Reportedly, at least 159 activists of Karni Sena were arrested for unlawful assembly while protesting outside the Central Board of Film Certification's office against the clearance given to "Padmavat", earlier titled "Padmavati".

DTH operator Dish TV India Ltd on January 11, 2018 pointed to the ongoing insolvency proceedings against Videocon group in the context of the delay in its planned merger with Videocon d2h. Dish TV and Videocon d2h had announced a merger in November 2016. Image source: here

Delhi high court on January 11, 2018 refused to grant an ex parte injunction in favour of Reckitt Benckiser, seeking to restrain Patanjali from running its advertisement for ‘Green Flush’ toilet cleaners. Reckitt Benckiser sought a permanent injunction against Patanjali’s advertisement for ‘Green flush’ on the grounds that it...

The Supreme Court on January 9, 2018 reversed its earlier order and held that playing of national anthem in cinema halls before screening of films is no longer mandatory and left it to a government panel to frame guidelines on this sensitive matter. The apex court said that playing...

Staar Movies has filed an appeal before the Madras High Court to restrain makers of Tamil film ‘Thaanaa Serndha Kootam’, starring popular film star Suriya, from releasing the movie. The firm has sought to restrain makers of the film from releasing the film scheduled to hit theatres on January...

The Central Government urged the Supreme Court to modify its earlier order which made it mandatory for cinema halls to play the national anthem before the screening of any film. It said an inter-ministerial committee has been set up as framing of guidelines describing circumstances and occasions on which...

Kailash Kher has accused the makers of the song Nath Yogi — the theme song for the upcoming Gorakhpur Mahotsav, of lifting the tune and copying the music from his 2017 song, Adi Yogi. According to Kher, makers of the song, written by Vimal Bawra and sung by Pranay...

Mumbai's Voxweb, an 18-month-old social networking app, expresses concern over the yogic symbol made popular by actor Rajnkanth as it is similar to Voxweb’s logo. The Company expressed concern over the possible perception that the company would be associated with the political party or deemed to promote the political...

The CBFC panel in Thiruvananthapuram had rejected the certification to Emergency based documentary ‘Twenty one Months of Hell’ directed by Yedu Vijayakrishnan. Following the controversy over the denial of certification to the movie, the CBFC regional officer A. Pratibha has been removed from her post. She has moved the...

The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 proposes that the celebrities endorsing misleading ads should be made to pay penalty up to Rs 50 lakh and serve a ban from making an endorsement of any product or service of up to three years. However, the bill did not include an earlier...