Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday issued an order to restrict and prevent its employees from engaging in social media sites in a manner that can be prejudicial to the…
Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D.Jayakumar on Tuesday took umbrage at the term “impotent” used by “Thuglaq” magazine editor S.Gurumurthy to describe the action taken by the ruling AIADMK against supporters of…
Ahmedabad, Dec 23 (IANS) A civil court here on Saturday vacated an ex parte and interim injunction imposed on news web portal ‘The Wire’ against further use and follow-up of its story in October about…
San Francisco, Dec 23 (IANS) Citing an unclear path to making money, CNN is reportedly pulling the plug on its Snapchat news show named “The Update” just four months after its launch. The TV-style show…
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Like Special Judge O.P. Saini, I also followed the much-hyped and so-called 2G spectrum scam case, my first assignment as a cub, “religiously” for seven years….
San Francisco, Dec 22 (IANS) In yet another attempt to flush out fake news from its platform, Facebook has announced that it will no longer use Disputed Flags (red-warning icons) to identify false news. Instead,…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Freedom of expression was “not absolute” and comes with reasonable restrictions, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Thursday. Addressing the faculty, students and others at the inauguration of the…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said journalism’s task is to mirror the society and journalists must be mindful not to disrupt social harmony. Addressing the faculty, students and…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday expressed concern over “caste, community and cash” gaining prominence in certain sections of public life and said that people of the country expected…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said people in the country loved their freedom of expression and public representatives must respect the mandate. “People expect better life and their…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Nominations have been invited for the annual Chameli Devi Jain Award for women journalists preference will be given to small town/rural, Indian language journalists, The Media Foundation, which has instituted…
Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for the immediate release of two journalists arrested in Myanmar two weeks ago for allegedly possessing leaked documents relating to police…
San Francisco, Dec 17 (IANS) In an attempt to take on fake news head on, Google News has updated its guidelines to prohibit sites that misrepresent or conceal their country of origin or are directed…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said “paid news” had become “menace” and media outlets should ensure “sensibility” in their news than focusing on “sensationalism”. “Paid news is not…
New York, Dec 14 (IANS) Media giant Disney is acquiring Star India from 21st Century Fox as part of a global $52.4 billion mega-deal announced Thursday. Disney’s footprint will expand significantly in India – one…
Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 14 (IANS) Myanmar on Thursday charged two journalists with violating the British colonial era Official Secrets Act and illegally obtaining confidential documents from the police related to a controversial military offensive…
Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Actress Kangana Ranaut, who graced the launch of author Shobhaa De’s latest book “Seventy and To Hell With It” here, has said she would love to write a book. Interacting with…
Bengaluru, Dec 13 (IANS) A local court on Wednesday granted interim bail, on health grounds, to jailed Kannada tabloid editor Ravi Belagere, arrested for allegedly hiring a gunman to kill his ex-colleague Sunil Heggaravalli in…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Election Commission on Wednesday directed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Gujarat to lodge FIRs against TV channels that aired Congress President elect Rahul Gandhi’s interview as “it violated…
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) A Pakistani court on Wednesday barred televangelist and TV host Amir Liaquat Hussain from making any television appearances till further notice. Islamabad High Court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui approved the interim…