sexual harassment
- India
SP, Cong demand WFI chief be sacked, FIR registered over sexual harassment allegations
Lucknow: Opposition Samajwadi Party and Congress in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday demanded the sacking of Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Braj Bhushan Sharan Singh, and an FIR against him,…
- India
MP: Man arrested for raping, threatening to cut woman into pieces
A young man was arrested for allegedly raping and threatening a 22-year-old Muslim woman and forcing her to marry him. The incident happened in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, where the accused – Shubham…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi calls players nation’s pride, demands action against WFI
Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi justified the allegations of sexual harassment made by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat and others against the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), and demanded…
- India
Babita Phogat meets protesting wrestlers in Delhi with ‘message from Centre’
New Delhi: Champion wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat on Thursday arrived at the protest site at Jantar Mantar in Delhi where wrestlers continued their sit-in protest for the second day demanding…
- India
Congress slams PM Modi after WFI chief accused of sexual harassment
New Delhi: The Congress Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the sexual exploitation allegations against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, asking if this is the…
- India
Women wrestlers sexually exploited by national coaches, WFI Prez: Vinesh Phogat
New Delhi: In a startling revelation, a crying Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday alleged that Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been sexually exploiting women wrestlers…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: SHE Teams book several for harassment through WhatsApp complaints
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad SHE Teams have booked several criminals after receiving complaints from the victims of rape on WhatsApp. They have conducted a number of awareness programmes in various educational institutions as…
- Sports
Haryana: Coach, who accused ex-sports minister of sexual harassment records statement
Chandigarh: The junior athletics coach, who has accused former Haryana sports minister Sandeep Singh of sexual harassment, on Wednesday recorded her statement before the magistrate here under Section 164 of the CrPC.…
- India
Taekwondo coach in TN arrested for sexual abuse of minor girls
Chennai: A taekwondo coach, engaged on a temporary basis in a school hostel in Tamil Nadu’s Perambalur, has been arrested on charges for sexual harassment of minor girls, police said on Tuesday.…
- Bangalore
Sexual harassment case against Bangalore Turf Club ex-Chairman
Bangalore: Karnataka Police have lodged an FIR against former Bangalore Turf Club Chairman Harinder Shetty, a well-known social figure in elite circles of the city, police said on Tuesday. According to police,…
- India
Karnataka: School principal arrested for sexually harassing girl
Yadgir: Karnataka police have arrested the principal of a government residential school for sexually harassing a girl student in Yadgir district of the state, police said on Saturday. The arrested person is…
- India
Rajasthan Technical University professor booked for demanding sexual favours from student
Kota: A professor of the Rajasthan Technical University here was booked here for allegedly demanding sexual favours from a student and failing her in his subject upon being rebuffed. The accused, Girish…
- Technology
US Army halts CoD league sponsorship over sexual harassment charges
San Francisco: The US Army paused a planned sponsorship with Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty (CoD) esports league after allegations of sexual harassment at its workplace came to light, the media reported.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: UOH suspends prof for sexual assault of foreign student
Hyderabad: Following protests, the administration of the University of Hyderabad suspended Professor Ravi Ranjan over allegations of attempting to outrage the modesty of a foreign student. Students at the UoH campus staged…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: SHE Teams gets 103 complaints in Nov, 98 counselled
Hyderabad: The city police’s women safety wing, SHE Teams stated that they received 103 petitions in the month of November of which 52 petitioners were walk-ins. The SHE Teams registered 12 First…
