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Now, Katju wants President to pardon Bhullar

Press Council of India chairperson Justice Markandey Katju has written to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking pardon for Devender Pal Singh Bhullar who has been awarded death sentence in connection......

Media demonising Muslim community: Markandey Katju

"Discrimination" against Muslims is giving rise to a feeling of injustice among them, Press Council Chairman Markanedya Katju on Sunday claimed and rebuked the media for what he described as......

Pakistan a fake country will reunite with India: Katju

Pakistan is "a fake country", and one day will reunite with India along with Bangladesh, Press Council of India chairperson Justice (Retd) Markandey Katju said in Hyderabad. He also said that......

Lot of 'mediocre' journalists around: Katju

Justifying his decision to appoint a panel on fixing minimum qualification for journalists, Press Council Chairman Markandey Katju on Friday said the aim was not to "muzzle" the media but to......

Katju tears apart 'sons-of-the-soil' theory

Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju has trashed the "sons-of-the-soil" theory, saying people propagating such concept should be ostracised. "What is this sons-of-the-soil theory of some......

US lawmakers, businesses demand Indian trade reforms

Next week, US Secretary of State John Kerry travels to India for the fourth annual US-India Strategic Dialogue. A bipartisan group of more than 170 US lawmakers joined with a coalition of US......

US trade body to campaign against immigration bill

The US India Business Council is planning to launch a major campaign, on a scale witnessed during the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, against certain killer provisions in the US immigration reform......

Markets remain weak, banking shares dip further

Markets ended flat after it staged a recovery in late-noon deals.Weakness in banks and capital goods shares, along with volatility ahead of the F&O expiry took the Sensex to a low of 19,042.The......

India-EU FTA negotiations have been intensified: Min

The negotiations between India and the European Union for a free trade agreement have been ‘intensified’, Parliament was informed on Monday."Negotiations across number of tracks......

COLUMN: Struggle for life saving drugs

People die from diseases like AIDS, TB, etc because life saving essential medicines are either too expensive, or not available because they are not seen as financially viable. When......

'Sunny Leone's past should not be held against her'

Wading into the debate over appearance of Sunny Leone on reality TV show Bigg Boss 5, Press Council of India Chairperson Justice Markandey Katju said the Indo-Canadian porn star's past should not......

ICC presses PCB on Asif doping case

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has pressed the Pakistan cricket Board to outline its position on the Mohammad Asif drugs case. The fast bowler was detained at Dubai airport last June after......

BCCI press ICC for a ban on sledging

The International Cricket Council is set to ban sledgingafter beingprodded by the BCCI to take tough actionagainst unsporting behaviour on the field.In the backdrop of an acrimonious......

BCCI orders spot-fixing probe; Rajasthan to file FIR

Rajasthan Royals will file a criminal complaint against its three cricketers arrested for spot-fixing, even as a rattled Board of Control for Cricket in India said it would follow the rulebook......

RR to file FIR against players, BCCI awaits inquiry report

Rajasthan Royals will file a criminal complaint against its three cricketers arrested for spot-fixing even as a rattled BCCI said it would follow the rulebook before handing down......

'We will never be able to stop spot-fixing'

'There will always be one player who is prepared to corrupt the game because of greed,' Ed Hawkins tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian. Ed Hawkins is no stranger to match-fixing. The British......

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Q. A bill has to be passed to ban Aaj Tak.they have exposed most of the people and ruined our nation.they entered the privacy of leaders.Do you agree with me ?
Music Expert: A. more

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Q. TODAYS KUSHWANT SINGH'S COLUMN IN HINDUSTAN TIMES CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED BY ANY SANE PERSON AS A ' HIGHLY PORNOGRAPHOC/ SEXUAL MATTER" WAS SHOCKED TO FIND IN THIS REPUTED NEWSPAPER. IS THERE NO CONTROL BY THE EDITOR? IS PRESS COUNCIL CHARMAN JUSTICE KATJU AWARE OF IT? CAN KUSHWANT SINGH BE CALLED AN INTELLECTUAL OF CLASS AFTER READING THIS COLUMN? YOUR VIEWS PLS AFTER READING IT IN THE PAPER
Shyamvanwari: A. NO IT IS DUTY OF PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA AND COURT.MEDIA ARE DOING BETTER WORK BY EXPOSING LEADERS. more

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Q. Do you agree with Justice Katju that the hyperactive nature of media and its greed for TRP is making it irresponsible ?
Syed Ilyas: A. don't read hindustan times!!! more

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Q. What is the amount siphoned off by kurshid using the former presidents good name?
Victor: A. Justice Markandey Katju is the Chairman of Press Council of India. He has been critical of political and non-political issues of late and what he...... more

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Q. MARKANDEY KATJU CHAIRMAN OF PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA FIRST WROTE GOVERNOR OF MAHARASTRA TO GRANT PARDON TO SANJAY DUTTA NOW HE HAS WRITTEN FOR JAIBUNISA QAZI CONVICTED FOR 5 YRS FOR SAME OFFENCE TO PARDON HER, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF CRIMINALS ARE PARDONED LIKE THAT, WHY KATJU IS DOING SO?
Ramesh Agarwal: A. One of the most embarrassing episodes of Krishnas tenure came in 2010 at talks in Islamabad with his Pakistan counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi who...... more

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