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Arms and the woman – Uttar Pradesh’s proxy gun culture

Women

By Rajat Rai, IANS, Lucknow : Nearly 700 women applied for arms licences in 2008 in western Uttar Pradesh. No, the region is not witnessing some sort of movement - rather politicians and criminals are using female members of their family to procure licences by proxy. Western Uttar Pradesh, in the past few years, has registered a surprising rise in the number of arms licences procured and applied for by women.

Can India Inc. come to the rescue of women?

Women

(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Sanjiv Kataria, Many occasions last week tugged at my conscience, primarily because of a series of events. Two ladies were planning their shopping itinerary, seated in a McDonald's in south Delhi, till their drifting conversation hit me that the whole expedition was centered on one thing - clean toilets. The next day I overheard another lady refusing to sip tea or coffee before heading out. Politely, she stated, no fluids, on the days she steps out, lest she should have to use a restroom outside.

Ladies’ kite club, where passion meets a soaring business

Women

By Azera Rahman, IANS, Mysore: You have heard of ladies' clubs, but a ladies' kite club? Kite flying may not be one of the usual hobbies that you hear women take to, but here in Mysore, 10 women who love the sport have come together to form this unique club of women-only kite flyers. Chopping vegetables, taking care of her family and tending to the household chores like any other homemaker would, there is nothing that seems out of the ordinary about Kavita Bylokenda - one of the members of the club - at the first instance.

UP woman booked for raping minor boy

Women

Lucknow : A 23-year-old woman has been booked for allegedly raping a 16-year-old boy in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. A...

Shuttlers Arundhati, Thulasi, Tanvi fail to qualify

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By IANS, Basel: Indian women shuttlers Arundhati Pantawane, P.C. Thulasi and Tanvi Lad failed to qualify for the main draw of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold at the St. Jakobshalle here Tuesday.

UP, Bihar, Rajasthan: Worst states for women, J&K catching up

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By Devanik Saha Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar are the worst states for women, an IndiaSpend analysis of social indicators and demographic data of Indian...

Muslim woman panchayat leader quits alleging male supremacy

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By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,

Tamil Nadu minister’s resignation accepted

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By IANS, Chennai : Tamil Nadu minister A.A. Poongothai's resignation has been accepted by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala Tuesday. Poongothai's social welfare portfolio has been allotted to P. Geetha Jeevan, another woman ministerm, a Raj Bhavan release said. Poongothai submitted her resignation to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi May 14 following an expose of an alleged telephone conversation between her and a senior police official during which she reportedly sought favour for a relative.

Why Delhi Police commissioner not suspended: Asks court

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NRI raped on pretext of marriage

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By IANS, Zirakpur (Punjab) : A man from Haryana has been arrested for repeatedly raping an NRI teenager after promising to marry her and even leaving her pregnant, police said Tuesday.

Four Bodo women killed for ‘witch practice’ in Assam

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‘Muslims have become demolition targets:’ Jamia Nagar residents on DDA demolitions

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On February 15, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished 50 structures in Jamia Nagar, a predominately Muslim majority neighbourhood in New Delhi. The area...

Reform sexual assault laws, treatment of survivors: HRW

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India has fallen short in terms of gender equality in media: GMMP 2020 report

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The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) 2020 reveals the presence of women in Indian news media has declined over the past decade. TCN News CHENNAI...

NCW says women molested in Bhatta-Parsaul, seeks CBI probe

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‘Safety of women tourists top priority’

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New Delhi : Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Shripad Yesso Naik Thursday said the safety and security of all tourists, especially women, remains...

Swedish woman informed of her own death

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Stockholm: A Swedish woman was informed by her insurance company that she had been dead for over a week following a mistake committed by...

No link between gender justice, St.Stephen’s minority status: Activists

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New Delhi : Women activists on Wednesday condemned St. Stephen's principal Valson Thampu's for "mishandling" the sexual harassment case, saying the fight for gender...

Domestic violence very high in Asia-Pacific: UN report

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By IANS, New Delhi : Nearly half the population of women in the Asia-Pacific region have experienced physical and sexual violence at the hands of their partners, a report by UN Women claimed.

Modi says glad to see highest number of women in UP assembly

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New Delhi, (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed happiness to see a new record of highest number of women MLAs elected to...

WB Police awards Firdausi Begum for her bravery

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By Zaidul Haque, Twocircles.net,

Mongolian woman alleges molestation by Delhi customs official

Women

New Delhi: A 24-year-old Mongolian woman has filed a complaint that she was molested by an official at the customs office here Thursday, police...

Violence against women: Silence is violence

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Ramadan 1435: Worker

Women

By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net She is a widow named Rahamat who works at Mecca Masjid - she cleans up the place and also the big...

Women to have 10 percent reservation in Kolkata Police

Women

By IANS, Kolkata : The West Bengal cabinet Friday passed a proposal to reserve 10 percent of jobs in Kolkata Police for women.

Margaret Thatcher named world’s most influential woman

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By IANS, London: Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has been named as the most influential woman in the world, according to a new survey.

Ramadan 1439: Mehnaaz

Women

By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net Mehnaaz, 21, is a psychological counsellor and a career guide at Blue Nile counselling. She says, “This is my passion, something...

Women writers spice up thriller scene

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

Empower women through self-help groups: Ramesh

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Bangladeshi woman whipped over 200 times, critical

Women

By IANS, Dhaka : A widow was whipped 202 times and a man 101 times following a fatwa by a religious leader for their alleged involvement in "anti-social activity" in a village in southeastern Bangladesh, prompting local protests and action by the police. Piara Begum, a widow of 40, and Mamun Miah, 25, were whipped before hundreds of people at Khaiyar in Comilla district Saturday night. The woman fell unconscious and was rushed to hospital. Doctors said she was critically injured and needed to be given intensive treatment.

Can gender equality reduce suicides in India?

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By Gokul Bhagabati New Delhi : Offering more reasons for men to share power with women, psychiatrists have said that gender equality can prevent...

Woman leading prayers in women only mosque in China

Women

By IINA, Henan : In the central Chinese province of Henan, the scene of a woman leading prayers in a mosque for women only would not be a strange one, according to a report in ABC News Australia.

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

Women

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...

IBSA signs women’s resolution

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

Pachauri questioned in sexual harassment case

Women

New Delhi : Noted environmentalist R.K. Pachauri, who faces charges of molestation and sexual harassment of a junior colleague at environment think-tank TERI,...

Rape: crime or victory?

Women

By Saquib Salim, I am not really a soccer fan and I do not want to pretend during world cup, just because everyone else...

Why a Hindutva-vadi should not be the Prime Minister of India

Women

An open letter to RSS Sarsanghchalak, Shri Mohan Bhagwat By Shamsul Islam To, Shri Mohan Bhagwat ji, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarsanghchalak, Namaskar.

EU, UN pay tribute to Indian women

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New Delhi : In many rural families in India, there is still a preference for investing in education for boys as compared to girls,...

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.

Record holder Arunachal mountaineer Anshu to climb Everest for breast cancer awareness

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: After creating world record for being the only mother to scale Mount Everest twice within the span of 10 days, Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa is once again gearing up to climb the world’s highest peak. This time around Anshu is in a different mission to spread awareness on Breast cancer among her fellow countrymen.

Women devotees flood Kerala capital for festival

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : Spirals of smoke rose from hundreds of firewood stoves here Tuesday as an estimated three million women devotees from Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu converged on the path to the Attukal Bhagavathi temple and cooked rice offerings for the goddess. The offering is made on the penultimate day of the 10-day-long Attukal Pongala festival, which is often referred to as the equivalent of the Sabarimala pilgrimage for women. Attukal Bhagavathi is believed to be an incarnation of Kannaki, the central character of the Tamil epic "Silappathikaaram".

Women cab drivers soon on roads, courtesy Delhi Police

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New Delhi : In the aftermath of the Dec 5 rape in a cab by its driver, the Delhi Police have selected 115 women...

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

Women

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

Telangana to launch 24×7 helpdesk for women

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Hyderabad : As part of its efforts to ensure women's safety, the Telangana government has decided to start round-the-clock helpdesk with toll free number...

Rising ranks of women farmers need better deal: M S Swaminathan

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By Anjali Ojha, IANS,

See if triple talaq impinges Muslim women’s rights, Centre tells SC

Women

New Delhi, (IANS): The Centre on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to examine whether the practice of 'talaq-e-bidat' (instantaneous triple talaq), 'nikah halala' and...

Women stopped from using road in Bangladesh town

Women

By IANS, Dhaka : For the last month, women in a Bangladesh town have been unable to use a road that has a mosque on it, but also the post office and several homes, thanks to a self-styled Muslim cleric who says their presence is illegal under Islamic law. Retired soldier Abdus Sattar, who calls himself 'Pir', has been guarding the road in Chittagong's Pirojpur town with the help of a stick for the last month. And the administration is yet to act against Sattar, The Daily Star said Tuesday. A graffiti on Bara Masjid Road in Mathbaria says "women are forbidden on this road".

Progress losing identity a sheer loss: Gujarat GIO President Saliha Malik

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Woman kills three daughters, attempts suicide

Women

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

No woman to vie for Panjab University students union president

Women

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.

भूख और गरीबी से जूझते बिहार की ज़मीनी हकीक़त

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net 9 साल की संगीता जिसके चेहरे पर अनगिनत मखियाँ बैठी थी जिसे देख कर एक पल को मुझे सकता सा हुआ के...

Whither women’s security in Akhilesh’s Uttar Pradesh?

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Being a woman and moving around in Akhilesh Yadav's Uttar Pradesh seems to be a mortally scaring thought. While union home ministry records show that rape cases in India's most populous state of over 200 million people, which sends the largest number of 80 lawmakers to the national parliament, have seen a quantum jump of 55 percent over the previous year, the state government and the police force, possiblyl the largest in the country and pathetic by all standards, continues to drag its feet in one-line statements and knee-jerk reactions of setting up teams and taking the PR route of "CM blasted officials, probe is in the right direction".

Minor raped by step-father in Delhi

Women

New Delhi: A 10-year-old girl was raped by her step-father at her home here, police said Thursday. The accused has been arrested. Police said the...

Woman burnt to death for giving birth to girl child

Women

By IANS, Lucknow : A 25-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death by her husband and in-laws for giving birth to a baby girl for the second time in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday. "Just hours after Momeena delivered a baby girl Tuesday, she was set on fire by her husband, brother-in-law and mother-in-law," police inspector Somveer Singh told IANS on phone. Singh said the three accused ran away with the newborn girl after setting Momeena on fire. Momeena, married for five years, was a resident of the Ahera village in Baghpat, some 350 km from Lucknow.

No need for CBI probe into rape at girls’ home: Bihar DGP

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By IANS: Patna, July 24:Amid growing demand for a CBI probe into the alleged rape of over 40 minor girls in a shelter home in...

Breaking Barriers: Women don the entreprenuer’s cap

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Shweta Sharma, New Delhi : Shravani Hagargi's parents gave her three options - continue with her studies, get married or do a regular 9-5 job. But her urge to do something for the uplifting her fellow women was stronger than her parents' command.

Triple talaq bill will put Muslim women in trouble: Mamata

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Kolkata, (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed the triple talaq bill as "defective" and claimed that the impending legislation will put...

International Literacy Day to focus on women’s education

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New Delhi : A day-long conference in Dhaka on International Literacy Day Sep 8 will focus on the importance of girls' and women's literacy...

Bodies of missing woman, minor daughters found in Kolkata

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Kolkata: The bodies of a 37-year-old woman and her two minor daughters who had gone missing nearly a fortnight ago were recovered from inside...

HC slams Delhi Police on women’s safety

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday slammed Delhi Police, asking why they can't hire CCTV cameras for the safety of women in...

Study finds evidence of centuries-old brawl over women

Women

By IANS, Washington : Brawling over women is as old as history, settled with fisticuffs or a verbal spat, but our ferocious ancestors brutally maimed or killed rivals for them. For instance, a mass grave unearthed by a Durham University team indicates that primitive men did their rivals to death to possess their women. The research focused on 34 skeletons found buried in Talheim, in Germany's south-west. Genetic evidence from their teeth suggested they were massacred in a tribal clash around 5000 BC.

Mukherjee asks governors to work for women’s safety

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Sonia, Rahul condole death of Sister Nirmala

Women

New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the death of Mother Teresa's successor Sister Nirmala. Sister...

Police not to arrest Rathore ‘hastily’ despite criticism

Women

By IANS, Panchkula (Haryana): Haryana Police has been pulled up for delaying action in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case but police officials say they did not want to arrest former top cop S.P.S Rathore "hastily" despite a Panchkula court having dismissed his anticipatory bail pleas. "Our investigation is still under process and we are looking into all aspects of the case before arresting anybody. We cannot do things hastily in this matter and we are busy collecting evidence pertaining to these FIRs," Superintendent of Police (Panchkula) Maneesh Chaudhary told IANS here Saturday.

Zero tolerance for crimes against women: President

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New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said the government will have a policy of "zero tolerance" for violence against women, and was committed...

Conditions for changing fatwas

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By Asghar Ali Engineer

Online campaign against ‘untouchability’ in Rajasthan

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Manipuri women assault case: Fifth accused granted bail

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : A court here Thursday granted bail to a man accused of assaulting two Manipuri women, saying four accused facing the...

Feng shui master loses battle for fortune of Asia’s richest woman

Women

By DPA, Hong Kong : A Hong Kong judge Tuesday dismissed a claim on the $13 billion estate of Asia's richest woman by a feng shui master who claimed to have been her secret lover. The judge, Johnson Lam Man-hon, threw out the claim by feng shui master Tony Chan, 50, for the entire fortune of Nina Wang, head of the Chinachem property empire who died in April 2007 aged 69. Instead, he awarded the estate to a charitable foundation run by Wang's family, saying that a will produced by Chan to claim Wang's fortune was not genuine.

Women take part in great numbers in training programme

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: As many as 30 women trainees passed out from the first 90-day ‘Placement linked skill training programme’ under the ‘Swarna Jayanti Swarojgar Yojana (SJSRY) – principally aimed at the urban unemployed women – here on Tuesday.

UP sarv khap panchayat launches drive against female foeticide

Women

By Mohit Dubey, Lucknow : Khaps, the body of village elders in northern India often associated with regressive social diktats, may be turning a new...

Dr Burney’s book on ‘How to Feed Your Kids: And Enjoy’ released

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Women’s quota bill likely in Lok Sabha

Women

By IANS, New Delhi: The government hopes to introduce the contentious women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the monsoon session of parliament after holding "consultations" with the political parties opposed to the measure, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Friday. The Rajya Sabha has already passed the bill, seeking to reserve 33 percent of seats in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies for women.

Do you know these women who won their right to Hijab?

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These four Muslim women across the globe are resisting discrimination and reasserting their right to wear their Hijab. Naila Khan | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — The Karnataka...

Education not diminishing India’s preference for boys

Women

By Tanay Sukumar Young graduate mothers gave birth to 899 girls per 1,000 boys, lower than the national average of 943, according to an IndiaSpend...

PM appeals for peace, assures protection of women

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday appealed for calm as protests against the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old woman turned violent.

Meeran to head Bureau of Police Research and Development

Women

Mumbai : Senior Maharashtra cadre IPS officer Meeran Chadha-Borwankar has been appointed the new Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development,...

Global Summit of Women awards influential figures

Women

By Xinhua, Hanoi : The ongoing 18th Global Summit of Women (GSW) granted here Friday Global Women's Leadership Award to Mozambique prime minister, Vietnam's Women's Leadership Award to a former vice state president, and Entrepreneurship awards to a Japanese businessman, and a Vietnamese woman.

Alert boy helps in recovery of abducted woman

Women

By IANS, Auckland: A woman in New Zealand, who was kidnapped as she slept with her partner, was rescued by the police, thanks to an alert nine-year-old boy who quickly alerted his mother.

Slow exercise beneficial for menopausal women

Women

By IANS, Washington : Scientists seeking to delay or reduce age-related muscle deterioration in menopausal women are examining the effects of different exercise regimes. Alexander Sänger's research group from University of Salzburg has investigated two such methods. Hypertrophy resistance training is a traditional approach designed to induce muscle growth and 'SuperSlow(r)' which involves much slower movement and fewer repetitions of exercises.

Woman kanwariya killed in Bengal stampede

Women

Kolkata: A 50-year-old woman kanwariya was killed and over a dozen were injured in a stampede Monday in West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said. The...

UAE to launch educational campaign for women

Women

By IANS, Abu Dhabi:The United Arab Emirates' General Women's Union (GWU) has announced a new initiative to educate women about the legislations addressing and dealing with the issues concerning them, WAM news agency reported Wednesday. The awareness drive titled "Know Your Rights" is part of the women's union's efforts to implement the National Strategy for the Advancement of Women, a joint initiative with the UNDP launched in 2006.

उज़मा नाहिद वर्ल्ड ट्रेड सेंटर के इंटरनेशनल अवार्ड से सम्मानित

Women

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter मुंबई : पिछले 25 सालों से मुस्लिम महिलाओं के बीच काम रहसामाजिक कार्यकर्ता उज़मा नाहिद को उनके महिला कल्याण और आर्थिक विकास...

Professor Suraiya Husain passes away

Women

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

Death of a Muslim woman: Missing son surrenders, denies he kidnapped Minor

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By Ayesha Minhaz for Twocircles.net Hyderabad, February 22: When Mohammad Muqtar returned home to Doma village of Ranga Reddy District (Telangana) on Friday night, his...

Peruvian women protest gender violence, call for stringent law

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By IANS, Lima : Hundreds of women in this Peruvian capital staged a march demanding punishment to the perpetrators of violence against women and stringent law to curb the social scourge, EFE reported Wednesday. About 200 women marched Tuesday in central Lima to demand that those who perpetrate sexual violence be punished and the state push for appropriate measures to curb it.

Clean Chit to CJI Ranjan Gogoi in sexual harassment case is supreme injustice, say...

Women

TCN News About 350 feminists and women’s rights groups have written an open letter to the retired judges of Supreme Court expressing their disappointment at...

Less than 8 percent women representatives in state assemblies

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : Less than eight percent of the 4,030 lawmakers in state assemblies across India are women -- a telling commentary on the present assymetry in women's empowerment. The 28 state assemblies have only 311 women legislators, according to the data from state assembly websites. Nagaland figures at the bottom of the list with no women representative in a house of 60.

No “Achhe Din” for IIT students with three-fold increase in fees

Women

By Sumaiya Arafaat for TwoCircles.net, After NIT’s it’s bad news for IIT students. The panel, headed by IIT Roorkee Chairman Ashok Misra has approved a...

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

Women

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

Nirbhaya fund does not reach intended beneficiaries, SC told

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New Delhi, (IANS) : The Supreme Court was told on Tuesday that the Nirbhaya fund created to support measures for women's safety and empowerment...

BJP leader suspended from Delhi assembly for derogatory remark

Women

New Delhi : BJP lawmaker O.P. Sharma was suspended from the Delhi assembly for making derogatory remarks about his AAP counterpart Alka Lamba...

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

Women

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

‘Northeast women playing key role in peace process’

Women

By IANS,

Saudi Women: agents of change shattering common stereotypes

Women

By Lulua Asaad, Vienna - When I made the decision to move to Vienna, I was unprepared for the repercussions my attitude, behaviour and opinions would have in forming and influencing European perceptions of women from Saudi Arabia, a country that is at a crossroads between modernity, globalisation, liberation, empowerment, heritage and cherished traditions.

After youth, AAP to reach out to women

Women

New Delhi : After receiving an "overwhelming" response at the interaction with youth as part of its Delhi Dialogue Campaign, the AAP will reach...

DCW chief booked for naming Dalit rape victim

Women

New Delhi : The Delhi Police on Tuesday registered a case against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal for allegedly revealing the...

People talking of women’s security are snooping on them: Priyanka

Women

Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh): For the second consecutive day, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday targeted the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Speaking at...

15 women organizations in Telangana demand release of all persons arrested for anti CAA-NRC-NPR...

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TCN News Telangana: More than 15 women’s organizations from Telangana on Friday strongly condemned the arrests of anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protestors by the Delhi Police and the...

Tired of government neglect, Mumbra residents take to training their own youth for employment

Women

By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net Mumbra, a largely Muslim settlement on the outskirts of Mumbai, has a peculiar history; it largely came up after the 1992...

Young woman with male sex organs operated upon at AMU’s medical college

Women

By TwoCircles.net News Desk, New Delhi: The doctors at J N Medical College were left baffled when they found a 20-year-old woman possessing a male sex organ and testes instead of a uterus and ovaries. She was operated upon, testes were removed and a functional vaginal canal was created by a team of doctors led by Dr. Arshad Hafeez Khan, Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery at the college.

12 pregnant women die in Jodhpur hospital

Women

By IANS,

Women’s quota bill unlikely in Lok Sabha this session

Women

By IANS, New Delhi:The government is unlikely to move the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the few remaining days of the budget session before parliament goes into recess around May 7, Congress sources said. They said the government had told political parties during its consultation with them on the bill last month that it would conduct another round of talks before moving the draft loegislation.

Blueline bus crushes woman in Delhi’s BRT corridor

Women

By IANS, New Delhi : A speeding Blueline bus crushed a 42-year-old woman to death when she was crossing the road at the controversial Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in south Delhi, the police said Wednesday. Poonam Sharma came under the wheels of a privately operated Blueline bus plying on route number 534 between Anand Vihar and Mehrauli near the Chirag Delhi flyover late Tuesday, police said.

DMK to train women cadres in governance: Kanimozhi

Women

By IANS, Chennai : As the bill reserving one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies awaits to be passed by parliament, Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party is planning to hold camps across the state to empower its women cadres in governance. "We plan to train DMK party women in various aspects of governance. We want to groom our party women so that they are ready as and when the 33 percent reservation for women comes into effect," Kanimozhi, party Rajya Sabha member and daughter of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi, told IANS.

Legalise polygamyous marriages to protect women: Australian cleric

Women

By IANS, Sydney : An Islamic leader in Australia has said that polygamous marriages exist in the country and the government should legalise them to protect the rights of women. Islamic Friendship Association of Australia's Keysar Trad told a programme on the Triple J radio station that polygamists in Australia's Muslim community would like their relationships to be legalised as otherwise in the case of the man's demise, women were left in a vulnerable position.

Allocation for women and child development ministry slashed

Women

New Delhi : The allocation of the women and child development ministry has been slashed by 44 percent in the budget for 2015-16 presented...

ट्रिपल तलाक : ‘शरीअत क़ानून में बदलाव की सख्त ज़रुरत’ – तरन्नुम सिद्दीक़ी

Women

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली:'ट्रिपल तलाक़' यानी तीन तलाक का मुद्दा इन दिनों काफी चर्चा में है. जहां एक तरफ़ कुछ महिलाएं इस मुद्दे पर...

‘Molested’ Stephen’s student demands principal’s resignation

Women

New Delhi: A 27-year-old research scholar who has accused a St. Stephen's lecturer of molesting her said on Friday that college principal, Valson Thampu,...

Paes, Sania perfected the winning mantra

Women

By Veturi Srivatsa As suspected, the Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha Committee report punishing two franchises and their officials for their notoriety in the Indian...

BJP team to probe woman’s burning in Barabanki

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New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Saturday that it will send a four-member fact finding team to Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki...

Police custody till April 30 for rape accused actor Inder Kumar

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Mumbai: A Mumbai magistrate Saturday granted police the custody of Bollywood actor Inder Kumar who has been accused of rape by a woman, a...

Muslim girl from Telangana wins gold medal at National Boxing Championship

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Guwahati: Nikhat Zareen, a 19-year-old boxer from the Nizamabad District of Telangana brought more laurels to her state...

Parliament must take steps to empower women: M.S. Swaminathan

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In MIT, a celebration of Faiz’s life and works

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By TCN News Cambridge, Massachusetts: A program to celebrate the life and works of one of Urdu’s greatest poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz attracted a room full of Faiz fans to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on June 27, 2010.

Woman held with live cartridges at Lucknow airport

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By IANS, Lucknow : A woman was held at the the Amausi airport here Monday after four live cartridges were found from her purse during pre-departure security checking, police said. "Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel detected the .32 bore cartridges during the final security check and stopped her," inspector Prayag Singh of Sarojininagar told IANS. The woman, Sarla Arora, however, said her husband, who had a valid arms licence, had left the cartridges in her purse by mistake, according to police.

Preity Zinta not against joining politics

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By IANS, New Delhi : Actress Preity Zinta Thursday praised the Women's Reservation Bill, saying it will reduce discrimination and bias against women - and indicated that was not averse to joining politics. "This (the bill) provides an incredible opportunity to women. We have women in important position. Our president (Pratibha Patil) is a woman. Sonia Gandhi is there. There will be more woman in our parliament," the actor told reporters on the sidelines of a health event organised by UNAIDS.

“Srinagar has become an open-air prison,” restrictions back to Kashmir capital after decades

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After the spate of civilian killings in Kashmir, especially of members of the Kashmiri Pandit community and non-locals, the government has beefed security in...

Women witnesses of Gujarat riots narrate harrowing experiences

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By IANS, New Delhi : Tears roll down her cheeks as Farzanabano Ayub Khan Pathan narrates how her family members, including her daughters, were brutally raped and murdered in front of her in the 2002 Gujarat violence. She had at least hoped for a woman lawyer in a court of justice, but was not given one. Similar is the case of Jannatbi Kalubhai Sheikh who witnessed the murder of a nine-month pregnant woman, Kauserbano, during the violence. Jannatbi, who is also testifying in cases related to the rape of four other women, finds the going tough in Gujarat courts.

Writer-activist from Assam bags Padma Shri

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New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Known for her significant contribution to children's and women's literature, noted writer-activist Eli Ahmed was on Wednesday named a...

Woman murdered in Bengal, family alleges rape

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By IANS, Kolkata: A 42-year-old woman was murdered Saturday after being allegedly raped in West Bengal, police said Sunday. Her husband too was assaulted and is critical.

80 percent women fear for safety in Delhi: Survey

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

Schoolgirl moves court against teacher for humiliating her

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New Delhi: A Class 5 girl has moved the Delhi High Court against her teacher for slapping and humiliating her in front of her...

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

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

BJP moves EC over Kumar Vishwas’ remark

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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas for allegedly...

Treat women with respect: President Mukherjee

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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.

Niqab ban gets unanimous support in Canada

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By Gurmukh Singh, IANS, Toronto : Canadians have unanimously supported the niqab ban announced by French-speaking Quebec province this week. After France, the Canadian province is the first in North America to ban the niqab, a top-to-toe dress worn by Muslim women. The ban, triggered by an Egyptian immigrant woman's refusal to remove her niqab in her French classes in Montreal, will disallow access to government services, schools and colleges and health care to those who don't remove the face veil.

SC orders UP Police to protect inter-religion couple

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday directed Uttar Pradesh Police to provide protection to a young couple belonging to different religions and who married...

IAMC urges Modi government to ensure justice to Hathras rape victim

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TCN News President of the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), Ahsan Khan condemned the recent Uttar Pradesh government’s mishandling of the Hathras rape case that...

Don’t link triple Talaq with uniform civil code: Venkaiah

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New Delhi : Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said the issue of ending triple Talaq practice should not be linked with uniform...

President Mukherjee emphasises women empowerment

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New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday stressed the necessity of educating women, providing them economic independence, and legal rights and social awareness...

Parliamentary panel tables report on women’s reservation bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : Holding that reservation of 33 percent seats was a "necessary strategy" to enhance the participation of women in the decision making process, a parliamentary panel on a bill to enable this tabled its report in both houses Thursday amid vociferous protests by several parties. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice hoped that the measure would be passed into law "and put into action without further delay".

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...

Prof Vimal Thorat delivers lecture on Dalit feminist writing at MIT

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‘Babasaheb Ambedkar instilled a consciousness in women who then resolved to have their children, especially daughters, educated’ By Umang Kumar for TwoCircles.net, Cambridge MA: Professor Vimal Thorat, current co-convener at the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) and former professor of Hindi at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) spoke at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on "Caste and Gender in Dalit feminist writing" on Thursday, May 21. The event was organized by the Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia.

BJP’s claim of protecting Muslim women is fraudulent, Talaq Bill satisfies Hindutva forces: SDPI

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By TCN News New Delhi: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) condemned and opposed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s desperate attempts to pass...

Computer training for madrasa teachers at AMU

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Nun with headgear not allowed to write exam

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Thiruvananthapuram: A nun who refused to remove her headgear was on Saturday not allowed to write the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) here. Sister Seba...

Women’s Reservation Bill: What it means for Muslim representation?

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By Md. Mudassir Alam for TwoCircles.net,

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

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

IPS officer alleges harassment by senior

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Gurgaon: Gurgaon's Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Bharti Arora has accused her boss, Navdeep Singh Virk, of harassment and mental torture and wrongly interfering...

Khabar Lahariya: Making rural media a force for change

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By Rupesh Dutta, New Delhi : It was never easy for Meera Jato, 42, to confront her in-laws' taunts, deal with household hassles and start the country's first rural language weekly "Khabar Lahariya" (News Wave) run only by women. It has in its short existence carved out a clear niche for itself in the ever-expanding media space in India.

Kerala emerging as emulative model for Muslim women’s education, says E Ahmed

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Kozhikode: Kerala has emerged as an emulative model in terms of the Muslim women’s education, IUML MP E Ahmed has said. Most of the educational institutions in the state have good number of women students with some of them leading with 75 per cent women representation, he added.

Woman hangs herself in Assam police station

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Guwahati : A 39-year-old woman hanged herself inside a toilet at the Dispur police station in Assam's main city of Guwahati, police said on...

Shias to campaign against female foeticide

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By IANS, Lucknow: All set to prove their progressive nature, Shia Muslims have resolved to wage war against female foeticide.

Two women thrown off train in Bihar, one dead

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Patna : In a shocking incident, a woman was killed and another seriously injured when some unidentified people threw them off a running train...

Teacher killed for eloping with woman

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Lucknow : A school teacher was beaten to death by family members of a young woman with whom he eloped, police said on Wednesday. The...

President to visit women’s first education institute

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By IANS, Pune : President Pratibha Patil will arrive here Friday on a three-day visit, her first to the city after she assumed the country's highest office, to attend a function at India's first, over a century-old education institution for women. On the day of her arrival, India's first woman president will grace the commemoration ceremony of Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Sansthan, marking the 150th birth anniversary of Maharshi Dhondopant Karve, the founder of this institute which was the country's first to impart women's education.

Woman’s solo mission helps Ladakh schools bloom

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RS chairperson admits impeachment motion against MP judge

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New Delhi: Rajya Sabha chairperson Hamid Ansari has admitted a motion of impeachment moved by 58 members of the house against Madhya Pradesh High...

Women’s rights activists condemn assault on Mangalore girls

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women's rights activists Sunday condemned the attack on girls in a pub in Karnataka's coastal city of Mangalore by a self-styled moral brigade called Sri Rama Sene. Several women's rights organisations expressed their anger at the assault, saying it was violation of freedom. "Nobody has right to assault anyone and there can be no justification for this. Due action should be taken against them," Meenakshi Lekhi of the National Commission for Women (NCW) told IANS.