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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday played down the importance of Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman's possible implication in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and said the episode will not affect the steadfast alliance of Washington and Riyadh.


US will stand with Saudi Arabia: Trump


The Indian Women's Press Corps on Tuesday expressed concern at the growing instances of sexual harassment in the media and said the threat to use defamation law can have the effect of dissuading women from complaining or compel them to withdraw their complaints.


Defamation threat can dissuade women from filing sexual harassment complaints: IWPC


A prominent Bangladesh photojournalist accused of criticising his country's government during a television interview was freed from the Dhaka Central Jail on Tuesday, four days after a court granted him bail, authorities told Efe.


Jailed Bangladeshi photojournalist freed on bail


CNN on Monday ended its lawsuit against US President Donald Trump after the White House returned reporter Jim Acosta's press pass, media reported.


White House restores CNN reporter Acosta's press pass


Google may shut down its Google News service in the European Union (EU) if a proposed "link tax" for using news stories comes into force in member countries, The Guardian reported.


Google News may shut down in EU over 'link tax'


US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that while Turkey has shared with US an audio purported to be of the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, he has no plans to listen to the recording.


Trump refuses to hear tape of Khashoggi's killing


The US State Department here on Saturday said that the country has not made a final conclusion on the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.


Trump administration denies reaching final conclusion on Khashoggi's death


The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, despite the Saudi government's denials that the de facto ruler was involved, according to a senior US official.


Saudi Crown Prince ordered Khashoggi's killing: CIA


A funeral prayer was held here on Friday for the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.


Funeral prayer held for Khashoggi in Istanbul


Stressing that data localization is an irrelevant debate in an era of Cloud, the deliberations must be in the direction of how people own and control their data, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has said.


Where data sits is irrelevant as its ownership is the key: Jack Dorsey (IANS Interview)


Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir on Thursday insisted that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "absolutely" had nothing to do with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.


Saudi FM denies crown prince's link to Khashoggi case


The United States' government on Thursday sanctioned 17 Saudi Arabian officials for their alleged role in the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was last seen entering the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul early last month.


US sanctions 17 Saudi officials over killing of Khashoggi


Saudi Arabia's Public Prosecution revealed Thursday that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered with "overdose" of a drug injected by a group of Saudi agents.


Saudi investigation reveals Khashoggi murdered with 'overdose'


Saudi prosecutors said on Thursday that they have pleaded for the death penalty for five people who they say were involved in murdering Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the country's consulate building in Istanbul in early October.


Khashoggi killing: Saudis seek death penalty for 5


In a relief to the Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the Delhi High Court in an interim direction on Thursday said status quo should be maintained until November 22 at the Herald House from where the National Herald newspaper is published.


HC asks government to maintain status quo on Herald House


A Bangladeshi court on Thursday granted bail to veteran photojournalist Shahidul Alam, who was arrested in August on charges of spreading anti-government propaganda.


Bangladesh court grants bail to jailed photographer


Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has asked the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to probe the sexual harassment cases from the All India Radio (AIR) stations across the country.


MeToo: Maneka writes to Rathore on AIR sexual harassment cases


In a relief to the Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the Delhi High Court in an interim direction on Thursday ordered that status quo should be maintained until November 22 at the Herald House here from where the National Herald is published.


HC orders status quo on Herald House


President Donald Trump's administration said on Wednesday that it has "broad discretion to regulate access to the White House for journalists" as it fends off a legal challenge from CNN over the revocation of its reporter Jim Acosta's press pass.


Trump admin defends White House decision to bar CNN reporter


Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2019, veteran journalist Prannoy Roy, along with Dorab Sopariwala, Editorial Adviser of NDTV, will be publishing "a definitive book" on elections in India.

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