Rekha Sharma: News
05 Nov 2024
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'Road like Hema Malini's cheeks...': AAP MLA's remark sparks controversy
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan has found himself in trouble over his remarks during a Facebook live session.
02 Aug 2024
Atishi13 children 'mysteriously' die at Delhi shelter home: Report
Thirteen children have died under mysterious circumstances within a span of 20 days at Asha Kiran, a shelter home for the mentally challenged run by the Delhi government.
05 Jul 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)NCW seeks legal action against Moitra for derogatory 'pajamas' remark
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo moto cognizance of a derogatory comment made by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra against its chairperson, Rekha Sharma.
17 May 2024
Arvind KejriwalMaliwal assault case: Kejriwal's aide fails to appear before NCW
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar did not appear before the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday in connection with alleged assault on Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal.
21 Jul 2023
National Commission for Women (NCW)Wrote to Manipur authorities thrice but no response: NCW chief
The National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma on Friday said that she had written to the authorities in Manipur three times regarding acts of violence against women over the last three months but received no response.
20 Jul 2023
ManipurManipur women naked video: Main culprit arrested, say police
The main accused of the incident—where two women were paraded naked in Manipur's Kangpokpi—was arrested from the Thoubal district on Thursday, reported India Today, quoting police officials.
13 Apr 2022
West BengalMamata Banerjee's remark on Nadia gang rape irks NCW chief
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee drew criticism from the National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma for her recent comments on the Nadia gang rape case.
08 Apr 2022
Uttar PradeshNCW writes to UP DGP over Sitapur rape threat incident
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday took cognizance of an alleged incident involving Bajrang Muni Das—mahant of Maharshi Shri Lakshman Das Udasin Ashram—threatening Muslim women with rape in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur.
11 Oct 2020
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Woman Congress worker thrashed in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria
A woman Congress leader was thrashed at an internal meeting of the party in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria.
28 Sep 2020
Madhya PradeshMP: DG rank officer brutally beats wife; captured on video
A disturbing video of Madhya Pradesh's Additional Director General (ADG) of Police, Purushottam Sharma, where the officer is seen brutally assaulting his wife, has been doing the rounds on social media since Monday morning.
19 May 2020
XIn garb of entertainment, TikTok promotes rape, domestic violence
From being a harmless app meant for leisure, TikTok has turned into a problematic platform, one that brazenly promotes rape, domestic violence, acid attacks, and strokes religious tensions.
18 May 2020
Tajinder BaggaTikTok "celebrity" justifies acid attack, problematic video gets NCW's attention
With 13.4 million subscribers, one would expect TikTok celebrities to be mindful of the content they are creating, but Faisal Siddiqui, deemed as a star on the platform showed that's perhaps too much to ask.
18 Jul 2019
Kapil Sibal#MeToo: Tiranga TV's employee harasses junior, sends sexually inappropriate messages
Days after senior journalist Barkha Dutt slammed Kapil Sibal and his wife for duping 200 employees of Tiranga TV, the news channel has been hit by yet another controversy.
15 Sep 2018
HaryanaHaryana gangrape: NCW directs Haryana DGP to apprise of probe
The National Commission for Women has directed Haryana Police chief BS Sandhu to apprise it of the probe at the earliest in the gangrape of a 19-year-old woman in Haryana's Mahendargarh district.
03 Sep 2018
ParliamentBJP MP calls for a 'purush-aayog', because men suffer too!
Harinarayan Rajbhar, a BJP MP from Ghosi, UP, has said there should be a commission for men, like the National Commission for Women, as he believes men suffer too.
27 Jul 2018
Kerala#KeralaSexAbuse: Confessions in churches misused, women's panel wants it abolished
In light of two sex scandals that rocked Kerala churches, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked the government to step up and abolish the practice of 'confession' as it obstructs women safety.
03 Jun 2018
Tamil NaduFacebook to launch digital literacy program for Indian women
Social networking giant, Facebook has announced a partnership with the National Commission for Women (NCW), wherein they'll launch a digital literacy program for women in collaboration with the Cyber Peace Foundation (CPF).
16 Apr 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Unnao rape: Alleged pressure from high-profile leaders to protect MLA
Preliminary CBI investigation has revealed that several high-profile politicians, bureaucrats and cops were involved in shielding BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused of raping an 18-year-old woman, sources said.
