New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has revealed for the first time that she is one of the six women wrestlers who filed a formal complaint of sexual harassment against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Breaking her silence while the matter remains sub-judice, Phogat also issued a stern warning to the Central Government and the Sports Ministry regarding the upcoming National Open Ranking Tournament scheduled to be held in Gonda,…
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New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Amid the ongoing workplace harassment probe at TCS Nashik, IT bellwether Infosys has dismissed social media allegations of workplace harassment at its Business Process Management (BPM) facility in Pune.The clarification comes amid heightened scrutiny of Maharashtra’s IT sector, following a separate investigation into Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Nashik over allegations of workplace harassment and forced religious conversion.The Infosys controversy emerged after…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Calling the allegations emerging from the Nashik branch of Tata Consultancy Services ‘gravely concerning and anguishing,’ Natarajan Chandrasekaran on Monday said the matter is being treated with utmost seriousness and a thorough investigation is underway.In a statement, Chandrasekaran said action has already been initiated against the accused employees and the company is extending full cooperation to the ongoing probe.He reiterated that the Tata Group follows a str…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Tata Consultancy Services on Sunday said it has suspended employees under investigation in connection with the Nashik case and is fully cooperating with authorities. The IT major reiterated its zero-tolerance stance on harassment and coercion, stating that further action will be based on the outcome of the ongoing inquiry.The India’s largest IT services exporter has come under scrutiny after multiple FIRs were registered over alleged incidents of sexual harassment an…
Bengaluru, April 6 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to quash the FIR filed against an airport staffer in connection with the alleged sexual harassment of a South Korean woman at Kempegowda International Airport. The court also expressed strong disapproval over the incident and the conduct of the accused.A bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while declining to quash the FIR, questioned why the accused should be spared.The court observed that the victim is a fo…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Former AAP leader and educator Avadh Ojha, who recently stepped away from active politics, gave his views to IANS on the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. He said that though people say it is difficult to defeat Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the BJP is very determined this time. He also stated that it was time for a change in Uttar Pradesh and a system of rotation should exist so that political parties remain on their toes to serve the people. Here are so…
Chennai, March 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police have registered a case against a candidate of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) following allegations of sexual harassment, triggering political controversy in the stateA case has been filed against Prakash alias Kutty, the TVK candidate from the Poonamallee Assembly constituency, under multiple sections, including Section 6, and an investigation has been initiated in the Tiruvallur district.Prakash currently serves as the party’s Tiruvallur South di…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW), on Tuesday, took suo motu cognisance of the alleged sexual harassment of a woman civic volunteer by a Officer-in-Charge of the Kolkata police station and asked the West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP), Peeyush Pandey, to file an action taken report regarding the incident within five days. In an X post, the NCW said, “National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of a grave and disturbing news report… p…
Kozhikode, Jan 21 (IANS) The woman who shared a video accusing a man of sexual harassment on a bus — which allegedly led him to commit suicide — was arrested by police in Kerala’s Kozhikode on Wednesday. Shimjitha Mustafa was taken into custody from a relative’s home at Badagara after a case was registered against her for abetment to suicide.Her arrest came even as she approached the Kozhikode district court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the suicide of U. Deepak, 42, who was fou…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of a case of ragging, physical assault and alleged sexual harassment at the Government Degree College in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, which led to the death of a 19-year-old woman student during treatment.Strongly condemning the incident, the Commission termed it a “heinous, inhuman and reprehensible act” and said it reflected a serious failure of safety and security mechanisms within educational …