Journalist Kappan “collapsed in bathroom”, tested positive for COVID

NEW DELHI : Sidhique Kappan , a reporter for Malayalam news portal Azhimukham and secretary of the KUWJ’s Keral unit, was arrested along with three others in Uttar Pradesh in October while on his way to Hathras to report on the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl. They were later booked under provisions of the Unlawful Activities More...

VIPS Effectuates Canonical Feats With Largest Media Festival “Spandan 2020” Online
NEW DELHI : Braving the ongoing blitz of Corona virus pandemic across the globe, the mass communication and journalism students of Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS) New Delhi have created a historical More...

R-TV condemning Mumbai Police to their investors in relation to the TRP scam
MUMBAI: Media network Republic TV has issued a statement condemning the summons issued by Mumbai police to their investors to join the investigation in the TRP scam. The crime branch of Mumbai police had issued More...

Seema Mustafa elected president of the Editors Guild of India; Sanjay Kapoor is GS
NEW DELHI : Seema Mustafa elected president of the Editors Guild of India; Sanjay Kapoor is general secretary 17 October 2020 Seema Mustafa, the founder and editor of the website The Citizen, has been elected as More...

Mumbai police summons Republic TV CFO in TRP manipulation scam
MUMBAI: Mumbai Police on Friday issued a summons to Republic TV’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in connection with the Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation racket it is probing, an official said. Shiva More...

Republic TV Fake TRP Scam: BARC submits TRP data sought by cops
MUMBAI: The war between the Maharashtra State Government and Republic TV has turned ugly as the Mumbai Police have claimed that they have busted a fake TRP scam. Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh on Thursday More...

Fake News on Telegram is Fueling Hate in India
NEW DELHI : While Facebook, Whats App and Twitter have been under the scanner for their inability to curb this menace which has led to a string of violent activities including riots and lynchings, misinformation More...

Delhi Journalist Sold Army Secrets Via Chinese, Nepalese Handlers: Cops
NEW DELHI : Freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma has been arrested by the Special Cell in a case under the Official Secrets Act and is being interrogated, Delhi Police said on Friday. journalist has been arrested More...

AG, Venugopal declines to give consent to initiate contempt against Rajdeep for tweets against SC
NEW DELHI : Attorney General K K Venugopal on Thursday said that the reputation of the Supreme Court has been built assiduously for over 70 years and trifling remarks and passing criticism, though perhaps distasteful, More...

Delhi To Allow Bars To Reopen From September 9
NEW DELHI : Clubs, Hotels and restaurants in the national capital have now been allowed to serve liquor from September 9 while complying with the Centre’s social distancing norms to curb the spread of corona virus. Bars More...