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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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Economy

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Esha Mishra -
Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

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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