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Modi Should Listen To Criticism

The prime minister and his Cabinet will be compelled to do what governments in other democracies must: Listen to criticism from citizens and tolerate it and even learn from it. In doing so, perhaps......

100th 'Mann Ki Baat' episode to be broadcast live at UN

In a 'historic moment', the 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' will be broadcast live at the United Nations headquarters in New York. 'Get ready......

Children Will Always Remember Uncle Pai

Uncle Pai, as he was fondly called, inculcated in Indian children a love for and interest in India's glorious past and its heroes.A fascinating excerpt from Sanjeev Sanyal and Rajesh Singh's's......

What you will see at the Republic Day 2023 parade

The Republic Day parade, which will begin at around 1030 am, will be a unique mix of the country's military prowess and cultural diversity, depicting the country's growing indigenous capabilities,......

The End Of NDTV As We Know It

We got the same Diwali bonuses. We ate together. We carried equipment together on shoots.And when the odd reporter tried to throw her weight around and leave the camera person to carry bags of......

Former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi is new Prasar Bharati CEO

Senior IAS officer and former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi was on Monday appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre,......

Ten Sports' model punctured

Ten Sports has said its estimated loss of Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) from sharing the feed of the recently concluded India-Pakistan cricket series with Doordarshan was reasonable because it had to......

What Trai order will mean for TV watching

The Trai order is expected to change how consumers pay for cable or DTH services. This will result in disruption within the TV viewing market.Urvi Malvania reports. 2019 may not start on a great......

Railways to seek air time from Doordarshan

Railway ministry is likely to seek air time from Doordarshan to disseminate railway related information to public and raise a special Mahila Brigade for enhanced security. In its forthcoming......

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......

Buniyaad set to make a comeback

Buniyaad, the iconic 1980s television drama directed by Ramesh Sippy, will be back on Doordarshan Network after 27 years. To celebrate the re-run, Sippy got the cast together for a grand party......

TV shows we'd love to watch on big screen!

Every time you think back to Doordarshan Network's classic serials like Malgudi Days, Hum Log, Dekh Bhai Dekh or Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, you wish some mainstream channel acquires their rights and......

Om Puri: A career in 30 pictures

Om Puri passed away into the ages on January 6. The actor has worked in over 300 movies, over several languages. He has also worked in many Hollywood movies, in prominent roles. Here's......

25 Years Ago in Bollywood...

1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......

'It was a big challenge to play Lord Ram'

Gurmeet Choudhary takes over from Arun Govil -- the Rama that we've grown up watching on Doordarshan Network -- in NDTV Imagine's New Ramayan. A 24-year-old actor, Gurmeet has done a Tamil film, a......

Check Out Asia Cup 2022 Schedule

IMAGE: Fans are all set to be treated to three India-Pakistan games in Asia Cup 2022. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images The 15th Asia Cup tournament will be held in the UAE from August 27 to......

100 million plus Indians watched World Cup!

The World Cup final was watched by 51.2 million viewers -- the highest reach for any FIFA World Cup match till date in India.Females contributed to 47 per cent of the tournament reach.Urvi Malvania......

Unlike Olympics, no TV coverage for Rio Paralympics in India

IMAGE: File photo from 2012 Paralympic Games. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters. Unlike the Olympics that was widely covered, the Rio Paralympics set to begin tomorrow will not have any television......

Doordarshan to air Australia series: SC

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that state-run TV network Doordarshan could telecastthe cricket series between India and Australia beginning October 6.The first of the four Test matches start in......

DD to continue telecasting World Cup matches

Indian fans in the crowd celebrate as a Pakistan wicket falls during the match between India and Pakistan at Adelaide Oval on February 15. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images Public broadcaster......

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