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A man of great stature and few words, Atal Bihari Vajpayees birthday on December 25 is commemorated as Good Governance Day. (Photo: File | PTI)

Doordarshan went extra mile for Atal's funeral coverage

The in-depth coverage began from August 16 itself when the news about deterioration of the health of the former Prime...

26 Aug 2018 5:31 AM IST

Social media and the sharing economy have created opportunities by leveraging online networks to build trust and remove market barriers. (Photo: Pixabay)

Govt to strengthen FB, Twitter reach via I&B media unit

The RFP aimed at creating an entity that could ensure a 360-degree view of people who are creating buzz across various...

23 Aug 2018 5:22 AM IST

Official statistics show that while the Congress-led UPA-2 government booked approximately 52 crore sq cm of advertisment space in its five-year tenure, the BJP used approximately 47 crore sq cm in its four and a half years in power. (Representational image)

'NDA spent less than UPA on ads'

Officials rubbish Cong claims of overspending as misinformation.

22 Aug 2018 2:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation during Independence Day 2017 at the Red Fort in New Delhi.

Modi's I-Day speech to be live-streamed on YouTube

The Prime Minister's speech will first be telecast in Hindi and later in the respective regional languages by AIR...

14 Aug 2018 12:27 AM IST

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Govt withdraws order on tender ads in papers

The earlier directive released on the issue had stated that the requirement of compulsory advertisement in newspapers...

8 Aug 2018 6:07 AM IST

As per the scheme, Dish TV shareholders would be owning 1,066.861 million existing shares or 55.4 per cent of Dish TV Videocon, with Vd2h shareholders owning 857.791 million new shares or 44.6 per cent.

DTH operators get nod to operate till December 31

Centre gives interim clearance ahead of policy unveiling.

29 July 2018 1:24 AM IST

Niti Aayog had earlier proposed doing away with the distinction between plan and non-plan expenditure.

Top bureaucrats to counter Opposition's job jabs

While several Opposition leaders have been saying for a while that demonetisation, followed by GST affected job creation...

15 July 2018 6:17 AM IST

The aim of forming the group is to streamline the content and air quality programmes in Doordarshan.

2019: Government plans new DD Hindi news channel

Bilingual DD News to give way to separate Hindi, English channels.

12 July 2018 1:22 AM IST

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TV body urges govt to remove processing fee

MIB should have avoided introduction of such a regime without its recommendation which is mandatory as per the...

11 July 2018 4:11 AM IST

Between 2000 and 2016, British FDI created 371,000 jobs 10 per cent of all jobs created by FDI.

Government depts told to compile jobs data

The compilation of employment figures by the I&B ministry is likely to be published in a special volume.

10 July 2018 1:35 AM IST

According to the law ministry statistics, the Union government is a party to 46 per cent of cases pending in courts and is hence one of the biggest litigants, a tag it wants to shed. Over 3.14 crore cases are pending in courts across India. (Representational image)

PMO asks ministries, depts to give report on litigations

Seeks action taken report on attempts at reducing them.

17 Jun 2018 12:57 AM IST

Watching TV itself isnt likely bad, but we tend to snack and sit still for prolonged periods while watching. (Photo: Pixabay)

PMO comes to TV channels' rescue

The letter came after the Prime Minister's Office is learnt to have directed the Isro to look into the matter after...

15 Jun 2018 1:44 AM IST