Baba Ramdev on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the book 'Godman to Tycoon: The Untold Story of Baba Ramdev' was based on rumours and maligned his image.


Book maligns my image, Ramdev tells HC


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Senior journalist, author and human rights activist Kuldip Nayar died at a hospital here, his family said on Thursday. He was 95.


Senior journalist Kuldip Nayar dead


President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the death of veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar, remembering his "strong stand" against the Emergency, public service and commitment to a better India.


President, PM condole Kuldip Nayar's death


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the death of veteran journalist Kuldip Nayaar, saying his "strong stand" against the Emergency, public service and commitment to a better India will always remembered.


Modi condoles Kuldip Nayar's death


Senior journalist and author Kuldeep Nayar died at a hospital here. He was 95, his family confirmed on Thursday.


Senior journalist Kuldeep Nayar dead


China has refused to renew the visa for an American journalist whose reporting on sensitive issues like human rights violation in Xinjiang seems to have ticked off the Chinese government.


China expels American journalist


Nepals new Criminal Codes Act curtails freedom of expression and restricts press freedom, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said on Tuesday.


Nepal's new law restricts press freedom: International journalists' body


Chinese authorities have increased regulation on live stream services, the National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications (NOAPIP) has said.


China tightens regulation on live streaming


A Keralite working in Sultanate of Oman in a supermarket has been terminated from his job following a highly insensitive post he wrote in the wake of the worst-ever floods in the state.


Keralite in Oman loses job for insensitive social media post


After lambasting certain mainstream media houses for producing what he calls "fake news" for quite some time now, US President Donald Trump has now accused social media platforms of discriminating against Republican and conservative voices.


Trump accuses social media of being unfair to conservatives


Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be remembered for his bold peace initiatives and also for the nuclear tests in 1998 -- many foreign newspapers on Friday wrote about the late former Indian Prime Minister who passed away on Thursday.


Peace initiatives, nuclear tests: Foreign media remembers Vajpayee


Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday issued a stern warning to those spread fake news about floods in the state using social media.


Kerala CM warns against spreading fake news on floods


At least 350 news outlets have launched a campaign to counter US President Donald Trump's attacks against the media and promote a free press.


350 US dailies stand up to Trump's media attacks


With rains still pouring down heavily leading to flooding across Kerala, 12 fresh deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the toll to 79, since August 8. More rains were forecast till Saturday.


Kerala flood toll touches 79, rains continue


The ethnic violence in Myanmar is horrific and we have been "too slow" to prevent the spread of misinformation and hate speech on our platform, Facebook acknowledged on Thursday.


'Too slow' in preventing hate speech in Myanmar: Facebook


After facing protests on its platform, Twitter has temporarily banned the account of US conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones.


Twitter temporarily bans radio show host Alex Jones' account


Facebook has denied a media report that cited one of its senior executives as saying that Mark Zuckerberg doesn't care about publishers.


Facebook refutes report 'Zuckerberg doesn't care about publishers'


Outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein has singled out US President Donald Trump's repeated designation of the press as "the enemy of the people", terming it "very close to incitement to violence".


Trump's media attacks close to incitement of violence: Top UN official


India will soon launch a dedicated space and science television channel to make their benefits reach people across the country, a top official said on Sunday.


India to soon launch space science channel: ISRO


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant any interim relief to Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Income Tax reassessment notice related to the National Herald case.


HC refuses interim relief to Rahul Gandhi in tax case


The Supreme court on Tuesday asked Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) coordinator Prateek Hajela to focus on an error-free final NRC, instead of giving interviews to the media.

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