MJ Akbar, stop with the lying. You sexually harassed me too. Your threats will not silence us

‘If I don’t speak up now, I feel I’ll be complicit in your crimes,’ writes Tushita Patel.

Tushita Patel

· Yesterday · 01:52 pm

My wife faces a union minister, his 97 lawyers. It takes special courage to do that

The consequences of sexual harassment have fallen entirely on India’s women. The men must step up or step aside.

Samar Halarnkar

· Yesterday · 08:00 am

#MeToo: MJ Akbar’s defamation petition against journalist Priya Ramani stands on flimsy ground

At best, it looks like a ploy to stop the press from reporting on the harassment claims and ensure more women do not come out against him.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Oct 15, 2018 · 09:18 pm

By allowing Akbar to stay, Narendra Modi indicates that India under BJP is no country for women

The prime minister has mocked not only the journalists who spoke against Akbar but also his own women ministers.

Anjali Mody

· Oct 15, 2018 · 10:00 am

The Supreme Court must consider gagging Amit Shah from speaking on the National Register of Citizens

His venomous speeches have turned the exercise into a tool for communal polarisation in India, which reflects badly on the court that is monitoring the process.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Oct 15, 2018 · 08:00 am

The Weekend Fix: The inevitable blowback to #MeToo and nine other weekend reads

Ten must-read pieces for this Sunday.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 14, 2018 · 10:00 am

Ranjan Gogoi had raised important questions about Supreme Court. It’s time to address those concerns

The new chief justice of India must allow diffusion of his own powers if justice is to be administered fairly in the top court.

Jahnavi Sindhu

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Vikram Aditya Narayan

· Oct 14, 2018 · 08:00 am

In the coming polls, Congress wants Rafale to be BJP's Bofors. But Rahul Gandhi is no VP Singh

The Congress hopes the alleged irregularities in the purchase of 36 fighter jets from France will become a talking point in the upcoming Assembly polls.

Anita Katyal

· Oct 14, 2018 · 07:30 am

‘The whore who dared to speak’: An open letter from the invisible women reporters of the hinterland

‘We’re saying #MeToo, but we fear it isn’t enough to jolt you out of your comfortable place of power and entitlement.’

Khabar Lahariya

· Oct 13, 2018 · 10:30 am

In Bhutan, India invests to further its strategic interest. It will do well to invest in some trust

If its reaction to Bhutan’s election is any indication, the Indian establishment does not seem to trust its best friend in the region.

Gopilal Acharya

· Oct 13, 2018 · 08:00 am

Readers’ comments on #MeToo: It’s sad when those who espouse women’s rights turn out to be harassers

A selection of readers’ opinions.

Scroll

· Oct 12, 2018 · 10:30 pm

The Daily Fix: Environmentalist GD Agrawal’s death highlights the Centre’s failures on the Ganga

Agrawal had been on hunger strike for nearly four months in a doomed bid to save the river.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Oct 12, 2018 · 09:30 am