Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram, was on Thursday questioned by the ED officials for over 10 hours in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in a FIPB clearance accorded to INX Media in 2007.


Karti Chidambaram questioned for 10 hours in INX media case


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The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking to restrain the media from publishing reports relating to a row among its judges even as Chief Justice Dipak Misra held a closed-door meeting with four rebel judges.


SC refuses to restrain media from reporting on judge' row


Eminent cartoonist Chandi Lahiri passed away at a government hospital here on Thursday following respiratory complications, a family member said. He was 86.


Cartoonist Chandi Lahiri passes away


More than six million people have signed up as blood donors on Facebook's "blood donations feature" in India, making it the largest online blood registry in the country, a company executive said on Thursday.


Six mn Indians sign up as blood donors on Facebook



SC refuses to restrain media from reporting on judges' row


The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday lodged an FIR against a TV channel for showing two innocent students as militants.


FIR against TV channel for showing students as militants


The Japanese state broadcaster NHK apologized for mistakenly issuing a news alert claiming that North Korea had launched a missile and citizens should seek refuge, only a few days after a similar incident in Hawaii.


Japanese broadcaster apologizes for false N. Korea missile alert


The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday conducted raids on senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram's son Karti's properties in Delhi and Chennai in connection with the INX Media money laundering case.


ED raids Karti Chidambaram's properties in Delhi, Chennai


Hundreds of mourners on Friday attended a memorial service for Amy "Dolly" Everett at a Northern Territory school following her death by suicide which her parents said was a result of cyber bullying.


Australians mourn death of 14-year-old cyber bullying victim


Turkey's Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that two jailed journalists be released, saying their rights were violated when in custody.


Turkey's top court rules release of 2 jailed journalists


In a bid to highlight the importance of community radio services, a Commonwealth body has announced a special video competition among youth.


Competition to highlight role of community radio


A Pakistani reporter working with an Indian English news channel on Wednesday alleged that 10-12 armed men tried to abduct him when he was on way to Islamabad airport but managed to escape.


Pakistani journalist working with Indian TV escapes abduction bid


After years of delay, former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal will finally face trial from February in an alleged rape case involving a now former junior colleague, a Goa court said on Tuesday.


Tejpal rape case trial to begin next month


The Broadcast Editors Association (BEA) on Monday condemned the FIR against The Tribune reporter Rachna Khaira, who broke the story about Aadhaar data leaks a few days ago.


Tribune FIR attack on free speech: Broadcasters' body


Scores of journalists held demonstrations in Punjab and Chandigarh on Monday to protest against the UIDAI's move to register a case against The Tribune newspaper and one of its reporters for exposing illegal data leak of Aadhaar details.


Media protests against UIDAI FIR against Tribune reporter


A BBC editor has resigned from her post, citing pay inequality with male colleagues, a media report said on Monday.


BBC editor quits over equal pay row


Google is secretly reaping millions of money from vulnerable people, seeking treatment for addictive diseases, by charging advertisers secretly working for private clinics' in Britain, a media report said on Sunday.


Google cashing in millions from health referral ads in Britain: Report


A woman journalist, who had approached Kerala High Court to withdraw a case filed in a lower court against former Kerala Minister A.K. Saseendran over sleaze chat, told the high court on Friday that she is taking back her petition to withdraw the case.


Woman scribe not to withdraw case against Saseendran over sleaze chat


Advocating greater representation of regional films in the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the Consultative Committee of Information and Broadcasting Ministry has proposed that "socially inclined" festivals like 'kisan' (farmer) film festival be organised in the country.


'Regional films should have more representation in IFFI'


Incidents of children committing suicide after playing online "Blue Whale Challenge Game" in states and union territories could not be established in a CERT-In investigation, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.


Blue Whale game couldn't be established as 'child killer': MEA


The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA), an umbrella group of journalists in the Commonwealth nations, on Saturday expressed its "shock and extreme concern" that its Bangladesh chapter General Secretary Shyamal Dutta is facing threats of violence from Islamist fundamentalists who have publicly called for his hanging.

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