Me Too Movement
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New York's highest court overturns former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction
Hollywood | Apr 25, 2024, 08:06 PM ISTThe New York Court of Appeals said in a 4-3 ruling that the trial judge who oversaw Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape case had committed a critical error.
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NCW Chief says Channi threat to woman, urges Sonia to remove him as Punjab CM
News | Sep 20, 2021, 06:14 PM ISTNational Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma on September 20 said that the newly-appointed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is a "threat" to women safety and urged Congress interim Chief Sonia Gandhi to removed Channi from his CM post.
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Anurag Kashyap denies sexual harassment charges, claims he wasn’t in India at time of incident
Celebrities | Oct 02, 2020, 12:32 PM ISTFilmmaker Anurag Kashyap was on Thursday questioned by police in a rape case filed against him by an actress for more than eight hours. The film director in his statement denied all the allegations leveled against him and provided proof that he was not in the country at the time of the incident.
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Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap summoned by Mumbai Police in sexual harassment case on October 1
Celebrities | Sep 30, 2020, 12:02 PM ISTMumbai Police has summoned film director Anurag Kashyap asking him to appear at Versova Police station tomorrow on October 1, at 11 am. The development came after the actress threatened to sit on hunger strike and protest if the action has not been taken.
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Mumbai Police to record Anurag Kashyap's statement in sexual harassment case
Celebrities | Sep 29, 2020, 09:13 AM ISTMumbai Police has jumped into action in the sexual harassment case against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. The police will soon call the filmmaker to record his statement in the matter. The actress had recently questioned why the accused has not been arrested even when she has filed a case against him.
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Payal Ghosh vs Anurag Kashyap UPDATES| Actress to lodge FIR today, Kashyap's lawyer issues statement
Celebrities | Sep 22, 2020, 07:55 PM ISTAfter actress Payal Ghosh accused Anurag Kashyap of sexual misconduct, several celebrities from the industry have come forward to support the filmmaker, saying #MeToo movement should not be misused. Today, the actress will file an FIR against the filmmaker accusing him of forcing himself on her in 2014.
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Actress Payal Ghosh accuses Anurag Kashyap of sexual harassment, demands action against him
Celebrities | Sep 19, 2020, 11:49 PM ISTActress Payal Ghosh has come forward and accused director Anurag Kashyap of sexual harassment. Taking to Twitter, the actress claimed that the filmmaker forced himself on her and she has demanded action against him. She tagged PM Narendra Modi in her tweet and urged him to 'take action', saying that her 'security is at risk'.
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14% rise in sex crime reporting after MeToo movement: Study
World | Dec 14, 2019, 03:03 PM ISTThe MeToo movement that took the world by storm has led to a 14 per cent rise in reporting of sexual crimes during its first three months across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.
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'Man Woman #MeToo' documentary to trace the movement across India
Bollywood | Nov 21, 2019, 05:23 PM ISTA documentary film, "Man Woman #MeToo", is set to decode the #MeToo movement in India that united women to stand up and raise their voice against sexual harassment.
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#MeToo: Can't permit 'guerilla warfare' by allowing anonymity to accusers, says Delhi HC
India | Nov 21, 2019, 05:16 PM ISTPersons making allegedly defamatory or motivated statements cannot be permitted to indulge in "guerilla warfare" and be the judge in their own case by seeking anonymity and not giving an opportunity to the accused to defend, the Delhi High Court has observed.
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HC seeks response on Google's plea to modify order on removal of posts
India | Oct 16, 2019, 06:41 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court has sought the response of artist Subodh Gupta on a plea by Google Inc. seeking to vacate orders asking the search engine to remove anonymous posts containing sexual harassment accusations against him that emerged during last year's #MeToo movement.
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Anu Malik to return to TV with Superstar Singer after #MeToo Movement: Reports
TV | Jul 23, 2019, 01:07 PM ISTAnu Malik might be making his TV comeback following #MeToo Movement. Earlier buzz had it that the musician would be returning as a judge in Indian Idol 11 but, there has been no confirmation about the same yet.
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Mallika Sherawat talks about #MeToo Movement, says it emboldened women to open up about harassment
Celebrities | Jul 03, 2019, 05:01 PM ISTActor Mallika Sherawat says the #MeToo movement has created a space for dialogue on harassment.
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Ishita Dutta speaks on sister Tanushree Dutta’s anger on Drishyam co-star Ajay Devgn, read here
Celebrities | Apr 21, 2019, 11:25 AM ISTActress Ishita Dutta, who is the sister of Tanushree Dutta and has worked with Ajay Devgn in the film Drishyam.
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Tanushree Dutta making her Bollywood comeback? Here's what sister Ishita Dutta has to say
Celebrities | Apr 10, 2019, 10:19 AM ISTAs much as we want Tanushree Dutta to make a comeback in Bollywood, the actress has no such plans in her mind.
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Twitterati spew anger over Rajkumar Hirani’s award nomination amid sexual harassment allegations
Celebrities | Mar 14, 2019, 03:08 PM ISTThe netizens believe that the jury is doing a disservice to the #MeToo movement by considering Rajkumar Hirani for an award.
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Behind every successful man's fall, is a woman, says veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha
Celebrities | Feb 07, 2019, 10:52 AM ISTVeteran actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Wednesday said behind a successful man's fall is a woman but clarified that he was not making fun of the #MeToo movement.
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Tanushree Dutta makes her debut on Twitter before leaving for US
Celebrities | Jan 30, 2019, 07:23 PM ISTTanushree Dutta who was already active on Instagram, made her debut on Twitter.
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#MeToo: Rani Mukerji disagrees with Anushka, Deepika; gets slammed for 'martial arts' comment
Celebrities | Dec 31, 2018, 11:09 AM ISTRani Mukerji created a stir on social media with Twitterati lambasting the actress for her comment.
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5 controversies that made headlines in 2018
Masala | Dec 21, 2018, 10:49 PM ISTHere is the list of controversies that made news in the year 2018.