"Attack On Press Freedom": Journalism Watchdog On Reliance Suing NDTV
India News | NDTV News Desk | Saturday October 20, 2018
The Committee to Protect Journalists, a global journalism watchdog, has called Anil Ambani's Reliance Group suing NDTV for its reportage on the Rafale fighter jet deal a severe attack on press freedom and called for the conglomerate to "end its use of excessive civil defamation cases filed against critical news outlets".
"Appropriate To Step Down": MJ Akbar's Full Statement
India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 17, 2018
Union Minister MJ Akbar, who is facing multiple sex harassment charges, has resigned. Mr Akbar has filed a defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, one of the journalists who accused him of sex harassment, after the #MeToo movement in India started gaining traction.
Sabarimala Temple Opens After Day Of Protests, Women Stopped: 10 Points
Kerala News | NDTV News Desk | Thursday October 18, 2018
Kerala's Sabarimala temple opened its doors to women of all ages on Wednesday evening after much protest, violence and the final imposition of prohibitory orders that bans large gatherings. Through the day, protesters had been trying to enforce the centuries-old ban on the entry of women of reproductive age in the temple, which was scrapped by the ...
Woman, Family Abandon Sabarimala Trek Out Of Fear, Say No Cops At Temple
India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 17, 2018
A 40-year-old woman and her family were heckled and intimidated on Wednesday as they walked towards the Sabarimala temple, which opens this evening for the first time since the Supreme Court overturned a centuries-old ban on women of menstruating age -- 10 to 50 years -- entering the shrine. Madhavi, who is from Andhra Pradesh, began the climb to t...
Self-Styled Godman Rampal Gets Life Imprisonment In Two Murder Cases
India News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday October 16, 2018
Self-styled godman Rampal has been sentenced to life in jail in connection with two cases of murder. He was found guilty of murder by a court in Haryana last week, news agency ANI reported.
Days After Gurgaon Cop Shoots Judge's Wife, Son, His Uncle Accuses Family
Gurgaon News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday October 16, 2018
The policeman who shot at the wife and son of a Gurgaon judge was "upset and furious" at being denied leave to see his unwell seven-year-old daughter, his relative has said.
Alok Nath Sues Writer Who Accused Him Of Rape, Demands Re 1
India News | NDTV News Desk | Monday October 15, 2018
Actor Alok Nath, accused of rape by writer-producer Vinta Nanda in the #MeToo movement, has sued for defamation, asking for a written apology and Re 1 as compensation. He has filed the case jointly with his wife Ashu Nath.
"False, Sea Of Innuendo": MJ Akbar's Full Statement On #MeToo Allegations
India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday October 14, 2018
Union Minister MJ Akbar has responded to allegations of sex harassment linked to the #MeToo campaign. Mr Akbar, 67, was on an official tour in Nigeria when several women came out with detailed accounts of his alleged sexual misconduct as part of a thread on social media that has snowballed into a #MeToo movement in India.
Women Journalists "Not So Innocent": BJP Leader On #MeToo Accusations
India News | NDTV News Desk (With inputs from ANI) | Friday October 12, 2018
While junior foreign minister MJ Akbar faces calls for him to resign over allegations of sexual harassment during his time as a journalist, a BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh has come out with an appalling statement. Lata Kelkar, the chief of the party's women's wing in Madhya Pradesh, has said that she does not consider women journalists so "innocen...
India's Top Cyber Security Official Refutes Reports Of Internet Shutdown
India News | NDTV News Desk | Friday October 12, 2018
After reports suggested that internet users across the globe may experience widespread network failures over the next 48 hours, a top government cyber security coordinator has told NDTV that there will not be any internet shut down in India.
AAP Worker Burnt Alive In Locked Car Near Delhi By Gay Partner: Police
Ghaziabad News | NDTV News Desk | Thursday October 11, 2018
An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker, found burnt to death inside a locked car in Ghaziabad last Friday, was killed by three men including his gay partner, the police said on Wednesday.
Preity Zinta's Molestation Case Against Ness Wadia Scrapped By High Court
India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 10, 2018
A molestation case filed by actor Preity Zinta against industrialist Ness Wadia in 2014 was today cancelled by the Bombay High Court, news agency ANI has reported. The court decision comes two days after it had suggested the actor to consider "finishing off" the case.
Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Appointed Solicitor General Of India
India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 10, 2018
Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has been appointed as the new Solicitor General of India.
"There Should Be A Probe": Maneka Gandhi After MJ Akbar Named In #MeToo
India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 10, 2018
Maneka Gandhi, the union minister for women and child development, on Tuesday became the first BJP leader to call for an investigation against junior foreign minister and former editor MJ Akbar, who has been accused of sexual harassment in the snowballing #MeToo movement in India.
No Jail For Nakkheeran Editor, Arrested For "Defamation", Says Court
Tamil Nadu News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday October 9, 2018
The editor of popular Tamil weekly 'Nakkheeran', who was arrested this morning on charges of defamation for allegations against Governor Banwarilal Purohit in an article, will not go to jail. A court in Chennai has dismissed the police's request for the custody of journalist Nakkheeran Gopal.
"Attack On Press Freedom": Journalism Watchdog On Reliance Suing NDTV
India News | NDTV News Desk | Saturday October 20, 2018
The Committee to Protect Journalists, a global journalism watchdog, has called Anil Ambani's Reliance Group suing NDTV for its reportage on the Rafale fighter jet deal a severe attack on press freedom and called for the conglomerate to "end its use of excessive civil defamation cases filed against critical news outlets".
"Appropriate To Step Down": MJ Akbar's Full Statement
India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 17, 2018
Union Minister MJ Akbar, who is facing multiple sex harassment charges, has resigned. Mr Akbar has filed a defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, one of the journalists who accused him of sex harassment, after the #MeToo movement in India started gaining traction.
Sabarimala Temple Opens After Day Of Protests, Women Stopped: 10 Points
Kerala News | NDTV News Desk | Thursday October 18, 2018
Kerala's Sabarimala temple opened its doors to women of all ages on Wednesday evening after much protest, violence and the final imposition of prohibitory orders that bans large gatherings. Through the day, protesters had been trying to enforce the centuries-old ban on the entry of women of reproductive age in the temple, which was scrapped by the ...
Woman, Family Abandon Sabarimala Trek Out Of Fear, Say No Cops At Temple
India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 17, 2018
A 40-year-old woman and her family were heckled and intimidated on Wednesday as they walked towards the Sabarimala temple, which opens this evening for the first time since the Supreme Court overturned a centuries-old ban on women of menstruating age -- 10 to 50 years -- entering the shrine. Madhavi, who is from Andhra Pradesh, began the climb to t...
Self-Styled Godman Rampal Gets Life Imprisonment In Two Murder Cases
India News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday October 16, 2018
Self-styled godman Rampal has been sentenced to life in jail in connection with two cases of murder. He was found guilty of murder by a court in Haryana last week, news agency ANI reported.
Days After Gurgaon Cop Shoots Judge's Wife, Son, His Uncle Accuses Family
Gurgaon News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday October 16, 2018
The policeman who shot at the wife and son of a Gurgaon judge was "upset and furious" at being denied leave to see his unwell seven-year-old daughter, his relative has said.
Alok Nath Sues Writer Who Accused Him Of Rape, Demands Re 1
India News | NDTV News Desk | Monday October 15, 2018
Actor Alok Nath, accused of rape by writer-producer Vinta Nanda in the #MeToo movement, has sued for defamation, asking for a written apology and Re 1 as compensation. He has filed the case jointly with his wife Ashu Nath.
"False, Sea Of Innuendo": MJ Akbar's Full Statement On #MeToo Allegations
India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday October 14, 2018
Union Minister MJ Akbar has responded to allegations of sex harassment linked to the #MeToo campaign. Mr Akbar, 67, was on an official tour in Nigeria when several women came out with detailed accounts of his alleged sexual misconduct as part of a thread on social media that has snowballed into a #MeToo movement in India.
Women Journalists "Not So Innocent": BJP Leader On #MeToo Accusations
India News | NDTV News Desk (With inputs from ANI) | Friday October 12, 2018
While junior foreign minister MJ Akbar faces calls for him to resign over allegations of sexual harassment during his time as a journalist, a BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh has come out with an appalling statement. Lata Kelkar, the chief of the party's women's wing in Madhya Pradesh, has said that she does not consider women journalists so "innocen...
India's Top Cyber Security Official Refutes Reports Of Internet Shutdown
India News | NDTV News Desk | Friday October 12, 2018
After reports suggested that internet users across the globe may experience widespread network failures over the next 48 hours, a top government cyber security coordinator has told NDTV that there will not be any internet shut down in India.
AAP Worker Burnt Alive In Locked Car Near Delhi By Gay Partner: Police
Ghaziabad News | NDTV News Desk | Thursday October 11, 2018
An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker, found burnt to death inside a locked car in Ghaziabad last Friday, was killed by three men including his gay partner, the police said on Wednesday.
Preity Zinta's Molestation Case Against Ness Wadia Scrapped By High Court
India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 10, 2018
A molestation case filed by actor Preity Zinta against industrialist Ness Wadia in 2014 was today cancelled by the Bombay High Court, news agency ANI has reported. The court decision comes two days after it had suggested the actor to consider "finishing off" the case.
Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Appointed Solicitor General Of India
India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 10, 2018
Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has been appointed as the new Solicitor General of India.
"There Should Be A Probe": Maneka Gandhi After MJ Akbar Named In #MeToo
India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 10, 2018
Maneka Gandhi, the union minister for women and child development, on Tuesday became the first BJP leader to call for an investigation against junior foreign minister and former editor MJ Akbar, who has been accused of sexual harassment in the snowballing #MeToo movement in India.
No Jail For Nakkheeran Editor, Arrested For "Defamation", Says Court
Tamil Nadu News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday October 9, 2018
The editor of popular Tamil weekly 'Nakkheeran', who was arrested this morning on charges of defamation for allegations against Governor Banwarilal Purohit in an article, will not go to jail. A court in Chennai has dismissed the police's request for the custody of journalist Nakkheeran Gopal.
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