 "newspaper, news, censor, censorship, paid news")
Last Friday, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting banned Asianet News and MediaOne for 48 hours. Their coverage of the recent Delhi riots allegedly violated the rule on “programming that causes social disharmony” under Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act of 1995. The riots left over 50 dead and hundreds homeless. Asianet News and MediaOne questioned the Ministry’s decision. By Saturday, the ban was revoked.
This is symbolism at its worst. Delhi is in north India, where Hindi and English are among the most spoken languages. However two Malayalam channels with a negligible audience in Delhi are being hauled up
This is symbolism at its worst. Delhi is in north India, where Hindi and English are among the most spoken languages. However two Malayalam channels with a negligible audience in Delhi are being hauled up
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