Taking exception to media reportage of suicides by minors in the state, the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Wednesday asked media houses to stick to WHO guidelines while reporting on suicide by students.


Stick to WHO guidelines while reporting suicides, says Goa child panel


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Journalist Sudip Datta Bhowmik, who was shot dead by a trooper in Tripura, was cremated on Wednesday, the final rites attended by hundreds of journalists and other professionals.


Amidst anger, slain Tripura journalist cremated


Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said he will be appointing a four-member committee on the recommendation of the Justice P.S. Antony Judicial Commission that has suggested cancellation of Malayalam news channel Mangalam TV's license.


Saseendran case: Action suggested against Mangalam TV


Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy will submit a report to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the killing of a journalist by a Tripura State Rifle (TSR) trooper on Tuesday.


Tripura governor to submit report to Rajnath on journalist's killing


CBS News and American public broadcaster PBS have fired Charlie Rose after eight women came forward accusing the veteran TV journalist of sexual harassment, a media report said.


Veteran journalist Charlie Rose fired over sexual harassment


The Kohima Press Club (KPC) has condemned the killing of journalist Sudip Datta Bhowmik in Tripura.


Kohima Press Club condemns killing of Tripura journalist


Aimed at collecting more Armed Forces Flag Day fund this year, the Defence Ministry is planning to launch a social media campaign to encourage people to wear armed forces flag, a informed ministry sources said on Tuesday.


Defence Ministry to encourage wearing armed forces flag


A journalist was gunned down on Tuesday by a Tripura State Rifles (TSR) trooper during an altercation in western Tripura, raising political tensions and triggering widespread anger.


Tripura journalist shot dead by trooper, anger in northeast


The Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) on Tuesday strongly condemned the murder of a journalist in Tripura and urged Chief Minister Manik Sarkar to take serious note of the incident.


Assam forum condemns scribe'a killing in Tripura


The Meghalaya Editors' and Publishers' Association (MEPA) and the Shillong Press Club on Tuesday condemned the murder of journalist Sudip Datta Bhowmik in Tripura.


MEPA, Shillong Press Club condemn killing of Tripura journalist


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the "brutal killing" of journalist Sudip Dutta Bhowmik in Tripura.


Mamata condemns killing of Tripura journalist


The New York Times has suspended Glenn Thrush, one of its most prominent reporters covering the White House, over allegations of sexual misconduct involving younger, female journalists, a media report said.


White House reporter suspended for alleged sexual misconduct


The Indian Women's Press Corps on Monday wrote to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik to highlight the issue of safety of working women in the capital, in the wake of the molestation of two women, including a journalist, on November 13 at the ITO Metro station.


There can't be any compromise on women's safety: IWPC to Delhi Police chief


UK-based lost and found dog service provider DogLost UK has expressed concern as lost dogs are at risk of being given away because Facebook is labelling posts searching for their owners as spam, the media reported.


Lost dogs at risk of being given away due to 'spam posts'


Ninety per cent of the murders and attacks on journalists in Mexico go unpunished, the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH) said.


90 per cent of attacks on journalists in Mexico go unpunished


A 30-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman journalist on the pretext of marriage for over three years, police said.


Man held for sexually exploiting woman journalist


Protests over Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movie "Padmavati" continued to rock Rajasthan as protesters blocked entry to the Kumbhalgarh fort in Rajsamand on Saturday while protests were witnessed in some other towns and cities.


Protests continue over 'Padmavati' in Rajasthan


There is not a single scene, dialogue or sequence in "Padmavati" that may hurt Rajput pride, senior journalist Rajat Sharma said on Friday after watching the movie.


Nothing in 'Padmavati' that hurts Rajput pride: Rajat Sharma


The present-day journalists should return to the core values of accuracy, fairness, objectivity, news worthiness and independence, which have been eroded over the years, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said here on Thursday.


Need to restore journalism's core values eroded over years: Naidu


The Madras High Court on Thursday heard a petition seeking an FIR against actor Kamal Haasan for his "Hindu terrorism" comments.


Madras HC hears plea on FIR against Kamal Haasan


Russia's lower house of Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill vesting the government with the power to label foreign-funded media outlets as "foreign agents", after Washington did the same to Russian state-funded RT television channel.

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