On I&B nudge, FTII society to meet today to look at students’ issuesThe centre has asked FTII chairman Anupam Kher who was travelling for his film The Accidental Prime Minister's shooting to convene a meetin...
FTII to have choice-based credit system, 22 coursesThe Academic Council of FTII, headed by the filmmaker and television producer B P Singh, had drawn up an action plan for broad-basing the c...
Unrest is history, focus on academic climate now: Bhupendra Kainthola, FTII DirectorKainthola said his top priority will be to ensure a ‘conducive’ academic climate at FTII and sensitise students on the need for discipline.
Gajendra Chauhan takes charge as FTII chairman; 40 protesters heldPolice used force to disperse and round up a group of about 40 FTII students protesting against TV actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan.
FTII imbroglio: No breakthrough in talks, next round on Oct 10Apart from seven students, the Film and Television Institute of India's (FTII) alumni association representative Aruna Raje was also invite...
Agitating FTII students, I&B officials hold talks in MumbaiThe meeting is taking place at the office of the Films Division, Vikas Urs, spokesman of the FTII Students' Association (FSA), said.
FTII students, I&B officials to hold talks in Mumbai tomorrowThe FTII students who called off their relay hunger strike yesterday after the government agreed to come to the negotiating table.
FTII students threaten en masse hunger strikeWith no end in sight to the nearly three-month-old strike in FTII, the protesting students threatened go on hunger strike en masse if their...
FTII students should refuse support from politicians: Satish KaushikSatish Kaushik believes the ongoing agitation by students of FTII is moving in a wrong direction due to political interference.
FTII management hardens stand, asks 30 students to vacate hostel roomsThe 30 students, who were directed to vacate their hostel rooms, include 13 students who were served notices by the FTII management for ove...
HOD of FTII community radio files complaint with police against alleged threat by studentsSanjay Chandikar, HOD of the FTII Community Radio complained to the police claiming that he was threatened by the agitating FTII students.
Pallavi Joshi, Jahnu Barua quit FTII body; back agitating studentsActress Pallavi Joshi and National Award-winning filmmaker Jahnu Barua have resigned as members of the Film and Television Institute of Ind...
Backing students' demands, FTII member Pallavi Joshi resignsPallavi Joshi has resigned from the FTII Society in support of the striking students' demands that include revoking appointment of Gajendra...
Disappointed with government's response, FTII students to continue strikeStudents of FTII decided to continue their strike which entered the 24th day till TV actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan's appointment as...
Yudhishtira, don't teach us dharma: FTII students tell Gajendra ChauhanThe students raised slogans like "Yudhishtira do not teach us dharma" and said that FTII's institutional autonomy should be preserved.
Resume classes, willing to discuss issues: I&B ministry to FTII studentsIn a letter to President of FTII's students union, the ministry said the government exercises its prerogative to appoint members on the gov...
- FTII poised for mega technological, syllabus update
A concerted drive to update infrastructure and restructure courses in order to keep pace with times will top the agenda of the FTII.