Goa is facing the possibility of a beef shortage as meat traders have gone on strike to protest against increasing harassment by cow vigilante groups. The strike, initiated by the Quraishi Meat Traders Association, began on Monday, with traders demanding government protection after a series of attacks on shops selling beef legally. Here are the key points: Strike Against Harassment: …
Vinesh Phogat, who is among the wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, has alleged that Sports Minister Anurag Thakur tried to hush up the sexual harassment complaints against Brij Bhushan by forming an oversight panel instead of taking concrete action. Vinesh, the biggest face of the wrestlers’ protest, claimed that sexual …
Indian Youth Congress president BV Srinivas, who has been booked on the charges of harassing former Assam youth Congress president Angkita Dutta, lashed out at Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for conspiring against him and stopping him from campaigning in Karnataka, which is set to go to the polls on May 10. ISSUE IS BEING POLITICISED: EXPELLED ASSAM YOUTH CHIEF …
They have been branded leftists and separatists and called all sorts of names. “We are not going anywhere,” says a farmer at the Singhu border, one of the main protest sites on National Highway One which links Delhi and Punjab, determined to stay put. We are aware that for the fight to win, farmers’ issues will have to take precedence.” …
Google is making good on the promises it made last year after Google employees at the company's offices across the globe staged a walkout protest over the company's handling of sexual harassment cases. The Mountain View, California based company has announced that it is introducing a dedicated website where the employees can report sexual harassment and discrimination cases. To recall, …