On Day 1 at FTII, Gajendra Chauhan seeks to make peace with studentsChauhan hinted that, if approached, he could examine scope for withdrawal of police cases against some student-protesters filed during the ...
07 Jan, 2016, 11.12 PM IST
Students plan 'peaceful protest' on Gajendra Chauhan's Day 1 at FTIIA staff member at the institute said Chauhan has conveyed to the administration that he wants to meet the students and talk to them.
07 Jan, 2016, 11.54 AM IST
FTII row: Standoff continues, students to meet MoS next weekTalks between FTII students and Information and Broadcasting Ministry to resolve the standoff over appointment of actor Gajendra Chauhan as...
10 Oct, 2015, 06.27 PM IST
I&B ministry officials to hold talks with FTII students tomorrowAs attempts are made to break the impasse at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), another round of talks is set to take place bet...
06 Oct, 2015, 10.56 PM IST
FTII students not averse to I&B Secretary becoming chairman: SourcesThe FTII students are not averse to the Ministry Secretary assuming the post till a transparent mechanism to select the governing body is e...
05 Oct, 2015, 09.00 PM IST
FTII-I&B talks fail to break deadlock; next meet on October 1Even as FTII students called off their relay hunger strike and held talks with the I&B Ministry officials, the parleys remained inconclusiv...
29 Sep, 2015, 06.37 PM IST
Rajkumar Hirani says was asked to head FTII academic council, declinesFilmmaker Rajkumar Hirani today said he was offered to head the academic council at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) but he de...
08 Sep, 2015, 09.06 PM IST
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...
07 Aug, 2015, 09.52 PM IST
Aparna Sen, other Bengali directors support FTII studentsAparna Sen and other Bengali directors came out openly in favour of FTII students demanding dissolution of the institute's governing counci...
20 Jul, 2015, 08.28 PM IST
FTII row: Goverment defends picking of Gajendra Chauhan over icons like Amitabh BachchanGovernment today defended appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as head of FTII, saying it wanted someone who could devote time.
10 Jul, 2015, 08.36 PM IST
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...
06 Jul, 2015, 02.35 PM IST
FTII students body alleges police high-handedness during Delhi protestMore than 100 activists and students were forcibly detained and lodged at Parliament Street police station, the statement said.
03 Jul, 2015, 07.51 PM IST
FTII row: Students protest against I&B Ministry on Gajendra Chauhan's appointmentThe students staged the protest outside Shastri Bhavan which houses the Information and Broadcasting Ministry that made the appointment.
03 Jul, 2015, 06.21 PM IST
FTII students protest against I&B Ministry on Gajendra Chauhan's appointmentThe students staged the protest outside Shastri Bhavan which houses the Information and Broadcasting Ministry that made the appointment.
03 Jul, 2015, 04.28 PM IST
FTII strike continues; removal of 5 members of Society also demandedOn warpath over appointment of Gajendra Chauhan students of premiere institute asserted that their seven-day old strike will continue till ...
18 Jun, 2015, 11.17 PM IST
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...
16 Jun, 2015, 10.30 PM IST
FTII reconstituted; Vidya Balan, Raju Hirani, Jahnu Barua inVidya Balan filmmakers Raju Hirani and Jahnu Barua and cinematographer Santosh Sivan are among the prominent persons nominated as new membe...
09 Jun, 2015, 09.44 PM IST