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90 per cent of people vote on caste lines: Katju

New Delhi: 90 per cent of people vote on caste lines instead of assessing a candidate’s merit, Press Council of India chief Markandey Katju today said, claiming it allows people with criminal backgro

Katju criticises Mamata; she hits back

Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju on Thursday slammed Mamata Banerjee for being ‘increasingly intolerant and whimsical’ and asked her to mend her ways but the West Bengal Chief Minister

Katju slams 'intolerant' politicians

Press Council of India chairperson Markandey Katju on Wednesday regretted that some politicians were becoming 'increasingly intolerant towards the media' and pointed to Himachal Pradesh Congress chief

Justice Markandey Katju defends cartoonist Aseem Trivedi

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The chairman of Press Council of India (PCI) Justice Markandey Katju has defended cartoonist Aseem Trivedi who has been arrested on sedition charges for 'mocking the Constitution'.

Stating that the c

Katju disapproves initiation of contempt proceedings against Mamata

Press Council of India chairperson Markandey Katju, who recently slammed Mamata Banerjee for the arrest of a farmer asking her a question, has disapproved initiation of contempt proceedings against th

Katju calls Anna, Ramdev’s crusade against graft as empty gas

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Noting the country is passing through a transitional phase, Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju on Monday said social activist Anna Hazare and Yoga Guru Ramdev's crusade against corruption is nothing but an empty gas.

Press Council institutes journalism awards

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The Press Council of India, whose chairperson Markandey Katju has been critical of journalists by and large, has now instituted its own 'National Awards for Excellence in Journalism'.

Among the categ

Govt should set up expert team to check misuse of social media: Katju

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Stating that freedom of media has to be coupled with responsibilities, Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Sunday urged the government to set up a team of experts to find out ways and me

Lokpal unworkable, will only pile up problems: Katju

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Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Tuesday came down heavily on the concept of Lokpal, calling it an 'unworkable proposition'.

Speaking to reporters after the end of his two-day visit

Katju to Karnataka Assembly Speaker: Drop proceedings against mediamen

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Defending journalists who reported the porn-gate scandal, Press Council chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Monday wrote to the Karnataka Assembly Speaker urging him that proceedings initiated against

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