Kalakshetra sexual harassment case | Arrested faculty member, Hari Padman, granted bail

Kalakshetra sexual harassment case | Arrested faculty member, Hari Padman, granted bail

Hari Padman. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Hari Padman, a suspended faculty member of the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts under Kalakshetra Foundation, who was arrested on charges of sexual harassment, has been granted bail by the IX Metropolitan Magistrate Court at the Saidapet court complex. To get today’s top stories from the … Read more

Parents urged to remain vigilant against child sexual abuse during vacation

Parents urged to remain vigilant against child sexual abuse during vacation

Childline officials in the district have urged parents to remain vigilant against sexual abuse of children during the summer vacation. They said over 70% of sexual abuses against children took place during vacations. Childline district coordinator Anvar Karakkadan said here on Saturday that each parent should ensure that there was no opportunity in their home … Read more

Actor Khushbu and DCW chief Swati Maliwal revelations throw light on culture of silence around child sexual abuse

Actor Khushbu and DCW chief Swati Maliwal revelations throw light on culture of silence around child sexual abuse

Often the only sound a child being sexually abused makes is silence. Silence for myriad reasons — the manipulation, ignorance, fear, shame, guilt, which we as a society perpetuate and allow for children to be abused. And while it is the moral obligation of adults and the larger community to ensure children are protected, we … Read more

Extremely shameful: Kejriwal on no action against those accused of sexual exploitation by wrestlers

Extremely shameful: Kejriwal on no action against those accused of sexual exploitation by wrestlers

 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal | File Photo | Photo Credit: PTI Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said it is “extremely shameful” that no action has been taken against those who have been accused of sexual exploitation by female wrestlers. Celebrated Indian wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and world championship medallist … Read more

Sexual abuse of girl student in Hyderabad; DAV school recognition to be cancelled

Sexual abuse of girl student in Hyderabad; DAV school recognition to be cancelled

After an uproar over the alleged sexual assault on a four-year-old girl, the Telangana government has decided to cancel the permission of the BSD DAV Public School in Banjara Hills where the reported incident occurred. Education Minister, P. Sabitha Indra Reddy ordered the District Educational Officer (DEO) of Hyderabad to revoke the permission given to … Read more

Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Law Offers Healing

Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Law Offers Healing

Content Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.   Marissa Hoechstetter knew things weren’t quite right. First, there was the question about orgasms posed by Robert Hadden, the older male doctor who became her OB/GYN. Then, in a follow-up appointment early on in her pregnancy, his “overly-handsy” breast exam. It was Hoechstetter’s first pregnancy. … Read more

Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Linked With Long COVID

Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Linked With Long COVID

Aug. 12, 2022 – Hair loss, reduced sex drive, and erectile dysfunction have joined a list of better-known symptoms linked to long COVID in patients who were not hospitalized, according to findings of a large study. Anuradhaa Subramanian, PhD, with the Institute of Applied Health Research at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, … Read more