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Rise in number of women MPs across world

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‘Indian women unpaid for nine months in Saudi Arabia’

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Dubai: Eleven Indian women, working as cleaners in a hospital in Saudi Arabia have appealed for help after they were allegedly not paid their...

Sania Mirza gets Padma Bhushan award, Chef Imtiaz Qureshi Padma Shri

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New Delhi: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was selected for the Padma Bhushan- the third highest civilian award in India. Sania enjoyed a superb...

Manipur CM ensures medical aid for destitute woman

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Imphal : She had lost all hope and was living a life of despair. Bed-ridden since 2011, R.K. Tamphasana felt abandoned by the world,...

आपत्तिजनक टिप्पणी के विरोध में कानपुर में भारी बवाल

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर में शुक्रवार को बवाल हो उठा। दरअसल कुछ मुस्लिम सामाजिक संगठनों ने भाजपा नेत्री नुपुर शर्मा द्वारा हज़रत मोहम्मद...

UN campaign to protect Delhi women from violence

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59 women MPs in new parliament

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By IANS, New Delhi: A record 59 women were elected to the 15th Lok Sabha, with a majority - 23 - belonging to the Congress party alone, the Election Commission said Monday. In all, 556 women had contested the 2009 general elections. While the Congress topped the list, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came second with 13 women being elected. The All India Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) follow with four women each getting elected to the Lok Sabha.

Cry, daughter, cry..

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By Nupur Basu, IANS, Nothing surprises me any more when it comes to how low we can sink as a society in heaping abuses on India's daughters. Even before she has been able to dry the tears from the last assault, comes the next one.

Delhi has lowest women voters in country: EC

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By IANS, New Delhi : The national capital has the lowest percentage of women voters in the country, the Election Commission (EC) said Wednesday. The EC...

Malaysian Minister says Women should know their safety is their right

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Sania named UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia

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New Delhi : Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was Tuesday appointed the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asian region by UN Women at...

Case against BJP’s Roopa Ganguly for assaulting woman voter

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Kolkata : A police case was registered against the BJP's star candidate Roopa Ganguly on Monday for assaulting a woman voter and preventing her...

Watch: Haldwani residents welcome Supreme Court oder on staying evictions

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After Supreme Court stayed the Uttarakhand HC's order for evictions, people in Haldwani celebrated and congratulated each other. Shrutti Sharma | TwoCircles.net https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFSGDJD9oSg

Women better than men in clinching business deals

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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.

Triple talaq should be covered under Domestic Violence Act: Muslim body

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New Delhi, (IANS): In a letter written to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday, a Muslim body has demanded that the triple talaq or...

More role for women in population policy: Experts

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By IANS,

Ramadan1433: Zakaat

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By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net Zakaat is the obligatory charity for Muslims which is 2.5% of all their savings, investments, and gold. Two women wait for...

एक और ख़्वाब का अंत , ‘पढ़ो प्रदेश ‘ योजना बंद

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आकिल हुसैन। twocircles.net मौलाना आजाद फेलोशिप के बाद अब केंद्र सरकार के अल्पसंख्यक मंत्रालय ने अल्पसंख्यक छात्रों की विदेशों में पढ़ने के लिए दी जाने...

NCW members to visit Kolkata April 2

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By IANS,

B.Ed student hangs herself in Agra

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Agra: A woman B.Ed student at a deemed university here Saturday committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan, police said. Kavita Sharma, a...

No consensus on women’s quota bill: Bansal

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By IANS,

Landlord held for raping tenant in Odisha

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Bhubaneswar: A landlord was arrested in Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar on charges of raping his tenant, police said Saturday. The incident took place in a slum...

Decision on women fighter pilots to be considered: President

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By IANS, Pune : A decision on inducting women into the fighter stream will be taken after due consideration, President Pratibha Patil said Wednesday after her maiden sortie in an Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30MKI combat jet. The president, who is also the first woman supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, said that while she had confidence in the capability of women, the decision to allow women in combat would be taken by the three services after deliberation.

India’s first all-women post office comes up in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi : After announcing India's all women public bank, the central government Friday started an all women post office here on the occasion of the International Women`s Day.

The first woman VC of Calicut University steps down

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Menopause can affect memory

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By IANS, Chicago: New research suggests women who have hot flushes during menopause, could also suffer memory issues.

A letter everyday to president on women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : A letter everyday to President Pratibha Patil, communities on social networking sites and blogs -- these are the new initiatives announced by rights group campaigning for the passage of Women's Reservation Bill in parliament.

Smriti Irani: TV’s popular ‘bahu’ to play a crucial role in educating India

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By Mohammad Mudassir Alam, Monday, May 26, 2014 was a red letter day in democratic history of India as Narendra Damodaran Das Modi was sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of the country. Modi’s swearing in ceremony was stud with many highlights such as the presence of heads of SAARC countries, politicians, entrepreneurs, Bollywood stars, sports persons, etc. Besides these, the countrymen and analysts appreciated the cabinet of Modi, which is quite smaller in comparison to previous government and featuring considerable number of youth parliamentarians.

Shake hands with female teachers or face fine, Muslim boys told

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Geneva : Muslim school students in the Swiss canton of Basel cannot refuse to shake hands with their female teachers on religious grounds, otherwise...

Nation is always empowered by its women: PM

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a nation is always empowered by its women. “Nation is always empowered by its women....

Rights of women in live-in relations under court lens

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By IANS,

Insaaf Zindabad – Feminists for Freedom, Peace and Justice question India’s freedom on 74th...

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TCN News On the occasion of the 74th Independence Day of India, Insaaf Zindabad - Feminists For Freedom, Peace And Justice (IZ-FFPJ) has issued a...

Woman panchayat leader shares experience with Obama

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By IANS,

Judiciary should not be a “Holy Cow”

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By Ravichandran Chakkiliyan, TwoCircles.net, On May 12TH, 2014 Dalit Stree Shakti, an organization based in Hyderabad fighting against violence on dalit women organized a seminar on "Judiciary and its Functioning" in the memory of Lakshmipeta dalits, a place in Srikakulam where 7 dalits were beaten to death by Thoorupu Kapu (men/women) (Backward Caste) in 2012. The Meeting was organized in Ravindra Bharati, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad.

This Muslim-run NGO run in Hyderabad helps women build sustainable livelihoods

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SAFA is an NGO that has changed the lives of thousands of women from poor economic groups in Hyderabad and given them hope...

US woman, 80, with no training, lands plane

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By IANS, Washington : An 80-year-old woman in the US who had never flown before managed to land a small aircraft after her pilot husband passed out at the controls.

Women’s commission faces heavy backlog of complaints

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) is facing a heavy backlog of complaints that were either not taken up or not disposed of, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Friday. "In the annual audit inspection of 2008-09, the issue of pendency (of complaints) has been pointed out in the National Commission for Women (NCW)," Tirath informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply. "Efforts are made to settle and cut down the pendency by NCW," she added.

Brotherhood and fellowship mark Iftaar mehfil hosted by GMCH

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter   Guwahati: The faculty members and students of Gauhati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH) have been hosting Iftaar mehfils for the medical...

Violence against women in Bangalore: official numbers tip of iceberg

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By Maitreyee Boruah, IANS, Bangalore : When it comes to the number of women being subjected to violence on the streets of this tech hub of India, official figures conceal far more than they reveal, according to women's rights activists. "For every single reported case, 10 or more lie hidden," says Jagdeesh B.N., one of the founder members of Fearless Karnataka/Nirbhaya Karnataka (FKNK), a social group working for safety and security of women. Most of the cases of physical and verbal abuse on women on the streets of Bangalore were not reported, he added.

Minor girl set on fire in Ghaziabad, dies in hospital

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By IANS Ghaziabad: A girl was beaten up and set on fire by four men, who accused her of having an affair, in Ghaziabad, police said Tuesday. She later succumbed to her injuries in hospital. The girl, Imrana Hakim (15) was at her house in the Tauri Tereh locality under Bhojpur police station of Ghaziabad, with her younger sister Monday. Her mother was working in the local fields while her father was out of town for some work, district police chief Akhil Kumar said.

Despite lie allegation, Modi says mother washed utensils

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Mhow (Madhya Pradesh) : Notwithstanding strong criticism by the Congress which termed it a "lie", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stuck to his...

Eight women elected to the Jharkhand assembly

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By IANS, Ranchi : Eight women have been elected to the Jharkhand assembly this year, up from five in the last poll in 2005. Out of the eight elected women legislators, three belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and one legislator each belongs to the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and Jai Bharat Samanta Party (JBSP). The three women legislators from the BJP are Vimala Pradhan, Menka Sardar and Kunti Devi who won the assembly seats from Simdega, Potka and Jharia respectively.

Mumbai Municipal commissioner issues circular to all hospitals to not ask Muslim women to...

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Women said they have not problem showing face for security reasons, but sometimes security guards ask them to take off entire burqa or lose...

Women activists urge president not to sign sexual crime ordinance

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By IANS, New Delhi: Some women's organisations Saturday urged the president not to sign the ordinance on criminal law amendments passed by the union cabinet to deal with sexual crimes.

Woman strangled to death in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi : A 25-year-old woman was found strangled to death in her east Delhi house Monday. Her parents alleged she was murdered by her husband for not fulfilling dowry demands. Police said the body of Sunita was found in her Kalyanpuri home Monday morning. Sunita was married to Bhaleshwar, an employee with a private firm in Noida, four years ago. Bhaleshwar is missing from the house since the incident.

How Three Muslim Women of Northeast Delhi Were Caught In A Legal And Financial...

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By Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net On her wedding day, Tabassum was issued an arrest warrant for missing a court hearing. The previous day, November 10, 2022,...

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

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

Treat women equal to men, says Shabana Azmi

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

Men need to be partners for women’s empowerment

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By Dr. Prof . Rameeza. A. Rasheed

Over two million pregnant women in India consume tobacco

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By IANS, New Delhi: Over two million pregnant women in India consume tobacco products, a shocking figure revealed by the Indian health ministry Saturday. "It is shocking that over 8.5 percent of the ante-natal mothers in India are tobacco users," said Jagdish Kaur, in-charge of the tobacco control programme in the health ministry. She said though the number of tobacco users are mostly men, yet the number is too big, especially for the pregnant women. There are at least 25 million successful pregnancies every year in India.

Assam waives entertainment tax on ‘Mary Kom’

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Guwahati : The Assam government Wednesday announced exemption of entertainment tax on "Mary Kom", a new Bollywood movie on the World champion woman boxer...

Campaign against caste-based sexual violence highlights ‘pervasive discrimination faced by Dalit women in India’

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National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) said that its campaign will showcase caste-based sexual violence in 15 Indian states, sharing a selection of landmark...

Islamists protest Dhaka’s equal rights to women policy

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1,800 trained Indian nurses recruited in Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's health ministry has recruited 1,800 Indian nurses to work in various government hospitals, a media report said. The new nurses would assume...

Hyderabad commemorates 2nd anniversary of Shaheen Bagh protests with songs, poetry recitals 

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Scores of people in Hyderabad, comprising of activists, students, NGOs, youth groups came together at Lamakan – a place in Hyderabad dedicated to the...

‘मौत को क़रीब से देखा तो ज़िन्दगी की असली क़ीमत का अंदाज़ लगा’

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net रोहतास (बिहार) : रोटी, कपड़ा व मकान के साथ-साथ बेहतर स्वास्थ्य और शिक्षा… ये पांच ऐसी बुनियादी मानवीय आवश्यकताएं हैं, जिसे...

Over 50,000 pregnant women affected in quake: UN

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Kathmandu : Some 50,000 pregnant women were likely affected by the devastating earthquake in Nepal, a UN agency said on Tuesday. Initial estimates by the...

Normal life resumes as Kashmir shutdown lifted

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By IANS, Srinagar: Life limped back to normal in the Kashmir Valley Tuesday after eight days of a shutdown and violent protests, even as fresh violence left at least 20 people injured during demonstrations over the alleged rape and murder of two women. Educational institutions, business establishments, government offices and banks resumed their work after remaining closed for the last eight days.

DU students, youth pitch for women rights

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

Campaign for women’s safety in public places

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New Delhi: A campaign to raise awareness on women's safety at public places and public transport was launched Saturday in the national capital on...

Activists mark Irom Sharmila’s 15 years of anti-AFSPA protest

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Kolkata : Branding as "draconian" the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that gives sweeping powers to the armed forces to deal with terrorism,...

Sheeba Sageer elected Kerala state president of National Women’s Front

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By TCN Staff Correspondent,

मध्य प्रदेश में मुस्लिम महिलाओं की पिटाई, मायावती ने उठाए सवाल

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TCN News मध्य प्रदेश/दिल्ली : गौरक्षा के नाम कथित गौरक्षकों की गुंडागर्दी बढ़ती जा रही है. गुंडागर्दी का एक नज़ारा मध्य प्रदेश के मंदसौर रेलवे...

Gandhi, Nehru inspired Malaysian woman entrepreneur

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By IANS, Kuala Lumpur : Malaysian woman entrepreneur G. Vimalah Nair attributes her early inspiration to portraits of Indian leaders, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru among others, put up at home by her grandfather. She has been through years of hardship since - to win the RM 30,000 ($9,300) Woman of the Year award 2008 Saturday. It is given annually by the Women's Institute of Management (WIM). Nair, 55, told the audience of the hardships she endured while young, being married off at 17, only to meet with tougher times.

AMU Convocation: Women take centre stage, bag 122 medals

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By TCN News Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) plays a special role in India’s development and AMU students have made their mark not only in India...

Women’s quota bill: Despite opposition, government firm

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By IANS, New Delhi : Even as Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Sunday launched fresh attacks on the women's reservation bill in its present form, the government said there was no option but to push forward with the legislation in the absence of a consensus. The government has timed the consideration and passage of the bill in Rajya Sabha with the 100th year of international women's day Monday. The landmark legislation seeks to reserve 33 percent seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women.

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.

96 percent women feel unsafe in Delhi, says survey

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

The mystery of missing Muslim female rulers

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By Raihanaa Hasan

Neglect charge against British teenager’s mother dismissed

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By IANS, Panaji : Goa's Women and Child Development (WCD) department has dismissed a petition against slain British teenager Scarlett Keeling's mother Fiona Mackeown on a technicality, as the police was already investigating similar charges against her. A petition filed by a local NGO Utt Goenkara had argued that it was Fiona's criminal neglect of Scarlett which had resulted in the teenager's death and sought penal action against her.

Odisha to increase quota for women in urban bodies

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : Odisha will increase the quota for women in the state's urban local bodies to 50 percent from the existing 33 percent, an official said Friday.

Running in Olympics is like wining gold for Afghan girl

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By IANS,

Empowering Rural Women

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By Shobha Shukla,

President, vice-president for more women in legislatures

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New Delhi : Stressing the need for appropriate women representation in parliament and state assemblies, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said women's empowerment was...

Woman alleges molestation by Uber driver in Gurgaon

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By Rajnish Singh, Gurgaon: Six months after the rape of a financial consultant by an Uber cab driver, the App based cab service provider ran...

Kiran Bedi joins BJP, to give Delhi ‘all she has’

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New Delhi : Celebrated former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, who parted ways with AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal around two years ago, Thursday joined the BJP, saying Delhi needs a stable and honest government.

Sania becomes top ranked doubles player with Charleston title

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Charleston (US): Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won their third successive doubles title together, securing the Family Circle Cup tennis title on Sunday, enabling...

Book “Future of Indian Muslim Women” released in Aligarh

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By TCN News Aligarh: The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah on Saturday released the book “Future of Indian Muslim Women”

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...

50,000 women in Himachal covered under Rural Livelihood Mission

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Shimla : Nearly 50,000 women from below poverty line (BPL) families in Himachal Pradesh have been covered under the National Rural Livelihood Mission, the...

Mappila culture: A harmonious mix of Arab and Kerala traditions

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net TCN Malabar series: Part 7

Handymen husbands for rent in Argentina

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By Maricel Seeger, IANS, Buenos Aires : Any woman can get a husband at an hourly rate in Buenos Aires, thanks to a company offering to do the repairs and installations that every home needs, and all "without problems in the bedroom". Husband for Rent is a successful Argentine company that for 50 pesos ($15.50) an hour will undertake domestic chores for women who don't have a "handyman" around the house, the Spanish news agency EFE reported.

Cynicism, casteism haunt women’s reservation bill

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By Amulya Ganguli, IANS, Since electoral considerations rather than a genuine desire for women's empowerment were behind the latest move to revive the 12-year-old legislation for reserving parliamentary and assembly seats for women, its fate may be no different from what happened earlier. The very manner in which the measure was introduced in the Rajya Sabha, with several women MPs shielding the law minister from unruly critics when he tabled the bill, showed that its passage would not be easy.

A conversation with GN Saibaba’s wife AS Vasantha Kumari

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In a conversation with TwoCircles.net, the wife of jailed scholar-activist GN Saibaba AS Vasantha Kumari talks about his new book, the situation of prisoners...

Protests as two women pray at Sabarimala, Kerala shutdown called

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Thiruvananthapuram/Sabarimala, Jan 2 (IANS) Protests erupted across Kerala on Wednesday after two women in the hitherto banned age group entered the Sabarimala temple before...

Swine flu alert in northeast India, two women test positive

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Agartala/Aizawl/Imphal : The northeastern states have sounded a high alert to prevent the spread of swine flu in the bordering region even as two...

Woman tourist dies at the Taj Mahal

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By IANS, Agra : A woman tourist from Indore died after she slipped and fell on the marbled surface of the Taj Mahal after the city was hit by rain and thundershowers. Hasina Bano Chaudhary lost her balance and fell from the main marble structure Saturday. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel guarding the monument tried to take her to the hospital, but she collapsed at the main gate due to profuse bleeding from the head. Last week, a south Indian tourist slipped and suffered a fracture at the Taj.

Amnesty International urges Chhattisgarh authorities to protect Adivasis protesting against private companies

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By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter Raigarh: Amnesty International India on Sunday, January 14 said that the local authorities in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, should respect and protect the...

Strong legislation needed to check crime against women: MPs

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New Delhi : Decrying the rising atrocities on women, members in the Lok Sabha Thursday advocated strong legislation and a change in the mindset...

A woman with a mission: She safeguards maternal health in Himachal villages

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By Vishal Gulati Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) : In spite of advancing years, health worker Kaushalya, whose name roughly translates into "ability to do something well",...

Threatened, Bengal woman attempts suicide

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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...

SC pulls up home ministry for not acting promptly on rape videos

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took to task the union home ministry for doing just nothing for 20 days on a complaint...

Man stabbed his wife in UP court

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Mathura: A man has stabbed his wife in a court in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, police said. Laxmi Devi, a mother of three children, is...

The forgotten heroines of India from crypts of history

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

Mass gathering of women MGNREGA workers demanding their rights

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By TCN News, Tohana-Fatehabad (Haryana): A huge gathering of poor and marginalized people, large number of them women, took place in Tohana (Fatehabad) in Haryana on December 30, 2014 against corruption and irregularity in providing job under MGNREGA, and proposed dilution in the act.

Women’s group slams Goa government over liquor notification

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Panaji: The Goa government's decision to allow bars and retail liquor outlets to remain open until 4 a.m. was criticized Thursday by a leading...

Absconding Assam legislator arrested on rape charges

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Guwahati : Assam legislator Gopinath Das, who was absconding since last month, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the rape...

Minor domestic worker found dead after allegedly raped by employer in Hyderabad, family demand...

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Hyderabad: Being poor is akin to a crime as you are extremely vulnerable to exploitation. This is what happened in the...

Send us to Pakistan, but don’t ask us to go back to our villages,...

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By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, Hissar/New Delhi: On Sunday, May 11, a large number of Dalit women from a village in Haryana staged a protest outside the residence of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, demanding the arrest of a village head and his son over the alleged gang rape of four minor girls. Earlier on May 5, about hundreds of them had organised a candle-march at Jantar Mantar seeking justice for the four girls who were gang-raped by a group of boys from the dominant Jat community. Police had put barricade as safety-measure and did not allow them to move beyond a certain limit.

Haryana government launches schemes to empower women

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Haryana, which has one the worst sex ratio's in the country and where two teenage girls were recently lynched in a case of "honour killing", is planning to implement various projects to strengthen the status of women in the state. Dharam Vir, chief secretary of Haryana, admits that there have been many cases of "honour killings" and intolerance against women of the state in the past, the most recent being the two cases in Bhiwani district around 300 km from here.

Union Budget is a massive step backwards for Dalits, Adivasis: NCDHR

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By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter The Union Budget presented yesterday by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has split opinions; the industrialists, of course, found it cheerful; ratings...

Moroccan women seek their way between Islam and feminism

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Kenitra/Sale (Morocco), June 1 (DPA) A young woman passes in a sleeveless shirt and a knee-length skirt, her hair flowing down her back. Another woman of the same age follows in a loose tunic and pants, the Islamic headscarf covering every strand of her hair. An older woman wears the traditional djellaba, a long outer robe with full sleeves, her hair in a bun. Some women wear the strictest Islamic dress, covering themselves in black from head to toe, with only the eyes visible.

Woman burnt to death in Greater Noida

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By IANS, Greater Noida : A 22-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death for dowry by her husband and in-laws in Shadipur Chidauli area of Greater Noida, police said Sunday. Reshma, the wife of contract worker Israr, was found with serious burns in her husband's house in Shadipur Saturday, Badalpur police said. "We received an information around 2.30 p.m. When we rushed to the house, we found her with burns. There was a kerosene can kept beside her body," Badalpur Station House Officer Amit Kumar said. "No family member was present inside the house," he said.

Bangalore women prepare to take on molesters

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By Maitreyee Boruah, IANS, Bangalore : Ahead of International Woman's Day on March 8, women in India's tech capital have a lot to worry about, as young women are being abused and attacked on the grounds of wearing western attire by youth in broad daylight and in crowded places. Now, the women are getting together to confront the goons.

Pregnant grandmother commits suicide in West Bengal

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By IANS, Kolkata : A 35-year-old woman hanged herself to death in a West Bengal village after being allegedly humiliated by neighbours for being pregnant despite having grandchildren, police said Friday. The incident took place at Amai village in West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur district, about 400 km from here. “Chobi Kayal, 35, hanged herself to death at her Amai residence Thursday late night. She was five months pregnant,” a senior police officer at Banshibari police station said. He said Kayal has two married daughters. The elder daughter Sona has a one-year-old daughter.

अंतरराष्ट्रीय जनसंख्या दिवस पर विशेष :संघ के बड़े एजंडे का छोटा सा हिस्सा है...

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यूसुफ़ अंसारी साल 2014 में केंद्र में मोदी सरकार बनने के बाद बीजेपी देश भर में अपने व्यापक एजेंडे को लागू करने की दिशा में...

Suspended JD-U MLA held for ‘misbehaving’ with couple on train

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Patna: A day after Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) suspended its legislator for allegedly misbehaving with a couple on a running train, the Government...

Jamia Hamdard students on indefinite hunger strike, authorities pay no heed

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By Mahmood Asim, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Students of Jamia Hamdard under the aegis of Hamdard Student Democratic Forum (HSDF) observing indefinite hunger strike...

Uber cab driver alleges police probe not fair

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New Delhi: Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav, facing trial for allegedly raping a woman executive who he was ferrying in his taxi, Friday...

PFI encourages students with its “School Chalo” campaign

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By TCN News Bangalore: Muslims students have high drop-out rates, to plug-in this major source of educational backwardness Popular Front of India (PFI) organizes an annual “School Chalo” programme in which students from the weaker sections are given scholarships. In Karnataka, programme was conducted in various localities on June 5th and 6th this year.

Women fast making inroads into male dominated professions

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By Ruchika Kher, IANS, New Delhi : From driving taxis to tending bars, an increasing number of women in India are breaking into male bastions and asserting that they can be as good, if not better, at jobs that were traditionally perceived as being only for men. Shanno, a widow and mother of three children, broke free from a stereotypical job and became a part of an all-woman cab service called Sakha in the national capital.

Ramadan 1435: Choices

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net A woman in jilbab checks out a wide variety of Hijab that is available for purchase in a shop in Chennai. Link: Ramadan...

Here come special women’s buses for safer ride in Delhi

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By Kanu Sarda, IANS, New Delhi : Many women who travel in the capital's crowded buses and have been molested by male co-passengers can heave a sigh of relief. On Monday, special 'women only' buses will begin plying on select routes, thanks to a Delhi High Court order. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is starting the service. Taking cognizance of a public interest petition that drew attention to a large number of women complaining of molestation in public buses, the high court had asked the DTC to make special arrangements for women travellers across the city.

Woman saves Indian from Bangladeshis’ captivity in Baharin

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Manama: An Indian, allegedly tortured and held hostage in Bahrain by five Bangladeshis for a paltry BHD800 ransom (about $2,000), was rescued with the...

Vrindavan widows to meet PM over protection bill

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(June 23 is World Widow Day) Vrindavan : Widows living in various shelter homes here Sunday said they wanted to meet Prime Minister Narendra...

एएमयू की पुरानी छात्राओं ने बनाया ‘ब्यूटीज़ ऑफ़ दी एएमयू’ नामक संगठन

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TwoCircles.net News Desk नई दिेल्ली : अभी तक देश के विभिन्न हिस्सों में अलीगढ़ मु्स्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी (एएमयू) का ओल्ड ब्वायज़ एसोसिएशन सरगरम रहा है,...

Mamata to attend meeting on women’s quota bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will attend a meeting of all political parties in the Lok Sabha on the women's reservation bill here Monday, a Trinamool Congress leader said Saturday. The Trinamool Congress, the second largest party in the Congress-led ruling coalition, had abstained from voting on the women's quota bill in the Rajya Sabha March 9. "Mamataji will attend the meeting," Trinamool chief whip in the Lok Sabha Sudip Bandopadhyay told IANS. However, the party did not reveal the strategy to be adopted in the meeting.

प्रधानमंत्री जी, महिला सशक्तिकरण पर ज्ञान देने से पहले दिल्ली हिंसा में मुस्लिम महिलाओं...

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दिल्ली हिंसा के दौरान मुस्लिम महिलाओं के साथ हुईं हैं बेहद शर्मनाक हरकतें कपड़े फाड़ने से लेकर बलात्कार तक के आरोप, कई लड़कियां...

Mystery shrouds death of woman in fall from moving train

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By IANS, Lucknow : Mystery shrouds the death of a 30-year-old woman who fell from a moving train on the outskirts of Kanpur Sunday. Government Railway Police (GRP) officials claimed that the woman, Amina Khatoon, was mentally unstable and fell from the train by accident.

Saina loses final, settles for World badminton silver

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Jakarta/New Delhi : It was heartbreak for Saina Nehwal and all her fans as the Indian badminton ace lost the women's singles final...

Ramadan 1433: Shukr

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

‘Saying Islam gave rights to women 1400 years ago, won’t solve our problems’

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A National Study on Muslim Women’s Views on Reforms in Muslim Personal Law released. By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: “Constitutional rights...

Hindutva groups in Orissa should be dealt with strictly: Justice AP Shah

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “The continuing programme of communal provocation that the groups and organizations of Hindutva ideology have been engaged in, should be ended forthwith through strict administrative action,” said Justice AP Shah, former CJ, Delhi High Court and head of the Jury, National People’s Tribunal (NPT) on Kandhamal.

Workshop on Multiple Intelligences Theory held in Chennai

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By TCN News Chennai: “So, can you sing ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ to the tune of ‘Mary had a little lamb’?” asked Sadiya Saleh, the moderator of the workshop on Multiple Intelligences. One participant tried, but slowly went back to the original tune. “Well, people who are musically intelligent can!” The workshop on Theory of Multiple Intelligences was held on Saturday March 13th at Al-Qamar Academy, an Islamic school in Chenai. The workshop was open to women from the general public and attended by about 40 women.

14-year exile of women’s quota bill set to end: Sushma

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By IANS, Raipur: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said Sunday that her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ensure the end of the "14-year exile" of the women's reservation bill in parliament. "The BJP will ensure the bill sails through smoothly in the Rajya Sabha Monday. The party has issued a whip to its members to favour the bill and end the 14-year exile of the bill that was first moved in parliament when H.D. Deve Gowda became the prime minister in 1996," the BJP leader told newsmen here at the New Circuit House.

Rape remarks: NCW to seek Trinamool MP’s expulsion

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Kolkata: Taking suo motu cognisance of Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul's "atrocious" rape remarks, the NCW Tuesday said it is writing to the President...

It is women’s power that rules Kochi

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By IANS, Kochi : It is women's power that rules this port city of Kerala. With B. Sandhya Monday taking over as the new inspector general of police of the central range, women are ruling this commercial capital - from district collector to the mayor. The Kochi Mayor is Mercy Williams, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) chairperson is M.C. Josephine, and the Ernakulam district panchayat president is P.S. Shaila - all women. Sandhya, asked for her reaction, said: "As a critical mass, if women are there, things can be pushed much faster."

Even after cremation, protests rage in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi: Students and women Monday continued their protests in the Indian capital against violence on women, a day after the city's gang-rape victim was cremated under heavy security.

Dhanya Raman: Giving a voice to the marginalised in Kerala

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By Shafeeq Hudawi Thiruvananthapuram: In March 2016, while the entire mainstream media was still busy with the incidents in JNU,...

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...

Iqra Hasan: A Century-Old Struggle and the Ascent of ‘Brave’ and Consistent Daughter

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Special Correspondent/ TwoCircles.net New Delhi: “I don’t comment on numbers, but it’s for sure that I got blessings of people who want me to represent them...

Indian woman hangs herself in UAE

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By IANS, Abu Dhabi: A 27-year-old woman from India's Kerala state allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in Al Ain city in Abu Dhabi.

Mentally-unstable woman kills her children

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Lucknow: A mentally-unstable woman here beat her two children with bricks to death for playing against her wishes, police said Thursday. The incident took place...

Dalit women on a tour of the US to highlight caste violence

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Come to the ASpace in Philly - #dalitwomenfight photo exhibit is open till September 4! pic.twitter.com/aIUXDTr1IT— DALIT WOMEN FIGHT! (@dalitwomenfight) September 2, 2015 By TCN...

Bear kills woman in Himachal Pradesh

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By IANS, Shimla: A bear mauled to death a woman in a Himachal Pradesh village, police said Sunday. The victim, Devki Devi, 60, was grazing livestock when she was attacked by the bear near Nerwa village of Shimla district Saturday, police said. Her body was recovered from the bushes by her family members. Pugmarks from the spot showed that the woman was mauled by an adult bear, police added. In the Chopal region, the sighting of the Asiatic black bear is common from May onwards when it comes out from hibernation.

बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग का परिणाम जारी, मुस्लिमों का इस बार बेहतर हुआ प्रदर्शन

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग (बीपीएससी) ने 7 अक्टूबर को बीपीएससी 65वीं संयुक्त प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (सीसीई) के अंतिम परिणाम घोषित कर दिए। इस बार मुख्य...

Medical superintendent warned over remark on nurses’ room

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New Delhi : Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Wednesday warned the medical superintendent of the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital over his...

It also happens here: Women in India fight indifference

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By Minu Jain, IANS,

Rape heinous crime but against blanket death penalty, Mulayam tells NCW

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New Delhi : Amid a controversy over his remarks opposing death penalty for rape, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has told the NCW...

Women politicians get a raw deal in Madhya Pradesh

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By Sanjay Sharma, IANS, Bhopal : Notwithstanding their tall claims of empowering women, political parties in Madhya Pradesh have let them down in nominations for the Nov 27 state assembly polls. Despite 47 per cent voters out of total 35.9 million electors being women, both the main political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, which have been advocating 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, have been miserly in fielding them.

12 female workers killed in road accident

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By IANS, Raipur : At least 12 female labourers were killed Friday and 20 others injured in Chhattisarh when a vehicle in which they were travelling overturned, the police said. A Tata 407 truck crowded with about 45 industrial workers turned turtle in Akoli village in Durg district, some 60 km from here, when the driver lost control while negotiating a turn. The injured, mostly male workers, were rushed to a government hospital at Durg town.

Dear Rahul Gandhi, it is time you learnt how to be truly inclusive

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By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net I felt like writing to you after your being hailed as the new messiah of Indian secularism. Today you charm...

JD(U) hints at softening of opposition to women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : With the numbers favouring the passage of the women's reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha Monday, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), a prominent party opposing it, Sunday indicated a softening of its position. JD-U chief whip in the Rajya Sabha Ali Anwar Ansari said the party will consider the opinion of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in support of the bill, which seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in parliament and state legislatures.

Raping is my right: You taught me!

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By Daud Arif for TwoCircle.net, Who am I? I am a male for whom my family might have killed my unborn sister, or perhaps sisters, till they got to know it is me who is going to come in this world. You see, how honored I am in the hierarchy even before I arrive on the earth?

फ़जीहतों में फंसी हुई ‘प्रधानमंत्री उज्जवला योजना’

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली:देश के गरीब परिवारों की महिलाओं के चेहरों पर खुशी लाने के मक़सद से 1 मई 2016 को केंद्र सरकार द्वारा शुरू...

Only five percent Indian women in senior corporate posts: Study

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

‘Internet Saathi’ to digitally empower one lakh women in Bengal

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Kolkata : 'Internet Saathi', a joint digital literacy programme of Google India and Tata Trust, is all set to roll out across 400 villages...

कोचिंग के फीस के लिए नौकरी कर जुटाएं पैसे, अब जज बन गई बोकारो...

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By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली - हाल ही में बिहार पीसीएस जे के परिणाम में 22 मुस्लिम नोजवानों ने जज साहब होने का गौरव...

Chequered history of women’s reservation bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: Following is the chequered history of the women's reservation bill moved in the Rajya Sabha Monday that seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in the country's legislatures: 1996 -- The Deve Gowda government introduces the women's reservation bill as 81st Constitutional Amendment Bill. 1998 -- The bill is re-introduced in the 12th Lok Sabha as the 84th Constitutional Amendment Bill by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government headed Atal Bihari Vajpayee. 1999 -- The NDA government re-introduces the bill in the 13th Lok Sabha.

Woman’s decomposed body found in Delhi

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New Delhi: The decomposed body of a 22-year-old woman, missing since Sep 10, was recovered from a wooded area just across the sprawling presidential...
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