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PCI seeks report from UP govt on journalist's murder

PCI seeks report from UP govt on journalist's murder

Ashutosh Srivastava, a journalist with the Sudarshan News television channel, was shot dead in Jaunpur on Monday

17 May,2024 09:36 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Indian Journalists' Union calls for law to protect scribes, tackle fake news

Indian Journalists' Union calls for law to protect scribes, tackle fake news

Journalists and experts from different fields deliberating on challenges confronting the media "on a daily basis" have called for a central law to protect "truth-seeking journalists" and censure those peddling fake news

02 October,2023 09:40 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Attack on journalist: Press Council of India takes suo moto cognizance

Attack on journalist: Press Council of India takes suo moto cognizance

A video of the incident had gone viral on social media platforms in which journalist Sandeep Mahajan was seen being pulled down from his two-wheeler and beaten

18 August,2023 04:29 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Press Council of India issues notice to Punjab govt over arrest of journalist

Press Council of India issues notice to Punjab govt over arrest of journalist

TV journalist Bhawana Kishore and two others were arrested by Punjab Police on May 5 when their vehicle allegedly hit a woman, injuring her hand. She was released from a jail in Ludhiana on May 7, a day after the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted her interim bail

10 May,2023 11:03 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Journalist's murder: Press Council of India seeks report from Maharashtra govt

Journalist's murder: Press Council of India seeks report from Maharashtra govt

Taking suo motu cognizance of the matter, Press Council of India Chairperson Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai directed the Maharashtra government through its chief secretary and Director General of Police to submit a report on the facts of the case at the earliest

10 February,2023 09:24 PM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
National Press Day 2022: Know why is it celebrated

National Press Day 2022: Know why is it celebrated

The First Press Commission had decided to form a body with statutory authority that would be maintaining the ethics in the field of journalism

16 November,2022 03:00 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
National Press Day 2022: Date, history, significance and all you need to know

National Press Day 2022: Date, history, significance and all you need to know

The Press Council of India also examines the quality of reportage of the Indian press and keeps a check on journalistic activities

15 November,2022 02:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Delhi government to organise mass Covid-19 vaccination drive for journalists, me

Delhi government to organise mass Covid-19 vaccination drive for journalists, me

The vaccination camps will be organised at the offices of the media houses and the cost will be borne by the government, an official said

07 May,2021 12:00 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Justice Sawant contributed to ensure autonomy of courts: Sharad Pawar

Justice Sawant contributed to ensure autonomy of courts: Sharad Pawar

Pawar, a former Union minister, said Justice Sawant took care throughout his life to see how his intelligence would help the common people

16 February,2021 08:16 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Plea seeks law to regulate fake news on social media, SC issues notice

Plea seeks law to regulate fake news on social media, SC issues notice

The petitioner has contended that the authorities concerned should be issued directions to develop a mechanism to filter and simultaneously remove hate speeches and fake news within a short space of time

02 February,2021 07:34 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS

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