The Press Association of India on Saturday demanded from the central government a suitable pension scheme for working journalists, accredited by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).


Press association seeks pension scheme for working journalists


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In a broad daylight attack, a senior journalist working with the Daily News & Analysis (DNA) newspaper and a friend were seriously injured at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai on Friday, police said.


Journalist, friend attacked in Navi Mumbai


An FIR was registered on Friday against nine Mangalam TV officials for airing an audio purportedly of Transport Minister A.K. Saseendran where he was heard having a lewd conversation with a woman on phone.


Sleaze audio: Case filed against Mangalam TV officials


Two journalists who believe they were on a so-called "kill list" of individuals targeted by the US for deadly drone strikes are suing President Donald Trump and other top administration officials, a media report said.


2 journalists sue Trump over 'kill list'


Tom Goldstein, a distinguished American journalism educator, administrator and author, was on Thursday appointed founding dean of the Jindal School of Journalism & Communication (JSJC) of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) at Sonepat in neighbouring Haryana.


Tom Goldstein is founding dean of Jindal School of Journalism 


The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday attached assets worth Rs 263.10 crore of Hyderabad-based Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited (DCHL) in a bank loan fraud case.


ED attaches Rs 263 cr assets of Deccan Chronicle group


UK tabloid Daily Mail's frontpage showing a photograph of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and British premier Theresa May has been slammed as "sexist and offensive", the media reported on Tuesday.


UK daily's frontpage slammed as 'sexist, offensive'


A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced five persons to death for killing award-winning photojournalist Aftab Ahmed in 2013, a media report said.


Five to hang for killing photojournalist in Bangladesh


A large contingent of Indian-Americans gathered outside the CNN office in Chicago after the channel aired a documentary that "tarnished" Hinduism, the media reported.


Indian-Americans protest CNN documentary over 'Aghoris'


A 15-year-old girl whose gangrape was streamed live on Facebook, and her family have been relocated to a "safe space", a media report said.


Teenager gangraped on Facebook Live relocated to safe place


On the face of it, it's deceptively simple. Pregnant woman across eight districts of Bihar are given 180 iron and folic acid (IFA) tablets to prevent anaemia, a similar number of blood drop-shaped red stickers and a booklet with an outline of a baby for pasting the stickers -- one for every tablet consumed.


'Khoon ka Rishta' campaign enables pregnant women in Bihar avoid anaemia (Health Feature)


A petition launched by Congress MP Sushmita Dev asking for taxes on sanitary pads to be removed has received support from several Members of Parliament.


Congress MP's petition on making sanitary pads tax-free draws support


The Russian state-owned news service Sputnik has applied for a White House pass and is seeking membership in the Foreign Press Group in order to become a part of pool rotations, a media report said.


Russian news service applies for White House pass


The Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) has urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palaniswami to punish those harassing Chennai-based journalist Sandhya Ravishankar for writing about sand mafia.


Punish those harassing woman journalist: IWPC


In a veiled attack on the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said a certain party "engaged in saffronisation" is threatening Bengali poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay who is courting controversy over a poem that allegedly hurt Hindu religious sentiments.


'Saffron party' threatening Bengali poet Srijato: Mamata


Dismissing a petition opposing the election of media baron Subhash Chandra to the Rajya Sabha from Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday upheld the election.


HC upholds Subhash Chandra's Haryana RS poll win; dismisses opposing plea


Two photojournalists were manhandled here on Wednesday on the sets of Rajinikanth's upcoming Tamil science-fiction action film "2.o". A police complaint was made but was later withdrawn.


Photojournalists manhandled at Rajinikanth's '2.o' sets


Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S.P.Vaid on Tuesday said that he regretted the recent incident when a police officer physically prevented a senior photojournalist from covering separatist protests in Srinagar.


J&K Police chief regrets manhandling of photojournalist


The Indian media and entertainment industry is projected to grow at 13.9 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over 2016-21 to reach Rs 2.41 lakh crore by 2021, said a study released here on Wednesday.


India's media, entertainment revenues seen at Rs 2.41 lakh crore by 2021


Media persons on duty at sensitive places in Haryana will get body protectors and helmets to ensure their safety during violence, a top officer said on Monday.


Haryana Police to provide protective gear to media


China has blocked the photo sharing website Pinterest, which has over 150 million users, the website GreatFire, which monitors the state of internet censorship in China reported on Friday.

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