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Hang in there women, MJ Akbar is a victory, but the #MeToo fight is just starting
NANDITA SINGH
Now that Akbar is freed from shackles of political scrutiny, he can drag Priya Ramani’s name through the mud without dirtying BJP’s image.
It took 20 women journalists decades to speak out against the alleged sexual…
MJ Akbar resigns: It’s vindication, say the women who called him out, but task unfinished
by Krishn Kaushik , Somya Lakhani
Minutes after Minister of State (External Affairs) M J Akbar resigned Wednesday over allegations of sexual harassment and assault, journalist Priya Ramani, who was the first to name him publicly, tweeted:…
MJ Akbar resigns: It’s vindication, say the women who called him out, but task unfinished
by Krishn Kaushik , Somya Lakhani
Minutes after Minister of State (External Affairs) M J Akbar resigned Wednesday over allegations of sexual harassment and assault, journalist Priya Ramani, who was the first to name him publicly, tweeted:…
Row as government sends 7 Rohingya immigrants back to Myanmar
By Geeta Mohan
Amid appeals to India from United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to not send back Rohingya to Myanmar, India deported seven Rohingya Muslims who were in India since 2012 and served jail terms for illegal entry.…
Row as government sends 7 Rohingya immigrants back to Myanmar
By Geeta Mohan
Amid appeals to India from United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to not send back Rohingya to Myanmar, India deported seven Rohingya Muslims who were in India since 2012 and served jail terms for illegal entry.…
Here Sleeps the King: Bahadur Shah Zafar’s grave is a silent witness to turbulent times in Myanmar
It is Friday afternoon at 6, Zi Wa Ka Road, about a kilometre away from Shwedagon Pagoda, Theravada Buddhism’s stunning showpiece in the middle of Yangon, Myanmar. Men, women and children are streaming in and out through the gate, which is…
No evidence of radicalisation at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, says UN official
UN’s Senior Humanitarian Coordinator Sumbul Rizvi warns of a humanitarian crisis ahead of cyclone season.
A year since nearly a million Rohingya refugees poured into Bangladesh, the situation is yet to stabilise, and the impending cyclone…
Statement from Women Film Practitioners
As women working in film across genres and industries in India we received the news of AMMA ( Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes) reinstating actor Dileep, who is an accused in the abduction and molestation of an actor, with shock and…
Modi tells Putin won’t go back on $4.5 billion defence deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin assures PM Modi that Moscow’s relationship with Delhi is far, far better than anything with Pakistan can ever be.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘will not walk back’ from India’s intention to buy…
Towards a regional reset?
Change often comes unannounced, and the government’s foreign policy moves over the past few months represent an unannounced but profound shift in its thinking about the neighbourhood. This could change the course of Prime Minister Narendra…