People not helping make Delhi safe for women: Dikshit
By IANS,
New Delhi: Like other metros in the country, the national capital lacks people's participation in improvement of security for women, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Tuesday.
Indian woman gives birth to first child at 70
By RIA Novosti,
New Delhi : A woman from the northern Indian state of Haryana has given birth for the first time at the age of 70, the Times of India newspaper said on Monday.
Rajo Devi and her 72-year-old husband, Bala Ram, had been married for 55 years, but she had been unable to conceive. The woman then underwent in-vitro fertilization treatment at a nearby fertility center and gave birth to a girl on November 28.
"Both the mother and child are in good health," the doctor, Anurag Bishnoi, said.
Sania gets Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards for 12 others
New Delhi : Tennis star Sania Mirza received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour on Saturday, while 12 others,...
Delhi Police rapped for filing dowry cases without proper probe
By IANS,
New Delhi : A day after the Supreme Court held that a person cannot be convicted for merely demanding dowry, the Delhi High Court Friday pulled up the Delhi Police for registering a case of dowry against a person without carrying out a proper probe.
While granting bail to a person arrested under the dowry act, Justice S.N. Dhingra observed that before registering an FIR, the police must investigate the allegations levelled against a person in a detailed manner.
Scheme for saving and educating girls in 100 districts
New Delhi : India will launch a mega scheme for saving and educating the girl child in 100 districts of the country that have...
Muslim Students Federation to seek legal advice over denial to wear hijab in some...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Union Muslim League students’ outfit Muslim Students Federation (MSF) has decided to launch an online survey to address...
Gurgaon police to train women in physical security
Gurgaon: The Gurgaon police will give lessons in physical security to women participating in the spiritual camps organised here by Brahma Kumaris, an official...
Indian women getting ’empowered’ with direct selling
By Sakshi Gulati, IANS,
New Delhi : India's $740-million direct selling industry, where products are sold directly to customers rather than through retail shops, is fast emerging as a viable career option for women, empowering them to earn some decent money from home.
"Most women are raised to believe that they have to be perfect homemakers," said Chavi Hemanth, secretary general of the Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA), which works to promote this segment of merchandise trade in the country.
Wll balance right to equality, religious practice, SC on Sabarimala
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday said that it would balance the right to equality with the right to freedom of religion...
Man kills two minor daughters in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow: A man in Uttar Pradesh killed his two minor daughters as he was upset over his wife not giving birth to a son, police said Saturday.
Tinkering with Muslim personal laws would be like desecrating Indian Constitution: AIMPLB
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net
AIMPLB announces formation of Women's Wing under Dr Asma Zahra
“UCC under Article 44 is highly inflammable issue, which divides the...
Uniform code won’t help, says women’s Jamaat founder
New Delhi, (IANS) : The uniform civil code won't help Muslim women as majority of them won't approach a court if it's violated, the founder...
Dowry charge against Jharkhand health minister
By IANS,
Ranchi : Jharkhand health minister Bhanu Pratap Sahi, who got married last week, has been accused by a woman he was engaged to last year of demanding dowry to marry her.
Shipra Singh, a resident of Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, alleged that Sahi, who had got engaged to her February 2007, did not marry her as her father was not able to arrange the dowry demanded by Sahi.
According to a report in a local newspaper, Shipra said Sahi had demanded Rs.5 million in cash and a luxury car from her family.
Nirbhaya Fund gets additional Rs.1,000 crore
By IANS,
New Delhi : To ensure dignity and safety of women, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Monday allocated an additional Rs.1,000 crore for the...
Kashmir council no place for bill limiting women’s rights: Chair
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir legislative council Deputy Chairman Arvinder Singh Monday rejected the permanent resident (disqualification) bill that aims to deny citizenship rights to women marrying non-permanent residents of the state.
"The bill cannot be discussed in this house," he said.
"The legislative assembly is the appropriate forum to table the bill, not the council," Singh said giving a ruling over the bill tabled by Peoples Democratic Party's legislator Murtaza Khan on March 8.
Mother of Bijnor man killed in anti-CAA protest will not contest election on Cong...
Anwari Begum was given the ticket by the Congress after the party announced in October last year that 40 percent of it’s candidates in...
Music for protest: Azadi and Inqilab as the new Hindustani beats
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
As marches and rallies dominate the most commonly practised ways of protest, the youth are now searching new ways to protest...
A massive dharna of Muslim women demanding quota in WRB
By Manzar Bilal and Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: With enthusiasm and determination Muslim women in Patna today demanded their exclusive shares in Women's Reservation Bill. A number of Muslim women from across the city, mostly burqa wearing, sat on dharna under the banner of Bihar Muslim Khawateen Morcha at Kargil Chowk protesting against the bill in its present form and demanding quota for Muslim and backward women.
Women’s bill moved, torn to shreds in Rajya Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi : A historic bill that promises to reserve 33 percent of legislative seats for women was moved in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament, amid unruly scenes as a dozen members opposing it tore up the document and hurled them at chairman Hamid Ansari.
This happened on a day when both houses assembled to calls to "celebrate and honour women" and include them in the decision making process to mark the International Day of Women being observed worldwide.
HC rejects PIL on intervening in Sunanda death probe
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking its intervention in the probe into the mysterious death of Sunanda...
19-year-old Maryam Siddiqui bags top spot in GenZ Leadership Olympiad
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: Nineteen-year-old Maryam Siddiqui, a first-year Bachelors in Architecture student of Jamia Millia Islamia, has brought laurels to the university...
Modi hails all-women IT centre as ‘glory of Saudi Arabia’
Riyadh : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described an all-women IT centre set up by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) here as the “glory...
Colonial hangover ails workers of Assam’s tea industry
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.
Rajya Sabha panel to examine rules to protect women
By IANS,
New Delhi : In view of rising cases of domestic violence against women, a parliamentary committee is examining the rules framed to implement a law to protect women from such violence and has invited suggestions from experts.
The Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the Rajya Sabha, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Najma A. Heptulla, is examining the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Rules, 2006.
The rules were framed to implement the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and provide legal remedies to women.
Goa BJP aims to woo minorities
By IANS,
Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) latest membership drive in Goa will aim to increase the number of minorities and women in its ranks, a party spokesman said Monday.
Speaking to reporters at the launch of the state wide membership drive, former state BJP president Rajendra Arlekar said: "We would definitely like to see an increase in the percentage of minorities in the BJP ranks."
He, however, refused to divulge the exact number of registered minority members in the party rolls.
Best time in history to be a woman: Clinton
By IANS,
New Delhi : Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday said that the modern age is the best time to be a woman.
"It is exciting and if there is any better time in human history to be woman it is right now in the modern world. For me, this is a tremendous opportunity and responsibility that I willingly accept," Hillary told an audience of over 1,000 at the Delhi University Convention Hall in the Old Viceregal Lodge. The event was hosted by Delhi University Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental.
Grief, despair at Delhi’s hospitals, a day after
By Richa Sharma, IANS,
New Delhi : Wailing men and women as well as dazed family members of the seriously injured or missing after a string of bomb attacks besieged hospitals here Sunday, straining the already stretched medical services.
Doctors, nurses and attendants worked furiously to provide relief to the seriously and not-so-seriously wounded in Saturday evening's bombings, but there was no stopping the grief gripping families of the victims.
Neighbourhood Committees should step into the leaderless vacuum
Citizens should fill the void created by the present institutions of power in ensuring safety for women.
By Raghavan Srinivasan
World Women’s Chess semi-final: Harika draws against Mariya in first game
By Venkatachari Jagannathan,
Chennai : India's Grandmaster (GM) Harika Dronavalli on Sunday drew her first game in the World Women's Chess Championship 2015 semi-final round...
Congress asks Kerala women’s panel chief to step down
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : State Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala Friday asked Kerala State Women's Commission chairperson Justice D. Sreedevi to quit after the panel decided to recommend a minimum age for girls to become nuns.
Chennithala termed the recommendation as the latest instance of the Left government using its power and clout over government-controlled bodies to hit out at the minorities.
231 days and counting: Sanitation workers at LHMC decry illegal termination
Sanitation employees from Lady Hardinge's Medical College (LHMC) and other institutions held a protest outside the Delhi hospital director's home on June 28...
Woman arrested for killing her seven babies in US
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...
Sikkimese woman raped in Delhi
New Delhi: A 25-year old woman from Sikkim has allegedly been raped in the national capital, police said Friday.
The victim in her complaint said...
Dalit, tribals can perform as good as others: PM
Noida : People from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will perform as well as others if they are given the opportunity, Prime Minister...
Woman jumps from Metro station, dies
By IANS,
Gurgaon: A 25-year-old woman who had accused her husband and in-laws of harassing her for dowry died after jumping from the terrace of a Metro station here Thursday, police said.
Boost development to enhance women’s role in preventing conflicts: India
By Arul Louis
United Nations : Drawing attention to the challenges posed by women's under-representation in roles for preventing and ending conflicts, India has said...
Minority women’s scheme fund for 64 organisations
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government has sanctioned funds to 64 NGOs for implementing a 'Leadership Development of Minority Women' scheme across 12 states, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday.
SC upholds death sentence for Nirbhaya rapists
New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence on all four convicts in the brutal Nirbhaya gang-rape here of December...
NSE sends notice to companies without woman director
Chennai : India's leading stock exchange National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) on Wednesday said it has issued notice to 260 companies...
Dalit woman held for CPI-M office trespass ‘attempts suicide’
Kannur (Kerala) : One of the two Dalit women held on charge of trespassing into the CPI-M office in Thalaserry was late Saturday night...
Asma Nama- Sensitivity Quotient: A Simple Note on Simplicity and Sensitivity
By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net,
A Face book post said.
An Afghani child falls asleep after hard work at a brick kiln. Children as young as three year olds do hard labour, as seen here.
Britain starts its largest-ever debate on violence against women
London, March 9 (IANS) The British government Monday launched its largest-ever public consultation to tackle violence against women and girls, including a probe into the sexualisation of teenage girls.
Thousands in towns and cities across England are expected to take part in the consultation, which was launched by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and also includes a review into police powers for dealing with serial perpetrators of domestic violence.
Women on Wings targets 1 mn rural jobs by 2018
New Delhi : A social enterprise, Women on Wings targets to create one million jobs for women in rural India by 2018, an official...
Jamia administration bows down to women hostellers; accepts all their demands
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Delhi: The administration of Jamia Millia Islamia accepted all six demands made by the women hostellers on March 19 after more...
Woman gang raped in Delhi, two arrested
New Delhi: A woman was gang raped by two people on the pretext of being provided a job, police said Friday, adding the alleged...
UDF lawmakers outraged modesty of Left women MLAs: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan on Monday led a delegation of five women legislators to Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam and complained that...
Kudumbashree, exclusive ‘for women, by women’ new channel
By TCN News,
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s poverty eradication mission ‘Kudumbashree’ is planning to enter visual media by launching an all-woman television channel to bring forth issues of grassroot-level women.
JIH’s stand on co-education makes its Kerala unit uncomfortable
By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net
Asma Saleem awarded Sahitya Akademi’s award for translation
By TCN News
Panaji, Goa: Prominent scholar and litterateur Mrs. Asma Saleem was awarded Sahitya Akademi’s award for her Urdu translated book Safar at a ceremony in Panaji on August 20.
The Sahitya Akademi translation awards presentation ceremony was held at the Kala Academy’s Dinanath Mangeshkar hall. The welcome speech was delivered by the secretary of Sahitya Akademi, Mr Agrahar Krishnamurti. The president of Sahitya Akademi, Mr Sunil Gangopadhyay presided over the function.
Woman snatches loaded pistol from miscreant
By IANS,
Lucknow : In an incident straight out of a Bollywood film, a woman snatched away a loaded pistol from a miscreant as he attempted to rob her in the posh Gomtinagar area of Lucknow Sunday evening.
The woman, Surajwanti, in her 30s, told the police: "I was returning from a hospital along with a friend, Pushpa, on a cycle rickshaw when two motorcyle-borne persons intercepted us." said Surajwanti.
One of them tried to pull a gold chain from Pushpa, while the other pointed a pistol at Surajwanti and asked her to hand over her gold chain.
Woman raped by childhood friend on pretext of job
New Delhi: A 30-year-old fitness centre employee has been arrested for raping his childhood woman friend here after promising to provide her a job,...
Kish Island – a temporary timeout for Iranian women
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.
More women personnel in Delhi Police now
New Delhi: Delhi Police has increased the number of women police personnel following the Dec 16, 2012, gang rape of a young woman in...
AIDWA condemns Dalit youth’s murder in Maharashtra
New Delhi: The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) Thursday condemned the murder of a Dalit youth in Maharashtra in the name of honour...
With relaxation eased under lockdown, 200 organisations calls for nationwide anti-CAA protests
TCN News
Nearly 200 organisations have called for fresh nationwide protests against CAA-NRC-NPR as relaxation measures under lockdown 5.0 were issued by the Central government.
'Sab...
Woman caught smuggling heroin-stuffed buttons to Turkey
By RIA Novosti,
Dushanbe : Customs officials in Tajikistan detained a Filipino woman at Dushanbe airport Tuesday for attempting to smuggle more than three kilograms of heroin stuffed into fabric buttons to Turkey.
"During an individual baggage search of passengers, customs authorities detained Milagros Nolasko, 48, who was attempting to smuggle some 3,300 grams of heroin on a flight from Dushanbe to Istanbul," a customs agent told RIA Novosti.
Bangalore police want bar on women bartenders
By IANS,
Bangalore : In the wake of abduction of 12 bar girls by armed thugs for ransom in Bangalore last weekend, the city police are seeking a ban on employing women in such jobs.
While police cite security of women as the reason for such a ban, women bartenders contend it would eat into their source of income.
"If the city police have their way, I will lose my job. My entire family depends on me. I am quite worried," Shohthong Neithiem, a bargirl at a posh pub here, told IANS Tuesday.
Ramadan 1437: Nafees Fatima
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
“Oh, it used to be much more strict in our times.” Nafees Fatima remembers growing up in her household, where there...
Handwara girl says gave statement to J&K police under duress
Srinagar: A schoolgirl, whose alleged molestation by a soldier on April 12 led to violence in her native Handwara town in Jammu and Kashmir,...
Alert boy helps in recovery of abducted woman
By IANS,
Auckland: A woman in New Zealand, who was kidnapped as she slept with her partner, was rescued by the police, thanks to an alert nine-year-old boy who quickly alerted his mother.
Iranian women urge UN to halt Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen
Tehran : Hundreds of Iranian women rallied in front of the UN office in Tehran on Monday to protest against Saudi Arabia-led airstrikes on...
बर्बाद हो गया कानपुर का चमड़ा उद्योग, घट गए 8 लाख रोजगार
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश का कानपुर ज़िला देश में चमड़ा उद्योग का सबसे बड़ा केंद्र हैं। कानपुर शहर भारत के कुल चमड़े और चमड़े के...
SEBI has no woman member
Chennai : The SEBI is gearing up to penalise listed companies not having a woman director on their boards despite the Indian markets regulator...
Miracle rescues in China quake as death toll tops 40,000
By AFP,
Chengdu, China : A woman who survived on rainwater and a man fed via a straw were Tuesday pulled out of the rubble eight days after China's earthquake but hopes faded for others as the death toll topped 40,000.
Amid fears of new aftershocks among a traumatised population, Beijing put out a fresh urgent appeal for tents as foreign medical teams began to arrive in southwestern Sichuan province.
South Asian Women’s Day observed in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Students from a number of South Asian countries living in Delhi came together at the Delhi University Monday to celebrate the South Asian Women's Day.
The celebrations saw cultural programmes by students from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Tibetan community.
Amrita, one of the organisers of the programme, said: "On this day we would like to pay tribute to the victims of terrorism in Pakistan, the internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka, India and Burma and to the anonymous victims of armed violence."
Meet Saba Haider: An Indian-Muslim woman running for DuPage county board election in US
Saba is the only candidate of Indian origin among 19 elected members from the state of Illinois. She came to the United States in...
Women clash with police at relief camp in Orissa, several hurt
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Several people sustained serious injuries as a mob of women clashed with the police at a relief camp in Orissa's Kandhamal district Thursday, officials said.
The women forcefully entered the relief camp, alleging that despite being riot victims, the administration was unconcerned about them because they were Hindus, the police said.
The women, belonging mostly to tribal areas, were demanding food and lifting of prohibitory orders banning assembly of more than five people in a place.
HC for no leniency to minor’s rapist, upholds sentence
New Delhi: Taking strong note of the rape committed by a youth on a minor kid, an act which instills a feeling of "fear,...
Muslim women demand reforms in personal law: NGO
Mumbai : Over 500 Muslim women from across India on Thursday passed a resolution to demand comprehensive reforms in the Muslim Personal Law through...
Congress leader wanted me to help scam accused: Sushma
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said a senior Congress leader had pressed her hard to give diplomatic passport...
Human Rights group concerned over falling Uttarakhand child-sex ratio; complains to NHRC
By TCN News,
The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR), in a recent report titled, ‘The State of Female Foeticide in Uttarakhand’ has found that...
Woman who saved Muslims in riots hoists flag in Bihar
Patna : Commoner Shail Devi, who saved the lives of 10 Muslims during the communal clashes in Muzaffarpur district earlier this month, hoisted the national flag at the state Congress headquarter here Monday.
UN holds photo exhibit on Afghan women
By IANS,
Kabul : A month-long photo exhibition organised by various UN agencies to highlight the status and achievements of women in war-hit Afghanistan kicked off Saturday in the capital.
In Rajasthan, women of Sahariya tribe victims of apathy, ignorance
By Gaurav Sharma,
Baran (Rajasthan) : With her eyes half open, an extremely anemic Dhanno is lying nearly unconscious on a hospital bed. Her hemoglobin...
Defence ministry to decide on women’s entry in forces: Parrikar
Chandigarh : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said his ministry would take a final decision within two months on easing norms for...
Women better than men in clinching business deals
By IANS,
London : Although few women occupy top slots in corporate hierarchies, a new study shows that they may be more accomplished in negotiations than their masculine counterparts.
Yael Itzhaki of Tel Aviv University carried out simulations of business negotiations among 554 Israeli and American management students at Ohio State University and in Israel, reported EurekAlert.
First UAE woman in North Pole expedition
By IANS/WAM,
Dubai : Elham Al-Qasimi will become the first woman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attempt an unassisted two-week expedition to the North Pole.
Elham's expedition, whose date is yet to be set, will also involve skiing, currently the preferred method of unsupported travel across the Arctic Ocean. There will be no re-supplies, airdrops or any other kind of assistance during her trip, organisers said Monday.
Junior Hockey World Cup: Indian women beat Australia 3-2
By IANS,
New Delhi : Monorama Devi converted a last minute penalty corner to give India a 3-2 win over Australia in their opening game of the Women's Junior World Cup Hockey in Boston.
Ritu Rani (45th) and Monika Badran (53rd minute) were the other scorers for India while Casey Eastham (31st) and Marnie Hudson (60th minute) were the scorers for Australia in Monday's match, according to information received here.
It was a tough game for India, who were eleventh in the last edition of the tournament, but they did well in the second half by pumping in all the three goals.
‘Indian farm women work more but earn less’
By Brij Khandelwal, IANS,
Agra : Indian women work more but earn less than men, says an eminent agricultural economist. In his latest book he shows how women continue to get a raw deal despite putting in longer hours and work that is critically more important for the farm sector and the family.
A course to help women get back to work after sabbatical
By IANS,
Gurgaon : Women who often grapple with re-joining work after a sabbatical now have help on hand, courtesy a course offered by a business school here.
Indian woman jailed for financial fraud in Leicester
By IANS,
Leicester : Indian origin woman Daksha Saujani, a tax official here, has been jailed for two years for siphoning off more than 116,000 pounds of the public's money into her family's bank accounts.
The mother-of-three exploited her position of trust while managing a team at the Inland Revenue's family tax credit department. The crimes financed "a lifestyle she wasn't entitled to" and enabled her to send her youngest son to private school.
Sanjay Dutt’s remarks against Samajwadi Party ideology: women activists
By IANS,
New Delhi : Condemning Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt's remark that married women should not use their father's surname as archaic and patriarchal, women activists have pointed out that his statement is also in contrast with the ideology of the founder of the Samajwadi Party that he has joined.
"Ram Manohar Lohia, founder of the Samajwadi party that Sanjay Dutt has joined, was against caste. Therefore, most of the former socialists didn't even write their surnames," said Ranjana Kumari, chairperson of Centre for Social Research.
Naseema: Story of a girl who took on sex trafficking in Bihar
By Mohd Hasnain Arij for TwoCircles.net,
Muzaffarpur: When she grew up and started schooling she was told not to disclose her address to her classmates. Today her home is regularly visited by media, commoners and NGOs. Naseema, now 30, had to endure the stigma of being resident of sex workers colony, popularly known as red light area all these years. Overcoming all pressure to get involved in the trade of the area, she studied till matriculation, and then launched anti-trafficking drive. This past March she won Real Hero award from CNN-IBN and Reliance for her heroic deed.
Women to be inducted as fighter pilots: IAF chief
New Delhi : Women would soon be inducted as fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said here...
AIMPLB questions media hype on ‘Talaq’ while ignoring women security
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: Dr Asma Zehra, executive committee member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, (AIMPLB) addressed media persons...
Most Caesarean births in India done due to financial gain: Report
By IRNA,
New Delhi : Nearly one in five deliveries in India is by Caesarean, a procedure done 'unnecessarily' in most cases.
A global survey on maternal and perinatal health by WHO witnessed 27 per cent rise in Caesarean deliveries in nine Asian countries, including India, China, Japan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, in 2007-08.
Women Congress activists protest outside Jaitley’s residence
New Delhi : Hundreds of women Congress supporters protested outside Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's residence here Friday afternoon demanding an apology from him...
Bihar school board ex-chairman’s wife’s degrees too fake?
Patna : Usha Sinha, a former ruling Janata Dal-United legislator and the wife of Bihar School Examination Board's former chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, who...
16 million Chinese women married to gay men
By IANS,
Beijing : Sixteen million women in China are married to homosexual men, an expert claimed.
Tamil Nadu woman set to create yoga world record
Chennai : On the second International Yoga Day on Tuesday, a woman advocate in Tamil Nadu is progressing to set a world record for...
Sharad Yadav’s comments about women are deplorable
By Shah Alam,
Shahrad Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP and Janata Dal (United) chief has been in news for some days for his sexist remarks against south Indian women. During a debate in Parliament, Yadav made derogatory remarks against south Indian women and their bodies calling them as ‘saanvli’ (dusky).
He said: “The women of south are beautiful, their bodies...their skin ...They aren’t made like this here. They know dance.”
‘Godman’ kidnaps woman disciple
By IANS,
Ghaziabad: A 40-year-old self-styled godman allegedly kidnapped a 27-year-old disciple from her house here last month, police said Saturday.
Police registered a case Saturday and initiated a hunt for the self-styled godman Anup Kumar Sahai, alias Swami Ji, for kidnapping Priyanka Srivastava alias Dolly, an MBA graduate, who was pursuing her doctoral studies.
"Priyanka had gone missing from her house in Sector-7, Raj Nagar, since Feb 15. The family claimed she was kidnapped by Anup," Rajesh Chaudhary, inspector in-charge of the Kavi Nagar police station, said.
Court jails married man for raping, cheating woman
New Delhi: A court here awarded a 10-year jail term and also slapped a fine of Rs.1 lakh on a man who concealed his...
On the Meanings of the Hijab
By Sana Khan,
More than three years ago I wrote an article titled ‘burqa-to wear or not to wear’. A friend said that she supported the view of the French government banning the burqa as it truly was doing it to respect the principle of secularity in school and well of course it would liberate women, and in this light I wrote this article. That time I was arguing that the wearing or not wearing of a burqa/hijab is an individual choice about attire. Just as the other women exercise their opinion to dress in the manner they want, without any hue and cry, a woman in burqa/hijab should have the right to dress in the way she wants to. I am sharing here some excerpts from that article which I think are significant only to place the discussion around hijab in a more lucid way as it explains my position on hijab.
“Harassment of Teesta Setalvad continues; investigation be on objective evidence”
By TCN News,
Dublin (Ireland): Pointing out that the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decided to refer human rights defenders Teesta Setalvad and her...
Niqab for Muslim women banned in Canadian province
By IANS,
Toronto : After France, Muslim women have been banned from wearing niqab in Canada's French-speaking Quebec province.
A bill tabled Wednesday will not allow government services to women wearing the niqab.
The bill comes after protests triggered by an Egyptian immigrant's refusal to remove her niqab in her French languages classes in Montreal, forcing the school and the provincial government to throw her out.
बीपीएससी का परिणाम जारी, मुस्लिम अभ्यर्थियों का शानदार प्रदर्शन, इस बार ‘100’ बने अफसर
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग (बीपीएससी) ने रविवार को बीपीएससी 64वीं संयुक्त प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (सीसीई) का अंतिम परिणाम घोषित कर दिया। मेरिट लिस्ट...
33 percent quota for women in Delhi, union territory polices
New Delhi : The union cabinet on Friday gave its approval for 33 percent reservation to women in direct recruitment to posts ranging from...
President wishes all women on International Women’s Day
New Delhi, (IANS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday extended his "best wishes" to all women of the world for International Women's Day, observed on...
Verbal clashes in parliament panel meet on women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : Political parties ranged for and against the contentious women's reservation bill in parliament clashed Tuesday at the first meeting of the standing committee on 33 percent quota for women in legislative bodies.
The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice, which is expected to evolve a consensus on the legislation, began on a belligerent note with the Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Devendra Prasad Yadav asserting his party's opposition to the bill.
35 NGOs come together to push for women’s bill
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."
For many rural women in Bihar, Kheta embroidery work aims to boost livelihood
Kheta is said to be a 500-year-old quilting heirloom practised exclusively by Shershahabdi women. Today, Kheta embroidery work is getting popular among non-Shershahabdi people...
‘Women village heads still struggle for acceptance’
By IANS,
New Delh: Even as all eyes are riveted on parliament over the Women's Reservation Bill, female panchayat (village council) members gathered in the capital Wednesday said they still have to struggle for acceptance among their peers.
Roshani Devi, who is a sarpanch (village head) in Haryana, said: "When I decided to take regular rounds of my village for monitoring infrastructure development, the villagers opposed it. Had a male sarpanch done the same, he would have been lauded for his initiative."
Japan must act responsibly on ‘comfort women’: China
Beijing: China has urged Japan to act responsibly after a senior Japanese official announced plans to re-examine a statement offering apologies for Japan's wartime...
Professional housewives!!
By Dr Kouser Fathima
The term may surprise many but trust me professional housewives or PH are a reality. To start with, PH are qualified...
Muslim, tribal and dalit women demand a sub-quota within women’s reservation
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Coimbatore: Putting an end to saffronization of education and history; justice and rehabilitation of riot victims; enactment of laws to punish acid attack culprits; stopping forceful sterilization of women and immediate stopping of false propaganda of ‘Love Jihad’ are among the eight resolutions passed at the ‘Awakening’, the first national conference of the National Women’s Front.
Canteen to be run exclusively by women inaugurated at Jamia
By TCN News,
New Delhi: A canteen run exclusively by women and operated by Ekta Self Help Group (SHG) was inaugurated in Jamia Millia Islamia today by Smt. Salma Ansari, Wife of Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice-President of India.
Women Commission to probe into K’nataka case against Shahina
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Google lights candle ‘in memory of Delhi braveheart’
By IANS,
New Delhi: Google India has lit a white candle on its homepage as a tribute to the 23-year-old Delhi gang-rape victim, who passed away following a 13-day fight for life.
Three men rape Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow : A Dalit woman was allegedly raped by three young men in an Uttar Pradesh village, police said Saturday.
"The complainant, who is a resident of the Mubarikpur village in Etah district, approached us late Friday night to register a case against three youth, who allegedly raped her," police inspector Dheeraj Prasad told IANS by telephone.
In her complaint, the 30-year-old woman has alleged that the three young men of her locality followed her while she was returning from the fields Friday evening. Later, they forcibly took her to a secluded place and raped her.
Student brings lack of women’s toilets to court’s notice
By IANS,
New Delhi : Delhi may be aiming to become a world class city for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, but it lacks basic amenities like public toilets for women, reveals a report by a college student that has compelled the Delhi High Court to direct civic bodies to provide better public conveniences.
Shahana Sheikh, a final year student of economics at Lady Sri Ram (LSR) College, undertook a tour of slums and the outskirts of Delhi from May to July 2008.
Professional career gives respect and security to women
By Zohra Javed,
I recently read an article "stay-at-home-mom", which talked about how essential it is for a woman to be there for her children when they are growing up, and that women professionals often end up neglecting their home and family. Indeed there can be no two opinions on the importance of the mother's role in the life of her children. I am an ardent champion of what the writer calls a "stay-at-home mom". But I also realise that she and I are among those fortunate women who have a supportive family and the satisfaction of a comfortable life.
Empowerment of Muslim women through Islamic knowledge
By Abdul Hameed, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) and Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) have conducted a three-day seminar cum workshop on 'Right of Women in Qur'an-Theory and Practice' at Sarvodaya Building, St. Pius College Goregaon East in Mumbai to equip women with adequate knowledge and skills to do their work more effectively and efficiently in their respective fields.
Anti-trafficking bill ignores consenting sex workers
By Somrita Ghosh for IANS:
New Delhi/Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Geeta (name changed), a resident of Sangli village in Maharashtra, was 19 when she became...
I am a threat only to those who believe in hatred: Teesta
By Preetha Nair
New Delhi : Amid all the legal troubles she and her husband Javed Anand face, human rights activist Teesta Setalvad is...
CBI files closure report in case against Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi : The CBI has filed a closure report in a case against union minister Maneka Gandhi and two others for allegedly diverting...
NIA officials record Hadiya’s statement
Kottayam, (IANS): A team of investigators attached to the Kochi unit of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday recorded statements of 24-year-old Hadiya, a...
‘पार्च्ड’ यानी एक पुराने विषय में नयी छौंक
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
भारत में सिनेमा बदल रहा है और इस तरीके से बदल रहा है कि भारतीय समाज कई दफा उन बदलावों को स्वीकार...
Woman commits suicide, blames husband, sister
New Delhi : A 22-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan. She left a note blaming her husband and her...
मेरठ में गोरक्षा समिति अध्यक्ष ने किया चलती कार में रेप,गिरफ्तार
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मेरठ में चलती कार में बलात्कार हुआ है। इस शर्मनाक घटना के बाद किशोरी की हालत खराब होने पर उसे अस्पताल...
Popular Front joins the grief of the nation in the death of Delhi rape...
By TCN News
New Delhi: Popular Front of India Chairman K.M. Shareef expressed deep condolences over the tragic death of the girl who was gang raped in Delhi a few days ago.
DMK to train women cadres in governance: Kanimozhi
By IANS,
Chennai : As the bill reserving one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies awaits to be passed by parliament, Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party is planning to hold camps across the state to empower its women cadres in governance.
"We plan to train DMK party women in various aspects of governance. We want to groom our party women so that they are ready as and when the 33 percent reservation for women comes into effect," Kanimozhi, party Rajya Sabha member and daughter of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi, told IANS.
Dressing tips for men, women at work
New Delhi: In today's professional world, it's not just your hard work that matters but also the way you dress yourself. From avoiding running...
Why I participated in the Yuva Hunkar rally
Text and photos by Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The Yuva Hunkar rally, which took place in Delhi today, saw a sizeable participation from people from all...
Five women beaten to death in Jharkhand over witchcraft
Ranchi : Five women were beaten to death on the outskirts of Ranchi on Saturday for allegedly practicing witchcraft, Jharkhand Police said.
The incident...
Over 50,000 women cleared to work as domestic maids
New Delhi : A total of 53,616 women have been granted emigration clearance to work as domestic workers in the Middle East in the...
खरखौदा कांड पर कुछ सवाल
By सिद्धान्त मोहन, TwoCircles.net,
उत्तर प्रदेश, जिसे लेकर बहुत सारे राजनैतिक स्वप्न मुमकिन हैं, अब उन खौफनाक सपनों का गढ़ बनता जा रहा है जिसे हर लड़की के परिजन दिन-रात देख रहे हैं. बदायूं को लें, मुजफ्फरनगर या लखनऊ, सूबे का कोई भी प्रमुख इलाका बलात्कार और हत्या की घटनाओं से अछूता नहीं है. उन इलाकों की गिनती ही कहीं नहीं है, जहां हुए बलात्कार के मामलों की खबर ही समूचे पटल से नदारद है. इस फ़ेहरिस्त में एक और नाम, जि4ला मेरठ का जुड़ा है. मेरठ के खरखौदा में एक लड़की ने आरोप लगाया कि पिछले लगभग डेढ़ महीनों के अंतराल में उसके साथ दो बार सामूहिक बलात्कार हुआ, उसकी शरीर से किडनियां निकाल ली गईं और उसे इस्लाम कबूल करने के लिए मजबूर किया गया. प्रथम दृष्टि से यह मामला तो एक सीधा और साफ़ मामला लगता है लेकिन मामले की गहराई में जाने पर और भी कई बातें सामने आती हैं.
Woman stripped naked in Rajasthan village
Jaipur : In a shocking incident, a woman was stripped naked, her face blackened and she was forced to ride a donkey on the...
विरासत में मिले मुस्लिम औरतों को शरअई अधिकार: मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ
TCN News
उत्तर प्रदेश की राजधानी लखनऊ में ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड की तफ़्हीम-ए-शरीयत कमिटी के अंतर्गत सेमीनार का आयोजन किया गया. इस...
Hijab is no hurdle: Dream of bakery worker’s daughter takes wings
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, (IANS): "I want to become a pilot." When she instinctively answered a question at an event over a decade ago, the...
Kejriwal accuses BJP of failing to protect women
New Delhi : AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Sunday asked the people of Delhi to vote for his party and accused the BJP of failing...
India-Africa initiative empowering African women
By Hadra Ahmed,
New Delhi : A new initiative has India partnering with African countries to empower African women by developing skills that already...
मज़हब पर उठती उंगलियों से भरा रहा बीता साल
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...
Seven arrested for stripping woman in Madhya Pradesh
By IANS,
Bhopal : Seven of the nine people accused of beating a tribal woman and parading her naked in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district Friday have been arrested, police said Sunday.
The incident took place in the district's Chapaner village, when Manju of the Bhil community, who had eloped with her paramour Khuman last year despite being married and having three children, returned to the village for the Raksha Bandhan festival.
Internationsl Day for elimination of violence against women on Dec 25
By NNN-APP,
Islamabad : International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women will be observed in Pakistan on Dec 25 with an aim to fight against gender‑based violence in all its forms.
Public and private organizations have arranged several activities including seminars, rallies, fun fairs and interactive dialogues to mark the day, a private TV channel reported.
Violence against women persists worldwide, occurring in every region, country and culture, and cutting across income, class, race and ethnic groups.
Threatened, Bengal woman attempts suicide
Kolkata: Faced with threats and harassment for lodging a police complaint after her minor daughter was molested, a woman in West Bengal's North 24...
Dr. Rahat Abrar’s book “Muslim Female Education: From Veils to Moon” released
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Saina in semis, assured of maiden Worlds bronze
Jakarta : Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal came out with a sensational performance on Friday to enter her maiden women's singles semifinal at the...