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Doordarshan celebrates its 64th foundation day

Initially, DD was a part of the All India Radio. On April 1, 1976, it transformed to become a separate department in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and later came under Prasar Bharati.

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'Madhopur Ka Ghar' penned by IAS Tripurari Sharan released in Delhi

The novel 'Madhopur Ka Ghar' was released at the India International Center in Delhi on Saturday. The novel has been written by Tripurari Sharan, former Chief Secretary of Bihar and former Director General of Doordarshan. Eminent personalities from various fields gathered in the programme. Read further on Dynamite News:

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DD all set for a makeover with fresh programmes, regional and OTT focus

Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, Prasar Bharati will be launching the Sanskrit version of the popular patriotic song Hum Jiyenge Aur Marenge Aye Watan Tere Liye from Subhash Ghai-directed action thriller Karma.

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Who Owns Your Media: Network18’s journey from a production house to a broadcast behemoth

What is known today as the Network18 group, started out as TV18 in the early ‘90s.

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Betting big on Bengaluru

My introduction to Bengaluru (then Bangalore) happened in 1983. I joined Wipro fresh from business school and stayed at the Gautam Hotel. It was ₹70 for a double room. We’d hang out at the Coffee House, The Only Place, The Rice Bowl, and a Chinese rooftop restaurant at Ashoka –…

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We aren’t just nostalgic for Doordarshan news anchors. We yearn for the days of fuss-free news

In December 2013, India’s former foreign secretary and national security advisor Shivshankar Menon was addressing young Indian Foreign Service trainees. In the midst of sharing his experiences and some nuggets of advice for the new recruits, Menon offered a theory on why demeanour implicitly adds to the credibility of certain…

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Letters to The Editor — June 9, 2023

Readers’ mail to The HIndu’s Letters to The Editor

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Morning Digest | Opposition meeting to be held in Patna on June 23; 10 Manipur MLAs issued notice for ‘separatism’, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

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Gitanjali Aiyar, popular Doordarshan news anchor, passes away

One of India’s first English news anchors on Doordarshan and All India Radio, Gitanjali Aiyar passed away on June 7.

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Explained | Elections and the airwaves

In the recently-concluded Karnataka Assembly elections, political parties were provided free airtime on public broadcasters, All India Radio (Akashvani) and Doordarshan during elections.

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Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat is an inspiration to all, says Andhra Pradesh Governor Abdul Nazeer

Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer, along with other officials, watched the 100th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan on April 30 (Sunday). Mr. Abdul Nazeer said that it was a special day as the 100th episode of…

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The BBC-Lineker row: Can journalists be ‘impartial’ about human rights?

The BBC is back as an “anti-national” force, but Arnab Goswami may not get a chance to pull off a 56-inch Godi Award-worthy performance this time. The nationalist trolls, after all, are not desi but British in the public broadcaster’s latest controversy.

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Do Indians trust Doordarshan more than private channels? A chat with Lokniti-CSDS on news and more

“There might be a fatigue with news in the future,” says Vibha Attri of the Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. “One does notice a gradual decline in the consumption of traditional media over the years. We do see a decline if we compare 2014 and 2022 in the…

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Rs 2,500 crore scheme approved for ‘infrastructure development’ at Doordarshan, All India Radio

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the information and broadcasting ministry’s proposal to spend over Rs 2,500 crore on “infrastructure development” at Prasar Bharati – specifically All India Radio and Doordarshan. A press release, which called it a “major boost for public broadcasting”, detailed an outlay of Rs…

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Swaraj on Doordarshan: Over Rs 50 crore spent, but who’s watching?

It was launched by Amit Shah, widely promoted by Narendra Modi, and produced with an estimated budget of over Rs 50 crore.

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How did a DD crew end up in a scuffle with school teachers in east Delhi?

On September 13, a video went viral on social media showing a scuffle between a crew of Doordarshan journalists and teachers at Raghubar Dayal Jan Kalyan School in east Delhi’s Bhajanpura.

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Modi to Putin: Now is 'not a time for war'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now is “not a time for war”.

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DD News show brings anti-Muslim and pro-BJP flavours of private TV channels to state broadcaster

“Doordarshan is committed to providing quality content. And several steps have been taken for the creation and acquisition of high quality programmes,” Anurag Thakur, union minister for information and broadcasting, told the Rajya Sabha earlier this month in response to a question by Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut. “According to BARC…

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Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi urges citizens to watch serial 'Swaraj' on freedom struggle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the 92nd episode of his monthly programme 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday, urged the citizens to watch the serial 'Swaraj' and also suggested to students to compose a special programme at their institutions. Read more on Dynamite News:

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NDTV | The outlier in a noisy television news space

The channel that has played a role in modernising India’s TV news reporting and has never shied away from taking critical positions on the government could be controlled by the Adani Group soon

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President Murmu to deliver maiden address to nation on eve of Independence Day

Ms. Murmu, 64, a Santhal tribal hailing from Odisha, took oath as the 15th president on July 25

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Meaning of ‘Swaraj’ not just limited to self-rule: Home Minister Amit Shah

Country’s languages, dharma, culture, arts and history should be passed on to the future generations, says Union Home Minister

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DD, AIR top posts couldn’t be filled for lack of suitable candidates, says I&B minister

The posts of Doordarshan and Akashvani directors general could “not be filled in the absence of suitable candidates” and so these posts are vacant since September and December 2019, respectively, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

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Who Owns Your Media: The highs and lows of the India Today Group

Forty seven years ago, in 1975, Madhu Trehan founded India Today magazine, although her father Vidya Vilas Purie had originally envisioned it as a tabloid. Trehan had returned from the United States, where she studied journalism at Columbia University and worked with the UN and India Abroad, among other organisations.

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DD writes to BARC, I&B to act against 9 Zee channels

Authorities at Doordarshan have written to the Broadcast Audience Research Council to take action against nine channels linked to the Zee network – which have not been allotted slots on the DD Free Dish by Prasar Bharati but are available on free to air set top boxes.

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