The BJP has accused the Congress of politicising the death of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and levelling "baseless allegations" of disrespect and mismanagement at his State funeral. The Congress has countered by alleging that the government's arrangements for the funeral were a "shocking display" of disrespect. The row comes as the Congress alleges that the Centre did not allow news agencies except for DD (Doordarshan) to cover the funeral, did not provide enough space for Singh's family around the pyre, and did not stand up for the national flag during the gun salute. The BJP has refuted all of these charges.
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The Congress in Kerala on Friday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) against the decision of Doordarshan to telecast the controversial movie The Kerala Story, saying it was a 'tacit effort' to divide society on religious grounds to further the electoral prospects of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Kolkata Police detectives on Wednesday visited the house, where three female members of a family were killed last month, and reconstructed the crime scene with an accused -- the husband of one of the deceased.
The Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) exam is scheduled to be held on February 22, 2025 and February 23, 2025.
While leaders alleged wrongful rendition of the Tamil anthem and BJP said mother Tamil has taught the Dy CM a 'lesson', Udhayanidhi dismissed such claims and asserted the microphone did not function properly and that it was a technical fault.
Prasar Bharati on Monday announced that it will telecast the ongoing T20 World Cup, the Paris Olympics and Wimbledon on its DD Sports channel.
'Going forward, the encouragement would be to move to the new tax regime.'
In the Doordarshan Kendra Chennai's Hindi month valedictory function, a sentence Thekkanamum adhil sirantha Dravida nal thiru naadum went missing when the singers sang the anthem at the DD Tamil office in Chennai.
India schedule for the sixth day of the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday.
The Opening Ceremony of "Olympics-2004" will be telecast Live on the National Network on DD-I on 13th August 2004.
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Doordarshan will telecast Ramanand Sagar's 1987 series from March 28.
The Khelo India Youth Games 2023 scheduled between January 19-31 will have competitions held across four cities- Chennai, Trichy, Madurai and Coimbatore.
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi should free himself from divisive forces and discharge duties as per Constitutional norms, if he intends to continue as governor, Chief Minister M K Stalin said, and asked him to desist from converting Raj Bhavan into a political party office to depict Dravidian race in poor light.
Avani Lekhara, India's Paralympic shooting sensation, continued her reign of dominance at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
The state broadcasters have started the practice, but private news channels may follow suit, a ministry source said.
With most private television channels deserting it, DD Direct Plus, the direct-to-home (DTH) company from Prasar Bharati, has become a true pubcaster carrying 34 channels of which 31 are from Doordarshan.These 31 DD-channels include 19 television channels and 12 All India Radio channels. The private channels that were recently disconnected from DD Direct Plus include Aaj Tak, Headlines Today, BBC World, Star Utsav and Akash Bangla, sources said.
Cricket fans across the country will continue to watch the World Cup matches on Doordarshan.
Doordarshan has launched a Maths Helpline programme in collaboration with the Mathematical Sciences Foundation.
India will be under tremendous pressure when they face an equally circumspect Australia in a battle of two out-of-form batting units in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth
In an apparent initiative to curtail the monopoly of cable operators, Prasar Bharati will launch its Direct to Home facility from August enabling viewers to get 40 free channels, including 23 private ones, under one platform, Information and Broadcas
'My sport requires me to be as calm and patient as he is on the field.' 'I also relate to his story as I am a ticket collector like he was.'
Skipper Dinesh Karthik will face a big test when a struggling Kolkata Knight Riders lock horns with a resurgent Delhi Daredevils, led by double title winning former KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir, in a much-anticipated IPL clash, in Kolkata, on Monday.
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan said he did not enter into "any contract" with Doordarshan to endorse its channel DD Kisan, contrary to reports.
Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor?
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 platforms in the world.
Prasar Bharati CEO K S Sarma told reporters that the proposed DD news channel will be principally news driven and\n\nwill focus on in-house production.
To add to the worries of the cable operators and broadcasters, the government is set to launch a 24-hour "must carry" health channel called DD-Health at an annual outlay of Rs 180 crore (Rs 1.8 billion).
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday launched DD Direct Plus, India's first free direct-to-home broadcast service, hailing it as a "landmark event" in the history of broadcasting and communication of the country.
DD Kisan in the past year has clocked an average direct viewership of 500,000 to 10 million.
Book reveals how Akshay Kumar terminated his own contract to save IPL team from incurring loss
The war and Modi's recent visit to Ukraine is expected to figure prominently in the bilateral meeting, according to US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
India's para-athletes, defying physical limitations, showcased exceptional determination in their recent Paralympic campaign, contributing to a historic medal haul of 29.
The five-match ODI series will be played between November 16 and 28 in India.
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