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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicHarassment

Topic: Harassment

Do harassment and abuse harm poor women less? US research finds ‘thicker skin’ bias

Both low- and high-income study participants shared this pattern of judgment – as did male and female participants.

Delhi vigilance minister Atishi says officials in her dept ‘threatening’ colleagues in other wings

Atishi has directed officers at receiving end of such treatment to record phone calls as well as 'threats' given during in-person meetings, stating that such proof is admissible as evidence. 

4 staff members of UP juvenile home booked for ‘harassing inmates’, girls allege ‘sexual abuse, beatings’

Action follows a hunger strike by the inmates of the government-run juvenile home for girls in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district, Thursday.

KKR captain Nitish Rana’s wife Saachi Marwah ‘stalked & harassed’ in Delhi’s Kirti Nagar, 2 held

In her FIR, Marwah claimed that the two men stopped their bike in front of her car and banged on it Thursday night when she was on her way to North Delhi’s Model Town.

Kalakshetra ‘sexual harassment’ row: College closed till 6 April after students protest

Students demand suspension of assistant professor and 3 other senior repertory dancers. After day-long protests, college instructs hostellers to vacate, postpones exams.

WFI chief ‘hurt’ by sexual harrassment allegations, wrestlers were ‘pressured’ to protest

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said wrestlers, who made allegations of sexual harassment against coaches, should have approached the Federation earlier.

‘Sought info posing as official’: Senior IAS says man ‘threatened’ her, Delhi cops lodge FIR

According to FIR, accused told IAS officer that cops would not be able to trace him as he was using a SIM card acquired with fake documents, and 'harassed' her using foul language.

Allahabad HC’s sweeping order in dowry case shows why women don’t get justice against cruelty

In a case of cruelty and dowry harassment, the Allahabad High Court rebuked the woman for the graphical description of the allegations and said decent expressions should be used.

UP Police book SHO & several cops for culpable homicide after Chandauli woman ‘beaten to death’

Nisha Yadav, daughter of history sheeter Kanhaiya Yadav, was at home with sister when they were both ‘beaten up’ by police. Family refutes police’s ‘suicide’ claim.

NCBS scientist to be ‘counselled for her authoritarian conduct’ after data fabrication probe

In October 2020, a team from NCBS published a paper in which experts noticed digital alteration of images. One researcher later accused senior Arati Ramesh of 'harassment'.

On Camera

‘Very, very big news…massive, massive development’—How TV covered Jagdeep Dhankhar resignation

Television news anchors were caught smack in the middle of their 9 pm debates when Dhankhar publicly announced his resignation, so they didn't have time to call their 'sources'.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.