The Delhi High Court Friday said certain media coverage of investigation into the FIR against climate activist Disha Ravi for her alleged involvement in sharing a toolkit backing farmers protest indicates sensationalism and prejudicial reporting , but declined to order removal of any such content at this stage. Recent coverage by the media definitely shows that there is sensationalism, Justice Prathiba M Singh said and added that the issue of removal of content which was already in public domain shall be considered at a later stage. Later in the day, a trial court sent Ravi to judicial custodyfor three days after her five-day police custody expired on Friday.
More than 12,000 complaints were received with regard to misleading advertisements on television between 2017 and 2020, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting informed Lok Sabha on Friday. In written response to a question, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that a total of 12,187 complaints were received in the Grievance Against Misleading Advertisements (GAMA) portal during the period. The portal where consumers can lodge complaints relating to misleading advertisements was launched by the Department of Consumer Affairs in 2015. The minister said that out of these complaints, 8,963 were resolved either by withdrawal or modification of advertisements. All advertisements telecast on TV channels are regulated in accordance with the Advertising Code prescribed under the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994. The Advertising Code also provides that no advertisement which violates the Code of self-regulation in advertising as adopted by the Advertising Standards Counci
Over 12,000 complaints about misleading TV ads received in four years, Centre tells Lok Sabha In written response, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that of these complaints, 8,963 were resolved either by withdrawal or modification of advertisements File image of Prakash Javadekar. PTI
New Delhi: More than 12,000 complaints were received with regard to misleading advertisements on television between 2017 and 2020, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting informed Lok Sabha on Friday.
In written response to a question, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that a total of 12,187 complaints were received in the Grievance Against Misleading Advertisements (GAMA) portal during the period.
The portal where consumers can lodge complaints relating to misleading advertisements was launched by the Department of Consumer Affairs in 2015.