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President Kovind accepts MJ Akbar's resignation
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday accepted MJ Akbar's resignation as the Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs amidst strong criticism over multiple sexual harassment allegations against the journalist-turned-politician.
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#MeToo fallout: MJ Akbar steps down as MoS External Affairs
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (ANI): MJ Akbar on Wednesday resigned as the Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs amidst strong criticism over multiple sexual harassment allegations against him.
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'Akbar's continuation as minister sends out wrong message'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Demanding an "impartial and fair inquiry" into the multiple sexual harassment allegations levelled against Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs MJ Akbar, Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) penned a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Min
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Journalist organisations ask MJ Akbar to step down in interest of 'fair pr
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): In a joint statement, various journalist organisations have expressed disappointment over Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs MJ Akbar's decision to file a defamation case in Delhi's Patiala House Court against journalist Priya Ramani. They have a
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Anti-women face of BJP govt exposed: BSP on MJ Akbar
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 15 (ANI): The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Monday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central Government for not demanding Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs MJ Akbar's resignation after various women levelled sexual harassment allegati
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MJ Akbar seeking to 'silence' victims through 'intimidation and harassment
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Priya Ramani, the journalist who has alleged that Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs MJ Akbar sexually harassed her, on Monday said that she is "ready to fight" defamation case filed by the minister and claimed that Akbar is trying to silence all th
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Defamation case filed by MJ Akbar against Priya Ramani
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs MJ Akbar on Monday filed a defamation case in Delhi's Patiala House Court against Priya Ramani, the journalist who alleged that Akbar sexually harassed her.
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MJ Akbar denies all allegations, to take legal action
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar on Sunday denied the allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against him by several women colleagues from his journalist days and stated that his lawyers will look into the accusations to decide the legal cour
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Will issue statement on sexual misconduct allegations later: MJ Akbar
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs MJ Akbar, who arrived in India on early Sunday morning refrained from speaking on sexual misconduct allegations levelled against him while saying that he will issue a statement on the matter later on.
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MJ Akbar in MeToo campaign: Govt can't comment on it, says Uma Bharti
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct 12 (ANI): The government cannot comment of the issue, said Union Minister Uma Bharti on the sexual harassment charges levelled against Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar.
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"Women scribes not so innocent to be misused"
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct 12 (ANI): In a statement that could possibly stir up a controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Madhya Pradesh women wing chief Lata Ketkar said that she does not consider women journalists so "innocent" that they could be misused by anyone.
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DCW Chief urges PM Modi to oust MJ Akbar
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): The chairman of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal, on Friday penned a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to oust Minister of State (MoS) External Affairs MJ Akbar from the government on grounds of alleged sexual misconduct.
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