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Mobasher Jawed Akbar (born 11 January 1951) is an Indian journalist and politician, [1] who served as the Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs until 17 October 2018. Akbar is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, [2] and was inducted into the Union Council of Ministers by PM Narendra Modi on 5 July 2016.
Feb 17, 2021 · A celebrated editor and author-turned-politician, Mr Akbar was the most high-profile figure to be named in India's #MeToo movement. He resigned as junior foreign minister...
Feb 17, 2021 · NEW DELHI — A court in New Delhi on Wednesday acquitted an Indian journalist of defamation after she accused M.J. Akbar, a prominent former government minister and newspaper editor, of sexual...
Oct 17, 2018 · Nine days after a journalist first accused Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar of sexual harassment during his previous role as newspaper editor, Mr. Akbar resigned from office....
Oct 17, 2018 · India's junior foreign minister MJ Akbar has resigned after numerous women accused him of sexual harassment and assault, officials have confirmed.
Oct 17, 2018 · MJ Akbar, Minister of State For External Affairs, has resigned from his post in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment made by several women against him. MJ Akbar said in a...
Feb 18, 2021 · By ruling that “the right of reputation cannot be protected at the cost of the right of life and dignity of woman”, the Delhi trial court, which acquitted journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case filed by M J Akbar, has extended a legal shield to women speaking up against sexual harassment, even when it happened decades ago.
