Tag: Media

Allahabad HC tells media not to publish photos of women bathing at Kumbh Mela

The Allahabad High Court on Saturday directed that no photographs of women taking a bath or a dip in the river at Kumbh Mela are to be published by any print or visual media.

February 9, 2019

Panel Discussions at Jaipur Literature Festival touched burning issues

The just ended Jaipur Literature Festival had a lot to offer for the visitors. The panel discussions hosted by it touched upon several burning issues. Majid Alam describes two important discussions ~ democracy and Right to information

January 31, 2019

Congress MLAs unreachable to media, not to me: HD Kumaraswamy

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy rejected reports that some Congress MLAs have gone incommunicado and are unreachable to the Congress-JD(S) coalition.  

January 16, 2019

PM Modi says ‘Mann Ki Baat’ is not about politics, thanks media

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' was never about politics and thanked the media for playing it on their channels.

November 25, 2018

Sabarimala temple re-opens today; 2,300 police personnel deployed

This is the second time the hill temple would open for 'darshan' after the Supreme Court allowed entry of women of all age groups into it.

November 5, 2018

Media using pipe bomb scare to score political points: Donald Trump

Trump has had a tense relationship with the media dating back to his presidential campaign and extending into his tenure in the White House.

October 27, 2018

Sabarimala temple closes today; media warned of targeted attack, asked to stay away

The temple had opened its portals for monthly rituals on October 18 for the first time after the recent Supreme Court order permitting women of all age groups into the shrine.

October 22, 2018

Mob violence will invite serious consequences under law: Govt asks states to issue warning

Home Minister Rajnath Singh, had earlier said in the Parliament that the government will enact a law, if required, to curb incidents of lynching.

September 28, 2018

No blanket ban on reporting of Muzaffarpur shelter home case: SC

The apex court, however, asked both the print and the electronic media not to sensationalise the incidents of sexual abuse and sexual violence.

September 20, 2018

Media has to be critical and fearless: West Bengal Governor

Former editor-in-chief of The Hindu focuses on watchdog role of media.

September 9, 2018

BJP government intimidating media, alleges Congress

Kharge was referring to two senior employees of a news television channel who were told to quit after doing a reality check programme on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claims

August 3, 2018

Ivanka Trump disagrees with Donald Trump on family separation, treatment of media

In an interview, Ivanka said the US government's "zero tolerance" policy, which includes separating parents and children apprehended at the US-Mexico border, has brought the administration to a "low point".

August 3, 2018

Arjun Ram Meghwal claims media ‘misinterpreted’ his lynching statement

Meghwal, an MP from Bikaner, had on Saturday told reporters that incidents of lynching will rise with the increasing popularity of the Prime Minister in an attempt to defame him.

July 22, 2018

Media should enrich thought process of people: Venkaiah Naidu

He was addressing the gathering after presenting degrees to students at the 3rd Convocation of Kushabhau Thakre Patrikarita Avam Jansanchar Vishwavidyalaya, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

May 16, 2018

Media shouldn’t combine news and views: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said the media should not combine news and views, adding that it should follow a new TRP philosophy — “promotion of truth in a responsible and professional manner”. Recalling the contribution of several journalists during the independence movement, who considered the profession their mission, he said these days, …

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May 16, 2018

Media asked to leave Defence Minister’s event after invitation

After an email invitation to cover Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s event on Cantonment Boards here on Friday afternoon, journalists were asked to leave the venue because the programme was not open to the media. The event was held at Raksha Sampada Bhawan on Ulaanbaatar Road in Delhi Cantt area, close to the airport. Sitharaman was …

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May 4, 2018

Disclosure of rape victims’ identity: Even dead have dignity, says SC

Even the dead have dignity. They cannot be “named or shamed.” This was the observation of the Supreme Court on Tuesday as it dealt with the issue of disclosure of the identity of rape victims, including the eight-year-old girl who was raped and brutally murdered recently in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir. It said that …

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April 24, 2018