Govt plugging gaps to block foreign 'funding' of newsFor the first time, several non-profit entities, backed by foundations and philanthropists abroad, have been asked to give sworn declaratio...
Rajya Sabha passes Press and Registration of Periodicals BillReplying to the discussion on the bill, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said this will lead to ease of doing business f...
Cabinet nod to Press and Registration of Periodicals BillThe Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill that seeks to do away with the provision for prosecu...
IB Ministry issues fresh Advisory warning against advertisements of betting, gamblingThe Ministry had earlier issued Advisories in the months of June and October 2022 stating that betting and gambling are illegal, and hence ...
Centre may shelve proposal for registration of digital media under PRB Act: OfficialThe Information and Broadcasting Ministry had proposed to include registration of digital media as part of amendments to the Press and Regi...
Monsoon Session: Government lists 24 bills for introductionThe Opposition urged the government to positively respond to a raft of issues that it wants to raise and debate in the Lower House. The fir...
Centre to bring 'Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill' in monsoon session of Parliament"The Bill seeks to replace the Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act, 1867 by decriminalization of the existing Act, keeping the proced...
I-B Ministry extends deadline for suggestions on draft bill for registration of print, publishing industryThe draft Registration of Press and Periodicals (RPP) Bill, 2019, which is set to replace the archaic Press and Registration of Books (PRB)...
Central bank makes dissent public, insists on payments board controlThe RBI wants PRB to be under its purview instead as had been stated in the Finance Bill of 2018.
Government panel suggest setting up of independent Payments Regulatory BoardIn the Finance Act of 2017, the government amended the Payment and Settlement System Act, 2007 (PSSA) and provide for a PRB to be headed by...
Government panel calls for sweeping changes to payments lawThe panel’s recommendations were made in a Bill drafted to replace the existing law on payment and settlement systems.
News-views separation can help print media revival: Arun JaitleyThe minister said while there has been an explosion of TV channels, viewers often watch "shrill debates" and their craving for facts is not...
Publications may face action for not submitting annual statementIn the year 2014-15, only 23,394 publications out of over one lakh had submitted their annual returns to the Registrar for Newspapers in In...
- I&B ministry seeks stakeholders' views on curbs on 'paid news'
In a statement here, the ministry pointed out that the PRB Act of 1867 had been enacted to create a system for keeping a record of publicat...
I & B Ministry planning law change to tackle paid newsManish Tewari said his ministry had forwarded a proposal to the Law Ministry for vetting, which aimed to punish offenders of paid news.
- Govt may revise Press Act to cover news portals, web editions
The 140-year-old Press and Registration of Books Act, enacted during the British period, may undergo extensive overhaul to bring into its a...
- Govt may revise Press Act 1867
The 140-year-old Press and Registration of Books Act, enacted during the British period, may undergo extensive overhaul to bring into its a...