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Friday, September 12, 2025
TopicI&B ministry

Topic: I&B ministry

Smriti Irani: One of Team Modi’s key ministers has also been among its most controversial

The former actor was divested of I&B ministry Monday, just ahead of the 2019 elections. She had earlier lost the HRD ministry.

Irani removal, Goyal, Rathore elevation as much a political move as administrative

Irani, known for her high handedness, frequent run-ins with bureaucrats & the media had become a 'political liability' for the party, especially with Lok Sabha elections due in 2019

Faiz’s daughter Moneeza is undeterred by conference visa denial, will return if invited

Hashmi says she has attended conferences in 10 Indian states, but only lately has she started being snubbed. Insists she’ll attend if invited in future.

Indian journalists face a brutal equation: Fight together for press freedoms or perish

The media can disagree, fight and judge each other. But it can survive and thrive only by closing ranks when its first principles are under attack.

Last Laughs: Smriti Irani’s faux pas, fake news factories, and Mamata Banerjee’s dilemma

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

TalkPoint: Does Smriti Irani episode show Modi losing control over his ministers, or is it a tactical retreat?

Experts weigh in on PMO's intervention to reverse the guidelines released by Information and Broadcasting minister Smriti Irani.

Smriti Irani’s I&B ministry media unit wants to track movement of journalists through RFID

Govt’s communication arm proposed RFID accreditation cards for journalists in January. Home ministry mulling proposal, but officers say tough to implement it.

Editors Guild condemns govt’s fake news order, says faith in Press Council is disturbing

Journalist body says it can’t be left to governments to initiate action against fake news, when governments and parties in power themselves are charged with propagating it.

‘Angry’ over bad publicity, PMO directed PIB to ‘immediately’ withdraw I&B fake news order

I&B minister Smriti Irani is said to have taken the decision suo motu, without consulting the PMO.

Govt to crack down on fake news, cancel accreditation of journalists publishing it

Centre proposes six months’ suspension for a first violation, one year for a second violation and permanent cancellation for a third violation.

On Camera

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

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.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

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.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?