A software engineer of Indian descent shared The Wall Street Journal's Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in growing recognition of the importance of using information technology tools for reporting as well as for presentation.


Indian-descent software engineer shares Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting


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Aiming to make the company's stand clear to customers on Airtel Zero, Bharti Airtel Managing Director and CEO (India and South Asia) Gopal Vittal on Saturday sent out an email to all its subscribers reiterating that it is completely committed to net neutrality.


Bharti Airtel clarifies its stand on net neutrality


Defending its position on net neutrality, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said its Internet.org - a platform, with Reliance Communications as its India partner, which offers free access to data and customers and  - has benefited several people in the country.


Mark Zuckerberg, Airtel bat for net neutrality


Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday batted for net neutrality across India.


Odisha CM bats for net neutrality


A Ukrainian journalist was shot dead on Thursday by unidentified gunmen near his house in central Kiev, the country's interior ministry said.


Journalist shot dead in Ukraine


Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen's Facebook account has been restored on Thursday after being disabled by Islamic fundamentalist for her posts.


Facebook restores Taslima Nasreen's account


Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen's Facebook account was disabled after her posts were reported by Islamic fundamentalists, the author said on Wednesday.


Facebook disables Taslima Nasreen's account, writers question move


Mothers who develop diabetes during the first 26 weeks of pregnancy may have a higher risk of having a baby who will develop autism, a study published in the American Medical Association's JAMA Internal Medicine journal said.


Gestational diabetes may increase risk of autistic baby



Taslima Nasreen's Facebook profile disabled


A woman journalist and her colleague were roughed up in a road rage incident here on Wednesday, police said.


Woman journalist roughed up in Delhi road rage


Multi-media news agency Asian News International on Tuesday filed a complaint with Delhi Police against an unknown person for posting a "photoshopped" tweet concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attributing it to the agency.


ANI files complaint over 'photoshopped tweet' concerning PM


One of Belgium's biggest daily newspapers, Le Soir, was hit by a cyber attack on Sunday night.


Belgian daily hit by cyber attack


Social networking site Facebook has not lost interest in advertising through traditional media yet. According to a Nielsen study, Facebook has spent more than six million pounds on traditional media in Britain so far this year -- significantly up from 16,000 pounds in 2014.


Facebook looks at traditional media to woo customers


Australia's biggest media companies are joining forces to save their printed newspapers from extinction as increased online media has caused circulation and advertising to plummet in recent years.


Australian newspapers launch survival campaign


French international channel TV5Monde was hacked by Islamic State (IS) jehadis, the channel said.


French TV channel suspended after cyber attack


The French television network 'TV5Monde' said it suffered an attack from hackers from the Islamic State (IS) terror group, media reported on Thursday.


French television network hit by 'IS hackers'


Singapore police on Tuesday issued a stern warning to a student who posted a fake announcement on the supposed death of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.


Student warned for fake announcement on Lee's death


Syrian journalist and human rights activist Mazen Darwish, currently incarcerated in Syria, was honoured on Friday with the Unesco Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize for 2015.


Syrian journalist wins Unesco World Press Freedom Prize


As part of its tribute to India's living legends, Doordarshan has made a documentary on legendary film maker Mrinal Sen, the DVD of which was handed to the nonagenarian movie maker here on Wednesday.


DD documentary on Mrinal Sen handed over to filmmaker


Facebook has significantly ramped up its efforts to woo Chinese advertisers and draw more business in a country that banned the social networking site a few years ago along with micro-blogging site Twitter and other foreign social media services.


Facebook out to woo Chinese firms


The 2,800-strong Facebook workforce has another reason to press the 'like' button: The social networking site has moved some of them into a 430,000 sq ft sprawling complex with a nine-acre roof garden in California, the mere sight of which could leave anyone out of breath -- literally.

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