A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.
From star editor to sexual harassment accused: M.J. Akbar’s fall from grace
Once the embodiment of journalistic cool, star editor and political acrobat M.J. Akbar has now been charged by women journalists for being a sexual predator and serial aggressor, writes Kaveree Bamzai.
Supreme Court cannot become the priest between Indians and their Gods
Awful religious practices need to be abolished. But by social and political reformers, not courts, writes Shekhar Gupta in his weekly column, ‘National Interest’.
#MeToo movement should not spare Indian NGO heroes and I am speaking out
NGOs preach social justice and freedom. But often their employees talk in hushed whispers about what happens behind closed doors. Our NGO heroes often have a strange mismatch between their personal lives and public work, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
Karanjawala: Lawyer friend of India’s rich & famous who’s an expert in harassment cases
Raian Karanjawala, founder of law firm Karanjawala & Co that’s defending M.J. Akbar in court, has had close friendships and lifelong associations with some of the biggest names in business and politics, writes Apurva Vishwanath.
Six-month extension to ED chief Karnal Singh challenged in Supreme Court
The Modi government’s plan to give a six-month extension in service to retiring Enforcement Directorate chief Karnal Singh has been challenged in Supreme Court, in a PIL filed by former Indian Revenue Service officer Uday Babu Khalwadekar, Maneesh Chhibber reports.
Kind employer, father, globetrotter: How his friends know ‘Pink Pants’ Ashish Pandey
Friends of Ashish Pandey, who made headlines after pulling a gun on a couple at a Delhi five-star hotel and has been labelled ‘Pistol Pandey’, reject this portrayal. They say the Pandey they know is a teenager’s father, earnest taxpayer and a travel junkie who’s been around the world and loves luxury cars, reports Aditi Vatsa.