Soni backs Justice Katju for debate on self regulation

Advocating self regulation in the broadcast sector, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Thursday defended Press Council chairman Justice Katju for initiating a debate on whether to......

Soni, Wasnik, Sahai resign ahead of Cabinet reshuffle

Ahead of Sunday's reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers, three Cabinet ministers and a minister of state resigned on Saturday, saying they want to work for the party. Information and......

Give proof of charges against Vadra: Soni to Kejriwal

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Friday accused news channels of helping civil society activist Arvind Kejriwal to malign the image of people by airing his......

Age row: Soni justifies seeking second opinion

Justifying the government's action in seeking a second legal opinion from the Attorney General on Army Chief General V K Singh's age row, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Friday......

Govt to discuss content code for news channels

The issue of content code for television news channels will be discussed with all stake holders to find a solution, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said on Friday. "The......

'Available spectrum for mobile TV far below requirement'

The Information and Broadcasting Ministryon Tuesdaysaid it could not put in place a regulatory framework for mobile TV service as the available spectrum for the service was far below......

Increase sample size, suggests panel on TRP

The committee set up by the information and broadcasting ministry to review the television rating point system, which evaluates the popularity of television programmes, has recommended increasing......

Centre to compensate for CST loss

The government on Thursday approved Rs. 7,029 crore (Rs. 70.29 billion) compensation to states for the losses they suffered due to reduction in central sales tax rate in 2010-11.The Union Cabinet,......

ICC allows news channels access to Ind-Pak match

The ICC on Tuesday agreed to allow Indian TV channels to attend the high-voltage World Cup semi-finals between India and Pakistan following a request from Information and Broadcasting Minister......

Tendulkar in running for Bharat Ratna

The name of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is one of the most recommended by various groups for the Bharat Ratna award. This has been confirmed by Information and Broadcasting minister Mrs Ambika......

Sports to stay in State list

Bowing to the pressure from various states, the Union government on Thursday withdrew the bill to put sports in the Concurrent list. This was disclosed by Information and Broadcasting minister......

Prasar Bharti defends CWG telecast deal

Coming out in defence of its deal with UK-based SIS Live for telecast of the Commonwealth Games, Prasar Bharti on Monday said the selection of the company was made with the approval of Minister for......