Press Council may be replaced with media council, says Sushma
Union Government is actively considering to set up a media council in place of the present Press Council of India with a view to bring the electronic media, internet and dotcoms within the scope of the new body.



Protests mar the launch of 24-hr Oriya DD channel
Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said that the reach of Doordarshan will go up to 90 per cent once the three low power transmitters at Balasore, Chittika and Tusura and the high power transmitter at Berhampur are completely installed.



Jaya readies for polls, ask court to let her contest
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalitha has moved the Madras High Court with an appeal to suspend her conviction in the TANSI case to enable her to contest the ensuing Assembly elections.



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