Allahabad High Court order restraining media set aside
September 14th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday set aside the Allahabad High Court order restraining media from reporting on the movement of army troops. The apex court bench ... Read more...
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Indian cartoonist jailed on sedition charges
September 11th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Delhi, Sept 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A cartoonist in India has been imprisoned for two weeks on sedition charges because of his drawings that were made in a satirical manner on the ... Read more...
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Cartoonist sent to judicial custody, government faces flak on issue (Roundup)
September 10th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Barely a day in police custody for questioning after his arrest on sedition charges, cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was Monday sent to judicial custody as ... Read more...
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Police cut short quizzing cartoonist Aseem Trivedi (Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Barely a day after a cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was sent to seven days police custody after being arrested on sedition charges, investigators cut short his ... Read more...
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Press Council chief slams sedition charge against cartoonist
September 10th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju Monday termed the sedition charge against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi as "stupid" and demanded action against politicians ... Read more...
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NBA slams Katju’s move to regulate electronic media
August 30th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) Thursday opposed what it called a unilateral move by Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju to release a resolution ... Read more...
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Seeking curbs on magical cure ads, Delhi tells court
August 30th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The city government Monday informed the Delhi High Court that a letter has been written to the information and broadcasting (I&B;) ministry and others to ... Read more...
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Man who questioned Mamata denied bail
August 13th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) A West Bengal court Monday rejected the bail plea of a man, who was arrested after he had publicly questioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about ... Read more...
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Court approves guidelines for media reporting on kids
August 8th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday gave its go-ahead to guidelines for media coverage on matters related to children, requiring reporters not to reveal identity of ... Read more...
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Journalist delegation meets Maharashtra governor
July 26th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Senior journalists Thursday met Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan and asked him to intervene in an incident in which a Karnataka legislative assembly committee held an editor ... Read more...
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Visva-Bharati row: NCPCR objects to disclosure of child’s identity
July 14th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India's apex child rights body has demanded action against Visva-Bharati University as well as the print media for disclosing the identity of the Class 5 ... Read more...
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PCI chief Katju praises Mamata
May 12th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Describing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a "person of outstanding quality" and very honest, Press Council of India chairman Markandeya Katju Saturday ... Read more...
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Congress distances itself from media bill (Lead)
May 1st, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday distanced itself from a bill on media regulation proposed by Meenakshi Natarajan, a Lok Sabha MP and an aide of party ... Read more...
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Attacks on scribes: Press council team visits Mumbai
April 24th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) A three-member team of the Press Council of India, which arrived here Monday on a two-day visit to assess problems faced by mediapersons and attacks on ... Read more...
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Justice Katju for regulating social media
April 18th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Press Council of India Chairperson Justice Markandey Katju Wednesday called for regulating social media, saying it would prevent unpleasant material from making it into ... Read more...
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Mamata acting in an immature manner: Justice Katju
April 18th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is not acting in a mature manner by cracking down on her critics and must learn to take ... Read more...
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‘Media should self-regulate, ward off regulator’
April 2nd, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Self-regulation by the Indian media is better than external agencies breathing down its reportage, experts said at an event here even as the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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Press council begins probe into complaints in Bihar
April 1st, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 1 (IANS) A three-member Press Council Of India (PCI) fact-finding team Sunday began a two-day hearing on charges of the Bihar government pressurising journalists, the team's head said.The ... Read more...
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Katju favours strong Lokpal, but not in present form
March 31st, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The demand for a stronger anti-graft Lokpal legislation found a supporter in Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju, who Saturday urged parliament ... Read more...
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Pakistani virologist Chisty released, apex court told
March 19th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told Monday that Pakistani virologist Mohammad Khaleel Chishty, undergoing life term in Ajmer jail for murder, was back home after ... Read more...
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Katju praises Pakistan media
March 17th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju has praised Pakistan journalists, who he said were courageously, "even at the risk of their lives, reporting ... Read more...
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Court wants early meeting of panel on media
March 7th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday ordered an early meeting of a committee constituted by it to frame guidelines on media reports related to children.The ... Read more...
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Lawyers assault media persons, judicial probe ordered (Second Lead)
March 2nd, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) A group of lawyers here Friday took law into their hands and thrashed media persons, stoned their vehicles, police and college students at a court complex ... Read more...
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Press Council chief condemns attack on media
March 2nd, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju condemned Friday's attack on media persons by lawyers here."I am deeply distressed that some lawyers took the law into ... Read more...
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Media continues boycott of Jammu & Kashmir House proceedings
February 28th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 28 (IANS) Media persons Tuesday continued to boycott proceedings in the Jammu and Kashmir legislature in protest against assembly Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone's controversial remarks made the previous ... Read more...
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Media boycotts Kashmir legislature
February 27th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 27 (IANS) Media persons boycotted the proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature Monday in protest over the remark of Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone.The media persons are ... Read more...
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No press freedom in Bihar, says Katju
February 24th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju said Friday that there was no press freedom in Bihar while this was not the case when Lalu ... Read more...
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Press Council warns Maharashtra government
February 22nd, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) The Press Council of India Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan asking why his government should not be sacked for ... Read more...
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Falak case: Court wants guidelines for media (Second Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the government to constitute a committee on a plea that sought guidelines to regulate media reporting and disclosure of ... Read more...
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Falak case: Court wants guidelines for media (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the government to constitute a committee on a plea that sought guidelines should be framed to regulate media ... Read more...
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States warned against infringing on press freedom
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) The Press Council of India (PCI) has taken strong note of the recent attacks on the media, including the editorial offices of Maharashtra Times, and warned ... Read more...
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Rushdie is poor, sub-standard writer: Katju
January 25th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) A day after Salman Rushdie's video conference at Jaipur Literature Festival was cancelled, Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju Wednesday said the author is ... Read more...
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Ansari concerned over Urdu’s declining popularity
January 14th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Saturday expressed concern over the declining popularity of Urdu in the country, saying that it is less associated with people's daily ... Read more...
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No friction with poll panel: Khurshid
January 14th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday said there was no friction between his ministry and the Election Commission which, like any constitutional body, was ... Read more...
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Don’t treat Sunny Leone as outcast: Katju
January 10th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Ruling out any action against Sunny Leone, who participated in the Indian reality television show, "Big Boss 5", Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Justice ... Read more...
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