No more All India Radio, now only 'Akashvani'

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Updated At : 12:01 PM May 05, 2023 IST

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New Delhi: Prasar Bharti has decided to drop ‘All India Radio’ and substitute it with ‘Akashvani’, an order by the DG said, seeking compliance. ‘Akashvani’ was first mentioned by Tagore in a poem in 1939. tns

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