Tag: Sexual Harassment

Los Angeles: Legendary actor Morgan Freeman, 80, has been accused of sexual harassment by eight women. He has denied it saying he has never intended to make anyone uncomfortable. A CNN report has quoted multiple women, including journalists, describing troubling incidents throughout the Oscar winning actor’s career that spans nearly five decades. In all, 16 […]

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan on Tuesday said people need to stand up against barbaric incidents like the Kathua and Unnao rape and murder. The actor who was present at the trailer launch of his upcoming film “Race 3” was asked about his opinion on the recent incidents of child abuse and harassment that has […]

New Delhi: A day ahead of Holi, the Delhi Police received two more sexual harassment complaints where urine filled balloons were thrown at women. At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, an 18-year-old Delhi University student was walking alone to her house in Amar Colony when two bike-borne persons threw a balloon at her. “The balloon hit […]

Bengaluru: Veteran para swimmer Prasanta Karmakar was on Thursday slapped with a three-year suspension by the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for alleged harassing of female swimmers during the National Para Swimming Championship in Jaipur last year. According to the PCI, the Arjuna Award winner was making video records of female swimmers during the event […]

London: Actress Emma Watson donated a million pounds to a new fund that aims to provide support for those affected by sexual harassment. Actors Tom Hiddleston and Keira Knightley are also among the names listed on the official ‘Go Fund Me’ site with each donating 10,000 pounds, reports dailymail.co.uk. Other donations include 500 pounds from […]

New Delhi: In the wake of sexual harassment of a Delhi University student in a bus, Swaraj India on Tuesday accused the AAP government of “failure” to ensure security for women in three years of its rule in Delhi. “The sexual harassment of a female student in a cluster bus shows that the Delhi government’s […]

Mumbai: Veteran Bollywood actor Jeetendra was on Wednesday accused of sexually harassing his cousin, who has come forward to file a police complaint 47 years after the alleged incident. Jeetendra has dubbed the charges as “baseless”, and a “miserable effort by a jealous competitor to disrupt his business activities”. Jeetendra, whose real name is Ravi […]

Washington: The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a legislation that would reform the way lawmakers’ offices handle sexual harassment cases, the media reported. The bill passed on Tuesday evening, born in the wake of the #MeToo movement, would overhaul aspects of the Congressional Accountability Act, the decades-old law that put in place the system […]

London: UK universities have been accused of complacent and inadequate response to sexual harassment and gender violence after a media investigation found inconsistencies in the support and services offered to victims across the country. The criticism by sexual violence campaigners and the National Union of Students (NUS) came after responses to freedom of information (FoI) […]

San Francisco: Facebook follows a zero tolerance policy on sexual harassment to keep the workplace safe, the the social network’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has announced. “We have a zero tolerance policy, and that means that when we are able to determine that harassment has occurred, those responsible are fired,” Sandberg said while making […]

Washington: US House Representative Trent Franks charged with sexual harassment by his former aides, has announced that he was resigning immediately instead of early next year. In a statement on Friday, Franks said he moved forward the date of his resignation after his wife was hospitalised for “an ongoing ailment”, reports Xinhua news agency. “After […]

Los Angeles: Actress Jennifer Lawrence says Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused of rape and sexual harassment, was paternal towards her and that she never knew he was a rapist. Lawrence, 27, says she knew Weinstein since she was 20, reports hollywoodreporter.com. “He had only ever been nice to me — except for […]

Lisbon: Former US women’s team goalkeeper Hope Solo has rocked the football world with allegations of sexual harassment against former FIFA President Sepp Blatter. In an interview to Portuguese publication Expreso, Hope alleged that Blatter had touched her inappropriately during the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony in January 2013. According to Solo, the incident happened just […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Congress legislator M. Vincent was on Saturday arrested, a day after being charged with sexual harassment and stalking of a 51-year-old woman who attempted suicide earlier this week. Before being arrested, Vincent, a first-time legislator, was grilled for over two hours by a team of police. He was later taken for further interrogation. The […]

Mumbai: A case was registered against vetaran actor Nana Patekar and three others for allegedly molesting an actor on the sets of a movie, police said Wednesday. A Bollywood actor had accused actor Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of the film in 2008, an official said. Following the actor’s complaint the case […]