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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".

Amit Shah visits Dalit woman’s family in Kerala, BJP forms panel

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New Delhi : BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday set up a three-member committee to look into incidents of atrocities against Dalit women in...

Eight-year-old Saudi girl divorces 50-year-old husband

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By DPA, Riyadh : An eight-year-old Saudi girl got divorced from her 50-year-old husband after the marriage drew severe criticism, the girl's lawyer said Thursday. Abdullah al-Jeteily said that the court in Onayza city approved the divorce decree after several officials in the region talked with the husband. Two request by the girl's mother for a divorce were rejected before, and one judge ruled that the girl would be able to file for divorce herself only after she reaches puberty.

Self-help groups help women overcome childhood sexual trauma

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By IANS, London : Women who have lived through the nightmare of sexual trauma in childhood can help one another overcome these memories by sharing their experiences. One reason why such women don't talk about their trauma is the fear of being disbelieved. Some of them said that they tried to tell their story but nobody would listen to them. Others recalled that although their counsellor or doctor gave them a patient hearing, there was still a vital something missing, namely the opportunity to talk to someone in a similar predicament.

Assam to raise task force to deal with crime against women

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By IANS, Guwahati: Assam will soon form a task force to deal with the rising crimes against women across the state.

Dalit woman held for CPI-M office trespass ‘attempts suicide’

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Kannur (Kerala) : One of the two Dalit women held on charge of trespassing into the CPI-M office in Thalaserry was late Saturday night...

Asma Saleem awarded Sahitya Akademi’s award for translation

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By TCN News Panaji, Goa: Prominent scholar and litterateur Mrs. Asma Saleem was awarded Sahitya Akademi’s award for her Urdu translated book Safar at a ceremony in Panaji on August 20. The Sahitya Akademi translation awards presentation ceremony was held at the Kala Academy’s Dinanath Mangeshkar hall. The welcome speech was delivered by the secretary of Sahitya Akademi, Mr Agrahar Krishnamurti. The president of Sahitya Akademi, Mr Sunil Gangopadhyay presided over the function.

American Muslim activist lauds Kuwaiti womens political engagement

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By Nawab Khan, KUNA, Brusels : A leading Muslim woman activist in the United States has underlined the important political role played by women in the Gulf countries particularly in Kuwait. "We believe that the Gulf is very important because it is a prosperous region of the world and secondly there are some women activism coming out, specifically from countries like Kuwait," Daisy Khan, Executive Director, American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA) told KUNA in an interview in Brussels Tuesday. She noted that Kuwait is at the forefront of promoting a parliamentary system.

Muslim women in the slums: poorest of the poor

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A study of the maternity care and births in Mumbai slums By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net, A large number of Muslims of India live in poverty and they are the majority of the poorest of the poor living in slums. This is according to a study conducted in 2006 in Mumbai. The details of the study were published earlier this month.

Ethiopia studying Indian self-help groups to empower women

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By Sreeparna Chakrabarty, New Delhi : A strong network of self-help groups (SHGs) has managed to improve the social condition of women in Ethiopia and...

More women voters join polls in Bangladesh

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By Xinhua, Dhaka : More women voters are casting their votes in Bangladesh's 9th parliamentary election which is being held on Monday. Witnesses said there are many women voters queuing up in different polling centers in Dhaka, adding the phenomenon was rare in the past. After casting her vote in a polling center in Dhaka, Farhana Mahmud told Xinhua the government has created very good environment for voting, like the deployment of a highest number of security forces, banning the movement of vehicles.

Two arrested for tormenting Dalit woman

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : Two men were arrested on charges of tonsuring a Dalit woman and parading her in an Orissa village for allegedly having an extra marital affair with her nephew, police said Saturday. The incident took place in Kashimpur village in Bhadrak district, 150 km from here, July 5 but came to light after her husband lodged a police complaint Thursday when the woman attempted suicide.

India can be a superpower only by empowering women: Rahul

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New Delhi: On the occasion of the International Women's Day, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday India can never aspire to be a superpower...

Extraordinary stories of ordinary women

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TCN Special Series: Part 2 on Anwari Noor Jahan By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,

Muslim MPs tell TCN why they oppose women quota bill

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Zain Masud named international director of art fair 2016

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New Delhi: Zain Masud, a former assistant fair director to Art Dubai, was appointed the international director of India Art Fair 2016 here on...

Translation error irks women in Kerala

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : A translation error in a central government order has offended women in Kerala as it appeared aimed at keeping tabs on women's movement -- though something else was intended. The Local Self Government (LSG) department issued a directive to the Corporations and Municipalities in Kerala last month that a special committee be formed to keep track on "apatha sancharam" (a close tab on the wrong movement of women). This has irked the women leaders. The central government order aimed at checking female trafficking and foeticide in the state.

Challenges in Implementation of National Food Security Act discussed

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By TCN News New Delhi: The Institute of Objective Studies (IOS) in association with FIAN India and The Child Trust organised a consultation on “National...

Want justice not revenge: Bilkis Bano

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New Delhi, (IANS): Refusing to compare her case with the Nirbhaya gang-rape case where the apex court upheld death penalty for the convicts, Gujarat...

‘तीन तलाक देने वालों को सज़ा मिले’

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Fahmina Hussain, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली : मुस्लिम समाज में तलाक को लेकर हमेशा से बहस होता रहा है. एक बार फिर इस बहस को...

‘Beyond Religion and Party Lines’: How Women in Okhla and Kalkaji Voted in Razor...

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Syed Muskan, TwoCircles.net "Okhla Beemaar Hai, Usse Shifa Chahiye (Okhla is ill, and it needs Shifa - healing)." These words, spoken by Rubina, a resident...

Andhra women an example for the world, says Sonia Gandhi

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By IANS, Hyderabad : The women of Andhra Pradesh had set an example for empowerment of women all over the world, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi said here Friday and added that she was "moved and satisfied" by how they were inspiring others. Inaugurating a pension scheme for members of women's self help groups (SHGs), Gandhi said she was proud of the achievements of the women of the state.

Sex selective abortion rampant in Delhi, says study

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By IANS,

Deendar Anjuman: Damned by the Muslim community, haunted by the security agencies

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By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net

Bihar woman sells 15-day-old to arrange for dowry

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Patna: In a shocking incident, an elderly woman allegedly sold her infant grandson for Rs.50,000 to arrange for dowry for her daughter's marriage in...

Jamiat organizes training course in Muslim personal law for lawyers

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Worried about excessive hues and cries about the Muslim woman rights and several courts’ judgments on matters of Muslim...

Budget gives boost to women, child development schemes

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By IANS, New Delhi : Schemes to improve female literacy, credit support and microfinance to rural women as well as children's heath and education have been given prime importance in the union budget announced Monday. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme - for providing health, nutrition and education services to children up to six years of age, pregnant women and nursing mothers - has been granted Rs.6,705 crore (Rs.67.05 billion) in the budget.

Amina loves her goats unconditionally

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By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,

Crafting Harmony: Muslim Hands Shape Earthen Stoves for Hindu Devotees in Bihar

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M I Khan, TwoCircles.net Patna: In the heart of the capital city, a heartwarming display of communal harmony unfolds each year as the poorest Muslim women...

Death of a Delta

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By A Mirsab and Afroz Alam for TwoCircles.net, She was named Delta after the river deltas. A river delta is formed when a fast...

Woman jumps before Delhi Metro train, dies

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New Delhi : A 30-year-old woman died here Monday after she jumped in front of a Delhi Metro train, an official said. Omvati, a resident...

Two more join opposition to women’s quota bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: After Sharad Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav, another Yadav leader, Lalu Prasad, Tuesday added his opposition to the women's reservation bill, terming it as a conspiracy against regional parties to keep their leaders away from power. Rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh too termed the bill, which proposes to reserve 33 percent seats in parliament and the state legislatures for women, as a conspiracy against regional parties.

Mother, three children killed in UP fire

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Lucknow : A mother and her three children were burnt to death in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district on Friday when a fire broke out...

Gujjar women, children in Kashmir get raw deal

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By Binoo Joshi, IANS, Jammu : Over 1.5 million Gujjar tribal women and children live in utter deprivation in Jammu and Kashmir due to traditional neglect and lack of awareness about welfare schemes, says a tribal research group. "These Gujjar women are not aware of the schemes launched by the government for their education and social uplift as they live in far-flung areas and are nomads moving from one place to another," notes Javed Rahi, secretary, Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation.

Women’s groups hail 50 percent women’s quota in panchayats

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women's rights groups Friday hailed the government's decision to increase the reservation for women in panchayats, or village councils, to 50 percent, saying the move will encourage women to have a greater say in local governance. The reservation for women in the 252,000 panchayats across the country was earlier 33 percent. Ranjana Kumari of NGO Women Power Connect said: "This move is an excellent example to show how a woman in a leadership position can bring about positive changes in the country's political infrastructure."

Former Bihar minister rules out contesting against Khurshid

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

More women in parliament will change face of Indian politics

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By Ranjana Kumari, IANS, In an inclusive democracy, political power is perhaps the strongest tool to eradicate all forms of inequality. The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha has brought forward some interesting scenarios for the Indian polity. This struggle for political rights by women's groups has been the longest in the history of independent India as the proposed constitution amendment bill had been deferred several times by successive governments since 1996.

India’s first all-women’s party launched, to contest LS polls

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Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) India's first-ever all-women political party -- the National Women's Party (NWP) -- was launched on Monday in Mumbai and it...

Woman jailed for 10 years for biting son to death

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By RIA Novosti, Moscow : A court in the Sverdlovsk region in Russia's Urals has sentenced a woman to 10 years in prison for killing her three-year-old son in a violent attack during which she bit the child over 50 times. Investigators said that Svetlana, aged 31, had been drinking with two friends at her home in Kamensk-Uralsky in October 2008. On noticing that her son Ivan had dirty hands, she took him into the bathroom. The woman told the police that she only has a vague recollection of what followed.

Woman found dead in Aravali foothills in Gurgaon

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Gurgaon: The body of a woman in her 50s was found in the foothills of the Aravali mountain range here Saturday, police said. The woman...

From Homemaker to Entrepreneur: Asiya Begum’s Inspiring Journey in Indoor Mushroom Cultivation and Rooftop...

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Tauseef Ahmad, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: In a region where unemployment among youth is a pressing issue, Asiya Begum, a 29-year-old woman from North Kashmir, has emerged as...

Wll balance right to equality, religious practice, SC on Sabarimala

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday said that it would balance the right to equality with the right to freedom of religion...

Haryana’s women legislators – motorcylist nurse to industrialist mom

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By Jaideep Sarin, IANS, Chandigarh : One was a nurse who ran her campaign riding a motorcycle. Another is known for her flamboyance in politics and social life. A third has been listed by Forbes magazine as one of India's richest women. They are among the nine women elected Thursday to the 90-member Haryana assembly. In a state that has one of the worst sex ratios in the country with just around 800 females per 1,000 males, 67 women were in the poll fray among 1,222 contenders this time.

Poverty-stricken woman sells off goats to construct toilet

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Patna : In a rare move, a poverty-stricken woman chose to sell her four goats for financing the construction of a toilet at her...

NHRC notice to West Bengal over lack of water in girls school

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New Delhi, : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued a notice to the West Bengal government over the possibility of closure...

Goa assembly congratulates state’s first woman HC judge

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Panaji : The Goa legislative assembly Tuesday congratulated former district and sessions judge Anuja Prabhudessai for her elevation as Goa's first woman high court...

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.

Stories by women, for women

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From the story of Urmila, Sita's sister to life in Iran and the cruel fate of Bollywood's item girls - all these stories on the IANS bookshelf this weekend throw light on the many hues of women and, interestingly, are written by women. Take a look.

Congress committed to passing women’s quota bill: Sonia

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By IANS, New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday said her party was committed to getting the women's reservation bill passed in the Lok Sabha.

Muslim woman panchayat leader quits alleging male supremacy

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By Abdul Basith MA, TwoCircles.net,

Saarc, UN to work for women’s empowerment in South Asia

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Kathmandu : Saarc and UN Women will work towards promotion of gender equality, gender justice and empowerment of women among the countries in the...

यशवर्धन ने ‘सुरैय्या’ को फंसाकर पहले हिन्दू बनाया और अब ठोकरें खाने के लिए...

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यशवर्धन की मुहब्बत में गिरफ्तार होकर सुरैय्या(बदला हुआ नाम) ने धर्म तक बदल लिया मगर इसके बाद भी यशवर्धन वफ़ादारी न कर सका सुरैय्या...

Ramadan 1435: Azan

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net Students of MWA Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai learn to give azan, Islamic call to prayers. MWA Matriculation Higher Secondary...

Girls education mandatory: Farangi Mahal fatwa

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, Lucknow: In a fatwa issued on Monday the Darul Uloom Firangi Mahal of Lucknow has made it mandatory on all muslims to make efforts for providing education to girls. The fatwa came as a silver lining after a series of fatwas issued by Islamic seminary Darul Uloom, Deoband attracted much media attention reportedly painted as anti-women.

Government plans women’s health campaign

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Indian government's premier agency for science communication, Vigyan Prasar, is planning to launch a nation-wide programme to educate women on health related issues.

‘बीफ़ के मुद्दे पर धार्मिक ध्रुवीकरण करके ब्राह्मणवादी सरकार मूलनिवासी बहुजनों को आपस में...

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter नई दिल्ली : बामसेफ की राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष डॉ. मनीषा बांगर ने देश की मौजूदा स्थिति को लोकतंत्र के लिए ख़तरनाक बताया है....

JD-U woman legislator resigns, to contest LS polls

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Patna : A woman legislator of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United Monday resigned from the party and said she will to contest the Lok Sabha...

Woman stripped naked in Rajasthan village

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Jaipur : In a shocking incident, a woman was stripped naked, her face blackened and she was forced to ride a donkey on the...

Bihar minister addresses Smriti as ‘dear’, triggers verbal duel

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New Delhi : Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and Bihar Education Minister Ashok Chaudhary on Tuesday indulged in a verbal duel on...

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

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By Richa Sharma, IANS,

Women paramilitary officers to ensure security on Delhi Metro

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By Rajnish Singh, IANS,

Jodhpur pregnancy death toll reaches 17

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By IANS,

Taslima Nasreen’s Indian visa extended by a year

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Indian government on Tuesday extended the visa of self-exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen by another year. The 55-year-old, who is now...

Women empowerment necessary, says ex-South Africa deputy president

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women should be given due recognition for their work in politics, education and social services, former deputy president of South Africa Baleka Mbete said here Monday.

Kidnapped minor girl rescued in Delhi

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New Delhi : A minor girl who was kidnapped in Delhi was rescued on Thursday from the New Delhi railway station and the...

Cabinet approves bill to prohibit commercial surrogacy

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New Delhi : The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2016, that seeks to prohibit "commercial surrogacy" and...

Two women robbed of passport, US currency in Noida

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By IANS, Noida : Two women who were returning after shopping at a mall here were robbed of their passport, US currency and other valuables at gunpoint by two men on a motorcycle, police said Saturday. The victims, Swati Dwivedi and Monika, residents of Sector 20, were returning home in a cycle rickshaw at around 11 p.m. Friday after shopping at the Great India Place (GIP) mall, when their rickshaw was intercepted by the two men, police said.

HC notice to woman who accused Vishwas of molesting her

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to a woman who had accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas...

Depressed over mother’s death, Gurgaon woman jumps from 15th floor

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Gurgaon: Shocked at the death of her mother during treatment at a multi-specialty private hospital here, a 25-year-old woman Saturday committed suicide by jumping...

‘High proportion of HIV+ women report domestic abuse’

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By IANS, Pune: A high proportion of HIV positive women report domestic violence than HIV negative women, says a latest study by the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune.

Harassed by in-laws, woman jumps with kids before train

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 26-year-old woman died and her two children sustained serious injuries when she jumped with them in front of a train in capital Monday, allegedly following continuous harassment from husband and in-laws, police said. Beenu took her two children Muskan, 3, and two-month-old Abhiyan to the rail tracks near Sawan Park area of north Delhi late Monday. "She jumped in front of a train. She was cut into two pieces and her children suffered serious injuries and are undergoing treatment at the Sir Gangaram Hospital," a police officer said.

Muslim women and change

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By Asghar Ali Engineer, Mostly people think Muslim women are oppressed and forced to wear veil and confined to the four walls of their houses. This is mainly because we read every day in papers that Taliban force women into veil, burn down girls schools and always portray them wrapped completely in black cloth from head to foot. This image of Muslim women was further reinforced by the burqa controversy which erupted in France.

पति की हत्या के बाद शकीना बनी नई ग्राम प्रधान, ग्रामीणों ने उपचुनाव में...

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर ।Twocircles.net सोमवार को यूपी के परगवां ग्राम में लोग उस समय खुशी से झूमने लगे जब ग्राम पंचायत के उपचुनाव परिणाम...

Meet Bushra Arshad from UP, who cracked civil services thrice to land her dream...

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A mother of two, Bushra Arshad Bano's story is one of grit and determination. Cracking the civil services exams for the third time last...

Lok Sabha adjourned over women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was adjourned till Monday noon after MPs from the Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) noisily opposed the Women's Reservation Bill that seeks to reserve a third of seats for women in all legislatures. SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD president Lalu Prasad joined their party MPs in raising slogans as the speaker tried to continue the question hour amid the din.

Two Indian women killed in UAE road accident

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By IANS, Dubai : Two Indians were killed and three were seriously injured when the car they were travelling in fell into a gorge near the border between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. Anoopa, 24, an engineer with a Dubai-based engineering firm and her domestic help Pushpa, 50, died in the accident that took place Saturday. According to reports, Anoopa's husband Shibu Varghese, who was driving, lost control of the vehicle in the Al Rouda area in Hatta.

One lakh women attend annual Sunni Ijtema in Mumbai

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By TCN News More than 1 lakh women attended the 26th Grand Annual Sunni Ijtema event to acquire Islamic knowledge; understand their roles...

Government rapped for refusing handicapped girl a job

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Supreme Court has pulled up the central government for denying a job to physically handicapped girl Pritilata Nanda of Orissa on the grounds that she did not get her name routed through an employment exchange. Nanda was also awarded damages of Rs.300,000. Besides the central government, four officials of South Eastern Railways were also slammed for showing "lack of sensitivity". Nanda suffers from paralysis of the lower limbs.

Woman makes large donation for Myanmar cyclone victims

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By DPA, Singapore : A woman eager to show her son how donations are made turned over 100,000 Singapore dollars ($74,000) for victims of the cyclone in Myanmar, the Sunday Times said. In her 40s, the woman went to the Red Cross House and asked how she could help. She then took out of her handbag a wad of 1,000-Singapore-dollar ($740) notes, totaling 50,000 Singapore dollars ($37,000), tied together with a rubber band. While the workers were thanking her, the woman took out another wad, saying: "Here's another 50,000."

Why AMU should have a woman vice-chancellor this time

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The American society is pushed to the back foot in debates concerning liberty, equality and opportunity when an opponent points out that the society...

50 percent women elected in Goa municipal polls

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By IANS, Panaji : Fifteen of the 30 seats in Goa's only municipal corporation have been won by women, poll results announced Monday revealed.

‘If Delhi is unsafe for a woman police officer, what about common girls?’

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New Delhi: Three youths literally caught the wrong hand when a woman they tried to molest turned out to be a Delhi Police constable. While...

Attack on human rights defenders Soni Sori

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By TCN News, Geedam (Chattisgarh): Reports are emerging that Soni Sori, the adivasi leader from Bastar, was attacked by few unidentified men in Geedam, Chattisgarh....

Muslim women protest in Jaipur to demand ban on wine

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By TCN News,

Handwara girl says gave statement to J&K police under duress

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Srinagar: A schoolgirl, whose alleged molestation by a soldier on April 12 led to violence in her native Handwara town in Jammu and Kashmir,...

DCW writes to Maneka Gandhi on trafficking of women

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New Delhi : Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Thursday urged Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi to convene a meeting...

Assam: SC provides relief to 50 lakh women; says panchayat certificate is proof of...

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net In a big relief to nearly 50 lakh women in Assam who were fearing deportation after their citizenship had been questioned,...

मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड की अपील “कोई मौलाना टीवी डिबेट में मत जाए”

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड ने शुक्रवार को उलेमा और बुद्धिजीवियों से न्यूज़ चैनलों की डिबेट्स और बहस में भाग न...

Punjab to recruit 500 women constables

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By IANS, Phillaur : Punjab Police will soon recruit 500 women constables, the state police chief said Friday.

Permanent Resident Bill of J&K is Anti-Women

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By Balraj Puri On International Women's Day when Rajya Sabha passed a bill for reservation of 33% seats for women in Parliament and state legilatures, Jammu and Kashmir State assembly admitted a bill which would deprive women status of permanent resident of the State if they married an outsider.

This super teacher is on a mission to transform the lives of children in...

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Kanchan Sharma, a retired lecturer, has been running a school for the slum children for over a decade now.  Mubashir Naik and Irshad Hussain |...

Common issues of gender bias in India, US: American activist

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Kolkata: American gender activist and lawyer Vivian Huelgo on Wednesday drew attention to similar issues of gender bias in India and the US, saying...

Chhath festival concludes peacefully in Bihar

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By IANS, Patna : Millions of people, mostly women, took a dip in rivers and ponds across Bihar and offered prayers to the rising sun early Wednesday to mark the end of the four-day long Chhath festival, which concluded peacefully. Devotees, attired in new colourful clothes, ended their 36-hour fast by offering prayers and floating lighted earthen lamps in water bodies. They sang folk songs and offered prayers to the sun god. A rare show of harmony was on display when people cutting across social barriers gathered to celebrate Chhath in villages and towns.

Teenaged girl gang-raped, killed in Odisha

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Bhubaneswar: A teenaged girl has been gang-raped and murdered in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Saturday. The barbaric incident took place near Balisahi village, about...

Eight-year-old girl raped in Ghaziabad

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Ghaziabad : An eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her landlord's son here on Wednesday -- but her parents came to know about...

11 get life in jail for killing 69 in Gujarat massacre

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Ahmedabad : Fourteen years after 69 people were massacred at a Muslim housing society here during the 2002 Gujarat riots, an Ahmedabad court on...

Here’s what International Women’s Day mean to celebrities

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By Haricharan Pudipeddi, IANS,

परंपरागत मधुबनी पेंटिंग में हुनर आज़मा रही मुस्लिम बालिकाएं

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सूफ़ी परवीन Twocircles.net के लिए https://youtu.be/Q1-IttFHEdU बिहार के मिथिला क्षेत्र में मुस्लिम लड़कियों का एक समूह मधुबनी पेंटिंग की कला को सीखकर नई कहानी लिख...

Acid thrown at woman doctor in Delhi

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New Delhi : Acid was hurled at a 30-year-old woman doctor at a crowded market in the national capital Tuesday morning by two motorcycle-riding...

News channels in India are in adolescent phase: Arfa Khanum

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Television journalism is one of the most glamorous jobs of new India. Arfa Khanum Sherwani as principal correspondent and news anchor for NDTV India holds one of those glamorous jobs. Her home in New Delhi is an example of simplicity. She used to be in front of her camera, but this time she was the subject of the interview. I asked her about television journalism in India which is barely a decade old.

India’s youngest bank Bandhan to empower women, rural folk

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By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : Innovative microfinance company Bandhan will operate as a bank from October next year and focus on empowering women and rural...

Bedlam in Tripura assembly over crimes against women

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By IANS, Agartala : The opposition Congress created a huge ruckus in the Tripura assembly Tuesday, alleging that the Left Front government has failed to...

Muslim law board enhances its own women quota

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By IANS, Lucknow : The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) may been silent on the women's reservation bill. But when it came to reconstituting its executive body, it unanimously increasef the representation of women from one to five. Announcing this on the last day of the board's three-day annual convention at the Nadwa Darul-Uloom Islamic university here, AIMPLB spokesman-cum-legal adviser Zafaryab Jilani told reporters Sunday: "We have nominated five women this time on the board's executive committee."

Student gang-raped in Bihar, two held

Women
By IANS, Patna: Two people have been arrested for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a student in a Bihar village, police said Sunday.

Indian women not dictated over dressing: Smriti Irani

Women
New Delhi : Women in India are not told what to wear and how to wear what, union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani...

Landlord held for raping tenant in Odisha

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

Meet Naziya & Shabrun, two Muslim nurses from Bihar awarded by President Murmu for...

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The young nurses believe that more Muslim girls across the country should opt for the nursing profession to serve society.  Sami Ahmad | TwoCircles.net PATNA...

ये मेवात को जलाने की तीसरी कोशिश थी

Women
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net, मैं तीसरी बार फिर से मेवात के तावड़ू क़स्बे में हूं. समाज को जला देने वाली दो घटनाओं की रिपोर्टिंग के...

अपने गाँव को शिक्षित किया तबस्सुम, तरन्नुम और रुबीना ने

Women
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी: बनारस से लगभग बीस किलोमीटर दूर सोजईं नाम का एक गाँव है. गाँव में बिजली-पानी की हालत खस्ता है. गाँव में...

Salem’s Muslim Women’s Aid Society: Idea of young women

Women
By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net, Chennai: While studying the role and activities of Muslim Women’s Aid Society (MWAS) in Tamil Nadu this correspondent came into contact with Mrs. Umai Banu, Honorary Secretary of Salem District’s MWAS. Mrs. Banu was a source of not only information but also inspiration.
Mrs.K.M.Umai Banu

Saudi Arabia vows to create more jobs for women

Women
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will announce in the coming days more female-only jobs for more than one million unemployed women in the country, media reported...

Kerala different from rest of India in women’s health: study

Women
By IANS, Kochi : Women in Kerala have higher life expectancy, they have an upper edge in the state's sex ratio, are more prone to obesity and experience higher stress levels than men. A new study, therefore, says health problems faced by women in Kerala are different from those at the national level. The study titled 'Health of Women in Kerala: Current Status and Emerging Issues' was conducted by researchers attached to the Centre for Socio-economic and Environmental Studies (CSES) here and was distributed to the media Sunday.

Indian women behind Bangladesh in socio-economic parity

Women
New Delhi: At a time when the United Nations has called for gender equality ahead of International Women's Day (March 8), an index on...

PM confident of women’s quota bill passage

Women
By IANS, New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday stressed his government's commitment to political empowerment of women and said India was moving towards 33 percent reservation for women in the parliament and state legislatures. "We are moving towards providing one third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures," Manmohan Singh said at a leadership summit for women here.

Subhashini Ali dwells on women’s issues, attacks Mamata regime

Women
Kolkata: Launching her Lok Sabha campaign on International Women's Day, Communist Party of India-Marxist candidate Subhashini Ali Saturday focussed on issues faced by women...

Rabri Devi owns 65 cows, calves

Women
Patna: Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, contesting the Lok Sabha election from saran constituency as an RJD candidate, is owner of 65 cows...

Widow set afire in MP village

Women
Betul (Madhya Pradesh) : A widow was set on fire in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district allegedly by her relatives in...

Women”s participation in the Olympics … an ambitious dream comes true

Women
By Mutaz Alshabrawi, KUNA, Kuwait : A law passed in 404 BC stipulated that sportsmen and their coaches had to participate naked in the Olympic Games, to force women to stay away after Kalipatera disguised herself as a man to enter the stadium and watch her son compete. Women found violating this order were thrown off the mountain, and as this sixth part of the KUNA report will show, women were not only banned from participating in the games, but also from entering the city of Olympics -- all except the priestess of the temple and her virgins.

‘Women intend to quit jobs due to gender bias, harassment’

Women
New Delhi : Working women, especially those in the private sector, desire to quit their jobs for a number of reasons, including gender bias...

25-year-old woman raped in Delhi

Women
By IANS, New Delhi: A 25-year-old woman was allegedly raped inside a car here, police said Saturday. "The victim met the accused at a discotheque in Chanakyapuri Wednesday night after which they both had liquor. The accused introduced himself as Raj to the victim. He offered to drop the victim at her home in Safdarjung Enclave area," a police officer said.

Indian, foreign women artists tread common ground

Women
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, New Delhi : Malathi Selvam, a rangoli artist from Puducherry, draws patterns in coloured powder. Figures of women, mostly of goddesses and brides, make up her art as she draws at weddings. Anna Laine from Sweden, an anthropologist by profession, works with laces, which she uses to trace simple patterns on paper and canvas. Kristina Matousch, a packaging industry employee in Sweden, traces her patterns with old packages, which are folded and scissored to black-and-white linear and rectangular shapes.

Professional housewives!!

Women
By Dr Kouser Fathima The term may surprise many but trust me professional housewives or PH are a reality. To start with, PH are qualified...

Unveiling the Truth: Women of Kashmir Break Silence on social media to confront molestation

Women
By Fahim Mattoo, TwoCircles.net  The safety and protection of women in Jammu and Kashmir hang in the balance following the dissolution of the State Commission...

Women take charge as Kerala hills echo with sound of labour protests

Women
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Munnar: In Kerala, elections at nearly all levels have been about either the United Democratic Front or...

Webby Award for video on Indian woman

Women
By IANS, New York : "In Silence: Maternal Mortality in India," a video about the life and death of an Indian mother, has won a Webby People's Voice Award, Human Rights Watch said. The story of Kiran Yadav, a 25-year-old who bled to death while delivering her third child, was produced by Human Rights Watch with Magnum photojournalist Susan Meiselas.

Noida Authority plans old age home cum orphanage

Women
Noida: The Noida Authority plans to construct an old age home cum orphanage to take care of the elderly and orphaned children under the...

SC upholds punishment to judicial officer for sexual harassment

Women
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Aug 6 reversed a 2007 order of the Madras High Court and upheld the decision of a disciplinary authority...

For women, still long way to go, says Rosaiah

Women
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah on the eve of International Women's Day said it is still a long way to go before...

Vietnamese woman jailed for possessing drugs

Women
By IANS, Chennai : A 35-year-old Vietnamese woman was remanded to judicial custody Friday evening for possessing 3 kg of refined heroin worth over Rs.35 million, customs officials said. Identified as D. Thanthipay, the woman had arrived by a scheduled flight from Colombo and was on her way to Bangkok. Acting on a tip-off, officials inspected her luggage and found the contraband drugs in the false bottom of her luggage.

Indian women: Either too fat or too thin

Women
By Richa Sharma, IANS,

4 mentally ill women die mysteriously in Chennai

Women
By IANS, Chennai : The bodies of four destitute female patients, who died mysteriously within hours of each other in a mental health institution here Friday, have been sent for postmortem examination, a senior health official told IANS. "The four women - Rosaline, 43, Mehanji, 32, Muthu Selvi, 48 and Rajammaal, 52 - were our patients for a considerable amount of time. They had a long history of several complications.

Women’s summit a bid to remove Delhi’s ‘rape capital’ taint

Women
By Parvati Tampi, New Delhi : What has been done since the horrific Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape and murder? What remains to be done? These...

A day for some poor mothers

Women
By Zohra Javed I just cannot get her out of my mind. That sweet little girl. How old must she be...? Two...three...not more in any case.

Women can’t be treated as chattel: SC strikes down adultery law

Women
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) In another landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalised adultery after striking down a British era law, Section...

Remembering Qurratulain Hyder : The fierce, unapologetic and bold Urdu writer

Women
By Sharjeel Usmani for TwoCircles.net The Union Hall building of Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union (AMUSU) is buzzing with supporters of the newly elected...

Women’s national team players accuse US Soccer of wage discrimination

Women
New York : Five members of the United States women's national team have filed a complaint against United States Soccer, the sport's governing body...

Lucknow woman’s family stages sit-in, demands CBI probe

Women
Lucknow : The family of a Lucknow woman, who was murdered last week, Friday began an indefinite sit-in here, trashing police investigations and demanding...

Three Russian women drown off Goa coast

Women
Panaji: Three Russian women tourists drowned while on a boating excursion to see dolphins in the sea off Goa, police said Tuesday. The incident took...

CPI-s women membership in Tripura at record level

Women
Agartala: Women constitute 26.49 percent of the CPI-M's members in Tripura, much more than the some 10 percent nationally, a party leader said on...

सीमांचल की ज़मीन पर साहित्य का इंटरनेशनल उत्सव

Women
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net बिहार के किशनगंज में इंटरनेशनल लिटरेरी फेस्टिवल...! ये बात कईयों के लिए हैरानी का सबब बन सकती है. मगर ये...

I’m against all fundamentalism, says Shabana Azmi

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

Navy to grant permanent commission to women

Women
New Delhi : The Indian Navy on Wednesday announced that women completing seven years in the service will get permanent commission. Navy is the last...

Pregnant women helpless at Orissa relief camps

Women
By Prashant K. Nanda, IANS, Kandhamal (Orissa) : Pregnant women are the worst sufferers in the relief camps for victims of anti-Christian violence. Their houses burnt down, over two dozen women have given birth during their stay in the makeshift tents in the last two months and many more are expecting. Besides sleeping on the ground, with just a plastic mat to lie upon even though it gets cold at night, and eating just dal and rice, they have to cope with inadequate medical attention at several relief camps - far from the comfort of their homes.

Four nuns transferred for protesting against Bishop refuse to go

Women
Kottayam (Kerala), Jan 16 (IANS) Four nuns -- who went on a public protest last year demanding arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who then...

NCW upset with ‘obscene’ depiction of women

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : Alarmed over the rise in "obscene" depictions of women in the print and electronic media, including in television soaps, the National Commission for Women (NCW) wants a self-regulatory board to keep a check on this. NCW Chairperson Girja Vyas Tuesday demanded a change in the existing legislation. She also suggested stiff penalty and punishment for violators. "In today's world, the depiction of women is done in obscene ways through various mediums," she told reporters here. She said soap operas either show woman as a vamp or a simple innocent girl.

Ramdev insulted Dalits, women: Congress

Women
New Delhi: Congress Saturday accused Ramdev of insulting Dalits and women, a day after the yoga guru said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited...

A letter to a friend who is getting married

Women
By PA Abdullah My Dear Friend Assalamo alaikum wa rahmatullah!

Indian girls return with best performance card from AFC festival

Women
By IANS, New Delhi: Unnoticed and unsung, 22 Indian girls, forming two 11-player teams, returned from Colombo after putting up a creditable show in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) south central under-14 festival there. India's girls topped the five-team festival with 21 green cards followed by Jordan, Iran, Sri Lanka and Bhutan in that order. India won all but one of their matches, which was a 30-minute draw with Iran.

Tripura curriculum to help check crime against women

Women
By IANS,

Bail plea of BSP MP arrested in dowry death case rejected

Women
Ghaziabad : A court here on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of BSP MP Narendra Kashyap who was arrested on charges of dowry death...
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