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Curbing a streaming flow

With OTT platforms coming under the purview of the I&B Ministry, content creators are hoping for a balanced approach

20 Nov 2020 6:10 PM

Fake news more dangerous than paid news; media must follow self-regulation: Javadekar

Several countries all over the world have been affected by the fake news menace

27 Aug 2020 1:44 PM

In response to a written question, Union I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar said, No incidence indicating that the DTH operators are not adhering to the TRAI's norms with regards to pricing of channels has come to the notice of TRAI.

No complaint about non-adherence to channels pricing norms received by TRAI: I&B ministry

As per new regulations, every broadcaster is required to offer all its channels on a-la-carte basis and declare MRP per month.

12 Jul 2019 7:13 PM

The ministry is also learnt to have said that NaMo TV is not a regular channel and it does not figure in the official list of approved channels of the I&B Ministry. (Photo: Narendra Modi | Twitter)

Ensure contents of NaMo TV verified by certification panel: EC to Delhi CEO

The EC has also asked the CEO to inform whether the political contents were at anytime cleared by the certification committee.

10 Apr 2019 8:57 AM

An advisory was issued to the media on August 7 last year asking them to stop using the term 'Dalit' when referring to members of the Scheduled Castes. (Representational image)

SC refuses to entertain plea challenging usage of word 'dalit' by media

The petitioners said that Ministry, by erasing term ‘Dalit’ from public debate, creats false impression that the term itself is derogatory.

18 Feb 2019 1:05 PM

The top court said the government wants to tap citizens' WhatsApp messages and sought its response within two weeks. (Photo: File)

On social media regulation, SC says its like setting up 'surveillance state'

The top court on Friday took a strong note of the I&B Ministry's decision to set up a social media hub for monitoring online data.

13 Jul 2018 1:43 PM

Once the complaint is registered for determination of fake news, the accreditation of the journalist, whoever created and/or propagated the fake news, will be suspended till the determination regarding the fake news is made, the ministry said. (Representational Image | AP)

Journalists could lose accreditation permanently for fake news: Govt

According to amended rules, publication, telecast of fake news would result in 6-month-suspension of journalist in first violation.

03 Apr 2018 8:18 AM

On Monday, the government said the accreditation of a journalist could be permanently cancelled if the scribe is found generating or propagating fake news. (Photo: File/PTI)

Smriti Irani responds to Cong on measures against ‘fake’ news

Cong asked who will determine if a reported news item is 'fake' and showed apprehension that rules might be misused to harass reporters.

03 Apr 2018 8:02 AM

Replying to queries on Rahul Gandhi, Irani claimed that his own constituents don't want to give him a chance, and for the first time in the past three years all the local body elections and assembly seats have been lost by the Congress in his constituency. (Photo: PTI)

Smriti Irani attacks Rahul on data privacy issue, to make announcement on digital news policy

In another jibe at Gandhi, she called herself a 'self-made woman' and said her identity is not defined by who her father is.

30 Mar 2018 9:35 AM

Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash had earlier said that the public broadcaster had to pay staff salaries for January and February out of its contingency funds as the ministry led by Smriti Irani had not released the funds. (Photo: PTI)

After debate over salaries, Prasar Bharti CEO defends Smriti Irani

The Wire had earlier claimed that the delay in release of funds was due to alleged standoff between the Prasar Bharati and the I&B ministry.

05 Mar 2018 9:02 AM

The I&B Ministry had asked all TV channels to restrict airing of condom ads to slots between 10 pm and 6 am as these 'could be indecent/inappropriate for viewing by children'. (Photo: File)

Policy advocacy bodies applaud I&B’s clarification over condom ads

Policy body said, instead of restricting the debate to ‘explicit contents’, I&B should focus on larger issues like knowledge of HIV-AIDS.

24 Dec 2017 2:40 PM

Earlier on Friday, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) had sought a reply from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the police commissioners of Delhi and Mumbai over complaints lodged against the actors. (Photo: PTI)

Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty deride Scheduled Castes in TV shows; booked

They have been accused of humiliating and insulting the Scheduled Castes by using the word 'bhangi' in separate TV shows.

23 Dec 2017 12:43 PM

The condom conundrum

The issue has now snowballed raising questions about the sensitivity of audiences and the quality of sex education in the country.

14 Dec 2017 12:11 AM

Deepika Padukone-Shahid Kapoor-Ranveer Singh film was earlier scheduled to release on December 1. The makers have deferred the release till they receive a certificate from the CBFC. (Photo: File)

Media screening of Padmavati to influence CBFC? parliamentary panel to Bhansali

The panel is headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur and its members are senior BJP leader LK Advani and film actor Raj Babbar, a Congress leader.

30 Nov 2017 9:30 PM

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