An Australian woman is set to face kidnapping charges in Lebanon following a botched child recovery operation with a television network.


Australian woman to face kidnapping charges in Lebanon


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Facebook has made changes in news feed ranking to ensure you do not miss updates from families and friends amid the flood of information on the social media platform of over a billion users.


New Facebook news feed changes to put friends ahead of media


A Hindu reporter in Karachi in Pakistan was forced to drink water from a separate glass at his workplace after his colleagues found out that he belongs to the Scheduled Caste, it was reported on Tuesday.


Dalit reporter in Pakistan forced to eat separately at workplace


Ever surprised by finding a person whose face you remember but not the name until the "People you may know" feature on Facebook told you about him/her? This is probably because Facebook stalked you and used your phone's location to suggest new people you could befriend.


Is Facebook stalking you to suggest new friends?


The US-based on-demand streaming website Netflix arrived in the country five months ago and after facing initial hiccups, is geared up to overturn the viewing habits of Indians by acquiring recent Bollywood titles, memorable classic titles and the best of regional cinema (Tamil, Gujarati, Punjabi and Marathi), a top Netflix executive has said.


We are bringing the best, original content for India: Netflix (IANS Interview) 


With the CFSL Hyderabad expressing its inability, the Calcutta High Court on Friday directed sending the Narada sting tapes to the Chandigarh laboratory for forensic examination.


Forensic tests of Narada tapes now at CFSL Chandigarh


The city police, probing the Narada sting controversy that allegedly caught several Trinamool Congress leaders accepting "bribes", on Thursday summoned the news portal's CEO Mathew Samuel who had conducted the expose.


Kolkata police summons Narada news chief


Effective communication suiting the target audience is crucial for the success of projects like the Swachh Bharat Mission and Namami Gange, Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley said here on Wednesday.


Effective communication key to success of Swachh Bharat: Jaitley


The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday invited applications for e-auction of 266 FM Radio channels in 92 cities in the second batch of Private FM Phase III.


I&B ministry invites applications for e-auction of 266 FM Radio channels


A case has been initiated under several offences including defamation against Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel following a complaint by Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal minister Sovan Chatterjee's wife Ratna, police said on Sunday.


Kolkata Mayor's wife lodges police complaint against Narada CEO


Every Joint Secretary's room in the Ministry of External affairs had a neatly folded copy of the International Herald Tribune on the coffee table. This was the pattern in the 70s and 80s. In mid 90s, after economic liberalization and the birth of the global live media following Operation Desert Storm, TV sets appeared in South Block. BBC and CNN became fashionable.


Benign origins of ISIS until it rose to catastrophic heights (Comment: Special to IANS)


In search of space for political dissent in the trouble-torn Kashmir Valley, 23-year-old Saba Nazki and a bunch of youths have started a tabloid -- "Mizraab" -- exclusively for students to give vent to their creative expressions in the form of stories and illustrations.


Woman student-editor stirs Kashmir's young creative minds


Applying some physics to study how terrorist groups grow online, a team of researchers has developed a model to identify behavioural patterns among Islamic State (IS) supporters, providing law enforcement agencies a roadmap to track their activities and help stop terror attacks.


Novel model to help track IS activities on social media


Citizen journalism, often seen as a more democratic form of journalism where the public contributes to the reporting, analysis and dissemination of news, sometimes leads to outright cyber bullying, warns a study.


Citizen journalism opens door to cyber bullying: Study


India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will worsen the security situation in South Asia, a Chinese daily said on Tuesday.


India in NSG will hurt South Asia: Chinese daily


The Bombay High Court set a strong precedent on Monday by allowing drug-themed Bollywood film "Udta Punjab" take flight, overruling the censor board's suggestion of 13 cuts. The Hindi film fraternity hailed the judgment as a victory of democracy and freedom of expression in the country.


Bombay HC gives wings to 'Udta Punjab', overrules CBFC (Roundup)


Unequivocally upholding the freedom of creative expression, the Bombay High Court on Monday overruled the CBFC-recommended 13 cuts for Bollywood film "Udta Punjab" and cleared it for release with one cut and three disclaimers by the filmmakers.


Bombay HC overrules CBFC, clears 'Udta Punjab' with one cut, 3 riders


The Bombay High Court on Monday overruled the CBFC recommended 13 cuts for Bollywood film "Udta Punjab" and cleared the film for release with one cut and three disclaimers by the filmmakers here.


Bombay HC overrules CBFC, clears 'Udta Punjab' with one cut 


The Bombay High Court on Monday overruled the CBFC recommended 13 cuts to the Bollywood film "Udta Punjab" and cleared the film for release with one cut and three disclaimers by the filmmakers here.


Bombay HC overrules CBFC, clears 'Udta Punjab' with one cut


A Pakistani provincial assembly on Monday banned live media coverage of events owing to security concerns.


Pakistan provincial assembly bans live media coverage


An outpouring of anger toward the lax US gun control policy was witnessed on social media after a shooting spree in an Orlando nightclub left 50 dead and 53 wounded on Sunday.

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