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Home Ministry revokes security clearance to Qatar-based English news channel Al Jazeera
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revoked security clearance of Qatar government’s state-funded English news broadcaster Al Jazeera. It is believed that main reason for this revocation is considered to be over documentary made by Qatari channel on militancy ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Videsh Aaya Pradesh ke Dwaar: MEA launches engagement programme with Regional Media
The External Publicity and Public Diplomacy Division of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) launched ‘Videsh Aaya Pradesh ke Dwaar’, an engagement programme with regional media in Hyderabad, Telangana. The initiative aims enhance public diplomacy outreach of MEA and its commitment ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
India, Ethiopia sign agreements on trade, communication
India and Ethiopia have signed agreements on trade, communication and media to boost bilateral ties. The agreements were signed after wide ranging talks between President Ram Nath Kovind and his Ethiopian counterpart Mulatu Teshome at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Union Government puts ban on NDTV India on hold
The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has put hold its order imposing a oneday ban on Hindi channel NDTV India. Earlier, the ministry had imposed oneday ban (on November 9) on NDTV India over its live coverage of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Union Government announces new Print Media Advertisement policy
The Union Information and Broadcasting ministry has framed a New Print Media Advertisement Policy for Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP). The objective of the policy is to promote transparency and accountability in issuing of advertisements in print media. ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners
The Sympathizer, a debut novel of Vietnamese American professor Viet Thanh Nguyen has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. While, Associated Press has won two prestigious Pulitzer prize in Public Service for coverage for an investigation of severe labour abuses ..