A boy holding an Indian flag in New Delhi. File photoNEW DELHI, Apr 23The Indian authorities are concerned about the use by a number of TV channels of «unfounded and fabricated» statements in their coverage of events in Ukraine and intercommunal clashes in New Delhi, the country's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said. which appears to be unreliable, misleading, sensational, using socially unacceptable language and remarks that offend good taste and decency, as well as obscene, slanderous and have a general connotation,» the ministry said in a statement.
India allowed Japan to pick up humanitarian supplies for Ukraine In the case of the situation in Ukraine, the ministry «found channels making scandalous headlines unrelated to the news and journalists making unsubstantiated and fabricated statements and using hyperbole to incite the audience.» According to the bulletin of the ministry, ten news stories that aired on a number of TV channels from April 18 to 20 attracted the attention of the authorities. Most of these broadcasts were in Urdu. Regarding the clashes in Delhi, the ministry noted that “some channels broadcast news stories with provocative headlines and videos of violence that could provoke intercommunal hatred among communities and disrupt peace and order.” “The ministry… warned private TV channels against broadcasting debates containing unparliamentary, provocative and socially unacceptable language, general remarks and derogatory references that could have a negative psychological impact on viewers, and could also provoke intercommunal disharmony and disrupt peace in general. today expressed serious concern about the programs broadcast on the air, and strongly recommended not to violate the provisions of the Law on Cable Television Networks and by-laws,» the statement said. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
