23 paid news cases in Delhi

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 00:37

Delhi`s Election Commission has detected 23 cases of paid news against 16 candidates, including Revenue Minister Arvinder Singh and Mukesh Sharma, Parliamentary Secretary to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, and added the expenditures in this regard in their poll expenses.

Delhi polls: Notices to 5 candidates for paid news, advertisement

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 21:10

Election office in Delhi today issued notices to five candidates for suspected paid news and advertisement in print media and social media websites.

It`s time for action to restore media`s credibility: Hamid Ansari

Last Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 11:22

Vice President Hamid Ansari has stressed the need for corrective action to restore the credibility of the media.

SEC to focus on poll expense of candidates

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 22:24

Election commission will give special focus to monitoring of expenditure by candidates and paid news in upcoming polls, Deputy Chief Election Commissioner Sudhir Tripathi said Wednesday.

Wind up Press Council or revamp it: Parliamentary panel

Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 19:53

Regretting lack of "effective" government action to tackle paid news, a parliamentary panel has suggested constitution of a stutory body.

Karnataka polls: 42 cases of paid news detected, says EC

Last Updated: Sunday, May 5, 2013, 20:18

Forty two cases of paid news were detected and over Rs 21 crore in cash and liquor worth Rs 7.79 crore seized during Karnataka Assembly elections, the Election Commission said here on Sunday.

EC terms paid news as `moral turpitude`

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 21:44

Terming paid news as "moral turpitude", the Election Commission regretted that there is no law yet to define it.

Karnataka polls: Paid news to come under scrutiny

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 15:54

Election Officers would keep a hawk-eyed vigil on "paid news" in the run-up to the May 5 Karnataka Assembly polls.

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

Last Updated: Friday, January 11, 2013, 19:09

Noting the prevalence of unethical practice of paid news in recent Gujarat polls, a Press Council of India panel suggested a relook at the entire issue by the media watchdog before general elections.

MPs voice concern over paid news in Lok Sabha

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 14:09

Members from various parties Tuesday expressed grave concern in the Lok Sabha over the issue of paid news and content shown on news channels with some of them saying there was need to regulate the media.

EC seeks media`s cooperation in checking paid news

Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 22:58

The Election Commission sought media`s active cooperation in checking the menace of paid news, saying it is equal to muscle and money power.

Arun Jaitley expresses concern over paid news

Last Updated: Monday, October 29, 2012, 19:57

Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley on Monday said there was need for institutions to differentiate between commercial and free speech.