#MeToo in India: KR Sreenivas resigns as The Times of India resident editor following sexual harassment allegations
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: KR Sreenivas resigns as The Times of India resident editor following sexual harassment allegations

Firstpost  

Last week, journalist Sandhya Menon in a Twitter thread accused KR Sreenivas of sexually harassing her in 2008. KR Sreenivas, resident editor with The Times of India, has submitted his resignation following allegations of sexual harassment against him as part of the #MeToo campaign. The News Minute reported that Sreenivas, in his resignation letter, said he decided to take the step as he was being “targetted.” Last week, journalist Sandhya Menon in a Twitter thread accused Sreenivas of sexually harassing her in 2008. In a statement on Twitter on 5 October, Sreenivas said, “The Times of India has said the charge would be investigated by its committee against sexual harassment.

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MeToo: Priya Ramani Had No Right to Accuse Me of Sexual Harassment as She Had No Proof, Akbar Tells Court
4 years ago

MeToo: Priya Ramani Had No Right to Accuse Me of Sexual Harassment as She Had No Proof, Akbar Tells Court

News 18  

Former Union minister M J Akbar told a Delhi court on Thursday that journalist Priya Ramani had no right to accuse him of sexual misconduct that allegedly took place decades ago as she could not prove it. Akbar made the submission before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar through senior advocate Geeta Luthra during the final hearing in a criminal …

#MeToo: Women speaking up against MJ Akbar required celebration, Priya Ramani tells court
4 years, 1 month ago

#MeToo: Women speaking up against MJ Akbar required celebration, Priya Ramani tells court

India Today  

The journalist, facing trial in a defamation case filed by the former union minister for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct 20 years back, asserted that speaking up on the #MeToo platform was not a crime and that these are “acts of extreme courage that require celebration”. Women who spoke about the sexual misconduct of former union …

Selectively targeted by MJ Akbar to halt 'avalanche of allegations' against him, Priya Ramani tells Delhi court
4 years, 4 months ago

Selectively targeted by MJ Akbar to halt 'avalanche of allegations' against him, Priya Ramani tells Delhi court

Firstpost  

The journalist’s lawyer, Rebecca John, told the court that over 14 women accused Akbar of sexual harassment in the wake of the #MeToo movement but he has filed a complaint only against Ramani New Delhi: Journalist Priya Ramani told a Delhi court on Monday that she was “targeted selectively” through a criminal defamation complaint by former Union minister MJ Akbar …

#MeToo India: Priya Ramani to appear in Delhi court today in defamation case filed by MJ Akbar
5 years, 10 months ago

#MeToo India: Priya Ramani to appear in Delhi court today in defamation case filed by MJ Akbar

Firstpost  

Journalist Priya Ramani is expected to appear in a Delhi court on Monday morning in connection with a defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar over allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him amid the #MeToo movement in India in 2018. Journalist Priya Ramani is expected to appear in a Delhi court on Monday in connection with a …

Newspaper helped Telangana govt by publishing fake news, claims ex-employee
6 years, 1 month ago

Newspaper helped Telangana govt by publishing fake news, claims ex-employee

Op India  

Vikram Sharma, the Assistant Resident Editor of the Telangana bureau of The New Indian Express has resigned after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against his boss GS Vasu, the editor-in-chief. Though some of the women who worked with TNIE earlier, often used to discuss, though in hush-hush tones, about your stares which made them uncomfortable, I never imagined that you …

MeToo in India: Priya Ramani's allegations did 'immediate damage' to my reputation, MJ Akbar tells court; calls allegations baseless
6 years, 2 months ago

MeToo in India: Priya Ramani's allegations did 'immediate damage' to my reputation, MJ Akbar tells court; calls allegations baseless

Firstpost  

Former Union minister MJ Akbar on Wednesday appeared before a Delhi court to record his statement in the criminal defamation case filed by him against journalist Priya Ramani. When the article was published in Vogue India in 2017, it did not include my name”, Akbar said in court. This is mentioned in the tweet dated 8 October as well.” Akbar …

Spotlight on #MeToo: Tackling workplace harassment in Indian media
6 years, 2 months ago

Spotlight on #MeToo: Tackling workplace harassment in Indian media

Firstpost  

As the #MeToo movement rages on, #Spotlight is a watch on sexual assault and everyday harassment in the workplace. Several cases of harassment made the headlines in 2017 as well: An anonymous blogger called ‘Indian Fowler’ accused The Viral Fever founder Arunabh Kumar of sexual harassment; multiple allegations surfaced against venture capitalist Mahesh Murthy ; a news report detailed an …

#MeToo in India: NCW urges I&B ministry to direct print publications and production houses to form internal complaints committees
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo in India: NCW urges I&B ministry to direct print publications and production houses to form internal complaints committees

Firstpost  

The National Commission for Women has urged the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to direct print, publication and production houses to form an internal committee to probe complaints of sexual harassment at workplace. New Delhi: The National Commission for Women has urged the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to direct print, publication and production houses to form an internal committee to probe …

#MeToo in India: Production house denies receiving sexual harassment plaint against Cheat India director Soumik Sen
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo in India: Production house denies receiving sexual harassment plaint against Cheat India director Soumik Sen

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: Following Rituparna Chatterjee’s report — Is India’s #MeToo moment here? Film producer and fashion photographer Atul Kasbekar was also accused of sexual harassment and being a spectator while director Soumik Sen allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with an actress who anonymously tweeted her account on 18 October. The accuser claimed that Sen would tell her and one of …

#MeToo movement launched by people with 'perverted' minds, says Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo movement launched by people with 'perverted' minds, says Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan

Firstpost  

Akbar, who edited many mainstream publications before joining politics, resigned as junior external affairs minister Wednesday after a host of his former women journalist colleagues accused him of sexual harassment. Karur: In potentially controversial remarks that could provoke a backlash, Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan has said the #MeToo movement was started by “people with perverted minds” and wondered if it …

#MeToo in India: Music composer Anu Malik accused of sexual harassment by singer Shweta Pandit
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo in India: Music composer Anu Malik accused of sexual harassment by singer Shweta Pandit

Firstpost  

Anu Malik has been alleged of sexual misconduct by Bollywood singer Shweta Pandit in a 2001 incident, when she was just 15 years old. Soon after the #MeToo wave hit India, there was a barrage of allegations levelled against men in power by women who claim to have undergone some form of sexual harassment. Singer Sona Mohapatra, along with calling …

We're happy MJ Akbar did correct thing, expect him to drop bogus defamation case, say 20 journalists from Asian Age
6 years, 2 months ago

We're happy MJ Akbar did correct thing, expect him to drop bogus defamation case, say 20 journalists from Asian Age

Firstpost  

With MJ Akbar announcing his decision to quit as the Minister of State for External Affairs on Wednesday, 20 of his former women colleagues — who together wrote a petition against him — welcomed his move to step down. After MJ Akbar announced his decision to quit as the junior external affairs minister on Wednesday, 20 of his former women …

MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani: Junior minister tries to exhaust one accuser through legal means, and system might just allow it
6 years, 2 months ago

MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani: Junior minister tries to exhaust one accuser through legal means, and system might just allow it

Firstpost  

Had the current laws been in place when the women suffered at the hands of MJ Akbar, they could have approached the police or the internal complaints committeeat the organisations where he worked. MJ Akbar’s criminal defamation complaint against Priya Ramani, who accused him of sexual harassment, is a straightforward attempt at harassment and intimidation. Women’s NGOs had moved the …

#MeToo has legs: New allegations emerge against MJ Akbar as 20 women scribes speak out, ask court to hear their stories
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo has legs: New allegations emerge against MJ Akbar as 20 women scribes speak out, ask court to hear their stories

Firstpost  

Seventeen women journalists who were part of the first few teams MJ Akbar set up when he launched The Asian Age in 1994 have written a petition describing the former editor’s behaviour, condemning his sexual advances, and asking the honourable court hearing the defamation case to consider their testimony about the “culture of casual misogyny, entitlement and sexual predation that …

Indian minister MJ Akbar resigns over #MeToo allegations
6 years, 2 months ago

Indian minister MJ Akbar resigns over #MeToo allegations

Al Jazeera  

MJ Akbar, the minister of state for external affairs, resigns after he was accused of sexual harassment by 20 women. India’s junior foreign minister has announced his resignation following allegations of sexual harassment by a string of women, as the country’s fledgling #MeToo movement gathers pace. {articleGUID} “Akbar’s resignation was overdue,” Shuma Raha, senior journalist, who had accused Akbar of …

As India's #MeToo skeletons tumble, victims face blame and shame
6 years, 2 months ago

As India's #MeToo skeletons tumble, victims face blame and shame

India Today  

MJ Akbar has resigned. A movie director said of Tanushree Dutta, whose allegations of Nana Patekar's misconduct are credited with fuelling India's #MeToo reckoning, that she misjudged his "encouragement". After Utsav Chakaborty, a comedian, was accused of sexual harassment, he admitted that he'd been "a piece of s**t." AIB's Tanmay Bhat knew about the allegations against Chakraborty, apologised, and said …

#MeToo in India: BCCI CEO Rahul Johri goes on leave to prepare response for sexual harassment allegations
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo in India: BCCI CEO Rahul Johri goes on leave to prepare response for sexual harassment allegations

Firstpost  

Facing allegations of sexual harassment, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has taken a leave to prepare his response for the accusation The Board of Control for Cricket India CEO Rahul Johri, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment, has gone on a leave as he has been asked by the Committee of Administrators to explain the accusations against him. According to …

Full text: Network of Women in Media pens letter to president and PM demanding MJ Akbar's resignation
6 years, 2 months ago

Full text: Network of Women in Media pens letter to president and PM demanding MJ Akbar's resignation

Firstpost  

Network of Women in Media, India wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday demanding the resignation of MJ Akbar in the wake of multiple sexual harassment charges against the junior external affairs minister. *** Network of Women in Media, India wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Saqib Saleem reveals his MeToo story, says a man tried to molest him when he was 21
6 years, 2 months ago

Saqib Saleem reveals his MeToo story, says a man tried to molest him when he was 21

Hindustan Times  

With female actors such as Tanushree Dutta and Sandhya Mridul, among many others, sharing their sexual harassment stories through social media, the #MeToo movement has gained pace in India. Asked if he ever faced sexual harassment, Saqib says, “Yes, I don’t want to take names, but when I started out as an actor — I was only 21 years old …

#MeToo and Indian workplaces: Advocate Sonal Mattoo on the movement's lessons for organisations
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo and Indian workplaces: Advocate Sonal Mattoo on the movement's lessons for organisations

Firstpost  

As #MeToo allegations continue to tumble out on social media, what is the mandate for Indian workplaces? Another issue that’s coming up is that some women had spoken about their experiences to certain people, and these people, in turn, made excuses for the behaviour flagged, saying things like “just deal with it”. Where we’ve succeeded is organisations that take sexual …

Government Official Resigns As #MeToo Movement Gathers Force In India
6 years, 3 months ago

Government Official Resigns As #MeToo Movement Gathers Force In India

NPR  

Government Official Resigns As #MeToo Movement Gathers Force In India Enlarge this image toggle caption Rafiq Maqbool/AP Rafiq Maqbool/AP Updated at 12:10 p.m. Within two hours of posting her workplace sexual harassment account, Menon's inbox started buzzing with messages from other women who wanted to share their own stories. One of the strongest reactions to the #MeToo movement in Bollywood …

Journalists' groups 'disappointed' with MJ Akbar's statement on sexual misconduct charges, demand that he step down from post
6 years, 3 months ago

Journalists' groups 'disappointed' with MJ Akbar's statement on sexual misconduct charges, demand that he step down from post

Firstpost  

The statement by a group of journalists’ associations came the day MJ Akbar filed a criminal defamation case against Priya Ramani, who was the first to publicly accuse him of sexual misconduct. A group of journalists’ associations has demanded that Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar step down from his post in the government, following a barrage of …

#MeToo: Accusations against men can’t be construed as guilt; calculus of probability should account for innocence
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: Accusations against men can’t be construed as guilt; calculus of probability should account for innocence

Firstpost  

If the MeToo movement feels the need to call out and castigate women whom it considers enablers of patriarchy and rape culture, one would expect it to come from the women who are part of the movement. Vij not only misrepresents what Mustafa wrote in her article “ Whoa#Metoo, Hold your Horses… ”, he charges her with enabling a culture …

#MeToo in India: Mithali Raj supports victims of sexual harassment, says important to speak without fear of prejudice
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: Mithali Raj supports victims of sexual harassment, says important to speak without fear of prejudice

Firstpost  

“At the end of the day, it comes to one’s self-respect and dignity. Hyderabad: India’s women’s ODI cricket team captain and an icon of the game, Mithali Raj, has lent her support to the ongoing #MeToo movement in India, stating that it is “important” for the victims of sexual harassment to stand up for their cause without thinking of people’s …

Journalism after #MeToo
6 years, 3 months ago

Journalism after #MeToo

The Hindu  

Over the last week, Indian journalism has finally been forced to confront what has long been its dirty secret. Going by the numerous agonising accounts of women journalists, about some male colleagues and editors abusing power and crossing the line, it appears that sexual harassment is no media outlet’s exclusive story. It must be protected.” Many of us, journalists, too …

#MeToo in India: Journalist Vinod Dua named in harassment allegation dating back 29 years
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: Journalist Vinod Dua named in harassment allegation dating back 29 years

Firstpost  

Among the #MeToo allegations to have emerged recently is one against veteran journalist Vinod Dua. Ten days after All India Backchod collaborator and writer-comic Utsav Chakraborty was named in a series of sexual harassment allegations, #MeToo stories continue to tumble out on social media timelines in India. In a Facebook post dated 14 October, filmmaker Nishtha Jain has detailed sexual …

MJ Akbar accused of sexual harassment: Former journalist's fall from grace a defining moment for Indian politics, #MeToo India
6 years, 3 months ago

MJ Akbar accused of sexual harassment: Former journalist's fall from grace a defining moment for Indian politics, #MeToo India

Firstpost  

Akbar’s case could well be a defining moment in Indian politics: the way such accusations are perceived and the subsequent action by political bosses Editor’s Note: Pressure has been increasing on junior foreign minister MJ Akbar to resign after his return to India from an official trip. *** MJ Akbar’s case could well be a defining moment in Indian politics: …

#MeToo in India: Zoya Akhtar, Meghna Gulzar issue joint statement, vow not to work with proven offenders
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: Zoya Akhtar, Meghna Gulzar issue joint statement, vow not to work with proven offenders

Firstpost  

In a storm of #MeToo accounts, allegations of sexual harassment have been leveled against several prominent names in the entertainment industry like Sajid Khan, Alok Nath, Subhash Ghai, Subhash Kapoor and Kailash Kher, among many others. Now, female filmmakers such as Zoya Akhtar, Meghna Gulzar, Konkona Sen Sharma and Gauri Shinde, among others, have expressed their solidarity with the movement. …

#MeToo in India: A list of allegations as reported on social media, and followed up by Firstpost
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: A list of allegations as reported on social media, and followed up by Firstpost

Firstpost  

As a second wave of #MeToo allegations have taken over social media timelines in India over the past couple of weeks, a wide range of accusations — from inappropriate behaviour to rape — have been levelled against public personalities from the fields of the media and entertainment As a second wave of #MeToo allegations have taken over social media timelines …

#MeToo list continues to grow, but significant number of accused likely to be acquitted: Here's why
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo list continues to grow, but significant number of accused likely to be acquitted: Here's why

Firstpost  

Named and shamed by India’s growing #MeToo movement, those accused of sexual harassment and misconduct may well sail to safety because of the law. Time bar is mentioned only in Section 468 of the CrPC, which mandates that no court shall take cognisance of an offence punishable up to three years of imprisonment after the expiry of limitation period. Second, …

#MeToo: Several women allege sexual harassment by Union Minister and then Editor MJ Akbar
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: Several women allege sexual harassment by Union Minister and then Editor MJ Akbar

Op India  

Union Minister of State for External Affairs and former editor of The Telegraph, M.J. Akbar, has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple people online in India’s version of #MeToo movement that is currently going on. In what appears to be a pattern, Akbar is alleged to have interviewed female journalists in hotel rooms, asking them to sit on the …

#MeToo in India: NCW in process of reaching out to survivors of sexual harassment as more women recount ordeals
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: NCW in process of reaching out to survivors of sexual harassment as more women recount ordeals

Firstpost  

The movement, on the lines of the Hollywood’s #MeToo, started after actor Tanushree Dutta alleged that Nana Patekar sexually harassed her on the sets of a movie in 2008. New Delhi: The National Commission for Women is in the process of reaching out to the survivors of sexual harassment as the #MeToo storm Tuesday intensified in the country with more …

Journalist Mayank Jain resigns as principal correspondent at Business Standard amid sexual assault allegations
6 years, 3 months ago

Journalist Mayank Jain resigns as principal correspondent at Business Standard amid sexual assault allegations

Firstpost  

In a text message, Editor Shyamal Majumdar said, “Mayank Jain resigned and it has been accepted with immediate effect." On being asked what will happen to the inquiry, Majumdar said the “inquiry will take its natural course.” On Tuesday, journalist Mayank Jain resigned as Business Standard‘s principal correspondent following allegations of sexual assault being levelled against him. Business Standard editor …

Editors Guild of India 'condemns predatory conduct of men', expresses solidarity with women speaking up in #MeToo movement
6 years, 3 months ago

Editors Guild of India 'condemns predatory conduct of men', expresses solidarity with women speaking up in #MeToo movement

Firstpost  

The Editors Guild of India has also expressed “gratitude and solidarity towards women journalists” who shared their stories as part of the #MeToo movement. The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday “condemned all predatory conduct by men” accused of sexual harassment by scores of women journalists as part of the #MeToo movement in India. The guild also expressed its “gratitude …

#MeToo: Masaan writer Varun Grover accused of sexually harassing student in 2001, Anurag Kashyap refuses to believe
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: Masaan writer Varun Grover accused of sexually harassing student in 2001, Anurag Kashyap refuses to believe

India TV News  

In the wake of #MeToo Movement, that has touched the Indian shores after making a wave in the west, several women have come out sharing their sexual harassment stories on the social media. Now, a woman, former student of IIT-BHU, claimed that Masaan co-writer Varun Grover has sexually harassed her back in 2001. #believethevictim and investigate the claims and also …

Producers Guild of India sets up committee to lead anti-harassment efforts in wake of India's #MeToo movement
6 years, 3 months ago

Producers Guild of India sets up committee to lead anti-harassment efforts in wake of India's #MeToo movement

Firstpost  

Producers Guild of India said in an official statement that they extended full support for India’s MeToo moment In the wake of India’s MeToo moment, where women from different walks of life have taken to Twitter to call out incidents of sexual misconduct and their perpetrators, Producers Guild of India issued an official statement on 9 October, extending their support …

Ex-DNA, TOI editor Gautam Adhikari resigns as senior fellow at Center for American Progress amid sexual assault charges on social media
6 years, 3 months ago

Ex-DNA, TOI editor Gautam Adhikari resigns as senior fellow at Center for American Progress amid sexual assault charges on social media

Firstpost  

Accused of sexual misconduct by several women, senior journalist Gautam Adhikari has resigned from his position as senior fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington DC. *** Accused of sexual misconduct by several women, senior journalist Gautam Adhikari has resigned from his position as senior fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington DC. Another journalist Sandhya …

Times of India Hyderabad editor KR Sreenivas on 'administrative leave' after 7 women demand his removal after sexual harassment charges
6 years, 3 months ago

Times of India Hyderabad editor KR Sreenivas on 'administrative leave' after 7 women demand his removal after sexual harassment charges

Firstpost  

The Times of India’s Hyderabad editor KR Sreenivas has been sent on an “administrative leave” after seven women petitioned the national daily to take action in light of the sexual misconduct allegations him. Editor for The Times of India in Hyderabad KR Sreenivas has been sent on an “administrative leave” after seven women petitioned the national daily to take action …

#MeToo in India: KR Sreenivas, Gautam Adhikari respond to sexual harassment allegations
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: KR Sreenivas, Gautam Adhikari respond to sexual harassment allegations

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: Following Rituparna Chatterjee’s report — Is India’s #MeToo moment here? A day later, journalist Sandhya Menon detailed the harassment she allegedly faced at the hands of senior journalists KR Sreenivas and Gautam Adhikari. My wife is not in town.” Responding to these allegations, KR Sreenivas said to Firstpost, “TOI has said the charge would be investigated by its …

Journalist recounts horror tales of how she was sexually harassed by Editors of big media houses
6 years, 3 months ago

Journalist recounts horror tales of how she was sexually harassed by Editors of big media houses

Op India  

It has been over 24 hours since Twitter has been abuzz with women speaking out against sexual harassment they have faced on hands of standup comics, social media celebrities and journalists, and such stories are still surfacing. Of course, no screenshots — Sandhya Menon October 5, 2018 She retells how Ramachandran reportedly got her number from a mutual friend and …

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