Sexual Harrassment

A woman in Ireland who was slapped on the bottom with a ruler during a staff meeting has settled a sexual harassment case for 90,000 pounds (about Rs 90 lakh).

Even as noted author and social activist Civic Chandran is at large and awaiting a court order on his anticipatory bail in a sexual harassment case, another woman writer has lodged a similar complaint against him.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday attacked the Yogi Adityanath government over women's safety in Uttar Pradesh, referring to an incident in Jhansi where two sisters consumed poison after inaction from police on sexual harrassment complaints.

National Commission of Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma has sought withdrawal of a "misogynist" circular issued by JNU, which says girls are "suppose to know how to draw a tangible line between them and their male friends".

Three days after a schoolgirl died allegedly by suicide in Chennai, leaving a note that said "a girl is safe only in the mother's womb or the grave", a 21-year-old college student has been arrested for sexual assault.

Police have registered a case against the CEO of a film production company in Mumbai for allegedly sexually harassing a 28-year-old woman, an official said on Friday.

A college professor has been arrested by Pune city police for allegedly making sexual advances towards a student.

A top official of the AYUSH Directorate in Odisha was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually harassing a contractual woman employee of his office, police said.

Three yoga teachers were arrested on Sunday for allegedly sexually harassing a Japanese woman, police said.

There have been 49 complaints of sexual harassment of children in child care institutions in the last three years, the women and child development ministry informed Parliament on Friday.

McDonald's Corp workers in Michigan filed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the fast-food chain of having a "systemic problem" of sexual harassment.

A police officer has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a girl in an inebriated state at a police station in Bihar's Samastipur district.

Four young men allegedly harassed a 16-year-old girl and beat up her family when they objected to them in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, a police official said on Monday.

A 65-year-old doctor was arrested today for allegedly making sexual advances to a woman who visited his clinic along with her ailing mother, the police said

CBS's former CEO Leslie Moonves, fired over sexual abuse allegations, is taking the television network to arbitration to try to get $120 million in severance it refused to pay him.

A woman in Ireland who was slapped on the bottom with a ruler during a staff meeting has settled a sexual harassment case for 90,000 pounds (about Rs 90 lakh).

Even as noted author and social activist Civic Chandran is at large and awaiting a court order on his anticipatory bail in a sexual harassment case, another woman writer has lodged a similar complaint against him.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday attacked the Yogi Adityanath government over women's safety in Uttar Pradesh, referring to an incident in Jhansi where two sisters consumed poison after inaction from police on sexual harrassment complaints.

National Commission of Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma has sought withdrawal of a "misogynist" circular issued by JNU, which says girls are "suppose to know how to draw a tangible line between them and their male friends".

Three days after a schoolgirl died allegedly by suicide in Chennai, leaving a note that said "a girl is safe only in the mother's womb or the grave", a 21-year-old college student has been arrested for sexual assault.

Police have registered a case against the CEO of a film production company in Mumbai for allegedly sexually harassing a 28-year-old woman, an official said on Friday.

A college professor has been arrested by Pune city police for allegedly making sexual advances towards a student.

A top official of the AYUSH Directorate in Odisha was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually harassing a contractual woman employee of his office, police said.

Three yoga teachers were arrested on Sunday for allegedly sexually harassing a Japanese woman, police said.

There have been 49 complaints of sexual harassment of children in child care institutions in the last three years, the women and child development ministry informed Parliament on Friday.

McDonald's Corp workers in Michigan filed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the fast-food chain of having a "systemic problem" of sexual harassment.

A police officer has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a girl in an inebriated state at a police station in Bihar's Samastipur district.

Four young men allegedly harassed a 16-year-old girl and beat up her family when they objected to them in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, a police official said on Monday.

A 65-year-old doctor was arrested today for allegedly making sexual advances to a woman who visited his clinic along with her ailing mother, the police said

CBS's former CEO Leslie Moonves, fired over sexual abuse allegations, is taking the television network to arbitration to try to get $120 million in severance it refused to pay him.