Quantum Brief – Page 3

MCD removes over half a million political ads in Delhi before Lok Sabha elections

The advertisements removed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi comprised hoardings, posters, banners, wall paintings, signages, and flags.

Election Commission issues guidelines for media coverage during 2024 general elections

The Election Commission drew attention to Section 126(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which prohibits the display of any election matter through television, cinematography, or similar means in any polling area during the 48-hour period preceding the conclusion of polling. (Image source: News18)

The Commission warned against the publication of political advertisements masquerading as news headlines and speculative content predicting election outcomes.

Zee’s Punit Goenka to reduce personal compensation by 20 percent

The Board of the Company, chaired by Mr. R. Gopalan, has instituted the required measures, to guide and mentor the management on a regular basis, in order to enable the team to achieve the set goals for the Company

Goenka’s decision has been submitted to the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board and the Chief Financial Officer.

TRAI seeks inputs to make India a global content hub: National Broadcasting Policy 2024 in the works

TRAI had floated a pre-consultation paper on 21st September 2023, to highlight the issues which are required to be considered for the formulation of ‘National Broadcasting Policy’.

TRAI has released an ‘Inputs for formulation of National Broadcasting Policy-2024’ consolation paper inviting stakeholder comments by April 30, 2024.

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana appointed Election Commission ambassador for 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Khurana is also UNICEF’s National Ambassador for India along with the likes of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. He is also the face of UNICEF’s global campaign EVAC (Ending Violence Against Children) with soccer icon David Beckham.(Image sourced from Moneycontrol)

In this campaign, Khurana will urge the youth to take action and exercise their right to select the nation’s future leaders.

Disney board room battle: Disney pulls ahead of activist investors Trian and Blackwell

When rival platform Netflix cracked down on password sharing, it gained nearly 22 million subscribers as a result, in the second half of 2023. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Disney wants all 12 of its current directors to continue on the board. The two hedge funds, Trian and Blackwells have been pushing for their own seats.

India’s broadband market grows: Jio, Airtel lead with nearly 98 percent share

Wireless subscribers increased from 1,158.49 million at the end of December 2023, to 1,160.71 million at the end of January 2024, registering a monthly growth rate of 0.19 percent. (Image by Markus Spiske via Unsplash)

TRAI reports 0.72 percent monthly increase in subscribers, urban wireline sees 2.19 percent growth

Maruti Suzuki achieves annual sales exceeding 2 million cars, led by SUVs

The company said that it commenced exporting operations in 1987 and currently accounts for approximately 40 percent of India's total vehicle exports. (Representative Image: Adrian Balasoiu via Unsplash)

Maruti Suzuki’s car sales for the previous fiscal year reached 21.35 lakh units, marking an 8.6 percent increase compared to the preceding financial year’s 19.66 lakh units.

HDFC Bank responds to Bengaluru doctor for criticism over persistent loan solicitation calls

The doctor's situation resonated with other users on X platform. (Representative Image: National Cancer Institute via Unsplash)

Dr. Sundar Sankaran expressed frustration with the increasing annoyance caused by HDFC loan requirement callers. He noted that even when attempts are made to block these calls, reacting with anger only results in more persistent calls.

Meta boosts India fact-checking programme with PTI partnership

Over the last eight years, Meta says it has rolled out industry-leading transparency tools for ads about elections or politics, developed comprehensive policies to prevent election interference and voter fraud, and built the largest third party fact-checking programme of any social media platform to help combat the spread of misinformation. (Representative Image: Dima Solomin via Unsplash)

With this partnership with PTI, Meta now has 12 fact-checking partners in India, making it the country with the most third-party fact-checking partners globally across Meta.