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.


Orlando shooting: US gun control policy slammed on social media


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The "Udta Punjab" controversy shows some of the worst manifestations of governance in the country. First, it highlights the failure of the Punjab government led by the Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to check the drug menace.


Censoring films can hurt government as much as press consorship (Column: Political Circus)


"Baahubali: The Beginning" director S.S. Rajamouli and National Award winning actress Kangana on Thursday were felicitated with the CNN-News18 'Indian of the Year' 2015 award by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for their contribution to the field of cinema.


Kangana, Rajamouli honoured with 'Indian of the Year' award


China on Thursday vindicated its stand over a documentary based on the Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks, alleging Pakistani involvement in the brazen attack.


26/11 Mumbai attacks documentary doesn't represent China's stand


Amid the raging controversy over the film 'Udta Punjab', the Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Wednesday sought to make it clear that the government cannot interfere in the certification of a film and any grievance on the issue can be sorted out only by the appropriate tribunal.


'Udta Punjab': New guidelines for film certification


Four Indian women led by Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman of the county's largest lender, the State Bank of India (SBI), have been ranked in the latest Forbes list of 100 most powerful people in the world.


SBI's Bhattacharya leads 4 Indian women on Forbes power list


A Myanmarese reporter with BBC Myanmar has been jailed for three months after he was found guilty of assaulting a police officer, officials said on Tuesday.


BBC Myanmar reporter jailed for assaulting police officer


Hyderabad-based digital and entertainment start-up SillyMonks announced on Monday today they have raised Rs.3 crore from HNI (high networth individual)Sreenivasa Reddy Musani, CMD, Ektha Group.


SillyMonks raise Rs.3 crore for expansion


A female journalist was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.


Woman journalist shot dead in Somalia


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday hit out at the opposition and the media for playing up sensitive issues like setting up a separate enclave for army personnel to "paint Kashmir in a bad light".


Mehbooba blames opposition, media for trying to put Kashmir 'on fire'


An American photojournalist and his Afghan translator were killed in an attack in Helmand province of Afghanistan.


American journalist, translator killed in Afghanistan


In an indication of its popularity on the social media, the Facebook page of Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry has hit 2,00,000 'Likes'.


WCD Ministry's Facebook page hits 2 lakh 'Likes'


Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte will not apologise for his controversial remarks justifying the killing of corrupt journalists, his spokesperson said on Thursday.


Philippines' president-elect unapologetic for justifying journalist killings


North Korean propaganda website DPRK Today hailed Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, for his intention to withdraw American troops from the Korean peninsula, terming him as a "wise politician" with "vision".


North Korean state-run website hails Trump's 'wisdom and vision'


A report by The New York Times which mentions Indian icon Lata Mangeshkar as a "so-called playback singer", has garnered the ire of Twitter users, who perhaps misconstrued the meaning of "so-called".


NYT report on Tanmay Bhat-Lata controversy triggers troll attack


Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has indicated that he doesn't want to remain in the position after his tenure ends in September, a media report said on Wednesday.


RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan 'doesn't want extension'


Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte said journalists killed on the job in the country were often corrupt.


'Killing of corrupt Philippines journalists justified'


Women in any profession are are judged as women whereas men are judged as individuals, rued National Commission for Women chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam on Tuesday.


'Women judged as women, men as individuals'


Ajay Mittal, Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has been nominated President of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Society and chairman of its executive council.


Mittal nominated IIMC Chairman


Ajay Mittal has been appointed president of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Society and chairman of its executive council.


Mittal appointed IIMC Chairman


Call it bizarre but the management at an apartment building in Salt Lake City has told tenants living in the complex to "like" its Facebook page or they will be in breach of their lease.

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