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Day May 16, 2017

Uttarakhand – RTI activist ‘murder’- Govt gets ‘last opportunity’ to file response

Representative image NAINITAL: The Uttarakhand high court on Monday granted one-week time as “last opportunity” to the state government to file its response in the death case of RTI activist Rajesh Suri in November 2014, who had exposed several alleged… Continue Reading →

Marital rape is a serious issue: Delhi HC #Vaw

By IANS  | Image used for representational purpose. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday remarked that marital rape is a “serious issue” which has notoriously become a “part of the culture”. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita… Continue Reading →

Report Sexual Harassment Complaints Online, Maneka Gandhi Asks Women Employees #Vaw

An e-platform, to be launched this month, will enable women employees to report sexual harassment at work. The minister asked the heads of the committees to take each and every case ‘very strictly’. NEW DELHI: To encourage women to report… Continue Reading →

India – #LetsTalkAbout Racism – Don’t call us ‘chinky, momo, chowmein,’ says a Northeastern woman

   Hate crimes against Northeastern people are treated as isolated cases by law-enforcement agencies and are being ignored by most Indians. Alana Golmei Hindustan Times (Illustration: Malay Karmakar) Dear Susana, We never met, I never heard your name and have… Continue Reading →

More than 200 days after JNU student Najeeb Ahmed went missing, Delhi High Court transfers probe to CBI

JNU student Najeeb Ahmed went missing on October 15 last year allegedly following a scuffle with students affiliated with the RSS-backed ABVP at his hostel. More than 200 days after his mysterious disappearance, the Delhi High Court today transferred “with… Continue Reading →

Sterilisation Failure- Woman delivers two children- Koriya, Chhattisgarh

A woman delivered twice after the failure of sterilization operation at a CHC in Patna, Chhatisgarh done two years ago. The family finds it difficult to make ends meet and this was the reason that the couple had decided to… Continue Reading →

Time to speak up against sexual harassment at workplace #Vaw

Awareness is key to preventing sexual harassment at the workplace Rajeshwari Sharma For all working women, the recent incidents of sexual harassment that made headlines—from the case involving news and entertainment firm ScoopWhoop co-founder Suparn Pandey to the ouster of… Continue Reading →

Indian train network makes history by employing transgender workers

An initiative offering jobs to a handful of members of Kerala’s hijra community aims to tackle prejudice and bring transgender people into the mainstream Vidhi Doshi in Mumbai They used to beg on India’s train network, but this month, for… Continue Reading →

When even judges can’t understand judgments

Sharmila Ganesan A bunch of recent orders show why there’s a dire need for verdicts written in simple English, without legalese Recently , a Supreme Court bench set aside an eight-page Himachal Pradesh High Court judgment because it could not… Continue Reading →

Ransomware: Banks & corporates warn staff, remain on high alert

Mumbai: TIMES NEWS NETWORK ATMs Safe, Wary BMC Goes Offline For A Few Hrs The ripple effect of the WannaCry ransomware cyberattack that has affected computers in approximately 100 countries worldwide became visible in Mumbai on the first day of… Continue Reading →

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