Days after the launch of 11 new media centres - one for each police district of the national capital - for better dissemination of information, confusion still prevails with just five of the designated officers admitting to familiarity with their duties.


11 Delhi cops designated media coordinators but confusion prevails


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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to the world stage with a stirring address to the UN general assembly, an influential US daily noted how Modi once unwelcome in US was getting a "rock star" reception.


'India is reaching for the stars under Modi'


The media and entertainment industry has an important role to play in order to make the Swacch Bharat mission a mass movement by reaching out to people with right content and effective messaging, the information and broadcasting ministry said Friday.


'Media,entertainment industry can play key role in Swacch Bharat mission'


Taking a dim view of the visual media, the Supreme Court Thursday asked the central government to inform it about what it intended to do for setting up a regulatory body to regulate the electronic media.


SC seeks government's view on regulatory body for visual media


The cyber cell of Goa Police will chargesheet a Facebook user accused of slandering Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on the social media site after the agency receives reports from official forensic labs, police said Thursday.


Police await reports to chargesheet anti-Modi Facebooker


Beirut, Sep 23 (IANS/EFE) Militants of Islamic State (IS) Sunni radical group Tuesday released a second video of one of its hostages in Syria, British journalist John Cantlie, who criticised the air operations carried out by the US and its allies against the group.


IS releases new video of British hostage


Amnesty International India Tuesday asked the Assam government to release a journalist from custody and guarantee him a fair trial after he was accused of having links with banned militant outfits.


Release Assam journalist from custody: Amnesty


The Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) Monday criticised the manner in which a leading daily sought to justify itself against objections raised by a prominent Bollywood actress.


IWPC criticises daily for justifying women's objectification


Bahrain is set to sign an information and media agreement with India, media reported Monday.


Bahrain set to sign media agreement with India


The national media policy should announce governments and politicians should not be in the business of broadcast, sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Rahul Khullar said here Saturday.


'Keep government, politicians out of broadcast business'


Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister Anifah Aman Saturday slammed an article claiming that Malaysia Airlines flight MH370's pilot, Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, caused the aircraft to disappear when he committed suicide.


Malaysian official slams article on MH370 pilot


Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar Friday said that the rollout of FM radio phase three is "on track".


FM phase 3 rollout on track, says Javadekar


A BBC team was attacked in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan while it was on a reporting assignment, media reported Thursday.


BBC team attacked in Russia


As the US reiterated that it wanted India to have friendly relations with China, the US media suggested that there was much at stake in Chinese President Xi Jinping's ongoing visit to India.


US media sees much at stake in Xi's India visit


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday slammed The New York Times for its report claiming that Turkey is one of the major sources of recruitment of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, saying that some foreign media outlets are trying to depict Turkey as a country that supports terrorism.


Turkish president slams New York Times over IS charges


India's entertainment and media sector is expected to exceed Rs.227,000 crore in size by 2018 growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15 percent between 2013 and 2018, a report jointly prepared by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and PricewaterhouseCoopers said.


Entertainment, media sector to exceed Rs.227,000 crore: Report


Manufacturers of set top boxes have assured that they will make digitization an India success story and fulfil the Make in India mission of the new government.


Manufacturers assure delivery of 11 crore set top boxes for digitisation


Police have arrested 25 people from different parts of Punjab province, including Lahore, for attacking the Pakistan Television (PTV) headquarters in Islamabad Sep 1.


25 Pakistani protesters arrested for attacking PTV


Indian-American prosecutor Preet Bharara wants Indian-American conservative commentator and author Dinesh D'Souza who made a highly critical 2012 documentary of President Barack Obama, jailed for 16 months for campaign finance violations.


Bharara wants Indian-American Obama critic jailed for 16 months


Former BJP leader K.N. Govindacharya Thursday sought stay from the Delhi High Court on the decision of various ministries to issue tenders for appointing private agencies to manage the government's social networking accounts.


'Prevent private agencies from managing government online accounts'


Washington, Sep 11 (IANS/EFE) Major US newspapers Thursday expressed doubts on the effectiveness of President Barrack Obama's plans against the Islamic State (IS) Sunni extremist group in Iraq and Syria, while warning about risks of an extensive military campaign in the Middle East.

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