Press Council Of India
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Press council to send 3-member team to J&K to assess media scenario
India | Jun 28, 2018, 05:18 PM ISTThe team will visit the state July 1-5 and make thorough study into the present state of press in Jammu and Kashmir by holding discussions with mediapersons and the family of the slain editor-in-chief of the daily ‘Rising Kashmir’
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Matrimonial ads based on caste and creed violate Article 15 of Constitution
India | Apr 08, 2015, 06:26 AM ISTNew Delhi: Matrimonial advertisements based on race, caste and religion in newspapers and magazines are very common today. And indeed media organisations charge very high for publishing these advertisements. But barely anyone knows about the legitimacy
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"Let Katrina Kaif become President of India," blogs retired Justice Markandey Katju
India | Jan 14, 2015, 03:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former chairman of Press Council of India and retired Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has wryly remarked that he would rather like Katrina Kaif to become the next President of India, but on
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Congress cannot revive till Sonia, Rahul remain leaders, says Justice Katju
National | Jan 14, 2015, 03:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former chairman of Press Council of India and retired Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has hit out at Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi, by saying that the party cannot
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Justice CK Prasad assumes charge as new PCI chief
India | Nov 27, 2014, 02:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice C.K. Prasad, Thursday assumed charge as the chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI), an official statement said."Justice CK Prasad who retired as the judge of the
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What am I really? Markandey Katju explains
India | Nov 26, 2014, 09:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: Having missed out a second term as chairperson of Press Council of India, Justice Markandey Katju yesterday said though he has been called various names including megalomaniac at times, an explaination of his
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Former SC judge CK Prasad to succeed Katju as PCI Chief
India | Nov 25, 2014, 01:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge CK Prasad is set to be appointed as the next Chairperson of the Press Council of India.Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources said Prasad has been selected by a committee
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Katju favours uniform civil law
India | Sep 30, 2014, 09:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Press Council of India Chairperson Markandey Katju today favoured a uniform civil law in the country, saying the Muslim personal law is “unjust” as it treats women as “inferior”.“Muslim personal law is an
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Election Commission sleeping on paid news cases?
India | Sep 14, 2014, 01:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Four months after the Election Commission announced that 694 confirmed cases of paid news have been detected in the general elections it is yet to send any formal intimation to the Press Council
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AIBA dismisses Katju's views, push for appointment of Justice H.L. Dattu as CJI
India | Aug 29, 2014, 07:41 PM ISTBangalore: Expressing “deep anguish” on views of Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju that the Chief Justice of India should be selected on merit and not on the basis of seniority, the All India
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CJI should be appointed on basis of merit, not seniority: Katju
India | Aug 24, 2014, 05:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju has pitched for appointment of Chief Justice of India (CJI) on the basis of merit and not on the basis of seniority.He said there is
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Katju triggers fresh controversy, targets ex-CJI Balakrishnan
India | Aug 11, 2014, 07:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Stoking a fresh controversy, Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice Markandey Katju today alleged that the then Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan had pushed for the elevation of a
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DMK demands Markandey Katju's removal as Press Council chief
National | Jul 31, 2014, 11:20 AM ISTChennai: The DMK Wednesday demanded the removal of former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju as chairman of the Press Council to protect the reputation of the judiciary, legislature and the panel.DMK legal wing secretary R.S.Bharathi
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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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PCI order directing TN Home Sectry to appear before it stayed
India | Sep 17, 2013, 07:25 AM ISTChennai: The Madras High Court yesterday stayed the Press Council Of India's order directing the Tamil Nadu Home Secretary and the Madurai District Collector to appear inn person before it on September 19. When a
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Katju at it again, seeks President's pardon for Devinderpal Singh Bhullar
India | Apr 14, 2013, 06:54 AM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 14: Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice Markandey Katju has written to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking pardon for Devender Pal Singh Bhullar who has been awarded death sentence in connection with
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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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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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Scrap Press Council Of India, Says Former CJI Verma
India | Nov 04, 2011, 06:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 4: Former Chief Justice of India J S Verma today described the Press Council of India as an “ineffective” body and suggested it should be shut down. “Everyone knows the Press Council