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Modi govt 3.0: Who is in, who is out

Modi govt 3.0: Who is in, who is out

Rediff.com10 Jun 2024

Over 65 Union ministers are likely to take oath, going by the visual of the meeting Modi held with his likely council of ministers.

Centre puts order banning NDTV India for a day on hold

Centre puts order banning NDTV India for a day on hold

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

Officials said that the decision has been put on hold till the time the appeal is disposed of.

Union cabinet gives go ahead to 'one nation, one poll'

Union cabinet gives go ahead to 'one nation, one poll'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2024

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal for 'one nation, one Election' as recommended by the Kovind panel, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.

Share or stay out, TV channels told

Share or stay out, TV channels told

Rediff.com16 Aug 2005

Modi 3.0: Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur out; allies in

Modi 3.0: Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur out; allies in

Rediff.com9 Jun 2024

There is also speculation within the BJP that its national president J P Nadda, whose extended tenure will end by this month and who was among the leaders meeting Modi, may also be brought back in the government.

277 newspapers to face govt action for embezzlement

277 newspapers to face govt action for embezzlement

Rediff.com9 Mar 2017

The information and broadcasting ministry has decided to lodge FIRs against the publications for producing "misleading" circulation data to fraudulently obtain its advertisements.

Surrogate ads: Ministry to take a re-look

Surrogate ads: Ministry to take a re-look

Rediff.com21 Aug 2006

Source said Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi took the decision after broadcasters sought a re-look.

Guj HC lifts stay on release of Aamir Khan's son's debut film 'Maharaj'

Guj HC lifts stay on release of Aamir Khan's son's debut film 'Maharaj'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

The film has nothing objectionable or derogatory, the court said after watching it, and allowed its release on streaming platform Netflix.

Congress seeks EC action against 'Modi Parivaar', 'Modi ki Guarantee' ads

Congress seeks EC action against 'Modi Parivaar', 'Modi ki Guarantee' ads

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

The party prayed for the removal of the advertisement and action against its authors and publishers.

Don't cover anti-terror operations live: TV channels told

Don't cover anti-terror operations live: TV channels told

Rediff.com22 Mar 2015

All TV channels have been asked not to broadcast live anti-terrorist operations to avoid any adverse impact on rescue exercise.

Govt asks Sony to screen Dirty Picture post 11 pm

Govt asks Sony to screen Dirty Picture post 11 pm

Rediff.com22 Apr 2012

The scheduled screening of 'The Dirty Picture' on Sony TV on Sunday has been deferred after the Information and Broadcast Ministry directed the channel to telecast the film at a late night slot.

DoT to make room for 'powerful' regulator

DoT to make room for 'powerful' regulator

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

The government plans to remove the definition of broadcasting services altogether from the bill to help reduce confusion among stakeholders.

Indian-origin couple, daughter killed in 'suspicious' fire in Canada

Indian-origin couple, daughter killed in 'suspicious' fire in Canada

Rediff.com16 Mar 2024

The charred remains were on Friday identified as those of three family members: 51-year-old Rajiv Warikoo; his wife, 47-year-old Shilpa Kotha; and their 16-year-old daughter, Mahek Warikoo.

Must-share telecast law for Indo-Pak series

Must-share telecast law for Indo-Pak series

Rediff.com29 Oct 2007

Having failed to get Nimbus Sports to share its live telecast of the upcoming India-Pakistan Test series, the government has issued a notification declaring that under the law the entire Test series be compulsorily shared with public broadcaster Doordarshan.

Essel Group gets ministry nod for HITS launch

Essel Group gets ministry nod for HITS launch

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

HITS is a new cable-distribution platform that is similar to the direct-to-home service. It allows distribution of digital-quality cable channels via satellite to cable operators at one go. For consumers, it means access to quality cable channels via a set-top box at reduced monthly rates, while for the cable industry, it means faster and cost-effective digitalisation.

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.

IIT-Kanpur FM to go on air in Nov

IIT-Kanpur FM to go on air in Nov

Rediff.com14 Oct 2009

This will be the first time that an FM radio station will be opened in any of the IITs in the country. The information and broadcasting ministry has already given a green signal to the project.

Raina, Masand among new Censor Board members

Raina, Masand among new Censor Board members

Rediff.com26 May 2011

Congress Secretary Pankaj Sharma and Hindustan Times' political editor Pankaj Vohra are among 15 members of the new Central Board of Film Certification for three years.

IIT-Kanpur to start its own FM Radio station

IIT-Kanpur to start its own FM Radio station

Rediff.com31 Jul 2009

This will be the first time that an FM radio station would be opened in any of the IITs in the country. The information and broadcasting ministry has already given a green signal to the project.

AI translates PM's speech at Tamil meet in real time

AI translates PM's speech at Tamil meet in real time

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the attendees of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi with his speech being translated for the audience in real-time using artificial intelligence.

Govt nod to Copyright Amendment Bill

Govt nod to Copyright Amendment Bill

Rediff.com10 May 2012

The government on Thursday gave its nod to the Copyright Amendment Bill along with two other bills which would see setting up of innovation universities and mandatory accreditation of higher education institutions.

ICC, CWI delegates inspect T20 WC 2024 venues

ICC, CWI delegates inspect T20 WC 2024 venues

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

Delegates of International Cricket Council (ICC) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have started a second inspection of the venues in the Caribbean and in the USA ahead of next year's T20 World Cup.

DTH stake shift to need govt nod

DTH stake shift to need govt nod

Rediff.com7 Jul 2005

Goyal given additional charge of FinMin, Irani loses I&B portfolio

Goyal given additional charge of FinMin, Irani loses I&B portfolio

Rediff.com14 May 2018

Irani's deputy in the I&B ministry Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has been given the charge of the key portfolio.

Avoid sensationalising tunnel rescue ops: Govt to TV channels

Avoid sensationalising tunnel rescue ops: Govt to TV channels

Rediff.com21 Nov 2023

The advisory, issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, also told private television channels to be sensitive in their reportage, especially while putting out headlines and videos of the rescue operations, considering the psychological status of family members of the trapped workers.

Home Ministry opposes hike in FDI cap in telecom, aviation

Home Ministry opposes hike in FDI cap in telecom, aviation

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

Citing security concerns the Home Ministry has opposed hike in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) caps in sectors like aviation and telecom, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Sun TV's DTH plan in trouble

Sun TV's DTH plan in trouble

Rediff.com8 Apr 2005

Kalanithi Maran-run Sun TV's DTH application appears to have run into rough weather with the Company Affairs Ministry finding the proposal not in conformity with the stipulated guidelines.

Should Bigg Boss be viewed only after 11 pm?

Should Bigg Boss be viewed only after 11 pm?

Rediff.com18 Nov 2010

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Many TV screens go blank as digitisation deadline ends

Many TV screens go blank as digitisation deadline ends

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

Television sets without set top boxes (STBs) in hundreds of households across Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata went blank as the deadline for switch over to cable TV digitisation ended on October 31 midnight.

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential elections

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential elections

Rediff.com6 Jul 2024

Pezeshkian gained the attention of people for his stance against the crackdown on the 2009 pro-democracy protests and the violence perpetrated by the notorious morality police in 2022 after Mahsa Amini's death.

B'luru: Lawyers-media-police confrontation worsens

B'luru: Lawyers-media-police confrontation worsens

Rediff.com8 Mar 2012

The advocates-media-police confrontation in Bengaluru in the wake of the city civil court complex violence on March 2 worsened on Thursday with police deciding to stage a black badge protest on Friday seeking action against lawyers who assaulted their personnel.

Ten Sports faces hostile govt pitch

Ten Sports faces hostile govt pitch

Rediff.com11 Mar 2004

Centre forms Committee to review Cinema Act

Centre forms Committee to review Cinema Act

Rediff.com4 Feb 2013

In the wake of row over Kamal Hasan's movie Vishwaroopam, the Centre today set up a judicial committee to have a relook at the Cinematograph Act to make it more robust and ensure that movies do not get stuck after clearances by the film certification board.

Prasar Bharati CEO wants to quit prematurely, writes to govt

Prasar Bharati CEO wants to quit prematurely, writes to govt

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

Sources said Sircar, who was appointed on the post in 2012 by the UPA-II government, has written a letter to I&B Minister M Venkaiah Naidu in this regard.

Sting operation carried out in good faith: Channel

Sting operation carried out in good faith: Channel

Rediff.com15 Sep 2007

Responding to the I&B ministry's notice, the channel said that the sting operation was carried out in good faith and its intentions were not wrong.