Philip Roth, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and uncompromising realist who wrote about male sexuality, Jewish life and America in books like "Godbye Columbus", has died at a hospital here. He was 85.


Pulitzer winning novelist Philip Roth dies


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North Korea on Wednesday accepted a list of South Korean journalists to cover the dismantlement of Pyongyang's nuclear test site, allowing the media to travel to observe the high-profile demolition event, Seoul's Unification Ministry said.


S.Korean journalists to cover Pyongyang n-site dismantling


North Korean authorities on Tuesday morning denied permission to South Korean journalists to attend the dismantling of their nuclear base scheduled to take place between May 23-25.


S.Korea media denied permission to cover n-site closure


Should Pakistani judiciary order news channels to telecast Azan, the Islamic call to prayer, five times a day? No, says a leading Pakistani newspaper arguing that it will only cause more harm than good.


Should TVs telecast Azan five times a day? No, says daily


Kerala on Friday bagged the 'Best Destination for Families' award through an online poll conducted by Lonely Planet magazine.


Kerala is Lonely Planet's 'Best Destination for Families'


Fox News has a new CEO, Suzanne Scott, marking the first time a woman has run the cable news network.


Suzanne Scott is first woman CEO at Fox News


The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has so far splurged a whooping Rs 4,343.26 crore only for advertisements and publicity through different media, it has been revealed under RTI, an activist said here on Monday.


Modi government splurges over Rs 4,300cr in publicity: RTI


Non-profit organisation, Veterans of Foreign Wars, has mistakenly emailed a drafted press release announcing the death of US Senator John McCain, who has been recovering from a surgery and continues to battle an aggressive form of brain cancer, media reported.


False news of US Senator McCain's death sent to media


Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been face of NDTV's "Banega Swachh India" campaign, on Friday said he is proud to see that Indian women have started using their voice to express themselves.


Proud that now Indian women express themselves: Amitabh Bachchan


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against senior journalist Upendra Rai, who was arrested last week on the charge of dubious transactions through his bank accounts, an official said on Friday.


ED registers money laundering case against journalist


The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on Thursday said its Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) has upheld complaints against 193 advertisements out of 290 in February for mainly "gross exaggeration of product efficacy" and violation of acts and rules.


Complaints against 193 advertisements in February upheld: ad watchdog


Amid growing impact of digitisation on the media and entertainment industry, a two-day Asia Media Summit will be held here from Thursday that will discuss an array of issues including media business models in new era and emerging technologies in broadcasting.


Asia Media Summit begins in Delhi from Thursday


A court here on Wednesday rejected the CBI's plea for additional custody of senior journalist Upendra Rai, arrested for dubious transactions in his accounts, and sent him to 14-day judicial custody.


Journalist Upendra Rai sent to judicial custody


Opposition parties on Monday slammed a Tripura government committee's proposal to introduce Hindi as a medium of news on all local TV channels instead of "Kokborok", the state's second official language since 1978.


Proposal to introduce Hindi in Tripura TV channels slammed (Lead, correcting name in para 11)


A cameraman was killed and three other persons were injured on Saturday when a vehicle of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister's cavalcade met with an accident here.


One killed as J&K Deputy CM's cavalcade meets with an accident


Afghan Ambassador to India Shaida Abdali on Friday said that the April 30 suicide attack in his country's capital Kabul that claimed the lives of nine journalists is an attack not only on the Afghan media, but the global media as a whole.


Kabul attack is attack on global media: Afghan envoy


The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the arrest of senior journalist Upendra Rai for dubious transactions in his accounts to the tune of over Rs 100 crore as a court sent him to three-day CBI custody.


SC no to interfering in journalist Rai's arrest; CBI gets custody


A court here on Friday allowed the CBI three days custody of senior journalist Upendra Rai, arrested for dubious transactions in his accounts and using false information to obtain a pass to access to sensitive areas in airports across the country.


CBI gets three day custody of journalist Upendra Rai


After an email invitation to cover Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's event on Cantonment Boards here on Friday afternoon, journalists were asked to leave the venue because the programme was not open to the media.


Media asked to leave Defence Minister's event after invitation


Afghan journalists on Thursday boycotted an official ceremony to mark World Press Freedom day and accused the government of not doing enough to ensure the safety and security of media workers in the country.


Afghan journalists mark World Press Freedom day with protests


The CBI on Thursday arrested senior journalist Upendra Rai for dubious transactions in his accounts to the tune of over Rs 100 crore during 2017-2018 and also using false information to obtain access to sensitive areas through Aerodrome Entry Pass (AEP) for all airports across the country.

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