Government on Sunday (September 21, 2025) termed as "misleading" reports in a section of the media that "notices" have been sent to Hindi news channels for excessive use of Urdu words in their broadcasts.
In a post on X, the PIB Fact Check Unit said that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has forwarded a viewer's complaint to the channels concerned under the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act.
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According to the Act, a certain percentage of public grievances are forwarded to the persons concerned against whom a complaint has been received, an official said.
"It is not a directive from the Ministry, but merely a forwarding of a complaint received against the concerned channels," the official said.
