Detailed probe sought into Delhi woman journalist’s death
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…
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Sicilian TV host probed for extortion
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…
Embargo on vehicle stickers identifying professions in Bangladesh
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…
Nepal anti-graft body urged to follow procedures
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…
Egyptian journalist union attacks government on press freedom
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….
New director takes charge at FTII
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….
Nepal SC orders release of scribe held in assets case
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)…
Canadian arrested in Nepal over Twitter posts
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…
`Threats of violence, political pressure among challenges to freedom of press in India’
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,…
CIA ‘live tweets’ bin-Laden raid to mark five-year anniversary
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…
Google Doodle celebrates Mario de Miranda’s 90th birthday
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,…
Swamy demands discussion in Rajya Sabha on paid news
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,…
Call renewed to free jailed Thai editor
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…
HT, Business Today scribes share Aster media awards
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…
Work with developing nations’ media on information disparities, India tells UN
United Nations, April 28 (IANS) India has called upon the UN to renew efforts to create a more just world information order by working with the media in developing countries to correct the disparities in…
India, Pakistan may not be keen on peace: Pakistani daily
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) It seems as if India and Pakistan are not interested in mending their strained ties “and are content with living in a state of perpetual animosity”, a Pakistani daily said…
EC sets rider on Bengal poll-day print ads
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Cracking the whip on misleading and offending advertisements appearing in print media on polling day or a day before, the election commission (EC) on Thursday set a rider on all…
265 dailies and counting! Will Kashmir’s ‘media malaria’ end soon?
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, April 28 (IANS) At 265 and counting – both in English and vernacular – Jammu and Kashmir summer capital could well have the largest of such ‘daily newspapers’ in the country…
Iraq shuts down Al Jazeera Baghdad bureau
Baghdad, April 28 (IANS) Iraq has shut down the Baghdad bureau of Al Jazeera Media Network and banned its journalists from reporting in the country. In a letter to Al Jazeera on Wednesday, the Communications…
Communication key to government outreach: Minister
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Communication is a critical component of the government’s outreach strategy through people-centric initiatives and innovative approaches, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore said on Wednesday. He was…