NEW DELHI: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni is expected to formally assume charge on 1 June.
Soni, however, met senior I&B and Prasar Bharati officials today to apprise herself of the working of her ministry.
Soni said today that the primary aim of her ministry would be to ensure that information about government programmes for the welfare of the people reaches every citizen of the country.
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MUMBAI: Muthoot Group's Chennai Live 104.8 FM is launching an international dance programming show starting 4 June.
"We have experimented by playing local DJ music all along and now we are taking it forward by playing international dance DJ music," says Chennai Live chief programming officer Geoffrey Thomas.
The show will be aired between 11-12 pm on Thursdays while on Fridays it will be between 9-12 pm and Saturdays it will be from 8-12 pm.
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MUMBAI: Oxford Bookstore, Mumbai hosted today, a musical evening with the renowed urban folk singer Susmit Bose, whom we all know as the �Indian Bob Dylan'. The singer with his electrifying performance around his new albums namely �Song of the Eternal Universe', �Public Issue' and �Be the Change' captivated the listeners at the store compelling them to think about various social issues ranging from human rights, women's empowerment to global peace.
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BANGALORE: The Virgin Mobile 24X7 Rockathon successfully completed 100 hours of continuous live music performance at 3:00 pm on Friday. The Rockathon ended with Raghu Dixit's popular fare of Hindi and Kannada music. The 100 hour concert was organised to celebrate Virgin Mobile's new music phone vJazz.
Over the last five days, Virgin Mobile, in collaboration with Planet M, had performances by close to 50 music bands from across the nation at Planet M's flagship store in Bangalore....
MUMBAI: The session by Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) at the India Radio Forum 2009 appraised India's private broadcast industry about the benefits of conversion of traditional analog FM bands into digital arena.
Addressed by DRM Chairman Distribution Interfaces and vice chairman DRM technical Committee Alexander Zink and DRM Project Director Vineeta Dwiwedi, the session highlighted the various incremental revenue streams for the FM sector through DRM.
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MUMBAI: After the extensive rebranding exercise undertaken by Loop Mobile (earlier BPL Mobile) to announce its change of name, the brand has announced a new campaign vouching its network to be 'as inseparable as your shadow'. The campaign is being leveraged across radio and print media.
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Artist: Bob Dylan
Label: Columbia Records
Rating: 5/5
Dylan's 33rd studio album Together Through Life is a steal - be it a Dylan fan (well, they shouldn't miss this at all) or someone who has just started listening to him (I wonder if there's anybody, other than newly born babies).
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MUMBAI: Over 300 companies will be in Hong Kong next week (June 2-4) to attend, sponsor or partner with Music Matters – the Asia Pacific Music Forum. Asia Pacific's music industry event, now in its fourth year, is continuing to draw much attention, even at a time when the global economic downturn has savaged companies' marketing and travel budgets.
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