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AAP Gujarat chief appears before NCW, claims he was not person in video

AAP Gujarat unit president Gopal Italia on Thursday appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) following his alleged comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid protests by party members outside the women's panel's office here. NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma had summoned Italia for using "abusive & indecent language" against PM Modi and said his comment was "gender biased, misogynist & condemnable". She told reporters after the hearing that Italia had claimed that he was not the person in the video in a verbal statement. However, in his written response, he said he did not mean it. While Italia's hearing was going on, AAP supporters protesting outside tried to enter the NCW building and police had to be called to restrain them, a NCW official said. According to the official, Italia was detained after the hearing for "creating a situation that disrupted law and order in the area". BJP's IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya had on Sunday shared a video on Twitter ...

NCW seeks explanation from Chhattisgarh minister over remarks on BJP MP

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought an explanation from a Chhattisgarh minister for his inappropriate remarks on a woman BJP Member of Parliament (MP) from the state and asked him to apologise for the comments. Chhattisgarh Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu had last week made a remark purportedly referring to the looks of Saroj Pandey, a BJP Rajya Sabha member from Chhattisgarh, after she raised the issue of dilapidated condition of roads in the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh. The NCW, in a tweet posted on Monday night, said, @NCWIndia has taken cognizance of the matter. Chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to Home Minister, Chhattisgarh to tender a written explanation for the inappropriate remarks. The commission has also asked in the letter to apologise for the comments made. Last month, the Chhattisgarh BJP's Twitter handle shared a video of Pandey in which she was seen showing potholes on a road in the Akaltara Assembly constituency and criticising Chief Minister Bhupesh

Jharkhand: Woman burnt alive by jilted lover; NCW seeks action taken report

The Jharkhand government on Monday handed over a compensation of Rs 9 lakh to the next of kin of a teenager, who was set on fire by a man in Jharkhand's Dumka district recently, an official said. The Class 12 student succumbed to her burn injuries at a government hospital here on Sunday. The National Commission for Women during the day sought an action taken report from the police within seven days. Chief Minister Hemant Soren directed the Dumka district administration to extend an immediate relief of Rs 10 lakh to the bereaved family. Dumka deputy commissioner (DC) Ravi Shankar Shukla told PTI, On the direction of the CM, the relief money has been provided to the family of the deceased. The family was given a cheque of Rs 9 lakh on Monday. An amount of Rs 1 lakh had already been provided to the family when the woman was being shifted from Dumka to Rajendra Institute of Medical Science, he said. Governor Ramesh Bais announced an immediate grant of Rs 2 lakh to the family of the v

Noida authorities bulldoze encroachment by politician who abused woman

The Noida administration demolished an illegal construction using a bulldozer at the residence of politician Shrikant Tyagi, who was seen abusing and pushing a woman in a viral video

Ranjan's 'rashtrapatni' comment shows his mindset towards women: NCW chief

National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma on Thursday called the 'rashtrapatni' remark by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on President Droupadi Murmu "sexist"

NCW seeks action against Akhilesh Yadav for remarks on Nupur Sharma

NCW asked police in Uttar Pradesh to take action against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for allegedly instigating hatred and ill-will against suspended BJP member Nupur Sharma

NCW takes cognisance of 5 rape cases in Hyderabad involving minor girls

The Commission has taken serious note of the increasing rate of heinous crimes against girls and women in the Hyderabad district of Telangana.

Nadia rape case: NCW chairperson slams Bengal CM Mamata over her remark

"Her (WB CM Mamata Banerjee's) statement over the incident is very unfortunate. Being a woman, she should understand the pain of another woman. She pointed fingers at the victim, it was wrong,"

NCW seeks arrest of UP seer for 'rape' threat, asks police to take action

The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday sought the arrest of a seer from Uttar Pradesh, who allegedly issued rape threats to women of a particular community

Hijab ban: NCW chairperson welcomes Karnataka High Court's verdict

NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma welcomed the decision of Karnataka HC on Hijab ban, saying that students must follow the dress code prescribed inside an educational institution.

PM Modi to address National Commission for Women foundation day tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address the National Commission for Women (NCW) Foundation Day programme on January 31.

NCW seeks action on actor Siddharth over tweet against Saina Nehwal

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked Twitter to block the account of actor Siddharth over his "sexist" tweet against ace badminton player Saina Nehwal.

NCW welcomes SC order on skin-to-skin contact verdict in POCSO case

The National Commission for Women welcomed the Supreme Court order setting aside the Bombay High Court skin-to-skin contact verdict in a POCSO case

NCW chief seeks Punjab CM's resignation over #MeToo allegations

NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma has sought the resignation of newly-appointed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over the "#MeToo allegations" levelled against him.

46% rise in complaints of crimes against women in 2021 so far: NCW

There was a 46 per cent rise in complaints of crimes against women in the first eight months of 2021 over the corresponding period of last year, and over half of these were from UP, the NCW said

NCW asks states to take measures to bridge gender gap in Covid vaccination

Raising concerns over gender gap in COVID-19 vaccine administration, the NCW has written to all states and UTs to take measures to ensure that women are not left behind in the vaccination drive

Immediately remove pornographic, obscene content: NCW to Twitter

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked the Managing Director of Twitter India to remove all pornographic and obscene content from the platform within a week.

Skin to skin contact: NCW moves Supreme Court against Bombay HC verdict

The top court had also issued notice to Maharashtra government and permitted the Attorney General to file an appeal against the January 19 verdict of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court

NCW received 23,722 complaints in 2020, its highest in past six years

The National Commission for Women received 23,722 complaints of crimes committed against women in 2020, the highest in the last six years

Hathras: NCW notice to Malviya, Digvijaya, Swara for revealing identity

The NCW has sought explanation from BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya, Congress leader Digvijay Singh and actress Swara Bhasker for allegedly revealing the identity of Hathras victim on Twitter. The National Commission for Women has also directed them to immediately remove these posts and refrain from sharing such posts in future. "@NCWIndia has served notices to @amitmalviya @digvijaya_28 and @ReallySwara seeking explanation on their #Twitter posts revealing the identity of the #Hathras victim along with a direction to remove these posts immediately & to refrain from sharing such posts in future," the NCW said in a tweet on Tuesday. In separate notices to Bhasker, Malviya and Singh, the NCW said it has come across several Twitter posts wherein the picture of the victim of the alleged gang rape incident was used. "In view of the above, you are hereby required to provide a satisfactory explanation to the Commission on receipt of this notice and shall remove and refrain from ...