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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicI&B ministry

Topic: I&B 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.

NFDC chief’s sacking shocks film industry, officials say internal audit sealed her fate

While Nina Lath Gupta was considered a top performer, NFDC under her allegedly flouted rules and favoured select media groups.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.