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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…

Newslaundry · Sep 2, 2022

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:

Dynamite News · Aug 28, 2022

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

The Hindu · Aug 27, 2022

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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

The Hindu · Aug 14, 2022

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

The Hindu · Aug 5, 2022

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.

Newslaundry · Jul 28, 2022

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.

Newslaundry · Jul 18, 2022

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DD Sports to telecast India-Lanka Women's ODI series

MUMBAI: In some good news for cricket fans, TOI has learnt that DD Sports will show the live telecast of the second and third matches of the ongoing Women's ODI series between India and Sri Lanka at Pallekele.

The Times of India · Jul 2, 2022

Legendary Mumbai Doordarshan newscaster Pradeep Bhide passes away at age 68

MUMBAI: Pradeep Bhide, the best known newscaster of Marathi television, passed away at the age of 68 Tuesday. The exemplary voice artiste had pioneered the art of reading bulletins and hosting shows on Mumbai Doordarshan where he served for 35 years, well before its name was changed to Sahyadri.

The Times of India · Jun 7, 2022

Legendary Mumbai Doordarshan newscaster Pradeep Bhide passes away at 68

The Times of India · Jun 7, 2022

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.

Newslaundry · Apr 4, 2022

Show Kashmir Files on DD, says AAP MP; BJP hits back

NEW DELHI: AP member Sanjay Singh and former Union minister Prakash Javadekar took swipes at each other over the film "The Kashmir Files" with Singh demanding it be made available on YouTube and shown on Doordarshan. Returning fire, Javadekar dared the Delhi government to make the film tax free as…

The Times of India · Mar 25, 2022

Screen going blank on Doordarshan terrestrial service

I&B Minister says ground-based transmitters for one channel has lost relevance.

The Hindu · Mar 24, 2022

Why news channels have approached the government against Zee

With auctions for DD Free Dish slots for news channels kicking off earlier this month, dozens of networks are in a tight contest through auctions to reach 38 million regional viewers with Doordarshan’s free direct-to-home service. But the competition has doled out confrontation, when one channel has been perceived to…

Newslaundry · Mar 19, 2022

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The Hindu · Feb 26, 2022

Books as corrective to ‘two plus two is five’

My parents’ generation believed in the sanctity of the printed word. If they heard something new, they checked with the newspapers. Television news didn’t carry the same authority. Often Doordarshan news had to be double-checked with the newspapers.

Newslaundry · Feb 26, 2022

Bundelkhand farm deaths belie Yogi govt claims on ‘no suicides due to agri distress’

On February 16, during an interview with Doordarshan, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath claimed no farmers in the state had died by suicide due to “agricultural distress” in the last five years.

The Hindu · Feb 12, 2022

Explained | Who is watching Doordarshan?

According to data furnished by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on December 31, DD channels across the country, combined, recorded a viewership exceeding 6 billion.

The Times of India · Feb 9, 2022

Praveen Kumar Sobti was a gentle giant: Bahadur Singh

CHANDIGARH: During the first lockdown in 2020 when Doordarshan re-ran the BR Chopra-epic Mahabharat, former Indian athletics team head coach Bahadur Singh was happy to see his old friend and four-time Asian Games medallist and Commonwealth Games silver medallist Praveen Kumar Sobti back on TV playing the character of "Bheem".

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Newslaundry · Feb 1, 2022

‘Threatened’ by SP ally’s son, DD journalist writes to UP cops

Doordarshan journalist Ashok Shrivastav has written to the Ghaziabad SSP alleging that Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party leader OP Rajbhar’s son has threatened him for questioning why a reporter was “beaten up” – during a joint conference by SP leader Akhilesh Yadav and RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary – in Ghaziabad last…

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