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.


Media shouldn't sensationalise earthquakes (Comment: Special to IANS)


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NGO Sulabh International on Monday awarded personalities and institutions for contributing towards improving sanitation in the country and generating awareness among the people of Rural India.


Sulabh International honours personalities, institutions


Bologna (Italy), April 24 (IANS/AKI) An Italian journalist detained for two weeks in Turkey while researching refugees near the Syrian border flew back to Italy on Monday after his release.


Italian reporter held in Turkey freed


India should focus more on its economy rather than building its aircraft carriers to check China's increasing presence in the Indian Ocean, an influential daily said on Monday.


Build economy first, then aircraft carriers: Chinese daily to India (Lead, correcting para 12)


An Italian journalist held in Turkey for about two weeks while filming in an area near the Syrian border has been released and is on his way home, a top official said on Monday.


Italian journalist held in Turkey to return



Build economy first, then aircraft carriers: Chinese daily to India


US authorities have prepared charges to seek the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, officials told CNN on Friday.


US prepares charges to seek Assange's arrest


A special NIA court here on Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant against televangelist Zakir Naik, who is wanted in connection with his role in a terror case, officials said here.


NIA issues second NBW against Zakir Naik


Media giant 21st Century Fox on Wednesday announced the ouster of Fox News television host Bill O'Reilly amid accusations of sexual harassment presented against him.


Fox News fires Bill O'Reilly after sexual harassment accusations


The Odisha government on Wednesday suspended internet services in Kendrapara town for 48 hours to prevent communal tension after an objectionable video targeting a particular community was posted on social media.


Internet services suspended in Odisha town


BSF trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav -- who triggered a political uproar when his video clip on "substandard food" served to BSF men went viral in January -- was on Wednesday dismissed from service, an official said.


Whistleblower BSF trooper dismissed from service


With the Indian Army facing flak for using a man as a shield against stone pelters in Jammu and Kashmir, a former chief has said the action was a violation of its code on human rights -- but added that the "exceptional circumstances" in Kashmir valley should also be kept in mind.


VM 'Use of human shield wrong, but don't overlook Kashmir Valley circumstances'


The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was actively considering to put in place a law to protect data and curb sharing of individual data on social networking sites and online messaging services.


Mulling law for online data protection, Centre tells SC


Reacting to an FIR lodged by the CBI in the Narada sting case, West Bengal Rural Development Minister Subrata Mukherjee on Tuesday said he has a lot to say on the issue but is keeping quiet under party instructions.


Keeping mum on Narada issue on party orders: Bengal Minister


Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said that the Central government is planning to set up a film institute and a dedicated Doordarshan channel in Arunachal Pradesh.


Northeast to get film institute, Doordarshan channel


Welcoming the CBI's filing of FIR in the Narada case, Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel on Monday said the agency's action proved that the visuals in the sting footage are not doctored and there was no conspiracy behind he sting operation.


Mathew Samuel welcomes FIR in Narada case


Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, gymnast Dipa Karmakar and actress Alia Bhatt are among the 53 Indians on Forbes' list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30.


Dipa, Sakshi, Alia on Fobes' 'super achievers' list


North Korea's state-owned airline Air Koryo delayed its flights from Pyongyang to Russia and China without explanation. Foreign journalists were among those stranded in the airport, NK News reported on Monday.


Foreign scribes stranded in N. Korea amid unexplained flight delays


Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte won the 2017 TIME 100 poll after consistently leading the survey, the magazine said.


Philippine's Duterte wins Time magazine poll


A day after Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel's purported disinterest in expanding business to "poor countries" like India created controversy in social media, parent company Snap Inc denied the allegation, saying no such remark was made, reports said on Sunday.


Snapchat denies CEO's 'India is a poor country' remark


The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kannada news channel 'Janashri' was arrested here on extortion charges, police said on Saturday.

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