Tag: Prasar Bharati

India, Egypt ink pact to exchange TV-Radio programmes

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur and Foreign Minister of Egypt Sameh Hassan Shoukry signed the MoU on content exchange, capacity building and co-production

January 25, 2023

Cabinet panel approves infra development, expansion of AIR, DD

FM coverage of AIR will be increased to cover more than 80 per cent of the country’s population.

January 4, 2023

Shocking threat

Indeed, the government ought to welcome this knowledge, not shoot the messenger in such a crude fashion.

June 30, 2020

AIR official accused of sexually harassing 9 women, found guilty, demoted

Earlier, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi wrote to I&B Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to ensure that a 'sensitive and fair system' is put in place at the AIR to address the sexual harassment complaints.

December 8, 2018

Prasar Bharati recruitment 2018: Applications invited for 12 posts of Private Secretary, apply now at prasarbharati.gov.in

Prasar Bharati recruitment 2018: Interested candidates can apply on the official website-prasarbharati.gov.in

October 19, 2018

Controversies dogged Smriti Irani’s 10 months in I&B Ministry

In a significant cabinet reshuffle on 14 May, Irani was shifted out of the I&B ministry, and MoS Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was given the portfolio

May 15, 2018

Melody at its very best

An international seminar at Rabindra Bharati University emphasised on the importance of nature and environment in the evolution of music over centuries.

April 21, 2018

Prasar Bharati turns down NFDC demand of Rs 2.92 crore for private firm

Prasar Bharati has rejected a demand of Rs 2.92 crore from the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) for payment to a private firm hired by the latter for the live coverage of the 2017 International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The demand was reportedly turned down in a board meeting on 15 February. According to …

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March 2, 2018

‘DD should leverage reach created by DD Free Dish for quality content’

Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani on Monday said Doordarshan should leverage the reach created by DD Free Dish to create quality content and improve the revenue generation through advertisements and ease the burden on taxpayers. Speaking at the inauguration of the 24th International Conference and Exhibition on Terrestrial and Satellite …

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February 27, 2018

Not going to court over censorship of my I-Day speech: Tripura CM

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Friday said his government will not go to court against the censorship of his Independence Day speech by national broadcaster Prasar Bharati, but the ruling CPI-M said they would raise the issue in Parliament. “We are not thinking of going to court against Prasar Bharati for censoring my recorded Independence Day …

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August 18, 2017

There is an undeclared Emergency on media: Congress

The Congress on Wednesday said there is an “undeclared Emergency” on radio, television and newspapers in the country, after reports that public broadcaster Prasar Bharati had censored the Independence Day speech of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. “I was listening to radio news bulletin last night (Tuesday) to test how much independent the government-run media …

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August 16, 2017