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BJP to have its own TV channel in Tamil Nadu

Senior BJP state functionary announced the expansion of its Kerala TV channel to Tamil Nadu (REUTERS)
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 09:11 pm IST

Sri Lanka crisis: 2 state-run channels go off air amid stir, one resumes service

Demonstrators gather outside the office of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, amid protests over the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
Updated on Jul 13, 2022 10:36 pm IST

Why the media needs to introspect

Goswami and some other mediapersons have gone against established norms under which the media has long functioned and have hurt people in the process
Updated on Nov 09, 2020 06:41 am IST

Random Forays: We have to compel the media to change

Gone also are the days when the usually correct Doordarshan news bulletins would inform us without ever even pretending to entertain us.
Updated on Sept 12, 2020 10:55 pm IST

Congress leader urges Centre to restore ‘civility’ in TV debates

Jaiveer Shergill also said issuing an advisory to the media houses to follow News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) guidelines to ensure more civility is a must and will serve as an appropriate tribute to Tyagi.
Published on Aug 14, 2020 12:48 am IST

Gurbani telecast rights: Bajwa seeks Akal Takht’s intervention

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Published on Feb 14, 2020 11:19 pm IST

Sindhis get a TV programme, but say it’s not enough

In July 2011, Prasar Bharti, which runs Doordarshan, said that they did not find the idea of a Sindhi language channel feasible due to financial and staff shortage.
Published on Dec 09, 2019 01:27 am IST

Word of the week by Shashi Tharoor: This week’s word, Kerfuffle

Save the use of “kerfuffle” for a trivial row, or an unjustified or exaggerated ruckus.
Updated on Nov 09, 2019 06:33 pm IST

Doordarshan will soon be available across the world, says Prakash Javadekar

Public broadcaster Doordarshan India will soon be available overseas, union minister for information and broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.
Published on Sept 16, 2019 08:05 pm IST

MNM to own TV channel to enhance reach ahead of 2021 TN assembly polls

With the acquisition of the TV channel and Kamal Hassan’s proposed state-wide tour from November 7, coinciding with the actor’s birthday, the party is making a determined bid to be an alternative to the two dominant Dravidian parties, the ruling AIADMK and the opposition DMK.
Published on Aug 31, 2019 07:31 pm IST

Saradha scam: CBI quizzes Bengal’s tourism secretary over ads to chit fund

CBI is probing the 2,460-crore ponzi scam by the Saradha group
Updated on Aug 22, 2019 10:02 pm IST

Kamal Haasan wants to team up with Rajinikanth for TN assembly polls

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) President and actor Kamal Haasan had sought Rajinikanth’s support in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Updated on Aug 06, 2019 10:37 pm IST

Budget 2019: Exclusive TV channel for startups proposed by finance minister

A television channel exclusively for startups has been proposed in Budget 2019.
Published on Jul 05, 2019 12:48 pm IST

Channels get advisory on credit language

In January, HT had reported that the MIB had written to the Indian Motion Pictures Association, Film and Producers Guild of India, Film Federation of India and Indian Films and TV Producers’ Council Of India, among others, to run titles and credits in Hindi for all Hindi feature films. (Photo by @Prakash Javdekar)
Updated on Jun 15, 2019 12:03 am IST

Press Council appoints fact-finding team to probe railway cops thrashing UP scribe

In a purported video of the incident, GRP’s Shamli station house officer (SHO) Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay and constable Sanjay Pawar, dressed in plain clothes, can be seen repeatedly slapping and punching Amit Sharma. (Photo: Screengrab/ANI)
Updated on Jun 13, 2019 07:37 pm IST

Editors Guild condemns arrest of journalists

he Guild sees it as an effort to intimidate the press and stifle freedom of expression, the statement said.
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 04:47 pm IST

Samana pilot aboard missing AN-32, kin pray for his safety

An alumnus of Punjab Public School, Nabha, Mohit, got his initial training at National Defence Academy (NDA) Khadakwasla, Pune, before being commissioned as flying officer in the IAF.
Updated on Jun 05, 2019 08:00 am IST

Oppn moves EC over NaMo TV set up to telecast PM’s speeches

An EC spokesperson confirmed the commission received a complaint against NaMo TV and is investigating the same.
Updated on Apr 01, 2019 11:54 pm IST

Drunk passenger demands Russian plane flies to Afghanistan, forces emergency landing in Siberia

It was not immediately clear if the man was armed and what his demands were. Police have cordoned off the area, and ambulances are on the standby.
Updated on Jan 22, 2019 09:55 pm IST

Cable operators to blackout all channels from 7pm-10pm

Pay for channels you view: Move to protest TRAI order effective from Saturday
Updated on Dec 27, 2018 11:30 am IST

‘I am Yogesh Raj’: Support for Bulandhshahr violence key accused on social media

A campaign in support of Yogesh Raj, the prime accused in the Bulandshahr violence, has started on social media declaring him innocent and demanding justice for him.
Updated on Dec 06, 2018 01:50 pm IST

Help for channels to shift content from foreign to Indian satellites

The union government has given directive to private channels to shift from foreign to Indian satellites.
Published on Nov 11, 2018 11:40 pm IST

RBI autonomy essential, says finance ministry amid rift with central bank

The government reportedly invoked never-before-used powers under the RBI Act that allow it to issue directions to the central bank governor on matters of public interest.
Updated on Oct 31, 2018 01:23 pm IST

Pardoning Dera Sacha Sauda head was a blunder, says acting Akal Takht jathedar

Giani Harpreet Singh
Updated on Oct 24, 2018 09:47 am IST

International Cricket Council believes new T20 leagues are at greatest risk of corruption

David Richardson, the International Cricket Council’s chief executive, admitted that various Twenty20 Leagues, operating at the lower level, could be easy target for corrupt activities.
Updated on May 31, 2018 12:08 pm IST

TV crime show inspired Kota men to kill friend for ransom

Police said they managed to track the accused trio after interrogating more than 200 people.
Updated on May 05, 2018 07:32 am IST

Ads show condoms only as pleasure instruments, not contraceptives, says HC

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had in an advisory to all television channels in December last year asked them to restrict condom advertisements to late night between 10pm and 6am.
Updated on May 01, 2018 10:01 pm IST