Topic: workplace harassment
Women unsafe from male sexual harassers in online classrooms too. MK Stalin govt is fixing it
Recording of online classes, random auditing to monitor teachers’ behaviour, and a grievance hotline are just some of the measures introduced by Stalin govt to check this menace.
Haryana, MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, UP account for 66.92% rape cases in 2019 — report
Report by Prajnya Trust compares data of various gender crimes from as far back as 1975, when the first rape case was recorded. Also gives data on abuse reported during pandemic.
Why Covid crisis is the last blow to office romance
Fiza Jha -
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.
On Camera
YourTurn
Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking S2 is just as catty, spicy as the first, but less white gaze
Seema Aunty is back. Season two is proof that producers took serious note of the feedback the Netflix show received in season one.
Shut since 2018 violence, TN Sterlite plant’s closure cost economy Rs 14,749 cr, says study
Copper plant in Thoothukudi was closed after protests turned violent & police firing left 13 people dead. Job losses one of major impacts, says study by NGO CUTS International.
Defence
Army looks to reduce troops by 2 lakh, deployment in Kashmir could be rejigged
The Army, which faces a shortage of about 1.35 lakh personnel, is aiming to reduce its strength from 12.8 lakh to around 10.8 lakh.
In Kashmir 3 years on, 3 positive changes, 3 things that should’ve happened & 3 that got worse
Kashmir as a crisis has fallen off our headlines and from the top of our collective minds. Which is precisely the most important change for the better.