Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)

Nov 22 to witness commencing of IFFI

The 39th International Film Festival of India (2008) is all set to kick off in Panaji, Goa on Nov 22. While noted film actors Rekha and Kamal Hassan will attend as the Chief Guest of opening and closing ceremony, respectively,...

Satyajit Ray's 'Sikkim' not screened at Kolkata film fest

Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) The screening of veteran filmmaker Satyajit Ray's controversial documentary 'Sikkim' at the 14th Kolkata Film Festival has been cancelled because the authorities were not sure whether the ban on the film...

Job scheme should be made flexible, says Acharya

Need to create basic facilities in rural areas stressed People in villages urged to support development activities Kundapur (Udupi district): Home Minister V.S. Acharya said on Sunday that the parameters of the National Rural...

Pak govt says journalists` safety important !

Following the recent kidnappings of Japanese and Canadian journalists and threatening phone calls to a local TV journalist, Pakistan I and B Sherry Rehman has said that journalists` safety important for the country.

Political parties' telly desires unplugged!

Telephone Regulatory Authority of India's decision not to give permission to political outfits to launch satellite channel has come as a dampener for many parties, which were planning to enter the television arena ahead of the...

Rekha to be guest of honour at IFFI

17 Nov 2008, 0255 hrs IST, Himanshi Dhawan,TNN NEW DELHI: Yesteryears leading lady Rekha is expected to be the guest of honour for the 39th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The festival, touted to be a feast for...

Election panel allows ads on FM channels

You could soon hear the election campaign on your favourite FM channel. The Election Commission has decided to allow political ads on private radio channels and asked the Information and Broadcasting...

Trinamool leader and ex-Union Minister Ajit Panja dead

Kolkata, Nov. 14 (ANI): Former Union Minister and senior Trinamool Congress leader Ajit Panja died of cancer at a private hospital in Kolkata on Friday morning. He was 72 and is survived by his son and daughter.

Tdsat issues notice to ESPN over channel row with Sun Direct

NEW DELHI: Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (Tdsat) has issued notice to sports broadcaster ESPN on the ground of not providing its channels to Sun TV Groups direct-to-home venture Sun Direct.

Popularising community radio

Mass communication plays a vital role in contributing to cultural synthesis and social harmony as a means of promoting national integration. That was why, among the three Committees set up by the very first meeting of the...

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