News for 'Bharati'

ISL: Sensational NorthEast crush Jamshedpur by record margin

ISL: Sensational NorthEast crush Jamshedpur by record margin

Rediff.com26 Oct 2024

NorthEast United FC delivered a sensational performance in front of their home crowd, claiming a resounding 5-0 victory against Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League in Guwahati on Saturday.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India

Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India

Rediff.com11 Nov 2024

Justice Khanna, who will serve as CJI for a little over six months, will demit office on May 13, 2025.

Prasar Bharati to sue TAM next week

Prasar Bharati to sue TAM next week

Rediff.com17 Sep 2012

Government-owned Prasar Bharati, the country's largest broadcaster, had decided to sue the Television Audience Measurement (TAM) agency, citing an alleged inaccurate representation of data on Doordarshan's coverage, said an official. The legal suit would be filed in India within a week, the official added.

Senior journalist A Surya Prakash appointed Prasar Bharati chairman

Senior journalist A Surya Prakash appointed Prasar Bharati chairman

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

Senior journalist A Surya Prakash was on Tuesday appointed chairman of the Prasar Prasar Bharati Board, filling a post which had been lying vacant for the last six months.

Mohammedan's ISL debut ruined by injury-time goal

Mohammedan's ISL debut ruined by injury-time goal

Rediff.com16 Sep 2024

Mohammedan Sporting suffered a heartbreaking defeat in their Indian Super League debut, conceding a stoppage-time goal to recently-crowned Durand Cup champions NorthEast United FC in Kolkata on Monday.

HC quashes 'frivolous' drugs case against Mamta Kulkarni

HC quashes 'frivolous' drugs case against Mamta Kulkarni

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

The Bombay high court has quashed a 2016 drugs case registered against former Bollywood actor Mamta Kulkarni, noting that the proceedings against her were manifestly frivolous and vexatious and continuation of the same would be nothing short of abuse of the process of court.

Uma Bharati: Missing but sure to bounce back

Uma Bharati: Missing but sure to bounce back

Rediff.com28 Nov 2005

Now that Shivraj Singh Chauhan has been handed over the reigns of Madhya Pradesh, the sanyasin is the not the only one who is sulking.

RSS and its affiliates seek I-T cut, robot tax launch in upcoming Budget

RSS and its affiliates seek I-T cut, robot tax launch in upcoming Budget

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

An increase in the farmer income support scheme PM Kisan Nidhi, the introduction of a 'robot tax' to fund reskilling of people who lose their jobs to artificial intelligence (AI), and a reduced income-tax (I-T) to bring relief to the middle classes - these are some of the items in the Budget wish list submitted by Sangh Parivar affiliates to Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman. Representatives of the affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), such as the farmer organisation Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS); trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS); Laghu Udyog Bharati, which works for micro and small industries; and Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), which works on economic and policy issues, met the FM and other officials over the last couple of weeks as part of the pre-Budget consultations.

Mere link with Dawood doesn't attract provisions of UAPA: Bombay HC

Mere link with Dawood doesn't attract provisions of UAPA: Bombay HC

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

The Bombay high court has said fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim has been declared a terrorist in his individual capacity under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and, hence, any association with him or his gang would not attract provisions of the stringent law.

Takru named acting CEO of Prasar Bharati

Takru named acting CEO of Prasar Bharati

Rediff.com4 Jan 2011

Public sector broadcaster Prasar Bharati has appointed Rajiv Takru, additional secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, as the chief executive officer. The move followed the recent suspension of B S Lalli against whom an inquiry has been ordered for alleged financial irregularities and providing undue favours to some broadcasters during the Commonwealth Games.

Bharati ups offer for Great Offshore to Rs 560

Bharati ups offer for Great Offshore to Rs 560

Rediff.com5 Oct 2009

Bharati Shipyard said it has hiked the open offer price to acquire stake in offshore service provider Great Offshore to Rs 560 per share.

Uma Bharati in BJP national executive

Uma Bharati in BJP national executive

Rediff.com28 May 2005

Uma Bharti's travails began on November 10 last year when she was sacked as party general secretary and suspended from its primary membership after she openly defied party president Advani in full glare of national television cameras.

'Fillip For Protection Of Personal Property Rights'

'Fillip For Protection Of Personal Property Rights'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2024

'The ruling does not automatically mean that your house can be taken away, but suppose it blocks an expressway or a highway or such essential development, then it can be taken away as long as there is a law to support that action.'

Mrinal Pande set to head Prasar Bharati

Mrinal Pande set to head Prasar Bharati

Rediff.com23 Jan 2010

The government has cleared well known journalist Mrinal Pande's name for the post of Prasar Bharati chairperson, a month after the previous chairman Arun Bhatnagar's resignation was accepted by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

Prasar Bharati drags ESPN to court

Prasar Bharati drags ESPN to court

Rediff.com3 Apr 2005

The public broadcaster accused ESPN-Star Sports of misuse of cricket footage in the ongoing Indian-Pakistan series.

Prasar Bharati chief rubbishes talks of rift with I&B Ministry

Prasar Bharati chief rubbishes talks of rift with I&B Ministry

Rediff.com2 Oct 2013

Jawahar Sircar says his earnest request to ministry was to help strengthen public institutions.

Vishwa Bharati medic accused of molestation

Vishwa Bharati medic accused of molestation

Rediff.com23 Aug 2003

She alleged the incident occurred when she went to the medical officer on July 4 for a certificate.

Police must follow rules as a person's arrest is drastic: HC

Police must follow rules as a person's arrest is drastic: HC

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande termed the man's arrest illegal, as the police had not informed him in writing of the grounds for it.

Prasar Bharati in tie-up with ESPN-Star, Zee

Prasar Bharati in tie-up with ESPN-Star, Zee

Rediff.com30 Aug 2005

The public broadcaster has ensured Doordarshan gets the feed for all ODIs by signing agreements the top contenders for BCCI's telecast rights.

Prasar Bharati eyes Rs 1,000 cr this fiscal

Prasar Bharati eyes Rs 1,000 cr this fiscal

Rediff.com22 Apr 2005

Cashing in on cricket broadcast and a slew of other initiatives, financially-crunched public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is eyeing an over 20 per cent growth in revenues this fiscal to Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion).

Prasar Bharati may lose Rs 100 crore on low carria

Prasar Bharati may lose Rs 100 crore on low carria

Rediff.com22 Oct 2008

DD Direct Plus, the free-to-air direct-to-home (DTH) service of state-owned Prasar Bharati, stands to lose over Rs 100 crore in 2008-09 due to under-pricing of its carriage fees and underutilisation of its DTH transponder capacity, say experts.

Justice Khanna to take oath as CJI on Monday, Justice Chandrachud retires

Justice Khanna to take oath as CJI on Monday, Justice Chandrachud retires

Rediff.com10 Nov 2024

Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who has been part of several landmark Supreme Court judgements such as scrapping the electoral bonds scheme and upholding abrogation of Article 370, will be sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday.

Women's quota: Bharati to move pvt amendments

Women's quota: Bharati to move pvt amendments

Rediff.com18 Aug 2005

Sharp differences within the Bharatiya Janata Party surfaced on Thursday on the Women's Reservation Bill.

Navin Kumar to be Prasar Bharati CEO

Navin Kumar to be Prasar Bharati CEO

Rediff.com30 Jun 2006

Doordarshan director-general Navin Kumar is tipped to take over as CEO of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. \n

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

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

Rediff.com4 May 2023

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.

Future Gaming tops electoral bonds list with Rs 1368 cr; who are the others?

Future Gaming tops electoral bonds list with Rs 1368 cr; who are the others?

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

These are the top buyers of the scrapped electoral bonds, the data for which was released by the Election Commission on Thursday.

Trinidad PM to be honoured at Pravasi Bharati Divas

Trinidad PM to be honoured at Pravasi Bharati Divas

Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar will be the chief guest at the Pravasi Bharati Divas in Jaipur and will be honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.

ABG to counter Bharati's bid for Great Offshore

ABG to counter Bharati's bid for Great Offshore

Rediff.com18 Sep 2009

The bidding war for Great Offshore ratcheted up a notch with ABG Shipyard saying it would come out with a counter-offer to rival Bharati Shipyard's offer of Rs 560 a share announced on Wednesday after it acquired 3.1 per cent from the open market to take its total holding to 22.4 per cent.

73 women elected to Lok Sabha, lower than 2019

73 women elected to Lok Sabha, lower than 2019

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

NDA-MEETING-RESOLUTION PM Modi unanimously elected as NDA leader as he gets ready to form govt (Eds: With pics) New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Leaders of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance unanimously elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the ruling bloc's leader on Wednesday, passing a resolution to underscore the government's commitment to serving the poor, women, youths, farmers and deprived sections of society. They met at Modi's residence here a day after the NDA won a majority of seats in the Lok Sabha election, paving the way for him to take the oath for a third consecutive term, a first for any ruling alliance since 1962. TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, LJP(R) leader Chirag Paswan and NCP leader Praful Patel were among those who attended the meeting. The resolution said the NDA government will continue working to lift people's living standards for the country's all-round development while conserving its heritage. "We are all proud that the NDA fought the 2024 Lok Sabha polls unitedly under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and won. We all NDA leaders unanimously elect Narendra Modi as our leader," it added. The resolution also said that people have seen the country being developed in every sector in the last 10 years due to the pro-people policies of the NDA government under Modi. PTI KR

PM announces Rs 95-crore for Visva Bharati

PM announces Rs 95-crore for Visva Bharati

Rediff.com6 Dec 2008

Urging all in the Visva Bharati to take advantage of this, the prime minister said that as a follow-up of the committee's recommendation, the Archaeological Survey of India has completed the conservation work in the heritage buildings in the Ashram and will now restore the four buildings in the Uttarayan complex within this financial year. Earlier, on arrival at the university campus, the PM inaugurated the Debendranath Tagore museum at the restored Sasntiniketan Griha.

ISL PIX: FC Goa steal point against spirited Mohammedan SC

ISL PIX: FC Goa steal point against spirited Mohammedan SC

Rediff.com21 Sep 2024

Images from Indian Super League matches played on Saturday.

Congress wanted to allocate 15% of budget to Muslims: Modi at Maha rally

Congress wanted to allocate 15% of budget to Muslims: Modi at Maha rally

Rediff.com16 May 2024

Modi claimed the Congress, when in power at the Centre, had drawn up plans to allocate 15 percent of the total budget to minorities.

WPL PIX: Delhi Capitals rout Gujarat; storm into final

WPL PIX: Delhi Capitals rout Gujarat; storm into final

Rediff.com13 Mar 2024

Delhi Capitals secured direct qualification into the final of the WPL 2024 with a seven-wicket hammering of Gujarat Giants.

Who Will Taste Grapes Of Wrath In Nashik?

Who Will Taste Grapes Of Wrath In Nashik?

Rediff.com19 May 2024

'During times of adversity, a brick becomes better than a stone. That is how I look at the election season.'

No one can question him: Mamata after handing over land docu to Amartya Sen

No one can question him: Mamata after handing over land docu to Amartya Sen

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

anerjee, who reached Bolpur in the second half of the day, visited Sen at his residence and dubbed the accusations made against him as "baseless".

Didi to ministers: Face bulldozers, but prevent Sen's eviction

Didi to ministers: Face bulldozers, but prevent Sen's eviction

Rediff.com3 May 2023

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked state ministers to begin a sit-in outside Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's residence in Santiniketan in Birbhum district to protest against the Visva-Bharati's eviction notice, an official said.

'Why not?': HC grants parole to man to bid farewell to son

'Why not?': HC grants parole to man to bid farewell to son

Rediff.com13 Jul 2024

The Bombay high court has granted parole to a man to bid farewell to his son, who is going to Australia for further studies, holding that if parole can be granted to share grief, it can also be for a happy occasion.