Information And Broadcasting Ministry
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List of 18 OTT platforms banned by Centre for vulgar and obscene content
March 14, 2024 12:56 ISTInformation and Broadcasting Ministry on Thursday has taken strict action against several OTT platforms for publishing vulgar and obscene content online. This action has been taken by the Centre after multiple warnings from Union Minister Anurag Thakur.
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Twitter account of I&B Ministry hacked, restored later
India | January 12, 2022 13:26 ISTThe hacked Twitter account of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry was used to retweet a post by Elon Musk's verified handle that criticised a solar tax move in California
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Censor Board word list: Bollywood film-makers, I&B Ministry officials hold talks
Bollywood | February 26, 2015 19:01 ISTNew Delhi: Close on the heels of a controversy over a list issued by the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) banning 'objectionable words' which was later held back, leading Bollywood film-makers on Wednesday met
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Sena wants permanent deletion of 'secular' word from Constitution
India | January 28, 2015 16:57 ISTMumbai: A day after row erupted over a Republic Day advertisement of Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the Shiv Sena has demanded "permanent deletion" of the words 'secular' and 'socialist' from the Constitution.An acrimonious war of
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I&B plans social media outreach through 'Whatsapp', Talkathons
India | January 11, 2015 9:27 ISTNew 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
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Government considering extending deadline of digitization drive
India | August 24, 2014 8:39 ISTNew Delhi: In a bid to allow more time to domestic manufacturers of Set Top Boxes (STB) to meet the demands of digitization of cable television systems, the government is considering extending the deadline of
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Prakash Javadekar catches officials coming late, sends them home
India | July 01, 2014 9:35 ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar pulled a surprise check at the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and was not pleased with what he discovered.At 9.15 am, a walk-through revealed a penurious attendance. Javadekar had the
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Information And Broadcasting Ministry to keep tabs on social media trends to gauge public mood
India | June 29, 2014 13:18 ISTNew Delhi: To keep Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed about the mood of the nation, the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has begun sending his office an analysis of the latest trends on social media.Sources
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I&B Ministry monitoring social media to help Narendra Modi gauge public mood
Politics | June 29, 2014 11:49 ISTNew Delhi: To keep Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed about the mood of the nation, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has begun sending his office an analysis of the latest trends on social media.Sources said
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Defence Ministry asked to get active on Twitter, Facebook
India | June 18, 2014 19:44 ISTNew Delhi: In the regime of Narendra Modi, who is very active on the social media, the Defence Ministry has been asked by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to enhance its presence on websites such
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Ideologically, I favour abolition of I & B Ministry: Javadekar
Politics | June 07, 2014 19:49 ISTNew Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar is “philosphically” and “ideologically” in favour of doing away with the ministry as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plank of “less government, more governance.”Javadekar was asked
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Will explore possibility of having locally-made set-top boxes: Javadekar
India | May 31, 2014 20:58 ISTPanaji: Information and Broadcasting ministry will consult the Finance and Commerce ministries on exploring the possibility of having locally-manufactured set-top boxes for continuing the digitisation process rather than depending on imports, I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar
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TRAI recommendations on TV rating agencies accreditation accepted by ministry: Tewari
November 18, 2013 21:54 ISTNew Delhi: The I&B Ministry has accepted broadcast sector regulator TRAI's recommendations on guidelines for accreditation of TV rating agencies and will soon approach the union cabinet for its nod, Union Minister Manish Tewari said.
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Cabinet sanctions Rs 630 crore for publicity blitz
India | July 17, 2013 23:07 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 17: To highlight the achievements and programmes of the government, the union cabinet today allocated a fund of Rs 630 crore to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, of which over Rs 200
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I&B Asks Censor Board, How D K Bose Song Was Cleared
Bollywood | June 17, 2011 21:43 ISTNew Delhi, June 17: The controversial song Bhaag Bhaag D K Bose from Aamir Khan's Delhi Belly is in trouble, as the Information and Broadcasting ministry has asked the Central Board of Film Certification (read
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Dadasaheb Phalke Award For K Balachander
Bollywood | April 29, 2011 21:20 ISTNew Delhi, Apr 29: K Balachander, who brought a whiff of fresh air with daring new style in direction and filmmaking in Tamil cinema in the 1970s, was today chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
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