Katju
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Markandey Katju asks SC to quash Parliament resolutions on anti-Gandhi, anti-Netaji remarks
India | Jun 29, 2015, 05:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Press Council of India chief and retired judge Markandey Katju has filed writ petition before the Supreme Court seeking to quash resolutions passed against him in both House of Parliament over his
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Katju seeks pardon for Zaibunissa in 1993 Mumbai blasts case
India | Mar 27, 2013, 02:59 PM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai, March 27: After actor Sanjay Dutt, Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju Wednesday sought a pardon for Zaibunissa Kazi, another convict in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.The former apex court judge said
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Katju appeals to Maharashtra Governor to pardon Sanjay Dutt
India | Mar 22, 2013, 12:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 22: Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju has appealed to the Maharashtra governor K. Sankaranarayanan to pardon actor Sanjay Dutt, after he was sentenced to five years jail by the
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Katju widens scope of committe to regulate journalism schools
India | Mar 14, 2013, 07:49 AM ISTNew Delhi, March 14 : A day after issuing his controversial order to constitute a committee for recommending qualifications for journalists, Press Council Chairman Markandey Katju on Wednesday widened the scope of the committee to
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Practice of paid news found in Guj polls: Katju
India | Jan 12, 2013, 08:46 AM ISTJabalpur (MP), Jan 12: Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Justice Markanday Katju yesterday released a report on Gujarat polls which claimed that the malpractice of paid news was noticed on a large-scale in the
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Unification of India, Pakistan must to solve Kashmir issue: Katju
India | Dec 08, 2012, 06:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 8: Unification of India and Pakistan is the only solution to the Kashmir problem, according to Press Council of India head Markandey Katju.Addressing a seminar on "Reporting conflict zones", organized by the
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There should be a regulatory body for journalists, says Katju
India | Dec 05, 2012, 11:59 PM ISTMangalore, Dec 5: Press council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju today opined that there should be a regulatory body for journalists on the lines of Medical Council of India and Bar Council.Talking to reporters
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Katju appeals to Pak leadership to release Sarabjit
India | Sep 24, 2012, 10:41 AM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 24: Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju on Sunday appealed to the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan to release Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who is on death row for over
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Katju flays news channels for excessive coverage of Rajesh Khanna's death
India | Aug 24, 2012, 09:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 24: Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju today slammed television news channels for "excessive" coverage on film stars, cricket and astrology to boost viewership rather than focusing on real issues such
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Katju says, judges must be made accountable
India | Aug 18, 2012, 10:39 AM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 17: Press Council of India chief Justice (retd) Markandey Katju has opposed Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia's suggestion that government must not tinker with the independence of judiciary.In an interview
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Freedom Comes With Reasonable Restrictions, Says Katju
India | Feb 04, 2012, 04:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 4: In the backdrop of controversy involving author Salman Rushdie, Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Justice Markandey Katju today said freedom is not “absolute” and is subject to “reasonable restrictions” in
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It Is A Mystery Why Rushdie Won The Booker, Says Katju
India | Jan 30, 2012, 06:21 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 30: Attacking Salman Rushdie, Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Markandey Katju today said the "sensationalism" depicted by his book Satanic Verses has deeply hurt Muslim sensitivities and that an individual's freedom
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Rushdie Is A Poor, Sub-Standard Writer, Opines Retd Justice Katju
India | Jan 25, 2012, 04:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 25: Salman Rushdie is a “poor” and “sub-standard writer” who would have remained largely unknown but for his controversial book ‘Satanic Verses', according to Markandey Katju, till recently a judge of the