Sarla Maheshwari, veteran DD anchor, who was a regular face on prime time in the 1980s and early 1990s, has passed away. Tributes poured from the fans and her ex-colleagues who remembered her for her grace and calm demeanour. 

Sarla Maheshwari, veteran DD news presenter, passes away at 71

In an exciting lead-up to the highly anticipated release of Fauji 2, Doordarshan will air 13 episodes of Shah Rukh Khan’s legendary 1989 serial Fauji starting today (Oct 24).

Fauji: Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic series to re-air on Doordarshan

India's national broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) News is facing flak over its new logo which is saffron in colour. The new logo was unveiled on Tuesday (April 16). In a post on X, DD News said, "While our values remain the same, we are now available in a new avatar.

India's national broadcaster DD News faces flak from opposition leaders over new logo

Indian actress Kavita Chaudhary, best known for playing a police officer in Doordarshan show Udaan, is no more. According to reports, the actress passed away on Thursday night in Amritsar after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Kavita Chaudhary, best known for TV show Udaan, passes away at 67

India has come a long way in terms of viewing content on the small screen. The humble television came to India comparatively later than the rest of the world. Over the years, TV has become one of the most powerful media in the country.

India Independence: Doordarshan to Netflix: Evolution of the small screen

India’s renowned news presenter Gitanjali Aiyar passed away on Wednesday. She was one of India’s first English female news presenters on national broadcaster Doordarshan.

Who was Gitanjali Aiyar? 10 things to know about one of India's first English news anchors on Doordarshan

India has come a long way in terms of viewing content on the small screen. The humble television came to India comparatively late than rest of the world.

India@75: Doordarshan to Netflix: Evolution of the small screen

A run up to India's independence day has begun a week earlier. This year, on August 15, India will mark 75 years of freedom. The day commemorates the end of 190 years of British rule in India.

India Independence Day special: Doordarshan to telecast 8 patriotic movies from 8-15 August

September 15 in history: Discovery of penicillin, launch of Doordarshan and more

Shah Rukh Khan was a well-known face on TV even before he made his debut in films. Amid lockdown, as Doordarshan is bringing old shows back on the channel, fans have got to see SRK's hit shows 'Fauji' and 'Circus' in the past few weeks.

After 'Circus' and 'Fauji', Doordarshan to air Shah Rukh Khan's 'Doosra Keval'

This is a goof-up of (literally) epic proportions! We all know that TV serial 'Mahabharat' is being shown on Doordarshan currently amid nationwide lockdown. Now some viewers with hawk-eyes have spotted a major goof-up in the show.

Viewers spot an air cooler behind Bhishma in 'Mahabharat'; Twitter compares it to the 'GOT' coffee mug goof up

Getting back classic programmes like Ramayan during the coronavirus lockdown to keep people entertained has catapulted Doordarshan (DD) to be the highest watched channel in India for week ended April 3, BARC said on Thursday.

Reruns of Ramayana, Mahabharata make Doordarshan highest-watched channel in India

Television show Ramayan may be three decades old, but the series in its re-telecast witnessed record viewership. At present India is observing 21 days of lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak and the government decided to bring back hit show 'Ramayan' on the country national channel Doordarshan the last weekend.

'Ramayan' creates history as it garners the highest viewership ever on TV

After the re-telecast of `Ramayan`, now Doordarshan will bring back more of its popular shows on TV including `Circus` starring Shah Rukh Khan, and `Byomkesh Bakshi` featuring Rajit Kapur.

After 'Ramayan', DD to bring back Shah Rukh Khan's 'Circus', 'Byomkesh Bakshi' to TV

Remembering 9 iconic Doordarshan shows as channel celebrates 60th anniversary

Doordarshan completes 60 glorious years, lists out the iconic shows in a throwback video Indian's national network, Doordarshan turned 60 on September 15. In a celebratory post on Sunday, the official handle of the channel shared a video that featured clippings of various iconic shows of the channel over the years.

Doordarshan completes 60 glorious years, shares throwback video of iconic shows

President Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation on Wednesday on the eve of the 73rd Independence Day. The address will be broadcast from 7 pm onwards on the entire national network of All India Radio (AIR) and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version, read a statement.

President Ram Nath Kovind to address nation on eve of 73rd Independence Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate several projects and lay a foundation of many vital schemes in Arunachal Pradesh during his visit to the north-eastern state on Saturday, officials said Thursday.

PM to inaugurate several projects in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday

'Doordarshan should leverage the reach created by DD Free Dish to create quality content and improve the revenue generation through advertisement and ease the burden on the taxpayers,' the minister was quoted as saying in an official release.

Doordarshan should create quality content, improve revenue generation: Irani

With this appointment, Prakash will serve a second term in the public broadcaster. Before this Prakash headed Prasar Bharti for three years from 2014 to October 2014

A.Surya Prakash takes charge as chairman of Prasar Bharti

The petition was filed by a 73-year-old Chennai advocate, NS Ponnaiah, who blamed the game for 100 suicides throughout the country in recent times.

Blue Whale game: Supreme Court orders broadcasters to create awareness programme

The chief minister's office had been informed via a letter, news reports said, that his speech would not be broadcast unless he 'reshaped it'

Doordarshan says it did not black out Tripura CM's Independence Day speech

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