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  PIB chief shunted out, DD News gets new head

  India | August 09, 2014 7:37 IST

  New Delhi: The government on Friday evening effected major changes in the media wing, shunting Neelam Kapur, the principal director general of media and communication of the Press Information Bureau (PIB), to the directorate of

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  Doordarshan set to expand global footprint, go on air in Europe, Africa

  India | August 06, 2014 8:20 IST

  New Delhi: State broadcaster Doordarshan's international channel is all set to become available to viewers in Europe, Africa and even Australia after Prasar Bharati yesterday entered into an agreement in that regard with German public

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  Broadcast frequency change underway for DD, AIR: Prakash Javadekar

  India | July 20, 2014 6:55 IST

  Pune: An ambitious project to switch Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR) broadcasts from medium wave frequency to ‘FM' will soon be completed to enhance the audio quality, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar

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  A kids' and animation channel on DD: Javadekar wants quick progress

  India | June 12, 2014 16:58 IST

  New Delhi: Matters are moving, and fast, in the information and broadcasting ministry under new minister Prakash Javadekar, who has asked officials to "show quick progress" in pushing ahead with ventures and also suggested launching

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  DD Interview Row: Modi compares it to Emergency-era suppression

  India | May 03, 2014 13:33 IST

  New Delhi: Narendra Modi on Saturday took a swipe at the government over the issue of his edited interview that was telecast on national broadcaster Doordarshan.The prime ministerial candidate said that the development reminded him

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  Modi never said Priyanka was like his daughter: BJP

  National | May 02, 2014 16:19 IST

  Varanasi: As a controversy raged over Narendra Modi's interview to Doordarshan, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the Gujarat Chief Minister had never said that Priyanka Gandhi was like his daughter and the interview

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  'Satyamev Jayate' targets to empower viewers

  Bollywood | February 27, 2014 22:08 IST

  Mumbai,  The second season of Aamir Khan's talk show "Satyamev Jayate" is set to go an air Sunday in six different languages on Star. It aims to empower viewers to participate in an action-oriented change

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  Patna police files FIR against Bihar minister Shyam Rajak for threatening Doordarshan lady official

  India | December 06, 2013 8:49 IST

  Patna : The Patna police on Thursday night filed an FIR against Bihar Food and Civil Supplies Minister Shyam Rajak on charge of mentally harassing and intimidating a deputy director of Doordarshan, Ratna Purakayastha. In

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  Azad rues awareness among people about health schemes

  India | August 22, 2013 7:40 IST

  New Delhi: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad yesterday rued lack of knowledge among people of the national capital about various central sponsored health schemes.At a function after laying foundation of a hospital in South

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  Doordarshan to live stream I-Day celebrations on YouTube

  August 14, 2013 15:57 IST

  New Delhi: The 67th Indian Independence Day celebrations and the Prime Minister's address to the Nation will be streamed live on Youtube, Doordarshan said.The live stream will be available tomorrow from 6:25 am onward, capturing

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  Doordarshan will be available on smartphone, tablet, laptop

  June 02, 2013 19:21 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 2 : Viewers in ten cities across the country including the four metros will soon be able to watch Doordarshan and nineteen other channels offered by Prasar Bharati on their smartphone, tablet

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  Onir upset as Doordarshan refuses to telecast 'I Am"

  Bollywood | July 04, 2012 18:19 IST

  New Delhi: Filmmaker Onir is upset that his national award-winning movie “I Am” has been refused a screening on Doordarshan.The film is divided into four stories dealing with issues like homosexuality, child abuse, Kashmir problem

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  Departmental Probe On Against Former Doordarshan DG

  India | September 15, 2011 21:37 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 14: A departmental inquiry has been initiated against the former Director General of Doordarshan Aruna Sharma over the award of a contract for production and coverage of CWG games by the Information

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  Rs 246cr CWG Broadcast Deal Is Transparent: Doordarshan DG

  India | October 23, 2010 22:35 IST

  New Delhi: Rejecting allegations of corruption, public broadcaster Doordarshan  on Saturday claimed that the Rs 246 crore contract with a British firm to telecast Commonwealth Games was "transparent" and as per government rules. "The whole

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  Long Commercial Breaks On DD Disappoint Viewers

  India | October 04, 2010 7:46 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 3 : Millions of viewers glued to their television sets were in for a rude shock tonight as long advertisement breaks on official broadcaster Doordarshan during the telecast of Commonwealth Games opening

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  DD's Hum Log Will Be Back In A New Avatar

  Bollywood | July 14, 2010 16:57 IST

  The TV serial that created history in Indian television will be back, but in a new avatar.  The new avatar of the 1984 soap serial Hum Log is named Hum and it will be telecast