India rubbished a ‘racist video’ posted by a state-run Chinese news agency,
NEW DELHI : India on Friday rubbished a ‘racist video’ posted by a state-run Chinese news agency, saying ‘Won’t dignify it with a comment’. The first official reaction came from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), a day after Xinhua posted the video to target India over the Doklam standoff. “I do not want to dignify More...
Babu rule in IIMC ..Faculty Were Not Consulted
NEW DELHI : The Central Civil Services Conduct (CCS) rules, which prohibit criticism of the government, will now be applicable on the faculty of the IIMC, according to the media school under the Ministry of Information More...
China Could Support Independence For Sikkim
BEIJING : China’s official media has said Beijing should reconsider its stance and support Sikkim’s “independence”, ratcheting up its rhetoric amid a row with India over a road being built More...
Kapil Sharma’s Comedy Show Gets More Time
NEW DELHI : Comedian Kapil Sharma’s embattled show has reportedly got an extension of two months from the channel after it was reported that it will be replaced by Salman Khan’s Dus Ka Dum. mid-day reports More...
Deputy jailer suspended in Chhattisgarh for social media post
RAIPUR : A deputy jailer, posted at the central jail in Chhattisgarh’s capital city Raipur, was suspended on Saturday for a social media post alleging torture of a tribal women by the security forces in the state’s More...
RJ Commits Suicide, Police Blames Husband
HYDERABAD: A Radio Jockey in Hyderabad who was married to an army major killed herself because he harassed her for dowry, according to the police. Sandhya Singh was found hanging last week at the accommodation More...
DUJ condemns attacks on media
NEW DELHI : Delhi Union of Journalists on Thursday condemned the attacks on media, teachers, and students in the Delhi University colleges. In a joint statement issued here S K Pande, President of the DUJ and Sujata More...
Newspaper employees’ unions accuse Hindustan Times owner Shobana Bhartia for callous mindset
MUMBAI: The newspaper employees’ unions in Mumbai accused Hindustan Times owner Shobana Bhartia of “callous” attitude to maximise the profits by mass termination of employees. Staging a protest in front of More...
PCI sets up five panels to monitor paid news in poll-bound states
NEW DELHI : The Press Council of India (PCI) has constituted five one-member committees to monitor the issues related to “paid news” in five poll-bound states, which include Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, More...
Pak MP Harassed In Parliament, Social Media Fights Her Cause
KARACHI : A Pakistani female lawmaker threatened to self-immolate after she was harassed by male colleagues in parliament, telling AFP that the widely-publicised incident shows how laws to protect women are not More...