Vanraj Bhatia, the creator of unforgettable music, hated the fact that the 'New Wave' directors did not respect Hindi cinema's multi-song format.
In strong observations while hearing the plea, the high court cited the death of Princess Diana while trying to escape the media chase, and said there needs to be "some toning down" as people are "afraid of the fourth pillar of democracy" because of its powers.
'The Internet helped us get quick reality checks, what the audience liked, didn't like.' 'Then the film industry started noticing us, because of the Internet.'
Ramesh Sippy's popular television serial will be back after 27 years.
The two Indo-Pak one-dayers for the DLF Cup in Abu Dhabi will be played on 18th and 19th.
The magnificent Jat community has taken his tears to its heart, observes Sudhir Bisht. In Tikait, they see their late leader's son, the son of their doughty farm leader Mahendra Singh Tikait, says Dr Sudhir Bisht.
The Kerala high court on Wednesday permitted Doordarshan to telecast the India-Bangladesh ODI series.
Actor Nitish Bharadwaj tells us how his life changed after he became Krishna, and what he has been doing since.
'Maoists are enraged that the media is reporting the truth.' 'They want to physically isolate the media and psychologically isolate the villagers who have found the confidence to speak to the press about the real situation.' 'Like terrorism ended in Punjab, Naxalism will end in Chhattisgarh,' the AIIMS doctor-turned IPS officer and SP of Dantewada tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih.
Doordarshan will launch soon its own "common man's" direct-to-home at a cost of Rs 164 crore (Rs 1.64 billion) with four transponders envisaging 40 channels, including private ones, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
The notices were issued on a petition filed by ESPN challenging a Kerala High Court judgement directing it to share its live feeds for the India-Bangladesh series with Doordarshan.
The public broadcaster was ordered to telecast 'Father, Son and Holy War', a National Award winning documentary, within 12 weeks.
BCCI is one of the richest sporting bodies in world sports with a license to rule world cricket but it was Jagmohan Dalmiya who will be credited with it.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Monday. Check out their schedule.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Sunday. Check out their schedule.
Females contributed to 47 per cent of the tournament reach.
Bhojpuri actress Divyaa Dwivedi played Savita Bhabhi on Jay Hind -- India's first online comedy show.
Terming the state "pride" of the country, Modi said it is the gateway of the nation as it guards the frontier. It is the duty of the government to develop the state at any cost, he said.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Ten Sports to file within two weeks documents detailing the total advertisement revenue it got during the simultaneous telecast of Indo-Pak cricket series on its channel and Doordarshan.
Adityanath spent hours reviewing the arrangements for the ceremony at the Ram Janmabhoomi, where the temple will be constructed following the go-ahead last year by the Supreme Court.
The Election Commission on Friday gave the go-ahead to the airing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann ki Baat programme on Sunday.
Vibhishan was a seeker of justice who risked it all to be on the side of truth, says Sudhir Bisht.
People in Bukhari's field could not digest the fact that he was no more.
We have all had heroes. We have all wanted to be someone else. But there was nobody I wanted to be more than I wanted to be Sunil Gavaskar, notes Harsha Bhogle.
On the occasion of International Yoga Day, ministers from the Centre and various state cabinets came out and practised yoga to mark the third anniversary of the event.
Pichai said a whole new generation of technologies are happening in India first, and that people in the country no longer have to wait for technology to come to them. Investments, he said, will focus on four areas key to India's digitisation, including enabling affordable access and information for every Indian in their own language, be it Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi or any other.
Tracing the actor's stunning fashion transformation through the years.
Television owners might have to again shell out a licence fee- this time to fund state-owned Prasar Bharati, which runs Doordarshan and All India Radio, if a government committee has its way.
China will flood direct flights to India with wholesale takeaways of the authentic stuff; Indian businessmen will fight for the commission and the consumers for the cuisine, predicts Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Friday. Check out their time schedule
Renowned documentary film maker Anand Patwardhan said the video sharing website is "catering to Hindutva goons who want to kill all secular content."
With Sushant Singh Rajput making his debut in Kai Po Che, we check out other TV actors we would love to see in films.
Modi said the country is suffering because of terrorism for the last 40 years and there is no reason for people not being told about this.
People, who have been virtually been kept indoors because of heavy security deployment in the wake of removal of special status for Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcation of the state, were allowed to go to mosques in their localities without being asked any questions by security personnel.
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