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Parrikar hails all-girl NCC team that scaled Everest

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New Delhi : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh on Tuesday congratulated the NCC girl cadet team...

Woman raped in bus in Jharkhand

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Ranchi : A 32-year-old woman was allegedly raped in a bus in Jharkhand's Koderma district, police said Saturday. According to the police, the woman was...

Meet Falak Naaz, who braved poverty to make it to India’s U19 Women’s T-20...

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18-year-old Falak Naaz comes from a poor family in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. This did not stop her from dreaming to play for national...

Teenager held for raping mentally challenged Goa woman

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Panaji : A 16-year-old boy was on Tuesday held for allegedly raping a 21-year-old mentally challenged woman near here, police said. "The rape was committed...

Zeeshan Ali: first Muslim girl from Bihar to win Fulbright Fellowship

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, Patna: Bringing laurel to Bihar and her community, Zeeshan Ali has won Fulbright Fellowship from the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF). She will be the first Muslim girl from Bihar to have been awarded the prestigious fellowship. “I was quite surprised when the news was broken on me. I really feel honored. I am happy beyond bounds,” says Zeeshan, Patna University Ph.D. student, talking to TwoCircles.net.

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5 percent of Indian marriages inter-caste; in Mizoram, 55 percent

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By Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari Christian-dominated Mizoram - 87 percent of the population is Christian - has the most inter-caste marriages in India, a...

10-year-old domestic help burnt by employer

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By IANS, New Delh: A 10-year-old girl, working as a domestic help, was allegedly tortured and burnt by her employer in east Delhi, police said Thursday. "The victim was working as a domestic help at a house last several months. Her hand was burnt by a hot utensil by her employer," a senior police officer said. The incident took place around 11 a.m. in Lakshmi Nagar area of east Delhi.

Agra to host conference on women’s health

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Agra : A five-day conference of obstetricians and gynaecologists will be held here from January 13. More than 6,000 doctors will share and exchange ideas...

15th Lok Sabha has highest number of women MPs

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By IANS, New Delhi : A record 59 women MPs have been elected to the new Lok Sabha - the highest since independence, and 17 of them are less than 40 years. According to PRS Legislative Research, an organisation that aims to strengthen legislative debate, among the 59 women MPs in the 15th Lok Sabha, a majority - 23 - are from the Congress. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 13 women members. Uttar Pradesh has the maximum number of 13 women MPs to represent the most populous state. It is followed by West Bengal with seven.

In India, women bankers have broken glass ceiling

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

Winds of change are blowing, but mindsets need a changing

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(One month after Dec 16 gang-rape) By Anjali Ojha, IANS,

Woman jumps on metro track, escapes unhurt

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New Delhi: A 26-year-old woman jumped on a Metro track on Saturday but escaped unhurt as the driver of a train coming in stopped...

74.5 lakh Haryana women eligible to vote

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Chandigarh : Nearly 74.5 lakh women voters will be eligible to cast their vote in the October 15 assembly elections in Haryana, election department...

‘Sports can empower women’

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New Delhi: Social pressures shouldn’t restrict any woman to pursue a career in sports, said a former international volleyball player who believes sports has...

Historian Rana Safvi bags Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award 2020

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By Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net Renowned historian and author Rana Safvi has won this year’s Yamin Hazarika Award. The prestigious award is given in the...

Meet Saima Noor, a Wheelchair-Bound Woman Artist in a Kashmir Hospital

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Ilhak Tantray and Mohsin Mushtaq | Two Circles Network There is a profound sense of melancholy in the dimly lit ward number six of Srinagar's...

Giriraj does it again: Remark on Sonia’s ‘white skin’ triggers outrage

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New Delhi/Patna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh caused embarrassment to the government and triggered outrage on Wednesday with a racist remark about Congress president Sonia...

Scheme for saving and educating girls in 100 districts

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New Delhi : India will launch a mega scheme for saving and educating the girl child in 100 districts of the country that have...

Agra activists demand more public toilets

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Agra: The Taj Mahal city of Agra needs modern public toilets every kilometre so that defecation in the open comes to an end in...

Empower women through self-help groups: Ramesh

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By IANS,

Judge quits contempt hearing against slipper-hurling women

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By IANS, New Delhi : Justice B.N. Agrawal, the second senior most judge of the Supreme Court, Wednesday quit hearing a case of contempt of court charges against four women, one of whom had hurled a slipper at an apex court judge last month. Justice Agrawal, heading the bench, which also included Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice H.L. Dattu, quit the hearing as soon as the case came up before him. The women had made various allegations against Justice Agrawal in recent times.

Yadav chieftains stifle women’s aspirations

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By IANS, New Delhi: Two Yadav chieftains, with a combined strength of 15 in the Rajya Sabha, succeeded Monday to prevent voting on a historic legislation that seeks to reserve one-third seats in parliament and state assemblies for women.

Women still missing from India’s politics

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By IANS,

1,203 candidates to fight for Kerala’s 140 assembly seats

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Thiruvananthapuram : A total of 1,203 candidates were left in the fray and will now fight for the 140 Kerala assembly seats on May...

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...

Kashmiri women contesting poll to usher in change

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By F. Ahmed,IANS, Srinagar : Five women among the 71 candidates in five assembly constituencies in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, which go to the polls on Nov 30, say they are contesting to usher in change. Shabnum Gani Lone, a senior lawyer and daughter of slain separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone, is challenging candidates of the regional National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), besides independents, in the Kupwara assembly constituency.The Nov 30 polling will be in the third of the seven-phase elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

Majiziya Bhanu wins gold in World Powerlifting Championship

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Majiziya Bhanu has done it again. The Kerala girl has won a gold medal in the 56 kg senior women's open...

Meet Sadaf Chaudhary, who wants to serve country by becoming an ambassador

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UPSC topper among Muslim aspirants, Sadaf Chaudhary of Roorkee uttarakhand, who secured the overall 23rd rank, is of firm opinion that improvement in the...

More than a lifetime: Abdul Qadeer, a prisoner for 22 years

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By Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,

23 lakh LPG connections given under PM Ujjwala Yojana

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Kolkata : Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said 23 lakh liquified petroleum gas (LPG) connections were given to below poverty line women households...

Professor Suraiya Husain passes away

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By TCN Aligarh: Noted writer, renowned scholar and former Chairperson, Department of Urdu, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Professor Suraiya Husain passed away following a prolonged...

Women’s panel to probe forcible stripping by cops

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Friday said its has formed a committee to enquire into the alleged case of a woman being forced to strip in front of her son at a west Delhi police post last month. NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said: "I was shocked to hear of such police atrocity. We have formed a three-member enquiry committee which will probe into the circumstances leading to the incident and action taken by the authorities." The victim, a 30-year-old woman, approached the commission Friday.

Sabarimala: All women face backlash, but the worst is being reserved for Dalit women

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Several women tried to enter the Sabarimala temple in southern Kerala following the Supreme Court order allowing entry for all women...

250 women pray at Haji Ali Dargah after 5 years

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Mumbai : After five years and a series of legal battles and agitations, around 250 women entered the famous Haji Ali dargah here on...

Kerala woman arrives from Dubai to testify against godman

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : A Kerala woman settled in Dubai, who had filed charges of cheating against controversial godman Santosh Madhavan that led to his arrest earlier this month, arrived here Monday. Serafin Edwin and her son landed here Monday morning and were greeted by a posse of policemen at the international airport. Both were taken in a convoy of police vehicles to their home in the city. In a brief stop, Serafin told the media that she hoped the police would investigate her case of cheating against Madhavan.

Documentary on last queen of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal, to be screened in Kathmandu

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By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, (IANS): A documentary that depicts the last queen of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal's contributions to the First War of Independence and...

Woman kills three daughters, attempts suicide

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New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a 27-year-old woman killed her three daughters and attempted suicide by hanging herself from a tree on Monday...

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...

Aaghaz-e-Dosti Aman Chaupal between Indian peace activists and Pak students via video conference

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By TCN News, The 15th Aman Chaupal of Aaghaz-e-Dosti was conducted via video conferencing for interaction between youth activists from India and Pakistani students...

Cuddalore decks up for DMK women’s meet

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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.

Former Bihar minister rules out contesting against Khurshid

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By IANS, Patna : Parveen Amanullah, Bihar's first woman Muslim minister who quit the ruling JD-U last week to join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP),...

India’s first halal cosmetics firm set to expand outlets

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By Azera Parveen Rahman, Ahmedabad : Mauli Teli has people coming up to her often and asking what 'halal' has to do with cosmetics. "Are...

I’m against all fundamentalism, says Shabana Azmi

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Mumbai, (IANS): Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, who has often raised her voice against various issues, on Monday clarified her stance in backing the 'Not in...

‘For a woman’s safety, mindsets need changing’

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By Azera Parveen Rahman, IANS,

Allowing women to be guardians: Panel examines bill

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By Rana Ajit, IANS, New Delhi : A parliamentary panel is scrutinising a bill aimed at giving Indian women equal rights as men in adopting children and becoming guardians of minors, including their own kids - something they are barred from under existing law.

Saina, Sindhu, Jwala-Ashwini in line for Worlds medal

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Jakarta : As many as three medals will be on the line for Indian shuttlers on Friday as Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and...

How two sisters’ commitment scripting Moradabad’s brass industry’s future

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Anushka Kogta and Namya Jain, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “This work not only supports our family but also sustains the entire Uttar Pradesh,” claimed 52-year-old Rashida...

Bengal Christian forum condemns gang rape of nun

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Kolkata: Condemning the alleged gang rape of a nun by dacoits in West Bengal's Nadia district, a state forum of Christians on Saturday accused...

वानिया शेख़ के घर पहुंचे चंद्रशेखर, आयोग ने भी स्वतः लिया संज्ञान

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जिब्रानउद्दीन। Twocircles.net सुभारती विश्वविद्यालय की छात्रा वानिया शेख़ आत्महत्या मामले में भीम आर्मी चीफ चंद्रशेखर ने मेरठ में वानिया शेख़ के घर जाकर वानिया के...

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.

Ingrid Betancourt named Woman of the Year

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By IANS, Vienna : Colombia's former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt who was rescued in July from the captivity of the country's leftist rebels has been named the Woman of the Year by the World Awards Association (WAA), the EFE news agency reported Saturday. The Vienna-based World Awards Association Friday named Betancourt as the recipient of the 2008 Woman of the Year award, the report said. She will receive the honour at a ceremony Oct 26, details of which would be announced later. Betancourt, 46, has dual Colombian and France citizenship.

17-year-old raped by three men in car

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By IANS, New Delhi : Three men in a car dragged a 17-year-old girl into their vehicle and raped her in north Delhi Friday, police said. According to police, the men abducted the girl from outside her JJ Colony home in Shalimar Bagh when she was going to a public toilet nearby. After raping her, the men dumped her in outer Delhi. "They later dumped her in Narela (outer Delhi). The policemen patrolling the area found her on the road and took her to a hospital. Doctors have confirmed sexual assault," said a policeman.

Afsana Muhammad — the youngest Sarpanch of Gujarat

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TCN series on Muslim women empowerment On International Women's Day on 8th March, TCN is bringing great stories of Muslim women empowerment from different states of India -- Editor

Crimes against women on the rise in Assam

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UAE calls for more women in peacekeeping

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By IANS, New York : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called for increased participation of women in peacekeeping operations to curb violence against women in war zones and conflict areas, WAM reported Friday. "Women participation in international peacekeeping process, mediation, reconciliation, and reconstruction efforts is highly essential to maintain gender equality and to reduce violence against women," Ahmed Al-Jarman, UAE's permanent UN representative, said during the Security Council debate on "Women and Peace and Security" Thursday.

National Commission for Women unveils its NRI cell

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Thursday inaugurated its NRI cell to tackle the rising number of cases of abandonment and divorce of women married to Indian men abroad, and received eight complaints on its first day. NCW chairperson Girija Vyas and project partner UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women) South Asia head Anne H. Stenhammer along with Planning Commission member Syeda Hamid opened the office that operates from the second floor of the NCW office at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg.

Beautician course for female inmates in Bengal correctional homes

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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...

Primitive Indian mindsets resisting change

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By Rekha Bhattacharjee, IANS,

WRB is against the essence of social justice: Dr. Ejaz Ali

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By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net, Lucknow: The Rajya Sabha MP of Janta Dal-United (JD-U) Dr M Ejaz Ali on Tuesday stated that the Women's Reservation Bill in present format will turn the parliament into a 'kitty club' of high society ladies. Ali was in the city to attend a workshop on the issue organised by All India Dalit Muslim Morcha (AIDMM) at UP Press Club in Lucknow on Tuesday.

SRK’s driver arrested for raping minor

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Mumbai: A driver who works with superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Rajendrakumar Gautam has been arrested for allegedly raping a girl who works at former...

National women’s front organizes workshop for women

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By TCN News, New Delhi: A workshop on Women Safety was organized by the National Women's Front today at the India Islamic Cultural Center in New Delhi.

Show your mom you care!

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By Radhika Bhirani, IANS,

Those who ‘own little, live on little’ carry highest burden of climate change

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Women comprise 70% of world’s poor. They consume the least, are paid the least, own the least, and yet pay the highest price of climate change By Shobha Shukla, Citizen News Service (CNS), Climate change seems to be the new food for thought for world leaders to chew upon. Recently 122 heads of state gathered in New York City for the UN Climate Summit, organised by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, aimed to mobilize action to prevent looming climate disasters and garner political will for a new climate change treaty by the end of 2015.

Ramadan 1435: Aspirations

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net College-going Muslim girls at Marina beach in Chennai. They visit the beach quite often to chill out. One is training to...

Woman burnt to death by in-laws for dowry, alleges family

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 28-year-old woman, married for seven years, was allegedly burnt to death Sunday by her in-laws in Delhi, police and her family said. Deepika Bajaj, who has a six-year-old daughter, called police before dying and told them that she had been set on fire by her husband and in-laws, an official said. "We received a call at around 8.30 in the morning when the deceased woman, Deepika Bajaj, called us before dying and told that she has been set on fire inside her home by her husband and in-laws," the police officer said.

Focus on Beed in Maharashtra under ‘Beti Bachao’ scheme

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Mumbai : Ten Maharashtra districts with a skewed child sex ratio figure in the "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" scheme unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra...

80 percent women fear for safety in Delhi: Survey

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By IANS, New Delhi: Nearly 80 percent of Delhi women fear for their safety in the city, a new survey says. The Delhi government's women and child development department, NGO Jagori and international organisation Unifem conducted the survey. The survey, released Thursday, is based on interviews of 5,010 people, including 3,816 women and 944 men. The rest are common witnesses like bus conductors, shopkeepers and auto drivers, who have a probability of witnessing acts of sexual harassment against women.

Nurse misreads prescription, kills woman by insulin overdose

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By IANS,

Badshah Khan’s hundred-year-old message of peace

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net "There is nothing surprising in a Muslim or a Pathan like me subscribing to the creed of nonviolence. It is not a new creed. It was followed 1,400 years ago by the Prophet all the time when he was in Mecca.” - Badshah Khan

Bill on Triple Talaq cleared by Cabinet

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New Delhi, (IANS): A bill on Triple Talaq was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, ahead of it being taken up in the Winter...

Anam Munaf Vadgama, a role model for girls

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TCN Special Series on Women of Inspiration By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,

Triple Talaq Bill passed in Lok Sabha, to be tabled in Rajya Sabha now

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TCN News The Lok Sabha passed the Triple Talaq Bill today, Thursday criminalizing the practise defeating the amendments proposed by the opposition parties. The bill...

Society must be proactive in checking violence against women: Sonia

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By IANS,

Court moved for pensions to widows, poor women

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By IANS,

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.

Woman’s burnt body found in Delhi house

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By IANS, New Delhi : The burnt body of a woman was found in her house here Monday, police said. Anju, a resident of Uttam Nagar in west Delhi, was found dead around 3 a.m., a police officer said. "We found the burnt body of a woman in the house. We are investigating the case and have apprehended her husband Ramu for questioning," the officer said.

Indian women’s hockey team to receive Rs 1 crore

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Madhya Pradesh government has pledged a sum of Rs.1 crore to the national women's hockey team as a reward for their performance last year. Central Sports Minster M.S. Gill said the money will be distributed to the women's team members who were protesting in Bhopal against the non-payment of their dues. "I am very happy that the Madhya Pradesh government has come forward to help the women's team. I have spoken to Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and he is eager to extend his support to women's hockey.

Women at wheel: New face of Delhi’s public transport

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By Richa Sharma, IANS,

Wearing slogans on sleeves: Rupali Jadhav designs her activism on T-shirts

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33-year-old Rupali Jadhav started designing and selling T-shirts in early 2020, a year after the arrest of six activists of Kabir Kala Manch (KKM). Riya...

हज 2022 : ‘हज मोबाइल एप’ से होगा आवेदन,तैयारी में जुटी सरकार

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net हज 2022 के ऑनलाइन आवेदन प्रक्रिया को 1 नवंबर से शुरू हो गई है। केंद्रीय अल्पसंख्यक मंत्री मुख्तार अब्बास नकवी ने मुंबई के हज...

Hadiya’s Love Jihad versus the propaganda of Love Jihad: Why she is my Hero

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By Arif Khan for TwoCircles.net The International Women’s Day 2018 brought the best present that Hadiya deserved: my heartiest congratulations to Hadiya and credit to...

Husband of mutilated Indian-origin woman charged with murder

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By IANS, London: The estranged husband of an Indian-origin woman found lying with a severed hand in a London street has been charged with her murder. Harpreet Aulakh, 31, was charged with murder after being re-arrested Friday by officers investigating the killing of mother-of-two Geeta Aulakh, 28. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said two men aged 31 and 29 were arrested Friday and are in custody at north-west London police stations. Geeta, a receptionist at an Asian radio station was found with severe head injuries and her hand chopped off in Greenford, west London, Nov 16.

Ensure no civilian is harmed: Mehbooba directs Kashmir police

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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday directed the state police to ensure that no civilian is harmed during crowd control,...

Muslim women who took part in Nupi Lal of 1939 remembered

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By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,

Bengal second last in country in women’s autonomy

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By IANS, Kolkata : At only 24 percent, West Bengal ranks the second lowest in the country when it comes to autonomy of married women, an expert said Tuesday.

Make varsity campuses safe for women: Pallam Raju

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By IANS, Hyderabad: Union Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju Monday asked the universities and colleges to make the campuses safe for women.

IBSA signs women’s resolution

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By IANS, New Delhi : The India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Women's Forum resolution was signed here Thursday.

Mother’s Day With Munawwar Rana

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By Wasiullah Shaikh, TwoCircles.net, Wherever the word ‘Mother’ is mentioned in Urdu poetry events, there the name ‘Munawwar Rana’- a famous urdu poet of our time, will also be mentioned. Through his beautiful poetry (Shayeri), Munawwar Rana has brought whole universe into a single word ‘Mother’.

Development of any society will come through collective efforts by men and women, says...

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Development of any society would come through collective efforts by men and women to improve the quality of their lives, Rula Ghani, the First Lady of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, said here on Wednesday. “It is through relentless activism, dedication and blind courage that women could help change the mindsets of people,” Ghani said delivering her keynote address at a two-day SAARC conference on ‘Gender, Community and Violence: Changing Mindsets for Empowering the Women of South Asia’ here.

Allow women into Haji Ali dargah: Rights group

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Mumbai : The Bhumata Ranragini Brigade on Wednesday said it will launch an agitation so that women entry to the famed Haji Ali Dargah...

Women symbol of peace, love, humanity and dignity: President

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By IANS,

सरेआम की थी छेड़छाड़, विरोध पर मारा था थप्पड़, छत से कूदी मेडीकल छात्रा...

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मोहम्मद वसीम। Twocircles.net मेरठ में जिस मैडिकल छात्रा को सरेआम छेड़छाड़ का विरोध करने पर सहपाठी द्वारा थप्पड़ मार दिया था और उसने सुभारती...

Hundreds in Odisha pledge to prevent violence against women

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By IANS,

Aung San Suu Kyi begins historic visit to China

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Beijing: Myanmar's opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi arrives on Wednesday in China, a historic visit that comes during...

‘Liberated’ women manual scavengers meet US ambassador

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By Himanshu Vatsa, IANS, New Delhi: It was a proud moment for the "liberated" women manual scavengers when they were received by US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer and his wife Sally at their Roosevelt House residence here. The group of 100 women have left behind their ignominious job of manual scavenging - cleaning human excreta with the hands, an inhuman practice banned in India more than 16 years ago - and have been trained in tailoring, weaving and embroidery as a means of livelihood.

Indonesian Women’s Participation In Politics Limited, Says First Lady

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By Bernama, Jakarta : Indonesian women's participation in politics is still very limited, despite the existence of a law requiring 30 percent of seats in political representation bodies to be given to women, First Lady Ani Yudhoyono said. "We must admit that the role of women in the political field must still be intensified," she said in a statement at the Monas (National Monument here on Saturday after officiating an exhibition. The two-day exhibition is to mark the one decade of the Indonesian women's awakening in conjunction with the centennial of National Awakening.

Newspaper by rural Indian women wins UN literacy award

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By IANS, United Nations : A newspaper produced entirely by women in rural India is among the four winners of this year's Literacy Prizes awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). Khabar Lahariya, the fortnightly newspaper distributed to more than 20,000 readers in Uttar Pradesh, is entirely created and marketed by newly literate "low caste" women who are training as journalists in Chitrakoot and Banda districts.

22-year-old gangraped by auto drivers

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped by three auto rickshaw drivers in Sarai Kale Khan area of southeast Delhi Tuesday night, police said Wednesday. "The victim, a resident of Yamuna Vihar in northeast Delhi, had taken an auto from Civil Lines to her home. There were two other people in the auto rickshaw with the driver," said a senior police officer. "The accused took her to a deserted place where they raped her," the officer added. "The three men have been arrested," the officer said.

Delhi rape accused let off, woman says he’s innocent

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New Delhi: A court here has let off a man, facing a trial on charges of raping a widow, after the complainant said he...

Advocate Shahid Azmi: Son for two mothers

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By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net

Assam governor helps break taboo against women

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By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS, Barpeta (Assam): Bhabani Pathak and Kamala Bharali are excited and yet haunted with a sense of guilt. They were among the few women who broke a more than 500-year-old tradition by entering the sanctum sanctorum of a revered Xatra or Hindu monastery in Assam. "I am overwhelmed as I was among the very few who stepped into the kirtan ghar (sanctum sanctorum) of the Xatra, but at the same time I don't know why I am filled with a sense of guilt," Bhabani told IANS.

Haryana family kills lovers for honour

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By IANS, Karnal (Haryana) : A family in a village in Karnal district of Haryana is being interrogated by the police for strangulating a young couple, including a pregnant woman, in love to punish them for staying together. Jasbir Singh, 27, and his companion Sunita, who was six months pregnant, were murdered in Ballah village, about 35 km from here. The woman's family was opposed to their daughter, a divorcee, living with Jasbir.

Ramadan 1438: Ara Jan

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By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net "Our Prophet(S.A.W) has said that the month of Ramadan has 10 days of mercy and 10 days of forgiveness and...

ये समय है कि हिन्दू समाज मुस्लिमों से सॉरी बोले, मैं एक हिन्दू हूं,...

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कलीम सिद्दीक़ी अहमदाबाद : ‘यह मेरा फ़र्ज़ था कि पीड़िता को न्याय मिले. बिलकीस हो या कोई और, उसका न्याय में भरोसा बना रहे, यह...

The problem of Rape: Why India is still failing?

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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...

Change mindset to curb female foeticide: Experts

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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.

Micro-financing empowers women in Jammu and Kashmir

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By Binoo Joshi, IANS,

Appoint full-time women’s commission head, Brinda tells PM

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By IANS, New Delhi : Accusing the government of "indifference and neglect" of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to appoint a full-time chairperson of the organisation. The CPI-M politburo member's demand came in the wake of its present chairperson Girija Vyas being elected as a Lok Sabha MP.

Shanbaug rape accused was living a ‘normal’ life in a UP village

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Lucknow: The rape accused in the nurse Aruna Shanbaug case, Sohan Lal Bharti Valmiki, has been living in a Uttar Pradesh village for the...

Twenty-year battle of the people of Noamundi against Tata Steel still continues

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By Xavier Das Friends/comrades,

Study in coastal Karnataka finds Muslims at higher risk for diabetes

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By TCN News A study published in the latest issue of an international journal suggests that Muslims living in coastal Karnataka are at a higher risk of developing diabetes. The study conducted by a team of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and published in International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries surveyed people living in coastal Karnataka to estimate the prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 30 years and above.

Kish Island – a temporary timeout for Iranian women

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By Farshid Motahari, DPA, Kish Island (Iran) : While women in the Iranian capital Tehran are meticulously checked by vice squads for any lapse in the Islamic dress code, those holidaying on Kish Island in the country's south have a temporary timeout in this regard. "It is such a pleasure to have the scarf so loose on your head and enjoy the sun and wind on your hair. Although only temporary but still it is such a nice timeout for us," said 24-year-old Salomeh who together with her friends, is spending some days on the Gulf island.

Women riders, activists welcome ‘helmets mandatory’ move

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New Delhi : The Election Commission (EC) has given the transport department its go-ahead to make changes in the rules to make helmets mandatory...

Woman arrested for killing her seven babies in US

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Washington: Police in the US state of Utah Sunday arrested a 39-year-old woman for killing her seven infants over a 10-year period, the media...

Extraordinary stories of ordinary women

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TCN Special Series: Part 1 on Nazma Phumdreimeiyum By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,

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...

Women’s groups give thumbs up to female bartenders

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By IANS, Bangalore : Cheers! That's what many women's groups here are saying to a Karnataka High Court verdict allowing women to work in pubs, pointing out that it is a job like any other as long as safety and security are ensured. "If women are showcasing their skills in various fields, what is wrong in allowing them to work in bars with adequate safety and security?" asked Donna Fernandes, a member of Vimochana, an organisation working for the right of women to work with dignity.

Protests against TDP legislator for ‘manhandling’ woman officer

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Hyderabad : Government employees in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday launched protests demanding the arrest of a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislator and his aides...

Two Maharashtra towns in communal turmoil

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Karanja in Washim district ignited with communal riots under pretense of ‘Love Jihad’; another town in Nasik district under curfew after mob attacks and...

Teacher is raped, cops squabble

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 20-year-old computer teacher was raped in the Indian capital by six men but police investigation was delayed following a row between two police stations over the jurisdiction of the case. The incident took place around 8 p.m. Monday near a computer institute in Sultanpuri in west Delhi when the victim was returning home with a male friend. Near the Sultanpuri railway crossing, the accused thrashed the friend and dragged away the woman, a police officer said. After she was raped, she was dumped near the railway track.

‘Gender budgeting necessary for women’s development’

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New Delhi : Issues like girl child's education, sanitation and maternal health have been given importance in the Budget 2014, but it lacks gender...

Indian women entering Bahrain on forged visas

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By IANS, Dubai : Hundreds of Indian women, mainly from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, are entering Bahrain on forged visit visas to work as domestic helps, a media report said Saturday.

Indra Nooyi heads list of top 50 women in world business

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By IANS, London : PepsiCo Chairman and Chief Executive Indra Nooyi of India has topped the inaugural Financial Times (FT) list of top 50 women in world business. Nooyi, 53, is among four Indians making it to a list that FT said prompts the question whether the struggling male-dominated world of business would have been better off with more women in charge.

Rahbar Free Coaching Centre’s award ceremony held

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By TCN News, Patna: The 69th and 70th award ceremony of city-based Rahbar Free Coaching Centre (run by Bihar Anjuman) was held at Phulwari Sharif,...

Activists demand China release five detained women

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

Five held guilty in two Shakti Mills gang-rape cases

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Mumbai: A Mumbai court Thursday found five people guilty of two gang-rape cases in July-August last year in the Shakti Mills Complex here, officials...

Woman priest, a mother – they fight cultural beliefs for change

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By IANS, New Delhi : At first glance, Suniti Gadgil doesn't look like a Hindu priest. One of the very few women who have broken yet another male bastion, Gadgil always wears a bright smile though not necessarily a priest's robes. "My journey to becoming a priest has been a challenging one. Initially, people were not ready to accept it, even my husband did not support me. But now things have changed," Gadgil said at the UN Population Fund's (UNFPA) report release function Wednesday.

Obama tributes from India’s most acclaimed women in films

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By IANS, New York : Barack Obama's election as US president is historic not just for Americans but for people the world over, say three of Indian cinema's best known women - Deepa Mehta, Mira Nair and Shabana Azmi. Tributes to the president-elect who will be the first African American in the White House poured in Wednesday at the the opening of the five-day MIAAC Film Festival of Indian Independent and Diaspora films.

Tripura women protest Delhi gang-rape

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By IANS, Agartala : Several women in Tripura staged rallies to express their anguish over the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in a Delhi bus.

कुर्सी बचाने की खातिर आगरा की प्रिंसिपल ने रच दी नफरत की झूठी कहानी,...

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Bihar to provide land ownership rights to women

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By IANS, Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday announced land ownership rights for women in families that do not own any, saying that the move aims to empower the weaker sex. "The government has decided that land ownership rights of the land provided to landless families will be given to the woman of each family," Kumar said at a function here. Kumar said the government decision will strengthen the women's position in the society. "It will give them (women) more power," he said.

Irom Sharmila released from custody, resumes fast

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Guwahati : Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanua "who has been fasting since 2000 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA),...

Women activists now target Shiva temple in Maharashtra

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Pune : About 200 members of women's organisation Bhumata Ranragini Brigade (BRB) here on Monday left for Nashik city and resolved to enter the...

Tripura gets maximum women legislators

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By Sujit Chakraborty, IANS, Agartala : With five of the 15 women contestants winning, the Tripura assembly now has the highest number of women legislators since the state was carved out in 1972.

हिन्दू कोड बिल पर चुप्पी साधकर भाजपा कर रही ट्रिपल तलाक की राजनीति

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अभय कुमार पिछले महीने पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश के सोनभद्र में भाजपा की एक बड़ी रैली से ख़िताब करते हुए पार्टी अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने सपा,...

Why did BJP field my father’s killer in Assam, asks journalist’s daughter

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Guwahati : The daughter of journalist Kamala Saikia is furious that the BJP has fielded in Assam's assembly elections former ULFA militant Kushal Dowari,...

Maharashtra moots murder charge for female foeticide

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By IANS, Mumbai: The Maharashtra government Tuesday mooted slapping murder charges on those involved in female foeticide.

Manipur’s ‘Iron Lady’ completes 10 years of hunger strike

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Women’s college AMU celebrates Founder’s Day

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By TCN News, Aligarh: Women’s College of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) celebrated its Founder’s Day, which is basically the wedding day of Sheikh Abdullah, pioneer of women’s education, and his wife Begum Waheed Jahan in 1902.

एयरलाइंस की नौकरी त्याग रेप पीड़ितो के लिए लड़ने लगी ‘योगिता’

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तन्वी सुमन।Twocircles.net हर रोज बढ़ती हुई महिलाओं के साथ हिंसा और बलात्कार की घटनाएं अब महज आँकड़े बन कर रह गए हैं। ऐसे में सामाजिक...

Meghalaya home minister quits

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Shillong : Meghalaya Home Minister Roshan Warjri has resigned from the ruling Congress-led government, a party official said Friday. Warjri, the first woman home minister,...

मदरसों के पक्ष में मायावती ने उठाई आवाज़

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net बसपा प्रमुख मायावती उत्तर प्रदेश में अपनी खोई हुई ज़मीन मुस्लिम वोटरों के जरिए तलाशने में लगीं हैं। पिछले कुछ समय से...

2009 a record year for women Nobel winners

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By DPA, Stockholm : The shared Nobel economics prize for Elinor Ostrom of the US Monday further underscored that 2009 was a record-year for women prize winners. Ostrom, of Indiana University in Bloomington, became the first woman to win a Nobel prize for economics. The economics prize - first awarded in 1969 - was not in the original will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, who endowed the awards.

ऑटो ड्राइवर मारूफ की ईमानदारी,सवारी का आभूषणों से भरा बैग लौटाया

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34,000 women paramedics go missing after Pakistan floods

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By IANS, Islamabad : According to the UN, around 34,000 women paramedical workers have gone missing from the flood affected districts of Pakistan, a media report said Saturday.

Stone cold after Kosi kills her newborn

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By Priyanka Khanna, IANS, Araria/Supaul (Bihar) : For a woman whose eight-hour-old baby died a little while ago, Zafeda Khatum looks surprisingly unflustered. The 18-year-old maintains a stoic silence even as her family members clamour around to explain how she lost her first born to the ice cold waters of the Kosi river that unexpectedly entered her shanty in Araria district of Bihar.

This women’s day meet Captain Salva who dared to dream of skies

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By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net, Hyderabad: ‘Dream big, determination and hard work can take you to skies’. These are not the words of some wannabe motivational speaker but from a shy young woman from the narrow lanes of old Hyderabad who has literally touched the sky.