Topic: TV channels
Modi govt hikes ad rates for private channels, looks to boost TV presence ahead of polls
Announcement of 11% and above hike on rates for government ads on TV comes a fortnight after 25% hike for print media.
When TV channels talked about Priyanka, not Chopra but Gandhi
News channels pecked at Priyanka Gandhi’s appointment as general secretary, East UP for the Congress.
The censorship on media in Pakistan ahead of polls raises doubts on how fair they will be
It is not just about media gagging or the increasing number of cases related to enforced disappearances, it is also about the growing perception of political manipulation by ‘invisible forces’.
BJP is denying ticket to vocal Dalit MPs like Udit Raj because they just won’t fall in line
Most sitting MPs whom BJP denied ticket to contest the 2019 elections were vocal about issues of caste and social justice in India.
3 months of Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi in active politics: Has she lived up to the hype?
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was appointed Congress’ general secretary of Uttar Pradesh (East) on 23 January 2019.
Defence
Indian Coast Guard increases maritime surveillance following Sri Lanka blasts
More ships and aircraft have been deployed to ensure India faces no security threat after a series of blasts killed 290 in Colombo, a Coast Guard official said.
Modi & Shah have turned India into ‘Jingostan’ & are out to conquer the paranoid country
The Modi-Shah BJP has resurrected dangers & the enemy from the past, and built a scary jingoism. It’s a great diversionary tactic, but it never ends well.