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"Priya Ramani Made Defamatory Statement Out Of Vengeance": MJ Akbar Tells Court
- Tuesday November 10, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former union minister M J Akbar Tuesday told a Delhi court that journalist Priya Ramani did not make "defamatory" statements for the public good but out of vengeance.
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MJ Akbar Cross-Examined In Defamation Case Against Journalist Priya Ramani
- Saturday May 4, 2019
- India News | Edited by Arun Nair
Amid heated courtroom drama that lasted for almost two hours, former Union Minister MJ Akbar today recorded his statement in a defamation case filed by him against journalist Priya Ramani over her allegations of sexual misconductduring the#MeToo movement.
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Allegations Against MJ Akbar "A Jolt", Say Witnesses In Defamation Case
- Friday December 7, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
A Delhi court on Friday recorded the statements of two witnesses in the defamation case filed by MJ Akbar against his former colleague Priya Ramani, who had accused him of sexual misconduct.
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Opinion: As A Young Journalist In India, I Was Raped By MJ Akbar. Here Is My Story.
- Saturday November 3, 2018
- Opinion | Pallavi Gogoi
In a statement, M.J. Akbar said his relationship with Pallavi Gogoi was consensual. "This relationship gave rise to talk and would later cause significant strife in my home life as well," the statement reads. "This consensual relationship ended, perhaps not on the best note." He said he's been the subject of "a barrage of false and fabricated accus...
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Editors Guild Statement On MJ Akbar's Membership
- Friday November 2, 2018
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The Editors Guild of India is tracking with great concern fresh, and serious allegations of sexual misconduct against former editor M.J. Akbar, the statement read.
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"It Was Consensual": MJ Akbar After US-Based Journalist Alleges Rape
- Friday November 2, 2018
- India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi
After a US-based journalist accused MJ Akbar of raping her over two decades ago, the former minister has told news agency ANI that the two were in a consensual relationship which "perhaps didn't end on a best note".
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Journalists Tweets Defamatory, Ex-Minister MJ Akbar Tells Court
- Wednesday October 31, 2018
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
Former union minister MJ Akbar, who filed a defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, will record his statement in a Delhi court today. Mr Akbar had skipped appearing in court on October 18. If the court is satisfied with his statement, it may issue a notice to Ms Ramani for appearing before it.
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MJ Akbar To Record Statement In Defamation Case On October 31: 10 Points
- Thursday October 18, 2018
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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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Updates: MJ Akbar To Record Statement In Defamation Case On October 31
- Thursday October 18, 2018
- India News | Edited by Arun Nair
MJ Akbar, who has filed a defamation suit against one of the multiple women, will record his statement on October 31. MJ Akbar has filed a defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, the first woman to name him in the growing #MeToo movement in India.
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"Appropriate To Step Down": MJ Akbar's Full Statement
- Wednesday October 17, 2018
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Union Minister MJ Akbar, who is facing multiple sex harassment charges, has resigned. Mr Akbar has filed a defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, one of the journalists who accused him of sex harassment, after the #MeToo movement in India started gaining traction.
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20 Women Journalists Support Priya Ramani, To Testify Against MJ Akbar
- Wednesday October 17, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
As the #MeToo movement gains ground, 19 women journalists who have worked with 'The Asian Age' newspaper, came out in support of their colleague Priya Ramani who has accused union minister MJ Akbar of sexual harassment, a joint statement issued by them said.
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"False, Sea Of Innuendo": MJ Akbar's Full Statement On #MeToo Allegations
- Sunday October 14, 2018
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Union Minister MJ Akbar has responded to allegations of sex harassment linked to the #MeToo campaign. Mr Akbar, 67, was on an official tour in Nigeria when several women came out with detailed accounts of his alleged sexual misconduct as part of a thread on social media that has snowballed into a #MeToo movement in India.
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"Allegations Against Me Are False And Fabricated", Says MJ Akbar: Updates
- Monday October 15, 2018
- India News | Edited by Stela Dey
Union Minister MJ Akbar, who has been outed by nearly a dozen women as a sexual predator during his days as a newspaper editor, would not resign, sources told NDTV. The government has nothing to do with the accusations against him and his stepping down may set a bad precedent, sources said.
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MJ Akbar Says #MeToo Charges "Viral Fever"; Will Sue, Not Quit: 10 Points
- Monday October 15, 2018
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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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"Statement Later," Says #MeToo-Accused MJ Akbar After Landing In Delhi
- Sunday October 14, 2018
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Aditya Menon
Union Minister MJ Akbar has arrived in India amid calls for his resignation over #MeToo allegations from several women over the last few days. Government sources say a final call will be taken by the Narendra Modi government on whether to retain him as minister or concede to the demand for his removal.
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"Priya Ramani Made Defamatory Statement Out Of Vengeance": MJ Akbar Tells Court
- Tuesday November 10, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former union minister M J Akbar Tuesday told a Delhi court that journalist Priya Ramani did not make "defamatory" statements for the public good but out of vengeance.
- www.ndtv.com
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MJ Akbar Cross-Examined In Defamation Case Against Journalist Priya Ramani
- Saturday May 4, 2019
- India News | Edited by Arun Nair
Amid heated courtroom drama that lasted for almost two hours, former Union Minister MJ Akbar today recorded his statement in a defamation case filed by him against journalist Priya Ramani over her allegations of sexual misconductduring the#MeToo movement.
- www.ndtv.com
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Allegations Against MJ Akbar "A Jolt", Say Witnesses In Defamation Case
- Friday December 7, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
A Delhi court on Friday recorded the statements of two witnesses in the defamation case filed by MJ Akbar against his former colleague Priya Ramani, who had accused him of sexual misconduct.
- www.ndtv.com
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Opinion: As A Young Journalist In India, I Was Raped By MJ Akbar. Here Is My Story.
- Saturday November 3, 2018
- Opinion | Pallavi Gogoi
In a statement, M.J. Akbar said his relationship with Pallavi Gogoi was consensual. "This relationship gave rise to talk and would later cause significant strife in my home life as well," the statement reads. "This consensual relationship ended, perhaps not on the best note." He said he's been the subject of "a barrage of false and fabricated accus...
- www.ndtv.com
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Editors Guild Statement On MJ Akbar's Membership
- Friday November 2, 2018
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The Editors Guild of India is tracking with great concern fresh, and serious allegations of sexual misconduct against former editor M.J. Akbar, the statement read.
- www.ndtv.com
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"It Was Consensual": MJ Akbar After US-Based Journalist Alleges Rape
- Friday November 2, 2018
- India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi
After a US-based journalist accused MJ Akbar of raping her over two decades ago, the former minister has told news agency ANI that the two were in a consensual relationship which "perhaps didn't end on a best note".
- www.ndtv.com
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Journalists Tweets Defamatory, Ex-Minister MJ Akbar Tells Court
- Wednesday October 31, 2018
- India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee
Former union minister MJ Akbar, who filed a defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, will record his statement in a Delhi court today. Mr Akbar had skipped appearing in court on October 18. If the court is satisfied with his statement, it may issue a notice to Ms Ramani for appearing before it.
- www.ndtv.com
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MJ Akbar To Record Statement In Defamation Case On October 31: 10 Points
- Thursday October 18, 2018
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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...
- www.ndtv.com
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Updates: MJ Akbar To Record Statement In Defamation Case On October 31
- Thursday October 18, 2018
- India News | Edited by Arun Nair
MJ Akbar, who has filed a defamation suit against one of the multiple women, will record his statement on October 31. MJ Akbar has filed a defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, the first woman to name him in the growing #MeToo movement in India.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Appropriate To Step Down": MJ Akbar's Full Statement
- Wednesday October 17, 2018
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Union Minister MJ Akbar, who is facing multiple sex harassment charges, has resigned. Mr Akbar has filed a defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, one of the journalists who accused him of sex harassment, after the #MeToo movement in India started gaining traction.
- www.ndtv.com
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20 Women Journalists Support Priya Ramani, To Testify Against MJ Akbar
- Wednesday October 17, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
As the #MeToo movement gains ground, 19 women journalists who have worked with 'The Asian Age' newspaper, came out in support of their colleague Priya Ramani who has accused union minister MJ Akbar of sexual harassment, a joint statement issued by them said.
- www.ndtv.com
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"False, Sea Of Innuendo": MJ Akbar's Full Statement On #MeToo Allegations
- Sunday October 14, 2018
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Union Minister MJ Akbar has responded to allegations of sex harassment linked to the #MeToo campaign. Mr Akbar, 67, was on an official tour in Nigeria when several women came out with detailed accounts of his alleged sexual misconduct as part of a thread on social media that has snowballed into a #MeToo movement in India.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Allegations Against Me Are False And Fabricated", Says MJ Akbar: Updates
- Monday October 15, 2018
- India News | Edited by Stela Dey
Union Minister MJ Akbar, who has been outed by nearly a dozen women as a sexual predator during his days as a newspaper editor, would not resign, sources told NDTV. The government has nothing to do with the accusations against him and his stepping down may set a bad precedent, sources said.
- www.ndtv.com
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MJ Akbar Says #MeToo Charges "Viral Fever"; Will Sue, Not Quit: 10 Points
- Monday October 15, 2018
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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...
- www.ndtv.com
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"Statement Later," Says #MeToo-Accused MJ Akbar After Landing In Delhi
- Sunday October 14, 2018
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Aditya Menon
Union Minister MJ Akbar has arrived in India amid calls for his resignation over #MeToo allegations from several women over the last few days. Government sources say a final call will be taken by the Narendra Modi government on whether to retain him as minister or concede to the demand for his removal.
- www.ndtv.com