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Page 6 - Me Too Movement

Take stand on #MeToo allegation: Twinkle Khanna to Akshay, Housefull 4 cast

The actor's comments come after 'Housefull 4' director Sajid Khan was accused of sexual harassment by two women

Take stand on #MeToo allegation: Twinkle Khanna to Akshay, Housefull 4 cast
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:46 PM IST

Tata Motors sends Mumbai executive on leave as #MeToo movement hits firm

An Indian journalist posted screenshots on her Twitter account of allegations against the Tata executive

Tata Motors sends Mumbai executive on leave as #MeToo movement hits firm
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:46 PM IST

Maneka Gandhi proposes panel of legal experts to probe #MeToo cases

Dissonance in Sangh Parivar over fate of Union minister MJ Akbar

Maneka Gandhi proposes panel of legal experts to probe #MeToo cases
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:45 PM IST

#MeToo in sports: BCCI CEO Rahul Johri accused of sexual assault by author

Johri has been named in a Twitter post by author Harnidh Kaur, who shared screenshots of a detailed account of the victim on her Twitter handle @PedestianPoet

#MeToo in sports: BCCI CEO Rahul Johri accused of sexual assault by author
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:45 PM IST

Tanushree Dutta demands narco, lie detector tests on Nana Patekar, 3 others

Dutta has accused the 67-year-old actor of misbehaving with her when the two were shooting a special song for Hindi film "Horn Ok Pleassss" 10 years ago

Tanushree Dutta demands narco, lie detector tests on Nana Patekar, 3 others
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:45 PM IST

Back at home amid #MeToo charges, M J Akbar says will issue statement later

There was an indication by the BJP that it is likely to take a clear stand on allegations of sexual harassment against Akbar

Back at home amid #MeToo charges, M J Akbar says will issue statement later
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:45 PM IST

Women directors vow not to work with sexual offenders as #MeToo hits B-town

Critically-acclaimed directors such as Konkona Sensharma, Nandita Das, Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar are among the eleven women filmmakers who have pledged their support to India's #MeToo movement

Women directors vow not to work with sexual offenders as #MeToo hits B-town
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:45 PM IST

Tarana Burke, who founded #MeToo now wants people to move past the trauma

In the year since the movement upended entertainment and politics, Burke has been working to ensure that Me Too doesn't lose sight of its mission

Tarana Burke, who founded #MeToo now wants people to move past the trauma
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:45 PM IST

#MeToo fallout: Yash Raj Films fires Talent and Business head Ashish Patil

Yash Raj Film Tuesday fired its creative and business head of Y-Films, Ashish Patil, in the wake of the sexual harassment allegations against him. In a brief statement, posted on its official Twitter handle, the studio said it has terminated Patil's services with immediate effect. "Yash Raj Films terminates the services of Mr. Ashish Patil: Vice President Brand Partnerships and Talent Management & Business and Creative Head Y-Films, with immediate effect," it said. Patil has been accused of sexual harassment and exploitation by an anonymous woman whose account was shared by activist Japleen Pasricha. After the allegations surfaced, the production house had ordered an inquiry into the matter and referred it to their Internal Complaints Committee.

#MeToo fallout: Yash Raj Films fires Talent and Business head Ashish Patil
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:43 PM IST

There should be no abuse of power in Bollywood: Saif Ali Khan on #MeToo

Saif Ali Khan will soon be seen in the film "Baazaar", in which he essays a ruthless money-minded man

There should be no abuse of power in Bollywood: Saif Ali Khan on #MeToo
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:42 PM IST

#MeToo: Akbar's continuation as minister sends out wrong message, says IWPC

Deeply dismayed that despite the long list of complaints no formal inquiry into the complaints comprising of serious charges of sexual harassment has been instituted at any level in the govt

#MeToo: Akbar's continuation as minister sends out wrong message, says IWPC
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:42 PM IST

Will continue to back #MeToo: Nandita Das on allegations against father

I have maintained from the very start that this is the time we all need to listen, so that women (and men) feel safe to speak up, said Nandita Das

Will continue to back #MeToo: Nandita Das on allegations against father
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:42 PM IST

Defamation suits aimed at #MeToo complainants could stall movement in India

The cases have transfixed India, published on newspaper front pages and becoming a key talking point on prime-time television news shows in a conservative country where discussions about sex are still

Defamation suits aimed at #MeToo complainants could stall movement in India
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:41 PM IST
Dear men, please understand that sexism is the unjust air we breathe
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:41 PM IST

#MeToo at Google: 48 fired in two years; no exit package for 13 executives

A US national daily reported that the company gave Android creator Andy Rubin $90 million as an exit package after being accused of sexual misconduct by an employee

#MeToo at Google: 48 fired in two years; no exit package for 13 executives
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:41 PM IST

For whom the bell tolls

For now, the #MeToo movement has not looked sufficiently back in history but too many of us know such offenders and continue to socialise amidst them

For whom the bell tolls
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:38 PM IST

Indian #MeToo changing the way technology is used to fight injustice

Clearly, technology has divergent outcomes: it can escalate a global movement for gender justice

Indian #MeToo changing the way technology is used to fight injustice
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:38 PM IST

#MeToo: IISc scientist retired compulsorily over sexual harassment charge

The IISc authorities did not say whether he would be entitled to retirement benefits

#MeToo: IISc scientist retired compulsorily over sexual harassment charge
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:38 PM IST

Relationship was not consensual, Pallavi Gogoi hits back at MJ Akbar

She said that she would continue to speak her truth so that other women, who have been sexually assaulted by him, know it is okay for them to come forward and speak their truth too

Relationship was not consensual, Pallavi Gogoi hits back at MJ Akbar
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:38 PM IST

#MeToo: India Today Exec Editor Gaurav Sawant accused of sexual assault

The allegations have been made by award-winning journalist Vidya Krishnan, who says that the incident happened in 2003 when she was working at The Pioneer

#MeToo: India Today Exec Editor Gaurav Sawant accused of sexual assault
Updated On : 01 Dec 2018 | 2:38 PM IST