Jwala-Ashwini clinch Canada Open crown
Calgary: India's most successful women's doubles shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were crowned champions in the $50,000 Canada Open Grand Prix following their...
पति की हत्या के बाद शकीना बनी नई ग्राम प्रधान, ग्रामीणों ने उपचुनाव में...
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर ।Twocircles.net
सोमवार को यूपी के परगवां ग्राम में लोग उस समय खुशी से झूमने लगे जब ग्राम पंचायत के उपचुनाव परिणाम...
Unknown women awarded for bravery in Bengal
By IANS,
Kolkata : Little-known brave women who stood up for their rights were felicitated here Friday on International Women's Day.
‘Safety of women tourists top priority’
New Delhi : Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Shripad Yesso Naik Thursday said the safety and security of all tourists, especially women, remains...
SC allows Jamiat-e-Ulema to intervene in rights of Muslim women matter
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday permitted an intervention application by the Jamiat-e-Ulema-Hind contending that Muslim personal law was protected by the...
Woman alleges assault after she refused surrogacy
Lucknow: A young woman law student Monday lodged a police complaint saying she was beaten up and humiliated in public in Meerut Feb 3...
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.
Nabard launches digitisation scheme for women’s groups
New Delhi : In an experiment to empower women through information technology (IT) and promote financial inclusion, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural...
Not all suicides of wives due to in-laws, observes court
New Delhi: A court here on Monday said that one cannot blame in-laws for every suicide committed by a married woman and acquitted a...
NCW upset with ‘obscene’ depiction of women
By IANS,
New Delhi : Alarmed over the rise in "obscene" depictions of women in the print and electronic media, including in television soaps, the National Commission for Women (NCW) wants a self-regulatory board to keep a check on this.
NCW Chairperson Girja Vyas Tuesday demanded a change in the existing legislation. She also suggested stiff penalty and punishment for violators.
"In today's world, the depiction of women is done in obscene ways through various mediums," she told reporters here.
She said soap operas either show woman as a vamp or a simple innocent girl.
PM apprised about Ruchika case
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Friday apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about developments in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case that has grabbed national headlines.
Tirath had gone to meet the prime minister to wish him on New Year day and also apprise him about the case. National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas was present on the occasion, official sources said.
Mirza Aejaz Baig: An ordinary teacher with an extra-ordinary zeal for poor to complete...
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Central government is spending crores of rupees to eradicate illiteracy through scores of schemes such as Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (The...
Teresa Rehman awarded Sanskriti Award 2009 for Journalism
By TwoCircles.net staff writer
New Delhi: Teresa Rehman of Assam has been awarded Sanskriti Award for 2009 for her work in the field of journalism.
Sanskriti Award is presented to young talents in the age group of 25-35 years in the fields of Literature, Journalism, Art, Performing Arts and Social Achievement. This is the 30th year of this prestigious award. Award carries Rs. 50,000 in cash and a citation.
Rahul Gandhi flays Centre for ‘indifference’ to Dalits
Jaipur : Demanding a CBI inquiry into the rape of a now-dead minor Dalit girl in Rajasthan, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday...
Woman dead, three hurt in Bengaluru blast
Bengaluru: A woman died and three other people were injured in a low-intensity blast near a restaurant in the city centre Sunday, a top...
Woman shot dead for marrying outside caste
By IANS,
Patna: An 18-year-old woman was shot dead by her uncle in Bihar's Kaimur district for marrying a man from a different caste, police said Saturday.
Nikki Kumari, 18, was shot dead Friday in Kudra in Kaimur district by her uncle Bhanu Pratap Singh for marrying a backward caste boy against the wishes of the family.
"It was like an honour killing," a police officer said.
Kumari, a resident of Dalmianagar in Rohtas district, married Dipak Yadav last month against the wishes of her parents and other relatives.
98-year-old woman in Kashmir votes for change
By IANS,
Handwara : A 98-year-old woman, confident that her vote will help usher in change, stood in queue at a polling station in Handwara constituency in the third phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday.
"There are many problems like unemployment, bad roads and poor electricity. I am voting for someone who will change things. I am confident my vote will make a difference," said Fazi, who waited patiently for her turn to vote at the Machipora polling station although she could barely stand.
Indian woman found dead in Oman
Muscat: An Indian woman has been found dead in her apartment in Oman's Sohar city, hours after having lost her daughter and husband in...
First Muslim women elected to British parliament
By IRNA,
London : Shabana Mahmood and Yasmin Qureshi have become the first Muslim women to be elected to the British parliament after successfully defending Labour seats.
Mahmood successfully increased the majority of former International Development Secretary Clare Short, who has retired from parliament, from under 7,000 votes to more than 10,000 in Birmingham Ladywood in central England.
The Oxford University-educated barrister saw off challenges from two other Muslim candidate, Ayoub Khan representing the Liberal Democrats and Nusrat Ghani, who was standing for the Tories.
Pakistan: President signs women protection bill, making it a law
By NNN-APP,
Karachi : President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday signed the bill, providing for increased punishment over harassment of women at workplaces.
The Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Bill 2009” Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2009 amends both the Pakistan Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure, “increasing the punishment for the crime up to three years in prison and a fine of up to Rs 500,000.
The President signed the bill in the presence of a large number of women hailing from different sections of the society.
62-year-old employer booked for raping saleswoman
Gurgaon : A 62-year-old man has been booked here for allegedly raping his 25-year-old saleswoman, police said on Tuesday.
The owner of a readymade garments...
Poverty-stricken woman athlete in jail for prostitution
By IANS,
Raipur : Too poor to cough up the bail amount, a former national level woman athlete was still lodged in a jail in the Chhattisgarh capital Tuesday, four days after being arrested for prostitution, police said.
A police officer who arrested Nisha Shetti, 26, last Friday from a posh locality of Raipur said she had revealed during interrogation that she was forced to become a call girl due to deprivation and had travelled to Raipur from Mumbai to earn Rs.50,000 from a few businessmen, who had booked her for 15 days.
‘Girls are insecure becuase of love jihad:’ BJP MP Pragya Thakur
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Madhya Pradesh also threatened legal action against those misrepresenting her 'Keep Knives' speech.
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Government plans women’s health campaign
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Indian government's premier agency for science communication, Vigyan Prasar, is planning to launch a nation-wide programme to educate women on health related issues.
Rajasthan youth refuses to marry minor, moves court
By IANS,
Jodhpur: An 18-year-old youth approached a court here against his parents, who he claimed were forcing him to marry a minor girl against his wish, police said Saturday.
“We are at peace now,” says wife of slain UP cop killed in Bulandhshar...
Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was killed two years ago in Chirangavathi, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. His wife was responding to the news of the Supreme...
Irom Sharmila tells court she wants to settle in life
New Delhi : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Wednesday told a court hearing a case of attempted suicide during her fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar...
Women’s College at AMU organises Annual Mushaira
TCN News
Aligarh : Poets from all over India recently gathered in Aligarh Muslim University’s Women’s College for the Annual Mushaira, which was inaugurated by...
Court rejects bail plea of AAP MLA held after worker’s suicide
New Delhi : A court here on Monday dismissed the bail plea of AAP legislator Sharad Chauhan, who was arrested along with five others...
Tripura: CPI-M women members at record number
Agartala : The strength of women members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura rose to a record 26 percent against 12...
40 cases of crime against women recorded daily in Delhi: Centre
New Delhi : On an average 40 cases of crime against women, including at least four rape cases, are registered everyday in Delhi, union...
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...
Health of Women is Indeed Our Precious Wealth
By Shobha Shukla,
On this year's World Health Day, let us focus on addressing issues that can improve health status of women. A wide array of socio-economic, cultural and gender-based inequalities continue to aggravate risk for women.
SC suspends order for permanent commission to women in navy
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday suspended the operation of the Delhi High Court order which directed the navy to give permanent...
Women no longer silent recipients of abuse: Delhi Police
New Delhi : Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi Tuesday said the increase in the number of complaints registered by women showed that the members...
PG accommodation ‘block list’ for women students
By Ankush Vats
New Delhi : It's often been a murky tale of harassment for outstation women students of Delhi University year after year. But...
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.
Journey of Chandigarh woman – from telephone booth to mayor’s office
By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,
Chandigarh : She does not have an upscale address or family connections to boast of, but she holds the highest civic position in the union territory of Chandigarh. That Kamlesh Banarsi Das has managed to become mayor of the city for the second time is a tribute to her hard work, dedication and simplicity.
The story of Kamlesh is special.
From running an ordinary telephone booth, Kamlesh is back in the Chandigarh mayor's office - the only Congress leader to have entered the coveted office twice in this city.
Kidnapped minor girl rescued in Delhi
New Delhi : A minor girl who was kidnapped in Delhi was rescued on Thursday from the New Delhi railway station and the...
सवालों के घेरे में बिहार की शराबबंदी
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
पटना - बिहार में 1 अप्रैल से शराब को लेकर राज्य सरकार की नयी नीति लागू हो गयी है. एक तरफ जहां...
CAA Movement: Recent reports on Delhi violence indicate ‘criminal role of Delhi Police’
By Nidha Parveen, TwoCircles.net
A recent report by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) states that as many as 45 people were sexually assaulted...
Three held guilty of both gang rapes in Shakti Mills
Mumbai: A Mumbai court Thursday held three men, convicted earlier for gang rape of a call centre employee in the Shakti Mills complex...
Women immolates self, parents alleges dowry death
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 25-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by immolating herself in Rajouri Garden here, the police said Friday.
The police came to know about the incident after a neighbour of the victim, Manorama, reported the crime.
"Manorama's husband told the police that they had an argument in the (Thursday) afternoon, after which she poured kerosene and set herself on fire," said a police official.
The police said that Manorama was taken to the Deen Dayal Hospital from where she was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital with 90 percent burns. She died Friday morning.
Indians among 30,000 nurses in Britain facing expulsion
London: As many as 30,000 overseas nurses will be facing the axe under British Prime Minister David Cameron's new immigration laws.
According to Cameron's new...
African women writers take a new turn
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Epic tales of jungle safaris and human rights repression in Africa are making way for a new kind of contemporary literature in a changing continent where women are becoming an increasingly vocal force in influencing literary trends.
Literary pundits are describing the current phase in contemporary African fiction as the "time of boom".
Rajnath Singh concerned over low representation of women in jobs
New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has expressed concern over low representation of women in many fields, including police where it is...
Women banned from wearing mini-skirts to work
By IANS,
London: Women in Britain's offices have been banned from wearing mini-skirts to work, and people involved in "customer-facing roles" have been told to look more professional "in a way that shows respect to children and families".
Around 400 staff in Southampton City Council's children's services department received a memo telling them they should dress respectfully and "carefully consider their work attire", the Daily Mail reported.
Raped Dalit woman struggles for justice in Orissa
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: A month after a Dalit woman in Orissa was allegedly gang raped by four men, including a former leader of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the police have arrested only one of the accused. Opposition parties claim that a minister is shielding them and are demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
A 24-year-old woman has accused politician Mahesh Agarwal and three other men of having raped her at Paikmal in Bargarh district, about 350 km from here, May 10.
Dalit couple lynched in Punjab ‘honour killing’
By Parminder Singh Bariana ,
Hoshiarpur (Punjab):The failure of Punjab Police to provide security to a newly-married Dalit couple despite directions from the high court...
IAF grants permanent commissions to 22 women officers
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to grant permanent commissions to 22 women officers in line with a court directive to ensure gender equality but this will not apply to women officers who join in the future, an official said Wednesday.
"We have started the process of according permanent commission to 22 women officers in accordance with a Delhi High Court order and have decided against challenging it," IAF spokesperson Tarun Kumar Singha told IANS.
Teen girl refuses to marry merry man!
By IANS,
Patna : Chances are that Mohammed Abdul Hakim is now sober. And still single. A day ago he was dumped at the altar by the teenage bride-to-be for being a drunkard.
Kulsum Khatoon, a resident of Naharniya village in Madhubani district, Sunday refused to marry Hakim after she was informed that he was habitually drunk.
"Kulsum stunned villagers when a Muslim priest began to solemnize their wedding and she publicly declared that she would not marry Hakim," a local police official said.
Indian feminists, women’s rights activists inspire US educator
By Sahana Ghosh ,
Kolkata:Globe-trotting in his efforts to engage men and boys in efforts to prevent gender-based violence, an American public speaker and educator...
19 years and counting: the tale of Naseema Begum’s wait for her missing husband
In the second of the five personal stories of half widows, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates the story of Naseema Dar.
Tengpora...
Arrangements made Gileem Juloos in Lucknow on 19th Ramzan
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Lucknow: District administration took out flag march in old city on Sunday to gear up for the 19th Ramzan procession in Lucknow. The procession is taken out by shia muslims as per the tripartitie agreement between Sunnis, Shias and district administration in 1999 which permitted 10 processions for Shias and one for Sunnis.
Ramadan 1438: Kaneez Fatima
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
"I fast because it's an order from Allah, and because it is a part of my religion that is very...
Even Islam prescribes capital punishment for rapists: Maulana Balyavi on Meerut rape
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Patna: Janta Dal United Rajya Sabha MP Maulana Ghulam Rasool Balyavi has condemned the rape of a Hindu teacher of a Madrassa in Meerut allegedly by a local cleric. He said that even Islam prescribes capital punishment for rapists.
Triple Talaq Bill: A classic case of judicial overkill
By Tariq Hasan for TwoCircles.net
Algarh: The Triple Talaq bill passed in the Lok Sabha and to be presented in the Rajya Sabha if passed...
Are Indian ads coming of age with social messages?
By Azera Parveen Rahman
New Delhi: Why should laundry be a woman's job? asks a new TV commercial for a detergent. Featuring the father of...
बुंदेलखंड की बहादुर बेटी और ‘गुलाबी गैंग’ की शेरनी हेमलता पटेल की भूली बिसरी...
हेमलता पटेल गुलाबी गैंग की संस्थापक सदस्यों में से हैं। बुंदेलखंड का मशहूर गुलाबी गैंग महिलाओं के विरुद्ध होने वाले अत्याचारों से लड़ने के...
Four arrested for woman professor’s murder
By IANS,
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh police Thursday claimed to have solved the murder of a woman professor, in a Kanpur university campus, with the arrest of four people.
Mandavi Singh, an assistant professor at the Chandra Shekhar Azad Agriculture University, was shot dead on the campus Monday evening.
"Three of the arrested, Jitendra Rathore, Mohammad Mohsin and Sonu are petty criminals. Rathore shot Singh on her face when she resisted their attempt to snatch her gold chain," Superintendent of Police (Crime) O.P. Singh told IANS by phone.
Woman pensioner donates Rs 50,000 for LPG to poor women: Modi
New Delhi : Pitching for the government's 'Give It Up' campaign to voluntarily surrender cooking gas subsidy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday...
Confident women lack social skills
By IANS,
Washington : Women who project themselves as confident and ambitious in job interviews are perceived as highly competent but lacking in social skills.
Women who present themselves as modest and cooperative, while well liked, are perceived as low on competence.
However, confident and ambitious male candidates are viewed as both competent and likable and therefore are more likely to be hired as a manager than either confident or modest women.
Indian woman’s Italian ‘not good enough’ for citizenship
Rome : An Indian national has been barred from completing the process towards gaining Italian citizenship by a mayor who argued that her language...
Why are Sikh women exempted from wearing helmet: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the city government why it has exempted Sikh women pillion riders from wearing a helmet following...
भारत का सर्वोच्च विज्ञान पुरस्कार बुशरा अतीक के नाम
नेहाल अहमद । Twocircles.net
अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम विश्वविद्यालय (एएमयू) की पूर्व छात्रा डॉ बुशरा अतीक को मेडिकल स्किनोल के क्षेत्र में उत्कृष्ट कार्य के लिए भारत...
Ensure safety of women passengers, court to DTC
By IANS,
New Delhi : In a major ruling in favour of thousands of women travelling in Delhi's buses, the Delhi High Court Friday called for an end to the "venomous practice" of "eve teasing" and told the state-run Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to take steps to ensure the safety of female passengers.
Justice Kailash Gambhir directed the DTC to file an affidavit spelling out the steps taken by the transport authority and what mechanism they propose to have in place to ensure complete safety of women in DTC and other buses.
मज़हब पर उठती उंगलियों से भरा रहा बीता साल
जावेद अनीस
पिछले डेढ़ सालों में इस देश में अभिव्यक्ति की आज़ादी और लोकतंत्र के दायरे कम हुए हैं और बहुसंख्यकवाद का अहंकार सामने आया...
Inspired village headman now focuses on nomadic tribes
By Priyanka
New Delhi : Sunil Jaglan, a Haryana village headman whose online drive for the girl child went viral on Twitter after...
Women’s commission condemns serial on Colors channel
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.
Birbhum gang rape: Opposition flays Trinamool over SC directive
Kolkata: The opposition Friday flayed the West Bengal government after the Supreme Court directed it to pay additional compensation of Rs.5 lakh to the...
From Nepali Dreams to Kashmir’s Nightmare: The Journey of Trafficked Women and Their Lost...
Safoora Hilal and Kounsar Bashir, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In the dimly lit room, barely illuminated by the single window, the space was cluttered with various items. The...
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.
Mumbai women jailed for hurling slipper at apex court judge
By IANS,
New Delhi:The Supreme Court Wednesday jailed four women officials of Mumbai-based Boss School of Music for hurling a slipper at an apex court judge in March this year.
A bench of Justices Altmas Kabir, G.S. Singhvi and H.L. Dattu convicted the four women, including the school's principal, on the charge of contempt of court for throwing a slipper at Justice Arijit, who has since retired, and sentenced them to three months' jail.
Three Muslim women in Man Asia long list
Three Muslim women in Man Asia long list
New Delhi: Three Muslim women found themselves among the 21 selected for Man Asia Literary Prize. The long list of 21 unpublished works includes work from Anjum Hasan, Daisey Hasan, and Salma.
The 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize long list was chosen from submissions received from all over Asia. The largest single group of submissions was from India, followed by the Philippines.
A short list of five works will be announced in October 2008 and winner awarded in November.
A Burqa can be empowering too, but I don’t expect Ram Guha to understand...
By Hatif Imam for TwoCircles.net
My great uncle attained the coveted post of a Tehsildar before independence. He was a poet and a pious Muslim,...
Relief to rape convict for cracking civil service challenged
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday said it didn't agree with the Delhi High Court's order giving relief to a rape convict who cracked the civil service exam while serving his sentence.
The apex court issued notice to the Delhi government on a lawsuit by the National Commission for Women (NCW) questioning the rationale of the high court verdict releasing the rape convict, Ashok Rai.
Strong legislation needed to check crime against women: MPs
New Delhi : Decrying the rising atrocities on women, members in the Lok Sabha Thursday advocated strong legislation and a change in the mindset...
Tripura women protest Delhi gang-rape
By IANS,
Agartala : Several women in Tripura staged rallies to express their anguish over the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in a Delhi bus.
Police not to arrest Rathore ‘hastily’ despite criticism
By IANS,
Panchkula (Haryana): Haryana Police has been pulled up for delaying action in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case but police officials say they did not want to arrest former top cop S.P.S Rathore "hastily" despite a Panchkula court having dismissed his anticipatory bail pleas.
"Our investigation is still under process and we are looking into all aspects of the case before arresting anybody. We cannot do things hastily in this matter and we are busy collecting evidence pertaining to these FIRs," Superintendent of Police (Panchkula) Maneesh Chaudhary told IANS here Saturday.
70-year old Dalit woman raped in Uttar Pradesh village
By IANS,
Lucknow : A 70-year old Dalit woman was raped after her son and daughter-in-law were shot and injured in an Uttar Pradesh village. A rapist has been arrested while three others are absconding, a police official said Wednesday.
The incident took place early Tuesday morning when the accused barged into the victim's house.
"We have arrested Ranvir Singh Yadav and are looking for three others," Mahoba police chief R.P. Singh told IANS on phone.
Mahoba district is about 250 km from state capital Lucknow.
Girl stabbed to death: HC notice on transfer of case to CBI
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the city government and police on a plea seeking direction to hand over...
Sex assault on infant, girl in India, Pakistan ‘heart-breaking’: UN spokesperson
United Nations (IANS): Sex assaults on an infant in India and on a girl in Pakistan are "heart-breaking" but the "scourge" of violence against...
With art and grit, she helps women in Maoist badlands
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
Bundu : Deep in the heart of Maoist country in Jharkhand, a young woman is reviving ancient artistic genres to "bring new meaning into the lives of tribal and backward caste women" whose husbands and kin have taken to arms.
Reshma Dutta, the daughter of the erstwhile 'zamindar' (landlord) of Bundu, an economically backward district 40 km from Ranchi, makes terracotta, dokra (metal ware) and ceramic sculptures, jewellery, cutlery and solid three-dimensional wall paintings using ethnic Sohrai motifs and techniques.
Health organisations call for gender equality this Women’s Day
New Delhi : Health organisations on Monday called for improved gender equality all over the world, particularly in the economy and access to healthcare.
They...
5000 people from 40 villages in Maharashtra gather to demand justice for Dr. Payal...
By Imran Inamdar, Twocircles.net
Jalgao (Maharashtra)
With the intention to send a strong message to the government authorities, as many as five thousand Adivasi activists including...
Jammu woman files rape complaint against four LeT guerrillas
By IANS,
Jammu : In the first incident of its kind, a woman from Jammu region has filed a complaint of rape against guerrillas of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit and identified one of the atatckers during a parade of the suspects, the police said here.
Shah Bano, wife of Shafi Gujar, a resident of Zainidal Bhaderwah, claimed she was gang raped by four guerrillas of the LeT and filed a police complaint.
Delhi Elections 2025: Women Voters Refuse to be Swayed by AAP-BJP’s Poll Winning Tactics,...
Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net
Seema Sachdeva (59), a tenant in the P&T quarters near Windsor Place, the residence of Pravesh Verma, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
South Kashmir girl receives 100% scholarship offer to pursue Mechanical Engg. in University of...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Eighteen-year-old Adeeba Tak from Shopian district in south Kashmir has brought laurels to the valley by securing admission in...
Basketball body green-lights players to wear hijabs at games
Moscow, (IANS): FIBA, the worlds governing body of basketball, ruled to allow players to wear hijabs, a head covering traditionally worn by many Muslim...
Property rights of Half Widows can’t be eschewed as Quran and Sunnah has given...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In a significant development regarding the property rights of Half Widows in Kashmir, a meeting with Ulema's (Islamic Scholars)...
Woman separatist leader held in Srinagar
By IANS,
Srinagar : Chief of Kashmiri separatist women group Dukhtaran-e-Milat (Daughters of Faith), Asiya Andrabi was arrested Friday during anti-Valentine's Day protest here.
Andrabi was...
Why AMU should have a woman vice-chancellor this time
The American society is pushed to the back foot in debates concerning liberty, equality and opportunity when an opponent points out that the society...
Women activists oppose airing of December 16 convict interview
New Delhi : Women's rights activists came out strongly on Tuesday against the airing of an interview of one of those convicted in the...
Odisha issues guidelines for safety of women at workplace
Bhubaneswar : The School and Mass Education department of the Odisha government Friday issued guidelines for the safety of women employees at their workplace...
Harassed by legislator, woman official commits suicide
By IANS,
Hyderabad : A woman agriculture officer in Andhra Pradesh committed suicide alleging mental harassment by a legislator, a minister said Sunday.
B. Rajeswari Sunday died of burn injuries at a corporate hospital, where she was undergoing treatment after she set herself ablaze four days ago.
Minister for Small Industries D.K. Aruna said action would be taken as per law against those responsible for the woman's death. She said Rajeswari named a legislator and two other people's representatives in her statement.
“Pillars of healthcare system in rural India,” UP’s Asha workers risked life to safeguard...
Hundreds of Asha workers (healthcare workers) have been rendering yeoman's service in rural India during the Covid-19 pandemic by working tirelessly to fight...
Eloped girl’s father abducts boy for revenge, held
By IANS,
New Delhi: A man has been arrested for abducting a six-year-old cousin of a boy with whom his daughter had eloped last month, police said.
Qadir Khan, a 38-year-old from Sitamarhi in Bihar, was arrested from Gorkhpur Tuesday for kidnapping the boy in east Delhi July 27.
The boy has been rescued from Qadir Khan's custody and police said search was on to find Khan's accomplices.
Women’s quota, nuclear liability – two hot potato bills in monsoon session
By IANS,
New Delhi: Two contentious pieces of legislation, on women's reservation and civil nuclear liability, are among 59 bills listed for consideration during the monsoon session of parliament beginning Monday.
Parties opposed to the women's reservation bill are ready for battle in the Lok Sabha where it is to be tabled, while the Left and BJP said they will contest the nuclear bill tooth and nail.
Vani, Mehar in joint lead in women’s golf
Bengaluru : Delhi's Vani Kapoor and defending champion Mehar Atwal scored two-over 74 and 75 respectively to share the lead in the second round...
Allowing women to be guardians: Panel examines bill
By Rana Ajit, IANS,
New Delhi : A parliamentary panel is scrutinising a bill aimed at giving Indian women equal rights as men in adopting children and becoming guardians of minors, including their own kids - something they are barred from under existing law.
Manipuri woman found dead in Delhi
New Delhi : A 20-year-old Manipuri woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented accommodation here Thursday, police said.
Aben Sofia was found...
Lack of coordination between officials delaying Nirbhaya Fund: DCW chief
By IANS:
New Delhi, July 24 : The One Stop Centres (OSC), a scheme under the Nirbhaya Fund, is getting delayed in Delhi due to...
SC starts hearing on validity of triple talaq
New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of triple talaq practised by Muslims.
"We...
Dalit woman held for CPI-M office trespass ‘attempts suicide’
Kannur (Kerala) : One of the two Dalit women held on charge of trespassing into the CPI-M office in Thalaserry was late Saturday night...
State governments indifferent to Anganwadi workers: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi : Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said the state governments are adopting a "careless" and "irresponsible"...
Mohammadi Begum – A role model for Meo women
Series on Mewat – Part 4
By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,
On my last day in Mewat, I fixed an appointment to meet a Meo woman whom I had heard much about—46 year-old Mohammadi Begum. When I did fieldwork in Mewat two decades ago, she was the only Meo female to have earned a Bachelor’s degree. Today, there are some three hundred others like her—which, considering that the Meo female population is estimated at around 600,000, still does not amount to much.
Indian activist Ruchira Gupta wins Clinton Global Citizen Award
By IANS,
New York : An Indian journalist and activist Ruchira Gupta has been awarded the Third Annual Clinton Global Citizen Award for her work against human trafficking in four Indian states.
Former president Bill Clinton presented the award to Gupta, president of the organisation Apne Aap Women Worldwide, during the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) here Thursday.
The award recognises remarkable individuals for their leadership in improving the lives of people around the globe.
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.
DMK names 173 candidates, including Jayalalithaa opponent
Chennai : The DMK on Wednesday named 173 candidates for the May 16 assembly elections, fielding Simla Muthu Chozhan against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister...
Teacher held for trying to molest student in Kashmir
Srinagar : A school teacher was arrested on Wednesday for attempting to molest a Class 6 girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police...
Wakf amendment bill seeks representation of women
By IANS,
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday introduced the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2010, in the Lok Sabha that seeks to address the lapses in the Wakf Act, 1995, and also provides for representation of women, professionals and experts in the wakf councils.
The bill seeks to address the inadequacy of data on waqf properties, encroachment, development of waqf properties and the absence of a statutory obligation to ensure flow of information from the state waqf boards and state governments to the central waqf council.
Saudi men lobby for remarriages of widows, divorcees
Riyadh : A group of Saudi men have formed a society to promote remarriages of widows and divorcees within the existing system of polygamy...
Mother Teresa to be canonised on September 4: Pope
Vatican city: The Pope during consistory of cardinals on Tuesday announced September 4 as the date for Mother Teresa's canonisation, the media reported.
After months...
सदफ़ ज़ाफ़र- चीख और गालियों के बीच डरावनी थी थाने में बिताई गई वो...
मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net
''जेल से बाहर जरूर आ गई हूं लेकिन फिर भी मैं अभी ना संतुष्ट हूं और ना खुश. जब मुझे ले कर...
Rajasthan tribal women learn candle making under project ‘Sakhi’
Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc's project "Sakhi" has been empowering dozens of rural and tribal women in Rajasthan's Zawar region, near here, by teaching...
On Bhima Koregaon, your Janaeu was shining brightly on Republic TV: An open letter...
By Disha KR for TwoCircles.net
Dear Mr Arnab Goswami,
Your debate #Endcastepolitics on both 2nd and 3rd of January is a perfect example of a casteist...
Police probe Zinta’s molestation charge against Wadia scion
Mumbai: Mumbai police Saturday started their probe into Bollywood actress Preity Zinta's molestation charge against her ex-boyfriend and business partner, industrialist Ness Wadia.
An investigating...
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.
Kejriwal questions Modi, Jung over minors’ rape in Delhi
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday expressed anguish over the horrific incidents of minors' rape here and questioned what steps Prime Minister...
For Assamese media, every Muslim is a potential terrorist
By Aban Abrar Biplob for TwoCircles.net
The recent terrorist attack in Dhaka, allegedly by the Islamic State (ISIS), has seen the Assam Government...
Rape victims of Rwandan genocide lead shattered lives
By IANS,
Johannesburg : Hutu troops raped a quarter million women and girls systematically during the Rwandan genodice in 1994, after being ordered by their superiors.
While rape is always a matter of regulating power relations between the sexes, some differences exist between rape during peace and wartime.
Researchers garnered focusing on what happened in the lives of the women and what was important about their experiences.
NCW meets Air India staff involved in mid-air scuffle
By IANS,
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women Wednesday recorded statements from the Air India air hostess, the flight purser and the two pilots involved in the Oct 3 mid-air scuffle and alleged molestation on board a flight.
"The committee constituted by the NCW met the air hostess, the flight purser and two pilots. They have recorded their statements," committee member Manorama Bawa from All India Women's Conference told IANS.
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.
कोई नहीं है भजनपुरा का फुरसा हाल लेने वाला…
Anzar Bhajanpuri for TwoCircles.net
बिहार के कोसी क्षेत्र की पहचान दुनिया भर में है. 2008 की कोसी त्रासदी ने यहां की कठिन ज़िन्दगी और संघर्ष...
Nirbhaya Fund gets additional Rs.1,000 crore
By IANS,
New Delhi : To ensure dignity and safety of women, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Monday allocated an additional Rs.1,000 crore for the...
Powell calls for more Indian women students in US
By IANS,
Kolkata: Asserting that the US was stepping up efforts to increase the number of young women studying in her country, Ambassador to India...
Rape: crime or victory?
By Saquib Salim,
I am not really a soccer fan and I do not want to pretend during world cup, just because everyone else...
Triple Talaq: Turning a mole hill into a mountain
By Moin Qazi for TwoCircles.net
O People, it is true that you have certain rights over your women, but they also have rights over...
A Jewish voice against the “burqa ban”
By Joshua M. Z. Stanton
Even as a Jew in New York, I know what it is like to be Muslim in France.
While studying abroad in the French city of Strasbourg in 2007, I decided to grow a bushy beard. Little did I know that in France only traditional Jewish and Muslim men don anything but the most finely trimmed moustache or goatee. Since I did not wear a yarmulke or other head covering, people who saw me on the street assumed that I was Muslim.
While studying abroad in the French city of Strasbourg in 2007, I decided to grow a bushy beard. Little did I know that in France only traditional Jewish and Muslim men don anything but the most finely trimmed moustache or goatee. Since I did not wear a yarmulke or other head covering, people who saw me on the street assumed that I was Muslim.
More women shunning physical exercise
By IANS,
Sydney : More and more women are avoiding activity, when exercise facilities are virtually available at their very doorstep, according to a study.
It also revealed that one in four women did not know there was a swimming pool nearby; one in three was unaware of tennis courts and one in five did not know about a nearby gymnasium.
Deakin University health expert Kylie Ball, associate professor, said this lack of awareness could be impacting the level of physical activity undertaken by women and be putting their health at risk.
Warden thrashes six girls, suspended
Srinagar : A warden at a tribal students hostel here in Jammu and Kashmir allegedly thrashed six girl inmates because they refused to clean...
Eight-year-old Saudi girl divorces 50-year-old husband
By DPA,
Riyadh : An eight-year-old Saudi girl got divorced from her 50-year-old husband after the marriage drew severe criticism, the girl's lawyer said Thursday.
Abdullah al-Jeteily said that the court in Onayza city approved the divorce decree after several officials in the region talked with the husband.
Two request by the girl's mother for a divorce were rejected before, and one judge ruled that the girl would be able to file for divorce herself only after she reaches puberty.
Ishrat Shahabuddin Shaikh- an emerging entrepreneur of Mumbai
TCN Special Series on Women of Inspiration
By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,
In Kinnaur, she fights for women’s property rights
By Vishal Gulati, IANS,
Shimla : It's uphill task for social activist Rattan Manjari. The 57-year-old is leading a movement against patriarchal laws that bar women from inheriting property in Kinnaur as well as Lahaul and Spiti districts in Himachal Pradesh.
In these tribal dominated areas, traditionally women don't inherit the property of their parents or husbands.
Sonia Gandhi, Mayawati on Forbes powerful women list
By IANS,
New York : Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, PepsiCo chief executive Indra K. Nooyi and Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw have been featured in the latest annual list of "100 Most Powerful Women" compiled by Forbes magazine.
Nooyi and Gandhi rank high up at third and twenty-first positions in the list, while Mayawati and Mazumdar-Shaw have been ranked fifty-ninth and ninety-ninth, respectively.
Delhi records 3,900 incidents of domestic violence against women
By Kanu Sarda, IANS,
New Delhi : Three years after the pathbreaking Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act was introduced, the Indian capital has recorded a whopping 3,901 cases - possibly the highest in the country. However, relief under this law has not been swift, say lawyers and women.
States like Kerala (3,287 cases), Chattisgarh (2,921), Maharashtra (2,751), Punjab (2017), and Andhra Pradesh (1,625) also recorded too many incidents of domestic violence. This is as per court data available with some - though not all - states till February 2009.
Woman software engineer goes missing in Noida
Noida, Dec 21 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman software engineer of a multinational company has gone missing from here, as her father suspected she has been abducted by her former boy friend, the police said Sunday.
According police inspector Dharmendra Chauhan, Shruti Lamba of Sector-30 Noida was in love with her former colleague Naeem, 31, a resident of Delhi.
Her father Satish Kumar, a retired IAS officer, objected to the relationship and asked the daughter to resign from the company Shruti worked for earlier, Chauhan said.
When saying ‘no’ empowered these women
By Shilpa Raina,
New Delhi : As a child-bride, activist Sampat Pal's mother-in-law sternly instructed her to have dinner only after everyone in the family had eaten. She agreed, but a part of her rebelled against this gender discrimination. And a day came when she could take it no more and ate before everyone else did. That very moment forever changed the course of life.