Information And Broadcasting Minister

Smriti Irani is new I&B minister: Ex-HRD minister was shunned by RSS for not saffronising education

Apart from these incidents, Irani was also criticised for appointing Vishram Jamdar as the chairman of the Vishweshwaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) in Nagpur.

Venkaiah Naidu is NDA's vice-presidential candidate: BJP leader resigns as Union minister, to file nomination on Tuesday

BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu, who has been nominated as the vice-presidential candidate of the ruling NDA alliance, resigned from his post as Union minister in the Narendra Modi cabinet

Presidential Election 2017: Venkaiah Naidu says he cannot see why Congress opposes Ram Nath Kovind

"All major political parties are supporting Kovind. The Congress alone knows why it is contesting because they do not have numbers on their side," Venkaiah Naidu said after Kovind filed his nomination

Govt agrees with most of Shyam Benegal committee's report, will amend Cinematograph Act soon

The Benegal panel was constituted after repeated controversies after the appointment of Pahlaj Nihlani as the CBFC chief.

Venkaiah Naidu hits out at Opposition for criticising Narendra Modi; says 'dark days of Emergency' have been forgotten

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday hit back at Opposition parties for accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being "authoritarian."

Govt exhorts netizens to be 'soldiers' by not forwarding malicious social media content

Union minister Rajyavardhan Rathore on Monday exhorted netizens to be "soldiers" by not forwarding "malicious" content circulated by "enemies" on social media.

DD's viewership, revenue drops while Akashvani's goes up: govt

The revenue of Doordarshan has suffered a setback because of "sharp drop" in number of terrestrial TV viewers but Akashwani has gained "substantially."

Arun Jaitley demands independent probe into attack on journalists in Shamli, UP

The Centre on Monday demanded an independent probe into the attack on journalists in Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh, calling it condemnable.

Shrill debates in media overshadowing facts: Arun Jaitley

The "dividing line" between news and opinion has weakened, which leaves viewers and readers searching for facts, said Arun Jaitley.

BJP will get absolute majority in Maharashta polls: Javadekar

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said BJP will get majority in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.