Information and Broadcasting Ministry

Govt bans documentary film on beef ahead of fest, director blames ‘wrong vibes’

On: November 1, 2015

Organisers of a documentary film festival are unlikely to screen a 21-minute film that deals with “beef-eating practices in Mumbai” during the event starting Friday because the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has refused to exempt it from certification. The documentary, titled Caste on the Menu Card, was the only oneContinue Reading

Memon hanging: three tv channels face action

By: Matters India

On: August 11, 2015

In: National

New Delhi — The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued show-cause notice to three television news channels over coverage of the hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon. Official sources said the ministry considered the coverage “inappropriate,” following which the broadcasters have been asked to explain how their coverageContinue Reading