First Zamira Begum Rahman memorial lecture held in Tezpur
By TCN News
Guwahati: The First Zamira Begum Rahman Memorial Lecture on the topic “Women Empowerment and Society” was delivered by Sarmistha Das, Assistant...
PM appeals for peace, assures protection of women
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday appealed for calm as protests against the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old woman turned violent.
Court dismisses woman’s maintenance plea
By IANS,
New Delhi : For Sheena, concealing her income from a city court in a divorce matter proved costly as the court rejected her maintenance plea stating that it cannot allow the law to be used as a tool to get enriched unjustly at the expense of the spouse.
Canadian HIV man’s 20 sexual partners untraced
By IANS,
Toronto : Medical authorities in Canada have failed to trace 20 women who had unprotected sex with an HIV-infected man facing murder trial for causing death of two women by infection.
Ugandan-born Johnson Aziga, 52, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1996, was warned to inform his sexual partners about his HIV condition.
But he went on to have unprotected sex with numerous women, including the 13 who have been identified.
Seven of these women have tested positive for HIV. Two of them have since died. Four women, who had sex with him, have not tested positive.
Will write to PM seeking Meghwal dismissal: NCW
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women Tuesday said it will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking dismissal of union minister Nihalchand...
Women with hormonal problems prone to diabetes: AIIMS
New Delhi: Women suffering from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a problem in which a woman's hormones are out of balance, are highly prone to...
Husband deserts Muslim woman for attending Independence Day
Patna: A Muslim school teacher in Bihar was forced to leave her house by her husband who felt she had violated the Shariat law...
Government not utilising Rs.2,000 crore Nirbhaya Fund, SC told
New Delhi: The Supreme Court was told Friday that the government was sitting on Rs.2,000 crore earmarked under the Nirbhaya Fund - meant to...
SC notice to lawyers Sharma, Singh for anti-women remarks
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to advocates M.L.Sharma and A.P.Singh on a petition by the apex court's women lawyers association...
Indian women not dictated over dressing: Smriti Irani
New Delhi : Women in India are not told what to wear and how to wear what, union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani...
अपने गाँव को शिक्षित किया तबस्सुम, तरन्नुम और रुबीना ने
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: बनारस से लगभग बीस किलोमीटर दूर सोजईं नाम का एक गाँव है. गाँव में बिजली-पानी की हालत खस्ता है. गाँव में...
Fearing further attacks & arrests, Muslim families flee Uttarakhand village
Following communal violence in a village in Uttarakhand on April 16, several Muslim families have fled the area fearing arrests and further attacks.
Muhammad Raafi |...
Don’t link triple Talaq with uniform civil code: Venkaiah
New Delhi : Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said the issue of ending triple Talaq practice should not be linked with uniform...
No ban on Hijab, only need to remove it during security check, says CISF
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force has made it clear that there is no ban on wearing a face mask, Burqa...
Women’s participation in electoral process lauded
New Delhi : The State Election Commission here has lauded young women for their participation as campus ambassadors for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
At...
Teresa Rehman wins Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity
By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,
NHRC notice to Delhi government, police over pregnant woman’s abduction
New Delhi: The NHRC on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi government's health department and Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi over alleged inaction in the...
‘Misconduct’, ‘Indiscipline’: IIT-BHU Students Suspended While Demanding Justice for Gangrape Survivor
Sayeda, TwoCircles.net
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh): Almost a year after a 22-year-old student of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) was allegedly gangraped by three workers of the...
Woman judge sacked in Tripura
By IANS,
Agartala: A judge in Tripura has been dismissed from service for making derogatory remarks against the judges of higher courts, an official said Sunday.
Her Hijab no deterrent, this IAS officer determined to work for marginalised sector
By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net,
Kozhikode: It’s a long pending dream come true, not only for her but for the entire Muslim community in Kerala, especially the Muslim women.
Atheela Abdulla goes to work wearing the Hijab. “There is an option to wear or not to wear it. I opted the choice of wearing it. As a civil servant, I am obliged to not raise such question and do justice to my duty and post,” Atheela says.
Two booked for beating Dalit couple
Patna: Two people were booked on charge of severely beating a Dalit couple for refusing to stay away from a Hanuman temple in Bihar's...
Amidst Ruin, Humanity Reigns: Compassion and Solidarity Shine Through Wayanad Landslide Aftermath
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
Wayanad (Kerala): At around 2:40 a.m. on July 30, Feroz Khan received a phone call about the landslide in Wayanad. Residing...
Women play key role in Indian policy making: Meira Kumar
By IANS,
Bern: India has been at the vanguard of women's participation in both the legislature and the executive, said Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar here Saturday.
India is among the first countries in the world to have a woman prime minister and today India's president is a woman, Meira Kumar said while addressing the sixth annual meeting of women.
33 percent quota for women in government jobs in MP
Bhopal : The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday decided to provide 33 percent reservation to women in government jobs.
This was decided during a...
ABVP protests at St.Stephen’s College over sexual harassment
New Delhi: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Friday staged protests at St. Stephen's College in the north campus here over the alleged...
Women protest atrocities in Uttar Pradesh, caned by police
By IANS,
Lucknow: Women activists of the Congress party here were caned by the police Tuesday as they sought to raise the issue of "increasing atrocities on women" in Uttar Pradesh, party workers said.
State party president Rita Bahuguna Joshi and All India Congress Committee secretary Pervez Hashmi, who is in charge of the party's affairs in Uttar Pradesh, were among those who suffered serious injuries. Hashmi was hospitalised with a fractured lower limb, while Joshi received cane blows on her arm, a party worker said.
Haryana man kills wife, 3 kids; commits suicide
Chandigarh : A man gunned down his wife and three minor daughters before committing suicide by hanging himself in a Haryana village, police...
Mahila Eid milan programme organized by Khudai Khidmatgar
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Voluntary organisation Khudai Khidmatgar organized an Eid Milan programme for women in the capital’s Okhla area to discuss the...
NCW sends notice to Tapas Paul over rape remark
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Tuesday issued notice to Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Tapas Paul seeking an explanation for...
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...
Women victims of abuse turn child abusers: study
By IANS,
Washington : Women who have faced abuse at the hands of elders and relatives as children can themselves turn into child molesters, according to an extensive new study.
Most people believe women are incapable of committing such acts and the abuse of boys by women is often dismissed as the boys sowing their wild oats, said Susan Strickland of University of Georgia and author of the study.
India reduces baby deaths but still hasn’t met 2012 targets
By Rhea Colaco
First, the good news: 37 babies died for every 1,000 that were born in 2015, two better than the government's...
College women more likely to be drugged, raped
By IANS,
Washington : College women are more likely to be drugged and raped if they fail to recognise certain risky behaviours like leaving drinks unattended.
The statistics for sexual assault are unsettling. One in five college women will be the victim of attempted or actual rape during their college years, according to the department of Justice.
Eloped girl’s father abducts boy for revenge, held
By IANS,
New Delhi: A man has been arrested for abducting a six-year-old cousin of a boy with whom his daughter had eloped last month, police said.
Qadir Khan, a 38-year-old from Sitamarhi in Bihar, was arrested from Gorkhpur Tuesday for kidnapping the boy in east Delhi July 27.
The boy has been rescued from Qadir Khan's custody and police said search was on to find Khan's accomplices.
President, PM congratulate Sania on becoming No.1
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sania Mirza for becoming the new women's doubles No.1 player on Monday.
Sania...
Lalitha Kumaramangalam appointed new NCW chief
New Delhi : Lalitha Kumaramangalam has been appointed the new chairman of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Women and Child Development Minister Maneka...
Women’s panel for slapping serious charges against Rathore
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Tuesday appealed to the central and Haryana governments to slap serious charges against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case. It also assured that civil damages will be filed after legal consultation.
"We have asked the union home ministry and the Haryana government to slap serious charges - abetment to suicide, attempt to murder, conspiracy and destroying evidence - against Rathore," NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here.
Women organizations gather at Jantar Mantar to demand 33% reservation
By Saiyed Danish, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: In a massive show of urgency and solidarity, women came out on streets to demand the passage of...
J&K Technical Education Board in a mess, students allege college lecturer of deliberately failing...
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...
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...
Coming soon: Separate courts for rape victims
By Kanu Sarda, IANS,
New Delhi: Rape victims coming to a court to depose will not have to sit along with criminals facing trials as the Delhi High Court has proposed to set up separate courts for them.
During a hearing on a rape case, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S. Muralidhar said Wednesday, "We are proposing to have separate courts for rape victims and initially nine such courts will be set up and the district judge will look after it."
Minor mother moves court, seeks damages from cops
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 13-year-old girl, who became a mother a month back, has approached the Delhi High Court demanding compensation from Delhi Police after it failed to trace her for over a year, during which she became pregnant.
Demanding a compensation of Rs.15 lakh, the minor girl's counsel said before the division bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S. Muralidhar that "..it is because of the callous attitude of the police that the minor girl is now a mother of a baby, so the girl is entitled for compensation."
UAE group to bring affordable healthcare to smaller Indian cities
By Arun Kumar, IANS
Washington: A prominent woman-owned hospital group in the United Arab Emirates, begun by a woman who moved there from Nagpur, plans to bring affordable health care services to smaller Indian cities with a $24 million World Bank financing.
"The project will introduce high clinical and managerial standards and create new jobs where there is significant unemployment, especially in smaller Indian cities," the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group member, said on signing of agreements to finance Zulekha Hospitals Group's expansion plans.
Meet Dr. Mubeena Ramzan, the first Kashmiri woman to feature among world’s 500 most...
By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Dr Mubeena Ramzan of Kashmir created history earlier this month when she became the first Kashmiri woman to be enlisted among...
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.
‘Prostitutes better than women who raised anti-national slogans’
Gurgaon : Stirring up the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) issue, Jawahar Yadav, officer on special duty (OSD) to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar,...
Women Maoist commanders charged with sedition in Chhattisgarh
By IANS,
Raipur : Two women Maoist commanders and three of their associates have been charged with sedition for dropping a huge cache of arms at a busy square here in January, police said Friday.
"We have framed a chargesheet in a local court here against these five accused and witnesses will depose in October when the trial begins," a police official told IANS.
Two top women insurgents - Meena Chaudhary alias Geeta and K.S. Priya alias Malti - dropped eight bags loaded with 91 pistols and 26 wireless sets at Dangania area in Raipur while travelling in a car.
What educated Muslim women say about women quota bill?
By TCN Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: While common Muslim is unaware of the debates around Women Reservation Bill, educated and active Muslim women are all for the passage of the bill in Lok Sabha. However, they want some concrete mechanism to ensure the political participation of Muslim women and other excluded groups.
China’s Zhang Yin is world’s richest woman
By IANS,
Beijing: Zhang Yin, the head of a Chinese recycled paper company, is the world's richest woman in 2010, a media report said Wednesday.
Haryana woman booked for killing teenaged daughter
By IANS,
Jind (Haryana): A woman has been booked on charges of killing her 19-year-old daughter in a village in Haryana's Jind district, police said Wednesday.
The father of the girl had lodged a complaint against his wife that she had hammered the girl to death in a fit of rage Monday night in Bibipur village.
Manisha was studying in BA first year and her mother suspected that she had an affair with some boy. In a fit of anger, she hit Manisha with a wooden hammer, leading to a serious head injury, police said.
Cuddalore decks up for DMK women’s meet
By IANS,
Cuddalore : Preparations are on in this coastal town for a key meeting of the women's wing of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK that is headed by its influential leader and Rajya Sabha MP M.K. Kanimozhi.
The daughter of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi will preside over the June 14-15 conference that is expected to draw some 500,000 women, Health Minister M.R.K. Paneerselvam said here.
Among those expected to address the gathering are the chief minister and senior members of the Karunanidhi cabinet besides Kanimozhi.
Questions raised over Bihar Class 12 toppers; govt. to re-examine answer sheets
Patna : After questions were raised over the quality of Class 12 Science and Arts toppers this year in Bihar, the state government has...
“Adverse political situation, militarization impacting Kashmiri women’s health”
‘Impact of Conflict on Women in Kashmir’ report released
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar: “Rape, outrage of modesty and other forms of violence against women in the last 25 years have been used as a weapon of war in Kashmir,” and “61% of married women suffer from health disorders due to adverse political situation and militarization,” a report released here to mark February 23 as Women Resistance Day’ in Kashmir said on Monday.
Delhi girl sustains bullet injury mysteriously
By IANS,
New Delhi: A probe is on into how an eight-year-old girl received a bullet injury in her leg, police said Friday, adding her father was not able to give a credible account.
गैंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की मौत के बाद लोगों में गुस्सा ,सड़क पर उतरा...
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हाथरस की गए गेंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की आज सुबह दिल्ली के सफदरजंग अस्पताल में हुई मौत के बाद दलितों का...
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.
Birth anniversary of Irom Sharmila observed with token hunger strike at Jantar Mantar
By TCN News,
New Delhi: A day long fast was organized here at Jantar Mantar on the call of Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign, Association of Protection of Civil Rights, Lok Raj Sangathan and Students Islamic Organisation of India to support Irom Sharmila and to demand repeal of AFSPA. Many people participated and observed the hunger strike.
Women politicians welcome no GST on sanitary pads
By IANS:
New Delhi, July 22: Women politicians, cutting across party lines, have welcomed the government's decision on scrapping GST on sanitary napkins.
Reactions flowed in...
Pakistan activist honored with International Women of Courage Award
Islamabad : After youngest ever nobel peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the scenic Swat valley is again in the limelight on the world scene...
Meet Saba Haider: An Indian-Muslim woman running for DuPage county board election in US
Saba is the only candidate of Indian origin among 19 elected members from the state of Illinois. She came to the United States in...
Looking beyond Women’s Day and Capitalism-inspired Feminism
By Ashley Tellis for Twocircles.net
Now that Women’s Day has gone, women will be forgotten once again for the rest of the year....
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...
Libya’s First Lady owns airline company, 20 tonnes of gold: Report
By IANS,
Dubai: Libya's First Lady Safia Farkash al-Baraasi has amassed enormous wealth, including the airline company Buraq Air and 20 tonnes of gold, a media report said.
Activists mark Irom Sharmila’s 15 years of anti-AFSPA protest
Kolkata : Branding as "draconian" the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that gives sweeping powers to the armed forces to deal with terrorism,...
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.
Women’s quota bill: Despite opposition, government firm
By IANS,
New Delhi : Even as Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Sunday launched fresh attacks on the women's reservation bill in its present form, the government said there was no option but to push forward with the legislation in the absence of a consensus.
The government has timed the consideration and passage of the bill in Rajya Sabha with the 100th year of international women's day Monday. The landmark legislation seeks to reserve 33 percent seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women.
Mamata kicks-off assembly poll campaign on Women’s Day
Kolkata: Coinciding with International Women's Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday officially kicked-off her Trinamool Congress' election campaign for the 2016...
Man arrested for raping deaf woman in Tripura
Agartala: A man was arrested for raping a 32-year-old deaf and dumb woman, police said here Tuesday.
"Ajit Nama, aged 30, raped a deaf and...
Arrest the attackers of Soni Sori immediately: Women India Movement
BY TCN News,
New Delhi: Women India Movement (WIM) has come down heavily on the Chattisgarh government for not doing enough in arresting the culprits...
SC upholds death sentence for Nirbhaya rapists
New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence on all four convicts in the brutal Nirbhaya gang-rape here of December...
36 Indian women WHO worked as scavengers to walk on ramp
By NNN-PTI,
United Nations : Thirty-six Indian women, rescued by a non governmental organisation from the degrading task of manually cleaning human excreta, are all set to walk on ramp with leading models before representatives from more than 150 countries here.
The women, rescued by Sulabh International Social Service Organisation from Alwar in Rajasthan, yesterday met diplomats and dignitaries at the United Nations and talked about the changes which, they said, had made them for the first time feel like human beings.
Asma Nama: P for Preaching; P for Practice?
Are Today’s Muslims Only Talking Toms?
By Dr Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net,
Whenever I read George Bernard Shaw saying, ‘Islam is the best religion and Muslims are the worst people’, it makes me angry. Be it the international scene or our closed communities, does Shaw metaphor stick to us (and stinks too?)
Men, women approach charity differently
By IANS,
Sydney : Would you prefer to give money to someone needy in your neighbourhood or a needy person in a foreign country?
If you're a man, you're more likely to give to the person closest to you, that is, the one in your neighbourhood, if you give at all.
If you're a woman, you're more likely to give, and to give equal amounts to both groups, according to research by Texas A&M University marketing professor Karen Winterich and colleagues.
Federation of Muslim Women’s Aid Societies formed in TN
By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: The newly formed Federation of Muslim Women’s Aid Societies (FeMWAS) held its maiden function at Hotel Abu Palace in Chennai last week. The federation decided to launch public awareness campaign for Muslim Women’s Aid Society (MWAS), a government aided NGO in each district of Tamil Nadu.
Meet Ariba Khan: A Young Municipal Councillor from Shaheen Bagh
Aatika S. | TwoCircles.net
Ariba Khan from the Indian National Congress, and Municipal Councillor from Abul Fazal Enclave in Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, speaks to...
Woman jumps before Delhi Metro train, dies
New Delhi : A 30-year-old woman died here Monday after she jumped in front of a Delhi Metro train, an official said.
Omvati, a resident...
Redouble efforts for protection of women: President
New Delhi : Society must redouble its efforts for the protection of women so that their "talents can flower" and they can "contribute their...
State governments indifferent to Anganwadi workers: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi : Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said the state governments are adopting a "careless" and "irresponsible"...
Seed companies involved in child labour in India, reveals study
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: In a shocking revelation, a study has pointed out the grim realities on the use of...
Women village leaders want quota within quota
By IANS,
New Delhi : Around 60 women village leaders Friday hailed the passing of the women's reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha but demanded a quota for Dalits and other backward classes (OBCs) for their proper representation.
At a conclave organised here by international NGO ActionAid, the women, representing village councils in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, urged political parties to take note of the discrimination against women within the backward classes.
First Indian woman skier to South Pole gets award
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.
HIV woman returns to hospital after rape-accused arrested
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Almost two years after an HIV-positive woman was allegedly sexually abused by staff members of a leading hospital and the state AIDS control society, the victim has resumed treatment at the facility following the arrest of the two accused.
According to the police, accused James, a senior technician of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh and Nek Ram, a counsellor with Chandigarh AIDS Control Society were arrested Friday.
A case of rape has been registered against the accused.
US Citizens Protest War in Iraq
By Prensa Latina,
Washington : The Code Pink anti-war organization protested on Friday against occupation of Iraq in front of a Marine Corps recruitment center in California.
Activists held pink banners with the mottoes: "Bring Back the Troops Now" and "The war is Eating Our Children."
We will do anything in our power to stop that war, asserted Zanne Joi, a member of Code Pink, created in 2002 by one hundred women.
The meeting is part of the peaceful actions promoted by the group to celebrate Mothers' Day.
A petition ‘Justice for Jashodaben’ floats in response to PM Modi’s triple talaq statement
By Siddhant Mohan and A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Expressing Union government’s opposition to the practice of triple talaq in Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday...
More Women Occupying Key Postions In Business Sectors
By D. Arul Rajoo, Bernama,
Hanoi : The number of women involved in businesses worldwide and occupying key decision-making positions are rising steadily, with more having the power to decide purchases made by their companies, the Global Summit of Women was told today.
Summit president Irene Natividad said the majority of new small businesses in the United States were owned by women while one third of companies in Vietnam were headed by them.
Dec 16 gang rape verdict: Key points
The Delhi High Court Thursday upheld the death sentences to four convicts in the Delhi Dec 16, 2012 gang rape. Here are key points...
Dec 16 gang-rape: Delhi HC verdict Thursday
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court will pronounce its verdict later Thursday on confirming the death sentence and appeals of four convicts in...
No place for crimes against women in civilised society : Dikshit
By IANS,
New Delhi: There is no place for crimes against women in civilized society, said Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday while advocating strict punishment for those involved in heinous crimes like rape and sexual assault.
"There is no place for crimes against women in civilized society. Man can do much more. It is surprising why they are indulging in heinous crimes like rape and sexual assault. The persons involved in such heinous crimes should be given harsh punishment," Dikshit stated, while inaugurating a self defence workshop for girls here.
Probe lodged into woman’s death in hospital during outage
By IANS,
New Delhi: A three-member team will probe a 74-year-old woman's death in a government hospital here last week when her life support device stopped working during a power cut, Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia said Wednesday.
Sharda Gaur, who was admitted to the Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, died Oct 11 after her life support system failed during power cut.
"The committee will look into matter and will submit its report within seven days," said Kiran Walia.
Delhi doctors trained to deal with domestic violence victims
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi government Thursday launched a training programme for its medical officers on treating victims of domestic violence.
Health Minister Kiran Walia, inaugurating the programme on "Holistic and Human Care of Women Victims of Domestic Violence", said many such programmes will be organised in the city in future.
Walia stressed on the need for sensitising the doctors and
para-medical staff to give them adequate skills for effectively treating the victims of domestic violence and those who are subjected to harassment, atrocities and sexual exploitation.
Activists protest Muslim cleric’s sexist remark
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.
Modi attacks Congress over women’s safety
Mumbai : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the issue of women's safety in the country.
Raking up...
Women voters outnumber men in Jharkhand; 61 percent turnout
Ranchi : Women voters Sunday outnumbered men in the fourth phase of the assembly elections in Jharkhand. Around 61 percent balloting was reported from...
Women’s quota bill likely in budget session: Natarajan
By IANS,
New Delhi : A landmark bill on reserving 33 percent of seats for women in parliament and the state legislatures is likely to come up for discussion in the budget session of parliament beginning late February, chairperson of a parliamentary panel on the measure said Thursday.
"A bill on reserving 33 percent of seats in parliament and the state assemblies is likely to be taken up in the next session of parliament," Jayanthi Natarajan, chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, told reporters.
Girl students get self-defence training in Delhi
New Delhi : Delhi Police on Friday organised a mass demonstration programme of self-defence techniques -- "Ab Nahi Hai Darna" -- aiming to...
Women support centre launched in Delhi with aim to assist racial, sexual violence survivors
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Control Arms Foundation of India along with Multiple Action Research Group and Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network inaugurated its Delhi Women...
ये मेवात को जलाने की तीसरी कोशिश थी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net,
मैं तीसरी बार फिर से मेवात के तावड़ू क़स्बे में हूं. समाज को जला देने वाली दो घटनाओं की रिपोर्टिंग के...
Women’s national team players accuse US Soccer of wage discrimination
New York : Five members of the United States women's national team have filed a complaint against United States Soccer, the sport's governing body...
Blood ties stronger, Pakistani woman in Chandigarh shows how
By IANS,
Chandigarh : This was an India-Pakistan bloodletting of a different sort. A housewife from Pakistan has donated blood for dengue patients here, showing that blood ties are stronger than anything else.
In a gesture filled with warmth and affection for her Indian friends, Rashida Raza of Lahore donated blood at the Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre here to help dengue patients who were suffering due to shortage of life-saving blood platelets.
शिक्षा पर बेहतर काम करने वाली सरकार चाहती है सहारनपुर की पहली बार मतदान...
सिमरा अंसारी।Two circles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश में पहले चरण के मतदान की भांति दूसरे चरण में भी लोगों में उत्साह व जोश देखने को...
प्रेरणा : ग़रीब बच्चों को ‘नेशनल सेलर’ बनाने वाले जिद्दी कोच सुहेम शेख की...
मोहम्मद जमीर हसन। Two circles.net
हैदराबाद की रहने वाली प्रीति कोंगारा ने 2023 के एशियाई खेलों के लिए क्वालिफाई किया है। वे यह उपलब्धि हासिल...
Memon to be buried in Nagpur jail
Nagpur : Yakub Memon, the March 1993 Mumbai blasts convict, who was executed here early Thursday, will be buried inside the Nagpur Central Jail...
70-year old Dalit woman raped in Uttar Pradesh village
By IANS,
Lucknow : A 70-year old Dalit woman was raped after her son and daughter-in-law were shot and injured in an Uttar Pradesh village. A rapist has been arrested while three others are absconding, a police official said Wednesday.
The incident took place early Tuesday morning when the accused barged into the victim's house.
"We have arrested Ranvir Singh Yadav and are looking for three others," Mahoba police chief R.P. Singh told IANS on phone.
Mahoba district is about 250 km from state capital Lucknow.
Jamia administration bows down to women hostellers; accepts all their demands
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Delhi: The administration of Jamia Millia Islamia accepted all six demands made by the women hostellers on March 19 after more...
This Ramzan, be a good husband: Say No to domestic abuse
By Asma -Nama
I know, it must sound odd to you.
A woman giving a piece of advice to men?
What’s more, asking them to...
क्यों क़ुबूल नहीं है मुस्लिम समाज को महिला क़ाज़ी…?
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
हम आज बदलते समाज के साथ अपनी अलग पहचान बनाने में मुसलसल लगे हैं. जिसमें अपने अधिकार और समानता को लेकर आए...
Women Helpline launched in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad : A Women Helpline was launched Monday by police here.
Speaking on the occasion, Uttar Pradesh Inspector General of Police Navneet Sikera asked women...
Healthy diet helps limit excess weight gain in pregnancy
By IANS,
Wellington: A healthy diet and avoiding eating for two during pregnancy helps limit excess weight gain for both women and their babies, says a new research.
Indo-Canadian woman gets human rights plaint go-ahead
Ottawa : A provincial supreme court in Canada has okayed a human rights complaint by an Indo-Canadian varsity professor against a university alleging discrimination...
Rahul calls for ‘tsunami of women members’ in Congress
New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday called for a "tsunami of women members in the Congress" and said his party will...
Sharad Yadav’s comments about women are deplorable
By Shah Alam,
Shahrad Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP and Janata Dal (United) chief has been in news for some days for his sexist remarks against south Indian women. During a debate in Parliament, Yadav made derogatory remarks against south Indian women and their bodies calling them as ‘saanvli’ (dusky).
He said: “The women of south are beautiful, their bodies...their skin ...They aren’t made like this here. They know dance.”
Uber rape: SC sets aside order to re-examine witnesses
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Delhi High Court order permitting the recall and re-examination of 13 witnesses including...
Kuwaiti Committee to organise two regional confs. on women’s issues
By NNN-KUNA,
Abu Dhabi : The Kuwaiti Cabinet Committee on Women's Affairs plans to organise two regional conferences, one on the Arabian Gulf level and the other on the Arab level in December and February, advisor of the committee Dr. Ahmad Al-Bustan said on Friday.
"The first conference will debate the issue of social security while the other will discuss the negative aspects of Arab communities," Al-Bustan told KUNA following the second conference of the Arab Women Organisation (AWO) which came to a close here on Thursday.
बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का निधन
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और बहुजन समाज पार्टी की अध्यक्ष मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का शनिवार शाम दिल्ली के एक...
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.
I will continue to fight against AFSPA, but through politics: Irom Sharmila
By Aaquib Khan for Twocircles.net
For the past decade and a half, Irom Chanu Sharmila’s name has been synonymous with peaceful resistance against State policies....
23 lakh LPG connections given under PM Ujjwala Yojana
Kolkata : Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said 23 lakh liquified petroleum gas (LPG) connections were given to below poverty line women households...
Sharmila opens ‘Women in Malayalam Cinema’ exhibition
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram: Censor board chief Sharmila Tagore Saturday inaugurated an exhibition titled "Women in Malayalam Cinema" as part of the ongoing 14th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).
The exhibition is being held as part of an exercise to document the history of women in Malayalam cinema - in front of the camera as well as behind the scenes.
Inaugurating the exhibition, Sharmila said that the Malayalam cinema industry has a great range of women characters starting from Rosy in 1928.
Muslim Women’s rights and media coverage of Triple Talaq
Despite the large number of positive court judgements in favour of Muslim women in India, the media prefers to endorse the view that once...
Delhi Police ask SHOs to be sensitive in women’s cases
New Delhi : Station House Officers (SHOs) of Delhi Police have been asked to be more sensitive towards crime against women, sources said.
Delhi Police...
Jamia Millia Islamia VC backs women’s quota bill
By IANS
New Delhi:Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung Wednesday advocated the passage of the women’s reservation bill to empower the poor and ordinary Indian women.
500 women fatwa victims in Bangladesh in past 10 years
By IANS,
Dhaka : A demand to prohibit the Muslim clergy from issuing fatwa is gathering momentum in Bangladesh as 503 women have been subjected to public flogging since the year 2000.
NHRC orders probe into abduction of woman by BJD MLA
Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Odisha government to conduct a fresh inquiry by the Crime Branch into the alleged...
All-women police station opened in Dharamsala
Dharamsala : After Shimla, this town in Himachal Pradesh Monday became the second in the state to have an all-women police station.
Chief Minister Virbhadra...
सीएए के ख़िलाफ़ आंदोलन से उभरा मुस्लिम महिलाओं का नया नेतृत्व
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़, Twocircles.net
दिल्ली। नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के ख़िलाफ़ देश भर में विरोध हो रहा है। इस विरोध प्रदर्शन के दौरान कई तरह की नई बातें...
Nun with headgear not allowed to write exam
Thiruvananthapuram: A nun who refused to remove her headgear was on Saturday not allowed to write the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) here.
Sister Seba...
Women shouldn’t have mobile phones: BSP MP
By IANS,
Lucknow : The BSP found itself red faced Monday after one of its MPs said women should not be given mobile phone.
बुलंदशहर मे गैंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की मौत ,गांव में तनाव
विशेष संवाददाता । Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के बुलंदशहर में एक बार फिर हाथरस जैसी घटना हुई है। यहां की एक दलित युवती की जलकर मौत...
‘In Afghanistan, little things could spell death for journalists’
By Murali Krishnan, IANS,
Lillehammer (Norway) : Men and women journalists in Afghanistan are increasingly being intimidated for exercising their right to freedom of speech, with at least 58 cases of violence against scribes being reported from the country last year.
At the just concluded Global Investigative Journalism Conference here, fears were raised that such factors could lead to self-censorship, forcing journalists in Afghanistan not to cover Islamic and religious issues.
The problem of Rape: Why India is still failing?
By Aabid Ali Haider for TwoCircles.net,
The brutal and harrowing rapes in Kerala have revealed that women in India are unsafe when it comes to...
NCW chief for more contraceptive choices for women
New Delhi : Women should be offered the entire bouquet of contraceptive choices available for family planning instead of just one method of sterilization,...
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...