Patna, Sep 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has formally launched a probe into the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, a police officer said on Saturday. According to the officer, they have handed…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday denied he was holidaying in Finland, saying India needed to learn a “lot from their education system, the best in the world”….
Hyderabad, Sep 16 (IANS) NewsDistill, a Hyderabad-based news aggregator app, on Friday said it has raised $1,00,000 seed fund from noted investors and technology leaders for examsion and product development to meet growing demand and…
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) The confidence of Americans in the media has fallen to a new low due to the ongoing presidential race, a Gallup survey says. Only 32 per cent of Americans say they…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered a case in connection with the murder of Bihar journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, an official said. Informed sources said a CBI team…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered a case in connection with the murder of Bihar journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, an official said. The CBI took over the case…
London, Sep 14 (IANS) In a bid to address the challenges faced by digital news stakeholders, the European Commission on Wednesday unveiled new proposals to protect the copyright of news organisations, web publishers, authors and…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is to take over the murder case of Bihar journalist Rajdeo Ranjan and a probe team would soon leave for Siwan, sources said on…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Social media giant Facebook on Wednesday announced that over 80 million users in India use Groups each month to stay in touch with family, collaborate on projects, plan trips and…
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp in its latest update to its iOS app now allows users to use Apple’s digital assistant Siri to send messages and make voice calls, a…
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) Facebook and Twitter have joined a network of more than 30 international media companies and organisations in an effort to filter out fake news stories and to improve the quality…
Rome, Sep 14 (IANS) An Italian town hit by a deadly earthquake is pursuing legal action against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for defamation over a series of cartoons about the tragedy. An earthquake…
New York, Sep 13 (IANS) State Bank of India’s chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI Bank’s chief Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma ranked in the top twenty of the ’50 Most Powerful Women International’…
Ankara, Sep 10 (IANS) A veteran journalist and his brother, a well known academic and columnist, were detained by Turkish authorities on Saturday for questioning as part of investigations into a failed July 14 coup….
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) Social media giant Facebooks news trending algorithm put a hoax story about 9/11 at top of its list, linking to an article by The Daily Star which claimed that controlled…
New York, Sep 9 (IANS) The editor-in-chief of Norways biggest daily newspaper has criticised Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over his role in deleting an article from Aftenposten’s Facebook page containing a historic image from the…
New York, Sep 9 (IANS) Young adults who face negative experiences on Facebook like bullying, meanness, misunderstandings or unwanted contacts are at significantly higher risk of developing depression, say researchers from Brown University. Over 80…
Colombo, Sep 8 (IANS) A court in Colombo on Thursday ordered investigators to exhume the remains of popular editor and journalist Lasantha Wickremetunge, killed in January 2009. The Mount Lavinia Magistrate Court issued the order…
Auckland, Sep 8 (IANS) Internet search giant Google has helped convict two men on charges of possessing child pornography, New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs said on Thursday. Google detected the two men separately uploading…
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) Posting personal experiences on Facebook and Twitter may make those events much easier to recall, suggests a study that examined social media’s effect on human memory. Events posted online were…