Tripura is a start, AFSPA must go from every state: Save Sharmila campaign
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Welcoming the announcement of repeal of AFSPA from Tripura, the Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) on Friday said it believes that the repeal of AFSPA from Tripura is a decision in favor of democracy and humanity.
Indian nurses freed in Iraq, to reach Kerala Saturday
Thiruvananthapuram : All 46 Indian women nurses seized by Sunni insurgents in Iraq were freed Friday and will fly to Kerala Saturday morning, Chief...
Seven Indians feature in BBC 100 Women 2015 list
New Delhi : It's all about Indian girl power all the way! Making a mark on the global map, seven Indian celebrated personalities including...
‘Sadhvi can go bathe in Kumbha mela, but my son can’t be moved out...
By Special Correspondent, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: The mother of Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, an accused in 26/11 Mumbai attacks has reacted sharply to...
We promised, we delivered on liquor ban, says RJD
New Delhi : The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a partner in the Bihar government with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), on Tuesday welcomed the complete...
First woman vice chancellor in Delhi University?
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.
Hundreds join in silent protest against NRC and Citizenship Amendment Bill, NRC in Hyderabad
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Hundreds of citizens from various civil rights groups and organisations working for urban poor, domestic workers, religious minorities, women, homeless, farmers,...
Woman official among two held for accepting bribe
By IANS,
Shimla: Two people, including a woman excise taxation officer, were arrested in Himachal Pradesh Saturday while accepting a bribe, police said.
"Excise taxation officer Nirmal Kumari and her assistant Neeraj Kumar were caught red-handed Saturday by the Vigilance Bureau while accepting bribe in their office in Mandi town," Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhupinder Singh told reporters.
He said they were arrested on a tip-off from a businessman.
The Vigilance Bureau has registered 271 corruption cases against government officials from January 2008 to Jan 31, 2010.
Encourage competitive spirits amongst our children: Dr. Ausaf Sayeed
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
Detroit: “Competition in India is growing so fast that you will lag behind if you are not able to perform to the highest level. You have to give your best,” said Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, the Consul General of India in Detroit on Sunday. Speaking to parents, he said we have to encourage competitive spirit amongst our children.
Former Kerala minister acquitted of misbehaviour with woman official charge
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Former Kerala transport minister A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar was Tuesday acquitted by a fast track court here of charges of sexually harassing a senior woman official in 1999.
Nadar had appealed to the court after a lower court found him guilty two years ago and sentenced him to three years imprisonment.
Seven beaten up in Jharkhand for suspected occult ritual
By IANS,
Ranchi : Seven people including a woman were brutally beaten near a Jharkhand village as local residents suspected them of carrying out an occult ritual.
According to local media reports Wednesday, about ten people reached Hundru waterfall Tuesday near Sikidiri village, around 70 km from Ranchi. Their luggage included two goats and three hens.
Estranged working wife entitled to maintenance: Court
New Delhi : A Delhi court has said that even a working wife is entitled to maintenance from her estranged husband irrespective of...
Ramadan 1436: Photos of Day 8
A cute child from Malegaon, Maharashtra; another cutie from Jamnagar, Gujarat; Juma prayer at a Bohri masjid in Surat, Gujarat; a "connected" couple in...
Rapists do not deserve death, boys commit mistakes: Mulayam
Moradabad: In remarks that raised a storm, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said Thursday the death penalty in rape cases was "unfair" as...
69-year-old nun’s murderer admits killing another: Police
Kottayam (Kerala): A day after Kerala Police revealed that a man arrested from Haridwar for killing and 69-year-old nun at her convent near here...
Tripura women set to play vital role in local bodies
By Sujit Chakraborty, IANS,
Agartala : Even as the nation debates the women's reservation bill, women in Tripura are getting ready to stand up and be counted in elections to local self-government bodies next month.
Political parties across the board are positive about nominating women candidates for the three-tier panchayat polls July 20.
Congress leader Ratan Lal Nath told IANS: "Yes, our party is already in the process of nominating more women now than in the previous panchayat election."
Farah Pandith play leading role engaging Muslims: Clinton
By Arun Kumar, IANS,
Washington : Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that as US special representative to Muslim communities Farah Pandith, a Kashmiri-origin woman, will "play a leading role" in US efforts to engage Muslims around the world.
"I am pleased to announce the appointment of Farah Pandith to serve as Special Representative to Muslim Communities," she said making a formal announcement about the creation of a new office responsible for US "efforts to engage with Muslims around the world on a people-to-people and organizational level".
Month after rape and killing of minor in Bihar, no action
Patna : A month after a minor daughter of a landless labourer was gang-raped and killed in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, the police seems to...
Ramadan 1437: Shah Mohammad Shadab
By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net
“Men are absolutely useless.”
For a moment, Shah Mohammad Shadab lost the patience in his voice. Working with underprivileged minorities for...
HIV-positive woman spreads hope in Uttar Pradesh
By Asit Srivastava, IANS,
Gorakhpur : After she tested positive for HIV three years ago, Bhanumati (name changed) was shattered. Living under the shadow of death, the 36-year-old feared she too would die of the infection like her husband. But today Bhanumati spearheads AIDS/HIV awareness programmes in villages of Uttar Pradesh.
Bhanumati, a resident of Tilauli village in Gorakhpur district, some 300 km from Lucknow, has constituted an all-women group that undertakes counselling of AIDS/HIV patients and also organises sensitisation programmes in India's most populous state.
Court observation on Muslim women’s photos valid, says community
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court's observation that Muslim women will have to lift their veils to be photographed for the electoral rolls is valid, members of the community say.
A Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice Deepak Verma had made the observation while deliberating on a plea to prohibit display of photographs of burqa-clad Muslim women in the voters' list.
Swine flu alert in northeast India, two women test positive
Agartala/Aizawl/Imphal : The northeastern states have sounded a high alert to prevent the spread of swine flu in the bordering region even as two...
Forensic report is confidential; it’s evidence’: Misinformation and Media Leaks Tarnish R.G. Kar Medical...
Utsa Sarmin, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: The brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s state-run R.G. Kar Hospital has sparked widespread outrage and...
BSP leader, 2 aides booked for raping woman
By IANS,
Lucknow : A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and his two aides have been booked for allegedly raping a 25-year-old married woman in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, police said Saturday.
"BSP leader Sumer Singh, who is in charge of the party's affairs in the Nawabganj assembly constituency of Bareilly, along with two of his friends raped the woman after abducting her," police Inspector Veer Singh Nayak told IANS on phone.
A case was registered against them Friday on the complaint of the victim's husband.
Meet the Tribal Girls From Jammu & Kashmir Who Cracked Neet
Tauseef Ahmad | Two Circles.net
Several girls from the Bakarwal community, a nomadic ethnic minority in India's Jammu and Kashmir area, recently cleared the National...
Women politicians can raise uncomfortable issues: British MP
Kolkata: Women politicians are often able to raise "uncomfortable" issues in the public domain which their male counterparts have not thought of or don't...
Right’s panel upbeat about women’s reservation bill
By IANS,
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) Saturday expressed optimism over the passage of the women's reservation bill that will be tabled in parliament Monday and said it is a triumph of 14 years of struggle.
"We are very happy that the 14-year long struggle of this bill has been finally acknowledged and given a momentum," NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters.
Woman set afire by neighbours in Madhya Pradesh
By IANAS,
Bhopal: A woman was set afire by her neighbours in a Madhya Pradesh village after they accused her of stealing Rs.1,000, police said Tuesday.
Seema Sen, 28, was Monday evening passing by the house of her neighbour Vishram Thakur when his wife Rani alleged that Seema had stolen Rs.1,000 from her house. A heated argument ensued following which the couple entered Seema's house, doused her kerosene and set her afire.
She was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where her condition is said to be critical.
UP cop to woman: Who will rape you at your age?
By IANS,
Lucknow : A Dalit woman, who petitioned a senior Uttar Pradesh Police officer seeking registration of her rape complaint, was told that her's was not an age to be raped.
Solidarity action held for Irom Sharmila at Jantar Mantar
By TCN News,
New Delhi: In order to express deep respect for Irom Sharmila and to support the ongoing struggle for justice by civil society...
Woman power rises as Siachen trek enters second phase
By Ritu Sharma, IANS,
Leh (Jammu and Kashmir) : In a first, five women trekkers are among the 37 civilians who will be scaling icy peaks and braving extreme weather to reach the Siachen Glacier, once known as the world's highest and coldest battleground and where the guns have been silent for the past five years.
There was just one woman on the trek last year.
Woman shot dead for marrying outside caste
By IANS,
Patna: An 18-year-old woman was shot dead by her uncle in Bihar's Kaimur district for marrying a man from a different caste, police said Saturday.
Nikki Kumari, 18, was shot dead Friday in Kudra in Kaimur district by her uncle Bhanu Pratap Singh for marrying a backward caste boy against the wishes of the family.
"It was like an honour killing," a police officer said.
Kumari, a resident of Dalmianagar in Rohtas district, married Dipak Yadav last month against the wishes of her parents and other relatives.
Seminar draws roadmap for minority women’s education in North East
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The University of Science & Technology Meghalaya (USTM) hosted a national seminar on ‘Educational status of Minority Women in North East India: Challenges & Future Prospects’ in Techno City in the outskirts of Guwahati. The event was supported by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs.
Sports icons laud Saina for entering world badminton semis
Kolkata : Sports icons on Friday took to Twitter to congratulate ace shuttler Saina Nehwal for reaching the singles semi-finals at the badminton...
Women’s quota bill put to vote in Rajya Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi : India's upper house of parliament, Rajya Sabha, Tuesday put to vote the women's quota bill reserving a third of seats in parliament and state assemblies for women amid vocal acrimony and dissent.
Female pharma students end up as housewives, waste education: Goa CM
Panaji : Women pharmacology students in Goa either end up as housewives or do not work night-shifts after marriage, which results in wastage of...
35 NGOs come together to push for women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi: Thirty-five civil society organisations will get together next week to formulate an action plan to push for the women's reservation bill that was passed by the Rajya Sabha but is yet to be taken up by the Lok Sabha.
Ranjana Kumari of the the Centre for Social Research, one of the participating NGOs, said: "The aim of the public meeting is to chalk out an action plan in order to pressurize parliamentarians to pass the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha."
Promise of an Optimal Future for Women and Girls
By Shobha Shukla, CNS
In 1910, a meeting of 35 women in Copenhagen started a worldwide movement demanding universal voting rights for women. That was a turning point in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. Now, 100 years later, over 3000 delegates (40% of who were men) from 146 countries, gathered together in Washington DC to press for universal access to maternal and child health. 2010 is as transforming a mile stone as 1910 was, in the journey of achieving basic human and health care rights for all women and children.
Shocked at targeting of sexual harassment complainant: ‘Gulabi Gang’ maker
Kolkata : National award winner Nishtha Jain, who helmed documentary "Gulabi Gang", has supported women students of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute...
Delhi policewoman smothered to death by fiance
New Delhi : A 20-year-old Delhi Police woman constable was smothered to death by her fiance at a guest house here, officials said Tuesday....
Women’s self-help groups keep Chhattisgarh babies healthy
By Ashish Mishra ,
Kondagaon/Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) : Born in a Gond tribal family in Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh, two-year old Priyanka weighed only 5 kg...
Bombay HC permits women inside Haji Ali dargah
Mumbai : In a historic verdict, the Bombay High Court on Friday permitted the entry of women up to the restricted grave area...
Kerala no better than Delhi with regards to sexual violence against women
By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net,
Petition filed before Bombay HC to arrest Marathi daily’s chief editor for article defaming...
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: An activist has approached the Bombay High Court urging it to order for arrest of Chief Editor of Maharashtra Times...
Modi commends women fighting Triple Talaq
New Delhi, (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised women battling the system of Triple Talaq and said the entire country supports them.
"I pay...
‘Consider us human’: Stigmatised, vulnerable sex workers at Kolkata’s Khidderpore, Bowbazar urge world
Atika Sayeed, TwoCircles.net
“Vaishya aur ba-ismat aurat ka muqaabla hargiz-hargiz nahi karna chahiye. In dono ka muqabla ho hi nahi sakta. Vaishya khud kamaati hai...
Yatra organised in Gujarat to save girl child
By IANS,
Surat : At a time when girl child sex ratio in the country is getting skewed, non-government organisation Akhil Bhartiya Jeenmata Seva Sangh here recently organised a novel yatra "Save the Girl Child".
Also, a 5,000 metre long garland, prepared by 5,000 women from 73 kg cardamoms, was used in the yatra. Each woman contributed 51 cardamoms to the mala.
"At each metre, a small card opposing the killing of girl child has been placed. This is done to make people aware about the danger of female foeticide," president of Akhil Bhartiya Jeenmata Seva Sangh Sharad Khandelwal said.
Women’s panel launches NRI cell
By IANS,
New Delhi : Faced with increasing cases of abandonment and divorce of women married to overseas Indians, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Thursday launched an NRI cell to deal with such complaints.
The NRI cell will provide legal counselling to women deserted by their overseas husbands. It will also advise and give recommendations to the government on policies related to NRI marriages. Besides, the cell will also carry out awareness campaigns on the subject.
BJP team to probe woman’s burning in Barabanki
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Saturday that it will send a four-member fact finding team to Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki...
Neural tube defect more likely to affect teen pregnancies
By IANS,
Sydney : Younger women are more likely to have neural tube defect (NTD) affected pregnancies than older women, according to a new study.
The report showed that teenage women had the highest rate of NTD affected pregnancies and women aged 30-34 years the lowest. The neural tube becomes the brain and spinal cord.
"Multiple pregnancies were also more likely to have neural tube defects than singleton pregnancies," said Samanthi Abeywardana of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's (AIHW) National Perinatal Statistics Unit.
Woman Maoist killed in gunbattle in Orissa’s Kandhamal
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : A woman Maoist rebel was Tuesday killed by security forces in a gunbattle in Orissa's Kandhamal district, an official said.
Getting information that a group of Maoists had gathered in the forest near Daringbadi area of the district for a meeting, police and special operations group personnel raided the area.
There was an exchange of fire after the rebels attacked the security forces and a woman Maoist was killed, district collector Krishan Kumar told IANS.
Police probe Zinta’s molestation charge against Wadia scion
Mumbai: Mumbai police Saturday started their probe into Bollywood actress Preity Zinta's molestation charge against her ex-boyfriend and business partner, industrialist Ness Wadia.
An investigating...
Tamil Nadu’s rape survivors are minorities we don’t know about
Society neglects rape survivors, and those who have been to prison and juvenile homes. It’s this exclusion that makes these victims and survivors indulge...
On Raksha Bandhan eve, Haryana to launch all-women police stations
Chandigarh: Hoping to provide a better police environment for women, Haryana Police will launch all-women police stations in all 21 districts of the state...
Muslim organizations welcome Women’s Reservation Bill, demand separate quota for SC, ST and Muslim...
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
Muslim organizations welcomed the resolve shown by the UPA government for the introduction of 33% reservation for women in Parliament and legislative houses but they demanded separate quota for SC, ST and backward classes, particularly Muslim women.
Ms.Parveen Abdi, founder Secretary General of All India Muslim Women’s Personal Law Board, appreciated the UPA chairperson and all those who have supported the move for the introduction of women’s reservation bill and termed the move as a historic leap in women empowerment.
Delhi Police rapped for filing dowry cases without proper probe
By IANS,
New Delhi : A day after the Supreme Court held that a person cannot be convicted for merely demanding dowry, the Delhi High Court Friday pulled up the Delhi Police for registering a case of dowry against a person without carrying out a proper probe.
While granting bail to a person arrested under the dowry act, Justice S.N. Dhingra observed that before registering an FIR, the police must investigate the allegations levelled against a person in a detailed manner.
No side effects of I-pill on majority of women: Azad
By IANS,
New Delhi : Majority of women, on whom emergency contraceptive I-pill was tested, did not complain of any side effects, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad informed the Lok Sabha Friday.
In a written reply, Azad said 69.2 percent women users did not complain of side effects while the remaining 10-14 percent complained of nausea, dizziness, abdominal pain and headache.
The Indian council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 2001 initiated a pilot study on emergency contraceptive pill on women through eight human reproduction research centres in medical colleges and hospitals.
Gujjar women, children in Kashmir get raw deal
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 and child ministry gets Rs.21,000 crore in budget
By IANS,
New Delhi : The women and child development ministry got an allocation of Rs.21,000 crore in the interim budget presented by Finance Minister...
Hyderabad woman to head American College of Chest Physicians
By IANS,
Washington : The American College of Chest Physicians has elected Dr Kalpalatha K Guntupalli, the only woman president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian origin, as its first Asian American woman president.
Hyderabad-born Guntupalli is currently tenured full professor at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, considered one of the top 10 medical schools in the US, and also chief of pulmonary/critical care and sleep division at BCM.
She will be inaugurated as the new president of the 75-year-old ACCP Nov 1 in San Diego.
95% verdicts of Shara’yee Panchayats go against women: Research Scholar
By RINA,
New Delhi : An analytic survey conducted by Ms. Qutub Jehan Kidwai of Mumbai-based institution ‘Islamic Studies’ reveals that in ninety-five per cent of cases decided at Shara’yee Panchayats go against Muslim women.
Her survey on ‘Islamic Rights of Women’ mainly targets religious institutions and intellectuals in Uttar Pradesh.
Redouble efforts for protection of women: President
New Delhi : Society must redouble its efforts for the protection of women so that their "talents can flower" and they can "contribute their...
Modi is dynamic, says Sania
Hyderabad: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza Tuesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "an extremely dynamic personality".
Asked how she felt when Modi congratulated her...
Judge bans burqa in Australian court
By IANS,
Sydney : An Australian judge Thursday refused to allow a Muslim woman to wear a full-face veil in court during her testimony as a witness in a fraud trial.
Perth's District Court Judge Shauna Deane said that in the interest of a fair trial the witness should not be allowed to wear a niqab or burqa. But she said she would speak to counsel about ways to accommodate the witness, The Age reported.
NHRC questions sterilising women unhygienically
By IANS,
Kolkata: Days after over 100 women were sterilised in a single day at a health camp under unhygienic conditions, the NHRC Monday issued a notice to the West Bengal government.
डेल्टा मेघवाल और उसके पिता का दर्द…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नोखा (राजस्थान) : मेरे लिए आपने आप में एक बेहद मुश्किल काम था. मैं डेल्टा मेघवाल के पिता से रूबरू था....
Teenager held for raping mentally challenged Goa woman
Panaji : A 16-year-old boy was on Tuesday held for allegedly raping a 21-year-old mentally challenged woman near here, police said.
"The rape was committed...
Muslim girl from Telangana wins gold medal at National Boxing Championship
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Guwahati: Nikhat Zareen, a 19-year-old boxer from the Nizamabad District of Telangana brought more laurels to her state...
DCW to work with Delhi Police’s crimes against women cell
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...
Minor girl set on fire in Ghaziabad, dies in hospital
By IANS
Ghaziabad: A girl was beaten up and set on fire by four men, who accused her of having an affair, in Ghaziabad, police said Tuesday. She later succumbed to her injuries in hospital.
The girl, Imrana Hakim (15) was at her house in the Tauri Tereh locality under Bhojpur police station of Ghaziabad, with her younger sister Monday. Her mother was working in the local fields while her father was out of town for some work, district police chief Akhil Kumar said.
Book suspended officials as accused: Shopian probe report
By IANS,
Srinagar : The commission probing the rape and murder of two women in Shopian town in south Kashmir May 30 has recommended that the five officials suspended after the crime be booked as accused, Jammu and Kashmir Finance and Law Minister Abdul Rahim Rather said Friday.
Dilshada Begum and Arifa Begum: Kashmiris from the ‘other’ side who won Sarpanch elections
By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Dilshada Begum and Arifa Begum were born and brought up in Kashmir. They are in fact, as Kashmiri as Omar Abdullah...
Women’s college AMU celebrates Founder’s Day
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Women’s College of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) celebrated its Founder’s Day, which is basically the wedding day of Sheikh Abdullah, pioneer of women’s education, and his wife Begum Waheed Jahan in 1902.
Clear rehab scheme for rape victims, women’s panel asks PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) has urged the prime minister to implement a rehabilitation scheme for rape victims that would help rebuild their lives.
The commission has sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in this regard requesting him to clear the scheme as soon as possible.
"We met the prime minister over this scheme and have also sent him a detailed letter on why rehabilitation of rape victims was necessary," NCW Chairperson Girija Vyas told reporters here Saturday.
Provide facilities to homeless, lactating women in Delhi: Court
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday directed the city government to provide food and medical facilities to homeless pregnant and lactating women...
Pakistan: govt. striving for women’s empowerment, says MNA Farahnaz Isphahani
By NNN-APP,
Washington : The elected Pakistani government is firmly committed to women’s empowerment and taking a number of steps to realize their full participation in national development, Member National Assembly Farahnaz Isphahani said.
Speaking at a reception she hosted at Pakistani Ambassador’s residence in honor of women ambassadors and wives of Washington-based diplomats from various countries, the parliamentarian said the government is particularly focused on realizing women’s access to education all over the country.
अपने गाँव को शिक्षित किया तबस्सुम, तरन्नुम और रुबीना ने
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...
Woman alleges gang rape, police file molestation complaint
By IANS,
Noida : A 22-year-old woman was gang raped by a 'godman' practising occult and his associates but the Uttar Pradesh Police registered a complaint of molestation, the victim's family alleged here Saturday.
Om Prakash, the victim's husband, said his wife had gone to Jhulla, a neighbour in village Sirsa Khanpur of Greater Noida district, to get medicines for him Thursday night.
"The 'tantric' (occult practioner) asked me to accompany him to a forested area to collect herbs for the medicines to cure my husband," the 22-year-old victim told IANS.
Focus on Beed in Maharashtra under ‘Beti Bachao’ scheme
Mumbai : Ten Maharashtra districts with a skewed child sex ratio figure in the "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" scheme unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra...
Push for women’s reservation bill, activists tell MPs
By IANS,
New Delhi : Civil society groups working for women's rights Thursday urged the MPs to keep the issue of the women's reservation bill alive in parliament and push for its speedy passage.
Ranjana Kumari, director of Women Power Connect, while welcoming the increase in women's numbers at 'panchayat' (village council) level, said the bill for 33 percent reservation for women in parliament must be passed and should be a priority for all parliamentarians.
Teresa Rehman wins Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity
By Anjuman Ara Begum, TwoCircles.net,
SC starts hearing on validity of triple talaq
New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of triple talaq practised by Muslims.
"We...
Women MPs number yet to touch 50 in Lok Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi : So much for woman power. The number of women MPs in India's 545-member Lok Sabha has never touched 50, the Election Commission said Friday.
"The nearest when women members could reach this mark was in the 13th Lok Sabha in the 1999 elections when 49 women candidates were elected. It was barely 9.02 percent of the total Lok Sabha Seats," a communique said.
The number of women elected to the Lok Sabha came down to 45 in 2004. It was the second highest in the house since its inception. "It was only 8.29 percent of the total seats," the communique said.
ट्रिपल तलाक़ : इस्लाम में क्या है?
तरन्नुम सिद्दीक़ी
इस्लाम और इस्लामिक देशों में ‘तलाक़’ कभी कोई मसला नहीं रहा. सच तो यह है कि हमारे देश में मुसलमानों की शिक्षा की...
“You will suffer same fate as Gauri Lankesh,” Dalit journalist Meena Kotwal facing online...
Kotwal said that an abuser warned Kotwal that her phone number was being widely distributed on WhatsApp groups and social media pages, with...
Women stopped from using road in Bangladesh town
By IANS,
Dhaka : For the last month, women in a Bangladesh town have been unable to use a road that has a mosque on it, but also the post office and several homes, thanks to a self-styled Muslim cleric who says their presence is illegal under Islamic law.
Retired soldier Abdus Sattar, who calls himself 'Pir', has been guarding the road in Chittagong's Pirojpur town with the help of a stick for the last month.
And the administration is yet to act against Sattar, The Daily Star said Tuesday.
A graffiti on Bara Masjid Road in Mathbaria says "women are forbidden on this road".
Pune gets first woman police chief
By IANS,
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government late Wednesday appointed Meera Borwankar as the Pune's first woman police commissioner, transferring the current police chief Satya Pal Singh to the state police headquarters.
Singh will take over as the new additional director general of police (establishment) and will be based in Mumbai.
Borwankar till now was the joint commissioner of police (criminal investigation department), Pune.
She had hit the headlines when she was appointed joint commissioner of police (crime) in Mumbai a few years ago.
Six held, three women rescued from prostitution in Goa
Panaji: Three women forced into prostitution were Saturday rescued and six people were arrested during a raid at a beauty salon in the Goa...
‘मैं अंतिम सांस तक डेल्टा के इंसाफ़ के लिए संघर्ष करूंगा’ –राहुल गांधी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : कांग्रेस के उपाध्य़क्ष राहुल गांधी आज डेल्टा मेघवाल के परिवार से मिलने बाड़मेर पहुंचे और डेल्टा के परिवार...
Hijabi rebels in India
By Kousar Fathima
Purdah is not new to Indian Muslims, it has always been a part of Muslim society but with passage of time and...
Saina loses final, settles for World silver
Jakarta: It was heartbreak for Saina Nehwal and her fans as the Indian badminton ace lost the women's singles final to Spanish top seed...
Woman raped, murdered in Rajasthan
Jaipur: A man raped a woman and then killed her by throwing her into a water tank in Rajasthan Friday, police said. The criminal...
Woman held for extorting Delhi bizman
New Delhi: A 30-year-old woman has been arrested from Rajasthan for trying to extort money from a Delhi businessman by threatening to trap him...
Woman murdered in Bengal, family alleges rape
By IANS,
Kolkata: A 42-year-old woman was murdered Saturday after being allegedly raped in West Bengal, police said Sunday. Her husband too was assaulted and is critical.
दिल्ली की आरक्षित सीट पर क्या हैं इस बार के मुद्दे?
मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net
संकरी गलियां, बहती नालियां और साइड में रखा नालियों से निकला मलबा। दिल्ली की ज्यादातर झुग्गियां शायद ऐसी ही दिखती हैं। सर्दी में धूप...
Speakers indict Narendra Modi for orchestrating gender violence and serious violations of...
By TCN News,
A packed meeting at the London School of Economics organised by the LSE Gender Institute in collaboration with the Freedom Without Fear Platform and South Asia Solidarity Group on 3rd March, discussed the rise of Hindu fascism and its impact on gender and called for Narendra Modi to be brought to justice.
Woman set ablaze for flouting voting ‘fatwa’
Nashik: In a shocking incident, a woman, who allegedly flouted a local voting 'fatwa', was assaulted and set on fire in Yevla town of...
Woman techie from Assam murdered in Bangalore
By IANS,
Bangalore: A 29-year-old software engineer working with Dell was Friday murdered at her flat in an upscale south Bangalore area, police said.
India steps into history with women’s quota bill
By Minu Jain, IANS,
New Delhi: India's politics took a decisive step towards change Tuesday with its upper house passing a historic bill giving one-third representation to women in parliament and state legislatures, crossing the biggest hurdle in the road towards political empowerment for women in the world's largest democracy.
Zainab Sayeed: UPSC cracker who wants more Muslim girls to be IAS
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: She set a target, studied hard and achieved her goal. Now, she wants other Muslim women to make an attempt...
Meher Fatima talks about her book on 150 patriotic Indian Muslims
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
The book Celebrating India: Reflections on Eminent Indian Muslims (1857-2007) provides biographical profiles of 150 patriotic Indian Muslims, many of them unsung heroes – those who did not become party to the two-nation theory. Author Meher Fatima Hussain, Lecturer at Jamia Millia Islamia, talks to Mumtaz Alam Falahi of TwoCircles.net on her book.
What inspired you to write this book?
उत्तराखंड में जज बन गई गांव की जहांआरा ,गुलसिताँ’ और आयशा
आसमोहम्मद कैफ । Twocircles.net
22 दिसम्बर को उत्तराखंड न्यायिक सेवा के आएं परिणाम में तीन मुस्लिम लड़कियां जज बन गई है। खास बात यह है...
Self-employment project for women by scientist body
By IANS,
Lucknow : In order to make rural women of Uttar Pradesh self-employed , a scientist body here has initiated a training project, officials said Monday.
Scientists at the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow have launched a pilot project to train rural women for self employment.
"CIMAP has undertaken a programme to train rural women in making herbal products like incense sticks, rose water and other products," said A.K. Singh, a CIMAP scientist.
Initially, the programme was launched for villages in Lucknow and Barabanki districts.
German woman molested by a group in Chandigarh
By IANS,
Chandigarh : A young German woman was allegedly abducted and molested by a group of youth in the city in the wee hours of Sunday, police said.
The police have registered a case against unidentified youth, who abducted the German woman from the city's upscale Taj Hotel in the main commercial hub of Sector 17.
What has baffled the police is the fact that the woman was abducted in a Scorpio sports utility vehicle (SUV) from a high-security area of the city. The hotel complex has private and police security.
Why does a group of women walk at midnight in Delhi?
Aatika S. |TwoCircles.net
It's been seven years that the group- Women Walk at Midnight has been walking in various cities. For Mallika Taneja, the person...
Rajasthan woman,85, stripped and tortured for being a ‘witch’
Jaipur: An 85-year-old woman has complained of being tortured with searing tongs and stripped after being branded as a witch in Rajasthan's Bihara village,...
India, US to put women’s issues in strategic dialogue
By IANS,
New York: India and the US have agreed that issues related to women's empowerment should be integrated into all aspects of the India-US Strategic Dialogue.
Woman gangraped in a moving car in Noida
By IANS,
Noida : A 46-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped in a moving car Wednesday night. The woman was badly thrashed by a group of five men before being finally dumped at a secluded place in Sector-31, police said.
The woman was picked by the assailants and pushed into a white Qualis near her house at Pandav Nagar in east Delhi. She was forcibly taken in to the car and was driven to Noida. The woman alleged that the assailants first assaulted her and then dumped her near Nithari after commiting gang rape.
12-year-old tells Punjab, Haryana why girls are important
By IANS,
Chandigarh: She moves with a doll in her hands and looks like any other girl of her age. But 12-year-old Ishita Uppal's similarity with girls of her age ends there.
The doll in Ishita's hands is symbolic of why girls are important in our society, especially in states like Punjab and Haryana -- which have the worst sex ratio in the country.
Ishita has embarked on a 10,000 km journey by car to address various events against female foeticide, the killing of the unborn female child, in Punjab, Haryana and other states.
Digital Deceit: How AI and Voice Apps Were Weaponised to Sexually Assault Tribal Girls...
Iqra Farrukh, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: In a chilling revelation from Madhya Pradesh, technology has been weaponised for deceit and cruelty. Approximately 80 kilometers from Sidhi district headquarters, impoverished...
Yemen: government discuss seats allocation for women in councils
By NNN-SABA,
Sana'a : The Yemeni government discussed on Tuesday's meeting, headed by Prime Minister Ali Mujawar, the report on reviewing the study of COTA system to allocate seats for women in the elected councils.
The report, presented by Minister of Social and Labor Affairs, was referred to a ministerial committee for revision.
The cabinet affirmed its support to woman and the importance of expending the political participation of women in the elected councils with an average of 15 percent.
ITBP’s first women raring to guard borders, fight insurgents
By Sahil Makkar, IANS,
Panchkula (Haryana) : They are strong, courageous and determined to prove that men aren't the only ones who can guard the border, fight insurgents in jungles, or take up duties at high altitudes.
They are the first batch of 209 women constables of the central paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) who Friday completed their 44-week-long rigorous training at a camp near here.
Saradha scam: Mamata demands arrest of union minister’s wife
Kolkata: In an angry retaliation over the Saradha scam issue which has again grabbed the spotlight, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday wondered...
Muslim Students Federation to seek legal advice over denial to wear hijab in some...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Union Muslim League students’ outfit Muslim Students Federation (MSF) has decided to launch an online survey to address...
Empowering women on Mother’s Day
New Delhi : On the occasion of Mother's Day, which falls on the second Sunday in May, mobile commerce platform Paytm will showcase artistic...
Bhopal gas tragedy: Many women couldn’t become mothers again
By Sandeep Pauranik
Bhopal, (IANS): The tragedy that struck this city 33 years ago following methyl isocyanate leak from an industrial unit has not allowed...
Lok Sabha adjourned again over women’s bill protests
By IANS,
New Delhi : Noisy protests against quotas for women in legislative bodies again forced adjournments of the Lok Sabha Tuesday with MPs of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) continuing their protests and slogan shouting.
The Women's Reservation Bill led to three disruptions of the lower house after similar protests forced four adjournments Monday.
When her repeated pleas fell on deaf ears, Speaker Meira Kumar adjourned the house till 4 p.m. after members reassembled at 2 p.m.
Arab-American family slams United Airlines over discrimination
New York : An Arab-American family slammed United Airlines after its staff removed them from a flight in an incident that they claimed was...
From Adversity to Prosperity: How Shakeela’s Rug Weaving Initiative Transformed Rural Women’s Lives in...
Pavan Kumar Maurya, TwoCircles.net
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh): Shakeela Bano’s journey from a housewife to an entrepreneurial inspiration in her village, Katsil in Sakaldiha Tehsil, is...
देवांगना,नताशा और आसिफ़ इकबाल रिहा, तेवर है बरक़रार
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
उत्तर-पूर्वी दिल्ली में फरवरी 2020 में हुए दंगा मामले में जवाहर लाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय की छात्रा देवांगना कलिता और नताशा नरवाल...
उत्तरप्रदेश में महिलाओं के लिए पहला जिम मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर के पूरकाजी में शुरू हुआ जिसे...
मुजफ्फरनगर-
आस मोहम्मद कैफ,TwoCircles.net
मुजफ्फरनगर से देहरादून जाने के रास्ते में आधे घंटे के सफर के बाद चाट की मशहूर दुकानों का बाज़ार जहाँ दिखाई दे...
Thrown out of convocation ceremony attended by President, Kerala girl refuses gold medal
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
In an extremely controversial step, Rabeeha Abdurehim, a student from Kerala, was sent out of the hall in which President Ramnath...
Four hacked to death in Jharkhand for ‘practising witchcraft’
Ranchi : Four members of a family, including two women, were hacked to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district...
Chinese urban women contribute one-third to family income
By IANS,
Beijing: Chinese women in urban areas on an average contribute about one-third to their family income, a survey has found.
फ़जीहतों में फंसी हुई ‘प्रधानमंत्री उज्जवला योजना’
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली:देश के गरीब परिवारों की महिलाओं के चेहरों पर खुशी लाने के मक़सद से 1 मई 2016 को केंद्र सरकार द्वारा शुरू...
Women’s power at Sushma’s high tea
New Delhi : With warm hugs and handshakes under a pleasant spring sun with some delectable eats to add the extra zest, prominent women...
UN reports three sex cases involving Indian peackeepers
United Nations: A UN report says that Indians in its peacekeeping operations were involved three substantiated cases of sexual exploitation or abuse between 2010...
रवायतों की सफे तोड़कर दौड़ रही है लखनऊ की बुर्का राइडर आयशा अमीन
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ- नवाबी शहर लखनऊ की एक लड़की रवायतों की सफे तोड़कर आगे बढ़ गई है।न केवल वो आगे बढ़ी है...
Woman stabbed to death in Maharashtra train
Mumbai: A woman commuter was stabbed to death inside the luggage coach of a moving train in Maharashtra early Saturday, officials said.
The woman, identified...
Women march for Change – Pictures from Hyderabad
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Women and transgender people from all walks of life gathered at Sundariah Vignana Kendram, Hyderabad in the hot afternoon on 4th April...
Burqa ban in Europe – Arresting cultural freedom?
By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld France's controversial law of banning face-covering Muslim veils or burqa from the...
Shun sympathy for offenders in crimes against women, says SC
New Delhi : Courts should shun adopting a liberal and sympathetic approach in awarding lesser sentences for offences against women as it defeats the...
18 killed in Shimla accident
By IANS,
Shimla : At least 18 people, mostly women, were killed when a private bus rolled down a gorge near the tourist destination of Kufri in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday morning, police said.
Eyewitnesses said more than 40 people were travelling in the bus when the accident took place. The bus was coming to the state capital here from Kumar Sein town, 70 km away.
Unconfirmed reports put the toll at 33 dead.
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal confirmed 18 deaths.
The injured have been admitted to the Indira Gandhi Medical College here.
I have no opinion on triple talaq: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi : Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said she has formed no opinion on triple talaq as yet...