Following the news of Phantom Films getting dissolved, a sexual harassment survivor and Kangana Ranaut, the lead actress of the movie Queen directed by Vikas Bahl, have accused and spoken up about their experiences and raw of sexual harassment incidents by the Bahl. Anurag Kashyap, another partner of Phantom Film, has[Read More…]
Tag: Sexual Harassment
#MeToo Movement: Chetan Bhagat accused of harassing woman; apologises later
Acclaimed author Chetan Bhagat on Saturday landed in a major controversy as his name surfaced in the raging #MeToo debate with screenshots of a WhatsApp conversation he had with a woman, after the allegation of sexual harassment Chetan Bhagat issued a statement and apologised to the victim and his wife.[Read More…]
Tanushree Dutta slapped with defamation case for commenting against Raj Thackeray
Already caught in controversies with Nana Patekar, Tanushree Dutta is stuck in yet another controversy. Mumbai Police on Thursday filed a defamation case against Tanushree for her remarks against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray. The case was filed by the Kaij police in Maharashtra’s Beed district on Wednesday evening[Read More…]
Viral: Men and women were asked what they do to avoid sexual assault; Answer list clears it all!
With the cases of sexual assault on the rise, there seems to be no escaping the predators. Though campaigns such as #MeToo have given people a courage to speak up about the sexual harassment they have gone through, yet, several painful stories remain unspoken. Recently, an author Jennifer Wright taking[Read More…]
High time film industry stands up against sexual harassment: Kunal Kapoor
Mumbai: Actor Kunal Kapoor feels it is high time the film industry stands up against issues like sexual harassment at workplace. Interacting with the media during the announcement of the Adarsh Navratri Utsav 2018 on Monday here, Kunal Kapoor reacted to Bollywood’s #MeToo moment and joined many other celebrities who[Read More…]
Bollywood stars support Tanushree’s #MeToo against Nana Patekar
After days long fight, Actor Tanushree Dutta has finally garlanded some support from the Bollywood industry in her fight against Nana Patekar whom she accused of sexually harassing her during a shoot back in 2008. While most Bollywood biggies including Amitabh Bachchan, Amir Khan and Salman Khan chose to artfully[Read More…]
Court orders framing of sexual harassment charges against Pachauri
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) A court here on Friday ordered framing of sexual harassment charges against noted environmentalist R.K. Pachauri, who has been accused of outraging the modesty of his colleague. Metropolitan Magistrate Charu Gupta fixed October 20 for formal framing of charges under Section 354 (assault or criminal force[Read More…]
Making a safer workplace for women in private sector, says Maneka Gandhi
In order to ensure safe workplaces for Women in the private sector, the Ministry of Women and Child had requested Hon’ble Minister for Corporate Affairs to mandate the disclosure regarding implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act in the Directors Report of every[Read More…]
IIM-Rohtak director booked for sexual harassment
Chandigarh: The Haryana Police on Wednesday booked the director of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Rohtak in a case of sexual harassment following a complaint lodged by a former woman assistant professor of the institute. The director, Dheeraj Sharma has been asked by the Women Police Station in Rohtak[Read More…]
Countering sexual harassment in the academia: the case of Atul Johri
JNU professor accused of multiple incidences of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct by his students was arrested after four days of FIR and many days of protests. Known to be a BJP sympathiser, the professor was granted bail within 80 minutes. Johri has claimed that he is being targeted for[Read More…]
Google sued for ‘bro culture’ leading to sexual harassment
San Francisco: A woman software engineer has sued Google alleging that it has a “bro-culture” that allowed her to be sexually harassed daily while the tech giant did nothing to intervene, media reports said. Loretta Lee, who began working for Google in 2008 and was fired in 2016 for poor performance,[Read More…]
Vistara airline adopts programs to protect its solo female travellers
Indian airline Vistara is making flying safer for women. In a thoughtful move, Vistara introduced a new program in March aimed at ensuring the comfort and safety of women flying solo. #VistaraWomanFlyer allows women travelling alone the option to request specific seats, and also provides baggage and transportation assistance and[Read More…]
She-box to ensure safety of women at workplace
In an attempt to ensure that women are safe in workspaces, the Union women and child development (WCD) ministry is launching an online complaint box. ‘She-box’ will ensure that help is now a mouse-click away for the women government employees who face sexual harassment at work. This online complaint box[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: 14 men molests two women, posts video; 1 held
A video of a group of 14 men harassing and molesting two women in Uttar Pradesh’s Tanda district has surfaced. Post the incident, one of the accused, Shahnawaz Qadri from Kuwan Kheda village of Tanda, was arrested by the police. Search teams are hunting for the others. Besides, the officials[Read More…]
Kerala to have a committee ensuring gender equality in film industry
In Kerala, a newly formed all-women organisation called Women Collective in Cinema put forward some demands to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. These demands take account of the inclusion of the film industry under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and calls for a[Read More…]
Delhi: Teens allege sexual abuse in government shelter home
In a recent expose, a state-run west Delhi shelter home has been accused of molestation. More than 10 women have complained to have been molested, forcibly injected unexplained drugs, and even physically abused when they tried to resist the torture. This government aided home, which has now turned into horror,[Read More…]
Woman accused of ‘honey-trapping’ KC Patel detained for questioning
On charges of ‘honey trapping’ BJP lawmaker KC Patel, the Delhi Police took a woman into custody for questioning, on Tuesday. The woman, who accused Patel of rape, was arrested from her residence in Indirapuram. “We have taken the woman, who honey-trapped the BJP MP, into custody for questioning,” a[Read More…]
TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar gets provisional protection from arrest
On Sunday, a Mumbai sessions court gave TVF founder Arunabh Kumar, provisional protection from arrest till Monday. Founder and CEO of a popular online digital entertainment channel, Arunabh is charged with molesting at least two women. One complaint against him was from a Mumbai-based production house who alleged that he[Read More…]
A woman who fights for men’s rights: This is her story
There’s no denying the fact that violence against women is getting unprecedented attention these days, and perhaps rightly so. But at the same time, the problems plaguing men get overlooked, leading them to undergo severe pain, losses, loneliness and even depression, with no help at hand. It is high time[Read More…]
Rape charges against news channel head; Narayan Sai also named
Suresh Chavhanke, the editor-in-chief of Hindi news channel Sudarshan News has been charged with rape and criminal intimidation after a 36-year-old woman employee of the company complained to the police. Narayan Sai, son of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, has also been named in the FIR, reports The Indian Express. “We[Read More…]
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, accused of sexual harassment, arrested
Facing allegations of sexual harassment, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan was arrested on Wednesday. The 32-year-old woman, who claimed to be a relative of Khan, has alleged that she was being pressurised by Mr Khan to get into a physical relationship with him, a senior officer at Delhi’s Jamia[Read More…]
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan goes to surrender at police station, cops refuse
Facing allegations of sexual allegations, AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan on Monday went to the Jamia Nagar police station to get himself arrested but police refused to apprehend him. “We will not arrest him now. Whatever he is doing is of his own accord. We will go by our investigation,” a[Read More…]