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TikTok India Clarifies Amid Criticism Over Video Glorifying Acid Attacks
Video sharing platform TikTok, attacked widely for a video of violence against a woman, said in a statement that it expected users to adhere to its policies of what is or is not acceptable. The app has been in trouble since a popular video creator posted a clip seen to glorify acid attacks on women.
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TikTok Influencer's "Acid Attack" Video Faces Women Commission Action
The National Commission for Women has asked Tik-Tok India to immediately remove a video showing a man committing violence against women and directed the Maharashtra police to take action against the person responsible for making the clip.
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TikTok Asked to Take Down Faizal Siddiqui Video Accused of ‘Glorifying’ Acid Attack
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked TikTok India to immediately remove a video showing a man committing violence against women and directed the Maharashtra police to take action against the person responsible for making the clip.
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Deepika Padukone On Chhapaak: 'Hope We Won't Have To Constantly Tell Stories On Acid Attack Survivors To See Change'
"Beyond the gruesomeness, the violence, there is a story of the human spirit and hope. That's why we're telling the story," said Deepika
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Deepika Padukone's Film On Acid Attack Survivor Tells A Larger Story On Violence In India, Says Director
"In the film with Deepika on acid violence, I'm using Laxmi Agarwal as a subject because she is the most known acid fighter"
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"Locked Up For A Week, Attacked With Acid" By Husband, Family, Says Woman
A 35-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit has alleged she washeld captive by her husband and in-laws for almost a week, beaten up and attacked with acid and hot oil, police said on Wednesday.
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TV Show Tackles Gender Issues In India, Becomes One Of The World’s Most Watched
New Delhi: A TV show that is shattering social taboos – from domestic violence and acid attacks to menstruation and child marriage – has become one of the most watched series in the world, attracting over 400 million viewers, the producer said. Scripted to challenge deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes and gender discrimination, “Main Kuch Bhi K...
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Annual Board Exams To Begin In Kashmir Tomorrow
The annual board examinations, scheduled to begin in Kashmir tomorrow, will be an acid test for the PDP-BJP coalition government which announced the schedule for examinations despite opposition from various quarters, including the student community.
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'My Life is Not Worth 1.5 Lakhs' Says Acid Attack Survivor in Delhi
A survivor of acid violence in India can expect to wait between five and 10 years on average for justice to be done, according to research by legal experts .
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Delhi: Man Sentenced to Life for Acid Attack on Lover
Observing that acid attack is one of the most horrifying forms of gender-based violence which is increasing in the country, a Delhi court has awarded life imprisonment to a man for throwing acid on his lover, leading to her death.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Protest against violence on women
In the backdrop of a recent acid attack on a school teacher, a group of people on Thursday staged a demonstration demanding speedy justice in cases of violence against women.
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Sonali's plea to die exposes India's acid violence
They came in the dead of night, broke into her home as she slept and poured a cocktail of acids over her face -- burning her skin, melting her eyelids, nose, mouth and ears, and leaving her partially deaf and almost blind. Her crime - she had spurned their sexual advances.
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TikTok India Clarifies Amid Criticism Over Video Glorifying Acid Attacks
Video sharing platform TikTok, attacked widely for a video of violence against a woman, said in a statement that it expected users to adhere to its policies of what is or is not acceptable. The app has been in trouble since a popular video creator posted a clip seen to glorify acid attacks on women.
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TikTok Influencer's "Acid Attack" Video Faces Women Commission Action
The National Commission for Women has asked Tik-Tok India to immediately remove a video showing a man committing violence against women and directed the Maharashtra police to take action against the person responsible for making the clip.
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TikTok Asked to Take Down Faizal Siddiqui Video Accused of ‘Glorifying’ Acid Attack
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked TikTok India to immediately remove a video showing a man committing violence against women and directed the Maharashtra police to take action against the person responsible for making the clip.
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Deepika Padukone On Chhapaak: 'Hope We Won't Have To Constantly Tell Stories On Acid Attack Survivors To See Change'
"Beyond the gruesomeness, the violence, there is a story of the human spirit and hope. That's why we're telling the story," said Deepika
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Deepika Padukone's Film On Acid Attack Survivor Tells A Larger Story On Violence In India, Says Director
"In the film with Deepika on acid violence, I'm using Laxmi Agarwal as a subject because she is the most known acid fighter"
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"Locked Up For A Week, Attacked With Acid" By Husband, Family, Says Woman
A 35-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit has alleged she washeld captive by her husband and in-laws for almost a week, beaten up and attacked with acid and hot oil, police said on Wednesday.
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TV Show Tackles Gender Issues In India, Becomes One Of The World’s Most Watched
New Delhi: A TV show that is shattering social taboos – from domestic violence and acid attacks to menstruation and child marriage – has become one of the most watched series in the world, attracting over 400 million viewers, the producer said. Scripted to challenge deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes and gender discrimination, “Main Kuch Bhi K...
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Annual Board Exams To Begin In Kashmir Tomorrow
The annual board examinations, scheduled to begin in Kashmir tomorrow, will be an acid test for the PDP-BJP coalition government which announced the schedule for examinations despite opposition from various quarters, including the student community.
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'My Life is Not Worth 1.5 Lakhs' Says Acid Attack Survivor in Delhi
A survivor of acid violence in India can expect to wait between five and 10 years on average for justice to be done, according to research by legal experts .
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Delhi: Man Sentenced to Life for Acid Attack on Lover
Observing that acid attack is one of the most horrifying forms of gender-based violence which is increasing in the country, a Delhi court has awarded life imprisonment to a man for throwing acid on his lover, leading to her death.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Protest against violence on women
In the backdrop of a recent acid attack on a school teacher, a group of people on Thursday staged a demonstration demanding speedy justice in cases of violence against women.
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Sonali's plea to die exposes India's acid violence
They came in the dead of night, broke into her home as she slept and poured a cocktail of acids over her face -- burning her skin, melting her eyelids, nose, mouth and ears, and leaving her partially deaf and almost blind. Her crime - she had spurned their sexual advances.
