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Harvey Weinstein to spend 23 years in jail

The six women who testified against him were in court for the proceedings

12 Mar 2020 1:22 PM

Bollywood is filled with rotten souls: Tanushree Dutta

Tanushree Dutta, commenting on #MeToo accused brazening it out.

28 Jul 2019 1:38 AM

#MeToo fizzling out

After taking the world and India by storm, the #MeToo campaign seems to be fading out, with many of the accused getting away scot-free.

28 Jul 2019 1:35 AM

The reporting of such incidents, from October last year, has gone up by 70 per cent and 20 per cent of these are the old cases, happened 2 to 6 years ago.

Bold rise in workplace harassment cases

These cases have involved employees across the board right from entry level to CXO category.

12 Feb 2019 1:40 AM

Women who are speaking out today are doing so only after having negotiated the hierarchies of power and who have achieved some level of inner confidence to speak.

Corporate India must act to make women feel safe, report incidents

Corporate India needs to recognise that setting up a complaints committee is merely the first step in dealing with sexual harassment.

03 Dec 2018 12:07 AM

The #MeToo movement gathered momentum in India after actor Tanushree Dutta accused co-star Nana Patekar of allegedly harassing her.

#MeToo campaign a 'fad' to gain publicity, says IFFI jury head Vinod Ganatra

Speaking to media on the sidelines of the ongoing festival, Ganatra said the #MeToo campaign will fade over time.

22 Nov 2018 2:52 PM

#MeToo India: Preity Zinta says Bollywood is 'very safe' for women

The actor believes the approach towards women has changed both on and off screen today.

20 Nov 2018 3:09 PM

MJ Akbar is a past president and continues to be a member of the Editors Guild of India. (Photo: File | PTI)

Tracking with 'great concern' fresh rape claims against MJ Akbar: Editors Guild

In a statement, Editors Guild said it is discussing its future course of action on his membership.

02 Nov 2018 7:36 PM

Mahesh lauds Lara for taking a stand

Mahesh says that people need to stop engaging with those accused of sexual harassment.

21 Oct 2018 12:08 AM

Swara Bhaskar believes that the movement is a big vindication to the courageous women who have stood up to claim their trauma and their stories after all these years.

Heads roll as #MeToo gathers storm

The ongoing #MeToo movement is uniquely encouraging as powerful men in the country are being brought to book for their misdeeds.

21 Oct 2018 12:04 AM

The big brother of the Sangh Parivar in its mouthpiece Organiser said that “common women, who face uncomfortable situations at the hands of common men, do not fall in the category of #MeToo campaign.” (Representational image)

RSS brands #MeToo elitist, steers clear of MJ Akbar charges

Questions silence of ‘liberal class’ on harassment of Kerala nuns.

17 Oct 2018 1:41 AM

The accused men are not unconnected with their social origins, nor for that matter are the women. Part of the problem lies in not respecting the facts of history. (Representational image)

Can #MeToo succeed where child marriages are so rampant?

Can MeToo succeed in a culture where children are married off for social or economic exigencies?

17 Oct 2018 12:33 AM

The court of injustice

The challenge of getting a fair trial seems to lie in the system, and the obstacles women encounter when they do decide to tread the legal route.

17 Oct 2018 12:05 AM

Youth Congress workers during a protest against minister of state for external affairs M.J. Akbar in New Delhi. (Photo: Bunny Smith)

MJ Akbar sues one #MeToo accuser for defamation

Unfazed Priya Ramani vows to fight legal battle; activists want MJ sacked.

16 Oct 2018 1:42 AM

Minister of state for external affairs M.J. Akbar at his residence in New Delhi on Sunday after his arrival from a foreign tour. (Photo: PTI)

Charges false and fabricated; will take legal action: Akbar

‘Why #MeToo storm just before polls? Is there an agenda?’

15 Oct 2018 1:10 AM

Meanwhile, there has been a lot of discussion on the #MeToo movement in India — and it is about time women got together and fought for their own rights. No one can wait for all good men to step forward and help with benevolent patriarchy.

Of royal weddings, India’s #MeToo and a memorial for Wodehouse

Rape crisis centres will be opened, all through this private initiative.

15 Oct 2018 12:07 AM

It is true that many women still cannot muster the courage to complain that they were assaulted sexually. But the possibility of false complaints also cannot be ruled out.(Representational image)

Sexual freedom versus sexual assault

Complaints of sexual harassment are rising by leaps and bounds… It is true that there is no dearth of philanderers and they must be pinned down.

15 Oct 2018 12:07 AM

Minister’s statement a shaming moment

The government’s slogan of “Beti bachao, beti padhao!” rings hollow today. It might as well be just “Beti bachao!”

15 Oct 2018 12:05 AM

‘Impact of #MeToo will take time... It’s a step towards a just world’

The Act allows for complaints to be made within 30 days of the incident, and in case of delay within an additional 30 days.

14 Oct 2018 2:18 AM

#MeToo: Times of India editor quits

Jaideep Bose, the Head Editor of Times of India, is accused of ‘protecting’ harasser-editors.

14 Oct 2018 12:43 AM

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