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  • Ex-Infosys exec Shashi Shekhar joins as part-time member of Prasar Bharati

    Ex-Infosys exec Shashi Shekhar joins as part-time member of Prasar Bharati

    NEW DELHI: Shashi Shekhar Vempathi, former Principal Architect of Infosys Technologies and now heading an online media company Niti Digital, was today formally welcomed into the Board of the pubcaster Prasar Bharati as a part-time member.

    Actress Kajol, whose name has also been shortlisted, could not be inducted as she is said to be overseas.

    “We welcome Kajol to Prasar Bharati family. Kajol is appointed as part-time member of Prasar Bharati board,” Prasar Bharati said in a statement earlier.

    ”Shri @shashidigital appointed as part-time members of the Prasar Bharati board. Welcome the Prasar Bharati family!’” the statement added.

    Earlier, around eight names had been prepared and forwarded to the selection committee headed by vice president M Hamid Ansari. The committee also comprises Press Council of India chairman Justice (retd) C K Prasad and I&B secretary Sunil Arora.

    Ministry sources said several of the names were among those forwarded last time when four part-time members were chosen in October last year.

    In that meeting, the three-member committee had chosen former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s media advisor Ashok Tandon and noted Bhajan singer Anup Jalota, businessmen Sunil Alagh and Shashi Shekhar Vempati as members of the board of the public broadcaster.

    Under the Prasar Bharati Act, the pubcaster should have six-part time members on its Board, which is headed by its chairman.

  • Ex-Infosys exec Shashi Shekhar joins as part-time member of Prasar Bharati

    Ex-Infosys exec Shashi Shekhar joins as part-time member of Prasar Bharati

    NEW DELHI: Shashi Shekhar Vempathi, former Principal Architect of Infosys Technologies and now heading an online media company Niti Digital, was today formally welcomed into the Board of the pubcaster Prasar Bharati as a part-time member.

    Actress Kajol, whose name has also been shortlisted, could not be inducted as she is said to be overseas.

    “We welcome Kajol to Prasar Bharati family. Kajol is appointed as part-time member of Prasar Bharati board,” Prasar Bharati said in a statement earlier.

    ”Shri @shashidigital appointed as part-time members of the Prasar Bharati board. Welcome the Prasar Bharati family!’” the statement added.

    Earlier, around eight names had been prepared and forwarded to the selection committee headed by vice president M Hamid Ansari. The committee also comprises Press Council of India chairman Justice (retd) C K Prasad and I&B secretary Sunil Arora.

    Ministry sources said several of the names were among those forwarded last time when four part-time members were chosen in October last year.

    In that meeting, the three-member committee had chosen former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s media advisor Ashok Tandon and noted Bhajan singer Anup Jalota, businessmen Sunil Alagh and Shashi Shekhar Vempati as members of the board of the public broadcaster.

    Under the Prasar Bharati Act, the pubcaster should have six-part time members on its Board, which is headed by its chairman.

  • Media protests on streets; Press Council of India demands police report on attacks on scribes

    Media protests on streets; Press Council of India demands police report on attacks on scribes

    NEW DELHI: Reiterating that attacks on journalists discharging their professional duties was not acceptable, the Press Council of India has sought a report from the Delhi Police regarding the assault on media persons in the Patiala House Court complex.

    “Our view is that attack on journalists doing professional work is not at all acceptable. I have sought a report today,” PCI chairperson Justice (retd) C K Prasad said.

    The events at Patiala House court resulted in a massive outrage and top editors of national media and hundreds of journalists yesterday demonstrated on the streets demanding action against those involved in beating up members of their fraternity in police presence and sought Supreme Court’s intervention in protecting freedom of speech.

    The journalists shouting slogans against the Modi Government and Delhi Police marched from Press Club of India to the Supreme Court and submitted a memorandum to its Registrar seeking cancellation of licences of lawyers involved in the assault.

    Earlier both the News Broadcasters Association and the Delhi Union of Journalists have issued statements condemning the attacks.

  • Media protests on streets; Press Council of India demands police report on attacks on scribes

    Media protests on streets; Press Council of India demands police report on attacks on scribes

    NEW DELHI: Reiterating that attacks on journalists discharging their professional duties was not acceptable, the Press Council of India has sought a report from the Delhi Police regarding the assault on media persons in the Patiala House Court complex.

    “Our view is that attack on journalists doing professional work is not at all acceptable. I have sought a report today,” PCI chairperson Justice (retd) C K Prasad said.

    The events at Patiala House court resulted in a massive outrage and top editors of national media and hundreds of journalists yesterday demonstrated on the streets demanding action against those involved in beating up members of their fraternity in police presence and sought Supreme Court’s intervention in protecting freedom of speech.

    The journalists shouting slogans against the Modi Government and Delhi Police marched from Press Club of India to the Supreme Court and submitted a memorandum to its Registrar seeking cancellation of licences of lawyers involved in the assault.

    Earlier both the News Broadcasters Association and the Delhi Union of Journalists have issued statements condemning the attacks.