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Chandan Mitra: A Warm & Kind Mentor; How He Charted My Course In Journalism
Chandan Mitra’s death was indeed shocking, though it did not exactly come as a surprise. He was ailing for quite some time; he had disappeared from public platforms for more than a year —…
Kabul Horror: 2 Journalists Thrashed For Covering Women’s Rights Protests
Kabul: Two Afghanistan journalists reporting on women’s protests in Kabul were allegedly detained and severely beaten by Taliban security forces.
Kabul-based media outlet Etilaat-e Roz’s…
Web Of Deceit: Odisha Journalists Land On The Wrong Side Of Law
Bhubaneswar: Online journalists in Odisha are making news these days, ironically for all the wrong reasons.
In the latest row to rock the media fraternity, ace sprinter and Olympian Dutee…
Supreme Court Slams Spread Of Fake News On Social Media, YouTube
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed grave concern over fake news posted on some web portals and social media sites in the absence of a regulatory mechanism.
A bench headed…
Tandon Panel To Review Welfare Norms For Scribes
New Delhi: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has formed a 10-member committee led by Ashok Kumar Tandon, member of Prasar Bharati to take a look at the guidelines of journalists…
RIP Chandan Mitra: Former MP, Editor Passes Away
New Delhi: Former Rajya Sabha member and senior journalist Chandan Mitra passed away in Delhi on Wednesday night, his son, Kushan Mitra, informed on Thursday. Mitra was 65.
Mitra was a…
Operation Fake Journalists: Form Press Council, HC Directs TN Govt
Chennai: Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to constitute a press council within three months to weed out fake journalists.
A retired judge of Supreme Court or High…
Yahoo News Shuts India Website; Email Service To Continue
Yahoo has shut down its news websites in India including Yahoo News, Yahoo Cricket, Finance, Entertainment and MAKERS India. The reason is the new foreign direct investment (FDI) rules,…
Afghanistan’s Tolo News Reporter Beaten Up By Taliban; Is Alive
New Delhi: A reporter from Afghanistan’s first independent news outlet, Tolo News, was beaten up by the Taliban in the capital city of Kabul, the media group announced on Thursday.…
Condolences Pour In As Media Icon Pradeep Guha Loses Battle To Cancer
Bhubaneswar: Pradeep Guha, MD of 9XM, breathed his last on Saturday.
According to media reports, he was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer ( Stage 4 ) three weeks ago and was being…