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Controversy over Subhas Chandra Bose’s death: Daughter Anita Bose Pfaff urges Centre to conduct DNA tests on ashes kept at Japan’s Renkoji temple
•Since independence in 1947, the central government had formed three inquiry commissions to unravel the mystery of Netajis death
Editors Guild of India urges govt to withdraw restrictions on access to finance ministry, criticises Nirmala Sitharaman's decision
•Editors Guild of India urged the government to withdraw curbs that have reduced journalists’ access to officials in the finance ministry. Restrictions will confine journalists at the front of the main finance ministry building rather than allowing them to move freely within its corridors.
Congress, EC and PIB make Game of Thrones references to encourage voting in Lok Sabha polls
Fp Staff •Western Railways twisted the popular Lannister catchphrase from TV show Game of Thrones to warn the ticketless commuters
Piyush Goyal to present Budget 2019 at 11 am today: When and where to watch
Fp Staff •Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will present the Narendra Modi government's sixth and final Budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 on Friday. Watch it live on the Press Information Bureau's YouTube channel.
Press Information Bureau's YouTube channel unblocked but misses Narendra Modi's Yoga Day event
•The Press Information Bureau's official YouTube channel was unblocked at 8 am on Thursday just after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's yoga event got over, a senior official said.
Fake news: Narendra Modi govt's own goal shouldn't distract us from calling for greater media accountability
Sreemoy Talukdar •The Narendra Modi government's ham-handed manouvre on "fake news" undermines a serious threat posed by a global menace and weakens its own position on a sensitive topic
After fake news directive, Smriti Irani's I&B ministry might track journalists with RFID press cards, says report
Fp Staff •Facing backlash over controversial directive on fake news, Union Minister Smriti Irani is set to ruffle some more feathers as media reports said that the Press Information Bureau is now mulling to track journalists' movements at government buildings and offices.
Guidelines on fake news: Why would govt put curbs on handful of journalists with access to its inner workings?
Pallavirebbapragada •Within 24 hours of the announcement of a new guideline of suspending a journalist’s accreditation the moment, there is a complaint of fake news, PMO withdrew the ill-conceived order that posed a threat to the functioning of democracy.
There are no laws governing social media statements of the government
Fp Archives •The result of a lack of rules is that there is no legal obligation on the government to make accurate public statements, or keep a record of the statements.
PIB's statement on AgustaWestland makes it look like an extension of BJP
Ashok K Singh •The BJP crushed the PIB identity that day and virtually merged the government and the party wings into one. This happened earlier during the Emergency.