Apart from Information & Broadcasting, Thakur, who had been the BCCI chief in the past, has also been allotted the Youth Affairs and Sports portfolio.
July 8, 2021According to the complaints, Hindu deities have been denigrated in it.
January 18, 2021It further said that “every such gaming advertisement must carry the following disclaimer: 'This game involves an element of financial risk and may be addictive. Please play responsibly and at your won risk'."
December 5, 2020It said India had on January 30 put in place a comprehensive response system at its borders much before WHO declared Coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern.
March 28, 2020New I&B minister said, leaders like J.P. Narayan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L.K. Advani fought hard to restore freedom of press.
May 31, 2019The development comes as the awards also include one for the 'most film-friendly state'.
April 24, 2019Earlier, DTH service provider Tata Sky in a tweet had said that NaMo TV is a 'Hindi news service' which provides the latest breaking news on national politics.
April 4, 2019The move is seen to end the monopoly of the Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC), which measures the television audience preferences.
April 15, 2018The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has constituted a committee to frame rules to regulate news portals and media websites, according to an official order which came a day after the government withdrew its contentious guidelines on the fake news following widespread criticism. According to the order dated April 4, the 10-member committee includes secretaries of …
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April 5, 2018A day after Editors’ Guild thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for intervening and striking down the stringent guidelines on fake news issued by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the Indian Newspaper Society (INS), an apex body of the print media industry, on Wednesday welcomed PM Modi’s decision. After widespread criticism by journalists and opposition (parties), …
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April 4, 2018In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Guild said that the order, which has now been revoked, was an attempt by the government to police the media.
April 3, 2018The PMO said that Press Council of India should handle the issue.
April 3, 2018The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has sought suggestions from telecom regulator TRAI on norms related to uplinking and downlinking of TV channels in view of changes in technology and “lessons learnt” from recent experiences. According to a statement by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the government felt there was a need to amend …
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December 20, 2017