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

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By M. Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,

We can make a difference, say women MPs

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

India’s youngest bank Bandhan to empower women, rural folk

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : Innovative microfinance company Bandhan will operate as a bank from October next year and focus on empowering women and rural...

Goa Christmas-eve rape happened next to armed police bunker: BJP

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By IANS, Panaji : The rape of a middle-aged woman on Christmas eve at the popular Arambol beach took place right next to a fortified bunker and in close vicinity of a police outpost, former state Bharatiya Janata Party president Laxmikant Parsenkar says. Parsenkar, a member of the Goa assembly, told IANS Friday that the rape occurred just a few metres away from a fortified police bunker and about 60 metres from a police outpost at Arambol that is manned by an officer of assistant sub-inspector rank.

असम हिंसा में चांद और अस्मत गिरफ्तार, परिजनों ने कहा, फंसाया गया

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मोहिबुल हक़।Twocircles.net असम के दरांग में पिछले दिनों अतिक्रमण विरोधी अभियान के दौरान हुई हिंसा के मामले में असम पुलिस ने हिंसा भड़काने के आरोप...

Herbal pill can cut your appetite by a fifth: Study

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By IANS, London: Women can cut their daily calorie intake by almost a fifth if they simply take a herbal diet pill, a research reveals. The supplement has also been shown to help those with a sweet tooth, reducing the temptation to indulge in sugary snacks. Zotrim, which is based on three South American plants, was tested by scientists at the University of Liverpool. They found that women who took the pill with their breakfast had a much lower appetite at lunch time, cutting their calorie intake by 17.6 percent, reported dailymail.co.uk.

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

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

Four women kidnapped from rescue home in Hyderabad

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By IANS, Hyderabad: Unidentified men attacked a rescue home and kidnapped four trafficked women at Ramanthapur area here early Saturday, police said.

शहीद पत्रकार दानिश सिद्दीकी को पुलित्जर पुरस्कार

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आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net अमेरिका के सबसे बड़े पुलित्जर पुरस्कार 2022 के विजेताओं की घोषणा सोमवार को कर दी गई। इस वर्ष चार भारतीय पत्रकारों को...

Girls thrashed at Karnataka’s Mangalore for partying

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By IANS,

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

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

Anti-Dowry campaign in Mysore

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By TCN News

SCs growing interest for Engineering in contrast with Muslims in Tamil Nadu

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By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Chennai: Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) in Tamil Nadu has released Engineering admission statistics community wise over the past few years which reveals that SCs are getting more inclined towards Engineering stream with exponential growth every year where as Muslims figures display steady admission rate – nor significantly increasing nor declining.

Quarterly Nisa: A research magazine on women issues

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,

Women protest police inaction against rape accused in Haryana

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By IANS,

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...

बोतल की सख्ती : एक क़ानून या एक दिशा?

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अरफ़ीना खानम बिहार में खुलेआम नशोखोरी और शराब पर पूर्ण रूप से पाबन्दी सरकार की अच्छी सोच व सही क़दम का नतीजा है. जब राज्य...

Villagers lock up teachers over girl’s suicide

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By IANS,

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

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

Jihadists trying to raise women’s wing in Assam: Gogoi

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Guwahati : Jihadist forces were trying to raise a women's wing in Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Tuesday. Two districts - Barpeta and Nalbari...

दिल्ली की आरक्षित सीट पर क्या हैं इस बार के मुद्दे?

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मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net संकरी गलियां, बहती नालियां और साइड में रखा नालियों से निकला मलबा। दिल्ली की ज्यादातर झुग्गियां शायद ऐसी ही दिखती हैं। सर्दी में धूप...

Woman killed in train blast was about to be married

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Chennai: The 24-year-old woman killed in a bomb blast Thursday on a train in Chennai was to marry in a couple of months, her...

Saudi Women: agents of change shattering common stereotypes

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By Lulua Asaad, Vienna - When I made the decision to move to Vienna, I was unprepared for the repercussions my attitude, behaviour and opinions would have in forming and influencing European perceptions of women from Saudi Arabia, a country that is at a crossroads between modernity, globalisation, liberation, empowerment, heritage and cherished traditions.

Indian women peacekeepers have set an example: Hillary Clinton

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By Arun Kumar, IANS, Washington : In preventing violence against women and girls in Liberia, Indian women peacekeepers have set an example that must be emulated in UN peacekeeping missions across the world, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. "I recently met with an all women police unit from India in Liberia who provide an excellent example of the steps a UN mission can take in cooperation with the host government to prevent violence against women and girls," Clinton told the Security Council Wednesday.

Pakistani daily laments misogynistic attitude to women

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By IANS,

Exclusive: Story of the ‘objectionable’ material recovered from Afreen Fatima’s house

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Soon after razing his house, police claimed that Afreen Fatima’s father, Javed Mohammad, was the mastermind of the protest in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh in...

A conversation with GN Saibaba’s wife AS Vasantha Kumari

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In a conversation with TwoCircles.net, the wife of jailed scholar-activist GN Saibaba AS Vasantha Kumari talks about his new book, the situation of prisoners...

Space for women in Masjid, that is, room for women in Muslim community

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By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,

Pellet victim Insha clears Class 10 exams, aims to become a doctor

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Srinagar: On Tuesday, January 9, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) declared the result of students appeared in 10th...

NCW members to visit Kolkata April 2

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By IANS,

अपने अधिकार के लिए संगठित हो रही हैं इस गांव की महिलाएं

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter मधुबनी (बिहार) : मधुबनी ज़िले के कलुआही प्रखंड के काज़ीटोला व हरपुर के ग्रामीण इन दिनों अपने गावं में हो...

Women’s groups continue protests against Andhra governor

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By IANS, Hyderabad: Women's groups staged protests near the Raj Bhavan here Saturday demanding that Andhra Pradesh Governor N.D. Tiwari resign over his alleged involvement in a "sex scandal", an allegation he has denied and termed "malicious". Holding placards and raising slogans against the governor, activists of various groups tried to march towards Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the governor, but were prevented by the police. Protesters were arrested as they squatted on the busy Khairatabad crossroads.

Woman board member: Over 300 NSE-listed companies yet to comply

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By Venkatachari Jagannathan and Rohit Vaid, Chennai/New Delhi : As many as 313 companies listed on the National Stock Exchange have not inducted a woman...

Saudi law allows only women clerks in lingerie shops

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By IANS/AKI, Riyadh : Saudi Arabia has passed a new law that would allow only women salesclerks in lingerie shops.

Principal expelled Ruchika, but not Rathore’s daughter

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By IANS, Chandigarh: A magisterial inquiry into the expulsion of Ruchika Girhotra from her school here has revealed that while the school authorities singled out the teen-aged molestation victim for action in 1990, no such step was taken against the daughter of her tormentor though she too defaulted in fee payment.

Hadiya’s Love Jihad versus the propaganda of Love Jihad: Why she is my Hero

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By Arif Khan for TwoCircles.net The International Women’s Day 2018 brought the best present that Hadiya deserved: my heartiest congratulations to Hadiya and credit to...

Aamir supports fight against alcoholism among women

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By IANS,

Woman in live-in relationship killed by brother

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By IANS, Ghaziabad : A woman who was in a live-in relationship was shot dead by her brother in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district, a police official said Thursday. Priyanka, 27, was shot thrice by her brother Sonu in Hapur town of Ghaziabad district late Wednesday. "We are making efforts to arrest Sonu who is involved in several criminal cases of heinous nature at various places in Western Uttar Pradesh and Delhi," said Jagdish Sharma, superintendent of police (rural), Ghaziabad.

24 UAE women get NASA training

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By IANS,

Manmohan to meet Chile’s first woman president Tuesday

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By IANS, New Delhi : With his health improving by the day after a coronary bypass surgery seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Chile's first woman president Michelle Bachelet here Tuesday. President Pratibha Patil will host a state banquet and cultural programme for Bachelet Monday night, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Chile.

Casteism and communalism are twin banes of UP : Subhashini Ali

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By Kulsum Mustafa, TwoCircles.net Lucknow, October 28: 2009: Subhasani Ali, the firebrand CPI (M) leader is not known for mincing words. She talks direct and forcefully with a certain conviction that is both appealing and stimulating and display signs of a leader. True to her party ideals, the lady makes sure that her public addresses generate a mass appeal. She has over the years brought out the common man’s point of view strongly. She did the same at Hindustan Samagam-2009 -UP-Dasha aur Disha ‘(UP’s present situation and its future.) on October 27 in Lucknow.

Telangana man arrested for rape, murder of daughter

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

Minority women’s scheme fund for 64 organisations

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government has sanctioned funds to 64 NGOs for implementing a 'Leadership Development of Minority Women' scheme across 12 states, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday.

This Muslim-run NGO run in Hyderabad helps women build sustainable livelihoods

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SAFA is an NGO that has changed the lives of thousands of women from poor economic groups in Hyderabad and given them hope...

Mappila culture: A harmonious mix of Arab and Kerala traditions

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net TCN Malabar series: Part 7

Woman dies after doctor removes both kidneys

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By IANS, Patna : A 22-year-old woman died after a doctor allegedly removed her kidneys during surgery, her family said Thursday. Sabila Khatoon, mother of a six-month-old baby, died at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) Wednesday night. A resident of Tangaul Patti in Bihar's Hajipur district, about 30 km from here, Sabila was admitted at the PMCH in early February after her condition deteriorated following a surgery for stone in a kidney. Doctors at the PMCH found that both her kidneys had been removed and immediately put her on dialysis.

First woman chief of aviation regulator takes charge

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New Delhi : India's first women chief of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) M. Sathiyavathy took charge Thursday from erstwhile incumbent...

AAP leader Ashutosh appears before NCW

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New Delhi : Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh on Thursday appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in compliance with the women panel's...

Acid thrown at woman doctor in Delhi

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New Delhi : Acid was hurled at a 30-year-old woman doctor at a crowded market in the national capital Tuesday morning by two motorcycle-riding...

Canadian women tourists robbed in Lucknow

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By IANS, Lucknow : Two Canadian women tourists were robbed in the Uttar Pradesh capital late Sunday night, police said. The incident took place in the central Hazratganj locality of the capital at around 11:30 p.m. when the tourists from Ottawa, Canada, were returning to their hotel in a cycle rickshaw. "According to the complainants, Gillian and Catherine, two motorcycle borne men intercepted them and snatched their purses," additional superintendent of police Paresh Pandey told IANS.

Government confident women’s bill will clear Lok Sabha

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By IANS, New Delhi: A day after the historic bill to reserve one-third of all legislative seats in India for women was cleared by the Rajya Sabha, the government's flagship legislation Wednesday continued to disrupt the Lok Sabha where ministers said it would be passed by March 16. After smelling the first victory in the upper house over the Women's Reservation Bill, the government appeared confident that the proposed bill will clear the next hurdle and sail through the Lok Sabha despite opposition from the parties with their support base in the Hindi heartland of northern India.

Union Budget is a massive step backwards for Dalits, Adivasis: NCDHR

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By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter The Union Budget presented yesterday by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has split opinions; the industrialists, of course, found it cheerful; ratings...

Policing My Plate? Such A Dadri!

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By Dr.Asma Anjum Khan He Died, but Hope Hasn’t I am a Muslim and I don’t eat mutton chicken beef. Not because someone tells me...

Muzaffarnagar riots: NHRC accepts UP government’s explanation and closes all cases

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Three years after western districts of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli in Uttar Pradesh witnessed serious communal violence, National Human Rights commission...

10 missing girl students found pushed into flesh trade

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By IANS, Patna: Ten of the 24 girl students of a government residential school in Bihar, who went missing five years ago, were pushed into flesh trade, police said Saturday.

164 chit fund companies under probe for cheating

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New Delhi : As many as 164 ponzi, or chit fund, companies are currently being probed by central agencies for duping customers across the...

Blow to gender equality as more believe women’s place at home

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By Venkata Vemuri, IANS, London : The shine's wearing off Super Moms. It's not just the men who say this, but a growing number of women too. Both are inclining to agree that a woman's place is more at home, wiping the sheen off the notion of gender equality in developed countries, a Cambridge survey says.

Woman wins 22-year property battle, but gets no land

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By Sugandha Pathak, IANS, New Delhi : It took 22 long years for a court to direct the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to return a plot to coal depot owner Darshna Rani. But six months after the verdict, the 75-year-old is still to get her due. "It's been almost six months since this judgment came in our favour, but getting the land is still a distant dream. I am sure they (the MCD authorities) will file an appeal in the high court. I don't know for how many more years this case will go on," said a visibly frustrated Vinod Kumar Batra, Rani's son.

Raje, Gehlot mourn singer Mubarak Begum Shaikh’s death

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

Women claim top spot for Nepal – on Everest

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By Sudeshna Sarkar, IANS, Kathmandu : After unprecedented participation in the movement that helped bring down King Gyanendra's absolute regime and making their presence felt in last month's historic election, Nepal's women Thursday claimed the top spot for their country on Mt Everest. An expedition by, for and of Nepali women saw five climbers, including first-timers, summit the world's highest peak with more members readying for a fresh push in the afternoon and Friday.

Eight killed in factory blast near Nagpur

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By IANS, Nagpur : Eight people, including a woman, were killed and 15 others injured in an accidental detonator explosion in a stone crusher at Umred near here Monday, the police said. The blast occurred at noon when the workers of SMS Thresher Co were off-loading and checking detonators from a supply truck that just arrived with the goods, the police said.

Jaipur gang-rape victim shifted to Delhi hospital

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By IANS, Jaipur: An 11-year old gang-rape victim was shifted to AIIMS in Delhi Friday from a government hospital in Jaipur where she underwent over a dozen surgeries in five months, police said.

Maiden session of B.Ed. at Ajmal Women College inaugurated

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The maiden session of Bachelor of Education section of Maryam Ajmal Women College of Science and Technology was inaugurated at Hojai in Assam’s Nagaon district on Monday with the presence of several dignitaries.

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...

Delhi by night – many cops but so few women

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

Centre to promote places linked with Rani Laxmibai

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New Delhi : The central government will extend all help to Madhya Pradesh to develop tourism around places associated with Rani Laxmibai, the woman...

Anti-AFSPA rally demands repealing the draconian law

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By TCN News, New Delhi: On 30th march, an anti-AFSPA rally was jointly organized by Sharmila Solidarity Campaign, AISA, AIPWA, RYA, DSF, JNUSU, NEFIS, Voices against 377, NAPM and Right to water campaign, from Mandi House metro station to Jantar Mantar. It was organized as a part of an effort to create a political pressure for repeal of AFSPA in this election season. After the rally, a public meeting was held at Jantar Mantar.

Women’s quota bill failure matter of great regret: PM

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government's failure to enact legislation reserving 33 percent of seats in parliament and the state legislatures for women was a "matter of great regret", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday. "That is a matter of great regret. It is a failure, a collective failure of all political parties," Singh said during his interaction with women journalists here. He said that if his government came back to power after the general elections, "we will work very sincerely" to bring the bill back on track."

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...

Nursery student molested by teacher

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By IANS, New Delhi: A five-year-old girl student was allegedly molested by a physical training teacher, himself a minor, here, said police Friday adding that the accused has been detained.

No consensus on women’s bill, discussions to continue

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By IANS, New Delhi: The government Monday said it would continue discussions on the women's reservation bill to arrive at a consensus after its all-party meeting on the issue saw many of the bill's opponents sticking to their demand for a quota within quota. "Further discussion will continue," the government said in a statement after the nearly two-and-half hours' meeting on the bill that provides for 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

Mamata all set to be West Bengal’s first woman chief minister

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By IANS,

Humiliated South African woman to be finally honoured

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By IANS, Pretoria : Sarah Bartmann, a South African Khoisan woman who was made to exhibit her unusual physical features like her large buttocks to Europeans in roadside shows in the 19th century, will be honoured by having some heritage sites named after her. The South African government is to open some heritage sites after her name this month that could help the people to remember the icon of oppression and colonialism that systematically stripped Africans of their dignity, BuaNews reported.

Women’s strength in Agartala civic body increases

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By IANS,

Rajasthan court declares IAS officer absconder

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Jaipur: A court here Tuesday declared Rajasthan IAS officer B.B. Mohanty an absconder after he went on the run in connection with the rape...

“We should record our history, our victory” Dalit poet Mercy Margaret

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Dalit literature that revolves around the struggles and lives of Dalits first emerged in the 1960s and has seen exponential growth since....

Dress & Crime: Andhra DGP gets support from Ulema, Hindu hardliners

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By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,

Mystery over woman’s death in Ghaziabad

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By IANS, Ghaziabad : Police were Wednesday investigating the death of a former air hostess under mysterious circumstances at Ghaziabad. Some passers-by noticed Jaya Kaushik, a 26-year-old who earlier worked with Deccan airlines, lying critically injured near railway tracks at 11.30 p.m. Tuesday. They rushed her to a hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. Attending doctors said her left leg and right arm were found broken and there were multiple injuries in her abdomen.

Nine arrested for torturing Assam woman as ‘witch’

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Guwahati : Nine people were arrested Wednesday in Assam's Sivasagar district for torturing a woman and branding her a 'witch', police said. The incident took...

Kuwaiti Committee to organise two regional confs. on women’s issues

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By NNN-KUNA, Abu Dhabi : The Kuwaiti Cabinet Committee on Women's Affairs plans to organise two regional conferences, one on the Arabian Gulf level and the other on the Arab level in December and February, advisor of the committee Dr. Ahmad Al-Bustan said on Friday. "The first conference will debate the issue of social security while the other will discuss the negative aspects of Arab communities," Al-Bustan told KUNA following the second conference of the Arab Women Organisation (AWO) which came to a close here on Thursday.

Six arrested in Haryana for gang-raping, selling woman

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Chandigarh : Haryana Police have arrested six people for their alleged involvement in the gang rape and sale of a woman from Maharashtra. Three...

Focus on penalty corner conversion in Indian women’s hockey camp

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New Delhi : The Indian junior women's hockey team will focus on its "key problem" of conversion of penalty corners during a preparatory camp...

Mayawati too has reservations on women’s quota bill

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By IANS, Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday expressed strong reservations against the women's reservation bill to be introduced in Rajya Sabha Monday. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Mayawati said that her party would not support the bill unless it was suitably amended on the lines suggested by her, which were similar to the issues raised by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. Mayawati too regarded the bill as directed against the interests of "Dalits, minorities and backwards."

मोदी के बनारस में छात्रों पर अत्याचार, देखें तस्वीरें

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी: देश के विश्वविद्यालयों में सरकार की दखलंदाज़ी का मामला अभी थमा नहीं था कि अब विश्वविद्यालयों के कुलपतियों द्वारा छात्रों पर अत्याचार करने और उन पर लाठियां चलवाने के आरोप लग रहे हैं. ताजा मामला नरेंद्र मोदी के संसदीय क्षेत्र बनारस स्थित काशी हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय का है.

बिखरते कश्मीर से निकलती दीबा फरहत की कामयाबी की दास्तां

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शरीक़ अंसर, संघ लोकसेवा आयोग (यूपीएससी) द्वारा आयोजित सिविल सेवा परीक्षा में इस बार भी लड़कियों ने अपनी प्रतिभा का लोहा मनवाया है. इस बार...

Questions raised over Bihar Class 12 toppers; govt. to re-examine answer sheets

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Patna : After questions were raised over the quality of Class 12 Science and Arts toppers this year in Bihar, the state government has...

Widows will be protected, given justice: Supreme Court

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By IANS,

“We feel scarred & traumatized,” say Muslim women victims of ‘Sulli Deals’

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As dozens of Muslim women in India found themselves victims of an online ‘fake auction’ in which their pictures were shared and circulated on...

This Ramadan (and forever) be a good wife

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After giving lessons to husbands, Asma is back with some instructions to wives. By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net, I drew a blank, as I began...

German mother, Goa police trade charges

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By IANS, Panaji : A German woman who has complained that her daughter was being sexually harassed by the Goa education minister's son, says police would "prefer" her to withdraw the complaint, though police said she was evading them. Speaking to the media Sunday, Fadella Fuchs alleged the police were sitting on her complaint filed on Oct 2.

Ramadan 1437: Shah Mohammad Shadab

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By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net “Men are absolutely useless.” For a moment, Shah Mohammad Shadab lost the patience in his voice. Working with underprivileged minorities for...

Amit Shah visits Dalit woman’s family in Kerala, BJP forms panel

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New Delhi : BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday set up a three-member committee to look into incidents of atrocities against Dalit women in...

Alert woman cop saves blind girl from abduction

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By IANS, New Delhi : An alert Delhi Police woman official foiled the abduction of a blind girl here, police said Thursday. Assistant Sub-Inspector Kiran Sethi...

To the rescue of women in Thailand

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By Shen Min, Ling Shuo, Xinhua, Bangkok : Sitting at her house in Bangkok, Pavena Hongsakul, at her fifties, still keeps the feminine grace and soft-spoken manner that distance herself from the image of a well-known women's rights advocate in normal conception. For the last decade, Ms. Pavena has been witnessing and dealing with the darkest side of the Thai modern country facing women -- rape, abuse, domestic violence, forced prostitution, sexual harassment and human trafficking.

Women in Madhya Pradesh allowed to work till 10 p.m.

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By IANS, Bhopal : Madhya Pradesh has amended a law to allow women to work in factories upto 10 p.m., a government official said Monday. "Madhya Pradesh government has Saturday issued a notification allowing the women in factories to work from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.,", the official said adding that the notification has been issued keeping with the Factories Act, 1948. "It has been made mandatory that in each shift at least two women workers should work together and the company should provide to and fro transportation facility between plant and residence for them," he said.

Writer-activist from Assam bags Padma Shri

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New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Known for her significant contribution to children's and women's literature, noted writer-activist Eli Ahmed was on Wednesday named a...

Ten-year-old donates birthday money to Islamia Hospital

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net Kolkata: Ashna Khan, a ten-year-old girl from Kolkata, set a fine example of kindness by donating the entire amount received...

Meet Sadaf Chaudhary, who wants to serve country by becoming an ambassador

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UPSC topper among Muslim aspirants, Sadaf Chaudhary of Roorkee uttarakhand, who secured the overall 23rd rank, is of firm opinion that improvement in the...

Kerala to intervene for nurses in Saudi Arabia: Chandy

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Thiruvananthapuram: With the Saudi Arabian authorities set to implement a new law on minimum qualifications for nurses working in government and private sectors, the...

Women seek apology from GK Pillai for ‘sexist slandering’ of Ishrat

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Crimes against women on the rise in Uttar Pradesh

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Temple can’t prohibit entry of women devotees: SC

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that unless a temple had a constitutional right, it could not prohibit the entry of the...

‘Honour killers’ death sentence commuted to life imprisonment

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday commuted, to life imprisonment, the death sentence to three men for killing a teenage couple for "honour"...

MWL Chief hints at allowing women in future dialogues

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By IINA, Makkah : There will be programs and projects for dialogue and women will be allowed to contribute to the dialogue in affairs of their concern, said Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdulmohsen Al Turki, Secretary General of the Muslim World League. The present goal is to formulate strategic programs and projects of future dialogue, Dr. Al-Turki said while addressing a press conference at the conclusion of the International Islamic Dialogue Conference here Friday.

दिल्ली पुलिस ने ‘शाहीन बाग़’ की महिलाओं को नहीं जाने दिया अमित शाह के...

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यूसुफ़ अंसारी, twocircles.net नई दिल्ली। दिल्ली पुलिस ने ‘शाहीन बाग़’ की हज़ारों महिला प्रदर्शनकारियों गृह मंत्री अमित शाह से मिलने उनके घर नहीं जाने दिया।...

Temple attack in Pakistan not because of faith: Reema Abbasi

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Kolkata: Asserting that Hindus were not persecuted in her country, Pakistani journalist-author Reema Abbasi on Saturday attributed land-grabbing rather faith behind attacks on temples...

Soccer girls

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net When FIFA World Cup Soccer Final match is played on Sunday, there will be at least a billion people will be watching it around the world. Going by the two pictures that I will present to you, some of these fans will be young Muslim girls of India.

Pregnant grandmother commits suicide in West Bengal

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By IANS, Kolkata : A 35-year-old woman hanged herself to death in a West Bengal village after being allegedly humiliated by neighbours for being pregnant despite having grandchildren, police said Friday. The incident took place at Amai village in West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur district, about 400 km from here. “Chobi Kayal, 35, hanged herself to death at her Amai residence Thursday late night. She was five months pregnant,” a senior police officer at Banshibari police station said. He said Kayal has two married daughters. The elder daughter Sona has a one-year-old daughter.

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

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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,...

Girl student made to take off shirt during exam

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By IANS, Ghaziabad: A girl student appearing for her high school examination was made to take off her shirt in the classroom by a woman invigilator who suspected her of concealing some written material for cheating inside her clothes. The girl's parents Friday protested against the incident. The girl was appearing for the Uttar Pradesh board high school examination in Modi Nagar of Ghaziabad Thursday.

Meghalaya home minister quits

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Shillong : Meghalaya Home Minister Roshan Warjri has resigned from the ruling Congress-led government, a party official said Friday. Warjri, the first woman home minister,...

Magnificent Mary clinches record 6th World Championship gold

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New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Indian boxing legend M.C. Mary Kom scripted history by clinching a record sixth World Championship Gold medal in the...

Events, functions, launches mark International Women’s Day

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Girl from Murshidabad tops the MLib exam of IGNOU

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net, Kolkata/Baharampur: A girl from a Middle class Muslim family of Murshidabad district Aslema Khatun has topped the post-graduation examination of Library...

National women’s front organizes workshop for women

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By TCN News, New Delhi: A workshop on Women Safety was organized by the National Women's Front today at the India Islamic Cultural Center in New Delhi.

Woman cop declared “dead”, found alive

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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.

Ramdev says ‘honeymoon’ remark misinterpreted, complaint filed

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New Delhi/Lucknow: A day after his comment on Rahul Gandhi visiting Dalit homes for his "honeymoon" sparked outrage, Baba Ramdev Saturday apologised and said...

Unfortunate that Trinamool abstained from vote: Left

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By IANS, Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front Tuesday criticised Trinamool Congress' decision to abstain from the voting process for the women's quota bill in the Rajya Sabha and termed its stand as "unfortunate". "It's extremely unfortunate that Trinamool Congress has decided to abstain from the voting to the women's quota bill today (Tuesday) in the Rajya Sabha," state Left Front chairman Biman Bose said at a press conference here.

Only 55 women contesting Bangladesh poll

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By IANS, Dhaka : Despite two women dominating Bangladesh's political spectrum, the ninth general election later this month will see only 55 women among the 1,565 candidates vying for 300 seats - but this is still higher than at any time in the past. Women candidates are contesting from 60 constituencies, indicating that in most places, they will face each other. A consolation would come in the form of nomination of 30 women after the election.

NCW condemns Mamata government for crimes against women

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Kolkata : Holding the Mamata Banerjee government's "lethargic attitude" as responsible for rise in crimes against women in West Bengal, National Commission for Women...

Malaysian Indian woman sues government for detention

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By IANS, Ipoh (Malaysia) : An ethnic Indian woman who spent 11 months at an immigration depot on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant has sued the government for RM6 million ($150,000 approx.) for her suffering while under detention. M. Rajeshvari named as defendants the government and six others, including Home Minister Syed Hamid Syed Albar and Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan. The suit was filed by her lawyer A. Magesan, also an ethnic Indian, at the Kuala Lumpur High Court registry Thursday.

सदफ़ ज़फ़र, जिनका मुस्लिम होना और सच दिखाना पड़ा महंगा

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By मीना कोटवाल, TwoCircles.net गरिकता संशोधन एक्ट यानी CAA के पास होने के बाद से ही देशभर में इसके खिलाफ़ प्रदर्शन किया जा रहा है....

Jamiat organizes training course in Muslim personal law for lawyers

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

NHRC to hear rights violation cases in North East India

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Ramadan 1437: Farzana Khan

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By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net “I don’t have any memory of my mother," says Farzana, wiping the sweat off her forehead with hands still wet from...

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...

Kolkata’s Rally Revolution: The RG Kar Tragedy and the City’s Defiant Stand

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Utsa Sarmin, TwoCircles.net “Kolkata has transformed into a city of rallies,” observed Mayurakshi Banerjee, a Mumbai-based cine worker who has called the city home for...

The hidden agenda behind the debate over Triple Talaq

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By Moin Qazi for TwoCircles.net The best of you are those who are the kindest to their wives.- Al-Tirmidhi The issue of Triple Talaq or instant...

Teen girl refuses to marry merry man!

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By IANS, Patna : Chances are that Mohammed Abdul Hakim is now sober. And still single. A day ago he was dumped at the altar by the teenage bride-to-be for being a drunkard. Kulsum Khatoon, a resident of Naharniya village in Madhubani district, Sunday refused to marry Hakim after she was informed that he was habitually drunk. "Kulsum stunned villagers when a Muslim priest began to solemnize their wedding and she publicly declared that she would not marry Hakim," a local police official said.

Kurien was at guest house, says Suryanelli sex scandal accused

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Women’s groups hail 50 percent women’s quota in panchayats

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women's rights groups Friday hailed the government's decision to increase the reservation for women in panchayats, or village councils, to 50 percent, saying the move will encourage women to have a greater say in local governance. The reservation for women in the 252,000 panchayats across the country was earlier 33 percent. Ranjana Kumari of NGO Women Power Connect said: "This move is an excellent example to show how a woman in a leadership position can bring about positive changes in the country's political infrastructure."

India women’s hockey captain Saba Anjum to be honoured

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By IANS, Raipur : Indian women?s hockey team captain Saba Anjum will get Chhattisgarh's top Gundadhur sports award, official sources said Wednesday.

Here come special women’s buses for safer ride in Delhi

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By Kanu Sarda, IANS, New Delhi : Many women who travel in the capital's crowded buses and have been molested by male co-passengers can heave a sigh of relief. On Monday, special 'women only' buses will begin plying on select routes, thanks to a Delhi High Court order. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is starting the service. Taking cognizance of a public interest petition that drew attention to a large number of women complaining of molestation in public buses, the high court had asked the DTC to make special arrangements for women travellers across the city.

Probe begins against policeman who complained against Mulayam

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Lucknow : Suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur on Wednesday appeared before Police Recruitment Board Director General V.K. Gupta as part of a departmental...

Palestinian women protest in support of hunger striker

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By IANS, Ramallah/Gaza : Hundreds of Palestinian women Thursday celebrated International Women's Day by protesting in solidarity with a female hunger striker jailed by Israel.

Women’s bill to go through Lok Sabha before March 16

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government intends to push through the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha before the house adjourns March 16 for a three-week break, Parliamentary Affairs Minister P.K. Bansal said here Wednesday. Setting to rest speculation about the fate of the contentious bill that gives 33 percent representation to women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures and was passed by the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, Bansal said the bill would be passed in the lower house before March 16. "That's our intention," Bansal told IANS.

SC to hold speedy hearing of cases of sexual abuse

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday said it would be shortly evolving a mechanism for the speedy hearing of cases of sexual and other criminal offences against women.

Crime against women rises in Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

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Bhubaneswar : Even though there is a marginal decrease in murder cases, crimes against women have gone up drastically in the Cuttack-Bhubaneswar twin cities...

Amend definition of rape in laws dealing sexual violence: women’s groups

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Women’s groups have demanded the Union Government to bring amendments in definitional and substantive aspects of the rape law and associated set of laws which deal with sexual harassment, molestation, unnatural offences, kidnapping and abduction of girls and women if it is sincere to curb violence against women. Otherwise the proposed Sexual Offences (Special Courts) Bill, 2010 to fast track sexual violence cases will remain historically a hollow gesture.