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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 15 (ANI): Eight Opposition political parties, including the Congress, on Tuesday unitedly called for 'Odisha Bandh' on July 17 over the death of a 20-year-old girl student from Balasore, demanding the resignation of the State Higher Education Minister and a judicial investigation. "Joint opposition has resolved that Odisha will be closed on 17th July," CPI(M) leader Suresh Panigrahi told ANI. "The victim girl appealed to the Odisha government, the local MP an ...Read More >
YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi regarding offensive content aired on his show "India's Got Latent." This appearance follows public outrage and repeated summonses after clips went viral, sparking controversy over derogatory remarks towards women. Raina had previously issued an apology and taken down the YouTube series after an FIR was lodged. YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, mon ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A physics lecturer from a private college in Dakshina Kannada and two of his friends have been arrested by Bengaluru police for allegedly blackmailing and raping a student.When the mental torture by the trio became intolerable, the girl narrated to her parents how she was being exploited. Subsequently, she went to Marathahalli police station along with her parents on July 5 and lodged a complaint seeking action against the perpetrators. Acting swiftly, the cops arrested the trio the f ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Commission for Women (NCW) recently summoned comedian Samay Raina in connection with the 'India's Got Latent' episode. Samay Raina appeared before the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, Vijaya Rahatkar. As part of a written apology to the Commission, he expressed regret over his actions during 'India's Got Latent'. The Chairperson made it clear to the comedian that it is very important to maintain the highest respect and sensitivity o ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 15 (PTI) The ManipalCigna Health Insurance Company Ltd has planned to expand its footprint in Tamil Nadu with 10 more branches and add over 10,000 advisors across South India. ManipalCigna Health Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Manipal Group, an eminent player in healthcare delivery and higher education and global health services company Cigna Healthcare. Also Read | Aadhaar Free Update: Government Requests Parents to Update Children's Aadhaar Biometrics Between A ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday and submitted a written apology over remarks deemed disrespectful to women in his show "India's Got Latent". Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. The NCW summoned Raina over objectionable content in the programme aired on an online platform ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show India's Got Latent, officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for allegedly ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to the al ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to t ...Read More >
New Delhi, [India], July 15 (ANI): BJP MP and former National Commission for Women (NCW) chief, Rekha Sharma, on Tuesday called the Balasore student death a serious matter and blamed the college for not acting on her complaint. Earlier in the day, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar confirmed the death of the 20-year-old student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Odisha Balasore, who had attempted self-immolation in protest over sexual harassment by her teacher. ...Read More >
New Delhi: In cricket, some defeats leave a scar that generations remember. Something like that happened on Monday as India's narrow loss at Lord's in the third Test against England brought back the vivid memories of another heartbreaker. The match took us back to 26 years ago when in Chennai India fell agonisingly short against arch rivals Pakistan despite Sachin Tendulkar's brilliance. Mohammed Siraj's dismissal stirred the deja vu of Chennai. On a tense final day at Lord's, India needed 21 m ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday met the family members of the girl student of Fakir Mohan (FM) Autonomous College in Balasore, who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar after attempting self-immolation, allegedly due to harassment by an Assistant Professor of the institution. After attending the 6th convocation ceremony at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, President Murmu visited the student at the special burn unit in the hospital. She enquired about her condition and prayed for her sp ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 14: Archita Phukan (Amira Ishtara), an Instagram influencer who is believed to hail from Assam, recently made headlines after her photos with popular American porn star Kendra Lust went viral. Amira Ishtara, aka Babydoll Archi, has become the talk of the town, with many questioning if she is real or an AI-generated model. The question comes as multiple videos and photos appearing online showed Archita Phukan in objectionable positions with men. However, the latest development in the ...Read More >
Balasore, July 14 (UNI) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has directed the Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) to conduct a fair and time-bound investigation into the attempted self-immolation of a college girl in Balasore. The NCW has also sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) within three days. NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar took cognisance of the incident, in which a 20-year-old student of Fakir Mohan (FM) Autonomous College allegedly set herself ablaze after facing sexual harassme ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 13 (PTI) A personal security officer of suspended Congress MLC Teenmaar Mallanna on Sunday fired in the air to disperse a group of protesters, allegedly affiliated with BRS MLC K Kavitha-headed Telangana Jagruthi, who "attacked" his office at Medipally here, police said. The Telangana Jagruthi cadre allegedly attacked Mallanna's office in protest against certain "derogatory" remarks he made on Kavitha. Mallanna was present in the office when it was stormed. Around 25 to 30 activ ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 13 (UNI) The self-immolation bid by undergraduate girl student after her complaint of prolonged sexual harassment by a teacher was not addressed to in a government-run autonomous college in Odisha's Balasore district has triggered a massive political controversy, even though the accused teacher has been arrested and government has constituted a probe committee. The unsavory episode, which brought to the fore unsafe campus environs for girl students in higher educational instit ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 13 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Sunday that he has discussed with his staff to hold a meeting with the doctors of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi regarding the future course of treatment for the student who attempted to self-immolate in Balasore. The student, who has suffered 90% burns on her body, had alleged harassment by a teacher With the next 24 hours being crucial for the student's treatment, the st ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 13 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday said the government is ensuring the "best possible treatment" for the 20-year-old student who set herself on fire on college campus in Balasore after allegedly being denied justice in a sexual harassment complaint. The student, admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar, remains on ventilator support with 95 per cent burn injuries, and her condition is described as "highly critical" by hospital authorities. Majhi, who was on a tou ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 13 (ANI): Congress leader and Barabati-Cuttack MLA Sofia Firdous has criticised the Odisha State government over its handling of the self-immolation bid by a woman student at the FM (Autonomous) College in Balasore following alleged harassment that went unaddressed. The state government has been completely deflecting the criticism and allegations that are being levied against it. Time and again, this innocent girl has been raising the complaint...The authoriti ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Commission for Women on Sunday sought an Action Taken Report within three days from the Odisha Police chief over the alleged self-immolation bid by a government college student in Balasore after she faced "sexual harassment" by a teacher. NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar condemned the incident and directed the Director General of Police, Odisha, to ensure a fair and time-bound investigation and strict action against the accused. "An Action Taken ...Read More >
Balasore (Odisha) [India], July 13 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Sunday said it has taken suo-motu cognisance of a 'deeply disturbing' report from Odisha where a college student in Balasore attempted to set herself ablaze allegedly after facing harassment and asked the State Director General of Police (DGP) to take strict action against the culprits. The NCW has sought an Action Taken Report to be submitted to the Commission within three days and asked the DGP to ensure a 'f ...Read More >
KOLKATA: A nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed by the Kolkata Police on Saturday to investigate the alleged incident of rape by a second-year student of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) on its campus. The West Bengal Commission for Women (WBCW) has also taken suo motu cognisance of the incident. WBCW Chairperson Leena Gangopadhyay said that they had filed a suo motu case on Friday in connection with the IIM-C incident. "We are trying to talk to the victim ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 13 (PTI) Taking suo motu cognizance over a college student resorting to self-immolation over an alleged sexual harassment incident in Odisha's Balasore, the National Commission for Women Sunday asked the DGP to take strict action against the culprits. Describing the Balasore college woman student self-immolation incident as "deeply disturbing", NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has asked the Odisha DGP to "ensure a fair and time-bound" investigation. ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 13: In a shocking incident, a female student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore district of Odisha on Saturday attempted self-immolation, alleging harassment by the Head of the Department (HoD). A second-year integrated BEd student set herself ablaze after pouring petrol on herself in front of the college gate. The student with severe burn wounds was rushed to Balasore Medical College, but was later shifted to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, for advanced treatment. The principa ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 13: In a shocking incident, a female student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore district of Odisha on Saturday attempted self-immolation, alleging harassment by the Head of the Department (HoD). A second-year integrated BEd student set herself ablaze after pouring petrol on herself in front of the college gate. The student with severe burn wounds was rushed to Balasore Medical College, but was later shifted to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, for advanced treatment. The principa ...Read More >
Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 12 (ANI): Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban (DKR) range, Shridhar Patil, on Saturday said the BHAROSA initiative is aimed at building trust between women and the police. Speaking to ANI, DIG Patil explained that the program includes specially trained female officers posted at every police station to provide support and counselling, especially for victims of harassment and adolescents facing mental health challenges. 'The governm ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan received a death threat on social media, his party spokesperson Rajesh Bhatt said on Friday. Bhatt also filed a complaint at the Cyber Police Station in Patna in the matter. As per the written complaint, the death threat was issued by an Instagram user under the name 'Tiger Meraj Idisi'. 'The threat was issued due to Paswan's growing popularity. T ...Read More >
Kolkata: Ticking off the National Commission for Women (NCW) for its "interference" in an ongoing criminal investigation, Calcutta High Court on Friday told the commission clearly: "You can carry on your own investigations, but how can you ask police to add sections or ask them to probe in a certain manner?"Justice Tirthankar Ghosh told NCW: "This is interference. You do your investigations; I have nothing to do with it. I will not interfere with your investigations. But tell me who can interfer ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 11 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Superintendent of Police of Birbhum district to virtually appear before the National Commission for Women (NCW) on July 14 in relation to TMC leader Anubrata Mondal's alleged offending language in a telephonic conversation with a police officer. Hearing a petition by the SP challenging summons to him by the NCW, Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed that all the documents asked for by the commission be sent to it electronically. ...Read More >
Sangli, July 11: A 16-year-old girl was found hanging at her home in Maharashtra Sangli district, with her father alleging she committed suicide after being raped by four men who were also blackmailing her, police said on Thursday. The four suspects have been arrested, they said. The girl was found hanging at her home in Atpadi tehsil of western Maharashtra's Sangli district in the early hours of Monday, the police said. Udaipur Shocker: French Tourist Raped After Cafe Party Under Pretext of Sho ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 7: A shocking incident has come to light from Kerala, where a two-month-old baby allegedly died after circumcision. It is learnt that the baby boy died after he developed uneasiness during a circumcision procedure in the Southern state. The alleged incident occurred on Sunday, July 6, at a private clinic in Kerala's Kozhikode. The deceased infant was identified as Emil Adam. According to a report in India Today, the deceased baby boy was the son of a couple from Feroke. ...Read More >
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