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Cong accuses govt of mismanagement in Manmohan funeral, BJP hits back

The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the Congress of politicising the death of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and levelling "baseless allegations" of disrespect and mismanagement at his......

TN governor, CM in spat over missing line in Tamil anthem at Hindi event

Singers missed a line from Tamil Nadu's state anthem during its rendition in an event presided by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi in Chennai on Friday and it led to a war of words between Chief......

'Adipurush' makers under fire over 'tapori' language

Several parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress and the Shiv Sena (UBT), on Saturday criticised filmmaker Om Raut's Adipurush for hurting the sentiments of the people with the......

Lata Mangeshkar and her connection to Savarkar

From being the youngest member of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's inter-caste dinner squads to giving voice to his poems, singing icon Lata Mangeshkar was closely associated with the controversial Hindu......

'This government seeks full control. No dissent'

'Many already toe the line, those on the fence will be nudged to stand with the government even more, those who are critical will face trouble soon.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ......

Shrinking screens: Is cable TV dying in India?

For years it has been evident that fibre and DTH would give tough competition to cable in India where regulatory overload has mutilated an already warped industry structure. OTT added fuel to the......

Why some things work in India, and some don't

'The two-word answer is: Proper oversight,' says T N Ninan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The India of the 1980s and 1990s had many dreams: Private TV by satellite or cable, instead of......

Time to reinvent DD and AIR

India must create a world-class public service broadcaster, says Business Standard. The unending travails of Prasar Bharati Corporation, now made worse by allegations of corruption in high places......

Prasar Bharati to sue TAM next week

Government-owned Prasar Bharati, the country's largest broadcaster, had decided to sue the Television Audience Measurement (TAM) agency, citing an alleged inaccurate representation of data on......

I&B ministry to promote UID project

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has been given the responsibility of promoting the Unique Identification Number project, officials said here on Friday. In a recent meeting between the......

'India Is Ready For The World!'

'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.''And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

How Dangal TV beat Star and Zee

Is Dangal TV a flash in the pan?Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy StockSnap/Pixabay Is it a flash in the pan or the making of a new broadcasting power? In April this year,......

Readers' choice on the best, worst actors of 2002

Thu Dec 26 21:01:21 2002 Name:ajit gokhaleCity, Country:usaYour Views:I think Anil kapoor was the best in Nayak.He is an in-depth actor above all the current crop. (I think Amitabh is running out......

Summoned by Kolkata Police, Shami stuck in Kolkata

'The DD team left around 3pm but Shami could not board the flight as he faces a summon from the Kolkata Police.' IMAGE: Delhi Daredevils fast bowler Mohammed Shami. Photograph: BCCI Delhi......

DD to telecast ODIs with 7-minute delay

Millions of cricket lovers can rejoice as the Delhi high court,on Tuesday, directed public broadcaster Prasar Bharti to show live telecast of India-West Indies cricket series on DD, but deferred by......

Windies series on Ten Sports; SC halts DD

The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained Prasar Bharti from airing on Doordarshan the upcoming India-West Indies Test and ODI matches starting May 18, the exclusive telecast rights of which are with......

Footballers, scribes to protest against DD

Past and present footballers, coaches, sports journalists and soccer lovers will gather in front of Doordarshan's office in Kolkata on Monday to protest against the state-owned broadcaster's......

No Indo-Pak live Test matches on DD

Prasar Bharti has declined to give Rs 140 crore to Ten Sports for live telecast of three Tests and five One-Day Internationals in the ongoing cricket series between India and Pakistan. Thus,......

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