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I&B ministry lifts 48-hour ban on two-Kerala-based channels: Report

Sources said the two channels had written to the ministry seeking revocation of the bans, following which it was lifted

FTII fee hike: 2 more join hunger strike; students seek I&B intervention

The students group expressed concern over the failing health of the agitating students and demanded Javadekar's intervention on the issue of tuition and entrance exam fees hike

MIB Recruitment 2019: Vacancy for 35 young professionals, check mib.gov.in

The last date to apply for MIB Jobs 2019 is September 14, 2019

Govt to study impact of its ads on people to chalk out publicity strategy

The initiative comes ahead of the crucial 2019 Lok Sabha elections for which the government is expected to reach out to the people and highlight the works done by it in the last four years

Govt slams report of I&B Min withholding funds for DD, AIR as defamatory

The government today described as defamatory and sinister news report that said the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has withheld funds meant for paying salaries to employees of Prasar Bharati over an alleged stand-off between the two. The Prasar Bharati in an autonomous body that runs Doordarshan and All India Radio but receives grant from the I&B ministry. The misinformation is based on ill-will and incorrect appreciation with half baked facts and is tantamount to causing loss of reputation of the Government in public eyes. It is patently defamatory in nature, the I&B Ministry said in a statement in response to reports in the media, including the news website 'The Wire'. The Wire quoted Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash as saying that the public broadcaster had to pay staff salaries for January and February out of its contingency funds as the ministry had not released the funds. If the standoff continued, the broadcaster will run out of money by April, The Wire ...

I&B ministry mulls expansion of 24x7 DD news broadcast to 100 countries

The initiative would put India in the league of countries like the UK and China whose public broadcasters reach a number of countries

I&B Ministry issues warning to three TV channels for violating broadcasting norms

A channel was issued warning after it showed visuals of incidents of suicide without adequately morphing them

I & B Ministry asks broadcasters to give prime coverage to NE

It also asked the media to be careful while covering sensitive race related issues and ensure that they become agents of diffusion of tension