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RS bypolls: Ex-NCW chief and BJP nominee Rekha Sharma elected unopposed
Accompanied by Haryana minister Mahipal Dhanda and former Haryana assembly speaker Gian Chand Gupta, Sharma was given certificate by the returning officer after being declared elected unopposed.
Updated on Dec 14, 2024 06:16 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Chandigarh
Rajya Sabha bypoll: BJP nominee Rekha files paper, set to be elected unopposed
Rekha Sharma, 61, is poised to be elected unopposed as she is the sole candidate in the fray. The deadline for filing nominations ended on Tuesday; the returning officer will scrutinise the nomination papers on Wednesday
Updated on Dec 11, 2024 05:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
BJP fields ex-NCW chief Rekha Sharma for Rajya Sabha from Haryana
The BJP nominee is unlikely to face any hurdle in getting elected unopposed to the upper house as the principal opposition party the Congress has decided not to field a candidate
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 06:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
BJP fields ex-NCW chief Rekha Sharma in Rajya Sabha bypolls
The party announced a total of three candidates, including Rekha Sharma, for the bypolls to be held on December 20.
Published on Dec 09, 2024 06:03 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Shivam Pratap Singh
Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar named new National Commission for Women chief
Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar has succeeded Rekha Sharma, whose tenure as NCW chief ended on August 6
Updated on Oct 19, 2024 03:57 PM IST
‘Fungus-laden food’: NCW chief on Asha Kiran shelter home deaths
NCW chief Rekha Sharma blamed contaminated water, fungal food and lack of proper medicine in Delhi's Asha Kiran home for the death of women and children
Published on Aug 02, 2024 06:20 PM IST
Mahua Moitra booked under new criminal law for social media post on NCW chief
A case has been registered against Mahua Moitra under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Published on Jul 07, 2024 06:47 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
BJP slams Mahua Moitra over remark against NCW chief: ‘Indecent, shameful’
Mahua Moitra has received flak from the BJP for commenting on a video posted on X, showing the NCW chief's arrival at the site of the UP stampede
Published on Jul 05, 2024 05:46 PM IST
TMC moves ECI against NCW chief for ‘alarming collusion’ in Sandeshkhali row
The TMC has alleged that NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma and local BJP leaders coerced women in Sandeshkhali into filing false sexual assault complaints.
Updated on May 12, 2024 04:25 PM IST
TMC accuses NCW chief of ‘political bias’ over Sandeshkhali row, may move EC
TMC accuses NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma of political bias in Sandeshkhali, plans to move ECI against her over false sexual assault complaints.
Updated on May 11, 2024 08:12 AM IST
Spanish woman gangrape: NCW chief slams US writer for calling India unsafe
A US-based writer, journalist wrote on X he loves India but woukd not advise his female friends to travel alone. NCW chief Rekha Sharma replied to his post.
Updated on Mar 03, 2024 03:38 PM IST
‘Bengal needs President’s rule’: NCW chairperson at Sandeshkhali
NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma visited Sandeshkhali and spoke to some of the women who have accused local Trinamool Congress leaders of sexual assault
Updated on Feb 19, 2024 09:31 PM IST
Swati Maliwal's 'wrong oath' draws NCW chief's flak. Then a social media fight
Rekha Sharma called Swati Maliwal a product of ‘aandolan’ who does not use her brain. Swati Maliwal said Rekha Sharma should resign and become a troll.
Updated on Feb 04, 2024 06:53 PM IST
‘Like a C-grade film dialogue, worst part is…’: NCW chief after Bihar CM's sorry
Facing backlash, Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said, "If my words were wrong, then I apologise for that. If anyone got hurt by my words, I take them back."
Published on Nov 08, 2023 01:43 PM IST
Priyanka Chaturvedi vs NCW chief over Nitish Kumar's remarks on women in House
Rekha Sharma of NCW demanded an “immediate and unequivocal apology” from Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for his comments on population control.
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 02:59 PM IST
Manipur video: Questions raised over NCW’s response to complaints
Manipur video: The NCW chief usually quick to weigh in on issues, big and small, said the complaints were generic, from outside the country in some cases.
Updated on Jul 22, 2023 04:47 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
An institutional indictment
Swirling questions about NCW’s apparent laxity in dealing with Manipur’s brutal sexual assault point to a deeper institutional rot
Published on Jul 21, 2023 10:49 PM IST
HT Editorial
NCW chief tweets on stir by AAP members: '...Outside my office creating ruckus'
A viral video, that drew the ire of several BJP leaders, showed Italia purportedly asking women to avoid temples and "kathas" (holy speeches) because they are "hubs of exploitation." Days prior, in yet another viral video, he was accused of making an objectionable comment about PM Modi.
Updated on Oct 13, 2022 03:03 PM IST
Kangana Ranaut recalls when Rekha said if she had a daughter, she'd be like her
Kangana Ranaut reacted to an old statement made by Rekha, in which the veteran actor said that if she had a daughter, she would have been like Kangana.
Published on Jun 30, 2022 06:51 PM IST
‘Act against restaurant if…’: NCW to Delhi Police commissioner on saree row
The women's body also directed the restaurant's marketing and PR director to appear before it on September 28.
Published on Sep 23, 2021 04:40 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
‘Shocked’: NCW chief demands Channi’s resignation as Punjab CM over #Metoo case
NCW chief Rekha Sharma said she is “utterly disappointed” that Sonia Gandhi, Congress chief, being a woman herself, decided to appoint Charanjit Singh Channi as the new chief minister of Punjab.
Updated on Sep 20, 2021 11:07 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
'Lowers dignity of women': NCW chief on women MLAs pulling Hooda's tractor
Hooda, a former chief minister of the state, sat in the driver's seat of the tractor as Congress legislators pulled it with ropes on the way to the state assembly on Monday.
Published on Mar 11, 2021 05:09 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai, New Delhi
Taapsee Pannu, Urmila Matondkar, Pooja Bhatt slam NCW member’s victim-blaming comments about Budaun gang-rape
Taapsee Pannu, Urmila Matondkar and Pooja Bhatt were among the several celebrities who slammed an NCW member’s comments about the Budaun rape.
Updated on Jan 07, 2021 09:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Entertainment Desk
Kangana Ranaut slams attack on Malvi Malhotra, says ‘this is what happens to small town strugglers’
Actor Kangana Ranaut has offered her support to Malvi Malhotra, a television actor who was allegedly stabbed by a jilted lover on Monday. Kangana said that ‘small town strugglers’ cannot protect themselves as well as ‘nepotism kids’.
Updated on Oct 28, 2020 07:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Entertainment Desk
News updates from Hindustan Times: Why NCW chief Rekha Sharma is under fire and all the latest news
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Published on Oct 21, 2020 01:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com
Why NCW chief Rekha Sharma came under Twitter fire
Following the Twitter outrage, Rekha Sharma has now protected her Twitter account. Her old tweets are not accessible anymore.
Updated on Oct 21, 2020 12:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
NCW chief meets Maha Guv, raises issue of rising ‘love jihad’ cases in state
She also raised the issue of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women not having a chairperson and stressed that the position be filled at the earliest to ensure complaints are addressed in a timely manner.
Published on Oct 21, 2020 11:16 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
Congress worker accuses colleagues of attack
“On one hand, our party leaders are fighting for justice for the Hathras victim (19-year-old Dalit girl who died days after being gang-raped by four men), and on the other hand, party ticket is being given to a rapist. It is a wrong decision. It will malign the image of our party,” Tara Yadav had said.
Published on Oct 12, 2020 06:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspodent
Richa Chadha thanks NCW, Rekha Sharma for responding to her defamation case
Days after reminding about her defamation case, Richa Chadha finally got a reply from the National Commission for Women. The actor has now thanked NCW in a tweet.
Published on Oct 11, 2020 04:38 PM IST
Anurag Kashyap ‘vehemently denies’ sexual misconduct charges, provides proof that he wasn’t in India at time of incident
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has ‘vehemently’ denied the charges of sexual misconduct levelled against him by an actor, and has provided proof to the police that he wasn’t in the country when the alleged incident took place.
Updated on Oct 02, 2020 11:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Entertainment Desk
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