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Film Facilitation Office to be set up in India
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]New Delhi: Shri Sunil Arora, Secretary I&B has said that as part of the Government’s effort to promote the Indian film industry and India’s “Soft Power” it has been decided to institute a new award category under the National Film Awards titled “The Most Film Friendly State/UT”. This award …
Read More »A Dedicated Science & Technology TV Channel Needed – says Film Maker Shyam Benegal
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]New Delhi: Veteran film maker Shri Shyam Benegal advocated for a 24 hour dedicated Science & Television channel to promote scientific temper. Addressing a press conference about the upcoming National Science Film Festival at the Nehru Science Centre in Mumbai today, Shri Benegal said “ a dedicated TV channel …
Read More »Kipketer Siblings now hold Records in the Men & Women’s fields for Full Marathon
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Mumbai: It’s clearly the most awaited date in the city’s calendar, the third Sunday of January each year, and has been for the last 12 years. In its 13th year, it was no different as more than 40,000 runners took the streets of Maximum City, in a display …
Read More »Padma Vibhushan award conferred upon to veteran actor Shri Dilip Kumar
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]New Delhi: Padma Vibhushan award for Shri Mohammad Yusuf Khan or Dilip Kumar was announced on the Republic Day of 2015 for his exceptional and distinguished service. Shri Dilip Kumar was to receive the Padma Vibhushan at a ceremonial function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on April 8, 2015 in …
Read More »Audio-Visual Co-Production Agreement between India and Korea
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for entering into an Audio-Visual Co-Production Agreement between India and the Republic of Korea (RoK) and to complete internal ratification procedure, to enable the agreement to come into force. The Agreement will be …
Read More »The Dadasaheb Phalke Award presented to Shashi Kapoor
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Mumbai: The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley presented the Dada Saheb Phalke Award to the Renown Actor, Producer, Shri Shahsi Kapoor, at Prithvi Theatre, in Mumbai. The Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Bimal Julka was also present. Prime Minister, …
Read More »Kapil Dev & Hema Malini call on PM of India
New Delhi: Shri Kapil Dev, renowned cricketer and Chairperson of Khushii (Kinship for Humanitarian Social and Holistic Intervention in India), called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. He presented a cheque of Rs 51 lakhs for the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund on the behalf of Khushii to the …
Read More »President calls upon Indian film industry to nurture universal human values
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]New Delhi: The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the 62nd National Film Awards in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, the President said cinema has been an integral part of Indian culture and entertainment from the days of Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harish Chandra of 1913, the first …
Read More »Special screening of the acclaimed film “Margarita With a Straw”
