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Sunday, May 12, 2024
Topic#MeToo

Topic: #MeToo

Bihar encephalitis to lynchings to #MeToo – why Indians don’t take issues to the finish line

By rapidly jumping from one issue to another, outrage cycles make sustained advocacy extremely difficult. That is the challenge.

Justice Chelameswar says due process not followed in CJI Gogoi sexual harassment case

Chelameswar says CJI Gogoi presiding over special hearing in his own case is similar to what CJI Dipak Misra did in ‘medical college scam’ case.

MJ Akbar gets cross-examined in Priya Ramani case, denies every detail she recounted

Journalist Priya Ramani had accused former junior foreign minister M.J. Akbar of sexual harassment. He then filed a criminal defamation case against her.

Global #MeToo survey shows one third of female lawyers sexually harassed

The survey looked at responses of 6,980 attorneys from 135 countries & found sexual harassment in the industry is “common” and bullying is “rife.”

When MJ Akbar says ‘I don’t remember’, he mocks the trauma of sexual abuse survivors

It is cruel to place the responsibility of assault, suffering, healing and reclaiming their story with ‘perfection’ on just the survivor.

Narendra Modi ‘spews’ nuclear missiles and Lord Buddha puns on ‘right’

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

SC notice to lawyer who claims harassment charges against CJI a ploy, next hearing tomorrow

Lawyer Utsav Bains was not present in court as a three-judge SC bench took up his plea along with the original sexual harassment allegations against CJI Ranjan Gogoi.

Defamation charges framed against journalist Priya Ramani in MJ Akbar case

Former minister MJ Akbar filed a private criminal defamation case against Priya Ramani after she accused him of sexual misconduct last year.

#MeToo wasn’t the first: Women-led movements aren’t new, especially in India

Long before #MeToo swept India, women successfully organised movements to protest issues like moral policing, sexist policies and sexual assault.

Kartik Aaryan embodies Bollywood’s new generation of Urban Neanderthals

Much of Kartik Aaryan's appeal lies in his being able to articulate the 'angst' of the men left behind by the #MeToo movement.

On Camera

Fourth phase is high noon of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. It could end in a draw for INDIA & NDA

This phase belongs to the ‘non-aligned’ parties. They could play a critical role in the eventuality of a hung parliament, which looks much more likely than it did one month ago.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.