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Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 decriminalized

With an aim to make the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 more business-friendly and to boost the investor confidence in the sector, punishments specified under Section 16 were re-examined and were decriminalized through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provision) Act, 2023.

Gagging Films

Cinema in India has played a crucial role in nation-building right from pre-independence days through the last seven decades and emerged as a powerful medium.

Online news portals, streaming platforms now under Information and Broadcasting Ministry

The order was announced in a gazette notification on Wednesday and it amended the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules to include ‘films and audiovisual programmes made available by online content providers’ and ‘news and current affairs content on online platforms’ under the purview of the I&B Ministry headed by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.