{
  "id": 12767641,
  "title": "Press Council of India reconstituted; 13 members nominated",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/press-council-of-india-reconstituted-13-members-nominated",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T02:36:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/press-council-of-india-reconstituted-13-members-nominated/article71558177.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Press Council of India (PCI) has been reconstituted with the addition of 13 new members, comprising mostly editors and working journalists, according to a notification issued by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. The council, headed by retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, now has 14 members, including five MPs, six newspaper owners, and three experts from the Bar Council of India, University Grants Commission, and the Sahitya Akademi. The PCI, a statutory autonomous body established under the Press Council Act of 1978, aims to preserve the freedom of the press and improve the standards of newspapers and news agencies in the country.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}