Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting and BJP leader Arun Jaitley. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The government will facilitate the growth of community radio in the country…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) At least 800 women from Iraq, Jordan and Syria were forced to join the Islamic State terrorist group recently, a US based Iranian journalist Azabeh Moaveni said at the India…
New York, March 17 (IANS) In a first, police have booked a US man after he posted a video on Facebook in which he was shown violating traffic rules. Facebook user Michael Dalton posted a…
Tokyo, March 17 (IANS) The Japanese government is analysing an alleged video of journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who has been held captive in Syria by an armed group since July 2015, said Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida…
London, March 16 (IANS) People buying rare plants through social media are placing the species at risk of extinction and the trade must be monitored, warn researchers. Using the orchid trade as a case study,…
New York, March 16 (IANS) Facebook’s photo-sharing platform Instagram is testing a new feature for more personalised feed that would show posts according to the user’s interest. The reorganised feed relies on an algorithm to…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Priyanka Kakodkar and Raksha Kumar were on Tuesday named as joint winners of the 2015-16 Chameli Devi Jain award for women journalists. The Media Foundation’s Chameli Devi Jain award for…
Kuala Lumpur, March 15 (IANS) Two Australian reporters who crossed the security line at an event to interview the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak were deported, police said on Tuesday. Eroglu Levent and Linton Joshua…
Kuala Lumpur, March 15 (IANS) Two Australian reporters who allegedly crossed the security line at an event to interview the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak would be deported, police said on Tuesday. Eroglu Levent and…
Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt who was released from Pune’s Yerwada Jail after completing his jail term addresses a press conference in Mumbai, on Feb 25, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Bollywood star…
New York, March 15 (IANS) In the latest controversy over the implementation of its Safety Check tool, users are questioning social media giant Facebook why it failed to turn on the feature after an attack…
Kuala Lumpur, March 15 (IANS) Malaysia will deport two Australian journalists on Tuesday who were detained in Sarawak state for asking Prime Minister Najib Razak about corruption allegations. The two reporters, Liston Besser and Louie…
Managua, March 14 (IANS) A team of scientific explorers from the National Geographic Society is planning to film a documentary on a lava lake in Nicaragua’s Masaya volcano, which has shown an increase in volcanic…
Beijing, March 14 (IANS) The state-run China Central Television aired a documentary that revealed the US’ double standards on human rights-related issues, the media reported on Monday. Based on extensive media reports both inside and…
Kuala Lumpur, March 13 (IANS) Two Australian reporters were arrested in Malaysia for crossing the security line during an event attended by Prime Minister Najib Razak, police said on Sunday. The reporters aggressively tried to…
Cairo, March 13 (IANS) An Egyptian man has been sentenced to three years in jail for “insulting the women of Upper Egypt” and spreading false news on Facebook that threatened public peace. According to dailynewsegypt.com,…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A local court here on Thursday refused to grant anticipatory bail to a journalist who was facing rape charges. Additional Sessions Judge Smita Garg dismissed the anticipatory bail application of…
Seoul, March 9 (IANS) A South Korean cable channel news anchor was summoned on Wednesday over unauthorised use of exit polls during the 2014 local election, prosecutors said. Sohn Suk-hee, who heads JTBC’s news reporting…
Panaji, March 9 (IANS) The anti-corruption branch of the Goa Police has arrested two freelance journalists for allegedly trying to extort money from a businessman in Margao town in South Goa, posing as vigilance department…
Jammu, March 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s criminal investigation department (CID) late Monday evening registered a first information report (FIR) against a journalist for posting inflammatory content on his Facebook social networking account. Sources in…