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Nana Patekar responds to CINTAA, dubs allegations as `baseless`
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Bollywood veteran actor Nana Patekar's advocate Aniket U. Nikam has sent a detailed response to Cine and TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA) over the notice issued against his client based on the sexual misconduct allegations made by Tanushree Dutta.
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Amitabh Choudhary not Johri's substitute at ICC: BCCI
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has issued a statement clarifying that acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary is not a "substitute" for Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Johri, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by an anonymous former co
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Rahul Johri's continuance with BCCI 'untenable': Sources
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 15 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday stated that Chief Executive Officer Rahul Johri's continuance with the country's apex cricketing authority has become "untenable' in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations by an anonymou
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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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Vishaka guidelines must be followed to control sexual harassment: Kirron K
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Oct 14 (ANI): As women's fight against sexual misconduct gains momentum in India with the viral #MeToo movement, actor-politician Kirron Kher on Saturday called for the implementation of the Vishaka guidelines in every organisation in the country.
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Yami Gautam, Suniel Shetty extend support to #MeToo
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Almost after a year the #MeToo movement upended Hollywood, it arrived in India recently with a number of women accusing men of sexual misconduct and harassment.
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Bollywood reacts to #MeToo
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Almost after a year the #MeToo movement upended Hollywood, it arrived in India recently with a number of women accusing men of sexual misconduct and harassment. It has taken the entertainment industry by storm with the likes of Tanushree Dutta, Sandhya Mridul
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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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Treat women with respect and dignity, Rahul Gandhi on #MeToo
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): As women's fight against sexual misconduct gains momentum in India and #MeToo tales go viral, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday hailed women's courage for sharing their ordeal.
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#MeToo: Subhash Ghai 'firmly' denies allegations of sexual misconduct
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Acclaimed filmmaker Subhash Ghai, who was recently accused of harassment by a woman on social media, has firmly denied the claims.
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Something big on MJ Akbar soon: Sources
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 11 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar's position in the government is untenable, sources on Thursday told ANI, adding that something big on him can be expected soon.
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