Shashi Shekhar Vempati appointed new CBFC chairpersonShashi Shekhar Vempati ascends to the role of chairperson for the Central Board of Film Certification, following in the footsteps of Prasoo...
President Donald Trump hospitalization and health concern rumors explained: Viral claim about medical emergency fact checkedPresident Donald Trump hospitalization and health concern rumors explained after viral social media claims suggested a hospital visit befor...
TV news TRP pause accepted by stakeholders, no objections so far: L MuruganIn an order dated March 6, it noted that amid the Israel-Iran conflict, certain news channels were displaying “unwarranted sensationalism a...
Why India's middle class wants their children in international schoolsIndia now has the second-largest number of international schools globally. The rise in international schooling is driven by growing middle-...
Telangana govt issues orders for teaching Telugu as compulsory subject in schoolsThe Telangana government mandates the teaching of Telugu as a compulsory subject for students from 1st to 10th grades in CBSE, ICSE, IB, an...
Will switching to IB board give you an edge over CBSE/ICSE students in international college applications?The IB program curriculum consists of a range of subjects incorporating a global context of knowledge and encourages an application-based m...
Government to look into impact of wage board suggestions, GST on print mediaI&B ministry officials said if needed, they will hold detailed discussions with industry representatives and the Centre will analyse how pr...
Blackstone buys minority stake in IBS Software for $170 millionPrivate equity fund also bought out other individual shareholders and will now own around 35% in the Kerala-based company.
Blackstone invests $170 million in IBS SoftwareBlackstone Group LP has bought a minority stake in IBS Software for $170 million from General Atlantic and other shareholders, according to...
I&B Ministry not to remove censor board chief Pahlaj NihalaniI&B ministry officials have ruled out any move to remove CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani who has been dogged by several controversies recently.
Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani faces a revolt by membersMembers of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) have expressed concern at Nihalani's unilateral decision making style and cavalie...
IB boards boards and other international boards students likely to lose chance for admission in DUStudents of schools affiliated to International Baccalaureate (IB) and other international boards may lose on the opportunity for admission...
International Baccalaureate schools in India post 10-fold growth in 10 yearsOne of the reasons for the growth of international schools has been the perception that they encourage creativity and free thinking.
Intelligence Bureau red-flags a Punjabi movie ‘Jinda and Sukha’ based on AS Vaidya killersThere’s a “sudden race” to make Punjabi films to exploit Sikh sentiments on issues like Operation Bluestar and 1984 riots.
I&B stays release of movie Kaum De Heere on Indira Gandhi’s killersArrested Censor Board CEO Rakesh Kumar said he got Rs 1L as bribe from the makers of the film before he cleared it with an ‘A’ certificate.
- I&B Ministry wants a relook at conditions on smoking scenes
The I&B Ministry has found it impractical to implement the strict conditions on showing smoking scenes in films and is understood to have a...
- No decision yet on regulating schools affiliated to intl’ boards
The ministry of human resource development appears to have a second thought about “regulating” international schools affiliated to foreign ...