NCW urges Election Commission to take action on Supriya Shrinate's remarks against Kangana Ranaut
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Commission for Women Tuesday asked the Election Commission to take strict action against Congress leaders Supriya Shrinate and H S Ahir for their "derogatory comments" against actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut in a social media post.
Manipur horror: NCW directs Twitter to remove video which shows women being paraded naked
The National Commission for Women on Thursday directed the Head of Public Policy at Twitter India to remove a video of two women being paraded naked in violence-hit Manipur.
'Children should open up': Khushboo Sundar on sexual abuse by her father
New Delhi/IBNS: Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar, who recently went on record saying he was sexually abused by her father when she was eight, has said that children “need to open up” about the abuse they face but they often don’t do since in most cases, the perpetrators are family members or people known to them.
President Droupadi Murmu to address Foundation Day event of NCW
New Delhi/UNI: President Droupadi Murmu will address the 31st Foundation Day of the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Jan 31, a statement said on Monday.
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday took note of the shocking case of the Delhi woman who died after being dragged by a car for over an hour on New Year's morning and directed senior Delhi Police officer Shalini Singh to probe the same.
Delhi woman dragged by car: NCW seeks probe whether victim was sexually assaulted
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women has written to the Delhi Police Commissioner over the death of a woman who was killed after being hit by a car and dragged for nearly seven kilometres in outer Delhi's Sultanpuri, media reports said.
NCW launches Anti-human Trafficking Cell
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women launched an Anti-Human Trafficking Cell today to improve effectiveness in tackling cases of human trafficking, raising awareness among women and girls, capacity building and training Anti Trafficking Units, and increase responsiveness of law enforcement agencies.
Youtuber Bhuban Bam apologises after video draws flak for 'objectifying women'
New Delhi/IBNS: YouTuber Bhuvan Bam has landed himself in a pool of controversy with his latest video 'Automatic Gaadi', the content of which according to many on social media disrespects and objectifies women.
New Delhi/IBNS: National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma has demanded the resignation of newly-appointed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channu, who is an accused in a sexual harassment case, media reports said.
Ranchi/IBNS: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought a report on the complaint of an alleged rape incident against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, media reports said.
Bengal govt took no action against over 260 complaints: NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma
Kolkata/IBNS: National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma, who was on a two-day visit to West Bengal, has alleged that the state government took no action against over 260 complaints, giving an ultimatum to the local administration.
Hathras: NCW writes to UP DGP on gangrape victim's body being cremated at midnight
New Delhi/UNI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has written to the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh seeking an explanation on the urgency to cremate the body of the victim in the middle of the night that too in the absence of her family and sought its reply at the earliest.
'Got five daughters instead of a son': Congress leader stirs sexism row while attacking Modi govt
New Delhi/IBNS: A Madhya Pradesh Congress leader has stirred a sexism controversy by comparing the Narendra Modi government's demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST) moves to "daughters" born in hope of a son (development), media reports said.
NCW to send representatives to Gargi college over mass molestation charges
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Commission for Women (NCW) will on Monday send its representatives to all-women Gargi college where the students have alleged that they were molested by a group of women during a college event on Feb 6.
NCW demands investigation into Bikaner gang rape incident
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) Taking suo motu cognisance of the gang rape of a married woman in Bikaner in