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Why The Americans Were Opposed To Agni

'The heat shield technology for re-entry vehicles was first mastered in DRDO for the Agni missile.''This is why the Americans were so opposed to Agni in the 1980s, unlike other missiles -- it was a...

TRP scam: BARC pauses news channels' ratings

Following the fake Television Rating Points scam, the Broadcast Audience Research Council on Thursday announced a temporary suspension of weekly ratings of news channels across languages. The...

'Companies Will Be More Powerful Than Nations'

'If you align your ambition with India's rise, the peak of your careers will unfold alongside the peak of India's power. Businessman Gautam Adani's advice to students of IIT-Kharagpur. IMAGE:...

'Dr Chidambaram Felt India Should Do Better And Better'

'The very fact that his autobiography is called India Rising is a correct example of his wish for India to be a developed country and do as best as possible by science reaching to the common...

Ex-BARC CEO played 'vital role' in TRP scam: Court

A Mumbai court, while rejecting the bail plea of Broadcast Audience Research Council's (BARC) former CEO Partho Dasgupta, has observed that he played a 'vital role' in the alleged...

Zee, Sony to sell 3 Hindi channels to address CCI concerns

Big Magic, Zee Action and Zee Classic are all part of Zee network; the merging firms have a combined viewership share of 36% in Hindi general entertainment, and 33% in Hindi movies. Photograph:...

What Trai order will mean for TV watching

The Trai order is expected to change how consumers pay for cable or DTH services. This will result in disruption within the TV viewing market.Urvi Malvania reports. 2019 may not start on a great...

Is IPL the safest property to invest in?

Image: Only live cricket is worth investing in. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters Over the years, Brand IPL (Indian Premier League) has been in the news for both right and...

South Indian films are beating Bollywood here too!

The battle has moved to the small screen and guess who's winning? Urvi Malvania reports. IMAGE: Prabhas and Anushka Shetty in Baahubali: The Conclusion South Indian films dubbed in Hindi seem to...

If not TV, what is young India watching?

According to industry experts, television has lost the young urban viewer for English or Hindi shows. Urvi Malvania finds out what is making more and more of them turn to digital platforms...

IPL delivers even in COVID-19 times

BCCI's Dhumal called it the 'most successful IPL ever' in terms of viewership IMAGE: Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta cheers for her team, Kings XI Punjab during IPL 2020. Photograph:...

Star to charge Rs 1 million for 10 second IPL ad

Star earned ad revenues of around Rs 30 billion during last year's IPL.Whether it hits last year's figure will depend on how the economy picks up during the festival season.Surajeet Das Gupta...

Cricket hits a six after India's Aussie triumph

'There is pent-up demand for cricket after last year when no tournaments were played on Indian soil due to the pandemic.' IMAGE: The Indian team celebrates winning the Test series against...

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