A day after singer Shweta Pandit accused Anu Malik of harassment, a lawyer for the music composer said Thursday that the #MeToo movement, which is having its India moment, is being used for his client's "character assassination".

Anu Malik's lawyer says #MeToo being used for 'character assassination'

Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has asked the National Commission for Women to probe expeditiously all complaints of sexual harassment received by them under #MeToo movement.

#Metoo: Maneka Gandhi asks NCW to probe sexual harassment complaints expeditiously

#MeToo being used for character assassination: Anu Malik's lawyer

Board Control of Cricket in India(BCCI) CEO Rahul Johri, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, went on leave to prepare his reply on charges levelled against him.

#MeToo: BCCI CEO Rahul Johri goes on leave to prepare reply on sexual harassment charges

Author Chetan Bhagat, in a series of tweets, has responded to the `fake` sexual assault allegations by author Ira Trivedi. To defend himself, the 44-year-old shared a screenshot of a `self-explanatory` mail which apparently Trivedi sent to him in 2013.

#MeToo: Chetan Bhagat responds to charges by author Ira Trivedi, asks 'who wanted to kiss whom?'

The Committee of Administrators of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has asked BCCI CEO Rahul Johri to submit an explanation after he was accused of sexual assault.

BCCI asks Rahul Johri to submit explanation after sexual assault allegations

With India's #MeToo movement growing bigger and bigger, celebrity hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani has pointed a finger of accusation at Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

#MeToo: Celebrity hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani points finger of accusation at Amitabh Bachchan

While #MeToo movement is picking momentum in India, Adhyayan Suman has posted a series of tweets saying that when he shared his story, he was humiliated and shamed.

When I shared my #MeToo story, I was shamed: Adhyayan Suman

Turkey claims to have audio, video recordings to prove Khashoggi's murder: Report Turkey claims that it has audio and video recordings that prove the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi took place inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month.

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Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court has come out in support of the ongoing #MeToo movement currently sweeping the country's landscape, saying the patriarchal world does not allow women to speak freely.

#MeToo: Bombay High Court judge says judiciary plagued with 'rampant sexism'

As the most female ministers have avoided commenting on sexual allegations levelled against minister of state for external affairs, MJ Akbar, Bharatiya Janata Party's women wing chief for Madhya Pradesh, Lata Kelkar came out in defence of Akbar in a press conference in Bhopal as she said, "I don't consider women journalists to be so innocent that anyone can misuse them".

Don't consider women journalists to be so innocent: MP BJP's women's wing chief on allegations against MoS Akbar

US First Lady Melania Trump has spoken out about the #MeToo movement, saying she supports women who have come forward with claims of sexual misconduct but wants them to offer "hard evidence.

#MeToo: Melania Trump favours women but asks them for 'hard evidence'

US First Lady Melania Trump has spoken out about the #MeToo movement, saying she supports women who have come forward with claims of sexual misconduct, but wants them to offer "hard evidence.

Melania on #MeToo: She supports women, but 'hard evidence' needed

US President Donald Trump has mocked the "#MeToo" movement, saying that he needs to censor himself due to the rules of this movement, which is being enforced by the press.

Donald Trump mocks #MeToo movement

Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi on Monday said she is happy that #MeToo movement has started in India. However, she further told ANI that she hopes that the campaign won't go out of control "in the sense that we target people who have offended us in some way.

Happy that #MeToo movement has started in India, says Maneka Gandhi

The author Chetan Bhagat has apologised publicly — he did so on Facebook — after being outed yesterday by an unnamed woman for having harassed her. The woman had on Saturday shared screenshots of a WhatsApp conversation with Bhagat.

I guess I erred: Chetan Bhagat apologises after being outed for harassing woman

Bombshell sexual assault claims against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein a year ago sparked the #MeToo movement that unleashed an outpouring of similar charges across the globe.

The Weinstein Affair: 10 key moments in a global fallout

Accused of sexually assaulting Jimmy Benett when he was 17 years old, actress Asia Argento has now revealed that it was her who felt violated and not the other way round as has been claimed by Benett.

Asia Argento claims she was the victim in Jimmy Benett sex encounter; reveals graphic details

A change noticed in comparison to past years' lists, Time's "100 Most Influential People" 2018 featured more than 40 women across entertainment, politics, architecture, and leadership

Tarana Burke of #MeToo, Meghan Markle, JLo, Rihanna among 40 women on Time's 'Most Influential People'

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation said Walmart made the decision following conversations with the anti-pornography organization

Walmart bans Cosmopolitan from checkout aisle to protect minors from sexually explicit material

American actress took to Twitter to call out on the filmmaker

Ellen Barkin hits back at Terry Gilliam as he calls #MeToo movement 'mob rule'

Rusova's story is typical in Russia, where sexual harassment is seen as a joke rather than a problem, even as the #MeToo movement sweeps across western countries

Lawmakers mock Russia's #Metoo campaigner

The academy already made some historic choices with this year’s crop of nominees

Oscars 2018: The complete list of nominees

The race for best picture is coming down to the wire to cap an awards season overshadowed by scandal over sexual misconduct in showbiz

Hollywood braced for best picture photo finish at Oscars

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