MJ Akbar quits over #MeToo charges

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MJ Akbar quits as union minister over #MeToo allegations At least 16 women alleged Akbar of sexually harassing them in the 1990s.

Vijaypat Singhania sacked as Raymond chairman-emeritus With this sacking, the ugly feud involving Singhania and his son Gautam has plumbed new depths....

PNB fraud: ED attaches over Rs 218-cr assets of Mehul Choksi, others The ED is probing this case along with the CBI where it is alleged that Nirav Modi and Choksi defrauded the Brady Hou...

Women scribes blocked, cars attacked by protesters near Sabarimala The crowd which virtually took control of the Nilackal area also hurled stones at vehicles, including the KSRTC buses on way to Pamba.

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Market Watch 17 Oct | 05:23PM| SENSEX NIFTY USD/INR GOLD 34779.58 ↓-382.90 10453.05 ↓-131.70 73.60 ↑0.12 31986.00 ↑118.00

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Fresh fall in rupee, spurt in oil prices pull down Sensex by 383 pts Investors turned cautious ahead of the release of US Federal Reserve minutes later in the day....

Sebi may make it easier to start up on bourses These measures, if implemented, are expected to benefit the global private equity-backed startups such as Ola, Flipka...

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MJ Akbar asked to keep a senior minister in the loop: Sources While govt and BJP leadership left it to minister and his legal team to put forward his defence, they signalled full ...

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