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अगले जनम मोहे बिटिया न कीजो…

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निकहत परवीन “पढ़-लिख कर क्या करोगी? तुम पराया धन हो” भारतीय समाज के लगभग हर दूसरे घर में कहने वाला ये प्रचलित वाक्य है, विशेषकर...

Impose president’s rule, make Odisha safe for women: BJP

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday demanded president's rule in Odisha to prevent rape cases and atrocities on women.

Shraddha Walkar murder case: Why are India’s Muslims feeling the heat?

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The Shraddha murder case is yet another example of how an entire community is targeted for the crime of one and how easily...

J&K Technical Education Board in a mess, students allege college lecturer of deliberately failing...

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: In June, Mohammad Adnan Hilal, a student of a Srinagar-based polytechnic college, committed suicide after he found...

सीएए के ख़िलाफ़ आंदोलन से उभरा मुस्लिम महिलाओं का नया नेतृत्व

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ़, Twocircles.net दिल्ली। नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के ख़िलाफ़ देश भर में विरोध हो रहा है। इस विरोध प्रदर्शन के दौरान कई तरह की नई बातें...

First woman vice chancellor in Delhi University?

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By IANS, New Delhi : Meenakshi Gopinath, principal of Lady Shri Ram College, may become the first woman vice chancellor of Delhi University, informed sources said Thursday.

No woman should die giving life: UNICEF

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Tehran, Jan 18, IRNA -- Every minute somewhere in the world a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth, and the women in the world’s least developed countries are 300 times more likely to die in childbirth than those in developed countries. These facts are highlighted in UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children report on maternal and newborn health, a press release issued by the UN Information Center (UNIC) said on Sunday.

Amandeep retains lead in women’s golf meet

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Bengaluru : Rookie Amandeep Drall carded two-over 74 to retain the lead in the second round of the 12th leg of the Hero Women’s...

Journey of Chandigarh woman – from telephone booth to mayor’s office

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By Alkesh Sharma, IANS, Chandigarh : She does not have an upscale address or family connections to boast of, but she holds the highest civic position in the union territory of Chandigarh. That Kamlesh Banarsi Das has managed to become mayor of the city for the second time is a tribute to her hard work, dedication and simplicity. The story of Kamlesh is special. From running an ordinary telephone booth, Kamlesh is back in the Chandigarh mayor's office - the only Congress leader to have entered the coveted office twice in this city.

Minor raped by step-father in Delhi

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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...

Men against violence-1: Learn masculinity from Mahatma Gandhi?

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By Nasiruddin Haider Khan, Dhaka : "Women have raised their voices against gender-based violence. They have fought for policies and laws. But now it is high time that women's movement should engage men. There are enormous challenges to counter violence against women. Without involving men, it is not possible to prevent gender based violence."

Sonia Gandhi praises Andhra for women’s empowerment

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By IANS, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday praised the Andhra Pradesh government for taking the lead in women's empowerment in the country. She said the performance of the state government - run by her party - to empower women was not only admired by the rest of the country but had also aroused curiosity abroad.

Saina, Sindhu, Jwala-Ashwini in line for Worlds medal

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Jakarta : As many as three medals will be on the line for Indian shuttlers on Friday as Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and...

Number of women in Indian parliament lower than global average: UN

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By IANS,

Can Shariah be changed?

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By Asghar Ali Engineer,

Women quota bill will further marginalize backward sections: PFI

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By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net, Bhopal: Popular Front of India General Secretary K. M. Shareef has stated that the Women’s Reservation bill passed by the Rajya Sabha would not lead to empowering women, instead if it became law will further accelerate the marginalization of Dalits, backward castes and Muslims.

‘Two Women’ and More: A diva’s remarkable story (Book Review)

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By Vikas Datta, Title: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life ; Author: Sophia Loren; Publisher: Simon and Schuster UK; Pages: 352; Special Indian price: Rs.699

Only seven women candidates in Rajasthan

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Jaipur : A grand total of only seven women candidates have been fielded by the Congress and the BJP to contest the Lok Sabha...

DCW to work with Delhi Police’s crimes against women cell

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New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday decided to work closely with Delhi Police's special unit dealing with crimes against women...

Will ensure technical education for women: Irani

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New Delhi : Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Monday said she would do her best to ensure that women in the country...

Jairam Ramesh launches women empowerment scheme in Kerala

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By Prashant Sood, IANS,

Death of a Muslim woman in police station and her missing son

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By TCN News, Hyderabad: Blaming the insensitive local police for the alleged suicide of a woman from a poor family from Doma area in Rangareddy district and inaction in finding her missing son, the Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) has demanded the DGP of Telangana to set up a special team to find out the whereabouts of the missing youth Mohammad Muqtar and ensure safety of his life.

Census 2011: India’s Muslims are no better today than a few decades earlier

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BY Sourjya Bhowmick, Via Catch News Recently released Census 2011 data based on religious faiths has revealed that Muslims have the lowest share...

Make Delhi safe for women, minister tells police

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By IANS, New Delhi : Delhi Police need to work towards making the national capital crime free and should ensure women's safety, Minister of State...

Dec 16 and now Uber: Has anything changed, any lessons learnt?

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(Two years after Dec 16,2014 gang-rape) By Ranjana Narayan and Shweta Sharma, New Delhi : Another rape, again an outcry. Two years since the Dec 16 gang rape nothing much has changed, borne out by the fact that a serial offender like the Uber taxi driver operated undetected and was able to commit his latest rape without compunction.

Women power at Delhi civic polls

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By IANS,

Women in Delhi form human chain against injustices

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By IANS, New Delhi: Nearly 400 women from all walks of life came together to form a human chain here Monday - the 100th International Women's Day - to pledge their support against injustices and disrespect to women. Sufi singer Zila Khan, entrepreneur Feroze Gujral, fashion designer Madhu Jain, educationist Shyama Chona, Delhi former mayor Arti Mehra and golfer and activist Neelam Pratap Rudy joined hands for the "I support Pratigya" campaign, organised by Star Plus TV channel for their show "Pratigya".

Workshop on socio-legal status of Muslim women held in Guwahati on Women’s Day

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By M. Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,

Here’s How Digital Platforms Proliferate Anti-Muslim Hate

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A new study documents an exponential rise in hate on digital platforms in India since BJP came to power in 2014.  Snobar | TwoCircles.net   NEW...

Kerala mulls law to protect women

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By IANS,

NCW wants CBI probe in Bhatta-Parsaul violence, Mayawati hits back

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By IANS,

Women to continue to be barred from Haji Ali shrine for now

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New Delhi : Women will continue to be barred from entering the Dargah of Sufi saint Haji Ali in Mumbai, as the Supreme Court...

BJP praising Ambedkar for petty political gain: Sonia

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Nagpur : Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the BJP which earlier opposed and targeted Babasaheb Ambedkar was now praising him for "petty...

Muslim women have no place in Assam state’s politics

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By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,

पहले तो हमारी सोच का दायरा इतना छोटा नहीं था…

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तरन्नुम सिद्दीक़ी, TwoCircles.net के लिए भारत के तमाम नागरिकों को भारतीय संविधान के तहत यह अधिकार हासिल है कि वो जिस धर्म को चाहे, उसके...

Ten percent women in Saudi parliament

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By IANS, Riyadh : For the first time, women will represent 10 percent of the 150 seats of the Saudi Shura, or consultative council, in the coming legislative term, Xinhua reported.

Mumbai’s molestor-killers sent to judicial custody

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By IANS,

Delhi polls: Parties woo women like never before

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By Gaurav Sharma, New Delhi : Women in Delhi are being wooed by political parties like never before, with their safety becoming an important issue...

Woman denied entry into hospital, gives birth outside

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BY IANS, Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh) : The Uttar Pradesh government ordered a probe Saturday after a woman in the final stages of labour was denied entry into a hospital here and gave birth outside. Kiran gave birth to a baby boy at the gate of the Hardoi district hospital Friday. After the delivery, Kiran's family members took her and the baby to a private nursing home for treatment, said the police.

Heptulla oldest, Irani youngest cabinet minister

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New Delhi : Najma Heptulla is the oldest member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers, while Smriti Irani is the youngest. The 74-year-old...

Clash after missing girl found dead in Ghaziabad

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By IANS,

Hijab controversy resurfaces in Mangalore

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Mangalore: Time and again, the Hijab row continues to haunt Muslim girls in educational institutions across Karnataka, but especially so in Mangalore. This time, a college management on the outskirts of the city at Valachil in Dakshina Kannada district has asked girls not to attend the classes wearing Hijab.

एक सप्ताह बाद भी जुनैद नासिर के हत्यारों तक नही पहुंचे कानून के हाथ

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  आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net राजस्थान के जुनैद और नासिर की हत्या के एक हफ्ते बाद भी पुलिस खाली हाथ हैं। शुक्रवार को जुमे की नमाज़ के...

Gurgaon doctor sent to custody for raping sister

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Gurgaon: A 33-year-old doctor was Sunday sent to 14 days judicial custody on charges of raping his younger sister for over eight years, police...

CBI files chargesheet in Unnao custodial death case

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By IANS New Delhi, July 7: The CBI has filed a charge sheet against five men including Unnao MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's brother Atul Singh...

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

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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 empowerment mission to begin work soon

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By IANS, New Delhi: The central directorate of the National Mission for Empowerment of Women will soon be operational, officials Monday said. "The directorate will have four posts with a director of additional secretary level. The names will be forwarded to the cabinet for approval next week," a women and child development ministry official said, adding that the states had also been told to set up their resource centres soon. An amount of Rs.35 lakh per year has been sanctioned for state centres, the official said.

Extraordinary stories of ordinary women

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TCN Special Series: Part V on Jyotsna Bewa By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,

Family awaits return of first Indian woman who skied to South Pole

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By IANS, New Delhi : For Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu's family the year 2009 ended on a high note as she became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole. However, as the family earnestly awaits her return, their first priority is to repay the loan taken to fund the venture, and not the celebrations. "We came to know about the news yesterday (Thursday). I have not been able to talk to her. But the Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition authorities told us that she was likely to return Jan 15," Love Raj Singh, her husband and a mountaineer himself, told IANS.

Women can work round the clock in Gurgaon: Police chief

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By IANS,

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...

AMU Women’s Club organizes Eid Milan programme

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By TwoCircles.net The Aligarh Muslim University Women's Club held Eid Milan function hosted by Prof Shagufta Aleem at the Indira Gandhi Hall on 21st July,...

‘Women toget 33 percent quota in Delhi Police’

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday that 33 percent of posts in the Delhi Police will soon be reserved for...

Ramadan1433: Naseema’s life

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By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net

Date set for court battle over fortune of Asia`s richest woman

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By ANTARA News/DPA, Hong Kong : A court date was set Wednesday for what is expected to be a spectacular and scandal-packed battle over the fortune of Asia's richest woman. The hearing into the 4.2 billion US dollar fortune of Nina Wang, who died aged 69 last year, leaving her money to an unknown feng shui master, is due to begin on February 16, 2008. At a hearing Wednesday, a High Court judge ruled that a further assessment could be made in October to decide if the case can proceed in February. It is expected to last eight weeks.

Is Capital punishment the justice we long for?

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Naila Alavi March 20, 2020 Friday, 5:00 AM – “Today, justice has been done after seven years.” These are the words of a mother longing for...

Saudi women with attractive eyes may be forced to cover them

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By IANS, London: Saudi women with attractive eyes may be forced to cover them up under a new law in the country.

Sports icons laud Saina for entering world badminton semis

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Kolkata : Sports icons on Friday took to Twitter to congratulate ace shuttler Saina Nehwal for reaching the singles semi-finals at the badminton...

Muslim Women in Ranchi Lead Efforts In Providing Relief For Migrant, Daily Workers Amid...

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Amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown, migrant and daily wage workers have faced tremendous hardships to meet their needs. While the government has rolled out...

Five sleeping labourers crushed to death in Noida

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By IANS, Noida : Five sleeping labourers, including two women, were killed and two children injured when they were crushed under the wheels of a bus here at midnight Saturday. The victims were asleep near a crossing under the Sector-24 police station of Noida. According to Superintendent of Police City Mahesh Mishra, the driver of an Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus was trying to park his bus at 11.45 p.m. on the ground when he failed to spot the sleeping labourers.

Many Christians come out opposing ban on play ‘Agnes of God’

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By TCN News, Mumbai: Several Indian Christians have criticized demand by some catholic groups to ban a play titled 'Agnes of God' and...

ERDF opens women’s college in Assam’s Karimganj

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Speakers at the seminar stressed upon the importance of education for women and appealed to the families, especially from the minority communities, to send...

Every third Pakistani woman has osteoporosis

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By IANS, Islamabad : One out of every three women over the age of 50 in Pakistan is suffering from osteoporosis, health experts have said.

Chhattisgarh stun Railways, become national women’s basketball champions

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New Delhi : Chhattisgarh won the women’s 64th National Basketball championship after a stunning 81-77 victory over Indian Railways in the final at the...

Delhi riots: Survivors of anti-Muslim violence living with trauma, constant fear of death

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Many survivors of anti-Muslim violence in Delhi that took place in February 2020 are today living with trauma and a deep sense of...

Number of rape cases rising in India

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By IANS, New Delhi: India has recorded a rise in the number of rape cases during the past five years with states like Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal accounting for a large number of them, parliament was informed Wednesday. According to the data compiled by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), a total of 20,737 rape cases were registered in 2007 against 19,384 in 2006, while the figure was 18,359 in 2005 and 18,233 in 2004 against 15,847 in 2003. The data tabled in parliament pointed out that the maximum number of cases were registered in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.

Triple Talaq: Turning a mole hill into a mountain

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By Moin Qazi for TwoCircles.net O People, it is true that you have certain rights over your women, but they also have rights over...

Bengal’s women sportspersons relieved at Pinki’s bail

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By IANS,

Dalit Mahila Swabhiman Yatra culminates after month long journey

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By Lalita, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: On March 12, 2014, hundreds of Dalit women from many states, including Bihar, Chattishgarh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, arrived at Jantar Mantar in Delhi for a large public meeting to share experiences and express collective declaration for their rights and dignity.

Life term for killing husband upheld

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday upheld the life sentence for a woman who had killed her husband in 1996 for marrying another girl. Asra Bano had strangled her husband to death in July 1996 after she came to know that he had secretly married another girl. According to the prosecution, Asra Bano had chopped off her husband Raju's private parts after killing him. She had then gone to the chamber of a public prosecutor in the Delhi High Court and confessed her crime.

SC asks CBI to probe gang rape case recorded on video

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to undertake investigation into the two rape videos that were posted on...

48 arrested for harassing women on Kolkata Metro

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By IANS, Kolkata : A special task force, constituted by the Kolkata Metro Railway for nabbing those found harassing women commuters in Metro premises, has caught 48 offenders in its first week.

Man gets life sentence for raping minor in Tripura

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Agartala: A tribal was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Tripura for raping a 13-year-old girl, police said here Friday. "Dhananjoy Reang raped...

Amend definition of rape in laws dealing sexual violence: women’s groups

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Women’s groups have demanded the Union Government to bring amendments in definitional and substantive aspects of the rape law and associated set of laws which deal with sexual harassment, molestation, unnatural offences, kidnapping and abduction of girls and women if it is sincere to curb violence against women. Otherwise the proposed Sexual Offences (Special Courts) Bill, 2010 to fast track sexual violence cases will remain historically a hollow gesture.

The girl behind ‘Who is Kalam’?

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By Preetha Nair New Delhi : The book title "Who is Kalam?" may be intriguing but has a heart-warming story behind it --...

First women’s battalion of ITBP passes out

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By IANS, Panchkula (Haryana) : It was a proud moment for 209 new constables Friday as they became the first batch of women to be inducted into the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at an impressive passing out parade at the ITBP training centre at Bhanu near here. Home Minister P. Chidambaram flew in to take the salute from the new troopers at the passing out parade.

Theatre fest from South Asia on Women’s Day

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By IANS, New Delhi : Be it strife-torn Afghanistan, Pakistan or Sri Lanka, women in South Asia are playing an increasingly important and powerful role fostering peace. Come March 8, the International Women's Day, some 13 plays will be staged in the capital to celebrate this recognition. The festival "Leela" March 8-15 will showcase women-oriented plays directed and staged by women from nine South Asian countries. These will be presented by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in association with the National School of Drama and the Jamia Millia Islamia University.

Goa Police training 300 women cops in counselling

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Panaji : Counselling skills are being imparted to 300 policewomen, including 80 sub-inspectors of Goa Police, to enable them handle better cases involving crimes...

BJP MLA brings up triple talaq issue in Gujarat Assembly

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Gandhinagar, (IANS): Amid the ongoing nationwide debate over triple talaq, a BJP legislator on Friday moved a motion in the Gujarat Assembly advocating the...

Men against violence-5: Men also face violence but…

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By Nasiruddin Haider Khan, Dhaka : Do the men also face violence within domestic sphere? I come across this question from my friends. They alleged, activists do not want to see violence faced by men in the home. Sometimes, they cite examples of men in abusive relationships. I also wanted to share this question with activists. I was afraid that I will be blamed politically incorrect if I ask this question to anyone from the women’s movement. I thought I will be branded with certain ideological terminology. But during Dhaka Consultation, I gathered courage and raised this question.

Will cover the same people again if required, says Kerala journalist attacked by BJP...

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Shajila A came into limelight when the ‘Mathrubhumi daily’ carried a photo of her in tears yet continuing her duty covering...

Zeeshan Ali: first Muslim girl from Bihar to win Fulbright Fellowship

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By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, Patna: Bringing laurel to Bihar and her community, Zeeshan Ali has won Fulbright Fellowship from the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF). She will be the first Muslim girl from Bihar to have been awarded the prestigious fellowship. “I was quite surprised when the news was broken on me. I really feel honored. I am happy beyond bounds,” says Zeeshan, Patna University Ph.D. student, talking to TwoCircles.net.
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Railway Protection Force to get women’s battalion

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By IANS,

Women’s bill moved, torn to shreds in Rajya Sabha

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By IANS, New Delhi : A historic bill that promises to reserve 33 percent of legislative seats for women was moved in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament, amid unruly scenes as a dozen members opposing it tore up the document and hurled them at chairman Hamid Ansari. This happened on a day when both houses assembled to calls to "celebrate and honour women" and include them in the decision making process to mark the International Day of Women being observed worldwide.

Two arrested for throwing acid on Kashmir woman student

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Srinagar : Two people were arrested Thursday for throwing acid on a 21-year-old woman law student in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital, police...

Dec 16 gang-rape: Delhi HC verdict Thursday

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New Delhi : The Delhi High Court will pronounce its verdict later Thursday on confirming the death sentence and appeals of four convicts in...

‘Introvert’ Chinese lady loses civil service race

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By IANS, Beijing: A 27-year-old Chinese woman, who was ranked among the top in a civil service test, was eliminated from the race because she was an "introvert".

Women’s cricket team prepares for busy schedule ahead

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By IANS, Mumbai : The women's cricket team will participate in two training camps ahead of their busy international schedule that starts with the England tour in August. The team will tour England (August), Australia (November) before the World Cup in Australia (March 2009) and the ICC World Twenty20 in England (June 2009).

Mongolian woman alleges molestation by Delhi customs official

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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...

Unhappy over portfolio allocation, Jammu and Kashmir minister ‘resigns’

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Jammu : Apparently dissatisfied with the portfolio allotted to him, Sajad Lone, a minister in the PDP-BJP ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir on...

Maneka Gandhi hits back at Priyanka on Varun’s path

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New Delhi: BJP leader Maneka Gandhi Sunday hit back at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's comment on her son Varun...

A widow’s vote: A photo essay

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Text and images by Meher Ali, TwoCircles.net Aligarh went to the polls on April 18, 2019 with almost a 60% voter turnout. Before it happened,...

Meet Manjuwara Mullah from Assam’s riverine sandbank who is leading Muslim women to social,...

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Manjuwara Mullah from the north-eastern state of Assam is a social activist whose initiative Amrapari has changed the lives of many women in the...

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

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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.

‘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...

Creator of Bulli Bai app arrested from Assam: Delhi Police

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The report quoting sources said the man identified as Neeraj Bishnoi was the mastermind who allegedly created the app on the GitHub platform. TCN...

Woman, who accused Pachauri of sexual harassment, resigns

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New Delhi: The woman researcher, who levelled charges of sexual harassment against environmental scientist R.K. Pachauri, has quit her job at The Energy Research...

A witch-hunting survivor takes up crusade to save Assamese women

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By Aditya Baruah Guwahati : In her mid-60s, Birubala Rabha looks like any tribal Rabha woman next door. What distinguishes her from the others is...

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.

Agra to host conference on women’s health

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Agra : A five-day conference of obstetricians and gynaecologists will be held here from January 13. More than 6,000 doctors will share and exchange ideas...

Widow gangraped in Bihar

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By IANS, Patna : A 50-year-old widow was gangraped in a Bihar village after she was charged with practising witchcraft. No one has been arrested so far, officials said Tuesday. The victim, who earned her livelihood by selling vegetables, was raped by two men in Banka district, about 200 km from here, Saturday, district officials said. Police failed to make any arrest despite the state women commission's intervention following the refusal of the government hospital to provide her medical care initially, women's activist Kanchan Bala said.

Delhi doctors trained to deal with domestic violence victims

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By IANS, New Delhi: The Delhi government Thursday launched a training programme for its medical officers on treating victims of domestic violence. Health Minister Kiran Walia, inaugurating the programme on "Holistic and Human Care of Women Victims of Domestic Violence", said many such programmes will be organised in the city in future. Walia stressed on the need for sensitising the doctors and para-medical staff to give them adequate skills for effectively treating the victims of domestic violence and those who are subjected to harassment, atrocities and sexual exploitation.

The sorry state of Delhi’s women labourers

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By Prashant K. Nanda, IANS, New Delhi : They live and work in the capital, but the city's 200,000 women labourers - most of whom work at construction sites - along with their children are some of the worst sufferers when it comes to health indices. Nearly 48 percent of them got married before the legal age of 18, and 46 percent of the ones among them who were mothers also had their first baby before that age, says a new study carried out by voluntary organisation Mobile Creche.

College women drink excessively to hook men

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By IANS, Washington : College women may be downing a peg too many in order to hook their male counterparts but without much success, according to a new study. A survey of 3,616 college students at two universities found that the bulk of women overestimated the amount of alcohol a typical guy would like his female friends, dates or girlfriends to drink. The results showed 71 percent of women overestimated the men's actual preference of drinks at any given event. The women overestimated by an average of one-and-a-half drinks.

Millions of women devotees expected at Kerala temple on Sunday

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By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram: Upwards of four million women devotees are expected to cook an offering as part of the famed Attukal Pongala festival to be...

Woman gives birth in exam hall

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By IANS, Patna : A woman in Bihar gave birth in the examination hall where she was appearing for her class 12 exams, an official...

Principal held for molesting girl in Andhra Pradesh

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By IANS, Hyderabad: The principal of a private school in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayanagaram district was Saturday arrested for allegedly trying to molest a girl student. The incident took place in Bhogapuram in Vijayanagaram in north coastal Andhra. Police said Srinivas Rao had called three girl students of Class 5 to his house for some work as the school was closed on account of second Saturday. He allegedly tried to molest one of the girls in a room.

Indian women: Either too fat or too thin

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By Richa Sharma, IANS,

UN chief mourns Indian gang-rape victim’s death

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By IANS,

17-year-old raped by three men in car

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By IANS, New Delhi : Three men in a car dragged a 17-year-old girl into their vehicle and raped her in north Delhi Friday, police said. According to police, the men abducted the girl from outside her JJ Colony home in Shalimar Bagh when she was going to a public toilet nearby. After raping her, the men dumped her in outer Delhi. "They later dumped her in Narela (outer Delhi). The policemen patrolling the area found her on the road and took her to a hospital. Doctors have confirmed sexual assault," said a policeman.

Government will pass women’s bill before March 16: minister

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By IANS, New Delhi : The government intends to pass the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha before the house adjourns March 16 for a three-week break, said Parliamentary Affairs Minister P.K. Bansal here Wednesday. "The government intends to pass the bill in the Lok Sabha before March 16. That's our intention," Bansal told IANS. The Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed the historic bill giving one-third representation to women in parliament and state legislatures.

Woman stripped, assaulted in Bihar, CM orders probe

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Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Thursday ordered a probe over a woman being stripped and assaulted publicly in a village in...

SC opens Sabarimala Temple gates to women aged 10-50

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New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday opened the gates of the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala dedicated to Lord Ayyappa to...

Inquiry report on death of pregnant women by Thursday: Odisha minister

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Monday said a committee probing the death of three pregnant women at a...

India: topper among women in UPSC exam credits family for achievement

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By NNN-PTI, New Delhi : Delhi girl Ashmia Jain, the overall topper among women candidates in the Civil Services Examination, credits her achievement to her family's efforts. Jain, who secured the seventh position in the 2007 exam, is a post-graduate from the Delhi School of Economics. The 25-year-old told PTI that she had dreamt of the moment when she was in Class IX. "When I was in Class IX, I had told one of my friends that one day I would also make it to the civil services exam". A topper from her school days, Jain toiled tediously for one and a half year to achieve her goal.

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

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

US landscape architects designing change for women in India

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By Arun Kumar, Washington : Their mantra is to strike a balance between the built and natural environments, but an American landscape architect is using...

Couple booked for torturing Dalit girl

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By IANS, Lucknow: A woman was arrested Wednesday and a search was on for her husband after they allegedly held a six-year-old Dalit girl hostage for the past six months and tortured her, police said. The matter came to light Sunday when police raided their home on a complaint by the girl's mother and rescued her. "We were shocked to see the condition of the girl who had injuries and bruises all over her body. She could hardly walk," Paresh Pandey, superintendent of police (Trans Gomti), told reporters.

Trial courts cautioned on domestic violence cases

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Father, brother, uncle arrested for raping minor for two years

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Kolkata: A 16-year-old girl in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district has alleged that her father, uncle and brother have been raping her for the past...

Bihar: These Muslim women break taboo by learning Madhubani painting

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A project for women to learn Madhubani painting saw mostly Muslim girls turning up to learn.  Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net  MADHUBANI (BIHAR)—A bunch of Muslim girls...

Indian nanny accused of killing baby in Dubai

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Dubai: An Indian nanny in Dubai has been accused of strangling an 11-month-old baby girl to death with her scarf as she was denied...

Uber to create 50,000 jobs for Indian women by 2020

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New Delhi : US-based mobile cab-booking company Uber announced on Thursday its commitment to create 50,000 jobs for women in India by 2020 in...

Madhya Pradesh woman minister kicks minor seeking one rupee

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Panna (Madhya Pradesh) : In a callous act, Madhya Pradesh minister Kusum Mehdele, who has already courted controversy for her insensitive remarks on...

Kerala community colleges to empower women

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Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala government's women empowerment project Kudumbashree is launching four community colleges for technical education in the state, an official said here...

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

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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...

UN chief calls for end to violence against women

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By Xinhua, United Nations : UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his call to bring an end to violence against women, a scourge whose impact is devastating and immeasurable, as the United Nations began a series of events to mark International Women's Day. "It is sometimes said that women are weavers and men are too often warriors," Ban said in an address to the commemoration of the day, observed annually March 8, in New York.

J&K: CPW workers on the verge of committing suicide over delayed and meagre wages

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Arjumand Shaheen, TwoCircles.net Srinagar J&K: While the world celebrated the International labourers' day on 1st May, the Contingent paid workers/Sweepers (CPWs) in the department of...

Attitude about abortion same in Hindu & Muslim women: study

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By TCN News, New Delhi: A study published in the journal BMC Public Health reports that the attitude of Muslim women is slightly more favorable towards abortion than Hindu women.

अपनी योग्यता को देश की सेवा में समर्पित करना चाहती है सदफ़ चौधरी

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net कैमिकल इंजीनियरिंग की पढ़ाई और फिर एक अमेरिकी बैंक मेंं काम कर चुकी सदफ़ चौधरी के घर का माहौल पूरी तरह...

Woman detained in Lebanon not Baghdadi’s wife: Iraq

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Baghdad ; The Iraqi interior ministry said Wednesday that a woman recently detained in Lebanon is not the wife of the Islamic State (IS)...

Over 50 percent of Delhi women feel they are obese

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By IANS, New Delhi : A whopping 51 percent of women in Delhi, the highest in the country, feel that they are obese. The majority of them blame it on their irregular eating habits and lack of exercise, said a survey released Tuesday. The women aged between 18 to 50 years said weight management, especially in these size-zero times, is an important issue for them. Kolkata women at 40 percent were second to perceive themselves as obese followed by Mumbai at 39 percent and Chennai at 26 percent.

Delhi: How Women Are Stitching New Lives from Fabric of Loss and Thread of...

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Maryam Hassan and Unzila Sheikh/TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Shiv Vihar carries the silence of broken dreams. The 2020 Delhi riots swept through this northeast Delhi neighbourhood....

Big B lauds woman for winning Rs.1 crore

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By IANS, New Delhi: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all praise for Rahat Taslim from Jharkhand who became the first woman to win Rs.1 crore on his gameshow "Kaun Banega Crorepati".

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.

MP minister bats for UP government on Badaun, draws Congress’ ire

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New Delhi: Babulal Gaur, home minister in the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, Thursday came to the defence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh...

BJP divided on women’s bill, Advani calls MPs for tea

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday denied reports that it was divided over the women's quota bill but the rift was evident with a section of MPs led by Yogi Adityanath saying that quotas for women were "needless" and would be opposed in the Lok Sabha. As the signs of disquiet grew, veteran leader and chairperson of the BJP parliamentary party L.K. Advani called for a meeting of the party's Lok Sabha MPs at his residence over tea Thursday evening.

The untold story of Egyptian women’s rights

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By Rasha Dewedar In a report published last month on violent crimes committed against women in 2009, Karam Saber Ibrahim, Executive Director of The Land Center for Human Rights, a Cairo-based non-governmental organisation, spoke of a belief that some Egyptians continue to hold, that "women are fundamentally lacking.... They are not complete, because they are not men."

Indian women’s hockey team wins HWL Round 2

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New Delhi: The Indian women's hockey team defeated Poland 3-1 in the final to emerge Hockey World League (HWL) Round 2 champions at the...

Kerala no better than Delhi with regards to sexual violence against women

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By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net,

Ramadan 1437: Unsa Rehmani

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By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net Working at the ART Centre, an Anti-Retroviral Treatment Centre at Medical College run by Aligarh Muslim University for HIV positive patients,...

Women candidates still stuck in ‘winability’ factor?

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By Sreeparna Chakravarty, New Delhi : Political parties have made a plethora of promises during the campaign for the 2014 general elections for the betterment...

Tribal women can inherit property, rules Himachal HC

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Shimla : Setting aside almost a century old customary law that allows only men to inherit ancestral property if it is not bequeathed, the...

Mother’s job tougher compared to dad’s

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By IANS, London: With modern-day fathers taking equal responsibility while raising their kids, a study says a mother's job is still tougher than the father's.

Patna University to have a new hostel for minority girls

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By TwoCircles.net, staff reporter, Patna: Bihar’s prestigious Patna University (PU) will soon have a new hostel for minority girl students. The hostel, constructed by the state government’s minority welfare department, will be ready for students in a month.

Madonna voted hardest working mother in new poll

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By IANS, London : Pop diva Madonna has been named the hardest working mother in showbiz topping a new poll ahead of Hollywood actresses Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow. The pop superstar took home $110 million (75 million pounds) in 2008, putting herself at the forefront of high-earning women with children, reports contactmusic.com. Madonna, who is mother to adopted toddler David Banda, 3, Rocco, 8 and 12-year-old Lourdes, took most of her money from her world tour as well as record sales and a string of endorsement deals.

‘Women have a major role in global economy’

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NHRC orders probe into abduction of woman by BJD MLA

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Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Odisha government to conduct a fresh inquiry by the Crime Branch into the alleged...

European women’s lobby launches gender balance campaign

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By Nicholas Rigillo, DPA, Brussels : Despite some progress, women remain grossly under-represented in European politics. Slightly fewer than one third of the European Parliament's (EP) 785 seats are occupied by women, while only nine of the EU's 27 commissioners are female. A group of leading women politicians has recently launched a campaign in Brussels aimed at bridging this gender gap when the composition of the EP and the European Commission come up for renewal next year.

Ensure no civilian is harmed: Mehbooba directs Kashmir police

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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday directed the state police to ensure that no civilian is harmed during crowd control,...
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