James Bond may soon be seen shopping at Sarojini Nagar Market or having kebabs at Daryaganj. The information and broadcasting ministry has approved shooting of the latest 007 film, tentatively titled Bond 23, in India. The $200 million movie, with Daniel Craig as 007, will be the second Bond film shot in India after Octopussy.

The Centre’s plan to imp-rove gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education has hit a roadblock.

Investigations have revealed that several foreign students have used fake citizenship documents to secure admission to premier technical education institutes, including National Institute of Technolog

Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal will be hoping to use his new-found clout in the party and the council of ministers to lobby support for some crucial and important bills of his ministry during the Mons

The government will place the controversial Lokpal Bill before the Union Cabinet for approval next week, human resources development minister Kapil Sibal, a member of the joint drafting committee, said on Friday.

Union information and broadcasting ministry has gone into an overdrive, achieving several important goals over the last few months. Amongst several positive steps initiated by the ministry are securing Cabinet approval for new Press and Registration of Books Act, expansion of Doordarshan DTH, digitisation target of cable services in 2014, approval for FM phase-III and clearance for the proposed Prasar Bharati Act amendment.

The government on Thursday accepted the resignation of Mr Gopal Subramanium from the post of Solicitor-General of India.

Union information and broadcasting ministry has forwarded the file — regarding action against former director general of Doordarshan Aruna Sharma in connection with the Commonwealth Games broadcasting rights scam that allegedly led to a loss of `135 crore — to the Prime Minister’s Office. The final call on the issue is now likely to be taken soon by the Prime Minister’s Office.

Union information and broadcasting ministry is soon likely to seek the Cabinet’s approval for fixing the sunset date for digitisation of all cable systems in the four metropolitan cities of Mumbai, Ko

Old Indian films will now get government support for preservation and restoration. The Planning Commission has approved the establishment of the National Film Heritage Mission in mission mode for restoration, digitisation and preservation of films. It has also suggested the formation of a committee headed by Union I&B secretary to monitor the scheme.