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Delhi: Covid positive journalist kills self by jumping off AIIMS building

A 37-year-old journalist undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at the AIIMS Trauma Centre died after allegedly jumping off the fourth floor of the hospital building on Monday afternoon, police said. The journalist worked with a Hindi daily and was a resident of northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura, they said. The incident took place at around 2 pm and the man was rushed to the hospital's ICU where doctors tried to revive him, a doctor said on condition of anonymity. According to Devender Arya, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest), the journalist was admitted to the COVID-19 ward at the Trauma Centre on June 24 after testing positive for the virus. "He was admitted to AIIMS Trauma Centre on June 24 and was apparently shifted to a High Dependency unit at the hospital. He was admitted on the first floor," a source at AIIMS said. He had undergone a surgery for brain tumour recently, the doctor said.

UNESCO Director-General condemns killing of journalist in Uttar Pradesh

Director General Audrey Azoulay called on the authorities to bring to trial those responsible for his murder

SC to hear today journalist Vinod Dua's plea for protection against arrest

Dua, through his petition, is seeking protection against arrest and no coercive action in connection with FIRs registered against him in many states pertaining to alleged incitement of communal hatred

US Secretary of State Pompeo snaps at journalist over Ukraine question

"Do you owe Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch an apology?" Kelly asked Pompeo.

Senior journalist, former MP Ashwini Chopra passes away at 63 due to cancer

The media baron-turned journalist was elected as an MP from Karnal, Haryana, in 2014. He was the editor of Punjab Kesari, Delhi.

Lucknow journalist says cops illegally detained him, made communal slurs

The scribe said that Circle Officer Hazratganj Abhay Kumar Mishra later came to see him and apologised for the "mistake in identity"

Veteran journalist, Sahitya Akademi winner Radhika M Bhagawati, 84, dies

Bhagawati began his career as a Sub-Editor in 'Notun Asomia' newspaper and then joined the magazine 'Ramdhenu' to subsequently become its editor

Journalist thrashed by MLA's brother in Amaravati

A freelance journalist was allegedly assaulted by Chirala MLA Amanchi Krishna Mohan's brother A Srinivasa Rao