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      • Minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar resigned on Wednesday after facing charges of sexual misconduct. (HT file photo) Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted the resignation, which was also approved by President Ram Nath Kovind’s office late in the evening.
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  2. 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.

  3. 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 statement that...

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  4. Oct 17, 2018 · New Delhi: Minister of state for external affairs M.J. Akbar resigned from his post on Wednesday, a day before a Delhi court was to hear a criminal defamation case filed by him against...

  5. Oct 17, 2018 · Junior foreign minister MJ Akbar, who has been accused of sexual harassment by over 10 women, resigned from his post on Wednesday. In a statement that was tweeted by news agency ANI, Akbar said he was resigning since he had decided to “seek justice in a court of law in a personal capacity”.

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  6. Oct 17, 2018 · Mr Akbar’s resignation appears to be a rare instance of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi capitulating to public pressure, and indicates Mr Modi’s concern that the case could undermine his...

  7. Oct 17, 2018 · New Delhi: Amid mounting pressure on him in the wake of the #MeToo storm, MJ Akbar has resigned as the Minister of State for External Affairs after allegations of sexual harassment were levelled against him by as many as 15 women, many of them former colleagues.