Tehelka case: PCI chief Markandey Katju rejects members` charges

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 00:22

PCI chairperson Markandey Katju rejected charges of "stoic silence" over Tehelka case, saying it has already asked all media houses to set up internal committees to prevent sexual harassment.

SC asks Centre to frame guidelines to regulate TV contents

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 22:44

The Supreme Court on Friday asked three central ministries and others including Press Council of India (PCI) to respond to a PIL seeking framing of guidelines to regulate contents of television channels.

SC notice to Centre on plea to regulate TV channels` content

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 12:51

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and PCI on a plea for setting up an independent mechanism to regulate content of television channels.

Media houses asked to set up panel for sexual harassment cases

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 15:33

The Press Council of India (PCI) has asked all media organisations to set up internal committees to prevent and redress cases of sexual harassment of women at workplace.

Corporate ownership of media is an inescapable reality: Tewari

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 18:47

Corporate as well as surrogate political ownership of media are "inescapable" realities, Union minister Manish Tewari said and asked media industry to devise ways to separate commercial considerations and editorial autonomy.

Maharastra: 140 incidents of attack on scribes in 6 months, says PCI

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 23:24

As many as 140 incidents of attack on journalists have taken place in Maharashtra till June this year, the Press Council of India (PCI) said.

Markandey Katju apologises for ‘90% of Indians are fools’ remark

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 15:33

) Markandey Katju on Saturday apologised to people whose feelings he may have hurt by his "90 percent of Indians are fools" remark or other statements.

I&B asks TRAI, PCI to expedite recommendations on FDI in media

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 22:25

The I&B ministry had earlier sought comments from TRAI on a paper prepared by the Finance ministry in which it had suggested raising the FDI limits in the broadcasting sector.

Katju takes a dig at Modi, says ‘talk of religious nationalism is anti-national’

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 17:10

Indians ought to be all Indian nationalists first and those talking about Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian nationalisms were anti-national, Press Council of India`s Justice Markandey Katju said.

Remove Katju as PCI chief, say activists

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 19:55

Social activists here Monday wrote to President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking the removal of Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju.

Katju writes to President seeking pardon for Devender Pal Singh Bhullar

Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 21:25

PCI chairman Justice Markandey Katju has written to President Pranab Mukherjee asking pardon for Devender Pal Singh Bhullar awarded death sentence in connection with 1993 Delhi bomb blast.

Urdu does not belong to any particular community: Katju

Last Updated: Sunday, April 7, 2013, 16:06

Press Council of India Chairman Justice (retd) Markandey Katju on Sunday said that Urdu belonged to all and not restricted to any particular community.