Colombo, July 16 (IANS) Sri Lankan investigators on Saturday arrested an Army Intelligence Unit official over the murder of a popular editor, Lasantha Wickremetunga, police said. The arrest came months after police sought public assistance…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 16 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday cracked down on all Urdu and English newspapers published from here and blocked cable TV, creating an information blackout amid continuous…
Sringar, July 16 (IANS) Police on Saturday seized copies of major Urdu and English newspapers in the Kashmir Valley following midnight raids on the printing press creating an information blackout as mobile services also remained…
Ankara, July 16 (IANS) A group of soldiers on Saturday entered state-run Hurriyet daily building taking several journalists hostage following a military coup attempt underway in Turkey. CNN Türk’s broadcast also went off air after…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) National heroes from different regions who did not get “the recognition they rightly deserved” would soon find space in new books to be published by his ministry, Information and Broadcasting…
New York, July 15 (IANS) In a quest to become a leading live-streaming service, micro-blogging website Twitter has signed a new partnership with Pac-12 universities that will bring live events to its social network. Twitter…
By Ruwa Shah Srinagar, July 15 (IANS) Normally, unrest is good for the media business. Newspapers thrive on bad news, with circulation and pages often going up to cope with the demand and the sudden…
Nice, July 15 (IANS) Shortly after a trucker mowed down at least 84 people in this French city, news channels supportive of the Islamic State cheered the carnage, The New York Times reported on Friday….
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Micro-blogging site Twitter on Thursday suspended Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed’s official twitter handle @hafizsaeedlive. The Indian security agencies had raised concerns with Twitter that his account was being used…
Ranchi, July 14 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has asked people to stay away from water pits — locally called dova — primarily dug up across the state to facilitate irrigation. The advisory comes in the…
By Deepak Goel New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Journalism and Public Relations may have come a long way since the days of the town-criers. But the professionals in these respective fields have kept re-inventing themselves…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Mumbai Mayor Snehal Ambekar dedicated a prominent square in Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, in memory of slain veteran journalist Jyotirmoy Dey on Wednesday. The square is close to venue where Dey was…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Controversial Mumbai-based televangelist and Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who addresses audiences around the world, has finally found a venue for his media interaction here on Thursday, an aide said here on…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Controversial Mumbai-based televangelist and Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who addresses audiences around the world, has no place to speak in Mumbai — now. At least four venues, including three five star…
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Indian Police Service (IPS) officer S.M.H. Meerza, summoned for questioning in connection with the Narada sting probe, appeared at the city police headquarters here on Wednesday. The sting conducted by Narada…
New York, July 13 (IANS) Big news organisations who first embraced social media use at workplace are now seeing more risks than benefits in employees’ use of Facebook and Twitter, reveals an interesting study. Realising…
New York, July 13 (IANS) The micro-blogging website Twitter and Bloomberg Media have signed a deal to live stream several media company’s TV news shows on Twitter platform. The partnership includes streaming rights shows like…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Tuesday filed a status report in a court hearing a complaint filed by the Aam Aadmi Party government against three news channels for running ‘doctored’ videos…
New York, July 12 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter has increased its animated GIF (graphics interchange format) size limit from 5MB to 15MB if uploaded on the web from a desktop, a media report said on…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 12 (IANS) Former Kerala Agriculture Minister K.P. Mohanan has decided to return to journalism — his profession till he joined the government. “I am planning a new edition of my paper ‘Padayani’. From…