Priyanka Chopra on Balrampur gang-rape: ‘Each of us must hang our heads in shame that we have failed our women collectively’
4 years, 5 months ago

Priyanka Chopra on Balrampur gang-rape: ‘Each of us must hang our heads in shame that we have failed our women collectively’

Hindustan Times  

A day after expressing frustration and anger over the Hathras gang-rape, actor Priyanka Chopra has now reacted to the Balrampur gang-rape. Priyanka Chopra has reacted to the Balrampur gang-rape now. Collectively.” Priyanka Chopra reacted to Hathras and Balrampur gang-rapes on Instagram. It opens with glimpses of Priyanka’s childhood, then her time in college, her Miss World title win, wedding with American singer Nick Jonas, and her time with children as a UNICEF ambassador.

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‘UP government has become synonymous with atrocities on Dalits’: Priyanka Gandhi on Ayodhya murder
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘UP government has become synonymous with atrocities on Dalits’: Priyanka Gandhi on Ayodhya murder

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday slammed the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government after the body of a Dalit girl was found murdered in a field in Ayodhya. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra "The kind of barbarism that was meted out to a Dalit girl who had gone to listen to the Bhagwat Katha in Ayodhya would send shivers down the …

Rahul Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Slam Odisha Govt After Army Man Fiancée Alleges Sexual Assault At Bharatpur Police Station
6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Slam Odisha Govt After Army Man Fiancée Alleges Sexual Assault At Bharatpur Police Station

ABP News  

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20 Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Army chief VK Singh and several others on Friday reacted angrily to the alleged torture of an army man and "sexual assault" of his fiancée inside a police station in Odisha. This "heinous incident" is a shame on humanity, said Rahul Gandhi, with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra …

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka slam BJP over Madhya Pradesh incident in which Army officers attacked, friend raped
6 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka slam BJP over Madhya Pradesh incident in which Army officers attacked, friend raped

The Hindu  

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP over the attack on two Army officers and rape of one of their two women friends in Madhya Pradesh, alleging that law and order in States ruled by the party is almost "non existent". In a post on X in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi said the violence against two …

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka react to Ujjain rape case: ‘Entire nation stunned, wondering…’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka react to Ujjain rape case: ‘Entire nation stunned, wondering…’

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday reacted to the incident of a woman being raped on a public footpath in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district. Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi also reacted to the incident in Ujjain and the incident in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharth Nagar where an ambulance driver and his helper from Lucknow’s Ghazipur area sexually harassed the …

Tisca Chopra demands action in Kolkata rape-murder case: Silence will mean tone deafness
7 months, 1 week ago

Tisca Chopra demands action in Kolkata rape-murder case: Silence will mean tone deafness

Hindustan Times  

On Independence Day, actor Tisca Chopra has come forward to express her discomfort and anxiousness after reading about the Kolkata rape-murder case, and has requested the government to take swift action and a step to create safe spaces for all women. The actor added, “And this happened in a bustling metro so it made headlines.I think about women in small …

Priyanka Chopra strongly REACTS to Manipur violence, demands swift justice, says 'shame & anger...'
1 year, 8 months ago

Priyanka Chopra strongly REACTS to Manipur violence, demands swift justice, says 'shame & anger...'

India TV News  

Priyanka Chopra has strongly reacted to the viral video from Manipur, the horrifying incident of two tribal women being paraded naked and molested by a group of men in the state. Adding, "The collective shame and anger needs to be channelled now in a unified voice for just one thing- swift justice,” she added with hashtags ‘together in shame’ and …

Priyanka Chopra, Jaya Bachchan and Celina Jaitley condemn Manipur violence, demand urgent action
1 year, 8 months ago

Priyanka Chopra, Jaya Bachchan and Celina Jaitley condemn Manipur violence, demand urgent action

India Today  

Celebrities have been reacting strongly to the ongoing viral video from Manipur. Actor and Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan, actress Priyanka Chopra and model-actress Celina Jaitley have condemned the violence and called for an urgent action against the culprits. It’s very saddening: Jaya Bachchan, Rajya Sabha MP on Manipur Incident pic.twitter.com/C748G8kGx0 — ANI July 20, 2023 She added, “It's very …

Priyanka Chopra reacts to heinous Manipur video, demands swift justice: ‘Can not allow women to be pawns’
1 year, 8 months ago

Priyanka Chopra reacts to heinous Manipur video, demands swift justice: ‘Can not allow women to be pawns’

Hindustan Times  

Actor Priyanka Chopra is the latest celebrity on social media to strongly react to the viral video from Manipur. Joining several people who have been demanding justice, Priyanka called it ‘heinous crimes.’ Priyanka Chopra on Manipur video The Citadel actor took to her Instagram Stories and wrote, “It took a video going viral… 77 days after the heinous crimes were …

Priyanka Chopra attacked for supporting Iranian women protesting against hijab
2 years, 5 months ago

Priyanka Chopra attacked for supporting Iranian women protesting against hijab

Op India  

On Saturday, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas was attacked for extending her support to the Iranian women protesting against the death of a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini. “Women in Iran and around the world are standing up and raising their voices, publicly cutting their hair and many other forms of protest for Mahsa Amini, whose young life was taken away …

Priyanka Chopra is furious over 'shameful and disgusting' perfume ads
2 years, 9 months ago

Priyanka Chopra is furious over 'shameful and disgusting' perfume ads

Hindustan Times  

Actor Priyanka Chopra has reacted to the perfume Taking to Twitter, Priyanka replied to Richa's tweet. Reacting to Priyanka's tweet, a person wrote, "The shocking part is from the comments a lot of people actually condone the advert. Farhan had also tweeted, "What incredibly tasteless and twisted minds it must take to think up, approve and create these stinking body …

As she holidays in Ranthambore, Priyanka Gandhi faces protest for inaction in Alwar rape incident
3 years, 2 months ago

As she holidays in Ranthambore, Priyanka Gandhi faces protest for inaction in Alwar rape incident

Op India  

Amidst the growing protests over the deafening silence of the senior Congress party leaders over the horrific rape of the specially-abled girl at the Tijara flyover in Alwar, Rajasthan, BJP Rajasthan has shared a video in which protestors are seen demanding justice for the victim from Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress general secretary and UP in-charge. The girl confronts the …

Priyanka Chopra recalls how director told her 'panties should be seen' in seductive song, Salman Khan had to intervene
4 years, 1 month ago

Priyanka Chopra recalls how director told her 'panties should be seen' in seductive song, Salman Khan had to intervene

Hindustan Times  

Actor Priyanka Chopra in her memoir, Unfinished, has written about being 'saddened' by the 'patriarchy and favouritism' that exists in Bollywood. Priyanka Chopra has talked about a weird experience she had with a director on film sets. According to Zoom, Priyanka wrote about an incident during the filming of a seductive song sequence that required her to strip off her …

Priyanka Gandhi hits out at UP govt over Badaun gang-rape, murder
4 years, 2 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi hits out at UP govt over Badaun gang-rape, murder

India Today  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has slammed the Adityanath government on Wednesday over the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 50-year-old woman in the Ughaiti area of Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district. She alleged that there was something wrong with the intentions of the Uttar Pradesh administration on the issue of women's security. Priyanka Gandhi tweeted: "In Hathras, the government administration …

‘There is a tendency to blame the victim’: More needs to be done to solve India’s rape epidemic
4 years, 3 months ago

‘There is a tendency to blame the victim’: More needs to be done to solve India’s rape epidemic

The Independent  

India is the second-worst hit country in the world when it comes to Covid-19, but there is another epidemic that has proved far harder to contain – and for which there is no simple vaccination. Radhika is a Dalit activist and an advocate in India’s Supreme Court who believes “Indian society is rotten with casteism and sexism”, she says over …

Hathras gang rape | Rahul, Priyanka meet victim’s family
4 years, 5 months ago

Hathras gang rape | Rahul, Priyanka meet victim’s family

The Hindu  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that no power could silence the voice of the family of the Hathras gang rape victim. Addressing presspersons after meeting the family at Boolagarhi village, Mr. Gandhi said, “We stand with the family members in their hour of grief and continue to fight against injustice.” Hathras gang rape | Yogi Adityanath recommends …

Priyanka promises to help Hathras victim’s family
4 years, 5 months ago

Priyanka promises to help Hathras victim’s family

The Hindu  

Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said every woman in the country needs to raise her voice and put moral pressure to ensure justice for the “daughter of Hathras”, referring to the victim of the gang rape who died on Wednesday. She asserted that her party will continue to put political pressure on the government …

Priyanka Chopra expresses anger over Balrampur gangrape: We have failed our women collectively
4 years, 5 months ago

Priyanka Chopra expresses anger over Balrampur gangrape: We have failed our women collectively

India Today  

Priyanka Chopra has condemned the brutal gangrape and killing of a 22-year-old Dalit woman in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh. It was just yesterday that the global icon expressed frustration and sadness over the Hathras incident, where a 19-year-old woman was gangraped and tortured by four men in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras. Collectively.” Many Bollywood actors like Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, …

Priyanka Chopra shares frustration on Hathras gang-rape, asks ‘Is the law mute to the screams? Are the parents raising boys listening?’
4 years, 5 months ago

Priyanka Chopra shares frustration on Hathras gang-rape, asks ‘Is the law mute to the screams? Are the parents raising boys listening?’

Hindustan Times  

Priyanka Chopra has shared a heartbreaking note on the death of a village girl from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, who was brutally gang-raped and then allegedly cremated by the police without her family’s consent. The actor, who resides with husband Nick Jonas in Los Angeles, shared her message on social media and asked if the law is “mute to the …

Priyanka Chopra expresses frustration over Hathras gangrape
4 years, 5 months ago

Priyanka Chopra expresses frustration over Hathras gangrape

India Today  

Priyanka Chopra has penned a powerful note demanding justice for the Hathras gangrape victim who was tortured by four men and succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday. #Hathras.” Apart from Priyanka Chopra, many celebrities including Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar took to social media to condemn the heinous incident. — Farhan Akhtar September 30, 2020 Angry & Frustrated!Such …

Kangana Ranaut Wants 'Instinctive and Impulsive Justice' Like Hyderabad Rape Case for Hathras Victim
4 years, 5 months ago

Kangana Ranaut Wants 'Instinctive and Impulsive Justice' Like Hyderabad Rape Case for Hathras Victim

News 18  

After the news of the death of the Dalit woman gang-raped in Hathras broke, Kangana Ranaut had expressed grief and demanded justice for the deceased victim via her Twitter handle. A day later, the Manikarnika actress said she has immense faith in UP CM Yogi Adityanath, and wanted a similar swift justice meted out as in the encounter killing of …

No dignity given even in death: Priyanka Gandhi demands UP CM Adityanath's resignation over Hathras rape
4 years, 5 months ago

No dignity given even in death: Priyanka Gandhi demands UP CM Adityanath's resignation over Hathras rape

India Today  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. 2/3 — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra September 30, 2020 Criticising the government over the incident, she said, "Instead of protecting the victim and her family, your government became complicit in depriving her of every single human right, even in death. 3/3 — Priyanka Gandhi …

Hathras Rape Case: Akshay Kumar to Kangana Ranaut, Bollywood Celebs Express Anguish and Demand Justice
4 years, 5 months ago

Hathras Rape Case: Akshay Kumar to Kangana Ranaut, Bollywood Celebs Express Anguish and Demand Justice

News 18  

A 19-year-old Dalit girl from Hathras village died in a Delhi hospital two weeks after she was brutally tortured by four upper caste Hindu men. Angry & Frustrated!Such brutality in #Hathras gangrape.When will this stop?Our laws & their enforcement must be so strict that the mere thought of punishment makes rapists shudder with fear!Hang the culprits.Raise ur voice to safeguard …

Priyanka Chopra says she was yelled at by directors in early days of career: ‘Was thrown into and out of movies’
5 years, 6 months ago

Priyanka Chopra says she was yelled at by directors in early days of career: ‘Was thrown into and out of movies’

Hindustan Times  

Actor Priyanka Chopra may be the biggest Indian name in Hollywood right now but her journey to the massive successful wasn’t all a cakewalk. Priyanka Chopra’s initial days in Bollywood were not easy. Priyanka Chopra: A Dark Horse, the actor’s biography published in 2018 by Bharathi S Pradhan, revealed the trouble she had to face with her first few projects …

Pakistani actress: The problem with Priyanka Chopra (Opinion)
5 years, 7 months ago

Pakistani actress: The problem with Priyanka Chopra (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Mehwish Hayat is a Pakistani model, actress, and activist. CNN — The actress Priyanka Chopra, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, came under fire this week for scoffing at a Pakistani-American woman’s challenging question to her at the BeautyCon summit in Los Angeles. Mehwish Hayat Courtesy of Mehwish Hayat At the event in LA, the woman chided Chopra for her …

Tanushree Dutta sexual harassment claim: From Priyanka Chopra to Salman Khan, Bollywood finally speaks up
6 years, 5 months ago

Tanushree Dutta sexual harassment claim: From Priyanka Chopra to Salman Khan, Bollywood finally speaks up

Hindustan Times  

It took a while, but several major Bollywood personalities have finally begun speaking up about actor Tanushree Dutta’s alleged harassment within the film industry. Echoing Farhan’s statement, Priyanka Chopra wrote, “Agreed.the world needs to believe survivors.” Priyanka’s cousin, actor Parineeti Chopra responded to her with a tweet. Meanwhile, actor Swara Bhasker, who was involved in a Twitter spat with Agnihotri …

Apathy, narcissism or guilty conscience? Why Bollywood is silent on rape
6 years, 11 months ago

Apathy, narcissism or guilty conscience? Why Bollywood is silent on rape

Hindustan Times  

Barring a few, the Indian film industry has remained largely mute on the spate of savage crimes against women and children in the country. One of Bollywood’s most vocal spokespersons, Ashoke Pandit, says that some of the Bollywood actors, with powerful voices, do use them very effectively when required -- Farhan Akhar has constantly supported the fight against crimes targeting …

Rape as a political tool in India
6 years, 11 months ago

Rape as a political tool in India

Al Jazeera  

The brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl from a Muslim minority group is not just about gender violence. The gruesome rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in Kathua district of Indian-administered Kashmir is a chilling reminder of how sexual assault is used as a tool to instil fear among those belonging to the minority communities in …

‘Enacting rape on screen can be very taxing’
7 years ago

‘Enacting rape on screen can be very taxing’

Hindustan Times  

Indian films and TV have always been vocal about bringing the heinous crime of sexual assault on women to the fore. It made me distressed: what kind of a world we live in where women are mere objects of hollow family honour and anyone can crush them to demean someone related to them.” Author of Ten Days, Leena Nandan who …

Priyanka Chopra shares her sleeping issues with fans on Twitter
7 years, 7 months ago

Priyanka Chopra shares her sleeping issues with fans on Twitter

India TV News  

Priyanka Chopra who is currently in India, shared her sleeping issues on Twitter account. Priyanka Chopra is back to Mumbai to work for her next Bollywood project with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Gustakhiyan. On Saturday, she was spotted at filmmaker Ritesh Sidhwani’s birthday bash where many popular faces of Bollywood including rumoured couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh were also …

Priyanka Chopra: This is how you fight rape stigma
7 years, 9 months ago

Priyanka Chopra: This is how you fight rape stigma

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Priyanka Chopra is an actress, singer and film producer. She is part of UNICEF’s work to protect children against sexual violence and recently traveled to Harare and Zimbabwe with UNICEF. Story highlights Priyanka Chopra: In Zimbabwe, I met a young woman whose uncle raped and infected her with HIV UNICEF and Africaid are empowering her and many others …

Here’s what Priyanka Chopra has to say on Salman Khan’s rape comment
8 years, 8 months ago

Here’s what Priyanka Chopra has to say on Salman Khan’s rape comment

Hindustan Times  

While not many from Bollywood are even talking about our homegrown brat Salman Khan’s insensitive comments on rape, Priyanka Chopra has finally taken a stand. When asked about Khan’s latest blooper where he compared a gruelling shoot schedule of Sultan to feeling like a ‘raped woman’, she said the real issue is something else. the real problem is us talking …

Priyanka Chopra emotional interview at IIFA 2015 - IndiaTV News
9 years, 9 months ago

Priyanka Chopra emotional interview at IIFA 2015 - IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Parents resisted when I joined filmdom: Priyanka She is one of the most sought-after Bollywood actresses today, but Priyanka Chopra says her "conservative Punjabi family" was not excited when she entered the film industry over a decade back. But later my parents gave me wings and let me do what I wanted to," Priyanka said after the screening of "Dil …

Bollywood in shock over Mumbai gangrape case (read tweets) – India TV
11 years, 7 months ago

Bollywood in shock over Mumbai gangrape case (read tweets) – India TV

India TV News  

New Delhi: Bollywood celebrities like Sonam Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Anupam Kher, Bipasha Basu among others took on the social networking sites to express their anguish over yet another brutal gangrape of a 23-year old girl in Mumbai on Thursday. Crying with shame, fear, anger, disgust- wake up shameless system creators.I know it's my big day today but I'm disgusted at …

Asaram: Rape victim should’ve pleaded for mercy
12 years, 2 months ago

Asaram: Rape victim should’ve pleaded for mercy

The Hindu  

Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu landed himself in a controversy following his remarks about the Delhi gang-rape victim at an event on Monday. Speaking at an event in Tonk, about 90 km from Jaipur, Asaram Bapu reportedly said the girl was equally at fault for getting raped and could have avoided it had she taken guru diksha and chanted the Saraswati …

Bollywood anger over Delhi gang-rape
12 years, 3 months ago

Bollywood anger over Delhi gang-rape

India TV News  

Mumbai,Dec 22: Bollywood celebrities have expressed grief and anger over the brutal gang rape of a student in the national capital that has shocked the nation. Actress and activist Shabana Azmi termed the incident "horrific" and said it points to "a shocking state of affairs". "What we really need to do is to use this shocking incident as a wake-up …

Rape Case In India Provokes Widespread Outrage
12 years, 3 months ago

Rape Case In India Provokes Widespread Outrage

NPR  

Rape Case In India Provokes Widespread Outrage Enlarge this image toggle caption Anindito Mukherjee/EPA/Landov Anindito Mukherjee/EPA/Landov The gang rape of a young woman on a bus in Delhi has touched off outrage and soul-searching in the increasingly unsafe Indian capital. Parliament Members Condemn Attack Angry opposition leaders asked the government to explain what it's doing to protect women amid declining …

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