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Monday, November 17, 2025
TopicPrasar Bharti

Topic: Prasar Bharti

When Robin Hood economics runs up against King John’s fiscal policy & now screaming on ‘Sanskariflix’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

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

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

AIR’s Urdu service, popular in both India and Pakistan, truncated to 3 hours from 18

The AIR Urdu service has a wide listener base in both countries, and it also airs programmes to counter propaganda from Pakistan.

Prasar Bharati CEO declines BBC invite, says its Delhi riots coverage was ‘one-sided’  

In a letter, CEO Shashi Vempati says he won’t attend BBC awards night as broadcaster’s coverage of Delhi riots ‘insinuated communal behavior’.

DD and AIR set to launch news channels, digital platform ahead of Lok Sabha elections

From a 24x7 radio news stream to a revamped global English news channel, the Prasar Bharati-run public broadcasters are set for a fresh direction.

Modi govt forms 8 member Lokpal search panel including Prasar Bharti chief A. Surya Prakash

The decision to constitute the search committee comes four years after the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act.

On Camera

We celebrate Harappa excavation—and dismiss Keeladi, Sinauli archaeological digs as politics

In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.