Nidhi Khare, head of Central Consumer Protection Authority, a statutory body that protects consumers’ rights, says both firms did not submit data to substantiate their claims.
Govt hopes for double the footfall of last Amarnath Yatra in 2019, which was curtailed ahead of scrapping of Article 370. The 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to Covid.
In a statement, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting revealed that 18 of the blocked channels were based in India, while four were based in Pakistan.
The ministry said the channels & websites belong to a 'coordinated disinformation network' operating from Pakistan and spreading fake news about sensitive subjects related to India.
The new rules stipulate a three-layer mechanism — self-regulation by broadcasters, self-regulation by self-regulating bodies and an oversight mechanism by the central government.
In FY 2020-21, Centre provided assistance to families of 41 journalists who died of Covid, and extended the assistance to families of 26 more journalists on Thursday.
A Group of Ministers has suggested tracking 50 ‘negative influencers who discredit the government’ & encouraging 50 ‘positive influencers’ who project govt work in 'right perspective'.
Multimedia campaign will include new jingle, articles in newspapers, interviews & discussions on state-owned broadcasters. Private FM channels will be engaged too.
Modi’s foreign visits got 321 hours of airtime, over 11 times the number for Manmohan Singh. Officials say this is because Modi has been a more ‘active’ PM.
It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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