Smriti Irani Fake News

Taking pot-shots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union minister Smriti Irani, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said "fake degrees" are a shortcut to ministerial births.

Union Minister Smriti Irani said on Thursday she was willing to pay the price for standing up for her beliefs, asserting that the "true mettle" of politicians is determined on whether they are able to stick to their stand in the face of criticism.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the "Fake News" order, which was subsequently withdrawn, that threatened to take away accreditation of journalists found propagating fake news, saying there was a loss of control and panic was setting in.

Opposition parties on Tuesday attacked the central government over the now-withdrawn guidelines on fake news, with the Congress saying fascism has touched its peak and the AAP and the CPI(M) likening the prevailing situation to the Emergency.

Overruling his minister Smriti Irani's order to punish journalists for fake news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the matter should be left to the media watchdog Press Council of India, which includes journalists and lawmakers nominated by the government.

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry, headed by Smriti Irani, had issued an order late last night that sought to punish journalists for fake news. The order was slammed by journalists as an attempt to curb the freedom of press, forcing the Prime Minister's Office to withdraw the order overruling the ministry's decision.

After it was widely attacked as a brazen attempt to curb freedom of the press in an election year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cancelled an order that sought to punish journalists for fake news. The order was issued late last night by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, which is headed by Smriti Irani. After top editors and opposition...

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani on Monday said the accreditation of a journalist could be permanently cancelled if the person is found generating or propagating fake news, as it came out with stringent measures to check the problem. The move, however, has evoked strong reactions from top journalists, who raised questions ab...

Journalists' accreditation can be suspended just on the accusation of fake news and they can lose their credentials permanently for a repeat offence, say new, unprecedented government rules announced by the government in an election year. The controversial guidelines, seen to leave journalists open to harassment, have sparked massive outrage and ra...

Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Monday questioned the government's attempt to check fake news, asking whether it was aimed at preventing journalists from reporting news uncomfortable to the establishment.

For a woman school teacher in Bihar, Pratibha Patil is still India's president and Smriti Irani the governor of the state. These answers shocked a district magistrate who has ordered a probe into the authenticity of the teacher's qualification based on which she got a job in a government school.

Taking pot-shots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union minister Smriti Irani, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said "fake degrees" are a shortcut to ministerial births.

Union Minister Smriti Irani said on Thursday she was willing to pay the price for standing up for her beliefs, asserting that the "true mettle" of politicians is determined on whether they are able to stick to their stand in the face of criticism.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the "Fake News" order, which was subsequently withdrawn, that threatened to take away accreditation of journalists found propagating fake news, saying there was a loss of control and panic was setting in.

Opposition parties on Tuesday attacked the central government over the now-withdrawn guidelines on fake news, with the Congress saying fascism has touched its peak and the AAP and the CPI(M) likening the prevailing situation to the Emergency.

Overruling his minister Smriti Irani's order to punish journalists for fake news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the matter should be left to the media watchdog Press Council of India, which includes journalists and lawmakers nominated by the government.

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry, headed by Smriti Irani, had issued an order late last night that sought to punish journalists for fake news. The order was slammed by journalists as an attempt to curb the freedom of press, forcing the Prime Minister's Office to withdraw the order overruling the ministry's decision.

After it was widely attacked as a brazen attempt to curb freedom of the press in an election year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cancelled an order that sought to punish journalists for fake news. The order was issued late last night by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, which is headed by Smriti Irani. After top editors and opposition...

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani on Monday said the accreditation of a journalist could be permanently cancelled if the person is found generating or propagating fake news, as it came out with stringent measures to check the problem. The move, however, has evoked strong reactions from top journalists, who raised questions ab...

Journalists' accreditation can be suspended just on the accusation of fake news and they can lose their credentials permanently for a repeat offence, say new, unprecedented government rules announced by the government in an election year. The controversial guidelines, seen to leave journalists open to harassment, have sparked massive outrage and ra...

Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Monday questioned the government's attempt to check fake news, asking whether it was aimed at preventing journalists from reporting news uncomfortable to the establishment.

For a woman school teacher in Bihar, Pratibha Patil is still India's president and Smriti Irani the governor of the state. These answers shocked a district magistrate who has ordered a probe into the authenticity of the teacher's qualification based on which she got a job in a government school.