When unity is required..: Manish Tewari flays 'ill-informed' Congressmen

Former Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari slammed few members of the Congress party for "taking swipes at the Dr Manmohan Singh led UPA Government" rather than fight the......

Union minister Manish Tewari to contest from Ludhiana

Congress has decided to re-nominate Union minister Manish Tewari from Ludhiana seat and his candidature will be announced soon. Party sources said that the final call to field Tewari was taken......

Manish Tewari mocks BJP meet

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday mocked Bharatiya Janata Party’s camp for newly-elected party MPs to train them about conduct in parliament, saying the new lawmakers should not learn......

Manish Tewari gets bail in Gadkari's defamation case

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari was on Monday granted bail by a local court in connection with a defamation case filed by senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin......

Vodafone wins approval for $1.6 bn deal to fully own unit in India

Vodafone Group Plc won the Indian cabinet's approval for its $1.6 billion deal to buy out minority partners in its unit in the country, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said on......

'Rail fare hike needed for maintenance'

Government had to hike railway fares as maintenance of public services comes at a cost, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said on Thursday."The maintenance of standards in public......

Prasar Bharati chief rubbishes talks of rift with I&B Ministry

Prasar Bharati chairman Jawahar Sircar on Tuesday said there was no rift between him and the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry, following a controversy over a letter he had written to the......

12-min ad cap: Govt to study revenue loss

The ministry of information & broadcasting has decided to collect revenue data from broadcasters to ascertain their loss from the proposed cap on advertising at 12 minutes an hour from October.......

Dadasaheb Phalke award to be presented to Shashi Kapoor in Mumbai

Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor will be conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award in Mumbai as his family has conveyed to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry that it will difficult for him......

PM, Narendra Modi condole Suchitra Sen's death

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh joined other political leaders to condole the death of actress Suchitra Sen, saying she had "graceful cinematic presence." "Sen had carved a special......

Lata Mangeshkar gets Yash Chopra memorial award

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has been honoured with the first Yash Chopra Memorial Award for her contribution to Hindi cinema. She was presented the award by Information and Broadcasting......

Veteran actor Pran gets Dadasaheb Phalke award

Legendary actor Pran was honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award by Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari at his residence in in Bandra, a suburb in Mumbai.Pran, 93,......