Punjab Police on Saturday booked Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann for allegedly misbehaving and insulting mediapersons and using objectionable language against them at a public rally two days ago.


AAP MP Mann booked for misbehaving with media


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A 28-year-old Sikh contestant on this year's Great British Bake Off disclosed that he suffered racial abuse after appearing in the first two episodes of the hit BBC show.


Sikh contestant in UK bakery show racially abused


The Congress on Friday sought to know whether Reliance company had taken permission from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) before using Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph in their full page Jio advertisement, and if not, legal action should be taken against them.


Did Reliance take PMO's permission for Modi photo in ad, asks Congress


Newspaper 'The Australian' has been restricted from publishing any more of leaked documents related to India's Scorpene submarine project by the Supreme Court of New South Wales.


Australian court asks daily to hand over Scorpene data to DCNS


Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's wife Melania has sued  The Daily Mail and Tarpley, a US-based blog, claiming that the two outlets made false and defamatory statements about her involvement in an escort service.


Melania Trump sues news outlets for calling her escort


The authorities on Thursday ordered suspension of five local cable TV networks in the Kashmir Valley for inciting violence.


Five cable TV channels banned in Kashmir


The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday described as "totally false" a report carried by an Iranian news website which, citing an Indian media outlet, quoted Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj as saying that China should be cautious of a visit by  Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.


India dismisses Iranian news report on Sushma (Lead, correcting para 3)


Close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on Balochistan, state-run All India Radio (AIR) is planning to revamp its existing Baluchi language service, official sources said on Wednesday.


All India Radio to revamp Baluchi language programme


World renowned French photographer Marc Riboud died at the age of 93, his family announced on Wednesday.


French photographer Marc Riboud dies at 93


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on a petition that said privacy of WhatsApp users has been threatened by a new policy announced by Facebook which owns the mobile messaging service.


HC notice to Centre on WhatsApp users' privacy issue


French company DCNS has obtained a Australian court order restricting newspaper 'The Australian' from further publishing leaked documents on India's Scorpene submarine project, and hand over all company material.


Scorpene leak: Court orders newspaper to stop publishing, hand over documents (Roundup)


China's media watchdog has announced a campaign against social and entertainment news that lacks "positive energy", correct values or high aesthetic value.


China's media watchdog campaigns against entertainment news


French company DCNS has obtained a court order restricting 'The Australian' from further publishing leaked documents on India's Scorpene submarine project.


Scorpene: Court restrains newspaper from publishing data


French company DCNS has approached the Australian Supreme Court seeking an injunction against 'The Australian' from further publishing the leaked documents on India's Scorpene submarine project.


Scorpene: DCNS seeks injunction to prevent further publication of data


A 28-year-old Italian wingsuit pilot died in the Alps while broadcasting his daring jump live on social networking site Facebook.


Pilot dies while broadcasting his jump on Facebook


Radio Kashmir suddenly went off air on Saturday evening, fuelling strong speculations in the Valley till authorities clarified it was a technical snag in the station's transmitter situated in city outskirts.


Radio Kashmir goes off air due to technical snag


The leaked data on Scorpene submarine has changed a few hands, after being taken from DCNS by a subcontractor, before reaching the whistleblower who gave it to The Australian newspaper, and will be handed over to the Australian government on Monday, said a report by the journalist who broke the story.


Whistleblower to hand over Scorpene data to Australian government


India on Friday reiterated the leaked Scorpene documents will not hurt the country's strategic interests with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar stressing that it was not a "big concern" while the Australian journalist who broke the story claimed the Indian government was downplaying the incident and weapons data also figured in the papers.


Scorpene papers: Parrikar shoots down concerns, journalist claims India downplaying leak (Intro Roundup)


Some people in a village here on Friday carried a woman's body for cremation through chest-deep water in a pond. They said they were forced to do so as upper caste people refused to let them pass through their field, but the administration has said the villagers "created a scene" perhaps to highlight a grievance.


Villagers carry body through pond, MP officer says 'scene created'


Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were accused by the members of British Parliament of "consciously failing" to combat the use of social networking sites to promote terrorism and extremism.


Social Networking sites 'failing' to tackle extremism


The Indian Navy on Wednesday said the leaked documents on the Scorpene submarine had "nothing to get alarmed" about, as the specifications in them will not be same as in the submarine to be finally manufactured.

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