When Union minister Smriti Irani was asked about allegations of sexual harassment against MJ Akbar, on Thursday, she said, “The gentleman concerned would be better positioned to speak on this issue.”
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India signed a $5 billion deal to purchase S-400 Triumf anti-missile system from Russia, on last Friday, defying threat of American sanctions.
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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dismiss MJ Akbar, the minister of state for external affairs, immediately as Akbar has been accused of sexual harassment by women coworkers from his journalism days.
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In a Facebook post, TV writer-producer Vinta Nanda had alleged that she was “raped” by an actor who is considered “sanskaari” (cultured), hinting at Alok Nath, who has been given the title of “sanskaari” by his fans.
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Bharatiya Janata Party member of Parliament from Northwest Delhi Udit Raj termed the #MeToo movement a “wrong practice” in India. Raj raised the question of relevance of making allegations of sexual harassment against anybody after 10 years.
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During his keynote address at the General KV Krishna Rao inaugural memorial lecture, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said “India follows an independent policy. Therefore, it has signed the deal for S-400 weapons system with Russia despite of threat of US sanctions under CAATSA.”
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Sanjay Jha, the Congress party’s spokesman, on Sunday, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was an “authoritarian” while his party leader Rahul Gandhi was a “true democrat”.
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While addressing a rally in Haryana’s Gohana, Chautala, the leader of the Indian National Lok Dal said, “We will work towards uniting the opposition parties so that Mayawati becomes the next prime minister.”
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After the government announced a cut in petrol price by Rs 2.50 per litre Congress’s Randeep Singh Surjewala likened the cut to “Band-Aid on deep wound” and challenged PM Narendra Modi to bring down fuel price back to the 2014-level.
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Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP government of trying to distract society’s attention from the serious issues, like hike in fuel price and fall of Indian rupee against the US dollar, by polarizing the society.
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