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Sleazy texts, molestation, gaslighting, emotional abuse and most of all, using his position in the creative circuit, has been his norm since the inception of the theater group he co-founded,' goes the article. (Photo: Representational | Pixabay)

Generation lost in space? Young thespian accused of abuse in Kolkata

A 'young thespian' from Kolkata has been accused of molesting, sexually abusing and bullying interns and juniors regularly over the years.

05 May 2018 3:55 PM

The vicitm was born a Kashmiri Muslim into a family that falls under the category "Nomadic Tribe". Needless to say, her family was extremely poor. She perfectly embodied all the marginalities that India has systematically oppressed and tortured over years. (Photo: Facebook | @justiceforasifa)

Justice for Kathua rape victim: If we don't rise now, then when?

What could an eight year old probably have done to invite this fate upon herself?

13 Apr 2018 1:26 PM

Mevani posts in support of Valentine's Day are coloured with love, as against the hate Hindutva groups are trying to propagate all over the country. (Photo: File)

Jignesh Mevani praises Priya Varrier, takes humorous jibe at Modi on V-Day

Young India is more likely to lean towards a youth icon than a group of old men behaving irrationally, harming animals.

14 Feb 2018 7:08 PM

'I am convinced if a next revolution has to come to this world, it will come through Indian women,' Vivek Agnihotri said. (Photo: PTI)

Vivek Agnihotri defends 'Padmaavat', calls Swara 'urban naxal'

Vivek Agnihotri said that leftist women have a tendency to always come up with false accusations of molestation.

31 Jan 2018 6:48 PM

Snowden had spoken on the same issue earlier this month, saying, 'It is the natural tendency of government to desire perfect records of private lives. History shows that no matter the laws, the result is abuse.' (Photo: Twitter)

Journalists exposing Aadhaar breach deserve award, not FIR: Snowden

Snowden spoke in defence of the journalists and directly blamed the UIDAI as responsible for destroying the privacy of a billion Indians.

09 Jan 2018 9:58 AM

The journalist had exposed how an online racket was selling personal Aadhaar details of individuals for nominal amounts. (Photo: File)

FIR for unauthorised access, not whistle-blowing: UIDAI justifies FIR on journo

The UIDAI mentioned in its statement that the FIR was not launched for exposing the breach, but for unauthorised access.

07 Jan 2018 8:22 PM

With the Union Budget scheduled to be tabled on February 1, Rahul also took a jibe at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, referring to his 'genius' in a sarcastic, negative manner. (Photo: PTI)

Modi-Jaitley combination lethal for country's economy: Rahul

Rahul came up with his own version of GDP as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to hit a four year low in 2017-18 at 6.5 per cent.

06 Jan 2018 10:57 AM

From left to right: Shatrughan Sinha, Ritabrata Banerjee, Yashwant Sinha, Subramanian Swamy, Mukul Roy. (Photo: Twitter)

Year ender 2017: Dissent seeks new heights as political leaders go anti-party

Some tweeted, some fought movements, but none shied away from expressing opinions, even ones that opposed their party statements.

29 Dec 2017 6:43 PM

HoH started this year on April, after the admin noticed a sudden increase in the number of Facebook pages that offered 'alternative facts,' obviously suited to right-wing explanations. (Photo: Screengrab)

Not desiring Gauri Lankesh's fate, Humans of Hindutva quits Facebook

The admin called an end to this 'David vs Goliath' fight, congratulating 'Hindutva' for winning it, as he himself surrendered the table.

29 Dec 2017 5:07 PM

Situation intensified in Kolkata as the police lathicharged on a gathering of protesting parents, demanding the arrest of the accused. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Another Kolkata school in sex assault blacklist, protests intensify

Staff member of another school was arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 3-year-old student twice.

06 Dec 2017 12:03 PM

The letter, addressed to all parents and signed by principal S Nath, voiced that the school shared the parents' concern about their children. (Photo: ANI)

Kolkata school sex assault: Principal discloses 4-yr-old victim's name

Principal Sharmila Nath sent out a letter to all parents why the school was shut, in which she mentioned the victim's name.

05 Dec 2017 11:43 AM

Another ex-student when contacted over phone, said that character assassination of the students was extremely regular, in addition to counsellor-client privacy violation. In picture: Parents of the G D Birla school students protest outside campus. (Photo: PTI)

Ex-students of Kolkata school detail ‘abuse’ after sex assault of child

Rupkatha Basu takes to Facebook to talk about “the harassment and exploitation” of students and staff.

04 Dec 2017 1:55 PM

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