Media Regulation
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Centre will soon bring law to regulate digital media, says Anurag Thakur
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader said that the new media presents both challenges and opportunities.
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Centre rejects Parliamentary panel’s recommendation to set up media council
The committee on Information Technology had proposed a body to check irregularities in print, digital and electronic media.
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Explainer: How the Centre exercises stringent control over Indian television news channels
Earlier this week, the government refused to renew the licence of Malayalam new channel MediaOne.
Umang Poddar
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Big picture: How the Adani crash unfolded and what it could do to the Indian economy
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Explainer: Why a Supreme Court verdict has sparked statewide protests in Sikkim
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘I turned my impatience into something useful’: Ruth Ozeki, winner of 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction
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What the rise and fall of Adani stocks says about the Indian state and private capital
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Britain freezes BBC funding for two years, Opposition calls it ‘cultural vandalism’
Households that watch BBC are every year charged a flat fee, which is used to fund shows and services offered by the public broadcaster.
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Set up a council to check irregularities in all forms of media, IT panel tells Centre
The efficacy of the existing regulatory organisations was limited, the committee said.
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Tablighi Jamaat coverage: SC pulls up Centre for not curbing TV programmes which incite violence
The court said control over such content was essential to maintain law and order.
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Video
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Watch: Bill Gates learns how to make a roti from American celebrity chef Eitan Bernath
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Watch: German dog trainer sets world record for making 14 dogs walk in a conga line
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Watch: E-rickshaw driver escapes police pursuit on Amritsar’s streets
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Watch: Indian women’s cricket team take on the ‘Tum Tum’ dance challenge in the dressing room
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‘Journalism is not a crime’: Siddique Kappan after being released on bail after more than two years
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I&B ministry asks private TV channels to not defame or slander individuals
The ministry issued an advisory to channels to adhere to Rule 6 of the programme code under the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act, 1995.
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I&B issues second advisory to TV channels to refrain from promoting ‘anti-national attitudes’
The Editors Guild of India had last week sought the withdrawal of the first advisory, calling it ‘regressive’.
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Andhra Pradesh: Editors Guild says it is distressed by ‘unwritten ban’ on two Telugu news channels
TV5 and ABN Andhra Jyoti have been off air in many parts of the state since mid-September, according to reports.
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The Reel
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘Faraaz’ review: A shallow exploration of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
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‘The Whale’ review: Brendan Fraser is the heart of soul of redemption saga
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‘The Woman King’ review: A giddy mix of history and fantasy
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Governments around the world are criminalising fake news. Why is that bad news?
Human rights activists, legal experts and others fear these laws have the potential to be misused to stifle free speech and target whistleblowers.
Alana Schetzer, The Conversation
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‘Are politicians so easy to be mocked?’: Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy suggests law to regulate media
The Janata Dal (Secular) leader criticised news channels for what he called ‘belittling of politicians’ in their satire programmes.
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Kapil Sibal claims government is pressuring networks not to carry new channel Harvest TV
The news channel is financed by Sibal, who claimed that the government had directed Tata Sky and other direct-to-home networks to stop airing Harvest TV.
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The Field
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Tennis: Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assaulting girlfriend but avoids conviction
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Olympics: USA backs move for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at Paris as neutral athletes
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La Liga: Real Madrid beat Valencia to cut Barcelona’s lead but lose Karim Benzema to injury
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ISL: Odisha FC move to sixth after draw to leave Chennaiyin FC’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread
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Premier League: Record signing Enzo Fernandez set for Chelsea debut while Tottenham host Man City