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TopicMinistry of Information and Broadcasting

Topic: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

No RFID cards for journalists as govt says tracking proposal ‘impractical’, ‘not feasible’

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Flags cost issues, says could damage heritage buildings; PIB proposal had sparked fears that govt wanted to track journalists.

Modi cabinet reshuffle: Piyush Goyal made acting finance minister, Irani removed from I&B

Kumar Anshuman -
Goyal will handle the ministry until the time Arun Jaitley recovers from kidney transplant, Irani reportedly pays the price for controversies.

Over 100 journalists write to Smriti Irani against online media regulation

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The letter says that the govt’s proposed move may drastically impact a medium that has made the media more open and democratic across the world.

The scourge of fake news reaffirms India’s need for a media council with teeth

Prof. S. Sivakumar -
No formal requirements exist for education or training in journalism despite the wide repercussions misdemeanours of unethical scribes can have on the society at large.

Press Council chairman: Not every inaccurate report may be branded ‘fake news’

Vandana Menon -
Justice Prasad says even the PCI needs to understand what is fake news, because its definition is not clear and is not defined by any act.

Plugged-In: Modi versus Smriti Irani, freedom of the press, and Supreme Court’s firm stand

Nandita Singh -
A 24×7 blur of headlines, breaking news and shouting matches, notifications and pop-ups — ThePrint brings to you the news, views and opinions that matter.

Modi directs I&B ministry to withdraw its controversial circular on fake news crackdown

PTI -
According to official sources, the PMO felt that the government should not be the one to determine what constitutes fake news.

The importance of Press Information Bureau accreditation for journalists

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Only print and television journalists are at present eligible to get government accreditation from the Press Information Bureau.

Samriddh Bharat Foundation launched to counter ‘Hindu Rashtra’ & promote progressive ideas

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
Bengaluru-based ‘non-political’ forum is headed by Gurdeep Singh Sappal, former CEO of Rajya Sabha TV and key aide of former Vice-President Hamid Ansari.

Miffed with govt, ‘Shaktimaan’ resigns as children’s film society chief

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Mukesh Khanna, famous for playing Bhishma Pitamah in B.R. Chopra’s Mahabharat and desi superhero Shaktimaan, has alleged ‘lack of support and interest’.
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Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

D.K. Singh -
One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Muslims never held Akbar in high regard. Hindus made him ‘Great’

Bihar voter list revision is not anti-democratic—India can’t let illegals influence polls

Economy

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

Udit Bubna -
SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

Defence

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

National Interest

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

Shekhar Gupta -
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.

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