Raghvendra Rao is Senior Assistant Editor. Covers Information & Broadcasting Ministry, Election Commission, Department of Personnel & Training, the Union Cabinet and Lok Sabha.

August 19, 2015 01:38 IST
Apprehending foul play, sabotage or a hacking attempt, the govt asked for a re-run of the round.
Wed, Aug 19, 2015
August 18, 2015 03:30 IST
A DVD copy of the first-ever talkie Devdas—made by P.C Barua in 1935--was handed over to the NFAI by a visiting delegation from the Bangladesh Film Archive.
Tue, Aug 18, 2015
August 16, 2015 01:01 IST
In his Independence Day speech on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the ongoing FM radio e-auction had “worried” many “big people” who questioned the need for an auction and put “pressure” on him. Ever since the e-auction of 135 FM radio channels across 69 cities began on July 27, there have been such murmurs […]
Sun, Aug 16, 2015
August 15, 2015 04:21 IST
The Information & Broadcasting Ministry, it is learnt, has proposed that Doordarshan be allowed to capture aerial shots of the Red Fort ceremony using a helicopter.
Sat, Aug 15, 2015
August 14, 2015 05:01 IST
The delay in the passage of the GST bill will make it tougher for the government to meet a self-imposed deadline of next April for its launch.
Fri, Aug 14, 2015
August 13, 2015 02:59 IST
Kharge accused the treasury benches of hyperbole and added that they try to use “Chanakya niti”.
Thu, Aug 13, 2015
August 13, 2015 02:47 IST
As the din got louder, the Speaker adjourned the House for almost an hour.
Thu, Aug 13, 2015
August 12, 2015 03:46 IST
As soon as she said this, Lok Sabha TV started beaming visuals that it had not shown throughout the session — of MPs protesting in the well, standing right next to the Speaker’s chair.
Wed, Aug 12, 2015
August 11, 2015 01:19 IST
The placards, though, were scaled down in size, with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan having decried the use of large placards that had blocked her chair and the treasury benches from TV cameras last week.
Tue, Aug 11, 2015
August 07, 2015 02:54 IST
Party sources said the govt had conveyed to Congress floor leaders that it would not accept their demand for the resignation of Sushma, Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Fri, Aug 07, 2015
August 07, 2015 00:00 IST
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj spoke at length on the Lalit Modi row in Lok Sabha.
Fri, Aug 07, 2015
August 04, 2015 02:35 IST
Ravneet and Satav blocked Speaker and minister from TV, Ranjeet Ranjan banged Speaker’s table while Hooda rolled his placard into a loudspeaker.
Tue, Aug 04, 2015
August 03, 2015 03:14 IST
The Health Ministry has withdrawn Rs 100 crore it had earmarked for campaigns on Prasar Bharati, and the Agriculture Ministry has informed that it is more than halving its spend on Prasar Bharati.
Mon, Aug 03, 2015
August 01, 2015 00:00 IST
Centre had pegged revenue generation from the entire auction at Rs 550 crore.
Sat, Aug 01, 2015
July 30, 2015 01:03 IST
In the new Bill, the perpetrators of a hijacking shall be punishable with the death penalty in case such an offence results in the death of any person.
Thu, Jul 30, 2015
July 28, 2015 03:07 IST
The news channel run by state broadcaster Doordarshan — violated the very guidelines that the ministry was asking private broadcasters to follow.
Tue, Jul 28, 2015
July 27, 2015 13:35 IST
Security forces are involved in an operation to flush out terrorists in Dinanagar in Gurdaspur district in Punjab
Mon, Jul 27, 2015
July 18, 2015 03:43 IST
Just over a month back, the MHA had denied security clearance to the 33 channels and asked the I&B Ministry not to renew their broadcast licence.
Sat, Jul 18, 2015
July 11, 2015 02:13 IST
Arun Jaitley said the government could not retract the decision on Gajendra chauhan, added Resul Pookutty.
Sat, Jul 11, 2015
July 08, 2015 05:49 IST
MHA feared that film’s content could spark communal tension
Wed, Jul 08, 2015
June 29, 2015 02:18 IST
The MHA stated that “it has been observed that this procedure has not been followed before making endorsements” of the Chief Security Officer of the MHA on Press Identity Cards in 2015.
Mon, Jun 29, 2015
June 28, 2015 03:50 IST
Congress has been piling up pressure on BJP to sack Vasundhara Raje, accusing her of quid pro quo in helping the former IPL boss Lalit Modi.
Sun, Jun 28, 2015
June 22, 2015 02:22 IST
All political parties who contest the Lok Sabha elections are mandated to file their election expenditure statement within 90 days of the completion of the polls.
Mon, Jun 22, 2015
June 19, 2015 03:06 IST
The official added that it appeared as if the UP police had so far not even investigated this angle and was not even in the know of the deceased’s cellphone details.
Fri, Jun 19, 2015
June 17, 2015 00:00 IST
The EC suspended the recognition of the PA Sangma's party for its 'failure' to file the election expenditure statement for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Wed, Jun 17, 2015




