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‘ट्रिपल तलाक़ का ख़त्म होना एक इंक़लाबी फ़ैसला है’ —शाईस्ता अम्बर

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net लखनऊ : ‘ट्रिपल तलाक़ का ख़त्म होना एक इंक़लाबी फ़ैसला है. इसके लिए हमने काफ़ी संघर्ष किया है. बहुत लम्बी लड़ाई...

There is nothing progressive about the ideology of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind or Jamiat Ahl e...

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Dr. Lubna Sarwath for Twocircles.net Jyoti Punwani’s Nov 27, 2016 interview with a woman activist who had recently resigned from the All India Muslim...

Haryana man kills wife, 3 kids; commits suicide

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Chandigarh : A man gunned down his wife and three minor daughters before committing suicide by hanging himself in a Haryana village, police...

Jamia Millia reaches out to women in distress

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

Dilshada Begum and Arifa Begum: Kashmiris from the ‘other’ side who won Sarpanch elections

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By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net Dilshada Begum and Arifa Begum were born and brought up in Kashmir. They are in fact, as Kashmiri as Omar Abdullah...

ईसाई समाज की ननों के साथ एबीवीपी कार्यकर्ताओ ने की अभद्रता,केरल के सीएम नाराज,...

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net केरल की चार ईसाई ननों को उत्तर प्रदेश के झांसी रेलवे स्टेशन पर एबीवीपी के कार्यकर्ताओं द्वारा जबरन चलती ट्रेन से...

Implement reservations else say goodbye to Muslims votes in 2014: Islamic summit in Hyderabad

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By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net

Sanitation workers at Delhi’s all-women university allege caste discrimination

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On February 12, scores of sanitation workers under the banner of SKU started a protest demonstration against the IGDTUW authorities for transferring two...

How Muslim women in India resist online abuse

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Muslim women received significantly more abuse when compared to women from other religions. They received 55.5% more problematic or abusive content. Suchitra | TwoCircles.net NEW...

Samina Bano: The girl who makes RTE work

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Coming from a privileged background to working for underprivileged, Samina Bano has ensured hundreds of poor children get admission under RTE in Uttar...

Women in combat roles in armed forces: Wait gets longer

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By N.C. Bipindra, IANS,

Women come out against rising sex crimes in UP

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By TCN News,

Burqa ban in Europe – Arresting cultural freedom?

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By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld France's controversial law of banning face-covering Muslim veils or burqa from the...

President calls for renewed efforts towards women literacy

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Hyderabad : Expressing concern over the relatively lower rate of literacy among women in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday called for renewed...

Chhattisgarh stun Railways, become national women’s basketball champions

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New Delhi : Chhattisgarh won the women’s 64th National Basketball championship after a stunning 81-77 victory over Indian Railways in the final at the...

एक और ख़्वाब का अंत , ‘पढ़ो प्रदेश ‘ योजना बंद

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आकिल हुसैन। twocircles.net मौलाना आजाद फेलोशिप के बाद अब केंद्र सरकार के अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय ने अल्पसंख्यक छात्रों की विदेशों में पढ़ने के लिए दी जाने...

Neela Satyanarayan is Maharashtra’s first woman election commissioner

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By IANS, Mumbai : Retired civil servant Neela Satyanarayan has been appointed the State Election Commissioner (SEC) of Maharashtra, official sources said here Thursday. She is the first woman in the state to hold the post. Succeeding Nand Lal who retired recently as the SEC, she will take charge of her new assignment soon. Satyanarayan retired as additional chief secretary from the state government three months ago.

Chequered history of women’s reservation bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: Following is the chequered history of the women's reservation bill moved in the Rajya Sabha Monday that seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in the country's legislatures: 1996 -- The Deve Gowda government introduces the women's reservation bill as 81st Constitutional Amendment Bill. 1998 -- The bill is re-introduced in the 12th Lok Sabha as the 84th Constitutional Amendment Bill by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government headed Atal Bihari Vajpayee. 1999 -- The NDA government re-introduces the bill in the 13th Lok Sabha.

Kerala women panel member lauds RSS stand on temple entry

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Thiruvananthapuram : A Kerala Women's Commission member on Sunday welcomed the RSS' stand favouring entry of women into temples. Lissy Jose, in a release issued...

13 held in Assam witch-hunting case

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Guwahati: At least 13 people were arrested Saturday for their alleged involvement in the murder of three members of a family in Assam...

UN nominates Kuwaiti woman as it envoy

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By NNN-KUNA, Kuwait : The UN has nomniated a Kuwaiti woman as its envoy for youth and information and communication technology. Manar Al-Hashash has already e,barked on her new work under the umbrella of the Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technology under the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs' Economic and Social Section. She will focus on the dissemination of technology in communities in order to improve the living standards of people and to promote development.

Woman’s in-laws arrested for causing forceful abortion

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By IANS, New Delhi: The in-laws of a 22-year-old woman were arrested here Monday after she accused them of drugging her and causing her to abort her over one month-old foetus, the police said. Impreet Kaur, in her complaint to the Geeta Colony police station, alleged that her husband Rajdeep Singh, a property dealer, and in-laws, Gurdeep Singh and Devendra, took her to the house of her husband's sister two days ago. At her sister-in-law's house she was allegedly given a sedative laced tea and after that the "foetus was removed". She had married Singh in December last year.

Cases of triple talaq extremely rare among Indian Muslims, confirms survey

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: A survey conducted by Centre for Research and Debates in Development Policy (CRDDP) has found that incidents of...

SC pulls up Bengal for failure to protect rape victim’s rights

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New Delhi:The Supreme Court Friday said that West Bengal government failed to protect the fundamental rights of a village woman who was gang raped...

The world’s most powerful women: Three US secretaries of state and their accounts

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By Vikas Datta, If the US president is the world's most powerful leader, his secretary of state (or foreign minister) is a close second though maybe not as well-known. Of the 68 secretaries since 1790, few are recognised names - even in America - though six, right from the very first (Thomas Jefferson), went on to become presidents themselves. Only three have been women, but they happened to be in office at critical and challenging times, held their own in high-level diplomacy and have penned absorbing accounts of their experiences.

Cooch Behar tribal women to float new handicrafts company

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Kolkata : A hundred tribal women in the district of Cooch Behar in West Bengal are gearing up to float a new company next...

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.

Girls education mandatory: Farangi Mahal fatwa

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, Lucknow: In a fatwa issued on Monday the Darul Uloom Firangi Mahal of Lucknow has made it mandatory on all muslims to make efforts for providing education to girls. The fatwa came as a silver lining after a series of fatwas issued by Islamic seminary Darul Uloom, Deoband attracted much media attention reportedly painted as anti-women.

Haryana village headman arrested for killing two women

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By IANS, Chandigarh : A Haryana village headman, who allegedly killed two women on Diwali night over a property dispute, was arrested here, a police official said Thursday. Shribhagwan Singh, Sarpanch (headman) of Karaur village in Rohtak town, around 250 km from here, was nabbed here Wednesday morning. "Shribhagwan Singh was absconding since Nov 28 after killing two village women on Diwali night. He was arrested by the Chandigarh police here, near the football stadium in Sector 17," said a police official.

Chinese urban women contribute one-third to family income

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By IANS, Beijing: Chinese women in urban areas on an average contribute about one-third to their family income, a survey has found.

Muslim women gather in Mumbai to discuss ways to eliminate terror

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By Abdul Hameed, TwoCircles.net Mumbai: In first of its kind meeting on the issue Muslim women from across Maharashtra gathered in Mumbai yesterday to discuss ways to eliminate terrorism from India. They expressed their concern on the rise in terror in the country and discussed ways to eliminate it. “After every terror attack we just condemn it. It won't work anymore. Time has come for us to come into open and work with the society to root it out,” said Ghazala Azad of Awami Bharat, the organizer of the program held at Urdu Markaz, Urdu Girls High School in Dongri,

4 girls held in Chhattisgarh for running sex racket

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By IANS, Raipur: Eight people, including four girls, were arrested here Friday for their alleged involvement in a sex racket, police said. Acting on a tip off, a police team led by Additional Superintendent of Police, Shashimohan Singh, raided a house in Raipur's posh Devendra Nagar, and arrested eight people, including four girls, on charges of operating a sex racket. Police said two girls belonged to Mumbai while two belonged to Mana locality on Raipur's outskirts. They were operating a sex racket from a rented house. All the accused are in their early twenties, police said.

Women to continue to be barred from Haji Ali shrine for now

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New Delhi : Women will continue to be barred from entering the Dargah of Sufi saint Haji Ali in Mumbai, as the Supreme Court...

Woman leading prayers in women only mosque in China

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By IINA, Henan : In the central Chinese province of Henan, the scene of a woman leading prayers in a mosque for women only would not be a strange one, according to a report in ABC News Australia.

Hyderabad Siblings Launch India’s First All-Women Taxi Bike Service

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Hyderabad: “It was while commuting to college that I began exploring ideas for safe travel for women after personally facing security issues....

Congress walkout over Chhattisgarh girls’ trafficking

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By IANS, Raipur: The opposition Congress staged a walkout Tuesday in the Chhattisgarh assembly, accusing the state's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of doing little to prevent trafficking of thousands of youth, mainly girls, from poor families to metros. The house witnessed a heated debate when the government replied in the assembly it was doing its best to trace out an estimated 7,000 people missing in the state for many years.

Woman hangs herself in Assam police station

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Guwahati : A 39-year-old woman hanged herself inside a toilet at the Dispur police station in Assam's main city of Guwahati, police said on...

Women climb water tank to protest poor rehab facilities

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By IANS,

शाहीन बाग़’ की बड़ी जीत, मोदी सरकार बातचीत को हुई तैयार

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यूसुफ़ अंसारी, Twocircles.net नागरिकता संशोधन क़ानून के ख़िलाफ़ पिछले डेढ़ महीने से ज़्यादा वक्त से धरन पर बैठी महिलाओं के हौंसले ने आख़िरकार मोदी सरकार...

रमज़ान मुबारक : फिर से लौट आई रमज़ान की रौनक, तस्वीरों में देखिए दिल्ली...

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रमज़ान के पाक महीने की आमद के साथ इस बार मुसलमानों में काफा उत्साह दिखाई देता है। इबादत,रहमत और बरक़त का महीना रमज़ान दुनियाभर...

Will write to PM seeking Meghwal dismissal: NCW

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New Delhi : The National Commission for Women Tuesday said it will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking dismissal of union minister Nihalchand...

Minor’s gang rape: Absconding BSF men arrested, sent to custody

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Kolkata: Two BSF troopers, who were arrested from Assam for allegedly gang-raping a minor inside a moving train, were sent to judicial custody on...

Aler Encounter: Mohammed Haneef’s family fights poverty, social exclusion, but justice remains elusive

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On April 7 2015, five people accused in the murder of two policemen were killed in an encounter in Aler, Nalgonda after the...

New age women venture into uncharted territory

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By Yashika Mathur, IANS,

Woman rescued after nine days under rubble in China quake

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By Xinhua, Shifang (China) : Chinese troops rescued a woman Wednesday, nine days after the killer May 12 earthquake in southwestern China buried her alive under the rubble of a hydropower plant tunnel. Rescuers said the grievously injured woman, trapped under the debris of the water diversion tunnel since May 12, responded to their call. Zeng Changhui, whose age was not immediately known, was airlifted by a military helicopter to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment.

Women’s quota bill put to vote in Rajya Sabha

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By IANS, New Delhi : India's upper house of parliament, Rajya Sabha, Tuesday put to vote the women's quota bill reserving a third of seats in parliament and state assemblies for women amid vocal acrimony and dissent.

Leaders highlight public-private partnership targeting women

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By Xinhua, Hanoi : The close partnership between governments and private companies and non-governmental organizations are of importance to advancing women's economic opportunities, ministers to the ongoing 18th Global Summit of Women (GSW) said here Friday. The public-private partnership is essential because governments do not have sufficient resources to deal with challenges faced by women, GSW president Irene Natividad said at the summit's plenary session in Vietnam's capital Hanoi.

Iraqi women face ‘silent emergency’

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By DPA, Baghdad : Poverty, lack of security, and a lack of basic services have created a "silent emergency" for Iraqi women, a study released Sunday found. A survey of 1,700 Iraqi women conducted by the Iraqi non-governmental organisation al-Amal and released by the international charity Oxfam in honour of International Women's Day Sunday found that a majority of women had been victims of violence, and that their personal safety was still their primary concern.

Hundreds celebrate Chhath in Bihar jails

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By IANS, Patna : Hundreds of prisoners, including women undertrials, have been performing Chhath puja inside the jail premises across Bihar, observing fasts and offering prayers to the sun god, officials said Tuesday. Nearly 30 prisoners, including 22 women, in Patna's Beur jail participated in the festivities and prison authorities said they had given new clothes to the inmates. The prisoners have also been provided the materials needed for the rituals associated with the festival - like fruits, rice, sugar and coconuts.

Women to row in Kerala boat race

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By IANS, Kottayam : A boat club in Kerala is all set to enter the record books when 116 women will row a 35-metre-long snake boat at the 56th edition of an annual race to be held at the Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha. Barring four men, who would be standing and controlling the boat, the oars during Nehru Boat Race would be used by only women, Mathew Thomas of the Kumarakom Vanitha Boat Club told IANS. "This is the first time that an all-women team is handling oars and this is happening for the first time on a snake boat," said Thomas.

Elderly woman raped by youth in Bihar

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Patna: A 75-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a 21-year-old man at a village in Bihar, police Sunday said. The incident took place Saturday night...

BSF to deploy women troopers along borders

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By IANS, Agartala : Indian border guards will soon deploy women troopers in the northeast frontiers to deal with the trans-border crimes involving women, officials...

Woman kills three daughters, attempts suicide

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New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a 27-year-old woman killed her three daughters and attempted suicide by hanging herself from a tree on Monday...

Virginity test of tribal women for state-sponsored marriage unacceptable: AIPWA

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By TwoCircles.net News Desk New Delhi: While strongly condemning the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh government’s move for virginity test as precondition for tribal women to avail the benefits of state mass wedding scheme, the All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA) has demanded the government to rollback the order and give compensation to the women who were subjected to humiliating virginity tests.

Man gets life sentence for raping minor in Tripura

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Agartala: A tribal was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Tripura for raping a 13-year-old girl, police said here Friday. "Dhananjoy Reang raped...

Girls thrashed at Karnataka’s Mangalore for partying

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Women play vital role in Pakistan: Khar

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By IANS, Islamabad : Women in Pakistan are more empowered than those in other developing countries, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.

Saina in final of Indonesian Open Super series

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By IANS, Jakarta: India's Saina Nehwal stormed into the final of the Indonesian Open Super Series with a 21-9, 21-10 victory over Eriko Hirose of Japan Saturday. Defending champion Saina, who is the top seed in the tournament, will take on Japan's Sayaka Sato, who beat Indonesian qualifier Ana Rovita 22-20, 21-17, in the title clash Sunday. The Indian is in line for three titles in three weeks, having won the Indian Open Grand Prix and Singapore Open Super Series in the last two weeks which saw her climb three places to world no.3.

Reserved Past: De-reserving Future

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15-years-old too must get death for rape: Kejriwal

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New Delhi: Juveniles who are 15 years old too must get death penalty if they commit rape, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on...

BJP team to probe woman’s burning in Barabanki

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New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Saturday that it will send a four-member fact finding team to Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki...

ये मेवात को जलाने की तीसरी कोशिश थी

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net, मैं तीसरी बार फिर से मेवात के तावड़ू क़स्बे में हूं. समाज को जला देने वाली दो घटनाओं की रिपोर्टिंग के...

Cop’s assault on woman: Inconsistency in her statement, says HC

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that there was an "inconsistency" in the statement given by a woman attacked by...

All India Democratic Women’s Association ask the president to not sign the TT bill

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TCN News The AIDWA ( All India Democratic Women's Association) have issued a statement on the Triple Talaq Bill to the press wherein they refer...

Russian woman to be extradited from Spain for trafficking

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By IANS/RIA Novosti,

Asian women show they’re on top

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By IANS, Kathmandu: Nearly 24 years after mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner became the first man to conquer the 14 highest peaks in the world, South Korean Oh Eun-sun followed in his footsteps Tuesday, becoming the first woman to achieve the feat, beating her closest rival Spain's Edurne Pasaban. The 44-year-old became South Korea and Asia's heroine after she reached the summit of Mt Annapurna, 8,091m, with her ascent being broadcast live.

Only the sky’s the limit for 10 Nepali women

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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.

Campaign against sexual violence in Bengal on Valentine’s day

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By IANS, Kolkata : The One Billion Rising campaign to protest violence against women will kick off in West Bengal Feb 14 with the theme...

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.

Sonia among top 10 powerful people in world

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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.

NCW to start 24×7 toll free helpline

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By IANS, New Delhi: The National Commission for Women will soon start a 24-hour helpline to assist women in distress, its chief Mamta Sharma said Friday.

Delhi to set up women’s help desks for 2010 Games

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By IANS, New Delhi : Keeping in mind the safety concerns of women during the Commonwealth Games next year, the Delhi government Tuesday announced a plan to establish 'gender help desks' at various places across the city. "Women, who are integral to any event, in diverse capacities, have some special needs. These needs are to be addressed and redressed," Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said.

36 Indian women WHO worked as scavengers to walk on ramp

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By NNN-PTI, United Nations : Thirty-six Indian women, rescued by a non governmental organisation from the degrading task of manually cleaning human excreta, are all set to walk on ramp with leading models before representatives from more than 150 countries here. The women, rescued by Sulabh International Social Service Organisation from Alwar in Rajasthan, yesterday met diplomats and dignitaries at the United Nations and talked about the changes which, they said, had made them for the first time feel like human beings.

Techie arrested for killing friend’s wife in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru: A young techie was arrested on Monday for murdering his friend's wife, a homemaker, in Bengaluru's upscale eastern suburb, police said. "The suspect, 32-year-old...

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

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

Odisha to probe rape cases within 60 days

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By IANS,

Court grants bail to Delhi Police official

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By IANS, New Delhi : A Delhi court Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to a Delhi Police official accused of raping and making a video clip...

Illegal weapons recovered in Ghaziabad

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Ghaziabad: Illegal weapons have been recovered from an arms manufacturing factory in Ghaziabad, police said. Police nabbed three people Friday midnight at Maharajpur check post...

गैंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की मौत के बाद लोगों में गुस्सा ,सड़क पर उतरा...

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर । Twocircles.net हाथरस की गए गेंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की आज सुबह दिल्ली के सफदरजंग अस्पताल में हुई मौत के बाद दलितों का...

500 Iraq-returned nurses interview for new jobs

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Thiruvananthapuram : More than 500 Kerala nurses, who lost their jobs and had to return from Iraq and Libya, appeared for an interview here...

Rs.4.75 lakh course for aspiring women politicians

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By IANS,

Bhagwad Gita contest winner donates prize money for girl education

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Thane (Maharashtra) : Maryam Siddiqui, the 12-year-old Thane schoolgirl who in March topped a competition testing knowledge of the Bhagwad Gita, has decided to...

Positive body image can help young women shed weight

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By IANS, Washington : a bit of dialogue and support can be more effective than exercise in helping women not only keep off the weight, but also stay smoke-free, a new study has found. "A lot of college women report smoking to keep their weight down. We think that by providing them with the tools to make them feel better about themselves, it alleviates some of those stressors," said Melissa Napolitano, clinical psychologist at Temple University, which carried out the study.

To wear or not to wear: Comments on purdah during a seminar draw ire...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Kozhikode: A comment about Muslim women covering their faces with purdah by MES state president Fazal Gafoor has drawn the ire of other Muslim groups in the state with most of them saying that the statement was made eying publicity and nothing more.

Moroccan women seek their way between Islam and feminism

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Kenitra/Sale (Morocco), June 1 (DPA) A young woman passes in a sleeveless shirt and a knee-length skirt, her hair flowing down her back. Another woman of the same age follows in a loose tunic and pants, the Islamic headscarf covering every strand of her hair. An older woman wears the traditional djellaba, a long outer robe with full sleeves, her hair in a bun. Some women wear the strictest Islamic dress, covering themselves in black from head to toe, with only the eyes visible.

Now, row over Maharashtra SP chief’s comments

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

Handwara girl’s mother says video recorded under police pressure

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Srinagar : The mother of the young girl whose alleged molestation by a army soldiersparked off violent protests in Handwara earlier this week alleged...

Naqvi faces wrath of ASHA, Anganwadi workers in Rajasthan

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Alwar, Oct 1 (IANS) Dozens of Accredited Social Health Activists (Asha) and Anganwadi workers dissatisfied with central governments 60 per cent pay hike, heckled...

Seven women pickpockets nabbed from Delhi Metro

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New Delhi: Seven women pickpockets were arrested from a Delhi Metro station here Friday, police said Friday. Sharda, Parwati, Roshni, Rita, Renu, Nisha and Poonam...

Bihar cabinet okays 35 percent job reservation for women

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Patna: The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday formally approved 35 percent reservation for women in all government jobs in the state, officials said. The cabinet meeting...

A letter to a friend who is getting married

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By PA Abdullah My Dear Friend Assalamo alaikum wa rahmatullah!

Why AMU should have a woman vice-chancellor this time

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The American society is pushed to the back foot in debates concerning liberty, equality and opportunity when an opponent points out that the society...

Sonia seeks passage of women’s quota bill, slams government

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New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday asked the government to pay attention to the passing of Women's Reservation Bill in parliament that...

‘This is our home from generations:’ residents of Haldwani on eviction orders

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Haldwani residents, majority of whom are Muslim, have challenged the Uttarakhand High Court's eviction order in the Supreme Court, which will hear the plea...

UP to give Rs.20 lakh to Delhi rape victim’s family

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By IANS, Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday announced Rs.20 lakh as financial aid to the family of the New Delhi gang-rape victim.

Government offers dialogue on women’s bill, disruptions go on

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By IANS, New Delhi : The women's reservation bill continued to stall parliament for the fourth day Thursday as the government sought to calm the opposition by offering a dialogue to resolve differences on the legislation. But the government's offer for an all-party meeting had no effect in breaking the deadlock over the bill, which led to adjournments in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha.

KN Sulaikha is new president of Kerala JIH women’s wing

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Sushma says didn’t recommend travel documents for Lalit Modi

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New Delhi : Hoping to deflect the opposition flak, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said she did not recommend travel documents...

Alert boy helps in recovery of abducted woman

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By IANS, Auckland: A woman in New Zealand, who was kidnapped as she slept with her partner, was rescued by the police, thanks to an alert nine-year-old boy who quickly alerted his mother.

Ramadan 1437: Shah Mohammad Shadab

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

Meet Dr. Mubeena Ramzan, the first Kashmiri woman to feature among world’s 500 most...

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By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net Dr Mubeena Ramzan of Kashmir created history earlier this month when she became the first Kashmiri woman to be enlisted among...

Growing intolerance in India is worrying: Shabana Azmi

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New Delhi : Veteran actor Shabana Azmi on Friday expressed support to those raising issues of intolerance in the country. She said "the growing...

तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ की रिहाई की मांग को लेकर जंतर -मंतर पर प्रदर्शन

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आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net दिल्ली के जंतर-मंतर में सोमवार को सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ और पूर्व आईपीएस अधिकारी आर बी श्रीकुमार की गिरफ्तारी के विरोध में विभिन्न...

Smoking during pregnancy heightens sudden infant death chances

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By IANS, Washington : Women who smoke during pregnancy have greater chances of losing their newborns to the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to new research carried out by Calgary University. In the first-ever experimental study to compare the breathing reflexes of premature babies of smokers versus non-smokers, researchers found that babies whose mothers had smoked showed a number of signs of impaired respiratory function.

Killing of a minor Muslim girl in Bihar sparks allegations of ‘kidnapping & rape’

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The killing of the minor girl has caused uproar in the village with protest demonstrations taken out by local villagers and relatives of the...

“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....

Syeda Hamid, Kalbe-Sadique and Shabana Azami to attend BMMA convention

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By TwoCircles.net news desk New Delhi: Third annual convention of Bhartiya Mahila Muslim Andolan (BMMA) will be organized in Lucknow on October 11th, 2009. The convention topic is “When will we become full citizens?” The convention will focus on the issue of development. It will raise questions about the role of state in safeguarding the citizenship rights of the Muslims particularly Muslim women. The convention will also be a platform to discuss Sachar Committee recommendations.

Nitish recommends CBI probe into shelter home rapes

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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...

Mayookha, Anu Rani set new meet records of national athletics

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Kolkata : Triple jumper Mayookha Johny and javelin thrower Anu Rani shone for their respective departments as both bagged new meet records on Day...

CBSE results: Girls outperform boys in foreign centres

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Paying a debt to our mothers, says law minister

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By IANS, New Delhi: Law Minister Veerappa Moily Tuesday said by passing of the historic Women's Reservation Bill providing 33 percent representation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies "we are paying a debt to our mothers". The apprehensions expressed by some MPs on the quota would be addressed, the law minister assured the house.

Woman accuses teen of rape, booked under POSCO

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New Delhi: A 26-year-old woman has been booked under POSCO Act after a 17-year-old boy, whom she accused of raping her, claimed that she...

Wll balance right to equality, religious practice, SC on Sabarimala

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday said that it would balance the right to equality with the right to freedom of religion...

Islamic practice cited to justify bar on women in Sabarimala

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By IANS: New Delhi, July 24: The Travancore Devaswom Board on Tuesday cited the Islamic practice of barring women from entering mosques to justify the...

Compensation only after long battle by acid attack victim in Assam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The state authorities of Assam have ordered compensation for the acid victims following an urgent appeal by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) for immediate intervention and financial assistance to a survivor of acid attack as per the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court of India in 2013.

Aamir supports fight against alcoholism among women

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Ace Media & Marketing to launch exclusive website for women

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First woman Delhi chief justice to take charge Monday

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New Delhi: Justice G. Rohini will Monday assume charge as the first woman chief justice of the Delhi High Court, 47 years after the...

Ludhiana girl not allowed to unfurl Tricolour in Srinagar

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Chandigarh : A 15-year-old girl from Ludhiana, who had vowed to hoist the Tricolour at Srinagar's historic Lal Chowk, was turned back by security...

Women’s commission condemns serial on Colors channel

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By IANS, New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) Thursday strongly criticised the serial "Na Aana Is Desh Lado" aired on Colors TV for the way it portrays women. In a statement Girija Vyas, chairperson of NCW, said the commission has asked for clarifications from the channel because the serial presents women in a poor light and appears to be derogatory, and outrages the modesty of women.

Social disparity to blame for molestation, rape: Javed Akhtar

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By Saket Suman Jaipur (IANS) : Celebrated Indian poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar on Sunday rebuffed claims that Westernisation leads to rapes and other crimes...

South Asian Women’s Day observed in Delhi

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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."

मौलाना आज़ाद फैलोशिप बंद होने से मुस्लिम बुद्धिजीवियों में निराशा का माहौल

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मोहम्मद ज़मीर हसन|twocircles.net “मैं हैदराबाद यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ रहा हूं। यह संभव हो पाया है मौलाना आज़ाद नेशनल फैलोशिप की वजह से। मेरी आर्थिक स्थिति...

Cops do not understand harassed women’s woes: Delhi minister

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Rajya Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill

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TCN News Despite tough resistance from the opposition parties, the Triple Talaq Bill has been passed in the Rajya Sabha today, Tuesday with 99 members...

Two women robbed of passport, US currency in Noida

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By IANS, Noida : Two women who were returning after shopping at a mall here were robbed of their passport, US currency and other valuables at gunpoint by two men on a motorcycle, police said Saturday. The victims, Swati Dwivedi and Monika, residents of Sector 20, were returning home in a cycle rickshaw at around 11 p.m. Friday after shopping at the Great India Place (GIP) mall, when their rickshaw was intercepted by the two men, police said.

A wakeup call for “Muslim leaders”

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By Navaid Hamid for TwoCircles.net For last several years, I have been cautioning "Muslim leaders" to be more realistic, visionary and attentive to the pulse of the Muslim youth which constitute around sixty percent of the total Muslim population in India, before it’s too late.

Women and witches

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Sister Nirmala laid to rest as admirers pay homage despite rain

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Kolkata : Braving heavy showers, hundreds of people from India and abroad bade a tearful adieu to Mother Teresa's successor Sister Nirmala here on...

Fewer women at top due to glass ceiling: Women entrepreneurs

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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.

Indian origin woman in Thailand’s richest list

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New York, July 11 (IANS) A 28-year-old Indian origin businesswoman has made it to the list of the 40 richest people in Thailand compiled by the Forbes magazine. Nishita Shah, managing director of diversified GP Group, and her family are ranked 19th with a net worth of $375 million. At 28, she is the youngest among the richest in the Southeast Asian country.

8 women die in Chhattisgarh after botched up sterilisation surgery

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Raipur : Eight women have died in Bilaspur district after undergoing surgery for sterilisation at a government camp organised Saturday at the district hospital,...

Asma Nama: Listen to Rajeena; dismissing her is a sign of clear hypocrisy

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By Dr.Asma Anjum Khan for Twocircles.net When the comments section of an article becomes a filthy ditch of abuses getting too personal, it’s an easy...

Women’s bill holds many unrealized promises: Meira Kumar

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By IANS, New Delhi: The women's reservation bill holds many unrealized promises for the political empowerment of women, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said here Saturday. "India was one of the first countries where women were given the right to vote. Parliament has, over the years, enacted several laws for their empowerment, welfare and protection," Meira Kumar, the first woman to be the Lok Sabha speaker, said at a summit on 'Inclusive Growth and Empowerment of Women of Rural India'.

Shaheen Bagh activists call for diaspora action to support Indian Muslims against genocide

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Activists in the panel stated the need for the global community to not only remember Shaheen Bagh but also to take action before...

Kolkata exhibits unknown women freedom fighters

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Congress wants Priyanka Gandhi to campaign more: Singhvi

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Kolkata: The Congress was "keen and eager" to see party chief Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra play a bigger role in the election...

Girls see way out of ghetto through cricket

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By Alkesh Sharma, IANS, Chandigarh : Sports has been a way out of ghetto all over the world. Now a group of girls in a Chandigarh slum are using the same route. In proper cricket whites and the rest of the kit, 45 girls who live in Bapu Dham Colony are practising very seriously at the cricket ground of the Government Model High School in Sector 26. Their dream of making it to the Indian team - like their heroes from this city, Kapil Dev and Yuvraj Singh - is being backed by the NGO Yuvsatta and the local administration.

4 mentally ill women die mysteriously in Chennai

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By IANS, Chennai : The bodies of four destitute female patients, who died mysteriously within hours of each other in a mental health institution here Friday, have been sent for postmortem examination, a senior health official told IANS. "The four women - Rosaline, 43, Mehanji, 32, Muthu Selvi, 48 and Rajammaal, 52 - were our patients for a considerable amount of time. They had a long history of several complications.

Bengal second last in country in women’s autonomy

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By IANS, Kolkata : At only 24 percent, West Bengal ranks the second lowest in the country when it comes to autonomy of married women, an expert said Tuesday.

Rathore challenges conviction in court

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By IANS, Chandigarh: Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore's counsel filed a plea in the court here Monday, challenging his conviction in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case. The court will take up his plea Tuesday for hearing. Rathore was held guilty on Dec 21 last year by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court of molesting 15-year-old Ruchika Girhotra in Panchkula town Aug 12, 1990, and was sentenced to a six-month prison term. He was also slapped a fine of Rs.1,000. However, Rathore was immediately granted bail.

For a woman, being mentally alert is greatest weapon

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By Sensei Prem Menon, IANS, What should a woman do if a knife wielding man demands her mobile phone when she is alone? Surprise him by offering it to him. Or fling it as far as away. As he runs for the phone, you run in the opposite direction. Remember you can buy another phone. But you have only one life to live. Common sense is a powerful weapon that can fell any opponent. It helps you to come out of potentially dangerous arenas without a fight.

11 implants allow woman to walk after 36 years

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Gurgaon : For 48-year-old Sachi, life remained painful for more than three decades. But now she can walk after a gap of 36 years...

‘Let’s tailor I-Day to celebrate women’s freedom’

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women are no longer the weaker sex and this Independence Day is one more occasion to celebrate the fact that they have come a long way from being just traditional homemakers, women designers in the capital said as India enters its 63rd year of freedom. "We (women) have come a long way. From being typical housewives to successful entrepreneurs - we are successful, confident and are able to strike a balance between our professional and personal life as well," fashion designer Ritu Kumar told IANS.