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K'taka BJP MLC Ravi gets bail after arrest for insulting minister

Bharatiya Janata Party MLC CT Ravi on Friday got a respite from the high court of Karnataka, a day after his arrest, following allegations that he used a derogatory word against minister Laxmi......

SC grants protection from arrest to actor Siddique in rape case

The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to Malayalam film actor Siddique in a rape case and directed him to cooperate in the investigation. IMAGE: Malayalam film actor......

HC orders Ola Cabs pay Rs 5 lakh for sexual harassment by driver

The Karnataka high court on Monday directed ANI Technologies, the parent company of Ola Cabs, to compensate a woman with Rs 5 lakh after she allegedly faced sexual harassment by one of their......

Assault case filed against director Ranjith, 4 actors under cloud

The fallout from the Justice K Hema Committee report on harassment and abuse in the Malayalam film industry intensified on Monday as a case was filed against well-known filmmaker Ranjith, and......

Probe report blows lid off sexual harassment in Mollywood

The much-awaited Justice Hema Committee report on harassment faced by women in Malayalam cinema industry has recorded explosive accounts of harassment, exploitation and ill-treatment of female......

Why India Inc is unwilling to hire women

The lack of a strong diversity policy on the part of companies, a limited pool of women candidates as well as socio-cultural factors contribute to their low numbers. When furniture retail giant......

The way forward for #MeToo

'Awareness should be raised; protocols and procedures, and reporting mechanisms must be put in place to protect both men and women in the workplace,' notes Jael Silliman.Illustration: Uttam......

FAQs: How to combat sexual harassment at workplace

Trial by the media can be avoided if the industry itself devises effective mechanisms to bring this to an end Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Finally, the #MeToo movement is catching up in......

Sexual harassment at workplace? Blame the 'powerful' executives

It is high time old boys’ clubs inside many large corporations come under serious scrutiny for protecting one of their own, says Indrajit Gupta. Image: Sensitising employees on what......

The story behind Andhra's call money racket

The money involved is more than Rs 2,000 crore across Andhra Pradesh In today's Andhra Pradesh, loan sharks have not only been charging exorbitant interest rates to the needy, often women, but......

'There Has to Be Exemplary Punishments'

'These allegations need to be treated with utmost seriousness.' IMAGE: Youth Congress workers protest against Kerala Film Academy Chairman Ranjith in Thiruvananthapuram, April 24, 2024, over the......

Lawyers told me I couldn't fire Vikas Bahl: Anurag Kashyap

'According to legal advice provided to me then, I was told we had very limited options.''Now in hindsight and after taking stock of things myself, I can quite see how I was ill-advised.' IMAGE:......

AIFF closes investigation into alleged harassment case

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday said it has closed the investigation into a "verbal" complaint of "harassment" made by a woman employee against a male colleague as the......

Wrestling restarts, elections get fair, wrestlers get a voice

WFI ensures Sports Code is followed in state unit polls, set to resume National Camp from March 27 IMAGE: The WFI will resume national camp from March 27, after after almost 16 months with Sonepat......

Blow to suspended WFI: Ministry won't recognise Nationals

Ministry says it won't recognise events organised by suspended WFI IMAGE: Sanjay Singh, president of the suspended WFI, said that they will soon organise the national championships and insisted......

Chain of events: What led to WFI's suspension?

IMAGE: UWW suspended Wrestling Federation of India. Photographs: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The following is the timeline of the chain of events that led to the suspension of the Wrestling......

'What we are seeing today is 'who the accused is' matters'

'The law is neither able nor willing to function the way the legal machinery is envisaged.' IMAGE: The Image That SHOCKED India: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and her cousin Sangeeta Phogat being......

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