Search For "press council of india"
UP: Clean chit to scribe who covered "Chapati-salt" served in mid-day meal
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh police has given clean chit to the journalist Pawan Jaiswal, in the infamous"Roti-Namak" case in the Mirzapur where on August 22, children in a primary school in Hinauta village were served Chapatis and salt for their lunch as
Read More
Won't rest until Andhra govt recalls 'draconian' order issued against medi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 3 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday again criticised the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led state government over its order providing power to the secretaries of government departments to sue media hous
Read More
Press Council of India expresses concern over Andhra govt's order granting
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): The Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad has expressed grave concern over the order issued by the Andhra Pradesh government granting permission to the Secretaries of respective departments to initiate legal action with regard
Read More
Kangana sends legal notice to Entertainment Journalist Guild, PCI for 'imm
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 13 (ANI): Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut on Saturday sent a legal notice to the committee members of Entertainment Journalist Guild (EJG) and Press Council of India (PCI) for supporting a journalist, who got involved in a spat with her during her film's son
Read More
Entries invited for National Awards for Excellence in Journalism
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Press Council of India on Friday invited entries for National Awards for Excellence in Journalism, 2019.
Read More
Nothing 'obnoxious' in taking steps to stop fake news: PCI
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): Terming fake news as a 'global menace', Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman, Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad on Tuesday said that if the government intends to take remedial steps to check its spread then there is nothing wrong or obnoxious about it.
Read More
The Editor's Guild rebukes I and B ministry for 'Fake News' directive
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 03 (ANI): The Editor's Guild of India, on Tuesday, condemned the Information and Broadcasting (I and B) Ministry's directive to keep a check on fake news by the implementation of new rules to penalise journalists.
Read More
Current RPA Act to prevail in K'taka polls
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Tuesday said that all present provisions provided in the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951 will prevail in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Election.
Read More
Rahul mocks PM Modi over 'fake news U-turn'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 3 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the 'fake news' issue.
Read More
Irani urges journalists to fight menace of 'fake news'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday said she would be happy to engage in a debate with journalists to fight the menace of fake news.
Read More
PM Modi directs to withdraw guidelines to stop fake news
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed that the press release regarding fake news be withdrawn and the matter should only be addressed in Press Council of India, according to Prime Minister's Office.
Read More
Govt. frames guidelines to stop fake news
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): To crack down on fake news, the Centre has come up with a few guidelines for the journalists, according to which, upon publishing such news might lead to a possible suspension or cancellation of the press accreditation given to them.
Read More