BBC World Service will begin broadcasting in 11 additional languages including Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu and Punjabi.


BBC World to air in Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Punjabi


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If you are troubled by violent or sexual dreams, avoid watching media with violent or sexual content at bedtime, suggests new research.


Here's how to avoid violent or sexual dreams


Though internet penetration has increased in India, making it the world's second largest internet consumer base, online abuse remains a serious issue for the marginalised groups, a new report has revealed.


Online harassment remains a serious issue in India: Report


Instant messaging service WeChat may enhance people's feelings of overall satisfaction with life if they use it for fun and to pursue their interests, says a study.


WeChat may help users feel better


Although India overtook the US to become the worlds second largest internet consumer base behind China last year, internet freedom declined slightly in the country, offsetting gains made in 2014 and 2015, a report revealed on Monday.


Internet freedom on the decline in India: Report


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday lashed out at some television news channels for bringing a bad name to the Kashmir Valley in their race for TRP ratings.


For the sake of TRPs news channels paint Kashmir black: Mehbooba


the Indian Journalists Association (IJA) on Sunday condemned the murder of a journalist in Bihar and appealed to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.


Journalists' body condemns scribe's murder in Bihar


A journalist was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar's Rohtas district on Saturday, police said.


Journalist shot dead in Bihar


A New York weekly, owned by US president-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner will end its print edition, media reports said.


Newspaper owned by Trump's son-in-law ends print edition


Though the Centre has claimed that the decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes was known only to a handful of people, the story was broken by a Kanpur-based Hindi journalist almost a fortnight before the dramatic late evening announcement by the Prime Minister.


Despite government claim of secrecy, scribe broke story a fortnight back


The Narendra Modi government is increasingly displaying "unadulterated authoritarian rule", says the Communist Party of India (CPI-M).


CPI-M alleges 'unadulterated authoritarian rule'


American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, will not talk to the press, should he come to Stockholm to pick his award up in December, media reports said on Tuesday.


Bob Dylan not to give interviews in Stockholm


Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will inaugurate the two-day Economic Editors Conference (EEC-2016) here on November 10, an official statement said.


Jaitley to inaugurate Economic Editors' Conference on Nov 10


The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to hear on December 5 NDTV's plea challenging the Centre's one-day ban on Hindi channel NDTV India as Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the court that government was considering a plea for review of its decision.


SC hearing on NDTV plea on December 5


Over 9.3 million Indians have since March 23 last year generated over 40 million likes, posts, comments and shares related to the US presidential election, Facebook revealed on Tuesday.


Over 9.3 mn Indians generated 40 mn US poll-related posts on Facebook


WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be questioned on November 14 in the Ecuadorian embassy in London over an allegation of rape, Swedens public prosecutors office has confirmed.


Julian Assange to face questioning next week over rape allegation


The government on Monday put on hold its widely-denounced one-day ban on Hindi news channel NDTV India as the media group moved the Supreme Court to challenge the legality of the gag order.


Government puts on hold NDTV ban after uproar (Roundup)


The Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia (FCC) on Monday condemned the governments one-day ban on NDTV India news channel as "arbitrary" and appealed to the government to immediately withdraw it.


Foreign Correspondents' Club condemns 'arbitrary' ban on NDTV


The Kerala Union of Working Journalist (KUWJ) will observe November 9 as a protest day against the government orders to ban NDTV India channel for a day for "violating norms" in its coverage of the terror attack on the Pathankot Air Base in January.


Kerala scribes union to protest against NDTV ban


Stressing that the BJP and the Centre have the highest regard for media and its freedom, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday termed criticism of the one-day ban on NDTV India channel as "ill informed and politically inspired".


Criticism of NDTV ban politically inspired, says Naidu


Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday condemned the central government's decision to ban NDTV India for a day and said that a free and impartial media is a must in any democracy.

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