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TopicSexual misconduct

Topic: Sexual misconduct

Congress suspends Kerala MLA over sexual misconduct allegations—’we stand for survivors’ self-respect’

Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil will also not retain party's legislative assembly membership. Multiple persons, including a transwoman, have accused him of sexual misconduct.

Rahul Mamkootathil—Congress’s young popular face in eye of a storm amid sexual misconduct backlash

He has resigned as Kerala youth Congress president but the CPI(M) & the BJP demand he must quit as MLA too. ‘He has a moral responsibility to step down.’

With no PoSH, is Advocates Act an adequate substitute for legal fraternity? What lawyers have to say

Bombay High Court has ruled that women lawyers cannot invoke Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act against male colleagues.

Suspended Delhi judge faces enquiry over explicit video. Police say ‘yet to receive complaint’

Enquiry ordered by Chief Justice of Delhi HC into video of judge’s purported encounter with stenographer. Lawyers say penal consequences could arise if act found to be non-consensual.

What is the sex scandal that threatens confirmation of Biden’s pick for ambassador to India

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti could face further delay in his nomination by the Senate due to allegations that he was aware of a former aide's alleged sexual misconduct.

AIB Hangover is a reminder of MeToo. Fans deserve closure before Tanmay Bhat moves on

Tanmay Bhat is trying to make a comeback via his YouTube channel but is yet to talk about his role in the sexual misconduct case against a colleague.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.