M J Akbar

February 17, 2021

#MeToo: Journalist Priya Ramani acquitted in M J Akbar's defamation case

The court said it is shameful that crimes against women are taking place in a country where mega epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana were written about respecting them.

February 25, 2019
#MeToo: Priya Ramani granted bail in MJ Akbar defamation case

Ramani accused Akbar of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago when he was a journalist. He has denied the accusations.
January 30, 2019
#MeToo: Court summons scribe Ramani in defamation case by MJ Akbar

Multiple women have come out with accounts of alleged sexual harassment by former Union minister MJ Akbar while he was working as a journalist.
December 12, 2018
#MeToo: Editor's Guild suspends memberships of MJ Akbar, Tarun Tejpal

A majority of the EC members suggested that Akbar and Tejpal's memberships be suspended.
November 12, 2018
Woman editor supports Akbar during #MeToo hearing in court

The journalist said that she has worked with Akbar for 20 years and had not heard anything "untoward" from the staff of the organisation where they worked together.
November 03, 2018
#MeToo: US journo trashes Akbar's claim of consensual sex

The journalist attacked the former Minister by saying that "a relationship that is based on coercion, and abuse of power, is not consensual."
November 02, 2018
#MeToo: US-based journalist alleges MJ Akbar had raped her

She said that Akbar, the editor in chief of the Asian Age newspaper at that time, was a brilliant journalist but used his position to prey on her.

M J Akbar

#MeToo: Journalist Priya Ramani acquitted in M J Akbar's defamation case

#MeToo: Priya Ramani granted bail in MJ Akbar defamation case

#MeToo: Court summons scribe Ramani in defamation case by MJ Akbar

#MeToo: Editor's Guild suspends memberships of MJ Akbar, Tarun Tejpal

Woman editor supports Akbar during #MeToo hearing in court

#MeToo: US journo trashes Akbar's claim of consensual sex

#MeToo: US-based journalist alleges MJ Akbar had raped her

#MeToo: Court to record Akbar's statement in defamation case on Oct 31

#MeToo: 20 women to testify against Akbar

#MeToo: Women journalists' group writes to Prez, seeks Akbar's dismissal