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Doordarshan news anchor Sarla Maheshwari passes away
February 12, 2026 1:42 pm
Sarla Maheshwari was one of the prominent news anchors of Doordarshan in the 1980s. She passed away at 71.
March 5, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Assembly Polls
March 05, 2025 7:05 am
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on March 5, 1985.
Manthan to be screened on Doordarshan in honour of director Shyam Benegal
December 31, 2024 4:42 pm
Doordarshan has announced that it will be screening a restored version of the film Manthan, to remember the legacy of its director, the prolific Shyam Benegal.
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.
Siddharth Kak reveals they would receive 14 lakh postcards per week for Surabhi: 'I had to hire a tempo to get the postcards...'
May 16, 2024 9:21 pm
Surabhi, a popular TV show of the '90s, received over 14 lakh letters per week, revealed the show's host Siddharth Kak.
Doordarshan anchor faints on air while giving weather updates, posts video explaining what happened
April 21, 2024 4:32 pm
Doordarshan news anchor Lopamudra Sinha shared a video on her Facebook profile and narrated how she fainted during a live news broadcast after her blood pressure dropped.
From ‘Kissa Kursi Ka’ to ‘The Kerala Story’: Power, propaganda and Doordarshan
April 07, 2024 7:46 pm
Since the 1950s, television was recognised as the primary medium for influencing public opinion. And it is precisely this that has motivated governments to control and exploit the potential of as many media units as possible
Doordarshan to telecast live ‘aarti’ from Ayodhya
March 13, 2024 10:53 am
Initially, Prasar Bharati will air the “Mangala aarti” for a few months, and then, the Ram Temple Trust will take a call on how to take it forward.
Express View on Gitanjali Aiyar: Sepia-tinted news
June 09, 2023 7:47 am
Gitanjali Aiyar brought to news reading a sobriety and grace that has gone missing from small screens in freer but shriller times
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