SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday called for transforming Jammu and Kashmir from merely a sought-after filming location into a vibrant centre for storytelling,...

Reviews functioning of media units at Srinagar Srinagar, Sep 10: Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Chanchal Kumar, IAS, Thursday reviewed the functioning of various media units of the Ministry at Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) Srinagar. Representatives and officials of Doordarshan, Akashvani, Press Information Bureau (PIB) and Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) participated in the review meeting. The Secretary reviewed the news and programme content of Akashvani and Doordarshan and the campaigns and outreach activities undertaken by PIB and CBC. He expressed satisfaction over the overall functioning of the media units. Emphasising stronger digital outreach, the Secretary stressed on strengthening social media presence and audience engagement, particularly on Instagram, and called for creation of engaging, audience-friendly video content on digital...

Mumbai:  Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said on Thursday that 10 years ago, only six crore people in India had access to broadband and today that number tops 102 crore while data costs have fallen from Rs 287/GB to Rs 9/GB, making the country "the cheapest data capital of the world today". Addressing the Global Fintech Fest, Scindia said: "We started putting the 5G network in place in 2022, and over the next 26 months we have 5G network capability across 99.9 per cent of districts of India, covering 85 per cent of our population with a capex cost of Rs 4,500 crore." “As we connect each of India's villages, they become a member of...