Delhi govt to launch 'Rashtraneeti' in schools: Student polls, committees & civic lessonsDelhi government is set to launch Rashtraneeti on August 15 across all government schools, aiming to instill civic values and democratic pa...
31 Jul, 2025, 02.05 PM IST
Villa Paradise: When the Hinduja family made Cannes home for Indian cinemaThe Hinduja family has played a pivotal role in promoting Bollywood globally, particularly at the Cannes Film Festival. Their efforts have ...
04 Mar, 2025, 08.31 PM IST
Actor Mangal Dhillon, known for shows like 'Junoon' and 'Buniyaad', passes away due to cancerMangal Dhillon was born in a Sikh family in Faridkot district of Punjab. He did his early years of schooling in Panj Graayin Kalan Governme...
11 Jun, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
India to become Aatmanirbhar in silk production in 2 years: Smriti IraniUnion minister Smriti Irani said that India's raw silk production increased 35 per cent in the last six years. Six years ago, 70 lakh peopl...
07 Mar, 2021, 09.46 PM IST
Savita Bhatti calls return of 'Flop Show' on Doordarshan emotionalDoordarshan revealed that it was bringing back the serial, which first aired in 1989.
20 May, 2020, 05.07 PM IST
Blast from the past: Return of old TV shows in lockdown about more than just nostalgiaThe lockdown has led to channels digging into their archives to bring back old favourites.
28 Apr, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
On public demand, Ramanand Sagar's 'Ramayan' returns to Doordarshan during Covid-19 lockdownWhile Ramayan will be telecast twice from Saturday onward, the scheduling of Circus and Byomkesh Bakshi is still being worked out. Mahabhar...
28 Mar, 2020, 11.29 AM IST
From AAP's education master to Kejriwal's second-in-command--Manish Sisodia dons multiple hatsSisodia (48) is known to be Kejriwal's close confidant and has come a long way to emerge as a prominent figure in Delhi's political landsca...
16 Feb, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
Government mission to skill kids with reading, basic mathsMission Buniyaad, a campaign by Delhi government to group children from classes III to IX on their maths and reading abilities, was launche...
12 Apr, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
Director of hit TV drama Buniyaad, Ramesh Sippy, still not paid by DoordarshanThe show Buniyaad registered over 93 per cent viewership in North India for all the years, it was first aired on DD National that is owned ...
26 Jul, 2016, 06.00 AM IST
Doordarshan may go for "slot sale policy"There were other iconic programmes like 'Ramayana', 'Mahabharat', 'Nukkad', etc which were also procured in a similar mode.
09 Jan, 2016, 07.50 PM IST
Netflix to enter India, DTH companies like Tata Sky, Dish TV edgyNetflix is one of the leading on-demand internet streaming media companies in the world with around 62 million subscribers.
25 Jun, 2015, 12.21 PM IST
2015 to see public broadcaster hosting new TV dramas from big production housesUnder Modi govt, it is firming up plans to commission & broadcast quality serials. The process has begun in earnest with a meeting chaired ...
01 Jan, 2015, 12.49 PM IST
Why India can’t have its BBCThe audience base of the British public broadcaster and its Indian counterpart are also vastly different, where literacy and worldviews are...
18 Nov, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
Hindi has become what wonderful English once wasHindi had not only become ‘cool’ among youngsters but also among the rich folks who didn’t have to speak like Ratan Tata any more to move a...
24 Jun, 2014, 12.52 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls a major opportunity, idea is to win most of seats: AAP’s Prashant BhushanBhushan is confident of success of AAP in crucial states such as Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Delhi and yes, even Modi land.
12 Jan, 2014, 11.43 AM IST
Doordarshan looks to past to shore up its viewershipThe broadcaster has decided to repeat telecast of its serials 'Buniyaad', so popular in late 1980s, as also 'Chanakya', 'Byomkesh Bakshi' t...
24 Jul, 2013, 08.38 PM IST