President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that "rogue killers" could be behind the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared on October 2 after entering his country's consulate in Istanbul.


Rogue killers may be behind Khashoggi's disappearance: Trump


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The Saudi authorities are preparing a report that will acknowledge that journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death was the result of an interrogation that went wrong, one that was intended to lead to his abduction from Turkey.


Saudis to admit Khashoggi died during interrogation, says CNN


Union Minister M.J. Akbar on Monday filed a criminal defamation complaint against a woman journalist, Priya Ramani, who had accused him of sexual harassment, alleging that "scandalous allegations" have been made to bring down his image in the society.


Akbar files defamation case against woman journalist (Roundup)


A day after Union Minister M.J. Akbar said that charges of sexual harassment against him were "wild and baseless", Ghazala Wahab, one of the journalists who had levelled the allegations, said "lies do not have legs" and they cannot go far.


'Lies do not have legs,' Ghazala responds to Akbar


Newspaper editors in Bangladesh gathered in the capital on Monday to demand an immediate amendment to the newly-enacted Digital Security Act, which they say hampers the freedom of the press and free speech.


Bangladesh journalists protest propaganda law with human chain


Union Minister M.J. Akbar on Monday filed a criminal defamation complaint against a journalist, Priya Ramani, who had accused him of sexual harassment amidst the raging #MeToo movement in the country.


Akbar files defamation case against woman journalist


Hundreds of Congress workers staged a noisy protest here on Monday demanding the resignation of Union Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar who is facing allegations of sexual harassment.


Congress protests, demands Akbar's resignation


The Delhi High Court on Monday said that it will hear on November 14 a plea for the removal of vulgar and sexually explicit content from over-the-top media services including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and others.


HC to hear plea for removal of explicit content from web series


Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, according to media reports.


Saudi Arabian King calls Turkish President over journalist's disappearance


Saudi Arabia on Sunday rejected any international threat and "attempts to undermine it" following the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi after he visited the Gulf kingdom's consulate in Istanbul, earlier this month.


Journalist's disappearance: S. Arabia rejects threats (Lead, Changing Dateline)


The Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France and Germany on Sunday expressed serious concerns about the fate of a missing Saudi Arabian journalist and called for an investigation into the case.


UK, France, Germany call for probe into missing Saudi journalist


Defying widespread calls for his ouster over multiple charges of sexual harassment, Union Minister M.J. Akbar on Sunday termed the allegations "wild and baseless" and questioning their timing and vowed to take legal action against the accusers.


Akbar calls charges wild and false, mum on quitting (Roundup)


Britain and the US are considering boycotting a major international conference in Saudi Arabia after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the BBC reported on Sunday.


UK, US may boycott Saudi conference over journalist's killing


The Qatar Press Centre (QPC) expressed deep concern over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, state-run Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported on Sunday.


Qatar concerned over disappearance of Saudi journalist


Giving no indication of resigning from the government, Union Minister M.J. Akbar, who is facing charges of sexual harassment and wrongdoing by around a dozen women journalists, on Sunday called the allegations "false, wild and baseless" and vowed to take legal action against the accusers.


Akbar calls charges wild and false, mum on quitting


Jamal Khashoggi

Turkish media have widely reported that Khashoggi is feared by officials to have been murdered and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate building by a Saudi hit squad

Trump vows severe punishment if Saudis are behind Khashoggi's disappearance

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Most of the news outlets that had agreed to sponsor a high-profile business conference in Saudi Arabia have now pulled out following the unexplained disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.


Media sponsors pull out of Saudi conference over journalist disappearance


Missing Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have recorded his own death as he turned on the recording function of his Apple Watch before walking into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, a Turkish daily reported on Saturday.


Missing Saudi journalist's Apple Watch may have transmitted death evidence


Saudi Arabia welcomed on Friday Turkey's announcement of approving the Saudi request to form a joint team to investigate the Saudi national Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance in Istanbul, Turkey.


S Arabia welcomes joint action to investigate journalist disappearance


The Bihar government has planned to depute "Cyber Senanis" at 100 police stations across the state to monitor and check spread of rumours on social media to engineer trouble, said state's Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi on Friday.


Bihar to deploy 'Cyber Senani' in police stations


Facebook-owned photo-messaging platform Instagram is testing "tapping" as a replacement of scrolling through posts on the platform, the media reported.

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