News Broadcasting Standards Authority directs Aaj Tak to air apology on October 27 at 8 PM, in its order on complaint regarding fake tweets telecast relating to actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Fine of one lakh imposed on the channel.
NBSA has also directed other news channels including ABP News, India TV and News 24 to air apologies in relation to sensational and insensitive reporting of Sushant Singh Rajput death.
Further @aajtak has been directed to air an apology on Oct 30 for violating the "privacy" of Sushant Singh Rajput's family and for not taking special care while telecasting distressing visuals. #NBSA #SushantSinghRajput
NBSA directs News24 to air an apology on Oct 29, 9 pm, for headlines used while covering #SushantSinghRajputCase The clause violated deals with no sensationalising or creating panic while reporting. @News24#NBSA
INDIA TV directed by NBSA to air apology on Oct 27, 9 pm on a complaint for showing the body of Sushant Singh Rajput and there by violating the clause on treating the dead with respect. @indiatvnews#NBSA#SushantSinghRajput
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The petitions challenging the winding up of debt schemes were transferred from the Delhi High Court, the Gujarat High Court, and the Madras High Court.
Faizan Khan was arrested by Delhi Police in the case pertaining to the conspiracy that led to the riots in the capital’s North-East area in February 2020. #DelhiRiots
The specific allegation against Faizan was that he activated the SIM card while working as the authorized Airtel representative at a store called Golden Communication. #DelhiRiots
Mumbai Police registers FIR against the editorial team of Republic TV for allegedly defaming Mumbai Police, trying to cause"disaffection" among members of police force.
On complaint of Police officer Shashikant Pawan, NM Joshi Marg PS has registered case u/s 3(1) Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act 1922, Sec. 500, 34 IPC against Sagarika Mitra Dy News Editor, Shivani Gupta Anchor/Sr Associate Editor, Shawan Sen &
Niranjan Narayanswamy
The FIR is also against the Editorial staff and Newsroom Incharge for the concerned report getting aired and others.
FIR says accused by airing the concerned report have commited offences amounting to incitement to disaffection among members of the Police Force and defamed it
Assault against YouTuber: Kerala High Court is hearing the anticipatory bail applications preferred by Malayalam Film Industry dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi and two others, Diya Sana and Sreelakshmi Arackal in a case registered for assaulting YouTuber Vijay P Nair.
The YouTuber had made sexist and offensive remarks against the women. The women rushed to Nair’s office and poured black oil on his face for his vulgar remarks against one of the women and against ‘feminists’ generally. The assault was streamed live on Facebook.
Before leaving, they took his laptop and left.
Their earlier bail plea before a Thiruvanathapuram Sessions Court was rejected by a Court which stated that no one could take the law into their own hands.
Gold Smuggling Case: : Kerala High Court extends interim protection against arrest to suspended Kerala CMO Bureaucrat M. Sivasankar, reserves orders in the case.
Sivasankar approached the Court apprehending arrest in the investigations launched against him by the Customs and ed
Appearing for Sivasankar, Senior Vijayabhanu submitted that the allegations as were made out were vague and were based on likelihoods.
The Customs and ED on the other hand stated that he was not made an accused yet, and granting him anticipatory bail at this stage would hamper the investigations, considering his influence and status.
Delhi Court to shortly begin hearing Delhi Police plea for extension of Umar Khalid's judicial custody in connection with a Delhi riots case under UAPA.