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Woman found dead in Delhi

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By IANS, New Delhi: A 40-year-old woman was found dead with head injury marks in her southwest Delhi home Wednesday, police said. Manju Chabra was found dead in her house in Dabri by her 20-year-old daughter around 11.30 a.m., a police officer said. "The door of the house was found locked from outside. The woman was lying on the floor with injuries to her head. The victim's two daughters and son had left the house in the morning," the officer said. Police suspect that her husband Nanakchand Chabra, who is absconding since the incident, is behind the murder.

Chandigarh police question husband over woman’s murder

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By IANS, Chandigarh : The Chandigarh police Sunday evening started questioning a property dealer after his young wife was found murdered in their home here late Saturday night. The questioning of Anuradha's husband, Baljinder Singh, started after the servant whom the police earlier suspected for the murder was found dead near Ropar town in Punjab, 40 km from here. The police were looking for Vijay Kumar alias Nikku, a domestic help working for the couple for over five years, as he was missing from the home after the murder. His motorcycle was also missing.

Controversial women’s rights bill returns to Kashmir assembly

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By IANS, Jammu : The controversial bill that seeks to annul permanent resident rights of Kashmiri women who marry outside the state is set to return to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly. Described as "communal and unconstitutional", the Jammu and Kashmir Permanent Residents (Disqualification) Bill had threatened the existence of then ruling coalition of Congress-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when it was first introduced in 2004.

Women MPs, activists slam Joshi’s remarks against Mayawati

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women parliamentarians and activists Thursday slammed Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's offensive remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati saying they were "inappropriate and uncalled for". Congress MP Mohsina Kidwai described Joshi's remarks as "not appropriate", when asked to comment on it.

A course to help women get back to work after sabbatical

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By IANS, Gurgaon : Women who often grapple with re-joining work after a sabbatical now have help on hand, courtesy a course offered by a business school here.

Many Sri Lankan women are harassed in public transport

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By IANS, Colombo : Many Sri Lankan women travelling in public transport face some form of "sexual harassment" mainly in the cosmopolitan areas, a media report quoting a research study said Sunday. According to the report, a study conducted by the Legal Aid Commission has "found that two out of every five women experienced some form of sexual harassment on buses and trains".

Muslim Personal Law should be reformed: Women group

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Mauritius hiring only women from Indian subcontinent

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By IANS, Dhaka : Mauritius is phasing out male workers and hiring only women from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, a newspaper report here said Friday, quoting a local labour recruiting agent. The recruiting agent, who was not named, said the southern African island nation would not send back workers before their job contracts expire but it now has a policy of not hiring male workers from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India. Bangladesh has been concerned at reports from Mauritius that the latter will send back 6,000 workers, employed mainly in its garment industry.

Woman kidnapped in Kathmandu, trail leads to India

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By IANS, Kathmandu : Amid increasing incidents of lynchings triggered by suspicions of kidnapping, Nepal police Friday said they had rescued an abducted young woman who was being taken across the border to India. Isha Bhattarai, from Jhapa district on the Indo-Nepal border and a second-year student in the Padma Kanya Campus, was abducted from a busy area of the capital Thursday while she was going to college, police said.

गैंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की मौत के बाद लोगों में गुस्सा ,सड़क पर उतरा...

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर । Twocircles.net हाथरस की गए गेंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की  आज सुबह दिल्ली के सफदरजंग अस्पताल में हुई मौत के बाद दलितों का...

Teacher held for trying to molest student in Kashmir

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Srinagar : A school teacher was arrested on Wednesday for attempting to molest a Class 6 girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police...

Geeta Phogat to lead India women at Asian wrestling meet

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By IANS,

Teacher killed for eloping with woman

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Lucknow : A school teacher was beaten to death by family members of a young woman with whom he eloped, police said on Wednesday. The...

Slain SP’s family demands jobs, Badal to meet families

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Chandigarh : The family of Superintendent of Police Baljit Singh, who died in the terror attack in Gurdaspur in Punjab, on Tuesday demanded...

Government ready for law to end triple talaq: Naidu

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Bengaluru, (IANS): The NDA government was ready to bring a law to stop the triple talaq in the Muslim community, if necessary, said Union...

‘पाई पाई जोड़कर आगे की पढ़ाई जारी रखूंगी’

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Saba Yaseen for TwoCircles.net फ़ैज़ाबाद : 22 साल की आयशा की ख्वाहिश वकालत की पढ़ाई करके जज बनने की है, लेकिन देश में लॉ...

Three held guilty of both gang rapes in Shakti Mills

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Mumbai: A Mumbai court Thursday held three men, convicted earlier for gang rape of a call centre employee in the Shakti Mills complex...

Exclusive: Story of the ‘objectionable’ material recovered from Afreen Fatima’s house

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Soon after razing his house, police claimed that Afreen Fatima’s father, Javed Mohammad, was the mastermind of the protest in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh in...

Sadhvi Pragya on hunger strike, demands Kumbh visit

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Bhopal: Sadhvi Pragya, who was given a clean chit in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case by the National Investigation Agency, on Monday began a...

Indian Army lt. col. in soup over Bangladeshi woman’s link

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Scores of women’s orgs’, collectives call for unconditional release of student activist Gulfisha Fatima,...

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Scores of organizations released a joint statement calling for release of Gulfisha Fatima and all anti-CAA-NPR-NRC protestors who are incarcerated. The statement said that...

Jet Airways offers discount for women in March

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By IANS, Mumbai: Leading private carrier Jet Airways Monday announced special fares for all women passengers to commemorate International Women's Day. "The special fares would be available till the month end to every group with at least one woman traveller that makes bookings on the airline's website," the airlines said in a statement. "All such groups will enjoy a 10 percent discount on base domestic fares and a 5 percent discount on base international fares (excluding applicable taxes and surcharge)".

नही रही पार्क सर्कस कोलकाता में सीएए बिल विरोध प्रदर्शन का मुख्य चेहरा अस्मत...

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net कोलकाता के पार्क सर्कस मैदान में सीएए विरोधी आंदोलन की शुरुआत करने वाली सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता अस्मत जमील का सोमवार को 46 वर्ष की...

Poor Muslim women connect to global fashion with crafts

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By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,

Jaitley unveils schemes for women’s safety

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New Delhi : Noting that women safety was a matter of concern, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday unveiled schemes to ensure their security in...

Bangladesh’s ninth parliament will have record 64 women

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By IANS, Dhaka : Bangladesh, where politics is dominated by two former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia, will see a record 64 women sitting in its ninth Jatiya Sangsad (national assembly). For the first time, 19 women contesting for 23 parliamentary seats defeated their rivals by huge margins in the election that saw the Hasina-led alliance winning three-fourths of the 299 seats. They will be joined by 45 women nominated to the assembly as per a provision in the constitution. Generally, they are from the ruling alliance, boosting their majority.

NWF’s ‘Awakening’ conference to be held at Coimbatore on Nov 16

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By TCN News, Mangalore: The Awakening conference for women empowerment will be held at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 16th November 2014. Presenting the theme and objectives...

Mamata Banerjee files nomination papers

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Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday filed her nomination papers for the West Bengal assembly elections...

Global women leaders conference begins in Dubai

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By IANS/WAM, Dubai: Women leaders, ministers, academics and entrepreneurs have gathered in Dubai for the 16th Global Women Leaders Conference (Woibex).

Neela Satyanarayan is Maharashtra’s first woman election commissioner

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By IANS, Mumbai : Retired civil servant Neela Satyanarayan has been appointed the State Election Commissioner (SEC) of Maharashtra, official sources said here Thursday. She is the first woman in the state to hold the post. Succeeding Nand Lal who retired recently as the SEC, she will take charge of her new assignment soon. Satyanarayan retired as additional chief secretary from the state government three months ago.

3,000 women poll personnel in Bengal: Poll panel

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Kolkata : The Election Commission Friday said as many as 3,000 women poll personnel will be deployed in 575 polling booths in West Bengal. According...

Kidnapped minor girl rescued in Delhi

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

Mary Kom to be brand ambassador of north-east

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New Delhi/Agartala : The central government will appoint Olympic medallist boxer M.C. Mary Kom as the brand ambassador for north-east India to promote the...

Research scholar molested in IIT-K

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Kolkata: A research scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, was allegedly molested by a contractual sweeper while she was asleep in the...

Bengal woman jumps off building to escape rape bid

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Kolkata : A woman in West Bengal's Howrah district jumped off a three-storey building to escape a rape bid and three people have been...

Women all decked up, keep fast on Karwa Chauth

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By IANS,

Bengal BJP chief defends calling JU female students ‘shameless’

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Kolkata : West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Sunday sought to justify his calling a section of Jadavpur University female students "shameless" even...

Indian law: Domestic Violence Act

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By Avani Bansal for TwoCircles.net -- Advocate Avani Bansal is currently a student doing Masters at Harvard Law School . She pursued MPhil in Law at...

Dec 16 gang-rape: Two convicts move Supreme Court

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New Delhi: Two convicts in the Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape moved the Supreme Court Saturday challenging the Delhi High Court verdict upholding their death...

Gileem Juloos in Lucknow commemorates Hazrat Ali’s martyrdom

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Record abuse victim’s statement at home, SC tells Haryana Police

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Haryana Police to go to the residence of a sexual abuse victim - a student of...

90-year-old woman murdered, house burgled in Ghaziabad

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By IANS, Ghaziabad : A 90-year-old woman was found murdered here and her house burgled , the police said Thursday. The incident occurred late Wednesday night in Shastri Nagar under Kavi Nagar police station of Ghaziabad. The murder and burglary, however, came to light Thursday morning when the woman's son-in-law returned from his morning walk, the police said.

Dalit woman set on fire for objecting to molestation

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By IANS, Lucknow : A group of men allegedly set a 25-year-old Dalit woman on fire after she objected to molestation by them in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district, police said Monday. The incident took place late Sunday evening in Kannauj, some 250 km from Lucknow, where Altaf and two of his aides set the Dalit woman on fire. With severe burn injuries, the woman was being treated in a hospital, where her condition was critical.

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...

क्या सचमुच प्रतापगढ़ में मूर्ति छू लेने पर हुई दलित की हत्या !

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के प्रतापगढ़ जिले में एक अधेड़ दलित की हत्या का मामला सामने आया है। मृतक के परिजनों ने जातीय भेदभाव...

The half widows of Kashmir: A story of endless wait and hardships

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In the second of the three-part series, Raqib Hameed Naik looks at the condition of half-widows in Kashmir,...

Kerala government floats new policy to empower women

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By IANS, Palakkad (Kerala) : The Kerala cabinet has approved the adoption of a new policy to ensure gender equality and prevent crime against women, Pinarayi Vijayan, state secretary of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said here Thursday. Vijayan, who is on a tour of the state, told reporters that the main objective of floating the new policy was to ensure social justice for women. "Our goals can be achieved because Kerala is far ahead of other parts of the country with regards to women's literacy and life expectancy," said Vijayan.

85 million women missing in India, China: UNDP

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New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) At least 100 million (10 crore) women are missing in seven Asian countries, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said Monday. It said 85 million of them are from India and China. "While Asia and the Pacific can take pride in the regions' vibrant economic transformation in recent decades, this has not translated into progress on gender equality," a fresh UNDP report released on the occasion of International Women's Day said here.

Kunan Poshpora: The Silent Night That Still Echoes Cries for Justice

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Raqif Makhdoomi, TwoCircles.net Kunan Poshpora, a village in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, carries a story that continues to haunt its people even after 35 years....

NHRC notice to Kerala government over working conditions of women

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New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to the Kerala government over the poor working conditions of female...

बेसहारा और गरीब लड़कियों की आवाज़ बनी ‘पहचान’

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली: रुक़ैय्या जब पांचवी क्लास में थीं तो उनके अब्बा ने उनकी मां को तलाक दे दिया. रूकैय्या की मां ग़रीब...

There is nothing progressive about the ideology of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind or Jamiat Ahl e...

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Dr. Lubna Sarwath for Twocircles.net Jyoti Punwani’s Nov 27, 2016 interview with a woman activist who had recently resigned from the All India Muslim...

Women’s groups demand passage of women’s reservation bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : Different women's groups, demanding the passage of the women's reservation bill, staged a protest outside Parliament House Thursday.

50 percent seats for women in Maharashtra local government bodies

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By IANS, Mumbai: In a significant move, the Maharashtra cabinet Wednesday approved hiking reservation from 33 percent to 50 percent for women in all local self-government bodies.

Telijant: A Village where people struggle to arrange food during Ramadan

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By Raqib Hameed Naik and Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net Bankura (West Bengal): The upcoming period of Ramadan is likely to test even the most...

Children play pivotal role in making Chhattisgarh villages open-defecation free

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By Ashish Mishra Raipur : Arti Rawte, an 11-year-old tribal girl from Dhobni village of Maoist-hit Rajanandgaon district in Chhattisgarh, used to wake up at...

India’s eight women wrestlers for Worlds announced

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Lucknow : The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Monday selected eight women grapplers for the World Championships to be held in Las Vegas...

Khushboo Mirza, member of Chandrayaan-1 team, talks to TCN

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net, Patna: When the whole India was basking in the glory of launching of Chandrayaan-1 it was also the turn of Chaugori Mohalla, a tiny, traditional Muslim neighborhood in UP's Amroha district to take pride in the successful launching of the satellite. A daughter of the village was part of the mission Chandrayaan. The villagers are very proud of her so much so that they have started calling it Khushboo Mirza’s village.

Muslim woman police officer files racism charge in UK

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By IANS, London : After three senior Asian officers recently filed racism charges against the London Metropolitan Police, a Muslim woman officer has taken her department (Met) to the employment tribunal saying she was bullied because of her colour and sex. The complainant, Yasmin Rehman, 42, is the Met's director of partnerships and diversity. She is responsible for upholding racial and religious diversity within the Met.

Women’s commission to act against erring officials

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By IANS, New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) will take action against two senior Haryana officials for not giving the correct sequence of events that led to the death of a woman in mysterious circumstances at a businessman's home. Suspecting the case to be of murder, instead of suicide as reported by the Haryana police, the commission said it was aghast that Rosila Kujur, who was a Christian, was cremated rather than buried.

Bihar rapes: Oppn to stall house till minister goes, her husband arrested

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By IANS: Patna, July 26: The opposition in Bihar on Thursday demanded the resignation of Social Welfare Minister Kumari Manju Verma and the arrest of her...

Khobragade reinstated as director in MEA

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New Delhi : Devyani Khobragade, the 1999-batch IFS officer whose arrest and handcuffing in New York in 2013 over alleged visa fraud led to...

74% of class 6 students in government schools cannot read Hindi textbook: Sisodia

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New Delhi : Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia, who also holds education portfolio, revealed on Tuesday that 74 per cent students of class...

Gaya’s Urdu girls’ high school to celebrate its golden jubilee

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By Tameemuddin Humble, Gaya: In 1964 when the community was witnessing girls’ shyness or feeling unworthy of schooling, some revered souls of Gaya, now in their eternal abodes, founded an institution, exclusively for the girls in the city. The “Urdu Girls High School” came into being at the waqf land dedicated to the Madarsa Anwarul-Uloom that spared a portion of the big compound for the promotion of girls’ education as well as the Urdu language.

Suspecting them as terrorists, state run bus service driver-conductor force luggage search on burqa...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Kolkata/Asansole: After the October 2 Burdwan bomb blast, a section of the main stream media’s campaign against the Madrasas and Muslims in West Bengal are facing suspicion across the community. Muslims are being made the target of communal hate campaigns.

Woman murdered in West Bengal but police call it a suicide; family alleges political...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net The death of a woman from an industrialist family in West Bengal’s Raniganj town has raised several doubts over the...

Women quota bill: BSP, JD-S indicate reservations

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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, two other parties -- the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) also indicated that they were not in full agreement. JD-S chief H.D. Dewe Gowda said that his party was not against reservation for women but would push for a quota for backward classes. The JD-S has two members in the Rajya Sabha, where the bill is slated to come up for discussion and vote Monday.

Leaders highlight public-private partnership targeting women

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By Xinhua, Hanoi : The close partnership between governments and private companies and non-governmental organizations are of importance to advancing women's economic opportunities, ministers to the ongoing 18th Global Summit of Women (GSW) said here Friday. The public-private partnership is essential because governments do not have sufficient resources to deal with challenges faced by women, GSW president Irene Natividad said at the summit's plenary session in Vietnam's capital Hanoi.

Russian woman to be extradited from Spain for trafficking

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By IANS/RIA Novosti,

PM apprised about Ruchika case

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By IANS, New Delhi : Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Friday apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about developments in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case that has grabbed national headlines. Tirath had gone to meet the prime minister to wish him on New Year day and also apprise him about the case. National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas was present on the occasion, official sources said.

Low representation doesn’t deter Indian women from voting

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New Delhi: They might not be getting their due when it comes to representation in parliament, but women have increased their participation in the...

Woman kills herself after poisoning her children

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By IANS, Agra : A woman poisoned her two children before hanging herself in this Uttar Pradesh town, police said Wednesday. Sanjeev Choudhary, a banker, reached home Tuesday evening to find his wife Sudheera hanging from the ceiling and his two children lying dead on the bed. Superintendent of Police B.P. Ashok said Sudheera, in her early 30s, had poisoned her children - two-year-old Bittoo and 11-year-old Akanksha. She then hit them on the head with a hammer to ensure they were dead.

Crucial women’s quota bill lapses for the fourth time

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(March 8 is International Women's Day) New Delhi : Amid a plethora of gestures on women's empowerment, a crucial piece of legislation, a bill reserving 33 percent of seats in parliament and the state assemblies for women, has again lapsed with the 15th Lok Sabha holding its last sitting ahead of the April-May general elections.

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...

Ctrl+F is Gone: ECI Turns Bihar’s Voter List into a Puzzle After SIR, Leaving...

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Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net Patna: Zaheeb Ajmal, a social activist in Phulwari Sharif, Patna, has been helping residents, particularly slum dwellers and other socially and economically disadvantaged...

Triple Talaq Bill passed in Lok Sabha, to be tabled in Rajya Sabha now

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TCN News The Lok Sabha passed the Triple Talaq Bill today, Thursday criminalizing the practise defeating the amendments proposed by the opposition parties. The bill...

Ramadan 1438: Jannat ul Nisa

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By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net "I am 13 and I always make sure to fast the whole month, but few days back my Blood Pressure...

SC notice to Rajasthan on plea by tribal women

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Rajasthan's Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police on a petition by...

Women climb water tank to protest poor rehab facilities

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By IANS,

Activists, academics come out in support of activists Teesta & Javed

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BY TCN News, New Delhi: Activists and academics have come out in support of anti-communalism activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand, who...

Government will not waver on triple talaq issue: Amit Shah

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Panaji : The Narendra Modi government will not waver on the issue of women's equality and its firm commitment on the issue can be...

Muslim Students Federation to seek legal advice over denial to wear hijab in some...

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By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Union Muslim League students’ outfit Muslim Students Federation (MSF) has decided to launch an online survey to address...

Panipat’s fourth battle: PM launches ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ campaign

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Panipat (Haryana) : Asking people to shun the 18th century mindset of killing daughters and to stay away from "double standards" of differentiating...

Make Delhi safer for northeast women: NGOs

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By IANS,

DCW writes to Bassi over crime against women

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New Delhi : The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Saturday wrote to Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi seeking information on the...

Ara court blast: 2 killed 16 injured; two bomb blast accused escape; terror angle...

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Incidentally, despite revelation of association of the escaped prisoner to be an accused in 6 years old bomb blast that killed two persons, the police and media has immediately ruled out the possibility of linking the blast with any saffron organization terming the incidence to be criminal in nature than terror. By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, Ara (Bihar): The investigation team of Bihar police has confirmed the bomb blast at Ara civil court premises that killed at least two persons and left 16 others injured on Friday was aimed at freeing the mastermind of six year old bomb blast accused during his appearance in the court.

दिल्ली हिंसा: अजित डोभाल ने कहा था, ‘डरने की जरूरत नहीं’, लेकिन… दूध लेने...

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इसरार अहमद, Twocircles.net दिल्ली।  उस्मानपुर के करतार नगर में अपने घर से बच्चों के लिए दूध लेने घर से बाहर निकले मोहम्मद इरफ़ान तीन दिन...

Triple Talaq un-Islamic, inhuman and unconstitutional: Armed Forces Tribunal bench

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Lucknow (UP): In a significant decision, the Lucknow Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal has ruled that the declaration of oral...

शादी में दहेज़ के खिलाफ उलेमाओं ने उठाई आवाज़

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आकिल हुसैन। Two circles.net मुस्लिम समाज में उलेमाओं की पहल धीरे धीरे रंग लाने लगी है। उलेमाओं और मुस्लिम समाज के जिम्मेदारों द्वारा चलाई गई...

Library App for girls of AMU

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By TCN News, Aligarh: Students’ Union and alumni of the Aligarh Muslim University have joined hands to create a mobile application that will allow girls of AMU to order books from Maulana Azad Library at the convenience of their residence. This app will allow undergraduate girls to get the book delivered to their hostel same day.

Pakistan passes pro-women bill

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By IANS, Islamabad : Pakistan's National Assembly has passed a bill aimed at elminating crimes against women and ending practices like forced marriages to settle disputes.

Young Muslim women fume at Deoband diktat

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By Sarwar Kashani, IANS, New Delhi : Many young Muslim women have reacted sharply to the Deoband seminary's fiat on women and men working together in offices, saying it's high time clerics started looking at real issues plaguing the community such as economic backwardness. "I don't understand what makes them think it is possible to stop women from working," Farzana Tasneem, a 20-year-old jeans-clad girl who works at a call centre, told IANS.

कोरोना के काले अतीत के बाद शानदार तरीके से मनाई गई ईद

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स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net देशभर में ईद-उल-फितर मंगलवार को धूमधाम से मनाई गई। कोरोना महामारी के चलते दो साल बाद ईद की खुशियां नज़र आईं। दो साल...

Death toll in botched up Chhattisgarh tubectomy rises to 13

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Raipur/Bilaspur/Jagdalpur : The death toll due to botched up tubectomies in Bilaspur district reached 13 Wednesday while 32 women were still in critical condition,...

Smriti Irani takes over as BJP women’s cell chief

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By IANS, New Delhi : Television actor-turned-politician Smriti Irani Thursday officially assumed charge as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women's cell chief at an event presided over by party president Nitin Gadkari. "We will aim for the passage of the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha under the guidance of our senior leader Sushma-ji," Irani said. The bill has been passed by the Rajya Sabha.

Women comprise 5.5 percent of 288-member Maharashtra assembly

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Mumbai : Barely 5.5 percent of the 288-member Maharashtra legislative assembly are women, according to an analysis of poll results Monday. Of the total 4,119...

Magnificent Mary clinches record 6th World Championship gold

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New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Indian boxing legend M.C. Mary Kom scripted history by clinching a record sixth World Championship Gold medal in the...

Women’s education key to progress: Rabey Nadvi

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By RINA, Kairana: President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board Maulana Mohammad Rabey Hasani Nadvi said that if a woman is given education then, it will pave the way for the development and progress of the whole family. Similarly, if a woman is deprived of the education then, the whole family would plunge in the darkness of ignorance and superstition. Maulana Rabey Hasani Nadvi was giving away certificates of Khatm-e-Bukhari to the students of Jamia Ummul Momineen Aisha Siddiqua Lil Banat here yesterday.

Fight female foeticide through literacy: Himachal governor

Women
By IANS, Shimla : Himachal Pradesh Governor Prabha Rau Monday underlined the need to promote female literacy to combat the social evil of female foeticide. Rau said: "There is a need to encourage female literacy to eradicate social evils like female foeticide." Addressing a function here organised by Himachal Gyan Vigyan Samiti to mark International Literacy Day, Rau said "higher literacy levels would also bring about economic freedom for women and empower them." The Governor commended the state government for its efforts to increase literacy in the state.

Muslim women in India can become change agents through education

Women
By Frank F. Islam Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently called for empowerment and education of Muslim women. One would have expected this message to receive...

FIRs against Mumbai tabloid, Marathi news channel for hurting religious sentiments

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By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: Two separate FIRs were lodged on Thursday against a newspaper and its reporter and an editor of a Marathi news...

NGOs get capacity boosters to serve society better

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By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi : In 2005 Shafiq-ur-Rahman Khan launched Empower People, a group that rescues girls, mostly young brides, from trafficking. Now present...

Death of a Delta: Part 2

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By A Mirsab and Afroz Alam for TwoCircles.net, TwoCircles.net visited Nokha to investigate the story of Delta Meghwal. Within a couple of hours we...

43 women go missing on Canadian highway in 30 years

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By IANS, London : Mystery surrounds one of the remotest stretches of highway in Canada after nearly 50 women have gone missing in past 30 years, it was reported here.

Fewer women making it to the top in corporate world

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By IANS, Sydney : Fewer women are making it to the top in the corporate world, a trend that has been particularly noticeable over the last two years, according to a newly released report here. Macquarie University's Peter McGraw, director of the Labour-Management Studies Foundation which compiled and analysed the newly released 2008 data for Equal Opportunities for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA), said the numbers did not surprise him.

Walmart Foundation trains 12,000 women in India

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Bengaluru : Global retail giant's Walmart Foundation trained nearly 12,000 women with life skills in 30 factories across Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu with...

Iranian women urge UN to halt Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen

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Tehran : Hundreds of Iranian women rallied in front of the UN office in Tehran on Monday to protest against Saudi Arabia-led airstrikes on...

India seeks greater role for women in UN peacekeeping

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By IANS, United Nations : India has sought more representation of women in high decision-making positions at the UN saying greater participation of women in areas of conflict prevention was particularly necessary for lasting peace and security. "India attaches very high importance to ensuring concrete action in this area," said Hardeep Singh Puri, Permanent Representative of India to the UN during a Security Council debate Monday on "Women and Peace and Security".

Haryana Police to probe woman’s molestation complaint

Women
By IANS, Panchkula (Haryana) : After staging a sit-in for nearly 24 hours, a woman who complained of being molested by a senior police officer was Tuesday assured by the Haryana Police chief that her allegation would be looked into and the necessary corrective steps would be taken. Haryana Police chief Ranjeev Dalal finally met the woman Tuesday evening and listened to her grievance for over half-an-hour, an official said.

Blueline bus mows down woman doctor in Delhi

Women
By IANS, New Delhi: A 71-year-old woman doctor was crushed to death by a Blueline bus in the national capital Friday. Rajeshwari Dewan, a resident of Safdarjung Enclave, was run over while she was crossing the road near Bhikaji Cama Place in south Delhi around 9 a.m., a police official said. The woman, who was working with a charitable trust, died on the spot. The bus driver fled from the spot, the police said.

Students in burqa denied entry into UP college; authorities cite ‘dress code’

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Professor Dr AP Singh of Hindu college in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district said that they have implemented a dress code for the students...

Dhaka to amend laws discriminatory to women: PM

Women
By IANS, Dhaka : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday said her government will, if necessary, amend or repeal laws that are harmful and discriminatory to women. She also pledged effective enforcement of the Women Development Policy formulated during her last tenure in 1997 to ensure socio-economic security and development of women, United News of Bangladesh reported. Her remarks came at the opening of the International Women's Day celebrations as activists pledged to focus on acid attacks on women.

Air hostesses among eight held for prostitution

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : A self-styled godman who preached spirituality while running a prostitution racket and two air hostesses were among eight people arrested for flesh trade here, police said Friday. The eight, including two men and six women in the age group of 19 to 30 years, were taken into custody near the PVR cinema at Saket in south Delhi Thursday while travelling in two cars. They included an air hostess who worked for an Indian carrier and another who was employed by an European airline.

Khudai Khidmatgar opens vocational centre for women of Mewat

Women
By TCN News Khudai Khidmatgar made an important contribution towards women empowerment in the region of Mewat, Haryana by starting a vocational centre on March...

Women’s group, citizens condemn Jamiat Ulema resolutions on women quota, education

Women
By TwoCircles.net News Desk, New Delhi: All India Progressive Women’s Association has condemned Jaimat Ulema-I-Hind for passing resolutions at its recent Deoband conclave against the interests of women. Some of the resolutions adopted at the congregation of the Jamiat Ulema in Deoband “strongly offend the principle of women’s equality” AIPWA said.

Maneka Gandhi hits back at Priyanka on Varun’s path

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

West Bengal announces compensation for tribal women in Lalgarh

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By IANS, Kolkata : The West Bengal government Monday announced compensation for the tribal women in West Midnapore's Lalgarh who had been victims of police excesses during raids November last year, officials said. The compensation would be given to 14 tribal women who received injuries during the police action.

Five women held for cheating

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : Five women and a man have been arrested here for allegedly cheating a number of men by taking money from them on the pretext of giving them membership in an exclusive 'friendship club', police said Wednesday. Police said Sushil Kumar Bhamri, 42, was the kingpin of the racket, which he run from a rented accommodation in Karol Bagh. He had hired five women - all in their mid-20s - to run the 'friendship club'. Seven mobile phones, four notebooks and seven debit cards were recovered from them.

Ramadan 1435: Choices

Women
By Shuchi Kapoor, TwoCircles.net A woman in jilbab checks out a wide variety of Hijab that is available for purchase in a shop in Chennai. Link: Ramadan...

Bangalore women prepare to take on molesters

Women
By Maitreyee Boruah, IANS, Bangalore : Ahead of International Woman's Day on March 8, women in India's tech capital have a lot to worry about, as young women are being abused and attacked on the grounds of wearing western attire by youth in broad daylight and in crowded places. Now, the women are getting together to confront the goons.

60 percent of Indian men admit violence against wives: UN report

Women
New Delhi : Sixty percent of Indian men admit acting violently against their wife or partner at some point in their lives while 52...

Indian woman finishes among top 10 in South African marathon

Women
By Fakir Hassen, IANS, Johannesburg : A South African Gujarati woman is the toast of her community after she became the first Indian woman to finish in the top 10 of the prestigious Comrades Marathon run annually between two cities since 1921. Against competition from international professional runners, Kashmira Parbhoo, 34, from the huge mainly Indian township of Lenasia, south of here, got a medal and 11,000 rands in prize money after finishing the 89 km race between Pietermaritzburg and Durban.

Translation error irks women in Kerala

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

Rising ranks of women farmers need better deal: M S Swaminathan

Women
By Anjali Ojha, IANS,

आख़िर तीन तलाक़ पर क़ानून की बात इसी वक़्त क्यों उठी?

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नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए जी हां, क्यों तलाक़-ए-बिद्दत यानी एक म‍जलिस की तीन तलाक़ का मुद्दा सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फ़ैसले के लगभग तीन महीने बाद...

19-year-old Maryam Siddiqui bags top spot in GenZ Leadership Olympiad

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter New Delhi: Nineteen-year-old Maryam Siddiqui, a first-year Bachelors in Architecture student of Jamia Millia Islamia, has brought laurels to the university...

Women’s quota bill: Despite opposition, government firm

Women
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.

Need to mitigate roadblocks in women’s empowerment: President

Women
New Delhi : There is a need to mitigate the roadblocks which deprive women from becoming agents of change, President Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday. "We...

बुर्क़ा : कई जगह लड़कियां अब इसे पहनने से डर रही हैं

Women
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली : भारत दुनिया भर में अपनी विविधताओं के लिए जाना जाता है. यहां का संविधान सबको अपनी धार्मिक पहचान रखने...

Woman detained in Lebanon not Baghdadi’s wife: Iraq

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

Women’s quota bill failure matter of great regret: PM

Women
By IANS, New Delhi : The government's failure to enact legislation reserving 33 percent of seats in parliament and the state legislatures for women was a "matter of great regret", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday. "That is a matter of great regret. It is a failure, a collective failure of all political parties," Singh said during his interaction with women journalists here. He said that if his government came back to power after the general elections, "we will work very sincerely" to bring the bill back on track."

‘Women with Drive’ programme launched to mark 100th International Women’s Day

Women
By IANS, Gurgaon: In line with its core strategy of driving "safety innovations", Goodyear India Tuesday launched "Women with Drive" to celebrate the 100th International Women's Day.

Resilience and Identity: Refugee Women in India Navigate Challenges Through Intersectional Feminism

Women
Syed Muskan and Kulsoom Faiz, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: The intersectional feminist approach illuminates the myriad issues confronting migrant women globally. As per the latest report from...

15 women organizations in Telangana demand release of all persons arrested for anti CAA-NRC-NPR...

Women
TCN News Telangana: More than 15 women’s organizations from Telangana on Friday strongly condemned the arrests of anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protestors by the Delhi Police and the...

Seminar on ‘Women’s rights and the legal systems’ at AMU

Women
By TCN News, Aligarh: A three-day seminar on ‘Women’s rights and the legal systems’ has been inaugurated today in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

Woman, three kids found hanging in UP village

Women
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...

World junior women’s squash: Hong Kong upset India

Women
By IANS, Chennai : Top seeds Egypt and Hong Kong will contest the team championship final in the World junior women's squash tournament here Saturday. Egypt were stretched by a fighting United States (No.5) before they came through 2-1 while sixth seeded Hong Kong pulled off a dramatic 2-1 win against second seeds India in two pulsating semi-finals Friday. The Indians, save Dipika Pallikal, their No.1 player, were rather disappointing and squandered a 1-0 lead to make exit.

Woman election officer dies on duty in Thane

Women
Thane (Maharashtra) : A woman returning officer died while on election duty Thursday at a polling station in Thane. According to an election department official,...

29 UP cops named in 23 rape cases in 14 months: CM

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Lucknow: As many as 29 Uttar Pradesh Police personnel were named in 23 cases of rape registered in the state in the 14 months...

Meet Falak Naaz, who braved poverty to make it to India’s U19 Women’s T-20...

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18-year-old Falak Naaz comes from a poor family in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. This did not stop her from dreaming to play for national...

Rukhsana’s family migrates to Rajouri Town

Women
By News Agency of Kashmir Rajouri:The family of Gujjar girl, Rukhsana who won great commendation for her valorous act of killing a militant after a group of them attacked her house, today migrated from the home village in Shadra Sharief area of Rajouri, fearing retaliation from the militants. Rukhsana hit the headlines across the country early this week after police claimed that she along with her brother and other family members killed a dreaded Lashkar commander when he barged in their house along with his two associates.

‘Fight Back’ to represent India at US youth summit

Women
By IANS, New Delhi/Mumbai : Fight-Back, an online gender justice campaign launched this year in Mumbai after a woman there was molested outside the JJ Marriott Hotel on New Year's eve, will represent India at the prestigious International Youth Movements Summit in New York Dec 3-5. The celebrity campaign helps young women across the country with wallet cards listing police helpline numbers, online discussion forums, support groups and media to enable them fight against gender abuse and injustice.

Twitter users demolish the idea that Triple Talaq Bill will help Muslim women. Here’s...

Women
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The Muslim Women (Protection Of Rights On Marriage) Bill, 2017, also known as the Triple Talaq Bill, has been presented and...

India recalls envoy to New Zealand after wife accused of assaulting staff

Women
New Delhi/Wellington: India on Saturday asked its envoy in New Zealand to return following allegations that his wife assaulted a member of the domestic...

Rahul calls for ‘tsunami of women members’ in Congress

Women
New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday called for a "tsunami of women members in the Congress" and said his party will...

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

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

Kerala assembly refers bill on women’s dignity to panel

Women
By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala Assembly Thursday referred to the subject committee of the house a bill to safeguard women from harassment and protect their dignity and privacy.

Tripura to give allowance to domestic workers, transgenders

Women
Agartala : The Left Front government in Tripura on Tuesday announced monthly allowances for female domestic workers, transgenders, leprosy and AIDS patients and...

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Woman Maoist arrested in Madhya Pradesh

Women
By IANS, Bhopal : A Naxalite woman, wanted in several cases and carrying a reward of Rs.30,000, has been arrested from Madhya Pradesh, police said Monday. Kamla, an active member of Tanda Dalam, has been involved in various murders and gun battles with the police. "A tip-off was received about Kamla's presence in Kodhapar forest area in Balaghat district on Saturday after which the police laid a trap and arrested her late Sunday," Balaghat Superintendent of Police Harinarayanchari Mishra said. He said the arrest would help police bust the network of Maoists in the region.
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