sexual harrassment
- Hyderabad
Protests at University of Hyderabad over alleged sexual harassment of Thai student
Hyderabad: Students at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) campus are staging protests following the alleged sexual harassment of a foreign student (woman) by a university professor on Friday. Students gathered at the…
- India
Karnataka: Headmaster arrested for sexually harassing Class 10 girl
Hassan: The Karnataka Police have arrested the headmaster of a school on the charges of sexually harassing a girl student in Beluru town of Hassan district, police said on Sunday. According to…
- India
Man arrested in Delhi for molesting minor inside mosque
New Delhi: A man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 10-year-old minor inside a mosque in Delhi’s Maujpur area, a senior police official said on Friday. The 24-year-old accused, identified as…
- Offbeat
Calling man bald at work is sexual harassment, rules UK tribunal
London: Calling a man bald in the workplace falls within the purview of sexual harassment, an employment tribunal in England has concluded. The three-member tribunal, led by Judge Jonathan Brain, had to…
- Top Stories
US Congressional briefing calls Karnataka hijab ban ‘mass sexual harassment’
Washington, DC: Panelists at a Congressional Briefing criticized the order of the Karnataka state High Court banning the hijab in schools, forcing young Muslim women to risk harassment or even expulsion if…
- World
French report: 330,000 children victims of church sex abuse
Paris: A major French report released Tuesday found that an estimated 330,000 children were victims of sex abuse within France’s Catholic Church over the past 70 years, in France’s first major reckoning with…
- Television News
Naagin actor Pearl Puri arrested for allegedly raping minor, Anita supports him
Mumbai: Television actor Pearl Puri, who is known for his role in Ekta Kapoor’s Naagin 3, was arrested on Friday by Mumbai for allegedly raping a minor. He has been arrested along…
- Top Stories
Social activist to withdraw complaint of sexual harassment against Ex-Karnataka Minister
Bengaluru: In a twist to the alleged sex for job scandal in Karnataka, social activist Dinesh Kallahalli on Sunday said he would withdraw his police complaint against BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi, which had…
- World
Former aide accuses New York Governor Cuomo of sexual harassment
New York: Lindsey Boylan, a former aide of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, has accused him of sexually harassing her for years. In a series of tweets, Lindsey Boylan said, “Yes, @NYGovCuomo…
- Entertainment
Actor alleges Anurag Kashyap sexually harassed her, director says baseless
Mumbai: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on Sunday said the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by actor Payal Ghosh are baseless. On Saturday, Ghosh took to Twitter and wrote that the “Gangs of Wasseypur”…
- Entertainment
Ganesh Acharya booked by Police on sexual harassment charges
Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Wednesday allegedly booked choreographer and director Ganesh Acharya on charges of sexually harassing a 33-year-old woman choreographer. Earlier last week the woman filed a complaint in regard with…
- India
Wrong to suggest Priya Ramani’s tweets were meant to raise awareness on sexual harassment: MJ Akbar
New Delhi: Former Union Minister MJ Akbar on Saturday stated in a Delhi court that it is wrong to suggest that the articles and tweets of journalist Priya Ramani were meant to…
