The government on Friday dismissed as "factually misleading" a media report that the bodies of 150 persons from Telengana and Andhra Pradesh are lying in Saudi Arabia mortuaries and the bereaved families were unable to bring these home for the last rites since the Indian embassy was not helping.


Centre denies 150 Indians' bodies lying in Saudi Arabia


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The  Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Friday extended the cut-off date for the third and fourth phase of the Cable TV Digitisation, said an official.


Cable TV digitisation deadlines extended


Russian international news agency Rossiya Segodnya opened entries for a photo contest on Friday to mark the birthday of its late special photo correspondent Andrei Stenin.


Entries open for Andrei Stenin photo contest


China has shut down 290 websites for copyright infringement between July and November this year, media reported on Thursday.


China cracks down on 290 websites for copy infringement


At least 48 journalists have been killed this year, with Syria for the fifth consecutive year topping the chart for the most deadly country for journalism, a study showed.


48 journalists killed worldwide in 2016: Study


Myanmar authorities have allowed journalists from local and international media to make a three-day tour from Monday to Maungdaw township in Rakhine state to cover conflicts.


Journalists allowed to tour conflicted areas in Myanmar


With a focus on disruption that all activities are facing in one form or the other, premier communicators' organisation Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) will hold its 11th Global Communication Conclave here on March 3-5.


Global communication conclave to focus on disruption


A 25-year-old photo-journalist died in an accident in Bihar's Vaishali district on Saturday when a speeding vehicle hit his motorbike when he was on his way back after covering an assignment, police said.


Photo-journalist killed in Bihar road accident


The US magazine Vanity Fair said on Friday it saw a record-breaking subscription after US President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that the publication is "dead".


Vanity Fair magazine hit record-breaking subscriptions after proclaimed 'dead' by Trump tweet


Media baron and Rajya Sabha member from Kerala, M.P. Veerendra Kumar has been conferred the 30th Moortidevi Award for his "Haimavatha Bhoovi" about his experiences and reflections on a journey through the Himalayan region, it was announced on Friday.


Media baron Veerendra Kumar bags Moortidevi Award


Responding to criticism from all quarters over the spread of fake news, Facebook has asked its users to flag fake news stories which will be verified by third party fact-checkers.


Facebook wants fact-checking agencies to identify fake news


A California college professor who had voiced anti-Trump comments has been forced into hiding after receiving death threats.


US professor gets life threats over anti-Trump comments


A foundation started by prominent Indian-American IT entrepreneur Frank Islam and his wife Debbie Driesman will fund a fellowship in the US for a mid-career journalist from India for six months in 2017.


Indian American-led foundation to fund fellowship for Indian journalists


Hours after The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) issued a gag order on CAs asking them not to criticise government policy on demonetisation, and instituted a probe against some of them for "professionial misconduct", the advisory was yanked off its official website here on Saturday.


ICAI yanks off gag order, probe advisory against CAs


Former media tycoon and Sheena Bora murder case accused Peter Mukerjea on Friday sought the court's permission to get a laptop in jail to write his autobiography.


Peter Mukerjea plans to pen autobiography in prison


India Abroad, the oldest continuously published Indian-American newspaper, has been sold by Rediff to 8K Miles Media, a company that publishes a Tamil magazine in Silicon Valley and runs a multilingual radio service, according to an editor's note in the newspaper.


India Abroad weekly newspaper sold in the US


Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel's second media meet on Wednesday created a controversy with a section of the Mumbai media corps complaining they were either not invited or deliberately kept out of the briefing.


Media uninvited to RBI Governor's presser cries foul


Comedian actor, political satirist and editor Cho Ramaswamy, a legend in his own right, died here early on Wednesday, just a day after viewing on TV the burial of his old friend J. Jayalalithaa.


Cho, a legend in Tamil cinema and literature, is dead (Roundup)


YouTube on Wednesday released the top 10 trending videos, music videos and bollywood trailers of the year 2016.


'Kabali' top trending movie trailer on YouTube in 2016


After the naked pictures of over a hundred female users of an online lending platform in China went viral last week, the company denied it posted the pictures, the Global Times reported.


Online lending platform denies leaking nude photos of female users


Even though the Kerala government declared a holiday on Tuesday in government and educational institutions after the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha, banks were functioning normally, albeit on a quiet note.

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