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…
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) Renowned journalist and Bengali author Rabisankar Bal died at a hospital here on Tuesday following a brief illness, family sources said. He was 55. Bal, a novelist and short story writer…
Panaji, Dec 12 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday reserved its order while hearing a petition filed by Tehelka’s former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, who has been charged with the alleged…
Bengaluru, Dec 11 (IANS) A court here on Monday sent, to 12 days judicial custody, Kannada tabloid editor Ravi Belagere who was arrested for allegedly hiring hitmen to kill an ex-colleague. “He will be in…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The government on Monday strictly asked TV channels not to air advertisements selling and promoting condoms because these are “indecent especially for children” and can create “unhealthy practices” among them….
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Social media has fast emerged as a market of its own where selling and buying are both easier and more practical. But there has been a slow…
Srinagar, Dec 11 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a French journalist here for making a documentary on pellet victims. “Comiti Paul Edward has been detained for violating visa norms in Srinagar,” a senior…
San Francisco, Dec 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump demanded an apology from a reporter and asked the company to fire him after he tweeted a “phoney photo”. Trump on Saturday slammed The Washington Post…
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The witty litle Amul girl — known for her almost-daily one-liners — has morphed into a pro-Congress figure as part of a social media campaign for the…
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) The President of the UA took to Twitter on Saturday to blast the CNN news network for an erroneous report concerning one of his sons and when he knew about sensitive…
Chandigarh, Dec 9 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday made it clear that he would not stop the screening of the controversial film “Padmavati” in the state. He also reiterated his commitment to…
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday maintained that questioning freedom of expression and its association with films are mostly PR stunts, and such topics are raised before elections….
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) Google on Saturday dedicated a special doodle acknowledging Homai Vyarawalla — India’s first woman photojournalist — on her 104th birth anniversary. Vyarawalla, regarded as India’s “first lady of the lens”, is…
Bengaluru, Dec 8 (IANS) Police on Friday arrested the editor of Kannada tabloid “Hai Bangalore” Ravi Belagere for allegedly hiring a gunman to kill a former employee, the Karnataka Home Minister said. “When the Crime…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Modi government has spent a whopping nearly Rs 3,755 crore in three and half years on its publicity till October this year, an RTI revealed on…
London, Dec 8 (IANS) Overturning a popular perception that newsprint is dying because of the digital invasion, new research has found that youths in Britain spend more time with newspapers in print than online. Readers…
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) TIME magazine on Wednesday named “the silence breakers” — representing people who came forward to report sexual misconduct — as its Person of the Year. The movement is closely associated with…
Agartala, Dec 6 (IANS) Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad, who earlier took suo motu cognizance of the killings of Tripura journalists, is now on a visit to the state to…
London, Dec 6 (IANS) The BBC has apologised after showing two clips of the wrong person while reporting the death of veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor. On Monday’s News at Ten, two video clips were…