The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday carried out searches at the residence of suspended Prasar Bharti CEO B S Lalli after registering a case against him and others for alleged irregularities in the award of broadcasting rights of Commonwealth Games reportedly resulting in a loss of Rs 135 crore to the exchequer.
The Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to lodge an FIR against suspended Prasar Bharti CEO B S Lalli on Friday, in connection with alleged irregularities in the award of broadcasting rights of Commonwealth Games reportedly resulting in a loss of Rs 135 crore to the exchequer.
In a quick follow up action, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday referred to Central Bureau of Investigation the Shunglu committee report that had indicted suspended Prasar Bharti chief B S Lalli and Doordarshan Director General Aruna Sharma in the award of broadcasting rights of Commonwealth Games causing Rs 135 crore loss to the exchequer.
On Monday, more than 5000 employees of Prasar Bharti-run DD and AIR went on a mass casual leave. "The government has made no effort to heed to the grievance of employees. So we have decided to continue with our nationwide agitation," Sangam Thankur, General Secretary, Akashvani and Doordarshan Administrative Staff Association said.
The Indian government has told television companies holding cricket rights involving the national team to share the feed with the state broadcaster in future.
"We received a Censor Board certificate yesterday. The board has cleared my film without a single cut," Jha said.
Amid the willingness shown by Ten Sports and Prasar Bharti for an out-of-court settlement on the telecast rights controversy, the channel's chief met Information and Broadcasting Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Lahore on Sunday.
The Delhi HC directed Prasar Bharati to telecast India-West Indies series with seven-minute delay.
The state broadcaster has acquired the radio rights of the five ODIs and four Tests.
The SC directed Doordarshan to carry "uninterrupted feed" of the ODI matches between India and Pakistan from Ten Sports
The highlights of the Test matches will be shown at the end of the day.
After months of dilly dallying President A P J Abdul Kalam has finally given his appproval to an accommodation in New Delhi close to Rashtrapati Bhavan, according to sources in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The private broadcaster has issued a notice to the BCCI over GOI ordinance to share feed of India's matches.
Income tax authorities and public service broadcaster Prasar Bharti were given eight weeks time by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction on Tuesday to resolve the outstanding issues with Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd.
Ten Sports has now moved the Indian Supreme Court for a stay on the Indian guidelines on sharing the feed with Prasar Bharti.
'Now Lalu is supporting the Emergency! Or so it seems. Chalo bhai, ab yeh din bhi dekhna tha.'
Prasar Bharti CEO K S Sarma on Friday said the state broadcaster's direct-to-home telecast will be launched on schedule from April 1.
In a major initiative, the Tatas on Tuesday announced a joint venture with the Star group for providing direct-to-home services in India, a venture that is estimated to involve an investment of over Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion).
Doordarshan will launch a 24-hour terrestrial news channel, requiring no cable connection to be viewed, from November 3 this year.
The combativeness reflects her insistence not to meekly acquiesce to what has been going on in Raisina Hill for years or decades, observes Kartikeya Tanna.
Addressing diplomats, the RSS chief says his organisation doesn't support online trolling.
The Election Commission on Friday announced 25 hours each of free telecast and broadcast time for the six national parties on Doordarshan and the All India Radio for campaigning.
The 43-year-old popular television actor-turned politician continued to cultivate Amethi in the past five years despite her loss in 2014 to Gandhi and this helped her reap electoral dividends.
The government will set up a centre of excellence for visual effects and gaming with help from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay.
'This obsession with 'one' is not good for a country like India.'
Dismissing the complaint of Congress, the Election Commission on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's October 3 radio broadcast did not constitute violation of the model code of conduct.
The last rites of the 102-year-old actress, who died on July 10, were performed at the Lodhi Road crematorium by her son Pawan in the presence of her daughter Kiran and grandchildren.
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Congress on Monday approached the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi as it accused him of "misusing state machinery" and "abusing authority" over the broadcast of his 'Mann ki Baat' address on All India Radio ahead of Assembly polls later this month.
The channel, launched nearly two weeks after the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls beginning on April 11 came into effect, carries the picture of Modi as its logo.
'People don't want to watch a screaming channel if given a decent alternative.'
'India's real concern is that cash-strapped Pakistan is keeping its military hardware well oiled on American money,' says Rajeev Sharma.
The non-availability of transponders on satellites has hit the expansion plans of not only existing direct-to-home players such as DD Direct Plus and Dish TV but also new entrants such as Sun Direct, Reliance Bluemagic and the Bharti group.
Lakhs of students appear for it every year. How are you preparing for it?
The reported controversial remarks of President Pranab Mukherjee on Bofors issue to a Swedish daily have no bearing on his upcoming tour of Sweden, the first State visit, beginning on May 31, External Affairs Ministry said in New Delhi on Thursday.
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