The murder of Qandeel Baloch and the ‘honour’ in killing
By Parvin Sultana for Twocircles.net
Of the many vices that inflict a patriarchal society, honour killing is one. It arises from the idea that women’s...
Give big boost to women empowerment: Ambika Soni
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Emphasising the need for women's empowerment, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has said women can play a vital role and bring a positive change in society.
"Women empowerment means financially strengthening of women so that they can bring profits for their families. In southern states, nearly 86 lakh women have been associated with self help groups and got financial assistance to run their families," Soni said here Saturday.
Dear Rahul Gandhi, it is time you learnt how to be truly inclusive
By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net
I felt like writing to you after your being hailed as the new messiah of Indian secularism.
Today you charm...
Woman attacked with acid in Srinagar
Srinagar : A young woman, who is a law student, was attacked with acid here Thursday, leaving her in a critical condition, police said.
Police...
Death toll in botched up Chhattisgarh tubectomy rises to 13
Raipur/Bilaspur/Jagdalpur : The death toll due to botched up tubectomies in Bilaspur district reached 13 Wednesday while 32 women were still in critical condition,...
Prof Vimal Thorat delivers lecture on Dalit feminist writing at MIT
‘Babasaheb Ambedkar instilled a consciousness in women who then resolved to have their children, especially daughters, educated’
By Umang Kumar for TwoCircles.net,
Cambridge MA: Professor Vimal Thorat, current co-convener at the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) and former professor of Hindi at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) spoke at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on "Caste and Gender in Dalit feminist writing" on Thursday, May 21. The event was organized by the Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia.
Daughter of Nagpur Court peon becomes judge at the age of 25
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Nagpur: In a distinguished event that brought cheer to the face of a Nagpur Court peon, his daughter cracked the competitive...
Singur after six year: Voice of only Muslim Panchayat member Ashia Begum
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCirclees.net,
Part 3 of the three part series on Singur.
Part 1: Six years later
Recurrent lockdowns in Kashmir see surge in domestic abuse
By Asma Hafiz, TwoCircles.net
In August 2019, Insha (name changed) lay dying in her husband’s house after he locked her in a room for seven...
6 days after being kidnapped by ‘upper-caste men’ in village in Bihar, 20-year-old Dalit...
The killing of the twenty-year-old Dalit girl in a village in Bihar after being kidnapped by upper-caste men saw a protest by members...
Tribal women in Jhargram protest against Maoist-led group
By IANS,
Kolkata: Coming out in protest for the first time, thousands of tribal women in Maoist-affected Jhargram in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Friday held a demonstration against a rebel-led tribal group for forcing them to join their agitations.
The women also formed a committee to resist the alleged torture of them by members of the Peoples' Committee Against Police Atrocities' (PCAPA).
Three held for woman’s gangrape in Madhya Pradesh
By IANS,
Bhopal : Three men were arrested for the alleged gangrape of a 30-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, police said Wednesday.
"The woman was waiting for a bus to go to Ujjain Tuesday when the trio offered her lift in their jeep. Later, they took her to bypass road and raped and assaulted her," said Dewas Superintendent of Police Gaurav Rajput.
Rajendra Senghav of Dewas, Sunil Mehta of Raisen district and Bunty Patel of Bhopal were arrested by a police patrol on the bypass road, he said.
Only seven women candidates in Rajasthan
Jaipur : A grand total of only seven women candidates have been fielded by the Congress and the BJP to contest the Lok Sabha...
पलायन को आईना दिखाती पहाड़ की ये महिला
पंकज सिंह बिष्ट
नैनीताल (उत्तराखंड) : आज जहां एक तरफ़ पहाड़ के लिए पलायन श्राप बना हुआ है. जिसे रोकना सरकार के लिए एक चुनौती...
Women play vital role in Pakistan: Khar
By IANS,
Islamabad : Women in Pakistan are more empowered than those in other developing countries, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.
Women’s help cells to come up in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow : Grappling with incidents of crime against women, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up a women's help cell in every district of the state, an official said Saturday.
"The move intends to check various manifestations of violence against women, particularly dowry harassment and female foeticide," R.K. Mittal, commissioner social welfare department, told IANS.
The exercise to set up the upcoming help cells would soon be initiated, he added.
नयी सदी, नयी सरकार: मैला ढोनेवाले मैला ही ढो रहे हैं
फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
पटना: देश को आज़ाद हुए सालों हो चुके लेकिन दलित समुदाय के साथ भेदभाव लगातार जारी है. यह समुदाय अभी तक...
African delegates expecting high from women’s summit
By Xinhua,
Hanoi : Women are still victims of poverty and disparity, First Lady of Burkina Faso said here Thursday at the opening of the pre-summit ministerial roundtable of the Global Summit of Women.
The Summit, which is to kick off later Thursday, gathered over 900 businesswomen, professionals and government leaders from around the world to talk about women's development and other issues.
Women celebrate US Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights
Washington : Thousands of women celebrated the verdict of the US Supreme Court against a controversial Texas abortion law as the greatest victory in...
More women MPs in panel to fight for quota bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : Leading political parties Saturday added more members to a parliamentary panel that is discussing the controversial Women's Reservation Bill, which is facing opposition from some parties including a few ruling allies.
While the Congress party has nominated its whip Krishna Tirath and Tejaswini Gowda, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has proposed Kiran Maheswari and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has suggested P. Satheedevi for the panel.
Farah Pandith play leading role engaging Muslims: Clinton
By Arun Kumar, IANS,
Washington : Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that as US special representative to Muslim communities Farah Pandith, a Kashmiri-origin woman, will "play a leading role" in US efforts to engage Muslims around the world.
"I am pleased to announce the appointment of Farah Pandith to serve as Special Representative to Muslim Communities," she said making a formal announcement about the creation of a new office responsible for US "efforts to engage with Muslims around the world on a people-to-people and organizational level".
Magnificent Mary clinches record 6th World Championship gold
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...
It is a ‘political conspiracy’, says sacked NCW member
By IANS,
Bangalore : Nirmala Vankatesh, the sacked member of the National Commission for Women (NCW), lashed out at the central government Monday, terming her removal a "political conspiracy".
"It is a political conspiracy against me," Vankatesh told reporters here.
Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury had Friday sacked Vankatesh for allegedly failing to conduct an unbiased enquiry into the attacks on women at a Mangalore pub Jan 24 by the activists of a fringe rightwing Hindu group, Sri Ram Sene.
Sonia Gandhi praises Andhra for women’s empowerment
By IANS,
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday praised the Andhra Pradesh government for taking the lead in women's empowerment in the country.
She said the performance of the state government - run by her party - to empower women was not only admired by the rest of the country but had also aroused curiosity abroad.
Two teen-aged Nari Niketan girls attempt suicide
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Two teen-aged girls, who were residing at the government-run Nari Niketan (women's house) here, Tuesday tried to commit suicide by consuming poison, police said.
According to police, the two girls were shifted to a government hospital here after they consumed poison and started vomiting. They are residents of Sector 45 and 26 respectively.
Muslim woman politician donates 5 acre land for Urdu University
By Mohammed Siddique, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: A Muslim woman politician from Maharashtra has donated five acres of land in the historic city of Aurangabad to the Hyderabad based Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) for setting up a university campus there.
Fauzia Tehseen, Member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra announced donating the land during a visit to MANUU in Hyderabad on the invitation of the university management.
Muslim women will not tolerate interference in Sharia: AIMPLB members
Hyderabad : Women members of All Indian Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday said that Muslim women are safe and secure in Islamic...
Molestation-accused JNU students union members quit
New Delhi: The president and joint secretary of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) have resigned from their post, after being allegedly named...
Veiled Muslim women barred from entering France
By IANS,
London : Three Saudi women were barred from entering France for refusing to remove their face veils, it was reported here Wednesday.
Woman dies after her clothes catch fire
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 22-year-old woman died after her clothes caught fire while she was performing puja in her house in northwest Delhi, police said Tuesday. Her husband sustained critical burn injuries when he rushed to her aid.
"Matti was performing Navratra Puja at her Maurya Enclave residence when her clothes caught fire late Monday. Her husband Sumit Aswal tried to save her but also suffered 30 percent burn injuries," a police official said.
Padma Shri Saba Anjum Karim: Story of Grit, determination and much more
From gali hockey, to India’s hockey captain to DSP of police, it has been an incredible and equally inspiring journey for daughter of Chhattisgarh Saba Anjum who has received the Padma Shri 2015 honour
By Sharique Anwer, TwoCircles.net,
Durg (Chhattisgarh): Growing up in the Kelabandi locality of this place Durg, one of the district headquarters of Chhattisgarh, she was just another girl in the neighbourhood, daughter of a muezzin in a local mosque, youngest of the four siblings with not much resources at hand for the poor family.
Humpy in semi-finals of women’s world chess championship
By IANS,
Nalchik (Russia) : Koneru Humpy established herself as the hot favourite with a sweeping 2-0 win over China's Shen Yang in the quarter finals to cruise into the semi-finals of the Women's World Championship.
In the semi-finals, Humpy will clash with another Chinese youngster, Hou Yifan, who at 14 is considered very talented.
The second semi-final will feature Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia and Sweden's veteran Pia Cramling.
NGO Majlis Manch allowed to assist SC in final hearing on Triple Talaq
By TCN News
Mumbai-based NGO Majlis Manch, which has been working for legal rights of women and provides support to victims of domestic violence, especially...
Sanitation workers at Delhi’s all-women university allege caste discrimination
On February 12, scores of sanitation workers under the banner of SKU started a protest demonstration against the IGDTUW authorities for transferring two...
British woman seeks truth about daughter’s death in India
By IANS,
London : A British woman is running from pillar to post to find the cause of her daughter's death days after she married her Indian boyfriend in India.
Sandy Hunter, 50, has just returned from India after securing guardianship of her daughter Charlotte Bending's son from a previous marriage.
Charlotte began a relationship with Jitendra Singh, from Kurukshetra in Haryana, who was living and working in Plymouth for the past six years.
Singh has a natural son, Gorkarak, while Nasrullah is the Charlotte's son from her earlier marriage to a person now said to be in custody.
Woman set on fire over enmity
Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh): Three men tried to kill a 50-year-old woman by burning her alive over old enmity in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district. The...
Cheryl Cole voted most inspirational woman of decade
By IANS,
London: Cheryl Cole, who recently separated from her soccer player husband Ashley Cole following the exposure of his string of affairs, has been voted as the most inspirational woman of the decade in a new poll.
The 26-year-old pop star was given the honour for both her "beauty" and "success" - with 29 percent of her fans praising her looks and 51 percent in awe of her career, reports contactmusic.com.
The survey conducted by the cosmetic treatment review website, www.goodsurgeonguide.co.uk involved 1,100 British women.
Rajya Sabha passes women’s quota bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : After two days of bitter wrangling, the Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed the historic women's reservation bill giving 33 percent representation to women in parliament and state assemblies 186-1.
Women’s panchayat in Varanasi
By TCN News,
Varanasi, UP: A Mahila Panchayat (women’s assembly) was organised by U.P Khudai Khidmatgar team Nargis bahan and Faisal Khan from central team .
Mulayam fears an all-women parliament
By IANS,
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Sunday said the women's reservation bill was an "international conspiracy" to weaken Indian democracy and said it would ultimately lead to an all-women parliament that would be "alarming" for the country.
"The women's reservation bill will eventually weaken Indian democracy and it is really unfortunate that the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government at the centre was playing into the hands of those whose only intent was to break the backbone of Indian democracy," Mulayam Singh said at a press conference here.
Nawab Sikandar Begum’s Hajj memoir
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and for over fourteen hundred years a journey of a lifetime for millions of Muslims living in different corners of the world. These hajis returned to their homelands to tell a tale of physical and spiritual journey of extraordinary proportions. Hajj is obligatory for every Muslim man and woman who are able to undertake this journey. A large number of Muslim women from India made this pious trip but one of the first to write an account of her hajj journey was Nawab Sikandar Begum of Bhopal.
Sunlight deficiency causing bone-health problems in young women
(May 28 is International Women's Health Day)
New Delhi : Sunlight missing from the lives of busy young women is making them deficient in...
Suicides by pregnant women, new mothers under-reported
By IANS,
Sydney : Nearly twice as many women commit suicide during pregnancy or the time around childbirth than previously thought, according to University of New South Wales researchers.
The results highlighted the significance of perinatal (period shortly before and after birth) mental health, with suicide being the leading cause of indirect death, followed by cardiac disorders. Deaths from accidents and violence are also significant.
Minority women’s scheme fund for 64 organisations
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.
Woman officer leads guard of honour for Obama
New Delhi: Wing Commander Puja Thakur led the ceremonial guard of honour for US President Barack Obama at Rashtrapati Bhavan Sunday.
Wing Commander Thakur walked...
India’s scavenger women find new jobs – and dignity
By Shweta Srinivasan, IANS,
New Delhi : Rani Bai, a Dalit woman in her late 20s in Madhya Pradesh, has thrown away the shoddy cane basket and hand shovel with which she would clean a dozen dry toilets everyday. Armed with scissors and a needle, she now churns out beautiful bags from waste leather - that's her new job.
"From scavenging I would earn a pitiful Rs.30 a month, now I can earn up to Rs.1,000 - and the job is respectable," said Rani, who hails from Dewas district.
SC to hear plea over woman lawyer’s manhandling by police
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will Wednesday hear a petition seeking transfer of investigation to the CBI in a case of assault and manhandling...
With relaxation eased under lockdown, 200 organisations calls for nationwide anti-CAA protests
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...
‘Honour killers’ death sentence commuted to life imprisonment
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday commuted, to life imprisonment, the death sentence to three men for killing a teenage couple for "honour"...
U.S. military: Gunmen kill 5 Iraqis, wound pregnant woman
By Xinhua,
Baghdad : A group of unidentified gunmen killed five Iraqis on Saturday in a shooting attack, the U.S. military said.
The incident took place near the U.S. Balad base north of Baghdad.
The U.S. military said masked gunmen attacked the house belonging to the leader of the local Sunni Awakening Council group, an organization which stood up against al-Qaida terrorists with the back of the American and Iraqi troops.
A pregnant woman escaped with an injury in the shooting, the military added.
President pitches for women’s education, skill development
Domkal (West Bengal): Calling for focusing on women's education, President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday asserted that by 2030, India will have an edge over other...
Girls’ school blown up in Pakistan
By IANS,
Islamabad: Extremists blew up an all-girls school in Pakistan's Khyber Agency, a tribal area, leaving one person killed, Geo News reported Monday.
After Mulayam questions lack of recruitment, UP govt says it gave jobs to 4.58...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
Three days after Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav raised questions over Akhilesh Yadav-led government for not giving jobs to...
Harassed husbands outnumber their counterparts: NGO
By IANS,
Chandigarh: The Domestic Violence Act, which aims to shield the rights of women, is being misused by some to harass their in-laws and extort money from their husbands, an NGO alleged here Saturday.
Representatives of Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF), an organisation that is fighting for the rights of Indian husbands, said cases of men being harassed by their wives clearly outnumber the cases of harassed women.
Wife, separated for years, cannot sue husband for torture: Apex court
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that a woman, living separately from her husband for years without taking divorce, cannot accuse him of torturing her after years of separation.
A bench of Justice Mukundakam Sharma and Justice B.S. Chauhan gave the ruling while upholding the conviction and sentence of an Assam government official on charges of bigamy.
But the bench set aside the conviction for physical and mental torture allegations levelled by the estranged wife, who had been living separately for years.
288 percent rise in teen rape suspects, India mulls new law
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...
Woman who saved Muslims in riots hoists flag in Bihar
Patna : Commoner Shail Devi, who saved the lives of 10 Muslims during the communal clashes in Muzaffarpur district earlier this month, hoisted the national flag at the state Congress headquarter here Monday.
Rahul Gandhi meets women artisans in Gujarat
By IANS,
Ahmedabad : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi interacted with women artisans in a Kutch village Sunday as part of his two-day tour of the Kutch, Saurashtra and northern regions of Gujarat.
The young Congress MP met women engaged in handicrafts in Bhujodi village of Kutch district, which was devastated by a major earthquake on Jan 26, 2001.
Women not asking for charity: former speaker
By IANS,
Kendrapada (Orissa): Women are not asking for charity through the women's reservation bill and the move would check the "muddy politics" brought about by men, former Lok Sabha speaker Rabi Ray said Tuesday.
"Women are not asking for grace and charity. The reservation is not a bounty but only an honest recognition of their contribution to social development," Ray said criticising those opposing the bill that seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
Woman forced to eat human excreta on witchcraft charge
By IANS,
Patna: A woman in a village in Bihar's Sitamarhi district was forced by some people to eat human excreta and drink urine after being branded a witch, police said Saturday.
Colonial hangover ails workers of Assam’s tea industry
By Azera Parveen Rahman,
Tezpur (Assam) : Colonial-style bungalows of Assam's expansive tea gardens and the British-era lifestyles of their executives paint a picture postcard of yore. Sadly, this hangover also extends to the poor living conditions of labourers - an issue now in the limelight after the World Bank said that it was probing the violation of workers' rights inthese plantations it jointly finances with Tata Global Beverages.
Landlord held for raping tenant in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: A landlord was arrested in Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar on charges of raping his tenant, police said Saturday.
The incident took place in a slum...
State-endorsed wine festival gives Goa a bad name: Women’s group
By IANS,
Panaji : A wine festival promoted by the state government is now under attack by a leading women's rights group, which alleges that by aggressively promoting the sale of alcohol at its official premises, the state government was only reinforcing Goa's image as a "land for wine, women and song".
Bailancho Saad (BS), Goa's foremost women's group, has taken up several issues related to women's rights and human rights abuse in the past.
"The image of Goa has taken a severe beating because of these wrong policies," convener of BS Sabina Martins told IANS Thursday.
Amnesty’s annual report criticizes India for ‘growing intolerance’
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Amnesty International in its annual report released today has accused India of supporting a climate of intolerance by cracking...
SC extends bail of Teesta, her husband till April 28
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday extended, till April 28, the interim bail granted to social activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed...
Dr. Rahat Abrar’s book “Muslim Female Education: From Veils to Moon” released
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Missing varsity teacher returns home ‘distressed’
By IANS,
New Delhi : A female lecturer, who had been missing for two days returned home Wednesday in a "distressed" mood, the family said.
Anshu Jain, 31, a lecturer in Dayal Singh College in south Delhi, was missing since Monday afternoon when she hailed an auto to return to her home in Mayur Vihar. Her family informed the police control room when she didn't reach home.
"I don't understand what happened - she came home a few hours back and she is not in a mental state to say anything," Anshu's father V.P. Singh told IANS by phone.
South Asian Women’s Day observed in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Students from a number of South Asian countries living in Delhi came together at the Delhi University Monday to celebrate the South Asian Women's Day.
The celebrations saw cultural programmes by students from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Tibetan community.
Amrita, one of the organisers of the programme, said: "On this day we would like to pay tribute to the victims of terrorism in Pakistan, the internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka, India and Burma and to the anonymous victims of armed violence."
Only BSP can nominate a Dalit woman with no money or political legacy for...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
The year started with casteist trolls, it might just end in the Telangana state assembly for Sujatha Surepally. And for this...
Too few Indian women joining the army
By Ritu Sharma, IANS,
New Delhi : Not many women seem interested in joining the Indian Army. Only half the women candidates who qualified in the entrance exam and interview turned up for the Officers Training Academy (OTA) course in Tamil Nadu this year.
The course has 80 seats but only around 40 women candidates came as the course began in April this year. This comes even as the top army brass has agreed to give permanent commission to women officers in more branches.
All women have to undergo the OTA course to join the army.
The iron lady of Tamil Nadu (Profile)
By Venkatachari Jagannathan,
Chennai : J. Jayalalithaa, often described as the 'Iron Lady of Tamil Nadu', returned to power on Saturday - after a seven...
Emotional support for Jayalalithaa in Bangalore
Bangalore : About 500 men and women from Tamil Nadu crossed into Karnataka Sunday to extend emotional support to jailed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister...
DTC to give all women free ride on Raksha Bandhan
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women commuters in Delhi would be able to travel free in state-run Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses Saturday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, the state government announced here Thursday.
Women would be allowed a free ride in all DTC buses and green low-floor buses till 5 p.m. Saturday. Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi is a festival where sister ties a sacred thread on the wrist of her brother and he pledges to protect her.
"The decision has been taken to ensure that women reach their destinations without any hassle," a Delhi government spokesperson said.
Let 2015 be a start to a future of ‘lasts’ rather than ‘half’ measures...
By TCN News,
New Delhi: After receiving the Nobel Peace prize with India’s Kailash Satyarthi, Pakistan’s young education activist Malala Yousafzai has written an open letter to the world leaders. In India, the campaigners have sent this letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
खरखौदा कांड पर कुछ सवाल
By सिद्धान्त मोहन, TwoCircles.net,
उत्तर प्रदेश, जिसे लेकर बहुत सारे राजनैतिक स्वप्न मुमकिन हैं, अब उन खौफनाक सपनों का गढ़ बनता जा रहा है जिसे हर लड़की के परिजन दिन-रात देख रहे हैं. बदायूं को लें, मुजफ्फरनगर या लखनऊ, सूबे का कोई भी प्रमुख इलाका बलात्कार और हत्या की घटनाओं से अछूता नहीं है. उन इलाकों की गिनती ही कहीं नहीं है, जहां हुए बलात्कार के मामलों की खबर ही समूचे पटल से नदारद है. इस फ़ेहरिस्त में एक और नाम, जि4ला मेरठ का जुड़ा है. मेरठ के खरखौदा में एक लड़की ने आरोप लगाया कि पिछले लगभग डेढ़ महीनों के अंतराल में उसके साथ दो बार सामूहिक बलात्कार हुआ, उसकी शरीर से किडनियां निकाल ली गईं और उसे इस्लाम कबूल करने के लिए मजबूर किया गया. प्रथम दृष्टि से यह मामला तो एक सीधा और साफ़ मामला लगता है लेकिन मामले की गहराई में जाने पर और भी कई बातें सामने आती हैं.
Families of missing persons stage silent protest in Srinagar against enforced disappearances
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Srinagar: The association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) staged a silent sit-in at Pratap Park here on Saturday, March 10,...
21st century women through the lens
(International Women's Day is on March 8)
New Delhi : Economic and social empowerment of women is one of the most talked about issues in...
Treat women with respect: President Mukherjee
By IANS,
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Monday stressed the need to bring about a change of mindset in the society so that women are treated with dignity and respect.
10 new faces in Ashok Chavan’s new ministry
By Quaid Najmi, IANS,
Mumbai : There are as many as 10 new faces, including two women, in the 37-member ministry of Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in Maharshtra that was sworn-in here Saturday.
At the same time, several heavyweights from the previous ministry were denied berths this time. Many powerful hopefuls also failed to make it in the first instalment of the cabinet.
Two Czech women abducted in Pakistan
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Moscow: Two women from the Czech republic have been abducted by unidentified assailants in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, a media report said.
बुलंदशहर मे गैंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की मौत ,गांव में तनाव
विशेष संवाददाता । Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के बुलंदशहर में एक बार फिर हाथरस जैसी घटना हुई है। यहां की एक दलित युवती की जलकर मौत...
Kurdish women fighters, an unprecedented example of equality in Middle East
Madrid : The Syrian city of Kobane, where resistance against jihadis of the Islamic State (IS) has become a symbol of Kurdish unity, is...
After getting ‘indecent proposal’ from her father in-law, Parveen decides to teach him a...
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net.,
It was completely against the spirit of his own name, when Mohammad Islamuddin (52), a Delhi police sub-inspector, reportedly asked Parveen (28), his own daughter-in-law to get into prostitution, when she asked for money for her children school fee and food.
Talking to TwoCircles.net, Parveen said; “I wanted money for education and food for my children, so when I begged Nasir (32), (her husband) and his father, they told me to get into prostitution (Bachcho ke liye paise chahiye toh jakar dhanda kar le),"
Saradha scam: Mamata demands arrest of union minister’s wife
Kolkata: In an angry retaliation over the Saradha scam issue which has again grabbed the spotlight, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday wondered...
गुरुग्राम : जहां मुसलमान पढ़ रहे थे नमाज़ ,वहीं हिन्दू संगठन करने लगे कीर्तन
जिब्रानउद्दीन।twocircles.net
बीते शुक्रवार, गुरुग्राम के सेक्टर 47 में मुस्लिम समुदाय के लोगों को एक बार फिर जुमे की नमाज़ अदा करने में दिक्कत का सामना...
Rajnath speaks to Mehbooba over students leaving NIT
New Delhi : Amid reports that some students from outside Jammu and Kashmir were proposing to leave the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar,...
Pakistan frets over burqa bombers
By IANS,
Islamabad : Burqa-clad women suicide bombers in Pakistan have posed a potent threat to the country as it grapples to deal with the Taliban.
Bill to transfer authority over potable alcohol in Lok Sabha
New Delhi : A bill that seeks to transfer the authority to regulate "potable alcohol" to the states was introduced in the Lok Sabha...
Mother, daughter held for stoning woman to death
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.
Hijab is no hurdle: Dream of bakery worker’s daughter takes wings
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, (IANS): "I want to become a pilot." When she instinctively answered a question at an event over a decade ago, the...
Women’s commission seeks nationwide debate on legalising gay sex
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Saturday called for a nationwide debate on the Delhi High Court's landmark ruling that decriminalised gay sex in the country.
"It is a very complex issue and needs to be studied in detail," NCW Chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here.
"Before taking any decision, we need to have a nationwide debate on this. Even the government is in favour of a debate on this issue before taking any decision," Vyas said.
Women’s bill is ‘historic step forward’, says PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the women's reservation bill set to pass in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday was "a historic step forward" towards the emancipation of Indian women.
"This is a momentous development in the long journey of empowering our women," he said at the end of a lively debate on the bill that seeks to reserve a third of seats in parliament and state assemblies for women.
Government to launch campaign against dowry, foeticide: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government will plan a campaign involving people to fight against the menace of...
Court grants bail to Delhi Police official
By IANS,
New Delhi : A Delhi court Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to a Delhi Police official accused of raping and making a video clip...
इंस्पेक्टर सुबोध के हत्यारोपियों की जमानत रद्द, पत्नी ने कहा अब मिला सुकून
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के बुलंदशहर में 2018 में हुई हिंसा में इंस्पेक्टर सुबोध सिंह की हत्या के मामले में आरोपी योगेश राज की ज़मानत...
Gandhi, Nehru inspired Malaysian woman entrepreneur
By IANS,
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysian woman entrepreneur G. Vimalah Nair attributes her early inspiration to portraits of Indian leaders, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru among others, put up at home by her grandfather.
She has been through years of hardship since - to win the RM 30,000 ($9,300) Woman of the Year award 2008 Saturday.
It is given annually by the Women's Institute of Management (WIM).
Nair, 55, told the audience of the hardships she endured while young, being married off at 17, only to meet with tougher times.
Four nuns transferred for protesting against Bishop refuse to go
Kottayam (Kerala), Jan 16 (IANS) Four nuns -- who went on a public protest last year demanding arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who then...
Seven women in Modi’s council of ministers
New Delhi : Seven women Monday took oath as ministers in the Narendra Modi government, and one of them is set to be a...
National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) demands action against “unprecedented police brutality on unarmed...
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National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) President Aruna Roy has launched a fact-finding report on the February violence inside New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamic...
Two women in new Maharashtra government
By IANS,
Mumbai : Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Fauzia Khan, a Muslim, and Congress party's Varsha Gaekwad, a Dalit, have found place in the new Maharashtra council of ministers sworn in Saturday.
Both Fauzia, a Member of Legislative Council (the upper house) from Parbhani, and Gaekwad have been inducted as ministers of state.
The convent-educated Fauzia is considered close to NCP chief and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.
HC upholds life for jilted lover who maimed woman’s face
By Garima Tyagi,
New Delhi : A jilted lover who maimed the face of a woman who refused his marriage proposal has been denied relief...
Women’s safety may play key role in Indian elections: Gallup poll
By Arun Kumar ,
Washington: Women in northern India feel less secure and have less faith in police, says a new poll and suggests these...
Bleak outlook for women’s empowerment in Uttar Pradesh
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.
Two Orissa women injured in acid attack
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: Two women in this Orissa capital were critically injured when a youth allegedly threw acid on them, police said.
"Two girls, Rashmirekha Behera, 23, and Kainath Ali, 21, suffered serious burn injuries following the attack. We have detained the person. We are trying to establish the motive behind attack," Deputy Commissioner of Police Amitendranath Sinha said.
The women were attacked while they were waiting for public transport near Imartidevi College here.
Women’s bill in Lok Sabha after consultation: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress said Friday it was keen to get the women's reservation bill passed in the Lok Sabha but said it will be brought to the lower house only after consultation with political parties.
Paban Singh Ghatowar, the Congress chief whip in the Lok Sabha, refused to specify a time-frame for bringing the bill, saying that dates taken by the media were "speculation."
The landmark bill, passed by the Rajya Sabha Tuesday after two days of acrimony, seeks to reserve a third of all seats in legislatures for women.
Government ready to extend session to pass women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government Wednesday said it was ready to extend the ongoing parliament session, if necessary, to pass the long-pending women's...
Foxconn’s Discriminatory Hiring Practices: Undermining Women’s Empowerment in India
Sanjana Chawla, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: A startling revelation regarding Foxconn’s alleged discriminatory hiring policies at its Apple iPhone plant in India has come to light. Shockingly, the company...
Bhopal survivors chain themselves near PM’s residence
By IANS,
New Delhi : Thirty-seven Bhopal gas disaster survivors, including 22 women, were arrested Wednesday when they chained themselves near Prime Minister Manmohar Singh's residence here to demand that the government address their grievances.
The police said the people chained themselves to the railings opposite the heavily-guarded prime minister's residence.
“They were not allowed to go near the PM's house, so they chained themselves. We cut their chains and took them into custody,” Joint Commissioner of Police (New Delhi Range) Ajay Kashyap told IANS.
Only six women make it to Delhi assembly
New Delhi : The 70-member strong Delhi assembly will have just six women legislators -- all from the Aam Aadmi Party, which has won...
Literary journal ‘Andaz-e-Bayan’ is the quest for understanding feminine pain and protest
By Manzar Imam for TwoCircles.net,
Subjugated for centuries, women have come a long way to getting their voice heard even in the most so-called progressive...
Niqab for Muslim women banned in Canadian province
By IANS,
Toronto : After France, Muslim women have been banned from wearing niqab in Canada's French-speaking Quebec province.
A bill tabled Wednesday will not allow government services to women wearing the niqab.
The bill comes after protests triggered by an Egyptian immigrant's refusal to remove her niqab in her French languages classes in Montreal, forcing the school and the provincial government to throw her out.
Music for protest: Azadi and Inqilab as the new Hindustani beats
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
As marches and rallies dominate the most commonly practised ways of protest, the youth are now searching new ways to protest...
Woman detained in Lebanon not Baghdadi’s wife: Iraq
Baghdad ; The Iraqi interior ministry said Wednesday that a woman recently detained in Lebanon is not the wife of the Islamic State (IS)...
Rajasthan school that gives women a voice
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Salanchal (Rajasthan) : On the edge of the Sariska Tiger Reserve, 14 children cram chemical formulae under a tree in the compound of a village school. Seven of them are girls.
Around 40 km from district headquarters Alwar, the community-based experiment to educate poor girl children in this remote village of the Thana Gazi block in Rajasthan is unique in many ways.
Mayawati responsible for plight of women in UP: Rahul
By IANS,
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Sunday blamed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for the sorry plight of women in the state.
Mappila culture: A harmonious mix of Arab and Kerala traditions
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
TCN Malabar series: Part 7
Fast track courts for crimes against women in UP
Lucknow: All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh will soon have fast track courts for crimes against women, an officials said Saturday.
A decision to this...
Rajya Sabha panel to examine rules to protect women
By IANS,
New Delhi : In view of rising cases of domestic violence against women, a parliamentary committee is examining the rules framed to implement a law to protect women from such violence and has invited suggestions from experts.
The Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the Rajya Sabha, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Najma A. Heptulla, is examining the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Rules, 2006.
The rules were framed to implement the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and provide legal remedies to women.
‘Why aren’t more Indian women empowered?’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Indian women have reached the highest office, yet why isn't this empowerment trickling down to all levels, asked Syria's first lady at an interaction with women journalists here Thursday.
A former investment banker, Asma Akhras al-Assad, 33, arrived nearly an hour late at the Indian Women's Press Corps, but stayed on longer than the scheduled period. She is accompanying her husband, President Bashar al-Assad, on a five-day state visit to India commencing Tuesday evening.
No woman to vie for Panjab University students union president
By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,
Chandigarh : Seventy percent of the students in Panjab University (PU) are women, but in the last three decades its students union has never had a woman president. Nor will it this year, as all candidates for the president's post in the Friday poll are men.
Women have contested and have been elected for the posts of vice-president and secretary, but not for the top post.
68 percent working women suffer from lifestyle diseases: Assocham
By IANS,
New Delhi : More than two-third of working women in India suffer from lifestyle diseases, according to a survey conducted by an industry lobby on the eve of Women's Day Sunday.
The study, released Saturday by the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), said 68 percent of working women surveyed in the age bracket of 21-52 years were found to be afflicted with lifestyle ailments such as obesity, depression, chronic backache, diabetes and hypertension.
One lakh women attend annual Sunni Ijtema in Mumbai
By TCN News
More than 1 lakh women attended the 26th Grand Annual Sunni Ijtema event to acquire Islamic knowledge; understand their roles...
294 days and counting: Why Churachandpur refuses to bury its dead
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Churachandpur, Manipur: September 1 started like every other day at work for Chingneihoih, 22, from Churachandpur. For the...
Sabrimala can’t ban women under right to manage religious affairs: SC
New Delhi : The Supreme Court in Monday said that gender equality is a constitutional message and Sabarimala temple management cannot say that banning...
Daughter wants death for rapist dad
By IANS
Amritsar: "My father should not be spared for his acts. He should be shot dead," was the impassioned plea of the college-going daughter of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader. The father has allegedly been raping his daughter for the past eight years.
Speaking to reporters here Thursday, the 20-year-old said she wanted no mercy for her father. "Don't spare him. The police should shoot him dead," she said, speaking in Punjabi.
Attack on women in Karnataka unfortunate: Suchitra Krishnamoorthi
By IANS,
Bangalore : Actor-turned-author Suchitra Krishnamoorthi has slammed the "moral brigade" for attacking women in Mangalore and Bangalore in recent times.
"The attack on women in Karnataka is unfortunate. The entire episode seems to be politically motivated," Suchitra told reporters at the launch of her debut novel "The Summer of Cool" in the city Saturday.
She said sending pink chaddis (pink underwear by women groups to Sri Ram Sene, the group that attacked women in Mangalore) was not enough.
India can be a superpower only by empowering women: Rahul
New Delhi: On the occasion of the International Women's Day, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday India can never aspire to be a superpower...
NCW sends notice to Tapas Paul over rape remark
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Tuesday issued notice to Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Tapas Paul seeking an explanation for...
How easy it is for women to get tickets in Lok Sabha polls?
Mohammad Faisal, TwoCircles.net
How easy it is for women to get tickets in Lok Sabha polls? At least it is not that easy in India’s...
Tamil Nadu’s blind community left in the dark without assistance for writing exams
For scores of visually impaired students from Tamil Nadu, writing exams amid the ongoing pandemic has been a tough ask, with no or minimal...
Seven get death for raping, killing mentally-challenged Nepali woman
Rohtak : A special court in Haryana's Rohtak town sentenced seven men to death for raping a mentally-challenged Nepali woman and then murdering...
Misguided empowerment camouflaged as choices
By Zoya Khan for TwoCircles.net,
A lot has been said about the recent Vogue campaign which claims to empower women by having to make their own choices. Well I have something to say, and I will say it not because I have the choice to but because I have the option to. To exercise that option could be my choice. Most certainly it is not the case. Our choices are driven by the current market situation and are dependent on the dynamics and functioning of the markets. It is amidst this that the choices we make are heavily market-oriented.
Nitish recommends CBI probe into shelter home rapes
BY IANS:
Patna, July 26: Under pressure from opposition, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday recommended a CBI probe into the alleged rape of over...
उत्तरप्रदेश में महिलाओं के लिए पहला जिम मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर के पूरकाजी में शुरू हुआ जिसे...
मुजफ्फरनगर-
आस मोहम्मद कैफ,TwoCircles.net
मुजफ्फरनगर से देहरादून जाने के रास्ते में आधे घंटे के सफर के बाद चाट की मशहूर दुकानों का बाज़ार जहाँ दिखाई दे...
‘Women empowerment need of the hour’
Lucknow : If a woman is empowered, she has the potential not only to change the society for the better but can also inspire...
Meeran to head Bureau of Police Research and Development
Mumbai : Senior Maharashtra cadre IPS officer Meeran Chadha-Borwankar has been appointed the new Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development,...
57 mn more men than women globally: UN report
By IANS,
New Delhi : There are 57 million more men than women globally, a UN report said.
एयरलाइंस की नौकरी त्याग रेप पीड़ितो के लिए लड़ने लगी ‘योगिता’
तन्वी सुमन।Twocircles.net
हर रोज बढ़ती हुई महिलाओं के साथ हिंसा और बलात्कार की घटनाएं अब महज आँकड़े बन कर रह गए हैं। ऐसे में सामाजिक...
Woman held with live cartridges at Lucknow airport
By IANS,
Lucknow : A woman was held at the the Amausi airport here Monday after four live cartridges were found from her purse during pre-departure security checking, police said.
"Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel detected the .32 bore cartridges during the final security check and stopped her," inspector Prayag Singh of Sarojininagar told IANS.
The woman, Sarla Arora, however, said her husband, who had a valid arms licence, had left the cartridges in her purse by mistake, according to police.