Phaneesh Murthy, the disgraced former chief executive of iGATE Corp, may lose as much as about Rs 84 crore ($15.09 million) in severance benefits after being sacked by the US-based firm for professional misconduct. Murthy, who was sacked on Tuesday for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate, however, is entitled to a post termination benefit of $6,000 per month till he and his spouse reach the age of 65. ...
11:57 PM, May 22, 2013
On the citizen Journalist - Agenda for change special we focus on stories of women who have survived rape and are fighting for their rights. ...
12:40 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Delhi has witnessed a surge in crime against women this year with rape cases recording 158 per cent rise while molestation and eve-teasing incidents went up by 600 and over 700 per cent, respectively. According to statistics released by Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday, the national capital reported 463 rape cases in 2013 till April 15 as against 179 during the same period in 2012. ...
11:21 PM, Apr 23, 2013
The Cabinet on Monday decided to raise the age of consensual sex back to 18 years, after various political parties spoke against the move of reducing it. It has also diluted the clauses on voyeurism and stalking in the Bill, which is now expected to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. ...
11:58 PM, Mar 18, 2013
The Centre will bring the anti-rape Bill in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday after most of the parties voiced their opinion against lowering the age of consent for sex from 18 years to 16. ...
07:47 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Sources said that in the final draft, the word 'sexual assault' has been replaced by 'rape', thus making the anti-rape bill women-centric. The age of consent for sex has been reduced from 18 to 16. ...
11:59 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Women in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, said that if women wanted to see the change they wished to see, they needed to make it happen. ...
05:44 PM, Mar 08, 2013
Women in Mumbai and Bangalore say they feel relatively safer than their counterparts in the national capital. ...
04:10 PM, Mar 08, 2013
A day ahead of International Women's Day, the Union Cabinet failed to take up the anti-rape law. ...
08:47 PM, Mar 07, 2013
After promising prompt legislation to curb crime against women, the Cabinet failed to take a stand on the anti-rape law. The bill did not come up at the Cabinet meeting on Thursday. ...
05:42 PM, Mar 07, 2013
In a shocking incident, several personnel of the Punjab Police were caught on camera beating up a woman in Taran Taran on Sunday. The woman had reportedly complained of sexual harassment. ...
11:58 PM, Mar 04, 2013
In Tarn Taran, Punjab, a young woman and her father were beaten up mercilessly by policemen after they complained of sexual harassment. ...
09:50 PM, Mar 04, 2013
The police has not managed to arrest the suspect so far. ...
09:53 PM, Mar 01, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday told CNN-IBN that the state will protect the girls if they wanted to continue performing. ...
10:24 PM, Feb 04, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday gave his assent to the ordinance on sexual harassment that had been approved by the Cabinet on Friday. ...
09:46 PM, Feb 04, 2013
A doctor with over 20 years of experience recounts the horror she faced during her tenure as a resident doctor at IIM-Bangalore. The doctor alleges that she was sexually harassed by the Chief Administrative Office of the institute and was later thrown out when she complained against him. ...
12:02 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Vishnu Wagh, a BJP MLA from Goa and Abu Azmi, a Samajwadi Party MLA, on Tuesday drew flak for their insensitive comments regarding women and sexual assault cases. ...
08:10 PM, Jan 08, 2013
She is the voice of customer, dream girl of Bollywood, corporate leader and even the face of power. From being confined to the home with the limited role in decision making, they are more visible. They lead home, they work and bring home salaries. They make their own choices. They even question the role they have been playing so far, altering the balance of power, both at home and the ...
03:50 PM, Jan 06, 2013
Women commuters in Kolkata say that they think twice before getting into a cab, taxi or any other public transport because street sexual harassment has become very common in the city. ...
10:00 AM, Dec 19, 2012
Watch today's top stories with CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai. ...
11:57 PM, Dec 06, 2012
