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…]
Tag: Sexual Harassment
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…]
#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: Actress Kate Sharma files molestation complaint against Subhash Ghai
Hyderabad: Post allegations of sexual harassment by an anonymous woman, a complaint has been filed against filmmaker Subhash Ghai by model-actress, Kate Sharma, who has accused him of molestation. Kate alleged that the ‘Taal’ filmmaker molested her by forcefully trying to kiss and hug her. “He called me to his[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…]
After allegations against director Luv Ranjan, will Ranbir Kapoor continue with accused?
As #MeToo allegations continue to pile up, several stars and celebrities have begun to distance themselves from the accused. With Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan taking strong steps against the filmmakers who have been accused of sexual harassment recently, Ajay Devgan, too, has decided to stand for any woman who[Read More…]
#MeToo: Is something coming on Amitabh Bachchan too?
Under the #Metoo movement, many famous celebrities from Bollywood have been accused of sexually harassing and raping women. Celebs like Nana Patekar, Sajid Khan, Alok Nath, Vikas Bahl are some of the renowned figures from industry who have been slapped with serious allegations of sexual harassment to women. Recently, Bollywoods’s Big[Read More…]
Amid #MeToo storm comes anti-rape dance performance
While India is severely hit with #MeToo movement with more and more women coming out to share their experience of sexual misconduct, a seven-member all boys dance group called-Feel Crew- left many in tears with their anti-rape dance performance in sync with RJ Naved’s hoax call on abortion. The dance[Read More…]
#MeToo hits Cricket: BCCI CEO Rahul Johri accused of sexual assault
While until now, #MeToo storm had hit the journalists, politicians and Bollywood world, latest is the cricket to be taken away by the blow. In a shocking development, Rahul Johri, serving as CEO of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) since April 2016, has been called out by a[Read More…]
Have worked to provide security to working women: Modi
New Delhi: Describing the benefits of various schemes including the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday claimed his government has worked towards providing security to females working on night shifts and removing problems faced by women. Addressing the silver jubilee celebrations of the National Human[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…]
Akbar under #MeToo cloud: Irani says ‘the gentleman in question’ should respond
New Delhi: Amid allegations of sexual harassment against former editor and Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday said the “gentleman in question would be in a better position to answer.” Irani is the second minister in Prime Minister Modi’s team, after[Read More…]
Kangana Ranaut tears apart Hrithik Roshan, says he keeps young girls as mistress
The MeToo storm has hit Bollywood and skeletons have started tumbling out of the closets. Kangana Ranaut who previously spoke on harassment by Vikas Bahl, has once again decided to go all guns blazing against actor Hrithik Roshan. The actress has previously given statements to the media that she and[Read More…]
Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Pooja Misra accuses Salman Khan, Shatrughan Sinha of raping her, killing her father
While #MeToo movement is gaining a rapid momentum in India with calling out a number of Bollywood celebrities, politicians, and journalists responsible for misconduct to woman, prominent actors Salman Khan and Shatrughan Sinha are the latest to be taken away by the storm. In the recent development, former Bigg Boss[Read More…]
Sneha Rajani, Ekta Kapoor in committee to tackle sexual harassment issues
Mumbai: The Producers Guild of India has appointed Sneha Rajani, Head, Sony Pictures Networks Productions, to lead a committee to address the issue of sexual harassment at the workplace within the film industry. “The Producers Guild of India is committed to work towards making workplaces in the industry safe spaces[Read More…]
Congress demands clarification, else resignation from MJ Akhbar following sexual assault allegations
While a number of actors, producers, singers, cricketers and journalists are stuck in the storm of #MeToo movement, MJ Akbar is the first political public figure to feature in the growing list of India’s own #MeToo movement that is gathering momentum since it broke on social media last week. Congress[Read More…]
#MeToo: Following allegations, Terribly Tiny Tales co-founder Chintan Ruparel steps down as CCO
After a Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta levelled allegations against actor Nana Patekar, women are openly calling out their sexual harassers. While a number of Bollywood celebrities including actors, directors, producers and singers got stuck in #MeToo controversies. Terribly Tiny Tales (TTT) co-founder Chintan Ruparel is the latest one. TTT, quite[Read More…]
#MeToo: Abhijeet Bhattacharya on sexual harassment allegations says, ‘fat ugly girls blaming people’
While Tanushree Dutta-Nana Patekar controversy engulfed Bollywood, more women have gather courage to speak up of their #MeToo experiences across the media industry. In a yet another shocking development, a flight attendant on Tuesday alleged that Bollywood singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya sexually harassed her, ‘almost kissing and nibbling me on my left ear.’ The[Read More…]
#MeToo movement: Varun Grover alleged of sexual harassment; denies allegations
One after another, #MeToo movement is enveloping the names and faces we have admired and some we even considered ideal from the media and entertainment industry. Alas, today the uncovering movement has put us in a fix on whom to believe whom not. Here is another revelation, where someone alleges[Read More…]
Extremely disappointed: Kailash Kher on being accused of harassment
Mumbai: Singer-composer Kailash Kher says the news about a female journalist accusing him of harassment has left him extremely disappointed. While he says he is neither aware nor remembers the incident, he asserts that he respects humanity, especially women. Last month, actress Tanushree Dutta had revived her decade-old sexual harassment[Read More…]
WATCH: A victim narrates the horror of Supaul’s Kasturba Gandhi Residential School assault case
Government slogan of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ mocked by the crowd in Supaul Bihar, when a group of people from nearby village attacked the girl students of Kasturba Gandhi Residential School in Daparkha village. Girl students of Kasturba Gandhi Residential School were beaten by a group of people from a[Read More…]
Nana Patekar cancels press meet on Tanushree Dutta’s allegation
Mumbai: Actor Nana Patekar on Monday cancelled a press conference where he was due to address the sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by actress Tanushree Dutta. The media was informed about the cancellation by Nana’s son Malhar. The text message, sent out late on Sunday, read: “Just wanted to[Read More…]
Hansal Mehta quits Twitter after getting slammed for commenting on Phantom Films partner Vikas Bahl
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has deleted his Twitter account after facing backlash over his tweets against “Queen” director Vikas Bahl, who has been accused of sexual harassment. Last year, a woman employee at Phantom Films, which had Bahl as one of the partners along side Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu[Read More…]