Markandey Katju
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Corrupt judge charge: BJP seeks answer from Dr Manmohan Singh
National | Jul 22, 2014, 01:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP today asked former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress to answer allegations of “improper compromises” by three ex-CJIs during UPA rule, saying the matter was “unfortunate”.“Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
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AIADMK demands probe into allegations of graft in judiciary
National | Jul 21, 2014, 02:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: AIADMK members in Lok Sabha today sought an enquiry into the allegations of corruption in judiciary made by former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, charging DMK and the erstwhile UPA government with “interfering”
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Katju's allegations completely baseless: Balakrishnan
India | Jul 21, 2014, 08:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former CJI K G Balakrishnan today hit back at Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju, terming as “completely baseless” his allegations that he and two other ex-CJIs made “improper compromises” in retaining
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Rajya Sabha disrupted over corruption in judiciary
National | Jul 21, 2014, 12:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was disrupted Monday as AIADMK members raised the issue of corruption in judiciary.As soon as the upper house met, the AIADMK members were on their feet raising the issue.Chairman M.
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Justice Katju hits out at religious nationalism, says it is anti-national
National | Jul 26, 2013, 07:07 PM ISTNagpur, July 26: Indians ought to be all Indian nationalists first and those talking about Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian nationalisms were really anti-national, Press Council of India Chairman, Justice (retd) Markandey Katju said here
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SC must review its verdict barring convicted MPs, MLAs from contesting: Katju
National | Jul 14, 2013, 06:46 AM ISTJaipur, Jul 14: Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju on Saturday expressed reservation over the recent Supreme Court verdict, barring convicted lawmakers from contesting polls, saying it should be reviewed as "judiciary cannot make
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Media spreading communalism, says Katju
India | Apr 07, 2013, 07:39 PM ISTHyderabad, Apr 7: Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju Sunday said media was spreading communalism by its irresponsible reporting of terrorist attacks.He vowed not to allow the media to spread communalism in the interest
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Katju urges Andhra to free constable jailed for killing ACP
India | Apr 06, 2013, 06:54 PM ISTHyderabad, Apr 6: Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju Saturday appealed to Andhra Pradesh government to release Abdul Qadeer, a former police constable who is in jail for last 22 years for gunning down
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Indians vote like sheep and cattle: Markandey Katju
National | Mar 31, 2013, 06:59 AM ISTNew Delhi, March 31: India is not a full-fledged democracy as 90 percent of its people vote like sheep and cattle, Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju said here Saturday.Speaking to TV channel
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PCI chief pitches for pardon for Sanjay Dutt
India | Mar 21, 2013, 11:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 21: Following the upholding of the sentencing of film star Sanjay Dutt to five years imprisonment by the Supreme Court in 1993 Mumbai blasts case, Press Council of India chief Justice Markandey
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Make minimum qualification for journalists mandatory: Katju
India | Mar 12, 2013, 05:21 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 12 : Suggesting that absence of a proper eligibility criterion was affecting the quality of reportage in the country, Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice(retd) Markandey Katju has set up committee
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Reinstate Mirza in DRDO if no evidence against him: Katju
India | Mar 07, 2013, 04:47 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 7 : Press Council Chairperson Markandey Katju has demanded that the government reinstate DRDO scientist Aijaz Ahmed Mirza who was arrested on terror charges but released on bail as the National Investigation
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90% of Indians are idiots: Markandey Katju
India | Dec 09, 2012, 08:09 AM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 9: Ninety per cent of Indians are "idiots" who can easily be misled by mischievous elements in the name of religion, Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice Markandey Katju claimed on
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Katju asks Mamata to mend her ways or lose power
National | Dec 01, 2012, 07:37 AM ISTKolkata, Nov 29: Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju has described West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as "intolerant and whimsical" and warned she would lose power if she did not change.In a letter
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Markandey Katju calls Mamata Banerjee 'dictatorial, intolerant, whimsical'
National | Sep 23, 2012, 12:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 13: Accusing Mamata Banerjee of being "totally dictatorial, intolerant and whimsical", Press Council of India chief Markandey Katju, who had once praised her,on Sunday unleashed stinging criticism of West Bengal chief minister
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Paswan Backs Katju On Media Freedom "Violation" In Bihar
India | Feb 26, 2012, 04:27 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 26: Backing the PCI chairman over his remarks on media freedom in Bihar, LJP chief Ram Bilas Paswan today made a scathing attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying those who claim
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Nitish Declines Comment On Katju's Remarks About Press Freedom
India | Feb 25, 2012, 02:33 PM ISTPatna, Feb 25 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today declined to comment on Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju's statement that the press did not enjoy freedom in the state and was harassed if
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Katju Trust Opposes Proposal To Rename Chandni Chowk After Sachin
India | Jan 04, 2012, 05:47 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 4: A proposal before the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to rename Chandni Chowk after Sachin Tendulkar has drawn flak from a body chaired by Press Council Chairperson Justice Markandey Katju which also
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Electronic Media Should Be Under Press Council's Purview : Katju
India | Oct 30, 2011, 12:25 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 30: Press Council Chairman Markandey Katju has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggesting that the electronic media should be brought under its purview and should be given “more teeth”.“I have written
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Pak President Remits Jail Term Of Indian Convict Gopal Das
World | Mar 27, 2011, 06:19 PM ISTKarachi, March 27: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday remitted the remaining jail sentence of Indian convict Gopal Das detained in jail for the past 27 years on humanitarian grounds, reports said.Spokesperson to the