International Women's Day: UN calls for making rights, equality, empowerment a reality for all women "When women and girls can rise, we all thrive," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message ahead of the International Women's Day. New York: On the occasion of International Women's Day, the UN has called for the international community to stand firm in making …
Liz Truss today vowed to make wolf-whistling and cat-calling illegal if she is made Prime Minister under sweeping plans to tackle violence in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard. The Tory leadership contender also outlined plans for a national domestic abuse register as she admitted all politicians needed to 'do more'. Tougher action against petty harassment has been …
A teacher at a top Chennai school has been accused by several students of sexually inappropriate behaviour. Students also said the teacher sent lewd texts to girl students and commented on their display pictures. Several students took to social media alleging that no action was taken against the teacher even after a complaint was raised with the school management. The …
Mumbai,Jan 14: The Bombay High Court on Monday asked Maharashtra government what action it had taken against policemen who arrested two girls from nearby Palghar district for posting comments on Facebook against the bandh observed in Mumbai during Bal Thackeray's funeral in November last year. A bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka asked prosecutor Konde-Deshmukh to file by February 12 …