Veteran journalist K.K. Katyal dead
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Veteran journalist and former Chief of Bureau of The Hindu in New Delhi K.K. Katyal died in a hospital here on Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 88. He…
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Journalists agents of social change: Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Describing journalists as agents of social change, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said there is need to empower them with accurate and timely information. “Journalists are…
We face lots of problems: Nepalese journalists
Ghaziabad, June 7 (IANS) A group of Nepalese journalists on Tuesday recounted the practical problems they face in their country while engaged in professional work. At a meeting attended by Ghaziabad officials and journalists, members…
New director takes charge at CEMCA
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Dr. Shahid Rasool, a communication technology specialist, has taken charge as the new director of the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA). A Fulbright Fellow with an MS in…
SBI’s Bhattacharya leads 4 Indian women on Forbes power list
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Four Indian women led by Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman of the county’s largest lender, the State Bank of India (SBI), have been ranked in the latest Forbes list of 100 most powerful…
BBC Myanmar reporter jailed for assaulting police officer
Nay Pyi Taw, June 7 (IANS) A Myanmarese reporter with BBC Myanmar has been jailed for three months after he was found guilty of assaulting a police officer, officials said on Tuesday. Ko Nay Myo…
Silly Monks raise Rs.3 crore for expansion
Hyderabad, June 6 (IANS) Hyderabad-based digital and entertainment start-up SillyMonks announced on Monday today they have raised Rs.3 crore from HNI (high networth individual)Sreenivasa Reddy Musani, CMD, Ektha Group. The deal will help SillyMonks, the…
Mehbooba blames opposition, media for trying to put Kashmir ‘on fire’
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti addresses at Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in Srinagar on May 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Srinagar, June 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on…
Woman journalist shot dead in Somalia
Mogadishu, June 6 (IANS) A female journalist was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Sagal Salad Osman, a producer for state-run Radio Mogadishu, was killed on Sunday night when the armed men…
American journalist, translator killed in Afghanistan
Kabul, June 6 (IANS) An American photojournalist and his Afghan translator were killed in an attack in Helmand province of Afghanistan. They were travelling with an Afghan army unit that came under fire in on…
US photojournalist killed in Afghanistan
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Award-winning US photojournalist David Gilkey, working for American broadcaster National Public Radio (NPR), was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday while on assignment. Gilkey, 50, was travelling with an Afghan Army unit…
LA Times endorses Hillary Clinton
LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2016 (Xinhua) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gestures as she campaigns at East Los Angeles College in Los Angeles, the United States, May 5, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Hanrong/IANS) Washington, June 4…
Facebook seeks new rules to curtail Zuckerberg’s full control if he quits
New York, June 3 (IANS) Mark Zuckerberg, who holds majority voting control of the social networking site, may not be an absolute power at Facebook if he decides to quit or his services are terminated…
Sting operations in Karnataka on ‘crores for votes’ in RS poll
Bengaluru/New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Sting operations on Thursday purportedly showed crores of rupees being “offered” to independent lawmakers in Karnataka to vote for Congress or JD-S nominees in the June 11 Rajya Sabha elections…
WCD Ministry’s Facebook page hits 2 lakh ‘Likes’
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) In an indication of its popularity on the social media, the Facebook page of Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry has hit 2,00,000 ‘Likes’. In an attempt to apprise beneficiaries…
Philippines’ president-elect unapologetic for justifying journalist killings
Manila, June 2 (IANS) Philippines’ president-elect Rodrigo Duterte will not apologise for his controversial remarks justifying the killing of corrupt journalists, his spokesperson said on Thursday. Salvador Panelo, Duterte’s spokesperson, told Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN, the…
North Korean state-run website hails Trump’s ‘wisdom and vision’
Seoul, June 1 (IANS) North Korean propaganda website DPRK Today hailed Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, for his intention to withdraw American troops from the Korean peninsula, terming him as a “wise politician”…
NYT report on Tanmay Bhat-Lata controversy triggers troll attack
Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar during the 25th Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Puraskar in Mumbai on April 24, 2014. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) A report by The New York Times which mentions Indian icon…
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan ‘doesn’t want extension’
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has indicated that he doesn’t want to remain in the position after his tenure ends in September, a media report said on Wednesday….
‘Killing of corrupt Philippines journalists justified’
Manila, June 1 (IANS) Philippines’ president-elect Rodrigo Duterte said journalists killed on the job in the country were often corrupt. “Just because you’re a journalist you are not exempted from assassination,” Duterte said while speaking…