Censorship Battle
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Margaret Atwood’s flamethrower of a stunt and the misguided moral certainty of book burning
The author has announced a special edition of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ that cannot be set on fire.
Charles Barbour, The Conversation
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Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and 13 other online platforms sign up for self-regulation code
Each platform will set up a committee to address consumer complaints, the Internet and Mobile Association of India said.
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Supreme Court issues notice to Centre in plea for regulation of online streaming platforms
The petition alleged that the platforms were showing ‘uncertified, sexually explicit and vulgar’ content.
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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Netflix, Hotstar to self-regulate content to avoid potential government censorship: Reports
India’s Central Board of Film Certification does not have the power to censor or certify content on the internet, only films and trailers in theatres or TVs.
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Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on plea to regulate Netflix, Amazon Prime Video content
The petitioner alleged that these platforms show ‘uncertified, sexually explicit and vulgar’ content.
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Pahlaj Nihalani’s plea against censor board cuts rejected by Bombay High Court
The former Central Board of Film Certification chief has claimed that the decision was influenced by personal vendetta.
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Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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‘Sacred Games’ row: Netflix tells HC it has not changed ‘objectionable’ word used for Rajiv Gandhi
The media service provider told the Bombay High Court that it has no intentions of changing the word either.
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‘Sacred Games’ row: Criticism or even expression of dissatisfaction is permissible, says Delhi HC
The court was hearing a petition demanding that certain scenes from the Netflix series be deleted as they allegedly defamed late PM Rajiv Gandhi.
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‘Sacred Games’ row: Delhi High Court says actors cannot be held liable for what they say in a show
It also asked an advocate who filed a PIL asking for a few scenes to be deleted from the series to justify why his plea was in the interest of the public.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Censorship or debate starter? Why removing Waterhouse’s Nymphs from a UK gallery was a bad idea
The decision to remove a 19th-century painting because of its portrayal of naked women was a heavy-handed way of making a valid point.
Matthew Potter, The Conversation
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Censor board rejects ‘Padmavati’ application, says it is incomplete
Doubts increase over whether Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie will be able to keep its December 1 release date.
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Kerala High Court rejects filmmakers’ pleas seeking to screen documentaries at ongoing festival
At such festivals, pictures do not need a censor certificate but require a censor exemption from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver