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Arun Jaitley asks media to act responsibly towards important matters

New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday called upon the media to act responsibly on matters of national security and sensitive issues. Jaitley made the comments while delivering the first Justice J. S. Verma Memorial lecture on the 'Freedom and Responsibility of Media' in New Delhi. He said the challenges before media were to ensure quality and credibility while reporting. Jaitley also advised media to avoid conducting parallel trials in reporting matters that were subjudice. Jaitley said there was an urgent need to debate issues relating to media freedom and responsibility. Jan 18, 2015

Politicos react after Arun Jaitley hit at Censor Board on resignation of its members

New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Political leaders reacted on Sunday over the controversy of Censor Board members resigning alleging corruption and interference from government, after which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley wrote an article defending the government. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said that there is no interference from government into the work of Censor Board. BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra also said that Congress party interfered in the Censor Board's work. AAP leader Ashutosh, however, criticized the BJP government for putting blames on UPA government. Congress leader Manish Tewari said that BJP government is not able to maintain its relation with the autonomous bodies like Censor Board. Jan 18, 2015
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Censor Board row: Issue being politicised, says Anupam Kher

Mumbai, Jan 18 (ANI): As nine more members of the Censor Board resigned protesting against alleged interference by the government, former censor board chairman and veteran Actor Anupam Kher said that the allegations levelled by former censor board members against the government were not correct and added that the issue was being politicised. I and B Minister Arun Jaitley firmly rejected the charges, saying the "NDA government maintains an arm's length distance" from the functioning of the panel. "The UPA Government had politicised the Censor Board," Jaitley said in an article titled 'Rebels without a cause' posted on Facebook. Censor Board Chief Leela Samson stepped down from her post on Friday, amid controversy surrounding the clearance of controversial film "Messenger of God" featuring Dera Saccha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and citing interference, coercion and corruption of panel members. Jan 18, 2015

Censor Board should be loyal to govt not to political parties, will soon be appointing new board mem

New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Dismissing allegations against the government of interference and corruption by former Censor Board members, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore said that the former should be loyal to the Government of India and not to any particular political party. He said that the government had faith in the board and that is why it gave them time to work and extension of term as well. Rathore said that the government wants to stay on a positive note but now the aim is to form a new, better CBFC in a few days. Earlier in the day, I and B Minister Arun Jaitley dismissed the allegations calling the former Censor Board members 'rebels without a cause' in one of his articles. He further accused the Congress of politicising the censor board. Jan 18, 2015
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Govt Adjusts Disinvestment Plan: IOC Stake Sale Possible

The government is likely to bring IndianOil stake to the disinvestment table, as continued uncertainty over policy affecting Coal India and ONGC would prove an impediment to its plans, even as it struggles to limit itself to the 4.1% fiscal deficit. Jan 17, 2015
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Arun Jaitley inaugurates exhibition on terrestrial and satellite broadcasting

New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): India's Information and Broadcasting Minister, Arun Jaitley, on Thursday (January 15) inaugurated the 21st edition of BES (Broadcast Engineering Society) Expo in New Delhi. The Conference and Exhibition on Terrestrial and Satellite Broadcasting is hosting several countries including USA, UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, apart from delegates from India. It will conclude on Saturday (January 17). Addressing the gathering, Jaitley said that the exhibition would be of much value to various stake holders in the broadcasting industry. Jan 15, 2015
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Politicos react as Kiran Bedi joins BJP

New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): Reactions poured in as former top cop Kiran Bedi on Thursday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of party chief Amit Shah. Shah welcomed Bedi into his party and announced that she would contest the Delhi Assembly polls. Bedi, who was a prominent member of Team Anna, was formally inducted into the BJP in the presence of top leaders and ministers Arun Jaitley and Dr. Harshvardhan. There is speculation that the BJP could field her against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi assembly constituency in the elections next month. Jan 15, 2015
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Delhi Elections 2015: Kiran Bedi joins BJP; Amit Shah says Bedi will contest polls part - 2

New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): Kiran Bedi on Thursday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of party chief Amit Shah. Shah welcomed Bedi into his party and announced that she would contest the Delhi Assembly polls. Bedi, who was a prominent member of Team Anna, was formally inducted into the BJP in the presence of top leaders and ministers Arun Jaitley and Dr Harshvardhan. Bedi after joining BJP said that she is grateful to PM Modi for reposing his faith in Bedi and that she is here today because of Modi’s inspirational leadership Jan 15, 2015
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Delhi Elections 2015: Kiran Bedi joins BJP; Amit Shah says Bedi will contest polls part - 1

New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): Kiran Bedi on Thursday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of party chief Amit Shah. Shah welcomed Bedi into his party and announced that she would contest the Delhi Assembly polls. Bedi, who was a prominent member of Team Anna, was formally inducted into the BJP in the presence of top leaders and ministers Arun Jaitley and Dr Harshvardhan. Bedi after joining BJP said that she is grateful to PM Modi for reposing his faith in Bedi and that she is here today because of Modi's inspirational leadership Jan 15, 2015
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