Sameera Aziz, a media personality and writer, has become the first woman from Saudi Arabia to be recognised for her work for the promotion of Urdu language.


Saudi woman receives award for promotion of Urdu


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Saudi woman receives award for promotion of Urdu 


British Prime Minister David Cameron's office on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Britain by releasing a video on social media about the Indian community.


Britain welcomes Modi with video of Indian community


Egyptian investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat was released from the custody of military prosecution on Tuesday, two days after his detention on charges of publishing false news aimed at harming national security, state-owned Ahram Online reported.


Egypt releases detained journalist


Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal announced on Saturday that some of those involved in the recent killings of bloggers have been identified.


Bangladesh blogger killings: Some culprits identified


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Friday asked mass communication students from his state to give wings to their dreams.


Give wings to your dreams, Kashmir CM tells students


Giving interview and reporting rights to online media in China for the first time, press credentials were granted to the employees of news websites on Friday.


China allows online media to report news


Editor-in-chief of widely circulated local English daily Greater Kashmir has been nominated as a member to the prestigious Editors Guild of India.


Kashmiri editor invited to Editors Guild of India


Known as the 'grand old man of English journalism in Jammu and Kashmir' Ved Bhasin died Thursday night.


Veteran journalist Ved Bhasin dies in Jammu and Kashmir


Pakistani authorities should conduct an impartial probe into the murder of journalist and rights monitor Zaman Mehsud and bring the killers to justice, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.


Pakistan urged to bring killers of journalist to justice


Posting a selfie with a prize ticket could prove costly as this Australian woman realised when a Facebook 'friend' made away with her $900 prize money she won at a horse race.


Facebook friend 'steals' Australian woman's prize money through selfie


More than 700 journalists have been killed over the past decade for bringing news and information to the public but the sad part is that only one in just 10 cases of the 700 killings has led to any conviction of those responsible, experts have said.


Over 700 journalists killed in 10 years, only one convicted


An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced two British journalists to short jail terms after finding them guilty of violating immigration laws by trying to make a documentary in the country without the correct visas.


Indonesia detains British scribes over visa violation


A former chief of a Chinese daily has been placed under investigation for suspected "serious disciplinary violations", the media reported on Tuesday.


Ex-Chinese daily chief faces probe


It is a rare feat to pen a chronicle of a historical event which is not only the first introduction for succeeding generations but also the most vivid and enduring. And an Irish-born journalist did it thrice - aided by two of these works becoming well-known films. In the process, he also became a pioneer of "popular history" or one meant for the general reader and complementing the big picture with personal experiences across the board from all sides and a rich amount of detail, instead of analysis.


Painting a wide panorama of WWII, pioneering popular history (Column: Bookends)


Social media networking platform Facebook on Friday launched a new feature called Slideshow for doing business using its platform.


Facebook launches 'Slideshow' feature for businesses


Punjab Police have arrested four bouncers who allegedly manhandled media persons covering the wedding events of Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh and his actress bride Geeta Basra, an official said on Friday.


Four held for manhandling media persons at Harbhajan wedding


Punjab police have registered a case against unidentified bouncers who allegedly manhandled media persons covering the wedding reception of Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh, police said on Friday.


Bouncers manhandle media at cricketer Harbhajan's reception


In a quest to constantly keep his fans abreast of his activities and surroundings, megastar Amitabh Bachchan will now let his "extended family" into his candid thoughts and moments via freemium celebrity video blogging app Wakau.


Wakau! Amitabh Bachchan launches video blogging app


Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday announced making Punjab the only state in the country with all villages and schools linked through the 4G broadband network.


Punjab to be first state with 4G network: Mukesh Ambani


Over 50 percent Indian children admit to meeting or wanting to meet a stranger they first met online, a new study by US-based Intel Security Group showed.

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