Asianet News, Media One back on air as govt lifts ban

Asianet News and Media One news, the two Malayalam news channels whose airing were prohibited by the centre for 48 hours on Friday, is back on-air reportedly after the channel authorities tendered an apology.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued separate orders on Friday imposing the prohibition on the transmission or re-transmission of Asianet News and Media One news channels for 48 hours from 7.30 pm on Friday accusing of hurting communal sentiments while reporting the recent North-East Delhi violence.

It is learnt that the ministry lifted the ban on Asianet News during the wee hours of Saturday considering the unconditional apology and regrets the channel expressed in the reply to the show cause notice served by the ministry.