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Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina issued fresh summons by NCW over India's Got Latent controversy; Netizens say 'Concentrate on real issues'

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has issued fresh summons to several content creators, including YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia and Samay Raina, after they failed to appear before the commission on February 17, over alleged derogatory remarks made on the show, India’s Got Latent.

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National Commission for Women welcomes RG Kar verdict

The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday welcomed the judgment delivered by the Sealdah Court in Kolkata Read further on Dynamite News:

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Anna University sexual assault case: NCW forms fact finding committee to probe matter

The National Commission for Women on Saturday constituted a two-member fact finding committee to investigate alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student at Anna University in Chennai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sandeshkhali simmers amid a ‘fabricated rape complaint’, and TMC vs NCW

“We have been silent all these days but we were compelled to come out after receiving threats from local BJP people,” claimed Anjana*, the daughter-in-law of a Sandeshkhali local who has withdrawn her rape complaint against Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan.

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Woman assaulted, paraded in semi-naked condition in Punjab's Tarn Taran, BJP demands CM Bhagwant Mann to step down

The National Commission for Women on Saturday directed the Punjab's Director General of Police to take swift action in the matter of a woman who was allegedly paraded naked in a semi-naked condition. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NCW Seeks Action Against Congress' Supriya Shrinate Within 3 Days Over 'Lewd' Comments On Kangana Ranaut

The National Commission For Women has lodged a complaint against Supriya Shrinate with the Election Commissioner, citing an “offensive post” about Kangana Ranaut, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Lok Sabha candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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National Commission for Women should address complaints in a time-bound manner: House panel

A Parliamentary Committee recommended that the National Commission for Women should take appropriate measures to resolve all complaints it receives within a definite period of time by streamlining the procedures in coordination with the concerned agencies.

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Women’s commission to organise seminar on privacy and security in cyberspace

The Kerala Women’s Commission, in association with the National Commission for Women, will organise a seminar on ‘Right to privacy, problems in the cyber world, security issues, and misuse of social media’ here on Monday.

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Manipur violence: Nation outraged over viral video, calls grow for CM to resign

The video of two women being paraded naked by a mob in a village in violence-rocked Manipur has stunned the nation and triggered protests across the country.

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Under fire after Newslaundry report, NCW chief says wrote thrice to Manipur authorities

The National Commission for Women received no response to three letters which raised concerns about violence against women in the state and were sent to the Manipur authorities, the commission’s chief Rekha Sharma claimed on Friday.

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National Commission for Women had been apprised of Manipur video incident on June 12

Before the video of the alleged incident of women being paraded naked and brutally assaulted in Manipur went viral on July 19, the National Commission for Women had been apprised of the same more than a month ago on June 12

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Workshop on capacity building, personality development held at CUK

A daylong workshop for girls on capacity building and personality development was held at the Central University of Karnataka (CUK) at its main campus at Kadaganchi near Kalaburagi on Saturday. The Department of Psychology at the CUK and the National Commission for Women jointly organised the event.

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Women's Commission takes cognizance of minor girl gang-raped, murdered in North Dinajpur

The National Commission for Women has taken cognizance of a video which purportedly showed that a minor girl was raped and murdered by a group of men in North Dinajpur's Kaliaganj, West Bengal. Read further on Dynamite News:

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#Chhattisgarh: Police claim Adivasi woman wasn’t raped by security forces, say her husband is a Naxal

It’s almost a year since a pregnant Adivasi woman was allegedly raped by security forces in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, and over nine months since the National Commission for Women and the National Human Rights Commission began sending notices to the Chhattisgarh police, asking for an Action Taken Report in the case.…

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Where are the women in policymaking?

Every passing year, on International Women’s Day, there is a renewed call to legislate the Women’s Reservation Bill to enable election of women in Legislative Assemblies and Parliament. Such calls are aptly justified by data – both anecdotal and empirical – to suggest that India has failed to address the role of…

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