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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicDoordarshan News

Topic: Doordarshan News

Love, heartbreak & Gitanjali Aiyar – AIR show ‘Forces Request’ still strikes a chord

Yashna Kumar -
The former Doordarshan presenter, who recently passed, was co-host in the radio programme much before she became a famous Doordarshan news presenter.

‘Maa Tujhe Salam’ — Congress now dedicates slogan to Indira, after using it for Sonia in May

ThePrint Team -
Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

‘Thank you PM Modi’: Govt’s flagship schemes get publicity on DD amid Covid-19 crisis

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Govt official says both All India Radio and Doordarshan are keeping people informed about Covid-19 developments.

How DD & AIR are helping bust fake news around COVID-19 and creating awareness

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
AIR has been broadcasting programmes with doctors, while informative COVID-19 videos have been set as default on DD Free Dish channels.

How AIR & Doordarshan beat EC’s model code to air PM Modi’s A-SAT speech

Sanya Dhingra -
Modi govt went to YouTube with the A-SAT speech and AIR & Doordarshan only borrowed the feed, apparently circumventing the model code.

‘Pressured’ Prasar Bharati board doesn’t clear editors suggested by I&B ministry

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The board of Prasar Bharati refused to clear four directives from the ministry on various grounds.  

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Opinion

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

Stela Dey -
The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Economy

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

Chitleen K Sethi -
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.

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