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News Reports

GOI bans TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps, says they engage in activities that threaten Indian national sovereignty, integrity and defence

OpIndia Staff - 29 June, 2020

The Ministry of Information Technology stated that 59 apps including TikTok that have been banned by the GOI.

Media

Information and Broadcasting Ministry lifts the 48 hour ban on Asianet and MediaOne, imposed for biased coverage of Delhi Riots

OpIndia Staff - 7 March, 2020

Information and Broadcasting Ministry has rescinded the 48-hour ban that was awarded to Asianet News and MediaOne

News Reports

I&B Ministry suspends broadcast of Kerala based news channels Asianet News and MediaOne for 48 hours for biased coverage of Delhi riots

OpIndia Staff - 6 March, 2020

Govt bans two Kerala based channels for 48 hours for being biased towards one community in their Delhi riots coverage

Government and Policy

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar says Doordarshan will hire ‘creative heads’, hints at lateral entry of professionals

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2019

The union minister stated that under the three-year action plan of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, support has been given to Doordarshan to modernize its infrastructure.

Politics

Former Congress I&B minister Manish Tewari says he knows which journalist’s ‘zameer’ gets sold for how much

OpIndia Staff - 11 May, 2019

Congress leader Manish Tewari said that he has been the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister in the past and he knew for how much the conscience of journalists could be purchased.