As per reports, Janakiammal, member of Southern Districts Women Federation and Adi Thamilar Peravai has filed a case in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court saying that hosts Arya and Sangeetha are misguiding the women community by commercializing their freedom.  The petitioner has described the show’s very...

The Rajasthan High Court on March 20, 2018 stayed further proceedings against Bollywood star Salman Khan in connection with an FIR filed in Nagori Gate, Police Station, Jodhpur for allegedly making casteist remarks during an interview. The High Court has issued notice and sought reply from Respondent No. 2 (Naresh...

Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd, producer of Rani Mukherjee starrer ‘Hichki’ have filed a John Doe suit before the Madras High Court to prevent piracy of the said film. The Madras High Court vide order dated March 15, 2018 permitted a letters patent application to sue certain defendants...

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought “compliance” and “necessary action” by the states and union territories on the Supreme Court’s recent order stating that “playing of national anthem prior to the screening of feature films in cinema halls is not mandatory, but optional or directory”. The MHA, in...

As per reports, in a major relief to veteran Bollywood actor Jeetendra, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on March 17, 2018 stayed further proceedings against him in the sexual assault case registered by his cousin . The police had registered a case against him on February 16 on the...

The Supreme Court on March 9, 2018, in a special leave petition filed by Rakesh Roshan, directed  Dehradun-based novelist Rupnarayan Sonkar to give a reasonable offer to film director Rakesh Roshan for settling a case related to alleged copyright violation in the 2013 blockbuster 'Krrish 3' . Novelist Rupnarayan...

In a not so welcome news for the digital media platforms, as per reports, Union minister Smriti Irani has recently said that government is in the process to form a regulatory framework for social media at least in the news, opinion and entertainment content since the current legislation is...

As per reports, the Delhi High Court has ordered a stay on the Centre’s decision to sack Managing Director of the National Film Development Corporation Nina Lath Gupta. The court ordered the stay “last week”, the report said, quoting unidentified officials. Order copy is not yet available on the...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has called for an Open House Discussion (OHD) on the consultation paper on ‘Issues relating to Upliinking and Downlinking of Television Channels’ in India. Read here. The Conference is scheduled on April 9, 2018 at the Conference Hall, 3rd Floor, TRAI, Mahanagar  Doorsanchar Bhawan,...

As per reports, a local Indian court in Punjab today i.e. March 16, 2018 convicted singer Daler Mehndi on the charges of human trafficking. The singer is under Punjab Police custody now. As per media reports, Daler Mehndi and his brother Shamsher Singh had been accused of illegally sending people...