Up to 3-year jail term, steep fine for film piracy: Anurag Thakur"We will stop film piracy through this Bill. This has been a longstanding demand of the film industry," Information and Broadcasting Minist...
31 Jul, 2023, 08.01 PM IST
Lok Sabha adjourned for day amid opposition protest over ManipurThe Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day following opposition protests demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Manipu...
31 Jul, 2023, 05.15 PM IST
Rajya Sabha passes bill aimed at curbing film piracyThe Rajya Sabha has passed a bill seeking to curb piracy and simplify licensing procedures for the film industry. The bill proposes a maxim...
27 Jul, 2023, 09.40 PM IST
Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha passes 'The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill'The Jan Vishwas Bill, introduced by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, has been passed by the Lok Sabha in the monsoon session. A...
27 Jul, 2023, 03.47 PM IST
Parliament Monsoon session, Day 6: I.N.D.I.A alliance MPs to wear black clothes to protest over ManipurLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday accepted the no-confidence motion against the government moved by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on behal...
27 Jul, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
Manipur: Both houses of parliament adjourned for the dayOpposition members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha caused noisy interruptions on Thursday amid demands for a discussion on the situation ...
21 Jul, 2023, 12.04 PM IST
Parliament Monsoon session begins today; 31 bills likely to be taken upOther important legislations that are expected to be taken up in the Session are the Bill to replace the Government of the National Capital...
20 Jul, 2023, 10.08 AM IST
Ajay Devgn, R Madhavan & production banners cheer nod to Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023 to curb piracyThe government has approved the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023, which aims to preserve movie-going experiences. Bollywood actors and p...
20 Apr, 2023, 10.04 AM IST
Cabinet nod to Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023A Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in 2019 and the new draft was based on consultations with the film indus...
19 Apr, 2023, 06.26 PM IST
PM Modi holds meeting with top ministers to discuss strategy for Monsoon sessionCongress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh tweeted, "Today the Opposition got the Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2pm ...
19 Jul, 2022, 12.34 PM IST
Film fraternity writes a letter to government for amending Cinematograph ActThe letter has been signed by 3,000 signatories including Vishal Bhardwaj & Mira Nair.
02 Jul, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
Govt issues Tribunals Reforms OrdinanceIt has made amendments to the Cinematograph Act, Copyright Act, Customs Act, Patents Act, Airports Authority of India Act, Trade Marks Act,...
07 Apr, 2021, 02.16 PM IST
Taxpayers need to be careful while assessing provisions in tax lawsThis ordinance provided for significant tax cuts for domestic companies.
09 Dec, 2019, 10.32 AM IST
Government introduces bill in Rajya Sabha to amend Cinematograph Act: Jail term, fine for film piracyThe film industry has been demanding for a long time that the government consider amendments to the law preventing camcording and piracy.
12 Feb, 2019, 05.30 PM IST
Parliamentary Panel asks government to replace Cinematograph ActIn its report headed by MP Anurag Thakur, said Cinematograph Act, 1952 is almost a six decades old legislation and has since been amended s...
22 Dec, 2014, 10.57 PM IST
- Parliamentary panel suggests including filmmakers, directors under proposed law
A Parliamentary panel examining a legislation, which seeks to prohibit indecent representation of women in new forms of communications like...
24 Sep, 2013, 08.28 PM IST
- Amendment may bring in multiple certification of feature films
Government is mulling a multiple certification system for feature films by amending the Cinematograph Act, 1952 to conform to international...
18 Apr, 2010, 02.11 PM IST