August 3, 2023 6:48 PM

Rajya Sabha passes Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023

Rajya Sabha has passed the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023. The Bill seeks to simplify the online process of title verification and registration of periodicals by the Press Registrar General of Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI). The Bill has provisions related to the circulation and verification of newspapers. It also has a provision for prior approval of the Central Government for the publication of facsimile editions of foreign periodicals in India. According to the Bill...