Modi is dynamic, says Sania
Hyderabad: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza Tuesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "an extremely dynamic personality".
Asked how she felt when Modi congratulated her...
Meet Shariya Manzoor: The boxer girl from Kashmir
Twenty-year-old Shariya Manzoor from a restive region in Kashmir is a boxer whose passion for combat sports has earned her laurels. Her dream is...
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...
Women to play key role in Mizoram polls
By Sujit Chakraborty, IANS,
Aizawl : Women are set to play a major role in the Nov 29 assembly elections in Mizoram - the only state in India where women voters outnumber men.
Of the total of 611,124 voters eligible to exercise their franchise in next month's elections to the 40-seat Mizoram assembly, 308,884 are women and 302,240 men.
Women outnumbered men voters by 3,816 during the last assembly polls in 2003.
Muslim Women’s Forum of Azamgarh hosts Islamic Exhibition
By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net,
Azamgarh: Muslim Women’s Forum of Azamgarh hosted an Islamic Exhibition on 21st and 22nd May 2010. Islamic Educational & Research Organization (IERO), Allahabad through its girl volunteers exhibited models based on Quranic teachings.
Visitors walking past posters
Visitors walking past posters
Woman missing from Delhi Metro station
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 24-year-old newly married woman went missing from the highly congested Chandni Chowk Metro Station here, police said.
IT professional rapes, films lawyer; suspected in 3 more cases
New Delhi : A 26-year-old IT professional has been arrested here for allegedly raping and filming a 23-year-old law graduate, the police said Thursday adding that they are probing his involvement in three similar cases.
Dushyant Verma, who stays with his parents in Maharani Bagh, was arrested April 20 for raping the woman at his house April 18.
The victim told the police that she had met Verma, a software engineer with EDAG - a German automobile design company in Gurgaon - over a social networking site in April and became friends.
Acid attack on Chandigarh woman for alleged affair
By IANS,
Chandigarh : A single mother in Chandigarh was Wednesday battling serious burn injuries after unidentified men threw acid on her for allegedly having an affair with her employer, police said.
Nisha, 32, who is divorced and lives with her father, was attacked Tuesday night while she was going to the market on her scooter.
"Some unknown persons chased Nisha, who was going towards a market on her scooter, in a Maruti car. After reaching close to her, they threw acid on her," a police official said.
Irom Sharmila appears in Delhi court
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Irom Sharmila, the Manipuri activist who has been on a hunger-strike for 14 years for repealing AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act), appeared for the hearing at Patiala House Court, in the national capital. She was produced here in a case where she sat on fast on Jantar Mantar, New Delhi in the year 2006, but was charged section 309 of IPC for attempting to commit suicide.
Rajasthan clears bill on violence against women
By IANS,
Jaipur : Rajasthan Wednesday approved a bill that proposes stringent punishment against women being branded as witches and subjected to other atrocities in the state, officials said.
Meet Manjuwara Mullah from Assam’s riverine sandbank who is leading Muslim women to social,...
Manjuwara Mullah from the north-eastern state of Assam is a social activist whose initiative Amrapari has changed the lives of many women in the...
Why Triple Talaq Bill aims at ‘Criminalising’ the Muslim community, not ensuring gender justice
By Badre Alam Khan for TwoCircles.net
Since the BJP government came into power in 2014, it has initiated and purposed to make legislation on Muslim...
Muslim women like BJP for its ‘triple talaq’ stand: Minister
New Delhi, (IANS): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s stand on the issue...
Woman gets Rs.64 lakh compensation for road accident that killed husband
New Delhi: A woman who lost her husband in a road accident when they were travelling to Jammu and Kashmir has been awarded nearly...
Muslim girl in Mumbai denied room on rent
Mumbai : A 25-year old London-educated woman advertising professional was refused permission to hire a flat in Wadala, central Mumbai on grounds that she was a Muslim.
Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Eknath Khadse has ordered a probe into the incident here on Wednesday.
Married man’s illicit love affair ends in six deaths
By IANS,
Lucknow : A married man's illicit love affair with a widow went terribly wrong when the woman's father burnt alive the couple, and the man's family.
The widow, 36, was having an affair with Chunnu Bhurji, both residents of Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Khiri district, about 300 km from here. The woman was often chided by her father Satyawan over this. However, the couple kept meeting.
"Irked by this, Satyawan planned the massacre," Additional Superintendent of Police D.K. Singh told IANS by telephone.
74% of class 6 students in government schools cannot read Hindi textbook: Sisodia
New Delhi : Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia, who also holds education portfolio, revealed on Tuesday that 74 per cent students of class...
AMU Women’s College celebrates its Founder’s Day
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Women’s College of the Aligarh Muslim University today celebrated its Founder’s Day.
Women reservation bill won’t be passed soon: Kiran Bedi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Refusing to mince her words, former top cop Kiran Bedi Wednesday said she doesn't think the women's reservation bill will be passed anytime soon in parliament.
Myanmar president calls for unity to overcome challenges
Nay Pyi Taw : Myanmar President U Thein Sein on Monday called on the country's political forces to work together in unity to overcome...
Indo-Canadian woman gets human rights plaint go-ahead
Ottawa : A provincial supreme court in Canada has okayed a human rights complaint by an Indo-Canadian varsity professor against a university alleging discrimination...
Women MPs’ day in parliament
By IANS,
New Delhi: With the world observing International Women's Day, Indian lawmakers Tuesday made a strong pitch for reserving one-third seats in parliament and state legislatures for women.
बीपीएससी का परिणाम जारी, मुस्लिम अभ्यर्थियों का शानदार प्रदर्शन, इस बार ‘100’ बने अफसर
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग (बीपीएससी) ने रविवार को बीपीएससी 64वीं संयुक्त प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (सीसीई) का अंतिम परिणाम घोषित कर दिया। मेरिट लिस्ट...
Four get life sentence in Shakti Mills gang-rape case
Mumbai: A Mumbai court Friday awarded life sentences to four men convicted for gang-raping a 19-year-old call centre employee in the Shakti Mills Complex...
Minor domestic worker found dead after allegedly raped by employer in Hyderabad, family demand...
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Hyderabad: Being poor is akin to a crime as you are extremely vulnerable to exploitation. This is what happened in the...
Need to mitigate roadblocks in women’s empowerment: President
New Delhi : There is a need to mitigate the roadblocks which deprive women from becoming agents of change, President Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday.
"We...
बिन ईंधन का सिलेंडर, फ्लॉप साबित हो रही है मोदी की उज्ज्वला योजना
जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
मध्य प्रदेश के शाजापुर ज़िले के कांजा गांव की निवासी मंजूबाई का प्रधानमंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना के तहत मिला गैस...
Judicial probe into Assam girl’s killing
Guwahati: The Assam government will launch a judicial probe into the gruesome killing of a 16-year-old school girl by suspected Bodo militants, Chief Minister...
‘Islam is spiritually against divorce’
By Faiyaz Ahmed Siddiquee
The “triple-talaq” is a form of divorce practiced among Hanafi Muslims, under which a man at any point of time may...
Hyderabad’s IT corridor to have all-women police station
Hyderabad : The Telangana government has decided to set up an exclusive all-women police station in Cyberabad, the information technology (IT) district housing several...
Raping is my right: You taught me!
By Daud Arif for TwoCircle.net,
Who am I?
I am a male for whom my family might have killed my unborn sister, or perhaps sisters, till they got to know it is me who is going to come in this world. You see, how honored I am in the hierarchy even before I arrive on the earth?
Karnataka High Court allows women to work in bars
By IANS,
Bangalore : The Karnataka High Court Wednesday allowed women to work in bars and pubs but with adequate security, thus quashing the state government ban on their working at such places where liquor is served.
Justice D.V. Shylendra Kumar said the rule 9 of the Karnataka Excise Act 1965 that prohibits women from serving liquor at public places was "unconstitutional" and therefore "unenforceable".
A family of 47 voters wooed by all in Bihar
By Imran Khan,
Patna : It's a joint family of 85 people, with 47 being voters and in this poll season, they find themselves much...
90-year-old woman murdered, house burgled in Ghaziabad
By IANS,
Ghaziabad : A 90-year-old woman was found murdered here and her house burgled , the police said Thursday.
The incident occurred late Wednesday night in Shastri Nagar under Kavi Nagar police station of Ghaziabad. The murder and burglary, however, came to light Thursday morning when the woman's son-in-law returned from his morning walk, the police said.
Women witnesses of Gujarat riots narrate harrowing experiences
By IANS,
New Delhi : Tears roll down her cheeks as Farzanabano Ayub Khan Pathan narrates how her family members, including her daughters, were brutally raped and murdered in front of her in the 2002 Gujarat violence.
She had at least hoped for a woman lawyer in a court of justice, but was not given one.
Similar is the case of Jannatbi Kalubhai Sheikh who witnessed the murder of a nine-month pregnant woman, Kauserbano, during the violence. Jannatbi, who is also testifying in cases related to the rape of four other women, finds the going tough in Gujarat courts.
DCW seeks appellate authority under sexual harassment act
New Delhi : Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday urged union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to constitute an appellate authority...
Another woman raped in Delhi taxi, driver arrested
New Delhi : A 32-year-old working woman who hired a cab from a Delhi Metro station was raped at a secluded spot by the...
Dalit, tribals can perform as good as others: PM
Noida : People from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will perform as well as others if they are given the opportunity, Prime Minister...
Shabana addresses global summit on women’s abuse in Afghanistan
By Subhash K. Jha, IANS,
Mumbai : Ignoring her family's concern for her safety, Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi visited Afghanistan this week on an invitation by the UN to be the main speaker at a global summit to address the issue of violence against women.
Shabana left for Kabul Tuesday night although her family, including husband Javed Akhtar, expressed fear for her safety in the war ravaged country.
"Danger is fun," the actress said before departing.
Rathore finally speaks, says he will ‘smile more’
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Breaking his silence for the first time since he was convicted in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore Wednesday taunted the media saying that he will "smile more" if the media tried to harm him.
Fighting legal battles and fresh cases slapped on him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Haryana police, Rathore, whose triumphant smile after his conviction in the 19-year-old molestation became the butt of ridicule in the media, said: "You want to know the secret of this smile, I will tell you."
Table Tennis: AAI win girls title, PSPB in men and women’s finals
New Delhi : The Airports Authority of India dethroned Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) to win the youth girls team title in the...
Arrest the attackers of Soni Sori immediately: Women India Movement
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...
US military men to find kidnapped Nigerian girls
Washington: The US has deployed about 80 military personnel to Chad as part of its efforts to find more than 200 schoolgirls who have...
Woman officer unfurls tricolour at Rajpath
New Delhi : With woman power as the theme for this year's Republic Day parade, there was another feather in the cap when Captain...
वैशाली की ‘गुलनाज’ को न्याय के लिए जमीयत ने लिखी नीतीश को चिट्ठी
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
बिहार के वैशाली में एक मुस्लिम युवती के साथ हुई लोमहर्षक वारदात से दुःखी होकर जमीयत उलेमा ए हिन्द में बिहार के...
Only the sky’s the limit for 10 Nepali women
By Sudeshna Sarkar, IANS,
Kathmandu : Till a few years ago, Nepali women were not allowed to inherit parental property, undergo an abortion or even go abroad without the consent of their husbands.
But after a series of sweeping changes that transformed the world's only Hindu kingdom into a secular republic where women are striving to make their voices heard, an unusual group is aiming for the sky.
It is a mixed clutch of young women: a bowling champion, a journalist, a beautician, a homemaker, a student and diverse others. But the 10 have one thing in common: climbing Mount Everest.
HC for no leniency to minor’s rapist, upholds sentence
New Delhi: Taking strong note of the rape committed by a youth on a minor kid, an act which instills a feeling of "fear,...
Maldives woman kept confined in room for 12 years
By IANS,
Male : A 30-year-old Maldivian woman was kept confined in her room for 12 years by her family. She was discovered only last week after a complaint.
The Gender Ministry is investigating the case reported on Kinbidhoo island of the Thaa atoll. The 30-year-old woman is the daughter of one of the Island Chiefs of Kinbidhoo, according to the Haveeru Daily.
Ministry officials observed that the room where she was kept hadn't been cleaned for a long time and even her clothes were filthy. Her bed was covered with a sheet of linoleum, which was torn in several places.
अर्शिया अंजुम : इसरो में वैज्ञानिक बन क़ायम की एक मिसाल
TwoCircles.net News Desk
बांसवाड़ा (राजस्थान) : हौसला हो तो मंज़िलें क़दम चूमने के लिए बेताब होती हैं. अर्शिया अंजुम की कहानी ने एक बार फिर...
Delhi woman injured in acid attack
New Delhi : A 26-year-old married woman was injured on her face and neck in an acid attack by two bikers here, police said...
SC to set up 3-judge bench to hear plea challenging Karnataka Hijab ban
With exams scheduled in February, the petitioners contended that students may be permitted to appear in the exams wearing hijab.
NEW DELHI — The Supreme...
Dalit women in Haryana to march for redressal of cases of atrocities committed by...
By Lalita Sharma, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) is organizing a Pad Yatra (long-march) in in Kurukshetra for redressal of pending cases against atrocities faced by Dalits, particularly women, beginning February 17. They organized a similar march last year as well.
Muslims in/of India: surrogate oppressors or colonizers?
A Muslim woman deconstructs how dominant majoritarian narratives reconstruct Indian Muslim women as the perpetual Other.
Misria Shaik Ali | TwoCircles.net
This is an article, an...
JNV molestation case: Three absconding teachers nabbed
Akola (Maharashtra): The Akola Police nabbed three absconding teachers in connection with the molestation of 55 teenaged schoolgirls of the centrally-managed Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,...
Women candidates still stuck in ‘winability’ factor?
By Sreeparna Chakravarty,
New Delhi : Political parties have made a plethora of promises during the campaign for the 2014 general elections for the betterment...
Agra lawyers’ strike over advocate’s wife’s murder
Agra : Lawyers in this Uttar Pradesh city went on strike on Wednesday to protest the loot and murder of a colleague's wife and...
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.
Woman gets Rs.6.7 mn as maintenance
By IANS,
New Delhi : Granting anticipatory bail to an NRI husband involved in a matrimonial dispute, the Delhi High Court Thursday awarded Rs.6.7 million as maintenance to his wife.
Justice Kailash Gambhir granted anticipatory bail to Ankur Sahni (name changed), a British national and a businessman, and directed him to pay the settlement amount to his wife Ritu (name changed) in three installments and file for mutual divorce.
Inquiry report on death of pregnant women by Thursday: Odisha minister
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Monday said a committee probing the death of three pregnant women at a...
‘राहुल गांधी ने भी मुझे धोखा दिया’ –डेल्टा मेघवाल के पिता
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
बारमेर (राजस्थान) : दलित मेधा की मिसाल बन चुकी डेल्टा मेघवाल की लड़ाई अब घर-घर का हिस्सा बनती जा रही है....
NCW summons Ashutosh for ‘demeaning’ women
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday summoned Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh for "demeaning" women through one of the articles...
‘Sadhvi can go bathe in Kumbha mela, but my son can’t be moved out...
By Special Correspondent, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: The mother of Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, an accused in 26/11 Mumbai attacks has reacted sharply to...
Dalit woman paraded naked in Punjab, one held
By IANS,
Batala (Punjab) : One person has been arrested for allegedly parading a Dalit woman naked in Punjab's Bhagwanpur village Aug 10, police said Monday.
According to the police, the woman was allegedly paraded by her neighbours, who belong to an influential family.
"They forcibly took me to their house and thrashed me. Then they tore my clothes and forced me to go round the village," the victim told reporters.
The neighbours were angry as the victim's brother-in-law Gagandeep Singh was having an affair with a girl from the family.
Talks over women’s quota bill likely April 5
By IANS,
New Delhi: The government is likely to hold consultations with political parties on the women's reservation bill on April 5, official sources said here Wednesday.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal will attend the meeting, sources added.
Consult us, women groups before finalising triple talaq law, AIMPLB tells government
New Delhi, (IANS): Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the bill on triple talaq, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has...
Losing political ground, can IUML rediscover itself?
IUML National Meet gains significance as IUML rethinks their strategies to win Muslim hearts taking example out of their recently formed political counterparts
Two Delhi women raped after promise of marriage
By IANS,
New Delhi: Two women alleged that they were raped by two men who promised they would marry them but later backed out, police said Tuesday. Both the accused have been arrested.
Bilkis Bano’s husband: ‘What can be worse than seeing your loved ones being killed?’
In 2008, a special CBI court in Mumbai sentenced to life imprisonment 11 men for the crime. Earlier this month, the Gujarat government released...
President Patil appeals for justice for women
By IANS,
Nagpur : President Pratibha Patil has appealed to women lawyers to secure justice for women against all sorts of exploitation.
She said Friday that women, particularly in the lower strata of society, continue to suffer discrimination even after 60 years of Independence.
Patil inaugurated a two-day national conference of women lawyers on "Justice for Women" at the Amolakchand Law College in Yavatmal. Over 250 lawyers and law teachers participated in the event held at the western Vidarbha town.
NHRC questions sterilising women unhygienically
By IANS,
Kolkata: Days after over 100 women were sterilised in a single day at a health camp under unhygienic conditions, the NHRC Monday issued a notice to the West Bengal government.
Girl denied permission to board Delhi Metro while wearing a Hijab
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
Delhi: In what looks like a case of religious discrimination, a Muslim girl was denied entry into the...
Former VC Hamid Ansari, Shashi Tharoor to speak at Reclaiming India conference on democratic...
TCN News
Mohammad Hamid Ansari (Former Vice President of India), Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi (Historian and a Grandson of Mohandas Gandhi) and Rev Dr William Barber (Co-Chair...
ट्रिपल तलाक़ : सुप्रीम कोर्ट में कल से सुनवाई, बोर्ड व जमीयत की ओर...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
नई दिल्ली : सुप्रीम कोर्ट में गुरूवार के दिन ‘तीन तलाक़’, ‘हलाला’ और ‘बहु-विवाह’ प्रथा की संवैधानिक वैधता को चुनौती देने...
Women in elections: Haryana continues discrimination
By Jaideep Sarin ,
Chandigarh: Having a skewed sex ratio, one of the worst among Indian states, is not the only blot on Haryana. The...
12 female workers killed in road accident
By IANS,
Raipur : At least 12 female labourers were killed Friday and 20 others injured in Chhattisarh when a vehicle in which they were travelling overturned, the police said.
A Tata 407 truck crowded with about 45 industrial workers turned turtle in Akoli village in Durg district, some 60 km from here, when the driver lost control while negotiating a turn.
The injured, mostly male workers, were rushed to a government hospital at Durg town.
Schoolgirl moves court against teacher for humiliating her
New Delhi: A Class 5 girl has moved the Delhi High Court against her teacher for slapping and humiliating her in front of her...
Jharkhand gets first woman Chief Justice
By IANS
Ranchi: Gyan Sudha Mishra, the first woman Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, was Sunday sworn in by governor Syed Sibte Razi at the Raj Bhawan here.
Mishra is the sixth Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court after the state was carved out from Bihar Nov 2000.
Mishra was enrolled as lawyer in 1974 in Patna High Court. She was elevated to the post of judge in 1994 after which she was transferred to Rajasthan High Court.
Her father, S.C. Mishra, was Chief Justice of Patna High Court.
Muslim Women’s collective criticises AIMPLB’s stance on Triple Talaq
By TCN News
Bebaak collective, a reading, learning and sharing process initiated for Muslim women three years ago, has come out strongly against the...
एक और सानिया मिर्ज़ा, इस बार पहली फाइटर पायलट
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
यूपी के मिर्जापुर की सानिया का चयन एनडीए परीक्षा में हुआ है। वो देश की पहली मुस्लिम महिला हैं और उत्तर प्रदेश...
Yemen to appoint four women as district managers
By NNN-SABA,
Sana'a : Yemeni Local Administration Minister Abdul-Qater Hilal said that four women would be appointed in the positions of district managers in four provinces.
Hilal added that their appointment would be the first step to expand this policy in other provinces of the country, pointing that the appointments would be in the capital Sana'a and Aden, Taiz, Hodeidah and Ibb provinces.
He affirmed this experiment aims at strengthening the effective participation of women in political and administrative life and decision-making positions.
Silent Sufferers: Harassment still remains behind closed doors
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
New Delhi : Priya Gosain (name changed) never paid heed to her boss' "inappropriate advances". Ignoring him was...
Woman accuses Jharkhand BJP lawmaker of sexual assault
Ranchi : A woman has lodged a compliant against Jharkhand's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Janki Yadav for trying to develop physical relation with...
Tourist trampled to death by elephant in Kerala
Idukki (Kerala): A school teacher from Gujarat on a holiday here was crushed to death by an elephant as she fell to the ground...
Congress committed to passing women’s quota bill: Sonia
By IANS,
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday said her party was committed to getting the women's reservation bill passed in the Lok Sabha.
Fewer women at top due to glass ceiling: Women entrepreneurs
By IANS,
New Delhi : Although more and more women are joining the workforce in India, a glass ceiling is keeping them away from top positions, women entrepreneurs feel.
Loss, Survival and Denial of Justice: The Untold Lives of Delhi Riots Widows
On the fifth anniversary of the 2020 Delhi riots, TwoCircles.net presents a compelling five-part series. This is the fourth story in that series. And...
Women’s quota bill in parliament Monday; Smooth passage likely
By IANS,
New Delhi : With the numbers on its side, the ruling Congress was upbeat that the long-pending Women's Reservation Bill that will be presented in the Rajya Sabha on International Women's Day Monday for discussion and passage will sail through without a hitch.
Mehbooba Mufti to be the first women CM of J&K; calls for appointment of...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Ending the three-month speculation over the formation of new government in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, President, Peoples Democratic...
Sameena Shah wins Google India Engineering Award
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: Sameena Shah has won the 2009 Google India Women in Engineering Award. Google India selected 9 top students for the 22 finalists this year. Full time student in a recognized institution and pursuing Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related majors were eligible for this award.
More Muslim, Christian, and Sikh mothers stop breastfeeding early: study
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Mothers may breastfeed their children two complete years for whoever wishes to complete the nursing [period]. Surah Al-Baqarah : 233
The Holy Quran is clear that the duration of breastfeeding of infants are for a period of two years. World Health Organization (WHO) and Government of India’s guidelines also suggest breastfeeding for a period of two years. Breast milk is an excellent source of nutrition and essential for the healthy growth of the child.
Why women in UK go abegging for sperm donors?
By IANS,
London : Where have all the generous sperm donors in UK gone?
Lately, the country is facing a severe shortage of such 'seminal' Samaritans. The problem has become particularly acute after the anonymity tag to protect their identity was removed in April 2005.
Although the move may have benefited children, who can now trace their biological parents when they attain the age of 18, it made donors back-off double-quick.
Re-examine pregnant minor rape victim for abortion: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Ahmedabad civil hospital's medical superintendent to set up a team of three gynaecologists and a...
Principal expelled Ruchika, but not Rathore’s daughter
By IANS,
Chandigarh: A magisterial inquiry into the expulsion of Ruchika Girhotra from her school here has revealed that while the school authorities singled out the teen-aged molestation victim for action in 1990, no such step was taken against the daughter of her tormentor though she too defaulted in fee payment.
Women’s commission summons AAP leader Kumar Vishwas
New Delhi : The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has summoned Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas on the basis of a complaint filed...
“Nothing has been left our homes. Where will we go?” Patna’s Nat community face...
Scores of families belonging to the marginalized Nat community of Patna, Bihar were left homeless after a demolition drive carried out by the Patna...
Nari Shakti Zindabad
By Somnath Mukherji,
I went for a quick visit to Nishtha’s day and night shelter for the children of the sex workers of Baruipur in South 24 Parganas. About 30 children are here during the day while 40 to 45 children spend the night here. The children, as in any other place were very lively and animated. Some of them recited poems while some danced to music from the mobile phones. Children come here for a few hours before they go to school and then again after school. Some teachers support them with academics as well games & music.
From Kairwan’s meadows to poetic pages, how Kashmiri woman attempting to revive native language
Tauseef Ahmad and Nuzhat Masoodi, TwoCircles.net
Kupwara: Each sunrise in Lolab, also called Wadi-e-Lolab (the land of love and beauty), gives the valley a golden...
‘Indian women unpaid for nine months in Saudi Arabia’
Dubai: Eleven Indian women, working as cleaners in a hospital in Saudi Arabia have appealed for help after they were allegedly not paid their...
Patna Muslims react to the Women’s Reservation Bill
By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: After much hue and cry, at last Rajya Sabha has passed the Women's Reservation Bill, one of the most controversial bill, on 9th March 2010. Though its advocates named it a historical step towards women empowerment and necessary for active political participation of women but its opponent termed it as biggest blunder in democratic India and an attempt to deprive Minority and backward classes people.
Raped by tutor, minor girl attempts suicide
New Delhi: A girl studying in a private school attempted suicide by drinking an antiseptic liquid after her family learnt she was being raped...
SC gives government four weeks to respond on triple talaq, other issues
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday gave the central government four weeks' time to file its response on the right of Muslim women...
2014 Election: TV actress hope for better education, women’s security
Mumbai : The 16th Lok Sabha elections are underway and actresses like Jennifer Winget and Deepika Singh sat that once the new government comes...
नसीमा खातून —जिसने अपने गांव की महिलाओं को आगे बढ़ने का रास्ता दिखा दिया
मो. इम्तियाज़ अहमद जोगियावी
ज़िन्दगी के पहिये को घुमाने के लिए वो अब हर रोज़ सिलाई मशीन के पहिये को जूनून के साथ घुमाती है,...
No woman writer as good as me: V.S. Naipaul
By IANS,
London : Indian-origin author V.S. Naipaul has dismissed female authors as "unequal" to him and said women writers demonstrate a lack of ability.
Men against violence-5: Men also face violence but…
By Nasiruddin Haider Khan,
Dhaka : Do the men also face violence within domestic sphere? I come across this question from my friends. They alleged, activists do not want to see violence faced by men in the home. Sometimes, they cite examples of men in abusive relationships. I also wanted to share this question with activists. I was afraid that I will be blamed politically incorrect if I ask this question to anyone from the women’s movement. I thought I will be branded with certain ideological terminology. But during Dhaka Consultation, I gathered courage and raised this question.
‘जामिया नगर की निर्भया’ को हर हाल में इंसाफ़ मिलना ही चाहिए
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
हमेशा सुर्खियों में रहने वाला दिल्ली का जामिया नगर एक बार फिर ग़मज़दा है. वजह इसी इलाक़े में रहने वाली एक...
Infant Dalit girl killed, family attacked over drawing water
By IANS,
Bhopal : A Dalit woman was refused water from a handpump, her family beaten up by upper caste people and an infant daughter killed in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police officer said Wednesday.
The incident occurred Tuesday in Bhadroni village of Shivpuri district, where caste wars are not too uncommon.
Saroj Jatav, 25, went to draw water from a handpump but was stopped by few upper caste people.
Later, as she was on her way to the police station with her husband Nawal Singh and three-month-old child Aanchal, Saroj was stopped by the same people and beaten up.
Over two million pregnant women in India consume tobacco
By IANS,
New Delhi: Over two million pregnant women in India consume tobacco products, a shocking figure revealed by the Indian health ministry Saturday.
"It is shocking that over 8.5 percent of the ante-natal mothers in India are tobacco users," said Jagdish Kaur, in-charge of the tobacco control programme in the health ministry.
She said though the number of tobacco users are mostly men, yet the number is too big, especially for the pregnant women.
There are at least 25 million successful pregnancies every year in India.
Government will pass women’s bill before March 16: minister
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government intends to pass the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha before the house adjourns March 16 for a three-week break, said Parliamentary Affairs Minister P.K. Bansal here Wednesday.
"The government intends to pass the bill in the Lok Sabha before March 16. That's our intention," Bansal told IANS.
The Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed the historic bill giving one-third representation to women in parliament and state legislatures.
Foreign woman journalist killed, another hurt in Afghanistan
Kabul : A foreign woman journalist was killed In Afghanistan and another was injured after being fired at by an Afghan police officer Friday.
"One...
Triumphant Shireen steps into Aliah University without veil
By Adnan Alavi,
Shireen Madiha has finally stepped into the university on her conditions. She had refused to bow down to the union's diktat that every woman teacher will have to wear a burqa on campus.
Now she has succeeded and the union is forced to accept its defeat. Shireen [her name wrongly appeared as Sirin Middya in some newspapers] had invited the ire of the students' union in Kolkata's Aliah University, where she taught Bangla literature, for not wearing the veil.
Nun gang rape: Women’s right panel team to visit Bengal
Kolkata : Taking cognizance of the gang rape of a 71-year-old nun in West Bengal's Nadia district, the National Commission for Women on Friday...
Sabarimala temple must let in all women: Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram : Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said the Sabarimala temple must open its doors to women of all age groups.
This contradicted the...
Woman Maoist arrested in Madhya Pradesh
By IANS,
Bhopal : A Naxalite woman, wanted in several cases and carrying a reward of Rs.30,000, has been arrested from Madhya Pradesh, police said Monday.
Kamla, an active member of Tanda Dalam, has been involved in various murders and gun battles with the police.
"A tip-off was received about Kamla's presence in Kodhapar forest area in Balaghat district on Saturday after which the police laid a trap and arrested her late Sunday," Balaghat Superintendent of Police Harinarayanchari Mishra said.
He said the arrest would help police bust the network of Maoists in the region.
Heptulla oldest, Irani youngest cabinet minister
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...
India International Science Fair: 15-year-old Jharkhand student develops jacket that helps the blind
By Archana Rao
New Delhi : Unlike most children of his age, Prithvi Raj isn’t interested in science experiments like baking soda volcanoes or balloon...
Women’s reservation: Views for and against
By IANS,
New Delhi: Proponents of the policy of reservation for women state that although equality of the sexes is enshrined in the Indian constitution, it is not the social reality. Hence a radical piece of legislation in the shape of the Women's Reservation Bill was required to give a new direction to Indian politics just like reservation for backward castes over 20 years ago changed political and social equations in the country.
Delhi women’s helpline restarts after disruption
By IANS,
New Delhi : After a 12 hour disruption, the Delhi government's 181 helpline for women in distress resumed functioning early Thursday, an official said.
Bengal BJP chief defends calling JU female students ‘shameless’
Kolkata : West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Sunday sought to justify his calling a section of Jadavpur University female students "shameless" even...
Women bank now in Meghalaya
Shillong: Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) Tuesday unveiled its 21st branch in the matrilineal state of Meghalaya.
Shillong branch, the first branch of the BMB in...
Two young Swedish women marry in Agra
By IANS,
Agra : Two young Swedish women, who were living together in New Delhi for the past one year, married in traditional Hindu style at a temple here, a priest said.
According to Baba Dharam Das, who conducted the marriage Saturday at a temple in Agra Cantonment, an autorickshaw driver brought the two women to the temple and persuaded him to get them married according to Vedic rites.
The autorickshaw driver made arrangements for the marriage in which Sandra, who played the husband, put vermillion on the forehead of Sara, who played the wife's role.
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.
Woman official in Punjab attempts suicide
By IANS,
Patiala : A woman revenue official in Punjab has been admitted to a hospital here after she attempted suicide in this town, 80 km from Chandigarh, police officials said Thursday.
The woman, Jaspal Kaur, a 'Naib Tehsildar' in the revenue department, consumed some poisonous substance after paying obeisance at a gurudwara (Sikh shrine) here Wednesday.
She was rushed to the Rajindra Medical college and hospital here where doctors said that her condition was now stable.
Congress, NCP threaten to ban Ramdev in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The Congress and NCP Saturday strongly protested against Baba Ramdev's comments on Rahul Gandhi, with both parties threatening to ban the yoga guru...
Bengal gang-rape: 13 sentenced to 20 years in jail
Kolkata: A West Bengal court Saturday sentenced 13 people convicted of raping a tribal woman in Birbhum district of the state to 20 years...
Ramadan 1437: Noor Jehan
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
Noor Jehan came to Kanpur from Bombay as a young bride. Living a pampered life till then, she wasn’t as well...
Young tribal woman inspires farming community to better livelihoods in Odisha
By Chinmaya Dehury
Koraput (Odisha): Raimati Ghiuria, a young tribal woman, not only proved to be a leader in conserving local traditional varieties of rice...
Ramadan 1435: Half-fasts
By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net
Fasting in the month of Ramadan is obligatory for adult males and females (with certain exemptions). But young Muslims beg their...
Two Palestinian women becoming judges
By IINA,
West Bank : Two women have made history by smashing the last male-only bastions in the Palestinian territory of West Bank to become its first female judges. Khuloud Faqih, 34, and Asmahan Wuheidi, 31 were appointed to the Islamic courts yesterday by top judge Sheik Taysir Tamimi, opening the door for other women in the country. Across the Arab world, Sudan is the only country to have women judges in Islamic courts, West Bank-based academic experts on Islamic affairs said.
UN creates unified organisation for women
By DPA,
New York: The UN General Assembly Friday took a major step by pulling together fragmented groups to establish a new entity aimed at intensifying efforts to meet the needs of women and girls worldwide.
The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, known simply as UN Women, will merge four existing groups that have been working to improve the lives of women and girls.
‘Rani Jhansi would be proud today of her nation’
By IANS,
New Delhi: As India took a decisive step towards giving its women one-third representation in legislatures, many women keenly watched history being made on their TV sets, celebrated the moment in their own small ways and said their country has made them proud.
Clearing the first hurdle, the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday. It seeks to set aside for women 181 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha and 1,370 of the total 4,109 seats in the 28 state assemblies.
Restore budget for women and child developmednt: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi : Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Sunday urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to restore part of the budgetary allocations...
Parrikar hails all-girl NCC team that scaled Everest
New Delhi : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh on Tuesday congratulated the NCC girl cadet team...
Woman offers tongue to deity in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow : A childless 27-year-old woman cut off her tongue in an Uttar Pradesh temple and offered it to the deity for getting a son, the police said Tuesday.
Meena Devi Monday evening visited the Bholebaba Siddheshwar Nath temple in Lahar Marg locality in Sitapur district, 90 km from here, and offered her tongue to the deity.
"She cut off her tongue with a sharp razor and offered it to the Shivling (the symbolic idol of Lord Shiva) at the temple," police inspector Santosh Dwivedi told IANS on telephone.
He said some devotees later rushed Devi to a hospital.
AMU library row: Students protest against ‘negative portrayal’ in media
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union and Women’s College Students’ Union today organised a protest today at the campus expressing their ‘shock and anger’ against what they termed as “negative portrayal” of AMU in certain sections of the media.