A narcoanalysis test would be conducted on the man arrested in connection with the murder of Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh six months ago here, an officer of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) said on Tuesday.


SIT to conduct narco test on Lankesh murder case accused


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Apple has acquired Texture, a digital magazine subscription service which gives users unlimited access to their favourite titles for a monthly fee for an undisclosed amount.


Apple acquires digital magazine service Texture


A court on Monday granted bail to photojournalist Kamran Yousuf, accused of stone pelting in the Kashmir Valley.


Court grants bail to Kashmiri photojournalist


Congress President Rahul Gandhi met French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday and said they discussed issues common to both democracies including fake news and looked forward to collaborating with him Climate Change.


Rahul discusses fake news with Macron


The BBC on Monday said it will make an unprecedented appeal to the UN to stop Iran from harassing its Persian service staff in London and their families in Tehran.


BBC appeals to UN over Iran harassing Persian staff


Bollywood actress Karishma Kapoor says people have a misconception that the Kapoor family is too traditional to allow their daughters-in-law to work in films.


Kapoor bahus do not work in films is a myth: Karishma


A 37-year-old man was arrested on Friday in connection with the murder of Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh six months ago, police said.


One arrested in Gauri Lankesh murder


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Former US President Barack Obama was in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that will provide him a global platform after his departure from the White House, a media report said.


Obama in talks to provide shows for Netflix


On International Women's Day, Indian women journalists' body on Thursday commended its members for standing up to the challenges at workplace and home, saying the physical threat was never more acute as it is now.


Women journalists' body lauds members for fortitude


The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea by Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram, challenging summons issued to him in the INX Media money laundering case.


SC seeks ED's response on summons to Karti


The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear a plea by Karti Chidambaram, son of Congress leader P. Chidambaram, challenging the summons by the Enforcement Directorate in the INX Media case.


SC to hear Karti plea against ED on Tuesday


Moving ahead in the INX Media alleged bribery case, the CBI brought Karti Chidambaram, son of ex-Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, face-to-face with murder accused Indrani Mukerjea, here on Sunday.


CBI arranges Karti 'encounter' with Indrani Mukerjea


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Suspect hails from Birur town in Chikkamagaluru district

37-year-old man held for questioning in Gauri Lankesh murder case

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One of Australia's most senior police officers has stepped down after he was linked to "shocking" racist and obscene online posts made under an online pseudonym.


Australia top cop resigns over racist posts, one on 'Indian, Pakistani peasants'


A Beijing court on Sunday said the BBC had filed a lawsuit against a Chinese company for using its name to promote an English learning app.


BBC sues Chinese firm for trademark infringement


The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday issued notice to both singer Papon and a TV entertainment channel after a video emerged of the singer inappropriately kissing a minor girl, an official said.


Child rights body issues notice to Papon over kissing minor


President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday accused the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of funding a local news website critical of the Philippines government, after the US intelligence agency said he posed a threat to democracy in Asia.


Duterte accuses CIA of funding local news website


With the country's young population increasingly using smartphones and other digital devices for news consumption, going digital has never been more important for news distribution, a group of experts has said.


Rise of digital media unstoppable: Experts


A group of at least 15 commuters pinned down and assaulted a television journalist who boarded a crowded suburban train in Thane, Maharastra, here on Wednesday, an official said.


Commuters attack journalist in Mumbai train


Dressed in traditional Indian attire, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife and three children landed in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's homestate Gujarat on Monday.

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