Congress to re-nominate Vivek Tankha for Rajya Sabha polls, says Kamal NathThe BJP's RS members from MP comprise Union Ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia, L Murugan and Dharmendra Pradhan, as well as MJ Akbar, Ajay Pra...
28 May, 2022, 10.47 PM IST
Editors Guild of India suspends former minister MJ Akbar, Tarun TejpalThis comes against the backdrop of several complaints from women journalists against MJ Akbar.
12 Dec, 2018, 08.02 PM IST
Credit for MJ Akbar’s exit goes to #MeToo warriors: CongressRagini Nayak pointed out that the Congress had demanded Akbar’s resignation on October 10 itself.
18 Oct, 2018, 07.45 AM IST
MJ Akbar asked to keep a senior minister in the loop: SourcesWhile govt and BJP leadership left it to minister and his legal team to put forward his defence, they signalled full support for him to pre...
17 Oct, 2018, 06.26 AM IST
Charges against MJ Akbar to be examined: Amit ShahShah's remarks that social media can provide a platform for just about any allegation point to the party's dilemma as many of the allegatio...
13 Oct, 2018, 07.57 AM IST
ET View: MJ Akbar must step down, or be removedSome of the charges against him pertaining to sexual harrassment are grave and, indeed, criminal regardless of whether he was a member of t...
11 Oct, 2018, 01.04 PM IST
Asking for peace talks are an excuse for avoiding real peace by Pakistan: MJ AkbarDescribing terrorism as the single most important threat to the world, MJ Akbar stressed that India will continue to fight and defeat terro...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.36 PM IST
Government will never compromise on terrorism: MJ AkbarHe made this statement in Nagpur, where he was a part of ongoing initiatives of the Narendra Modi government to reach out to masses on succ...
14 Jun, 2017, 08.32 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi taking steps for quick eradication of poverty: MJ AkbarThe Minister of State for External Affairs also said that the work that was not done in the last 70 years, was now visible in 70 months (du...
30 Apr, 2017, 09.18 PM IST
Our eyes open, minds not closed with Pakistan: MJ AkbarPointing out that India wants peaceful good neighbourly relations with Pakistan the Minister noted that India’s intentions has not changed.
05 Jan, 2017, 01.12 AM IST
Holy Quran bats for gender rights: MJ AkbarI am asking the qazis opposing triple talaq to go research the holy Quran, said MJ Akbar.
15 Nov, 2016, 12.01 AM IST
Uri attack shows Pakistan using 'poison' instead of dialogue: IndiaMinister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar hit out at Pakistan, saying it has reduced itself to "pariah" status in the international ...
20 Sep, 2016, 10.35 AM IST
Narendra Modi is working towards poverty elimination: MJ Akbar"In the first speech given by PM Modi in the Parliament, he had said that the days of poverty alleviation are over and the govt will focus ...
23 Apr, 2016, 09.34 PM IST
BJP slams Left over RSS worker's murder in KeralaBJP today hit out at the Left over the murder of a 27-year old RSS worker in Kerala, claiming it has been "shaken" by the rise of the saffr...
16 Feb, 2016, 04.25 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi 'principal misleader' of Indian politics: BJP's MJ AkbarAkbar questioned Gandhi's nationalism and asked whether he was standing with those people who want partition of the country.
16 Feb, 2016, 03.34 PM IST
Mani Shankar Aiyar welcomes resumption of Indo-Pakistan talksAiyar said, through the latest move, the BJP government had shifted the focus from the setback last year when the dialogue process was stal...
10 Jul, 2015, 09.16 PM IST
MJ Akbar: AAP was a bubble waiting to burst; Rahul Gandhi too late for CongressAt the moment its specific needs are a rising economy, jobs and whoever can offer jobs is going to get their trust and vote, says MJ Akbar.
29 Jan, 2014, 12.23 PM IST