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CCTV cameras in Maharashtra govt schools soon to prevent incidents of sexu
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 25 (ANI): Maharashtra will install CCTV cameras in government schools from the forthcoming academic year to prevent incidents of sexual harassment, said state's School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad on Friday.
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Actress Assault Case: Kerala HC orders to set up internal Complaints Commi
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], March 17 (ANI): The Kerala High Court ordered to form Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) in all film production houses as per the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
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Top Republican Senator seeks halt to Eric Garcetti's nomination as US Amba
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The nomination of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to become US ambassador to India seems to be in trouble as a top Senate Republican has sought to put the matter on hold owing to a pending investigation regarding sexual harassment of his adviser.
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Cyber Crime has opened new way of sexual harassment, poses huge challenge:
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Union Law Secretary Anoop Kumar Mendiratta on Wednesday highlighted that Cyber Crime has opened a new way of sexual harassment and has posed a huge challenge, adding that it is also a violation of the Fundamental Rights under Article 14, 21 of the Consti
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Girls education in jeopardy due to sexual crimes at educational institutio
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Recent cases of sexual harassment and murder of medical students in Sindh province of Pakistan shed light on the threat faced by young women pursuing higher education in the country, local media reported.
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Women who have experienced sexual violence more likely to develop high blo
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Massachusetts [US], February 22 (ANI): According to the WHO, during their lifetime one in three women is subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner. Women who have ever experienced sexual violence in their lifetime are more likely to
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Pakistan fails to ensure safety for women in educational institutions, wor
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 15 (ANI): The recent suicide by two female students of a medical university in Sindh province past points to severe flaws regarding women's safety in several places including educational institutions and workplaces in Pakistan, underlining that the country has
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SC directs reinstatement of woman judge who raised sexual harassment compl
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday directed reinstatement of the woman judge who raised a sexual harassment complaint against a then sitting judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
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TDP suspends party leader for harassing minor who allegedly died by suicid
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 30 (ANI): The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Vijayawada Parliamentary constituency president, Nettem Raghuram, on Sunday, suspended party leader Vinod Kumar Jain after the allegations surfaced regarding sexual harassment of a minor who allegedly died by
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Delhi HC quashes FIR lodged against DU Professor
Updated : 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR lodged against a Delhi University (DU) Assistant Professor.
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Girls must learn to raise alarm immediately on encountering sexual harassm
Updated : 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) presiding officer Punam Kumari on Tuesday clarified that the 'controversial statement' made in circular announcing counselling sessions on sexual harassment for the students and said that
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Volvo, Uber, Titan, Tata Power, Shoppers Stop, ITC Infotech and DBS Bank a
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): KelpHR, a pioneering organisation that aims to build workplaces that are safe, happy, and inclusive through best-in-class HR practices, has announced its 2021 list of the winning organisations that are compliant with PoSH or Prevention
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