Govt issues anti-tobacco rules for OTT platforms

On the World No Tobacco Day, the Union health ministry on Wednesday notified the amended rules under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2004, making it mandatory for OTT platforms to......

New Parliament will be paperless -- here's what to expect

In the new Parliament House, with a soft launch this winter session, paper is expected to disappear. For the guidance of ministers, secretaries can scribble notes on linked pads even from their......

National anthem not mandatory in cinema halls, says Supreme Court

Reversing its order, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that playing of national anthem in cinema halls before screening of films is no longer mandatory and left it to a government......

National Anthem in cinemas: Centre urges SC to modify order, forms panel

In a change of stand, the Centre on Monday suggested the Supreme Court to modify its earlier order making it mandatory for cinema halls to play the national anthem before screening......

Startup India: Why progress is soooo slow

  Seven months down the line, not much progress has been made, except that the scheme is still being fine-tuned, report Ishan Bakshi and Nitin Sethi. Launched in January this year with a......

Coal block allocations: Who was RESPONSIBLE?

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has sought answers from the central and state governments on the controversial coal block allocations, as the latter two disagree on which agency......

Sex, sleaze spell boom for Hindi channels

Earlier this week when Rajat Sharma's Hindi news channel India TV grabbed almost 18 per cent share of the news market, top management teams in rival companies such as Zee News, Aaj Tak and Star......

Ministry seeks clear security norms on SEZs

The commerce ministry has asked the home ministry to issue specific guidelines for approving those Special Economic Zones whose clearance has been deferred on security grounds.There were over half......