67 girls found in raid on Rajasthan ashram are hypnotised
By IANS
Jaipur, July 5 : Counselling of 67 girls, found in a police raid on an ashram being run in a hotel in Rajasthan's Rajsamand,...
Three women charred to death in Chhattisgarh village
Raipur, March 7 (IANS) A woman and her two daughters were charred to death in a Chhattisgarh village Saturday after fire broke out in their shanty while they were asleep, police said.
The incident occurred in Kunjnagar village in Surguja district at around 4 a.m., police said.
The three victims were identified as Rajkumari, 32, and her two daughters - Rekha, 12, and Jaya, 10.
Justice Eqbal initiative: TN family courts to work on weekend also
By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: For fast disposal of pending cases in Family Courts in Tamil Nadu, Chief Justice of Madras High Court Y.M. Eqbal has asked all six family courts in the state to work on Saturdays also besides weekdays. If necessary, the courts will function on Sundays as well. The courts will work accordingly from coming Saturday (10th July).
Child rights groups oppose Maneka’s statement, activists seek debate
New Delhi : Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi's stand that juveniles who commit rape should be tried as adults has evoked mixed...
Woman sets herself, infant ablaze
By IANS,
Bhopal : A woman set herself ablaze with her three-week-old daughter in her lap in Gunga village on the outskirts of the Madhya Pradesh capital, police said Monday. The child died. The mother survived.
With the child in her lap, Inder Bai, 27, poured kerosene on herself and set herself afire late Sunday evening while her husband, Jagdish Ahirwar, 30, a labourer, was away at work. She is suspected to be mentally deranged, the officer in charge of the Gunga police station said.
AMU Women’s College: Naba Naseem elected as President
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
In the student union polls held on Monday. AMU Women's college elected Naba Naseem, a second-year student from BA, as its...
Parliament to discuss panel’s proposal on women’s quota
By IANS,
Agartala : The budget session, beginning Feb 22, would discuss the report of parliamentary standing committee on women reservation bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister V. Narayanasamy said here Wednesday.
The parliamentary panel headed by Jayanti Natarajan in its report to parliament in December last year held that reservation of 33 percent seats in parliament and state legislative assemblies was necessary to enhance the participation of women in decision-making process.
Strict action against those who misbehave with women: Kerala CM
Thrissur (Kerala), (IANS): Strict action will be taken against those who misbehave with women, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday.
"The recent stand of...
Tribal women can inherit property, rules Himachal HC
Shimla : Setting aside almost a century old customary law that allows only men to inherit ancestral property if it is not bequeathed, the...
Women’s commission to act against erring officials
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) will take action against two senior Haryana officials for not giving the correct sequence of events that led to the death of a woman in mysterious circumstances at a businessman's home.
Suspecting the case to be of murder, instead of suicide as reported by the Haryana police, the commission said it was aghast that Rosila Kujur, who was a Christian, was cremated rather than buried.
‘Very few in media understand Dalit or Muslim issues’
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Naveen Joshi has been associated with journalism for the last 30 years. He has seen the growth of Hindi newspapers from being a poor cousin of English print media to a position of power and influence. Read by crores of Indians every day, content and look of a Hindi newspaper today reflects the aspirations of the reader but still they have yet to become a complete newspaper, feels Naveen Joshi, who is the Editor of Hindi daily Hindustan. Some exercpts from his interview last year with Kashif-ul-Huda of TwoCircles.net:
ऑटो ड्राइवर मारूफ की ईमानदारी,सवारी का आभूषणों से भरा बैग लौटाया
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मुरादाबाद का एक ऑटो ड्राइवर - मारूफ अली, आजकल चारो तरफ लोगों की प्रशंसा के पात्र बने हुए हैं। कुछ दिनों पहले उनके...
Islam not against progress of women: Er Mohd Salim
By TCN News,
Jaipur: Islam does not restrict women from progress, nor education or business. Islam just expects them to do all these things while remaining within the Islamic parameters, said Engineer Muhammad Salim, Rajasthan state president of Jamaat Islami. He was addressing a conference on “Be protector of women’s dignity” here last week.
“The wealth earned by women is theirs. They are owner of moveable or immovable property or wealth that they inherit,” Er Salim further said.
Shanbaug rape accused was living a ‘normal’ life in a UP village
Lucknow: The rape accused in the nurse Aruna Shanbaug case, Sohan Lal Bharti Valmiki, has been living in a Uttar Pradesh village for the...
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.
AAP announces women’s wing
New Delhi: The AAP Thursday announced the setting up of a women's wing in Delhi and appointed Shalimar Bagh legislator Bandana Kumari as its...
SC questions about custodial torture of key witness in Kathua rape case
New Delhi, (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea alleging custodial torture of...
Woman kills two children, self in Tripura
By IANS,
Agartala : A woman poisoned her two teenaged children and then killed herself in Tripura, which is witnessing an increase in the number of suicides, police said Tuesday.
Laxmi Sarkar, 27, killed her two children and then committed suicide late Monday in Kalyanpur in west Tripura, a police spokesman said. She reportedly took the extreme step due to abject poverty.
In separate incidents, two middle-aged women also committed suicide in west Tripura allegedly due to poverty, police said.
HIV-positive mother gets child custody
By IANS,
New Delhi : A smile lit up Sunita Verma's face as she got her two-year-old boy back after nearly a year thanks to the Delhi High Court which Tuesday ruled in her favour despite the fact that she is HIV-positive.
Justice Gita Mittal also appointed an activist who will look after the child on a regular basis. She also ordered that the child undergo a medical test Thursday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Sunita approached the court as her in-laws refused to give her the child after her husband Satish died of AIDS.
India takes up rape incident with Maldives
By IANS,
New Delhi: India has taken up "quite strongly" with Maldives the rape of an Indian woman and has been assured of action by its government, an official said Tuesday.
Sheena murder: Cops quiz ex-lover, brother fears for life
Mumbai : In a bid to get to the bottom of Sheena Bora's murder, police on Thursday twice grilled Rahul Mukherjea, the victim's...
Women most vulnerable to climate change, says UN report
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women, particularly those in poor countries, are among the most vulnerable to climate change, said a United Nations report released here Thursday.
"They (women) are among the most vulnerable to climate change, partly because in many countries they make up a larger share of the agricultural work force and partly because they tend to have access to fewer income-earning opportunities," the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) report said.
The campaign against Triple Talaq: Women’s rights or political game?
PM Modi's concern for Muslim women appeared in a BJP rally for UP election
By Mohammed Anwar Siddiqui for TwoCircles.net
There is dire need to understand...
Widow set afire in MP village
Betul (Madhya Pradesh) : A widow was set on fire in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district allegedly by her relatives in...
Rajiv Gandhi’s vision was to pass women’s bill in parliament: Sonia
By IANS,
New Delhi : Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Friday said the passage of the women's reservation bill in parliament would be the realisation of her late husband and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's vision to politically empower women.
Addressing a meeting of Congress office bearers and state party chiefs here, she said : "Women reservation bill ...when it comes to fruition, it would be the realisation of Rajiv Gandhi's vision to empower women politically."
The meeting was organised to finalise programmes for the party's 125th anniversary celebrations.
Irom Sharmila released from custody, resumes fast
Guwahati : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanua "who has been fasting since 2000 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA),...
Empowerment of Muslim women through Islamic knowledge
By Abdul Hameed, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) and Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) have conducted a three-day seminar cum workshop on 'Right of Women in Qur'an-Theory and Practice' at Sarvodaya Building, St. Pius College Goregaon East in Mumbai to equip women with adequate knowledge and skills to do their work more effectively and efficiently in their respective fields.
PM reiterates commitment for quotas for women
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday reiterated his government's commitment to providing reservations for women in local bodies, state legislatures and parliament.
Now, a fashion show for veiled women in Saudi Arabia
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.
China launches Shenzhou-9 with first woman astronaut
By IANS,
Beijing: China launched its Shenzhou-9 spacecraft with the country's first female astronaut aboard Saturday.
Othello-reciting Tamil rapist jailed in Britain
By IANS,
London : An Oxford University-educated Tamil banker who quoted from a Shakespeare play as he raped a woman has been sentenced to over three years of imprisonment by a British court.
Paramasivan Sivasothy, an investment banker, recited lines from "Othello" to his terrified victim while raping her, Southwark Crown Court heard Friday.
The woman managed to call the police while his back was turned and officers recorded Sivasothy as he carried out the "brutal, ugly and repugnant" attack, the prosecution said.
A tape of the woman's ordeal was played in court.
Muslim women in the slums: poorest of the poor
A study of the maternity care and births in Mumbai slums
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
A large number of Muslims of India live in poverty and they are the majority of the poorest of the poor living in slums. This is according to a study conducted in 2006 in Mumbai. The details of the study were published earlier this month.
Study finds evidence of centuries-old brawl over women
By IANS,
Washington : Brawling over women is as old as history, settled with fisticuffs or a verbal spat, but our ferocious ancestors brutally maimed or killed rivals for them.
For instance, a mass grave unearthed by a Durham University team indicates that primitive men did their rivals to death to possess their women.
The research focused on 34 skeletons found buried in Talheim, in Germany's south-west. Genetic evidence from their teeth suggested they were massacred in a tribal clash around 5000 BC.
Indian men 3rd, women 6th in archery World Cup qualifiers
By IANS,
Kolkata: The Indian men's team finished third in the qualifying round of the archery World Cup Stage III at Ogden, US, while the women finished sixth, according to information received here.
The Indian team, comprising Tarundeep Rai, Mangal Singh Champia and Kapil, logged 1,982 points Wednesday.
The Indian women - Dola Banerjee, L. Bombayla Devi and Deepika Kumari - ended sixth with 1,915 points.
After two rounds of 36 arrows for a total of 72 over 70m distance, Korea dominated the proceedings, occupying the top spots in both men's and women's categories.
Locals keep Delhi’s oldest orphanage running
By Mohammed Anas,
New Delhi: Little Zoobi was dropped by her mother a year back at ‘Bacchon Ka Ghar’, Delhi’s oldest orphanage, in Matia Mahal locality in the walled city. She has now accustomed to her new home, bajis (wardens), sahelis (friends) and aapis (elder sisters). Only occasionally, she craves for her home and her late father. But solace comes in the company of Shaila, Ashiya, Ruby and others who have also lost their fathers and share the shelter with Zooby.
‘If Delhi is unsafe for a woman police officer, what about common girls?’
New Delhi: Three youths literally caught the wrong hand when a woman they tried to molest turned out to be a Delhi Police constable.
While...
Woman power: Ibsen strikes a chord in India
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's female characters are not just Western stereotypes. They transcend boundaries to symbolise the dilemmas and emancipation of contemporary women who could well belong to India.
And this was evident at the 10-day Delhi Ibsen Festival, which ended Dec 20 with plays and workshops interpreting the celebrated 19th century writer in the South Asian context.
Women’s legislative quota set to become reality
By IANS,
New Delhi : As the world celebrated International Women's Day, India was Monday set to give its women 33 percent seats in legislative bodies through the landmark women's reservation bill.
The introduction of the bill in the Rajya Sabha for consideration and passage has been timed with the 100th year of women's day, celebrated every year March 8.
The bill now enjoys overwhelming support of the the ruling coalition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left. Some smaller parties have also voiced their support.
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...
Medical superintendent warned over remark on nurses’ room
New Delhi : Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Wednesday warned the medical superintendent of the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital over his...
Now Indo-US bilateral agenda on women’s issues
By IANS,
New Delhi : US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer, who is on a visit to India, Friday said she would discuss a "bilateral agenda" on issues concerning women during her stay here.
Talking to reporters at the Indian Women Press Corps (IWPC) in the capital, Verveer, whose position was created by the Barack Obama administration this year, said women's issues were of primary global concern and every effort needs to be made on behalf of the government and the civil society to address them.
Woman denied entry into hospital, gives birth outside
BY IANS,
Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh) : The Uttar Pradesh government ordered a probe Saturday after a woman in the final stages of labour was denied entry into a hospital here and gave birth outside.
Kiran gave birth to a baby boy at the gate of the Hardoi district hospital Friday. After the delivery, Kiran's family members took her and the baby to a private nursing home for treatment, said the police.
Delhi woman arrested in Punjab for tearing off clothes
By IANS,
Bathinda (Punjab) : A woman was arrested here Tuesday after she tore off her clothes in front of the district police chief's office to press her demand for action on her complaint.
The police registered a case of obscenity against Pinky, a Delhi resident, and arrested her.
Pinky had earlier created a flutter outside the office of the district police chief, alleging that the police were not taking action on her complaint that her minor daughter Jyoti was being forcibly kept by a Bathinda resident.
Tamil Nadu Muslim groups to discuss utilization of govt schemes for Muslim women
By TwoCircles.net News Desk,
New Delhi: Various Muslim NGOs and social groups are going to meet in Chennai on November 21 to discuss ways to get most out of the schemes launched by state as well as central governments to improve socio-economic condition of Muslims particularly Muslim women.
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...
Telijant: A Village where people struggle to arrange food during Ramadan
By Raqib Hameed Naik and Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Bankura (West Bengal): The upcoming period of Ramadan is likely to test even the most...
‘Women’s role in Digital India transformation undeniable’
Bengaluru : The Indian woman of today is harnessing the digital advantage to maximize their potential to realize the goal of a Digital India,...
85 million women missing in India, China: UNDP
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) At least 100 million (10 crore) women are missing in seven Asian countries, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said Monday. It said 85 million of them are from India and China.
"While Asia and the Pacific can take pride in the regions' vibrant economic transformation in recent decades, this has not translated into progress on gender equality," a fresh UNDP report released on the occasion of International Women's Day said here.
One killed in landslide in Jammu region
Jammu: One woman was killed and three others seriously injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district Monday,...
Congress rebukes Rathore for invoking Nehru
By IANS,
New Delh: The Congress Thursday rebuked former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, for invoking the name of the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his remark to media that he would "smile more".
Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said the former DGP was "mentally sick".
Replying to queries about Rathore's remark, Tewari said the remark was the "result of this mental sickness".
"The authorities should send him for a mental check-up," he said.
Girl burnt alive by spurned lover in Andhra
Hyderabad : A girl was burnt alive by a spurned lover and his friend in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police said.
The shocking incident occurred...
Akhilesh gives Rs.20 lakh to rape victim’s kin
By IANS,
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday gave a cheque of Rs.20 lakh to the family of the young woman who died in Singapore after being gang-raped in Delhi.
Ruchika case to be probed again as model case: Moily
By IANS,
New Delhi : The molestation and suicide of teenager Ruchika Girhotra will be re-investigated as a "model case" and the accused should be tried for abetment to suicide of a minor to demonstrate that nobody can "subvert the rule of law", Law Minister Veerappa Moily said Tuesday.
Man kills two minor daughters in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow: A man in Uttar Pradesh killed his two minor daughters as he was upset over his wife not giving birth to a son, police said Saturday.
Kerala assembly refers bill on women’s dignity to panel
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala Assembly Thursday referred to the subject committee of the house a bill to safeguard women from harassment and protect their dignity and privacy.
Doctor beaten after woman gives birth in ambulance
Kolkata : A doctor at a state-run rural hospital in West Bengal was thrashed by irate locals after a woman gave birth in...
Smoking brings young woman’s marriage to the brink
By IANS,
Nagpur : Addiction to smoking almost cost a young woman her two-year-old marriage. She has salvaged it for now by signing an affidavit that binds her to divorce without alimony if she takes a puff again.
The woman's husband, a non-smoker, has brought his errant wife back from her parental home on the condition that she must not smoke again.
Japan comfort women issue still causing violations: UNHCR
Geneva : UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Navi Pillay Wednesday expressed regret that Japan has failed to pursue a comprehensive, impartial, and...
No more Talaq Talaq Talaq: Women’s group
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) on Monday said it will use the holy month of Ramadan to step up its...
Goa women’s panel to probe ‘blouse-ripping’ cop
By IANS,
Panaji : The Goa women's commission will probe a senior police inspector who has been repeatedly caught ripping off women's blouses during public agitations and protests, an official said Tuesday.
Speaking to IANS, chairperson of the Goa state commission for women (GSCW) Ezilda Sapeco said the commission had called for footage from local TV news channels of Monday's protest outside the State Secretariat and would convene a meeting of its members on the issue soon.
Rape is fault of the victims, say half of women: survey
By IANS,
London : Half of women think that rape victims are to blame for the attack, a media report said Monday quoting a British study.
The poll of 1,000 adults found that 54 percent of women believe rape victims should be held accountable for their attack and women were more likely than men to blame victims, with those aged between 18 and 24 the most likely to judge, Daily Mail reported.
Dress & Crime: Andhra DGP gets support from Ulema, Hindu hardliners
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Will, grit are key to achievement, say power women
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : They balanced homes and careers, often with great success. But breaking bastions and new grounds was not easy, say a cross-section of women who look back on their lives this International Women's Day.
And what keeps them going? Determination, they chorus.
"My message to the women is that if you have a goal then you have to let all the rest eddy around you - but you need not totally reject all that the Indian society forces on you," Anjolie Ela Menon, the 70-year-old artist, told IANS.
Focus on Muslim education than triple talaq, government told
New Delhi, (IANS): Instead of raking up the triple talaq issue, the government should focus more on education and other basic facilities to India's...
Cases of triple talaq extremely rare among Indian Muslims, confirms survey
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...
Four gang-rape convicts get 10-year jail in dacoity case
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday awarded 10-year jail terms to four people - earlier convicted for the brutal gang rape of December...
Bhopal – Three decades of Struggle: Gas survivors begin indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar
The struggle for justice and adequate compensation continues even after three decades after the country’s first major industrial disaster
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi/Bhopal: Five women survivors of the ill-famous 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal today began an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar here along with a thousand survivors and their children sitting in a dharna, demanding adequate compensation to the victims of the country’s worst industrial disaster.
Triple talaq should be covered under Domestic Violence Act: Muslim body
New Delhi, (IANS): In a letter written to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday, a Muslim body has demanded that the triple talaq or...
बेटियों के सपनों को पंख दे रहा है मुर्शिदाबाद का एक मदरसा
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University of Oxford expresses concern over rising caste, gender-based violence in India
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The students, faculty, staff and alumni of the prestigious University of Oxford have expressed grave concerns against the rising caste and gender-based violence...
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RTI activist in trouble for asking too many questions
By IANS,
Agra : You could be asking for trouble by asking too many questions under the Right to Information Act. This was learnt the hard way by an activist here, who was told by the police that he was interfering in government work as he persisted with queries in the case of a woman kept in a protection home for seven years without being charged.
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.
Harassed by in-laws, woman jumps with kids before train
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 26-year-old woman died and her two children sustained serious injuries when she jumped with them in front of a train in capital Monday, allegedly following continuous harassment from husband and in-laws, police said.
Beenu took her two children Muskan, 3, and two-month-old Abhiyan to the rail tracks near Sawan Park area of north Delhi late Monday.
"She jumped in front of a train. She was cut into two pieces and her children suffered serious injuries and are undergoing treatment at the Sir Gangaram Hospital," a police officer said.
Tribal women in Jhargram protest against Maoist-led group
By IANS,
Kolkata: Coming out in protest for the first time, thousands of tribal women in Maoist-affected Jhargram in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Friday held a demonstration against a rebel-led tribal group for forcing them to join their agitations.
The women also formed a committee to resist the alleged torture of them by members of the Peoples' Committee Against Police Atrocities' (PCAPA).
Woman dies after doctor removes both kidneys
By IANS,
Patna : A 22-year-old woman died after a doctor allegedly removed her kidneys during surgery, her family said Thursday.
Sabila Khatoon, mother of a six-month-old baby, died at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) Wednesday night.
A resident of Tangaul Patti in Bihar's Hajipur district, about 30 km from here, Sabila was admitted at the PMCH in early February after her condition deteriorated following a surgery for stone in a kidney.
Doctors at the PMCH found that both her kidneys had been removed and immediately put her on dialysis.
Book suspended officials as accused: Shopian probe report
By IANS,
Srinagar : The commission probing the rape and murder of two women in Shopian town in south Kashmir May 30 has recommended that the five officials suspended after the crime be booked as accused, Jammu and Kashmir Finance and Law Minister Abdul Rahim Rather said Friday.
India’s eight women wrestlers for Worlds announced
Lucknow : The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Monday selected eight women grapplers for the World Championships to be held in Las Vegas...
Over 16,000 women in Haryana to get a fighting chance
By Jaideep Sarin, IANS,
Chandigarh : Haryana is infamous for its skewed sex ratio. But thanks to quotas for women in grassroots bodies, over 16,000 women are set to be elected in the panchayat elections next month, getting a chance to show their might.
"The panchayat elections in the state are being held June 6 and 12. The reservation of seats for women candidates will give them a fair representation in these bodies," state election commissioner Dharam Vir told IANS.
Saudi Women: agents of change shattering common stereotypes
By Lulua Asaad,
Vienna - When I made the decision to move to Vienna, I was unprepared for the repercussions my attitude, behaviour and opinions would have in forming and influencing European perceptions of women from Saudi Arabia, a country that is at a crossroads between modernity, globalisation, liberation, empowerment, heritage and cherished traditions.
On Raksha Bandhan eve, Haryana to launch all-women police stations
Chandigarh: Hoping to provide a better police environment for women, Haryana Police will launch all-women police stations in all 21 districts of the state...
Woman raped, minor girl molested in capital
By IANS,
New Delhi : A woman was allegedly raped after falling unconscious and a six-year-old girl was molested in two separate incidents of sex crimes in the capital, police said Friday.
"A 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by Syed Saamir Ali, 28, resident of Bulandshahr, March 28. Ali and the woman had met at a mobile repairing shop in Nehru Pace a few days earlier and had become friends," a police official said.
Ali had served the woman cold drinks laced with sedative March 28 and raped her when she became unconscious.
Five killed in Jammu gunbattle, four hostages rescued
By IANS,
Jammu : Security forces rescued three children and a woman, who were held hostage during a gunbattle in which three civilians, an army officer and a guerrilla were killed Wednesday in this winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
The militants, holed up in a house in Chinore on the outskirts of this city, took six civilians hostage Wednesday morning. The police said they were trying to rescue the two remaining hostages before launching an assault on the guerrillas.
‘Obamas are a typical juggling American family’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Whether it's nurturing a vegetable garden in the White House or tending to their children's needs amid all their work, the Obamas are like any other American family, juggling personal and professional lives, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer said here Friday.
"The Obama family has been very positively received because they are like any other American family. Michelle Obama specially is an inspiration to all American women," Verveer said while interacting with reporters at the Indian Women Press Corps (IWPC) in the capital.
Jharkhand woman kills a man, then hangs herself
By IANS,
Ranchi: A woman allegedly slit the throat of a man in a temple and then committed suicide following a financial dispute in a Jharkhand village, police said Wednesday.
According to police, Pramila Devi, in her late thirties, murdered Kamlesh Ram who was praying in a temple in Sijua village of Dhanbad district. She then went home and hanged herself from a ceiling fan.
Goa BJP aims to woo minorities
By IANS,
Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) latest membership drive in Goa will aim to increase the number of minorities and women in its ranks, a party spokesman said Monday.
Speaking to reporters at the launch of the state wide membership drive, former state BJP president Rajendra Arlekar said: "We would definitely like to see an increase in the percentage of minorities in the BJP ranks."
He, however, refused to divulge the exact number of registered minority members in the party rolls.
Starving sisters locked for months, rescued in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: Locked up inside their home and unfed for months together, two sisters were rescued from their north Delhi apartment Saturday, police officials said.
Acid attack victims: Centre, states to streamline payment of compensation
New Delhi: The central and the state governments on Saturday agreed to streamline the process for speedy and timely disbursal of compensation, including first-aid...
Delhi man, mother get life terms in dowry death case
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday upheld life sentences to a man and his mother for killing his wife for dowry. The court also regretted the stand of the girl's family, saying the case shows discrimination against the girl child still exists in Indian society.
Instant reactions on Instant Triple Talaq Judgement: Lot argued and Least understood
By Dr. Babli Parveen
The recent verdict on Triple Talaq by the Honourable Supreme Court has created ripples in the society. It is discussed, debated,...
Army regrets killings as woman dies in Kashmir
By Sarwar Kashani
Srinagar : A woman injured in firing a day ago died in a hospital here on Tuesday as the Indian Army expressed...
10 women drown, 20 missing in Maharashtra boat capsize
By IANS,
Nagpur : At least 10 women drowned and 20 were missing after two boats in which they were travelling overturned in the Waingangan River in eastern Maharashtra's Bhandara district, a police official said Saturday evening.
The incident occurred around 12 km from the Bhandara district headquarters, 840 km east of Mumbai.
According to Superintendent of Police Suresh Sagar, who is supervising the rescue operations, there were between 30-35 women in two boats which were tied together and were crossing the river Saturday evening.
After youth, AAP to reach out to women
New Delhi : After receiving an "overwhelming" response at the interaction with youth as part of its Delhi Dialogue Campaign, the AAP will reach...
Miracle rescues in China quake as death toll tops 40,000
By AFP,
Chengdu, China : A woman who survived on rainwater and a man fed via a straw were Tuesday pulled out of the rubble eight days after China's earthquake but hopes faded for others as the death toll topped 40,000.
Amid fears of new aftershocks among a traumatised population, Beijing put out a fresh urgent appeal for tents as foreign medical teams began to arrive in southwestern Sichuan province.
Delhi councillor arrested over racist comment
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 50-year-old woman councillor was arrested here Thursday for making a racist comment a year ago, police said Thursday.
Kalpana Jha,...
Yadav trinity asks PM for all-party meeting on women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav, Janata Dal-United's Sharad Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Prasad Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the women's reservation bill and asked for an all-party meeting to evolve consensus on the contentious legislation.
"We asked him to call for an all party meeting," Lalu Prasad told reporters after the meeting at the prime minister's residence.
Picked up from an Army ‘crackdown’, never to return: Dilshada Begum’s 23-year search for...
In the fourth of the five personal stories of half widows, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates the story of Dilshada Begum.
Zakura (Srinagar): On...
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...
450 women deserted by overseas spouses given assistance
By IANS,
New Delhi : More than 450 women deserted by their overseas Indian spouses have been helped by the government through monetary assistance and...
Through the people’s lens: Modi’s development model so far
Dr Rahul Pandey, Bobby Ramakant and Dr Sandeep Pandey, Citizen News Service - CNS
Story of Modi’s development model so far: Cutting health and education...
Muslim women demand reforms in personal law: NGO
Mumbai : Over 500 Muslim women from across India on Thursday passed a resolution to demand comprehensive reforms in the Muslim Personal Law through...
Women’s groups hail 50 percent women’s quota in panchayats
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women's rights groups Friday hailed the government's decision to increase the reservation for women in panchayats, or village councils, to 50 percent, saying the move will encourage women to have a greater say in local governance.
The reservation for women in the 252,000 panchayats across the country was earlier 33 percent.
Ranjana Kumari of NGO Women Power Connect said: "This move is an excellent example to show how a woman in a leadership position can bring about positive changes in the country's political infrastructure."
38 wounds on murdered woman’s body, police profile suspect
Perumbavoor (Kerala) : A poor Dalit woman whose brutal murder has shocked Kerala had 38 wounds on her body, her autopsy revealed, as police...
9.3 million Indian women disabled
By IANS,
New Delhi : The total number of disabled women in India stands at 9.3 million, Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said Tuesday.
‘Our only demand is to be allowed back in classrooms with hijab,’ says girl...
Hazra Shifa is a higher-secondary student at the government pre-University (PU) college of Udupi, Karnataka which is at the centre of Hijab row...
Himachal Pradesh government trains over 5,000 women
Shimla: Over 5,000 poor women were trained by Himachal Pradesh government under management of funds, as the National Rural Livelihood Mission is the main...
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.
Mamata not averse to coming together with Mayawati, Jayalalitha
Kolkata : Preferring to be a "humanist than a feminist", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday however said she was not averse to...
Kashmiri women contesting poll to usher in change
By F. Ahmed,IANS,
Srinagar : Five women among the 71 candidates in five assembly constituencies in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, which go to the polls on Nov 30, say they are contesting to usher in change.
Shabnum Gani Lone, a senior lawyer and daughter of slain separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone, is challenging candidates of the regional National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), besides independents, in the Kupwara assembly constituency.The Nov 30 polling will be in the third of the seven-phase elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Delhi government to send school heads to Cambridge for training
New Delhi : The Delhi government will soon send 90 school principals to Cambridge University for an education leadership training exercise, as part of...
Opposition gives privilege notice against Odisha minister
Bhubaneswar : The Congress party on Monday gave a breach of privilege notice against Odisha Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh for misleading the...
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...
NCW team to probe police torture of Bengal woman: BJP
Kolkata : A National Commission for Women (NCW) team will visit West Bengal to probe the alleged torture of a woman by police, state...
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...
No woman feels safe in Delhi, says HC
New Delhi : While questioning the measures taken and the method of policing adopted by Delhi Police for the extensive 'crime mapping' exercise conducted...
Most women, children in Bihar are anaemic: study
By IANS,
Patna : Sixty-seven percent of women and 78 percent of children in Bihar, one of the most underdeveloped states of India, are anaemic, according to a report.
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) III by the Mumbai-based International Institute for Population Sciences has revealed that of the anaemic children, 30 percent are mildly anaemic, 47 percent are moderately anaemic and two percent have severe anaemia.
Ensure women’s safety: Paridhi Sharma’s Holi wish
Mumbai: Actress Paridhi Sharma, who plays the titular role in popular show "Jodha Akbar" hopes people play safe on the festival of Holi and...
Curfew in BHU: Policemen lathi-charge at female students, use tear gas; several students injured
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Female students protesting at the main gate of the Banaras Hindu University were met with violent police action including lathi-charge, use...
AMU Women’s Club organizes Eid Milan programme
By TwoCircles.net
The Aligarh Muslim University Women's Club held Eid Milan function hosted by Prof Shagufta Aleem at the Indira Gandhi Hall on 21st July,...
Saudi women with attractive eyes may be forced to cover them
By IANS,
London: Saudi women with attractive eyes may be forced to cover them up under a new law in the country.
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.
Congress seeks new Odisha law for women’s safety
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : The Congress Thursday demanded a new legislation in Odisha to ensure safety and security to women and claimed that crimes against them were on the rise in the state.
No marriage law for Hindus in Pakistan: Daily
Islamabad : There is no marriage law for the millions of Hindus living in Pakistan, a leading daily said on Friday, noting that this...
Happy to see girl students shine: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the students on their success in various examinations, and said he was “happy to see...
‘Need campaign through short films, documentaries again terrorism’
Jaipur : Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said that there was a need for a campaign through...
50 percent girls acquire STD in two years of becoming sexually active
By IANS,
Washington: Nearly 50 percent of urban teenage girls may acquire a sexually transmitted disease within two years of becoming sexually active, a new study said.
In the study, researchers found that half of the 381 girls enrolled were infected with one sexually transmitted disease (STD) - chlamydia (pain during sex or bleeding after sex) or trichomoniasis (itching, burning, and inflammation of the vagina). The girls were aged 14 to 17 years.
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.
Women commission rejects member’s report on Mangalore attack
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Friday rejected its member Nirmala Venkatesh's report that blamed the Jan 24 attack on women in a Mangalore pub on the security of the establishment.
NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said the report lacked on three counts - no social activists or local advocates were included in the committee, none of the persons attacked were contacted or interviewed, it focussed on the licence issued to the bar owners that was not part of the probe - and was thus not acceptable.
Two Czech women abducted in Pakistan
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Moscow: Two women from the Czech republic have been abducted by unidentified assailants in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, a media report said.
सुलखानपुर : जहां इंसान तो इंसान जानवर भी मर रहे हैं भूखे
नासिर अली, TwoCircles.net
बांदा : उत्तर प्रदेश के बांदा क्षेत्र में हर गांव, हर आदमी बस एक ही इंतज़ार में है कि कब कोई करिश्मा...
Unveiling the myths of Uniform Civil Code
By Moin Qazi for Twocircles.net
The best of you are those who are the kindest to their wives.
Prophet Muhammad
A mother is a school. Empower...
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.
Goa’s first woman CM down with swine flu
Panaji : Goa's first woman chief minister Shashikala Kakodkar is being treated for swine flu, Health Minister Francis D'Souza said on Tuesday.
Kakodkar, 80, who...