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  • NCW asks TN DGP to take action against actor Siddharth for ‘derogatory’ remarks against woman anchor

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The NCW has asked the Tamil Nadu police chief to intervene and take appropriate action against actor Siddharth for using derogatory remarks against a woman anchor on Twitter, a day after it flagged another tweet of the actor against badminton player Saina Nehwal.

    In a statement, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said it has come across the post of the actor-producer-musician which is “offensive, unethical and shows disrespect towards the dignity of women”.

    The commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the matter.

    “Chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu seeking intervention and appropriate action against the offender as per provisions of law to refrain him from making such kind of statements in future. The Commission has to be apprised about action taken in the matter at the earliest,” the NCW said.

    The statement comes a day after the NCW asked Twitter to suspend Siddharth’s account and Maharashtra Police to register to a case against him for using “lewd and inappropriate” words against Nehwal.

    The NCW claimed the comment was misogynist, outrages the modesty of a woman and amounts to disrespect and insults the dignity of women.

  • Rule of land is supreme, not your policy, Twitter told by Parliamentary panel on IT

    By Online Desk
    Twitter India officials on Friday deposed before a parliamentary panel chaired by Shashi Tharoor of the Congress on preventing the misuse of social media.

    The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology, chaired by Tharoor, had last week summoned Twitter over issues related to misuse of the platform and protection of citizens’ rights.

    Twitter India’s public policy manager Shagufta Kamran and legal counsel Ayushi Kapoor deposed before the panel on Friday.

    Coming against the backdrop of the faceoff between the Union government and the microblogging platform, the panel told the Twitter officials that the rule of land is supreme and not its policy, reported PTI.

    According to sources, members of the panel have asked Twitter why it should not be fined for ‘violating’ the rule of the land.

    Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday sent a legal notice to the Managing Director of Twitter India Manish Maheshwari regarding the viral video of the assault on an elderly man in Loni. The MD has been asked to record his statement after the microblogging site “let the anti-social messages go viral”.

    This is the second time the Twitter MD has been called for an inquiry in the last 20 days.

    The police reportedly had also questioned Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari on May 31 and visited the Twitter India offices in Delhi and Gurgaon on May 24 over the toolkit issue.

    Recently, Twitter also lost its legal indemnity over its failure to comply with the new IT norms. 

    (Further details awaited)

  • Women and Child Development Minister Mrs. Rmseela Sahu policy will commission meeting Will representatives from across the country “to discuss the challenges of nutrition in India

    Raipur / Women and Child Development Minister Rmseela Sahu yesterday April 18 will be included in the policy of the Commission meeting in New Delhi. It went held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi meeting. With the Policy Commission Deputy Chairman Dr. Rajiv Kumar from country delegates “will discuss the challenges the subject of nutrition in India. Chhattisgarh government on behalf of Women and Child Secretary of Development Dr. Mkgeeta and Joint Director Mr. symbol Khare will also attend the meeting.