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The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has asked News18 India, TimesNow and Zee News to remove from their online platforms videos of certain programmes aired by them.
Only those channels which are having MRP of Rs 19 or less will be permitted to be part of a bouquet.
Prajesh Sen, who co-directed the film which tracks Nambi Narayanan's journey took to Facebook to share his happiness.
The blocked YouTube channels and the Facebook account had a cumulative viewership of over 68 crore.
Rohatgi said that renewal of licence does not require security clearance and the channel has been running for 12 years.
The high court directed the Union home ministry to produce the documents including files in connection with the ban order.
The channel, in a statement, said the prohibition was ordered citing security reasons, but the I&B ministry was not ready to give the details of the grounds that led to the decision.
On Monday, the I&B ministry issued two orders, one directing YouTube to block the 20 channels and the other, for blocking of the news websites.
WhatsApp had moved the High Court, challenging the new IT rules on the grounds that they violate the right to privacy and are unconstitutional.