BBC World Service's Hindi short-wave service saved from closure

Foreign secretary agrees to give an extra £2.2m annually for three years from the Foreign Office budget

The BBC World Service's Hindi short-wave broadcasts have been saved from the axe after the foreign secretary, William Hague, agreed to give extra money to the highly regarded international broadcaster.

Related stories :

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=47341&c=1

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8591312/BBC-World-Service-receives-2.2m-funding-boost.html

More at :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jun/22/bbc-world-service-hindi

(Thanks to Naleen Kumar for the links)