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Explained: Rules for political parties to use state-funded media during polls
May 19, 2024 1:17 pm
Two Opposition leaders, Sitaram Yechury and G Devarajan, recently slammed Doordarshan and All India Radio for ‘censoring’ their speeches. Here is what the rulebook officially says.
No 'Muslims', 'communal authoritarian regime': Opp leaders Sitaram Yechury, G Devarajan censored by Doordarshan, AIR
May 19, 2024 1:18 pm
The Opposition leaders had to drop these words from their speeches made on the public broadcaster in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections.
Ameen Sayani, the golden voice of India that revolutionised radio presentation, falls silent
February 23, 2024 1:39 pm
Ameen Sayani, the most identified and recognisable voice on Indian radio, passed away on Tuesday night due to a cardiac arrest in his Mumbai home. He was 91.
India is peace loving, but won’t spare those who cast an evil eye: Rajnath to soldiers
August 15, 2023 2:31 am
Minister says government is making all efforts to modernise the Armed Forces with state-of-the-art weaponry and best training to protect the country from all future challenges
Govt cuts farm airtime: Kisan Ki Baat, Kisanvani 3 days a week
July 31, 2023 7:38 am
The programmes, sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, will now be aired on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
National Broadcasting Day 2023: How the radio came to India
July 24, 2023 9:59 am
National Broadcasting Day in India is marked on July 23 as symbolic of the Radio Club of Bombay (established by some businessmen) making the first-ever broadcast in the country in June 1923.
Akashvani’s 90 m-long tower brought down before cyclone strikes
June 15, 2023 4:24 am
A release from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said, "The move follows a safety audit of this 35-year-old tower by the structural experts from NIT Surat and CCW who recommended the dismantling of this tower in January 2023."
Death of AIR employee, daughter: ‘Residents thought stench was due to rats, sewage, called cops after 7 days’
June 02, 2023 9:21 am
According to police, they had to break the windows of the house as there was a twin-locking system, which can only be accessed by residents, and found the bodies of 64-year-old Rajrani Lal and her daughter Ginni (30).
Retd AIR official, her daughter found dead in locked flat
June 01, 2023 3:07 am
The deceased have been identified as Rajrani Lal (64) and her daughter Ginni, a student. Police registered a case of murder based on injuries found on the bodies.
Express View: Let All India Radio co-exist with Akashvani
May 06, 2023 7:23 am
Given the linguistic diversity and its politics in India, the English-language name is not divorced from local cultures
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