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Hindusthan Samachar will be one of ‘multiple sources’ of news for Prasar Bharati, I&B ministry tells Rajya Sabha

The ministry of information and broadcasting said yesterday that Hindusthan Samachar will not be the “sole source” for Prasar Bharati’s daily news feed; it will be one of “multiple sources”. This was clarified in the Rajya Sabha in response to a question from John Brittas of the CPIM. 

Newslaundry · Mar 17, 2023

How the Modi Government systematically made Parliament irrelevant

It was May 20, 2014. The Bharatiya Janata Party having won 282 seats in Lok Sabha, Narendra Damodardas Modi was unequivocally elected as the Prime Minister of India. He got out of a vehicle at the main entrance of Parliament and got down on his knees to touch his head…

Newslaundry · Jun 28, 2018

#Impeachment: Congress terms Vice-President’s order ‘ill-advised’ but what next?

Yesterday morning Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu rejected the notice to initiate the impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. It was expected that the Opposition parties including the Congress party will pounce on the opportunity to hit back at the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Barely hours later, when…

Newslaundry · Apr 24, 2018