Prasar Bharati CEO given additional charge of Rajya Sabha TV
Shashi Shekhar Vempati, CEO of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati, which runs Doordarshan and All India Radio, has additionally been appointed as the CEO of Rajya Sabha TV. Vempati will replace Gurdeep Singh Sappal, who has been serving as the CEO and editor-in-chief of Rajya Sabha TV since 2011. Notably, Vempati is the first non-IAS officer to head Prasar Bharati.