Harrasment
- Offbeat
Female octopuses thwart male harassment by throwing debris: Study
Toronto: In a bid to resist male harassment and unwanted mating attempts, female octopuses were observed throwing debris, finds an interesting study led by a team from Australia, Canada and the US. The…
- World
Thousands of female troops in UK military face harassment: Report
London: About 64 per cent of British female veterans and 58 per cent of currently-serving females in the UK military have reported experiencing bullying, harassment and discrimination during their careers, a parliamentary…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Prez signs bills protecting women, senior citizens’ rights
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi has signed two important bills including the one which ensures women’s property rights and protects them from harassment, coercion, force or fraud, the media reported citing officials.…
- India
DCW takes cognizance of online harassment of Muslim women
New Delhi: Waking up to traumatising harassment faced by many Muslim women, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) took suo-moto cognizance of the issue wherein the pictures of many Muslim women were…
- Technology
Google tweaking its search algorithms to deal with harassers
Washington: Tech giant Google has revealed that it will be enhancing its Search experience in a bid to protect people from harassment of different kinds. As per Mashable, at I/O last month,…
- Technology
TikTok lets creators delete up to 100 bad comments at once
San Francisco: Chinese short-video making app TikTok has allowed creators to select and delete up to 100 harassing comments at once. The new update, rolled out on Thursday, allows creators to delete and…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Minor boy arrested for cyber bullying girl by hacking her accounts
Hyderabad: A minor boy has been arrested by Hyderabad Police for stalking and harassing an MBBS student by hacking her social media and email accounts and posting abusive and offensive posts. According…
- Hyderabad
Police constable held for harassing woman
Hyderabad: A police constable belonging to Telangana State Special police (TSSP) 12th Battalion on Sunday was arrested by Banjara Hills police for allegedly harassing a woman. According to the sources few days…
- Crime and Accident
AAP demands fast-tracking of harassment case related to its female member
Panaji : Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) women wing on Thursday came out in support of Cecille Lee Rodrigues, who has allegedly been subjected to constant online harassment, demanding fast-tracking of investigation and…
