Overview

• The Ministry of Defence has issued an advisory prohibiting live coverage or real-time reporting of defence operations and troop movements.
• The advisory invokes Rule 6(1)(p) of the Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules, 2021, which restricts live reporting during anti-terror operations to periodic government briefings.
• The ministry emphasized the risks of premature disclosure of sensitive information, which could jeopardize operational effectiveness and personnel safety.
• The advisory follows misinformation and rumors that spread overnight after Indian strikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
• The Press Information Bureau worked overnight to counter propaganda, and the Indian Army officially denied false claims of a suicide bomber attack on a base.