Hong Kong : Hollywood actress Jessica Alba says there have been “lots of different situations” in her career when she had to deal with sexual harassment. Alba, also a New York Times best-selling author and entrepreneur, spoke to CNN for “Talk Asia” here about healthy living and becoming a socially conscious businesswoman. In light of […]
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Girl sexually harassed, threatened with acid attack in UP’s Muzaffarnagar
A girl student in UP’s Muzaffarnagar was allegedly sexually harassed by a youth who also threatened to throw acid on her when she turned down his marriage proposal, news agency PTI quoted police as saying. The incident took place on Saturday under the limits of Civil Lines police station. The Muzaffarnagar police have lodged a […]
Haryana civil servant booked for sexual harassment
Chandigarh : A Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officer in Haryana’s Panchkula was on Wednesday booked for sexual harassment after complaint by a woman, police said. The 27-year old woman, who is working as an officer in an organization functioning under the Haryana Education Department, alleged that HCS officer Reagan Kumar made advances towards her. She […]
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 to join investigations. The […]
US Senate passes bill to revamp sexual harassment policies
Washington : The US Senate has passed a legislation to overhaul the way Congress deals with sexual harassment in its ranks, a response to the #MeToo movement, the media reported. The bill passed on Thursday evening is designed to hold lawmakers, including those who have left office, personally liable if found to have sexually harassed […]
Female McDonald’s employees allege sexual harassment
Washington : At least 10 female Mcdonald’s current and former employees in the US have filed sexual harassment complaints against the company, the media reported. The complaints were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in seven states, including Michigan, Florida, and Louisiana. Most of the incidents were alleged to have occurred over the past […]
Sexual harassment incidents even in Rashtrapati Bhavan: RTI
Lucknow : In response to an RTI query, the President’s secretariat has revealed that two cases of sexual harassment were filed in the Rashtrapati Bhavan since the promulgation of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Responding to a poser by social activist Nutan Thakur, Deputy Secretary J.G. Subramanian revealed […]
SC tells HCs to set up panels in courts under Vishaka norms
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday directed high courts across the country to set up within two months Internal Complaints Committees and to ensure formation of such panels in all district courts as per the Vishaka guidelines on sexual harassment at the workplace,. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar […]
86% NCR residents cite lack of severe punishment for sexual harassment: Study
New Delhi : Lack of severe punishment is considered as the most rampant cause of sexual harassment by 86 per cent respondents in the NCR region, as per as study. The study, done by Indian Institute for Integrated Women and Child Development (ISI-WCD) and released by the Women and Child Development Ministry, was one of […]
Woman alleges sexual harassment by Delhi gurdwara management
New Delhi : A 26-year-old woman on Wednesday alleged that she was sexually harassed by two members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) when she went to ask them for a job last month. Paramjeet Khanna told the media that she was harassed by two office-bearers — Harjit Singh and Sukhvinder Singh — […]