M J Akbar
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The person concerned should speak-up, says Smriti Irani on MJ Akbar controversy
News | Oct 11, 2018, 05:19 PM ISTThe person concerned should speak-up, says Smriti Irani on sexual harassment allegation on MJ Akbar
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#MeToo fire rages on: Women journalists, TV producer level charges of sexual harassment
India | Oct 10, 2018, 12:02 AM ISTAs the debate around what constitutes sexual harassment and concerns over due process intensified across newsrooms, drawing rooms and social media platforms, several senior journalists joined the list of those "named and shamed" by women.
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Government committed to support Indian investments in Europe: MJ Akbar
India | Mar 05, 2018, 04:09 PM ISTAkbar said India is undergoing a transformation in an unprecedented scale led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's effective and transparent government.
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India 'strongly committed' to TAPI pipeline project: MJ Akbar
World | Feb 22, 2018, 05:51 PM ISTIndia has concerns relating to the safety of the pipeline and safe transit of gas through restive areas in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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India assures Iraq of commitment to rebuilding process
World | Feb 14, 2018, 08:24 PM ISTM J Akbar said the world must congratulate the people and government of Iraq for their "historic victory" over a vicious contemporary menace - ISIS and its allies.
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The slogan 'Islam khatre mein hai' is now being used to divide society: MJ Akbar
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One passport centre in every 50 km distance: M J Akbar
National | Jul 15, 2017, 03:19 PM IST“Passport is a right. It is not a gift. We are a democracy,” Akbar said
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Don't turn seas into areas of conflict: MJ Akbar at UN
World | Jun 09, 2017, 11:11 AM ISTReiterating India’s consistent stand on freedom of navigation and overflight on the high seas, Akbar said that secure and open sea lanes are critical for peace, stability, prosperity and development.
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India-UN Fund launched to aid least developed nations
World | Jun 09, 2017, 10:39 AM ISTThe India-UN Development Partnership Fund has been launched here to help the poorest countries achieve the world organisation's Sustainable Development Goals.
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India Muslims enjoy ‘freedom of democracy’, says MJ Akbar
National | Feb 09, 2017, 03:21 PM ISTMinister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar today hailed Indian Muslims for resisting radicalisation.
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Mature friend more valuable than a hysterical partner: MJ Akbar takes a veiled dig at Sino-Pak friendship
National | Dec 09, 2016, 07:29 PM ISTMinister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar today took a veiled dig at Sino-Pak friendship saying that a "mature" friend was far more valuable than a "hysterical" partner. Akbar, addressing the first India-China
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India has urged China to change stand on Masood Azhar, says government
India | Dec 01, 2016, 04:33 PM ISTThe Indian government has urged China to reverse its technical hold on India’s request to get Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the UN, Minister of State for External Affairs M J
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Strong action must be taken against states aiding terror: India
World | Nov 03, 2016, 07:09 PM ISTIndia today called for expanding fight against terrorism, saying strong actions must be taken against nations who support and finance the menace.
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MJ Akbar persuaded Rajiv Gandhi to override Shah Bano ruling: Former CIC
National | Oct 19, 2016, 11:14 AM ISTMJ Akbar, the current MoS for External Affairs in the BJP-led NDA government, had played a key role in the decision of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s to oppose the Supreme Court’s Shah Bano judgement in 1985.
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Terrorism 'biggest danger' to human rights: India
World | Sep 20, 2016, 12:44 PM ISTIndia has said that ‘hypocrisy" towards terrorism is unacceptable and underlined the menace as the ‘principle cause’ of the large-scale refugee movement.
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MJ Akbar to visit Lebanon, Syria and Iraq; Indians abducted by ISIS high on agenda
National | Aug 12, 2016, 09:00 AM ISTIn his first official visit, MoS for External Affairs MJ Akbar will travel to Lebanon, Syria and Iraq from August 17-23. During his stay in these three war-torn nations, Akbar will discuss key security issues,
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BJP asks Congress if IC-814 passengers should have been left to die
National | Jul 03, 2015, 10:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: The BJP has taken strong exception to Congress party's charge of Vajpayee govt mishandling the Kandahar hijack episode.Addressing a press conference, party spokesperson and newly elected Rajya Sabha member MJ Akbar said that
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M J Akbar wins Rajya Sabha bypoll from Jharkhand
National | Jul 02, 2015, 10:10 PM ISTRanchi: BJP's national spokesman M J Akbar today won the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Jharkhand, defeating Haji Hussain Ansari of the JMM by 19 votes. “Seventy-eight out of a total 80 voters cast their votes.
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Robert Vadra robbed farmers' land, says BJP spokesman MJ Akbar
National | May 21, 2015, 11:06 PM ISTGandhinagar: BJP's national spokesperson M J Akbar came down heavily on Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, by alleging here today that he had “robbed” farmers' land to set up his companies.
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Jan Dhan Yojna answer to chit fund scams: Akbar
National | Apr 16, 2015, 06:22 PM ISTKolkata: The Centre's Jan Dhan Yojna, which has brought the poor into the banking network, will stop people from going to chit fund companies, BJP national spokesperson M J Akbar said here today. “Jan Dhan