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After Vikas Bahl’s acquittal from #MeToo, Kangana Ranaut’s sister takes a dig
Kangna Ranaut ‘s sister has taken a dig at the director getting a clean chit from the case, Check out her tweets!
Mumbai: Man pretending to be woman arrested for making #MeToo claims
The youth pretended to be a woman and made allegations on the CEO of advertising company on the pretext of harassment on social media
Appreciate women who came forward with guts, courage: Sinha on #MeToo
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Wednesday said that he appreciates and applauds women who have come out with their stories of sexual harassment and rape, during the #MeToo movement, with guts and courage. “I highly appreciate and applaud those women, who, better late than never, have come forward with guts and[Read More…]
‘MeToo Movement’ is far bigger than me: Tanushree Dutta
Mumbai, Actress Tanushree Dutta is rightly regarded as the founding-mother of the “MeToo Movement” in India. When she spoke on her experience of being harassed 10 years ago, she opened up the floodgates for numerous other women from every walk of life to come forward with their stories. But now,[Read More…]
Modi Govt to set up GoM to investigate #MeToo allegations; set aside Maneka Gandhi’s committee
New Delhi: In a major decision on investigating the #MeToo allegations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government decides to set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) to lead the investigation on Wednesday. However, earlier Women and Child Development Ministry (WCD) led by Union Minister Maneka Gandhi had announced to[Read More…]
Biggest fall in #MeToo India so far, MJ Akbar finally resigns as MEA
Amid #MeToo allegations, MJ Akhbar on Wednesday October 17, reportedly resigned from his post of Minister of State for External Affairs after being slapped with sexual harassment charges. #MJAkbar resigns from his post of Minister of State External Affairs MEA. pic.twitter.com/dxf4EtFl5P — ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2018 Junior Foreign Minister[Read More…]
Singer Varsha Dhanoa accuses Kailash Kher, Music Director Toshi of #MeToo allegation
#MeToo movement: Another survivor accuses Kailash Kher of sexual harassment. In her narration, Singer Varsha Singh Dhanoa accuses Kailash Kher and another Music Director Toshi of misconducting with her in different instances. “We were in his car and I asked him (Music Director Toshi) when are we going to record.[Read More…]
Google Trends map exhibits how #MeToo shines out in every corner across India
Over the last week, Indian women have shown courage and rose to speak about what has been dirty experiences and abuses and harassment they went through in the hands of few celebrities and famous faces of India. The incidents are bound to revive the disturbing memories of being assaulted by[Read More…]
#MeToo India: Need for a collective and responsible outrage
Life on this piece of rock that we call Earth has never been a bed of roses, especially for women. Man, in his arrogance and self-pride, has kept women deprived of their basic human rights, even the right to live. Man considered woman as a commodity, that he could own[Read More…]
Amid #MeToo, woman whips DHLF employee for asking sexual favour to grant loan
Karnataka: A shocking incident was caught on camera where a woman can be seen whipping a man identified as Devaiyya, an employee at DHFL loan agency in Davanagere district, Karnataka, who allegedly asked the woman to make sexual relations with her in return of sanctioning her loan. According to the[Read More…]
Yash Raj Films terminates services of Ashish Patil after #MeToo allegations
Yash Raj Films sacks its senior executive Ashish Patil after #MeToo allegations emerged against him on social media. Tuesday morning the YRF announced to terminate the services of Ashish with immediate effect following the sexual harassment stories. pic.twitter.com/swTvIYBGin — Yash Raj Films (@yrf) October 16, 2018 Ashish was Vice President[Read More…]
#MeToo movement: Woman takes back her allegation of sexual harassment against MJ Akbar
Another woman takes back her allegation of sexual harassment against MJ Akbar saying that he did not do anything and that she might be imagining it. The woman who had given brief description of the experience she had with MJ Akbar when he was with The Asian Age. In her[Read More…]
Chetan Bhagat makes Ira Trivedi’s email public to prove her #MeToo charges wrong
Chetan Bhagat claims that author Ira Trivedi’s #MeToo allegations on him were false and baseless. To prove his claims he has pulled out her old email from 2013 and made it public saying, “self-explanatory email from 2013 to me. So who wanted to kiss whom?” This came as a reaction[Read More…]
Kriti Sanon questions veracity of anonymous #MeToo stories
Mumbai: Actress Kriti Sanon on Sunday urged people to handle the #MeToo movement responsibly and to not dilute the movement with their anonymity. She believes men and women must reveal their identity before imposing serious allegations against someone. The “Barielly Ki Barfi” star Kriti Sanon took to Twitter to share[Read More…]
#MeToo movement: Filmmaker alleges journalist Vinod Dua of sexual harassment
In yet another revelation under #MeToo, now a filmmaker Nishtha Jain names a very famous face of media fraternity, Vinod Dua. Nishtha took to social media platform Facebook to share her experience with the veteran journalist and explains how sexually harassed her 29-years back in 1989. In her post, she[Read More…]
#MeToo in Nepal: Women take to social media to share stories of sexual harassment
After India, now #MeToo movement has started at the border country, Nepal with women from different parts of the country coming forward to share their stories and expose guilty sitting in powerful positions. However, most women sharing their stories on sexual assault in Nepal have largely refrained from naming and[Read More…]
Don’t make #MeToo movement a joke: Aishwarya Dewan
Mumbai: Actress Aishwarya Devan, who is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming film, “Kaashi In Search Of Ganga” has cautioned against making the #MeToo movement into a joke. Aishwarya interacted with media on Saturday in support of the #MeToo Movement but she thinks it is best if the[Read More…]
Shilpa Shinde dismisses #MeToo campaign, says the industry is full on mutual relations
Popular television actor and Bigg Boss 11 winner Shilpa Shinde, says that the Me Too campaign holds no ground if the victims don’t report the case immediately. When asked to comment on India’s Me Too movement, Shilpa told ZoomTV.com, “It’s rubbish. You have to take a call that time only,[Read More…]
Know about SHe-Box: Govt portal for complaints of sexual harassment at work
At a time when the #MeToo movement is gaining rapid momentum, focusing on cases of sexual harassment at workplace, minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi took to Twitter calling upon women to report the offences to the sexual harassment portal of the ministry. Gandhi posted tweets on Wednesday to[Read More…]
Mumbai police lodges FIR against Nana, three others; starts probe
Mumbai, Oct 11, Mumbai police have lodged an FIR against actor Nana Patekar and three others on the basis of actor Tanushree Dutta’s complaint of sexual harassment on the sets of a 2008 film and begun investigations, her lawyer said on Thursday. The FIR in the 10-year old case was[Read More…]
#MeToo: Women don’t go to work to be harassed, says Smriti Irani
Mumbai, Oct 11, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday supported women coming out with their stories of sexual harassment at workplace, saying that they go to work to live their dreams and earn their living respectfully and not to get harassed. Irani was interacting with the media at a[Read More…]
From I am neither Nana nor Tanushree to supporting #MeToo; Amitabh Bachchan joins the campaign to be on right side of crowd
Finally, Amitabh Bachchan expressed his opinion on the issue of sexual harassment on workplace after #MeToo movement took the country by storm. In an interview that was taken to mark his 76th birthday, Big B broke his silence and said, “women should not be subjected to misbehaviour at workplace.” However,[Read More…]
#MeToo: India Today calls ex-editor Rukmini Sen ‘malicious’ after being accused to ‘complicit’ in sexual harassment complaints
#MeToo movement, the social media movement which grabbed eyeballs last year has reached the Indian shores, taking away a number of Bollywood celebrities, actors, directors, producers, cricketers, politicians and even renowned journalists who are rather responsible to be the voice of sufferers. In the latest development, India Today group responded[Read More…]
#MeToo Horrors
We all had and still have our share of #MeToo phases and situations in varying degrees, which disturb us at multiple levels. Each might respond or react differently. Everybody is just lapping up the news about this or that celebrity/politician/journalist. Scores of industries and many unnamed souls suffer day in[Read More…]