The government has sent show cause notices to 31 television channels for violating rules that forbid them from beaming advertisements of tobacco, liquor or other intoxicants, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.
With at least 50 new TV channels expected over the next six months, and much of the ad revenue cornered by the top few, a shakeout looks inevitable.
Jeetendra and his family-backed Balaji Telefilms is focusing on expanding the content slate on its streaming platform Kutingg through micro dramas and long-format binge shows after the recent ban on its subscription-based video-on-demand platform ALTT due to obscene content.
Four Indian students were among those injured in a stabbing attack at a university in Russia's Bashkortostan Republic. Authorities are investigating the incident, and the Indian Embassy is providing assistance.
It noted that the self-regulatory mechanism can be strengthened after taking note of all existing material, including the inputs of former apex court judges.
News Time Assam be taken off air for 1-day and Care World TV channel for 7-days.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar clarified that Rahul Gandhi has only asked the state government to continue the good work, dismissing media reports of a specific message. Speculation arose after a brief conversation between Gandhi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and Shivakumar.
Maheshwari was the familiar face of TV news from 1976 right up till 2005 along with Salma Sultan, Minu Talwar, Shammi Narang, Geetanjali Aiyer, Neeti Ravindran and others.
The Central Bureau of Investigation raided the office of Kalaignar TV channel in Chennai in the wee hours of Friday. Kalagnar channel, which is backed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, has been under the scanner for its links with the 2G scam.Officials of the CBI reportedly searched the premises from 12.30 am to 5.30 am. The channel is also facing allegations of money laundering.CBI officials also questioned the senior management of the office.
Unidentified persons on Thursday hurled crude bombs at the office of a popular Tamil TV channel in Chennai, police said. No one was injured in the attack.
A software engineer's death in Noida after his car plunged into a water-filled pit has sparked allegations of negligence against local authorities. An Irrigation Department letter warning about the need for head regulators to manage water accumulation in the area was allegedly ignored.
The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to join US President Donald Trump's Gaza Peace Board and is currently considering the offer.
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought an unconditional apology from a private TV channel and its reporter for carrying out a sting operation allegedly showing corruption in the lower judiciary.
Four tourists, with two children among them, were stranded about 150 feet above ground near Anachal on Friday after the crane lifting a 'sky-dining' restaurant malfunctioned.
The Olympic freestyle skiers and snowboarders who flip, spin and twist high above the Alps might look fearless, but they say the reality is very different. Fear is part of the job, and they feel it every day.
Cable TV channels in lakhs of homes in Bangalore went blank on Thursday as operators went on an indefinite strike, demanding that the Karnataka government withdraw the 150 per cent increase in entertainment tax.
Launched under Bharatiya Janata Party's supervision and carrying Chief Minister Narendra Modi's initials, the new 'NaMo Gujarat' television channel on Thursday got the Election Commission's nod but with some riders in the election-bound state, where the model code of conduct is in force.
In a bid to pitch India as an uplinking hub, the government on Tuesday announced relaxation in guidelines for compliance for television channels and also made a 30-minute daily public interest broadcast mandatory, mainly for entertainment channels.
I&B Minister S Jaipal Reddy informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday that Pakistan had been asked to lift the ban on Indian films and TV channels.
The Centre on Monday issued advisories to news websites, OTT platforms and private satellite channels asking them to refrain from carrying advertisements of offshore betting sites. "...the private satellite television channels are strongly advised to refrain advertisements of online offshore betting platforms and/or their surrogate news websites or any such product/service depicting these platforms in a surrogate manner," the ministry of information and broadcasting advisory said. It also warned private satellite television channels of penal action under applicable laws for violation of the advisory.
Senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai will meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in Mumbai on Saturday to lodge a formal protest over the attack on the offices of TV channel IBN-Lokmat. Sardesai will meet Chavan in his capacity as the president of the Editors Guild, along with several senior journalists, and discuss the issue with the chief minister. Journalists will also stage a demonstration at Hutatma Chowk at 1 pm on Saturday to condemn the attack, he said.
I&B Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the channel, run by Naik's Islamic Research Foundation, was denied the rights for "not fulfilling due conditions".
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being 'anti-farmer' and 'selling' the country through the India-US interim trade deal, vowing to stand strongly with farmers.
A dramatic video footage of a Central Reserve Police Force trooper pleading for help after being wounded in a landmine blast in Bihar's Aurangabad district turned out to be a case of mistaken identity with the force saying on Tuesday that he is not the person who suffered injuries and died later.
The wheels of the helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu got stuck in a depression in the newly concreted helipad at Pramadam during her Sabarimala visit.
Sudipto Sen, chairman of the Saradha Group, who was arrested in April last year after the Saradha bubble burst, today came to attend the hearing of the commission. "I want Saradha Group's property to be auctioned to return money to all creditors," Sen said while leaving.
Upset over being denied tickets by the Bharatiya Janata Party despite being its 'loyal workers for years', several aspirants have rebelled against the party and are now contesting the upcoming elections to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) as independent candidates.
South Africa's M-Net cable TV channel is pulling campaign adverts featuring 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius off air with immediate effect, a company official said on Thursday.
The information and broadcasting ministry has issued a stern advisory to all TV channels against telecasting programmes promoting superstitions, occult practices and blind belief, warning that punitive action will be taken in case of any violations. The advisory comes in the wake of the civil society and many media critics expressing concern over a flood of such programmes of late -- especially on Hindi and regional language channels -- to garner TRPs.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) expressed deep sorrow over the death of an Indian Air Force pilot, Wing Commander Namansh Syal, in a Tejas aircraft crash during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show. The incident involved the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and marked the second crash involving a HAL-manufactured aircraft in 20 months.
The victim Rejila Gafoor (36) of Vaikkal near Chadayamangalam, has been admitted to the hospital, while her husband, Sajeer, is absconding, they added.
Lionel Messi eyes owning a club after playing days are done
Tharoor later told reporters in the national capital that he heard about the award on Tuesday and that he was not going for the ceremony.
Shashi Tharoor categorically stated that he would not accept an award named after VD Savarkar, nor attend a related event, even as a senior party colleague wanted the Congress MP to not accept any honour named after the ideologue whom he claimed "bowed before the British."
A private taxi fell into an open canal along a rainwater flooded road near Petta in Kochi on Tuesday morning while the driver was on his way, using a navigation tool, to pick up a passenger, the police said.
An advisory, by the information and broadcasting ministry to the states said there have been reports of "security threats due to TV content" aimed at inciting communal and terrorist violence.
Baghaei also alleged that recent unrest in Iran was fuelled by foreign interference, claiming riots were triggered by "very evident" interventionist remarks by US and Israeli officials.
Russian athletes accused of using doping by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will file a lawsuit against a fellow athlete and her husband who have become the whistleblowers on doping in Russian athletics, RIA-Sport news agency reported on Wednesday.
During the proceedings, the counsel appearing for the Trai said the regulator was willing to look into various issues raised by the broadcasters which have opposed the move to put a cap on advertising time.
'As a nation, we create beautiful content and a high volume of it (films) but we are limited by the number of theatres and screen density.' 'You now have a living-room large screen available to showcase that.'
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