Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) The US has said that critical opinion should be “encouraged, not silenced” with regard to freedom of the press in a democracy. The comment came in the wake of an attack…
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) A zoo in the US where a gorilla was killed earlier this year has deleted its Twitter account after constant online trolls about the animal’s death, the media reported. The move…
Canberra, Aug 24 (IANS) A newly-discovered extinct species of kitten-sized lions that roamed the jungles of Australia 18 million years ago has been named after British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough. “The UNSW discovery team…
Junagadh, Aug 23 (IANS) Unidentified assailants barged into the Junagadh office of leading Gujarati daily Jai Hind on Monday night and stabbed to death its bureau chief Kishore Dave, police said. Dave, 53, was alone…
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) India state radio broadcaster’s Akashvani Maitree Channel, a special Bengali channel targeted at the Bengali-speaking audience of India, Bangladesh and in other countries, was launched on Tuesday by President Pranab Mukherjee….
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) India remains firmly committed to partner Bangladesh in its economic growth and development, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Tuesday. “Friends can be chosen but not neighbours as they remain where…
Islamabad, Aug 23 (IANS) At least one person was killed and nine others were injured in Pakistan’s Karachi city after activists attacked an office of a TV channel, police said. At least 2,000 activists of…
Hyderabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday referred to terrorism and violence as the biggest threat to humanity and advised media to avoid making terrorists heroes. “Terror, terrorism and…
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) Bengali TV actress Madhumita Chakraborty on Friday approached the police seeking action against certain Bangladeshi portals for circulating news that claimed she was arrested in Goa for being involved in a…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) A court here on Friday granted the Central Bureau of INvestigation one month to secure official sanction to try government servants charge-sheeted last week for causing a loss of Rs…
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) The Shiv Sena on Friday questioned why only former Bharatiya Janata Party leaders are appointed as governors and lt. governors of various states and Union Territories while BJP allies in the…
London, Aug 19 (IANS) The mother of an eight-year-old disabled girl has shamed a fellow passenger on Facebook for yelling abuse at her daughter who had “a meltdown” mid-flight, the media reported. In a Facebook…
New York, Aug 18 (IANS) Opponents of the Islamic State (IS) are six times greater in number on Twitter than ISIS supporters, but those sympathetic to the group are more active on the social media…
Canberra, Aug 18 (IANS) Newspaper readership in Australia has sunk to an all-time low, according to a new study released on Thursday. The data revealed that just seven newspapers were bought daily in Australia per…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) India and Bangladesh will jointly produce a documentary on the 1971 War of Independence of Bangladesh, a statement said here on Wednesday. This was decided at a meeting between Information…
New York, Aug 16 (IANS) With the spurt in social media platforms and the sale of sex shifting online, more and more pimps are avoiding detection by using underground websites, social media and mobile apps…
By Azera Parveen Rahman Jorhat (Assam), Aug 16 (IANS) In this age of social media, no event can remain ignored for long and the floods in Assam are no exception. Every year, floods hit the…
Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) China’s state-run Global Times has blamed the Indian media for deteriorating ties between the two countries. In a scathing article against the media in India, the Global Times wrote that “they…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) It had to happen. A perfect combination of rapidly-changing mobile phone technology, high-fidelity sound and 4th generation communication ability is making television newsgathering a cakewalk. Live…
Panaji, Aug 14 (IANS) A group of hackers, who identified themselves as ‘Pak cyber attackers’ on Sunday hacked the website of the Goa Institute of Management, a top B-school in the state. After the cyber…