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Thursday, May 9, 2024
TopicPOSH Act

Topic: POSH Act

‘100 complaints of sexual, verbal & mental harassment’ at Kalakshetra, TN women’s panel to prosecute staffers

Illustrious dance academy a 'toxic place', students tell chairperson of Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women, who has urged them to call off protest, appear for exams.

TM Krishna criticises Kalakshetra’s ‘aggressive’ response to sexual harassment complaints, calls it ‘unbecoming’

In open letter to Kalakshetra chairperson, the carnatic vocalist criticised dismissal of accusations by students & alumni against faculty member as 'aimed at maligning' foundation's reputation.

‘Sexual harassment’ at Kalakshetra Chennai: NCW to rescind letter to DGP demanding inquiry

NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma says complainant said she only had student-teacher relationship with staffer. In official statement, Kalakshetra Foundation calls charges 'baseless'.

Kalakshetra Chennai has a PoSH problem. Students fume, gag order imposed, art world shaken

Over a hundred students of Kalakshetra Foundation's fine arts college have been pushed to secret online forums to share stories of sexual harassment by the 'most influential person on campus'.

Calcutta HC extends POSH beyond workplace, says female school students covered under 2012 Act

Court was hearing appeal by a teacher, suspended after students made complaints of sexual harassment against him. He contended that POSH guidelines were not followed in the case.

Why Covid crisis is the last blow to office romance

Employees at Twitter, TCS and Facebook can indefinitely work remotely. And those turning up at offices are keeping masks and sanitisers close, distance from each other.

Complainant against CJI Gogoi demands copy of probe report that gave him clean chit

The former SC employee, who accused CJI Gogoi of sexual harassment, said she was ‘shocked’ that the probe panel found ‘no substance’ in her complaint.

India’s answer to sexual harassment at work was passed this day in 2013

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act kicked in on 9 December 2013, but too late for countless women.

On Camera

If the Congress were truly a democratic party, Sam Pitroda would be a nobody

It is obscene that a man so detached from India should occupy such a powerful position in a party that governed India for most of its republican history.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.