Media persons invited to cover popstar Justin Bieber's live show here experienced huge difficulties in entering the venue on Wednesday.


Media persons face tough time in covering Bieber show


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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday blamed TV channels for spreading "false propaganda" about the state, projecting the Valley as a dangerous area which she said was preventing people from travelling to the state.


Mehbooba accuses TV channels of false propaganda on Kashmir


Zee Entertainment on Wednesday reported a substantial increase of 42 per cent in net profit for the quarter ended March 31.


Zee Entertainment's Q4 net profit up 42%


Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said he has nothing to hide over the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014.


I have nothing to hide: Tharoor


The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained the print and electronic media from carrying statements by Calcutta High Court judge Justice C.S. Karnan after he was found guilty of contempt for levelling corruption charges against apex court judges, including the Chief Justice.


SC bars media from publishing Justice Karnan's statements


A day after a video of IPS officer Charu Nigam breaking down in public after being shouted at by a BJP legislator became viral and created a furore, the officer took to her Facebook page to thank everyone for their support.


Woman IPS officer shouted at by BJP lawmaker responds with poem on FB


Facebook was used in 32.5 per cent of cyber-bullying cases, including revenge porn and harassment, in Britain last year, prompting fears that the social media platform may be providing a safe haven for those who harass others, the media reported.


Facebook involved in 32% of cyber-bullying cases in UK


The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday directed all District Magistrates to ensure stoppage of the broadcast of around 30 Pakistani TV channels.


J&K DMs told to stop broadcast of Pakistani TV channels


Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh will take the stage at the IIFA Rocks event, which will be a prelude to the star-studded award ceremony of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) festival to be held in New York in July. He is excited about his gig.


Diljit Dosanjh to perform at IIFA Rocks


Three Indian journalists have been chosen for the International Health Media Fellowship by the Australian High Commission, in collaboration with an Indian start-up on data research and storytelling.


Three Indian health scribes win Australian fellowship


India boasts of all the factors necessary to emerge as the leader in animation for the media, education and entertainment industry, said a well known animation expert here on Friday.


India ready to lead animation industry: Expert


Soon after the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for all four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape case, defence lawyer A.P. Singh said he will file a review petition against the judgement.


Will file review petition: Defence lawyer on Nirbhaya judgement


As popular television series "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai" is coming back after 10 years on public demand, the writer and producer of the show Aatish Kapadia said that the characters are inspired by many real life characters that he observed in his family and neighborhood.


All Sarabhai characters are close to reality, says Aatish Kapadia


Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said the Centres initiatives including GST will be a game changer for the media industry, particularly the broadcasting sector.


GST to be game-changer for media: Naidu


Beware of a suspicious email asking you to click on a Google Docs link. Rampant these days, especially targeting journalists, this can be a bait to hack your account.


Email spam scam impersonates Google Docs


Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that he will be hiring 3,000 additional employees over the next year to monitor content and remove violent videos, the media reported.


Facebook to hire 3,000 more workers to monitor content


With the Facebook-owned Instagram's popular 'Stories' feature going dark, the users almost broke into tears early on Tuesday, with some bombarding the micro-blogging website Twitter with outrageous posts.


Instagrammers left in pain as 'Stories' crashed globally


Iranian British and Gem TV owner Saeed Karimian has been shot dead along with a Kuwaiti business partner in Istanbul, the media reported on Monday.


Iranian media tycoon shot dead in Istanbul


Press freedom in the US and across the world is at its lowest point in 13 years, according to a new report by the watchdog group Freedom House.


Press freedom declines in US: Report


A special court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by CBI to cancel the bail of YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in an illegal assets case for allegedly violating bail conditions.


Relief for Jagan as court rejects CBI plea to cancel bail


Most educated people are used to sipping tea and reading a newspaper in the morning. If other family members are sitting in the same room, they sometimes exchange news. Disaster-related news is one of the big sources for initiating a discussion. Earthquakes which occur suddenly have a priority over volcanoes, which give some indications of an eruption.

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