New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Panama Papers leak, claimed by many as the “world’s biggest”, has created ripples across the world, upsetting the rich and mighty with accounts in tax havens. But there is…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Over 2,600 GB of data comprising more than 11 million documents about some 214,000 hidden offshore companies owned by prominent people, including some from India, together make up for one…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) A day after a news channel claimed having a copy of a letter from solar scam co-accused Saritha Nair disclosing that Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy sexually abused her, Chandy said…
Washington, April 3 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed his discontent with US President Barack Obama’s criticism of alleged erosion in press freedom in Turkey. “I have been saddened that this kind of…
By Ankush Vats New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) As India strives to achieve greater gender equality, in a remote village in Odisha a community radio is striving to bring about positive change – breaking an…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Union Information & Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Sunil Arora on Friday said that the ministry’s objective is to make India the hub of media and entertainment industry in the world. “One…
Sydney, March 31 (IANS) Australian media has lifted the lid on allegations of corruption in the oil industry dating back decades, implicating global companies, officials and ministers, likely renewing investigations that had stalled. Hundreds of…
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) The media and entertainment industry will grow at 14.3 percent annually to touch earnings of Rs.2.26 trillion ($33 billion) by 2020 led by a fast growth in advertising revenues, said a…
(Photo: IANS) Washington, March 30 (IANS/EFE) The campaign manager for Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump was formally charged with battery on a reporter, police in Jupiter, Florida, north of Palm Beach, announced on Tuesday. Corey…
Kuala Lumpur, March 29 (IANS) Malaysian authorities are considering action against two journalists from an Australian news organisation which recently broadcast a documentary on the Southeast Asian country. Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamad on…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The second batch of 50 declassified files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be posted on Tuesday on web portal www.netajipapers.gov.in, official sources said here. Minister of State for…
Jaipur, March 28 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said that there was a need for a campaign through short films and documentaries to tackle terrorism, radicalism and…
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) Journalists were beaten up and the Karachi Press Club attacked during Sunday’s protest staged for release of Sunni clerics and leaders booked on various charges, and for recognising Mumtaz Qadri as…
Tral (Jammu and Kashmir), March 26 (IANS) A Class 10 student from this nondescript town in south Kashmir, notorious for as a militancy hotbed, has developed an online radio application all by himself to highlight…
Beijing, March 25 (IANS) A total of 17 people have been detained in China following the publication of a letter calling on President Xi Jinpin to resign. The letter was posted earlier this month on…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Veteran Urdu journalist and social worker Ansari Aejaz Ahmed has been given the prestigious Maharashtra Urdu Sahitya Academy Award for excellence in Urdu journalism. Ahmed, 50, is currently a senior reporter…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday issued a notice to the Chhattisgarh government in connection with the alleged wrongful detention and torture of a journalist who is a human…
Moscow, March 23 (IANS) A Russian court in the southern city of Donetsk has sentenced Ukrainian army pilot Nadezhda Savchenko to 22 years in prison after finding her guilty of complicity in killing two Russian…
London, March 20 (IANS) TV cameras could be allowed into crown courts in England and Wales for the first time, as part of a pilot scheme proposed by the justice ministry, the media reported on…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Instances of editorial daring and adherence to high ethical standards in journalism have become few and far between, Vice President Hamid Ansari said on Saturday. “There was a time, not…