Viral video: Woman in Iran removes turban of cleric to use it as hijabA video of an Iranian woman confronting a cleric for harassing her about not wearing a hijab has gone viral. The woman at Tehran’s Mehrabad...
08 Jan, 2025, 01.13 PM IST
Sexual harassment case lodged against suspended CPI-M leader Tanmay BhattacharyaFormer CPI-M leader Tanmay Bhattacharya has been accused of sexual harassment by a female journalist. This led to his suspension from the p...
28 Oct, 2024, 09.09 PM IST
Hema Committee report: Kerala must provide women with a safe and equitable workspaceThe Justice K Hema Committee report reveals rampant sexual harassment and discrimination faced by women in Malayalam cinema. Many women hav...
01 Sep, 2024, 11.15 PM IST
Kerala journalists' body lambasts actor-politician Suresh Gopi for harassing a female reporter, threatens legal actionThe move follows a video that surfaced online purportedly showing Gopi placing his hand on the shoulder of the journalist, who pushes it aw...
28 Oct, 2023, 10.56 AM IST
Sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief could not be proved: SourcesWrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has not been found guilty of sexual harassment by the oversight com...
13 Apr, 2023, 09.36 PM IST
Taliban ban Voice of America, RFE/RL for one-sided broadcastsThe Voice of America television program, known as Ashna TV, which had previously been broadcast on the Tolo TV, TOLONews, and Lamar TV chan...
02 Dec, 2022, 09.05 AM IST
- "Our fight has just begun, and it is not going to be easy," Afghan journalist-in-exile Zahra Joya
The Taliban has brought back restrictions on women -- teenage girls are barred from school and women are required to cover themselves from ...
22 Sep, 2022, 10.42 PM IST
Govt to move HC against Tejpal's acquittal in rape case: Goa CM Pramod SawantA sessions court at Mapusa on Friday acquitted Tejpal of sexually assaulting his former female colleague in an elevator of a five star reso...
21 May, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
India's first big MeToo win: Former Minister loses defamation case to Priya RamaniRamani had made allegation of sexual misconduct against Akbar in the wake of #MeToo movement in 2018.
18 Feb, 2021, 09.22 AM IST
#MeToo: Impunity and immunity of sexual predators must end at media workplaces#MeTooIndia has exposed a deep wound, but the wound has been festering for decades.
18 Oct, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
It is for MJ Akbar to respond, says Smriti Irani on sexual harassment charges against himAs the #MeToo campaign gathered momentum, some women journalists have come out and accused Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs, o...
11 Oct, 2018, 07.15 PM IST
#MeToo Impact: Companies tightening policy to make workplaces saferCompanies said they are tightening policies so that the line between acceptable behaviour and sexual harassment is clear.
10 Oct, 2018, 06.43 AM IST
How Kangana Ranaut's take on 'nepotism', Harvey Weinstein made headlines in 2017Terms such as pay disparity and feminism also became part of the big debate in Bollywood.
29 Dec, 2017, 06.15 PM IST
Why India is far behind the US in addressing sexual harassment at the workplaceIf India is found wanting, it is not for the lack of courage. There are strong sociological and cultural reasons why women are deterred fro...
29 Oct, 2017, 06.50 AM IST
Sports Ministry to form committee to resolve women complaintsThe Minister said his ministry provides equal assistance and incentives to both male and female athletes and there is no gender discriminat...
08 Mar, 2017, 03.53 PM IST
Time for government, social media companies to clamp down on online abuseNearly 27% of female internet users have been sexually harassed online, according to an October report by US-based think tank PEW research.
31 Dec, 2014, 05.29 PM IST
Most women are abused, harassed and assaulted at work, says surveyInstances of harassment and abuse of women in journalism are almost always (made) invisible as they are in other places of work.
08 Dec, 2013, 09.51 AM IST