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DU suspends Ramanujan principal over harassment complaint
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The suspension order, issued last week, follows a complaint filed on March 13.
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Delhi HC transfers MJ Akbar's appeal against Priya Ramani's acquittal in d
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The appeal challenges the trial court's February 17, 2021, judgment acquitting Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case filed by Akbar over allegations of sexual harassment. Ramani was the first woman to accuse Akbar during India's #MeToo movement in 2018, a disclosure that led to his resi
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Maharashtra: 21-year-old girl sexually assaulted by senior at workplace in
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The accused, identified as Manoj Kadam, aged 45 years, was arrested by the Wakad Police.
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Dowry harassment case filed against Kannada filmmaker S Narayan, family
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Bengaluru Police has filed a dowry harassment case against the Kannada actor and filmmaker S Narayan, his wife Bhagyavathi and son Pavan.
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147 Tibet rights groups condemn China's crackdown, demand activist's relea
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A coalition of Tibet-focused organisations condemned China's crackdown on Tibetan activists, including A-Nya Sengdra, whose prison term was extended to February 2026. Rights groups highlighted worsening conditions, harassment of cultural and environmental defenders, and urged international a
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Bengaluru techie dies by suicide; parents allege dowry harassment
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"A 27-year-old techie, Shilpa, was found hanging at her home in South Bengaluru's Suddaguntepalya. Her parents have filed a police complaint stating that she died by suicide, allegedly because she was constantly harassed for dowry by her in-laws. The deceased woman's husband, Praveen, has be
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Greater Noida dowry death case: Victim's sister-in-law alleges harassment
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The sister-in-law, who has been living with her parents for the past 14 months, denied allegations that Nikki's husband, Vipin Bhati and his family had demanded dowry. Instead, she claimed, "My in-laws used to beat me for dowry. I used to run away to my village. They never allowed me to keep
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Sexual harassment, torture, abductions: Pakistan Human Rights Commission e
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's National Commission for Human Rights has exposed systematic exploitation, human rights abuses, and gender-based violence in the country's brick kilns, Dawn reported on Wednesday.
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Girl Effect India Launches CTRL+SHIFT+RESPECT: An Initiative to Combat Tec
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23: Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) has emerged as one of the most widespread threats to young women's digital lives in India. From cyberstalking and impersonation to unsolicited harassment, online abuse is silencing voices, curbing opportunitie
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UP: Two POCSO Act accused held after encounter in Moradabad, constable inj
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Two men accused in a case of harassment and trafficking of minor girls were injured in a police encounter in Moradabad's Majhola police station area on Friday late night.
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'Shakti Samvad' programme organised in Mumbai; NCW Chairperson attends eve
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Commission for Women (NCW) organised its programme 'Shakti Samvad' in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on Friday. NCW Chairperson Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar said the programme is held every four months to discuss issues related to crimes against women, including domestic violence, sexual haras
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"Many women complaining against Rahul Mamkootathil...list includes transge
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, who faces allegations of obscene conduct with writer Honey Bhaskaran and model Rini Ann George, Mahila Morcha State President, Navya Haridas, remarked on Friday that not only one but so many women are complaining against him on the basis of sexual harassme
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