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Topic: NFDC

Bid to save funds or a catastrophe? Why govt has merged 4 film bodies under I&B ministry

Anupriya Chatterjee -
National Film Archive, Films Division, Directorate of Film Festivals, and Children’s Film Society are now under the fold of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).

‘Mooknayak’: Modi govt plans documentary to showcase B.R. Ambedkar to the world

Sanya Dhingra -
Govt believes this will also help strengthen India’s soft power in the world by showcasing the Constitution as a progressive, forward-looking document.

After Modi govt order, CBI opens enquiry against NFDC, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee

Sanya Dhingra -
CBI launches preliminary enquiry after I&B ministry allegations of financial embezzlement at NFDC, including 'undue' payments to Kashyap, Banerjee.

Ailing Air India working on Lufthansa-style makeover for its in-flight entertainment

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Air India plans to introduce iPads, pre-loaded with films and documentaries, to its business and first class passengers on international flights.

NFDC may not be shut after all as I&B ministry comes up with a fresh merger plan

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Previous I&B minister Smriti Irani had decided to shut it down, but the ministry is now keen on merging two other units with NFDC.

NFDC chief’s sacking shocks film industry, officials say internal audit sealed her fate

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
While Nina Lath Gupta was considered a top performer, NFDC under her allegedly flouted rules and favoured select media groups.

I&B ministry terminates senior NFDC officer for irregularities & not following procedure

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The I&B ministry relieved managing director Nina Lath Gupta on the basis of an audit report commissioned three years ago.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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