NEW DELHI: Ambika Soni, who had served as Minister of Tourism and Minister of Culture in the outgoing UPA Government, is the Information and Broadcasting Minister in the Manmohan Singh cabinet.
Soni is from the Rajya Sabha like her predecessor Anand Sharma who was widely being tipped to continue in the same portfolio.
Interestingly, the present Council of Ministers has two Ministers of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting - Mohan Jatua and Dr. S Jagathrakshakan.
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BANGALORE: Radio Mirchi's ground events arm Activation announced the inauguration of the �The Sunfeast Get Active World 10 K Expo 2009', an exhibition cum sale which will feature gears and merchandise by brands in the health and lifestyle domain in Bangalore today.
The event was thrown open by Minister of Transport, R Ashok, Hon'ble Minister Textiles & Sports G. D. Shekhar and Sandalwood actor Prem. The expo will run through till Sunday, May 30 at the Kanteerva Indoor stadium from 11 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
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We attend forum after forum and at the end of it realize that most of them were �ho- hums' not forums. This is a checklist to classify the same before you attend one and then spare yourself the agony of another HO-HUM. Would request all organizers of these forums to take this in humorous spirit … after all you could use this as a checklist to ensure which side of the fence you are on …
1. If you are going to meet the same people the year before and it's likely that the...
MUMBAI: The Indian Excellence in Radio Awards 2009 saw Red FM emerging as the giant, second year in a row, mopping up a large chunk of the awards.
The Red FM family bagged a total of 11 awards, including the Best FM Station award. The Red FM team was on a justiable high throughout the brief ceremony at Taj Land's End on Wednesday evening, as a total of 28 awards were given out. Red FM managed a clutch of 10 awards, while sibling station SFM took home one, at the awards held after the ...
MUMBAI: When 10,000 people opt to car-pool, we're talking about success. Launched in November 2008, it has been 6 months since Bangalore Traffic police partnered with Radio One and CommuteEasy to spread the word about the effectiveness of carpooling.
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Altec Lansing, a division of Plantronics, Inc.,has introduced a new series iphone and ipod speakers designed exclusively for Apple customers.
Altec Lansing inMotion iM310, moondance™ HOME and T612 are some of the latest offerings for Apple enthusiasts looking for impressive sound, music controls with added features.
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MUMBAI: Music-lovers were all ready for the newest addition to the city's hottest gigs- as Tiger Beer presented �Tiger Live Tributes' on Wednesday 27, 2009. Curated by Luke Kenny, Tiger Live Tributes will be hosted every month at Mumbai's most cutting edge venue- Blue Frog. Tiger Live Tributes will showcase Indian bands paying an ode to the legends of music. The event had started off yesterday with Luke and his band performing the most memorable songs by the iconic �Rolling Stones'....
MUMBAI: Mumbaikars will now wake up to Ganapati aarti's and other devotional music. Radio Mirchi 98.3FM, India's hottest radio station is introducing a devotional music show Devraag for its enthused listeners. Aimed to cater to the spiritual ideology of Mumbaikars, this two-hour long show will play classic as well as modern devotional tracks.
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MUMBAI: Sony Music has struck a deal with GlobalCollect and GmbH wherein Sony Music will use GlobalCollect's portfolio of local and international payment methods to enable e-payment transactions.
GlobalCollect's single-interface online payment platform WebCollect will offer an array of payment products form credit cards to alternative payment methods. Later the e-commerce offer will be expanded to include artist merchandise and concert tickets amongst others.
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