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Drop in women MLA numbers in Telangana stresses need for 33% reservation

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net The number of women in Telangana State Assembly has come down this year as compared to the previous elections of 2014,...

Assam waives entertainment tax on ‘Mary Kom’

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Guwahati : The Assam government Wednesday announced exemption of entertainment tax on "Mary Kom", a new Bollywood movie on the World champion woman boxer...

Sangh Parivar women demand arrest of nun who was raped

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : Further vitiating the already surcharged atmosphere in Orissa's Kandhamal district, hundreds of women of the Rashtra Sevika Samiti - an outfit affiliated to the Sangh Parivar - Tuesday demonstrated here demanding the arrest of a nun who was raped during the violence that erupted in the area in August. "The allegations made by the nun appear to be baseless because she is not coming forward to identify the people already arrested," the organisation's zonal organising secretaty Suchitra Mohapatra told IANS.

Africa puts women’s empowerment on top of agenda

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By Manish Chand, IANS,

#MeToo must also fight against agents of state, realise the truth of occupation: A...

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By TCN News: The #Metoo Campaign is gaining momentum with each passing day with more and more women comng out in the open to talk...

Surviving in the worst: The tale of widow Rohingya refugees living in Jammu

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net, Jammu: Three weeks ago, Tahira Begum, 25 a Rohingya refugee along with her husband and two kids, was...

Free travel for girl students: Mamata

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By IANS,

Scholarships meant for female students distributed in Gaya’s only minority girls’ school

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By Tameemuddin Humble, TwoCircles.net, Gaya: “Students’ money, allotted by the Government under Mukhyamantri Balika Poshak Yojana, Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojana and Mukhyamantri scholarship program...

College Day celebrated at Women’s College in AMU

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By TCN News, Aligarh: The Women’s college of the Aligarh Muslim University celebrated its College Day today.

Sex selective abortion rampant in Delhi, says study

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Children’s deaths in Gujarat hospital spotlights state’s malnutrition, infant mortality

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By IndiaSpend Team As national attention was focussed on the recent deaths of 18 children over three days in Ahmedabads main civil hospital, officials said...

NCW conducting study on honour killings

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) has commissioned a research study on honour killings in Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath told parliament Friday. "A study has been commenced on honour killings in two states and the findings would be known after the completion of the study," Krishna Tirath told the Lok Sabha in a written reply. The government is in the final stages of preparing a bill on honour killings to curb the social menace.

US court dismisses 1984 riots case against Sonia Gandhi

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New York : A US court of appeals in New York has affirmed a district court's order and dismissed Nov 1984 anti-Sikh violence...

Women have to be empowered – not just educated – to end son preference

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By Charu Bahri Mount Abu, Rajasthan: I wouldnt be around to write this story if the Bahri clan I hail from - Hindus from...

Saina in semis, assured of maiden Worlds bronze

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Jakarta : Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal came out with a sensational performance on Friday to enter her maiden women's singles semifinal at the...

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

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

Ramadan 1435: Unframed

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By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net Members of the Muslim Youth Committee pose with the props when they got together for their community iftaar. This group organizes...

Women’s panel launches NRI cell

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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.

JIH urges govt to take strong action against hate speeches, hate crimes against Muslims

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Talking to the media during an online press briefing, the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) vice-president Prof. Salim Engineer welcomed the law against mob lynching brought...

India, US to put women’s issues in strategic dialogue

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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.

Hang bride burners: Supreme Court

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By IANS, New Delhi : Unless all those who burn their wives are hanged, the barbaric crime would not stop, the Supreme Court has said.

Woman hanged, beaten, burnt on pyre

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Woman killed in Pakistani firing on LoC

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Srinagar: A woman was killed Saturday in firing by Pakistani soldiers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police...

Let the world hear our stories of defiance and resistance to caste-violence: Dalit women...

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By Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net On June 21, issues and stories of Dalit women were presented at the UN level for the first time ever...

After 18 years as hostage, woman releases first video

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By DPA, San Francisco: Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped as an 11-year-old and held in captivity for 18 years, released her first home video Friday, appearing in a Christmas kitchen scene with her mother and half sister and thanking the public for its support. "Hi. I'm Jaycee," the 29-year-old Dugard says to the camera in an excerpt of the video. "I want to thank you for your support and I'm doing well ... It's been a long haul, but I'm getting there".

Indian expatriate jailed for molesting woman in UAE

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Dubai: An Indian expatriate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sunday was jailed for three months for molesting a female co-worker in an elevator...

Nine arrested for torturing Assam woman as ‘witch’

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Guwahati : Nine people were arrested Wednesday in Assam's Sivasagar district for torturing a woman and branding her a 'witch', police said. The incident took...

Meet Shariya Manzoor: The boxer girl from Kashmir

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Twenty-year-old Shariya Manzoor from a restive region in Kashmir is a boxer whose passion for combat sports has earned her laurels. Her dream is...

Two Muslim girls top Kerala Medical Entrance Exam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Kozhikode: Two Muslim girls have topped the Kerala Medical Entrance Examination, result for which were announced by P K Abdur Rabb, the Minister for Education in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Securing 954.7826 marks, P Hiba, a resident of Manchery in Malappuram district, bagged the first rank in the examination while the second rank went to Mariam Rafi of Aluva in Ernakulum district. Mariam Rafi is daughter of Abdul Rafi and Ancy Rafi. Mariam got 944.3478 marks. Securing the two first ranks, the duo also broke into the male bastion, which has been continuing for last few years in the entrance examinations in the state.

Meet Saba Haider: An Indian-Muslim woman running for DuPage county board election in US

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Saba is the only candidate of Indian origin among 19 elected members from the state of Illinois. She came to the United States in...

Asma Nama: Listen to Rajeena; dismissing her is a sign of clear hypocrisy

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By Dr.Asma Anjum Khan for Twocircles.net When the comments section of an article becomes a filthy ditch of abuses getting too personal, it’s an easy...

Jamia Nagar maids gather over their issues

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,

Woman alleges gang rape, police file molestation complaint

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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.

Most Caesarean births in India done due to financial gain: Report

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By IRNA, New Delhi : Nearly one in five deliveries in India is by Caesarean, a procedure done 'unnecessarily' in most cases. A global survey on maternal and perinatal health by WHO witnessed 27 per cent rise in Caesarean deliveries in nine Asian countries, including India, China, Japan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, in 2007-08.

Uber, three other cab operators banned in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government banned Uber and three other cab operators from plying their taxis in the capital city from Friday, a top official...

Bangkok woman runs Rs.50 mn e-ticketing fraud in India, four held

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By IANS, New Delhi : Delhi Police Sunday said a 50-year-old woman of Indian origin based in Bangkok is suspected to have been running an e-ticket scam worth millions of rupees from India and four people have been arrested in this connection. Naeem Ahmed, 24, Shahid Iqbal, 25, and Feroz Alam, 23, all resident of West Bengal, were arrested from Kolkata Dec 20. Their woman accomplice Kanika Budhiraja, 27, was arrested from Rana Pratap Bagh in the capital Thursday.

Women’s group takes up case of ‘slow learning’ student

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By IANS,

President urges nation to honour women

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By IANS,

Twenty-year battle of the people of Noamundi against Tata Steel still continues

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By Xavier Das Friends/comrades,

Tribals to Form Political Party in Kerala

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net, Thiruvananthapuram: Tribals in Kerala have remained on the periphery of the state's politics, since they have never been paid...

68 with criminal cases, 56 crorepatis in Bengal polls second phase

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Kolkata : As many as 68 of the 383 candidates contesting in the second phase of the West Bengal assembly polls have declared criminal...

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

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

Ramadan 1437: Binnish Affan

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By Asif Khan, TwoCircles.net “I don’t remember ever wanting to become a teacher.” Binish Affan laments the lack of role models in academics. A post-graduate...

Seminar on codification of Islamic Law held in Chennai

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By Shafee Ahmed Ko, for TCN

Delhi group to send Fact Finding team to investigate Bihar gang rape of Mahadalit...

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By TCN News, Patna: A fact finding team of the Delhi Solidarity Group will investigate between November 6 and 8 the recent gang rape of six Mahadalit women, four of them minors, in Bihar’s Bhojpur district. Six women, four of them teenagers, from Dumaria village belonging to the Mahadalit community were gang-raped at gun point by three men in Kurmuri village on October 8. The medical examination of the women has confirmed they were sexually assaulted. A former member of Ranvir Sena allegedly raped the women with two of his associates.

रेलवे सिपाही ने चलती ट्रेन में किया रोज़ेदार महिला से बलात्कार

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net बिजनौर : नोएडा, मुज़फ्फ़रनगर के बाद अब बिजनौर में दिल दहला देने वाली घटना सामने आई है. ये घटना लखनऊ...

Grief, despair at Delhi’s hospitals, a day after

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By Richa Sharma, IANS, New Delhi : Wailing men and women as well as dazed family members of the seriously injured or missing after a string of bomb attacks besieged hospitals here Sunday, straining the already stretched medical services. Doctors, nurses and attendants worked furiously to provide relief to the seriously and not-so-seriously wounded in Saturday evening's bombings, but there was no stopping the grief gripping families of the victims.

Before seeking pistol licence, ensure toilet at home in MP

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Neemach (Madhya Pradesh) : In a novel initiative, police in Madhya Pradesh's Neemach district have asked people to ensure they have toilets at home...

IAF women exorcise 2005 Everest ghost

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By Sudeshna Sarkar, IANS,

HC notice to former ACP on woman constable’s rape charge

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New Delhi: Delhi High Court has sought a response from the city police and a retired ACP on a plea filed by a woman...

Hundreds of women march in Delhi for reservation bill

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By IANS, New Delhi: Hundreds of women from many parts of the country Monday marched in the capital demanding that parliament pass the bill to reserve 33 percent of legislature seats for women. The march to parliament was organised by the All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA). The women marched from Ramlila Maidan holding banners and placards, and raising slogans asking, "President (Pratibha) Patil's speech promised Women's Reservation Bill in 100 days - Why the broken promise?" The march reached Parliament Street where a mass meeting was held.

Rape Raj: Shrouded in Shadow

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By Shahnaz Islam, TwoCircles.net A frenzied attack or bouts of insanity; “rape is rape”! Every 30 minutes one rape is committed in India. A woman...

Women’s rights activists condemn assault on Mangalore girls

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

BJP failing on checking price rise, protecting women: Congress

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New Delhi : The BJP has failed to check price rise or provide security to women despite tall promises made during elections, a Congres...

Women’s commission condemns serial on Colors channel

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By IANS, New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) Thursday strongly criticised the serial "Na Aana Is Desh Lado" aired on Colors TV for the way it portrays women. In a statement Girija Vyas, chairperson of NCW, said the commission has asked for clarifications from the channel because the serial presents women in a poor light and appears to be derogatory, and outrages the modesty of women.

Man kills two minor daughters in Uttar Pradesh

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By IANS, Lucknow: A man in Uttar Pradesh killed his two minor daughters as he was upset over his wife not giving birth to a son, police said Saturday.

Woman wants to bike her way to Haryana legislature

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By Jaideep Sarin, IANS, Rohtak (Haryana) : At a time when politicians in patriarchal Haryana do not hesitate to show off their luxury SUVs and cars during electioneering, a woman contestant of the ruling Congress in the state is happy to run her campaign for the assembly polls on a motorbike. Shakuntala Khatak, who has been allotted the Congress ticket for the Kalanaur constituency (reserved for the Scheduled Castes) in this district, does not want to change her image of being a 'commoner' in the electoral fray for the Oct 13 polls.

Primitive Indian mindsets resisting change

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By Rekha Bhattacharjee, IANS,

Remembering Lady Anees Imam, One of the Founders of Modern Bihar

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Mohd Hussain Ganie | TwoCircles.net The role of minority personalities in the national movement and nation-building remains unacknowledged and is also being systematically and deliberately...

Urdu newspapers give more coverage to children and women issues

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net, Patna: For long Urdu newspapers have been criticized for their backward outlook and emotional style of writing, most often by people who do not read these newspapers. A careful analysis of English, Hindi, and Urdu newspaper of Patna edition by a journalist in Patna revealed a different picture. When it comes to giving space to news related to children and women Urdu newspapers are more generous in the coverage given to these issues than the newspapers in Hindi and English.

Courage, determination keep single mothers going

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By Shilpa Raina, IANS, New Delhi : They are moms as well as dads for their children. Despite facing innumerable difficulties, these single women have taken life head-on and borne the dual responsibility with dignity and determination. For Kalpana Dhar, 50, separating from her husband was the only option especially after difference of opinion gave rise to regular arguments and confrontations. "I took this step at a very late stage of my marriage. But I had to do this because of my only son. He was suffering and I had to take a stand," said Dhar, a banker.

West Bengal tribal women allege police excesses, demand action

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By IANS, Kolkata : A group of tribal women in West Bengal has filed a complaint against police officers who, they alleged, tortured villagers during the probe into a landmine ambush of the chief minister's convoy Nov 2 in West Midnapore district. The women demanded stern punishment to the police officers. "We've received a written complaint from the tribal women who claimed they were tortured by police officers during the course of investigation. We're now looking into the matter," West Midnapore District Magistrate N.S Nigam told IANS Thursday.

SCs growing interest for Engineering in contrast with Muslims in Tamil Nadu

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By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Chennai: Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) in Tamil Nadu has released Engineering admission statistics community wise over the past few years which reveals that SCs are getting more inclined towards Engineering stream with exponential growth every year where as Muslims figures display steady admission rate – nor significantly increasing nor declining.

Women empowerment necessary, says ex-South Africa deputy president

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

Women’s Super-G results at Sochi

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By IANS, Rosa Khutor: Following are the women's Super-G results at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Saturday: 1. Anna Fenninger, Austria, 1:25.52 2. Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Germany, 1:26.07 3....

Mahila Congress workers meet Manmohan Singh, express solidarity

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New Delhi: A delegation of Mahila Congress workers on Friday met former prime minister Manmohan Singh to convey their solidarity with him, days after...

Rape is fault of the victims, say half of women: survey

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By IANS, London : Half of women think that rape victims are to blame for the attack, a media report said Monday quoting a British study. The poll of 1,000 adults found that 54 percent of women believe rape victims should be held accountable for their attack and women were more likely than men to blame victims, with those aged between 18 and 24 the most likely to judge, Daily Mail reported.

115 mn widows live in poverty: Loomba Foundation study

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By Venkata Vemuri, IANS, London: At least 245 million women around the world have been widowed with India alone accounting for 42.4 million. And more than 115 million widows live in devastating poverty, according to a new study released by Britain's Loomba Foundation, which is campaigning to put the plight of widows on the United Nations agenda. The Loomba Foundation presented the first edition of the study, 'Invisible, Forgotten Sufferers: The Plight of Widows Around the World' to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in New York as part of its campaign.

Bengal women commuters hit by dirty railway station toilets

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Kolkata : Lack of water and hygienic conditions in public toilets at railway stations in West Bengal hinder more than 70 percent women commuters,...

Assam evictions: Pregnant women worst victims of eviction, decry non-availability of ‘medicine, proper food’

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The Assam government’s eviction drive in Darrang district on September 23 has left many families in distress, including pregnant women. A TCN Ground report...

Shias to campaign against female foeticide

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

The pain of Dardpora: Kashmiri half-widows living in a state of limbo

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By Muhammad Zulqarnain Zulfi Dardpora (Jammu and Kashmir): Lying near thick deodar forests, terraced cornfields, apple orchards and jagged mountains, the hamlet of Dardpora looks...

Woman thwarts robbery attempt, catches two robbers

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New Delhi: A 29-year-old woman foiled a robbery, courageously snatching a pistol from a group of four armed robbers who barged into her house,...

Case against BJP MP in UP; says framed

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Lucknow : A case was registered against BJP's Lok Sabha member Sachidanand Hari Sakshi, better known as Sakshi Maharaj, in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday...

500 Iraq, Syria returned nurses to benefit from one-time settlement, loan at reduced rates

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) has agreed to the state government’s request to provide benefits to around 500 nurses who have returned from conflict-hit Iraq and Libya.

Indian women’s relay team to compete Friday

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By IANS, Beijing : It will be India's last chance to salvage prestige on the track event of athletics as the women's 4x400m relay team get into action at the Beijing Olympics Friday. The showpiece track and field have seen pathetic performances from the Indians so far, with none of the competitors progressing beyond the first stage and none managing to replicate the performance they had come up with to make the cut for the big event.

Son preference attitude among Indian parents — A silent emergency

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By Rameeza A. Rasheed, First read the following news report of The Times of India (27/12/2010).

Robbing their peace and declaring them dacoits

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Unheard & Unspoken: Terror stories from Madhya Pradesh: Part 4 By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net

Strict action against those who misbehave with women: Kerala CM

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Thrissur (Kerala), (IANS): Strict action will be taken against those who misbehave with women, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday. "The recent stand of...

Only 55 women contesting Bangladesh poll

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By IANS, Dhaka : Despite two women dominating Bangladesh's political spectrum, the ninth general election later this month will see only 55 women among the 1,565 candidates vying for 300 seats - but this is still higher than at any time in the past. Women candidates are contesting from 60 constituencies, indicating that in most places, they will face each other. A consolation would come in the form of nomination of 30 women after the election.

Three held for woman’s gangrape in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : Three men were arrested for the alleged gangrape of a 30-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, police said Wednesday. "The woman was waiting for a bus to go to Ujjain Tuesday when the trio offered her lift in their jeep. Later, they took her to bypass road and raped and assaulted her," said Dewas Superintendent of Police Gaurav Rajput. Rajendra Senghav of Dewas, Sunil Mehta of Raisen district and Bunty Patel of Bhopal were arrested by a police patrol on the bypass road, he said.

Discrimination against women, minorities rampant: UN high commissioner

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By IANS, New Delhi : UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Thursday said that despite a number of rights based treaties being signed, discrimination - whether it's towards women or minorities - is still rampant in the world. "Women work two-thirds of the world's working hours and produce half of the world's food, yet earn only 10 percent of the world's income and own less than one percent of the world's property," Pillay said in a statement, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day.

Women rally in support of Rousseff in Brasilia

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Rio de Janeiro : Hundreds of women rallied in front of the Planalto Palace, the government headquarters, in Brasilia in support of Brazilian President...

Bihar: Muslim community anxious after spurt in communal incidents

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https://twocircles.net/2023mar10/448581.html Observers noted that there is a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of the Bihar government and instil a sense of insecurity and fear...

Asifa Karamat Ali: Gold Medalist of Gujarat University

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TCN series on Muslim women empowerment On International Women's Day, TCN is bringing great stories of Muslim women empowerment from different states of India -- Editor

Women celebrate the legacy of Bharati Roy Chaudhury

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By Lalita, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Delhi Solidarity Group, Women Forest Rights Action Committee and All India Union of Forest Working People, organized the 2nd Bharti Roy Chaudhury memorial lecture titled “Women Resisting Violence - Assertions, Struggles, and Solidarity in Indian Social Institute, Lodhi Road, on 9th March.

Need for substantive representation of women on boards: Maneka

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New Delhi : There is a compelling need for substantive representation of women on the boards of companies rather than a token representation through...

Women’s Manifesto and Human Welfare Foundation to organise “ Women Leadership Program” in February

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TCN News Women’s Manifesto and Human Welfare Foundation have jointly designed a leadership program for women to identify, train and activate emerging women leaders for...

Gang-rape case: Defence lawyer again pulled up by court

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By IANS,

The mystery of missing Muslim female rulers

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By Raihanaa Hasan

US team visiting India to boost women’s numbers in ICT

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By IANS,

Men against violence-4: Men engagement is the need of women’s movement

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This will add to women's movement By Nasiruddin Haider Khan,

Unveiling the myths of Uniform Civil Code

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By Moin Qazi for Twocircles.net The best of you are those who are the kindest to their wives. Prophet Muhammad A mother is a school. Empower...

British MPs to hear about female foeticide in India

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By IANS, London : Claims about rising incidence of female foeticide in India are to be presented to British MPs. A report by the international charity ActionAid and the International Development Research Council (IDRC) of Canada claims female foeticide is so common that in Punjab only 300 girls survive for every 1,000 boys among high-caste families. The report, titled 'Disappearing Daughters', is to be presented to MPs belonging to Britain’s all-party group on population, development and reproductive health Monday.

Two opposition parties flay Maharashtra CM’s statement

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New Delhi :Two leaders of different opposition parties on Sunday slammed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's statement that those who do not say 'Bharat...

Rehana Azmi – The inspiration of late Adv. Shahid Azmi

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TCN series on Muslim women empowerment On International Women's Day on 8th March, TCN is bringing great stories of Muslim women empowerment from different states of India -- Editor

Geeta Phogat to lead India women at Asian wrestling meet

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By IANS,

नसीमा खातून —जिसने अपने गांव की महिलाओं को आगे बढ़ने का रास्ता दिखा दिया

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मो. इम्तियाज़ अहमद जोगियावी ज़िन्दगी के पहिये को घुमाने के लिए वो अब हर रोज़ सिलाई मशीन के पहिये को जूनून के साथ घुमाती है,...

Antony orders probe into woman army officer’s allegations

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By IANS, New Delhi/Chandigarh : Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday ordered the Indian Army to probe allegations of "physical and mental torture" levelled by a woman captain against three senior male officers, even as the army said the investigations had begun. "The minister has taken a serious view of the matter and ordered that it be thoroughly investigated and a report presented to him," a defence ministry official said in New Delhi. In Chandigarh, a senior officer said the investigations had already begun.

इसरो में चयन, अब वैज्ञानिक बनेंगे काशिफ,अरीब और जमशेद

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net दिल्ली स्थित जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया के छात्र मोहम्मद काशिफ़ का इसरो में चयन हुआ हैं। काशिफ़ ने राष्ट्रीय स्तर की इस...

Pregnant Orissa woman alleges molestation by cops

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: A pregnant woman from the minority community in Orissa's Kendrapada district Friday alleged that some policemen came to her house late Thursday night, molested her and beat up her two minor children without any reason. The woman, who resides at Tendukuda village under Patkura police station, alleged that the policemen went on a spree of vandalism when no adult male member was at home.

Campaign to make minority and SC/ST women legally aware

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By Saiyed Danish, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Ashray Welfare and Charitable Society (AWCS) organized an event on legal awareness for women belonging to SC/ST and minority communities living near Pant Nagar and Nizamuddin in the community hall of Pant Nagar neighbourhood.

Women farmers could slash number of hungry by up to 17 percent

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By DPA,

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

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

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

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

Newly-wed woman gang raped in Uttar Pradesh

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By IANS, Lucknow : A newly-wed woman was allegedly raped by her neighbour and three other men inside her house in an Uttar Pradesh village, a police officer said Saturday. The incident took place Friday night in the Shivpur Mathiya village of Ballia district, about 300 km from here. "The 27-year-old victim has alleged that her neighbour Ramakant along with his three friends forcibly entered her house Friday night and raped her by tying her hands and legs," police inspector Dhirendra Pratap Singh told IANS on telephone. No one has yet been arrested, he added.

NGOs in Mumbai demand compensation for Pune victim’s family and a ban on Hindu...

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By TwoCircle.net Staff Reporter, Mumbai: A number of secular Non Government Organizations (NGOs) gathered together in Azad Maidan of Mumbai under the black banner to protest against disorderly killing of an innocent Muslim techie Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh in Hadapsar area of Pune by the activists of radical outfit Hindu Rashtra Sena. They demanded compensation of Rs. 15 lakhs for the family of killed techie along with a government job to one of the member of his family as Mohsin was the only bread winner for family, besides an immediate ban on Hindu Rashtra Sena (HRS).

Giving shoes a new life in Patna

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Shazia Qaiser runs the state’s first shoe laundry service. Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net PATNA (BIHAR) — A black and green board reading “Revival: Service Centre for...

Ramadan1433: Ablution

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By Natisha Mallick, TwoCircles.net

TMC MP likens Mamata to Mother Teresa, Goddess Saraswati

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New Delhi : Trinamool Congress MP Idris Ali likened party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Mother Teresa and Hindu Goddess...

Far from home, Kerala nurses a lifeline for families

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By Sanu George, IANS,

Mystery shrouds death of woman in fall from moving train

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By IANS, Lucknow : Mystery shrouds the death of a 30-year-old woman who fell from a moving train on the outskirts of Kanpur Sunday. Government Railway Police (GRP) officials claimed that the woman, Amina Khatoon, was mentally unstable and fell from the train by accident.

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...

‘Migrant’ women, children jailed in Assam, NCM writes to Home Ministry

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By Md. Asim Khan New Delhi : Concerned over the indiscriminate detentions of people in Assam on suspicion of being Bangladeshis or Myanmarese, the National...

Widowed in Ramadan by rioters, Rukayya now lives for three daughters

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By Special Correspondent, TwoCircles.net, Washim, Maharashtra: Rukayya Parveen, 25, a simple and quiet girl from Karanja town in Washim district of Maharashtra, considered herself blessed...

14 साल की बच्ची का अपहरण, पुलिस को 9 दिनों में भी नहीं मिल...

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter दरभंगा : बिहार राज्य के दरभंगा ज़िले के बाढ़ समैला नामक एक गांव में 14 साल की एक लड़की पिछले 9 दिनों...

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.

Tantrik held in Delhi for raping woman

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New Delhi : A tantrik has been arrested here for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman after threatening to kill her brothers by using "black...

Don’t intend to harm anyone, only protect myself: Preity Zinta

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Mumbai: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, who has accused her ex-boyfriend and industrialist Ness Wadia of molesting her, Saturday said the intention behind the complaint...

AAP approaches police over derogatory remarks against Kejriwal’s daughter

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Ghaziabad: The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Ghaziabad unit Saturday lodged a complaint with the police here against a person who allegedly wrote derogatory remarks...

No marriage? 23 Saudi women sue guardians

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Riyadh : Twenty-three Saudi women sued their parents last year for not letting them get married, a source at the National Society for Human...

Women activists hold press conference condemning love jihad ‘myth’, say individuals have right...

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By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Women and civil rights activists and lawyers held a joint press conference in Delhi and Mumbai on “Right to Choose and Politics of Love Jihad.” Speakers condemned the propaganda over so called ‘Love-Jihad,’ dismissing it as myth and stressed on the fact that individual women or men not only have the right to choose their partners but are also free to choose their faith in a secular democratic country.

Celebrating women’s power through extraordinary tales

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) A woman's ability to fight back is her biggest strength. As we will celebrate the many facets of women ahead of International Women's Day that falls March 8, the IANS book stack offers you extraordinary tales of triumph and memories. Take a look.

Kuwait elects its first women parliamentarians

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By DPA, Kuwait City/Cairo : Kuwait has elected its first women lawmakers in a move seen as a historic success for women in the Gulf state's male-dominated parliament. Four female candidates came in the top 10 positions in three electoral districts in Saturday's vote, Kuwait's official news agency KUNA reported Sunday. With almost half of the votes counted, Massuma al-Mubarak, who made history by becoming the first Kuwaiti woman minister in 2005, was leading all candidates with a large margin in her district, the satellite news channel al-Jazeera reported.

261 women artists paint their thoughts

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By IANS, New Delhi : Spirituality, women's bonding, landscapes, coloured abstractions, shapes and figures - 261 artists from all over the world have put their thoughts on 300 canvases in one of the biggest women's art exhibitions at the Art Mall here. The exhibition titled "Stree", which began three years ago as an annual event, is a tribute to talented women artists who have either taken up art as a vocation or hobby, said Ila Jain, director of the mall, who manages the mammoth display space-cum-learning centre. The 10-day exhibition began March 8.

मोदी जी के संसदीय क्षेत्र में महिलाएं नहीं दे सकतीं अपना मांग-पत्र

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TCN News, वाराणसी: नफरत और हिंसा की राजधानी के खिलाफ रोजी-रोटी-रोजगार के लिए ऐपवा ने संविधान दिवस पर महिला अधिकार मार्च निकाला.लम्बे समय से सरकार की...

On Women’s Day, housewife-led dance troupe wins IGT 5

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Mumbai: It couldn't have been a better day for their victory - Raagini Makkar and her troupe Naadyog picked the "India's Got Talent 5"...

BSF to deploy women troopers along borders

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By IANS, Agartala : Indian border guards will soon deploy women troopers in the northeast frontiers to deal with the trans-border crimes involving women, officials...

President to visit India’s first women’s education institute

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By IANS, Pune : President Pratibha Patil will arrive here Friday on a three-day visit, her first to the city after she assumed the country's highest office. On the day of her arrival, India's first woman president will grace the commemoration ceremony of Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Sansthan, marking the completion of 150 years of the country's first institute for women's education founded by Maharshi Dhondopant Karve.

143 of 300 girls cleared JEE under Udaan scheme: Irani

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New Delhi : Under the "Udaan" scheme of CBSE, 143 out of 300 girls from the initial batch had cleared the JEE exam, Human...

Rally for road safety among women held in Delhi

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New Delhi : A rally to promote road safety awareness among women was organised here on Sunday by International two-wheeler maker Honda in collaboration...

Odisha gets first women’s university

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Bhubaneswar : The Rama Devi Autonomous Women's College here is set to be the first women's university in Odisha. The central government has approved the...

Singing for victory: Ramya Haridas– the second Dalit woman parliamentarian from Kerala

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net She sang and danced, entered people’s hearts and finally won. Ramya Haridas became the second Dalit woman from Kerala to win...

NHRC notice to Rajasthan over woman’s rape by policeman

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New Delhi: The NHRC has issued notice to the Rajasthan government over the alleged rape of a woman by a police constable and his...

Colombian inmate allowed to dress like a woman

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By IANS, Bogota : A Colombian court allowed an inmate to wear a skirt and makeup in a men's prison, acknowledging his freedom of personality, EFE has reported. The decision of the Superior Court of the central city of Ibague Friday will allow Fairber Narvaez to dress like a woman and go by the name of "Mireya" in the jail near Chaparral. "There are a lot of homosexuals here, but they haven't dared to come out of the closet," Narvaez said upon hearing the decision. "I did it and now they don't see me as a clown - they respect me."

बिन ईंधन का सिलेंडर, फ्लॉप साबित हो रही है मोदी की उज्ज्वला योजना

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जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए मध्य प्रदेश के शाजापुर ज़िले के कांजा गांव की निवासी मंजूबाई का प्रधानमंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना के तहत मिला गैस...

Best time in history to be a woman: Clinton

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By IANS, New Delhi : Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday said that the modern age is the best time to be a woman. "It is exciting and if there is any better time in human history to be woman it is right now in the modern world. For me, this is a tremendous opportunity and responsibility that I willingly accept," Hillary told an audience of over 1,000 at the Delhi University Convention Hall in the Old Viceregal Lodge. The event was hosted by Delhi University Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental.

Congress women leaders lash out at Ramdev over Dalit remark

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New Delhi: Three women leaders of the Congress Saturday hit out at yoga guru Baba Ramdev over his remarks on party vice president Rahul...

IPS officer alleges harassment by senior

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

Widowed in Muzaffarnagar riots, 50-year-old Nimmi has given up on getting justice

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By Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net Nimmi lives in Muzaffarnagar’s Kidwai Nagar locality. Her real name could very well be Naeema, but she never went to...

Equality still a far cry for Indian women, say activists

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(International Women's Day is on March 8) By Sreeparna Chakrabarty, New Delhi : Despite several success stories, Indian women continue to be bogged down by...

Women Commission to probe into K’nataka case against Shahina

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No more Talaq Talaq Talaq: Women’s group

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New Delhi : The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) on Monday said it will use the holy month of Ramadan to step up its...

News channels in India are in adolescent phase: Arfa Khanum

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

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...

Sikkimese woman raped in Delhi

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New Delhi: A 25-year old woman from Sikkim has allegedly been raped in the national capital, police said Friday. The victim in her complaint said...

Fatima Nafees and Hadiya: How Muslim women fight Islamophobia and the ‘Collective Conscience’

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By Nazish Hussain for TwoCircles.net What does it take to withstand the persistent atrocities and oppression by state authorities against you? The ordeal of two...

Orissa assembly woman marshal to move court

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : A suspended woman marshal of the Orissa assembly, who had accused the house speaker of sexual harassment, Saturday said she would move court after a human rights panel found him not guilty. Gayatri Panda, who had in March alleged that then speaker Maheswar Mohanty was sexually harassing her, expressed her dissatisfaction with the findings of the Orissa Human Rights Commission and said she would move the Orissa High Court for justice.

24-year-old woman found dead

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 24-year-old woman was Thursday found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented house in south Delhi, police said. Veerpal Kaur alias Nikki was found dead in her rented fourth floor accommodation in Kalkaji area after police broke open the doors, locked from outside. The body, reportedly found semi-nude, has been sent for an autopsy. Police said Kaur hailed from Moga in Punjab and worked as assistant project manager in an IT company in Okhla.

More women personnel in Delhi Police now

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New Delhi: Delhi Police has increased the number of women police personnel following the Dec 16, 2012, gang rape of a young woman in...