Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Controversial Mumbai-based televangelist and Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who addresses audiences around the world, has no place to speak in Mumbai — now. At least four venues, including three five star…
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Indian Police Service (IPS) officer S.M.H. Meerza, summoned for questioning in connection with the Narada sting probe, appeared at the city police headquarters here on Wednesday. The sting conducted by Narada…
New York, July 13 (IANS) Big news organisations who first embraced social media use at workplace are now seeing more risks than benefits in employees’ use of Facebook and Twitter, reveals an interesting study. Realising…
New York, July 13 (IANS) The micro-blogging website Twitter and Bloomberg Media have signed a deal to live stream several media company’s TV news shows on Twitter platform. The partnership includes streaming rights shows like…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Tuesday filed a status report in a court hearing a complaint filed by the Aam Aadmi Party government against three news channels for running ‘doctored’ videos…
New York, July 12 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter has increased its animated GIF (graphics interchange format) size limit from 5MB to 15MB if uploaded on the web from a desktop, a media report said on…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 12 (IANS) Former Kerala Agriculture Minister K.P. Mohanan has decided to return to journalism — his profession till he joined the government. “I am planning a new edition of my paper ‘Padayani’. From…
Islamabad, July 12 (IANS) New ideas are now needed to help bring peace to Jammu and Kashmir, a Pakistani newspaper said on Tuesday. The Dawn also said in an editorial that the current “chaos” in…
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik is not expected to return home to Mumbai for a few more weeks as he is on a scheduled tour of the UAE and Africa, an…
Dhaka, July 11 (IANS) Mumbai-based controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace TV went off the air in Bangladesh on Monday after the government issued an order that cancelled its broadcast rights. The information ministry issued…
London, July 11 (IANS) Physical violence is not the only method being used to stop truth being published. Kidnappings, murders, financial pressures and defamation legislations are common now to suppress journalists from revealing truth to…
Dhaka, July 11 (IANS) Mumbai-based controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace TV went off the air in Bangladesh on Monday after authorities cancelled its broadcast rights. The information ministry issued the order on Monday, a…
Dhaka, July 10 (IANS) The Bangladesh government on Sunday decided to close down Peace TV, a Mumbai-based channel run by controversial Islamic Preacher Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation. Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said his…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Centre has asked the states to ensure that cable operators do not broadcast the TV channels that are not permitted to downlink in India, like Zakir Naik’s ‘Peace TV’….
Dhaka, July 10 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government on Sunday decided to close down Peace TV, a Mumbai-based TV channel run by controversial Islamic Preacher Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation. “We’ve decided to stop airing the…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace TV channel is not permitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to downlink and warned the cable operators that action will be taken for…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The central government on Saturday said Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace TV channel is not permitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to downlink and warned the cable operators…
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) The media in Delhi is always on the lookout for something controversial, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday, adding that it makes it difficult for him to even crack a…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) A busy square in Hiranandani Gardens, Powai will be named after the slain veteran journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, who was shot dead there on June 11, 2011. The plaque christening the square…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Eighty nine percent of Indians who responded to a survey wanted social media companies to pro-actively remove offensive content from their platforms. Asked if they thought that social media platforms…