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Sunday, April 28, 2024
Topic#MeToo

Topic: #MeToo

Pakistan media’s support for #MeToo ends when one of their own is accused

Now, victims of sexual harassment in Pakistan have to be on the ‘right’ side of the media to be heard.

Hashtags like #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter make people view the news as less important

Branding a social topic with a catchy hashtag can give readers the impression that hashtagged content is hyper-partisan or untrue.

How Pakistan caught and hanged a Brigadier ‘leaking military secrets to CIA’

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

Year after #MeToo apology, comic Utsav Chakraborty calls out 4 women on Twitter for ‘lies’

In October 2018, several women had accused stand-up comic Utsav Chakraborty of inappropriate behaviour.

‘Actor Tisca Chopra’s MeToo session truly resonated with me’

Speaking about her experience at a Democracy Wall event in Mumbai, Amity University student Samantha Noronha says she found it inspiring.

One year after India’s big #MeToo wave, a reality check

October 2018 was a watershed in India’s fight for gender justice, with survivors of sexual abuse calling out powerful men. The question is what next.

#MeToo movement shook Bollywood status quo, hasn’t fizzled out yet: Tisca Chopra

Speaking at ThePrint's Democracy Wall, actor and writer Tisca Chopra underlines the need for 'female gaze' and ‘responsibility’ in Bollywood.

My tweet was aimed at exposing ‘predator’ M J Akbar: Priya Ramani tells court

Priya Ramani said that she felt compelled to speak up about her experience with Akbar & hence removed anonymity that she had given to Akbar in her Vogue article.

Amit Shah heads new Group of Ministers to tackle sexual harassment at workplace

Previous GoM met only once in 8 months, when Maneka Gandhi had recommended strengthening NCW but nothing concrete came out of the meeting.

No substance in sexual harassment allegations: Ex-colleague defends MJ Akbar in court

Columnist Veenu Sandal, who had worked with Akbar in The Asian Age, said none of her colleagues indicated distress to her regarding his behaviour.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.