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Govt fines PTI Rs 84.48 crore over lease agreement 'violations' for its Sansad Marg office in Delhi
Fp Staff •The government has asked PTI to pay the amount by 7 August, failing which the agency will have to pay 10 percent interest on the total dues.
Must Prasar Bharati spend taxpayers’ money on PTI? Five questions on press trust
Abhijit Majumder •The PTI building stands on land leased for pittance by the government, besides it getting a substantial taxpayers’ money — over Rs 9 crore annually of its Rs 110 crore-odd revenue from subscriptions and services.
Prasar Bharati threatens to cancel PTI's subscription, accuses news agency of 'anti-national' reportage
Fp Staff •Prasar Bharati is the largest subscriber of PTI, which is a not-for-profit privately-run news agency and has over 1,000 full-time employees
Community radio stations across India brave lockdown, severe fund crunch to ensure last-mile awareness on COVID-19
Dowerah •Had it not been for the proactiveness of the community radio stations across India, the crisis would have exploded even more for the Centre and the state governments, particularly in rural India.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Pogo partners with Doordarshan to air animated show Chhota Bheem on DD National during lockdown
Trendingdesk •Doordarshan has brought back a number of classic shows for viewers during the coronavirus lockdown to entertain people and help them remain indoors
Coronavirus Outbreak: Prasar Bharati makes it mandatory for staff to download and use Aarogya Setu app
Trendingdesk •Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on 14 April had encouraged people to use the Aarogya Setu app and promote it.
Coronavirus Outbreak: From Shah Rukh Khan's circus to Bigg Boss 13, TV shows that will have reruns during lockdown
Trendingdesk •Telecasting nostalgic hit shows is being seen as a tool of entertaining people who are feeling bored during the coronavirus lockdown
As Doordarshan turns 60, people share nostalgic posts about favourite shows, memories associated with public broadcaster
•Doordarshan turned 60 on Sunday bringing back memories of a golden period when entertainment in the country revolved around serials such as Mahabharata, Fauji and Malgudi Days.
Prasar Bharati's translation of PM's Independence Day speech into Balochi may reflect Centre's assertive policy on region
Neeradp •In 2016, Narendra Modi had said in his Independence Day speech, 'In the last few days, people of Balochistan, Gilgit and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have thanked me.'
Google collaborates with Prasar Bharat to digitise AIR and Doordarshan archives; content to be hosted on Google Arts and Culture
Tech2 News Staff •Google would be digitising over 20 years of content from Doordarshan and AIR across 12 languages. This content will be hosted on Google Arts and Culture.