Four more IIMC branches on the waySeptember 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Tuesday announced plans to set up four more branches of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), India's premier institute of journalism. Soni also announced the upgradation of the IIMC into an international media university.
143 TV channels want to enter Indian marketAugust 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Despite recession hitting the media industry, 143 TV channels have sought permission from the information and broadcasting ministry to uplink from India. In addition, applications of 20 TV channels, uplinked from abroad, seeking permission to downlink in India are at various stages of scrutiny, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting C.M.
India has 74,000 newspapers, Uttar Pradesh leadsJuly 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bucking the global recessionary trends in the media, India, the world's most populous democracy, boasts of 74,000 newspapers - with Uttar Pradesh leading the rest of the country in promoting a diversity of views. "More than 74,000 newspapers are registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI)," Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Mohan Jatua said in a written reply during question hour in the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
PM to hold culture portfolioMay 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With no one in the 79-member council of ministers entrusted with the culture ministry, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be holding the portfolio, PMO officials said here Friday. While Kumari Selja has been given the tourism ministry, the culture ministry was not allocated to anyone.
Azhagiri gets chemicals and fertilizers, Raja retains communications and ITMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The DMK, the third largest party in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Thursday got three key portfolios of communications and information technology, textiles, and chemicals and fertilizers. DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.
Mamata's men get infrastructure development portfoliosMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Trinamool Congress, the second largest party in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), has got six ministers of state in the new government. Most have been given infrastructure ministry portfolios while party chief Mamata Banerjee is the railways minister.
Arvind Jadhav named new Air India chairmanMay 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Friday appointed Arvind Jadhav, a 1978 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, as the chairman of the state-run National Aviation Co of India Ltd (NACIL). He will take charge from E.K.
Air India gets new interim chiefApril 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unhappy with the performance of state-run carrier Air India, the government has decided to appoint an interim chairman and managing director for the carrier in place of incumbent Raghu Menon, officials confirmed Saturday. A list of names has also been forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet for a regular chief to run the National Aviation Company of India Ltd, which was formed last year after Indian Airlines was merged into Air India, they added.
Neelam Kapur assumes office as Principal Director General, Press Information BureauApril 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Neelam Kapur on Wednesday assumed office as Principal Director General (Media and Communications) in the Press Information Bureau (PIB). Neelam Kapur succeeds Umakant Mishra who retired yesterday.
MEA throws open its archives to scholars on ChinaMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a step that is sure to enthuse Indian experts on China, the external affairs ministry is now ready to provide scholars access to its digitalised archives that could throw new light on New Delhi's relationship with Beijing in the 1960s and 1970s. 'We do give access to bona fide scholars to consult MEA archives which are now digitalised,' Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told journalists here Thursday.
It's the finest hour of Indian cinema: Anand SharmaFebruary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lavishing praise on 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Smile Pinki' for winning the much-coveted Oscars, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anand Sharma Monday said it was 'the finest hour of Indian cinema' on the global stage. The minister congratulated the 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Smile Pinky' team for winning the prestigious Oscar Awards, the information and broadcasting ministry said in a statement Monday.
Special India Pavilion at Berlin film festFebruary 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - There will be a special pavilion representing India at the Berlin Film Festival's European Film Market (EFM), officials said. The India Pavilion at EFM is an initiative of the ministry of information and broadcasting in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Windfall tax not applicable to private players: finance ministryJanuary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The ministry of finance Monday clarified that there was never any proposal to apply windfall tax to private oil producers in the country. Special secretary of the ministry Rita Menon said at a session in Petrotech 2009 that the windfall tax had been a proposal to 'formalise' the discounts offered by state-run oil producers as part of the subsidy-sharing mechanism.
Windfall tax not applicable to private players: petroleum ministryJanuary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The ministry of petroleum and natural gas Monday clarified that there was never any proposal to apply windfall tax to private oil producers in the country. Special secretary of the ministry Rita Menon said at a session in Petrotech 2009 that the windfall tax had been a proposal to 'formalise' the discounts offered by state-run oil producers as part of the subsidy-sharing mechanism.
Fans chat with Raghu of MTV Roadies onlineJanuary 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Fans of MTV 'Roadies', the adventure reality show flagged off by Akshay Kumar, caught roadie Raghu Ram on his first ever live chat on In.com Thursday. The event was titled 'Live chat with Raghu from Roadies 6.0', a press communiqué issued from Mumbai said.
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