Sexual Harassment
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49 Akola schoolgirls allege sexual harassment; two teachers booked
India | Apr 02, 2015, 09:35 PM ISTAkola: Two teachers of a government school in Akola were booked on charges of outraging the modesty of a woman, after as many as 49 girl students accused the duo of sexually harassing them, police
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IGI Airport official suspended for sexually harassing a woman
India | Mar 27, 2015, 11:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: A woman resident of Bengaluru was allegedly verbally sexually harassed by an immigration officer at Delhi's IGI airport, after which the Home Ministry placed him under suspension. The immigration officer, Vinod Kumar, allegedly asked
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R K Pachauri granted anticipatory bail in sexual harassment case
India | Mar 21, 2015, 06:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: A court here on Saturday granted anticipatory bail to environmentalist R.K. Pachauri in a sexual harassment case and rejected the police plea for his custody. Additional Sessions Judge Raj Kumar Tripathi directed Pachauri to
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Harassment charges against a top Doordarshan official
India | Mar 15, 2015, 08:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: A production assistant in public broadcaster Doordarshan has lodged a case of sexual harassment against the assistant director general of the organization.According to a report published in The Times of India, the complainant
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Police may call RK Pachauri for questioning in sexual harassment case
India | Feb 20, 2015, 06:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Police may soon call RK Pachauri, Director General (DG) of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), following registration of a case of molestation and sexual harassment against him on a complaint from
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FIR against RK Pachauri for sexually harassing woman colleague
India | Feb 20, 2015, 12:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: A case was registered against Director General of The Energy Research Institute (TERI), New Delhi, Dr RK Pachauri, for sexually harassing a woman colleague.The 29-year-old victim, in her complaint stated that the 75-year-old
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AAP's Mayank Gandhi booked for abetting sexual harassment
India | Sep 21, 2014, 07:28 AM ISTMumbai: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Mayank Gandhi was among the six persons booked here after a 21-year-old female party volunteer filed a criminal complaint against them, police said.While AAP activist Tarun Singh has been
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Prevent sexual harassment, Smriti Irani tells vice chancellors
National | Sep 14, 2014, 06:45 AM ISTChandigarh/New Delhi: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani Saturday "exhorted" all vice chancellors (VCs) of central universities to ensure prevention of sexual harassment.Irani said this at a two-day retreat of vice chancellors of central
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Sexual harassment of women at work place: Government to amend rules
India | Sep 10, 2014, 09:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: Rules are being amended to widen definition of sexual harassment and to make work place more conducive for women to work, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday."Rules are being amended to widen
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Supreme Court stays proceedings of panel probing judge's sexual harassment
India | Aug 29, 2014, 12:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the probe into allegations of sexual harassment by a former Gwalior district judge against a sitting judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.The composition of the committee,
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Sessions Court judge suspended for sexually harassing junior staff
India | Aug 20, 2014, 03:15 PM ISTMumbai: A Sessions Court judge was here on Thursday suspended on charges of sexually harassing a female staff of the court. A complaint against judge MT Gaikwad, who was presiding over the special Narcotics Drugs and
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Professor held for writing obscene letters to women colleagues
India | Aug 14, 2014, 08:35 PM ISTAhmedabad: A 56-year-old professor from Gujarat University was today arrested on charges of sexually harassing three women colleagues after he allegedly wrote obscene letters to them, police said.Associate Professor Dr Sarman Zala, who heads the
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Meerut lady cop turns to Facebook against sexual harassment
India | Jul 15, 2014, 04:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: A woman sub-inspector from Meerut has now taken her fight against sexual harassment to social media. The 29-year-old woman police official had registered a complaint alleging sexual harassment by a DIG-rank officer.The SI
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AMU professor accused of sexual harassment by researcher
India | May 10, 2014, 12:31 PM ISTAligarh: An assistant professor in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing a foreign research scholar.A case under Section 354 (A) (making sexually coloured remarks) of IPC has been registered against
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'Devise measures over sexual harassment complaints against ex-judges':SC
India | Mar 27, 2014, 06:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court was on Wednesday told that allegations of sexual harassment against retired judges of the court and that of high courts who were holding positions in tribunals may be inquired under
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Sexual harassment : Notice to TN chief secretary, college management
India | Mar 15, 2014, 08:07 AM ISTChennai: The Madras High Court yesterday issued notices to Tamil Nadu government and college management on a plea of a woman lecturer against her termination after she approached the court alleging sexual harassment by some
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Law against sexual harassment at work place comes into effect
India | Dec 13, 2013, 08:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: The law to check sexual harassment at work place which prescribes strict punishment, including termination of service, for the the guilty and similar penalties in case of a frivolous complaint has come into
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Law intern issue can't be 'brushed under the carpet': Kapil Sibal
India | Dec 06, 2013, 09:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Law Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday questioned the decision of the Supreme Court of not taking further action against Justice AK Ganguly, indicted in a case of sexual harassment just because he has
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Sexual harassment at workplace and the Vishakha guidelines
India | Jan 16, 2014, 02:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sexual assault charges against former Tehelka editor, Tarun Tejpal, has yet again brought to the fore the need for organisations to abide by laws and respond swiftly to the situation. In this case,
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Retd SC judge A K Ganguly denies charges of sexual harassment, committee gives report to CJI
India | Nov 29, 2013, 10:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: Justice A K Ganguly, who retired from the Supreme Court after handling a number of high-profile cases, has been accused by a young woman intern of sexual harassment, a charge he strongly denied