We won this : Twitter hails Priya Ramani s acquittal in MJ Akbar s #MeToo defamation case We won this : Twitter hails Priya Ramani s acquittal in MJ Akbar s #MeToo defamation case
A Delhi court s verdict in the criminal defamation case filed by Rajya Sabha MP MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani is being hailed as a victory for India s #MeToo movement.
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UPDATED: February 17, 2021 16:58 IST
Journalist Priya Ramani and her lawyer Rebecca John at the Delhi court on Wednesday (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @Yazhinisiddhu)
Dismissing Rajya Sabha MP MJ Akbar s criminal defamation suit against journalist Priya Ramani, a Delhi court on Wednesday ruled that the right to dignity takes precedence over the right to reputation. Ramani had in 2017 accused Akbar of sexual harassment, a charge she reiterated in a tweet in 2018.
Union Minister Smriti Irani said that due protection of the law is given to every woman and I am aware that judicial bodies on the basis of the evidence presented before them can pronounce judgement .
Smriti Irani roots for Shehnaaz Gill s Tuada Kutta over Dananeer Mobeen s Pawri Ho Rahi Hai
With 4.3 million views on Instagram, Pawri Horai Hai is one of Yashraj Mukhate s most-watched mashups. Smriti Irani, Shehnaaz Gill | Instagram
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Updated: Feb 16, 2021, 09:46 PM IST
Union Minister Smriti Irani is an active social media user who often shares her hilarious take on trending topics on her Instagram handle. Joining the viral Pawri trend, Smriti took to Instagram on Tuesday and shared Shehnaaz Gill s viral Tommy video and expressed her love for desi Tommy over Pawri .
For the unversed, Pawri Hori Hai trend that has taken over the internet by storm kicked off after Pakistani influencer Dananeer Mobeen posted a hilarious video, which later resulted in floods of memes and jokes all over the social media platforms after musician Yashraj Mukhate created a mash-up from the clip.
Government committed to welfare of farmers: Smriti Irani
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Last Updated: Feb 16, 2021, 06:59 PM IST
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Virtually inaugurating a workshop organised at ICAR-CRIJAF Institute at Barrackpore, West Bengal on Monday, Irani said the ICARE Initiative which started in 2015 with only about 60 MT certified jute seeds and 20,000 farmers got a remarkable leap in just one and half years and the certified jute seeds distribution increased to over 600 MT in 2017.
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New Delhi: The government is committed to the welfare of farmers and has increased the minimum support price for jute from Rs 2,400 in 2014-15 to Rs 4,225 in 2020-21, Union Minister Smriti Irani has said. The minister for textiles and women & child development called upon farmers to use certified seeds to increase their income and productivity, an official statement said.