Rome, Nov 29 (IANS/AKI) A court here on Wednesday convicted two Afghans, Mamur and Zar Jan, of the 2001 execution of Italian journalist Maria Grazia Cutuli in Afghanistan and sentenced the pair to 24 years…
Washington, Nov 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday retweeted three inflammatory videos from a British far-right group rife with anti-Muslim content. The videos posted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First,…
Washington, Nov 29 (IANS) Matt Lauer, one of the most famous TV news anchors in the US, was on Wednesday fired by NBC over an allegation of sexual misconduct. “On Monday night, we received a…
Paris, Nov 28 (IANS/AKI) United Nations culture organisation Unesco on Tuesday condemned Indian journalist Sudip Dutta Bhaumik’s slaying last week in northeastern India, calling it “the ultimate form of censorship” and urging his killer to…
Imphal, Nov 28 (IANS) A two-day interaction between media persons of India and Myanmar stressed on the need for journalists to contribute meaningfully to the smooth translation of the Indian government’s Act East Policy into…
Kabul, Nov 28 (IANS/AKI) The head of the UN culture organisation UNESCO on Tuesday deplored the deadly suicide bombing of November 16 in Kabul that killed 20 people, among them an Afghan cameraman Hussain Nazari….
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Sunanda Datta-Ray, former editor of The Statesman, was conferred the 2017 IJA Lifetime Achievement Award, instituted by the Indian Journalists’ Association in Europe. The IJA award goes to either an Indian…
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday presented IFFI’s ‘Indian Film Personality of the Year’ award to megastar Amitabh Bachchan, and said it was only logical and befitting, that…
Agartala, Nov 28 (IANS) The Tripura and West Bengal governments on Tuesday offered government jobs, educational help and financial aid to the kin of a slain Tripura journalist, who was gunned down by a security…
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) Ratna Chatterjee, wife of West Bengal Minster and Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, was interrogated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday as a part of Narada sting footage probe….
Toronto, Nov 28 (IANS) Even in this age of fake news, planting false stories to smear rivals may backfire if you are caught in the act, warn researchers. Companies that spread fake news against their…
By Arul Louis New York, Nov 28 (IANS) A candidate backed by the Republican Hindu Coalition (RHC) has announced she wants to challenge Indian American Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi when he is up for re-election…
Cairo, Nov 28 (IANS) A group of Egyptian journalists gathered here for a silent vigil to honour the victims of last week’s attack on a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula that killed more than 300…
Indore, Nov 27 (IANS) Journalists in Indore on Monday protested against the registration of a case against a senior media person from Neemuch for an alleged offensive Facebook post and demanded its cancellation. Indore Press…
Imphal, Nov 27 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Monday inaugurated a two-day India-Myanmar media interaction programme here and said his government is trying to introduce a bus service between the two places…
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 27 (IANS) Reporters working inside Myanmars Rakhine state to document the Rohingya crisis have gone missing, raising fears that they have been deliberately targeted by the military, a media report said…
New York, Nov 27 (IANS) Twitter blocked a New York Times account for almost 24 hours last weekend, saying a tweet violated the micro-blogging website’s rules against hateful conduct. The tweet by @nytimesworld – the…
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, A.P. Shah on Sunday expressed his concern on the influence of media in deciding law cases. Citing cases related to muder of Pradhuman,…
Bhopal, Nov 26 (IANS) A Madhya Pradesh journalist has been booked for “disrespectful” comments directed at rape victims after state Home Minister Bhupendra Singh hinted at giving a rape victim the Padmavati award. Neemuch-based senior…
By Amit Khanna In India you have hundreds of film, literature, music, dance, sports, fashion, investment, technology, science and other festivals in every part of the country. This should be a happy indicator of our…