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Women’s commission confident Aarushi will get justice

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By IANS,

Activists protest Muslim cleric’s sexist remark

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By IANS, New Delhi: Women activists Saturday staged a demonstration against a cleric who spoke against Muslim women's participation in politics. Around 30 activists, mostly from the Muslim community, as well as filmmaker Gauhar Raza and lyricist Javed Akhtar gathered at the Jantar Mantar observatory to protest comments made by Lucknow-based Muslim cleric Kalbe Jawad regarding women's reservation bill.

Delhi woman injured in acid attack

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New Delhi : A 26-year-old married woman was injured on her face and neck in an acid attack by two bikers here, police said...

Andhra-born woman minister Dipika Damerla blazes a trail in Canada

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Toronto : Andhra-born Dipika Damerla, who is the first Indian-origin woman minister in Canada's biggest province of Ontario, is blazing a trail in...

BJP’s women activists protest against Kumar Vishwas

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New Delhi : About 100 women activists of the BJP on Tuesday staged a protest outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's house to raise...

Inheritance – why can’t tribal women have property rights?

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Vishal Gulati, IANS,

Tripura governor asks police to protect women

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Agartala : Tripura Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya has asked police and the state women's commission to take stern action against those who molested a...

Women in Delhi form human chain against injustices

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By IANS, New Delhi: Nearly 400 women from all walks of life came together to form a human chain here Monday - the 100th International Women's Day - to pledge their support against injustices and disrespect to women. Sufi singer Zila Khan, entrepreneur Feroze Gujral, fashion designer Madhu Jain, educationist Shyama Chona, Delhi former mayor Arti Mehra and golfer and activist Neelam Pratap Rudy joined hands for the "I support Pratigya" campaign, organised by Star Plus TV channel for their show "Pratigya".

बंधुआ मजदूरी और देह व्यापार के दुश्मन अजीत सिंह

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी : अजीत सिंह बनारस में एक जाना पहचाना नाम हैं. बनारस की अंधी बस्तियों से लेकर बड़े-बड़े मकानों में अजीत सिंह...

TRS women activists protest raw deal

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By IANS, Hyderabad : Angry at the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) for not fielding a single woman candidate for next month's state assembly elections, the party's women activists Saturday staged protests here by covering the face of the statue of 'Telangana Talli' (Mother Telangana) statue and tying its hands and legs. Raising slogans, the women activists demanded that justice be done to them through proper representation in the list of candidates for both the Lok Sabha and assembly elections.

Vedanta college completes 20 years educating Rajasthan’s girl child

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Jaipur : Hindustan Zinc, a part of the Vedanta Group, has completed 20 years of its initiative in Rajasthan's Sikar district to educate the...

शर्मनाक : हॉकी की खिलाड़ी वंदना कटारिया को जाति सूचक गाली देने का आरोप

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net टोक्यो ओलंपिक में भारत का अर्जेंटीना से महिला हॉकी का सेमीफाइनल मुकाबला हारने के पश्चात, भारतीय खिलाड़ी वंदना कटारिया के परिवार को जातिवादी गालियों...

Rahul Gandhi meets women artisans in Gujarat

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By IANS, Ahmedabad : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi interacted with women artisans in a Kutch village Sunday as part of his two-day tour of the Kutch, Saurashtra and northern regions of Gujarat. The young Congress MP met women engaged in handicrafts in Bhujodi village of Kutch district, which was devastated by a major earthquake on Jan 26, 2001.

HC verdict allowing minor Muslim girl to marry can’t be a precedent: SC

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Chief Justice of India agreed to issue a notice in the matter and tag it along with the earlier similar petitions filed by...

हैदराबाद छात्र संघ चुनाव में अंबेडकरवादियों का जलवा

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हैदराबाद छात्र संघ चुनाव में अंबेडकर वादियों और सामाजिक न्याय के पैरोकारो ने झंडा गाड़ दिया है। एएसए,डीडीयू, एसएफआई और अंबेडकर स्टूडेंट्स एसोसिएशन गठबंधन...

Woman’s place is in the kitchen – in a hotel or on a ship

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(March 8 is Woman's Day) By Venkatachari Jagannathan, IANS,

UN campaign to protect Delhi women from violence

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By IANS,

Popular Front joins the grief of the nation in the death of Delhi rape...

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By TCN News New Delhi: Popular Front of India Chairman K.M. Shareef expressed deep condolences over the tragic death of the girl who was gang raped in Delhi a few days ago.

Sonia ready to fight for Lokpal, women’s quota bills

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By IANS,

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

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

मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड की अपील “कोई मौलाना टीवी डिबेट में मत जाए”

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड ने शुक्रवार को उलेमा और बुद्धिजीवियों से न्यूज़ चैनलों की डिबेट्स और बहस में भाग न...

Giving a voice to Orissa’s exploited tribal women

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By Arun Anand, IANS, Kandhamal (Orissa), Feb 24 (IANS) Reena Rana, a tribal woman in her 20s, is waiting for her five-year-old son to be returned to her. Her husband married another woman a few years ago and Reena had to leave his house. She is voiceless, like many other tribal women in Orissa's Kandhamal district who are victims of domestic violence. "I had a son and a daughter, but my daughter passed away. Then my husband forcibly took my son away. I want my son back and some financial support to live a life of dignity," wailed Reena.

In house of memories, meet the nowhere women

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Madhulika Sonkar, IANS,

Speakers indict Narendra Modi for orchestrating gender violence and serious violations of...

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By TCN News, A packed meeting at the London School of Economics organised by the LSE Gender Institute in collaboration with the Freedom Without Fear Platform and South Asia Solidarity Group on 3rd March, discussed the rise of Hindu fascism and its impact on gender and called for Narendra Modi to be brought to justice.

Police in Uttar Pradesh beat protesting Dalit women, call it ‘minimal force’

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The police denied the allegations claiming the protesting women threw stones at them prompting them to use 'minimal force'. Afnan Habib | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — In...

Oestrogen relieves psychotic symptoms in women

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By IANS, Sydney : Oestrogen estradiol, when combined with anti-psychotic drugs, seems to be effective in treating women with schizophrenia, according to a new study. The link between oestrogen and mental illness was recognised more than a century ago. However, scientific evidence backing oestrogen as a mental illness therapy has only recently emerged. "Epidemiologic observations of sex differences in the onset and course of schizophrenia prompted exploration of oestrogen's role in schizophrenia," the study authors wrote.

Najma Heptullah: A Congress deserter who made good in BJP (Profile)

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New Delhi : Najma Heptullah, a former Congress leader who joined the BJP almost a decade ago following reported differences with Congress president Sonia...

Sonia Gandhi, Kochhar, Nooyi in Forbes 100 powerful women list

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By IANS, New York : Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, PepsiCo chief executive Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank's new head Chanda Kochhar have been listed among the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes magazine. All three of them have been ranked higher than US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the list, which has German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the top, followed by US Federal Deposit Insurance chairperson Sheila Bair. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson of Bangalore-based Biocon, is another Indian woman to make the list.

I lived on but many women can’t; so help me stop this: Acid attack...

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By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi : On a hot summer day 11 years ago, 16-year-old Laxmi was passing by the Khan Market bus stand...

Global women leaders conference begins in Dubai

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By IANS/WAM, Dubai: Women leaders, ministers, academics and entrepreneurs have gathered in Dubai for the 16th Global Women Leaders Conference (Woibex).

UAE minister in Forbes’ Most Powerful Women list

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By IANS/WAM,

Men posing as policemen held for Delhi women’s gang rape in Goa

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Panaji : Five people, arrested for posing as policemen, have been charged with abducting, beating and sexually assaulting two young women tourists from Delhi...

Crime against women highest in Uttar Pradesh: NCW

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Ghaziabad : The National Commission for Women (NCW) has claimed that Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of criminal cases against women. Rekha Sharma, a...

Why can’t Muslim women also lead the whole community: BMMA

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By Yoginder Sikand for TwoCircles.net, Based in New Delhi, Zakia Nizami Soman is one of the founder members of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), a movement of Muslim women across India struggling for their citizenship rights. In this interview with Yoginder Sikand, she talks about the BMMA’s work and reflects on the daunting challenges facing Muslim women in India today. Q: How did the BMMA start? What made you and your colleagues feel the need for a separate Muslim women’s movement?

Islamists oppose women as heads of state, government

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By IANS, Dhaka : Women should be debarred from holding office as heads of government or state, an Islamist party has said in Bangladesh, where women have headed governments between 1991 and 2006. The election law should be amended to make women ineligible to hold these offices, the Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan (BKA) Saturday told a government panel led by Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed, currently holding a dialogue with political parties. Ahmed performs prime ministerial functions in a caretaker government holding office since January last year.

Women’s groups to launch stir against crime

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women's organsations Thursday decided to launch a nation wide stir to protest rising incidents of crime against women in the country.

Mulayam under fire for his rape remark

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Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday came under heavy fire for his rape remark, made a day earlier at an election...

Child rights groups oppose Maneka’s statement, activists seek debate

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New Delhi : Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi's stand that juveniles who commit rape should be tried as adults has evoked mixed...

Saudis under fire at UN over women’s rights

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By DPA, Geneva : Saudi Arabia had its rights record reviewed Friday at the United Nations and came under criticism for women's rights issues in the kingdom as well as the state practise of corporal punishment. Delegates of various nations criticised Saudi Arabia's "male guardianship system", which they said took away women's autonomy, as well as other legal measures that created inequality between men and women.

Women suffer more with rising trade globalization

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By Shobha Shukla, CNS,

Hyderabad woman to head American College of Chest Physicians

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By IANS, Washington : The American College of Chest Physicians has elected Dr Kalpalatha K Guntupalli, the only woman president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian origin, as its first Asian American woman president. Hyderabad-born Guntupalli is currently tenured full professor at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, considered one of the top 10 medical schools in the US, and also chief of pulmonary/critical care and sleep division at BCM. She will be inaugurated as the new president of the 75-year-old ACCP Nov 1 in San Diego.

Kashmiri Pandits living in Valley struggles to live a normal life

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net, Srinagar: Against the back drop of highly ambitious Composite Township project of central government to...

BJP’s P.C. Sorcar faces sexual harassment case

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Kolkata: P.C. Sorcar, famed magician and BJP candidate from West Bengal's Barasat, is facing a case of sexual harassment pending against him. Sorcar has been...

She makes your home, let it be hers too

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By Paloma Ganguly, IANS, They were lying on the floor, face up, one knee flung over the other, singing their hearts out. It was a Bengali song, which roughly translated went: "Deep in the woods, the moon is out; mother, where is that dark sister of mine who sings me a song and a rhyme?" The louder, soulful voice was that of Kavita, my 17-year-old maid, and trying to match her every note and word was my two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Teesta.

Over 32,000 widows, 97,000 orphans in Kashmir

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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.

Travel ban imposed on Teesta Setalvad

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Human rights defenders term it as an attempt to “intensify the harassment of the human rights defender, and to repress her legitimate work in...

Woman kills lover in head-on crash, court told

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By DPA, Wellington : A 37-year-old New Zealand woman drove her car 13 km with her lover hanging onto the bonnet, before deliberately staging a head-on crash to kill him, a court was told Monday. Cindy Marcia Fairburn denied during trial in the New Plymouth district court having murdered Darren Paul Maxwell, 42, in August by crashing into an oncoming sports utility vehicle the driver of which was seriously injured in the incident.

After 18 years as hostage, woman releases first video

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By DPA, San Francisco: Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped as an 11-year-old and held in captivity for 18 years, released her first home video Friday, appearing in a Christmas kitchen scene with her mother and half sister and thanking the public for its support. "Hi. I'm Jaycee," the 29-year-old Dugard says to the camera in an excerpt of the video. "I want to thank you for your support and I'm doing well ... It's been a long haul, but I'm getting there".

Khargone violence aftermath: Muslims allege police of highhandedness, arresting ‘innocent youth’

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Accusing the Khargone police of harassment, protesting women said that they have been forced to hit the streets because of the persistent persecution of...

TN Board topper Jasmin Banu felicitated by TMMK

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By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net, Chennai: Jasmin Banu, the Tamil Nadu topper of Class X exam 2010, was today felicitated by Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) here. Banu of Tirunalveli Town MPL High School topped the entire state in board exam by scoring 495 marks out of 500. At felicitation program held at TMMK office, Banu who was accompanied by her parents was presented a laptop on her achievement. “My hard work paid me,” said she who comes from a below average family. She studied at a government school.

Women objectified in negative manner in society: Delhi court

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New Delhi : Asserting that "gender sensitisation is the need of the hour", a Delhi court has regretted that women have been objectified in...

Women shouldn’t have mobile phones: BSP MP

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By IANS, Lucknow : The BSP found itself red faced Monday after one of its MPs said women should not be given mobile phone.

Congress opposes Kashmir bill curtailing women’s rights

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By IANS, Jammu: The Congress has decided to oppose a bill moved earlier this week in the upper house of the state legislature depriving women of their citizenship rights if they marry non-permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. "This piece of legislation will never be supported by the party within or outside of the legislature," said a senior Congress minister in the coalition government of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The Permanent Resident (Disqualification) Bill moved March 8 by Murtaza Khan of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Burqa clad women come out to support Anna

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By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,

Life term for rapists, no death penalty, says Verma panel

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By IANS,

JIH organizes a workshop on marriage

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By TCN News

Iranian women pilgrims visit Baqi Cemetery for first time

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By IRNA, Tehran : Iranian woman pilgrims entered the Baqi Cemetery in Medina, Saudi Arabia, for the first time on Sunday night in the presence of Chairman of Experts Assembly Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. The Baqi is well-known as graveyard of members of the infallible household of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), including four Imams and the beloved daughter of Prophet Mohammad, Hazrat Zahra (SA). Women are banned from entering the cemetery.

Rajya Sabha disrupted over Selja’s claim of caste bias

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New Delhi : The government and the opposition locked horns in the Rajya Sabah on Wednesday when the treasury benches contradicted Congress member Kumari...

Women set for Karva Chauth celebrations

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By IANS, New Delhi : Adorned in traditional garb and with intricate henna designs on their hands, women in the national capital and several parts of north India are celebrating the Karva Chauth festival Wednesday with a day long fast and prayers for their husband's long life. As per custom, women must observe a day long fast which is followed by evening rituals including sitting around the deity Gaura Mata and a small clay pitcher called karva and offering prayers.

‘Dead’ servant arrested for Chandigarh woman’s murder

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By IANS, Chandigarh : The murder of a property dealer's wife at her residence here saw yet another twist - the Chandigarh police Monday claimed to have arrested the domestic help whom it had declared as having been “killed” Sunday. Chandigarh's Senior Superintendent of Police S.S. Srivastava announced that Vijay Pal alias Nikku, the domestic help of property dealer Baljinder Singh Sandhu and his murdered wife Anuradha, was arrested Monday from Himachal Pradesh.

More Muslim, Christian, and Sikh mothers stop breastfeeding early: study

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Mothers may breastfeed their children two complete years for whoever wishes to complete the nursing [period]. Surah Al-Baqarah : 233 The Holy Quran is clear that the duration of breastfeeding of infants are for a period of two years. World Health Organization (WHO) and Government of India’s guidelines also suggest breastfeeding for a period of two years. Breast milk is an excellent source of nutrition and essential for the healthy growth of the child.

Northeast India to get ready-made garment units

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala: The Indian government plans to set up ready-made garment manufacturing units in each of the eight northeastern states which, among other...

Trinamool student wing to ‘look into’ Kolkata college girl’s beating

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Kolkata : The student wing of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday said it would look into allegations of its members beating up...

Why I participated in the Yuva Hunkar rally

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Text and photos by Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The Yuva Hunkar rally, which took place in Delhi today, saw a sizeable participation from people from all...

Women’s bill torn, Rajya Sabha adjourned fifth time

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By IANS, New Delhi : A historic bill that promises to reserve 33 percent of legislative seats for women was moved in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament, amid unruly scenes as a dozen members opposing it tore up the document and hurled the pieces at Chairman Hamid Ansari before forcing a fifth adjournment in a day. This happened on a day when both houses assembled to the call to "celebrate and honour women" and include them in the decision making process to mark the International Women's Day being observed worldwide.

SC questions about custodial torture of key witness in Kathua rape case

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New Delhi, (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea alleging custodial torture of...

Minor raped by step-father in Delhi

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New Delhi: A 10-year-old girl was raped by her step-father at her home here, police said Thursday. The accused has been arrested. Police said the...

Meet Bushra Arshad from UP, who cracked civil services thrice to land her dream...

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A mother of two, Bushra Arshad Bano's story is one of grit and determination. Cracking the civil services exams for the third time last...

Indian women’s hockey team thump Belarus 6-0

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By IANS, Boston : Striker Rani Devi slammed a hat-trick to help India to a comprehensive 6-0 victory over Belarus in their Group D fixture at the junior women's hockey World Cup here wednesday. With this win, India qualified for the medal league second round as the top team from the pool. India scored through Roselin Dung Dung (16th), Poonam Rani (38th), Ritu Rani (51st) and Rani Devi (53rd, 54th and 58th min). Both teams started cautiously, but as the first half progressed India took territorial supremacy pushing action in the Belarus end.

Indonesian minister urges probe into May 1998 rapes

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By Xinhua, Jakarta : An Indonesian minister has delivered documents on the alleged May 1998 mass rape of mostly ethnic Chinese women to the Attorney General's Office (AGO), local press said Saturday. State Minister for Women's Empowerment Meutia Farida Swasono handed over the documents to Attorney General Hendarman Supandji on Friday. The documents contained results of research by psychology professor and women's activist Saparinah Sadli, major English daily The Jakarta Post reported.

Rays of hope from Hyderabad – story of two Muslim women

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By Nigar Ataulla,

Limca Book’s latest edition dedicated to women

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New Delhi : Celebrating women achievers across various fields, the Limca Book of Records Thursday launched its 25th edition on the theme "Empowering Women". An...

Registering sex of foetus against ‘Beti Bachao’ campaign: IWPC

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New Delhi: The Indian Women's Press Corps on Tuesday expressed concern over Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi's statement on registering sex of...

Dalit woman commits suicide to evade rape attempt

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By IANS, Lucknow : A Dalit woman committed suicide Saturday by setting herself on fire in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad district to evade a rape attempt by her neighbour, police said. Family members alleged that she took the extreme step to evade a rape attempt by a neighbour in Faizabad, about 150 km from here. "The woman, in her dying statement to the magistrate, seconded the allegations made by her husband Rajaram, but died before naming the person," Faizabad police chief R.K.S. Rathore told IANS.

SC orders UP Police to protect inter-religion couple

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday directed Uttar Pradesh Police to provide protection to a young couple belonging to different religions and who married...

Handwara Case: Girl says police abused her, forced her to deny assault by Jawan

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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...

Woman stabbed to death in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 25-year-old married woman working in a multinational company in Noida was stabbed to death by two people here while...

As election approaches in Kerala, parties go all out to woo Adivasi voters in...

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net Kozhikode: With battle lines drawn for the upcoming assembly polls, campaigns of both the United Democratic Front and...

Woman summoned for cheating husband

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New Delhi: A court here has issued summons against a woman for allegedly cheating her husband and causing a miscarriage before marrying the man. Additional...

चम्बल डायरी: ‘घर में न सहरी के लिए कुछ है, न इफ़्तार के लिए’

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शाह आलम यह मेरी ‘चम्बल संवाद यात्रा’ का बारहवां दिन था. जालौन जिले के मुख्यालय उरई से 66 किलोमीटर की दूरी पर महेवा...

India’s Muslims are finally breaking free of the mold

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There’s hope for India’s Muslims as they set new examples of excellence defying great odds By Aijaz Zaka Syed for TwoCircles.net

रमज़ान स्पेशल : जामिया के छात्रों को इस बार बहुत भाया रमज़ान,क़ायम की सौहार्द...

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देश की सबसे प्रतिष्ठित यूनिवर्सिटी जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया में इस रमज़ान कई अदुभुत नज़ारे देखने को मिले। जामिया के तमाम छात्रों ने इस बार...

Why Does Adultery Matter in a Secular Society?

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"Secularism prohibits the imposition of any religion, except the religion of secularism" By Yamin Zakaria,

रेलवे सिपाही ने चलती ट्रेन में किया रोज़ेदार महिला से बलात्कार

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net बिजनौर : नोएडा, मुज़फ्फ़रनगर के बाद अब बिजनौर में दिल दहला देने वाली घटना सामने आई है. ये घटना लखनऊ...

African delegates expecting high from women’s summit

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By Xinhua, Hanoi : Women are still victims of poverty and disparity, First Lady of Burkina Faso said here Thursday at the opening of the pre-summit ministerial roundtable of the Global Summit of Women. The Summit, which is to kick off later Thursday, gathered over 900 businesswomen, professionals and government leaders from around the world to talk about women's development and other issues.

Women’s legislative quota set to become reality

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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.

Noida girl wins art award

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Gurgaon: A series of geometrics and line patterns, guided by the urban metroscape, fetched Noida-based-artist Chetnaa Verma a prestigious art award here Saturday. Verma won...

More women shunning physical exercise

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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.

BJP a divided house over women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday denied reports that it was divided over the women's reservation bill but the rift was evident with a section of MPs led by Yogi Adityanath said that quotas for women were "needless" and would be opposed in the Lok Sabha. Adityanath, who represents Gorakhpur in the lower house, openly rebelled against the bill that seeks to reserve a third of all seats in the country's legislatures for women.

Study finds only 66% of Muslim women using medical care for child delivery

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By TCN News New Delhi: A study published in the online journal PLos One has found poor migrant Muslim women to be one of the groups least likely to use safe medical care for child delivery.

Warden thrashes six girls, suspended

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Srinagar : A warden at a tribal students hostel here in Jammu and Kashmir allegedly thrashed six girl inmates because they refused to clean...

Only five percent Indian women in senior corporate posts: Study

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New Delhi: Only five percent of working women in India make it to senior leadership positions in the corporate sector, compared to the global...

Aged 120, living on boiled food, rice beer – and loving it!

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By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS,

Uniform code won’t help, says women’s Jamaat founder

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New Delhi, (IANS) : The uniform civil code won't help Muslim women as majority of them won't approach a court if it's violated, the founder...

In delhi, nearly all rapes are by relatives, neighbours

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By IANS,

96 percent women feel unsafe in Delhi, says survey

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By IANS, New Delhi : Nearly 96 percent women do not feel safe in the national capital, especially so in the popular markets of Chandni Chowk, Connaught Place and Karol Bagh and in the buses, according to a survey. The survey was conducted by the Centre for Equity and Inclusion (Cequin) in association with the Centre for Media Studies (CMS). "Almost 96 percent of the women in Delhi believe that women are not very safe in the city and 44 percent of the abused respondents chose to remain silent after the incident," said Lora Prabhu, director and co-founder of Cequin.

राजस्थान में भी पांच मुस्लिम लड़कियां बनी जज,यूपी की जज बनी लड़कियों को मिल...

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By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net जयपुर- देश भर की मुस्लिम बेटियों में न्यायिक सेवा के प्रति रुझान लगातार बढ़ रहा है।3 महीने पहले उत्तर प्रदेश...

Ramadan 1435: Elderly

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net Two eldery women sit on the stools to eat their iftaar at the Thousand Lights Mosque, Chennai. Respect for parents and...

J&K Technical Education Board in a mess, students allege college lecturer of deliberately failing...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: In June, Mohammad Adnan Hilal, a student of a Srinagar-based polytechnic college, committed suicide after he found...

Operated from mosque, a women-run health clinic in Hyderabad has treated over 25000 patients...

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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a healthcare NGO Helping Hand Foundation (HHF) from Hyderabad in south India has been a source of respite for the...

There’s much sex in politics here

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram: Two cases, the Kozhikode ice cream sex case and the Suryanelli sex case have been frequently in the headlines in the state over the past decade and a half.

Ramadan 1437: Noor Jehan

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By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net Noor Jehan came to Kanpur from Bombay as a young bride. Living a pampered life till then, she wasn’t as well...

In MIT, a celebration of Faiz’s life and works

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By TCN News Cambridge, Massachusetts: A program to celebrate the life and works of one of Urdu’s greatest poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz attracted a room full of Faiz fans to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on June 27, 2010.

‘I am a Muslim, come kill me’: Protesters denounce BJP Minister’s Agra hate...

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By TCN Staff Reporter Delhi: Members of civil society, minority religious orgainsations, academicians and citizens organised a protest meeting at Jantar Mantar, Delhi against the...

‘Women with Drive’ programme launched to mark 100th International Women’s Day

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By IANS, Gurgaon: In line with its core strategy of driving "safety innovations", Goodyear India Tuesday launched "Women with Drive" to celebrate the 100th International Women's Day.

‘I knew the victim as a colleague and friend’: Rape and Murder at Kolkata’s...

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Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net “This incident has left us all shaken. I knew the victim as a colleague and friend; we shared long working hours and...

Miscreants throw acid on woman corporator in UP

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Bareilly : A woman corporator was Friday seriously injured when local goons here threw acid on her, police said. A case has been registered against...

Mamata slams Modi government over flood relief fund

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Kolkata : Lamenting the Centre's financial non-cooperation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday charged the Narendra Modi government with double standards...

Women safety initiative ‘Panic Button’ launched in 18 states

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New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The much awaited safety tool for women Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) called "Panic Button" was on Tuesday launched...

Women legislators’ conference resolves to build ‘Resurgent India’

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New Delhi : The National Conference of Women Legislators on Sunday adopted a resolution to work for transparent, accountable and inclusive governance and to...

Will follow Sonia’s instructions on women’s safety: Dikshit

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Delhi government would follow Congress president Sonia Gandhi's instructions on the safety of women in the national capital, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Monday.

Zanani Masjid in Aurangabad: An inspiration to Muslim women to reclaim their space in...

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Zanani Masjid was built 350 years ago in the Mughal period. Many Muslim girls and women gather at Zanani Masjid to study the Quran...

क्या तीन तलाक़ के फौजदारी क़ानून से महिलाओं का भला होगा?

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नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए अगर बीमारी की जांच-पड़ताल ग़लत होगी तो दवा भी ग़लत दी जाएगी. क्या सारे सामाजिक दु:खों का सिर्फ़-सिर्फ़ एक इलाज है कि...

The first woman VC of Calicut University steps down

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Virgin, 105, says celibacy is the key to long life

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By IANS, London : A British woman who will celebrate her 105th birthday Saturday said that her celibate life has been the key to her longevity. Clara Meadmore, who was born in Glasgow, and lived in Canada and New Zealand, before settling in the southwest British county of Cornwall some 40 years ago, said she never had time for a family and lived alone until going into care, the Daily Telegraph has reported. "I've always had lots of platonic friendships with men but never felt the need to go further than that or marry," she said, adding that she had never had any interest in sex.

NHRC notice to Rajasthan over woman’s rape by policeman

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New Delhi: The NHRC has issued notice to the Rajasthan government over the alleged rape of a woman by a police constable and his...

Scholarships meant for female students distributed in Gaya’s only minority girls’ school

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By Tameemuddin Humble, TwoCircles.net, Gaya: “Students’ money, allotted by the Government under Mukhyamantri Balika Poshak Yojana, Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojana and Mukhyamantri scholarship program...

Ayesha Khatun : The woman on a mission

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,

Godhra train carnage: AIDWA again rejects conspiracy theory

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,

Triple Talaq un-Islamic, inhuman and unconstitutional: Armed Forces Tribunal bench

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Lucknow (UP): In a significant decision, the Lucknow Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal has ruled that the declaration of oral...

PM confident of women’s quota bill passage

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By IANS, New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday stressed his government's commitment to political empowerment of women and said India was moving towards 33 percent reservation for women in the parliament and state legislatures. "We are moving towards providing one third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures," Manmohan Singh said at a leadership summit for women here.

Separated by a barbed wire, torn apart by politics: Families on the LOC

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Hunderman Brok (Kargil) : A barbed wire can often represent the idea of security, but...

Rs.4.75 lakh course for aspiring women politicians

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Sania honoured with Padma Bhushan

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New Delhi : Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was conferred with Padma Bhushan at a glittering investiture at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Tuesday for...

Destitute women to get living quarters

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Preity Zinta not against joining politics

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By IANS, New Delhi : Actress Preity Zinta Thursday praised the Women's Reservation Bill, saying it will reduce discrimination and bias against women - and indicated that was not averse to joining politics. "This (the bill) provides an incredible opportunity to women. We have women in important position. Our president (Pratibha Patil) is a woman. Sonia Gandhi is there. There will be more woman in our parliament," the actor told reporters on the sidelines of a health event organised by UNAIDS.

‘Molested’ Stephen’s student demands principal’s resignation

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New Delhi: A 27-year-old research scholar who has accused a St. Stephen's lecturer of molesting her said on Friday that college principal, Valson Thampu,...

Probe begins against policeman who complained against Mulayam

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Lucknow : Suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur on Wednesday appeared before Police Recruitment Board Director General V.K. Gupta as part of a departmental...

Mahjabeen sailing SAFEENAH to take poor to happiness

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net Patna (Bihar): The place I have entered now is in the heart of a densely populated Muslim area which houses believers of other faiths also. You won't be impressed by the hygienic quotient or the lack of it in the area. But what impresses one and all is the devotion of a middle-aged local Muslim lady to social work. I was there to meet Mahjabeen Sarwar who runs an NGO called SAFEENAH, an acronym for the “Society for Awareness, Family Welfare, Education, Economic Upliftment, Nationality & Health.”

In ‘Satyamev Jayate’ Aamir deals with female foeticide – and how!

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Telangana man arrested for rape, murder of daughter

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Hyderabad:Police in Telangana have solved the mystery behind rape and murder of a minor girl with the arrest of her father, who committed the...

Indian Canadian held for drugging, raping woman in Toronto club

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By IANS, Toronto : An Indian Canadian man surrendered before police Saturday after he was charged with drugging and raping a woman at a city nightclub two weeks ago. Thirty-two-year-old Jagdeep Chahal, a resident of Brampton on the outskirts of Toronto, had sexually assaulted the woman in the bathroom of the nightclub Jan 22. According a report lodged by the victim with police, she was sexually assaulted by Chahal after putting a date rape drug in her drink at a downtown nightclub.

Fresh Triple Talaq Bill to be the first bill to be introduced in the...

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TCN News The union cabinet, today, has approved the fresh bill banning triple talaq or the instant divorce practise. The bill will replace the ordinance...

NIT development being highlighted as communal incident: Mehbooba

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Srinagar : While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti described the student unrest at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) a "non-issue", the...

‘Indian farm women work more but earn less’

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By Brij Khandelwal, IANS, Agra : Indian women work more but earn less than men, says an eminent agricultural economist. In his latest book he shows how women continue to get a raw deal despite putting in longer hours and work that is critically more important for the farm sector and the family.

Probe ordered as woman complains against UP’s 1090 official

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Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a probe and directed the repatriation of the incharge of the '1090 Women Power Line' on...

Mother of Bijnor man killed in anti-CAA protest will not contest election on Cong...

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Anwari Begum was given the ticket by the Congress after the party announced in October last year that 40 percent of it’s candidates in...

Women playing major role, says UAE minister

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By IANS/WAM, Dubai : Women are playing a major role in the UAE's development and there is a need to enhance their role in business as well, a minister said. Emirati women occupy 18 percent of the cabinet and 22.5 percent of the Federal National Council, the UAE parliament. There are 10 percent women in the diplomatic corps and 30 percent in top decision making positions in the government, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, minister for foreign trade said Thursday.

First Indian woman skier to South Pole gets award

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By IANS, New Delhi : Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu, who became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole last year, will be given a Rs.5-lakh award by the Delhi government, an official statement said Thursday. "The city Government will honour Reena Kaushal Dharmashaktu with an award of Rs.5 lakh (Rs.500,000) in a function to be organised in near future for her feat of skiing from the coast of Antarctica to the geographic South Pole," the statement said. "The award is in recognition of her adventurous effort," it added.

Ramadan1433: Naseema’s life

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By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net

Justice denied, now waiting for judgment: Sheikh Hashim Ali’s 13 years’ incarceration

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This special TCN series highlights some of the example cases of people accused of terrorism and their struggle for justice. This series is sponsored...

Women’s commission demands strict punishment for rapists

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By IANS, New Delhi : Stringent punishment for rapists is essential to discourage such crimes, chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) Girija Vyas said Monday.

AAP worker commits suicide, BJP says anti-woman character exposed

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New Delhi : A female Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker commited suicide after the molestor, a party member was released on bail, police said...

Girl robbed at ATM in Hyderabad

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Hyderabad: An unidentified person opened fire and robbed a girl of money and jewellery at an ATM here on Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred...

Women’s groups demand passing of quota bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : More than 2,000 women from across the country came together for a protest march here Thursday demanding passage of the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing monsoon session of parliament. More than 350 NGOs took part in the rally. Donning blue caps with '33 Percent' written on it, women, joined by men, sang songs and shouted slogans as part of the protest. One of the speakers, Ranjana Kumari, director Centre for Social Research, said they would not give up their struggle till the bill is passed.

No Men Beyond This Point: The ‘Women’s Only’ Cafe In Jamia Nagar, Delhi

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Café Sheeru seeks to offer a ‘safe and comfortable’ space for women customers By Simeen Anjum & Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net Sarah (who goes by her first...

Urdu newspapers give more coverage to children and women issues

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net, Patna: For long Urdu newspapers have been criticized for their backward outlook and emotional style of writing, most often by people who do not read these newspapers. A careful analysis of English, Hindi, and Urdu newspaper of Patna edition by a journalist in Patna revealed a different picture. When it comes to giving space to news related to children and women Urdu newspapers are more generous in the coverage given to these issues than the newspapers in Hindi and English.

Bhopal – Three decades of Struggle: Gas survivors begin indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar

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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.

Early Marriage, Tradition and Safety: Unraveling the Challenges for Muslim Girls in Education

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Iqra Fatma, TwoCircles.net Darbhanga (Bihar): Nusrat, a bright young woman from Muzaffarpur district in Bihar, always aspired to pursue higher education. After earning her bachelor's...

Rape: Patriarchy and selective historiography

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By Ram Puniyani