New Delhi: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS), an apex body of the Print Media industry, has welcomed the decision of the Prime Minister in turning down the stringent guidelines on ‘fake news’ issued by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. After a widespread criticism by journalists and the Opposition, who realised this was an attempt to…
INS delegation meets Minister on rising cost of newsprint
March 27, 2018New Delhi: An eight-member delegation of Indian Newspaper Society (INS), representing Big, Medium and Small newspapers led by INS President Akila Urankar, called upon Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani and apprised her about the problems faced by the Print Media. The delegation apprised the Minister on the rising prices of Newsprint and declining advertisement…
INS condemns FIR against journalist in Aadhaar data leak case
January 10, 2018New Delhi: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has expressed concern over an FIR filed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) against the newspaper The Tribune for running an article that allegedly exposed a data breach of the Aadhaar project. In a press statement, the INS President Akila Urankar condemned UIDAI’s action “to have…
INS condemns killing of journalist Shantanu in Tripura
September 22, 2017New Delhi: The President of Indian Newspaper Society (INS) Akila Urankar has in a press release condemned the senseless slaying of journalist Shantanu Bhowmick in Tripura, while he was discharging his duties. The INS has urged the Government of Tripura to bring the culprits to book and put in place a mechanism to ensure journalists…
Indian Newspaper Society condemns Gauri Lankesh’s murder
September 9, 2017New Delhi: On behalf of the print media fraternity in India, Somesh Sharma, President, the Indian Newspaper Society (INS), has condemned the ghastly killing of Gauri Lankesh of Gauri Lankesh Patrike in Bengaluru on Sept. 5. In a press release, he said that Gauri Lankesh was a strong proponent of freedom of press and…
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