In the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter era, it is of course fitting to emphasize how Monroe fought for self-determination and supported civil rights. As Lois Banner, a professor of history and gender st...

A well-known post-Marxist Malayalam writer and prominent cultural figure has been booked in two separate sexual harassment cases, both based on complaints lodged by writers in the latest #MeToo allega...

The defamation trial of Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has long been making headlines, and with the trial drawing to an end, there is heated online debate about the guilt or innocence of ...

It was the very amiable and approachable Panchamda (R.D. Burman) who brought a new sound to Hindi film music, creating a repertoire that went from pure melody like Raina beeti jaye (Amar Prem) to foot...

Cast anew Sir — Stories must be retold according to the changing needs of the time. The Royal Shakespeare Company has set its new production of Much Ado About Nothing in an Afro-futuristic worl...

My advice to young girls is to understand that until and unless the ecosystem around us changes, women will continue to be subjected to discrimination. That’s why movements like #MeToo is so imp...

Although ethnic diversity is generally missing from sex dramas, there are two notable exceptions. In 1988-89, attention was focused on the indiscretions of a former Miss India, Pamela Singh, who was n...

Peng Shuai, China’s professional tennis star, has publicly accused a former vice-premier of China of sexual assault, igniting an online firestorm of attention to a #MeToo allegation that for the...

National Commission for Women (NCW) Chief Rekha Sharma has today requested Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi to remove Punjab's new Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from his post "...

It has been a few months since the United States of America decided to unconditionally pull out its troops from Afghanistan. We now know that a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding there. We also kno...