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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 ...

NCW seeks explanation from UP police over 'manhandling' of Priyanka Gandhi

NCW has sought an explanation from the UP police over the alleged manhandling of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra while she was on her way to Hathras to meet the family of a woman who died after alleged gang-rap

Hathras case: NCW to seek explanation from UP Police on family's claims

The NCW on Wednesday condemned the manner in which the Hathras gang-rape victim was cremated, saying it will seek explanation from the UP Police on it

NCW calls for robust law to combat 'advanced' cybercrime against women

The NCW on Friday called for a robust cyber law that can be effective against the advanced methods used by predators to commit cybercrime against women

NCW received 2,043 crimes against women complaints in June, most in 8 mnths

The NCW received 2,043 complaints of crimes committed against women in June, the highest in the last eight months.

NCW asks Tik Tok India to take down video showing violence against women

It also asked the Maharashtra police, in a letter, to immediately take action against the person responsible for making the video

Take steps to curb domestic violence in lockdown: HC to Centre, Delhi govt

A bench of Justices J R Midha and Jyoti Singh ordered that a decision be taken in three days and steps required to protect victims of domestic abuse be immediately implemented

Domestic violence cases on rise during lockdown; 69 complaints filed: NCW

Women are scared to complain due to constant presence of their abuser at home, said NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma

Seven years of Nirbhaya: NCW chief calls for swift execution of convicts

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear a review plea filed by one of the four convicts in the case tomorrow

3-member NCW team to look into Khunti gangrape of 5 women in Jharkhand

5 women, working with an NGO, were allegedly raped at gunpoint by a group of at least five men when they had gone to Khunti district in Jharkhand to create awareness on migration and human trafficking

Maha textbook says 'ugliness' leads to dowry; NCW shoots letter to state

The text appears in a chapter in the sociology textbook titled 'Major Social Problems in India'