The Latest Breaking News from Prasar Bharati

From Hanuman Chalisa to opening cockpit door: Flydubai pilot recounts terrifying attack to PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar, commending his actions during a mid-air attack. Machchhar, who sustained injuries, managed to open the cockpit door and help passengers intervene. India's ambassador to the UAE reported that Machchhar is now stable and recovering well after the incident. Modi highlighted…

The Economic Times · Oct 2

"Hit me so many times": New footage from flydubai flight shows bloodied Capt Machchhar whose heroics saved 180 lives

Captain Smit Machchhar was attacked by his co-pilot during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. After being stabbed, he managed to unlock the cockpit door, thereby saving all passengers aboard. Police later identified the co-pilot as having undergone radical Islamist indoctrination and exhibiting suicidal tendencies. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

The Economic Times · Oct 2

A thumbnail assignment, Rs 3.87 cr, and no work order: The questions around Prasar Bharati’s Waves

In November 2024, India’s public broadcaster, Prasar Bharati, launched its OTT platform, Waves. To prepare thumbnails and metadata for the platform’s content, Prasar Bharati arrived at a figure of Rs 3.87 crore, payable to five multimedia agencies empanelled with the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), picked out of a list…

Newslaundry · Sep 15

D2M: Transformative technology that aligns with India’s digital aspirations

D2M holds immense potential for universal access to information, disaster preparedness, and climate resilience. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Dec 30, 2024

In the Olympics race, Jio has a clear edge over DD. It may only get worse from here

Minutes before Indian badminton star PV Sindhu’s Paris Olympics journey ended in a tough pre-quarter final, this writer got an angry phone call from a relative.

Newslaundry · Aug 2, 2024

Doordarshan and AIR censor opposition leaders, but Modi gets a pass

Yesterday, The Indian Express reported that CPIM general secretary Sitaram Yechury and All India Forward Bloc leader G Devarajan were asked by public broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio to drop the phrases “communal authoritarian regime”, “Muslim”, and “draconian laws” from their speeches during broadcast time allotted to them.

Newslaundry · May 18, 2024

Doordarshan wasted Rs 38.5 cr with unused transponder, blocked spectrum: CAG

Doordarshan wasted Rs 38.5 crore between May 2012 and April 2019 by hiring a transponder which was never used to air the channels the state broadcaster Prasar Bharati intended to, according to the Comptroller General of India’s audit report.

Newslaundry · Feb 14, 2024

Over 2 years after it junked PTI subscription, Prasar Bharati inks deal with Hindusthan Samachar

More than two years after it cancelled its subscription to news agency Press Trust of India, state broadcaster Prasar Bharati has signed an exclusive two-year contract with the Hindusthan Samachar agency.

Newslaundry · Feb 27, 2023

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.

Newslaundry · Nov 22, 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