To celebrate 75 years of the country's independence, Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav was launched, as a part of which, several exhibitions were held across the country, featuring major landmarks of India's struggle for independence
The minister asserted that the government is committed to ensure the right to freedom of speech and expression enshrined under Article 19 of the Constitution of India.
Of the 20 YouTube channels, the information and broadcasting minister said 15 were run by the Naya Pakistan Group(NPG).
This is one of the few government entities to have a telegram channel.
The warning came a day after Prasad's ministry rebuked Twitter for not complying with its orders to take down inflammatory content.
Supreme court defers the hearing by two weeks while asking the contesting parties to go through the Centre’s reply for filing the rejoinder.
The ministry said the telecast of the remaining episodes of the programme would be subject to the order of the apex court in the pending matter.
At present, there is no law or autonomous body governing digital content.
The order directed the Ministry to look into the enclosure of personal details of RTI activists on its website.
The bonus, to be disbursed to Central government employees in a week’s time, aims to boost spending by middle class.
The advisory comes in the wake of actor Rakul Preet Singh's plea in the Delhi High Court alleging defamatory programs being run against her.
Former I&B minister Manish Tewari talks about how TRP numbers have always been suspect in India, if fraud or cheating is established, the top CEOs and anchors of TV channels can be arrested, and much more.
‘Print & electronic media rarely cross the line, while digital media is completely uncontrolled, it spreads venomous hatred’ centre tells the Supreme Court in a fresh affidavit.
Sudharshan TV Case: The channel in the application filed claims that lakhs and crores of its viewers want to know about the legal proceedings conducted in the court and hear the points of arguments being raised by the parties.
'Constant interruptions coupled with toxic and defamatory smears impact the mental and physical well-being of all individuals on the panel,' Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said in the letter.
Editor of Asianet News Editor M G Radhakrishnan tells Outlook the ban on two Malayalam news channels was a 'naked attack' on press freedom
Referring to the Emergency, Prakash Javadekar said the freedom of press was suppressed in those days.
The advisory comes as Northeast states like Assam and Tripura are witnessing violence and protests after passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) In Parliament.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.