Don’t malign individuals: Govt to pvt channels
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON OCT 09, 2020 11:14 PM IST
The Information and Broadcasting ministry on Friday asked all private television channels to adhere to the content norms and emphasised that no programme should criticise, malign or slander any individual or certain groups.
The advisory comes in the wake of actor Rakul Preet Singh’s plea in the Delhi high court, alleging that defamatory programmes were being run against her in connection with the drugs probe related to the Sushant Singh Rajput case.
In its advisory, the I&B ministry said, on various occasions, it has issued advisories to TV channels to broadcast content adhering to the Programme and Advertising Codes under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995.
Attention is drawn to the provisions of the Programme Code as per which no programme should contain anything obscene, defamatory, deliberate, false and suggestive innuendos and half truths, the advisory said.
As per the Code, no programme should criticise, malign or slander any individual in person or certain groups, segments of social, public and moral life of the country, the ministry said.
Uttarakhand assembly polls a yr away, BJP starts prep; Cong faces infighting
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 05:12 PM IST
Uttarakhand BJP president Bansidhar Bhagat has formed a five-member committee under the leadership of Rajya Sabha member Naresh Bansal for preparing a road map for the 2022 elections
Tandav over Tandav: Why Amazon’s political drama ignited a firestorm
Reported by Aditi PrasadEdited by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 05:12 PM IST
The controversy over Tandav once again raises the age-old debate about freedom of expression versus moral policing and censorship.
BSF constable kills self with service rifle in Tripura
By Priyanka Deb Barman
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 05:08 PM IST
Shahnawaz Hussain, Mukesh Sahni set to become Bihar MLCs unopposed
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 05:00 PM IST
- No other person has filed nomination against Shahnawaz Hussain and Mukesh Sani in view of the obvious majority of the National Democratic Alliance in the state legislature
Scale down deployment of teachers on Covid-19 duty: Delhi dy CM Manish Sisodia
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 04:54 PM IST
As schools in the Capital reopened, several principals had expressed concerns of managing classes as teachers remained deployed on Covid-19 duty
News updates from Hindustan Times: FIR against makers of web series Tandav
By hindustantimes.com
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 04:52 PM IST
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Physical hearing on alternate basis resumes in Delhi district courts
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 04:51 PM IST
The subordinate Courts have also been permitted to record evidence (except in those cases where the accused is in custody) while scrupulously adhering to the norms of social distancing when holding Courts physically.
Man arrested for running fictitious firms to aid businesses evade GST: Officials
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 04:47 PM IST
Investigation conducted so far has revealed 46 firms to be fictitious which were being controlled by Kumar and his associate.
Amitabh Bachchan voice removed from Covid-19 awareness caller tune: HC told
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 04:39 PM IST
The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh by the petitioner who said that with the removal of the actor's voice from the caller tune his plea has become infructuous.
FIR registered in UP against makers of web series ‘Tandav’
By HT Correspondents | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 04:41 PM IST
A case has also been registered against the producer of web series ‘Mirzapur’ and Amazon Prime for hurting religious sentiments and social beliefs in Mirzapur district of eastern UP
RSS decision-making body to hold annual meet in Bengaluru
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 04:13 PM IST
The annual meeting, which will have in attendance the RSS brass and leaders of its 40-plus affiliates including the Bharatiya Janata Party president, was cancelled last year on account of the pandemic
Before 2025, we aim to bring down road accidents by 50%: Nitin Gadkari
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 04:12 PM IST
Highlighlight the achievements of the Ministry, he said, "We have achieved the target of constructing 30 kilometres of road per day. I believe that by the end of March, perhaps we will achieve the target of constructing 40 kilometres of road per day."
16-year-old girl's body with throat slit found in Rajasthan's Barmer
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 04:10 PM IST
Family members and locals have alleged that the minor was raped, but police said it could be confirmed only after the post-mortem.
India's first voter, ex-school teacher: Shyam Saran Negi has never missed an ele
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 04:07 PM IST
Negi has voted in every general election since 1951 and is believed to be India's oldest voter.
Uttarakhand: Man arrested for drowning two children in a canal
By Kalyan Das
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 04:03 PM IST
The man, who started living with a woman and her two children after her husband died two years ago, told police that he thought of the children, aged 6 and 7, as “obstacles”