Live events

MIB sets up Live Events Development Cell to power concert economy

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has established the Live Events Development Cell (LEDC) to accelerate the growth of India’s concert and live entertainment economy, with the aim of creating a more structured, globally competitive ecosystem for large-scale events. As per an ANI report, the LEDC will function as a single-window fa...


Red Fort Blasts

Red Fort blasts: Govt advises news channels to be circumspect

The Indian government has advised news channels to show restraint while airing content related to a deadly blast near Red Fort in Delhi over a week back, which has claimed 15 human lives till now, and has sent the security forces and sleuths on a country-wide hunt for the perpetrators.


Print Media

Govt. ads will fetch 26% more for print media as rates rejigged

In a major sop for the media sector, the Indian government has decided to revise the rates of advertisements it releases by 26 percent, apart from introducing premium category for coloured ads as per recommendations made by a committee set up to review the structure. According to an official statement from the Ministry of Information & Br...