Woman gang-raped by former colleague, his friend
Gurgaon : A 21-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped on Wednesday by her former colleague and his friend after being lured by the promise of...
NHRC issues notice to DGP Chhattisgarh for stripping and torturing two women in police...
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued a notice to Chhattisgarh DGP over allegedly stripping and beating...
देवांगना,नताशा और आसिफ़ इकबाल रिहा, तेवर है बरक़रार
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उत्तर-पूर्वी दिल्ली में फरवरी 2020 में हुए दंगा मामले में जवाहर लाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय की छात्रा देवांगना कलिता और नताशा नरवाल...
West Bengal announces compensation for tribal women in Lalgarh
By IANS,
Kolkata : The West Bengal government Monday announced compensation for the tribal women in West Midnapore's Lalgarh who had been victims of police excesses during raids November last year, officials said.
The compensation would be given to 14 tribal women who received injuries during the police action.
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.
I will continue to fight against AFSPA, but through politics: Irom Sharmila
By Aaquib Khan for Twocircles.net
For the past decade and a half, Irom Chanu Sharmila’s name has been synonymous with peaceful resistance against State policies....
Millions of women devotees expected at Kerala temple on Sunday
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram: Upwards of four million women devotees are expected to cook an offering as part of the famed Attukal Pongala festival to be...
Training women to become future leaders
By Richa Sharma, IANS,
New Delhi : Even as the fate of the Women's Reservation Bill hangs in the balance, an activist group has already started training and motivating women to join mainstream politics.
The Centre for Social Research (CSR), through a UN project called 'Enhancing the Role of Women in Strengthening Democracy', has selected 1,000 women from across India and is grooming them to contest elections.
About two million women trafficked every year: UN
By DPA,
New York : An estimated two million women are caught each year in the worldwide sex industry while countless children and other women are forced into low-waged jobs, the UN said Tuesday in a renewed effort to fight human trafficking.
The UN said there are no accurate statistics, but the number of women trafficked across borders each year could be twice as high if the count includes those forced into domestic situations.
तबाही : मुम्बई में झुग्गियों पर गिरी दीवार ,17 की दर्दनाक मौत
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मुंबई में बारिश का कहर देखने को मिला हैं। भारी बारिश ने मुंबई को बेहाल कर दिया है। मुंबई के दो इलाकों...
Shoot out outside Ghaziabad college, girl student injured
Ghaziabad : A girl student of IMS College in Ghaziabad was accidentally injured when a student shot at another student outside the college gate...
Woman brutally killed over love marriage in Pakistan
Islamabad: Three family members brutally killed a woman with a sickle for marrying a man from a different caste in the eastern town of...
Contribute to help rehabilitation of war widows: President
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday called upon the people to make voluntary contributions for the rehabilitation of war widows, disabled defence...
Fringe fundamentalists are now mainstream: Teesta Setalvad
By Anurag Dey
Kolkata: India is going through difficult times where the "once fringe" fundamentalist groups have now become mainstream and, with the...
Surviving in the worst: The tale of widow Rohingya refugees living in Jammu
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Jammu: Three weeks ago, Tahira Begum, 25 a Rohingya refugee along with her husband and two kids, was...
Rabiya: An iron woman of South India
A Year-long Series on Education, Sponsored by The Aligarh Forum : - A Mirror on our Efforts, our Successes & our Shortcomings ; Stories...
Half-widowed at 23, Rafiqa Mushtaq fights government, in-laws to ensure property rights for her...
In the third of the five personal stories of half widows, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates the story of Rafiqa Mushtaq.
...
J&K government by January-end; BJP to opt for woman leader
Jammu : As the new government in Jammu and Kashmir should be in place by January-end, the BJP is likely to place a woman...
Demand for Muslim quota under WRB gains momentum
By TCN news,
New Delhi: Women’s Reservation Bill that seeks to reserve 33% seats for women that has already been passed from Rajya Sabha is facing opposition from backward communities and Muslims. Muslim groups opposing it they think this will politically marginalize them even more. Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) is leading a signature campaign asking for quota for Muslim women in this Bill.
First woman co-pilot to fly largest aircraft of Indian Air Force
By Ritu Sharma, IANS,
Nagpur : One more gender barrier fell to the determination of women as Squadron Leader Veena Saharan became the first woman co-pilot to fly one of the mightiest and heaviest aircraft of the Indian Air Force - the Russian-built Illyushin-76 (IL-76).
She will first co-pilot IL-76, renamed by the IAF as Gajraj (Elephant), and after 40 hours of flying she will become the pilot.
Women’s participation in electoral process lauded
New Delhi : The State Election Commission here has lauded young women for their participation as campus ambassadors for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
At...
First US woman vice presidential candidate dead
By IANS/EFE,
Washington : Geraldine Ferraro, the first American woman vice presidential candidate, has died. She was 75.
Akhilesh gives Rs.20 lakh to rape victim’s kin
By IANS,
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday gave a cheque of Rs.20 lakh to the family of the young woman who died in Singapore after being gang-raped in Delhi.
Big B lauds woman for winning Rs.1 crore
By IANS,
New Delhi: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all praise for Rahat Taslim from Jharkhand who became the first woman to win Rs.1 crore on his gameshow "Kaun Banega Crorepati".
Relief to rape convict for cracking civil service challenged
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday said it didn't agree with the Delhi High Court's order giving relief to a rape convict who cracked the civil service exam while serving his sentence.
The apex court issued notice to the Delhi government on a lawsuit by the National Commission for Women (NCW) questioning the rationale of the high court verdict releasing the rape convict, Ashok Rai.
Left woman MLA threw things at Chandy: Congress
Thiruvananthapuram : The Congress party on Thursday showed visuals of Left women legislator Jameela Prakasham throwing things at Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Finance...
Tripura to increase number of women police personnel
Agartala : The Tripura government will increase the number of women police personnel to one-third of the total strength, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said...
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...
हाथ फैलाकर जीना चाहते हैं या मेहनत कर अपना भाग्य अपने हाथों लिखना चाहते...
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उत्तराखण्ड : “व्यवसाय करने के लिए ज़्यादा पढ़ा-लिखा होना ज़रुरी नहीं है, बल्कि रुची होना ज़रुरी है.”
ये वाक्य है उत्तराखण्ड राज्य जनपद...
Good Housekeeping Show a woman’s delight
By IANS,
New Delhi: Shopping, recipe demonstrations and expert tips on health, fitness, parenting and home management - the ongoing Good Housekeeping Show 2010 is a woman's delight.
Women are flocking to the March 5-7 event, organised by the India Today Group, which publishes the Good Housekeeping magazine in India.
Now, a fashion show for veiled women in Saudi Arabia
By IANS,
Dubai : In what must be perhaps the first of its kind in the fashion world, three young Saudi girls are organising a fashion show solely focused on veiled women.
Luma Al-Ghalib, Hida Al-Harthi and Lujain Al-Mu’allami are organising the show in Jeddah Sep 18 to demonstrate the greatness of Islam and “to erase the stereotyped image about Saudi women and young girls in particular”, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported.
The idea for the show came after the three participated in a summer camp in Switzerland last year.
Raksha Bandhan celebrates women’s role in family: PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has greeted the nation on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, saying the festival celebrates the role of women in the family.
In a message, the prime minister said the festival was an occasion to uphold the traditional values of the country's culture and acknowledge and celebrate the role of women. Raksha Bandhan falls Saturday.
"May this festival bring to all health, happiness, camaraderie and prosperity," Manmohan Singh added.
Triple talaq law will affect social cohesion, says Owaisi
Hyderabad, (IANS): MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has opposed the bill seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq, saying this would have severe consequences on rule of...
75-year old man in Bihar marries woman half his age
Patna : A 75-year-old man has married a woman half his age in Bihar's Samastipur district, ignoring the criticism of people and society.
Ram Chander...
Muslim Personal Law Board to approach Supreme Court on Assam child marriage issue
A case related to the minimum age of Muslim girls getting married is pending before the Supreme Court.
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NEW DELHI – The...
No woman to vie for Panjab University students union president
By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,
Chandigarh : Seventy percent of the students in Panjab University (PU) are women, but in the last three decades its students union has never had a woman president. Nor will it this year, as all candidates for the president's post in the Friday poll are men.
Women have contested and have been elected for the posts of vice-president and secretary, but not for the top post.
The world’s most powerful women: Three US secretaries of state and their accounts
By Vikas Datta,
If the US president is the world's most powerful leader, his secretary of state (or foreign minister) is a close second though maybe not as well-known. Of the 68 secretaries since 1790, few are recognised names - even in America - though six, right from the very first (Thomas Jefferson), went on to become presidents themselves. Only three have been women, but they happened to be in office at critical and challenging times, held their own in high-level diplomacy and have penned absorbing accounts of their experiences.
Iranian women on Facebook want to shun veil: Study
London : Use of social media can influence attitudes and behaviours to a greater extent, even empower women too. According to a promising research,...
Delhi Metro makes coach location convenient for women
New Delhi : To facilitate boarding and alighting of ladies from the same coach and avoid inconvenience to women passengers travelling on Line 1...
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.
Women will be a major determinant of progress: President
By IANS,
New Delhi : President Pratibha Patil Sunday said the country's women will continue to be a major determinant of its future progress and inclusive growth.
"Every year, we celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, to recognise the dedication and achievements of women. This year is even more special, as this is the 100th edition. Indian women as part of this epoch making movement have played an exemplary role and will continue to be a major determinant of our future progress and inclusive growth," she said.
Man ordered to pay house rent for estranged wife
New Delhi: A Delhi court has ordered a man to pay Rs.15,000 per month towards rent for house of his estranged wife.
However, the court...
Decadal increase in separated women goes up to a million
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government Friday said the number of divorced and separated women in the country has gone up by nearly a...
Special court in Kerala for women, children
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : A special court will be set up in Kerala to ensure speedy trial of sexual exploitation cases, Chief Minister Oomen Chandy said Wednesday.
The heartening story of Irfan and Anjum Bagban, the first Muslim couple to clear...
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
It is no secret that even today, many Muslim girls do not get an opportunity to pursue their dreams due to...
अर्शिया अंजुम : इसरो में वैज्ञानिक बन क़ायम की एक मिसाल
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बांसवाड़ा (राजस्थान) : हौसला हो तो मंज़िलें क़दम चूमने के लिए बेताब होती हैं. अर्शिया अंजुम की कहानी ने एक बार फिर...
Bhopal most unsafe for women in Madhya Pradesh
By IANS,
Bhopal : Even as this Madhya Pradesh capital has been declared the second safest city in the country, figures revealed by Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta in the state assembly Wednesday indicate that the city was most unsafe for women in the state.
A study conducted by Institute for Competitiveness and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) that indicates many benchmarks for Urban Development & Prosperity of India Tuesday announced that Delhi was the safest city in the country, followed by Bangalore and Bhopal in the second position.
Domestic violence kills 10 women a day in Brazil
By IANS,
Washington: Every day, at least 10 women are killed in domestic violence in Brazil, a government report said.
The government-sponsored study, "Map of Violence 2010", found that 41,532 women were murdered in Brazil between 1997 and 2007.
But it takes a high-profile incident - the case against a Brazilian footballer who is the prime suspect in the disappearance and murder of his former girlfriend - to bring attention to the problem, Women's Affairs Minister Nilcea Freire was quoted as saying by CNN.
Limca Book’s latest edition dedicated to women
New Delhi : Celebrating women achievers across various fields, the Limca Book of Records Thursday launched its 25th edition on the theme "Empowering Women".
An...
Himachal fair to fairer sex
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
By Vishal Gulati, IANS,
Shimla : Call it a coincidence, but many top slots in the Himachal Pradesh administration are occupied by women.
Restless legs could trigger imminent orgasms in women
By IANS,
London : Restless legs and overactive bladder could trigger imminent orgasms in women, according to a study.
Neuropsychiatrist Marcel Waldinger and his colleagues of Utrecht University and The Hague's HagaHospital studied 18 Dutch women with Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (PSAS).
Their findings were recently published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Women affected by this rare and mysterious syndrome experience persistent genital sensations as if they are continuously on the verge of an orgasm.
भोजपुरी फिल्मों की मशहूर अभिनेत्री सहर अफशा ने इस्लाम के लिए छोड़ी फ़िल्म इंडस्ट्री
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उत्तर प्रदेश में बेहद लोकप्रिय भोजपुरी फिल्मों की अभिनेत्री सहर अफशा ने अभिनय की दुनिया को खुद से जुदा कर करते हुए...
261 women artists paint their thoughts
By IANS,
New Delhi : Spirituality, women's bonding, landscapes, coloured abstractions, shapes and figures - 261 artists from all over the world have put their thoughts on 300 canvases in one of the biggest women's art exhibitions at the Art Mall here.
The exhibition titled "Stree", which began three years ago as an annual event, is a tribute to talented women artists who have either taken up art as a vocation or hobby, said Ila Jain, director of the mall, who manages the mammoth display space-cum-learning centre. The 10-day exhibition began March 8.
रांची में शांतिपूर्ण चल रहा था मुसलमानों का प्रदर्शन,पुलिस के लाठीचार्ज के बाद बिगड़ा...
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पूर्व भाजपा प्रवक्ता द्वारा पैगंबर मोहम्मद के ऊपर की गई विवादित टिप्पणी के खिलाफ शुक्रवार को रांची में चल रहा विरोध प्रदर्शन शांतिपूर्ण...
Railway minister’s son booked in rape case
Bangalore:Karthik, son of Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, has been booked for sexually abusing and cheating a Kannada film actor, police said Thursday.
"We have...
More women MPs in panel to fight for quota bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : Leading political parties Saturday added more members to a parliamentary panel that is discussing the controversial Women's Reservation Bill, which is facing opposition from some parties including a few ruling allies.
While the Congress party has nominated its whip Krishna Tirath and Tejaswini Gowda, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has proposed Kiran Maheswari and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has suggested P. Satheedevi for the panel.
Troubled for dowry, woman commits suicide
By IANS,
New Delhi : Beaten and assaulted for not bringing dowry, a 24-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in the city, Police said Monday.
Deepa locked herself inside a room in her house in Timarpur area in north Delhi late Sunday. When her husband Girish Kumar tried to call her, she did not respond, the police said.
Kumar immediately made a call to Deepa's parents, who stay a few miles away from their house.
"After reaching there, they broke open the door and found Deepa hanging. They brought down the body and called the police," a police officer said.
Mohsina Kidwai elected chairperson of Haj committee
By IANS,
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Mohsina Kidwai was Wednesday elected chairperson of the Haj Committee of India, a government panel that makes arrangements for the Muslim pilgrimage to the holy cities of Makkah and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
Hasan Ahmed and Aboo Bucker were elected vice chairmen at the meeting of the newly constituted committee, according to a statement by the ministry of external affairs.
Hopes run high with women’s reservation bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : Homemakers, students, professionals, social activists -- many women are keeping their fingers crossed and hoping that the Women's Reservation Bill, which seeks to reserve 33 percent of seats in legislatures for women, will get passed in the Rajya Sabha Monday.
"I am quite sure the women's reservation bill will be passed this time. The kind of support the bill has garnered is good and for a change political parties have left behind their differences to stand united on this subject," said Arusha Verma, a school teacher.
British Indian woman election candidate stands for change
By Debdutta Bhattacharjee,
New Delhi/London : Gita Gordon, nominated by Britain's Liberal Democrats as a candidate in next month's parliamentary elections, has been a busy...
Ensure safety of women, NHRC asks states
New Delhi : Concerned over recent crimes against women, the NHRC Friday asked all state governments to adopt measures ranging from constructing toilets to...
Jaipur gang-rape victim shifted to Delhi hospital
By IANS,
Jaipur: An 11-year old gang-rape victim was shifted to AIIMS in Delhi Friday from a government hospital in Jaipur where she underwent over a dozen surgeries in five months, police said.
Bengal second last in country in women’s autonomy
By IANS,
Kolkata : At only 24 percent, West Bengal ranks the second lowest in the country when it comes to autonomy of married women, an expert said Tuesday.
Council of Europe to hold conference on violence against women
By KUNA,
Paris : The Council of Europe will hold in Strasbourg, June 10, the closing conference of its Campaign to Combat Violence against Women, the Council announced here Tuesday.
The Council said that the aim of the conference is to assess the results of the campaign and the measures taken by the Council of Europe and its member states to protect women against violence.
83.73 percent turnout in Bengal polling Monday: EC
Kolkata : Altogether 83.73 percent voters exercised their franchise on Monday in 31 constituencies for the second part of first phase of the West...
इतिहास की बेटी राना सफ़वी के नाम हुआ साल 2020 का ‘यामिन हज़ारिका नारी...
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इल्मी दुनिया मे 'इतिहास की बेटी' के तौर पर पहचान बनाने वाली इतिहासकार, शायरा और लेखिका राना सफ़वी को इस साल...
Ramadan 1435: Fashion
By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net
Girls at the MWA School, Chennai that is known for its quality of its education and grooming and also allows a...
Death penalty can’t prevent crimes against women: Amnesty
By IANS
New Delhi, July 9: After the Supreme Court decided to reaffirm its verdict of upholding the death sentence to four convicts who gang-raped...
Aamir crusades against Indian social evils at NY summit
New York : Superstar Aamir Khan discussed India's social evils like female foeticide, gender inequality and honour killing at the Women in the World...
निर्भया काण्ड के बाद घटने के बजाय बढ़े हैं बलात्कार के मामले
By अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली: निर्भया कांड के तीन साल पूरे हो चुके हैं. इन बीते तीन सालों में बलात्कार की घटनाएं और...
In Hailakandi, a father-son duo might hold edge over their rivals
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
Hailakandi: The district of Hailakandi, Assam, has been a hotspot of political activity in the past few weeks, and...
Treat women with respect: President Mukherjee
By IANS,
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Monday stressed the need to bring about a change of mindset in the society so that women are treated with dignity and respect.
Irom Sharmila wishes to meet Modi over AFSPA
Imphal : Activist Irom Chanu Sharmila, on a fast-unto-death since the past 10 years against alleged rights violations by security forces, wants to meet...
Maharashtra move to legalise ‘live-in’ prone to misuse, say experts
By IANS,
Mumbai : The Maharashtra government’s initiative to bestow legal status to a woman in a ‘live-in relationship' with a man, although revolutionary, could be grossly misused, aver experts.
The government has decided to amend the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) Sec. 125, with a view to protect the interests and rights of the so-called ‘mistress’ or ‘other woman', subject to the central government approval.
Women to re-enter Haji Ali dargah after 5 years
Mumbai : After five years, a series of legal battles and agitations, a group of women activists will enter the famous Haji Ali dargah...
Woman official in Punjab attempts suicide
By IANS,
Patiala : A woman revenue official in Punjab has been admitted to a hospital here after she attempted suicide in this town, 80 km from Chandigarh, police officials said Thursday.
The woman, Jaspal Kaur, a 'Naib Tehsildar' in the revenue department, consumed some poisonous substance after paying obeisance at a gurudwara (Sikh shrine) here Wednesday.
She was rushed to the Rajindra Medical college and hospital here where doctors said that her condition was now stable.
JIH women wing demands impartial probe into ‘rape’ and murder of civil defence worker
The 21-year-old-victim, who was associated with the Lajpat Nagar District Magistrate office, was found murdered on August 26 at Surajkund, Faridabad. As per her...
95 widows remarried with help of NGO in Andhra-Telangana living happily
By Syed Khaled Shahbaaz for TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: A widow is no less than a destitute in an impoverished society, especially the young who...
Bihar ISc results: Firdaus Parween gets 5th rank in state
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Patna: Firdaus Parween from T P College in Madhepura is among top five rankers in Bihar intermediate exam 2010 (science stream). The top five positions in the state this year have been grabbed by girls with Shweta Rajani, a student of J D Women’s College, Patna, securing the first position with 425 aggregate marks.
Woman officer of Indian Army placed under arrest
By IANS,
Chandigarh : A woman officer of the Indian Army, facing a general court martial in Punjab's Zirakpur town on charges of accepting a bribe, has been placed under arrest by an army court, officials here said Tuesday.
Major Dimple Singla, an officer in the Judge Advocate General's branch of the army, was arrested Monday.
Nikki Haley to address ‘Women In Leadership’ in Mumbai
Mumbai : Nikki Haley, governor of South Carolina in the US, will take part in an interactive session on "Women In Leadership" here Thursday,...
Singur after six year: Voice of only Muslim Panchayat member Ashia Begum
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCirclees.net,
Part 3 of the three part series on Singur.
Part 1: Six years later
DCW summons BJP legislator in AAP leader case
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday issued summons to BJP legislator O.P. Sharma in connection with the alleged attack on...
Muslim women of Malabar
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
TCN Malabar series: Part 8
In various towns of Malabar, it is not uncommon to see Muslim women on the streets, bazaars, and schools. They can be easily identified with their traditional mode of clothing. Young girls wear long colorful skirts, long sleeved blouses and heads covered in dupatta or a hijab. Older girls, it seems, prefer shalwar qameez. Married women wear saris or abayas.
Saina gets a bye in World Badminton Championships first round
By IANS,
New Delhi: India's world No.6 Saina Nehwal got a bye in the women's singles first round of the World Badminton Championships in Hyderabad August 10-16.
For the sixth seed Saina it could be a smooth ride till the quarterfinals. In the third-round, she may face 10th seed Bulgarian Petya Nedelcheva and if she overcomes her, she may run into second seeded Lin Wang of China in the quarterfinals.
Now, women to man India-Pakistan border
By Jaideep Sarin and Parminder Singh Bariana, IANS,
Hoshiarpur (Punjab) : With women getting ready for patrol duty, gender barriers are falling on the international border between India and Pakistan.
The 36-week training of the first batch of about 200 out of the 612 women recruits, all between 18 and 22 years of age, started at the Border Security Force's (BSF) training camp at Kharkan village, 15 km from here, Monday. Classes for the remaining recruits will start later.
37-year-old woman becomes third swine flu victim in Gujarat
By IANS,
Ahmedabad: A 37-year-old woman has become the third victim of swine flu in Gujarat. Though she died Aug 13, her death due to the virus was confirmed by the private hospital where she was admitted only Monday, health department officials said.
Anandi Patel was a resident of Vastral locality in Ahmedabad and was admitted to a private hospital in Maninagar. She died Aug 13.
As Mehbooba Mufti takes over, people of J&K hope for development, revocation of draconian...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Jammu: Continuing the PDP-BJP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, the daughter of late J&K Chief Minister Mufti...
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.
Need to change mental and moral make-up: President
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said that legislation alone cannot emancipate women and stressed on the need for a fundamental re-setting of mental...
67 girls found in raid on Rajasthan ashram are hypnotised
By IANS
Jaipur, July 5 : Counselling of 67 girls, found in a police raid on an ashram being run in a hotel in Rajasthan's Rajsamand,...
Smriti Irani to head BJP’s women’s cell
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday named Smriti Irani as head of its women's cell as it announced chiefs of various party committees and reconstituted the central election committee.
Heads of other cells are Dushyant Gautam for scheduled castes, Faggan Singh Kulaste for scheduled tribes, Tanvir Ahmed for minority affairs and Om Prakash Dhankar for farmers. Om Prakash Kohli will head the party's disciplinary committee.
Anurag Thakur will head the party's youth wing.
Telijant: A Village where people struggle to arrange food during Ramadan
By Raqib Hameed Naik and Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Bankura (West Bengal): The upcoming period of Ramadan is likely to test even the most...
‘Split verdict on Hijab issue deprives Karnataka’s Muslim girls’ education’: student orgs
The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on the ban on the wearing of hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.
Muhammad Raafi...
Women’s commission seeks nationwide debate on legalising gay sex
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) Saturday called for a nationwide debate on the Delhi High Court's landmark ruling that decriminalised gay sex in the country.
"It is a very complex issue and needs to be studied in detail," NCW Chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here.
"Before taking any decision, we need to have a nationwide debate on this. Even the government is in favour of a debate on this issue before taking any decision," Vyas said.
Yemen: government discuss seats allocation for women in councils
By NNN-SABA,
Sana'a : The Yemeni government discussed on Tuesday's meeting, headed by Prime Minister Ali Mujawar, the report on reviewing the study of COTA system to allocate seats for women in the elected councils.
The report, presented by Minister of Social and Labor Affairs, was referred to a ministerial committee for revision.
The cabinet affirmed its support to woman and the importance of expending the political participation of women in the elected councils with an average of 15 percent.
You won’t find a husband, world’s tallest girl told
By IANS,
London: Marvadene Anderson, a US resident who is said to be the world's tallest teenage girl at 6 feet 11 inches, says the rudest thing that she has ever been told is that she won't "be able to find a husband".
"People are friendly with me because of my height and my personality. If I was tall and mean, I think I'd have a problem," The Telegraph quoted Anderson as saying Tuesday.
"The rudest thing anybody ever said about my height is that I'm not going to be able to find a husband."
Nitish orders police transfers after stripping of woman in public
By IANS,
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday reshuffled the state's top police brass following an alleged assault and stripping of a woman by a group of men here. The incident shocked the nation.
Fourteen Indian Police Service (IPS) officers including the inspector general of police and the deputy inspector general have been transferred.
Top police officers in Patna, including district and city police chiefs, have been removed and posted at different places.
Fourteen deputy superintendents of police have also been transferred.
उत्तराखंड में जज बन गई गांव की जहांआरा ,गुलसिताँ’ और आयशा
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1,000 Pakistani women killed for honour in 2011
By IANS,
London : Nearly 1,000 women and girls in Pakistan were victims of honour killings during 2011, a human rights group said.
Key Ishrat Jahan documents missing: Rajnath
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that key documents related to the Ishrat Jahan case have gone missing from his ministry...
Giving wings to dreams and a Sunday School!!
An inspiring story of a bunch of dedicated volunteers who work for realizing the dreams of students from low-income area of Hyderabad
By Rupa Abdi for TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: Don’t allow yourself to be misled because of her burka and hijab or her surroundings. She is not just another ordinary Muslim girl living a simple life. She is an engineering student who also works part time for an NGO called Helping Hands.
Sharmila opens ‘Women in Malayalam Cinema’ exhibition
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram: Censor board chief Sharmila Tagore Saturday inaugurated an exhibition titled "Women in Malayalam Cinema" as part of the ongoing 14th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).
The exhibition is being held as part of an exercise to document the history of women in Malayalam cinema - in front of the camera as well as behind the scenes.
Inaugurating the exhibition, Sharmila said that the Malayalam cinema industry has a great range of women characters starting from Rosy in 1928.
Why women in UK go abegging for sperm donors?
By IANS,
London : Where have all the generous sperm donors in UK gone?
Lately, the country is facing a severe shortage of such 'seminal' Samaritans. The problem has become particularly acute after the anonymity tag to protect their identity was removed in April 2005.
Although the move may have benefited children, who can now trace their biological parents when they attain the age of 18, it made donors back-off double-quick.
Respond to woman lawyer’s plea in manhandling case: SC to Delhi Police
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Delhi Police chief to respond to a plea seeking transfer to the CBI of investigation...
UP to give Rs.20 lakh to Delhi rape victim’s family
By IANS,
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday announced Rs.20 lakh as financial aid to the family of the New Delhi gang-rape victim.
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...
Crucial women’s quota bill lapses for the fourth time
(March 8 is International Women's Day)
New Delhi : Amid a plethora of gestures on women's empowerment, a crucial piece of legislation, a bill reserving 33 percent of seats in parliament and the state assemblies for women, has again lapsed with the 15th Lok Sabha holding its last sitting ahead of the April-May general elections.
Suspended JD-U MLA held for ‘misbehaving’ with couple on train
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...
Don’t eat for two, pregnant women advised
By IANS,
London: The traditional advice that expectant mothers should 'eat for two' is dangerous, says a report by a British government health watchdog.
The watchdog, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), says it has been forced to speak out against the common advice to prevent an obesity crisis among mothers-to-be.
In a report released Wednesday, NICE suggests that pregnant women should do at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise every day such as a brisk walk, swimming or cycling, according a Daily Mail report.
Speed up adoption process: Maneka
New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has asked the authorities to speed up the child adoption cases pending in various institutions...
Spare the ruler but do not spoil the child
By Shobha Shukla, CNS
The nation is abuzz with the news of Rouvanjit Rawla, a class VIII student of Kolkata’s prestigious La Martiniere School for boys, who hanged himself four months ago, reportedly unable to bear the humiliation after he was caned by his school principal Sunirmal Chakroborty, and allegedly by some other teachers as well. What was his crime?
Seven beaten up in Jharkhand for suspected occult ritual
By IANS,
Ranchi : Seven people including a woman were brutally beaten near a Jharkhand village as local residents suspected them of carrying out an occult ritual.
According to local media reports Wednesday, about ten people reached Hundru waterfall Tuesday near Sikidiri village, around 70 km from Ranchi. Their luggage included two goats and three hens.
Will follow Sonia’s instructions on women’s safety: Dikshit
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi government would follow Congress president Sonia Gandhi's instructions on the safety of women in the national capital, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Monday.
British woman lifeguard will inspire locals, Goa authorities hope
By IANS,
Panaji : A young British woman, Kerry Blewett, part of a team of experts brought to the coastal state of Goa to train lifeguards, has been given a tough job - persuade local women to become lifeguards and then train the recruits.
While her colleagues teach the local lifeguards various techniques to handle drowning emergencies at sea, Blewett has been given the special role of motivator by Drishti Special Response (DSR), the agency appointed by the Goa government to make Goan beaches safe for swimmers.
DSR has had problems hiring female lifeguards.
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.
एक परिचय- मेरठ यूनिवर्सिटी की टॉपर इरम फ़ातिमा
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुजफ्फरनगर- इरम फ़ातिमा मुजफ्फरनगर शहर के मौहल्ले लद्दावाला में रहती है। बेहद ऊर्जा वान है, मासूम बच्ची की तरह चहकती...
Pomp, women’s power on display at Republic Day parade
New Delhi : More than the pomp, this year's Republic Day parade Monday will be remembered for women's power showcased during the two-hour event...
Rajya Sabha adjourned again over women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the second successive day Tuesday as a handful of opposition members noisly voiced their protest against passing the historic women's reservation bill.
When the house assembled in the morning, chairman Hamid Ansari read out a condolence message on the Chilean earthquake and then announced question hour.
Sheila Dikshit is India’s longest serving woman chief minister
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Sheila Dikshit Monday became the longest serving woman chief minister in the country when she wrested power for the third time in the Delhi assembly elections. The women chief ministers who preceded her were:
Sucheta Kripalani: She became the first woman chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in October 1963 and was there till March 1967 heading a Congress government.
Nandini Satpathy: She headed the Congress government in state from June 1972 to March 1974 and March 1974 to Dec 1976.
Eminent journalists rue lack of women representation in Indian media
Well-known journalists Arfa Khanum, Chief Editor, The Wire, Amer Ali Khan, News Editor, Siasat, Fazil Hussain Parvez, Chief Editor Gawah, Farhat Rizvi, Senior Journalist,...
Son preference attitude among Indian parents — A silent emergency
By Rameeza A. Rasheed,
First read the following news report of The Times of India (27/12/2010).
आशियाना टूट जाने के डर से सड़क पर आई हजारों महिलाएं , यह है...
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नये साल की सुबह हल्द्वानी के मुस्लिम बहुल वनभूलपुरा इलाके के लोगों के लिए बैचेनी लेकर आई थी। वनभूलपुरा इलाके के...
For women, still long way to go, says Rosaiah
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah on the eve of International Women's Day said it is still a long way to go before...
The pain of Dardpora: Kashmiri half-widows living in a state of limbo
By Muhammad Zulqarnain Zulfi
Dardpora (Jammu and Kashmir): Lying near thick deodar forests, terraced cornfields, apple orchards and jagged mountains, the hamlet of Dardpora looks...
Women’s group claims Goa government in cahoots with casinos
By IANS,
Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led coalition government in Goa is hand in glove with the casino industry, a leading women's organisation here alleged Monday.
Tripura: CPI-M women members at record number
Agartala : The strength of women members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura rose to a record 26 percent against 12...
Meghalaya governor rues crime against women
By IANS,
Shillong: Governor R.S. Mooshahary Saturday lamented the growing incidents of crime against women in Meghalaya.
Muslim Women Study Circle: Reclaiming Agency of Muslim Women in India
A Kolkata-based collective Muslim Women Study Circle is working towards reclaiming the agency of Muslim women at a time when Islamophobia has been reared...
Mexican woman killed in Mumbai terror attack
By IANS,
Mexico City : A Mexican woman was killed in Wednesday's terror attacks in India's Mumbai metropolis, EFE reported Monday quoting Mexico's foreign ministry.
The Mexican embassy in India "learned that one of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Jewish Cultural Center in Mumbai is a Mexican national who was inside that institution," a ministry release said without identifying the woman.
‘Introvert’ Chinese lady loses civil service race
By IANS,
Beijing: A 27-year-old Chinese woman, who was ranked among the top in a civil service test, was eliminated from the race because she was an "introvert".
Minor’s gang rape: Soldier sent to custody, army assures cooperation
Kolkata : A West Bengal court on Tuesday sent to police custody a soldier arrested for the gang rape of a teenaged girl inside...
Unsafe abortions claim lives of 4,500 women per year
By IANS,
New Delhi: As many of 4,500 deaths or eight percent of all maternal deaths occur due to unsafe abortions every year, parliament was told Friday.
Woman found dead in Delhi, police suspect dowry killing
By IANS,
New Delhi : A 26-year-old woman was found dead here Sunday, the police said, with her family accusing her husband and in-laws of killing her for not meeting their dowry demands.
Renu, a mother of two, was found dead with blood and froth oozing out of her mouth in her Dwarka residence, the police said.
The police said an anonymous caller informed them Sunday noon that a woman was murdered by her husband and in-laws in Dwarka.
The body bore several injury marks and has been sent for post-mortem examinaion, the police said.
Unfortunate that Trinamool abstained from vote: Left
By IANS,
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front Tuesday criticised Trinamool Congress' decision to abstain from the voting process for the women's quota bill in the Rajya Sabha and termed its stand as "unfortunate".
"It's extremely unfortunate that Trinamool Congress has decided to abstain from the voting to the women's quota bill today (Tuesday) in the Rajya Sabha," state Left Front chairman Biman Bose said at a press conference here.
Women disadvantaged in dual-income households
By IANS,
Washington : Women are still disadvantaged when it comes to dual income households, says a study.
Youngjoo Cha, a Cornell University doctoral candidate in sociology, finds that having a husband who works 50 hours or more per week can hurt women's careers.
Women have less time available to do paid work because they still are expected to do more housework and perform most of the caregiving responsibilities,
Cha's work looked at 8,484 professional workers and 17,648 non-professional workers from dual-earner families, using data collected by the US Census Bureau.
Chhattisgarh has 15,000 women Maoists: police chief
By Sujeet Kumar, IANS,
Raipur : About 15,000 armed women Maoists operate in Chhattisgarh and they form a significant chunk of the insurgents engaged in a bitter battle with the state machinery, says Director General of Police Vishawa Ranjan.
"Some 30 percent of the total 50,000 armed rebels, or 15,000, are female insurgents, who actively participate in carrying out major strikes against civilians and police forces," Ranjan told IANS in an interview.
Women playing major role, says UAE minister
By IANS/WAM,
Dubai : Women are playing a major role in the UAE's development and there is a need to enhance their role in business as well, a minister said.
Emirati women occupy 18 percent of the cabinet and 22.5 percent of the Federal National Council, the UAE parliament. There are 10 percent women in the diplomatic corps and 30 percent in top decision making positions in the government, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, minister for foreign trade said Thursday.