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Four held for misbehaving with girls in JNU

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By IANS, New Delhi: Four men in an inebriated state were arrested Sunday for misbehaving with girl students and threatening a security guard by putting a gun to his head on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus. According to the varsity students, the four men came inside the campus around 3.30 p.m. They were drinking in their white Hyundai Accent car.

Recurring debate over Bharat Mata Ki Jai, Maadar E Vatan & Vande Mataram

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Repeated debate has always meant more TRPs but never really a step forward By Nita Khan for TwoCircles.net, It was August 22, 2011. A week...

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.

50 percent women elected in Goa municipal polls

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By IANS, Panaji : Fifteen of the 30 seats in Goa's only municipal corporation have been won by women, poll results announced Monday revealed.

Will ensure technical education for women: Irani

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New Delhi : Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Monday said she would do her best to ensure that women in the country...

Women skip Sabarimala temple after huge protests

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Sabarimala (Kerala), Oct 19 (IANS) Huge protests by hundreds of devotees at the entrance of Sabarimala temple forced the Kerala Police accompanying two women...

Woman jumps with baby before train, baby escapes

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By IANS,

Taslima diagnosed with breast tumours in US

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Dhaka: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has been diagnosed with breast tumours at a hospital in New York. Doctors found the tumours "quite big" and...

Tantrik held in Delhi for raping woman

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New Delhi : A tantrik has been arrested here for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman after threatening to kill her brothers by using "black...

Handwara Case: Girl says police abused her, forced her to deny assault by Jawan

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: A month after the alleged molestation of a local school girl in Handwara which sparked state-wide protests that...

Victim identified Uber cab driver as rapist, police tell court

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New Delhi : The woman executive who was allegedly raped by Uber taxi driver identified the accused at a court where she had gone...

अनदेखी : उप्र राज्य महिला आयोग में एक भी मुस्लिम महिला नहीं

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ , TwoCircles.net भारतीय जनता पार्टी भले मुस्लिम महिलाओ की हितैषी बनने का एलान करे और तलाक़ और हलाला जैसे मुद्दों लड़ाई लड़ने...

A book on life’s struggles, of women, by women

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By IANS, New Delhi : A woman panchayat leader's fight against corruption, another illiterate panchayat leader's endeavour to make education a reality for her village - stories of struggle and commitment, drawn out of the lives of seven women panchayat leaders were put together in a book that was released Thursday. Titled "Sarpanch Sahib: Changing the face of India" the book has been compiled by well known authors Manju Kapur, Indira Maya Ganesh, Sonia Falerio, Kalpana Sharma, Tishani Doshi, Abhilasha Ojha and edited by Manjima Bhattacharjya.

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.

‘मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड’ में हर तबक़े की नुमाइंदगी क्यों नहीं?

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net भारत में इस समय समान नागरिक संहिता या कॉमन सिविल कोड की बहस चल रही है. कुछ संगठन इसकी प्रखर मांग...

Vijayawada nurse died while attacking friend with acid

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Vijayawada: In a dramatic twist to a case relating to the death of a woman in an alleged acid attack, police investigations have revealed...

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

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By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,

A woman, for a change, repairs flat tyres

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By Nityanand Shukla, IANS, Ranchi : In her own little way, Jharkhand resident Magdali has broken into a male bastion. She repairs flat bicycle tyres for a living - a skill she was forced to pick up after 20 years of being a housewife. In her 40s, Magdali lives in the state capital. She used to be a housewife like any other until five years ago when her husband - who ran a puncture repair shop - died. Faced with poverty and with three children to take care of, she decided to take up the work.

Woman hanged, beaten, burnt on pyre

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By IANS,

Thrown out of convocation ceremony attended by President, Kerala girl refuses gold medal

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter In an extremely controversial step, Rabeeha Abdurehim, a student from Kerala, was sent out of the hall in which President Ramnath...

Tired of government neglect, Mumbra residents take to training their own youth for employment

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By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net Mumbra, a largely Muslim settlement on the outskirts of Mumbai, has a peculiar history; it largely came up after the 1992...

बेटियों के सपनों को पंख दे रहा है मुर्शिदाबाद का एक मदरसा

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सूफी परवीन। Twocircles.net मुर्शिदाबाद का एक मदरसा सिर्फ इसलिए चर्चा में है क्योंकि वहां दसवीं पास करने वाली छात्राओं को अब बाहर पढ़ने नही जाना...

Renowned Muslim women scholars call for adopting Islamic teachings for ‘happy family, stronger society’

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TCN News New Delhi: Muslim women intellectuals and scholars from around the world on Tuesday unanimously gave a clarion call to adopt Islamic teachings for...

Indian women’s hockey team thump Belarus 6-0

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By IANS, Boston : Striker Rani Devi slammed a hat-trick to help India to a comprehensive 6-0 victory over Belarus in their Group D fixture at the junior women's hockey World Cup here wednesday. With this win, India qualified for the medal league second round as the top team from the pool. India scored through Roselin Dung Dung (16th), Poonam Rani (38th), Ritu Rani (51st) and Rani Devi (53rd, 54th and 58th min). Both teams started cautiously, but as the first half progressed India took territorial supremacy pushing action in the Belarus end.

Dhaka can take lessons from Beijing, says Rasheda

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By NNN-BSS, Dhaka, Bangladesh : Adviser for Women and Children Affairs Rasheda K Chowdhury described Dhaka-Beijing friendship as an excellent one since time immemorial in terms of trade and commerce, culture and history and said, Bangladesh could take lessons from China. Bangladesh should follow the strategies of China to move towards economic prosperity as Beijng had shown amazing economic achievement in agriculture, industry and human resources development, she said at a discussion at a city hotel on Saturday afternoon.

Dr. Mumtaz — A born leader

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

14-year exile of women’s quota bill set to end: Sushma

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By IANS, Raipur: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said Sunday that her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ensure the end of the "14-year exile" of the women's reservation bill in parliament. "The BJP will ensure the bill sails through smoothly in the Rajya Sabha Monday. The party has issued a whip to its members to favour the bill and end the 14-year exile of the bill that was first moved in parliament when H.D. Deve Gowda became the prime minister in 1996," the BJP leader told newsmen here at the New Circuit House.

Documentary salutes Kerala woman’s heroic work

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By IANS,

“Anti-nationals” of the world unite: Umar Khalid back in JNU campus

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By TCN News, New Delhi: The JNU campus was enlighten on Sunday night when Umar Khalid, an accused of raising anti-national slogans, returned to the...

Woman murdered in West Bengal but police call it a suicide; family alleges political...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net The death of a woman from an industrialist family in West Bengal’s Raniganj town has raised several doubts over the...

“Caste is enforced through Dalit women’s bodies”

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By TCN News, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Dalits are at the bottom of caste hierarchy in India and the caste system is enforced through Dalit women’s bodies in the form of violence and abuse, said activists Asha Kotwal and Thenmozhi Soundarajan, who were in town to give details about a month-long “Dalit Mahila Swabhiman Yatra” in India.

Rajasthan’s Dalit women celebrate ‘liberty’ at temple

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By Asit Srivastava, IANS,

Ex-MP’s wife beat up maids, burnt with hot iron: Witness

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New Delhi : A witness told a court here on Monday that former parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh's wife beat their servants with door bolts,...

On the right side of the border in Assam and Mizoram

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The no man's land—the disputed region between Assam and Mizoram saw violent clashes between the forces of the two states leading to the...

Periods, women’s health and Ramadan

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

Women activists try to storm BJP, Congress offices

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Imphal : Women activists on Sunday tried to storm the offices of the ruling Congress and the BJP here in Manipur demanding to know...

Instead of lowering prices, BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi asks to pay taxes on Sanitary...

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New Delhi (IANS): BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, who was part of a panel discussion on "Loss Fertility in Females" at the inaugural Menstrual Awareness...

Sewa Helping War-affected Afghan Women

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By Bernama, New Delhi : Having transformed the lives of thousands of women artisans in the country, the self-help organisation Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) is now helping war-affected women of Afghanistan to rebuild their lives, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Tuesday. For the last one year, SEWA, with the support of the Government of India, is working with the Ministry of Women's Affairs, Kabul, on setting up a vocational training centre for women at Bagh-e-Zanana in the Afghan capital.

All-women’s team gears up to scale greater heights

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By IANS, New Delhi : One has a doctorate, another is an instructor with a US-based adventure club -- eleven women from diverse backgrounds with a common passion - scaling heights - have come together for a mountaineering expedition to a peak in Himachal Pradesh. Cheering and geared up to scale the 6,349-meter Phawararang peak, the women will start their journey July 5 and are expected to be back July 25 - roughly in three-weeks.

कानपुर : सपना ने कहा हिन्दू संगठनों ने दबाव देकर दर्ज कराया था नौशाद...

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विशेष सवांददाता। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में बीजेपी नेताओं द्वारा एक मुस्लिम युवक को धर्मांतरण के मामले में जबरन फंसाने का मामला सामने...

Tejpal’s plea: SC issues notice to Goa government

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Goa government on the bail plea by Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal, currently in...

“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....

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.

DPS asked to compensate teachers in sexual harassment case

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Delhi Public School (DPS) Society to compensate three of its teachers, who had alleged sexual harassment by the principal of Faridabad branch of the school, to the tune Rs.2.5 lakh each. Justice S. Ravindra Bhatt in his order asked DPS to pay Rs.2.5 lakh each to three of its teachers and Rs.1.5 lakh to another employee of the school who had accused the then school principal U.S. Verma of sexual harassment. The teachers were forced to resign from their positions following the allegation.

‘Women intend to quit jobs due to gender bias, harassment’

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New Delhi : Working women, especially those in the private sector, desire to quit their jobs for a number of reasons, including gender bias...

Jamia Millia reaches out to women in distress

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

Stringent punishment sought for stalking, acid attack

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) wants separate clauses on acid attacks and stalking of women in the the Indian Penal Code and stringent punishment for the crimes.

Ethnic minority women grossly under-represented in UK

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By IRNA, London : Ethnic minority women are grossly under- represented in British politics by some 600 per cent, according to a new report by Simon Woolley, head of Operation Black Vote Black campaign group. Black, Asian and minority ethnic women account for less than one percent of England's 20,000 local councilors, numbering only 168, when some 1,000 would be more representative, the report found.

Congress opposes Kashmir bill curtailing women’s rights

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By IANS, Jammu: The Congress has decided to oppose a bill moved earlier this week in the upper house of the state legislature depriving women of their citizenship rights if they marry non-permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. "This piece of legislation will never be supported by the party within or outside of the legislature," said a senior Congress minister in the coalition government of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The Permanent Resident (Disqualification) Bill moved March 8 by Murtaza Khan of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Death sentence for rapist, murderer of teenaged girl

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By IANS, Jaipur: A court in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar town sentenced to death a man for raping and then brutally killing a 15-year-old girl, a lawyer said.

Number of women in Indian parliament lower than global average: UN

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By IANS,

450 women deserted by overseas spouses given assistance

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By IANS, New Delhi : More than 450 women deserted by their overseas Indian spouses have been helped by the government through monetary assistance and...

Women to attend Church of England meetings

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By IANS, London: Women clergy will attends bishops' meetings of the Church of England for the first time.

Woman alleges gang rape in moving car in Ludhiana

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

Woman attemps to set herself ablaze near Rashtrapati Bhavan

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By IANS, New Delhi : Apparently depressed due to quarrels with her husband, a 30-year-old woman allegedly tried to commit suicide by setting herself ablaze near the heavily-guarded Rashtrapati Bhavan here Monday evening, officials said. The woman, identified as Sangeeta, allegedly poured kerosene over her body and set herself afire around 5.30 p.m. on Dalhousie Road behind the presidential palace. Security officials rushed towards her and put out the flames, before officials from Delhi Fire Service could reach the spot.

Militants kill five in Jammu, gun battle continues

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By IANS, Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) : Five people, including a woman hostage and a photojournalist, were killed when militants struck in Jammu early Sunday. An intense gun battle is underway between the militants, holed up in a house, and security forces in the Samba sector. The militant attack in the Jammu plains is the first since 2002. According to the police, militants entered the house of Hoshiar Singh in Kali Mandi in Samba, 45 km from Jammu, and opened fire, killing him and his wife Shashi Bala. Their daughter Bindu and Singh's mother-in-law were injured in the firing.

Odisha to probe rape cases within 60 days

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By IANS,

Ulema and Islamic values

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By Asghar Ali Engineer

मेरठ में मृतक पार्षद जुबैर के परिजनों से घर जाकर मिले ओवैसी

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net शनिवार को एआईएमआईएम के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष असदुद्दीन ओवैसी मेरठ में स्वर्गीय जुबैर अंसारी के घर उनके परिजनों से मिलने पहुंचे। पार्षद जुबैर...

Empower women with education to uplift Muslims: Dr. Asma Zehra

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By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,

Manipuri women allege sexual assault, police apathy

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By IANS, New Delhi : They didn't conceal their faces or refuse to come in front of the camera. But for the two young northeastern women who were allegedly sexually harassed and beaten up by their landlord in their rented apartment in Gurgaon, it was difficult to recount the horrors of that night without choking with emotion. At a press conference in the capital Thursday, Mary and Daisy - both from Manipur - recounted how their landlord along with two other men molested them and beat them until they were seriously bruised all over - on their very first day in the DLF Phase-1 apartment.

Kerala women can apply to be police sub-inspectors

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : There is good news for women in Kerala. They can now apply to become police sub-inspectors. Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Saturday announced that as the first step towards revamping the Kerala Police Act, women can now apply directly to be a sub inspector. "Kerala is a state where there are more women than men and the leadership qualities of women have been proved beyond doubt. Hence, we decided that women also can apply," Balakrishnan told reporters here.

Controversial women’s rights bill returns to Kashmir assembly

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By IANS, Jammu : The controversial bill that seeks to annul permanent resident rights of Kashmiri women who marry outside the state is set to return to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly. Described as "communal and unconstitutional", the Jammu and Kashmir Permanent Residents (Disqualification) Bill had threatened the existence of then ruling coalition of Congress-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when it was first introduced in 2004.

Remembering anti-caste social reformer Savitri Bai Phule on her birth anniversary

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TCN News Today marks the 188th birth anniversary of Savitri Bai Phule regarded as an icon in the field of education for girls in India. Born...

Speed up adoption process: Maneka

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New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has asked the authorities to speed up the child adoption cases pending in various institutions...

Jain body starts digital payment training scheme for women

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New Delhi, (IANS): In a first initiative of its kind post-demonetisation, an organisation of the Jain community has launched a programme to train 250 women...

Army moots permanent commission for women officers

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Faced with a shortfall of 12,000 officers in the army, the central government considers giving permanent commission to women officers in various non-combat streams of the armed forces.

Now, women are new vote bank in Bihar

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Patna: With women voters outnumbering male voters in the first two of the five-phase Bihar assembly polls, they have emerged as a prominent vote...

Cuddalore decks up for DMK women’s meet

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By IANS, Cuddalore : Preparations are on in this coastal town for a key meeting of the women's wing of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK that is headed by its influential leader and Rajya Sabha MP M.K. Kanimozhi. The daughter of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi will preside over the June 14-15 conference that is expected to draw some 500,000 women, Health Minister M.R.K. Paneerselvam said here. Among those expected to address the gathering are the chief minister and senior members of the Karunanidhi cabinet besides Kanimozhi.

Heptulla oldest, Irani youngest cabinet minister

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New Delhi : Najma Heptulla is the oldest member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers, while Smriti Irani is the youngest. The 74-year-old...

Missionaries of Charity mourn Sister Nirmala’s death

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Kolkata: The Missionaries of Charity on Tuesday saluted Sister Nirmala's life of service and dedication, recalling her role in taking the religious order forward "We...

Nepal to have first woman chief justice

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By Anil Giri Kathmandu : After its first woman president and speaker, Nepal is set to have its first woman chief justice. A meeting of the...

Women protest atrocities in Uttar Pradesh, caned by police

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

NCW seeks guidelines on online content offensive to women

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New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Thursday said the government should create guidelines for intermediaries to pull down any content offensive...

Himachal to provide bicycles to women labourers

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Shimla : Himachal Pradesh will provide household items, including a bicycle, to women labourers and insure all workers enrolled under the state Building and...

Women’s safety a major election issue in Delhi

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

A women’s only car rally held in Punjab

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By IANS, Mohali (Punjab) : Nearly 30 women racing enthusiasts participated in a 80-km car rally here Sunday to commemorate the International World Women's Day. "This is for the second time that I am participating in this event. For me it is the best way to celebrate the Women's Day and also an easy way to get a break from our mundane routine," Gurveen Kaur, a lawyer, told IANS before the start of the rally.

Fetish of Hindu supremacists to see Muslim houses crumbling, and Muslims going to jail:...

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Transcript of the interview given by student activist Afreen Fatima to Maktoob Media on June 16. Fatima’s house was demolished by Prayagraj (Allahabad) authorities...

Women set for Karva Chauth celebrations

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By IANS, New Delhi : Adorned in traditional garb and with intricate henna designs on their hands, women in the national capital and several parts of north India are celebrating the Karva Chauth festival Wednesday with a day long fast and prayers for their husband's long life. As per custom, women must observe a day long fast which is followed by evening rituals including sitting around the deity Gaura Mata and a small clay pitcher called karva and offering prayers.

Vast improvement needed for women’s safety: Manmohan Singh

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By IANS, New Delhi: As protests against the brutal rape of a five-year-old continue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said "vast improvement" was needed in the security accorded to women.

Mother, daughter held for stoning woman to death

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By IANS, Raipur : A village headwoman in Chattisgarh was arrested Monday with her daughter and son-in-law for allegedly stoning to death a woman who was branded a witch. The incident took place at Narkela village in Jashpur district, about 450 km from here. "The village sarpanch, Rimni Bai, and her daughter and son-in-law were arrested following strong evidence that they stoned to death a middle-aged tribal woman Budhiaro Bai after branding her a witch," said a police official probing the case.

Girl attacked with acid in Jharkhand school hostel

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Ranchi : A Class 10 girl student was attacked with acid when she was sleeping in her school hostel in Jharkhand's Giridih district, police...

Permanent commissions for women: Notice issued to Indian Army chief

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh for not complying with its March 12 order to grant permanent commissions to women officers who had approached the court complaining of gender bias in the armed forces.

Women MPs discuss matters relating to women

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Gang-rape case: Defence lawyer again pulled up by court

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By IANS,

यह है सहारनपुर जिले का रिकार्ड,इस बार फंसे है कई पेंच

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उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव के मद्देनजर हम पाठकों के लिए जिलेवार विधानसभा के आंकड़े आपके समक्ष रख रहे हैं। इस बार आप सहारनपुर जनपद...

Indian woman gives birth to first child at 70

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By RIA Novosti, New Delhi : A woman from the northern Indian state of Haryana has given birth for the first time at the age of 70, the Times of India newspaper said on Monday. Rajo Devi and her 72-year-old husband, Bala Ram, had been married for 55 years, but she had been unable to conceive. The woman then underwent in-vitro fertilization treatment at a nearby fertility center and gave birth to a girl on November 28. "Both the mother and child are in good health," the doctor, Anurag Bishnoi, said.

13 years on, no political consensus on women’s quota bill

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By Prashant Sood, IANS, New Delhi : Opposition from three political parties may still derail the bill seeking to reserve 33 percent seats in parliament and state legislatures for women. Though the union cabinet decided last Thursday it would introduce the bill, it does not have the numbers in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament, to get it passed. The three parties -- the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) -- are demanding a quota for weaker sections within this one-third quota.

सवालों के प्रहार तले डेल्टा मेघवाल की मौत

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नोखा (राजस्थान) : राजस्थान के बीकानेर जिले के नोखा में स्थित ‘श्री जैन आदर्श कन्या शिक्षक-प्रशिक्षण महाविद्यालय’ के परिसर में हुई...

ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : फतेहपुर में दलित चाहते हैं कि बदल जाए सरकार !

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हमारे संवाददाता ने उत्तर प्रदेश के फतेहपुर सदर विधानसभा के लोगों से बात की और जानने की कोशिश की कि आगामी विधानसभा चुनाव में...

Safina tops women’s rankings

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By DPA, Hamburg: Dinara Safina retained first place in the latest women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as she makes another attempt to claim her first title at the majors. The Russian Safina takes 9,801 points into the French Open which started Sunday, with the Williams sisters Serena and Venus following on 7,838 and 7,237 points, respectively. The defending French Open champion Ana Ivanova of Serbia is eighth on 4,892 points. WTA top 10 as of May 25 (previous ranking in parenthesis): 1. (1) Dinara Safina, Russia, 9,801 points

Women’s helpline working fine: UP Police

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Lucknow : After a woman said she did not get any response from the police after being robbed, Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday denied...

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

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

Fire in Ghaziabad women’s hospital

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Ghaziabad : A fire broke out on Tuesday at the Government Women's Hospital in Ghaziabad, but was brought under control soon, officials said. Fire...

Women and witches

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NCW wants CBI probe in Bhatta-Parsaul violence, Mayawati hits back

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Self-employment project for women by scientist body

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

Bleak outlook for women’s empowerment in Uttar Pradesh

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By Bhoomika Joshi and Sanober Umar, Gender equity and the status of women remain the hand-maiden of callous politics in India's largest state by population and 2014 has been deplorably stark. The 'Bahu lao, Beti Bachao' campaign in Uttar Pradesh is the latest feather in the BJP's cap of regressive and communal politics.

With relaxation eased under lockdown, 200 organisations calls for nationwide anti-CAA protests

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TCN News Nearly 200 organisations have called for fresh nationwide protests against CAA-NRC-NPR as relaxation measures under lockdown 5.0 were issued by the Central government. 'Sab...

Triple talaq, nikah halala violate right to equality, Centre tells SC

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New Delhi, (IANS): Triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy violate Muslim women's right to equality and dignity and are not protected by the right...
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Couple’s fight on honeymoon ends in woman’s death

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By IANS, Shimlal: It was a honeymoon that apparently went sour and ended in a murder. A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his newly-wed wife by pushing her off a cliff during their honeymoon in Himachal Pradesh, police said Tuesday. The body of the victim, Simranjit Kaur, was recovered from a gorge in Shimla district early Tuesday, over a week after her death. Her husband Simranpal Singh Bhullar was arrested from Panchkula in Haryana Monday.

US landscape architects designing change for women in India

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By Arun Kumar, Washington : Their mantra is to strike a balance between the built and natural environments, but an American landscape architect is using...

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Muslim women education in Kerala: My mom and I, then and now

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Women on Wings targets 1 mn rural jobs by 2018

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New Delhi : A social enterprise, Women on Wings targets to create one million jobs for women in rural India by 2018, an official...

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Will join politics after women’s bill passed: Kiran Bedi

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Kiran Bedi, a celebrated former police officer, Monday said she would join active politics after the women's quota becomes law but expressed apprehensions about the bill's passage. "I still adhere to my previous statement that I will start taking part in active politics once the women's reservation bill is passed. But I believe there are very minimal chances that this bill will pass," said Bedi, who was India's first woman Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and has won the Magsaysay Award.

Triple Talaq is cruelty against Muslim women, rules court

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Allahabad : In a landmark ruling, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday termed Triple Talaq as "cruelty against Muslim women" and said no "Personal...

Meet Waseema Shaikh: A deputy collector from rural India

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Born and brought up in a small village called Joshi Sanghvi in Loha Taluka of Nanded District of Maharashtra, Waseema Shaikh struggled...

Women journalists take on PM on price rise

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women journalists cornered Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the rising prices of food stuff during an interaction in the capital Friday. During the meet with members of the Indian Women's Press Corps at the Hotel Taj Palace here, one journalist pointed out that the prices of pulses, rice and flour was lower during the National Democratic Alliance government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. "I was told that the price of dal (pulses) has come down," Manmohan Singh responded, evoking titters in the all-female audience.

Now, a fashion show for veiled women in Saudi Arabia

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By IANS, Dubai : In what must be perhaps the first of its kind in the fashion world, three young Saudi girls are organising a fashion show solely focused on veiled women. Luma Al-Ghalib, Hida Al-Harthi and Lujain Al-Mu’allami are organising the show in Jeddah Sep 18 to demonstrate the greatness of Islam and “to erase the stereotyped image about Saudi women and young girls in particular”, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported. The idea for the show came after the three participated in a summer camp in Switzerland last year.

Burqa-clad Sumaiya makes history by securing 12 MBBS medals at AMU

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By Rahat Abrar, Two sparking eyes popping out of traditional Muslim attire burqa (veil) got the attention of the former first citizen of India, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Wipro Chief Azim Premji and the audience as Sumaiya, a girl student with hijab, got as many as 12 medals in the prestigious MBBS course at the 58th annual convocation at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Her magnificent feat indicates that Muslim girls are also advancing in the field of education. A female can pursue the studies of MBBS by wearing traditional Hijab (Burqa).

DCW seeks appellate authority under sexual harassment act

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New Delhi : Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday urged union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to constitute an appellate authority...

Activist lawyer killed in Navi Mumbai

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Thane: Activist lawyer Minakshi Jaiswal was brutally killed with her neck slit and two fingers cut off at her residence in Navi Mumbai, officials...

Painful story of a poor Muslim girl

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By Najam Gilani, TwoCircles.net, It’s not a best kept secret that if any unfortunate incident takes place with the inhabitants of lower strata of our society, then it doesn't get that required attention by the guardians of civil society which it deserves.

Two boys held for raping 16-year-old

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By IANS, Lucknow: Two Class 11 boys have been arrested for allegedly raping their 16-year-old classmate at gunpoint in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Monday. The two were nabbed late Sunday from Rajuaha forest area, about 400 km from Lucknow, police Inspector R.K. Singh told reporters. The girl was abducted and raped Friday by three boys at a secluded place. The boys and the victim studied in the same class in Baraut town. The third accused is on the run.

Six Nepali girls detained, released

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By IANS, Lucknow : Six Nepali girls were detained here on suspicion that they were being flown to the Middle East for flesh trade but were let off after questioning "as nothing suspicious" emerged, the police said Friday. A team of the Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB), after a tip off from a NGO, stopped a bus Thursday afternoon and took the girls to the Ghazipur police station for questioning. "The girls maintained that they were going to Dubai as they had a job offer," police spokesperson Ghulam Abbas told IANS.

Mumbai women jailed for hurling slipper at apex court judge

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By IANS, New Delhi:The Supreme Court Wednesday jailed four women officials of Mumbai-based Boss School of Music for hurling a slipper at an apex court judge in March this year. A bench of Justices Altmas Kabir, G.S. Singhvi and H.L. Dattu convicted the four women, including the school's principal, on the charge of contempt of court for throwing a slipper at Justice Arijit, who has since retired, and sentenced them to three months' jail.

Villagers lock up teachers over girl’s suicide

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Tourist trampled to death by elephant in Kerala

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Idukki (Kerala): A school teacher from Gujarat on a holiday here was crushed to death by an elephant as she fell to the ground...

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Decision soon on permanent commission for women in armed forces

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By Ritu Sharma, IANS, New Delhi : The defence ministry will shortly take a decision on granting the much-awaited permanent commission for women in the armed forces, a senior defence official said Wednesday. The top brass of the armed forces have already agreed on opening up more avenues for women officers and granting them permanent commission in non-combatant branches.

NCW unhappy with Colors on female foeticide serial

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Friday said it was unhappy with Colors channel's reply to its notice over portraying women in a poor light in the serial "Na Aana Is Des Laado". "We have received the response to our notice from Colors TV and I went through it but am not satisfied with what they had to say. We will take further action in the matter," NCW chairperson Girja Vyas told IANS. "Na Aana Is Des Laado" is aired on Colors on weekdays and deals with the issue of female foeticide.

From Shopian to Kathua: The never-ending tragedy of Kashmir and the eternal wait for...

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Introduction: In the collective memory of the Indian state, the rape of an eight-year-old has already been relegated to the back pages of newspapers,...

Man arrested for killing wife, chopping her body

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

Sheeba Sageer elected Kerala state president of National Women’s Front

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राजस्थान में दलित युवक की मौत ने तूल पकड़ा,आक्रोश

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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.

Assamese woman gang-raped in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi : A 21-year-old Assamese woman was raped here by two men who have been arrested, police said Sunday. One of the men...

Bengal woman found living with father’s corpse

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Kolkata : A tribal woman in West Bengal's Burdwan district was found living with the decomposed body of her father, police said on Sunday. This...

HIV positive woman’s last wish remains unfulfilled

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By IANS, Kolkata : The "last wish" of Mawii, a 22-year-old HIV positive patient from Mizoram, to die in the arms of her parents at home, remained unfulfilled as she died here while changing flights on way from Bangalore to Aizawl, sparking an argument between her friends and Air India. Mawii, a terminal patient, was under treatment at the Bowring hospital, Bangalore, and was flown to Kolkata Monday morning after she expressed her wish to die at her home.

Saina loses final, settles for World silver

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Jakarta: It was heartbreak for Saina Nehwal and her fans as the Indian badminton ace lost the women's singles final to Spanish top seed...

Nepali woman raped in Delhi, two held

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New Delhi : A 22-year-old woman from Nepal was allegedly gang raped by two people here, police said on Tuesday, adding the accused have...

NHRC notice to Rajasthan on branding women as witches

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New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notice to the Rajasthan government on the plight of women branded as...

Uproar after Gujarat frees all 11 lifers in Bilkis Bano gangrape case

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Make varsity campuses safe for women: Pallam Raju

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By IANS, Hyderabad: Union Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju Monday asked the universities and colleges to make the campuses safe for women.

Lack of coordination between officials delaying Nirbhaya Fund: DCW chief

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By IANS: New Delhi, July 24 : The One Stop Centres (OSC), a scheme under the Nirbhaya Fund, is getting delayed in Delhi due to...

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​Muslim girl tops Bihar Board’s Intermediate Arts Exams

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Five amongst first 10 happens to be Muslim girls By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Patna: Marking a paradigm shift for the Muslim community, a Begusarai girl...

Women bag first three positions in civil services exam

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By IANS, New Delhi: It was woman power all the way in the civil services (main) examination 2008, as they took the top three ranks in one of the toughest competitive exams in the country, officials said Monday. Shubhra Saxena, a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, and Sharandeep Kaur Brar, post-graduate from Panjab University, were ranked first and second in the civil services (main) examination 2008, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced here. Another woman, Kiran Kaushal was ranked third.

Don’t eat for two, pregnant women advised

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By IANS, London: The traditional advice that expectant mothers should 'eat for two' is dangerous, says a report by a British government health watchdog. The watchdog, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), says it has been forced to speak out against the common advice to prevent an obesity crisis among mothers-to-be. In a report released Wednesday, NICE suggests that pregnant women should do at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise every day such as a brisk walk, swimming or cycling, according a Daily Mail report.

Young woman’s semi-nude body found hanging from tree

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By IANS, New Delhi : The semi-naked body of a young woman was found hanging Wednesday from a tree in a public park in northwest Delhi. The police suspect she could have hung herself after being sexually assaulted. The victim, who appeared to be in her early-20s and was yet to be identified, was found hanging around 9.35 a.m. from a tree in Sector-3 Rohini, a stone's throw away from the Jaipur Golden Hospital. She might have hung herself with the sari she was wearing, a police official said.

Dalit woman set on fire for objecting to molestation

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By IANS, Lucknow : A group of men allegedly set a 25-year-old Dalit woman on fire after she objected to molestation by them in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district, police said Monday. The incident took place late Sunday evening in Kannauj, some 250 km from Lucknow, where Altaf and two of his aides set the Dalit woman on fire. With severe burn injuries, the woman was being treated in a hospital, where her condition was critical.

Pregnant woman beaten to death in Rajasthan

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By IANS, Jaipur : Family members of a pregnant woman in Rajasthan have alleged that she was beaten to death by her in-laws when they...

Afghan women come out of shadows with contemporary art show

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By IANS, New Delhi : After the horrors of war, Yalda Noorie, a 25-year-old woman from Afghanistan, is painting her angst in colours. She is among 18 young women artists who have for the first time ventured out of their country to India with a cache of 90 powerful canvases titled "A New Beginning". Yalda is a language and literature graduate from Kabul University, but she always wanted to capture human sadness and the fight for identity and liberty on canvas.

Arrest the attackers of Soni Sori immediately: Women India Movement

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BY TCN News, New Delhi: Women India Movement (WIM) has come down heavily on the Chattisgarh government for not doing enough in arresting the culprits...

Woman, son burnt alive for dowry in Ghaziabad

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By IANS, Ghaziabad : A 30-year-old woman who was constantly harassed by her husband and in-laws for dowry was allegedly burnt to death by them along with her two-year-old son, police said Saturday. The victim, Brijesh, a resident of Ratol town in Baghpat district, was married to Praveen, a resident of Khimawati locality of Muradnagar in Ghaziabad in 2005. They had two sons, aged three and two, police said.

Woman student-editor stirs Kashmir’s young creative minds

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Saba Nazki By Ruwa Shah Srinagar : In search of space for political dissent in the trouble-torn Kashmir Valley, 23-year-old Saba Nazki and a bunch...

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

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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.
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