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Smriti Irani gets additional charge of I&B after resignation of Venkaiah Naidu

Politics | Jul 18, 2017, 03:17 PM IST

File Photo of Information and Broadcasting Minister M

I&B ministry puts on hold ban on Hindi news channel

India | Nov 07, 2016, 08:41 PM IST

The one-day ban on a Hindi news channel, NDTV India, has been put on hold by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, news agency PTI reported today. The development follows a request by the broadcaster to

Venkaiah Naidu at I&B ministry during a surprise visit

Venkaiah Naidu catches latercomers off-guard in a surprise check at I&B ministry, seeks explanation

National | Jul 11, 2016, 04:21 PM IST

New Delhi: Newly appointed Information and Broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday surprised top officials at the ministry when he dropped in to check punctuality and cleanliness early this morning. Explanations have been

Zakir Naik's Peace TV has no permission to downlink: I&B Ministry

India | Jul 10, 2016, 08:40 AM IST

New Delhi: Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's Peace TV channel is not permitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to downlink and warned the cable operators that action will be taken for transmitting the channel,

FTII students not averse to I&B Secy becoming chairman?

India | Oct 05, 2015, 09:18 PM IST

Pune: The agitating students of the FTII are not averse to the Ministry Secretary assuming the post of chairman till a transparent mechanism to select the institute's governing body is evolved, sources on the campus

I&B panel slams students, faculty; defends FTII administration

India | Oct 03, 2015, 09:20 PM IST

Pune: An I and B Ministry panel has blamed the agitating students and the faculty of FTII for the prevailing situation at the campus here, as it defended the institute's controversial decision to call police

FTII row: Protesters detained outside I&B Ministry office

India | Sep 15, 2015, 03:26 PM IST

New Delhi: FTII students were today joined by those from other universities here in a day-long symbolic hunger strike outside I&B Ministry's office against Gajendra Chauhan's appointment as Chairman and the agitators threatened to hold

FTII student delegation meets I&B officials; no breakthrough

India | Aug 03, 2015, 10:14 PM IST

New Delhi: A delegation of FTII students protesting against the appointment of TV actor Gajendra Chauhan as its Chairman, today met senior officials of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, though no breakthrough was

I&B Ministry planning pool of translators to carry government message

India | Feb 12, 2015, 01:49 PM IST

New Delhi: Aiming to take the government's message, policies and programmes to different linguistic regions of the country more effectively, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry is considering creating a dedicated pool of translators.The move to

œMessenger of God is not the reason behind my resignation: Leela Samson

India | Jan 17, 2015, 07:08 PM IST

New Delhi: Leela Samson, former CBFC chairperson, has clarified that her resignation was not related to the controversy over Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Ram Rahim's film “Messenger of God”.In an interview to Economic Times,

I&B ministry plans social media outreach through 'Whatsapp', Talkathons

Jan 11, 2015, 10:31 AM IST

New Delhi: In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's focus on disseminating information through new media, Information and Broadcasting Ministry is planning to use 'WhatsApp' and also integrate other social media platforms to hold 'talkathons'.While