Sexual Harassment
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Three months leave for victims of sexual harassment, government tells Parliament
National | Aug 10, 2016, 06:10 PM ISTWomen employees who have filed complaints of sexual harassment can now get a paid leave of three months during the pendency of inquiry, the government said today. Section 12 of the Sexual Harassment of Women
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90 days paid leave for victims of sexual harassment
India | Jul 17, 2016, 12:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Central government’s female employees who have filed complaints of sexual harassment can now get a paid leave of three months during the pendency of inquiry, the government has said. The move assumes significance
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Woman refuses to accept McDonald's order, gets sexually harassed by delivery boy
India | Jul 12, 2016, 12:54 PM ISTA Bengaluru-based food delivery boy was arrested on Monday for allegedly sexually harassing a woman over the phone after she refused to accept a parcel she had ordered online earlier and pay for it.
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Former Indian football captain Sona Chaudhary accuses officials of sexual harassment in her book
Football | May 13, 2016, 09:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Indian football captain Sona Chaudhary, who claims to have played for India between 1995 and 1998, has alleged that women players of her era were subjected to sexual exploitation by officials in
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Pachauri steps down as Governing Council member of TERI
India | Apr 21, 2016, 09:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Environmentalist R K Pachauri, accused of sexual harassment by his former women colleagues in the recent past, has stepped down as a member of the Governing Council of TERI “to get engaged in
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‘Kissed me on the cheek, inquired about private life’: Fresh sexual harassment allegations against Pachauri
India | Apr 01, 2016, 08:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: Sparking off yet another controversy for the TERI executive vice chairman, another woman today levelled sexual harassment allegations against R.K. Pachauri through an open letter. The allegations and the counter filed by the
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Delhi Police file charge sheet against Pachauri for sexual harassment
India | Mar 01, 2016, 05:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Police on Tuesday filed a charge sheet in a court against TERI Executive Vice Chairman R.K. Pachauri for alleged sexual harrassment and outraging the modesty of a former woman colleague.Pachauri has also
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RK Pachauri 'deliberately' violated order; Delhi court forfeits surety
India | Feb 20, 2016, 06:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: TERI's executive Vice Chairman R K Pachauri, facing sexual harassment charges by a former woman colleague, has "deliberately" violated travel conditions imposed on him by overstaying abroad, a Delhi court has said while
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R K Pachauri goes on leave as TERI Chancellor
India | Feb 11, 2016, 08:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: TERI University's Executive Vice-Chairman RK Pachauri, who has been under the scanner due to multiple sexual harassment charges, has proceeded on leave today. Facing the ire of University's students over his elevation to
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RK Pachauri promotion makes my flesh crawl: Sexual harassment complainant
India | Feb 10, 2016, 09:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: The woman who had accused environmentalist R K Pachauri of sexual harassment, today tore into TERI, saying the "shameful" decision of appointing him as executive vice-chairman of the green body made her "flesh
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36% of Indian companies, 25% MNCs not compliant with the Sexual Harassment Act: Report
India | Nov 30, 2015, 02:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Despite a noticeable rise in cases of sexual harassment at the workplace, many Indian companies and MNCs functioning here are not compliant with the Sexual Harassment Act 2013.A survey conducted by Federation of
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101 cases of sexual harassment reported to ICC of 16 varsities
India | Nov 25, 2015, 11:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: More than a hundred cases of sexual harassment were reported to the Internal Complaints Committees (ICCs) of 16 universities and educational institutes in the National Capital since 2013, with Jawahar Lal Nehru university
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Woman army officer alleges sexual harassment by senior
India | Oct 20, 2015, 07:33 AM ISTAlwar: A woman army officer, who took part in the Republic Day parade this year to showcase 'Nari Shakti', has alleged sexual harassment by her senior officer, prompting an inquiry into the matter."Post receipt of
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Reply sought from centre, TERI in RK Pachauri sexual harassment case
India | Sep 21, 2015, 08:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi High Court today sought a response from the government on a plea by a TERI employee alleging that the organisation had not acted against its chief RK Pachauri, as recommended by an
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526 cases of sexual harassment at workplace registered in 2014
India | Aug 08, 2015, 08:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: 526 cases of sexual harassment of women at workplaces were reported during 2014, women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi revealed on Friday.In a written reply at Lok Sabha, Gandhi said 57 cases
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Delhi: 19-year-old girl stabbed 35 times for protesting against sexual harassment, dies
India | Jul 18, 2015, 10:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: A 19-year-old girl died after being stabbed 35 times for objecting to a man who allegedly abused.The incident took place on Thursday in central Delhi's Anand Parbat area, police said on Friday.Police said
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Sexual harassment case: Pachauri questioned for 'brief' period
National | Jun 27, 2015, 12:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Former TERI director R K Pachauri was today questioned for the second time by Delhi Police in connection with the alleged sexual harassment case lodged against him by a woman research analyst. 74-year-old
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Indians apologise to British woman over sexual harassment
India | May 21, 2015, 07:19 AM ISTLondon: A British woman, left shaken after a man publicly masturbated while staring at her at a Mumbai bus stop during her trip to India, has been inundated with apologies and support from Indians.Lucy Hemmings,
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R K Pachauri moves court, seeks permission to travel abroad
India | Apr 17, 2015, 07:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: TERI Director-General R K Pachauri, who is facing sexual harassment allegations from a woman employee, today moved a city court seeking permission to travel abroad to attend a global water summit in Greece
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Centre to review sexual harassment committees' working
India | Apr 08, 2015, 05:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: The working of committees to check sexual harassment at workplace will be reviewed by the Centre in order to speed up the disposal of cases received by them. The Department of Personnel and