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TopicSexual harassment

Topic: sexual harassment

Amending PoSH Act won’t end harassment at workplace. Here’s what needs to be done

The problem in India is not the law. It is the intent of organisations and their leaders who wish to maintain the status quo with regard to the sexual harassment and abuse of women in the workforce.

‘POSH a lie’ — UP woman judge alleges sexual harassment by colleague, seeks CJI’s permission to end life

Alleging sexual harassment 'by one particular district judge and his associates', the woman civil judge claims it took her 'six months and a thousand emails just to start an inquiry'.

Haryana school principal, accused of sexual harassment, dismissed from service by CM Khattar

CM Manohar Lal Khattar Tuesday ordered the termination of the principal accused of sexually harassing over 100 girl students of his school. He was arrested earlier this month.

Haryana girls stood up against ‘predator’ principal. But parents, teachers pulling them back

A public school principal in Haryana’s Jind district allegedly turned into a serial predator, picking girls through CCTVs and molesting them in his office under the protection of a tinted glass door he installed soon after joining in 2018.

‘Now it’s AIADMK’s turn’ & ‘harasser is getting away’

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‘Police never arrested him, nor do they require it now’ — why court gave Sandeep Singh pre-arrest bail

The BJP MLA was accused of sexual harassment last yr by a junior athletics coach in Haryana's sports dept. Court's order notes complainant’s statement has been recorded, chargesheet filed.

Amid conversion controversy, director of UP university booked for sexual harassment

An ex-employee of a Prayagraj school run by SHUATS director Vinod B Lal has accused him and others of sexual harassment. She has also claimed she was lured into converting to Christianity.

Haryana minister ‘appears’ to have sexually harassed, assaulted woman coach, says police chargesheet

In its chargesheet submitted on 25 Aug, Chandigarh Police said India’s ex-hockey captain & Haryana’s printing minister Sandeep Singh was ‘not honest during investigation’. 

Haryana minister Sandeep Singh seeks anticipatory bail as woman coach accuses him of rape attempt

1st hearing of Sandeep Singh’s bail plea was held Tuesday & case is now listed for 13 September. Congress MP Kumari Selja has asked CM Khattar if he will still not seek Singh's resignation.

6 Miss Universe Indonesia contestants accuse organisers of sexual harassment, file complaint

The contestants said the organisers asked five of them to strip to their underwear for physical examinations in a room with more than 20 people, including men.

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A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.