Why these women shared anonymous #MeToo accounts on Twitter (and how they verified the allegations)

It all took a heavy mental toll.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 14, 2018 · 09:00 am

India’s #MeToo: Some of the sexual harassment charges that have surfaced this month

These 32 names span the worlds of journalism, film and TV, literature, art, non-profits and advertising.

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Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 11, 2018 · 06:00 pm

‘Grey area’: Activists are sceptical about removing time limits on reporting child sexual abuse

They say it is unlikely to help survivors find justice or even closure unless the existing systems for reporting and tackling such crime are strengthened.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 11, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Delhi’s transgender community face police harassment despite Supreme Court’s Section 377 verdict

A transgender woman in Delhi has alleged that she was raped and assaulted by police officials in 2012 and continues to be harassed by them.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 09, 2018 · 12:30 pm

'Where's the security?’: Sharda University stays tense after attacks on Afghan, Kashmiri students

A suspected Bajrang Dal member has been booked for campus violence.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 06, 2018 · 06:30 am

Farmers’ march: Seven demands were accepted, four are pending

The government had not made its position clear on loan waivers and implementing the Swaminathan Commission report.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 03, 2018 · 06:15 pm

‘Modi sarkar, jhooti sarkar’: Stopped from entering Delhi, angry farmers say their fight continues

The protestors said the police attacked them with teargas and water cannons without warning to stop them from entering the Capital.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 03, 2018 · 06:30 am

Welfare laws for construction workers may be failing them, a social audit in Delhi finds

A nexus of apathetic and allegedly corrupt labour officials, builders and trade unions leave workers struggling to get benefits they are legally entitled to.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Sep 29, 2018 · 07:30 am

‘National shame’: Sewer workers, activists protest against deaths of manual scavengers in India

They blamed an apathetic state and casteism.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Sep 25, 2018 · 10:03 pm

How do other countries clean their sewers and is there something India can learn from them?

Sewerage management in Malaysia, for instance, has evolved in a phased manner – from primitive systems to automated systems – over the past 60 years.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Sep 23, 2018 · 10:30 am

Explainer: How equipped is Delhi to handle pollution this year?

There is a chance that the national Capital’s residents might get a respite from severe pollution this winter, say officials.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Sep 19, 2018 · 10:30 am

Aam Aadmi Party’s decision to not reveal list of donors raises transparency concerns

The party had removed information on its financial contributors from its website in 2016 too.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Sep 17, 2018 · 10:30 am