Bill

New draft of B’cast Bill proposes to regulate news influencers

Individuals who routinely upload videos to social media, make podcasts or write about current affairs online could be classified as digital news broadcasters, according to the new draft of the broadcasting bill that the government shared with stakeholders. The new version -- HT has reviewed a copy -- is the second draft of


Jio, Airtel gain 34.4 lakh mobile users in May: TRAI

Jio, Airtel gain 34.4 lakh mobile users in May: TRAI

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel cumulatively raised their wireless subscriber tally by 34.4 lakh users in May, while Vodafone Idea continued to witness a fall in its user base, data released yesterday by TRAI showed.


Karnataka

SC stays Karnataka HC order banning broadcast of Kannada news channel

Observing that the case seemed to be driven by "sheer political vendetta", the Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Karnataka High Court order that restricted the broadcast of Kannada news channel Power TV. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the case against the news channel prima...