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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...

Centre to launch three-day campaign for better women’s health

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New Delhi : The union health ministry will launch a three-day nationwide campaign for ensuring better health for women, it was announced here Thursday. The...

Trinamool MP rape remark: Arrest demanded, wife apologises

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Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul's rape remark row intensified with the Congress and a rights group demanding his arrest and his wife apologising...

Two students arrested a month after video-recorded gang rape on crowded US beach

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Phoenix (Arizona): No one intervened while a woman was being gang raped in daylight on a crowded public beach in Florida in March, or...

Ludhiana girl not allowed to unfurl Tricolour in Srinagar

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Chandigarh : A 15-year-old girl from Ludhiana, who had vowed to hoist the Tricolour at Srinagar's historic Lal Chowk, was turned back by security...

Support research on Indian Muslim Women: Struggle for Identity

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Woman’s body found by riverside in Bengal

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By IANS, Kolkata: The body of a young woman, strangulated with a muffler, was found by a riverside in West Bengal Sunday, police said.

Disfigured but not defeated: Hajida, an acid attack survivor, ensured the culprit does not...

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Hajida and her mother Zareena were walking back home through the market, engaged in a light conversation when Subhan flung two...

AMU’s journal on women of marginalized communities released online

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By TCN News Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has revived its reputed women’s journal 'Women and Society' by an online relaunching on Thursday, July 9. The online...

Two arrested for raping sisters in Rajasthan

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Barmer (Rajasthan): Two people have been arrested in Rajasthan's Barmer district for allegedly raping two sisters when they were returning home last week, police...

Women rights panel framing guidelines for Air India

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By IANS, New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) Tuesday said that it would issue guidelines within a month to the national carrier Air India (AI) to address the frequent complaints by their women staff alleging harassment from male colleagues and management. "We are preparing guidelines on the working environment for Air India, like we issued guidelines to the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry on the working hours for women," NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said.

Indian tribal women’s ‘smart’ ride to economic self-reliance

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By Anurag Dey Sahebganj (Jharkhand), (IANS): Her thumbs flying fast over the touchscreen of her smartphone, Purnima Mahato, 35, of this tribal village in Jharkhand,...

Dowry law cannot be harassment tool, says court

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New Delhi: A court here has observed that dowry prohibition law cannot be allowed to become a tool for harassment. Granting relief to a man,...

Woman, three kids found hanging in UP village

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Lucknow: The bodies of a woman and her three children were found hanging in their home in Ghazipur on Saturday, police said. According to available...

Girl burnt alive by spurned lover in Andhra

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Hyderabad : A girl was burnt alive by a spurned lover and his friend in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police said. The shocking incident occurred...

Why appointing more women Qazis is the need of the hour

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By Sheikh Khurshid Alam for TwoCircles.net There is paucity of research on the possibility of the appointment of Muslim women to the office of...

Vocational training: 30 percent quota for Bengal girls

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Kolkata: The fees for girls will be halved at entrance tests for polytechnics or ITI vocational courses and 30 percent seats reserved for them...

Better working sought for law against domestic violence

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence (PWDV) law suffers from poor implementation even three years after coming into force, voluntary organisations and social groups said Wednesday. United Nations Development Fund for Women (Unifem), Lawyers Collective and Oxfam, among others, have come together in the capital to hold consultations and suggest steps for better implementation of the law aimed at ensuring gender justice and providing civil relief to women in cases of domestic violence.

‘Land most important for Kerala Dalits’ – Bluestone rising scholar awardee Maya Pramod

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.Net Maya Pramod, a research scholar who received the prestigious Bluestone Rising Scholar Prize instituted by the Brandeis University, USA, believes ownership...

Over 3,000 tribal women demonstrate in Madhya Pradesh

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By IANS, Bhopal : In an unprecedented expression of anger, about 3,000 tribal women Wednesday demonstrated in Barwani before the district collector and the superintendent of police.

Paramours of married women beware!

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By IANS, New Delhi: Paramours of married woman beware! The Supreme Court has ruled that a man having an affair with a married woman and unwittingly driving her husband to end his life out of humiliation is liable to be held guilty of abetting the suicide. A vacation bench of Justice Mukundakam Sharma and Justice B.S. Chauhan ruled thus while endorsing an Andhra Pradesh High Court ruling convicting and jailing Guntur resident Dammu Sreenu for three years.

18 castes to be included in ST category

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Ranchi: Jharkhand's Bhokta and Puran are among the 18 communities across India that are likely to be designated as Scheduled Tribes (STs) by the...

British Muslim women refuse body scanner, barred from plane

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By DPA, London: Two Muslim women in Britain who refused to be screened by a full body airport scanner were subsequently stopped from boarding a flight to Pakistan, a spokesman for Manchester airport said Wednesday. During the incident, which happened two weeks ago, the women cited religious and medical reasons respectively for their refusal to pass through the scanner, introduced at major British airports last month.

More women are taking to Buddhism: First woman master

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, New Delhi : A growing number of women are taking to Buddhism in India like in the West where two-thirds of the practitioners of the faith are women, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, the first Tibetan Buddhist woman master, said.

Women paramilitary officers to ensure security on Delhi Metro

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By Rajnish Singh, IANS,

President wishes all women on International Women’s Day

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New Delhi, (IANS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday extended his "best wishes" to all women of the world for International Women's Day, observed on...

Badshah Khan’s hundred-year-old message of peace

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net "There is nothing surprising in a Muslim or a Pathan like me subscribing to the creed of nonviolence. It is not a new creed. It was followed 1,400 years ago by the Prophet all the time when he was in Mecca.” - Badshah Khan

‘Women’s role in Digital India transformation undeniable’

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Bengaluru : The Indian woman of today is harnessing the digital advantage to maximize their potential to realize the goal of a Digital India,...

Jwala-Ashwini clinch Canada Open crown

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Calgary: India's most successful women's doubles shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were crowned champions in the $50,000 Canada Open Grand Prix following their...

Mother, three children killed in UP fire

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

DMK calls for 33 percent reservation for women

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By IANS, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) :The DMK, the ruling party in Tamil Nadu and an important ally of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Sunday called for 33 percent reservation for women in parliament and legislative assemblies. A resolution passed at the DMK's womens' meet here, urged the central government "to first pass a law on this". After that, "all the parties can together consider and decide if there can be reservation within reservation", the resolution said.

India committed to peace: Modi

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Tokyo : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said that India is committed to peace and this commitment has "significance far above any international treaties...

Congress slams Mamata for politically exploiting minorities

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Kolkata : Charging the Mamata Banerjee government with politically exploiting minorities in West Bengal, the Congress on Wednesday called for uprooting the Trinamool Congress...

Woman held with live cartridges at Lucknow airport

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

Can women take smart decisions?

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By Amit Dasgupta, If you were asked to respond "Yes/No" to the above question, there is every likelihood that, apart from some good humoured jokes about women and decision making, your response would emphatically be in the affirmative. The uncomfortable fact is that you probably believe that women are incapable of making smart decisions.

How a Woman is Changing the Lives of Children Born into Delhi’s Brothels

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Farheen Saifi, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: With her face veiled to conceal her identity, Priya (name changed) enters the Society for Participatory Integrated Development (SPID) shelter...

Two teen-aged Nari Niketan girls attempt suicide

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By IANS, Chandigarh: Two teen-aged girls, who were residing at the government-run Nari Niketan (women's house) here, Tuesday tried to commit suicide by consuming poison, police said. According to police, the two girls were shifted to a government hospital here after they consumed poison and started vomiting. They are residents of Sector 45 and 26 respectively.

Muslim law board enhances its own women quota

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

Quarterly Nisa: A research magazine on women issues

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,

Sania Mirza breaks into top-5 for first time

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New Delhi: India's tennis star Sania Mirza Monday broke into the top-five of the doubles WTA rankings for the first time in her career. Sania...

Women’s bill elevates Sonia Gandhi to league of her own

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By Mayank Chhaya, IANS, The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament, elevates Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi to a league of her own and guarantees her a defining place for posterity.

ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : कोरोना ने जिनकी मासूमियत छीन ली और मुस्तक़बिल बिगाड़ दिया !

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यह ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट बताती है कि कोरोना की महामारी ने नोनिहालो की जिंदगी को बर्बाद कर दिया, गरीब परिवारों के बच्चें इससे ज्यादा प्रभावित...

Muslim League forms org for female students

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Gujarat’s Parsi woman seeks court help to worship

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By IANS, Gandhinagar: A Parsi woman married to a non-Parsi has sought the Gujarat High Court's intervention to avail the fundamental right to worship and to access the religious places of Parsis she was denied by her community after her marriage. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL), perhaps the first of its kind, was admitted in Ahmedabad Thursday. The petition was filed by Goolrokh Adi Contractor, now Goolrokh Mahipal Gupta, resident of Valsad, who married a non-Parsi in 1991.

क्यों क़ुबूल नहीं है मुस्लिम समाज को महिला क़ाज़ी…?

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net हम आज बदलते समाज के साथ अपनी अलग पहचान बनाने में मुसलसल लगे हैं. जिसमें अपने अधिकार और समानता को लेकर आए...

Junior Hockey World Cup: Indian women beat Australia 3-2

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By IANS, New Delhi : Monorama Devi converted a last minute penalty corner to give India a 3-2 win over Australia in their opening game of the Women's Junior World Cup Hockey in Boston. Ritu Rani (45th) and Monika Badran (53rd minute) were the other scorers for India while Casey Eastham (31st) and Marnie Hudson (60th minute) were the scorers for Australia in Monday's match, according to information received here. It was a tough game for India, who were eleventh in the last edition of the tournament, but they did well in the second half by pumping in all the three goals.

Villagers planning another ‘sati’ temple in Raipur

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By IANS, Raipur : Villagers in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district are reportedly planning to construct a temple at the site where an elderly woman committed 'sati' by jumping onto her husband's funeral pyre, even as seven people have been held for the crime, police said Tuesday. Police deployment has been increased to foil their plans, an official said. Dozens of people had Monday offered prayers at the site in Chechar village, 125 km from here, despite a a ban imposed by the police on the worship of the woman.

Women MPs’ day in parliament

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By IANS, New Delhi: With the world observing International Women's Day, Indian lawmakers Tuesday made a strong pitch for reserving one-third seats in parliament and state legislatures for women.

Madhya Pradesh rocked by four rape cases

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By IANS Bhopal, July 10: Four incidents of rape including two gang rapes have rocked Madhya Pradesh since Sunday, officials said on Monday. A young woman...

Muslim woman laborer tortured, ‘molested’ in West Bengal

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,

Kashmir council no place for bill limiting women’s rights: Chair

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By IANS, Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir legislative council Deputy Chairman Arvinder Singh Monday rejected the permanent resident (disqualification) bill that aims to deny citizenship rights to women marrying non-permanent residents of the state. "The bill cannot be discussed in this house," he said. "The legislative assembly is the appropriate forum to table the bill, not the council," Singh said giving a ruling over the bill tabled by Peoples Democratic Party's legislator Murtaza Khan on March 8.

CRPF officer cleared of molestation charges in Bengal

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By IANS, Kolkata : West Bengal has given a clean chit to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Aloke Raj, who was slapped with molestation charges during the panchayat polls in Nandigram, officials said Monday.

Is Al-Qaeda preparing British women bombers?

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By IANS, London : Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.

Yasmeen Abrar is the new acting Chairperson of National Commission for Women

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By TCN News New Delhi: a member of NCW since 2005, Yasmeen Abrar was made acting chairperson on the completion of tenure of Dr. Girija Vyas.

Muslim women of the world urged to unite

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By NNN-Bernama, Kuala Lumpur : Collective action among Muslim women around the world is necessary to bring out women's issues for serious, indepth discussion, says the executive director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA), Daisy Khan. Muslim women represented half of the world's Muslim population and therefore their issues were societal and serious, she said in an interview with Bernama here Tuesday.

40 women writers to address feminism, gender at Jaipur lit fest

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Shuttlers Arundhati, Thulasi, Tanvi fail to qualify

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

French woman found dead in Goa

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By IANS, Panaji : A French woman was found dead in a trailer parked near Vagator beach in Goa, while a man believed to be her companion was lying unconscious next to her, police said Monday. The trailer, equipped with modern amenities including a mini kitchen, was found parked near Vagator beach, 25 km from state capital Panaji, Sunday. Police suspect it could be a case of drug overdose.

Women no longer silent recipients of abuse: Delhi Police

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New Delhi : Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi Tuesday said the increase in the number of complaints registered by women showed that the members...

Dr. Mumtaz — A born leader

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TCN Special Series on Women of Inspiration By Ilyaskhan Pathan & Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,

Bombay HC permits women inside Haji Ali dargah

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Mumbai : In a historic verdict, the Bombay High Court on Friday permitted the entry of women up to the restricted grave area...

Naidu bats for women’s quota bill, uniform civil code

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New Delhi : Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said political parties must reach a conclusion on the long-pending women's reservation...

Row over women’s football match cancellation in West Bengal

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Fatwa, HS exams and Urs of Pir reasons behind cancellation By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net, Kolkata/Malda: A women’s football match organised by a local club in Malda district was stopped after objections by the villagers allegedly after a local Imam passed strictures, prompting the Kolkata media to go overboard writing about the controversy. But an investigation by TwoCircles.net has revealed, apart from the Imam’s comments, higher secondary examination and an Urs of the Pir at Chandipur village were also equally the reasons, unlike the hype about it.

One held for Nepal woman journalist’s murder

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By IANS, Kathmandu : A week after the brutal murder of a woman broadcaster in Nepal's violence-hit Terai plains, the Maoist government Sunday said the mastermind behind the killing has been arrested. Mebilal Paswan, said to be associated with a little-known Terai organisation calling itself the Terai Ekta Parishad, has been arrested for the murder of radio journalist Uma Singh, government spokesman and Minister for Communications and Information Krishna Bahadur Mahara told the interim parliament Sunday. Mahara said Paswan, arrested Saturday, had admitted involvement in the killing.

Shiela Dikshit urges women to gain social status

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By IANS, New Delhi: On the eve of International Women's Day, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday called upon women to come forward and gain economic and social status through empowerment.

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

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Status of women in India worse than in 18th century: Modi

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By IANS, New Delhi : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said Monday the status of women in India has become worse than in the 18th century despite progress made by society in other areas.

Maharashtra moots murder charge for female foeticide

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By IANS, Mumbai: The Maharashtra government Tuesday mooted slapping murder charges on those involved in female foeticide.

NHRC notice to Rajasthan on branding women as witches

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New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notice to the Rajasthan government on the plight of women branded as...

75-year old man in Bihar marries woman half his age

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Patna : A 75-year-old man has married a woman half his age in Bihar's Samastipur district, ignoring the criticism of people and society. Ram Chander...

Woman jumps from Metro station, dies

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By IANS, Gurgaon: A 25-year-old woman who had accused her husband and in-laws of harassing her for dowry died after jumping from the terrace of a Metro station here Thursday, police said.

SelfieWithDaughter: Can India save 23 million girls?

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By Prachi Salve New Delhi: India’s child sex-ratio (below six years) is now the worst in 70 years, possibly the worst ever. The latest decline...

मेडिकल फील्ड में आती तब्दीली में दाई का काम हो रहा बंद

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पूनम मसीह, TwoCircles.net सावित्री (बदला हुआ नाम, 70) और सुनीता(55) अपने घर में दोपहर के वक्त आराम कर रही थीं। घर में 21 दिन पहले...

Tinkering with Muslim personal laws would be like desecrating Indian Constitution: AIMPLB

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By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net AIMPLB announces formation of Women's Wing under Dr Asma Zahra “UCC under Article 44 is highly inflammable issue, which divides the...

PM launches SC/ST hub, women get ‘charkhas’ at Ludhiana event

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ArrayLudhiana : Launching the National SC/ST Hub and the ZED (Zero-Defect, Zero-Effect) Scheme for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector here on...

Rajya Sabha members condemn acid attacks

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New Delhi: Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha members Friday condemned the many incidents of acid attacks and demanded stringent punishment for their perpetrators,...

Bill for women’s quota in urban bodies in Lok Sabha

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By IANS, New Delhi : A bill seeking 50 percent reservation for women in urban local bodies was introduced Tuesday in Parliament. Introducing the constitutional (112th Amendment) bill in the Lok Sabha, Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said: "Enhancement of reservation for women in urban local bodies will not only ensure their increased representation and participation... but also mainstream gender concerns in governance and decision making process, particularly, those related to women's issues such as water supply, sanitation, solid waste management, health and education."

Facing ire over remarks on Prophet Muhammad, Nupur Sharma has a record of controversies

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37-year-old Sharma is a former president of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) who rose through the ranks of the ruling BJP to become...

MPs’ panel wants ‘flexible working hours’ for women in banks

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New Delhi : A parliamentary panel has lamented that its recommendation that "flexible working hours" be introduced for women in banks has not been...

क्या कर्नाटक में मुस्लिम लड़कियों का शैक्षिक भविष्य अंधकार में चला गया है !

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कर्नाटक हिजाब को लेकर हुए नकारात्मक चर्चा का असर लड़कियों की शिक्षा पर हो गया है, बहुत सी लड़कियों ने स्कूल जाना बंद कर...

Tripura opens toll-free helpline for women in distress

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Agartala: The Tripura Police, as part of its initiatives to curb rising atrocities and crimes against women, has launched a toll-free helpline for women...

SC begins hearing appeals by December 16 gangrape convicts

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday commenced the final hearing on the appeals by four December 16, 2012 Delhi gangrape accused challenging...

Financial independence of women helps curb violence: NCW

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Mumbai : Financial independence of women can help curtail violence against them by as much as 90 percent, National Commission for Women chairperson Lalitha...

Sharad Yadav’s comments about women are deplorable

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By Shah Alam, Shahrad Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP and Janata Dal (United) chief has been in news for some days for his sexist remarks against south Indian women. During a debate in Parliament, Yadav made derogatory remarks against south Indian women and their bodies calling them as ‘saanvli’ (dusky). He said: “The women of south are beautiful, their bodies...their skin ...They aren’t made like this here. They know dance.”

बिजनौर ट्रेन रेप कांड : निलंबित हुआ सिपाही, दर्ज हुआ मुक़दमा, लेकिन की जा...

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter बिजनौर : चलती ट्रेन में रोज़ेदार महिला के साथ बलात्कार करने वाले सिपाही कोमल शुक्ला को एसपी जीआरपी केशव कुमार चौधरी ने...

Woman burnt to death in Orissa violence over VHP leader’s killing

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar : A young woman was burnt to death and a church official seriously injured when a mob torched an orphanage in an Orissa village, sparking tension across the state Monday even as thousands observed a statewide shutdown called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to protest the killing of one of its leaders. A 22-year-old woman was killed and a church official badly injured when angry mobs burnt down an orphanage in Khuntpali village in Barhgarh district, 300 km from here, Monday. While Christians claimed the woman was a nun, the state police have denied it.

Zahra Daudi: The Rebel with a Cause

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By Dr Mohammad Sajjad,

Iranian women on Facebook want to shun veil: Study

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London : Use of social media can influence attitudes and behaviours to a greater extent, even empower women too. According to a promising research,...

HIV woman returns to hospital after rape-accused arrested

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By IANS, Chandigarh : Almost two years after an HIV-positive woman was allegedly sexually abused by staff members of a leading hospital and the state AIDS control society, the victim has resumed treatment at the facility following the arrest of the two accused. According to the police, accused James, a senior technician of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh and Nek Ram, a counsellor with Chandigarh AIDS Control Society were arrested Friday. A case of rape has been registered against the accused.

Minor domestic worker found dead after allegedly raped by employer in Hyderabad, family demand...

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Hyderabad: Being poor is akin to a crime as you are extremely vulnerable to exploitation. This is what happened in the...

More women than men in Kerala; few enter parliament

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By Sanu George, Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala has more women than men, but few women contest and even fewer reach parliament. Kerala has the highest gender electoral...

NHRC notice to Tamil Nadu over honour killing

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New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission on Monday issued notice to Tamil Nadu over the alleged honour killing of a young Dalit...

From Designing Clothes To Designing Cakes: The Journey of a Hijabi Cake Artist From...

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Sobiya Inamdar/ TwoCircles.net Nadia Aslam, a resident of Panjim, Goa has always had a love for baking cakes. She used to bake delicious cakes for...

Himachal to provide bicycles to women labourers

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Shimla : Himachal Pradesh will provide household items, including a bicycle, to women labourers and insure all workers enrolled under the state Building and...

A Bihar man goes to meet daughter who strayed into Pakistan

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Patna: Janardan Mahto, a labourer from a Bihar village, on Tuesday left for Delhi where he hopes to meet his daughter Geeta, the deaf-mute...

Women’s role key in empowering the community: National Women’s Front

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By TCN News, Madurai (Tamil Nadu): “Women constitute around 50% of the population and hence their part in empowering the community is very essential. Our Prophet (PBUH) included women in all areas of community empowerment. Hence we also should follow this,” Ms. S. Fathima Gani, Tamil Nadu state president of National Women’s Front, the women’s wing of Popular Front of India.

BJP seeks security for Delhi Commission for Women’s chief

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New Delhi : The Delhi BJP's women's wing on Monday requested Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi to ensure security for DCW chairperson Barkha Singh after...

असम बर्बरता की चौतरफ निंदा, प्रदर्शन

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net असम के दारांग जिले में एक अतिक्रमण विरोधी अभियान के दौरान पुलिस द्वारा अतिक्रमण हटाने का विरोध कर रहे लोगों पर गोलियां...

Muslim women must press for their rights

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) By Firoz Bakht Ahmed, When her parents asked her to wear a "burqa" (veil) while attending classes at the Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi, Rubina refused to comply with the demand. She was barred from going to the university and sat at home washing dishes.

Here come special women’s buses for safer ride in Delhi

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By Kanu Sarda, IANS, New Delhi : Many women who travel in the capital's crowded buses and have been molested by male co-passengers can heave a sigh of relief. On Monday, special 'women only' buses will begin plying on select routes, thanks to a Delhi High Court order. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is starting the service. Taking cognizance of a public interest petition that drew attention to a large number of women complaining of molestation in public buses, the high court had asked the DTC to make special arrangements for women travellers across the city.

डेल्टा मेघवाल को मिला न्याय, गुनाहगारों को उम्र कैद की सज़ा

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आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net 2016 में राजस्थान के बीकानेर के नोखा में हुए बहुचर्चित डेल्टा मेघवाल हत्याकांड को लेकर बीकानेर की पोक्सो कोर्ट ने बड़ा...

‘Don’t take my daughter away’, cried the grief-stricken mother

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By Rajnish Singh, IANS,

बुंदेलखंड की बहादुर बेटी और ‘गुलाबी गैंग’ की शेरनी हेमलता पटेल की भूली बिसरी...

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हेमलता पटेल गुलाबी गैंग की संस्थापक सदस्यों में से हैं। बुंदेलखंड का मशहूर गुलाबी गैंग महिलाओं के विरुद्ध होने वाले अत्याचारों से लड़ने के...

In Pictures: Evicted thrice in 5 years, displaced women in Assam village decry poor...

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Since the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in Assam in 2016, several poor families in Dholpur char have been evicted thrice— the...

Don’t ignore us in the budget, say women’s rights groups

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By IANS, New Delhi : With the union budget to be presented Feb 26, women's rights groups are urging Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to allocate more money for schemes that directly benefit women. Ranjana Kumari of the Women Power Connect (WPC) said in a letter to the finance minister that was signed by other women's groups: "Last year's budget speech was a big disappointment as a large part of the budgetary allocations showed a decline in the over all funds earmarked for the ministry of women and child development (MWCD)".

AIDWA condemns Dalit youth’s murder in Maharashtra

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New Delhi: The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) Thursday condemned the murder of a Dalit youth in Maharashtra in the name of honour...

SEBI has no woman member

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Chennai : The SEBI is gearing up to penalise listed companies not having a woman director on their boards despite the Indian markets regulator...

Decision on women fighter pilots to be considered: President

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By IANS, Pune : A decision on inducting women into the fighter stream will be taken after due consideration, President Pratibha Patil said Wednesday after her maiden sortie in an Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30MKI combat jet. The president, who is also the first woman supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, said that while she had confidence in the capability of women, the decision to allow women in combat would be taken by the three services after deliberation.

Sabarimala: All women face backlash, but the worst is being reserved for Dalit women

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net Several women tried to enter the Sabarimala temple in southern Kerala following the Supreme Court order allowing entry for all women...

एक्सक्लुसिव : कंचे खेलने की उम्र में बन गए घुड़सवार,मगर नही जाते स्कूल

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net https://youtu.be/IJB0x-FwhXI 7 साल के वसीम एक चबूतरे के सहारे साढ़े 6 फ़ीट ऊंची और लगभग 10 फ़ीट लम्बी घोड़े पर उछल कर चढ़...

Four Bodo women killed for ‘witch practice’ in Assam

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Tripura CPI-M leader sent to police custody over wife’s murder

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Agartala: A court in Tripura on Saturday sent senior CPI-M leader Jitendra Das, his two brothers and nephew to six-da'sy police custody in connection...

Bihar woman says man harassed her via 750 mobile numbers

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Patna : A woman in Bihar here has claimed that a man called her from 750 mobile phone numbers in the last six years...

Kerala village Nadapuram wins union award for empowerment accountability

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Nadapuram Panchayat in Kozhikode district is being governed by IUML for few decades now. By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net, Kozhikode: Nadapuram often comes to the...

Voting begins in 89 constituencies in Karnataka

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By IANS, Bangalore : Voting began Saturday in 89 constituencies in 11 southern districts of Karnataka in the first of the three-phase elections to the 224-member state assembly whose outcome has assumed national importance as it could be a pointer to the timing of parliamentary polls. Around 17.3 million voters, including 8.4 million women, are eligible to pick their representatives from over 950 candidates. There are 17 women contestants.

Indian held for Andhra student’s murder to appear in court

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London, May 9 (IANS) A 24-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh was to appear before British magistrates Friday on charges of killing a woman from his native state in the city of Birmingham, 190 km from here. Nagaraju Kumar Nalluri was arrested Wednesday - a day after police found the 23-year-old woman dead from head injuries in her rented house in the Birmingham suburb of Handsworth.

First Indian woman skier to South Pole gets award

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By IANS, New Delhi : Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu, who became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole last year, will be given a Rs.5-lakh award by the Delhi government, an official statement said Thursday. "The city Government will honour Reena Kaushal Dharmashaktu with an award of Rs.5 lakh (Rs.500,000) in a function to be organised in near future for her feat of skiing from the coast of Antarctica to the geographic South Pole," the statement said. "The award is in recognition of her adventurous effort," it added.

African delegates expecting high from women’s summit

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By Xinhua, Hanoi : Women are still victims of poverty and disparity, First Lady of Burkina Faso said here Thursday at the opening of the pre-summit ministerial roundtable of the Global Summit of Women. The Summit, which is to kick off later Thursday, gathered over 900 businesswomen, professionals and government leaders from around the world to talk about women's development and other issues.

Her Hijab no deterrent, this IAS officer determined to work for marginalised sector

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By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net, Kozhikode: It’s a long pending dream come true, not only for her but for the entire Muslim community in Kerala, especially the Muslim women. Atheela Abdulla goes to work wearing the Hijab. “There is an option to wear or not to wear it. I opted the choice of wearing it. As a civil servant, I am obliged to not raise such question and do justice to my duty and post,” Atheela says.

Woman alleges molestation by Uber driver in Gurgaon

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By Rajnish Singh, Gurgaon: Six months after the rape of a financial consultant by an Uber cab driver, the App based cab service provider ran...

Verbal clashes in parliament panel meet on women’s bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : Political parties ranged for and against the contentious women's reservation bill in parliament clashed Tuesday at the first meeting of the standing committee on 33 percent quota for women in legislative bodies. The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice, which is expected to evolve a consensus on the legislation, began on a belligerent note with the Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Devendra Prasad Yadav asserting his party's opposition to the bill.

Women’s quota bill: Despite opposition, government firm

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By IANS, New Delhi : Even as Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Sunday launched fresh attacks on the women's reservation bill in its present form, the government said there was no option but to push forward with the legislation in the absence of a consensus. The government has timed the consideration and passage of the bill in Rajya Sabha with the 100th year of international women's day Monday. The landmark legislation seeks to reserve 33 percent seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women.

Delhi Police ask SHOs to be sensitive in women’s cases

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New Delhi : Station House Officers (SHOs) of Delhi Police have been asked to be more sensitive towards crime against women, sources said. Delhi Police...

Only Muslim woman candidate in Manipur elections vows to fight against domestic violence

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The upcoming elections in Manipur are likely to be the most interesting one in years with Congress, historically the strongest party in the region,...

No tomorrow for this six-year old Rohingya refugee girl

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By Sheikh Qayoom Jammu : Six-year-old Tasleema is nobody's 'laadli beti' (beloved daughter). She has no idea of the horrors her parents have been...

Of Indian women changing with globalisation and time

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

Sewa Helping War-affected Afghan Women

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By Bernama, New Delhi : Having transformed the lives of thousands of women artisans in the country, the self-help organisation Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) is now helping war-affected women of Afghanistan to rebuild their lives, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Tuesday. For the last one year, SEWA, with the support of the Government of India, is working with the Ministry of Women's Affairs, Kabul, on setting up a vocational training centre for women at Bagh-e-Zanana in the Afghan capital.

Karnataka woman minister says ready to quit to save government

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By IANS, Bangalore : Shobha Karandlaje, the lone woman minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, the party's first ever in the south, Thursday said she was ready to quit if it saves the Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa-led ministry. The BJP central leadership is understood to have proposed dropping Karandlaje, considered close to the chief minister, from the ministry as part of a compromise to the dissidents who are pressing for removal of Yeddyurappa himself.

Nitish Kumar announces support for women’s quota bill

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By IANS, Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has come out in open support for the women's reservation bill, putting the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in a dilemma as party president Sharad Yadav has opposed the legislation. "I am in support of the women's reservation bill in its present form, it should be pushed through soon," Nitish Kumar told reporters here Saturday.

Women Commission to probe into K’nataka case against Shahina

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Women skip Sabarimala temple after huge protests

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Sabarimala (Kerala), Oct 19 (IANS) Huge protests by hundreds of devotees at the entrance of Sabarimala temple forced the Kerala Police accompanying two women...

What Dolly Kumari learnt -– and how it could change India’s textiles industry

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By Lavanya Garg In 2014, Dolly Kumari, an outspoken 12th class passout, left her home in Jharkhand, journeying about 2,000 km south to a new...

Three caught for harassing woman in Kolkata Metro

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Kolkata: Three youths have been caught for allegedly harassing a Kolkata Metro railway passenger, an official said Thursday. Following a complaint from a woman passenger...

Bhanwari Devi case: CBI registers third chargesheet

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All-women housing society to come up in Haryana

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By IANS, Panchkula (Haryana) : A Haryana-based group began construction here Sunday of an all-women housing society which it claims is the country's first such complex, marking the celebration of World Women's Day. "This is for the first time that a housing society solely meant for women is going to come up in the country. The idea struck me in 2001 and after getting all the approvals from Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), we started the construction of flats on World's Women Day," the Parvati Durga Cooperative Group Housing Society president Archana Sanghi told IANS.

‘Crimes against women to be taken up in parliament’

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New Delhi : Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said Thursday that there would be a debate in the Lok Sabha on rising crimes...

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

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

Woman raped for years, rescued; accused nabbed

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New Delhi: A woman who was raped by her landlord for three years and forced into sex trade, was rescued by her two friends...

In Kashmir, women diagnosed with PCOS face trauma, infertility

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The latest Indian National Family Health Survey (NFHS), published in December 2020, found that at least 60% of Kashmiri married women report one or...

‘Women empowerment, gender equality will have to be done’

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By IANS, New Delhi : One of the tasks we still have to accomplish in our country is the empowerment of women and gender equality, President Pratibha Patil said here Sunday, adding "A new India is emerging which is confident and its economic growth has caught the attention of the world". Inaugurating the National Press Day celebrations, organised by the Press Council of India, the president said: "Women constitute about half of our population but still do not have the same opportunities as their male counterparts in many areas."

Kerala branch of women’s bank to open on Monday

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Thiruvananthapuram: The Bharatiya Mahila Bank's Kerala branch would open here Monday, an official said Saturday. M.C. Maya, the banks' deputy general manager, said currently there...

Save Sharmila campaign condemns rape of 3 women by Army personnel in Assam

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By TCN News, New Delhi: In another shocking incident, it has been reported that on 6th April, 6 Indian Army jawans raped 3 women in Khorsim Athor village in Anjukpani in Assam. It has been reported that the jawans on patrol reached the village and allegedly took a 13-year-old to the neighboring jungle. The girl's mother and another relative later reached the site to rescue her. According to reports, the jawans then raped the other two women as well.

Crime against women, rapes up in Delhi

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New Delhi : Delhi has witnessed an 18.3 percent rise in crime against women in 2014 as compared to 2013, with a whooping 31.6...

Woman UN employee killed in Afghanistan

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By Xinhua, Kabul : An Afghan woman employee of the UN has been killed in eastern Afghanistan, the UN said Sunday. Belqis Mazloomyar was shot dead in front of elders at a meeting Nov 26 of the local shura (elders' meeting) at Lower Sheikh Mesri, a temporary settlement for returnees, the statement said. "The UN family, as well as human rights partners and NGOs in Afghanistan stand together in condemning her murder and in calling for a thorough investigation," it said. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing.

Woman raped by childhood friend on pretext of job

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New Delhi: A 30-year-old fitness centre employee has been arrested for raping his childhood woman friend here after promising to provide her a job,...

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.

CBI consulting legal experts in Rathore case

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By IANS, New Delhi : After facing criticism for mishandling the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday said it was seeking legal opinion to include charges of abetment to suicide against former Haryana director general of police S.P.S. Rathore.