New Delhi: Nepali journalists meet Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Secretary Ajay Mittal, in New Delhi on May 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) “Government communication” has a crucial role to play…
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, May 24 (IANS) The news of India’s launch of a Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) has been blown out of proportion by the media, according to a report in “Space…
London, May 24 (IANS) The rise of user-generated content (UGC) – information submitted by members of the public or posted on social media – has made journalists harness a variety of new skills, thereby bringing…
New York, May 24 (IANS) Reiterating that an internal investigation revealed no evidence of systematic political bias in the selection or prominence of stories in its “Trending Topics” feature, Facebook is set to revamp the…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) In a major move to make India a global film shooting hub, the information and broadcasting ministry has urged the home and external affairs ministries that a special category visa…
Ranchi, May 23 (IANS) A three-member team of the Press Council of India (PCI) visited Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Monday to probe the murder of a TV journalist on May 12. The team members met…
London, May 23 (IANS) A Muslim warrior girl from a Pakistani animated TV series, “Burka Avenger”, has premiered on the big screen in the British capital. Now part of London’s Southbank Centre arts festival, the…
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Five journalists were arrested in West Midnapore district’s Jhargram on Sunday following an alleged brawl with some locals, said to be Trinamool Congress supporters. police said. They were later released on…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) Panaji, May 22 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, made it a point to cite foreign publications, which had praised the performance of the AAP…
Cairo, May 21 (IANS) The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has slammed CNN’s coverage of an EgyptAir plane crash as “disrespectful”. “It’s disrespectful that CNN insinuates pilot suicide in #EgyptAirMS804 tragedy while families are mourning,” ministry spokesman…
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) announced a ban on shows dramatising crimes such as rape, murder, robberies and suicide. Addressing a conference on Friday, Pemra chairman Absar Alam said…
New York, May 20 (IANS) The portrayals of populations affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the New York Times articles do not reflect the epidemiology of the disorder, researchers have found, adding that “PTSD…
Patna, May 19 (IANS) A day after his prison cell was searched by police in connection with the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan in Bihar, RJD’s former parliament member Mohammad Shahabuddin was shifted from Siwan…
Washington, May 18 (IANS) Call it bizarre or being technology-savvy, a California-based man live-streamed the birth of his child on Facebook Live, a video streaming service from the social networking site, the media reported on…
Patna, May 18 (IANS) Police on Wednesday raided Bihar’s Siwan jail in connection with the probe into the killing of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, and are reported to have searched the cell of former RJD MP…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Terming the attacks on journalists as an “attack on the freedom of expression”, journalists’ bodies have urged the central and the state governments to enact a law to protect them…
Ranchi, May 17 (IANS) BJP legislator Ganesh Ganjhu’s aide and two others have been arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Akhilesh Singh alias Indradeo Yadav in Chatra district, Jharkhand Police said on Tuesday….
New Delhi: A view of Delhi traffic on the fifth day of implementation of odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution in New Delhi on April 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 16 (IANS)…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Refuting allegations levelled by former union minister Jairam Ramesh, Sree M Iyer of Pgurus.com on Monday asserted those charges have only boosted the traffic to his website. In an open…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (File Photo: IANS) Patna, May 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said his government is ready to hand over the case of Siwan journalist Rajdeo Ranjan’s killing…