Two students arrested a month after video-recorded gang rape on crowded US beach
Phoenix (Arizona): No one intervened while a woman was being gang raped in daylight on a crowded public beach in Florida in March, or...
Online group takes fight against gender crimes to the streets
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Women in India's commercial capital are being encouraged to fight against gender violence and demand police assistance to secure their rights by a group of social crusaders who came together through a social networking site.
In a novel move, Fight-Back, a Facebook community of people fighting against gender atrocities, distributed wallet cards to women in Mumbai that have phone numbers of police help lines set up to tackle gender crimes, with the help of the Rotaract Club, a voluntary organisation engaged in service to the society.
‘We Are Hiding in Forests’: Fear in Uttar Pradesh’s Rohingya Camps After Anti-Terrorism Squad...
Mohsina Malik | Twocircles.net
Sajida Begum, 26, had just finished fajr prayers when the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) barged into her shanty in the Rohingya refugee...
Women activists oppose airing of December 16 convict interview
New Delhi : Women's rights activists came out strongly on Tuesday against the airing of an interview of one of those convicted in the...
Mamata, Jayalalithaa keen to block Modi as PM
By T.R. Ramachandran,
Since the assassination of Indira Gandhi on Oct 31, 1984, women politicians have steered clear of having a go at the high...
First woman in space turns 75
By IANS,
Moscow : Valentina Tereshkova who became the world's first woman to go into space after her flight in June 1963 turned 75 Tuesday.
Special court in Kerala for women, children
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : A special court will be set up in Kerala to ensure speedy trial of sexual exploitation cases, Chief Minister Oomen Chandy said Wednesday.
Jabarti becomes first Saudi woman editor in chief
By IINA,
Jeddah : Somayya Jabarti has been appointed editor in chief of the Jeddah-based Saudi Gazette newspaper following the resignation of Khaled Almaeena from...
Dec 16 gang rape verdict: Key points
The Delhi High Court Thursday upheld the death sentences to four convicts in the Delhi Dec 16, 2012 gang rape. Here are key points...
BJP leader suspended from Delhi assembly for derogatory remark
New Delhi : BJP lawmaker O.P. Sharma was suspended from the Delhi assembly for making derogatory remarks about his AAP counterpart Alka Lamba...
Women play key role in Indian Navy traditions: official
By IANS,
New Delhi : Women may not be allowed on board its warships but they do play an important role in Indian Navy traditions for it is always a woman who customarily launches a ship, says an official ahead of Navy Day Dec 4.
"It may sound strange but even though we consider all our warships to be feminine, women are not allowed on board except for occasions like Families' Day, when naval officers are allowed to bring along their spouses," an Indian Navy official told IANS.
गुरुग्राम : जहां मुसलमान पढ़ रहे थे नमाज़ ,वहीं हिन्दू संगठन करने लगे कीर्तन
जिब्रानउद्दीन।twocircles.net
बीते शुक्रवार, गुरुग्राम के सेक्टर 47 में मुस्लिम समुदाय के लोगों को एक बार फिर जुमे की नमाज़ अदा करने में दिक्कत का सामना...
Women’s quota, nuclear liability – two hot potato bills in monsoon session
By IANS,
New Delhi: Two contentious pieces of legislation, on women's reservation and civil nuclear liability, are among 59 bills listed for consideration during the monsoon session of parliament beginning Monday.
Parties opposed to the women's reservation bill are ready for battle in the Lok Sabha where it is to be tabled, while the Left and BJP said they will contest the nuclear bill tooth and nail.
Pussy Riot appeals verdict
By IANS,
By RIA Novosti,
Moscow: Defence lawyers for Russian all-female punk band Pussy Riot have appealed the court verdict under which three members of the band were jailed.
Little has changed; Modi should ensure women’s security: Parents
(Two years after Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape)
By Rajnish Singh,
New Delhi : Saying that nothing has changed since the brutal Dec 16 gang-rape that shook the nation two years ago, the parents of the victim have now pinned their hopes on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to initiate a mission for women's safety on the lines of his Clean India Campaign.
Sex worker battles for her sisterhood
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt, IANS,
New Delhi : She has seen it all - police brutality, harassment and clients with no knowledge of condom use. Now Kala fights for herself and for the over 5,000 women in the sex trade in Bangalore - for security and better health.
For this 28-year-old sex worker, who announced at a health conference here that she is HIV positive, the ignorance of one of her clients cost her dear.
President congratulates Mary Kom, other medal winners
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday congratulated Indian pugilist M.C. Mary Kom and other athletes for winning medals at the 17th Asian Games being...
Canteen to be run exclusively by women inaugurated at Jamia
By TCN News,
New Delhi: A canteen run exclusively by women and operated by Ekta Self Help Group (SHG) was inaugurated in Jamia Millia Islamia today by Smt. Salma Ansari, Wife of Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice-President of India.
A woman contesting polls for women’s cause
By F. Ahmed, IANS,
Bandipora, (Jammu and Kashmir) : Defying separatists' boycott call and militant threats, Gousia Bashir, the lone woman candidate in this north Kashmir constituency, says she is contesting the elections to highlight the problems of women and the poor.
Bandipora, once a hotbed of militants, goes to the polls Nov 17 in the first of the seven-phase assembly elections. And Gousia is contesting against 21 other candidates, all men.
Mulayam under fire for his rape remark
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday came under heavy fire for his rape remark, made a day earlier at an election...
Women’s group slams Goa government over liquor notification
Panaji: The Goa government's decision to allow bars and retail liquor outlets to remain open until 4 a.m. was criticized Thursday by a leading...
Only 55 women contesting Bangladesh poll
By IANS,
Dhaka : Despite two women dominating Bangladesh's political spectrum, the ninth general election later this month will see only 55 women among the 1,565 candidates vying for 300 seats - but this is still higher than at any time in the past.
Women candidates are contesting from 60 constituencies, indicating that in most places, they will face each other.
A consolation would come in the form of nomination of 30 women after the election.
Power of one million elected women influencing communities: Maneka
By Arul Lewis
United Nations: As India challenges centuries-old biases, the power of one million elected women is influencing communities across India through the local...
Will do utmost for women’s safety, Modi assures Nirbhaya parents
New Delhi : The parents of the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape victim Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who assured them that...
Delhi Metro to have ‘ladies only’ seats
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi Metro Monday complied with a long standing demand of female commuters and announced that all its trains would have seats reserved for women.
“Some women are facing problem in the Metro and they have complained to (Delhi chief minister) Sheila Dikshit and our managing director E. Sreedharan. Hence the reservation,” DMRC spokesman Anuj Dayal told IANS.
Families of missing persons stage silent protest in Srinagar against enforced disappearances
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Srinagar: The association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) staged a silent sit-in at Pratap Park here on Saturday, March 10,...
Sharad Joshi lone dissenter against women’s quota bill
By IANS,
New Delhi: Sharad Joshi, a prominent farmers' leader from Maharashtra, was the lone dissenter against the women's quota bill during voting in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, saying he didn't oppose the measure but the manner in which it would be implemented.
"Women's reservations yes, yes, yes, yes. Rotation (of constitutions) and (their) selection by lottery no, no, no," Joshi maintained while participating in the more than three-hour debate on the bill.
Thus, when the bill was put to a voice vote, Joshi let the crescendo of "ayes" to subside before quietly saying "No".
Women’s self-help groups keep Chhattisgarh babies healthy
By Ashish Mishra ,
Kondagaon/Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) : Born in a Gond tribal family in Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh, two-year old Priyanka weighed only 5 kg...
B.Ed student hangs herself in Agra
Agra: A woman B.Ed student at a deemed university here Saturday committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan, police said.
Kavita Sharma, a...
Why’s TV cocking a snook at women’s empowerment?
(International Women's Day is on March 8)
By Nivedita,
New Delhi : Why does women's empowerment find little space on the small screen? While there is...
Class 11 girl raped by three classmates
By IANS,
Lucknow: A Class 11 girl was allegedly raped at gunpoint by three of her classmates in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district, police said Saturday, adding that the suspects were absconding.
Residents of Hilwari village in Baghpat, some 400 km from here, held a series of protests, demanding the arrest of the boys.
The 16-year-old victim was abducted Friday by three boys of her class and raped at a secluded place. Medical reports of the girl have confirmed rape, police added.
The Indian Ulema and Muslim Women’s Education
By Maulvi Waris Mazhari,
(Translated from Urdu by Yoginder Sikand)
New Rural Livelihood scheme for Northeast to benefit tribals: DoNER Minister
New Delhi, (IANS): The new Rural Livelihood scheme for the Northeast will primarily benefit the tribals and the lower socio economic groups including women in...
Slow exercise beneficial for menopausal women
By IANS,
Washington : Scientists seeking to delay or reduce age-related muscle deterioration in menopausal women are examining the effects of different exercise regimes.
Alexander Sänger's research group from University of Salzburg has investigated two such methods. Hypertrophy resistance training is a traditional approach designed to induce muscle growth and 'SuperSlow(r)' which involves much slower movement and fewer repetitions of exercises.
Kalam prays for rape victim’s recovery
By IANS,
Patna : Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday prayed for the speedy recovery of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim in Delhi.
40 cases of crime against women recorded daily in Delhi: Centre
New Delhi : On an average 40 cases of crime against women, including at least four rape cases, are registered everyday in Delhi, union...
NGOs in Mumbai demand compensation for Pune victim’s family and a ban on Hindu...
By TwoCircle.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: A number of secular Non Government Organizations (NGOs) gathered together in Azad Maidan of Mumbai under the black banner to protest against disorderly killing of an innocent Muslim techie Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh in Hadapsar area of Pune by the activists of radical outfit Hindu Rashtra Sena. They demanded compensation of Rs. 15 lakhs for the family of killed techie along with a government job to one of the member of his family as Mohsin was the only bread winner for family, besides an immediate ban on Hindu Rashtra Sena (HRS).
At age 70, woman wants divorce to avenge husband’s cruelty
By Kanu Sarda, IANS,
New Delhi : A 70-year-old woman who has been married for 53 years has approached a court here seeking divorce on grounds of cruelty and adultery by her husband. She calls it her overdue "revenge".
Bimla Devi wants to end her 53-year-old relationship with Rakesh Kumar, who she says has dumped her for another woman and now allegedly wants to grab her (Bimla's) property.
The distraught woman has moved an application in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Manmohan Sharma against Kumar.
Bimla Devi and Kumar were married March 10, 1955.
Violence against women denounced in Argentina
Buenos Aires : With a call to end all forms of violence against women, nearly 40,000 participants brought Argentina's 29th National Women's Conference to...
Anti-AFSPA campaigner Sharmila in Delhi, desires to meet Modi
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Anti-AFSPA campaigner Irom Chanu Sharmila is in Delhi in connection with a case filed by Delhi Police against her for holding hunger-strike at Jantar Mantar in the National Capital in 2006 for which she will be produced before the Metropolitan Magistrate at Patiala on May 28. She left Imphal on May 27 accompanied by two jail staff, one doctor, three nurses of Jawahar Lal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) and two personnel of Manipur Police.
About two million women trafficked every year: UN
By DPA,
New York : An estimated two million women are caught each year in the worldwide sex industry while countless children and other women are forced into low-waged jobs, the UN said Tuesday in a renewed effort to fight human trafficking.
The UN said there are no accurate statistics, but the number of women trafficked across borders each year could be twice as high if the count includes those forced into domestic situations.
UK party wants ban on burqa in public, Sharia outlawed
London, (IANS): The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has announced that it will include a pledge in its general election manifesto to ban the burqa...
Campaign in Delhi to end violence against women
By IANS,
New Delhi: A group of 25 organisations came together here Saturday to launch a global campaign aimed at stopping violence against women.
Women form only a third of India’s internet population: Google
New Delhi: Only one-third of the total Indian population with access to the internet are women, says a survey conducted by Google.
The survey revealed...
Home ministry official denies tutoring witness in Ishrat probe
New Delhi : Home Ministry official B.K. Prasad on Thursday dismissed the charge that he tutored a witness in the probe relating to missing...
राजस्थान में दलित युवक की मौत ने तूल पकड़ा,आक्रोश
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
राजस्थान के अजमेर में कथित तौर पर उच्च जाति के दबंगों और स्थानीय पुलिस की प्रताड़ना से परेशान होकर आत्महत्या करने...
Lack of coordination between officials delaying Nirbhaya Fund: DCW chief
By IANS:
New Delhi, July 24 : The One Stop Centres (OSC), a scheme under the Nirbhaya Fund, is getting delayed in Delhi due to...
Oman national held in Hyderabad for marrying minor girl
Hyderabad:A 61-year-old Omani national was Saturday arrested for allegedly marrying two minor girls in the old city of Hyderabad within a week by paying...
Explosion of woman power
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : It was an explosion of art for women and mostly by women at the Art Mall, one of the country's biggest display spaces in the capital.
Art Mall unveiled an exhibition "Liberation", showcasing nearly 500 works by over 300 senior artists from across the country on International Women's Day last Sunday.
The exhibition will end March 17. The mall is also organising a 10-day workshop of art, graphic, sculpture and drawing.
The exhibition, one of the biggest in the capital, was inaugurated by senior artist Anjolie Ela Menon.
Farm widows to fast on International Women’s Day
Nagpur (Maharashtra) : Thousands of widows across the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra will go on fast on International Women's Day Saturday to protest government...
Panipat’s fourth battle: PM launches ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ campaign
Panipat (Haryana) : Asking people to shun the 18th century mindset of killing daughters and to stay away from "double standards" of differentiating...
Pregnant woman among seven massacred in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Bulandshahr : Seven members of a family, including a nine-month pregnant woman, were massacred in an Uttar Pradesh village Tuesday, the police said suspecting it to be related to a property dispute.
The brutal killings took place at around 2 a.m. in Bararai village in Bulandshahr district, when the family members were sleeping. Bararai comes under Aurangabad police station. Bulandshahr is some 190 km from state capital Lucknow.
Lok Sabha adjourned over women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was adjourned till Monday noon after MPs from the Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) noisily opposed the Women's Reservation Bill that seeks to reserve a third of seats for women in all legislatures.
SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD president Lalu Prasad joined their party MPs in raising slogans as the speaker tried to continue the question hour amid the din.
AMU elects its first woman in teachers association
By IANS,
Aligarh: After being in the news for alleged gender bias, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has for the first time elected a woman to its influential teacher's association.
Tripura gets maximum women legislators
By Sujit Chakraborty, IANS,
Agartala : With five of the 15 women contestants winning, the Tripura assembly now has the highest number of women legislators since the state was carved out in 1972.
Women clash with police at relief camp in Orissa, several hurt
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Several people sustained serious injuries as a mob of women clashed with the police at a relief camp in Orissa's Kandhamal district Thursday, officials said.
The women forcefully entered the relief camp, alleging that despite being riot victims, the administration was unconcerned about them because they were Hindus, the police said.
The women, belonging mostly to tribal areas, were demanding food and lifting of prohibitory orders banning assembly of more than five people in a place.
Picked up from an Army ‘crackdown’, never to return: Dilshada Begum’s 23-year search for...
In the fourth of the five personal stories of half widows, Raqib Hameed Naik narrates the story of Dilshada Begum.
Zakura (Srinagar): On...
PM’s wife to launch women’s health campaign
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur will launch a nation-wide programme on International Women's Day Tuesday for women's health empowerment, officials said.
Women literacy rate higher than men in UAE
By IANS/WAM,
Abu Dhabi : The literacy rate of women is higher than men in the UAE, a report said Tuesday.
The pointing finger of Babasaheb Ambedkar
Dr. Shah Alam Khan
Mayawati, the chief minister of the most populous state of India is in news yet again. Her fondness to Greek Parthenon-style memorials has landed her in trouble with the highest court in the country. I wonder what the Supreme Court of India would have done to the likes of Shahjahan, Akbar, Cholas of Southern India and Rajputs of Rajasthan if it existed in their times.
First US woman vice presidential candidate dead
By IANS/EFE,
Washington : Geraldine Ferraro, the first American woman vice presidential candidate, has died. She was 75.
The bizarre case of Aamil Parvez
Booked for Ahmedabad bomb blasts while he was languishing in Indore Central Jail
हक़ मांगना कब से मज़हब के खिलाफ़ हो गया…
नासिरूद्दीन , TwoCircles.net
जब भी कोई मज़लूम आवाज उठाती/उठाता है, ताक़तवर उसकी आवाज़ दबाने की भरपूर कोशिश करते हैं. ताक़त के कई रूप हैं. इसके...
Blow to gender equality as more believe women’s place at home
By Venkata Vemuri, IANS,
London : The shine's wearing off Super Moms. It's not just the
men who say this, but a growing number of women too. Both are inclining to agree that a woman's place is more at home, wiping the sheen off the notion of gender equality in developed countries, a Cambridge survey says.
Women scavengers make new beginning, join mainstream
By IANS,
New Delhi : For Usha Chaumar, a former woman scavenger who now lives a life of respect and sells home-made pickles for a living rather than carry human excreta, the change she is happiest about in her life is that people now offer her water in the same glass as they drink from - a sign that she is accepted in the society.
"I couldn't imagine that people would invite me to their homes, and what's more, offer me water in a glass that they use themselves!" said a confident looking Chaumar, dressed in a blue sari, at a press meet in the capital Tuesday.
One held for Nepal woman journalist’s murder
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.
Woman among 13 new ministers inducted in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar : A woman politician who has survived at least five assassination attempts was among the 13 new ministers inducted in the Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday.
With this, the strength of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's six-month-old coalition has gone up to 23.
Governor N.N. Vohra administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers, who include seven from the National Conference, six from the Congress and one from junior coalition partner, the National Democratic Party.
HC upholds life for jilted lover who maimed woman’s face
By Garima Tyagi,
New Delhi : A jilted lover who maimed the face of a woman who refused his marriage proposal has been denied relief...
यूपीपीसीएस के परिणाम में इस बार 26 मुसलमान, पहले से बेहतर है परफॉर्मेंस
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
हाल ही में उत्तर प्रदेश लोक सेवा आयोग ने पीसीएस 2021 का रिजल्ट घोषित कर दिया है, इस बार उत्तर प्रदेश को...
Arab-American family slams United Airlines over discrimination
New York : An Arab-American family slammed United Airlines after its staff removed them from a flight in an incident that they claimed was...
‘वंडर मदर ‘ बुशरा बानो का एक और कमाल, शादी के 13 साल बाद...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़। Twocircles.net
भारत की सबसे प्रेरणादायक बेटियों में से एक बुशरा अरशद बानो ने एक और कमाल कर दिया है। सोमवार को सिविल सर्विस...
Leaders, celebrities slam deadly Lahore blast
Lahore/New Delhi : India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan and a host of leaders and celebrities across the subcontinent took to...
Women in Pakistani village vote for first time in 70 years
By IANS:
Lahore, July 25: Millions of registered voters are heading towards polling stations to cast their vote as Pakistan goes for its 11th general...
AAP leader lodges complaint against Delhi legislator
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Alka Lamba has lodged a police complaint against Delhi legislator Vinod Kumar Binny and 21 others for alleging...
Focus on Beed in Maharashtra under ‘Beti Bachao’ scheme
Mumbai : Ten Maharashtra districts with a skewed child sex ratio figure in the "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" scheme unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra...
Malaysian Indian woman to sue for false detention
By IANS,
Kuala Lumpur : A Malaysian Indian woman is seeking compensation and an unqualified apology from the Malaysian immigration department for her wrongful detention for 11 months after she was mistaken for an illegal alien from Sri Lanka.
Perak state's Health, Environment and Human Resources Committee chairman A. Sivanesan relayed Rajeshvari's demand during a media conference in Ipoh Tuesday.
Urging the department to check all detention depots in the country, Sivanesan said he feared that Rajeshvari's case could be "just the tip of the iceberg".
IBM woman employee murdered in Pune suburb
By IANS,
Pune: A woman employee of IBM was found murdered on the outskirts of Pune late Friday night, police said Saturday.
Darshana Tongare, 21, was returning home around 9.15 p.m. from work when at least one assailant stabbed her in the chest with a sharp object, an official of Hinjewadi Police Station said.
"The incident took place in a dark and desolate area near Bavdhan village, around 6 km from Hinjewadi," the official told IANS.
According to the complaint lodged by her Ketan Tongare, Darshana was working with the IBM's facility in Yerawada, a few km from Hinjewadi.
8,500 Pakistani women victims of violence in 2011
By IANS,
Islamabad : Over 8,500 Pakistani women last year suffered from violence like sexual assault, acid throwing and even honour killings, a non-governmental organisation said Tuesday.
Here, blue stands for women’s empowerment
By Rupesh Dutta,
Alwar (Rajasthan) : The colour blue stands for women's empowerment here in Rajasthan, a sign that they have been pulled out of...
Uber rape case: Fingerprints of accused match
New Delhi: A forensic expert Friday told a court here that the fingerprints of the Uber cab driver, accused of raping a woman executive,...
Minor gangraped in Ghaziabad
By IANS,
Ghaziabad : A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by two young men and an adolescent in Pratap Vihar area of Ghaziabad, adjoining the national capital, the police said Sunday.
According to the police, the girl, who is a resident of Pratap Vihar, had stepped out of her house Saturday afternoon when the three young men, also staying in the same locality, forcibly took her to a secluded spot and raped her.
The men threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the crime to anyone.
Indian women’s recurve archery team qualifies for Olympics
Copenhagen : The Indian women's recurve archery team made a strong comeback to book a place in the 2016 Rio Olympics as the...
Smriti Irani to head BJP’s women’s cell
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday named Smriti Irani as head of its women's cell as it announced chiefs of various party committees and reconstituted the central election committee.
Heads of other cells are Dushyant Gautam for scheduled castes, Faggan Singh Kulaste for scheduled tribes, Tanvir Ahmed for minority affairs and Om Prakash Dhankar for farmers. Om Prakash Kohli will head the party's disciplinary committee.
Anurag Thakur will head the party's youth wing.
Music for protest: Azadi and Inqilab as the new Hindustani beats
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
As marches and rallies dominate the most commonly practised ways of protest, the youth are now searching new ways to protest...
Buddha Jayanti Park rape convicts are innocent, insist kin
By IANS,
New Delhi: Relatives of the four members of the President's Bodyguard convicted in the 2003 Buddha Jayanti Park gang rape case Monday said their kin were innocent and they would appeal the judgement.
Paramanand Singh, father of Satender Singh who was held guilty of raping a 17-year old girl six years ago, claimed that his son was not solely responsible for the act.
Five Maharashtra priests booked for attack on woman activist
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) : The police charged seven people, including five priests of Shri Mahalaxmi Temple here for assaulting Bhumata Ranragini Brigade President Trupti Desai...
Rabri Devi owns 65 cows, calves
Patna: Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, contesting the Lok Sabha election from saran constituency as an RJD candidate, is owner of 65 cows...
This young educator is breaking taboos around menstrual hygiene
The objective of Farheen Naaz’s organisation is to break the taboo that has been built around menstrual hygiene since ages and normalise period...
Nawazuddin’s new movie deals with controversial Halala law
Mumbai: After being a part of 68th Cannes International Film Festival, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's “Miyan Kal Aana” production, directed by his younger brother Shamas...
Centre to promote places linked with Rani Laxmibai
New Delhi : The central government will extend all help to Madhya Pradesh to develop tourism around places associated with Rani Laxmibai, the woman...
Indian-origin researcher’s model to empower women in IT
New York : Under-representation of skills had forced women working in the IT sector to flee the profession but a 12-year-old model by an...
Woman killed in an old Delhi building collapse
By IANS,
New Delhi : A dilapidated building under repairs in old Delhi caved in Saturday, killing a woman and injuring two others.
“At about 12.55 a.m. we received the call from the owner, Ram Babu. His wife Rajrani (55) died on the spot, while two others were taken to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hopital and are undergoing treatment there,” a police official said.
According to the owner, the police said, the building was being repaired when it collapsed.
Sexual harassment led to Delhi school stampede: fact-finding report
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
New Delhi: A fact-finding report released today has concluded that sexual harassment of girl students led to the stampede in the government senior secondary school in New Delhi’s Khajuri Khas area on September 10 resulting in the death of five girls and injury of scores of others.
Empowerment of minority girls only through education: South Zone Conf
By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,
Molested girl’s brother arrested for rape
By IANS,
New Delhi: The brother of a minor girl who was molested in a moving bus in central Delhi was arrested Monday for raping her, police said.
Women’s college AMU celebrates Founder’s Day
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Women’s College of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) celebrated its Founder’s Day, which is basically the wedding day of Sheikh Abdullah, pioneer of women’s education, and his wife Begum Waheed Jahan in 1902.
Rajasthan clears bill on violence against women
By IANS,
Jaipur : Rajasthan Wednesday approved a bill that proposes stringent punishment against women being branded as witches and subjected to other atrocities in the state, officials said.
Women’s bill, disinvestment to top government agenda
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
Having succeeded beyond its expectations in the recent elections, the Congress seems to have decided to play some of the cards which it couldn't do in the last five years.
Thus, the emasculation of the Mandal brigade comprising parties of the backward castes has made it promise to bring the women's reservation bill within 100 days, and the elimination of the Left's earlier clout has encouraged it to opt for disinvestment of the public sector.
एक बार फिर जंतर मंतर पर जुटे किसान, लगाया वादाखिलाफी का इल्ज़ाम
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
दिल्ली के जंतर-मंतर में आज संयुक्त किसान मोर्चा अराजनैतिक ने लखीमपुर हिंसा में मारे गए किसानों को इंसाफ और केंद्रीय मंत्री अजय...
Ruchika, Nilofar and Asiya
By Balraj Puri
Fresh inquiry into Ruchika case, mainly due to the media hype, has revived many similar cases of women victims suppressed by powers that be in places like Ghaziabad and Ahmedabad. In Kashmir, it has given a fresh stimulus to the agitation over suspected rape and murder of two sisters-in-law in Shopian.
AIDWA fact finding team reiterates lose ends in Meerut rape case, says case is...
By TCN News,
New Delhi: All India Democratic Womens’ Association (AIDWA) has released a fact finding report on the alleged Meerut gang rape of a madrassa teacher. While demanding speedy enquiry and justice for the girl, AIDWA has also condemned “the blatant lies and half-truths being spread by the BJP and Sangh Parivar about the case.”
AFMI releases its Top 5 Students List 2009
By TwoCircles.net foreign desk
Boston: Muslim students in India have once again shown that with courage and determination they are shining academically. In a national competition for the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin's Gold medal program for 10th graders the top winners have displayed exceptional academic excellence.
Coming soon: Separate courts for rape victims
By Kanu Sarda, IANS,
New Delhi: Rape victims coming to a court to depose will not have to sit along with criminals facing trials as the Delhi High Court has proposed to set up separate courts for them.
During a hearing on a rape case, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S. Muralidhar said Wednesday, "We are proposing to have separate courts for rape victims and initially nine such courts will be set up and the district judge will look after it."
‘Razia Sultan’ zooms in on women’s empowerment
New Delhi : "Razia Sultan", a new historical show on the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, aims to bring the message of...
Gujarat safe for women, Bengal unsafe: Modi
Bankura (West Bengal) : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had failed to curb crimes against...
‘Sports can empower women’
New Delhi: Social pressures shouldn’t restrict any woman to pursue a career in sports, said a former international volleyball player who believes sports has...
JIH women wing demands impartial probe into ‘rape’ and murder of civil defence worker
The 21-year-old-victim, who was associated with the Lajpat Nagar District Magistrate office, was found murdered on August 26 at Surajkund, Faridabad. As per her...
Women journalists protest slanderous stereotypes, seek watchdog
New Delhi : A national organisation of women journalists Monday highlighted the need to regulate the social media in the wake of prevalent "slanderous...
Over 3,000 Delhi women two-wheeler riders ticketed
New Delhi : At least 3,236 women two-wheeler and pillion riders were issued challans or traffic tickets for not wearing helmets in the national...
Indian women marching ahead, but still miles to go
By IANS,
New Delhi : More and more Indian women are breaking the glass ceiling and marching ahead in male dominated fields like driving taxis or becoming disc jockeys, but there are still thousands of women still struggling for their basic rights -- not able to own land or fighting against domestic violence.
For instance, according to international NGO Action Aid, women farmers produce 60-80 percent of the agricultural produce in India and other developing countries. However, they eat the least and own less than one percent of the land that they toil on.
Through the people’s lens: Modi’s development model so far
Dr Rahul Pandey, Bobby Ramakant and Dr Sandeep Pandey, Citizen News Service - CNS
Story of Modi’s development model so far: Cutting health and education...
Women rally in support of Rousseff in Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro : Hundreds of women rallied in front of the Planalto Palace, the government headquarters, in Brasilia in support of Brazilian President...
Woman stabbed to death in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: A 25-year-old married woman working in a multinational company in Noida was stabbed to death by two people here while...
Ten percent women in Saudi parliament
By IANS,
Riyadh : For the first time, women will represent 10 percent of the 150 seats of the Saudi Shura, or consultative council, in the coming legislative term, Xinhua reported.
Demonstrations across country in solidarity with Teesta Setalvad
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Outraged by “blatant misuse of state machinery to hound and persecute a group of courageous human rights defenders” – Teesta...
Women and children lead fight against CAA-NRC in Maharashtra
T I Inamdar, Twocircles.net
Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) are intensifying across states, the latest being Maharashtra....
Women turnout highest-ever in LS polls in Karnataka
Bangalore: The turnout of women voters at 65.81 percent in all the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka was the highest in a parliamentary...
JNU and Quest for a Just World
What JNU and Kanhaiya have done is hold a mirror to the great democracy that seems to have lost its way
Aijaz...
Ramadan 1439: Sarah
By Poornima Marh, TwoCircles.net
Sarah, 33, was born and brought up in Bangalore. She is an Electronics Engineer and used to work as a microchip...
Sadhvi Pragya on hunger strike, demands Kumbh visit
Bhopal: Sadhvi Pragya, who was given a clean chit in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case by the National Investigation Agency, on Monday began a...
Qualifying for World Cup not enough: Kaushik
By IANS,
New Delhi : Indian women's hockey team coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik is delighted that his side is making it to next year's World Cup in Argentina, but hastened to add that the girls need to fine-tune their game to be a consistent world-class team.
To be a top international outfit, Kaushik says, the girls will have to bring in more variation into their play.
Over 14,000 Gujarati women went missing in 2 years
Gandhinagar, (IANS): On the eve of International Women's day, the BJP government in Gujarat admitted that 14,004 women from the state were reported missing during...
Woman has miscarriage as Bihar clinic declines old notes
Patna : A Patna resident on Wednesday claimed that his unborn child died because a clinic refused to conduct an ultrasound on his wife...
डेल्टा मेघवाल मरी नहीं, मारी गई है…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नोखा (राजस्थान) : डेल्टा मेघवाल कौन थी? उसमें ऐसा क्या था? जो सभी को अपनी ओर खींचता था? वो क्या कर...
Advani’s wife dies after heart attack; Leaders extend condolences
New Delhi : Kamla Advani, wife of veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, died here on Wednesday following a heart attack.
She was taken to...
Nation is always empowered by its women: PM
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a nation is always empowered by its women.
“Nation is always empowered by its women....
Kerala emerging as emulative model for Muslim women’s education, says E Ahmed
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: Kerala has emerged as an emulative model in terms of the Muslim women’s education, IUML MP E Ahmed has said. Most of the educational institutions in the state have good number of women students with some of them leading with 75 per cent women representation, he added.
Women’s car rally for breast cancer awareness flagged off
By IANS,
New Delhi : At least 60 decorated cars, with name and blood groups of occupants pasted on them, were flagged off early Friday as a women's car rally started from here to spread awareness of breast cancer among people.
Sixty women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, drove from New Delhi to Agra to spread awareness about the disease that kills 40,000 women in India every year. The car rally was followed by doctors, health and community activists on Gandhi Jayanti.
National Women’s Front celebrates International Women’s Day
By TCN News,
Calicut: Seminar, handbill distribution, public meets and poster campaigns marked the events on the occasion of the International Women’s Day (March 8) organised by the National Women’s Front (NWF).
These programmes were held across Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Rajasthan and West Bengal, Fareeda Hassan, national general secretary of NWF, said in a release.
CBI searches Teesta Setalvad’s premises in Mumbai
Mumbai/New Delhi : The CBI on Tuesday searched four premises of social activist Teesta Setalvad and her publishing firm in Mumbai in connection...
Study finds only 66% of Muslim women using medical care for child delivery
By TCN News
New Delhi: A study published in the online journal PLos One has found poor migrant Muslim women to be one of the groups least likely to use safe medical care for child delivery.
Teenaged girl gang-raped, killed in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: A teenaged girl has been gang-raped and murdered in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Saturday.
The barbaric incident took place near Balisahi village, about...
Women less than 10 percent of India’s higer judiciary
By Rana Ajit, IANS,
New Delhi : Did you know the Supreme Court doesn't have a single woman judge? The Indian judiciary continues to turn a Nelson's eye to gender parity despite the government making a concerted bid to raise women's representation in parliament and state legislatures to 33 percent.
As per official figures, the Supreme Court shares its dubious distinction with several high courts, including those of Jammu and Kashmir, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh.
Women bag first three positions in civil services exam
By IANS,
New Delhi: It was woman power all the way in the civil services (main) examination 2008, as they took the top three ranks in one of the toughest competitive exams in the country, officials said Monday.
Shubhra Saxena, a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, and Sharandeep Kaur Brar, post-graduate from Panjab University, were ranked first and second in the civil services (main) examination 2008, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced here. Another woman, Kiran Kaushal was ranked third.
21 Nepali women rescued, two traffickers held
New Delhi : Twenty-one Nepali women, who were set to be sent to Dubai for the sex trade on the pretext of getting jobs,...