New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Wednesday made the first arrest in the bombing of an Israeli embassy car in the capital earlier last month. The police arrested a freelance journalist, accusing him of being part of the conspiracy. The arrest comes just over three weeks after the dramatic bombing of the Israeli embassy car that critically injured a diplomat and two others near the Prime Minister's residence. The freelance...
07:59 AM, Mar 08, 2012
New Delhi: I am not going to talk about reality TV. Reality shows have destroyed the TV viewing experience everywhere, not just in India. They are a mindless, easier to produce sure-shot ratings hack and this post will not delve into that. This post is about fiction programming. There was a time, when Doordarshan was the only TV network (it still is), and programming was great. You had dramas -...
01:56 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Mumbai: A television serial based on Mahatma Gandhi's life will soon be telecast on Doordarshan. The serial titled 'Gandhi - a journey of Mahatma', will have over 300 episodes depicting the life of the Father of The Nation. Rajendra Upadhayay, a well known theatre activist, who has done extensive research for 15 years on the life of theMahatma, has scripted the mega serial. Legendary singer Jagjit Singh has sung the...
12:35 PM, Sep 12, 2011
New Delhi: Remember "Hum Log", that revolutionized the genre of TV soaps in India? Producer Shobha Doctor has brought a new show titled "Hum", which she says is imbued with the spirit and soul of the popular 1984 serial. "'Hum Log' was the first hugely successful daily soap of India. It is termed as a legend in the history of Doordarshan. The new show has the same soul and spirit...
04:15 PM, Jul 16, 2011
New Delhi: In a quick follow up action, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday referred to CBI the Shunglu Committee report that had indicted suspended Prasar Bharti chief BS Lalli and Doordarshan Director General Aruna Sharma in the award of broadcasting rights of Commonwealth Games causing Rs 135 crore loss to the exchequer. Sharma, who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre of IAS, has also been directed to be reverted...
10:21 PM, Feb 18, 2011
New Delhi: After the Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of External Affairs step in, Doordarshan offered an "unconditional apology" the African nation of Malawi. One of the DD commentators had allegedly introduced the African nation as among the world's least developed countries during Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on October 3. The DD Director General Aruna Sharma has tendered a written unconditional apology to the Malawian High Commission for the matter....
12:46 PM, Oct 10, 2010
In a letter written to the Organising Committee, Prasar Bharti says providing free time is against its norms. ...
08:50 AM, Aug 07, 2010
Hum Log aired its first episode on July 7 in 1984 and soon became the most popular television show in the country. ...
10:45 PM, Jul 19, 2010
Gul was selected producer by Doordarshan for allotting money to it. ...
12:17 PM, Mar 04, 2010
The tweet asked people about their fav ads that featured in Doordarshan. ...
10:01 AM, Feb 03, 2010
A look back to the days when the entire nation turned to one channel. ...
02:40 AM, Sep 28, 2009
CNN-IBN salutes Doordarshan for completing 50 years in India. ...
12:15 PM, Sep 19, 2009
DD was mother organisation that gave rise to today's channels, says Sultan. ...
04:03 AM, Sep 16, 2009
Those who witnessed evolution of TV in India get nostalgic about DD days. ...
01:04 AM, Sep 16, 2009
As Doordarshan turns 50, we take a look at the shows we'll never forget. ...
04:32 PM, Sep 15, 2009
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