T.R. Ramachandran re-elected Press Club of India president New Delhi, Jan 22:The Press Club of India today formally announced that veteran journalist T.R. Ramachandran of G-Files has been re-elected president and Anil Anand of Greater Kashmir is the ne....
BIG CBS to launch Punjabi channel Mumbai, Jan 10: BIG CBS Networks Private Limited, a joint venture between Reliance Broadcast Network and CBS Studios International, today announced that it will launch a television channel call....
Reliance Industries to invest in Network 18, TV18 New Delhi, Jan 3: Mukesh Ambani promoted Reliance Industries (RIL) today said it would invest in Network18 and TV18, to help fund promoters of the media firms to acquire a bouquet of regional ....
The five Freak Famous of 2011 New Delhi,Dec 26:Fame is a tricky goddess, bestowing her blessings on the most unusual bunch of people. The year 2011 saw 30 seconds of fame for a wannabe model, a porn star Indians hadn't ....
Apex court's TimesNow order detrimental to media: IBF New Delhi, Nov 18: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) today said the Supreme Court's refusal to interfere in a Rs.100 crore defamation suit filed by a retired apex court judge involvi....
Media self-regulation has not succeeded: Ansari New Delhi, Nov 16: Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari today observed that self-regulation in media has not succeeded "due to personal predilection and prevailing of personal interest ....
No apex court relief for Times Now New Delhi, Nov 14: The Supreme Court today declined to interfere with a Bombay High Court order directing Times Global Broadcasting Co. to deposit Rs.20 crore with high court registrar along w....
'Media should hold a mirror to itself'
New Delhi, Nov 6: Following strong reactions from journalist associations to Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju's outspoken views on the role and calibre of journalist....
US jazz band sways to Indian beats
New Delhi, Oct 26: Music has once again transcended borders with a top American jazz fusion band including a Hindi track by composer Sandeep Chowta in its new album.
Contemporary jaz....
Hindu journalist wins first prize for Humanitarian Reporting
New Delhi, Oct 19: Aman Sethi of The Hindu today won the first prize of Rs.50,000 in the Humanitarian Reporting awards instituted by the ICRC and the Press Institute of India (PII).
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India's first free daily launched New Delhi, Oct 12: In tune with the concept of free metro newspapers, popular in many major metropolises across the world, India's first free daily was launched in Delhi today.
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Indian voices at World Newspaper Congress Vienna, Oct 11: As the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum kick off here on Wednesday, doing the talking will be some veteran editors from India as also young voices from the count....
T-Series chief Bhushan Kumar has baby boy Mumbai, Oct 10: T-Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar and his wife Divya Khosla were blessed with a baby boy today morning.
"They had a baby boy at 4.50 a.m. in Lilavati Hospital. T....
India primes for weather rocket blast-off Oct 12 Chennai, Oct 6: India is priming to fire into orbit Oct 12 a satellite designed to help study climatic and atmospheric changes in the tropics, the country's space agency said today.
Reliance MediaWorks to provide digital video library New Delhi, Oct 1: Reliance MediaWorks has tied up with video management and licensing service provider Thought Equity Motion, Inc to offer integrated "smart content" to players in adver....
Government to fast-track digitisation of TV broadcast
New Delhi, Sep 26: The Indian government is planning to amend broadcasting rules with a view to fast-track complete digitisation of cable and satellite TV broadcast industry by 2014.
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Government can decide on wage proposals for media employees New Delhi, Sep 21: The Supreme Court today said the central government can take a decision on implementing the Majithia wage board recommendations for working journalists and non-journalists o....
Coca-Cola-NDTV telethon raises Rs.7 crore for school infra Mumbai, Sep 19: Aided by three big-ticket donations in the closing stages, a 12-hour Coca-Cola-NDTV Support My School telethon here on Sunday raised Rs.7 crore, exceeding the target by Rs.2 cro....
Prasar Bharati approves expansion of DD's DTH platform New Delhi, Sep 6: The Prasar Bharati board today approved further expansion of national broadcaster Doordarshan's Direct to Home (DTH) platform so as to reach 150 channels by December, an o....
PM hails Indian press New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hailed the Indian press, saying that "an alert press" is helpful in the fight against corruption."An alert press and an aware ....
What's latest on Congress website? 2009 Jharkhand list! New Delhi, Aug 14 : Is the country's main ruling party, the Congress, living in the past? Is it still to embrace the digital era in which every political party tries to communicate about ....
Siddharth Varadarajan appointed editor of The Hindu Chennai, July 20: Siddharth Varadarajan, the national bureau chief of The Hindu, was today appointed editor of the more than 100-year-old family-run daily, a move that triggered the resignation....
Money-laundering case against suspended Prasar Bharti chief New Delhi, June 21: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today registered a money laundering case against suspended Prasar Bharti chief B.S. Lalli over irregularities in awarding broadcasting righ....
Media trying to create DMK-Congress rift: Karunanidhi Chennai, June 14: A section of media is interested in creating a rift between the DMK and the Congress, DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.Karunanidhi said on Monday.In a let....
Indian press is free but attempts made to influence, say experts New Delhi, May 3: The press in India is free from government censorship but there are attempts by corporates and politicians to manipulate the media, experts said on World Press Freedom Day tod....
Meet on media's role in promoting human rights New Delhi, April 28: A two-day conference on the role of media in promoting human rights got underway in the capital today, with participation of media organisations from various countries.
Indian newspapers love politics and business New Delhi, March 27: Guess what hogs the news? In a country plagued by rural problems and social ills, it's politics and business that find the maximum coverage in newspapers and not health....
India's media, entertainment sector now a $14.5 billion industry Mumbai, March 21: The Indian media and entertainment industry logged an 11-percent growth in 2010 to touch $14.5 billion (Rs.652 billion) and is projected to expand at a higher rate of 13 perce....
Sun TV denies rumours of top level changes
Chennai, Feb 18: Even as the media world is agog with rumours of top level changes at Sun TV Network Ltd with its Chief Executive Officer Ajay Vidyasagar putting in his papers, a company offici....
Be objective in reporting India, PM tells media
New Delhi, Feb 16: Stating that facts were sacred and should not be distorted, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the media today to be objective in reporting on the country's affairs.
Reliance MediaWorks reports 39 percent jump in income Mumbai, Feb 15: Reliance MediaWorks today reported 39-percent rise in the total income at Rs.697 crore ($155 million) for the nine-month period ended on Dec 31 against Rs.501 crore during the c....
Krishna felicitates Afghan journalists trained in India
New Delhi, Jan 27: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna today felicitated 30 Afghan journalists, including 14 women, trained at a media institute here and said India, which had no vested inte....
Media cannot be used to fight corporate battles: Ratan Tata New Delhi, Jan 12: Tata group chairman Ratan Tata has questioned the "indiscriminate disclosure" of private conversations between corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and a host of others bei....
Ministerial panel to look into 'paid news' New Delhi, Jan 7: The government has constituted a ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to look into the issue of "paid news" and suggest remedial measures that....
Intellectuals speak up for M.F. Husain, Arundhati Roy
New Delhi, Jan 1: The pitch in support of M.F. Husain's return to India, and the opposition to the gag on writer Arundhati Roy and legal action against human rights activist Teesta Setalvad....
Ninan elected chief Editors Guild of India chief New Delhi, Dec 27: T.N. Ninan, editor and publisher of Business Standard, has been elected president of the Editors Guild of India, a statement said on Sunday. He was elected at the guild's....
Paid news syndrome eroding Indian media: Press council
Agartala, Dec 26: Stating that the Indian media was "terribly" deviating from its objectives, Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Justice G.N. Roy said here today that the "paid n....
Community radio going big in India
Agartala, Dec 15: The Indian government is tuning into community radio in a big way to reach out to rural and farflung areas, with plans to help increase the number of such stations from the pr....
Women's commission wants TV content monitored
New Delhi, Nov 19: The National Commission for Women (NCW) today demanded that amendments to the Prohibition of Indecent Representation of Women and Children Act be passed promptly so that ther....
BIG CBS acquires movies from Sony Pictures Television Mumbai, Nov 15: BIG CBS Networks, a venture between Anil Ambani Group's Reliance Broadcast Network and CBS Studios International, today announced the acquisition of a host of films from Son....
Big Digital launches talk Internet radio Mumbai, Nov 10: Reliance Broadcast Network's Big Digital today announced the launch of talk Internet radio christened as Big Net Radio, an official said here.
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BBC, Reliance Big in movie co-production deal London, Nov 2: BBC Earth, the natural history brand for BBC Worldwide, and Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's Reliance Big Entertainment today announced a deal to partner on three motion picture....
Animation sector yet to get support, rues industry Chennai, Oct 28: The animation industry in India has been termed the sunrise sector for nearly a decade but little has been done for it, said speakers at a conference on entertainment and media....
Delhi Doordarshan left with permanent legacy after CWG New Delhi, Oct 27: Public broadcaster Doordarshan has been left with a permanent legacy after the 2010 Commonwealth Games as now its staff knows "how to go about such an event" and even....
B.S.Lalli denies impropriety in payments to SIS Live New Delhi, Oct 22: Prasar Bharati Chief Executive Officer B.S. Lalli has denied impropriety in payments to SIS Live, a Britain-based company which was given the contract to cover the Commonweal....
Pioneer launches Hindi edition from Lucknow Lucknow, Oct 16: Taking into account the rising Hindi readership, popular English daily Pioneer went vernacular today with its Editor-in-Chief Chandan Mitra launching the first Hindi edition of....
TV anchor's slur on Dikshit unfortunate, says Hooper
New Delhi, Oct 8: Mike Hooper, the chief executive officer of the Commonwealth Games (CWG), today said the comments made live by a New Zealand TV anchor about Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshi....
New Zealand TV host criticised for ridiculing Sheila Dikshit
Sydney, Oct 6: A New Zealand TV station which had recently suspended one of its show hosts for a racial slur on the country's governor-general, has come in for fresh trouble after it featur....
Kundan R. Vyas is new INS president Bangalore, Sep 24: Kundan R. Vyas of Janmabhoomi Group was today elected president of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for 2010-11 at its 71st annual general meeting held here today.
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BIG CBS signs distribution deal with Big TV New Delhi, Sep 18: BIG CBS Networks has announced a tie-up with direct-to-home (DTH) service provider Reliance BIG TV for distribution of their three new English entertainment channels.
Simplify Hindi news to reach masses: Ambika Soni New Delhi, Sep 15: The Hindi media in India should use simpler words to reach out to the non-Hindi speaking population, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said on Tuesday. "S....
Ambika Soni against 3G-like auction for FM New Delhi, Sep 14: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni today said she was not in favour of a 3G spectrum-like auction for phase three of FM radio bands, apprehending it may lead t....
Reliance Broadcast to sell all ADAG media services Mumbai, Aug 30: Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL) will now handle all advertising sales for the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), the company announced here today.
RBNL said it ....
India global hotspot for Michael Jackson downloads London, Aug 26: Pop legend Michael Jackson is the most downloaded artist of all time on Ovi Music and "Beat It" is his most downloaded track across 36 countries. India accounts for 26 p....
Aarushi murder: CBI says media quoted bogus sources New Delhi, Aug 19: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today sought the Supreme Court's directions to the media to refrain from "sensational" reporting, claiming that the sour....
Identification jackets for journalists in Goa
Panaji, Aug 19: The Goa government will provide special jackets and badges to journalists covering riots and other law and order situations, a senior government official today said.
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Media must be responsible: Ramesh, Aiyar
New Delhi, Aug 8: Urging the media to play the role of a responsible self-regulatory monitor to present the picture of real India, Rajya Sabha MP Mani Shankar Aiyar took a few digs at the Commo....
Thousands attend last rites of K.M. Mathew
Kottayam (Kerala), Aug 2: The last rites of Malayala Manorama chief editor K.M. Mathew were held here today with life coming to a standstill in the city and thousands of people including politi....
Foreign journalists can now apply online for accreditation
New Delhi, Aug 1: Following a directive from the Prime Minister's Office, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has initiated steps to simplify accreditation procedures for foreign journalists....
Mathew championed highest traditions of Indian journalism: PM
New Delhi, Aug 1: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today condoled the death of Malayala Manorama chief editor K.M. Mathew, saying that the country had "lost a true champion of the highest trad....
Doyen of Kerala's media industry K.M. Mathew dies
Kottayam (Kerala), Aug 1: Chief editor of Malayala Manorama K.M. Mathew died early today at his residence here in Kerala. He was 93.
Mathew is survived by three sons and a daughter.
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UTV World Movies website becomes user-friendly Mumbai, July 31: Information about more than 450 films from across the world is now available on UTV World Movies website which has been revamped in order to connect with a larger audience.
Disney India to distribute UTV titles through home entertainment Mumbai, July 28: The Walt Disney Company India and UTV Motion Pictures announced an agreement on Tuesday where by the former will handle home entertainment distribution for key titles like "....
Media industry to grow by 12.4 percent in four years: Report New Delhi, July 28: The Indian entertainment and media industry will grow by 12.4 percent cumulatively over 2010-14 to reach Rs.1040.8 billion, a report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers said ....
Britain needs India more, says British media
London, July 26: Ahead of the British prime minister's India visit, the mainstream British media described it as a test of David Cameron's pragmatism and observed that Britain needs Ind....
PVR to have own infrastructure to distribute Indian films abroad New Delhi, July 26: PVR Pictures has no immediate plans to co-produce movies in Hollywood but will soon have its own infrastructure for distribution of Indian films abroad, says its new preside....
Stay away from paid news, President Patil urges media New Delhi, July 23: President Pratibha Patil said on Thursday that paid news can distort events and interfere with the concept of a free, fair and objective press.
She said this durin....
Editors Guild 'shocked' over death of Indian Express reporter New Delhi, July 21: The Editors Guild of India today expressed shock over the death of Indian Express reporter Vijay Pratap Singh, who was injured in a bomb attack outside the Uttar Pradesh fin....
Sun Network, Network 18 join hands for distribution Chennai, July 13: Satellite channel majors Sun Network and Network 18 have jointly entered the distribution field, floating two companies for the south and rest of the Indian market.
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Fox International launches 7 new channels in India
New Delhi, June 30: Fox International, part of the Rupert Murdoch owned News Corp, today launched 7 new channels, including one dedicated to babies, in India.
Baby TV is a 24-hour sub....
Maintain sanctity of the print word: Sankaranarayanan
Mumbai, June 30: Rapid quantitative growth of the print and electronic media in the country in the last two decades has not been matched by qualitative improvement, Maharashtra Governor K. Sank....
Man who cheated death looks for Guinness mention
Thane, June 27: A man who survived despite contacting various life threatening ailments including cancer and paralysis and who underwent 10 major surgeries hopes to get into the Guinness Book o....
Government clears addition of channels in DD Direct
New Delhi, June 26: The government has cleared the incorporation of up to 100 channels in DD Direct Plus by March 31 next year and 200 channels by December 2011, Information and Broadcasting Mi....
Government awaiting report on paid news: Soni
New Delhi, June 25: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said today that her ministry was awaiting a report from the Press Council of India (PCI) on the issue of paid news.
Bangladesh blocks Facebook Dhaka, May 30: The Bangladesh government has "temporarily" blocked access to popular social networking website Facebook, after a man was arrested for uploading satirical images of many ....
Sun TV to invest Rs.100 crore in 2010-11
Chennai, May 28: Media conglomerate Sun TV Network will invest around Rs.100 crore this fiscal to upgrade infrastructure and acquire content, a top company official said today.
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Big B falls short of Sachin's Twitter record New Delhi, May 19: Amitabh Bachchan may be the megastar of Bollywood, but his draw of 37,500 fans on the first day of Twitter was far less than that of Sachin Tendulkar at 79,000.
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NCW unhappy with Colors on female foeticide serial New Delhi, May 14: The National Commission for Women (NCW) today said it was unhappy with Colors channel's reply to its notice over portraying women in a poor light in the serial "Na Aa....
Ambika Soni mourns scribe's death New Delhi, May 6: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni today expressed her condolences on the demise of Ajay Tiwari, a television journalist who died while covering a major fire in....
Tamil Nadu Newsprint to set up plant to cut production cost
Chennai, May 4: Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd (TNPL) will set up a precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) plant at its production unit near Karur with international collaboration that will ....
Prasar Bharati headed for financial restructuring: Soni New Delhi, May 3: The government has cleared the way for financial restructuring of Prasar Bharati to make it more self-reliant, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said today.
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India has great media potential: FT chief New Delhi, May 3: The Financial Times (FT), among the world’s leading business newspapers, is looking for opportunities in the Indian market as the country holds a "great potential" for....
Freedom of speech coming under threat in India: media watch New Delhi, May 2: There have been at least 11 instances of attacks on journalists and eight cases of bans, restrictions or regulation of media in India in the last four months, a website devote....
Ban news channels repeatedly broadcasting one story: MP
Panaji, April 30: There should be a ban on television news channels that broadcast one single news story throughout the day, Goa Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik demanded today.
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Journalists attacked at Madras High Court function
Chennai, April 25: A few journalists covering the installation of a B.R. Ambedkar statue at the Madras High Court today were beaten up by some lawyers when they began filming the clash between ....
Tharoor's cyber-supporters keep growing: 12,000 and counting New Delhi, April 21: Three days after his resignation, a portal rallying around the beleaguered Shashi Tharoor has been deluged with over 12,000 pledges of support.
The messages inclu....
Blog in Hindi too please, netizens urge Nitish Patna, April 21: A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched his blog in English, many followers on his site have requested him to write in Hindi as well.
"I request Ch....
Man who sent sms threats to Tharoor jailed New Delhi, April 19: A city court today sent to judicial custody till April 30 a 27-year-old businessman arrested for sending threatening and lewd sms messages to several politicians, including....
Tharoor run out...but gathers fans along the way Thiruvananthapuram, April 19: He came, conquered the hearts of Keralites a year back only to stumble and fall due to his own indiscretions. Shashi Tharoor was the buzz of the town today, a day ....
Where is Shashi Tharoor?
New Delhi, April 19: Shashi Tharoor, the former minister of state for external affairs who quit over the Indian Premier League (IPL) row, was conspicuous by his absence in parliament today.
No post-resignation tweets from Tharoor
New Delhi, April 19: For a voracious tweeter, Shashi Tharoor has not tweeted anything since the final run up to his resignation as minister of state for external affairs.
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Beleaguered Tharoor stops Tweeting New Delhi, April 16: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, a twitter celebrity, has not registered his presence on the social media tool ever since he got entangled in the IPL ....
Media gets up, close and too personal - again New Delhi, April 15: That same question of space again. From Sania-Shoaib to Shashi-Sunanda, it has been a seamless transition for the gossip hungry reader being fed by large sections of the me....
Moser Baer unit to sell products in Australia New Delhi, April 14: Moser Baer Photo Voltaic (MBPV), a subsidiary of leading optical storage media manufacturer Moser Baer, will now sell its solar energy products in Australia.
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Scheme to upgrade Doordarshan network approved New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved a proposal of the information and broadcasting ministry for updgrading the network of the state broadcaster, Doordarshan.
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Making news with northeast, fledging paper shows how New Delhi: Instead of feeling bad about their region being ignored by mainstream media, a bunch of youngsters from the northeast in Delhi have gone ahead and filled the news gap - with a paper ....
Airtel Talkies brings movie content on mobiles pre-release New Delhi: Movie buffs will soon be able to access movie content on their mobile phones much before the release of the film with Bharti Airtel today launching a new service - Airtel Talkies.
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Banerjee's office files complaint against Bengali channel
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's office has lodged a police complaint against a Bengali TV news channel for continuously flashing her personal mobile number, officials said tod....
Pakistan media abuzz with 'Shoania' news
Karachi: The forthcoming wedding of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and India's tennis star Sania Mirza has stirred media frenzy here with TV channels and newspapers full of juicy gossips.....
Has northeast fallen off the mainstream media map?
New Delhi: Lack of investment by various mainstream media networks in the northeast and a general lack of knowledge and interest of editors are the main reasons why the region is hardly represe....
Government in consultative mode to check paid news New Delhi: The government is expected to place before parliament suggestions it receives from media associations and regulatory bodies on ways to curb the phenomenon of paid news.
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Sibal asks journalist to be more professional New Delhi: Saying that there was "lots wrong with journalism" in India, Human Resource Minister Kapil Sibal today called for more professionalism in the field and asked journalists to b....
Finally, a world-class media centre in Delhi
New Delhi: A spanking new world-class press centre will come up in the capital by late 2012 at a cost of Rs.60 crore.
The Press Information Bureau, the nodal government agency dealing....
BIG Cinemas reopens New York cinema hall Mumbai: BIG Cinemas, India's largest movie hall chain, has reopened ImaginAsian Theatre of Manhattan New York as Big Cinemas Manhattan, a company statement said here today.
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Facebook to open office in Hyderabad New Delhi: Facebook, a popular social networking site, today said it will open an office at Hyderabad, its first in Asia.
The office in Hyderabad will support users, advertisers and d....
Declare paid news an electoral malpractice, say parties New Delhi: Senior leaders of the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today suggested amending the Representation of People's Act (RPA....
Newspapers still 'king' in India's media world: Survey
New Delhi: Television is the main source of entertainment in India but newspapers still hold the second place as 'Generation X' continues to demand its daily dose of the printed word wi....
News channels end boycott following pact with IPL
New Delhi: News broadcasters today ended their boycott of the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after an agreement with the cash-rich Indian league authorities.
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IPL and broadcasters continue to haggle New Delhi: With only a day left for the start of the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the bosses of the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament and an umbrella organisation of the countr....
'Paid news' phenomenon a serious matter: government New Delhi: The phenomenon of "paid news" is a serious matter as it influences the functioning of a free press, the government declared in parliament today, adding there was "urgent ....
Two Bangalore dailies booked for Taslima writings Bangalore: Police today filed cases against two local dailies in Karnataka for carrying an article based on Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen's novel that sparked clashes and riots in two ....
Fresh advisory to media over coverage of terror attacks New Delhi: More than a year after the 26/11 attacks that brought the media's role under closer scrutiny, the information and broadcasting ministry today issued a fresh advisory asking the e....
New age, tweet-up diplomacy New Delhi: This is instant diplomacy in the twitter age. When Bahrain's Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa met Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Sha....
Shiv Sena blames Pakistan for Pune terror blast Mumbai: A Pakistani organisation called Al Alami has claimed responsibility for the Feb 13 Pune blast, the Shiv Sena said today in its party mouthpiece Saamna. In its editorial, the party expre....
Stop harassment of Manipur journalists: Guild
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India today expressed concern over the plight of journalists in Manipur and called for urgent remedial measures to bridge the growing gulf between the state gove....
Injured Vayalar Ravi's condition improves Chennai: Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi's condition is improving as he undergoes physiotherapy at a hospital here, days after being injured in a road accident in Liberia, one....
President’s relatives have misappropriated land: court Nagpur: On 7th December 2009 a local court in Maharashtra adjudged that a relative of Indian president Pratibha Patil had unlawfully acquired a farmer’s land. However, the decision was never ma....
Porn websites cannot be banned just for obscenity
New Delhi: As a fallout, that went ignored, of the amendments that were made only recently to the Information Technology (IT) Act 2000, the central government has let go the authority to block ....
Online social networks can help in disasters too Washington: Online social networking sites could solve many problems plaguing information dissemination and communications when disaster strikes, according to a report.
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N.D. Tiwari won't talk, will his autobiography? New Delhi: Narayan Dutt Tiwari, who quit as Andhra Pradesh governor after a sex scandal in December last year, says he has "no intention of returning to active politics and is writing an au....
Police frame guidelines for crime reporting by media New Delhi: Cautioning the media and police over wrong reporting, the Delhi High Court today sounded a note of warning that "yellow journalism is on the rise".
The court's ....
Media locked out of Dhyanchand National Stadium
New Delhi: Sports Minister M.S.Gill wants media to promote hockey, but national camp at the Dhyanchand National Stadium was out of bounds for journalists.
Barely a week after Gill ina....
Delhi to host India's first 'Newseum' New Delhi: Delhi will have the country's first museum on news - Newseum!
"This is a first of its kind initiative. It is a unique idea. The Newseum, as we are calling it, will ....
Urgent need to ban porn websites: Chief Justice of India New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) K.G. Balakrishnan today said there was an urgent need to ban websites that circulate pornography and hate speeches and emphasized the need for cyber law ....
Vibrant journalism is based on professional ethics: Ansari New Delhi: Emphasising that the purpose of journalism and the objectives of media enterprises have undergone a fundamental change, Vice-President Hamid Ansari said that in a changing world "vi....
Ansari to inaugurate M.C. Varghese Memorial Lecture series New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari will on Thursday inaugurate the M.C. Varghese Memorial Lecture series, being organised in the memory of the founder editor of Kerala's Mangalam group ....
Narayanan refutes reports of differences with government Kolkata: Former national security advisor (NSA) M.K. Narayanan on Sunday described reports of his differences with the central government on the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) as a &#....
Who cleared the controversial ad? New Delhi: A former Pakistani air force chief as an icon in a government advertisement against female infanticide in India? It is understood that the offending advertisement that caused much em....
Ad goof-up: A major blunder, says BJP; PMO apologises New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today termed the inclusion of a former Pakistani air chief in a government advertisement as a "blunder" and demanded that the government take....
Conde Nast Traveller magazine to be launched in India New Delhi: After launching fashion magazines Vogue and GQ in India, Conde Nast publication is all set to launch its famous travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller in the country in October.
Reliance BigTV, Indiagames to introduce DTH Games New Delhi: Reliance Big TV, the Direct-To-Home (DTH) arm of Reliance Communications, and UTV subsidiary Indiagames have tied up to introduce DTH Gaming services in India.
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Meeting with Krishna 'excellent', Tharoor tweets New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor tweeted again today describing the meeting with his boss S.M. Krishna on Wednesday as "excellent".
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Editors Guild condemns practice of paid news New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India today expressed concern over the increasing number of reports detailing the harmful practice of publishing 'paid news' by some newspapers and telev....
Media should also project voice of the silent, says PM New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that media has to project the voice of the silent, instead of only the "loud" sections of society, and also reflect the complexity an....
Widow of journo killed in parliament attack gets TV job
New Delhi: On the eighth anniversary of the terror attack on the Indian parliament, a television channel, Focus TV, has offered a job to the widow of a video journalist who was killed while cov....
Grassroots media finds a voice Rampur-Mathura (Uttar Pradesh): It is not yet 5 p.m. but the light has started fading in Rampur-Mathura, a village of barely 5,000 people, in Sitapur district. A group of village elders settle ....
Media obsessed with white skin: Goa minister Panaji: Even as state Tourism Minister Micky Pacheco has expressed fear that increasing number of rapes and assaults on tourists would soon make Goa the rape capital of India, another cabinet m....
Acquittal for all accused in Dinakaran office burning case Chennai: All the 17 accused for burning three employees of the Tamil daily Dinakaran in the Madurai office in May 2007 have been set free by a Tamil Nadu court as the key witnesses turned hosti....
NDTV sells majority stake in subsidiary to Turner Mumbai: (IANS) Media house New Delhi Television (NDTV) today said it has sold 76 percent of its indirect stake in subsidiary NDTV Imagine to global news and entertainment major Turner for $117 ....
Government taking steps to curb illegal TV channels: Soni New Delhi: The government today said the information and broadcasting ministry was in touch with the home ministry to curb the showing of illegal and unlicensed television channels by cable ope....
Special audit of Prasar Bharati on: Government New Delhi: With infighting in the Prasar Bharati board showing no sign of ending, the government today said it has ordered a special audit of the public broadcaster over the functioning of the ....
Soni personally monitoring satellite TV for obscenity
New Delhi: Not enough is being done to prevent obscenity on satellite TV channels and the government is working to rectify this, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said in the Ra....
Kerala's first IT-specific news portal launched Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's first IT-specific news portal, keralaitnews, was launched today by the state's IT Secretary Ajay Kumar.
"This new portal has an important role....
Don't focus only on negatives, president to global media Hyderabad: Indian President Pratibha Patil today advised global media to find a balance between the portrayal of the negative and positive happenings in society.
Addressing the joint ....
Who's Who of newspaper industry to descend on Hyderabad Hyderabad: The who's who of the global media will descend on Hyderabad for the 62nd World Newspapers Congress (WNC) beginning here on Nov 30. Indian President Pratibha Patil will formally i....
Get lost, Liberhan tells media New Delhi: "Get lost!" This was retired Supreme Court judge M.S. Liberhan's outburst when confronted by journalists over his leaked report into the Babri mosque razing published tod....
Press Council forms panel to study 'paid news syndrome' Hyderabad: The Press Council of India (PCI) has set up a committee to study the "paid news syndrome", or entering into monetary deals with politicians to pass off their views as news it....
Get live news on your mobile as you get on TV New Delhi: English news channel NewsX has now made its videos available on mobile phones with just a 30-second delay from what is seen on the TV. The service is primarily aimed at "tech-s....
Publishing liquor ads will invite higher penalty: court New Delhi: Coming down on media establishments that publish liquor advertisements despite a ban, the Delhi High Court today said violators would have to pay a hiked penalty of up to Rs.10 lakh.....
No new channels till formation of regulatory body: Soni Chandigarh: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni Friday said no more TV channels would be allowed to go on air till the formation of a regulatory body to look into conten....
Soni hopeful of news on FM radio clearance by year-end New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Tuesday said she was hopeful of cabinet approval for phase III of FM radio that will also include first-ever broadcast of news bu....
Soni rules out regulator, calls for media mechanism New Delhi: Ruling out censorship or content regulation, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni today called for setting up an independent mechanism that will balance the freedom of e....
Tougher criteria on the way for starting new TV channel New Delhi: Faced with a deluge of applications from those wishing to start a new TV channel, the information and broadcasting ministry has written to the telecom watchdog TRAI seeking its advic....
Defence journalist dies at 32 New Delhi: Nitin Luthra, a promising young journalist who had just joined as director and news editor of India Strategic defence magazine, died early today morning of a sudden heart attack. He ....
Bodh Gaya's media fumes after being denied temple entry Patna: The local media in Bihar's Bodh Gaya were upset after they were described as 'fake' and were prevented from entering the Mahabodhi temple by Mongolian President Tsakhigiin El....
UTV, Bloomberg pact for business news channel Mumbai: Leading Indian television and entertainment house UTV and the US-based news and information content provider Bloomberg have signed an agreement to launch a business news channel in the ....
Reader's Digest files for bankruptcy San Francisco: Reader's Digest, once a favourite monthly magazine found in doctors' offices and on coffee tables in millions of homes in the US and around the world, filed for bankruptc....
Sanjaya Baru to join Business Standard as editor New Delhi: Sanjaya Baru, former media advisor to the prime minister, will return to the world of journalism when he joins the financial daily Business Standard as editor from Oct 1.
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Rajat Sharma to launch another 24x7 news channel New Delhi: Noted TV host and India TV co-founder Rajat Sharma is set to launch a new 24X7 news channel.
Called India TV Wiz, the channel will be a bilingual in Hindi and English and i....
Newspaper by rural Indian women wins UN literacy award United Nations: A newspaper produced entirely by women in rural India is among the four winners of this year's Literacy Prizes awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cult....
FM radio channel for livestock management Lucknow: The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district is all set to launch an FM radio channel that would inform farmers about new technologies and m....
Journalists' forum shocked by release of ULFA militant New Delhi: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today expressed dismay over the acquittal of the sole surviving suspect in the murder of Assam's leading journalist Parag Kumar ....
India has 74,000 newspapers, UP leads New Delhi: Bucking the global recessionary trends in the media, India, the world's most populous democracy, boasts of 74,000 newspapers - with Uttar Pradesh leading the rest of the country ....
India has 74,000 newspapers, UP leads New Delhi: Bucking the global recessionary trends in the media, India, the world's most populous democracy, boasts of 74,000 newspapers - with Uttar Pradesh leading the rest of the country ....
Tripura newspapers demand change in media policy Agartala: The Tripura Newspapers Society (TNS), an apex body of the newspapers owners and publishers, has urged the state's Left Front government to modify what they called an "anti-med....
24X7 news television is murdering the English language New Delhi: The English language has stood India in good stead before and after the success of the independence movement. Mahatma Gandhi wrote "My Experiments with Truth", which remains ....
49 per cent FDI in print media safe: Ambika Soni New Delhi: With the media reeling under the financial crunch, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has backed increasing FDI (foreign direct investment) in print media to 49 per ce....
Amit Baruah new head of BBC Hindi Mumbai: BBC World Service today announced the appointment of Amit Baruah, a senior Indian print journalist, as the head of its Hindi service. He will be based in New Delhi and will be responsib....
Govt issued notice over Doordarshan appointments New Delhi: The Central Administrative Tribunal today sought explanation from the central government and Prasar Bharati Broadcasting Corporation of India on the alleged irregularities in the app....
Thumbs up for new code to govern journalists New Delhi: In the cutthroat news gathering environment of 24 X 7 television channels and newspapers, journalists are no less accountable than politicians, says a new code of conduct drawn up by....
Harish Khare of The Hindu to be PM's media advisor New Delhi: Senior associate editor and bureau chief of The Hindu Harish Khare will be the media advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said reliable sources.
Khare, 62, has a Phd i....
Mayawati reverses move to ban information disclosure Lucknow: In the face of protest threats, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today partially reversed her move to deny certain disclosures under the Right to Information Act.
The re....
Shackling press unwelcome, says government New Delhi: With Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni expected to evolve the long-delayed consensus on a content code for news broadcasters, the government on Saturday maintained th....
Media frenzy must end: Oz is a safe place for Indians New Delhi: Most Indian homes in Australia have had this phone call from concerned family in India by now. "Are you alright? What are they doing to you guys over there?"
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TV news channels fail to shape public opinion: Study New Delhi: Wide political coverage on TV news channels this Lok Sabha elections failed to shape public opinion and motivate voters to exercise their franchise, a new study said here today.
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Anil Ambani firm enters media outsourcing business Mumbai: Adlabs Films, a cinema and entertainment services company in the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, today announced its entry into the outsourcing industry for the media space with p....
Bal Thackeray hits out at TV channels in editorial Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who is undergoing treatment at the Lilavati Hospital here, has lashed out at television channels and their crew over the way in which they were monitori....
Congress party spokespersons, MPs being coached about media New Delhi: The media department of the Congress is holding a two-day media workshop for the state party spokespersons and Mps here to teach them how media should be utilised in favour of th....
Government announces hike in media advertisement rates New Delhi: The government on Friday came to the rescue of the media industry reeling under the impact of economic recession by announcing a 10 percent hike in the advertisement rates issued ....
Government mulling media commission New Delhi: With the proliferation of new and emerging media like Internet, Internet TV and FM radio, the government is seriously considering a proposal to set up a commission to frame compreh....
WSJ allowed to publish facsimile edition in India New Delhi: The leading global media house Dow Jones has been permitted to publish facsimile editions of its flagship Wall Street Journal and Wall Street Journal Asia in India, an official state....
Journalist's unattended car causes scare near home ministry New Delhi: A scare was caused in the high-security North Block area here on Thursday when a journalist wrongly parked his car, bearing a "For Sale" sticker, in a no parking zone in front of t....
BJP, CPI-M support broadcasters, PM says no final decision yet New Delhi: With leading opposition parties rallying around broadcasters protesting against a move to "gag" the media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said any decision on televisio....
Comply with TRAI rules or face criminal proceedings, ESPN told New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday warned broadcaster ESPN that it would face criminal proceedings if it failed to comply with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India?s (TRAI) direc....
No decision without consultation, PM assures broadcasters New Delhi: Amid a growing chorus of protest against perceived attempts to control the media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday assured broadcasters that any decision on television gu....
India may soon have a dedicated weather channel: Met official New Delhi: India may soon get its own dedicated weather channel, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday.
"We are keen to have a dedicated TV channel for improving the....
Hindi website of Lok Sabha launched New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Wednesday launched the Hindi website of the lower house.
Addressing the launching ceremony at Parliament Library Building, the speaker ....
CNN-IBN to telecast new series on endangered wildlife New Delhi: CNN-IBN will Saturday begin a new series on India's most endangered wildlife species in its flagship environment series, "Citizen for Earth", encapsulated in five episodes.
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New Delhi: Director CBI Ashwini Kumar on Tuesday exhorted media to maintain impartiality and integrity in reporting.
Speaking at the inaugural function of week long training module for....
Reliance BIG Music ties up with Paramount Mumbai: BIG Music & Home Entertainment (BMHE), part of the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has entered into a licensing agreement with Paramount Home Entertainment of Hollywood, the compa....
Anil Ambani group to bail out Spielberg's venture New York: Reliance Anil Ambani Group will pump $550 million into Steven Spielberg's Hollywood venture DreamWorks to start a new studio, breaking away from Viacom's Paramount Pictures, sources f....
Foreign news magazines can have Indian editions New Delhi: In a further liberalisation of its media policy, the Indian government today allowed foreign news magazines to have Indian editions. The cabinet notification said that such editions ....
Hindujas plan world-class TV network in India Dubai: UK-based business conglomerate Hindujas today announced that they are starting a 'world- class' TV and communication network in India. Group Chairman S P Hinduja told a meeting of shareh....
