All India Radio was referred to as 'Akashvani' by renowned poet Rabindranath Tagore in a poem he had written for the inauguration of the Calcutta shortwave service in 1939.
In March 2017, two persons were killed in an encounter in Assam and after contrary reports came to light on the genuineness of the encounter, Rai had directed the DIG, CRPF, Bongaigaon Range, to conduct an inquiry.
In the past few days, many sports personalities have voiced support for the wrestlers including Abhinav Bindra, Kapil Dev, Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Navjot Singh Sidhu, boxer Nikhat Zareen, and hockey player Rani Rampal.