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Muslim panchayat bans use of cell-phones by girls

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By IANS,

Periods, women’s health and Ramadan

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By Afshan Khan for TwoCircles.net Imagine that it is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan and you are fasting with full excitement...

Pregnant women helpless at Orissa relief camps

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By Prashant K. Nanda, IANS, Kandhamal (Orissa) : Pregnant women are the worst sufferers in the relief camps for victims of anti-Christian violence. Their houses burnt down, over two dozen women have given birth during their stay in the makeshift tents in the last two months and many more are expecting. Besides sleeping on the ground, with just a plastic mat to lie upon even though it gets cold at night, and eating just dal and rice, they have to cope with inadequate medical attention at several relief camps - far from the comfort of their homes.

App for female commuters’ safety launched

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Kolkata : Female train commuters in distress can now seek immediate police assistance at the touch of a button -- courtesy a mobile...

On women’s day, helpless woman attempts suicide in Kashmir

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By IANS, Srinagar : While the world celebrated International Women's Day, a helpless woman attempted suicide Thursday after her husband abandoned her on a highway in Kashmir.

Equality still a far cry for Indian women, say activists

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(International Women's Day is on March 8) By Sreeparna Chakrabarty, New Delhi : Despite several success stories, Indian women continue to be bogged down by...

Many under financial constraint as Delhi riot victims still wait for compensation

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About 2569 families in North East Delhi have filed claims for compensation. Of the 2,569 claims, 1,425 have been examined, while work on the...

“Caste is enforced through Dalit women’s bodies”

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By TCN News, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Dalits are at the bottom of caste hierarchy in India and the caste system is enforced through Dalit women’s bodies in the form of violence and abuse, said activists Asha Kotwal and Thenmozhi Soundarajan, who were in town to give details about a month-long “Dalit Mahila Swabhiman Yatra” in India.

A temple which welcomes only women

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By Asit Srivastava, IANS, Lucknow : It's a man's world, but not in an old temple in Uttar Pradesh where only women can worship - and men may do so at their own risk. The Brahm temple in Sakaldiha town of Chanduali district, some 300 km from Lucknow, was built nearly 120 years ago in the memory of a seer named Shreepath, who is said to have wished victory to daughters and defeat to sons.

Crimes against women up in 2016

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By IANS: New Delhi, July 24: Number of crimes recorded against women went up in 2016 to more than 3.3 lakh (338,954) from 3.2 lakh...

DTC to give all women free ride on Raksha Bandhan

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women commuters in Delhi would be able to travel free in state-run Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses Saturday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, the state government announced here Thursday. Women would be allowed a free ride in all DTC buses and green low-floor buses till 5 p.m. Saturday. Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi is a festival where sister ties a sacred thread on the wrist of her brother and he pledges to protect her. "The decision has been taken to ensure that women reach their destinations without any hassle," a Delhi government spokesperson said.

HC upholds life for jilted lover who maimed woman’s face

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By Garima Tyagi, New Delhi : A jilted lover who maimed the face of a woman who refused his marriage proposal has been denied relief...

Women paramilitary officers to ensure security on Delhi Metro

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By Rajnish Singh, IANS,

Goa’s first woman CM down with swine flu

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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...

Delhi Elections 2025: Women Voters Refuse to be Swayed by AAP-BJP’s Poll Winning Tactics,...

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Mariyam Usmani, TwoCircles.net Seema Sachdeva (59), a tenant in the P&T quarters near Windsor Place, the residence of Pravesh Verma, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

Women turnout highest-ever in LS polls in Karnataka

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Bangalore: The turnout of women voters at 65.81 percent in all the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka was the highest in a parliamentary...

Muslim woman panchayat leader quits alleging male supremacy

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By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,

Treat women equal to men, says Shabana Azmi

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Mumbai : On the occasion of International Women's Day on Sunday, veteran actress-social activist Shabana Azmi says rather than treating women like goddesses, the...

AIMPLB questions media hype on ‘Talaq’ while ignoring women security

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By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net Bhopal: Dr Asma Zehra, executive committee member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, (AIMPLB) addressed media persons...

WB Police awards Firdausi Begum for her bravery

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By Zaidul Haque, Twocircles.net,

Colonial hangover ails workers of Assam’s tea industry

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By Azera Parveen Rahman, Tezpur (Assam) : Colonial-style bungalows of Assam's expansive tea gardens and the British-era lifestyles of their executives paint a picture postcard of yore. Sadly, this hangover also extends to the poor living conditions of labourers - an issue now in the limelight after the World Bank said that it was probing the violation of workers' rights inthese plantations it jointly finances with Tata Global Beverages.

Women MPs more successful, qualified than men: Study

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By IANS, New Delhi : Even as women are set to get more political power in India, a study shows that women MPs were more successful and qualified than their male counterparts. According to data prepared by the PRS Legislative Research, women candidates in elections were more successful than men. While 10 percent of all women candidates won elections, the corresponding figure for men was only six percent.

I want my child back, says woman whose son’s missing

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By Vishal Gulati , Mandi (Himachal Pradesh): "I want my child back. No stone should be left unturned," Aisa Hussain, whose son was swept away...

Northeast people protest over woman lawyer’s assault in Delhi

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New Delhi : Around 200 students and people from the northeast Tuesday held a protest march here demanding action against lawyers who attacked a...

“Her New World” project launched by Shaheen Academy at Guwahati

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TCN News: “Her New World” a project for both rural and urban women of Assam was launched on 15th of October by Shaheen Academy. The...

Stringent punishment sought for stalking, acid attack

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) wants separate clauses on acid attacks and stalking of women in the the Indian Penal Code and stringent punishment for the crimes.

NCW upset with ‘obscene’ depiction of women

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : Alarmed over the rise in "obscene" depictions of women in the print and electronic media, including in television soaps, the National Commission for Women (NCW) wants a self-regulatory board to keep a check on this. NCW Chairperson Girja Vyas Tuesday demanded a change in the existing legislation. She also suggested stiff penalty and punishment for violators. "In today's world, the depiction of women is done in obscene ways through various mediums," she told reporters here. She said soap operas either show woman as a vamp or a simple innocent girl.

ABVP protests at St.Stephen’s College over sexual harassment

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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...

Bengal village women vote for first time since independence

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By Sabyasachi Roy, IANS,

Nawab Sikandar Begum’s Hajj memoir

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and for over fourteen hundred years a journey of a lifetime for millions of Muslims living in different corners of the world. These hajis returned to their homelands to tell a tale of physical and spiritual journey of extraordinary proportions. Hajj is obligatory for every Muslim man and woman who are able to undertake this journey. A large number of Muslim women from India made this pious trip but one of the first to write an account of her hajj journey was Nawab Sikandar Begum of Bhopal.

No woman feels safe in Delhi, says HC

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New Delhi : While questioning the measures taken and the method of policing adopted by Delhi Police for the extensive 'crime mapping' exercise conducted...

Virtual world abuzz on women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : Debates and discussions on the historic women's reservation bill is buzzing the virtual world too. Manisha Ahlawat, who created a group "Reality Bites? Would the Women's Reservation Bill be implemented unbiased?" on popular social networking site Facebook, says: "Seeing more women in the position of power will definitely make more people respect women.

Will write to PM seeking Meghwal dismissal: NCW

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New Delhi : The National Commission for Women Tuesday said it will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking dismissal of union minister Nihalchand...

Woman shot at in Lucknow for resisting chain snatcher

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Lucknow: A woman was shot at twice late Tuesday here when she resisted a chain snatcher, police said Wednesday. The shooting took place around 11.30...

Pakistani woman indicted for attempted murder in US

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By DPA, Washington : The US government Tuesday indicted a Pakistani woman for attempting to murder American interrogators while she was being held in Afghanistan. Aafia Siddiqui, 36, faces attempted murder charges after she allegedly seized a rifle from a US Army officer and tried to fire it at the interrogators who arrived in Ghazni, Afghanistan in July to question her about possible terrorist related activities, the US Justice Department said.

Focus on penalty corner conversion in Indian women’s hockey camp

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New Delhi : The Indian junior women's hockey team will focus on its "key problem" of conversion of penalty corners during a preparatory camp...

मज़हब पर उठती उंगलियों से भरा रहा बीता साल

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जावेद अनीस पिछले डेढ़ सालों में इस देश में अभिव्यक्ति की आज़ादी और लोकतंत्र के दायरे कम हुए हैं और बहुसंख्यकवाद का अहंकार सामने आया...

No more liquor for Bihar villagers

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Patna : With a partial liquor ban coming into force in Bihar from Friday, thousands of 'desi' liquor shops in villages across the state...

Ten women labourers drown in Rajasthan

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Jaipur : Ten women drowned when a boat they had boarded to cross a river capsized in Rajasthan Friday, police said. The mishap occurred in...

Meet the Tribal Girls From Jammu & Kashmir Who Cracked Neet

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Tauseef Ahmad | Two Circles.net Several girls from the Bakarwal community, a nomadic ethnic minority in India's Jammu and Kashmir area, recently cleared the National...

Muslim women go door-to-door to collect signatures against Uniform Civil Code

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: A signature campaign by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) against the Uniform Civil Code is finding good...

भाजपा गुमराह कर तीन तलाक़ पर मुस्लिम महिलाओं से जुटा रही थी समर्थन, पोल...

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मुजफ़्फ़रनगर : तीन तलाक़ को लेकर मुस्लिम महिलाओं का समर्थन जुटाने की कोशिश में लगी भाजपा को मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर में क़रारा...

ये मेवात को जलाने की तीसरी कोशिश थी

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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...

प्रेरणा : कोरोना से बखूबी लड़ रही है भारत की पहली ट्रांसजेंडर डॉक्टर अक्सा...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net 38 साल की डॉक्टर अक्सा शेख़ इस समय देश मे जारी कोरोना संकट में प्रेरक बन कर उभरी है। कोरोनाकाल में वो...

Assam’s two-child norm in draft policy ‘unnecessary’, ‘anti-women’

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Kolkata, (IANS): Assam's suggestion of implementing a two-child policy is not only "unnecessary" but is also "anti-women" and "anti-poor", says an expert. "Assam's total fertility...

French burqa ban is an infringement on women’s right: Bazm-e-Khwateen

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,

Nazima Sayyed topped Maharashtra State Board HSC Examination

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, Mumbai: Almas Nazima Sayyed, a student of Shivaji Science College of Nagpur, has topped the examination with 98.5 percent marks.The Maharashtra State Board for secondary and higher secondary education declared Higher Secondary Certificate Class XII (HSC Class XII) examination results on Thursday. Over 11.84 lakh students from the state appeared for the examination. The exam was conducted between February 26 and March 21.

NHRC notice to Rajasthan on branding women as witches

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New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notice to the Rajasthan government on the plight of women branded as...

No uniform civil code please: Muslim women’s group

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New Delhi: A Muslim women's group on Tuesday opposed attempts to impose a uniform civil code but said "a gender just reform" was needed...

Odisha man held for acid attack on woman

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Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested in Odisha for throwing acid on a married woman Tuesday over some old quarrel, police said. The incident occurred in...

NHRC notice to Lucknow Railway Police over girl’s gangrape

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Lucknow: Taking cognizance of reports of a teenager's alleged gangrape at Charbagh Railway Station here, the NHRC has issued notice to the Superintendent of...

Canadian HIV man’s 20 sexual partners untraced

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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.

Ramadan 1433: Shukr

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By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net Eighteen-year old Shabhana daughter of Meraj Jahan is reading the Holy Quran outside her 24sq. yrds- 2 room house. She never...

Women play key role in Indian policy making: Meira Kumar

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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.

इतिहास की बेटी राना सफ़वी के नाम हुआ साल 2020 का ‘यामिन हज़ारिका नारी...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ । Twocircles.net इल्मी दुनिया मे 'इतिहास की बेटी' के तौर पर पहचान बनाने वाली इतिहासकार, शायरा और लेखिका राना सफ़वी को इस साल...

Chhattisgarh cop held for killing woman

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By IANS, Raipur : A police constable has been arrested for killing a woman in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, authorities said Wednesday. Jeremias Tirki, 35, Monday allegedly pumped three bullets from his service revolver into the head and chest of his 40-year-old friend Surajmati at her residence in Balrampur area of Surguja, about 400 km from here. The woman died on the spot and the constable managed to escape but he was arrested late Tuesday.

Man arrested for raping deaf woman in Tripura

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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...

UAE gets its first woman judge

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By IANS, Abu Dhabi : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has got its first woman judge with Khulood Ahmed Jawan Al Dhaheri being sworn in to the coveted post here. Al Dhaheri was sworn in at a ceremony here Tuesday by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's minister for presidential affairs and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Judiciary Department, the official Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. "The appointment of a woman judge is certainly a unique experience in the UAE," Sheikh Mansour said.

Interim bail to BSP MP in maid torture case

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New Delhi: A court here Friday granted interim bail, till May 20, to BSP MP Dhananjay Singh, accused in the case of the torture...

Dilshada Begum and Arifa Begum: Kashmiris from the ‘other’ side who won Sarpanch elections

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By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net Dilshada Begum and Arifa Begum were born and brought up in Kashmir. They are in fact, as Kashmiri as Omar Abdullah...

Khushboo Mirza, member of Chandrayaan-1 team, talks to TCN

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net, Patna: When the whole India was basking in the glory of launching of Chandrayaan-1 it was also the turn of Chaugori Mohalla, a tiny, traditional Muslim neighborhood in UP's Amroha district to take pride in the successful launching of the satellite. A daughter of the village was part of the mission Chandrayaan. The villagers are very proud of her so much so that they have started calling it Khushboo Mirza’s village.

BJP leader in TN alleges girls wearing purdah cheat in exams; MMK demands action...

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By Ahamed Ansar MS for TwoCircles.net, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu): Condemning a fresh hate speech against Purdah by the BJP leader, the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi...

रोशन होने से पहले ही बुझने लगी अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय की ‘नई रोशनी’

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Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net मोदी बजट आ चुका है. बड़े-बड़े ऐलान किए जा चुके हैं. पुरानी बोतल में नई शराब भरी जा चुकी है. अलग-अलग...

Women banned from wearing mini-skirts to work

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By IANS, London: Women in Britain's offices have been banned from wearing mini-skirts to work, and people involved in "customer-facing roles" have been told to look more professional "in a way that shows respect to children and families". Around 400 staff in Southampton City Council's children's services department received a memo telling them they should dress respectfully and "carefully consider their work attire", the Daily Mail reported.

Singing party’s tune, Minority Minister Heptullah backs Maha govt in denial of reservation to...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Mumbai: Affirming the stand of the BJP-SS government in Maharashtra selectively providing reservation to Maratha community, Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah has said Muslims do not need reservations, instead, they should be made self-reliant.

SC to examine the legal validity of triple talaq

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it would not get into the issue of Uniform Civil Code but described the...

Karnataka BJP lawmaker sparks row with rape remark

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Bengaluru: Karnataka's BJP lawmaker K.S. Eshwarappa on Saturday sparked a controversy with his remarks on rape incidents in the state. He later said his...

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...

Will cover the same people again if required, says Kerala journalist attacked by BJP...

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Shajila A came into limelight when the ‘Mathrubhumi daily’ carried a photo of her in tears yet continuing her duty covering...

West Bengal’s Left Front woos Muslims, women

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By IANS,

‘राहुल गांधी ने भी मुझे धोखा दिया’ –डेल्टा मेघवाल के पिता

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net बारमेर (राजस्थान) : दलित मेधा की मिसाल बन चुकी डेल्टा मेघवाल की लड़ाई अब घर-घर का हिस्सा बनती जा रही है....

Sunlight deficiency causing bone-health problems in young women

Women

(May 28 is International Women's Health Day) New Delhi : Sunlight missing from the lives of busy young women is making them deficient in...

Peace Conference- result of a team effort

Women

By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net

I didn’t know women were cricketers’ partners: Stanford

Women

By IANS, London : Sir Allen Stanford, the American sponsor of the $20 million Twenty20 cricket series in Antigua, has said he did not know the women he was filmed with this week were related to England players. Stanford has already apologised after being shown on the giant screen with his arms around an England player's girlfriend and the wife of another seated on his lap during a match being played in Antigua Monday.

Nearly 2 weeks after killing of Dalit girl in Bihar, only 2 accused arrested...

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The family of the slain 20-year-old Dalit girl from Bihar is demanding the arrest of all the accused, a speedy trial and compensation...

Indian woman ‘recruiter’ for ISIS extradited from Dubai, arrested

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Hyderabad : A Dubai-based Indian woman allegedly recruiting youth for terror outfit ISIS in Syria and Iraq was extradited here on Friday and arrested...

Ashiana: Bengaluru’s old age home

Women

By Shaik Zakeer Hussain, TwoCircles.net, Bengaluru: Abdul Hamid, 78, was a painter by profession. He did painting until recently. That was till the paint brush...

Ramadan 1435: Hijab

Women

By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net A girl helps to tie the hijaab after their iftaar at the Thousand Lights Mosque, Chennai. Hijab, a piece of clothing...

Woman brutally killed over love marriage in Pakistan

Women

Islamabad: Three family members brutally killed a woman with a sickle for marrying a man from a different caste in the eastern town of...

Activists demand China release five detained women

Women

New Delhi : A motley group of rights activists, including LGBT activists, held a rally here on Wednesday to demand that China free five...

All women’s prison in Goa soon

Women

By IANS, Panaji : Goa will soon have a prison exclusively for women convicts and undertrials, Deputy Chief Minister Francis D'Souza said Thursday.

आशियाना टूट जाने के डर से सड़क पर आई हजारों महिलाएं , यह है...

Women

आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net नये साल की सुबह हल्द्वानी के मुस्लिम बहुल वनभूलपुरा इलाके के लोगों के लिए बैचेनी लेकर आई थी। वनभूलपुरा इलाके के...

PM apprised about Ruchika case

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Friday apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about developments in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case that has grabbed national headlines. Tirath had gone to meet the prime minister to wish him on New Year day and also apprise him about the case. National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas was present on the occasion, official sources said.

Women’s love with make-up item a long affair: Study

Women

London: A woman’s love affair with make-up has its highs and lows like any relationship, but it can never be a reason to get...

Women’s quota bill failure matter of great regret: PM

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : The government's failure to enact legislation reserving 33 percent of seats in parliament and the state legislatures for women was a "matter of great regret", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday. "That is a matter of great regret. It is a failure, a collective failure of all political parties," Singh said during his interaction with women journalists here. He said that if his government came back to power after the general elections, "we will work very sincerely" to bring the bill back on track."

Indian Army lt. col. in soup over Bangladeshi woman’s link

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By IANS,

84% Of 12 mn married children under 10 are Hindus

Women

Devanik Saha Nearly 12 million Indian children were married before the age of 10 years - 84 per cent of them Hindu and 11 percent...

Government mum on allegations against Akbar

Women

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The government on Wednesday continued to maintain silence on the allegations of sexual misconduct against Union Minister M.J. Akbar...

Ablutions an embarrassing chore for women in flood-hit Bihar

Women

By Imran Khan Maner/Danapur (Bihar) : Coping with hunger and homelessness in flood-hit Bihar is a task in itself but for women, there is...

‘Order is discriminatory, hurtful’: Muslims react to Karnataka High Court upholding Hijab ban

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Women students, activists fear the ban on the Hijab will now extend to educational institutions in the state where it was previously allowed. Muhammad Raafi...

Muslim women education in Kerala: My mom and I, then and now

Women

By Aaliya Rushdi, TwoCircles.net,

Educated women going for drugs in Pakistan

Women

By IANS, Islamabad: Around 47 percent of women drug addicts in Pakistan are well educated and have had either college or university education, a top official has said.

Women naval officers return from sea adventure

Women

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji : They exemplify grit and courage, proving that nothing is impossible for the fairer gender. And now these six valiant women...

Beautician course for female inmates in Bengal correctional homes

Women

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has started a beautician course for female convicts within four walls of correctional homes, a minister said here Monday. Participating...

Fewer women at top due to glass ceiling: Women entrepreneurs

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : Although more and more women are joining the workforce in India, a glass ceiling is keeping them away from top positions, women entrepreneurs feel.

Change mindset to curb female foeticide: Experts

Women

By IANS, New Delhi: The patriarchal Indian society has a deep-rooted bias against the girl child and changing this mindset is essential to curb female foeticide, experts said here Thursday.

Shazia Khan: An entrepreneur trying to mentor Muslim women find their feet

Women

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net For Shazia Khan, the path to success has never been a straight one: as a Muslim girl growing up in...

ट्रिपल तलाक़ : सुप्रीम कोर्ट में कल से सुनवाई, बोर्ड व जमीयत की ओर...

Women

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter नई दिल्ली : सुप्रीम कोर्ट में गुरूवार के दिन ‘तीन तलाक़’, ‘हलाला’ और ‘बहु-विवाह’ प्रथा की संवैधानिक वैधता को चुनौती देने...

बुलंदशहर मे गैंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की मौत ,गांव में तनाव

Women

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...

‘Love Jihad’ is a Sangh Parivar hoax agenda to re-divide the country: Popular...

Women

By TCN News, New Delhi: Popular Front of India has termed ‘Love Jihad’ as a hoax program of Sangh Parivar mainly propagated in the country...

The ‘undefined love’ of a left-leaning Defence Committee for the Bhim Army

Women

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net On Tuesday, a few activists and lawyers from Delhi joined hands to protest against 'Modi-Yogi governments' in light of the oppression...

Hijab in Kerala: the transformation from ignorance to knowledge

Women

By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net, A few decades ago, if a Muslim woman from Malabar clad in a burqa had gone to Ernakulam, people would have looked at her astonished. Because, burqa or any such dress was unfamiliar in southern Kerala. But now, anyone can see women in burqa or girls wearing head-scarves walking through the busy streets of Ernakulam. Hijab is no more new in the work places, educational institutions and public functions in Kerala.

Of Indian women changing with globalisation and time

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

Government offers dialogue on women’s bill, disruptions go on

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By IANS, New Delhi : The women's reservation bill continued to stall parliament for the fourth day Thursday as the government sought to calm the opposition by offering a dialogue to resolve differences on the legislation. But the government's offer for an all-party meeting had no effect in breaking the deadlock over the bill, which led to adjournments in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha.

Woman with 90 percent bone deformity cured in Gurgaon

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Gurgaon: In a rare surgery, a 60-year-old woman having developed complete bone deformity successfully underwent a complex surgery making her capable to walk again,...

AMU’s journal on women of marginalized communities released online

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By TCN News Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has revived its reputed women’s journal 'Women and Society' by an online relaunching on Thursday, July 9. The online...

Women politicians make significant presence in Europe

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By Xinhua, Paris : Spain's first woman Defence Minister Carme Chacon, one of the nine female ministers in Spain's 17-member cabinet, attracted world attention when she showed up in April, pregnant for seven months, to inspect the troops. The political world was even more surprised when Mara Carfagna, a former Italian showgirl who finished sixth in a Miss Italy contest, was appointed Italy's Minister of Equal Opportunities.

When tremor hits, femininity shines

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By Zhan Yan, Xinhua, Beijing : When William Shakespeare wrote "frailty, thy name is woman," he may have no idea what women could do at times of extreme adversity. As the 8.0-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest China's Sichuan province May 12, it let out not only the devastating power from the depth of the earth, but also the incredible strength within women. A two-month-old girl baby was found on the day of the quake under the ruins in Longwan village in Beichuan county. She survived because she was shielded by her mother, who died protecting her.

In India, women bankers have broken glass ceiling

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Arvind Padmanabhan, IANS,

Jamia Millia Islamia VC backs women’s quota bill

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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.

Canadian woman scribe released by Afghan captors

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By IANS, Toronto : A Canadian woman journalist, who was abducted Oct 12 in Afghanistan, has been released by her captors, media reports said here Sunday. Mellissa Fung, a reporter with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), was kidnapped from a refugee camp outside Kabul where she had gone to interview displaced people. To deny her abductors media propaganda and not let the incident escalate into a major crisis, the CBC had requested a news blackout by media outlets.

Two arrested for rape attempt in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi: Two men allegedly held a woman hostage and tried to rape her inside a temple, police said Tuesday. Both the accused have been arrested.

NCW meets Air India staff involved in mid-air scuffle

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By IANS, New Delhi: The National Commission for Women Wednesday recorded statements from the Air India air hostess, the flight purser and the two pilots involved in the Oct 3 mid-air scuffle and alleged molestation on board a flight. "The committee constituted by the NCW met the air hostess, the flight purser and two pilots. They have recorded their statements," committee member Manorama Bawa from All India Women's Conference told IANS.

Ramadan 1435: Peek

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net A young girl curious to take a peek into the male section of Thousand Lights Mosque in Chennai, perhaps searching for...

“School Chalo” program spreads the message of education

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By TCN News Bangalore: Popular Front of India organized “School Chalo” program on May 30th to spread the message of education. This program was held in Tank Garden area of Bangalore.

More than 250 students who participated in this program. Majority of students were from the Govt School and from an economically challenged background. The students walked around the area with the slogans on the cards to spread the message of education.

Two Orissa women injured in acid attack

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: Two women in this Orissa capital were critically injured when a youth allegedly threw acid on them, police said. "Two girls, Rashmirekha Behera, 23, and Kainath Ali, 21, suffered serious burn injuries following the attack. We have detained the person. We are trying to establish the motive behind attack," Deputy Commissioner of Police Amitendranath Sinha said. The women were attacked while they were waiting for public transport near Imartidevi College here.

CBI to take over case against Rathore

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By IANS, Panchkula/New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take over "in a few days" the case against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, and is waiting for copies of fresh FIRs naming him for abetting the teen's suicide. The Haryana Police Saturday said it won't act "hastily" to arrest Rathore, who has been booked on non-bailable charges. The police on Friday drew criticism from a Haryana court for delaying action in the molestation case, which is now being probed afresh with the suicide angle.

DU students, youth pitch for women rights

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New Delhi : Delhi University students and youths from nine urban settlements in the capital Tuesday released a charter of demands for India's policy...

Women journalists’ date with President Mukherjee

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By IANS, New Delhi : The women were in their best silks, the venue was the Rashtrapati Bhawan and the occasion was International Women's Day.

सीएए के ख़िलाफ़ आंदोलन से उभरा मुस्लिम महिलाओं का नया नेतृत्व

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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...

Jodhpur pregnancy death toll reaches 17

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By IANS,

Women drivers, two-wheeler riders exempted: Kejriwal

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New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that women drivers and two-wheeler riders would be exempted from the odd-even transport...

Jabarti becomes first Saudi woman editor in chief

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By IINA, Jeddah : Somayya Jabarti has been appointed editor in chief of the Jeddah-based Saudi Gazette newspaper following the resignation of Khaled Almaeena from...

Now women will guard the frontiers

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By Jaideep Sarin, IANS, Attari (Punjab) : They might not be taking on combat positions straightaway but women guards of the Border Security Force (BSF) will soon be deployed in Punjab villages along the 553-km fenced border between India and Pakistan. BSF officials say nearly 180 young women recruits, aged between 18 and 22 years, will be deployed along the India-Pakistan border soon after they complete this week their physical training at the BSF's Kharkan camp, 10 km from Hoshiarpur town. Some recruits will be deployed on the India-Bangladesh border later.

Ban women working in casino, demands Goa Congress

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Panaji: The Goa Congress on Thursday demanded that women be stopped from working in the state's casinos, citing safety issues. Addressing a press conference at...

Meghalaya’s first woman MP vows to work for people

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By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS, Tura (Meghalaya) : Meghalaya's first female MP Agatha Sangma says she will work for the empowerment of women and youth and describes her election to the Lok Sabha as a "good first step" to encourage the fairer sex from the hill state to enter active politics. "Society in Meghalaya may be matrilineal but men are still at the forefront of decision-making. That holds good in the field of politics too. But my election as an MP is a good first step for women here to join active politics," Agatha told IANS in an interview.

Women to continue to be barred from Haji Ali shrine for now

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New Delhi : Women will continue to be barred from entering the Dargah of Sufi saint Haji Ali in Mumbai, as the Supreme Court...

हाथ फैलाकर जीना चाहते हैं या मेहनत कर अपना भाग्य अपने हाथों लिखना चाहते...

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सरस्वती अग्रवाल उत्तराखण्ड : “व्यवसाय करने के लिए ज़्यादा पढ़ा-लिखा होना ज़रुरी नहीं है, बल्कि रुची होना ज़रुरी है.” ये वाक्य है उत्तराखण्ड राज्य जनपद...

Eight killed in factory blast near Nagpur

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By IANS, Nagpur : Eight people, including a woman, were killed and 15 others injured in an accidental detonator explosion in a stone crusher at Umred near here Monday, the police said. The blast occurred at noon when the workers of SMS Thresher Co were off-loading and checking detonators from a supply truck that just arrived with the goods, the police said.

Rally for women’s quota bill Thursday

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By IANS, New Delhi: Women's groups across the country Tuesday announced that they would hold a rally in the capital Thursday, which would be attended by Communist leader Brinda Karat and actress Sharmila Tagore, to pressurise the government to pass the women's reservation bill. "Thousands of women from all corners of the country would participate in the rally which will commence at 11 a.m. from Jantar Mantar and proceed towards the Parliament House," said Annie Raja, general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW).

Why appointing more women Qazis is the need of the hour

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By Sheikh Khurshid Alam for TwoCircles.net There is paucity of research on the possibility of the appointment of Muslim women to the office of...

Viswa Bharati schoolgirl alleges rape, accused held

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Kolkata: In yet another case of sexual assault in West Bengal's Visva Bharati University, a Class 12 girl has alleged repeated rape and blackmail...

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.

Court asks police to probe Renuka’s ‘Talibanisation’ comment

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By IANS, Bangalore : A Mangalore court has directed the police to register a first information report (FIR) against Union Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Choudhury for her comment that last month's attack on women in a pub there was "Talibanisation" of the city. The Mangalore police have been asked to submit a report by March 20 on a complaint filed by Mangalore city corporation mayor Ganesh Hosabettu that Choudhury's comment had damaged the image of the city and was meant to incite communal disharmony.

Woman researchers equally participate in a Seminar organized by Theological department of AMU

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By TCN News, Aligarh: Sunni Theological Society Department of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) organized a national level on the theme “Human values in world religions”...

Over 50 percent of Delhi women feel they are obese

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By IANS, New Delhi : A whopping 51 percent of women in Delhi, the highest in the country, feel that they are obese. The majority of them blame it on their irregular eating habits and lack of exercise, said a survey released Tuesday. The women aged between 18 to 50 years said weight management, especially in these size-zero times, is an important issue for them. Kolkata women at 40 percent were second to perceive themselves as obese followed by Mumbai at 39 percent and Chennai at 26 percent.

Indian woman found dead in Oman

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Muscat: An Indian woman has been found dead in her apartment in Oman's Sohar city, hours after having lost her daughter and husband in...

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.

Minor found hanging in UP village, father alleges rape

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Lucknow: A 15-year-old girl was found hanging from a tree in a Uttar Pradesh village late Tuesday, police said Wednesday. The father of the...

Women’s panel slams Noida police for naming rape victim

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By IANS,

‘मुझे अपने देश के लोकतंत्र में यक़ीन था, लेकिन अब नहीं है’

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net ‘आम तौर पर लोग सोचते हैं कि मुसलमान अपनी लड़कियों को नहीं पढ़ातें. लेकिन आठवीं पास होने के बावजूद मेरी ख्वाहिश...

Foreign woman journalist killed, another hurt in Afghanistan

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Kabul : A foreign woman journalist was killed In Afghanistan and another was injured after being fired at by an Afghan police officer Friday. "One...

Africa puts women’s empowerment on top of agenda

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By Manish Chand, IANS,

Muslim women are oppressed in India: says minority social activist

Women

By Alka Pande, CNS It is in India and neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh, alone, where Muslim women are oppressed, rest of the Muslim dominated nations give equal status and rights to women. This is how the Muslim minorities feel in this Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. These Muslim minorities also feel that the government schemes do not reach them.

Modi commends women fighting Triple Talaq

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New Delhi, (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised women battling the system of Triple Talaq and said the entire country supports them. "I pay...

Self-help groups help women overcome childhood sexual trauma

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By IANS, London : Women who have lived through the nightmare of sexual trauma in childhood can help one another overcome these memories by sharing their experiences. One reason why such women don't talk about their trauma is the fear of being disbelieved. Some of them said that they tried to tell their story but nobody would listen to them. Others recalled that although their counsellor or doctor gave them a patient hearing, there was still a vital something missing, namely the opportunity to talk to someone in a similar predicament.

35 NGOs come together to push for women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: Thirty-five civil society organisations will get together next week to formulate an action plan to push for the women's reservation bill that was passed by the Rajya Sabha but is yet to be taken up by the Lok Sabha. Ranjana Kumari of the the Centre for Social Research, one of the participating NGOs, said: "The aim of the public meeting is to chalk out an action plan in order to pressurize parliamentarians to pass the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha."