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DD airs The Kerala Story despite protest by CPM, Congress

Despite a strong protest raised by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist and the Congress in Kerala, Doordarshan on Friday aired the controversial Bollywood movie The Kerala Story. IMAGE: A......

Mahatma Gandhi was 'quite a complicated being': Union minister

The role and contribution of Mahatma Gandhi in India's freedom struggle is well documented and he was "quite a complicated being", Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday. IMAGE:......

Will Opposition Undo BJP Laws If Voted To Power?

The Opposition parties need to spell out how exactly they will protect the citizen from government excess, asserts T N Ninan. IMAGE: Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya......

It's not All India Radio anymore but Akashvani: Prasar Bharti makes it official

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharti has decided to drop references to its radio service as 'All India Radio' and substitute it with 'Akashvani', as mentioned in the law. Image used for......

China cancels visa of 2 Indian journalists, will MEA do the same?

India on Thursday hoped that Chinese authorities would facilitate continued presence of Indian journalists in China. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: Fabrizio......

Former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi is new Prasar Bharati CEO

Senior IAS officer and former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi was on Monday appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre,......

Google to invest Rs 75,000 crore in India over 5-7 years: Pichai

Pichai said a whole new generation of technologies are happening in India first, and that people in the country no longer have to wait for technology to come to them. Investments, he said, will......

'Demonetisation was illegal'

'I want the prime minister to be punished because he put our country in difficulties as he took this decision without Cabinet approval.''When he had already ordered the printing of new currency......

A better-connected India? Things that need to be done

The restriction that a telecom company cannot own more than 25 per cent of all spectrum in a licence area must be changed, notes Rahul Khullar The Department of Telecommunications must take up......

Govt to launch new TV channel for farmers

The government on Thursday announced a new 24-hour TV channel dedicated to agriculture sector with an outlay of Rs 100 crore for providing real-time information to farmers. Union Finance......

Which Is India's Largest TV Channel?

DD Freedish is the 'largest TV platform in India', going to 58 million homes, featuring 70-odd private channels.DD Freedish reaches about 278 million people, and is easily among the top five TV......

Ramayan makes a comeback on DD National

Doordarshan will telecast Ramanand Sagar's television series Ramayan from March 28, Union I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Friday. Social media users had asked that the Ramayan and B R......

How Dangal TV beat Star and Zee

Is Dangal TV a flash in the pan?Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy StockSnap/Pixabay Is it a flash in the pan or the making of a new broadcasting power? In April this year,......

SEE: What PM Modi told Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes

IMAGE: A screengrab of PM Narendra Modi speaking with the athletes on Tuesday. Combining humour with sincerity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday engaged in a light-hearted interaction with......

Govt grants permission for live uplinking of IPL

IMAGE: Cheerleaders perform during an IPL match. Photograph: BCCI The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has given its nod for temporary live uplinking of the 11th edition of the......

DD to continue telecasting World Cup matches

Indian fans in the crowd celebrate as a Pakistan wicket falls during the match between India and Pakistan at Adelaide Oval on February 15. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images Public broadcaster......

British MP raises 2010 Delhi CWG dispute in UK Parliament

British Parliamentarian Gerry Sutcliffe has raised Rs 246 crore dispute involving a Dutch broadcaster and authorities in New Delhi related to 2010 Commonwealth Games in UK Parliament and impressed......

Commonwealth Games venues to miss Aug 31 deadline

Another deadline for completion of projects at the venues for Commonwealth Gameswill be missed with Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy sayingthere will be delay by a "couple" of days......

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