Prasar Bharati
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Prasoon Joshi, celebrated lyricist, appointed Prasar Bharati's chairman
India | May 02, 2026, 11:59 PM ISTPrasoon Joshi has served as the Central Board of Film Certification's (CBFC) chairperson till August 2017. He now takes over as Prasar Bharati's chairman. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw congratulated Joshi for his role.
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CBI books former Prasar Bharati officials, ex-IB deputy secretary in corruption case
India | Jan 15, 2025, 08:22 PM ISTThe CBI has also listed former a Prasar Bharati Additional Director General (Engineering) and an ADG (Engineering- Headquarters); two Assistant Engineers of Doordarshan Kendra-Bhubaneswar.
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Prasar Bharati launches its OTT platform at IFFI 2024 | Check full list of channels
Ott | Nov 21, 2024, 11:07 AM ISTThe newly launched OTT platform by Prasar Bharati will offer a variety of on-demand content including films, games and a dedicated section for live events. Check out list of some of the live channels offered by the platform.
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Doordarshan, national broadcaster of India, unveils new logo, changes colour from red to orange
TV | Apr 19, 2024, 02:06 PM ISTIndia's government-owned Doordarshan has changed the logo of its news channel DD News from red to saffron. The new logo came into effect on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Scroll down to know more details.
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Prasar Bharati Recruitment 2023 for part time correspondent posts: Check how to apply
Jobs | Sep 12, 2023, 02:39 PM ISTPrasar Bharti Recruitment 2023 is underway for part-time correspondent posts in various districts of Rajasthan. Check locations, how to apply and other details related to the recruitment process here.
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Tune into AIR's Tibet programmes, Prasar Bharati urges people amid heightened India-China tensions
India | Jun 18, 2020, 09:49 AM ISTPublic broadcaster Prasar Bharati has urged people to tune into the Tibetan programs offered by All India Radio (AIR). The Tibetan World Service brings authentic news and programs for and from Chinese occupied Tibet.
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Prasar Bharati approves Doordarshan restructuring, new creative vertical to be established
India | Aug 14, 2019, 08:13 PM ISTThe Board, at its 156th meeting, has authorised the search and selection committee headed by Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash to select suitable professionals for the roles of Chief Content Officer and Channel Heads on a contract basis.
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Prasar Bharati chief slams Indian magazine editor for 'blatant' anti-India presentation at global meet
India | Jul 13, 2019, 12:26 PM ISTThe Prasar Bharati Chairman said there were a few activists in the world who were uncomfortable with the electoral decision made by the voters of India in the recent parliamentary election and used such fora to peddle their theories.
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Villains of Emergency must be punished: Prasar Bharati chairman
India | Jun 25, 2019, 09:50 AM ISTPrasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash was speaking at a discussion on emergency. Emergency was imposed in India between 1975 and 1977.
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New government to retain autonomy of Prasar Bharti, says new I&B minister Prakash Javedkar
India | Jun 04, 2019, 12:14 PM ISTThe minister lauded public broadcasters DD and All India Radio (AIR) for their credible programmes and coverage and asked officials to promote channels like DD Bharati. He said the new vans will help DD in the collection of high-quality visuals from the outdoor spots.
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Prasar Bharti chief A Surya Prakash, ex-SBI head Arundhati Bhattacharya in Lokpal search committee
India | Sep 27, 2018, 11:31 PM ISTThe eight-member search committee is mandated to recommend a panel of names for the appointment of the Lokpal and its members.
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Prasar Bharati released Rs 208 crore for staff salaries from reserves: CEO
India | Mar 05, 2018, 08:37 AM ISTVempati's remarks came two days after a news website quoted claimed that the public broadcaster had to pay staff salary for January and February out of its contingency funds as the ministry had not released the funds.
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Incidents of intolerance not expected from our country: Rajya Sabha MP Javed Akhtar
National | Oct 08, 2015, 01:23 PM ISTNew Delhi : The recent incidents of intolerance are not expected to happen in India, says eminent poet-lyricist and Rajya Sabha MP Javed Akhtar."One does not expect this from our society at least. I don't
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Prasar Bharati to be strengthened, says MoS I & B Rajyavardhan Rathore
India | Jul 24, 2015, 09:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: Stressing that the government was committed towards strengthening Prasar Bharati in the changing media scenario, union minister Rajyavardhan Rathore on Thursday said it has a major responsibility to take news and information to
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Government mulling Kajol as Prasar Bharati board member
India | Jun 18, 2015, 08:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bollywood star Kajol, singer Anoop Jalota, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's media advisor Ashok Tandon and journalist Minhaz Merchant are learnt to be on the list of seven persons, from which new
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DD can share feed of World Cup matches with private cable operators: SC
Cricket | Feb 20, 2015, 12:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Public broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) can continue to share live feed of cricket World Cup matches with private cable operators as the Supreme Court today granted a stay on the Delhi High Court order
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Prasar Bharati CEO: Time for ASI to go
Bollywood | Jan 15, 2015, 07:54 AM ISTKolkata: Questioning the relevance of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the chief of India's public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati Wednesday said it was time to move on and involve communities in heritage conservation.The more
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Prasar Bharati trying to increase online presence: CEO
India | Dec 27, 2014, 06:37 AM ISTKolkata: India's public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati (PB) is seeking to widen its reach globally through the internet and is conducting an experiment in this regard, its CEO Jawhar Sircar said here on Friday.Sircar was
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DD anchor's 'Governor of India' video goes viral
India | Nov 29, 2014, 08:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: After a clip featuring portions of a "clueless" live presentation by a Doordarshan anchor on the inauguration day of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) went viral on social media, Prasar Bharati has
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Journalist M.V. Kamath, who scripted Modi's biography passes away
India | Oct 09, 2014, 11:31 AM ISTBangalore/Mumbai: Veteran journalist and former chairman of Prasar Bharati M.V. Kamath, who was one of the earliest biographers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, died Thursday morning in his native place Manipal in Karnataka, said a