Alappuzha (Kerala), Sep 21 (IANS) The office of the Alappuzha bureau of Asianet TV channel in Kerala was attacked on Thursday after the news network reported alleged involvement of a state minister in land encroachment….
Paris, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) The head of the UN culture organisation UNESCO on Wednesday deplored the slaying of Somali radio and TV reporter Abdullahi Osman Moallim in a bomb attack and urged the country’s authorities…
Washington/New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Between January and June this year, the Indian government made 261 account information requests — a 55 per cent increase from the previous period — and asked for 102 accounts…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) A number of journalists and activists on Tuesday attacked the Narendra Modi government for breeding an “environment of fear” among the press. At a event titled ‘Safeguarding the Constitution: Are…
Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) A media forum on China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative kicked off in the Chinese city of Dunhuang, a key transit point in the ancient Silk Road, on Tuesday, attended by…
New York, Sep 19 (IANS) Some people are more susceptible to misinformation spread on various mediums including social media sites. A new study suggests that people who tend to trust their intuition are more likely…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (ANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday cautioned troopers of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) against messages being circulated on social media and warned them not to believe them unless…
Riyadh, Sep 18 (IANS) Social media platform Snapchat has blocked access to Al Jazeera content in Saudi Arabia, the media reported on Monday. the popular photo-sharing app said it was asked by the Saudi authorities…
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump once again mocked North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, calling him “Rocket Man”, an allusion to Pyongyang’s recent nuclear tests, as well as speaking ironically about the “long…
By Kishori Sud Mysuru, Sep 18 (IANS) Indian women’s cricket team Vice Captain Harmanpreet Kaur debuted on the ramp for designer Archana Kochhar at the Mysore Fashion Week 2017 in association with the brand Crocs,…
New York, Sep 17 (IANS) Does your fourth grader son or daughter own a cell phone? Beware, he or she may be particularly vulnerable to cyberbullying, researchers have warned. The findings showed that children who…
Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) A teenage girl from West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district was hospitalised on Sunday after she was found to have injured herself while playing the deadly online game Blue Whale Challenge,…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon says that though she doesn’t have a ‘Godfather’ in the film industry, she never faced casting couch. The “Dilwale” actress was present here on Saturday during…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Around two weeks after Gauri Lankesh was gunned down at her Bengaluru residence, people from the media, activists, friends and admirers paid rich tributes to the slain journalist and activist…
London, Sep 16 (IANS) Bollywood star Salman Khan received a Global Diversity Award at Britain’s House of Commons. Salman was at the House of Commons here on Friday, and received the award from Keith Vaz,…
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) A new Hindi television show set in Mumbai’s ‘chawl’ attempts to question the pros and cons of community living. The Zee TV show, titled “Dil Dhoondta Hai”, aims to highlight the…
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump pledged close collaboration with Britain, hours after his tweet on the latest London attack drew pushback from the Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May. In a phone call…
Los Angeles, Sep 16 (IANS) Actor Harry Dean Stanton, who spent six decades of his life in showbiz and is best known for his roles in “Pretty in Pink”, “Twin Peaks” and “Repo Man”, is…
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan, who loves being popular on social media, says trolls are criticism affect him. “I use social media and while positive comments motivate me to work harder, negative…
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan says a ‘star’ is a big word for his achievements to be tagged as and he believes that actors like Ayushman Khurana, Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar are…