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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicM.J. Akbar

Topic: M.J. Akbar

Women like me are fighters not victims: Tavleen Singh’s open letter to Barkha Dutt

I object to #MeToo because I see, so far, it is only the most empowered Indian women who are making allegations, says Tavleen Singh.

Once a brilliant editor, MJ Akbar is now seen as India’s most high-profile sexual predator

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

The LSR graduate who’s a lawyer representing both MJ Akbar and Tarun Tejpal 

Senior advocate Geeta Luthra, who did her LLM and M.Phil at Cambridge, says everyone deserves a chance at a fair trial.

Focus on Ram temple, and the difficult road to Sabarimala

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

In #MeToo era, this colonial-era law also needs to be junked

By choosing to file a criminal defamation case only against Priya Ramani, M.J. Akbar makes no effort to hide his intentions.

How #MeToo movement forced M.J. Akbar to quit, and the Sabarimala protest

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

10 lawyers appear for MJ Akbar as hearing in defamation case against Ramani starts

M.J. Akbar, accused of sexual harassment by 20 women journalists, resigned as MoS external affairs Wednesday.

Editors Guild pledges support to women journalists, asks Akbar to withdraw defamation case

Editors Guild says it will help complainants get legal aid if M.J. Akbar does not withdraw case against journalist Priya Ramani or files similar cases against others.

6 foreign trips MJ Akbar will no longer make, govt scrambles to find replacement

M.J. Akbar, who resigned as Minister of State for External Affairs Wednesday, was liaising with Muslim countries in Central and West Asia and Africa.

On Camera

Munir wants Pakistan military to be taken seriously. He was impressing Imran’s supporters

Operation Sindhoor came as a blessing for Asim Munir. He could claim to have “won a war” and get promoted to a field marshal’s post. But the narrative hasn’t held.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.