-The Hindu Bringing digital media under the I&B Ministry nips in the bud the promise of combative journalism The Government’s move bringing online news and current affairs portals along with “films and audio-visual programmes made available by online content providers” under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is as brazen as it is wily. Brazen, because this is an attack on the free press, targeted at a section that has been bold and...
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Rajasthan’s Migrant Workers Adapt In Changing Job Market -Sunaina Kumar
-IndiaSpend.com New Delhi: At 7 a.m. every day, Vala Ram Gameti, 32, sets off from his home at Koviya village in southern Rajasthan to the nearest market, about 3 km away. He takes an hour for the day’s prep--chopping onions, carrots, cabbage, and stewing sauces. By 9 a.m., he pulls up the shutters of Bankyarani Chinese Corner, “the first-ever Chinese food stall in the area” as he proclaims it to be....
More »Decoding the close Bihar verdict -Shreyas Sardesai, Sandeep Shastri, Sanjay Kumar and Suhas Palshikar
-The Indian Express Bihar Assembly election results 2020: Held against the backdrop of the pandemic, the Bihar contest was also one of the closest in recent times. In this post-poll survey, Lokniti-CSDS unpacks the many aspects of NDA’s narrow victory over the Mahagathbandhan — caste & community, confidence in Modi, and women voting more for NDA. As the counting of votes in Bihar continued through the day on Tuesday, the close nature...
More »Jharkhand Assembly passes resolution on ‘Sarna Code’ -Mukesh Ranjan
-The New Indian Express The resolution will seek a special column for followers of the ‘Sarna’ religion in the Census 2021. RANCHI: During the one-day special session on Wednesday, Jharkhand Assembly passed a resolution for the provision of a separate ‘Sarna Code’ for tribals. Chief Minister Hemant Soren tabled the proposal, which was passed unanimously with a voice vote by the Assembly. The resolution will seek a special column for followers of the...
More »Online News Portals, Content Providers Now Under Government Regulation -Arvind Gunasekar
-NDTV.com New Delhi: The Government has issued an order bringing online news portals and content providers such as Netflix under the Information and Broadcasting ministry. At present, there is no law or autonomous body governing digital content. The Press Council of India takes care of the print media, the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) monitors news channels, the Advertising Standards Council of India is for advertising while the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)...
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