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MediaOne News Channel Banned By Centre Again; Cites 'Security Reasons'
Kerala's MediaOne news channel has been banned yet again by the Information and Broadcasting ministry, citing "security reasons", on January 31. MediaOne's Editor Pramod Raman stated that the Malayalam news channel will take legal actions against the union government's decision. "The banning of telecast of MediaOne channel without citing any reason is undemocratic," said Raman. Earlier, MediaOne along with Asianet were briefly suspended… read-more
Tags: MediaOne, Asianet, I&B Ministry, Kerala, Malayalam
Courtesy: Press Trust Of India
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Broadcast Min Summons Amazon Prime Officials Over Tandav Controversy
Following controversy over newly-released web-series Tandav, Amazon Prime's officials have been summoned by the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry. Earlier, a formal police complaint was lodged by Mumbai's West Ghatkopar BJP MLA Ram Kadam on January 17 accusing the web series of hurting… read-more
Tags: Tandav Web Series, Amazon Prime, I&B Ministry, Tandav
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Twitteratis Demand Ban On Tandav, Resignation Of Prakash Javadekar
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has been facing all the heat for Amazon Prime Video's web series 'Tandav' that became a hot topic for allegedly hurting Hindu-sentiments. Twitteratis, on January 17, trended hashtag "Prakash Javadekar Istifa Do", demanding his resignation from his post for failing to stop the offensive content. The alleged anti-Hindu contents of the series, which released… read-more
Tags: I&B Ministry, Prakash Javadekar, Tandav Web Series, Bollywood, Twitter
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