Sexual Harasment
- Kerala
Hema panel report: SIT takes over probe under Kerala HC’s watchful eyes
Kochi: With the special bench of the Kerala High Court now hearing the controversial Hema Committee report on the working conditions of women in the Malayalam film industry, the special investigation team…
- Bangalore
Karnataka film fraternity urges CM to form panel to address sexual harassment
Bengaluru: Over 100 film professionals on Wednesday urged the Karnataka government to appoint a committee led by a retired judge to address the sexual harassment issue in the Kannada film industry. In…
- India
Female actors face harassment in Malayalam film industry, says report
Thiruvananthapuram: Justice Hema Committee report released on Monday sheds light on the widespread and persistent sexual harassment faced by women in the Malayalam cinema industry, with many alleging they were subjected to…
- India
Jamia professor suspended over ‘sexual harassment’ charge by 4 PhD scholars
New Delhi: The Jamia Milla Islamia has suspended a professor and ordered inquiry into complaints of sexual harassment against him by four PhD scholars, one of whom had to cancel her admission.…
- India
Will not go inside Raj Bhavan even if I am invited: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: In an oblique reference to the sexual harassment controversy surrounding West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, the state’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday afternoon said that she would never go…
- Bangalore
SIT issues notice to Revanna, Prajwal Revanna in sexual harassment case
Bengaluru: JD(S) MLA H D Revanna and his son Prajwal Revanna, the incumbent MP from Hassan, who have been booked for alleged sexual harassment, have been issued notices by the Special Investigation…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Student dies by suicide over alleged sexual harassment by faculty member
Visakhapatnam: A first-year diploma student, at Chaitanya Engineering College died by suicide in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam. The student took to her WhatsApp and wrote a suicide note to her father, brother and…
- India
Haldwani clashes: Minor girl accuses police of sexual harassment
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly harassed by police on the pretext of a search operation following the communal violence in the Haldwani district of Uttarakhand. A video has come forward on social…
- India
Maharashtra: Court acquits man accused of sexually harassing minor
Thane: A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has acquitted a man accused of sexually harassing and threatening a 15-year-old girl in 2016 citing lack of evidence. Special court judge D S Deshmukh…
- India
Sexual harassment at workplace must be viewed seriously, says SC
New Delhi: Observing that sexual harassment in any form at workplace must be viewed seriously, the Supreme Court has quashed a Gauhati High Court verdict setting aside an order of penalty of…
- India
Sexual harassment case: Brij Bhushan questions Delhi court’s jurisdiction
New Delhi: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday questioned the jurisdiction of a Delhi court trying a sexual harassment case against him by six women…
- India
Maharashtra: Man driving friend’s taxi sexually harasses 2 minors, arrested
Thane: The Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra have arrested a 39-year-old man for sexually harassing two teenage girls, an official said on Saturday. Accused Sandeep Sonawane is an autorickshaw driver but was driving…
- India
Sexual harassment allegations false, motivated: ex-WFI chief Singh tells court
New Delhi: Former WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Saturday refuted allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by six women wrestlers, terming them as “false and motivated”. Singh…
- India
Sexual harassment case against ex-WFI chief: Delhi court to hear matter on Aug 26
New Delhi: A Delhi court will resume hearing on August 26 the arguments on whether to frame charges against former WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in an alleged…
- Andhra Pradesh
Parents thrash Andhra KV school librarian over sexual harassment
Amaravati: The parents of some girl students of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Anantapur on Monday thrashed the school librarian for alleged sexual harassment. Tension prevailed in the school premises when parents of some…
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