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February 13, 2019 11:01 AM

Message of Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati on Word Radio Day

Interestingly, Radio has evolved as a platform for people to connect across regions of India, across cultures, in a manner that you probably had not foreseen sometime back. A great example is the Prime Minister's Mann Ki Baat which has brought Radio back to the national discourse as a medium, e...

January 15, 2019 9:52 PM

PM Modi pays tribute to DD News journalist Achyutanand Sahu

Addressing a public gathering in Odisha, Prime Minister Modi said Sahu, who was targetted by "cowardly" Naxals, was performing his duty of presenting to the world the democratic picture of the country through Doordarshan. He also said that sacrifices such as his have only strengthened India'...

August 8, 2018 10:12 AM

Sensex rises 110 points, Nifty at 11,400 mark

The 30-share Sensex advanced by 110.06 points, or 0.29 per cent, to 37,775.86. The gauge had slipped 26.09 points in the previous session. The sectoral indices rose up to 0.64 per cent, led by metal, oil and gas, PSU, infrastructure, power, auto, healthcare, consumer durables, capital goods an...

March 11, 2024 5:06 PM

Sensex opens at all-time high, Nifty touches new peak too

The 30-share index rose 184.98 points, or 0.49 per cent, to hit a new peak of 37,876.87. Market sentiment, however, turned cautious as the index pared gains trading 40.13 points, or 0.11 per cent higher at 37,732.02 at 0950 Hrs. The gauge had gained 526.73 points in the previous two sessions. ...

July 31, 2018 6:19 PM

Finance Commission to visit Jharkhand from tomorrow

The Commission led by the Chairman Shri N.K.Singh, Members Shri Shaktikanta Das, Dr. Anoop Singh, Dr. Ashok Lahiri, Dr. Ramesh Chand and Secretary Arvind Mehta along with other officials will have meetings with Chief Minister, Ministers and other officials of the state in Ranchi. Detailed prese...

July 18, 2018 7:50 PM

Prime Minister Modi interacts with beneficiaries of rural electrification

Prime Minister Modi said that the Congress government in 2005 had promised to electrify all the households by 2009, but it failed to do so as it had no serious leader. The Prime Minister was interacting with citizens from villages that have been electrified in the last four years via the Narend...