Doordarshan
- India
Former Doordarshan news reader, Sarla Maheshwari dies at 71
New Delhi: Former Doordarshan newsreader Sarla Maheshwari, one of television’s most recognised faces in the 80s and 90s who embodied a calm far removed from the clamour of televised news bulletins today,…
- Bollywood
Shah Rukh Khan’s first ever video from 1989 goes viral
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan, known as the “King of Bollywood,” is one of India’s biggest movie stars. In 2023, he delivered three back-to-back blockbusters, Pathaan, Jawan, and Dunki, with two crossing Rs.…
- Sports
Doordarshan to broadcast Hockey India League 2024-25 season
New Delhi: The national broadcaster of India, Doordarshan (DD), has partnered with the Hockey India League (HIL) to deliver the electrifying action of the tournament to millions of viewers across the country.…
- Television News
SRK-starrer ‘Fauji’ gets part 2 after three decades, Vicky Jain to star as lead
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s first project as an actor “Fauji”, which released in 1989, is all set to get a sequel after over three decades with Vicky Jain and Gauahar…
- India
Doordarshan to telecast ICC Men’s T20 World Cup matches
New Delhi: National broadcaster Doordarshan will telecast all the matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup being organised in the USA and Caribbean on its DD Free Dish platform. Prasar Bharati…
- Top Stories
Doordarshan’s decision to change logo colour to saffron draws criticism
India’s government-owned public broadcaster, Doordarshan, has faced criticism for its decision to change its logo colour to saffron. The broadcaster announced a logo-designing contest in 2017, which received over 10,000 entries, indicating…
- Top Stories
Kerala: Christian diocese screens ‘The Kerala Story’ for teens
Thiruvananthapuram: Amidst a raging row over national broadcaster Doordarshan airing the controversial Bollywood movie ‘The Kerala Story’, a Catholic diocese in Kerala has screened the film for teenagers as part of an…
- Kerala
Doordarshan aired ‘The Kerala Story’, despite protest by CPI(M), Congress
Thiruvananthapuram: Despite a strong protest raised by the ruling CPI(M) and Congress in Kerala, Doordarshan on Friday aired the controversial Bollywood movie ‘The Kerala Story’. The movie was telecast at the autonomous…
- Telangana
First Doordarshan Telugu news anchor Shanti Swaroop passes away
Hyderabad: Shanti Swaroop, the first Telugu newsreader on Doordarshan, has passed away after being admitted to Yashoda Hospital in the city two days ago due to a heart attack. He was 70…
- Press Release
CM Vijayan asks Doordarshan to withdraw screening of ‘The Kerala Story’
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Thursday condemned the Doordarshan’s decision to telecast “The Kerala Story” and asked the public broadcaster to withdraw from screening the controversial movie, saying it would only…
