Istanbul, May 7 (IANS) Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, journalists from Turkeys Cumhuriyet newspaper, have been convicted on charges of “revealing state secrets” and sentenced to over five years in prison by an Istanbul court….
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Surajit Sen, the former chief newsreader at the All India Radio, passed away here on Friday after a brief illness, the broadcaster said. He was 89. Sen first joined the…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that some media houses were asked “not to touch” the controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree. In a series of tweets,…
Ankara, May 5 (IANS) The Turkish government is shutting down Zaman newspaper, previously a strong critic of President Erdogan, of which it seized control in March, according to CNN Turk. Zaman was taken over by…
Beijing, May 5 (IANS) Chinese and Indian academics and media professionals discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in counter-terrorism and new media at a conference held in Inner Mongolia region. The Third China-India Media Exchange Programme,…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Several legal luminaries and media personalities on Wednesday advocated an end to the defamation law in India. They insisted that criminal defamation suites were preventing journalists, researchers and social and…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Indian Women’s Press Corps and the Press Club of India on Wednesday urged the government to carry out a “fair and unbiased” probe into the events that led to…
Palermo (Italy), May 4 (IANS/AKI) Pino Maniaci, the owner and presenter of a TV station renowned for fighting the Sicilian mafia, is under investigation for extorting money and employment from local officials, police said on…
Dhaka, May 4 (IANS) Bangladeshi authorities have placed an embargo on the use of stickers on vehicles identifying various professions, like journalism, a media report said on Wednesday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia…
New York, May 4 (IANS) Nepals Commission for the Investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) should scrupulously follow the Supreme Court order to abide by procedures while probing prominent journalist Kanak Mani Dixit, Human…
Cairo, May 3 (IANS/AKI) Egypt’s press syndicate on Tuesday accused the government of “escalating its war against journalists” after the arrest at the weekend of two reporters during police raids on the union’s offices here….
Bhupendra Kainthola, new FTII Director New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Bhupendra Kainthola on Tuesday assumed charge as the new director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) at Pune….
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, May 2 (IANS) Nepal’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the release of senior journalist Kanak Mani Dixit who was in custody of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA)…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, May 2 (IANS) Nepal Police on Monday said they have arrested Canadian national Robert Penner from near Kathmandu for his provocative posts on Twitter against Nepal’s “social harmony”. Though his arrest…
By Prashant Sood New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) There are several challenges to the freedom of the press in India, including threats of violence from vested interests and pressure from political parties, experts have said,…
Washington, May 2 (IANS) The Central Intelligence Agencys decision to live-tweet the military operation that culminated in the killing of Osama bin Laden as if it were happening today has been criticised as a distasteful…
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Google on Monday celebrated renowned Indian cartoonist Mario de Miranda’s 90th birth anniversary with a doodle honouring the artist. Miranda who developed his own independent style of creating cartoons and characters,…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Friday sought a discussion in the upper house of parliament on “paid news”. Swamy, raising the issue in the upper house during Zero Hour,…
Bangkok, April 29 (IANS) A group of 16 nonprofits, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, on Friday called for the immediate release of a Thai editor who is serving a 10-year prison sentence on…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Manoj Sharma of Hindustan times and Sarika Malhotra of Business Today on Thursday won the inaugural Aster Media Awards India for their news reports that had a significant impact in…