Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) The 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be inaugurated by veteran actress Waheeda Rehman at a glittering ceremony here Monday. Chinese film ...

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The cabinet meeting Thursday did not discuss the government's sugarcane pricing policy, which has come under attack from opposition parties and farmers. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika ...

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) In a major boost for the energy sector, the cabinet Thursday approved the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission that aims to generate 20,000 megawatt of power ...

New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI): In a significant step, the Centre on Thursday recommended a special economic package of Rs. 7,266 crore for Bundelkhand region, spread over Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, ...

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved a Rs.7,266 crore package for drought relief and agricultural development of the Bundelkhand region, that spans Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, ...

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The government Thursday discussed the issue of allocation of third generation (3G) spectrum as well vacation of airwaves by the defence ministry for commercial use, but ...

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved a Rs 7266 crore package for drought relief and integrated agricultural development of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh that has been ...

New Delhi, November 19 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission that aims to add 20,000 megawatt of power in India by 2022. "The cabinet has sanctioned ...

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday angrily refused to answer a question from the media about the outcome of a meeting of the Group of Ministers on ...

Chennai, Nov 18 (IANS) South India will emerge as a major hub of the Rs.584-billion (Rs.58,400-crore/$12-billion) Indian entertainment industry that is expected to touch Rs.105,200 billion by 2013, according to Tamil ...

Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) The 16th International Children's Film Festival began here Saturday evening with a glittering inaugural ceremony. The festival opened with colourful performance by artists including children at Lalitha Kala ...

PM Dr Man Mohan Singh,UPA Chairperson Smt Sonia gandhi and congress heir apparent General Secretary Rahul Gandhi Pranab Mukherjee, listed as VVIP star campaigners for tribal state of Jharkhand beginning November ...

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Congress will launch an intense campaign for the Jharkhand assembly polls, fielding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party chief Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi ...

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Congress is to commemorate its 125th anniversary next year on a grand scale and on Friday set up a 19-member organising committee headed by party ...

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved a proposal to issue policy guidelines for Headend-in-the-Sky operators, and raised the cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the sector to ...

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved a proposal to issue policy guidelines for Headend-in-the-Sky operators, and raised the cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the sector to ...

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The government will act only as a facilitator for foreign direct investments (FDI) in print media and make amendments in the existing laws to ensure this, ...

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Well-known Indian journalist Prabhash Joshi, 72, died following a heart attack here late Thursday. His demise was widely mourned as the passing away of a "fearless ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Thursday termed as a "gross violation of the constitution" the Kerala government guidelines to departments regarding interaction ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) With less than a year left for its start, the government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget to Rs.1,620 crore (Rs.16.2 billion/$344 million). ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Thursday said the government was assessing the request of media houses to scale up FDI from the existing 26 to ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget, saying more money was needed for security, creating a better environment, sponsorship and television ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget to Rs.1,620 crore (Rs.16.2 billion / $344 million) from Rs.767 crore. The decision was taken at ...

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Colors TV channel is in trouble again, this time for its drama "Na Aana Is Desh Ladoo". The information and broadcasting ministry has sent the channel ...

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) With a deluge of notices to TV channels for violating programme code, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Wednesday said the electronic media needed to follow ...

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Wednesday vigorously defended the right of tribals on forest land and said that "unscrupulous elements mislead and use them to ...

Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni Friday said no more TV channels would be allowed to go on air till the formation of a regulatory ...

Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Six union ministers landed up in the city, a centrally-administered union territory (UT) that is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, for one reason or the ...

Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Lashing out at Chandigarh administrator S.F. Rodrigues, who is also the Punjab governor, union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Friday accused him of playing into the hands of ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday approved three new schemes that would provide drinking water and better urban infrastructure in the areas that houses minority communities. Information and ...