Tag: sexual harassment

Haryana minister Sandeep Singh accused of sexual harassment gives up Sports portfolio

Chandigarh, Jan 1: Haryana minister Sandeep Singh, who has been booked in a sexual harassment case, on Sunday gave up his Sports portfolio, saying he has taken this step on moral grounds. The development came a day after Chandigarh police registered an FIR against the 36-year-old BJP leader […]

New women accuse opera legend Domingo of sexual harassment

The glittering production was a high point of the Washington Opera’s 1999-2000 season: Jules Massenet’s “Le Cid,” about a legendary Spanish conqueror, starring a tenor legendary in his own right — Placido Domingo, then the company’s artistic director. The opera, also being filmed for broadcast on public television, […]

SC holds special hearing on sexual harassment allegations of former SC employee against CJI

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court held an extraordinary hearing on Saturday after a former employee of the apex court accused Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment and persecution. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Gogoi was constituted after a sworn affidavit by the woman copies […]

Pollachi sexual harassment case: HC refuses to interfere

Chennai :  The Madras High Court Thursday declined to order a court-monitored CBI probe into the Pollachi sexual harassment case, citing the Tamil Nadu government order transferring the sensational case to the central investigating agency. A group of women lawyers made an urgent mention before the first bench of […]

#MeToo: MAMI organises session on sexual harassment

Mumbai, Oct 28: In the wake of #MeToo movement, the 20th edition of Jio MAMI Mumbai film festival, Sunday, arranged a special session on sexual harassment, with the aim to sensitise people about it. The session was held at a suburban multiplex with filmmaker Anusha Khan and Asiya Shervani, […]

Google’s Sundar Pichai says 48 employees were fired for sexual harassment

Google Inc Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said on Thursday the company had fired 48 employees for sexual harassment over the past two years. Pichai sent an email to Google employees in response to a New York Times story that was published earlier in the day. The report said […]

#MeToo being used for character assassination: Anu Malik’s lawyer

Mumbai, Oct 18: A day after singer Shweta Pandit accused Anu Malik of harassment, a lawyer for the music composer said Thursday that the #MeToo movement, which is having its India moment, is being used for his client’s “character assassination”. Pandit took to Twitter to accuse Malik of being […]

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