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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.…
SAWM India Supports #MeToo
SAWM India stands in solidarity with women who have over the past few days come out with their accounts of workplace sexual harassment.
We have noted with deep concern the patriarchal and offensive behaviour of men within the journalistic…
Mayawati has made it very clear to the Congress that she intends to play hardball
A day after the Congress declared that the Bharat Bandh it had called on Monday enjoyed the support of 21 opposition parties, the Bahujan Samaj Party struck a sour note, indicating that the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition being…
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…
Reuters reporters sentenced in Myanmar
IN a crowded cafe in the A K K Mall in downtown Yangon, squeezed on a table between strangers, a pro-democracy activist looks around warily and warns that talking about the Rohingya in a public place is not a good idea. He says it would be…