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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
TopicM.J. Akbar

Topic: M.J. Akbar

MJ Akbar makes headlines after #MeToo takes him down

Your daily news capsule.

As women block women, there’s no #MeToo solidarity on the way to Sabarimala

From Ravish Kumar on NDTV India, to India TV, News 24, Newsnation, Prime News, Total TV and even a regional channel like Kashish TV have broadcast #MeToo.

Sabarimala opens door to all women, and 97 lawyers for M.J. Akbar

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

Union Minister MJ Akbar resigns over sexual harassment charges

MoS External Affairs MJ Akbar has resigned after several women journalists accused him of sexual harassment.

Priya Ramani vs MJ Akbar must not stop public naming & shaming in India’s #Metoo

We Indians want to solve every social problem with a legal remedy, but that is pointless and counterproductive. Naming and shaming is far more effective. 

Sushma Swaraj of 2018: A pale shadow of the once firebrand leader

The irrelevance of Sushma Swaraj to politics is fast becoming obvious, and her silence on MJ Akbar & MeToo is tellingly reflective of her diminished position.

Reducing Patel’s stature to a statue, and Yogi’s bid to turn Allahabad into ‘Prayagraj’

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

MJ Akbar sues Priya Ramani for criminal defamation over sexual harassment allegations

M.J. Akbar's plea accuses Priya Ramani of 'willfully, deliberately, intentionally and maliciously defaming the complainant'.

MJ Akbar’s defiance in the face of #MeToo, and Shatrughan Sinha’s latest stunt

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

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.