arbitrary and unreasonable", pointing out that the ministry had "conveniently omitted several news reports telecast the same day that reported the government was doing everything possible to curb the violence" | |
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30 pm Friday, for their coverage of the violence that hit parts of northeast Delhi last week | Watch Asianet News Malayalam news channel live with High Quality on YuppTV |
— Thomas Isaac drthomasisaac The ban was also criticised by Ramesh Chennithala, Leader of the Opposition, who said it was a "fascist decision" that was "unconstitutional and against freedom of press".
This includes French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish Castilian and Neutral , Thai, Indonesian and Vietnamese, and Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and English | All democratic minds should unite to voice against this fascist decision |
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MediaOne TV called the charges "not correct |
In orders issued late on Friday evening, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said Asianet News and MediaOne TV had violated provisions of the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994, by broadcasting reports on February 25 that "highlighted the attack on places of worship and siding towards a particular community" | Irshad and Haseeb, two teenage boys from Mattanchery, share a passion for pigeon flying, a local game |
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The ministry said that as per the rules "no programme should be carried | The notification against MediaOne TV focused on a phone-in of a Delhi-based correspondent who claimed "vandals had fired at an anti-CAA protest site from a rooftop from 2 pm to 9 pm and around five anti-CAA protesters were injured" |
It later changed its programming to an entertainment network and expanded its coverage area to the whole State of Tamil Nadu.
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