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MJ Akbar, Accused In #MeToo, Seen On Government Booklet. Centre Explains.
A booklet featuring MJ Akbar, who resigned as Minister of State for External Affairs following allegations of sexual misconduct by several women, was distributed to delegates at the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas in Varanasi, triggering a controversy with the Congress attacking the government over it.
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50 Million Google Searches On Sexual Harassment In US After #MeToo: Study
Around 50 million Google searches in the US between October 2017 and June 2018 were on sexual harassment and the reporting and prevention of such behaviour, a study has found. The study holds relevance in the backdrop of the #MeToo movement.
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Sotheby's Sends India Head On Leave Pending Probe Into #Metoo Claims
Auction house Sotheby's has sent its top India executive on a leave of absence pending a probe into anonymous allegations of sexual misconduct. Gaurav Bhatia, the managing director of Sotheby's India, has agreed to take leave of absence as a formal inquiry is underway into anonymous allegations on social media, Sotheby's said in a statement, just d...
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MJ Akbar To Record Statement In Defamation Case On October 31: 10 Points
Former Union minister MJ Akbar has been asked to come and record his statement on October 31 by a Delhi court which today agreed to hear his defamation case against one of the multiple women who accused him of sexual harassment. Mr Akbar has trashed the allegations. His lawyers today said he had to quit his job as the junior foreign minister becaus...
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MJ Akbar Resigns Over #MeToo, His Defamation Case To Be Heard Today
Union Minister MJ Akbar, accused of sex harassment by multiple women, resigned on Wednesday, becoming the most high profile person to exit his job in a growing #MeToo movement in India.
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"Continue To Support #MeToo": Nandita Das On Allegations Against Father
Actor-director Nandita Das on Tuesday broke her silence over the sexual harassment allegations against her father, noted painter Jatin Das, stating that she will continue to lend support to the #MeToo movement.
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Minister MJ Akbar Sues Journalist For Defamation Over #MeToo Allegations
Minister MJ Akbar sues journalist for defamation after she accused him of sex harassment
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MJ Akbar Says #MeToo Charges "Viral Fever"; Will Sue, Not Quit: 10 Points
Union Minister MJ Akbar on Sunday said he was exploring legal action against "wild and baseless allegations", amid calls for his resignation over a dozen women accusing him of sexual harassment in a wave of #MeToo stories on social media. "Accusation without evidence has become a viral fever among some sections," said Mr Akbar, 67, hours after he a...
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Tanushree Dutta Demands Lie-Detector Test For Nana Patekar, Other Accused
Actor Tanushree Dutta, whose sexual harassment allegation against Nana Patekar sparked the recent #MeToo campaign in India, has now demanded that the accused be subjected to narco-analysis.
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India Has Strong Laws For Women Protection, Says Smriti Irani
Amid the ongoing #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment, Union minister Smriti Irani said on Friday that the country has very strict laws in place to protect women, who can approach police and the courts to get justice.
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Donald Trump Mocks #MeToo Movement At Pennysylvania Rally
US President Donald Trump has mocked the #MeToo movement as he intensified his criticism of the campaign against sexual harassment and assault, which nearly hit his Supreme Court pick Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Ex-Samsung Maverick Becomes South Korea's #MeToo Champion
The ground for the wave of #MeToo accusations sweeping socially conservative South Korea was laid by a defiant saleswoman who took on the corporate might of Samsung, won a harassment case against her boss and changed career to become a lawyer.
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Oscars 2018: Kobe Bryant Wins. 'Time's Up But Not For Kobe,' Says Twitter
Twitter is upset with Kobe Bryant winning an Oscar in the year of Time's Up and #MeToo campaigns
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Thousands To Join Hollywood #MeToo March Against Sexual Abuse
Thousands of people are expected to march in Los Angeles on Sunday to support victims of sexual assault and harassment, inspired by a social media campaign that has portrayed such abuse as a pervasive feature of American life.
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MJ Akbar, Accused In #MeToo, Seen On Government Booklet. Centre Explains.
A booklet featuring MJ Akbar, who resigned as Minister of State for External Affairs following allegations of sexual misconduct by several women, was distributed to delegates at the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas in Varanasi, triggering a controversy with the Congress attacking the government over it.
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50 Million Google Searches On Sexual Harassment In US After #MeToo: Study
Around 50 million Google searches in the US between October 2017 and June 2018 were on sexual harassment and the reporting and prevention of such behaviour, a study has found. The study holds relevance in the backdrop of the #MeToo movement.
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Sotheby's Sends India Head On Leave Pending Probe Into #Metoo Claims
Auction house Sotheby's has sent its top India executive on a leave of absence pending a probe into anonymous allegations of sexual misconduct. Gaurav Bhatia, the managing director of Sotheby's India, has agreed to take leave of absence as a formal inquiry is underway into anonymous allegations on social media, Sotheby's said in a statement, just d...
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MJ Akbar To Record Statement In Defamation Case On October 31: 10 Points
Former Union minister MJ Akbar has been asked to come and record his statement on October 31 by a Delhi court which today agreed to hear his defamation case against one of the multiple women who accused him of sexual harassment. Mr Akbar has trashed the allegations. His lawyers today said he had to quit his job as the junior foreign minister becaus...
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MJ Akbar Resigns Over #MeToo, His Defamation Case To Be Heard Today
Union Minister MJ Akbar, accused of sex harassment by multiple women, resigned on Wednesday, becoming the most high profile person to exit his job in a growing #MeToo movement in India.
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"Continue To Support #MeToo": Nandita Das On Allegations Against Father
Actor-director Nandita Das on Tuesday broke her silence over the sexual harassment allegations against her father, noted painter Jatin Das, stating that she will continue to lend support to the #MeToo movement.
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Minister MJ Akbar Sues Journalist For Defamation Over #MeToo Allegations
Minister MJ Akbar sues journalist for defamation after she accused him of sex harassment
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MJ Akbar Says #MeToo Charges "Viral Fever"; Will Sue, Not Quit: 10 Points
Union Minister MJ Akbar on Sunday said he was exploring legal action against "wild and baseless allegations", amid calls for his resignation over a dozen women accusing him of sexual harassment in a wave of #MeToo stories on social media. "Accusation without evidence has become a viral fever among some sections," said Mr Akbar, 67, hours after he a...
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Tanushree Dutta Demands Lie-Detector Test For Nana Patekar, Other Accused
Actor Tanushree Dutta, whose sexual harassment allegation against Nana Patekar sparked the recent #MeToo campaign in India, has now demanded that the accused be subjected to narco-analysis.
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India Has Strong Laws For Women Protection, Says Smriti Irani
Amid the ongoing #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment, Union minister Smriti Irani said on Friday that the country has very strict laws in place to protect women, who can approach police and the courts to get justice.
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Donald Trump Mocks #MeToo Movement At Pennysylvania Rally
US President Donald Trump has mocked the #MeToo movement as he intensified his criticism of the campaign against sexual harassment and assault, which nearly hit his Supreme Court pick Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Ex-Samsung Maverick Becomes South Korea's #MeToo Champion
The ground for the wave of #MeToo accusations sweeping socially conservative South Korea was laid by a defiant saleswoman who took on the corporate might of Samsung, won a harassment case against her boss and changed career to become a lawyer.
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Oscars 2018: Kobe Bryant Wins. 'Time's Up But Not For Kobe,' Says Twitter
Twitter is upset with Kobe Bryant winning an Oscar in the year of Time's Up and #MeToo campaigns
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Thousands To Join Hollywood #MeToo March Against Sexual Abuse
Thousands of people are expected to march in Los Angeles on Sunday to support victims of sexual assault and harassment, inspired by a social media campaign that has portrayed such abuse as a pervasive feature of American life.
