Topic: sexual harassment
One year after India’s big #MeToo wave, a reality check
October 2018 was a watershed in India’s fight for gender justice, with survivors of sexual abuse calling out powerful men. The question is what next.
Democratic candidates again call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment after new assault charge
The new allegations were reported in a New York Times article that published an excerpt from an upcoming book ‘The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation’.
Sexual harassment, fraud, FIRs: How ex-director Rajesh Purohit let down the Indian Museum
Rajesh Purohit, who was transferred from his job as Kolkata’s Indian Museum director six days ago, tarnished the image of India’s oldest and largest museum.
Year after homosexuality was decriminalised, equality a distant dream for LGBTQ community
Supreme Court may have decriminalised consensual adult gay sex, but the landmark judgment was just the beginning of a longer battle for truly equal citizenship.
Supreme Court directs state govt to set up SIT in UP woman’s case against ex-BJP MP
Apex court had earlier ordered that the woman, who had accused former Union minister Chinmayanand of sexual harassment, should stay in Delhi under police security.
UP woman set to be questioned about her disappearance. But police yet to contact ex-BJP MP
The law student from Shahjahanpur had to plead Modi & Yogi to save her from BJP leader Chinmayanand. It shows what the state's handling of Unnao case has done.
Found by UP Police, woman who accused ex-BJP MP of sexual harassment is ‘scared for life’
The woman, who had been missing since 24 August, was found by Uttar Pradesh Police at a Rajasthan hotel Friday.
UP woman, who went missing after accusing ex-BJP minister of sexual harassment, found
A law student went missing after she posted a video claiming former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand had sexually assaulted several students, and sought UP CM and the PM's help.
Modi govt retires more ‘corrupt’ officers — 22 taxmen shown the door this time
Charges against the officers include failing "to maintain absolute integrity, devotion to duty and acting in a manner unbecoming of a government servant".
‘My tweets were the truth, will give evidence’, says Priya Ramani in MJ Akbar case
Journalist Priya Ramani, who alleged sexual harassment by editor M.J. Akbar, appeared before a Delhi court Friday in the defamation case filed by him.
Vir Das incident proves rogue sneezing and coughing are the new guns during Covid-19
Comedian Vir Das’s Twitter post showing a neighbour threatening to sneeze on him points to a growing global trend of people using sneezes & coughs as threats.
Yogi vs Uddhav vs Piyush Goyal: Will politics over migrant workers hurt economic revival?
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray’s accusation that the Railways is not running enough trains to ferry migrant workers sparked a Twitter war with Railway minister Piyush Goyal.
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India wants LAC status quo maintained, China demands India should stop construction activity
Local-level talks going on between Indian & Chinese sides have been described as 'ping-pong game' as there has been a lot of back and forth without any tangible outcome.
PM, CM, DM: India’s 3 big power centres have been exposed by one disaster
The prime minister, chief minister and district magistrate are the three engines of India’s governance, but their handling of the coronavirus pandemic is going awry.