AP Twitter account hacked, creates scare over Obama news
byWashington, April 24 (IANS) President Barack Obama was said to be fine after a tweet by the Associated Press, America’s largest news agency, about…
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Hush up mass killings, Russian leader tells media
byMoscow, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the nationalist LDPR party, has called on the media to stop covering mass…
Pakistan court lists out journalists paid secretly
byIslamabad, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s apex court has released a list of journalists who were allegedly paid by the information ministry through a secret…
Pakistan court releases list of journalists paid secretly
byIslamabad, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s apex court has released a list of journalists who were allegedly paid by the information ministry through its secret…
Trinamool MP was only an employee of Saradha Group, says Mamata
byKolkata, April 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday tried to defend a party MP who headed the media operations of the…
Goa BJP warns media against biased reports on entry tax
byPanaji, April 22 (IANS) The ruling BJP in Goa Monday warned the media against publishing “biased” reports about a stand-off between the state government…
Media baron Sivanthi Adithan dead
byChennai, April 19 (IANS) Tamil media baron, educationist and sports administrator Sivanthi Adithan died here Friday night after prolonged illness. He was 76. Adityan…
Social media abuzz with rape of 5-year-old girl
byNew Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The social media was Friday abuzz with people condemning the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi, just…
Aamir Khan featured on Time cover
byWashington, April 18 (IANS) Bollywood star Aamir Khan has been featured on one of the seven special covers of the Time magazine listing the…
Government not trying to regulate social media: Sibal
byNew Delhi, April 18 (IANS) IT and telecommunications minister Kapil Sibal Thursday reiterated that the government doesn’t want to control social media but stressed…