Media Regulation
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Self-regulation of news channels need to be strengthened, says Supreme Court
The court directed the News Broadcasters and Digital Association to come up with revised guidelines within four weeks.
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Self-regulatory mechanism to monitor news channels needs to be more effective, says Supreme Court
A three-judge bench headed by the chief justice said that channels went ‘berserk’ during the coverage of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.
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Google says it will block local news links in Canada in response to new law
The company said that the law has compelled it to pay ‘for simply showing links to news, something that everyone else does for free’.
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Trending
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Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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Gangster Sukhdool Gill shot dead in Canada, say reports
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Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand
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Fiction: Rumours say an ex-army chief is staging a military coup. How will the government respond?
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Self-regulation by news channels ineffective, need regulatory body, says Supreme Court judge
Justice BV Nagarathna was part of a bench that had observed in January that television channels were dividing the society.
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How Supreme Court struck down a ‘sealed cover’ ban on a Malayalam news channel
Can national security concerns overturn the right to natural justice?
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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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Video
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Watch: Rahul Gandhi puts on railway porters’ uniform and badge and carries luggage as he meets them
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Watch: The moment when Pope Francis joined a priest’s video call to his family back in Kerala
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Watch: Scenes of chaos at Mumbai Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations as crowd breaks through barricade
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Watch: Man brews coffee and records it in cinematic style inspired by the film ‘Oppenheimer’
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Watch: Deep-sea footage of World War II shipwrecks from the Battle of Midway in the Pacific Ocean
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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.
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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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The Reel
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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What’s behind the Kareena Kapoor Khan swerve: ‘It’s important to keep changing yourself’
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Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand
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‘Khufiya’ trailer: Tabu, Ali Fazal in Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller
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Start the week with a film: ‘The Host’ is a Korean creature feature with head and heart
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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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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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The Field
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India at Asian Games, September 22 schedule: Indian paddlers in action; Volleyball team to play R12
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: South Africa announce revised squad with pacers Nortje, Magala ruled out
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Misplaced priorities: India’s preference for multi-sport events needs a relook
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Watch, Asian Games highlights: India stun three-time champs Korea to make it to volleyball knockouts
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Asian Games, Boxing: Deepak Bhoria – once undernourished and counted out, now India’s best medal bet