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Need balance between national security, media freedom: Obama


The Obama administration is in the middle of a controversy related to intrusion into the phone call ...

Obama advocates balance between free press, national security


Obama believes need to maintain a balance between freedom of press & that there is no leak to any in...

US Govt seizes telephone records of AP journalists


In what comes as a further constraint on freedom of the press, the US Government has secretly seized...

Bansal `threatens` scribe, press club seeks apology


Pawan Kumar Bansal Sunday had a brush with the media, barely hours after returning from New Delhi wh...

Wind up Press Council or revamp it: Parliamentary panel


Regretting lack of "effective" government action to tackle paid news, a parliamentary panel has sugg...

Mexican journalists march against attacks on press


Officials in Veracruz state say they know who killed Regina Martinez. The muckraking reporter, found...

European press doubts Italian coalition can last


European editorialists were sceptical that the Italian government sworn in on Sunday, an unlikely al...

Remove Katju as PCI chief, say activists


Social activists here Monday wrote to President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh s...

India Security Press stir at Nashik called off: Union


A `stop work` agitation at India Security Press and Currency Note Press units was called off followi...

Katju writes to President seeking pardon for Devender Pal Singh Bhullar


PCI chairman Justice Markandey Katju has written to President Pranab Mukherjee asking pardon for Dev...

Urdu does not belong to any particular community: Katju


Press Council of India Chairman Justice (retd) Markandey Katju on Sunday said that Urdu belonged to ...

Urdu does not belong to any particular community: Katju


Press Council of India Chairman Justice (retd) Markandey Katju on Sunday said that Urdu belonged to ...

Urdu, Sanskrit are India`s culture, says Katju


Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju Saturday said Urdu and Sanskrit are India`s cu...

Indians vote like cattle: Markandey Katju


India is not a full-fledged democracy as 90 percent of its people vote like sheep and cattle, Press ...

Katju should not act like a spokesperson of a party: JD (U)


With PCI Justice Markandey Katju making a pitch for pardoning actor Sanjay Dutt, Janata Dal (United)...

1993 Mumbai blasts: Sanjay, Zaibunnisa deserve mercy, says Katju


Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju on Wednesday raised his voice to seek mercy fo...

New TRAI rule will curb media freedom: NBA


Terming as an attempt "to muzzle the media" the new TRAI rule mandating TV channels to restrict adve...

Press Club condemns attack on scribes by Asaram Bapu`s men


Mumbai Press Club condemned the attack on journalists, who were covering the pre-Holi celebrations a...

Press Club invites entries for National Media awar


The Mumbai Press Club has invited entries for the coveted "National Press Club Awards for Excellence...

Press Council Act to get more teeth: Govt


To give more teeth to the media watchdog, government on Friday said it will amend Press Council of I...

Minimum qualification for journos needed: Katju


Suggesting that absence of a proper eligibility criterion was affecting the quality of reportage, PC...

New theory in jurisprudence needed: Katju


Modern jurisprudence is undergoing a crisis as it had exhausted the possibility of further developme...

Veteran journalist Om Prakash Taneja passes away


Veteran journalist Om Prakash Taneja passed away after a heart attack a little after midnight.

Livid Hindus in Pak demand reinstatement of voting rights


Members of the Hindu community in Pakistan have protested outside the Lahore Press Club, demanding t...

BJP objects to Katju`s article on Gujarat in Pak daily


BJP attacked Press Council of India chief Markandey Katju for writing article in Pakistan daily agai...

After Jaitley, Nitish hits back at Katju


Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday slammed Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Kat...

Opposition assails Bihar on `muzzling press freedom`


The Opposition charged NDA govt of muzzling freedom of press and demanded a two-hour long debate in ...

Oppn assails Bihar on `muzzling press freedom`


Armed with the Press Council of India (PCI) report, the opposition Tuesday charged the NDA governmen...

Katju faces ire of PCI members; defers adoption of 2 reports


Markandey Katju faced a stormy session in PCI meeting when members of the body forced him to defer a...

Stop acting as Congress’ agent: JD(U) to Katju


Hitting out at Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju for alleging that Bihar government is...

Unfazed by BJP attack, Katju calls Jaitley`s remarks reckless


Under attack from BJP, Press Council chief Markandey Katju accused opposition leader Arun Jaitley of...

Iran says its English channel dropped by satellite


Iran`s English-language channel Press TV says that it has been dropped by the satellite that had bro...

Katju warns of legal action if press wrongly denied govt ads


Hitting out at governments for stopping advertisements to publications over "critical" articles, Pre...

PCI issues guidelines for publishing foreign vacancy ads


In an effort to safeguard interests of overseas job aspirants, Press Council of India has issued gui...

India drops to 140th rank in press freedom, lowest since 2002


India has dropped nine places to 140th rank in the list of 179 countries in the latest World Press F...

Myanmar dissolves press censorship division


Myanmar has dissolved its Press Scrutiny and Registration Division.

90 per cent of people vote on caste lines: Katju


90 per cent of people vote on caste lines instead of assessing a candidate`s merit, Press Council of...

Self-regulation is no regulation: Katju


"Self regulation" as practised by the electronic media is a "ploy" to escape accountability, Markand...

Revise paid news guidelines, take suo motu action: PCI panel


Noting the prevalence of unethical practice of paid news in recent Gujarat polls, a Press Council of...

Chinese media protests against censorship; CPC unfazed


China`s ruling Communist Party has asserted its "absolute and unshakable" control over media organs.

India, Pak have failed in giving minorities their due: Katju


Both India and Pakistan have failed on the test for a civilised society as minorities in either of t...

I never compare myself to Lincoln: Barack Obama


US President Barack Obama said he never compares himself with the great American leader Abraham Linc...

PCI cancels New Year`s celebrations


The Press Club of India has cancelled its New Year`s celebrations following nation-wide grief over t...

Attack on journalists: Katju demands action against cops


The former Supreme Court judge said that he strongly condemned the attack on journalists by the poli...

IWPC delegation submits memorandum to Sheila Dikshit


Indian Women`s Press Corps met Sheila Dikshit and demanded systemic and institutional interventions ...

Leveson Inquiry: Public invited to review British press code


Five lay people will be invited to take part in a review of the British newspapers` code of practice...

Legal notice to Js Katju over ‘idiot Indians’ remarks


Two students from Lucknow have sent a legal notice to Press Council of India chairperson Justice Mar...

Rashtrapati Bhavan`s press wing seeks interns


The press wing of Rashtrapati Bhavan has sought proposals from graduates of national and internation...

British PM Cameron urges quick setup of press regu


Britain`s prime minister has warned newspaper editors they must act quickly to set up an independent...

PCI forms 4-member committee to check paid news in Guj polls


The Press Council of India has formed a four-member committee to investigate the practice of paid ne...