KaniMOZHI meets Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: DMK MP Kanimozhi on Saturday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi to thank her for supporting her in the Rajya Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu. Kanimozhi, who was accompanied by DMK leader TR Baalu, said, “I was here to offer my party’s thanks to Sonia Gandhi for supporting us.” She also met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to express her gratitude. The Congress, however, described the meeting as just a courtesy call.
Tewari discusses plan to hike FDI in media
New Delhi: Information & Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Saturday held consultations with print and broadcasting industry representatives on the issue of increasing FDI limits in the media sector. Two different meetings were held in this regard as the Ministry is working to formulate its views on the issue of increasing FDI caps in broadcasting and print media as recommended by the Mayaram Committee. The panel had suggested raising the FDI limit from 26% to 49% in print media, FM Radio, uplinking news and current affairs channels and 100% in broadcasting carriage services, among others.