Why Soni didn't announce the National Film Awards

In an interesting turn of events, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni decided not to announce the 57th National Awards for films, though it is customary for the minister to......

Govt doubts NHRC's Bhatta-Parsaul 'no rape' report

Government on Thursday cast doubts on the veracity of the National Human Rights Commission report which ruled out rape in Bhatta-Parsaul during the recent farmers' agitation, saying one report......

Soni backs Justice Katju for debate on self regulation

Advocating self regulation in the broadcast sector, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Thursday defended Press Council chairman Justice Katju for initiating a debate on whether to......

Give proof of charges against Vadra: Soni to Kejriwal

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Friday accused news channels of helping civil society activist Arvind Kejriwal to malign the image of people by airing his......

FM holds pre-Budget talks with film industry team

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday met film industry delegation, accompanied by Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni, as part of his pre-Budget consultations."The......

Chidambaram questions rating agencies' reports

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday questioned reports of rating agencies on the Indian economy. "I think we tend to overreact to rating, as you see in reports. In fact, some of these......

New policies for India's cable channels, FM soon

The policy initiatives for Headend-in-the-Sky, the satellite-based digital distribution of cable channels, and the third-phase expansion of private FM radio may soon be cleared by the ministry of......

800 FM stations to hit Indian airwaves

Over 800 more FM radio stations would be made available when the FM phase-III is rolled out shortly, while 31 new satellite TV channels are awaiting the government's approval, Information and......

Prasar Bharti defends CWG telecast deal

Coming out in defence of its deal with UK-based SIS Live for telecast of the Commonwealth Games, Prasar Bharti on Monday said the selection of the company was made with the approval of Minister for......

ICC allows news channels access to Ind-Pak match

The ICC on Tuesday agreed to allow Indian TV channels to attend the high-voltage World Cup semi-finals between India and Pakistan following a request from Information and Broadcasting Minister......

Tendulkar in running for Bharat Ratna

The name of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is one of the most recommended by various groups for the Bharat Ratna award. This has been confirmed by Information and Broadcasting minister Mrs Ambika......

Sports to stay in State list

Bowing to the pressure from various states, the Union government on Thursday withdrew the bill to put sports in the Concurrent list. This was disclosed by Information and Broadcasting minister......