farm loan. The women here are covered by the Grameen Bank, the rural credit network of Bangladesh.

A widow’s vote: A photo essay

Women

Text and images by Meher Ali, TwoCircles.net Aligarh went to the polls on April 18, 2019 with almost a 60% voter turnout. Before it happened,...

Meet Saima Noor, a Wheelchair-Bound Woman Artist in a Kashmir Hospital

Women

Ilhak Tantray and Mohsin Mushtaq | Two Circles Network There is a profound sense of melancholy in the dimly lit ward number six of Srinagar's...

Now, row over Maharashtra SP chief’s comments

Women

Mumbai: A day after Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's comments on rape created a furore, his party's Maharashtra unit chief Abu Asim Azmi's...

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...

Global women’s summit held in Istanbul

Women

By IANS, Istanbul : A global summit for women was held in Istanbul for providing a platform to women to share "what works" in accelerating their economic advancement in society.

Left Front announces candidates for Kolkata civic polls

Women

Kolkata : The CPI-M -led Left Front on Sunday announced its first set of candidates for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls, with at...

Acid thrown on woman, child in Bengal; husband held

Women

Kolkata:A woman and her infant child have been injured in an acid attack in Birbhum district in West Bengal, police said Monday. The victim's estranged...

Women and peace

Women

By Asghar Ali Engineer,

Women bodies, activists condemn ‘witch’ killings in Assam

Women

By TCN Staff Reporter,

महिलाओं की दुनिया का एक कड़वा सच

Women

फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net महिला दिवस हर साल की तरह आया और चला गया. खानापूर्ति के लिए महिलाओं पर जमकर भाषणबाज़ी की गई और सशक्तिकरण...

Rathore finally speaks, says he will ‘smile more’

Women

By IANS, Chandigarh: Breaking his silence for the first time since he was convicted in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore Wednesday taunted the media saying that he will "smile more" if the media tried to harm him. Fighting legal battles and fresh cases slapped on him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Haryana police, Rathore, whose triumphant smile after his conviction in the 19-year-old molestation became the butt of ridicule in the media, said: "You want to know the secret of this smile, I will tell you."

Shopian case: Donate-shroud-to-CBI campaign launched by women groups

Women

By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,

Five dowry cases filed in a day in Gurgaon

Women

Gurgaon : As many as five dowry cases were registered on a single day with Gurgaon police with complainants alleging harassment by in-laws,...

Squash: Indian girls make last 8

Women

Eindhoven (The Netherlands) : India carved out a 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday to ensure a place in the top eight competition...

‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ drive launched in Mizoram

Women

Aizawl : DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday launched the central government's nationwide "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" (Save Girl-child, Educate Girl-child) campaign here. The minister...

Girl who was gang-raped, filmed fights back

Women

New Delhi : Fifteen-year-old Bitiya endured unspeakable trauma when she was raped by four upper caste men who filmed the heinous crime for sale...

डेल्टा मेघवाल के पक्ष में उतरी मुस्लिम महासभा

Women

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नोखा (राजस्थान): डेल्टा मेघवाल की लड़ाई अब किसी एक वर्ग या जाति की लड़ाई नहीं रह गई है. यह इंसाफ़ की...

Make women feel safe in Delhi: Ambika Soni

Women

By IANS,

Mother’s job tougher compared to dad’s

Women

By IANS, London: With modern-day fathers taking equal responsibility while raising their kids, a study says a mother's job is still tougher than the father's.

जिसने काम चलाया था उसके लिए क़लम चला दिया…

Women

मोहम्मद अनीसुर रहमान खान कितना अच्छा विचार है कि हम अपने देश की बागडोर जिसके हाथ में दें उसका रिपोर्ट कार्ड भी हम ही बनाएं...

मुसलमानों को पिछड़ेपन से उबारने की अदुभुत कोशिश थी फ़ातिमा शेख़ की मुहिम

Women

आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net देश की पहली महिला शिक्षक फातिमा शेख की 191वीं जयंती देशभर में मनाईं गई। कोविड के चलते फातिमा शेख़ की जयंती पर कार्यक्रम...

Logic of women’s reservation

Women

By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi It is an unfortunate fact that in a democracy nothing is achievable without united agitations. This time again the Muslim social and political leadership in India is failing to unite strongly against a very genuine demand and clear hypocrisy against them in guise of women empowerment.

Gang-raped German woman to return to Chandigarh and depose

Women

By Jaideep Sarin, IANS, Chandigarh : A young German woman who was gang-raped by five youths after being taken on a drive from an upscale hotel here in September 2008 is arriving in the city Thursday to depose in the case before a local court, police said Monday. "The German woman will reach Chandigarh on Jan 15 and probably her father will accompany her," Ramesh Chander, Sector-17 station house officer, told IANS. The court hearing is scheduled for Friday. The woman will be accompanied by German embassy officials from New Delhi.

यूपी के हरदोई में 13 मुस्लिम परिवारों को बुलडोजर नोटिस

Women

आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net देशभर में घरों दुकानों को बुलडोजर से गिराने का एक ट्रेंड बनता जा रहा है। ताज़ा मामला हरदोई जनपद का हैं जहां...

Focus on Muslim education than triple talaq, government told

Women

New Delhi, (IANS): Instead of raking up the triple talaq issue, the government should focus more on education and other basic facilities to India's...

Confessions of a hijabi

Women

By Farah Zahidi Moazzam I watched the Bollywood film My Name is Khan the other day. The brilliant depiction of an autistic person by India's leading actor Shah Rukh Khan and director Karan Johar's surprisingly taut direction made for a good film. In one particular scene, I felt a lump form in my throat. Sonya Jehan, the actress who plays Khan's sister-in-law, a working woman living on the West Coast of the United States, has her hijab pulled off while walking down a hallway.

‘Razia Sultan’ zooms in on women’s empowerment

Women

New Delhi : "Razia Sultan", a new historical show on the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, aims to bring the message of...

Homemakers without a home: women and displacement in Chars of Dhubri

Women

By Parvin Sultana, The lives of char dwellers are marked by persisting underdevelopment, systemic exclusion, and frequent displacement. However, its impact is manifold on the lives of women. This brings forth the need to take a gendered look at the process of dispossession.

Rahul Gandhi meets women artisans in Gujarat

Women

By IANS, Ahmedabad : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi interacted with women artisans in a Kutch village Sunday as part of his two-day tour of the Kutch, Saurashtra and northern regions of Gujarat. The young Congress MP met women engaged in handicrafts in Bhujodi village of Kutch district, which was devastated by a major earthquake on Jan 26, 2001.

Conditions for changing fatwas

Women

By Asghar Ali Engineer

Indra Nooyi heads list of top 50 women in world business

Women

By IANS, London : PepsiCo Chairman and Chief Executive Indra Nooyi of India has topped the inaugural Financial Times (FT) list of top 50 women in world business. Nooyi, 53, is among four Indians making it to a list that FT said prompts the question whether the struggling male-dominated world of business would have been better off with more women in charge.

Muslim Women Study Circle: Reclaiming Agency of Muslim Women in India

Women

A Kolkata-based collective Muslim Women Study Circle is working towards reclaiming the agency of Muslim women at a time when Islamophobia has been reared...

Bilawal wants 50 percent women in Pakistani parliament

Women

By IANS, Islamabad : Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says that he dreams of a Pakistani parliament that will have 50 percent women, it was reported here.

Single largest gathering of women at Kerala festival

Women

By IANS,

Ex-diplomat, champion of Dalit cause, is first woman speaker

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : Meira Kumar, who is set to become the first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's parliament, is a former diplomat who left the foreign service to fight the cause of Dalits.

A.K. Ganguly slams Bengal rights panel over woman’s torture

Women

Kolkata : Former Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly Thursday condemned the alleged torture of a woman by West Bengal police, and expressed anguish over...

In Pictures: Evicted thrice in 5 years, displaced women in Assam village decry poor...

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Since the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in Assam in 2016, several poor families in Dholpur char have been evicted thrice— the...

Minority women colleges and universities: Need of the hour

Women

Dr. M Waseem Raja,

Can women endure more pain than men?

Women

By IANS, London: For many people, the debate whether men or women handle pain better may remain unresolved, but scientists now say that females endure more pain.

Muslim women call for codification of personal laws

Women

By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,

Sharmila opens ‘Women in Malayalam Cinema’ exhibition

Women

By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram: Censor board chief Sharmila Tagore Saturday inaugurated an exhibition titled "Women in Malayalam Cinema" as part of the ongoing 14th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). The exhibition is being held as part of an exercise to document the history of women in Malayalam cinema - in front of the camera as well as behind the scenes. Inaugurating the exhibition, Sharmila said that the Malayalam cinema industry has a great range of women characters starting from Rosy in 1928.

Mumtaz Kazi – Asia’s first woman diesel engine driver

Women

TCN Special Series on Women of Inspiration By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,

Tamil Nadu Muslim groups to discuss utilization of govt schemes for Muslim women

Women

By TwoCircles.net News Desk, New Delhi: Various Muslim NGOs and social groups are going to meet in Chennai on November 21 to discuss ways to get most out of the schemes launched by state as well as central governments to improve socio-economic condition of Muslims particularly Muslim women.

Savita Ali: Raising her voice to highlight atrocities against Dalit and Muslim women

Women

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Patna: Savita Ali remembers the time when she was in school, in a village called Naraina, district Panipat. She had just...

BJP condones beating of women: Rahul Gandhi

Women

By IANS, Bangalore : Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the infamous attack on young women at a Mangalore pub, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Friday evening that the BJP speaks about Indian culture "but condones beating of women". "Our opposition talks about Indian culture but condones the beating of women. Their activists go out and beat women," Rahul Gandhi said at a rally here, attacking the BJP which is in power in Karnataka.

No “Achhe Din” for IIT students with three-fold increase in fees

Women

By Sumaiya Arafaat for TwoCircles.net, After NIT’s it’s bad news for IIT students. The panel, headed by IIT Roorkee Chairman Ashok Misra has approved a...

‘Women empowerment need of the hour’

Women

Lucknow : If a woman is empowered, she has the potential not only to change the society for the better but can also inspire...

Tripura CPI-M leader sent to police custody over wife’s murder

Women

Agartala: A court in Tripura on Saturday sent senior CPI-M leader Jitendra Das, his two brothers and nephew to six-da'sy police custody in connection...

Teenager held for raping mentally challenged Goa woman

Women

Panaji : A 16-year-old boy was on Tuesday held for allegedly raping a 21-year-old mentally challenged woman near here, police said. "The rape was committed...

SC to begin hearing on validity of triple talaq vis-a-vis Muslim women’s rights

Women

New Delhi, (IANS): A five judge Constitution bench of Supreme Court will on Thursday commence hearing on a plea that the triple talaq, nikah...

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

Women

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...

Minor gangraped in Ghaziabad

Women

By IANS, Ghaziabad : A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by two young men and an adolescent in Pratap Vihar area of Ghaziabad, adjoining the national capital, the police said Sunday. According to the police, the girl, who is a resident of Pratap Vihar, had stepped out of her house Saturday afternoon when the three young men, also staying in the same locality, forcibly took her to a secluded spot and raped her. The men threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the crime to anyone.

Indian women getting ’empowered’ with direct selling

Women

By Sakshi Gulati, IANS, New Delhi : India's $740-million direct selling industry, where products are sold directly to customers rather than through retail shops, is fast emerging as a viable career option for women, empowering them to earn some decent money from home. "Most women are raised to believe that they have to be perfect homemakers," said Chavi Hemanth, secretary general of the Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA), which works to promote this segment of merchandise trade in the country.

Custodial torture worst crime, says Delhi HC

Women

New Delhi: Expressing anguish over the recent alleged custodial death of a 34-year-old man, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said custodial torture is...

Strict curfew in Kashmir: Women march to ‘Pather Masjid’ foiled; 5 injured

Women

By Bilal Furqani, AIP Srinagar: Despite a strict security in Kashmir, scores of people including women and children tried to take a protest march to Pather Masjid today afternoon on the call given by Hurriyat (G). Dozens of women demonstrators, led by the Dukhtaran-e-Millat Chief Asiya Andrabi, defied the strict security lockdown in the Srinagar and staged a noisy anti-India rally. The women later dispersed after police tried to block the rally.

Silent Sufferers: Harassment still remains behind closed doors

Women

(March 8 is International Women's Day) New Delhi : Priya Gosain (name changed) never paid heed to her boss' "inappropriate advances". Ignoring him was...

Noor: Bringing a new light into lives of women from Basti Nizamuddin

Women

By Nita Khan, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Her delicate fingers expertly cut the paper to bring out a magical jaali which is then put on to a harder paper to turn into a captivating greeting card. She is still shy to talk but her work speaks for her.

No more liquor for Bihar villagers

Women

Patna : With a partial liquor ban coming into force in Bihar from Friday, thousands of 'desi' liquor shops in villages across the state...

‘मुझे अपने देश के लोकतंत्र में यक़ीन था, लेकिन अब नहीं है’

Women

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net ‘आम तौर पर लोग सोचते हैं कि मुसलमान अपनी लड़कियों को नहीं पढ़ातें. लेकिन आठवीं पास होने के बावजूद मेरी ख्वाहिश...

Indian-origin grandmother is Trinidad and Tobago’s first woman PM

Women

By Paras Ramoutar, IANS, Port-of-Spain : Kamla Persad-Bissessar, whose forefather came here from India as an indentured labourer, has been elected the first woman prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago after the political alliance led by her emerged victorious and ended the ruling party's 43 years in power. Persad-Bissessar's People's Partnership won 29 out of the 41 parliamentary seats in the elections held Monday. She is expected to be sworn in as prime minister Tuesday evening by President George Maxwell Richards.

PMO, LG not serious about women’s safety: Kejriwal

Women

New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung of doing...

Missing varsity teacher returns home ‘distressed’

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : A female lecturer, who had been missing for two days returned home Wednesday in a "distressed" mood, the family said. Anshu Jain, 31, a lecturer in Dayal Singh College in south Delhi, was missing since Monday afternoon when she hailed an auto to return to her home in Mayur Vihar. Her family informed the police control room when she didn't reach home. "I don't understand what happened - she came home a few hours back and she is not in a mental state to say anything," Anshu's father V.P. Singh told IANS by phone.

Woman hangs self in front of five-year-old son

Women

New Delhi: After an altercation with her husband, a 23-year-old woman hanged herself from a ceiling fan and asked her five-year-old son, the witness...

Himachal tribal women don’t come under inheritance law

Women

By IANS, Shimla: Tribal women in Himachal Pradesh do not come under inheritance law if there is a male member in the family, Revenue Minister Kaul Singh said Tuesday.

Mexican woman killed in Mumbai terror attack

Women

By IANS, Mexico City : A Mexican woman was killed in Wednesday's terror attacks in India's Mumbai metropolis, EFE reported Monday quoting Mexico's foreign ministry. The Mexican embassy in India "learned that one of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Jewish Cultural Center in Mumbai is a Mexican national who was inside that institution," a ministry release said without identifying the woman.

Skill Development Centre for women from BPPL families

Women

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

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

Women

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.

Tinkering with Muslim personal laws would be like desecrating Indian Constitution: AIMPLB

Women

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net AIMPLB announces formation of Women's Wing under Dr Asma Zahra “UCC under Article 44 is highly inflammable issue, which divides the...

Exhibition portrays facets of women in Indian popular art

Women

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

First female four-star U.S. Army general nominated

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By SPA, Washington : America's first female four-star general has been nominated, the Pentagon announced Monday. U.S. President George W. Bush nominated Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody to serve as head of the Army's supply arm, CNN reported. By law women are excluded from combat jobs, the typical path to four-star rank in the military.

Congress accuses RSS of trafficking tribal girls in Assam

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New Delhi : The Congress on Saturday alleged that three affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were involved in trafficking of 31...

Assam girl still waits for justice

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By TwoCircles.net news desk New Delhi: Justice still hesitates to come near certain people. Ruksana Begum of Hailakandi district in Assam is one such unlucky girl, who has been waiting for justice to come her way for more than two years.

Malaysians gift Indian mother of seven home and warmth

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By IANS, Kuala Lumpur : Community leaders, a corporate group and newspaper readers in Malaysia have pooled in resources to help an Indian origin mother of seven who was thrown out of her house recently. As a Mothers' Day gesture, the donors arranged not only a home, but also rent for the dwelling, household goods and food for the family that was evicted for non-payment of rent a month ago.

MBA student commits suicide

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Divorce cases in courts: AIMPLB launches refresher program for Muslim lawyers

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board today launched a national program whereby Muslim lawyers taking up Muslim divorce and other related cases in the Supreme Court and High Courts will be briefed on the issues in the light of Quran and Hadith, so that they could help courts understand the letter and spirit of Shariat on such issues.

Dr Burney’s book on ‘How to Feed Your Kids: And Enjoy’ released

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Trailblazer police officer Yamin Hazarika remembered

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter , Guwahati: Yamin Hazarika, the first woman from Assam to clear the Delhi Andaman Nicobar Island Police Service (DANIPS), was remembered in...

Children play pivotal role in making Chhattisgarh villages open-defecation free

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By Ashish Mishra Raipur : Arti Rawte, an 11-year-old tribal girl from Dhobni village of Maoist-hit Rajanandgaon district in Chhattisgarh, used to wake up at...

Woman behind Risat-1 feels on top of the world

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By Venkatachari Jagannathan, IANS,

International women’s week at Jamia

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By TCN News,

पाठा का अमूल्य पानी : भौरा तेरा पानी ग़ज़ब करी जाए,गगरी न फूटै, खसम...

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चित्रकूट से ज़ियाउल हक़ Twocircles.net के लिए जैसे जैसे गर्मियां बढ़ती है वैसे वैसे पाठा के जलश्रोत सूखने लगते हैं। आलम यूं हो जाता है...

If triple talaq struck down, then new divorce law will come, Centre tells SC

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that if the latter invalidates the men-centric triple talaq that is discriminatory...

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

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

Mentally ill woman kept chained for 15 years

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By Jatindra Dash, IANS, Jagatsinghpur (Orissa) : Kamala Sethi, 26, has spent 15 years chained to a pole by her family that cannot afford medical treatment for her mental illness. Both her legs have been tied with a rope and a chain connecting it is tied to a wooden pole in a straw-thatched room that the family earlier used as a cowshed in Nacchipur village of Jagatsinghpur district, some 120 km from Orissa capital Bhubaneswar in eastern India.

Women’s groups seek action against Dev

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New Delhi : Different women organisations Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission, seeking action against Bengali actor and Trinamool Congress candidate Dev...

Woman held in hoax email threat case in Kolkata

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By IANS, Kolkata : A woman was held by the Kolkata Police Wednesday in connection with the hoax e-mail threat about serial bombings in the city. "We have detained Sabitri Dandapath, 40, for interrogation. She used to maintain the register of the cyber café and worked as a domestic help at the owner's residence. We are interrogating her to get more information about the case," Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner (Detective Department) Dilip Adak said.

Campaign on wheels against child trafficking launched in Assam

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Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday flagged off the 'Mukti Caravan', a campaign on wheels against child trafficking spearheaded by Bachpan Bachao...

SEBI has no woman member

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Chennai : The SEBI is gearing up to penalise listed companies not having a woman director on their boards despite the Indian markets regulator...

Awareness on domestic violence act is low, say NGOs

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By IANS, New Delhi: Despite the domestic violence act being in place for the past three years, its effectiveness has been limited as awareness about the legislation is low, civil society organisations said at a seminar here Wednesday. One of the main reasons for this was media's ignorance over the intricacies of the act, said speakers at the national consultation on the domestic violence act.

NHRC issues notice to DGP Chhattisgarh for stripping and torturing two women in police...

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New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued a notice to Chhattisgarh DGP over allegedly stripping and beating...

Man ordered to pay house rent for estranged wife

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New Delhi: A Delhi court has ordered a man to pay Rs.15,000 per month towards rent for house of his estranged wife. However, the court...

More women should take part in politics: Activists

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women rights activists have emphasised on increasing the participation of women in Indian politics as they will be able to provide good governance in the country. "Women should come forward to achieve their goals. They should participate in the country's election process and set an example for the entire world by efficiently working on issues that are close to their heart," National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas said while addressing a workshop on Enhancing the Role of Women in Strengthening Democracy.

Neerja Bhanot conferred ‘Bharat Gaurav Award’ in London

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Chandigarh : Braveheart flight purser late Neerja Bhanot was conferred the 'Bharat Gaurav Award' at a function at the House of Commons in London,...

Five years after Ayesha Meera was gang raped and murdered family still waiting for...

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By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,

Ramadan 1435: Games

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net A young girl passes her thime by playing games on her mother's mobile who runs a shop selling metallic wares and...

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,...

No place for crimes against women in civilised society : Dikshit

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By IANS, New Delhi: There is no place for crimes against women in civilized society, said Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday while advocating strict punishment for those involved in heinous crimes like rape and sexual assault. "There is no place for crimes against women in civilized society. Man can do much more. It is surprising why they are indulging in heinous crimes like rape and sexual assault. The persons involved in such heinous crimes should be given harsh punishment," Dikshit stated, while inaugurating a self defence workshop for girls here.

Meghalaya governor assures check on crimes against women

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By IANS, Shillong: Condemning crimes against women in Meghalaya, Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary Thursday said the government is adopting new strategies to tackle the issue.

19 years and counting: the tale of Naseema Begum’s wait for her missing husband

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In the second of the five personal stories of half widows, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates the story of Naseema Dar. Tengpora...

115 mn widows live in poverty: Loomba Foundation study

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By Venkata Vemuri, IANS, London: At least 245 million women around the world have been widowed with India alone accounting for 42.4 million. And more than 115 million widows live in devastating poverty, according to a new study released by Britain's Loomba Foundation, which is campaigning to put the plight of widows on the United Nations agenda. The Loomba Foundation presented the first edition of the study, 'Invisible, Forgotten Sufferers: The Plight of Widows Around the World' to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in New York as part of its campaign.

Raped Dalit woman struggles for justice in Orissa

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: A month after a Dalit woman in Orissa was allegedly gang raped by four men, including a former leader of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the police have arrested only one of the accused. Opposition parties claim that a minister is shielding them and are demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A 24-year-old woman has accused politician Mahesh Agarwal and three other men of having raped her at Paikmal in Bargarh district, about 350 km from here, May 10.

Bhopal most unsafe for women in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : Even as this Madhya Pradesh capital has been declared the second safest city in the country, figures revealed by Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta in the state assembly Wednesday indicate that the city was most unsafe for women in the state. A study conducted by Institute for Competitiveness and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) that indicates many benchmarks for Urban Development & Prosperity of India Tuesday announced that Delhi was the safest city in the country, followed by Bangalore and Bhopal in the second position.

83.73 percent turnout in Bengal polling Monday: EC

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Kolkata : Altogether 83.73 percent voters exercised their franchise on Monday in 31 constituencies for the second part of first phase of the West...

Delhi women’s helpline restarts after disruption

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By IANS, New Delhi : After a 12 hour disruption, the Delhi government's 181 helpline for women in distress resumed functioning early Thursday, an official said.

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:

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"....

Irom Sharmila released from custody, resumes fast

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Guwahati : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanua "who has been fasting since 2000 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA),...

Grief, despair at Delhi’s hospitals, a day after

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By Richa Sharma, IANS, New Delhi : Wailing men and women as well as dazed family members of the seriously injured or missing after a string of bomb attacks besieged hospitals here Sunday, straining the already stretched medical services. Doctors, nurses and attendants worked furiously to provide relief to the seriously and not-so-seriously wounded in Saturday evening's bombings, but there was no stopping the grief gripping families of the victims.

Of white buildings, Islamic architecture and progressive women

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By Kavita Bajeli-Datt, IANS, Muscat : As the flight descends in the Oman capital, the first impression is that of serenity and peace - perhaps because of the overwhelmingly white and off-white buildings. As this reporter, part of a four-member media exchange programme to Oman, went around the beautifully kept city, it was intriguing that the only spots of colour were to be found on top of mosques.

Relative arrested for murder of MGR kin

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By IANS, Chennai : A woman was remanded to judicial custody Monday for allegedly masterminding the murder of her relative, Vijay Kumar, a kin of former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.G. Ramachandran, the police said. "Sustained investigation revealed that Bhanumati, Vijay Kumar's sister-in-law, enlisted the services of a police constable, Karuna, 39, who in turn hired other mercenaries who killed the deceased on June 4. The motive was a dispute over control on property left behind by the late chief minister," Archana Ramasundaram, additional director general of police, told reporters.

J&K Gujjar women most neglected in the country: survey

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By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net, The empowerment of a woman leads to empowerment of entire family. But unfortunately women have always been neglected lot in every field of life. They have been generally kept out of development in the country. A survey reveals Gujjar women in Jammu and Kashmir are among the most backward and discriminated women in the country.

Woman held with live cartridges at Lucknow airport

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By IANS, Lucknow : A woman was held at the the Amausi airport here Monday after four live cartridges were found from her purse during pre-departure security checking, police said. "Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel detected the .32 bore cartridges during the final security check and stopped her," inspector Prayag Singh of Sarojininagar told IANS. The woman, Sarla Arora, however, said her husband, who had a valid arms licence, had left the cartridges in her purse by mistake, according to police.

दिल्ली: बस्तियों में बदतर ज़िन्दगी

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: इस शहर में जहां एक तरफ़ मेट्रो की रफ़्तार से भी तेज़ ज़िन्दगी भागती है, जहां बड़े-बड़े आलीशान मकान और कोठियां...

Congress women leaders lash out at Ramdev over Dalit remark

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New Delhi: Three women leaders of the Congress Saturday hit out at yoga guru Baba Ramdev over his remarks on party vice president Rahul...

Activist groups demand passage of women reservation bill

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New Delhi, (IANS) : Several members of women's rights groups assembled here on Tuesday to demand from the government passage of long-pending Women's Reservation...

There’s much sex in politics here

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram: Two cases, the Kozhikode ice cream sex case and the Suryanelli sex case have been frequently in the headlines in the state over the past decade and a half.

NHRC notice to Rajasthan over woman’s rape by policeman

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New Delhi: The NHRC has issued notice to the Rajasthan government over the alleged rape of a woman by a police constable and his...

Gang-rape case: Notice to police, government on media’s plea

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the city government and police on the plea of journalists seeking access to the proceedings of the Dec 16 gang-rape trial.

Taslima Nasreen’s Indian visa extended by a year

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Indian government on Tuesday extended the visa of self-exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen by another year. The 55-year-old, who is now...

US serious to build partnership with Muslim communities: Farah Pandit

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: In her first visit to India today as United States Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Farah Pandit highlighted President Barack Obama’s vision to build partnerships with Muslim communities across the globe on the basis of mutual interest and mutual respect. She was holding a roundtable with Muslim journalists in New Delhi.

Asma Nama: I Can Marry Four. What about you?

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By Asma Anjum Khan, teaches English, talks a lot, read her at your own risk. [follow her:@asmaanjumkhan] # fourmarriages,#islam#the prophetmuhammadpbuh #widowremarriage#polygmay#khulaa#culture#monogamy# H.Aaishah RA Saturdays usually signal the end of a hectic week. A soothing sensation after doing time for the last six days begins to engulf me. After my talk, a sister comes and hugs, nothing unusual; but a continuous stream of tears, from her eyes was. Her visage with droplets smearing it appeared a bit white. My little talk about H.Aaishah RA and other Ummahatul Momineen had touched her, she said. When probed about the weepy act; her reply not just stunned but kept haunting me for the next few weeks.

Women’s groups to launch stir against crime

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women's organsations Thursday decided to launch a nation wide stir to protest rising incidents of crime against women in the country.

Married at 17, ‘Half widowed’ at 18: Safiya Azad continues to wait even after...

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In the last part of the three-part series, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates five personal stories of half-widows who saw their husbands picked up...

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...

AAP approaches police over derogatory remarks against Kejriwal’s daughter

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Ghaziabad: The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Ghaziabad unit Saturday lodged a complaint with the police here against a person who allegedly wrote derogatory remarks...

Maid’s paramour held for drugging women employers in south Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi : A paramour of a domestic maid, who allegedly drugged and looted her two women employers by mixing sedatives in the supper at their south Delhi home last month, has been arrested on charges of trying to sell stolen goods, police said Wednesday. Rahul Paul, a 22-year-old from West Bengal, was arrested Tuesday near a shop in Ashram area where he had gone to sell the articles stolen from the rented accommodation of Sharan Suri and Saloni Mahajan. Two stolen laptops, four mobile phones and five credit cards were recovered from him.

People not helping make Delhi safe for women: Dikshit

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By IANS, New Delhi: Like other metros in the country, the national capital lacks people's participation in improvement of security for women, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Tuesday.