Missing varsity teacher returns home ‘distressed’
By IANS,
New Delhi : A female lecturer, who had been missing for two days returned home Wednesday in a "distressed" mood, the family said.
Anshu Jain, 31, a lecturer in Dayal Singh College in south Delhi, was missing since Monday afternoon when she hailed an auto to return to her home in Mayur Vihar. Her family informed the police control room when she didn't reach home.
"I don't understand what happened - she came home a few hours back and she is not in a mental state to say anything," Anshu's father V.P. Singh told IANS by phone.
Dalit woman paraded naked in Punjab, one held
By IANS,
Batala (Punjab) : One person has been arrested for allegedly parading a Dalit woman naked in Punjab's Bhagwanpur village Aug 10, police said Monday.
According to the police, the woman was allegedly paraded by her neighbours, who belong to an influential family.
"They forcibly took me to their house and thrashed me. Then they tore my clothes and forced me to go round the village," the victim told reporters.
The neighbours were angry as the victim's brother-in-law Gagandeep Singh was having an affair with a girl from the family.
Role model: Alifiya Khan
A journalist working for Hindustan Times, Alifiya Khan won Anupama Jayaraman Memorial journalism award for her series of investigative news stories on health care system. She is 24 years old and a good start for new TwoCircles.net series on Role Models.
Me: I was born and brought up in Mumbai. Except for short visits to various places for vacations and stories, I have never stayed in another place except this city for a long period of time.
No relief for Soni Sori: Brother-in-law, sister, picked up for interrogation
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Delhi: Having barely recovered from a brutal attack on her face by assailants, Soni Sori, the human rights activist from Chattisgarh,...
Lifelong struggle against the caste system to create a life of dignity
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net
Sushma Andhare is well known today among Dalit/Ambedkarite movement. She is a professor and teaches sociology and political science. But that...
Woman, who accused Pachauri of sexual harassment, resigns
New Delhi: The woman researcher, who levelled charges of sexual harassment against environmental scientist R.K. Pachauri, has quit her job at The Energy Research...
RSS and affiliate organisations trying to kill Indian glory: Teesta Setalvad
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: Our country is now being controlled by fascist forces and each citizen should challenge them, Teesta...
Penniless widow writes to Patil for mercy death
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: A 45-year-old widow in Orissa has sought permission from President Pratibha Patil to end her life, saying she has no money to feed her three mentally challenged children.
‘Policy-implementation must for women’s empowerment’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women's empowerment is possible only if state administrators implement the policies framed by the central government, K.G. Balakrishnan, National Human...
NCW seeks guidelines on online content offensive to women
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Thursday said the government should create guidelines for intermediaries to pull down any content offensive...
Explain denial of admission to girls, court asks schools
By IANS,
New Delhi: Eight girls who were refused admission by different government schools in east Delhi have moved the Delhi High Court which Tuesday asked the education department to explain why the students were turned away.
Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the government to explain by Aug 5 why it failed to admit the girls in its schools.
The girls residing in different areas in east Delhi approached the court when they were refused admission by the schools on frivolous grounds.
कोचिंग के फीस के लिए नौकरी कर जुटाएं पैसे, अब जज बन गई बोकारो...
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली - हाल ही में बिहार पीसीएस जे के परिणाम में 22 मुस्लिम नोजवानों ने जज साहब होने का गौरव...
Massachusetts hosts America’s first-ever Dalit art exhibition
Organized by Adavi Myah, an art collective led by Dalit and Bahujan women, the exhibition will run for four weeks until May 30, 2022.
BOSTON,...
AIDWA condemns Dalit youth’s murder in Maharashtra
New Delhi: The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) Thursday condemned the murder of a Dalit youth in Maharashtra in the name of honour...
बीड़ी ही बना जीने का सहारा…
निकहत प्रवीन
भागलपुर (बिहार) : बड़ा बेटा उसके बग़ल में बैठा था और छोटे बेटे को गोद में लिए, सिर झुकाए वो लगातार बीड़ी बनाए...
यह बिल मुस्लिम समाज के प्रति सरकार की नीयत का अक्स है
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
पिछले दिनों हमारे मुल्क में यह माहौल बनाने की कोशिश की गई कि सभी मुसलमान महिलाएं तीन तलाक़ क़ानून के...
Over 3,000 tribal women demonstrate in Madhya Pradesh
By IANS,
Bhopal : In an unprecedented expression of anger, about 3,000 tribal women Wednesday demonstrated in Barwani before the district collector and the superintendent of police.
MIM appeals supporters to join Mumbai’s Dalit mass protest on July 22
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: In yet another attempt to portray it to be the party of Muslims and Dalits, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...
Over 32,000 widows, 97,000 orphans in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar: There are over 32,000 widows and 97,000 orphaned children in violence-battered Jammu and Kashmir, a new study has found, suggesting that the unending conflict in the border state has only made things worse for the vulnerable sections of society.
"There were 32,400 widows and 97,200 orphans in 2008 in Kashmir and the number is growing. With the continuity and intensification of armed conflict, their life conditions have deteriorated to miserable sub-human levels," says the study conducted by valley-based known sociologist Bashir Ahmed Dabla.
‘Govt discontinued Maulana Azad fellowship because it doesn’t want Muslims to pursue higher education,’...
For many post-doctoral Muslim students, discontinuing of Maulana Azad Fellowship (MANF) by the Central government means acquiring higher education for the economically marginalized...
DPS asked to compensate teachers in sexual harassment case
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Delhi Public School (DPS) Society to compensate three of its teachers, who had alleged sexual harassment by the principal of Faridabad branch of the school, to the tune Rs.2.5 lakh each.
Justice S. Ravindra Bhatt in his order asked DPS to pay Rs.2.5 lakh each to three of its teachers and Rs.1.5 lakh to another employee of the school who had accused the then school principal U.S. Verma of sexual harassment. The teachers were forced to resign from their positions following the allegation.
हाथरस कांड में अदालत का फैसला, संदीप दोषी, तीन बरी
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Two circles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश की राजनीति में भूचाल मचा देने वाले बहुचर्चित बुलगढी गांव वाले हाथरस कांड में आज फैसला आ गया है।...
Mother, daughter held for stoning woman to death
By IANS,
Raipur : A village headwoman in Chattisgarh was arrested Monday with her daughter and son-in-law for allegedly stoning to death a woman who was branded a witch.
The incident took place at Narkela village in Jashpur district, about 450 km from here.
"The village sarpanch, Rimni Bai, and her daughter and son-in-law were arrested following strong evidence that they stoned to death a middle-aged tribal woman Budhiaro Bai after branding her a witch," said a police official probing the case.
We can make a difference, say women MPs
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty,
New Delhi : Having been elected in their largest number his time, women MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha feel they will...
8 महीने से जेल में है सपा विद्यायक नाहिद हसन, अखिलेश यादव से अब...
मोहम्मद वसीम । Two circles.net के लिए
तबियत खराब होने पर कैराना के विधायक नाहिद हसन को मुजफ्फरनगर अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया है...
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...
Woman officer leads guard of honour for Obama
New Delhi: Wing Commander Puja Thakur led the ceremonial guard of honour for US President Barack Obama at Rashtrapati Bhavan Sunday.
Wing Commander Thakur walked...
Zainab Sayeed: UPSC cracker who wants more Muslim girls to be IAS
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: She set a target, studied hard and achieved her goal. Now, she wants other Muslim women to make an attempt...
Rajya Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill
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...
Ablutions an embarrassing chore for women in flood-hit Bihar
By Imran Khan
Maner/Danapur (Bihar) : Coping with hunger and homelessness in flood-hit Bihar is a task in itself but for women, there is...
जामिया के 6 छात्रों का पीएम फैलोशिप के लिए चयन
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया के छह शोधार्थियों का प्रधानमंत्री रिसर्च फेलोशिप के लिए चयन हुआ है। इन शोधार्थियों को दिसंबर 2020...
Himachal ex-MLA booked for sexual assault
Shimla: A former BJP legislator in Himachal Pradesh was Tuesday booked on a complaint by a woman who alleged that she was sexually assaulted...
शहीद पत्रकार दानिश सिद्दीकी को पुलित्जर पुरस्कार
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
अमेरिका के सबसे बड़े पुलित्जर पुरस्कार 2022 के विजेताओं की घोषणा सोमवार को कर दी गई। इस वर्ष चार भारतीय पत्रकारों को...
Ujjwal Nikam named prosecutor for Pune gang-rape trial
By IANS,
Mumbai : The Maharashtra government Friday appointed ace lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as the special public prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of gang-raping a married woman in Pune last week.
Nikam would lead the prosecution in the case which will be tried in a fast track court, Home Minister R.R. Patil announced in the legislative assembly.
Woman judge sacked in Tripura
By IANS,
Agartala: A judge in Tripura has been dismissed from service for making derogatory remarks against the judges of higher courts, an official said Sunday.
Trinamool MLA’s son worried about his safety after mother shot at
Kolkata : Days after his mother was shot at in their home, the son of Trinamool Congress legislator Arjun Singh on Saturday expressed concern...
Woman burnt to death in Orissa violence over VHP leader’s killing
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : A young woman was burnt to death and a church official seriously injured when a mob torched an orphanage in an Orissa village, sparking tension across the state Monday even as thousands observed a statewide shutdown called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to protest the killing of one of its leaders.
A 22-year-old woman was killed and a church official badly injured when angry mobs burnt down an orphanage in Khuntpali village in Barhgarh district, 300 km from here, Monday.
While Christians claimed the woman was a nun, the state police have denied it.
Rag-picking girls’ date with prime minister Saturday
By IANS
New Delhi: It was a dream come true for 12-year-old Useeran Sheikh, a rag-picker, as she shook hands with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday, and requested abolition of child labour and quality education for all children in the country.
Sheikh with two other rag-picker children met the prime minister at his 7 Race Course Road residence in the capital.
"I liked it very much. This is the first time I am meeting the prime minister. I never thought this would ever happen to us," Sheikh said excitedly after leaving the Prime Ministers' House.
‘इस्लाम ने ही पहली दफ़ा औरतों को उनका हक़ दिया’ –जस्टिस राजेन्द्र सच्चर
‘मुसलमान औरतों की आवाज़: सड़क से संसद तक’: बंदिशों की बेड़ियों को झकझोरने की कोशिश
Fahmina Hussain, TwoCircles.net
बदलते समय, बदलते समाज, बदलते परिवेश के बीच...
Of white buildings, Islamic architecture and progressive women
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt, IANS,
Muscat : As the flight descends in the Oman capital, the first impression is that of serenity and peace - perhaps because of the overwhelmingly white and off-white buildings.
As this reporter, part of a four-member media exchange programme to Oman, went around the beautifully kept city, it was intriguing that the only spots of colour were to be found on top of mosques.
50 percent quota for women in panchayats lauded
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission of Women Thursday welcomed the cabinet's decision to reserve 50 percent of seats in rural panchayats for women.
"We are delighted," NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here.
The cabinet has approved amendment of article 243 D of the constitution to increase the reservation from 33 percent to 50 percent of the panchayat seats to be filled by direct election for women.
"Women face discrimination from the home to parliament. They have to be made equal partners in decision-making," she said.
Women commuters cheer as Rajya Sabha passes quota bill
By IANS,
Mumbai : Thousands of women commuters travelling in local trains Wednesday celebrated the first round of success of the Women's Reservation Bill by cheering and offering flowers to other travellers at a railway station in the suburbs.
Armed with flowers, the women commuters and some others belonging to local self-help groups thronged the Ulhasnagar railway station early morning, a day after the Rajya Sabha passed the bill to reserve a third of seats in the legislatures for women.
Zain Masud named international director of art fair 2016
New Delhi: Zain Masud, a former assistant fair director to Art Dubai, was appointed the international director of India Art Fair 2016 here on...
Manmohan to meet Chile’s first woman president Tuesday
By IANS,
New Delhi : With his health improving by the day after a coronary bypass surgery seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Chile's first woman president Michelle Bachelet here Tuesday.
President Pratibha Patil will host a state banquet and cultural programme for Bachelet Monday night, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Chile.
119-year-old woman dies in Mexico
By EFE,
Colima (Mexico) : Ana Maria Perez Gonzalez, said to be one of the oldest women in the world, died here this week. She was 119.
The spokesman for the state employees benefits agency in the western state of Colima, Jose Armando Naranjo, told EFE that Perez died Tuesday from "generalised septicemia, pneumonia and cardiac problems".
She was buried Wednesday in the community where she lived, La Cofradia de Juarez, in a ceremony attended by some of her 266 descendants.
Modi flays governor over women’s reservation
By IANS,
New Delhi : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday criticised Governor Kamla Beniwal for not signing a legislation reserving 50 percent of all seats in local bodies to women.
Turned away by health centre, woman gives birth at tea-stall
By IANS,
Lucknow : After a pregnant woman was turned away from a community health centre (CHC) in the Uttar Pradesh capital, she was forced to give birth at a tea stall, officials said.
Tej Kumari was brought to the CHC in the Mall village on the outskirts of Lucknow in an advanced stage of pregnancy midnight Wednesday, the officials said.
However, Kumari was declined admission in the CHC as her family refused to pay a bribe to the medical staff at the CHC, the officials added.
Women’s car rally for breast cancer awareness flagged off
By IANS,
New Delhi : At least 60 decorated cars, with name and blood groups of occupants pasted on them, were flagged off early Friday as a women's car rally started from here to spread awareness of breast cancer among people.
Sixty women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, drove from New Delhi to Agra to spread awareness about the disease that kills 40,000 women in India every year. The car rally was followed by doctors, health and community activists on Gandhi Jayanti.
Longread: Believing women who pray, evidence from scripture and history
By Roshan Nageena
Women and their status, role and position in society is a topic close to my heart. A picture widely circulated in WhatsApp...
Facing ire over remarks on Prophet Muhammad, Nupur Sharma has a record of controversies
37-year-old Sharma is a former president of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) who rose through the ranks of the ruling BJP to become...
Commonest medicine for Australian women: antidepressants
By IANS,
Sydney : The most commonly prescribed medication for Australian women is antidepressants, according to a study.
The study, by universities of Queensland and Newcastle, is the latest to emerge from a longitudinal study on women's health.
Julie Byles, professor at Quensland, who co-authored the study, said the research indicated the prevalence of antidepressant use increased with age.
"Eight percent of younger women and 14 percent of mid-age women used antidepressants during the surveyed period," Byles said. "This figure jumps to 18 percent in older women."
HIV-positive woman spreads hope in Uttar Pradesh
By Asit Srivastava, IANS,
Gorakhpur : After she tested positive for HIV three years ago, Bhanumati (name changed) was shattered. Living under the shadow of death, the 36-year-old feared she too would die of the infection like her husband. But today Bhanumati spearheads AIDS/HIV awareness programmes in villages of Uttar Pradesh.
Bhanumati, a resident of Tilauli village in Gorakhpur district, some 300 km from Lucknow, has constituted an all-women group that undertakes counselling of AIDS/HIV patients and also organises sensitisation programmes in India's most populous state.
Forced intercourse in marriage not rape: Delhi court
New Delhi: A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of raping his wife, stating that forced intercourse with a woman does not amount...
Gujarati Muslims and Congress
Can the relationship stand the test of time?
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net
How Three Muslim Women of Northeast Delhi Were Caught In A Legal And Financial...
By Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net
On her wedding day, Tabassum was issued an arrest warrant for missing a court hearing. The previous day, November 10, 2022,...
Kerala women panel member lauds RSS stand on temple entry
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...
Himachal artistes dance to save girl child, set world record
Shimla : Over 9,000 artistes performed a folk dance in Himachal Pradesh to highlight the "Save the Girl Child" message and the event created...
A book on life’s struggles, of women, by women
By IANS,
New Delhi : A woman panchayat leader's fight against corruption, another illiterate panchayat leader's endeavour to make education a reality for her village - stories of struggle and commitment, drawn out of the lives of seven women panchayat leaders were put together in a book that was released Thursday.
Titled "Sarpanch Sahib: Changing the face of India" the book has been compiled by well known authors Manju Kapur, Indira Maya Ganesh, Sonia Falerio, Kalpana Sharma, Tishani Doshi, Abhilasha Ojha and edited by Manjima Bhattacharjya.
Amla products to empower women in rural Bengal
Kolkata: A campaign has been launched to produce Indian gooseberry or amla sauces, candy, dried chips, pickle, jellies to provide an alternative livelihood for...
‘My children ask me when their father will be home:’ jailed activist Khalid Saifi’s...
On February 26, social activist Khalid Saifi completed three years in jail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. A court in Delhi had...
Remembering Kamla Bhasin, an icon of feminist activism in South Asia
Kamla Bhasin's death at the age of 75 has left a wide gap in the women’s movement in South Asia. Her Azadi (freedom) chant...
Women’s rights must be respected: President
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said India "must respect as sacred the rights of women to equal opportunities and dignified living", as...
Rukhsana’s family migrates to Rajouri Town
By News Agency of Kashmir
Rajouri:The family of Gujjar girl, Rukhsana who won great commendation for her valorous act of killing a militant after a group of them attacked her house, today migrated from the home village in Shadra Sharief area of Rajouri, fearing retaliation from the militants.
Rukhsana hit the headlines across the country early this week after police claimed that she along with her brother and other family members killed a dreaded Lashkar commander when he barged in their house along with his two associates.
रिजर्व सीट यूपी : 62 आरक्षित सीटों पर जीती बीजेपी, 17 पर सपा ने...
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के विधानसभा चुनाव के चुनावी समीकरण का एक रोचक तथ्य सामने आया है कि जिस दल ने सबसे ज्यादा आरक्षित...
SelfieWithDaughter: Can India save 23 million girls?
By Prachi Salve
New Delhi: India’s child sex-ratio (below six years) is now the worst in 70 years, possibly the worst ever. The latest decline...
Women-only buses roll out to loud approval in Kashmir
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: A special bus service for women was launched in Srinagar on Tuesday, April 19, and this step,...
J&K man held for raping Canadian tourist in Goa
Panaji: A man from Jammu and Kashmir was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a Canadian tourist at the beach village of Arambol in...
Record abuse victim’s statement at home, SC tells Haryana Police
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Haryana Police to go to the residence of a sexual abuse victim - a student of...
First Japan Woman as PM Hopeful
By Prensa Latina,
Tokyo : Japan's former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike officially presented her candidature for the prime minister's post on Monday, thus becoming the first woman disputing that position in the country's history.
Koike, 56, will run for the leadership of the governmental Democrat Liberal Party, with the elections set for September 22.
The former TV anchorwoman told press she has received the enthusiastic support of her colleagues, and added the country could perfectly have a woman as head of the government to overcome the standstill in the Japanese society.
Amnesty International 2013 Report on Human Rights – A wake-up call for India
By Musaddique Thange,
To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity – Nelson Mandela
दर्दनाक : बेबस माँ ने बच्चो के साथ ख़ुदकुशी कर ली
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, बिजनौर (नहटौर)
बिजनौर में एक दर्दनाक घटनाक्रम में मुफलिसी से तंग आकर एक गरीब औरत ने अपनी दो बेटियों के साथ ख़ुदकुशी...
Women lag behind men in muscle strength recovery
By IANS,
Washington : Women are four times more likely than men to experience a broken forearm and require a cast or immobilisation.
To examine whether the effects of such casting were similar between the sexes, researchers examined immobilised volunteers for a period of three weeks.
They determined that while men were able to regain 99 percent of their strength within a week of removing the cast, women's strength was still 30 percent lower than their pre-cast optimum strength.
SpiceJet operates all-women flights on Women’s Day
By IANS,
Mumbai : International Women's Day got off to a flying start Friday with private carrier SpiceJet's first flights of the day being operated by all-women crew, an official here said.
‘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.
Huneza Khan | TwoCircles.net
BHOPAL (MADHYA...
Hijab is no hurdle: Dream of bakery worker’s daughter takes wings
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, (IANS): "I want to become a pilot." When she instinctively answered a question at an event over a decade ago, the...
Female activist killed in Pakistan
Islamabad:A female Pakistani human rights activist was shot dead in Karachi after hosting a discussion on allegations of torture in Balochistan province, a media...
Allahabad HC denies alimony to divorced working woman
Lucknow : A lower court order directing payment of alimony to a divorced woman under the Domestic Violence Act has been set aside by...
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...
Despite law, 70% working women don’t report workplace sexual harassment, employers show poor compliance
By Manisha Chachra
Ridhima Chopra, 25, once with a NGO in New Delhi is among the growing number of Indian women encouraged to complain --...
‘पार्च्ड’ यानी एक पुराने विषय में नयी छौंक
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
भारत में सिनेमा बदल रहा है और इस तरीके से बदल रहा है कि भारतीय समाज कई दफा उन बदलावों को स्वीकार...
Muslim girls in Azamgarh getting higher education, giving tough fight to boys
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Part of the Azamgarh speaks series.
New Delhi: Nikhat Bano is pursuing MA in geography at Aligarh Muslim University. She did graduation also at AMU. She is from Azamgarh. Her village is not much developed but she herself reflects the developed thinking of Azamgarh Muslims about woman education.
Five years after Ayesha Meera was gang raped and murdered family still waiting for...
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Women’s summit a bid to remove Delhi’s ‘rape capital’ taint
By Parvati Tampi,
New Delhi : What has been done since the horrific Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape and murder? What remains to be done? These...
Women panchayat members take oath as Ahimsa messengers
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) When Radha Devi first decided to fight panchayat elections four years ago, she was threatened by the elected representative in her area, a man. But undeterred, Radha fought the polls and won with a good margin from Rupari Kala in block Chaksu in Rajasthan.
Radha Devi, 30, was one of the 25 women panchayat members who were Thursday administered an oath by Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath to fight violence.
लोकसभा स्पीकर के घर के सामने सड़क पर ही बन गया ‘शाहीन बाग़’
Twocircles.net
कोटा। राजस्थान के कोटा शहर में महिलाओं को जब सीएए, एनआरसी व एनपीआर के खिलाफ़ आंदोलन करने के लिए कोई ‘पार्क’ या ‘बाग़’ नहीं...
Only 55 women contesting Bangladesh poll
By IANS,
Dhaka : Despite two women dominating Bangladesh's political spectrum, the ninth general election later this month will see only 55 women among the 1,565 candidates vying for 300 seats - but this is still higher than at any time in the past.
Women candidates are contesting from 60 constituencies, indicating that in most places, they will face each other.
A consolation would come in the form of nomination of 30 women after the election.
Sandra wins $50,000 women’s ITF title
By IANS,
New Delhi : Third seed Sandra Zahlavova of Czech Republic overpowered Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski, 6-4, 6-3, to clinch the $50,000 women's ITF tournament at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) courts here Saturday.
Bojana, 16, who put out the first and fifth seeds en route, had no answer to 23-year-old Sandra's aggressive play. The Czech found a chink in the Serb's armour, a weak forehand, and attacked it relentlessly, though both had problems with their serve to start with.
Documentary on last queen of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal, to be screened in Kathmandu
By Sahana Ghosh
Kolkata, (IANS): A documentary that depicts the last queen of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal's contributions to the First War of Independence and...
Bihar priest beaten for pushing Dalit woman out of temple
Patna: A priest was beaten up by a group of men after he pushed a Dalit woman and forcibly stopped her from offering prayers...
Paramours of married women beware!
By IANS,
New Delhi: Paramours of married woman beware! The Supreme Court has ruled that a man having an affair with a married woman and unwittingly driving her husband to end his life out of humiliation is liable to be held guilty of abetting the suicide.
A vacation bench of Justice Mukundakam Sharma and Justice B.S. Chauhan ruled thus while endorsing an Andhra Pradesh High Court ruling convicting and jailing Guntur resident Dammu Sreenu for three years.
SC/ST Bank sought on lines of Mahila Bank
New Delhi : The All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations -- Parisangh -- urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open a separate bank with...
The untold story of Egyptian women’s rights
By Rasha Dewedar
In a report published last month on violent crimes committed against women in 2009, Karam Saber Ibrahim, Executive Director of The Land Center for Human Rights, a Cairo-based non-governmental organisation, spoke of a belief that some Egyptians continue to hold, that "women are fundamentally lacking.... They are not complete, because they are not men."
Northeast has more women than men, yet few female candidates
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala: There are more women than men in the northeast, but just a handful of them were in the poll fray. In...
Special police teams in Hyderabad for women’s safety
Hyderabad : Hyderabad Police Friday set up 100 special teams to check harassment of women in public places.
To be called 'She' teams, their members...
Social disparity to blame for molestation, rape: Javed Akhtar
By Saket Suman
Jaipur (IANS) : Celebrated Indian poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar on Sunday rebuffed claims that Westernisation leads to rapes and other crimes...
Bihar woman refuses to marry groom from drunken family
By IANS,
Patna : A woman in a Bihar village refused to marry after the family members and relatives of the groom turned up drunk, caused trouble and abused her family members.
Savita Kumari, in her 20s, daughter of Ram Avatar Sah of Begusarai district's Char ke Gachi village, about 125 km from here, stunned everybody Friday when she refused to marry Amardip Sah after she saw his close family members and relatives, who were drunk, create trouble, misbehave, abuse her family members and even thrash some of them.
Virtual world abuzz on women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : Debates and discussions on the historic women's reservation bill is buzzing the virtual world too.
Manisha Ahlawat, who created a group "Reality Bites? Would the Women's Reservation Bill be implemented unbiased?" on popular social networking site Facebook, says: "Seeing more women in the position of power will definitely make more people respect women.
Woman’s place is in the kitchen – in a hotel or on a ship
(March 8 is Woman's Day)
By Venkatachari Jagannathan, IANS,
Attack on Soni Sori is an attempt to suppress the voice of voiceless: CLMC
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Condemning the attack on Adivasi activist Soni Sori, Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC), a Hyderabad-based civil rights group has criticized...
Mentally unstable woman jumps to death from AIIMS building
By IANS,
New Delhi : A mentally unstable woman jumped to her death Thursday from the fifth floor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), hospital authorities said.
According to the AIIMS administration, 32-year-old Babita Goutam, a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad district on the outskirts of Delhi, jumped from the fifth floor of the main hospital building at around 12.30 p.m.
The hospital and police have informed the family.
Maharashtra move to legalise ‘live-in’ prone to misuse, say experts
By IANS,
Mumbai : The Maharashtra government’s initiative to bestow legal status to a woman in a ‘live-in relationship' with a man, although revolutionary, could be grossly misused, aver experts.
The government has decided to amend the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) Sec. 125, with a view to protect the interests and rights of the so-called ‘mistress’ or ‘other woman', subject to the central government approval.
Announcements by finance minister for lawmakers, women…
By IANS,
New Delhi : The following announcements were made by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha Friday during a discussion on the budget for the fiscal 2011-12:
‘More women stepping out to write’
By IANS,
New Delhi : An increasing number of women are now stepping out in the world of literature to shape up the voice of feminist authors, feel well-known women authors and publishers.
4,000 Anganwadi centres to be modernised
New Delhi: Skill enhancing programmes for women and e-learning modules and special play centres for children are among the new features being planned by...
Encourage competitive spirits amongst our children: Dr. Ausaf Sayeed
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
Detroit: “Competition in India is growing so fast that you will lag behind if you are not able to perform to the highest level. You have to give your best,” said Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, the Consul General of India in Detroit on Sunday. Speaking to parents, he said we have to encourage competitive spirit amongst our children.
Woman raped for years, rescued; accused nabbed
New Delhi: A woman who was raped by her landlord for three years and forced into sex trade, was rescued by her two friends...
4 girls held in Chhattisgarh for running sex racket
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.
A women’s only car rally held in Punjab
By IANS,
Mohali (Punjab) : Nearly 30 women racing enthusiasts participated in a 80-km car rally here Sunday to commemorate the International World Women's Day.
"This is for the second time that I am participating in this event. For me it is the best way to celebrate the Women's Day and also an easy way to get a break from our mundane routine," Gurveen Kaur, a lawyer, told IANS before the start of the rally.
Chandigarh police question husband over woman’s murder
By IANS,
Chandigarh : The Chandigarh police Sunday evening started questioning a property dealer after his young wife was found murdered in their home here late Saturday night.
The questioning of Anuradha's husband, Baljinder Singh, started after the servant whom the police earlier suspected for the murder was found dead near Ropar town in Punjab, 40 km from here.
The police were looking for Vijay Kumar alias Nikku, a domestic help working for the couple for over five years, as he was missing from the home after the murder. His motorcycle was also missing.
Kerala women voters still outnumber men
Thiruvananthapuram: As in the past, women outnumber men in the latest electoral rolls of Kerala released on Friday ahead in the May 16 assembly...
Girl denied permission to board Delhi Metro while wearing a Hijab
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
Delhi: In what looks like a case of religious discrimination, a Muslim girl was denied entry into the...
Police officer suspended for sexually exploiting woman
By IANS,
Ghaziabad : A police sub-inspector here was suspended Monday for sexually exploiting a woman about eight months ago, the police said.
Senior superintendent of police L. Ravi Kumar initiated action against Afal Singh after the SSP was given a CD containing evidence against Singh.
"When Singh was the station officer (SO) of Vijay Nagar police station, the woman had come to him for some help and he sexually exploited her," Kumar said.
Kumar has initiated an inquiry into the case by a senior police officer.
Men against violence-1: Learn masculinity from Mahatma Gandhi?
By Nasiruddin Haider Khan,
Dhaka : "Women have raised their voices against gender-based violence. They have fought for policies and laws. But now it is high time that women's movement should engage men. There are enormous challenges to counter violence against women. Without involving men, it is not possible to prevent gender based violence."
Delhi LS candidate booked for molestation
New Delhi: A 55-year-old Lok Sabha candidate from Delhi has been booked for molesting and misbehaving with an on-duty woman traffic constable Thursday evening,...
Shayara Bano case in SC: First understand all forms of separation under Muslim personal...
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
The Shayara Bano case in Supreme Court has ignited a massive debate across the country over the existing Muslim personal laws....
Re-examine pregnant minor rape victim for abortion: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Ahmedabad civil hospital's medical superintendent to set up a team of three gynaecologists and a...
Modi promises free check-up for pregnant women
New Delhi : Expressing concern over pregnancy related deaths and other complications, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said government hospitals and other...
Acid attacks: SC raises compensation, asks pvt hospitals to provide full treatment
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: In a remarkable judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled that compensation amount to the acid attack victim cannot...
Kejriwal accuses BJP of failing to protect women
New Delhi : AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Sunday asked the people of Delhi to vote for his party and accused the BJP of failing...
Najma Heptulla assumed charge as Minister for Minority Affairs
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Dr. Najma Heptulla assumed the office as a Minister of Minority Affairs on Tuesday afternoon.
Over half of electorate vote in Bihar
Patna : Women and young voters made up the majority of the electorate who Thursday cast their ballot for seven Lok Sabha seats and...
Woman caught smuggling heroin-stuffed buttons to Turkey
By RIA Novosti,
Dushanbe : Customs officials in Tajikistan detained a Filipino woman at Dushanbe airport Tuesday for attempting to smuggle more than three kilograms of heroin stuffed into fabric buttons to Turkey.
"During an individual baggage search of passengers, customs authorities detained Milagros Nolasko, 48, who was attempting to smuggle some 3,300 grams of heroin on a flight from Dushanbe to Istanbul," a customs agent told RIA Novosti.
Delhi girl Sukriti Gupta tops CBSE class 12 exam
New Delhi : Sukriti Gupta of Montfort School here on Saturday topped the class 12 examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE),...
11 implants allow woman to walk after 36 years
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...
Tripura is a start, AFSPA must go from every state: Save Sharmila campaign
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Welcoming the announcement of repeal of AFSPA from Tripura, the Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) on Friday said it believes that the repeal of AFSPA from Tripura is a decision in favor of democracy and humanity.
Woman attemps to set herself ablaze near Rashtrapati Bhavan
By IANS,
New Delhi : Apparently depressed due to quarrels with her husband, a 30-year-old woman allegedly tried to commit suicide by setting herself ablaze near the heavily-guarded Rashtrapati Bhavan here Monday evening, officials said.
The woman, identified as Sangeeta, allegedly poured kerosene over her body and set herself afire around 5.30 p.m. on Dalhousie Road behind the presidential palace.
Security officials rushed towards her and put out the flames, before officials from Delhi Fire Service could reach the spot.
Manipur molestation: NSCN-IM leader’s photo released
By IANS,
Imphal: Three weeks after a leader of the Naga insurgent outfit NSCN-IM allegedly molested a Manipuri actress, the Manipur government Friday made his photo public.
Eminent journalists rue lack of women representation in Indian media
Well-known journalists Arfa Khanum, Chief Editor, The Wire, Amer Ali Khan, News Editor, Siasat, Fazil Hussain Parvez, Chief Editor Gawah, Farhat Rizvi, Senior Journalist,...
BSF women step closer to creating history at the border
By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,
Hoshiarpur (Punjab) : As they thumped their feet into the ground for the final parade as trainees, they all knew that they are just a step away from their destination - of being the first women to be guarding India's international borders.
The Kharkan camp of the Border Security Force (BSF), 15 km from this Punjab town, saw history being made Saturday as 178 women recruits were inducted into the BSF fold after their impressive passing out parade here.
Handwara Case: Girl says police abused her, forced her to deny assault by Jawan
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: A month after the alleged molestation of a local school girl in Handwara which sparked state-wide protests that...
Germans Shoot at Afghan Civilians
By Prensa Latina,
Kabul : Three Afghan civilians, including one woman and two children died in a new violent incident by foreign occupation troops deployed in the country.
The victims lost their lives when German soldiers and Afghani forces shot at them in Kunduz, in the northern region of the Islamic nation.
In a communiqué, the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) under NATO command informed that the soldiers ordered a group of cars to stop at a control point.
The soldiers opened fire on the car claiming they did not obey the order to stop.