Malayalam TV channels Asianet News, Media One back on air as Centre lifts ban

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 48-hour ban on Malayalam TV channels Asianet News and Media One was lifted by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, hours after coming into force. The ban on Asianet News was lifted at around 1.30 am while Media One resumed broadcasting around 9:30 am.

It was on Friday night that the Ministry prohibited the transmission or re-transmission of the two channels for 48 hours on any platform throughout the country for ‘being critical towards Delhi Police and RSS’. The action came into effect from Friday 7.30 pm and was supposed to be in effect till 7.30 pm on Sunday, March 8.