Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has announced it will suspend the licences of media outlets airing Indian content without issuing prior notice. The media regulator has granted the authority to…
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) International rights watchdog Amnesty International on Tuesday urged the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir to revoke the ban on a daily newspaper, saying it is “against the spirit of democracy…
By Nirendra Dev New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Asserting that it made little sense in a democracy to jail people for “speaking their minds”, senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) member Tathagata Satpathy has said that…
Islamabad, Oct 4 (IANS) The quantum of airtime for Indian content in Pakistan will mimic the format India has adopted for the airing of Pakistani content, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has said….
Lahore, Oct 3 (IANS) The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday announced it will allow airing of Indian content in Pakistan based on reciprocity. The body unanimously decided that Pemra will only allow…
Moscow, Oct 3 (IANS) Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday confirmed the arrest of a Ukrainian journalist on charges of spying for Kiev. FSB claims that Roman Suschenko is a colonel in Ukraine’s military…
Srinagar, Oct 2 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Sunday banned publication of a daily English language newspaper, as it can “easily incite acts of violence and disturb peace and tranquility”. “On the basis of…
Islamabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Pakistan needs an effective foreign policy and it is time for the country to re-brand itself, a leading newspaper said on Sunday. Amid rising tensions with India, the Daily Times said…
Mexico City, Oct 2 (IANS) A Canadian photojournalist was found dead on a highway in Mexico, police said. According to a bulletin issued by the Attorney General’s (AG) Office of Yucatan state on Saturday, 74-year-old…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Hafiz Saeed, Chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa and founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, is the “real Prime Minister of Pakistan” and that the creation of Pakistan in the existing geographical landscape was erroneous, Pakistan-born…
Islamabad, Oct 1 (IANS) No Indian TV channel can be viewed in the country after October 15, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has said, a media report said on Saturday. According to The…
Bengaluru, Sep 30 (IANS) Somesh Sharma of Rashtradoot Saptahik was on Friday elected President of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for 2016-17. Sharma succeeds P.V. Chandran of Grihalakshmi (Mathrubhumi Group). The election took place at…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Suspended Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K. Bansal had couriered his seven-page suicide note to some media organisations before hanging himself on Tuesday. This was confirmed by the media organisations concerned…
Thane (Maharashtra), Sep 27 (IANS) Unidentified persons allegedly belonging to the Sambhaji Brigade pelted stones at the Saamana printing press in Navi Mumbai while some other persons threw ink outside the Thane office of the…
Colombo, Sep 27 (IANS) The body of murdered Sri Lankan newspaper editor Lasantha Wickrematunge, who was popular for his investigative journalism, was exhumed on Tuesday to conduct a fresh probe into his killing in 2009….
Thane (Maharashtra), Sep 27 (IANS) Unknown persons pelted the Saamana printing press in Navi Mumbai with stones and threw ink at its offices in Thane on Tuesday, an official said here. Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner…
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Cybercriminal networks are taking advantage of security shortcomings in Internet of Things (IoT) devices to spread malware and create zombie networks, or botnets, without the knowledge of their device owners,…
Beijing, Sep 26 (IANS) China has dealt with 84 cases involving fake journalists and media outlets since a campaign against pornographic and illegal publications was launched in June. A recent case publicised by the National…
Colombo, Sep 26 (IANS) The body of a celebrated Sri Lankan journalist gunned down during the civil war in 2009 will be exhumed on Tuesday as part of a fresh investigation into his death, a…
Jerusalem, Sep 26 (IANS) Facebook has apologised for disabling accounts of several Palestinian journalists and activists, saying “the pages were removed in error and restored as soon as we were able to investigate”. An anti-Facebook…