Tighter regime proposed: FCRA Bill seeks custodian for NGO assetsA new bill proposes safeguarding foreign-funded assets when NGO registrations lapse or cease. Revised rules link registration to specific p...
TCS 'sexual harassment' case: Court grants bail to POSH committee memberA local court granted bail to Ashwini Chainani, a TCS POSH committee member, in a sexual harassment case. The judge noted her failure to ac...
Workplace safety key to boosting women's workforce participation: Union minister Annpurna DeviUnion Minister Annpurna Devi emphasized workplace safety for women's workforce participation. The National Commission for Women began a pro...
SBI employee gets relief in harassment case as Bombay HC rules shared auto commute falls outside POSH law’s workplace definitionThe Bombay High Court has overturned disciplinary action against an SBI employee, ruling that a shared auto-rickshaw is not a 'workplace' u...
TCS Nashik case: Two months after arrest, accused Nida Khan gets bail from Nashik courtA Nashik court granted bail to TCS employee Nida Khan, arrested two months ago in a sexual harassment and religious conversion case. Her co...
NCW issues advisory to States, calls for mandatory POSH audits and robust workplace safety mechanisms nationwideThe National Commission for Women has urged all states and Union Territories to strictly enforce the POSH Act, ensuring women's safety and ...
NCW flags POSH violations at 'toxic' TCS Nashik workplaceThe National Commission for Women has uncovered widespread sexual harassment and bullying at Tata Consultancy Services' Nashik office. The ...
Maharashtra government orders strict implementation of POSH Act after Nashik TCS caseMaharashtra government mandates strict adherence to the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act. All establishments with ten or more employees ...
Workplace gossip, secret recordings, POSH probe: how Bombay HC ruled in manager’s favourA manager, Mr. Kumar, recorded women colleagues gossiping, leading to a sexual harassment complaint. The POSH committee cleared him of sexu...
Supreme Court declines plea to bring political parties under POSH ActThe Supreme Court refused to bring political parties under the POSH Act. The court stated that doing so could lead to misuse. A petition so...
POSH compliance on rise: Sexual harassment complaints at top 30 firms up 6% in FY25India's top 30 companies experienced a 6.2% increase in sexual harassment complaints in FY25, signaling growing employee confidence in repo...
Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL to bring political parties under POSH ActThe Supreme Court declined to hear a PIL seeking to extend the POSH Act of 2013 to major political parties, emphasising that such a decisio...
Approach ECI first: SC to petitioner seeking to apply PoSH Act to political partiesThe Supreme Court directed a petitioner seeking the application of the PoSH Act to political parties to first approach the Election Commiss...
India Inc's POSH promises aren't saving women from workplace abuseWomen's workforce participation in India remains low due to safety concerns like sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Despite polic...
POSH case reporting confined to a fraction of India Inc cos: StudyA recent analysis of 300 NSE listed companies reveals a concerning trend in reporting sexual harassment complaints under the POSH Act. Desp...
IIM-Calcutta names Saibal Chattopadhyay director-in-chargeThe institute appointed Saibal Chattopadhyay as its director-in-charge, replacing Sahadeb Sarkar who took charge just two months ago. IIM-C...
Eminent policymakers, economists, activists in US discuss issues being faced in IndiaFormer deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia delivered the keynote address at the event 'India Dialogues' on Sa...