DailyWorld News - The First International Newspaper From India https://dailyworld.in/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 11:59:00 +0530 en https://dailyworld.in/media/indias-forex-reserve-at-record-high-credit-rating-improved-to-stable-in-two-decades-pm-modi-633817.html New Delhi Aug 23 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that Indias foreign exchange reserves have surged to record high He also added that SampP Global Ratings has upgraded Indias longterm sovereign credit rating for the first time in two decadesHe was addressing The Economic Times World Leader Forum in New DelhiWe have missed several buses but now India has decided we would not only miss any bus also take the driving seat he saidIndias forex reserves stood at 69510 billion as of August 15 2025 marking one of the highest levels in the countrys history and reinforcing its financial resilience amid global economic headwindsThe Reserve Bank of India RBI in its latest Weekly Statistical Supplement reported a 148 billion increase over the previous week driven primarily by gains in foreign currency assetsThis upward momentum follows a 475 billion jump in the preceding week signalling sustained capital inflows and strategic reserve managementThe largest component of the reserves foreign currency assets rose by 192 billion to 58590 billion reflecting valuation gains and a stable external balanceMeanwhile Indias gold reserves saw a marginal decline of 216 billion settling at 8616 billion likely due to global price corrections or portfolio adjustmentsSpecial Drawing Rights SDRs with the International Monetary Fund IMF increased by 41 million while the countrys reserve position with the IMF rose by 15 million to 4754 billionThese figures underscore Indias growing financial buffer and its ability to withstand external shocksRBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra following the latest monetary policy review affirmed that the current reserve level is sufficient to cover 11 months of imports a critical benchmark for economic stabilityHe emphasised that Indias external sector remains resilient with key vulnerability indicators showing improvementThe forex buildup in 2025 has been substantial with a cumulative increase of 53 billion so far following a 20 billion rise in 2024 and a 58 billion gain in 2023This trajectory contrasts sharply with the 71 billion decline recorded in 2022 highlighting a turnaround in Indias external account dynamicsAs global markets continue to grapple with volatility Indias robust forex reserves offer a strategic cushion enabling the RBI to manage currency fluctuations and maintain investor confidenceThe latest figures not only reflect prudent fiscal stewardship but also signal Indias growing stature in the global financial landscapeSimilarly the SampP has improved Indias rating from BBB to BBB with a stable outlook marking the countrys first rating boost in nearly two decadesThe announcement made on August 14 2025 comes as a recognition of Indias robust economic fundamentals sustained fiscal consolidation and improved policy predictabilityThe upgrade reflects SampPs confidence in Indias ability to maintain strong growth momentum with projected GDP expansion averaging 68 per cent annually over the next three yearsThe agency cited the governments commitment to fiscal discipline enhanced infrastructure investment and effective monetary policy as key drivers behind the decisionIndias shortterm rating was also revised upward to A2 from A3 while the transfer and convertibility assessment was raised to A from BBB These changes signal improved investor confidence and could lower borrowing costs for both the government and Indian corporations IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/indias-forex-reserve-at-record-high-credit-rating-improved-to-stable-in-two-decades-pm-modi-633817.html Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/madras-hc-orders-expedited-probe-trial-in-cases-against-youtuber-savukku-shankar-628757.html Chennai July 29 The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu Police to expedite investigations in 13 criminal cases pending against YouTuber Savukku Shankar alias A Shankar and file final reports before the respective jurisdictional magistrates within four months Justice P Velmurugan who passed the order also instructed the trial courts where 24 other criminal cases against the YouTuber are pending to complete the trial proceedings within six monthsThese cases have already undergone investigation and charge sheets have been filed by the jurisdictional policeThe directions were issued while dismissing a writ petition filed by Shankar who had sought a directive to the Home Secretary and the Director General of Police DGP to consider three of his representationsHe had also requested the court to restrain the Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police from interfering with the operations of his digital platform Savukku MediaAdditional Advocate General J Ravindran submitted that the Home Secretary and the DGP had already considered and disposed the representations made by the petitionerHe added that the YouTuber was free to challenge those decisions through appropriate legal channelsJustice Velmurugan observed that there was no material evidence to support the petitioners claim that the Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police was interfering in the functioning of Savukku MediaHe noted that the ongoing investigations and pending trials in a large number of criminal cases against Shankar provided sufficient context for the polices actionsAt an earlier hearing on July 14 the judge had asked the DGP to submit a list of all pending criminal cases against the petitionerComplying with the direction the DGP submitted a report on Tuesday stating that a total of 38 criminal cases had been registered against ShankarOf these 13 are under investigation 24 are pending trial and only one case has been closedAfter taking note of the submissions the court ordered both the police and the trial courts to ensure speedy completion of all pending proceedings IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/madras-hc-orders-expedited-probe-trial-in-cases-against-youtuber-savukku-shankar-628757.html Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/govt-says-theres-no-directive-to-block-reuters-x-handle-in-india-624636.html New Delhi July 6 The Government of India has clarified that it has not issued any order to withhold the X account of the international news agency Reuters in the country There is no requirement from the Government of India to withhold Reuters handle We are continuously working with X to resolve the problem an official spokesperson said in a statementThis clarification comes after Reuters X account was found to be withheld in India prompting concerns over press freedom and censorship Users attempting to access the handle were shown a notice stating that the account had been withheld in response to a legal demandReuters confirmed the development earlier saying it was seeking more information on why its handle was blocked in IndiaAccording to officials familiar with the matter the only request for blocking Reuters X account was issued on May 7 during Operation Sindoor launched against Pakistan following the massacre of 26 Indian tourists in Pahalgam in an Islamabadsponsored terrorist attack This was a part of a national security exerciseHowever although several hundred accounts were blocked due to national security reasons no action was implemented to block the Reuters handle on X despite the government order the official saidIt appears that X owned by Elon Musk may have mistakenly enforced the outdated orderThe issue is not relevant anymore The government has reached out to X asking them to explain the blocking and to lift the embargo a senior official saidReuters has not issued any public statement on the issueDespite the block on Reuters main and Reuters World handles several affiliated accounts including Reuters Tech News Reuters Fact Check Reuters Asia and Reuters China remain accessible within India IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/govt-says-theres-no-directive-to-block-reuters-x-handle-in-india-624636.html Sun, 06 Jul 2025 15:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/whatsapp-to-start-showing-ads-in-updates-tab-personal-chats-to-remain-unaffected-621489.html New Delhi June 16 WhatsApp on Monday announced that it will soon introduce advertisements and other paid features in a major shift for the messaging app which has mostly remained adfree since its launch The move marks WhatsApps most significant step toward monetisation since it was acquired by Meta in 2014The company said the new advertising features will be limited to the Updates tab which includes Channels and Status features that are used by over 15 billion people dailyIt clarified that users who only use WhatsApp for personal messaging will not see any change in their experienceChats calls and groups will continue to be free from ads and will remain endtoend encryptedWeve been talking about building a business that doesnt interrupt your personal chats for years and we believe the Updates tab is the right place for these new features WhatsApp said in a statementThe new features include paid channel subscriptions promoted channels in the Discovery section and ads in the Status feature WhatsApps version of Instagram StoriesThese updates are being rolled out gradually over the next few months and will first appear in select countriesUsers will now be able to subscribe to their favourite channels for a monthly fee and receive exclusive updatesThis feature aims to offer a new way for creators and organisations to earn money directly through WhatsAppAdditionally WhatsApp is introducing promoted channels This will help users discover new and relevant content while giving channel admins a tool to improve their visibility through the directoryThis is the first time WhatsApp is offering a promotion feature to enhance discoverabilityHowever WhatsApp has assured its users that these new features are confined to the Updates tab and will not affect personal messagingIf you only use WhatsApp to chat with friends and loved ones there is no change to your experience at all the company said in its official statementThe announcement comes as Meta looks for new ways to make money from WhatsApp which has over two billion monthly active usersFor years industry experts have predicted that Meta would eventually introduce advertising on WhatsApp due to its massive global reach and high engagement levelsWhile the exact launch dates for these new features have not been confirmed WhatsApp said they will be introduced gradually and carefully with privacy protections in place IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/whatsapp-to-start-showing-ads-in-updates-tab-personal-chats-to-remain-unaffected-621489.html Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/journalists-vehicle-attacked-by-gunmen-in-jampks-budgam-619070.html Srinagar June 1 Unidentified gunmen fired at the vehicle of a journalist in JampKs Budgam district on Sunday evening but he escaped unhurt officials said Officials said that the gunmen fired at the vehicle of local journalist Manzoor Ahmad Bhat in Jawalapora village in BudgamTwo bullets hit the journalists bulletproof vehicle but he escaped unhurt The area has been cordoned off to trace the gunmen Police have taken cognisance of the incident an official saidJournalists have been targeted by terrorists in the past as wellThe most recent case was of Shujaat Bukhari the editor of a local daily who was killed along with his two security guards by terrorists in the Residency Road area of Srinagar city on June 14 2018On February 19 1990 Lassa Kaul director of the Srinagar Doordarshan station was shot dead by militants in the Bemina area The killing prompted the stations closure for three years On March 1 1990 P N Handoo Assistant Director of Information was shot dead inside his office at Balgarden in SrinagarOn April 23 1991 the murder of AlSafa editor in chief Mohammad Shaban Wakil served to mute local journalists criticism of Kashmiri militants whom many suspect killed him According to reports some gunwielding men entered the office of Vakil and fired at him indiscriminatelyOn October 16 1992 Syed Ghulam Nabi Joint Director of Information was kidnapped and held captive for four days before his body bearing torture marks was found On October 3 1993 the slaying of Radio Kashmir newsreader Mohammad Shafi Bhat sparked a wave of resignations by his colleaguesThe August 29 1994 murder of freelance journalist Ghulam Mohammed Lone had a chilling effect on stringers working in outlying areas of the Kashmir Valley He was killed by a group of masked gunmen who also fatally shot his sevenyearold son in their home in Kangan KashmirPhotojournalist Mushtaq Ali was fatally injured in a parcel bomb explosion in the office of the thenBBC reporter Yusuf Jameel on September 7 1995 Mushtaq died in the hospital on September 10 1995 The parcel bomb was delivered at the office of Yusuf Jameel by a burqaclad woman Jameel and another photojournalist Habib Naqash were inside the office when Mushtaq Ali opened the parcel However Jameel and Naqash escaped the explosionOn January 1 1997 Doordarshans Srinagar anchor Altaf Ahmed Faktoo was shot dead by militantsOn March 16 the same year freelance journalist Saidan Shafi was killed with his bodyguard in Srinagar Shafi a reporter for Doordarshan TVs Kashmir File a weekly news programme and Eyewitness a fiveminute nightly news capsule was fatally shot in an ambush by two gunmenApril 8 1997 Tariq Ahmad a private television producer was killedOn August 10 2000 a grenade attack at Residency Road in Srinagar brought a hive of journalists to cover the spot Moments later a car parked in a lane exploded in which Hindustan Times photojournalist Pradeep Bhatia was killedParvaz Muhammad Sultan editor of a local news agency was killed by unidentified gunmen in 2003 He was the editor of the independent news wire service News and Feature Alliance NAFA based in SrinagarSenior reporter of the regions Information department Abdul Majid Bhat was killed in a blast in Doda town in Jammu on May 9 2004Asiya Jeelani a freelance journalist who contributed to local newspapers and a human rights activist who worked with the Coalition of Civil Society JKCCS was killed in a landmine blast in Kupwara on April 20 2004 The driver of the vehicle was also killedPhotojournalist Ashok Sodhi then chief cameraman of Daily Excelsior was killed on May 11 2008 in the Samba district when he was caught in a crossfire close to the border with PakistanOn August 13 2008 Javed Ahmed Mir 35 was shot dead while covering a demonstration near BagheMehtab in Srinagar IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/journalists-vehicle-attacked-by-gunmen-in-jampks-budgam-619070.html Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/pakistans-disinformation-campaign-gujarat-port-fire-jalandhar-drone-strike-pib-debunks-videos-615015.html New Delhi May 9 Several videos being circulated on the social media platform X claiming to show attacks by Pakistani forces have been debunked by the Press Information Bureau PIB In the latest videos claiming to show Pakistani attacks on Hazira Port in Gujarat and a drone attack in Jalandhar have been termed fraudulent PIB said the video is an unrelated video confirmed to depict an oil tanker explosionThe video is dated July 7 2021 said PIB on its Fact Check handle on XThe footage actually captures an oil tanker explosion that occurred on July 7 2021 and Pakistan is falsely propagating it as its attack on the portPIB factcheckers confirmed that the video in question is not related to the ongoing military situationThe video gained traction on social media being reposted by several unauthenticated accounts and claimed to show an explosion and destruction allegedly caused by a Pakistani strike But the misleading content was promptly flagged by PIBs factchecking team which is actively monitoring online narratives surrounding the conflictThe PIBs factchecking unit early Friday morning swiftly debunked another widely circulating video on social media claiming to show the aftermath of a drone attack in Jalandhar In a post on X PIB factcheck clarified that the video is unrelated and depicts a farm firePIBs tweet stated Drone Attack in Jalandhar This drone strike video from Jalandhar is widely circulating on social mediaPIBFactCheck This is an unrelated video of a farm fire The video has the time 739 PM while the drone attack began laterAfter India launched its most expansive crossborder strikes on terror bases in Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK and Pakistan a flood of misinformation and false propaganda is being peddled from across the border by its influencers media as well as governmentsponsored social media handlesSeveral such videos have already been exposed by the team of the PIB since Indias military action against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir began on May 7PIB has urged citizens to exercise caution and verify information before sharing it onlineIn times of heightened national security misinformation can lead to unnecessary panic and confusion Always rely on official sources for updates a PIB spokesperson statedThe government has reiterated that disinformation campaigns especially those involving doctored or unrelated media pose a threat not only to public understanding but also to national moraleThe government officials have repeatedly told social media users that spreading false information knowingly or unknowingly may invite legal consequences under Indias cyber lawsAs Operation Sindoor continues to unfold further with Indian Air Force strikes against Pakistans air defence system the PIB and the Indian Armed Forces continue to stress the importance of verified information IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/pakistans-disinformation-campaign-gujarat-port-fire-jalandhar-drone-strike-pib-debunks-videos-615015.html Fri, 09 May 2025 09:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/defence-ministry-advisory-refrain-from-live-coverage-of-operations-security-forces-movement-615053.html New Delhi May 9 The Ministry of Defence on Friday issued an advisory to the media to refrain from showing live coverage of defence operations and movement of security forces In a post on its social media handle X the Ministry said All media channels digital platforms and individuals are advised to refrain from live coverage or realtime reporting of defence operations and movement of security forcesThe MoD said that the disclosure of such sensitive or sourcebased information may jeopardise operational effectiveness and endanger livesIt also cited past incidents like the Kargil War the 2611 Mumbai terror attacks and the Kandahar hijacking which underscore the risks of premature reportingThe Ministry said that as per clause 61p of the Cable Television Networks Amendment Rules 2021 only periodic briefings by designated officials are permitted during antiterror operationsAll stakeholders are urged to exercise vigilance sensitivity and responsibility in coverage upholding the highest standards in the service of the nation the MoD post saidThe Ministry also tagged an advisory of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting which on April 6 had issued a detailed noteThe advisory to all media channels was to refrain from showing live coverage of defence operations and movement of security forces It had listed some points of caution In the interest of national security all media platforms news agencies and social media users are advised to exercise utmost responsibility and adhere strictly to existing laws and regulations while reporting on matters concerning defence and other securityrelated operationsIt had also specified that no realtime coverage dissemination of visuals or reporting based on sourcesbased information related to defence operations or movement should be undertakenPremature disclosure of sensitive information may inadvertently assist hostile elements and endanger operational effectiveness and the safety of personnel Past incidents have underscored the importance of responsible reporting During events such as the Kargil war the Mumbai terror attacks 2611 and the Kandahar hijacking unrestricted coverage had unintended adverse consequences on national interests the advisory mentionedIt said that the media digital platforms and individuals play a vital role in safeguarding national securityApart from the legal obligations it is a shared moral responsibility to ensure that our collective actions do not compromise ongoing operations or the security of our forces the Ministrys advisory mentionedThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has already issued advisories to all TV channels to adhere to Rule 61p of the Cable Television Networks Amendment Rules 2021 Rule 61p states No programme should be carried in the cable service which contains live coverage of any antiterrorist operation by security forces wherein media coverage shall be restricted to periodic briefing by an officer designated by the appropriate Government till such operation concludesThe Ministry had said in its April 26 advisory Such telecast is in violation of Cable Television Networks Amendment Rules 2021 and is liable for action thereunder Therefore all TV channels are advised not to telecast live coverage of antiterrorist operations and movement by the security forces in the interest of national security Media coverage may be restricted to periodic briefing by an officer designated by the appropriate Government till such operation concludesThe government has requested all stakeholders to continue exercising vigilance sensitivity and responsibility in coverage upholding the highest standards in the service of the nation IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/defence-ministry-advisory-refrain-from-live-coverage-of-operations-security-forces-movement-615053.html Fri, 09 May 2025 14:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/journalists-in-gaza-urge-intl-protection-of-media-workers-613972.html Gaza May 4 Dozens of journalists held a protest in southern Gazas Khan Younis urging the international community to protect media workers from repeated Israeli targeting The protest was organised by the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate to mark World Press Freedom Day on Saturday Xinhua news agency reportedThe journalists gathered at the Nasser Medical Complex in the city and held up signs reading Stop Killing JournalistsIn a speech during the protest Tahseen AlAstal the syndicates deputy head accused Israel of committing a crime against Palestinian journalists by directly killing them and destroying their homesAlAstal considered the media situation in Gaza to be among the most dangerous in the world given the complete absence of any safety guarantees the destruction of press institutions and the deprivation of the most basic work toolsThe syndicate reported that 210 Palestinian journalists have been killed in the last 17 months of the Israeli war on Gaza with hundreds wounded or losing family members along with the destruction of media facilities and thousands of violations against media workers in the West BankSaying the Israeli occupation is fully responsible for these crimes he called on international institutions to take serious action to hold the killers accountableSince the Gaza war began on October 7 2023 Israel has killed 212 journalists injured 409 and arrested 48 others the Hamasrun media office reported on SaturdayThe journalist body demanded the immediate release of all imprisoned journalists and international action to hold Israeli leaders accountable for crimes against media personnelThe world celebrates press freedom while Palestine endures unprecedented attacks on journalism it saidWorld Press Freedom Day was established by a UN General Assembly resolution in December 1993 to defend media independence worldwideThis years commemoration comes amid what media freedom organisations describe as the deadliest period for journalists in modern history with Palestinian reporters bearing the brunt of the casualtiesThe Israeli army renewed its assault on Gaza on March 18 shattering a January 19 ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with the Palestinian resistance group HamasMore than 52000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in a brutal Israeli onslaught since October 2023 most of them women and children IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/journalists-in-gaza-urge-intl-protection-of-media-workers-613972.html Sun, 04 May 2025 16:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/safeguard-credibility-define-boundaries-communicate-honestly-waves-panel-advises-influencers-614037.html Mumbai May 4 Influencers in the digital world need to safeguard their credibility clearly define their boundaries and communicate honestly with their followers experts said on Sunday The conversation centred around the growing influence of digital creators and the ethical creative and legal frameworks needed to build sustainable and credible influencer marketingAt a special breakout session at the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit WAVES 2025 here film actor Shibani Akhtar highlighted that influencers should always stay true to their voice while collaborating on branded contentShe stressed that for influencer marketing to work effectively creators must be deeply involved in the content creation and branding processAkhtar advised influencers to ensure that campaigns reflect their personal beliefs and values which helps in maintaining authenticity in their partnershipsPocket Aces Chief Business Officer Vinay Pillai emphasised that influencers must understand the unique nature of each digital platform they work withHe pointed out that audience engagement differs across platforms and as such creators should avoid a onesizefitsall approachInstead he encouraged influencers to adopt platformspecific strategies and focus on building their brand consciously based on datadriven content decisions that resonate with their audiencesASCIIs Saheli Sinha also contributed to the conversation by stressing the need for influencers to be transparent about their paid partnershipsShe contended that influencers should disclose when content is promotional and ensure that the content they create is ethical and informativeSinha also said that ASCII offers educational programmes to guide upcoming creators on the legal aspects of advertising content standards and maintaining audience trustThe panel underscored the importance of authenticity transparency and responsibility in content creation and advertisingThe experts encouraged content creators to build strong longterm relationships with their followers by ensuring transparency trust and clarity in their advertising intentThey also called for the industry to continue its efforts to uphold professionalism in the rapidly growing digital advertising space IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/safeguard-credibility-define-boundaries-communicate-honestly-waves-panel-advises-influencers-614037.html Sun, 04 May 2025 18:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/india-raises-strong-objection-to-terminology-reporting-bias-in-bbcs-pahalgam-coverage-613272.html New Delhi April 28 India has written to a leading British public service broadcaster raising the countrys strong sentiments over the BBCs reporting on the Pahalgam terror attack sources said The government also warned the BBC regarding a headline that read Pakistan suspends visas for Indians after deadly Kashmir attack on touristsThe BBC in its reporting referred to Pahalgam as Indianadministered Kashmir failing to acknowledge it as an integral part of India and termed the heinous terror attack as a militant attack carried out by gunmenPolice in Indianadministered Kashmir say all three suspects named are members of the Pakistanbased militant group LashkareTaiba LeT None of the men have commented on the allegations the BBC report statedSeveral social media users pointed out that the BBCs headline appeared misleading giving the impression as if India killed the touristsAccording to the sources the External Publicity Department of the Ministry of External Affairs MEA conveyed the countrys strong sentiments to Indias Head for BBC Jackie Martin regarding the broadcasters portrayal of the terror incidentThe sources informed that a formal letter has been sent objecting to the BBCs description of terrorists as militants The government will continue to monitor the BBCs coverageThe objection comes against the backdrop of the brutal attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Pahalgam where terrorists singled out Hindus and shot them deadThe attack was later claimed by The Resistance Front an offshoot of the banned Pakistanbased terror outfit LashkareTaibaTerrorists had opened fire on a group of tourists in the Baisaran Valley killing 26 and injuring several others including a Nepali national Harrowing visuals from the scene have circulated widely showing chaos and indiscriminate firing by the attackersUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attack calling it utterly devastatingPosting on social media Starmer said The horrific terrorist attack in Kashmir is utterly devastating My thoughts are with those affected their loved ones and the people of IndiaMeanwhile the US government also recently criticised a prominent American media organisation for its coverage similar to that of the BBC regarding the April 22 terrorist attack in PahalgamThe US House Foreign Affairs Committee rebuked The New York Times accusing it of downplaying the attack by using terms like militants and gunmen instead of terroristsIn a post on X the Committee posted an image of the original New York Times headline At Least 24 Tourists Gunned Down by Militants in Kashmir with the word militants struck out and replaced with terrorists in bold redHey The New York Times we fixed it for you This was a TERRORIST ATTACK plain and simple Whether its India or Israel when it comes to TERRORISM the NYT is removed from reality the Committee posted IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/india-raises-strong-objection-to-terminology-reporting-bias-in-bbcs-pahalgam-coverage-613272.html Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sebi-cracks-down-on-misleading-social-media-content-removes-70-000-posts-607706.html Mumbai March 21 The Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI on Friday said it has taken strict action against misleading content on social media removing over 70000 posts and accounts since October 2024 This move is part of the SEBIs ongoing efforts to tackle misinformation and regulate online financial influencersThe market regulator has been working closely with social media platforms to ensure such content does not mislead investorsSEBI wholetime member Ananth Narayan highlighted these efforts while speaking at the Association of Registered Investment Advisors ARIA summit hereA common worry for all of us is the menace of unregistered investment advisorsresearch analysts who are cashing in on the rising interest in investments he saidHe added that the SEBIs proposal to use the UPI Payright handle will enable investors to easily identify registered entities and protect them from fraudstersThe increasing interest in investments has also led to a rise in unregistered investment advisors and research analysts who misguide investors Narayan saidTo tackle this the market regulator has introduced the UPI Payright handle which will help investors identify registered entities and avoid fraudNarayan also announced that the SEBI is planning a nationwide survey to better understand investor behaviour and improve its outreach strategiesHe emphasised the importance of continuous discussions between the SEBI and various market participants to streamline the roles of investment advisors mutual fund distributors and portfolio managersOn the foreign investment front Narayan noted that the recent increase in foreign portfolio investor FPI debt inflows driven by Indias inclusion in global debt indices has improved the investment mixHe added that for a developing country like India attracting such investments is a positive sign but it also means the country must maintain strong economic growth financial stability and governanceThe recent trend of higher FPI debt flows than equity on the back of Indias inclusion into global debt indices has perhaps helped improve the portfolio mix a little bit For a growing country like ours this is not a bad outcome Of course it puts the onus on us to continue to deliver on sustained growth stable macros and governance he further statedMeanwhile the SEBI board is set to hold its first meeting under new chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey on March 24 Key topics on the agenda include easing disclosure requirements by increasing the threshold limitThe market regulator may also introduce a settlement scheme for algorithmic brokers and consider extending the fee collection period for research analysts IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sebi-cracks-down-on-misleading-social-media-content-removes-70-000-posts-607706.html Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:15:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/amitabh-bachchan-dragged-into-bofors-scandal-without-evidence-chitra-subramaniam-606748.html New Delhi March 17 Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan was sought to be implicated in the Bofors scandal by a planted story linking his name to a secret Swiss account for kickbacks from the Swedish arms giant as part of a vicious campaign says journalist Chitra Subramaniam   No there was absolutely no shred of evidence that he Amitabh Bachchan had taken any money But the water had been muddied so much that by the time the water could be cleaned up the damage had been done Subramaniam told IANS in an interviewAnd you know how it is like imagine the name of the Bachchans I mean its a big nameSubramaniam who has detailed how she faced pressure to find any proof of the involvement of the Bachchans the Big B and his brother Ajitabh after their names cropped up in the scandal in her recently released Boforsgate A Journalists Pursuit of Truth accused a section of the then government and media of trying to implicate the Bollywood megastar who was then a member of Lok Sabha from AllahabadAnd you say the sixth accountthere was no sixth account It didnt exist it was planted by the Indian government officials she said and called out the media and some then officials from top legal authorities of a habit of speaking around looselyYou dont speak loosely as a journalist if you are a journalist of stature or an official of stature you dont speak loosely throwing names here and there You know the office of the Solicitor General of India or the CBI the Central Bureau of Investigation meeting the office of the Swiss authorities you dont speak around loosely Every word is precious whatever you say you must be careful she addedIn her book Subramaniam notes that an Indian delegation comprising several top officials had at a meeting with a Bofors delegation mentioned the names of the Bachchans and some Italian relatives of the Prime MinisterShe also recounts how she had travelled with an official Indian delegation to Switzerland in 1990 and after a meeting with Swiss officials one team member took her aside and told her how there was a sixth account which could not be blocked as it was connected with the account of someone whose name did not figure in the FIR According to this team member the Swiss were given a list of names including the Bachchans and had allegedly indicated it was them She posited that the bid to draw in the Bachchans was due to the fact they were close to the Gandhi familySubramaniam notes she made 18 phone calls to her sources Snowman in Switzerland and Sting in Sweden seeking confirmation but drew a blank with both sources telling her that she needed a breakThe story broke out in two Swedish papers and then in a number of Indian papers and Subramaniam said she was asked by several people how she had missed the story but stuck to her guns of not doing it unless she obtained independent confirmation and was eventually vindicatedIn the book she also notes how the Bachchans came to her house for dinner and the talks eventually veered on to Bofors and she told him that she had not found any evidence against himAsked if Amitabh Bachchans silence on the matter and his resignation as an MP in 1987 were counterproductive Subramanian termed him a gentleman to the coreWhat can you say if the accusation is so false where you do even begin she saidSubramaniam noted that she had first got in touch with Ajitabh Bachchan in Switzerland even though she was not allowed to meet him when she went to his home and he later connected with her over the phone before meeting Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan She recounts further meetings and how she and her family members were impressed by the breadth of his knowledge of things beyond cinemaBut the contact with the Big B and her stand in not believing the planted story led to a spate of nasty stories and character assassination in a section of the Indian media thenAnd now when I think back people have asked me why do you think he Amitabh Bachchan was brought in I think there was envy The man was he didnt need the money he didnt need the fame he was somebody on his own You needed to crush him and the viciousness of it all it was horrible Subramaniam told IANS IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/amitabh-bachchan-dragged-into-bofors-scandal-without-evidence-chitra-subramaniam-606748.html Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/vishnu-pandya-reflects-on-rss-pm-modis-journey-and-gujarats-political-landscape-606857.html Ahmedabad March 17 Vishnu Pandya a journalist biographer poet novelist and political analyst from Gujarat India shared insights in an interview with IANS Serving as the chairman of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi since 2017 Pandya has been a prominent figure in journalism for over 40 years He is known for his articles on politics history and historical places which are widely read across Gujarati newspapers and magazines He also serves as the General Secretary of Vishwa Gujarati SamajIn his interview with IANS Pandya reflected on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS and its role in shaping the political landscape of India He stated RSS from its inception in 1925 to the present has been labeled as communal However when it was founded individuals like Narendra Modi joined and worked tirelessly to develop it RSS is not about personal gain but about seva service Pracharaks leave their homes to serve a larger purpose Narendra Modis RSS life and work serve as the first school in nationalismPandya highlighted the struggles faced by Gujarats political leaders over the years including Jivraj Mehta Chimanbhai Patel and Madhavsinh Solanki All of them encountered challenges in their political journeys in Gujarat Communal problems existed even before Modi took chargeAs Gandhi believed Violence is violence and it has no place in politics Communal elements were coming from Mumbai to Gujarat When Modi assumed leadership he changed things due to his RSS training Modi talked about Sankalp resolution an idea that stems from his work in the RSS He transformed ordinary workers into karma yogisPandya delved into Modis humble beginnings emphasizing how his upbringing instilled resilience Modis family was humble His mother worked in meagre jobs and they faced financial constraints Thats why he used to sell chai tea to soldiers traveling through the train station near him He even attempted to become a sanyasi ascetic by joining the Ramakrishna Mission but was asked to return home due to his young age Eventually he joined the Jan Sangh when it was in its nascent stage The Navnirman Andolan was also a formative experience that helped him understand and mold his political vision he told IANSHe further elaborated on Modis spiritual influences saying He was inspired by Pramukh Swami but not limited to one sect He drew inspiration from several gurus The Ramakrishna Ashram molded him significantly His devotion was unique first to his mother and then to Mother IndiaVishnu Pandyas own life is marked by resilience and dedication During the Emergency of 197576 he was imprisoned At that time his first book Haheli nu Aakash was recognized by the Gujarat Government and won a prize which Pandya refused to accept His contribution to historical writing earned him the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak from Narmada Sahitya Sabha in 1991 In 2017 he was honoured with the Padma Shri for literature and history and in 2019 he received a DLit from Gujarat University IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/vishnu-pandya-reflects-on-rss-pm-modis-journey-and-gujarats-political-landscape-606857.html Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/two-women-journalists-arrested-for-derogatory-remarks-against-telangana-cm-606058.html Hyderabad March 12 The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police have arrested two women journalists of a news channel for circulating a video containing derogatory and abusive remarks against Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy Pogadadanda Revathi Managing Director of Pulse News and Bandi Sandhya alias Thanvi Yadav reporter of Pulse News were booked along with a user of X account NippuKodi on a complaint by Congress social media cell state secretaryThey have been booked under Section 67 publication or transmission of obscene material in electronic form of Information Technology Act and Sections 111 organised crime 612 criminal conspiracy 3532 spreading false information or rumours that incite hatred or ill will between groups 352 intentionally insulting someone to provoke a breach of peace of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNSThe complainant said that he came across an abusive video on X account NippuKodi featuring a representative from the Pulse TV channel interviewing an unidentified individual in a provocative mannerDuring the interview the individual makes derogatory and abusive remarks against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy clearly indicating a deliberate attempt by the Pulse TV channel to defame and spread false propagandaThe complainant said such posts are highly provocative and their content has the potential to incite divisions within society which are likely to lead to disturbances in law and orderAccording to the police Revathi was previously involved in a case for verbally abusing a Dalit on a live show for which she was arrested and released on bailAnother case was booked against her last year for intentionally making false allegations against Telangana State Power Distribution Company LimitedThani Yadav is accused of posting many abusive videos against the state government and the Chief MinisterPolice seized two laptops two hard disks one pulse media mike logo wireless router and seven CPUsThe Cyber Crime Police have urged the citizens to exercise caution while posting and dealing with content on social media platformsThe circulation of defamatory abusive or provocative material against individuals particularly targeting public figures and government officials is a punishable offence under the Indian law IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/two-women-journalists-arrested-for-derogatory-remarks-against-telangana-cm-606058.html Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/waves-to-connect-indian-creators-technologists-with-global-talent-centre-605507.html New Delhi March 9 The upcoming World Audio Visual amp Entertainment Summit WAVES will serve as a major platform to connect Indian creators and technologists with global industry leaders the Ministry of Information amp Broadcasting IampB said on Sunday The first edition of WAVES is set to take place from May 1 to May 4 in MumbaiAccording to the government WAVES will bring together professionals from the media and entertainment MampE industry to showcase Indias talent and potentialThe event will focus on four key areas broadcasting amp infotainment AVGCXR animation visual effects gaming comics and extended reality digital media amp innovation and filmsIt aims to create new opportunities for collaboration between Indian and international industry playersOne of the major highlights of WAVES is the animation filmmakers competition launched in partnership with Dancing Atoms a leading animation companyThis initiative is designed to discover and promote Indias best storytelling talent in the field of animationThe competition is open to students amateurs and professionals Participants were required to submit a logline a twopage summary of their film concept and a posterSelected participants will undergo mentorship sessions and masterclasses conducted by industry expertsThe final winners will be announced in April 2025 with prizes and global exposure awaiting the best entriesWhile films can be in any language the submission forms have to be completed in English to accommodate an international panel of jurorsThe competition received entries from across the country and abroad highlighting the growing interest in animationSelected participants will now go through an intensive mentorship programme where industry experts will help them refine their ideas through masterclassesEntries are being judged based on originality entertainment value market appeal audience engagement and presentationWinners will have the opportunity to pitch their projects to industry leaders gain global exposure and compete for exciting prizesThe competition received an overwhelming response with 1290 participants submitting their entries including 19 from other countries IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/waves-to-connect-indian-creators-technologists-with-global-talent-centre-605507.html Sun, 09 Mar 2025 16:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/india-got-latent-row-ranveer-allahbadia-appears-before-assam-police-for-questioning-605180.html Guwahati March 7 Controversial YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia appeared before the Assam Police in Guwahati on Friday in connection with the case related to his objectionable comments in the India Got Latent show The questioning of Allahbadia is underway at the Crime Branch of Guwahati PoliceAllahbadia was supposed to appear before the Assam Police the previous week in the case related to his controversial comments on the stage of the Indias Got Latent show that has attracted massive backlash for the podcasterA case against Allahbadia was registered in Guwahati and he was served summons to appear before the Assam Police hereThe Guwahati Crime Branch in the previous week questioned another YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani who has also been embroiled in the controversy for his comments made during an episode of the showThe interrogation lasted for several hours after the YouTuber arrived at the Crime Branch officeHe was questioned about a number of accusations before being let go in the eveningChanchlani showed up for interrogation at the Crime Branch He has complied with our enquiry We will phone him if necessary but we are not currently calling him again Police notices have not yet received a response from other people connected to the investigation They will receive new summonses shortly Guwahatis Joint Police Commissioner Ankur Jain told reporters hereOn February 21 the Supreme Court asked the Governments of Maharashtra and Assam to respond to the YouTubers request to have a formal complaint against the shows controversial remarks dismissed or transferred to MumbaiWhen Allahbadia made controversial comments on the show hosted by Samay Raina Chanchlani was listed in the Assam FIRDue to his tasteless remarks regarding parents and sex in an episode of the show Allahbadia better known by his stage name BeerBiceps was the target of multiple formal complaints IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/india-got-latent-row-ranveer-allahbadia-appears-before-assam-police-for-questioning-605180.html Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/madras-hc-orders-restoration-of-website-orders-removal-of-controversial-content-604982.html Chennai March 6 The Madras High Court directed the Centre to restore access to the website of Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan The court also ordered the magazine to remove the controversial cartoon from the website The website had been blocked allegedly due to a derogatory cartoon published in Vikatans online magazine Vikatan Plus of Prime Minister Narendra ModiVikatan management stated that the Centre had blocked its website without providing any explanation even after a formal request for clarification In response the magazine filed a case in the Madras High Court challenging the decisionThe case was heard by Justice Parthasarathy During the hearing senior advocate Vijayanarayanan representing Vikatan argued that the websites blockage was an attempt to suppress media freedom rather than an issue of national sovereignty After reviewing the case the judge ruled in favour of Vikatan ordering the Centre to lift the ban on the websiteThe website was reportedly taken down without prior notice following a complaint by BJP Tamil Nadu President K Annamalai regarding the cartoon which was published on February 10 The cartoon was intended as a satirical commentary on PM Modis alleged silence regarding the treatment of Indian nationals deported from the US under the Trump administrationAccording to reports the deportees were transported in military planes while shackled in chains which the cartoon sought to highlightFollowing the publication the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting MIB instructed Internet service providers to block Vikatans website This directive was issued through the Department of Telecommunications under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000 a law that allows the government to block online content in the interest of sovereignty national security public order or foreign relations Since orders issued under Section 69A are confidential neither Vikatan nor the public was provided with a copy of the directiveThe cartoon sparked controversy on social media and was subsequently brought to the attention of the Centre by K AnnamalaiHe accused Vikatan of operating as a mouthpiece of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu However the Centre did not issue any public statement confirming or denying the websites blockageAccording to sources familiar with the matter the MIB issued the blocking order which was then disseminated through the Department of Telecommunications to Internet service providers and telecom operatorsAs a result Vikatans website became inaccessible on most networks across IndiaIn a statement following the blocking Vikatan reaffirmed its commitment to journalistic integrity and press freedom For over a century Vikatan has stood firmly in support of freedom of expression We have always operated with the principle of upholding free speech and will continue to do soFounded over 100 years ago Ananda Vikatan is a leading Tamil magazine known for its political and entertainment coverage The publication also offers an online subscriptionbased emagazine Vikatan Plus which originally published the controversial cartoonWith the Madras High Courts ruling the Centre has been ordered to lift the ban on Vikatans website However the magazine must comply with the directive to remove the cartoon that triggered the controversy IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/madras-hc-orders-restoration-of-website-orders-removal-of-controversial-content-604982.html Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/airtel-in-talks-with-tata-group-for-merger-of-dth-business-603543.html New Delhi Feb 26 Telecom major Bharti Airtel Ltd on Wednesday said that it is holding bilateral discussions with the Tata Group for a potential merger between Tata Plays Direct To Home business and its subsidiary Bharti Telemedia The statement to the stock exchanges came in response to a media report stating the Tata and Bharti Groups are near a mega DTH mergerWe wish to submit that Bharti Airtel Limited Airtel and Tata Group are in bilateral discussions to explore a potential transaction to achieve a combination of Tata Groups Direct To Home DTH business housed under Tata Play Limited with Bharti Telemedia Limited a subsidiary of Airtel in a structure acceptable to all parties Airtel said in the statement to the exchangesHowever Airtel emphasised that the above is at a discussion stage onlyThe media report cited sources as saying the merged entity is expected to be run by Bharti Airtel which will likely hold between 5255 per cent with the remaining held by Tata Play shareholders including Walt DisneyTata Play a 7030 venture between Tata Sons and Disney and Airtel had a combined 35 million paid subscribers as of last September more than half the 60 million subscribers industrywide at the time official data showedThe two businesses are being approximately valued between Rs 6000 crore to Rs 7000 crore each according to the media reportIn a separate development Airtel has announced its collaboration with Ericsson to roll out 5G Standalone SA network technology This partnership aims to enhance Airtels network capabilities ensuring a seamless transition to a fullscale commercial 5G SA network over timeEricsson will be supplying key 5G equipment to telecom operator Bharti Airtel for a seamless transition to a commercially live fullscale 5G Standalone SA network over timeEricssons enduring partnership with Airtel has entered an exciting new phase marked by the deployment of Ericssons 5G core solutions to support Airtels transition to 5G Standalone This rollout will play a pivotal role in Airtels longterm 5G strategy boosting network capacity and enabling the delivery of innovative differentiated services to customers Airtels Chief Technology Officer Randeep Sekhon saidThe new capabilities represent a strategic enhancement to Bharti Airtels 5G monetisation efforts enabling the development of new business models Ericsson saidIn the SA mode the network is built only on 5G whereas in the NSA mode the 5G network operates as a topup on an existing layer of the 4G and 3G radio networkAs part of the agreement Ericsson will deploy its signalling controller solution within Airtels network Ericssons 5G SAenabled charging and policy solution will also be introduced These new capabilities represent a strategic enhancement to Bharti Airtels 5G monetisation efforts enabling the development of new business models IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/airtel-in-talks-with-tata-group-for-merger-of-dth-business-603543.html Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/slovak-pm-seeks-information-from-elon-musk-on-us-grants-to-ngos-media-in-slovakia-600711.html Bratislava Feb 11 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has unveiled a letter addressed to Elon Musk head of the US Department of Government Efficiency requesting details on US grants provided to Slovak nongovernmental organisations NGOs and media outlets In the letter shared on Monday on social media Fico expressed concerns over the misuse of foreign funds in Slovakia to disadvantage part of the political spectrum adding he expects to meet Musk in person Xinhua news agency reportedIts indisputable that USAID money was used in Slovakia for political purposes aimed at distorting the political system and favouring certain political parties Fico wrote in the letter adding that based on incomplete public sources its clear that USAID has supported these entities with grants totalling several million dollars in a relatively short periodTo distinguish between beneficial projects and what he described as blatant interference in Slovakias internal affairs the Slovak PM urged Musk to facilitate access to information regarding grants and funding allocated by the US Agency for International Development USAID to NGOs media organisations and individual journalists in SlovakiaMoreover the Prime Minister would also like to discuss with Musk other projects mutually beneficial for SlovakAmerican relationsUSAID oversaw humanitarian health care and emergency programmes in nearly 120 countries around the world and has an annual budget of nearly 43 billionThe USAID has been a top target of a government reduction overhaul spearheaded by billionaire and Trump ally Musk since the Republican President took office on January 20Fico the leader of the leftistnationalist government in Slovakia has long waged a war of words against the proWestern liberal opposition nongovernmental organisations NGOs and media in his country accusing them of conspiring against SlovakiaIn January US President Donald Trump signed a decree suspending all foreign aid provided by USAID for 90 days and later granted several exceptionsFico has faced peaceful protests in recent weeks by tens of thousands of people across the central European country for what they see as backsliding on democracy and a turn in foreign policy towards Russia He has accused organisers of the protests of planning to overthrow the government in a coup without providing any evidenceFicos letter followed comments by his ally and neighbour Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary who said on Friday he would take steps to ensure all aid funding coming from the US to NGOs and media critical of the government is revealed saying the time had come to eliminate these foreign networksThe Roman Catholic Churchs worldwide charity arm sharply criticised Trumps cuts to US foreign aid on Monday saying his plans to end funding for USAID will have a catastrophic impact in the developing world IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/slovak-pm-seeks-information-from-elon-musk-on-us-grants-to-ngos-media-in-slovakia-600711.html Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/us-doj-indictment-against-adani-a-strategic-blunder-risks-damaging-india-us-ties-forbes-article-598363.html New Delhi Jan 29 The US Department of Justices DoJ indictment of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is a strategic blunder with severe geopolitical consequences leading American publication Forbes has said In an article titled The US Harms The Wests Alliances With A FarFlung Indictment In India the author Melik Kaylan argued that the indictment which alleges bribery and financial misrepresentation risks damaging IndiaUS relations at a time when Washington is actively seeking stronger alliances to counter Chinas rising influenceThe article highlighted that India is a pivotal partner for the West especially in initiatives like the IndiaMiddle EastEurope Economic Corridor IMEC a transformative infrastructure project designed to rival Chinas Belt and Road Initiative BRIThe DoJs action however undermines economic collaboration and trust at a critical juncture potentially pushing India closer to Russia and China In doing so the US inadvertently weakens its own geopolitical positioning allowing its rivals to strengthen their influence according to ForbesMoreover the piece argued that this indictment represents another example of Western overreach where American extraterritorial legal actions disrupt vital global partnershipsThe broader concern is that while the US and Europe undermine their own allies with such moves their adversaries continue advancing economically militarily and technologically As the author bluntly puts it They must be laughing in BeijingIn essence the DoJs action against Adani is not just a legal decision but a diplomatic miscalculation that risks isolating India at a time when its alignment with the West is crucial for global stability according to the article IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/us-doj-indictment-against-adani-a-strategic-blunder-risks-damaging-india-us-ties-forbes-article-598363.html Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-reports-34-pc-revenue-growth-in-q3-fy25-597413.html New Delhi Jan 25 Leading media network NDTV on Saturday reported an impressive 34 per cent increase in revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 20242025 compared to the same quarter last year and a 20 per cent increase compared to the previous quarter The strong revenue performance was driven by increased advertising revenue and the success of highprofile events and digital initiatives according to the companyDuring the quarter NDTV made significant strides in expanding its content offerings and global reach with the launch of NDTV World a global news platform designed to serve the diverse diaspora around the globeQ3 was a pivotal quarter for NDTV as we continued to build our global presence with initiatives like the NDTV World Summit and the launch of NDTV World said Sanjay Pugalia Executive Director and Editor in Chief NDTVWhile shortterm profit was impacted by strategic investments we are confident these efforts will drive substantial growth in the future Pugalia addedWith the continued investments in creating new IPs expanding its global distribution footprint and scaling its digital and television operations the Company witnessed an impact on the profitHowever these investments are expected to generate significant returns in future as NDTV continues to build its global presence and diversify its revenue streams said the companyThe platform offers highquality news indepth analysis and programming tailored to global audiences while bringing an Asian and Indian perspective to international markets IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-reports-34-pc-revenue-growth-in-q3-fy25-597413.html Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/meta-apologises-for-ceo-zuckerbergs-india-election-remark-says-inadvertent-error-595512.html New Delhi Jan 15 IANS Social media giant Meta on Wednesday apologised to the Indian government over its Cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerbergs remarks on the 2024 General Elections saying it was an inadvertent error on Zuckerbergs part and India remains an important country for themnbspThe company was set to be summoned by a Parliamentary panel over incorrect and irresponsible remarks by its founder Zuckerberg and for spreading misinformationnbspIn a post on X social media platform Meta India said that Marks observation that many incumbent parties were not reelected in 2024 elections holds true for several countries BUT not IndiaWe would like to apologise for this inadvertent error India remains an incredibly important country for Meta and we look forward to being at the heart of its innovative future the company wrotenbspZuckerberg in a recent podcast claimed that most of the incumbent governments across the democracies saw the erosion of public trust during the COVID19 pandemic and this eventually led to their ouster in the 2024 electionsnbspUnion Minister for IampampB and Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw had slammed Zuckerbergs remarks about Indian electionsnbspWhile factchecking his statements the Union Minister said that last years elections in India were rather a reaffirmation of peoples trust in PM Modiled NDA for a record third timePM Modis decisive 3rdterm victory is a testament to good governance and public trust he addednbspThe Union Minister also dropped a piece of advice for the Meta and its chief urging them to uphold the facts and truthnbspMeta its disappointing to see misinformation from Mr Zuckerberg himself Lets uphold facts and credibility Vaishnaw wrotenbspNishikant Dubey BJP MP and the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology had said that the Parliamentary panel under him will soon serve a notice to the Meta for spreading misinformation and seek an apologynbspMisinformation in any democratic country tarnishes its image The organisation will have to apologise to the Indian Parliament and the people for this mistake he had posted on XIANS https://dailyworld.in/media/meta-apologises-for-ceo-zuckerbergs-india-election-remark-says-inadvertent-error-595512.html Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/tv-today-closing-radio-business-operations-over-losses-594544.html New Delhi Jan 9 Media company TV Today Network Ltd announced on Thursday that its Board of Directors have approved a proposal to shut down the lossmaking FM Radio Broadcasting operations of the company comprising three FM radio stations in Mumbai Delhi and Kolkata under the frequency 1048 FM The radio business which recorded a loss of Rs 1953 crore in the financial year ended March 2024 will be closed any time between one to six months the company disclosedPursuant to the applicable provisions of SEBI Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations 2015 Listing Regulations including Regulation 30 this is to inform you that the Board of Directors of TV Today Network Limited at their meeting held today ie January 09 2025 has inter alia approved the closure of FM Radio Broadcasting operations of the Company comprising of three FM radio stations in Mumbai Delhi and Kolkata under the frequency 1048 FM subject to regulatory approvals if any and fulfilment of other compliances as may be required The Radio business is expected to be closed in nearly one to six months TV Today said in a regulatory filingExplaining the reasons for the closure TV Today said Given the state of the industry its dynamics and evolution of FM Radio Broadcasting business the Board of Directors considered it in the better interest of the Company to close this business instead of continuing the sameTurnover of Radio Business in FY 2023 24 was Rs 1618 crore This was 170 per cent of the total turnover of TV Today Network for the said year The net worth contributed by Radio Business included a loss of Rs 1953 crore for FY24 the company said in its filingIshq 1048 FM earlier functioning as Meow FM and OYE FM is a romantic music radio channel broadcasting in Delhi Mumbai and Kolkata Initially launched as Meow FM the channel was a talkbased station targeted mainly female audienceStocks of TV Today Network Ltd were trading at Rs 21805 on the BSE on Thursday IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/tv-today-closing-radio-business-operations-over-losses-594544.html Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/meta-to-end-fact-checking-programme-before-trumps-inauguration-594239.html New Delhi Jan 7 Ahead of US Presidentelect Donald Trumps inauguration on January 20 social media platform Meta has said it is going to stop using factcheckers Meta said that this move is to restore free expression and rely on Facebook and Instagram users to add notes or corrections to posts which is similar to the system that exists in Elon Muskowned social media platform XMeta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post on social media said Were going to get rid of factcheckers and replace them with community notes similar to X formerly Twitter starting in the USZuckerberg said that the company is also making some changes to its content moderation policies regarding political topicsThese changes will affect billions of Facebook Instagram and Threads usersIn a video shared on Facebook Zuckerberg said We have reached a point where its just too many mistakes and too much censorship The recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritising speech so were going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platformsThe thirdparty factcheckers have been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than theyve created especially in the US he addedAFP currently works in 26 languages with Facebooks factchecking programme in which Meta pays to use factchecks from around 80 organisations globally on its platforms such as Facebook WhatsApp and InstagramTech billionaire Musks social media platform X has relied on community notes to flag misleading posts on its platformTrump had railed against Zuckerberg during the elections claiming the factchecking feature treated posts by conservative users unfairlyMetas move is likely to please Trump and his allies as they disliked the companys practice IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/meta-to-end-fact-checking-programme-before-trumps-inauguration-594239.html Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/press-club-must-have-larger-professional-purpose-dr-singh-had-told-journalists-in-chandigarh-592213.html Chandigarh Dec 27 A Press Club must have an agenda a larger professional purpose were the remarks of Dr Manmohan Singh at his first and last visit to the Press Club in Chandigarh the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana on September 24 2005 as the Prime MinisternbspSharing a note in his address on the occasion of the Chandigarh Press Club silver jubilee the economistturnedpolitician had said he was happy to learn that the club had organised the Panj Darya Media Conference in January bringing together media personalities from Chandigarh and Lahore in PakistanThe media can play a positive role in promoting better understanding between nations between communities between social groups the first Sikh to hold the nation highest office had notednbspDr Singh passed away on December 26 at the age of 92 Born on September 26 1932 in Gah in Punjab now in Pakistan he was a distinguished economist and politician who served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014nbspWishing well the Chandigarh Press Club for its programmes he had notednbsp I am sure that you will succeed in bringing about a significant change in the way the media is perceived in your city This will inspire your colleagues in other cities to also follow suitSharing a bond with one of the greatest champions of USIndia strategic partnership local Member of Parliament Manish Tewari noted Former PM Manmohan Singh and we were neighbours at Panjab University in Chandigarh He knew me from the day I opened my eyes in this world I had the privilege of serving as Union minister in his governmentAs per university officials Dr Singh often hailed as the architect of modern Indias economic reforms did Bachelors degree in Economics in 1952 and Masters degree in economics in 1954 standing first in his class Born into a humble and simple family in Punjab he became a professor at the age of 32 years His faculty contributions include a senior faculty lecturer from 1957 to 1959 Reader in economics from 1959 to 1963 and Professor of economics from 1963 to 1965nbspHe later studied at the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford before moving to international assignmentsHe was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Literature DLitt on March 12 1983 and Honorary Doctor of Laws LLD on March 11 2009 Dr Singh did his schooling and graduation in economics from Hindu College both from Punjab Amritsar His wife Gursharan Kaur also belongs to the holy citynbspHe had delivered the inaugural Professor SB Rangnekar Memorial Oration in 2018 and donated 3500 books from his personal library to his alma mater in that yearnbspOriginally established in Lahore now in Pakistan Punjab in 1882 Panjab University was relocated to its present sprawling campus in Chandigarhs Sector 14 and 25 in 1956 after the country Partition in 1947 It one of Indias oldest universitiesThenbsp Dr Manmohan Singh Chair in Panjab Universitys Department of Economics was instituted in 2009 by Panjab University authorities when Dr Singh was the Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014nbspOne of his students Professor PS Rangi 79 believes Dr Singh was much more than an economics teacher at Panjab University For us he was a mentor who left a lasting impact shaping the lives of his students with wisdom humility and dedicationHe recalled Dr Singh generosity by inviting students to his residence on the Panjab University campus every Friday to casually clear their doubts over a cup of tea and snacks prepared by his wifenbspThe Panjab University noted alumni include late former President Shankar Dayal Sharma and late former Prime Minister IK Gujral Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra Nobel laureate Har Gobind Khorana Jnanpith award winner and Sanskrit scholar Satya Vrat Shastri astronaut Kalpana Chawla the countrys first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi and scores of othersDr Singh had been to Chandigarh where he owns a house in upscale Sector 11 several times For years he was a member of the governing body of the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development CRRID here and was close to its executive vicechairman the late Dr Rashpal MalhotranbspSharing grief MP Tewari wrote on X My association with late Dr Manmohan Singh goes back to the time when my parents and Dr Manmohan Singh were neighbours in Panjab University How strange are the ways of God I was supposed to call on him tomorrow Saturday in the morning Soft spoken erudite intelligent but firm he was an inspiration for millions of young people for whom he opened up the doors of opportunity with the economic liberalisation in 1991All through the years I shared a very warm personal relationship with him including serving as Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting in his government I recall anchoring his mega press conference on January 3 2014 where he gave an exhaustive overview of his 10 years as Prime Minister Adieu Sir Another world awaits he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/press-club-must-have-larger-professional-purpose-dr-singh-had-told-journalists-in-chandigarh-592213.html Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/abc-news-star-anchor-to-pay-15-mn-to-settle-trumps-defamation-case-589859.html New York Dec 15 US Presidentelect Donald Trump has won a 15 million settlement in a defamation case against ABC News TV and its star anchor George Stephanopoulos who had accused him of raping a woman The settlement was announced Saturday noon days before lawyers were to question both Trump and Stephanopoulos and it ended the caseThe case hinged on a thin legal distinction between rape and sexual abuse because Stephanopoulos had said that Trump had raped a woman while a jury in a civil case had only found that he had sexually abused the womanIt was a rare victory for Trump because US laws make it difficult for public figures to win libel or defamation casesUnlike in countries following British legal standards in the US making a false statement about a public figure is not enough for a convictionIt has to be proved that it was done with malicious intent against the person defamed or libeledTrump has lost cases against The New York Times The Washington Post CNN and other media because of the tough standardsIn this case ABC settled before a court verdictAn ABC spokesperson confirmed the settlement saying We are pleased that the parties have reached an agreement to dismiss the lawsuit on the terms in the court filingThere was no immediate reaction from Trump who was at an American football game between the Navy and Army academies when the settlement became publicABC and Stephanopoulos also agreed to express regret for the statement he made and post it on the ABC website with the original storyStephanopoulos who was the communications director for former President Bill Clinton and Democratic Party strategist before entering journalism coanchors Good Morning America the countrys top morning news programme with 28 million viewersTrump has repeatedly accused ABC News of bias against him particularly during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris that the network hostedHe has cited the close friendship between Harris and Dana Walden the chairperson of Disney which owns ABC Walden has made financial contributions to Harris campaigns The cases in which Trump was found to have sexually abused a woman continue to dog himThe jury in a civil case found that he had sexually abused but not raped a journalist E Jean Carroll at a highend store and awarded her 5 million in 2023In another case the jury found that Trump had emotionally harmed the woman and caused her reputation to suffer by repeating that she had lied and awarded Carrol 833 million in damages in JanuaryTrump has posted a bond for 91 million and is appealing the case IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/abc-news-star-anchor-to-pay-15-mn-to-settle-trumps-defamation-case-589859.html Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/madras-high-court-dismisses-case-against-chennai-press-club-elections-588910.html Chennai Dec 11 The Madras High Court has dismissed a case challenging the conduct of elections to the Chennai Press Club On Wednesday Justice G Jayachandran a singleBench judge declined to entertain a suit filed by TM Viswanaath a member of the Chennai Press ClubThe elections scheduled for December 15 will take place after a 25year gap the last being held in 1999The elections aim to select a complete set of new officebearers including a president two vice presidents a general secretary a treasurer two joint secretaries and five committee membersOnly primary members of the club are eligible to contest and vote in the electionsJustice Jayachandran advised the plaintiff to approach the court after the declaration of results if he remained dissatisfied with the election processThe elections are being conducted under the supervision of a Special Guidance Committee SGCThe 12member SGC led by veteran journalist N Ram had earlier constituted a subcommittee to finalise the list of members and appointed retired High Court Judge V Bharathidasan as the Election OfficerThe plaintiff sought to restrain the subcommittee from enrolling fresh members to the clubHowever P Wilson Senior Counsel representing the club argued that the elections were being held after several years and some individuals were attempting to block the processHe noted that this group had been occupying the club for a long timeWilson further stated that the plaintiff had not challenged the election notification or the finalised voter list and under such circumstances the court could not grant an injunction against the pollsSenior Counsel R Singaravelan representing another Chennai Press Club member who opposed the plea emphasised that the elections being conducted after decades should not be obstructedJustice Jayachandran dismissed the case and clarified that the election process could proceed uninterruptedHe added that any grievances could be raised in court after the elections and the announcement of results IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/madras-high-court-dismisses-case-against-chennai-press-club-elections-588910.html Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-indian-of-the-year-makes-a-comeback-to-celebrate-trailblazers-587555.html New Delhi Dec 4 NDTV Indian of the Year is set to return with its grand 2024 edition celebrating the exceptional Indians whose groundbreaking contributions have left an indelible mark on the nation and beyond This years theme Celebrating India Inspiring Excellence reflects the spirit of innovation and achievement that drives the nation forwardThe distinguished grand jury for this years awards comprises luminaries such as Dr Sanjiv Goenka Chairman RPSanjiv Goenka Group Asha Parekh acclaimed Actor and Film Director Piyush Pandey Ad Guru Justice AK Sikri former Judge Supreme Court of India UK Sinha former Chairman SEBI and Admiral Karambir Singh former Chief of the Naval Staff Along with this Grant Thornton serves as the trusted Consulting Partner supporting the juryThe event this year will be held on December 6 in the national Capital and will feature a stellar lineup of luminaries from various fields showcasing the talent and achievements that define modern IndiaJoining the celebration will be External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal business leaders like Gautam Hari Singhania Roshni Nadar Malhotra Hitesh Doshi acclaimed actors Rajkummar Rao Ananya Panday as well as the versatile entertainer Kapil Sharma among others Together they will shine a spotlight on the diverse talents and achievements shaping the nations futurePast editions of the NDTV Indian of the Year have celebrated icons who have profoundly shaped Indias narrativeNotable recipients include cultural icons like Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar Indias G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant and the visionary leaders of Chandrayaan3 alongside tech titan Satya Nadella whose groundbreaking work has propelled Indias global standingNDTV Indian of the Year 2024 to be aired live on NDTV network on December 6 promises to be a grand celebration of excellence innovation and the indomitable spirit of India IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-indian-of-the-year-makes-a-comeback-to-celebrate-trailblazers-587555.html Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/trump-sues-cbs-for-deceptive-editing-of-harris-interview-579253.html New York Nov 1 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is suing CBS TV network demanding 10 billion in damages alleging its deceptive editing of an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was election interference The suit filed on Thursday in a federal court in Texas alleges that CBS made the edits to tip the scales in favour of the Democratic Party as the heated 2024 Presidential Election which President Trump is leading approaches its conclusionTrumps legal team said To paper over Kamalas word salad weakness CBS used its national platform on 60 Minutes to cross the line from the exercise of judgment in reporting to deceitful deceptive manipulation of newsIn a statement CBS denied that the interview with Harris was doctored and said it would fight the case vigorouslyThe dispute is over remarks Harris made about Israel and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the interview with correspondent Bill WhitakerIn a preview that was broadcast in the programme Face the Nation she said The work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by or a result of many things including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the regionBut when the interview was broadcast the next day in an election special on the 60 Minutes programme which had been originally taped after she had been mocked for the lengthy remark that critics said had no substance she was shown as saying tersely We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to endTrump and his allies allege that a fresh interview segment was made for that portion of the original interview and it was insertedHe demanded a full transcript of the interview without any edits but CBS refused to give it saying that it was protected under the Constitutions First Amendment protecting the medias rights IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/trump-sues-cbs-for-deceptive-editing-of-harris-interview-579253.html Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/scribe-mahesh-langa-denied-bail-in-gst-fraud-case-579072.html Ahmedabad Oct 30 A court in Gujarat has denied bail to journalist Mahesh Langa in a GST fraud case observing there was prima facie evidence of his active involvement in the conspiracy to cheat the government as well as the possibility of his tampering with evidence if released The decision was handed down by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Manish V Chauhan after perusing the submitted documents and hearing the argumentsThis is the latest setback for Langa who faced a third FIR being filed against him within a month this time accusing him of being involved in a Rs 28 lakh cheating case as stated by Ahmedabad PoliceThe FIR stems from a complaint by Pranav Shah director of Khushi Enterprises who alleged he gave Langa Rs 23 lakh for advertisement work and an additional Rs 5 lakh for a lavish party but Langa did not complete the work for which he was paid or return the funds according to Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS MalikLanga has been in custody since earlier this month due to an alleged goods and services tax scam with an FIR registered on October 7 by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch based on a complaint from the Central GST A second FIR was filed against him in Gandhinagar on October 23 following the alleged recovery of documents related to the Gujarat Maritime BoardAccording to the Director General of GST Intelligence DGGI the October 7 FIR also names shell company Dhruvi Enterprises and 12 other companies associated with itAs per details of the facts which have been uncovered in the investigation by the Ahmedabad police so far the companies had used such forged bills for the purpose of cheating the government exchequer by falsely claiming input tax credits in order to evade GST dues As per the report of DGGI similar credentials such as mobile numbers PAN cards etc were used to make another 220 suspected shell companiesTotal searches were carried at 19 places across the state in the districts of Bhavnagar Surat Junagadh Rajkot Ahmedabad etcSo far we have seized 29 computers 38 mobiles 7 laptops and several documents and have sent them for forensic analysis Further investigation is ongoing the Ahmedabad police saidIt was found that Dhruvi Enterprises was an entirely fake company registered using the credentials and the name of farm labourer Haresh Makwana a resident of Botad district A total of Rs 704 crore worth of fraudulent transactions were done in Dhruvi Enterprises according to the policeDhruvi Enterprises was used as a shell company to launder money where fake forged bills were generated to evade GST and the cash was routed back after a commission cut through the hawala operator networkThe police have recorded a total of 139 statements and have arrested 17 accused This includes the persons who had falsely created Dhruvi Enterprises for the purpose of cheating by using forged documentsRegistered on July 20 2020 the firm was coowned by Langas cousin Manoj Langa and Vinubhai Patel However Mahesh Langa had gotten Patel removed in 2021 and made his wife Kavita Langa a coownerIn the searches Rs 20 lakh unaccounted money was found at Langas residence for which he could not provide any satisfactory answerHis declared income till 20222023 was Rs 948 lakh and his wifes declared income was Rs 604 lakhAs per the analysis of accounts this money was not associated with the declared incomes or businesses run by Langa We have recovered technical evidence and statements the police saidIt was also revealed that he was using his identity as an investigative journalist to indulge in illegal financial dealings and to gain access to different offices and personnel IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/scribe-mahesh-langa-denied-bail-in-gst-fraud-case-579072.html Wed, 30 Oct 2024 23:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-clocks-17-pc-revenue-growth-in-q2-fy25-over-strategic-digital-initiatives-578446.html New Delhi Oct 23 Leading media channel NDTV on Wednesday reported 17 per cent revenue growth yearonyear at Rs 112 crore in the JulySeptember period Q2 FY25 from Rs 99 crore in the same quarter last year underscoring the companys consistent momentum across key business verticals This impressive performance is driven by NDTVs enhanced content strategy an expanding portfolio of intellectual properties IPs and strategic digital initiatives said the media companyNDTVs Wholetime Director and EditorinChief Sanjay Pugalia said that the exceptional Q2 performance underscores our commitment to delivering insightful and actionable news to our audiences worldwide As we continue to grow and innovate an event like NDTV World Summit reflects our ambition to play a pivotal role in shaping conversations that matter on both national and global stages Sanjay Pugalia added NDTVs digital presence continues to expand at an accelerated pace reflecting its commitment to delivering highquality news across languages In August the Hindi platform saw a 24 per cent rise in traffic while the English platform grew by 41 per cent compared to August last year Further cementing its leadership in the digital space NDTVs English YouTube channel captured the highest viewership in the English news category in September outpacing its competitorsThis surge in audience engagement highlights NDTVs ability to resonate with modern consumers through insightful journalism and innovative formats across platforms said the company Subsequent to the quarter the media house also hosted one of its biggest events NDTV World Summit 2024 The India Century with Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering the inaugural address emphasising its importance as a platform for global collaboration leadership and innovation This marquee summit brought together some of the worlds most influential leaders and visionaries to discuss transformative ideas and shape the future across industries IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-clocks-17-pc-revenue-growth-in-q2-fy25-over-strategic-digital-initiatives-578446.html Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/us-announces-fresh-sanctions-on-russian-state-media-for-raising-money-for-moscows-troops-in-ukraine-573176.html Washington Sep 14 The US State Department on Friday announced fresh sanctions on Russian state media accusing a Kremlin news outlet of working for the Russian military and running fundraising campaigns to pay for sniper rifles body armour and other equipment for soldiers fighting in Ukraine an official statement said While the outlet RT has previously been sanctioned for its work to spread Kremlin propaganda and disinformation the new allegations suggest its role goes far beyond influence operationsInstead US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that RT is a key part of Russias war machine and its efforts to undermine its democratic adversariesRT wants its new covert intelligence capabilities like its longstanding propaganda disinformation efforts to remain hidden Blinken told reportersOur most powerful antidote to Russias lies is the truth Its shining a bright light on what the Kremlin is trying to do under the cover of darknessRT has also created websites posing as legitimate news sites to spread disinformation and propaganda in Europe Africa South America and elsewhere officials said They say the outlet has also expanded its use of cyber operations with a new unit with ties to Russian intelligence created last yearThe sanctions announced on Friday target RTs parent organization TVNovosti as well as a related state media group called Rossiya Segodnya and its general director Dmitry Kiselyov A third organisation and its leader Nelli Parutenko were also sanctioned for allegedly running a votebuying scheme in Moldova designed to help Moscows preferred candidates in an upcoming electionRussias Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova suggested the sanctions against RT were unnecessary because it has already been sanctionedI think a new profession should appear in the United States a specialist in sanctions already imposed against Russia she wrote on her Telegram channelRussias global propaganda work is receiving extra scrutiny in the months leading up to the US electionThe crowdsourcing effort ran on Russian social media platforms and sought to raise funds for military supplies some of which were procured in China officials saidThere were no obvious connections between RT and the fundraising campaign or any indication that Chinese officials knew their products were being sold to RussiaThe list of supplies also included nightvision equipment drones radios and generatorsRTs actions show its not just a firehouse of disinformation but a fully fledged member of the intelligence apparatus and operation of the Russian government said Jamie Rubin who heads the State Departments Global Engagement CentreLast week the Biden administration seized Kremlinrun websites and charged two RT employees with covertly paying a Tennessee company nearly 10 million for its contentThe company then paid several popular farright influencers whose content often mirrored Russian talking points Two of the influencers said they had no idea their work was being supported by RussiaThis summer intelligence officials warned that Russia was using unwitting Americans to spread its propaganda by disguising it in English on sites popular with AmericansOfficials say Russia seeks to divide Americans ahead of the election as a way of reducing support for UkraineRussias influence operations also appear designed to support former President Donald Trump who has criticised Ukraine and the NATO alliance while praising Russian President Vladimir Putin IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/us-announces-fresh-sanctions-on-russian-state-media-for-raising-money-for-moscows-troops-in-ukraine-573176.html Sat, 14 Sep 2024 05:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/us-presidential-debate-kamala-harris-trump-to-face-off-in-90-minute-encounter-572196.html Washington Sep 10 The first and possibly the only debate between US VicePresident and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival in the 2024 White House race former President Donald Trump takes place in Philadelphia in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday night It starts at 9 am US Eastern time 630 am ISTThe debate will run live for 90 minutes with two commercial breaksAlthough ABC News is hosting the debate it will be simulcast on most other channels in the US such as CNN Fox News CBS MSNBC NBC and CSpan the free live TV station They have their own special programming scheduled for before and after the debateABC News World News Tonight anchor and Managing Editor David Muir and ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis will moderate the debateThe rules will be the same as in the June debate between President Joe Biden and former President TrumpThere will be no live audience to cheer or boo the debaters There will be only Harris and Trump the debaters and Muir and Davis the moderatorsOne key rule that the Harris camp tried hard to was the muting of the microphone of the candidate after they were through with the allotted speaking time Harriss camp wanted the microphones to be left on for the entire duration of the debate because Trump has a tendency to interrupt and talk over the other person as he did famously in the first debate with Biden in 2020Trump stood his ground and the muting rule stayed The candidates will not make opening statementsEach of them will get two minutes to respond to questions from the moderators two minutes for rebuttals and one minute for followon responses Each of them will be given a pen and notepad and bottled water and they cannot interact with aides during commercial breaksIn a coin flip held virtually on September 3 Trump won and chose to offer his closing argument last both will get two minutes each for their final statements and Harris selected the right podium position on the screen otherwise called stage left The candidates will enter the stage from the sides after the introductions by the moderators who will seek to enforce the rules including those about the time The candidates will not be permitted to ask questions of each other And they will be allowed to bring props of written notes IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/us-presidential-debate-kamala-harris-trump-to-face-off-in-90-minute-encounter-572196.html Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/veteran-journalist-umesh-upadhyay-passes-away-pm-modi-condoles-demise-569952.html New Delhi Sep 1 Veteran journalist Umesh Upadhyay a distinguished figure in journalism and media communication strategy passed away on Sunday after an accident at his house His sudden and untimely death has left the media world in shock Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled his death highlighting his contribution to media spanning digital media to TVAm greatly saddened at the demise of veteran journalist and author Umesh Upadhyay whose invaluable contribution spanned digital media to TV His passing is a grievous blow to the media world In this hour of grief I extend my condolences to his family members Om Shanti he said in a post in Hindi on XReports indicate that while construction work was underway at his residence Upadhyay suffered a severe fall while performing certain tasks Despite being swiftly rushed to the hospital he unfortunately did not surviveAccording to an official statement information was received from the Indian Spinal Centre Vasant Kunj regarding admission of Upadhyay aged 64 yrs son of NP Sharma resident of house no C88663 Vasant KunjUmesh Upadhyay suffered a fall from height at an underconstruction site in C8 Vasant Kunj On further enquiry it was revealed that today at about 1030 am when Mr Umesh Upadhayay was inspecting the renovation of his abovementioned house he accidentally fell from the 4th floor to the 2nd floor He sustained serious head and other injuries He was immediately rushed to the Indian Spinal Centre at around 1100 Hrs however he later succumbed to the injuries suffered due to the fall it saidPost Mortem and proceedings under 194 BNSS are underway Further investigation is underwayUpadhyay had made an enduring impact through his extensive contributions to both television and digital media With a career spanning over four decades in television print radio and digital media he held numerous pivotal roles in prominent media organisations Renowned for his deep understanding of the nittygritty of the media industry his dedication to journalistic integrity and his adeptness at navigating the industrys evolving dynamics Upadhyays legacy is one of significant influence and respectHe had recently penned a book titled Western Media Narratives on India From Gandhi to ModiBorn in 1959 in Mathura Upadhyay embarked on his journalism career in the early 1980s After finishing his education he swiftly rose to prominence earning a reputation as one of the nations most esteemed journalists His career soared during the formative years of television journalism in India where he was instrumental in shaping news coverage and programming strategies for several leading networksHe was perhaps best known for his role as President of Zee News where he made substantial contributions to the channels editorial direction During his tenure he played a key role in establishing Zee News as one of the most trusted news sources in the countryUnder his leadership Zee News significantly expanded its reach and influence becoming a household name throughout India His adept media management and visionary approach to content delivery earned widespread recognition and respect from his peers in the industry Throughout his career Umesh Upadhyay was celebrated for his commitment to responsible journalism He championed the ethical dissemination of news and played a pivotal role in mentoring the next generation of journalistsUpadhyays passing has sent shockwaves through the media industry with journalists and writers reflecting on his significant contributions Tributes and condolence messages are pouring in from across the media landscape as friends and former colleagues fondly remember their time with him and honour his legacy IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/veteran-journalist-umesh-upadhyay-passes-away-pm-modi-condoles-demise-569952.html Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/kamala-harris-faces-her-first-big-test-an-interview-569417.html Washington Aug 29 US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday will face her first major test after securing the Democratic partys nomination for president an interview Harris will sit down with her running mate Tim Walz the Governor of Minnesota for an interview with CNN anchor Dana BashThis will be Harriss first major media interview as she has faced growing calls from both Republicans including her rival for the White House Donald Trump and his running mate Senator JD Vance and Democrats to answer questions in an unscripted interaction with reporters Apart from a few questions from reporters of the pool travelling with her she has not addressed a news conference either The interview will be her first big step The next will be the September 10 debate with Trump Trump and Vance have repeatedly challenged her in interviews and news conferences in the hope of getting a stumble out of her or a misstep that will stop or pause her momentum which has turned the race from the time President Joe Biden dropped out and Harris was elevated to the top of the Democratic ticket Harris has done very few media interviews as VicePresident and a disastrous interview in 2021 continues to be used to define her The NBC interviewer had asked if she had plans to visit the border after being tasked by Biden to tackle the problem of immigration at its roots At some point We are going to the border Weve been to the border This whole thing about the border weve been to the border Weve been to the border she said The interviewer then pushed back You havent been to the border and she responded And I havent been to Europe either And I mean I dont understand the point youre trying to make Im not discounting the importance of the border she added Even after agreeing to the CNN interview Harris is facing criticism for not doing it solo Last night CNN announced that Kamala has mustered up the courage to sit for a joint interview after 39 days of hiding out from reporters the Trump War Room account had written on X after the announcement of the interview IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/kamala-harris-faces-her-first-big-test-an-interview-569417.html Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/uttar-pradesh-provision-for-fir-for-anti-national-posts-in-new-digital-media-policy-569262.html Lucknow Aug 28 The Uttar Pradesh government has approved the states new Digital Media Policy under which social media influencers and content creators will be provided government advertisements on their channels and pages for promoting the policies and programmes of the government A provision has been made in the policy that Facebook Instagram and X and YouTube account holders with number of followers from 1 to 10 lakh can avail the benefit of getting government advertisements by registering with the Department of Information and Public RelationsBesides the new Digital Media Policy also includes the provision of registration of FIR against antisocial antinational and derogatory postsThe action besides lodging an FIR may include getting the post deleted revoking the empanelment discontinuing the advertisementThe new policy is regarding enlisting individualsfirms and giving them advertisements to promote government schemesUnder the policy the Director Department of Information and Public Relations has been authorised to take legal action under the relevant provisions of the law against any post deemed to be antinational antisocial and derogatory The policy also mentions that the concerned official will be authorised at the departmental level to provide advertisements and initiate take action against inappropriate postsAny content video tweet post reel that is antinational antisocial indecent or hurts the sentiments of various sections of society based on wrong facts presents the government schemes in a wrong manner or with wrong intentions can be taken down and legal action can be initiatedAlso the page channel account holder operator digital media influencers content writers or related agencyfirm posting content related to art culture and developmentrelated news of Uttar Pradesh will be given priority in terms of providing advertisementsUnder the policy the content should not be repeatedAlso the Chief Minister has been authorised to bring in amendments in the rules in the new digital media policy IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/uttar-pradesh-provision-for-fir-for-anti-national-posts-in-new-digital-media-policy-569262.html Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/women-scribes-seek-accountability-amid-rise-in-attacks-on-journalists-in-telangana-568782.html Hyderabad Aug 26 The assault on two women journalists in Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddys native village Kondareddypalli in Nagarkurnool district last week is the latest in a series of attacks on scribes reported from the state in recent months Avula Sarita and Vijaya Reddy who work for Telugu Scribe and Mirror TV respectively were reportedly attacked on August 22 when they went to the CMs native village for a story on farm loan waiverThey alleged that they were attacked by Congress workers when they were doing a ground report on loan waivers for farmers When the journalists were talking to the farmers to know if their loans were waived Congress workers reportedly attacked them used abusive language took away their phones and smashed their camerasThe women also alleged that they were chased up to the police station They later lodged a complaint naming six Congress workers as accused The police have registered an FIR and taken up the investigation The journalists have also appealed to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to intervene in the matter and stop such attacks on mediapersonsWhile the incident has evoked condemnation from different quarters the Telangana State Womens Commission has also taken cognisance of it and sought a report from the policeThe Commissions Chairperson Sharada Nerella wrote to the Nagarkurnool Superintendent of Police to ensure a fair and speedy investigation into the matter She also asked the SP to submit a detailed action taken report to the CommissionMeanwhile a group of about 50 women journalists in Telangana have issued a statement in support of Avula Sarita and Vijaya ReddyIf one were to witness the continual attacks and trolling that women journalists in Telangana face they would likely ask themselves whether there will be any women journalists left in the state 10 years down the line The reason for this concern is the kind of online and offline harassment women journalists face Importantly if a woman journalist is covering political news admirers and workers of political parties are targeting them both online and offline read the statementThe statement also refers to the trolling of the two women scribes by the Congress social media wing which accused them of working for the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi BRS as they have been associated with BRSowned media organisationsIf their reporting isnt factual they can be questioned If a journalist is vindictive in her coverage legal measures can be taken These kinds of attacks have increased with the rise of troll armies from political parties This shows how vulnerable women journalists are online the statement issued by the women scribes addedIt also highlighted past instances where women journalists have been trolled and harassed both online and offlineThe women journalists demanded creation of a support system to address the issues faced by them and to ensure that any fake accounts or partyrun accounts that troll women journalists are held accountable with the police issuing a statement regarding the sameLast week BRS working President K T Rama Rao also brought the attack on the two women journalists at Kondareddypalli to the notice of DGP Jitender demanding an apology from the Chief Minister over the incidentIn fact the attack on the two women journalists was not an isolated incident as there have been a series of attacks on journalists performing their duties in recent monthsA journalist was manhandled and detained by the police in July when he was reporting on students protests at Osmania University Sai Charan a Zee Telugu reporter was assaulted when he was reporting live on the students protest demanding postponement of District Selection Committee DSC examination for recruitment of teachersPolice officers dragged the journalist and pushed him into a patrol vehicle He was taken to the Osmania University police station and was later released The scribe sustained minor injuriesLater a Zee Telugu team met Telangana Media Academy Chairman K Sreenivas Reddy and the DGP demanding action against the police officers involvedReporters from some other Telugu channels were also prevented from covering the students protestsAlso a cameraperson was prevented from entering the Gandhi Hospital to cover the indefinite hunger strike by student leader Motilal Naik pressing for the demands of unemployed youthIn February a journalist was attacked by a group of about 15 people including two women in the LB Nagar area of Hyderabad The scribe who ran a YouTube channel critical of the Congress government was physically assaulted when he was returning home from office IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/women-scribes-seek-accountability-amid-rise-in-attacks-on-journalists-in-telangana-568782.html Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtvs-jai-jawan-john-abraham-joins-armed-forces-in-heartfelt-tribute-in-ladakh-565951.html New Delhi Aug 14 NDTV is gearing up to air its Special Flagship programme Jai Jawan this Independence Day featuring Bollywood star John Abraham alongside the Indian Army In this patriotic tribute to the nations defenders John Abraham spends a day with the brave soldiers stationed in the challenging terrains of LadakhThe special episode was filmed in one of the worlds most demanding battlegrounds where low oxygen levels make every breath a challenge The programme showcases the tireless dedication of our troops stationed at 15000 feet safeguarding the countrys borders with unwavering vigilanceJohn Abraham known for his fitness and patriotic roles shares heartfelt moments with Subedars Hawaldars and Agniveers He also lightens the atmosphere by dancing to popular songs with the soldiers matching his energy with their own impressive dance movesThrough engaging conversations the actor asks about their lives back home and their families bringing smiles to their faces as they share their stories JaiJawan With John Abraham Catch NDTVs Independence Day Special Show With The Armed Forces announces a promo video on NDTV news channelThe promo video invites viewers to tune in for the exclusive Independence Day programme The special show hosted by John Abraham offers a poignant and celebratory look at the lives of the brave soldiers of the Indian Army stationed in Ladakh IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtvs-jai-jawan-john-abraham-joins-armed-forces-in-heartfelt-tribute-in-ladakh-565951.html Wed, 14 Aug 2024 23:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/iampb-ministry-calls-for-fresh-consultation-amp-comments-on-draft-broadcast-bill-565448.html New Delhi Aug 13 The Information amp Broadcasting IampB Ministry informed on Monday that it has extended the deadline for receiving feedback on the draft Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill till October 15 in view of wider consultations with all the concerned stakeholders The Ministry of Information amp Broadcasting is working on a Draft Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill The draft Bill was placed in public domain on 10112023 along with the explanatory notes for comments of the stakeholders and the general publicIn response multiple recommendations comments suggestions were received including from various Associations The Ministry is holding a series of consultations with the stakeholders on the draft Bill Further additional time is being provided to solicit comments suggestions till 15th October 2024A fresh draft will be published after detailed consultations the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a post on XOn November 10 2023 the IampB Ministry placed the draft Bill in public domain along with the explanatory notes seeking comments from the stakeholders and the general publicThe government has been working on the draft Bill which is aimed at replacing the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act 1995 It provided for the constitution of a Broadcast Advisory Council with government membership which would hear complaints against the broadcastersThe conditions could also be applied to streaming platforms and online influencers based on a Ministry notificationThe Internet Freedom Foundation IFF had said that every broadcaster covered under the Ministrys regulatory ambit would be required to comply with a code prescribed by the government and failure to do so would lead to monetary penalties or even imprisonment IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/iampb-ministry-calls-for-fresh-consultation-amp-comments-on-draft-broadcast-bill-565448.html Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/trump-says-he-will-shut-down-us-education-department-565478.html Washington Aug 12 After former US President Donald Trump said on Monday that illegal immigration saved his life he remarked that he wants to shut down the federal department of education Trump spoke about the assassination attempt on him at an election rally in a highly anticipated interview with Elon Musk on the latters social media platform X which was delayed because of a cyberattackIn an audio interview heard by more than a million people on X Trump and Musk discussed a wide range of issues from immigration to the economy education climate change Russia and Ukraine relationships with North Koreas Kim Jongun Russias Vladimir Putin and China Xi Jinping in the context of the 2024 presidential election in which the X owner has endorsed the former President against his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala HarrisThe broadcast of the interview was delayed by a distributed denial of service according to a post on X by Musk But once it went on the two had a freewheeling conversation that lasted about two hoursThey began by talking about the assassination attempt on Trump at an election rally in Butler Pennsylvania and Musk acknowledged that Trump won his support and endorsement when he called out fight fight as he was being led out of the arena by Secret Service personnelTrump recalled that he had turned his head towards a chart on illegal immigration and that that might have saved his life agreeing with Musk Illegal immigration saved my life Youre rightThe incredible thing though when you talk about the odds you had to be exactly at that angle but the incredible thing is that the chart I used it less than 20 per cent of the time It was just a moment yeah its always on my left never my right and its always at the end of the speech So we have it its on the right not the left Its at the beginning not the end And even the people that put it up they were unprepared and they did a great job They got it up immediately fortunately But I looked to the right and the bullet came whizzing by hitting my ear so it was too busy But when you think of the odds of that and you know that normally you wouldnt use it normally I wouldnt have the thing and then you know would have been a very different story Its very much I say an act of God Its a miracle that it happened and Im honoured by itTrump has made undocumented immigration a centerpiece of his critique of the BidenHarris administration saying that it threw open the southern border with Mexico But he forced Republican lawmakers to kill a bipartisan legislation to end it because he did not want to be denied the chance to run on the issueThe former President also vowed to shut down the federal department of education that was created in 1980 according to its website to lay down policies on federal financial aid for education and distributing as well as monitoring those funds collecting data on Americas schools and disseminating research focusing national attention on key educational issues and prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to educationTrump said Were ranked at the bottom of every list of the top 40 Were ranked number 40 number 38 Norway Switzerland Sweden different countries are ranked good Actually China is pretty close to the top There are top six or seven but were ranked at the bottom almost at the bottom 38 3940 In other words horrible And yet we spend more per pupil than any other country in the world And what Im going to do is one of the first acts and this is where I need an Elon Musk I need somebody that has a lot of strength and courage in sports I want to close up the Department of EducationThe highly anticipated interview of former US President Donald Trump by Elon Musk on X was way behind schedule because of technical issuesThere appears to be a massive DDOS attack on X Musk posted on X 18 minutes after the scheduled start time of 8 pm US Eastern Working on shutting it downWorst case he added We will proceed with a smaller number of live listeners and post the conversation laterA distributed denial of service DDoS attack is a type of cyberattack in which an attacker overwhelms a website server or network resource with malicious traffic according to one explanationSix minutes later Musk posted again We tested the system with 8 million concurrent listeners earlier today Three minutes later he wrote on X We will proceed with the smaller number of concurrent listeners at 830 ET and then post the unedited audio immediately thereafterThe former President was permanently suspended from X in January 2021 when the social media platform was known as Twitter The ban was lifted by Musk after he bought the platform Trump returned in August 2023 and has posted just one message since He remains active however on Truth Social the lookalike social media platform that he launched after being banned from XTwitterTrump returned to X with a flurry of posts and picked up over 300000 new followers taking up his total to 883 million followers which is 808 million more than the 75 million he has on Truth SocialX gives Trump a much bigger platform which according to Musk has 600 million monthly active users other estimates put it at 540 million Truth Social is much smaller it had only 5 million monthly active users according to papers it filed during its IPO in March 2024 as reported by AxiosThe vast difference in the reach of X and Truth Social wont be lost on Trump who pays a lot of attention to the size of crowd for his election rallies and eventsMusk is a supporter of Trump and is likely to be a friendly interviewer but the former President is known to be both a showman and unpredictable and the interview will be closely followed by allies and the Harris campaignThe Trump campaign needs a bump Trump had the upper hand in the 2024 presidential election till President Joe Biden was in the fray The race has changed since Biden dropped out and endorsed his deputy Vice President Kamala HarrisHarris has changed the race She has energised the Democratic party raised more funds and has taken the lead in polls even in key battleground states IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/trump-says-he-will-shut-down-us-education-department-565478.html Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/kamala-harris-declines-trumps-offer-to-shift-presidential-debate-563958.html Washington Aug 5 Kamala Harris the Democratic presidential nominee has declined Donald Trumps suggestion to move the presidential debate to Fox News media reports said Trump 78 and President Joe Biden had agreed in May to two presidential debates The first which was with CNN took place in June while a second one slated for September 10 was planned to be hosted by ABC NewsBut Biden dropped out in the previous month and therefore VicePresident Harris is the declared presidential candidate for 2024 in the Democratic PartyThe assessment was published before Saturday when Trump said he had agreed to an offer by Fox News to debate Harris on September 4 in what would be a departure from the planned format if reported by CBS NewsTrump said I have decided with Fox News to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday September 4 The previous debate that was supposed to be conducted with sleepy Joe Biden on the ABC channel is no longer possible Bianchi is no longer a participant in a legal battle against the ABC Network and George Slopadopoulos thus there is a conflict of interestConsequently Harris countered using platform X declined Trumps debate invitation on Fox NewsIts interesting how any time any place becomes one specific time one specific safe space Ill be there on September 10 like he agreed to I hope to see him there Harris saidThe Harris campaign also offered an affirmation of their stand to adhere to the ABC News debate plan They claimed that Trump was running scared and required Fox News help to avoid the scheduled debate with ABC NewsHe needs to stop playing games and show up to the debate he already committed to on Sept 10 the report quoted Michael Tyler the Harris campaign communication director as sayingThe Vice President will be there one way or the other to take the opportunity to speak to a primetime national audience Tyler said adding that the campaign is open to discussing further debates but only after the one both campaigns have already agreed to takes place IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/kamala-harris-declines-trumps-offer-to-shift-presidential-debate-563958.html Mon, 05 Aug 2024 07:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ians-analysis-pakistans-press-freedom-paradox-assessing-the-duality-of-journalism-watchdogs-562536.html New Delhi July 28 The state of press freedom serves as a key indicator of a societys democratic health Journalists capacity to report without restraint on pertinent issues viz governance national concerns plight of the marginalised integrity and transparency of the social structure promoting accountability and progress etc These ideals are particularly relevant in wellestablished democracies unlike in authoritarian states such as China militarydominated hybrid regimes like Pakistan or few monarchiesIn Pakistans militarydominated hybrid political system the environment for journalists remains hazardous and filled with countless challenges Pakistani journalists navigate a precarious landscape of daily uncertainty contending not only with threats from nonstate actors but also with persistent suppression by state forces particularly the Pakistan Army and its clandestine intelligence agencies like the ISIDespite these dire conditions international press watchdogs frequently understate the gravity of the situationDespite the ongoing killings of numerous journalists due to their workPakistans press index ratings from organisations such as Freedom House and Reporters Sans Frontieres RSF surprisingly rank the country ahead of some established democracies like India which boasts strong press freedom credentialsIn recent months Pakistan has seen the murder of over half a dozen journalists across its four provincesThese politically motivated killings highlight a precarious situation where the state is either complicit or failing to protect vulnerable reporters particularly in the countrys rural areasOn July 14 journalist Malik Hassan Zaib associated with the local Urdu newspaper Daily Aaj was killed in his car by unidentified armed assailants in Nowshera Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinceThis incident prompted the New Yorkbased Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ to accuse the Pakistani government of maintaining continued impunity for those who attack journalistsThe journalism watchdog demanded that Pakistani authorities immediately end this horrifying wave of violence and hold the perpetrators to accountPertinently this was the third journalist killing within three months in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincePreviously unidentified armed assailants had killed Khalil Jibran of Khyber News TV channel on 18 June in Landi Kotal and Kamran Dawar on 21 May at his home in Tappi village Miramshah districtDawar an independent journalist who also ran a popular social media news channel called Waziristan TV with hundreds of thousands of subscribers was a vocal critic of the Pakistan Armys oppression in the tribal regionsHe frequently exposed issues such as custodial killings and enforced disappearances disguised as antimilitancy campaignsHis murder raised direct suspicions of Army involvement particularly given the highly fortified nature of Tappi village as reported by News InterventionIt is worth noting that Pakistans intelligence agency ISI has a history of targeted killings of military critics lending credibility to accusations by the victims familiesAccording to the 2024 report by Reporters Sans Frontieres Pakistan ranked 152nd out of 180 countries in the global press indexRSF also known as Reporters Without Borders described Pakistan as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalistsThe report further indicates that any journalist who dares to breach the boundaries set by the Pakistan Army risks becoming the target of intense surveillance potentially leading to abduction and detention in either state prisons or unofficial jailsMoreover the countrys notorious ISI is always prepared to permanently silence any criticInterestingly while Pakistan adopted the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Act in 2021 ostensibly to create a safe environment for journalists the legislation conditions journalists safety on adhering to a specific conduct Consequently both military and civilian authorities have exploited this ambiguity to enforce their own restrictions and penalize those who defy them For example Pakistani authorities arrested independent journalist Asad Ali Toor earlier this year for demanding accountability from state institutions particularly judicial authorities following the controversial 8 February elections Additionally 45 other journalists received notices from authorities for criticising the government and were warned to amend their conductThe sole offence of these journalists was reporting on court proceedings during the hearings of election irregularities casesSimilarly Freedom Houses 2024 report underscores that journalists perceived as antistate or antimilitary continue to face enforced disappearances and other abusesAhmad Farhad a Kashmiri poet from PakistanOccupied Jammu and Kashmir POJK was recently abducted by Pakistani intelligence agencies for criticising the government and military establishment through his poetry following the Armys killing of POJK civilian protestorsFarhad poignantly captures this sentiment Ye puchta hai amneaamah ka masla kyun Ye amneaamah ka masla hai isse uthalo He is asking why there is public disorder He is a public disorder pick him upPakistans military establishment has essentially adopted this modus operandi to abduct and arrest anyone who questions their control over the countrys political and governance affairs with media professionals being the first casualtiesGiven the hazardous working conditions for journalists in Pakistan it is perplexing that the country often ranks higher than a democracy like India in press freedom indices published by Western organisationsAlthough Pakistans ranking is still not commendable it remains surprising One must question what prompts these organisations to obscure the reality Is there not a stark duality in their assessments of the two countriesFor example RSFs Global Press Index ranks India at 159th while Pakistan despite over a dozen journalist killings in 2023 is positioned at 152nd Additionally Pakistani authorities recorded 248 cases against journalists during 202223 to silence them as reported by the Freedom Network in 2023Similarly Freedom Houses annual Global Freedom Score awarded India and Pakistan scores of 66 and 35 out of 100 respectively yet surprisingly describes both countries as partly freeThis categorisation appears to undermine the democratic credentials of the worlds largest democracy IndiaIt is quite perplexing that India with its strong traditions of press freedom enshrined in its constitution Article 19 and supported by RTI is often criticised by these organisationsThis perceived duality does not truly reflect the countrys press freedoms but rather reveals the biases inherent in these institutions which are often leveraged by their sponsors and host countries for geopolitical purposesWhile Pakistani journalists continue to face severe threats and state oppression the nuanced challenges in Indias media landscape seem to be disproportionately amplified raising questions about the fairness and objectivity of these international evaluationsWhile journalists in India freely report on government activities and all state institutions without fear of persecution the situation in Pakistan is starkly differentThere even laws meant to protect journalists impose conditions that effectively require the press to stop criticising the state particularly the military This clear disparity further highlights the inconsistencies and potential biases in the global press freedom rankingsRegardless of the extent to which international journalism watchdogs spotlight the perilous conditions for journalists in Pakistan the stark reality persistsThe media remains under severe duress from both the government and the military frequently being compelled to comply while journalists suffer for challenging authorityRights organisations may ignore their struggles but the few voices of truth persist articulating the silence of the populace IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ians-analysis-pakistans-press-freedom-paradox-assessing-the-duality-of-journalism-watchdogs-562536.html Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/linkedin-launches-new-video-experience-for-professionals-in-india-559411.html New Delhi July 16 Professional networking platform LinkedIn on Tuesday launched a new video experience in India in a bid to tap into one of the fastestgrowing markets with uploads growing 60 per cent yearonyear in the country The platform currently has more than 130 million members in IndiaIt has witnessed a 20 per cent yearonyear growth in both membership and engagement the highest in the world for the platformLinkedIns new interactive swipebased video experience aims to help professionals explore a wide array of knowledge contentThe new feature also comes at a time when 60 per cent of Indias Internet users more than 350 million are consuming video contentVideo is one of the fastest growing formats for us with uploads growing 60 per cent yearonyear in India We are seeing incredible engagement from our members who are increasingly using LinkedIn to stay updated on job trends build networks and gain knowledge Every minute on LinkedIn nearly 6 people are hired over 9000 connections form and more than 100 hours of learning content is consumed said Ajay Dutta Head of Product Management at LinkedIn India in a statementDutta noted that the platform is experimenting with multiple formats including newsletters posts collaborative articles and videos to make accessing knowledge easier and help professionals advance in their careersOur new video experience aims to make knowledge sharing more immersive and meaningful enabling members to benefit from the collective wisdom and shared experiences of their networks he addedFrom career development and inspiration hiring trends and workplace culture to lighthearted professional humour members will find diverse and engaging content that can help them stay ahead in their careers the company said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/linkedin-launches-new-video-experience-for-professionals-in-india-559411.html Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/vijayasai-reddy-threatens-legal-action-over-attempts-to-defame-him-559319.html Visakhapatnam July 15 YSR Congress Party YSRCP MP YS Vijayasai Reddy on Monday condemned reports in a section of media linking him to a woman officer and threatened to take legal action against those who were trying to defame him Addressing a news conference here the YSRCP Parliamentary Party leader said he would initiate legal action against the media houses and journalists who carried baseless storiesHe said he would not spare anyone who tarnished his image by spreading false storiesVijayasai Reddy a close aide of YSRCP chief and former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy termed the allegations against him cheap attempts to distort his image Alleging that a section of the media is running a defamatory campaign against him he lashed out at the journalists involved saying they did not have minimum courtesy and intelligence to crosscheck facts while publishing a story insulting a tribal womanEveryone knows what I am and what my personality is I dont do blackmailing like them he saidHe alleged that after the TDPled coalition government came to power a conspiracy began to make baseless allegations against YSRCP leadersPeople are watching TDPs devil rule They will teach them a lesson in the coming days he said while exuding confidence that YSRCP will return to power after five yearsVijayasai Reddy said that someone came to his house in Vijayawada on Sunday and asked if he had run away adding that the man was definitely from TDP and made it clear that he was not afraid of such tacticsI came from a small family and grew up through hard work I am not someone who blackmails and extorts money he saidEndowment Departments Assistant Commissioner Shanti on Sunday broke down before media persons while terming baseless reports linking her to Vijayasai Reddy She said she met the YSRCP MP only in Visakhapatnam and discussed departmentrelated matters with him The officer said she had separated from her first husband Madan Mohan in 2016 and married another man Subhash in 2020 She said her first husband tried to malign her by making false allegations Shanti said she was disturbed by the allegations made against her She also claimed that since she is a tribal false allegations of corruption were made to harass her IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/vijayasai-reddy-threatens-legal-action-over-attempts-to-defame-him-559319.html Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ajay-upadhyay-journalist-extraordinaire-cremated-amidst-reverence-557287.html New Delhi July 7 Ajay Upadhyay a distinguished and pioneering journalist was cremated at the Harishchandra Ghat in Varanasi on Sunday following his sudden demise from cardiac arrest on Saturday evening He was 66 Upadhyay renowned for his extensive knowledge across various subjects and popularly known as an intellectual titan held prominent and leading editorial positions in several national newspapers He served as the EditorinChief of the Hindi daily Hindustan for a significant periodBreathing his last in Varanasi following a cardiac arrest he is survived by his wife Manju Upadhyay son Vartik and daughter ShaynikaHailing from Varanasi Upadhyay settled in Delhi where he established himself as a stalwart of journalism through knowledge and hard workOriginally from Onia village in Uttar Pradeshs Sant Kabir Nagar district he spent his formative years in Varanasi and received his education there Upadhyay held significant positions in prominent newspapers such as Hindustan Dainik Jagran and Amar Ujala He is fondly recalled for his exceptional editorial acumen by his colleagues in these organizationsA former General Secretary of the Editors Guild of India Upadhyay was known for his scholarly traits determination and polite demeanour as a journalist Starting his journalistic journey at the Varanasibased Hindi daily Aaj he also held a BTech in electrical engineering from MACT BhopalColleagues fondly remember him as a scholarly journalist and a beacon of journalism with unparalleled leadership qualities and a vast reservoir of knowledge His friend Dilip Cherian paid tribute to Upadhyay noting the rarity of journalists who matched his scholarly stature Condolences poured in from various quarters of the media and society mourning his lossThe Press Club of India issued a condolence message on X We are sorry to hear about the passing away of veteran journalist Ajay Upadhyay He was 66 He had worked with several leading publications Dainik Jagran Amar Ujala Hindustan amp Aaj Tak May the almighty give strength to the family members at this time of sorrow and griefThere were few journalists or editors of his erudition a quality he yet wore lightly No one had his multiplicity of sources Ajaybhai could summon up on any issue Economics politics geosecurity technology he could access fountains of wisdom on all He wrote on many edited with conviction and courage Owners quailed sources sighed readers understood and journalists and journalism stood taller each time Cherian penned in his heartfelt tribute to the departed soul on his X handleThe Editors Guild of India has also condoled Upadhyays death In a press statement it said The Editors Guild of India condoles the passing away of senior journalist Ajay Upadhyay member of the Guild and former General Secretary Mr Upadhyay 66 passed away on July 6 2024 in Varanasi He was associated with several leading dailies and media houses A versatile journalist he had professional contacts across the political spectrum Friendly and affable by nature he guided a generation of younger journalists in his long professional journeyShashi Shekhar the editorinchief of Hindustan reminisced about his time with Ajay Upadhyay in the past praising him for his diligence intellect and expertise Ajay you have departed but there is one thing that never fades and that is the past A significant part of my past belongs to you You will be remembered he posted on social media IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ajay-upadhyay-journalist-extraordinaire-cremated-amidst-reverence-557287.html Sun, 07 Jul 2024 18:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/humanoid-robotics-conversations-surged-80-pc-on-x-during-1st-half-of-2024-report-554862.html New Delhi June 28 As the field of humanoid robotics is evolving rapidly influencers on social media platform X are actively discussing how these technological advancements could transform various sectors which led to an 80 per cent rise in conversations during the first half H1 of 2024 JanuaryJune a new report showed on Friday According to data and analytics company GlobalData their insights delve into the potential enhancements that might soon redefine human interactions with their sophisticated mechanical counterpartsInfluencers exhibit a nuanced view on humanoid robots blending optimism with significant caution They recognise the potential for transformative impacts in sectors like healthcare manufacturing and Defence where enhanced efficiency and safety could be gamechanging said Shreyasee Majumder Social Media Analyst at GlobalDataHowever they also emphasise the need for thorough ethical consideration strong regulatory frameworks and public acceptance to manage concerns around job displacement psychological impacts and the financial implications of adoption she addedAs mentioned in the report influencers were particularly enthusiastic about the enhanced emotional intelligence of humanoid robots which will allow them to better understand and react to human emotions making them invaluable in customer service caregiving and companionship rolesThe improvements in mobility and dexterity were also a major point of discussionInfluencers predicted that the next generation of humanoid robots will be able to handle more complex tasks and navigate more challenging environmentsFinally the advancements in autonomous decisionmaking were forecasted to empower humanoid robots with greater independence in their operationsAccording to Majumder while the potential for positive transformation is immense a balanced approach that considers ethical regulatory and societal impacts will be crucial in integrating these sophisticated technologies into our daily lives IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/humanoid-robotics-conversations-surged-80-pc-on-x-during-1st-half-of-2024-report-554862.html Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/biden-trump-to-face-off-in-first-presidential-debate-554559.html Washington June 27 Will the two men shake hands when they meet on the debate stage They didnt when they met last for a debate in 2020 as the Covid19 pandemic was at its peak then On Thursday night President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will have nothing to blame but the yawning chasm of ill will that separates them now President Biden and former President Trump meet on Thursday night for their first of the two presidential debates on the 2024 election cycle with both candidates hoping to make their case to the country for a second termAn incumbent President is facing a former President for the first time in the history of the United States A presidential debate is taking place this early in the election cycle also for the first time in US history leading a long list of firsts They are usually held in October weeks before the end of polling in November The two havent even had their respective presidential conventions for their formal nominationFor the first time also a presidential debate will take place without a live audience to cheer or boo the debatersAlso for the first time the debaters will have their microphones turned off when their allotted speaking time is over Also for the first time a debate will take place in a TV studio and not in an auditorium or a large spaceBiden and Trump go into the debate with tied poll numbers with the latter ahead by a very thin difference that is within the statistical margin of error Trump is at 41 per cent and Biden at 409 per cent in the weighted average of national polls computed by FiveThirtyEight a leading poll tracker They are separated by 15 percentage points in the RealClearPolitics average of polls with Trump ahead 466 per cent to Bidens 451 per centBiden is hoping to use the debate to break out of lowpolls that have dogged him for much of his presidency He will trot out the achievements of his administration that the campaign has said have not been acknowledged by the American people and defend himself on inflation which is seen as the most significant failing of his administration and his advanced age which is seen by many Americans as his biggest drawbackThe Trump campaign plans to run two ads during the debate hammering Biden on these two issues inflation and his age When you think about the Joe Biden you saw in the debate ask yourself a question Do you think the guy who was defeated by the stairs got taken down by his bike lost a fight with his jacket and regularly gets lost makes it four more years in the White House the ad voiceover says referring to incidents in which the President slipped or tripped and fellAnd you know whos waiting behind him right Vote Joe Biden today and Kamala Harris tomorrowTrump goes into the debate as a felon convicted of 34 criminal charges with at least three more cases inching towards trial While Republican voters dont view his conviction as a reason for not supporting him its the independent voters who will determine the race that he will try to appeal toThe Biden campaign announced a sevenfigure ad blitz on Thursday to frame the race as a contest between a selfcentred criminal to President Bidens record of fighting for the American peopleSenior spokesperson Kevin Munoz said Todays show of force in Atlanta and across the battlegrounds emphasises the two contrasting visions the American people will see on the debate stage tonight between President Biden fighting for the American people and Donald Trump whose campaign is focused on benefitting one person only himself IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/biden-trump-to-face-off-in-first-presidential-debate-554559.html Thu, 27 Jun 2024 22:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/wikileaks-founder-freed-from-uk-prison-after-deal-with-us-authorities-553767.html London June 25 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has left the UK reportedly after reaching a deal with US authorities that will see him plead guilty to criminal charges Assange who was charged with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information would spend no time in US custody as per the conditions finalised in a tentative deal with the US Justice DepartmentJulian Assange is free He left Belmarsh maximum security prison London on the morning of 24 June after having spent 1901 days there He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted airport during the afternoon where he boarded a plane and departed the UK Wikileaks said in a post on social media platform XAfter more than five years in a 2x3 metre cell isolated 23 hours a day he will soon reunite with his wife Stella Assange and their children who have only known their father from behind bars the post addedAs he returns to Australia we thank all who stood by us fought for us and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom it addedReacting to the development his wife Stella Assange said Throughout the years of Julians imprisonment and persecution an incredible movement has been formed People from all walks of life from around the world who support not just Julian but what Julian stands for truth and justice IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/wikileaks-founder-freed-from-uk-prison-after-deal-with-us-authorities-553767.html Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-partners-google-new-user-growth-up-by-24-per-cent-553115.html New Delhi June 21 NDTV has achieved remarkable success through its innovative partnership with Google focusing on realtime data insights to refine its content strategy the media house said With this partnership NDTV witnessed substantial growth as the new user growth increased by 24 per cent page views moved up by 12 per cent average session duration extended significantly and bounce rate improved by 37 per cent within the first quarterTo further enhance our standards our editorial teams developed a cuttingedge Newsroom Quality Index Leveraging Google products and other databases this tool provides near realtime insights enabling us to continually refine and optimize our articles for greater impact and audience engagement said Senthil Chengalvarayan Executive Director of NDTVThese metrics underscore the success of NDTVs new strategy in attracting and retaining a larger audience marking a significant milestone in its digital transformation journey the company saidAccording to the company this collaboration led to the implementation of a machine learningbased process that allowed NDTV to accurately identify highperforming articles and those needing refinementBy leveraging realtime insights editors could strategically focus on topics and formats that garnered the highest viewership optimising the content strategy to meet audience demands more effectively The partnership with Google has bolstered NDTVs digital content strategy driving significant improvements in website traffic and viewer engagement the company mentioned IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-partners-google-new-user-growth-up-by-24-per-cent-553115.html Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-tops-reuters-institutes-digital-news-report-2024-552790.html New Delhi June 20 In yet another significant milestone the NDTV has topped the charts in the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024 in both online and offline reach The study showed that NDTV has ranked highest in weekly reach for both offline TV Radio amp Print and online news consumption among the young urban audience in IndiaThe report revealed that NDTVs 24hour TV news channels lead the offline segment with 32 per cent of respondents indicating weekly usageNotably 18 per cent of respondents watch NDTV at least three days per week This consistent viewership underscores NDTVs reputation as a trusted news source in the competitive media landscapeIn the online domain NDTV continues to dominate with a 27 per cent weekly usage rate In addition 17 per cent of respondents reported using NDTV online at least three times a week These figures reflect NDTVs successful digital strategy and its appeal to a techsavvy audience that relies on the internet for their news consumptionNDTV has pioneered insightful news reportage Being at the top of the chart yet again in the prestigious Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024 is more than a feat it demonstrates our unwavering commitment to quality journalism NDTVs team of fearless journalists will continue to report powerful stories with unflinching integrity says Sanjay Pugalia CEO and EditorinChief of the NDTV NetworkThe Reuters Institute study offers a snapshot of NDTVs weekly usage within the countrys vast and diverse media market indicating the networks strong presence and influence among this key audience segmentNDTV has remained the goto platform for many during major headline events of 2023 spanning from global happenings to domestic events the report said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-tops-reuters-institutes-digital-news-report-2024-552790.html Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/print-amp-web-media-company-swarajya-raises-funds-for-next-phase-of-growth-552192.html New Delhi June 18 Print and web media company Swarajya on Tuesday announced a new funding round in its sponsor company Kovai Media Pvt Ltd The new round provides additional capital worth Rs 36 crore to supplement internal accruals for funding the next phase of rapid expansion and growth for the omnichannel platform which achieved profitability in FY 20202021The current round was oversubscribed by existing investors including Venture Finance amp Development Corporation Hari Kiran Vadlamani Meridian Investments Mohandas Pai and was led by Yuj Bharat Holdings an affiliate of Yuj Ventures which represents the interests of Siddharth Yog who now become the sponsor companys largest shareholder group with 38 per cent ownershipThe company plans to use the new infusion to significantly expand its editorial desk and add reporters and staff writers across key gateway cities across Bharat Part of the funds will also be used to upgrade our technology stack including revamped apps web properties and implementation of modern customer data platforms said Amarnath Govindarajan the companys Chief Executive Officer and PublisherThese strategic investments will be focused on significantly increasing the publications coverage direct reporting and editorial presence and also widen and deepen our subscriber base he addedSwarajya was originally set up in 1956 as a weekly under the patronage of the first Bharat Ratna Dr C Rajagopalachari a freedom fighter and Indias first head of state of Indian origin as GovernorGeneral from 1948 to 1950 The magazine ceased operations in or around the time of emergency 19771980In early 2014 a group of entrepreneurs acquired the brand and the archives and relaunched the magazine Swarajya has grown steadily and now reaches a target audience of 1 million unique visitors a month It was also among the earliest newage digital media platforms to pivot to a readerpays model which has over 20000 subscribersWe first backed Swarajya back in 2014 as supporters of an independent economically conservative but liberal voice in the Indian media when it was not fashionable to do so added Siddharth Yog IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/print-amp-web-media-company-swarajya-raises-funds-for-next-phase-of-growth-552192.html Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/musk-asks-x-users-to-post-long-form-articles-to-promote-citizen-journalism-549699.html New Delhi June 9 Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday encouraged X users to post longform articles on the platform and create space for citizen journalism Some users have already started posting fulllength articles written by them on X as Musk tries to compete with traditional media giantsI just published my first X Article Thank you elonmusk for creating a platform for citizen journalism said a userMusk replied Publish fulllength complex articles on XAnother user commented Great idea Engaging content on X will attract more readersLast September the tech billionaire visited the USMexico border and livestreamed his tour of the regionMusk then encouraged people to do citizen journalism on XPlease encourage more citizen journalism You can do live video easily from your phone More ontheground reporting from regular citizens will change the world he postedThe X owner has invited journalists to publish directly on X and earn more He has also made X an opensource platformHe is even planning to launch his own news distribution service called XWire saying whatever is relevant in legacy media is already available on XThe aim is to rival existing news platforms for disseminating company PR news and press releases IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/musk-asks-x-users-to-post-long-form-articles-to-promote-citizen-journalism-549699.html Sun, 09 Jun 2024 10:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/media-baron-ramoji-rao-cremated-with-state-honours-549763.html Hyderabad June 9 Media baron Cherukuri Ramoji Rao was cremated with state honours at Ramoji Film City on Sunday A contingent of Telangana police reversed their arms and then fired shots in the air as a mark of respect to the chairman of Ramoji Group of companiesRamoji Raos son and Eenadu Managing Director Cherukuri Kiran lit the funeral pyre amid the chanting of Vedic hymns by the priests who conducted the ritualsFormer Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Telugu Desam Party TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu leaders of various political parties film personalities and eminent people from various walks of life attended the last ritesChandrababu Naidu shouldered the bier of the media tycoon when it was brought from his residence to Smriti Vanam a place within the Film City earmarked by Ramoji Rao in his lifetime for his funeralFamily members relatives friends and employees of Film City and various companies of Ramoji Group bid tearful adieu to Ramoji Rao who passed away on Saturday at the age of 88 following a brief illnessHe breathed his last at a private hospital where he was admitted on June 5 due to breathing problemsRamoji Rao was the founder of the largest circulated Telugu daily Eenadu ETV group of channels and Ramoji Film City said to be the worlds largest film production centreFormer Chief Justice of India N V Ramana Telangana ministers Tummala Nageswara Rao Seethakka and Jupally Krishna Rao TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh Raghurama Krishna Raju BRS leaders E Dayakar Rao Nama Nageswar Rao K R Suresh Reddy Ravichandra Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao BJP leaders G Kishan Reddy Bandi Sanjay Sujana ChowdaryThree senior IAS officers from Andhra Pradesh government also participated in the last ritesVeteran actor Murali Mohan Filmmakers Boyapati Srinu Suresh Babu and several others from the entertainment industry were presentBorn on November 16 1936 in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh he launched Telugu daily Eenadu from Visakhapatnam on August 10 1974 In a short period it became a leading dailyHe left an indelible mark on various sectors like media films food industry and also Telugu politicsA firstgeneration entrepreneur Ramoji Rao was the first to launch a 24hour news channel in Telugu and other languages IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/media-baron-ramoji-rao-cremated-with-state-honours-549763.html Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/media-baron-ramoji-rao-passes-away-to-be-cremated-with-state-honours-549451.html Hyderabad June 8 Media baron Ramoji Rao passed away here on Saturday He was 88 The Chairman of Eenadu Group of Companies breathed his last at a private hospital where he was admitted on June 5 due to breathing problemsAccording to family sources he passed away at 450 amRamoji Rao was the founder of the largest circulated Telugu daily Eenadu ETV group of channels and Ramoji Film CityHis body was shifted to his residence in Ramoji Film CityBorn on November 16 1936 in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh he launched the Telugu daily Eenadu from Visakhapatnam on August 10 1974 In a short span of time it became a leading dailyThe news of Ramoji Raos death shocked the media and entertainment industries and politicians alike Condolences poured in from a crosssection of societyThe Telangana government has decided to conduct the last rites of Ramoji Rao with state honoursTelangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy expressed shock over the Eenadu Group Chairmans death and directed officials to make arrangements for his cremation with state honoursRevanth Reddy described Ramoji Raos death as an irreparable loss to Telugu journalism and media industry He said that Ramoji Rao gave credibility to Telugu journalism and values to the industryTelugu Desam Party TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu who is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh expressed his shock and profound grief over the passing away of Ramoji RaoNaidu said that Ramoji Rao who was born into an ordinary family achieved extraordinary achievements He recalled his services to both the Telugu states and the country He termed the death of Ramoji Rao a loss not just to Telugu people but to the entire nationRecalling his association with Ramoji Rao of four decades the TDP chief said that Ramoji Rao had carved a niche for himself in the media domain with his courage to fight for truth and uncompromising valuesHe is an inspiration to me in fighting problems Sri Ramojis suggestions and advice were always valued in providing good policies to people Naidu posted on XFormer Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu megastar Chiranjeevi and leaders of various political parties and film personalities condoled the death of Ramoji Rao IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/media-baron-ramoji-rao-passes-away-to-be-cremated-with-state-honours-549451.html Sat, 08 Jun 2024 09:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ramoji-rao-left-indelible-mark-on-journalism-pm-modi-549453.html Hyderabad June 8 Prime Ministerdesignate Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the passing away of media baron Ramoji Rao He called the death of the Eenadu groups Chairman extremely saddening and said that he left an indelible mark on journalism and film industryHe was a visionary who revolutionised Indian media His rich contributions have left an indelible mark on journalism and the world of films Through his noteworthy efforts he set new standards for innovation and excellence in the media and entertainment world he posted on XRamoji Rao Garu was extremely passionate about Indias development I am fortunate to have had several opportunities to interact with him and benefit from his wisdom Condolences to his family friends and countless admirers during this difficult time Om Shanti added PM Narendra Modi who also shared a file picture of his meeting with Ramoji Rao IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ramoji-rao-left-indelible-mark-on-journalism-pm-modi-549453.html Sat, 08 Jun 2024 09:36:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/extremely-saddening-pm-modi-expresses-condolences-over-ramoji-raos-demise-549457.html New Delhi June 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the passing away of Ramoji Rao the Eenadu Groups Chairman is extremely saddening Prime Minister Modi took to social media platform X to express his condolencesThe passing away of Shri Ramoji Rao Garu is extremely saddening He was a visionary who revolutionized Indian media His rich contributions have left an indelible mark on journalism and the world of films Through his noteworthy efforts he set new standards for innovation and excellence in the media and entertainment world he said in a postRamoji Rao Garu was extremely passionate about Indias development I am fortunate to have got several opportunities to interact with him and benefit from his wisdom Condolences to his family friends and countless admirers during this difficult time Om Shanti the Prime Minister addedTelangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy also expressed shock over the media barons death and directed officials to make arrangements for his cremation with state honoursRevanth Reddy described Ramoji Raos death as an irreparable loss to Telugu journalism and media industry He said Ramoji Rao gave credibility to Telugu journalism and values to the industryTelugu Desam Party TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu who is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh expressed his shock and profound grief over the passing away of Ramoji RaoNaidu said that Ramoji Rao who was born into an ordinary family achieved extraordinary achievements He recalled his services to both the Telugu states and the country He termed the death of Ramoji Rao a loss not just to the Telugu people but to the entire nationRecalling his association with Ramoji Rao for four decades the TDP chief said Ramoji Rao had carved a niche for himself in the media with his courage to fight for truth and uncompromising valuesHe is an inspiration to me in fighting problems Sri Ramojis suggestions and advice were always values in providing good policies to the people Naidu posted on XFormer Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu megastar Chiranjeevi and leaders of various political parties and film personalities condoled the death of Ramoji RaoRamoji Rao 88 the head of the ETV Network and Ramoji Film City died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Saturday IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/extremely-saddening-pm-modi-expresses-condolences-over-ramoji-raos-demise-549457.html Sat, 08 Jun 2024 10:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ramoji-rao-was-an-institution-in-himself-venkaiah-naidu-549462.html Hyderabad June 8 Former Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu has said that media baron Ramoji Rao who passed away on Saturday was an institution in himself Naidu paid rich tributes through a post on X Deeply saddened by the demise of Padma Vibhushan Shri Ch Ramoji Rao the founder amp Chairman of the Eenadu group Shri Ramoji Rao was more than an institutionbuilder he was an institution in himself Through Eenadu the most widely circulated Telugu newspaper Shri Ramoji Rao had his ear to the ground amp finger on the pulse of the people Eenadu amp its tv network under his helmsmanship emerged as the heartbeat of the Telugu masses ETV network expanded its footprint in several regional languages across the country setting a benchmark in media coverageAs the visionary who conceived amp developed Ramoji Film City as the founder of financial institutions like Margadarsi Chit Funds as a filmmaker industrialist amp entrepreneur Shri Ramoji Rao scripted history with his commitment amp zeal In my multiple interactions with Shri Ramoji Rao I always found his unflagging devotion to principled growth of the institutions he envisioned amp nurtured shining through Seen as the Mount Everest of media Shri Ramoji Rao was a titan whose contribution to diverse domains mainly media amp journalism will always remain an inspiration to the younger generation added Naidu while conveying his condolences to Ramoji Raos familyAndhra Pradeshs outgoing Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has also expressed grief over the death of Ramoji RaoThe YSR Congress Party chief said that Ramoji Rao rendered invaluable service to Telugu journalism for decades He conveyed his deep condolences to Ramoji Raos familyBharat Rashtra Samithi BRS working president K T Rama Rao has also condoled the death of Eenadu Group chairman Very Saddened to learn about the demise of media doyen amp a true visionary Sri Cherukuri Ramoji Rao Garu Ramoji Garu was a selfmade man whose story is inspirational His life amp his journey is a testament of how one can achieve great success despite all odds He has left an indelible mark in the Telugu media amp entertainment world He was a very warm amp affectionate person with whom Ive had the privilege of interacting several times over the last decade Will always cherish his kind words amp hope the Big man rests in peace IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ramoji-rao-was-an-institution-in-himself-venkaiah-naidu-549462.html Sat, 08 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/tributes-for-ramoji-rao-pour-in-from-kamal-haasan-mohanlal-anupam-kher-and-others-549594.html Mumbai June 8 Actor and filmmaker Kamal Haasan has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of media baron Ramoji Rao Kamal took to X and shared a heartfelt message Deeply saddened to learn of the demise of a doyen of Indian media and cinema industry Ramoji Rao Garu Ramoji Rao Film City dedicated in honour of his craft is not only a shooting location but also a popular tourist destination The passing away of this visionary and innovative thinker is a tremendous loss for Indian cinemaThe mega stars sentiments were shared by his compatriot in Malayalam cinema MohanlalHe said Deeply grieved to hear about the passing of Ramoji Rao Garu He wasnt just a visionary leader but a kind and inspiring figure His passion for Indian cinema evident in Ramoji Film City transformed the film industry setting new standards for excellence in filmmaking My heartfelt condolences to his familyAnupam Kher shared a picture of the deceased on X and wrote Ramoji Rao has contributed a lot not only to journalism and the film industry but also to society His demise saddened me Whenever I met him he always gave me love and encouragement May his soul rest in peaceTelugu actorproducer Mahesh Babu Riteish Deshmukh and acclaimed music composer Devi Sri Prasad have also paid their last respects to the media baronExpressing his grief on X Mahesh Babu said Ramoji Film City is a testament to his brilliance and passion for cinema His legacy will continue to inspire us all My thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones May his soul rest in peaceRiteish Deshmukh who straddles both Hindi and Marathi cinemas tweeted I am deeply saddened to learn that the Icon the Legend Shri Ramoji Rao Garu is no more geneliad and I are actors today thanks to his belief in giving chances to newcomers He dared to do things no one dreamt of His legacy will live on foreverDescribing Ramoji Rao as a legend and visionary Devi Sri Prasad also tweeted The LEGEND the VISIONARY RAMOJI RAO GARU Thank U for all ur great contributions to Cinema and Media for generations to come Sir Every time I met you and was associated with You it was an Honour and a moment of Inspiration Sir You will be remembered and Celebrated forever SirTelugu actress and producer Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna wrote on X Dearest Ramoji uncle what an inspiration what an icon you were You achieved more than many could in a lifetime Thank you for inspiring countless generations Your memory will live on forever I cherish our letters Rest in eternal peace pushing boundaries wherever you areTelugu stars spanning generations shared this sense of loss Nani tweeted ETV Eenadu Ramoji Film City Usha Kiran Movies Mayuri Today I look back and you were there everywhere Never got to meet you though Farewell legend Ramoji Rao GaruVarun Tej Konidela mourning Ramoji Raos demise said that it has left a significant void in the world of journalism and the film industry given his remarkable contributions to both fields Nagarjuna Akkineni described Ramoji Rao as a visionary a maverick in every senseDirector Prasanth Varma shared a personal anecdote in his tributeHe was a visionary and true inspiration Verma said When I was shooting for HanuMan at RFC I was surprised to see his interest in learning about the latest technologies in filmmaking at his ageHe concluded by saying Padma Vibhushan Shri Ramoji Rao Garus contributions to journalism cinema and entertainment industries are unparalleled My deepest condolences to his family friends and followersThe last rites of Ramoji Rao will be performed in Hyderabad at the Ramoji Film City his everlasting contribution to the film industry on Sunday morning IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/tributes-for-ramoji-rao-pour-in-from-kamal-haasan-mohanlal-anupam-kher-and-others-549594.html Sat, 08 Jun 2024 18:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-shares-surge-more-than-48-pc-as-market-reaches-all-time-high-549422.html Mumbai June 7 As the stocks of Adani Group portfolio companies surged on Friday while the Sensex and Nifty climbed over 2 per cent to close at record high levels the shares of NDTV climbed more than 4 per cent the highest among the group companies The shares of Adani Group Portfolio made a strong comeback NDTV climbed 485 per cent the highest among the Adani Group companies Adani Enterprises stock went up by 11 per cent Adani Ports and SEZ saw a gain of 19 per cent and Adani Total Gas was up by 108 per cent Adani Wilmar ACC and Ambuja Cements recorded gains of 054 per cent 189 per cent and 198 per cent respectively The rise in the market is being attributed to the monetary policy of the Reserve Bank of India RBI in which the central bank increased the GDP growth rate estimate for the current financial year to 72 per cent from the 7 per cent projected earlier While the Sensex closed at 76693 points or 1618 points up the Nifty reached 23290 468 points up at the days closing IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-shares-surge-more-than-48-pc-as-market-reaches-all-time-high-549422.html Fri, 07 Jun 2024 22:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/veteran-journalist-babu-bhaskar-dies-at-92-548074.html Thiruvananthapuram June 4 Veteran journalist BRP Babu Bhaskar 92 passed away at a private hospital here on Tuesday He was suffering from agerelated illness for a whileA popular scribe who worked in numerous national media houses he served as a mentor to many presentgeneration journalistsHe was also a leading figure in Keralas first TV channel Asianet when it was launched in the midnineties IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/veteran-journalist-babu-bhaskar-dies-at-92-548074.html Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/egypt-warns-against-safety-risks-on-border-with-gaza-media-546193.html Cairo May 28 Egypt has warned against the safety risks facing its army personnel deployed on the border with the Gaza Strip Egypts AlQahera News TV channel reported Monday citing a highranking security source Commenting on the killing of an Egyptian soldier near the Rafah crossing earlier in the day the source said investigation committees have been formed to find out the details of the incident to determine responsibilities and prevent its future recurrenceThe Egyptian army earlier in the day announced the killing of an Egyptian border guard in the Rafah border area with Gaza in a shooting incident Xinhua news agency reportedThe Israel Defense Forces also confirmed that a shooting incident occurred on the Egyptian border after Israeli media reported an exchange of fire between Israeli and Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah crossing on MondayMeanwhile the Egyptian security source said initial investigations into the incident indicated that a shooting incident erupted between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants leading to gunfire from several directions and prompting the Egyptian soldier to take protective measuresThe source affirmed that the international community must bear its responsibilities regarding the seriousness of the situation on the Egyptian border with Gaza not only for security purposes but also for the entry of humanitarian aid into the wartorn enclave IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/egypt-warns-against-safety-risks-on-border-with-gaza-media-546193.html Tue, 28 May 2024 03:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/indian-embassy-in-kyrgyzstan-urges-students-to-stay-indoors-amid-mob-attacks-543308.html New Delhi May 18 The Indian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan on Saturday urged Indian students to remain indoors following a series of mob attacks on foreign students This advisory came in the wake of several attacks on students from India Pakistan and Bangladesh sparked by videos of a fight between Kyrgyz and Egyptian students that surfaced online on May 13The Embassy shared a message on its official X handle We are in touch with our students The situation is presently calm but students are advised to stay indoors for the moment and get in touch with the Embassy in case of any issues Our 247 contact number is 0555710041Following the advisory Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar retweeted the message saying Monitoring the welfare of Indian students in Bishkek Situation is reportedly calm now Strongly advise students to stay in regular touch with the EmbassyThe Embassy and the Ministry of External Affairs are closely monitoring the situation to ensure the safety and security of Indian students in Kyrgyzstan IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/indian-embassy-in-kyrgyzstan-urges-students-to-stay-indoors-amid-mob-attacks-543308.html Sat, 18 May 2024 11:14:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/instagram-is-now-3rd-most-popular-mobile-app-in-south-korea-542034.html Seoul May 14 Photosharing app Instagram overtook Naver South Koreas leading internet portal as the third most popular mobile app there in terms of usage time last month industry data showed on Tuesday South Koreans spent a combined 209 billion minutes on Instagram in April according to the data by mobile market research firm WiseappRetailGoodsIt marked the first time Instagram outstripped Naver to become the third most used smartphone app here since Wiseapp began compiling such data in March 2016 People collectively spent 20 billion minutes on Naver in April reports Yonhap news agencyThe global video streaming platform YouTube was the longest used application last month at 1021 billion minutes followed by KakaoTalk South Koreas top mobile messenger at 325 billion minutesFollowing Instagram and Naver shortform video hosting service Tiktok ranked No 5 with usage time of 6 billion minutes Naver Webtoon ranked No 6 with 49 billion minutes and X formerly Twitter came in at No 7 with 48 billion minutesWiseapp said that South Koreans are spending more time on social media noting the usage time of Instagram increased by more than 5 billion minutes over the past year IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/instagram-is-now-3rd-most-popular-mobile-app-in-south-korea-542034.html Tue, 14 May 2024 10:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/post-full-length-movies-on-x-ai-audiences-coming-soon-elon-musk-540859.html New Delhi May 10 Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday said that subscribed users can post movies TV series or podcasts on the platform and earn money via monetisation Replying to his sister Tosca Musk who cofounded the streaming service Passionflix the tech billionaire said that users can now post their fulllength movies on XPost your movies TV series or podcasts on this platform and monetise by turning on subscriptions said ElonTosca posted Love that people are watching my movies here on XA user even suggested that X should let them post films and charge a onetime feeThis way people can buy the movie without having to buy a subscription X becomes a genuine movie platform the user commentedX would need a seriously revamped videoplaying mechanism though Would love to see that happen another postedMeanwhile Elon also informed his followers that AI Audiences feature is coming soonBriefly describe the target audience for your ads and our AI systems will generate a pool of the most relevant X users to target in seconds he elaborated IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/post-full-length-movies-on-x-ai-audiences-coming-soon-elon-musk-540859.html Fri, 10 May 2024 09:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/musks-x-cracks-down-on-deepfakes-with-improved-image-matching-539146.html New Delhi May 4 Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that a new update on improved image matching will defeat deepfakes as well as shallowfakes on social media platform X The new update will show notes on 30 per cent more posts that contain similar or identical imagesWe just rolled out the update and will be monitoring for any erroneous image matches X said in a postMusk added that this move should make a big difference in defeating deepfakes and shallowfakesShallowfakes are photos videos and voice clips generated without the help of artificial intelligence AI and use widely available editing and software toolsX notes on images automatically show on posts that contain a matching imageIts common for these notes to match on dozens hundreds and sometimes thousands of posts Now you can see how many posts an image note is matching on right in note details according to the companyIn the global election season experts have warned about the spread of fake news and deepfakes that aim to interfere with pollsThe independent Oversight Board which has 22 global human rights and freedom of expression experts from across the globe has called for urgent action to tackle deepfakes threatening global elections IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/musks-x-cracks-down-on-deepfakes-with-improved-image-matching-539146.html Sat, 04 May 2024 10:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-marathi-launched-on-maharashtra-day-538218.html Mumbai May 1 NDTV Marathi was launched on Wednesday on the occasion of Maharashtra Day It is the sixth channel from the NDTV network It is our privilege to serve the people of Maharashtra with meaningful accurate and trustworthy news and analysis On this occasion we are also launching a unique campaign Lets Start Up in Maharashtra to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit among the states youth said Sanjay Pugalia CEO amp EditorinChief NDTV Network IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-marathi-launched-on-maharashtra-day-538218.html Wed, 01 May 2024 14:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/openai-uks-financial-times-ink-content-licensing-deal-537643.html London April 29 The creator of the Artificial Intelligence AI chatbot ChatGPT OpenAI on Monday inked a partnership pact with UKbased Financial Times FT to licence its content and develop AI tools Under this partnership the global news publisher will licence its material to Sam Altmanrun OpenAI to help create generative AI technology that can create text images and code indistinguishable from human creationsOur partnership and ongoing dialogue with the FT is about finding creative and productive ways for AI to empower news organisations and journalists and enrich the ChatGPT experience with realtime worldclass journalism for millions of people globally Brad Lightcap COO of OpenAI said in a statementIn addition the FT noted that it became a customer of ChatGPT Enterprise earlier this yearThis is an important agreement in a number of respects It recognises the value of our awardwinning journalism and will give us early insights into how content is surfaced through AI said FT Group CEO John RiddingOpenAI has entered into multiple agreements with news organisations to licence their content for training AI modelsAxel Springer the publisher of several media outlets including Business Insider Politico and the European publications Bild and Welt has signed a similar agreement with OpenAI to extract data from its articlesIn December last year The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft alleging that the tech companies used millions of articles to build ChatGPTs underlying models without proper permissionIn the lawsuit the company said it had been in licensing discussions with Microsoft and OpenAI for months but none had resulted in a resolution IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/openai-uks-financial-times-ink-content-licensing-deal-537643.html Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-clocks-59-per-cent-revenue-growth-in-q4-digital-traffic-jumps-39-per-cent-536990.html New Delhi April 26 The NDTV Group on Friday announced 59 per cent revenue growth in the fourth quarter Q4 of the last financial year FY24 compared to the same period last year NDTV Convergence the companys digital arm also saw a significant 39 per cent increase in global digital traffic in March 2024 over April 2023 on its platformsThe Q4 revenue is at Rs 1065 crore in the current year CY versus Rs 67 crore last year LYDuring the last financial year NDTV expanded its presence across consumer segments with the launch of NDTV MPCG NDTV Rajasthan and NDTV ProfitAdditionally NDTV Marathi is being launched on May 1 the company said in a stock regulatory filingThis strategic expansion drive from a twochannel setup to a sixchannel setup has meant substantial investments in nextgeneration infrastructureA cuttingedge broadcast facility in BKC Mumbai is up and running Another stateofart integrated facility will be operational in NCR Delhi in the coming months the company informedAttrition was down by 58 per cent from the previous year The company also added highprofile anchors and other top industry talent to its rosterWhile these investments strengthen future growth objectives they have had an impact on shortterm financial performanceNDTV remains committed to creating longterm shareholder value by leveraging its premium brand value to launch new products expand audiences and drive efficiency by investments in technology said the company in the filing IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ndtv-clocks-59-per-cent-revenue-growth-in-q4-digital-traffic-jumps-39-per-cent-536990.html Fri, 26 Apr 2024 22:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/tesla-cars-to-soon-have-an-integrated-x-experience-musk-535572.html New Delhi April 21 Elon Musk on Sunday said that Tesla car users will soon have an integrated experience with X social media platform Replying to a follower who asked if we can get the X app integrated into Tesla cars the tech billionaire said Coming soonIt means that the electric car owners will be able to use X via a software update in Tesla user interface UIThat is really good news At the moment I cant read X notifications on my iPhone while on FSD fullself driving without getting a nag Native ecosystem integration will be way better How will the Tesla UI look like for X Asked a Musk followerHowever some people did not like the ideaWaste of engineering time Theres no way anybody can actively use the application while they are driving and it is uncomfortable to use in terms of typing because of your back having to twist very weirdly The only use for it is spaces and you cant even pause that posted an X userThe social media users also demanded that Musk integrate Grok AI into Tesla cars as wellDont forget Grok inside the Tesla fleet too a Musk follower commented IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/tesla-cars-to-soon-have-an-integrated-x-experience-musk-535572.html Sun, 21 Apr 2024 16:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/bjp-leader-senior-advocate-gaurav-bhatia-files-defamation-suit-over-youtube-and-x-content-532458.html New Delhi April 5 Senior Advocate and BJP member Gaurav Bhatia has taken legal action against multiple social media users and YouTube channels filing a defamation case with the Delhi High Court The case arises from what Bhatia claims to be defamatory content circulated about him following an assault incident last month during a lawyers strike at the Gautam Budh Nagar District amp Sessions CourtJustice Neena Bansal Krishna presiding over the case issued summons to the involved parties and noted Bhatias request for interim relief although no immediate ex parte order was grantedThe plea for interim relief is now scheduled to be heard on April 8The Supreme Court has already taken suo motu cognisance of the assaultBhatias petition names individuals and entities including Naveen Kumar of Article 19 India Neelu Vyas of The News Launcher Professor Akhil Swami and YouTube channels such as Rajeev Nigam and BBI NewsX users listed as defendants include Sandeep Singh Vijay Yadav Netaflix among othersBhatia demands a permanent injunction to restrain the defendants from making what Bhatia describes as abusive and defamatory statements against him on digital platforms like YouTube and XThat the video in question has amassed approximately 1142045 views and over 52000 likes from the public signalling significant engagement and the potential for considerable harm to the Plaintiffs reputation livelihood and overall wellbeing due to the widespread dissemination of defamatory material on a highly popular platform petition readsThat the present video contains egregious and defamatory allegations against Plaintiff aiming to tarnish his reputation and integrity in a reprehensible manner It accuses him of indecent behaviour physical assault and dishonourable conduct employing derogatory language to paint him as a thug and a disgrace it further saysMoreover the petition calls on Google LLC and X to remove the allegedly defamatory materials from their platforms IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/bjp-leader-senior-advocate-gaurav-bhatia-files-defamation-suit-over-youtube-and-x-content-532458.html Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/award-winning-journalist-shantanu-guha-ray-passes-away-530320.html New Delhi March 25 Senior investigative journalist and author Shantanu Guha Ray passed away on Monday The passing away of the awardwinning journalist with a career spanning over 25 years was mourned by the media fraternity and condolence messages from his former colleagues flooded social media as news of his demise spreadShantanu Guha Ray who was an alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Mass Communication and The Wharton School was working as Asia Editor with Central European NewsThe veteran journalist was known and widely respected for his vast and incisive knowledge and could churn out news or sports features business or human interests stories with equal easeHowever Shantanu Guha Ray was best known for his investigative reports on the 2011 coal scam and the irregularities in the deal between the Airports Authority of India and the GMRled Delhi International Airport Limited for lease of landHe was honoured with the Ramnath Goenka Award for his writings in cricket Laadli award for his reporting on cervical cancer deaths in India and the WASH award for his work on waterrelated issues IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/award-winning-journalist-shantanu-guha-ray-passes-away-530320.html Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/audio-streaming-platform-pocket-fm-raises-103-mn-led-by-lightspeed-529661.html New Delhi March 20 Global audio streaming platform Pocket FM on Wednesday said it has raised 103 million in its Series D funding led by Lightspeed with participation from StepStone Group The new funding will strengthen the companys push into the US market and also support global expansion as the company plans to expand into Europe and LATAM markets in 2024 it said in a statementThe company will continue to strengthen its content library and create a strong IP playbook by providing the writer community with a stage to share their unique and unheard storiesOur focus remains on tapping into unique and exclusive stories to solidify our leadership in this emerging category and create a strong IP playbook This latest funding validates our vision and the possibilities we bring to disrupt the industry said Rohan Nayak CEO and CoFounder of Pocket FMPocket FM has built the largest repository of exclusive audio series with over 100000 hours of content including more than 2000 exclusive audio series and more than 400000 episodes across genres and languagesThe company has surpassed a 150 million annual run rate ARR and is growing at 57 per cent QoQIt emerges as a great reference for the entertainment landscape with its capability to demonstrate strong unit economics They are not just building a new category but democratizing the entertainment landscape with a techdriven approach said Harsha Kumar Partner at LightspeedThe platform clocked over 20 million transactions in 2023 and witnessed over 75 billion minutes of streaming worldwide last year IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/audio-streaming-platform-pocket-fm-raises-103-mn-led-by-lightspeed-529661.html Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/navneet-sehgal-appointed-as-prasar-bharati-board-chairman-528834.html New Delhi March 16 Navneet Kumar Sehgal a retired senior bureaucrat has been appointed as the Chairman of the Prasar Bharati Board an official said on Saturday In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection 1 of Section 4 of the Prasar Bharati Broadcasting Corporation of India Act 1990 read with subsection 4 of Section 4 and subsection 1 of Section 6 of that Act the President on the recommendation of the Selection Committee is pleased to appoint Navneet Kumar Sehgal IAS retd as the Chairman of the Prasar Bharati Board with effect from the date of his assuming charge of the post for a term of three years or until he attains the age of seventy years whichever is earlier read the order by the Ministry of Information and BroadcastingThe terms and conditions of his appointment shall be governed by the provisions of the Prasar Bharati Broadcasting Corporation of India Act 1990 and the rules made thereunder it addedSenior bureaucrat Sehgal retired from service in July 2023 and he would Chair the countrys public broadcaster for a period of threeyear or till the age of 70 IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/navneet-sehgal-appointed-as-prasar-bharati-board-chairman-528834.html Sat, 16 Mar 2024 11:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/driver-woman-booked-for-car-stunts-in-viral-video-528148.html Lucknow March 13 Lucknow police have lodged a case against the driver of a car after a video went viral on social media showing stunts performed for reels In the undated viral video a woman in a black dress can be seen hanging from the gate of a moving Innova near Shaheed Path in LucknowA person inside the car is holding the girl as the car moves at high speedThe video sparked outrage among netizens some of whom tagged Lucknow police and UP Police While some suggested that the video was made for reels others speculated that the woman might be kidnappedThe police took action on Tuesday evening leading to the registration of an FIR under relevant sections at Sushant Golf City police stationAnjani Kumar Mishra SHO of Sushant Golf City police station said We have registered the case and are attempting to identify those involved through the vehicles numberInitial investigations suggest that the video is old The car is registered in Prayagraj IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/driver-woman-booked-for-car-stunts-in-viral-video-528148.html Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/google-and-meta-have-strong-political-bias-musk-526143.html New Delhi March 5 Referring to a post claiming Google interference in the US elections Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Google and Metas Facebook and Instagram have strong political bias A user named Steven Mackey shared a post on X in which he showed reports claiming Googles interference in the US electionsGoogle is far more than a racist company it is a firm that has in the past and is currently interfering in our elections Mackey wroteReplying to the post Musk said Google and FacebookInstagram have a strong political bias Hard to say if they were the deciding factor in any given election but they certainly put their thumb on the scaleThat video of Google execs holding an allhands struggle session after Trump won was disturbing Musk addedMeanwhile responding to a post showing screenshots of Geminis response to misgender Caitlyn Jenner the tech billionaire said The sheer insanity of that actual response from Googles AI is staggering They will fix it to be less obvious in the future but the bias will still be in thereAI mirrors the mistakes of its creators When people wonder how things might go wrong if AI controlled the world this example clearly illustrates the point he addedMusk also mentioned that in his opinion the best approach to AI safety and the only strategy that would work is to be maximally truthseeking IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/google-and-meta-have-strong-political-bias-musk-526143.html Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/india-elections-google-partners-with-news-publishers-fact-checkers-to-curb-deepfakes-525083.html New Delhi March 1 Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections Google on Friday announced to support Shakti India Election FactChecking Collective which is a consortium of news publishers and factcheckers in the country in order to curb the spread of deepfakes The project will focus on connecting independent fact checkers and Indian language publishers giving them a collaborative platform to share fact checks research resources and alerts on electionsrelated viral misinformation and deepfakesFactchecks in multiple Indian languages and formats including videos will be shared and amplified via partnering news publishers ensuring they reach a wider set of language users and diverse audiences across the country the company said in a statementThe Shakti project will be driven by DataLEADS in collaboration with the Misinformation Combat Alliance and other fact checkers with support from the Google News Initiative GNIThe project will also provide news organisations and factcheckers essential training in advanced factchecking methodologies deepfake detection and the latest Google tools like the Fact Check ExplorerThe FactChecking Collective will continue to prioritise publishers producing original news in Hindi Tamil Telugu Malayalam Kannada Bengali and Marathi said the tech giantIn an era where digital information flows faster than ever the need to empower people with trustworthy and credible information has never been more critical said Bharat Gupta President Misinformation Combat Alliance MCAGoogle said that since 2018 it has supported the training of more than 65000 journalists media educators and journalism students in over 15 languages globally and empowered them with digital tools and skills needed to find verify and tell engaging stories while tackling the everevolving risk of misinformation IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/india-elections-google-partners-with-news-publishers-fact-checkers-to-curb-deepfakes-525083.html Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/meta-purged-over-22-mn-pieces-of-bad-content-on-fb-insta-in-india-in-jan-525175.html New Delhi March 1 Meta said that it took down over 178 million pieces of bad content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 48 million pieces of objectionable content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in January In January Facebook received 29548 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism and said that it provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 21060 casesThese include preestablished channels to report content for specific violations selfremediation flows where they can download their data avenues to address account hacked issues etc Meta said in its monthly report in compliance with the IT Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules 2021Of the other 8488 reports where specialised review was needed we analysed content as per our policies and took action on 4632 complaints in total The remaining 3856 grievances were reviewed but may not have been actioned Meta addedOn Instagram the company received 19311 reports through the Indian grievance mechanismOf these we provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 9476 cases it saidOf the other 9835 reports where specialised review was needed Meta analysed content and took action on 4849 complaints in totalThe remaining 4986 reports were reviewed but may not have been actionedUnder the new IT Rules 2021 big digital and social media platforms with more than 5 million users have to publish monthly compliance reportsWe measure the number of pieces of content such as posts photos videos or comments we take action for going against our standards Taking action could include removing a piece of content from Facebook or Instagram or covering photos or videos that may be disturbing to some audiences with a warning said MetaIn December 2023 Meta took down over 198 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 62 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/meta-purged-over-22-mn-pieces-of-bad-content-on-fb-insta-in-india-in-jan-525175.html Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/meta-purged-over-22-mn-pieces-of-bad-content-on-fb-insta-in-india-in-jan-525176.html New Delhi March 1 Meta said that it took down over 178 million pieces of bad content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 48 million pieces of objectionable content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in January In January Facebook received 29548 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism and said that it provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 21060 casesThese include preestablished channels to report content for specific violations selfremediation flows where they can download their data avenues to address account hacked issues etc Meta said in its monthly report in compliance with the IT Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules 2021Of the other 8488 reports where specialised review was needed we analysed content as per our policies and took action on 4632 complaints in total The remaining 3856 grievances were reviewed but may not have been actioned Meta addedOn Instagram the company received 19311 reports through the Indian grievance mechanismOf these we provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 9476 cases it saidOf the other 9835 reports where specialised review was needed Meta analysed content and took action on 4849 complaints in totalThe remaining 4986 reports were reviewed but may not have been actionedUnder the new IT Rules 2021 big digital and social media platforms with more than 5 million users have to publish monthly compliance reportsWe measure the number of pieces of content such as posts photos videos or comments we take action for going against our standards Taking action could include removing a piece of content from Facebook or Instagram or covering photos or videos that may be disturbing to some audiences with a warning said MetaIn December 2023 Meta took down over 198 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 62 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/meta-purged-over-22-mn-pieces-of-bad-content-on-fb-insta-in-india-in-jan-525176.html Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/bloomberg-ordered-to-remove-defamatory-article-against-zee-525266.html New Delhi March 1 A Delhi court on Friday ordered Bloomberg Television Production Services India Pvt Ltd Bloomberg to take down the defamatory article published against ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd ZEE on February 21 In relief to ZEE Additional District Judge Harjyot Singh Bhalla held that it had made out a prima facie case for passing ad interim exparte orders of injunction and directed Bloomberg to take down the defamatory article from its platform within one week of receipt of the orderBloomberg was also restrained from posting circulating or publishing the article on any online or offline platform till the next date of hearingZEE in its suit argued that the Bloomberg article which mentioned details relating to the corporate governance and business operations of ZEE were inaccurate in nature and led to a 15 per cent drop in share price of the company eroding investor wealth It said that the false and factually incorrect article was published with a premeditated and mala fide intention to defame the companyThe article it said incorrectly published that Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI has found a 241 million accounting issue at the company whereas there is no such order from the mentioned regulatorDespite the company firmly refuting the same the article incorrectly published financial irregularities in ZEE without the basis of any order from the regulator ZEE saidCounsel for ZEE argued in the hearing on Wednesday that irreparable loss and injury may be caused to the company if the injunction as prayed for was not granted IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/bloomberg-ordered-to-remove-defamatory-article-against-zee-525266.html Fri, 01 Mar 2024 23:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ad-spending-in-india-to-reach-17-bn-in-fy24-consumption-to-rebound-report-524788.html New Delhi Feb 29 Overall ad spending in India is estimated to reach 1617 billion in FY24 growing at 6 per cent in the fiscal year a report showed on Thursday Digital advertising which accounts for 55 per cent of total spending is set to grow at 67 per cent in FY24 according to the report by market research firm Redseer Strategy ConsultantsWith consumption set to rebound in the next 4 or 5 years advertising spend is projected to grow at 910 per cent Compound Annual Growth Rate CAGR over the course of next 4 years with digital advertising growing at 1112 per cent in the same period the report mentionedAs digital natives shape consumption patterns across the nation brands have a neverbefore opportunity to address a muchlarger and diverse consumer pool through advertising said Mukesh Kumar Associate Partner at RedseerIt will be fascinating to witness cuttingedge creative strategies take shape across platforms especially with the possibilities that programmatic advertising and GenAI can offer for the sector Kumar addedThe growth in advertising spend in FY24 is impacted by the slowdown in consumption over the past 5 or 6 quarters and a dip in private equityventure capitalist funding According to the report most consumer sectors have optimised their ad spending and the ecommerce sector is the only sector to see ad spending increase by 15 per cent in FY24Despite slowdown in ad spending advertisers increased their ad spending on platforms like retail media ecommerce quickcommerce etc and content platforms OTT audio owing to high conversion potential and wider reach among Tier2 audiences respectively IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ad-spending-in-india-to-reach-17-bn-in-fy24-consumption-to-rebound-report-524788.html Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-grants-dynamic-injunction-to-star-india-against-21-rogue-websites-524263.html New Delhi Feb 27 The Delhi High Court has granted a dynamic injunction in favour of Star India restraining 21 rogue websites from illegally streaming its copyrighted content including TV shows and movies aired on STAR channels and DisneyHotstar Justice Anish Dayal was hearing STAR India Private Ltds lawsuit against the infringing websites and John Doe Ashok Kumar seeking a permanent injunction to prevent them from authorising access to its exclusive copyrighted contentThe court noted that the plaintiffs who are producers of the content disseminated on STAR channels and the OTT platform presented a prima facie case warranting an exparte ad interim injunction as well as a dynamic injunctionThe balance of convenience lies in favour of the plaintiffs as irreparable loss would occur if the injunction is not granted it remarkedFurthermore the court directed domain name registrars to lock suspend or deactivate the domains and subdomains of the infringing websitesAdditionally internet service providers ISPs were instructed to block access to these websitesThe court specifically ordered defendant nos 41 and 42 Department of Telecommunications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to ensure compliance with the injunction by ISPs through appropriate communications and noticesThe court observed prima facie evidence indicating that content from various STAR channels was being hosted or carried on the rogue websites in question It also allowed producers to inform domain name registrars ISPs Department of Telecommunications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology about any other mirror or similar websites found to be infringing STAR Indias rightsDefendants were given the opportunity to communicate any reservations regarding the injunction to the plaintiffs IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-grants-dynamic-injunction-to-star-india-against-21-rogue-websites-524263.html Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/inflammatory-protein-potential-key-to-treating-severe-asthma-study-523742.html Canberra Feb 26 Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in treating severe cases of asthma In a study published on Monday researchers found that beta common cytokines a family of proinflammatory molecules control inflammation and scarring of the airways in severe and steroidresistant asthma cases Xinhua news agency reportedAsthma is a chronic lung disease that the World Health Organization estimates affected 262 million people globally in 2019In Mondays study which was led by a team from the University of South Australia UniSA researchers wrote that they believe a human therapeutic antibody called trabikihart could be the key to effectively blocking the inflammation and scarringDamon Tumes the joint leader of the study and head of the Allergy and Cancer Immunology Laboratory at UniSA said in a media release that current treatments are limited because they only target single molecules when several cells and pathways are responsible for asthmaInflammation and tissue damage in severe asthma is caused by several types of immune cells that enter the lungs due to allergens viruses and other microbes that interact with the airways Tumes said in some people the inflammation is resistant to steroids the first treatment option for controlling severe asthmaTargeting multiple inflammatory cytokines with a single drug may be the key to treat and control complex and severe chronic airway disease he saidAccording to data published by the National Asthma Council Australia in November 2023 asthma caused 467 deaths in Australia in 2022 up from 355 deaths in 2021 and the highest number since 2017In South Australia SA alone asthma deaths increased by 88 percent between 2021 and 2022 IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/inflammatory-protein-potential-key-to-treating-severe-asthma-study-523742.html Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-directs-authorities-to-decide-ravi-kapoors-parole-application-in-jigisha-murder-case-521873.html New Delhi Feb 19 The Delhi High Court asked the state authorities on Monday to make a decision within 10 days regarding the parole application of Ravi Kapoor who is serving a life sentence for the murder of IT executive Jigisha GhoshKapoor had petitioned the high court seeking three months parole to attend his nieces wedding in March and to maintain social ties with his parents and other family membersIn his plea Kapoor said that he had applied for parole on January 29 but no decision had been made yet by the authoritiesJustice Vikas Mahajan disposed of Kapoors plea after the states counsel cited the relevant provision of the Delhi Prisons Rules stating that an application for parole should be decided within four weeks which had not yet elapsedThe counsel assured that the parole application would be disposed of within 10 daysThe high court directed the authorities to decide on the parole application within the specified time frame and disposed of the writ petitionKapoor who was convicted for the murders of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and Jigisha Ghosh was recently granted bail by the high court in Vishwanathans case pending his appeal challenging his conviction and sentenceEarlier in January the high court had denied Kapoors parole application considering the seriousness of the offences committed by him It took into account his conduct in jail noting that he had received 41 major punishments which were deemed unsatisfactoryInitially sentenced to death by a trial court in 2016 for Jigisha Ghoshs murder Kapoors sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court He was also convicted in the Soumya Vishwanathan murder case of 2008 with the trial court sentencing him to life imprisonment in 2023Jigisha Ghosh 28 was kidnapped and killed in March 2009 while Soumya Vishwanathan a journalist was shot dead in September 2008The recovery of the weapon used in Jigishas killing had led to the resolution of the Soumya Vishwanathan murder case Police attributed robbery as the motive behind both killings IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-directs-authorities-to-decide-ravi-kapoors-parole-application-in-jigisha-murder-case-521873.html Mon, 19 Feb 2024 23:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/up-cm-to-hold-social-media-conclave-for-global-branding-of-maha-kumbh-2025-519146.html Prayagraj Feb 12 The Yogi Adityanathled Uttar Pradesh government is planning to organise a social media conclave for the promotion of the upcoming Maha Kumbh 2025 in PrayagrajThis initiative involves collaborating with both governmental and nongovernmental agencies to reach a wide audienceUntil now only government agencies have been involved in organising the Maha KumbhHowever the state government is now taking proactive steps to involve nongovernmental agencies in the processAparajita Singh the Regional Tourism Officer of Prayagraj said that the Tourism Department wants to connect with as many people as possible through the Maha KumbhEveryone may possess valuable insights and it is possible that some individuals may not have had the opportunity to communicate their ideas to the government until now To bridge this gap and incorporate diverse perspectives the Tourism Department will organise a competition inviting ideas related to organising the Maha Kumbh Singh addedShe further said The participants with the most unique ideas in this competition will be encouraged and recognised by the Tourism Department Their ideas will become an integral part of the organisation of the Maha KumbhIn preparation for the Maha Kumbh the Tourism Department in Prayagraj is organising various initiatives to enhance the branding and publicity of tourist destinationsFor this purpose a Social Media Conclave is being organised in March and a proposal has been sent to the government for its approvalThe conclave will commence with a session involving local social media influencers followed by a session with global influencersAdditionally tour operators from tourism centres across the country are being invited to share their insights on attracting tourists to the Maha KumbhHotel entrepreneurs are also encouraged to participate in these discussions While proposals for necessary facilities for tourists will be sought from all stakeholders a review of the shortcomings in the current supply will also be conductedThe efficacy of social media in amplifying public awareness campaigns is widely recognised Whether it is enhancing Prayagrajs standing in Swachh Sarvekshan or bolstering cleanliness efforts ahead of next years Maha Kumbh engaging local citizens is imperativeThe Municipal Commissioner of Prayagraj Chandra Mohan Garg said that recognising this need the Municipal Corporation is utilising social media for the cleanliness campaign Meetings with more than a dozen social media influencers have already taken placeFollowing these meetings city residents will soon be able to observe the citys cleanliness arrangements along with urban activities on social media platformsActive youth on social media sites will promote awareness of cleanliness among the urban populationThrough reels and other mediums on social media city residents will be made aware so that the cleanliness rating of the city can be improved before the Maha Kumbh IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/up-cm-to-hold-social-media-conclave-for-global-branding-of-maha-kumbh-2025-519146.html Mon, 12 Feb 2024 03:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/spotify-shutting-feature-that-lets-podcasters-use-full-licenced-music-tracks-518620.html San Francisco Feb 10 Music streaming giant Spotify has announced its decision to shut down some of its platforms features in June including web and mobile recording as well as Music Talk an experimental feature that allowed podcasters to include full licenced music tracks in their podcast episodesThis comes along with the announcement of Spotify expanding its partnership with Riverside and integrating the popular podcast creation services tools into the platform for PodcastersAs part of that shift we are discontinuing our web and mobile native creation tools including recording and editing tools as well as our Music Talk format beginning this June Spotify said in a blogpostIntroduced in 2020 the feature allows creators to insert licenced fulllength tracks into episodes that run on SpotifyHowever according to Spotify spokesperson Jordan Smith Music Talk did not have a significant influence outside of the music podcasting niche reports The VergeMusic Talk was a format we had high hopes for but after three years of investment it has not gained meaningful traction with listeners and remains nonmonetizable for creators Smith was quoted as sayingWe believe well make the most impact for creators by continuing to focus on tangible ways they can find and grow an audience and build a sustainable living While we are always exploring unique formats and solutions for podcasters we have nothing to share at this time he addedMeanwhile Spotify has said it now has 236 million premium subscribers a four per cent increase over the last quarterMonthly active users grew 23 per cent onyear to 602 million and one million ahead of guidance the company said while disclosing its Q4 2023 numbers IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/spotify-shutting-feature-that-lets-podcasters-use-full-licenced-music-tracks-518620.html Sat, 10 Feb 2024 11:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/snapchat-faces-major-outage-globally-including-india-518389.html New Delhi Feb 9 Popular social media platform Snapchat on Friday suffered a major outage globally including in India with users reporting that they were unable to send messages including texts and snaps to each otherAccording to the outage monitor website DownDetector over 76 per cent of people reported problems while using the application 19 per cent with login and 5 per cent while using the websiteNumerous users went on to X and Reddit to report the issuePeople turning airplane mode on and off before realising Snapchat server is down snapchatdown a user wroteMe overthinking on why hes not replying to me meanwhile Snapchat is down another user saidOne more user mentioned I removed all the cache and restarted my phone for Snapchat only to find out that Snapchat is downSnapchat is back online and users can now use the platform to send and receive texts according to Android AuthoritySnapchats Support account on X did not mention any details about the outage although the profile replied to user reports with automated messages IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/snapchat-faces-major-outage-globally-including-india-518389.html Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:14:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-directs-centre-to-allow-immediate-operation-of-lokshahi-marathi-news-channel-514688.html New Delhi Jan 31 The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to promptly allow the commencement of operations for the news channel Lokshahi Marathi Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the channels proprietors had taken corrective actions to address issues raised by the government entitling them to resume channel operationsIn its order the court stated that it is of the opinion that the petitioners must be permitted to commence the operation of the channel Given that 15 days have passed since the governments order to suspend operations the court directed the Union of India to permit the proprietors namely Zora Traders Limited Swaraj Marathi Broadcasting LLP and Bahubali Shantilal Shah to start the Lokshahi Marathi channel immediatelyHowever while disposing of the plea the court clarified that it did not make observations on the cases merits and exercised its discretion under Article 226 of the Constitution of India considering the 15day suspension and the governments satisfaction with the corrective actions taken by the channels proprietorsThe courts decision stems from a plea filed by the channels proprietors challenging the governments order of January 9 which suspended the channels operation on all distribution platforms throughout India for 30 days Earlier the court had instructed Zora Traders to rectify controlrelated issues and operate in compliance with the Governments Policy Guidelines of 2022After Zora Traders took corrective measures and filed an affidavit the Centre acknowledged the actions taken and expressed hope for effective control and management of Lokshahi Marathi in line with permission granted to Zora Traders IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-directs-centre-to-allow-immediate-operation-of-lokshahi-marathi-news-channel-514688.html Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/metas-threads-reaches-top-10-as-its-downloads-tripled-in-dec-x-drops-to-no-36-514781.html New Delhi Jan 31 Metas X rival Threads has witnessed growth in December last year with downloads tripling placing it in the top 10 most downloaded apps for the month on both the App Store and Google Play According to data from app intelligence firm Appfigures Threads recorded 12 million new downloads in December earning it the number four spot in the Top Charts by downloads on Apples App StoreThe app also witnessed 16 million downloads on Google Play putting it at number eight spot It was the sixthmost popular app in terms of new installations across both storesThreads had an impressive launch with 100 million people registering within its first five daysHowever the app experienced a decline in daily downloads from last September until the end of the year But in December Threads once again began to growWhile Threads was among the top 10 apps in terms of downloads last month it did not make it to the top 5 However its parent company didInstagram became the most downloaded app in December with a combined 54 million installs from the App Store and Google Play surpassing TikTokAs for Threads direct rival X the microblogging site is still experiencing the effects of its rebrandingAccording to Appfigures the app had just about 85 million installations in December It was the 29thmost downloaded app on the App Store and the 46th on Google PlayLast month Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Threads is finally available to users in the European UnionThe move will give Threads an opportunity to tap more than 448 million citizens in Europe IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/metas-threads-reaches-top-10-as-its-downloads-tripled-in-dec-x-drops-to-no-36-514781.html Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:22:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/techcrunch-lays-off-several-employees-including-managing-editors-514436.html New Delhi Jan 30 USbased news website focused on hightech and startup companies TechCrunch has laid off several employees including managing editors Matt Burns who had been with the company since 2008 and was the managing editor since 2017 has also been laid off along with a handful of operations business and editorial staffHe confirmed the news on X Personal news I was laid off at TechCrunch today along with a handful of Ops Biz and editorial folks All the best TechCrunch has been my home since 2008 I grew up at TC I travelled the world with TC Burns wrote on X on MondayIn another post Burns mentioned other employees who lost their jobs Managing editor Darrell Etherington was laid off along with internet culture reporter Morgan Sung and climate reporter Harri WeberLaid off from TechCrunch the website I built over the past decade with the help of many wonderful humans including jordanrcrook panzer alexia and mjburnsy to name just a few Etherington posted on XCatherine Shu a Taiwanese American writer for TechCrunch who had been with the company for 12 years also confirmed her layoffAlong with these amazing coworkers I was also laid off after 12 years at TechCrunch I am looking for jobs I can do in Taipei or remotely Im available for journalism and PRcomms work she wroteHowever the total number of employees who were let go is not confirmed yetLast week the Los Angeles Times announced that at least 115 reporters would be let go roughly 20 per cent of its staffNBC News also announced layoffs earlier this month with 50 to 100 employees being let go across the divisionIn 2023 Vice Media laid off more than 100 employees as part of restructuring its global organisations along with shutting down its Vice News Tonight broadcastSeveral media outlets like ABC News NPR Vox Media CNN The Washington Post Business Insider and others have also laid off staff members last yearAccording to Challenger Gray amp Christmas an outplacement firm that tracks employment figures more than 20000 media jobs were eliminated last year IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/techcrunch-lays-off-several-employees-including-managing-editors-514436.html Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/r-day-honours-maha-gets-highest-number-of-padma-bhushans-plus-6-padma-shris-512608.html Mumbai Jan 25 Six eminent personalities from Maharashtra have bagged the countrys third highest civilian honour the Padma Bhushan and the state also bagged another six Padma Shris the nations fourth highest civilian decoration announced on the occasion of Republic Day 2024 Among the awardees there are two each from the media and arts three from medicine and the remaining in other categories The Padma Bhushan laureates are Gujarati journalist Hormusji N Cama Journalism Literature Dr Ashwin B Mehta Medicine exGovernor and former Union Minister Ram Naik Public Affairs Dattatray A Maloo Art veteran music director Pyarelal Sharma Art of the duo LaxmikantPyarelal and Gujarati journalist Kundan Vyas Journalism Literature The Padma Shri honors have gone to Uday V Deshpande Sports Dr Manohar K Dole Medicine Zahir I Kazi Literature Education Dr Chandrashekhar M Meshram Medicine Kalpana Morparia Trade Industry and Shankar Baba Pundlikrao Papalkar Social Work A total of 132 awards have been announced including two duo winners comprising 5 Padma Vibhushans 17 Padma Bhushans and 110 Padma Shris IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/r-day-honours-maha-gets-highest-number-of-padma-bhushans-plus-6-padma-shris-512608.html Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/kodandaram-amer-ali-khan-nominated-as-mlcs-in-telangana-512571.html Hyderabad Jan 25 Academician M Kodandaram and journalist Amer Ali Khan have been nominated as members of Telangana Legislative Council under the Governors quota Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday accepted the recommendation of the state government Kodandaram heads Telangana Jana Samithi TJS which had stayed away from the recent Assembly elections and backed the Congress Amer Ali Khan is news editor of Urdu daily Siasat Both the nominations were expected after the Congress came to power last month Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had already announced that Kodandaram will be nominated to the upper house of the state legislature Kodandaram a former professor of political science at Osmania University had played a key role in the Telangana movement as convenor of the Joint Action Committee JAC which included the TRS now BRS However after the formation of Telangana state differences cropped up between Kodandaram and its chief KCR The TJS was part of the grand alliance led by the Congress party in Telangana in the 2018 elections However the alliance which also included Telugu Desam Party TDP had suffered a crushing defeat Amer Ali Khan is son of Siasat chief editor Zahid Ali Khan who was earlier associated with the TDP and also contested Lok Sabha elections from Hyderabad constituency in 2009 IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/kodandaram-amer-ali-khan-nominated-as-mlcs-in-telangana-512571.html Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/fighter-hrithik-roshan-says-indian-air-force-flies-high-for-the-country-512426.html Mumbai Jan 25 Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan has sent a message to NDTV following the release of his upcoming film Fighter and said the Indian Air Force flies high for the country In an exclusive statement Hrithik emphasised the parallels between the determination and courage portrayed by his character Patty in Fighter and the unwavering commitment of NDTV to deliver news that holds significance for the nation The Indian Air Force flies high for the country and my character Patty is determined to do anything for the country in our film Fighter Patty and his team members are determined courageous and brave just like NDTV Indias most trusted news network For news that matters watch NDTV Hrithik said in his message Directed by Siddharth Anand Fighter is inspired by the IAFs Balakote strikes post the Pulwama massacre The film also stars Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor and serves as the first film in a planned aerial action franchise Fighter follows IAF aviators who come together in the face of imminent danger to form the Air Dragons The story is about their camaraderie brotherhood and battles internal and external IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/fighter-hrithik-roshan-says-indian-air-force-flies-high-for-the-country-512426.html Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/support-rate-of-japans-ruling-ldp-at-record-low-amid-slush-fund-scandal-poll-510886.html Tokyo Jan 22 Approval ratings for Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party LDP has sunken to a record low in the wake of its slush fund scandal according to the latest opinion poll Public support rate for the LDP dropped to 146 per cent down 37 percentage points from the previous month Japanese news agency Jiji Press said in its latest survey as quoted by Xinhua news report It marked the lowest rate since the monthly poll started in 1960 excluding periods when the LDP was an opposition party showed the January survey released on Thursday Last week Seiwaken the largest LDP faction formerly led by the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe which was at the centre of the enduring slush fund scandal announced the decision to dissolve itself In the meantime Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to disband the LDPs fourthlargest faction that he led until last month and the faction led by former LDP SecretaryGeneral Toshihiro Nikai also announced its disbanding decision Japanese prosecutors on Friday filed charges against several individuals from three factions within the LDP indicting without arrest the chief treasurers of the Abe and Nikai factions All indicted individuals suspected of failing to report part of the factions revenue from fundraising events faced charges of false accounting in violation of the political funds control law At the end of last year in the wake of the unfolding scandal where five major factions were suspected of paying kickbacks to member lawmakers who sold fundraising party tickets above their quota without recording the amount as revenue in its political fund reports over 10 senior officials or heavyweight lawmakers have stepped down from their positions in Kishidas cabinet or in the LDP Local media reports showed that the Abe faction was suspected to have pooled secret funds amounting to 600 million yen from 2018 to 2023 with more than 200 million yen involved by the Nikai faction The underreported amount of the Kishida faction amounted to about 30 million yen from 2018 to 2020 IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/support-rate-of-japans-ruling-ldp-at-record-low-amid-slush-fund-scandal-poll-510886.html Mon, 22 Jan 2024 22:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ians-conferred-prestigious-brics-cci-annual-recognition-award-2024-510055.html New Delhi Jan 19 News agency IANS was on Friday awarded the BRICSCCI Annual Recognition Award 2024 in the Media Excellence category for outstanding contributions innovative spirit and unwavering commitment not in its own field but also in propelling the goals of cooperation and progress among the BRICS nations The award organised by the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry BRICS CCI was presented to IANS CEO and Managing Director Sandeep Bamzai at a glittering ceremony here The BRICS CCI in a statement extended its heartfelt congratulations to IANS on this honour stressing its remarkable achievements set a high standard and serve as an inspiration to all It said that the BRICSCCI Annual Recognition Awards serve as a beacon of excellence across various fields within the BRICS nations and beyond In line with our core mission to promote cooperation innovation and sustainable development within the BRICS community these awards hold particular significance as they recognise and honour exceptional contributions to society The awardees are selected based on the rigorous assessment and deliberation amongst the BRICSCCIs esteemed jury members the statement added IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ians-conferred-prestigious-brics-cci-annual-recognition-award-2024-510055.html Fri, 19 Jan 2024 18:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/zee-says-not-aware-of-any-sony-board-meeting-510152.html New Delhi Jan 19 Zee Entertainment has said that the company is not aware of and cannot comment on any board meeting held or proposed to be held by Culver Max Entertainment Private Ltd formerly Sony Pictures Networks India Private Ltd given that these are Sonys internal matters We wish to reiterate that the company is committed to the merger with Sony and is continuing to work towards a successful closure of the proposed merger and is engaging in good faith negotiations with Sony with a view to discuss the extension of the date required to make the Scheme effective by a reasonable period of time the company said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/zee-says-not-aware-of-any-sony-board-meeting-510152.html Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-sets-aside-industrial-tribunals-decision-on-retirement-age-at-the-indian-express-509684.html New Delhi Jan 18 The Delhi High Court has overturned the Industrial Tribunals last year decision raising the retirement age of The Indian Express workers from 58 to 60 years effective from October 15 2009 along with associated benefits The Indian Express Private Ltd had filed a plea on July 31 last year against the Tribunals award and a bench of Justice Anish Dayal has remanded the case back to the tibunal for a fresh review stressing the need for a detailed examination of all materials and a renewed reasoned approach The court criticised the Tribunal for neglecting established parameters in revising service conditions or wages deeming its assessment irrational and cursory Although the tribunal had the correct jurisdiction it did not exercise it appropriately considering irrelevant materials and ignoring relevant ones it said even while the Industrial Tribunal was correct in the exercise of its jurisdiction it did not exercise its jurisdiction in the proper manner considered irrelevant materials ignored or did not requisition relevant materials made an irrational fragile perfunctory and cursory assessment in order to reach its conclusion the court held The tribunal not only increased the retirement age but also directed the newspaper to implement it within 60 days failing which interest at 8 per cent per annum would be applicable In September last year the court had temporarily allowed two retiring employee to continue their duties until further orders Justice Dayal stressed that the Tribunals decision on retirement age lacked a robust foundation citing slim reasons He pointed out the substantial economic impact of raising retirement age across all employee cadres and called for a comprehensive assessment based on various relevant parameters Increasing the retirement age across all cadres of employees in a large establishment involves a very high economic impact and therefore it is necessary to analyse it threadbare assess comprehensively on various relevant parameters the court said The court noted flaws in the Tribunals reliance on the retirement age extension in other newspapers without adequate analysis It pointed out the difference between a fixed retirement age and the option to extend based on health and performance factors noting the existing Model Standing Order defining the superannuation age at 58 years IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-sets-aside-industrial-tribunals-decision-on-retirement-age-at-the-indian-express-509684.html Thu, 18 Jan 2024 20:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/youtube-clarifies-loading-delays-arent-part-of-its-ad-blocking-crackdown-509165.html San Francisco Jan 17 Googleowned YouTube said on Wednesday that the latest browser slowdown is not part of the companys adblocking crackdown Recently several users on Reddit shared that YouTube is deliberately slowing down the whole site if they have an ad blocker enabled reports Android Central However the company clarified that the loading delays faced by Adblock and AdBlock Plus users are not caused by its ad blocker detection efforts Recent reports of users experiencing loading delays on YouTube are unrelated to our ad blocker detection efforts Our help centre offers troubleshooting tips for users experiencing issues YouTube was quoted as saying As per uBlock Origin developer Raymond Hill the latest updates to Adblock and Adblock Plus extensions version 517 seem to be causing some performance problems Those performance issues affect only the latest version of both Adblock Plus 322 amp AdBlock 517 and afflict more than just YouTube he posted on X The report also noted that AdBlock has found a bug in its latest updates that appears to be causing the slowdown issue Eyeo the team behind AdBlock has said that it has fixed the issue that was messing with users YouTube experience and causing higher CPU use when browsing the web according to the report AdBlock and Adblock Plus users have recently experienced a slowdown in performance and a higher use of CPU when browsing on YouTube and other websites Gertrud Kolb Chief Technology Officer at Eyeo was quoted as saying Our engineering team fixed the problem and released ABP 3221 and AB 5171 she added Last year YouTube doubled down on its effort to crack down on users with ad blockers on its platform globally An increasing number of YouTube users started seeing a warning asking them to turn off ad blockers and watch ads or pay 14 for a YouTube Premium subscription according to Android Authority IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/youtube-clarifies-loading-delays-arent-part-of-its-ad-blocking-crackdown-509165.html Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/up-man-seeks-permission-to-abuse-newspaper-for-two-hours-507838.html Pratapgarh Jan 14 In a seemingly bizarre request a resident of Uttar Pradeshs Pratapgarh has sought permission to hurl abuses at a newspaper for two hours The man made the request after an article in the newspaper alleged his involvement in land grabbing In a letter addressed to the SubDivisional Magistrate Prateek Sinha said that he wanted to be allowed for two hours outside the newspaper office with a mic He was referred to as a land mafia in a news article published in the newspaper and thus he expressed his eagerness to hurl abuses after having sent them a defamation notice In the letter to the authorities Sinha mentioned that a bulldozer action was taken on his land on January 9 without any reason Following this as per the letter the newspaper called him a mafia He has alleged that the piece in the newspaper lacked evidence and defamed his reputation In opposition to the same article I seek permission for January 15 at 1200 pm to abuse the bureau chief and the reporter for two hours the letter read Interestingly in the request letter the person took a moment to clarify that he would not resort to violence or threats He said And I want to assure you the SDM that despite great urge the applicant will not thrash them newspaper agency with shoes or threaten them There was no comment on the request from the concerned officials IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/up-man-seeks-permission-to-abuse-newspaper-for-two-hours-507838.html Sun, 14 Jan 2024 08:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/bhuvan-bam-talks-about-how-his-connect-with-hindi-paid-off-as-a-creator-actor-506516.html Mumbai Jan 10 On World Hindi Day on January 10 content creator and actor Bhuvan Bam spoke about how creating content in Hindi language helped him reach across the spectrums He finds it heartening to see how content in Hindi can bridge connections and create a shared experience In a statement Bhuvan expressed gratitude for the immense support he has received stating Ive always believed in the power of storytelling in our own language The love and response from the audience have been overwhelming Its heartening to see how content in Hindi can bridge connections and create a shared experience He added On World Hindi Day its important we throw light on this language we have grown up speaking consuming and relating to Its the language that truly got me closer to millions of people through both the digital and the real world My decision to connect with audiences that speak the language I speak and giving them content they all can relate to truly paid off A popular personality on Youtube Bhuvan created his Youtube channel in 2015 which is known as BB Ki Vines A year later he released a music video Teri Meri Kahani It was in 2023 when he made his OTT debut with Taaza Khabar IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/bhuvan-bam-talks-about-how-his-connect-with-hindi-paid-off-as-a-creator-actor-506516.html Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/govt-tightening-rules-to-check-misleading-ads-fake-claims-by-coaching-centres-506220.html New Delhi Jan 9 The Central Consumer Protection Authoritys CCPA committee held its first meeting on Tuesday to discuss the draft guidelines to prevent misleading advertisements and false claims regarding success rates in coaching institutions Consumer Affairs Secretary amp CCPA Chief Commissioner Rohit Kumar Singh highlighted the need for clarity specifically in addressing certain aspects related to advertisements in the coaching sector He further stated that CCPA firmly believes in safeguarding the rights of consumers and ensuring no false or misleading advertisement is made of any goods or services which contravenes the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 2019 The guidelines shall be applicable to all the coaching institutes whether online or physical and cover all forms of advertisement regardless of form format or medium The guidelines also prescribes Dos and Donts that need to be observed before coming up with advertisements The coaching institute shall mention requisite information with successful candidate photo including the rank secured by successful candidate the course opted by successful candidate the duration of course and whether it is paid or free Coaching institutes shall not make claims on 100 per cent selection or 100 per cent job guaranteed or guaranteed preliminary or mains The font of disclaimerdisclosureImportant information in the advertisement shall be the same as that used in the claimadvertisement The placement of such information shall be at a prominent and visible place in the advertisement It was also clarified that penalty for misleading advertisements by the coaching sector will be governed as per Consumer Protection Act 2019 and the guidelines are just in the nature of clarification to the stakeholders and violations of the provisions of the act shall continue to be governed under the existing provisions of the act The Committee observed that there is an urgent need to issue the guidelines and the draft as discussed in the Meeting should be issued at the earliest The CCPA had taken suo motu action against misleading advertisements by coaching institutes In this regard it has issued notices to 31 coaching institutes for misleading advertisement and imposed fine on 9 of them for misleading advertisements The CCPA has observed that some of the coaching institutes mislead consumers by deliberately concealing important information with respect to course opted by successful candidates duration of the course so attended and the fees paid by the candidates It also said that some of the coaching Institutes also indulge in making claims like 100 per cent selection 100 per cent job guaranteed and guaranteed preliminary and main examination without providing verifiable evidence IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/govt-tightening-rules-to-check-misleading-ads-fake-claims-by-coaching-centres-506220.html Tue, 09 Jan 2024 17:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/zee-missed-deadline-to-pay-200-million-cricket-fee-to-disney-report-506278.html New Delhi Jan 9 Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd has missed a deadline to pay 200 million to Walt Disney Cos India unit for TV rights of cricket matches according to people familiar with the matter as the firm tries to preserve cash ahead of a likely collapse of its mega merger with Sony Group Corp reports said The Mumbaibased media firm didnt pay the installment due early January citing a cash crunch the people said asking not to be named as the information is not public Disney has sought explanation from Zee on why the payment was skipped they said adding the tranche was part of the over 14 billion Zee agreed to pay for the license agreement signed in August 2022 Bloomberg reported Defaulting on the payment to Disney unit poses fresh headaches for Zee including possible legal wrangles even as it deals with the fallout of a collapsing merger with the Sony Group Zee hasnt furnished bank guarantees for the sum that was to be paid as per the contract according to one of the persons familiar with the issue Bloomberg News reported Monday that Sony was planning to send a deal termination notice to Zee which said Tuesday that it was still working toward closing the merger IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/zee-missed-deadline-to-pay-200-million-cricket-fee-to-disney-report-506278.html Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-court-allows-newsclick-hr-to-turn-approver-in-uapa-case-506293.html New Delhi Jan 9 A Delhi court on Tuesday granted permission to NewsClicks human resources department head Amit Chakravarty to become an approver in the case lodged under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act over allegations that the media outlet received money to spread proChina propaganda Chakravarty had filed the application before Special Judge Hardeep Kaur seeking pardon in the ongoing case The judge allowed Chakravarty who claims to possess material information that he is willing to disclose to the Delhi Police to turn an approver in the case During the last hearing police sources had indicated that the agency will make a decision regarding supporting his application after thoroughly reviewing the information he provides in his statement The court on December 22 had granted 60 more days to Delhi Police to complete the investigation after it had moved an application before the court seeking an extension of three months NewsClick foundereditor Prabir Purkayastha is in judicial custody till January 20 The police application sought an extension for the maximum period allowed under the law which is 180 days from the day of the accuseds arrest in cases filed under special acts including the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA The application stressed on the voluminous nature of documents and evidence in the case stating that the agency needs to visit various locations outside Delhi contributing to the expected delay The Special Cell had registered an FIR in connection with the case on August 17 under different sections of the UAPA and the Indian Penal Code against NewsClick In August a New York Times investigation accused NewsClick of being an organisation funded by a network linked with US millionaire Neville Roy Singham to allegedly promote Chinese propaganda IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-court-allows-newsclick-hr-to-turn-approver-in-uapa-case-506293.html Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sony-planning-to-call-off-the-merger-pact-with-zee-505797.html New Delhi Jan 8 Sony Group Corp is planning to call off the merger pact of its India unit with Zee Entertainment Enterprises capping two years of drama and delay in creating a 10 billion media giant said people familiar with the matter as per media reports The Japanese conglomerate is looking to cancel the deal due to a standoff over whether Zees Chief Executive Officer Punit Goenka also its founders son would lead the merged entity the people said asking not to be named as the information is not public Bloomberg reported While the agreement signed in 2021 was that Goenka would lead the new company Sony no longer wants him as CEO amid a regulatory probe the people said Sony plans to file the termination notice before a January 20 extended deadline for closing the deal saying some of the conditions necessary for the merger had not been met one of the people said Bloomberg reported Goenka has stood his ground in wanting to helm the merged entity as agreed initially over prolonged meetings in the past few weeks according to another person Discussions are still ongoing between the two sides and a resolution can still emerge before the deadline Bloomberg reported IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sony-planning-to-call-off-the-merger-pact-with-zee-505797.html Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/chinese-daily-acknowledges-indias-economic-progress-improved-international-relations-504510.html New Delhi Jan 5 In a rare commendation Chinas leading daily Global Times acknowledged Indias significant strides in economic development social governance and foreign policy In an oped penned by Zhang Jiadong Director of the Center for South Asian Studies at Fudan University the author noted that India no longer only regards cultural tradition as a channel to achieve its own interests or as a symbol to attract foreign tourists but also sees it as one of the pillars of Indias status as a great power India has achieved outstanding results in economic development and social governance and its great power strategy has moved from dream to reality Jiadong said highlighting New Delhis achievements in the past four years According to him Indias economy has gained momentum and is on track to becoming one of the fastestgrowing major economies Sharing his experience about his conversation with Indian representatives during his recent visit to India Jiadong noted in the article that the attitude of Indian scholars was more relaxed and moderate toward Chinese scholars instead of being stubborn at times For example when discussing the trade imbalance between China and India Indian scholars used to primarily focus on Chinas measures to reduce the trade imbalance But now they are placing more emphasis on Indias export potential actively seeking to reduce the trade deficit with China by taking the initiative and increasing Chinese imports from India he said Furthermore with its rapid economic and social development India has become more strategically confident and more proactive in creating and developing a Bharat narrative the author noted About New Delhis foreign policy Jiadong said Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed power he has advocated for a multialignment strategy promoting Indias relations with the US Japan Russia and other countries and regional organizations Now Indias strategic thinking in foreign policy has undergone another change and is clearly moving toward a great power strategy Regarding the RussiaUkraine conflict India has distanced itself from the West and aligned itself more closely to the developing world At the same time Indias reservations about Western powers have significantly diminished and its activities within Western countries have become more frequent extending beyond organizing largescale diaspora events he added Jiadong also said that India not only seeks to escape the political dwarf resulting from its history as a colony but also wants to act as a world mentor both politically and culturally India has always considered itself a world power However it has only been less than 10 years since India shifted from multibalancing to multialignment and now it is rapidly transforming toward a strategy of becoming a pole in the multipolar world The speed of such changes is rarely seen in the history of international relations he said India is indeed a major power and rapid changes in internal and external strategies pose challenges to both itself and the international community It appears that a transformed stronger and more assertive India has become a new geopolitical factor that many countries need to consider he concluded IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/chinese-daily-acknowledges-indias-economic-progress-improved-international-relations-504510.html Fri, 05 Jan 2024 02:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/hamas-denies-rejecting-egyptian-ceasefire-deal-500980.html Gaza Dec 26 Hamas has denied that it had rejected an Egyptian proposal to end the conflict in Gaza and exchange prisoners with Israel as reported by some media outlets Ezat alRashq a member of Hamas Political Bureau said in a statement on Monday that the group confirmed that there are no negotiations except with a comprehensive cessation of the Israeli aggression Xinhua news agency reported Rashq added Hamas leadership is vigorously seeking to halt the aggression and killing against our people entirely not temporarily Our people want the aggression to stop not temporary truces or partial calm followed by continued aggression he said On Monday a media outlet citing two Egyptian security sources reported that Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad have rejected an Egyptian proposal that they relinquish power in the Gaza Strip in return for a permanent ceasefire IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/hamas-denies-rejecting-egyptian-ceasefire-deal-500980.html Tue, 26 Dec 2023 07:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sleep-deprivation-makes-us-less-happy-more-anxious-study-499869.html New York Dec 22 Lack of sleep not only makes us tired but can also affect our emotional functioning decrease positive moods and put us at higher risk for anxiety symptoms according to a study The study published in the journal Psychological Bulletin synthesised more than 50 years of research on sleep deprivation and mood Lead author Cara Palmer PhD of Montana State University said that the findings showed that more than 30 per cent of adults and up to 90 per cent of teenagers dont get enough sleep In our largely sleepdeprived society quantifying the effects of sleep loss on emotion is critical for promoting psychological health Palmer said This study represents the most comprehensive synthesis of experimental sleep and emotion research to date and provides strong evidence that periods of extended wakefulness shortened sleep duration and nighttime awakenings adversely influence human emotional functioning she added The team analysed data from 154 studies spanning five decades with 5715 total participants In all those studies researchers disrupted participants sleep for one or more nights In some experiments participants were kept awake for an extended period In others they were allowed a shorterthantypical amount of sleep and in others they were periodically awakened throughout the night Each study also measured at least one emotionrelated variable after the sleep manipulation such as participants selfreported mood their response to emotional stimuli and measures of depression and anxiety symptoms Overall the researchers found that all three types of sleep loss resulted in fewer positive emotions such as joy happiness and contentment among participants as well as increased anxiety symptoms such as a rapid heart rate and increased worrying This occurred even after short periods of sleep loss like staying up an hour or two later than usual or after losing just a few of hours of sleep Palmer said We also found that sleep loss increased anxiety symptoms and blunted arousal in response to emotional stimuli Findings for symptoms of depression were smaller and less consistent as were those for negative emotions such as sadness worry and stress One limitation to the study is that the majority of participants were young adults the average age was 23 Future research should include a more diverse age sample to better understand how sleep deprivation affects people at different ages according to the researchers The implications of this research for individual and public health are considerable in a largely sleepdeprived society Industries and sectors prone to sleep loss such as first responders pilots and truck drivers should develop and adopt policies that prioritize sleep to mitigate against the risks to daytime function and wellbeing Palmer said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sleep-deprivation-makes-us-less-happy-more-anxious-study-499869.html Fri, 22 Dec 2023 13:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/musks-x-faces-major-outage-globally-including-india-499409.html New Delhi Dec 21 Elon Muskrun X formerly Twitter on Thursday faced a major outage globally including in India with users complaining that they were not able to see any comments view any profiles tweets and others According to the outage monitor website DownDetector over 64 per cent of people reported problems while using the application 29 per cent while using the website and 7 per cent with server connection In India X users in Delhi Mumbai Ahmedabad Patna Kolkata Hyderabad Bengaluru and Chennai are majorly facing issues with the microblogging platform Taking to the platform many users reported the issues Anyone else having problems with Twitter Glitches Your own tweets and tweets of others not showing I also had like hundreds of articles bookmarked to read later All disappeared Lol Im so mad about that a user wrote Twitter is flipping out on me and not loading on mobile is anyone else experiencing problems another user posted One more user mentioned I cant see anybodys replies right now am I in Twitter jail Or is everyone having those problems Is Twitter down or damaged IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/musks-x-faces-major-outage-globally-including-india-499409.html Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/zee-asks-sony-to-extend-deadline-for-merger-498027.html New Delhi Dec 17 Zee Entertainment has asked Culver Max Entertainment formerly known as Sony Pictures Network India to extend the date required to make the merger scheme effective The deadline for the merger is December 21 Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations 2015 LODR Regulations we hereby inform you that pursuant to the Merger Cooperation Agreement dated December 22 2021 entered into amongst the Company BEPL and CMEPL the Company has requested CMEPL and BEPL to extend the Date required to make the Scheme effective as per the terms of the Merger Cooperation Agreement Zee Entertainment said in a filing Zee said this is an update on composite Scheme of Arrangement amongst the company Bangla Entertainment Private Ltd BEPL and Culver Max Entertainment Private Ltd formerly known as Sony Pictures Networks India Private Ltd CMEPL and their respective shareholders and creditors In an earlier statement Zee said that the company is continuing to work towards a successful closure of the proposed merger as per the Composite Scheme of Arrangement approved by the NCLT Mumbai Bench IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/zee-asks-sony-to-extend-deadline-for-merger-498027.html Sun, 17 Dec 2023 20:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/us-scs-intervention-in-abortion-pills-cases-advantageous-for-democrats-497461.html Washington Dec 16 The US Supreme Courts intervention in cases relating to the peoples access to abortion pills could turn the tide of voter turnout in the 2024 presidential elections as the Democrats have made abortion rights of women their number one agenda for the campaign to reelect Joe Biden to the White House US media reports suggest The Democrats had already won the offyear elections in Ohio Kentucky and Virginia in a major blow to the hardliner Republicans who wanted abortion rights of women to go away after the Supreme Court overturned the Roe vs Wade SC ruling that held for several decades since the 70s upholding a womans right to her reproductive rights The Republicans did badly in the November midterm elections to the House of Representatives last year when Donald Trumps Red Tsunami did not happen as voters rejected the erosion of abortion rights turning a greater mandate for the Democrats returning a marginal win for the Republicans in the House at 222 to 213 just nineseat majority One is retiring and one is being expelled which means Republican strength comes down further Now comes ACT II of the 2024 presidential race media reports said adding that the apex court teed up a series of political hot potatoes including a bid to maintain access to a widely used abortion pill Mifepristone Trumps appeal for executive immunity as former President against election subversion cases including conspiracy and racketeering and intimidation of witnesses and court clerks has to pass the acid test at the Supreme Court with the DOJ strongly opposing it Combined with its earlier decision to also reconsider a federal law that makes it a crime for people under domestic violence restraining orders to have guns the cases that the justices agreed to hear are set to have major ramifications for voter turnout in the 2024 presidential election and could potentially even dictate who returns to the White House the US News and World Report said in an analysis of events that could turn the tide in favour of the democrats in 2024 presidential race as it did in the off year elections Ohio voted to enshrine abortion rights as a fundamental right in its constitution frustrating the Republican candidates who fought against it media reports said I think the abortion case probably has the biggest potential to impact turnout says Alex Badas political science professor at the University of Houston After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in the Dobbs case what we saw was a really strong increase in registration among younger voters among women in particular and it seems to be those who tend to be Democratic The Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear a case brought by a group of doctors and medical associations opposed to abortion the outcome of which could restrict how the drug mifepristone can be obtained who can prescribe it and when it can be taken reports said pointing out that if the appeal is upheld by the apex court the republicans are walking into a firestorm with the voters If the Supreme Court makes another decision maybe limiting access to the abortion pill we could potentially see another mobilization effort where we see going into the presidential election these voters are freshly mobilized he says A year after the Supreme Court reversed the guaranteed right to an abortion a ruling that led young women to register to vote in droves the decision is still sending shock waves through the Republican Party crippling its ability to nab supermajorities and cement a conservative agenda reports said What unfolded in the wake of Dobbs v Jackson Womens Health Organization was perhaps the penultimate example of the political ramifications of a judicial institution Indeed the 2023 offyear election showed the staying power of the Dobbs decision even in red states like Ohio where voters added the right to abortion into the state constitution and Kentucky where Democratic Gov Andy Beshear kept his seat in an election often defined by his support for abortion rights And in Virginia Republican Gov Glenn Youngkin failed to produce the GOP takeover of the state legislature he and other Republican strategists had been forecasting weeks ahead of the election he just could not pass the 15week limit on abortions that he campaigned on Abortion rights are poised to continue to be a powerful motivator for young people in 2024 according to a new poll from Harvard Universitys Institute of Politics suggesting the issue is politically explosive among 18 to 29yearolds a year and a half after the Supreme Court reversed the guaranteed right to an abortion Those surveyed were twice as likely to describe themselves as prochoice than as prolife And even as the poll showed a percentage drop of youngsters who plan to vote in the 2024 elections well over half of registered young voters say they will definitely vote next year if an abortionrelated referendum is on their state ballot This abortion vs life choice issue has dramatically changed the minds of young voters the poll found that 69 per cent of young women and 55 per cent of young men say that access to reproductive health care is important when choosing which state to call home A majority of young women 53 per cent said it was very important Already groups in Arizona Colorado Florida Nevada and South Dakota are in the process of or considering getting abortion rights measures on the ballot for next years elections When it comes to Trump the leading Republican candidate for the GOP presidential nomination the two cases one that the court has already agreed to hear and the other the court has agreed to consider stand to have profound implications for the country going forward into an election year reports said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/us-scs-intervention-in-abortion-pills-cases-advantageous-for-democrats-497461.html Sat, 16 Dec 2023 02:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/over-10-mn-people-signed-up-for-x-in-dec-ceo-linda-yaccarino-494604.html San Francisco Dec 8 Elon Muskrun X CEO Linda Yaccarino has said that over 10 million people have signed up for X so far in December More than 10 million people have signed up for X so far this December she posted on Thursday This comes after reports speculated that X could lose as much as 75 million in advertising revenue by the end of the year as dozens of major brands pulled out their marketing campaigns after the tech billionaire endorsed an antiSemitic conspiracy theory last month According to the internal documents seen by The New York Times this week over 200 ad units of companies like Airbnb Amazon CocaCola Microsoft and others have halted or are considering pausing their ads on X Last week retail giant Walmart confirmed that it is not advertising on X In October data found that X lost over half a billion user visits in September and the platform dropped to seventh place on the global ranking behind Instagram In September Xs traffic dropped from 64 billion to 58 billion a loss of 10 per cent according to new SimilarWeb data Of the 176 countries that visited X in September 83 per cent saw a monthonmonth decline in visits Musk recently stunned the world when he told advertisers to go f yourself after some top companies pulled advertising on his platform over his endorsement of antiSemitism However he later apologised for what he called his dumbest social media post to date IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/over-10-mn-people-signed-up-for-x-in-dec-ceo-linda-yaccarino-494604.html Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/second-term-for-trump-poses-threat-to-existence-of-america-493584.html Washington Dec 6 A possible second term for former US President Donald Trump poses a threat to the existence of America as we know it the editor of a USbased magazine has said Jeffrey Goldberg EditorinChief of The Atlantic said he refuses to go gently into that good night We cant participate in the normalization of Donald Trump an impassioned Goldberg said I refuse to participate in the normalization of Donald Trump Goldberg was quoted by US media reports as saying Goldberg is one of the few major newsroom leaders who has been exceptionally cleareyed about the perilous storm on the horizon for American democracy Using plain language Goldberg and his team of writers at the magazine have not shied away from portraying Trump as a vandal of civilized society and an outright menace to the US Constitution a CNN columnist wrote on Tuesday On Monday The Atlantic published a special edition of its monthly magazine focusing on what a second Trump term would look like The aptlytitled If Trump Wins issue features two dozen articles laying out how the twiceimpeached fourtime indicted candidate would shred norms weaponize government warp the rule of law and degrade democracy reports said Trump faces 90 counts of felony a 250 million civil and criminal tax fraud trial in Manhattan cancellation of his business licenses subversion of the electoral processes and conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election verdict electing Joe Biden as the President in Washington DC and Georgia I want people to be able to hand this issue to people who are still unsure about the nature of Trumps authoritarianism Goldberg explained While most leaders of major American newspapers hold to the belief that Trump will rule as an authoritarian it is rare to hear any of them saying so aloud especially in such frank terms But Goldberg is more than comfortable doing so He points out that his position is not a partisan one Its not about Republicans and Democrats he stressed but about authoritarians versus prodemocracy Americans And in his view not being open with readers about dangerous forces on the march would amount to a dereliction of duty the CNN analyst said I would prefer journalists to speak plainly about what theyre seeing Goldberg said And I believe that a second Trump term poses a threat to the existence of America as we know it It is not that difficult for newsrooms to say they are prodemocracy Most leaders in the Fourth Estate have no problem saying so The conundrum they face is that in this dark time in which we find ourselves staking out a vocal prodemocracy stance effectively means being antiTrump Most news organizations are not comfortable in that turf as it could be perceived as partisan and turn away audiences This is one of the discomforting aspects of this whole dilemma that people in the news media face Goldberg noted Our eyes and ears tell us that Donald Trump fomented an insurrection against the Constitution Right We saw it We heard it It happened That means that he placed himself outside the norms of American democratic behaviour That is why I am comfortable devoting an entire issue to answering the question of what a second Trump term would look like and reaching the conclusion that it would be terrible Absolutely terrible When asked by the CNN analyst whether being outspoken about the prospect of a second Trump presidency could alienate otherwise persuadable audiences Goldberg argued that selfcensorship is not the solution As he put it At a certain point you cant convince people of reality All we can do is try to present fairly and completely our factchecked views of Trump and Trumpism and hope that people read it and understand that we are trying to be truthful with our readers and truthful with ourselves and transparent Goldberg said And if some voters in America cant handle that then they cant handle that Theres not much I can do about it And this is the dilemma facing all journalism institutions Goldberg continued Wed like to be able to speak to 100 per cent of Americans But at a certain point you dont want to twist or muffle or downplay certain realities simply because reporting those realities offends a segment of your audience Goldberg personally knows that being candid and reporting aggressively on Trump can come with severe consequences After Goldberg reported in September 2020 that Trump had disparaged American service members who had died in the war as suckers and losers something former White House chief of staff John Kelly later confirmed on the record to Jake Tapper he had to move out of his house over security concerns for a period But he warned a second Trump presidency could be even worse for the press And for that reason members of the news media will need to contemplate their editorial decisions now given Trumps alreadydeclared hopes to muzzle critics if he were to regain power We all understand that Trump thinks of us as enemies of the state and we understand that there are consequences for us that come with this belief Goldberg said Theres a chance that he would try to somehow criminalize reporting in a second term and so we have to sound the alarm about that along with the more generalized threats to American democracy And we have to sound the alarm now IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/second-term-for-trump-poses-threat-to-existence-of-america-493584.html Wed, 06 Dec 2023 01:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/republican-primary-not-a-referendum-on-trump-but-on-biden-us-media-493586.html Washington Dec 6 The Republican presidential race ahead of the primaries to the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire meet in another 50 days should have been really a referendum on former President Donald Trump instead its turning out to be a vote on President Joe Bidens performance because of the vice grip on the GOP that Trump holds media reports said As the four presidential hopefuls prep up their debate Wednesday in Alabama for the 4th GOP debate challengers like number two Nikki Haley and number three Ron DeSantis seem reluctant to make the GOP primary about Trump perhaps wary of alienating the legions of Republican voters who have backed him in the past media reports said The former New Jersey Gov Chris Christie the most vocal critic of Trump hasnt gained much traction in his campaign polling below 4 per cent in Iowa while holding at third place in New Hampshire Christie and other antiTrump Republicans say the party has no choice but to focus on the former president given his weakness with independent voters and the unprecedented fact that he is facing as many as four criminal trials in the coming year USA TODAY reported If Trump is our nominee we will not only lose the presidency again but we will lose both houses of Congress and we will lose races up and down the ticket Christie told NewsNation in an interview He is political poison up and down the ballot Wednesdays debate Will Trump surface The nonTrump candidates will get another chance to discuss the frontrunner or not during Wednesdays debate in Tuscaloosa Alabama is the question Trump himself plans to host a fundraiser in Florida skipping the Alabama debate just as he did the three previous throwdowns in Pennsylvania San Francisco and Milwaukee Pollsters and political analysts dont expect the Trump issue to surface as they dont gain much attention or traction with the republican voters during the debate because theres little or no gain in it for the challengers Most of Trumps rivals are leery of attacking the GOPs undisputed leader fearing a backlash from grassroots Republican voters they said Attacks on Trump seem to have strengthened him politically Many Republican voters have rallied around him regardless of whether the attacks have come from GOP rivals President Joe Biden and the Democrats or prosecutors and grand juries that have charged him with felony crimes reports said Trump faces trials in Washington DC and Georgia on charges of trying to steal the 2020 election He was indicted in New York over hush money payments to an adult film actress and in Florida on allegations of mishandling classified documents Trump has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges Criticism of Trump from any corridor makes him stronger in the Republican primary said Republican political consultant Mike Madrid who opposes the expresidents campaign Trump holds leads of more than 45 percentage points in national polls compiled by the Real Clear Politics website Madrid added If politics was normal this would be a referendum on Trump But these are not normal times Republican pollster Whit Ayres said there are basically three types of Republican voters Always Trump Maybe Trump and Never Trump Challengers will need those Maybe Trump voters he said and that means they have to be careful in how they criticize the former president making a case against him without offending the fencesitters Whatever the approach the Republican race is all about Trump whether candidates or pundits like it or not Its defined by Trump Ayres said He has such a big personality and has taken over the party IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/republican-primary-not-a-referendum-on-trump-but-on-biden-us-media-493586.html Wed, 06 Dec 2023 03:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/cricket-bollywood-india-among-wikipedias-top-25-most-popular-articles-of-2023-493590.html New Delhi Dec 6 The Wikimedia Foundation the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia released its annual list of the most viewed articles on English Wikipedia in 2023 and for the first time since the foundation started publishing these yearend most popular lists in 2015 articles related to Indian topics were prominently featured in the list with about seven appearing in the top 25 Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world but no cricket article has ever been in the Foundations yearend lists until now In 2023 cricket comprised a full 16 per cent of English Wikipedias top 25 articles The articles for the 2023 Cricket World Cup number three hosted this year in India and Indian Premier League number four made their way into the list of the top five most viewed articles These Wikipedia articles along with the Cricket World Cup number six and 2023 Indian Premier League number nine articles collectively received over 1168 million pageviews Interestingly the 2023 Cricket World Cup page received 304 per cent more interest this year compared to its previous edition 2019 Cricket World Cup including over 125 million views on the day of the tournament final Indias Virat Kohli was awarded Player of the Tournament in the 2023 World Cup and he received more page views on English Wikipedia this year over ten million than all those recorded for the 2019 Cricket World Cup that year a little under 95 million While Cricket and related articles feature prominently on the list Bollywood isnt too far behind with two of this years major blockbuster films finding their way into the top 25 Jawan and Pathaan both starring Shah Rukh Khan feature in eighth and tenth place on the list respectively collectively racking up more than 417 million page views Around their release dates both films peaked at over one million page views in a single day on English Wikipedia alone Hollywoods Oppenheimer fifth and the article on J Robert Oppenheimer seventh are positioned higher on the list whereas Barbie and Avatar The Way of Water are featured at positions 13 and 20 respectively The Wikipedia article for India is also featured in the 21st position with almost 14 million page views The readership of Wikipedia articles is often driven by current affairs This year saw a number of positive global developments in India including becoming the first country to land a spacecraft on the south pole of the moon through its Chandrayaan3 mission the winning of an Oscar for Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu the first time an Indian film song has ever been recognised for these awards Indias G20 presidency and the hosting of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Wikipedia is a vital source of uptodate and factchecked information for people in India and around the world Anyone who wants to learn more about a current event or gain knowledge on a topic can consult the free and collaborative online encyclopedia said Anusha Alikhan Chief Communications Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/cricket-bollywood-india-among-wikipedias-top-25-most-popular-articles-of-2023-493590.html Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/tv18-and-e18-to-merge-with-network18-consolidating-tv-and-digital-news-assets-493959.html New Delhi Dec 6 Network18 Media Investments Ltd Network18 and TV18 Broadcast Ltd TV18 on Wednesday announced a Scheme of Arrangement in terms of which TV18 and eEighteencom Ltd E18 which owns and operates moneycontrol website and app will merge with Network18 The proposed scheme will consolidate TV and digital news businesses of the Network18 group in one company and will help create Indias largest platformagnostic news media powerhouse with the widest footprint across languages straddling both TV and digital Under the proposed merger scheme shareholders of TV18 Broadcast will get 100 shares of Network18 Media for every 172 shares held in the former Shareholders of E18 will receive 19 shares of Network18 Media for every 1 share held in the former It will enable Network18 to consolidate and further grow its business from a position of strength This will present a unique opportunity to all shareholders to participate in the media business of the group through one listed entity The merged entity will comprise of the TV portfolio of TV18 20 news channels in 16 languages and CNBCTV18com digital assets of Network18 News18com platform across 13 languages and Firstpost as also moneycontrol website and app Viacom18 with its portfolio of JioCinema and 40 TV channels will be a direct subsidiary of Network18 Network18 will continue to hold its investment in BookMyShow As consumers and advertisers increasingly gravitate towards omnichannel experiences across different aspects of their lives having a deep and integrated presence across both TV and digital media will enable the merged entity to serve them better Further as Network18 group has been working towards convergence an integrated entity for news gathering and dissemination is expected to result in cost and content synergies IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/tv18-and-e18-to-merge-with-network18-consolidating-tv-and-digital-news-assets-493959.html Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/tv-executive-samir-shah-named-new-bbc-chairman-493991.html London Dec 6 TV executive Samir Shah has been named as the governments choice for the new BBC Chairman following Richard Sharps resignation in April media reports said Shah 71 previously held a series of roles at the BBC including as its head of current affairs In a statement he said he was delighted to have been named the governments preferred candidate BBC reported Sharp resigned earlier this year after breaking rules over dealings with then Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of his appointment Professor Dame Elan Closs Stephens a BBC board member stepped in as acting Chairwoman following his exit Although the BBC is politically independent its Chairperson is appointed by the government Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said that Dr Shah had a wealth of experience to bring to the position He has a clear ambition to see the BBC succeed in a rapidly changing media landscape and I have no doubt he will provide the support and scrutiny that the BBC needs to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future she added Dr Shah said The BBC is without doubt one of the greatest contributions we have made to global culture and one of our strongest calling cards on soft power The BBC has a great place in British life and a unique duty to reach a wide audience right across the country and I will do all I can to ensure it fulfils this in an increasingly competitive market As Chairman of the BBCs board Dr Shah will be in charge of upholding and protecting the BBCs independence and ensuring the BBC fulfils its mission to inform educate and entertain BBC reported A BBC spokesperson said We welcome the announcement that Samir Shah has been selected as the Governments preferred candidate to take up the role of BBC chair and look forward to him joining the Board once the formal process has been completed His selection marks a sea change as it means there will now be a journalist at the top of the BBC Shah has worked in TV for more than 40 years starting at London Weekend Television in 1979 BBC reported Since then he has held positions as the BBCs head of television current affairs and later went on to head the corporations political journalism across radio and television In 2007 he was appointed as a nonexecutive director on the BBC Board Shah is currently chief executive of Juniper an independent production company which supplies programmes to the BBC as well as other organisations including Channel 4 Netflix and National Geographic BBC reported IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/tv-executive-samir-shah-named-new-bbc-chairman-493991.html Wed, 06 Dec 2023 22:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/mumbai-press-clubs-redink-lifetime-achievement-for-neerja-chowdhury-491165.html Mumbai Nov 29 The Mumbai Press Club will confer its RedInk Award for Lifetime Achievement on veteran journalistauthor Neerja Chowdhury for her contribution to media for over four decades as per an announcement here on Wednesday The RedInk Journalist of the Year2022 shall be shared by Dhaniya Rajendra and Sharad Vyas besides 28 other media winners in 12 different categories of the awards This year the awards shall be presented by the 99yearold freedom fighter Dr GG Parikh as the chief guest and former Additional SolicitorGeneral of India Indira Jaising at a function scheduled in the Royal Opera House here on December 2 As he reaches the century of his life on December 30 Parikh who was jailed as a student while protesting during the Freedom Movement shall also be felicitated for his long services to the country through social reforms The Mumbai Press Club instituted the RedInk Awards in 2011 to accord peer recognition to good investigative journalism and feature writing and to raise the bar of the media in the country IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/mumbai-press-clubs-redink-lifetime-achievement-for-neerja-chowdhury-491165.html Wed, 29 Nov 2023 22:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sony-zee-merger-risks-collapse-ahead-of-its-deadline-490774.html New Delhi Nov 28 The fate of the planned merger between Sony Group Corps India unit and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd may be known as early as next week according to people familiar with the matter as the companies face a looming deadline to resolve their standoff or scuttle a longawaited deal to create a 10 billion media giant media reports said Unless the two sides can agree on wholl lead the merged entity and give the final touches to the merger Sony is likely to send a letter next week to Zee saying the stipulated demands for the merger couldnt be met said the people who asked not to be named as the information isnt public Bloomberg reported That could be the death knell for the deal since there wont be enough time to tie all the loose ends by the formal December 21 deadline the people said Zee is insisting that its Chief Executive Officer Punit Goenka also its founders son will helm the new entity as agreed in the pact signed in 2021 while Sony is wary of his appointment given a regulatory probe against Goenka the people added Bloomberg reported This has created an eleventhhour tussle in the twoyearold merger plan that has already seen a fair share of drama and delays A Zee representative without commenting on the leadership issue said in an emailed response that the company was actively engaged toward the timely completion of all prerequisites for the deal Zee had already completed most of them and was in touch with Sony on a regular basis he said Sonys representatives didnt respond to a request for comment the report said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sony-zee-merger-risks-collapse-ahead-of-its-deadline-490774.html Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/number-of-journos-media-workers-killed-in-gaza-spikes-to-50-487769.html Gaza Nov 21 Since Hamas launched its massive assault against Israel on October 7 at least 50 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the ensuing violence the Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ said in a report In a report on Monday the New Yorkbased nonprofit also said that the seconddeadliest day for journalist deaths amid the raging conflict occurred on November 18 with five killed while the deadliest day of the war was its first day October 7 with six journalists killed Among the 50 fatalities 45 were Palestinian four Israeli and one Lebanese According to the CPJ 11 journalists were injured three remain missing and18 journalists were reportedly arrested The nonprofit said that it was also investigating numerous unconfirmed reports of other journalists being killed missing detained hurt or threatened and of damage to media offices and journalists homes CPJ emphasizes that journalists are civilians doing important work during times of crisis and must not be targeted by warring parties said Sherif Mansour CPJs Middle East and North Africa program coordinator Journalists across the region are making great sacrifices to cover this heartbreaking conflict Those in Gaza in particular have paid and continue to pay an unprecedented toll and face exponential threats Many have lost colleagues families and media facilities and have fled seeking safety when there is no safe haven or exit he was quoted as saying in the report As of Tuesday morning the death toll in Gaza stood at 11078 of whom 4506 were children and 3027 women Israels had reported more than 1200 fatalities while in the West Bank the number has increased to 213 IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/number-of-journos-media-workers-killed-in-gaza-spikes-to-50-487769.html Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ktaka-govt-to-set-up-fact-checking-units-for-preventing-false-news-propaganda-487479.html Bengaluru Nov 20 The Karnataka government has decided to set up fact checking units to counter false news and information propaganda state Minister Priyank Kharge announced on Monday The Congress government in Karnataka has issued a tender in this regard and has shortlisted five companies according to the states IT Minister Addressing reporters here on Monday Kharge said that once the verification process of these companies is completed the names of the firms will be announced The shortlisted companies possess expertise in the domains of artificial intelligence data analysis and procedures for preventing false news and factchecking the Minister stated The criteria for selecting the companies include that they should be Indian and have at least a threeyear minimum experience in factchecking and related services The government will give preference to trustworthy companies Kharge added He also informed that a total of seven companies had approached the government but a decision to include the two remaining will only be taken once the verification process is completed The plan is to have three wings for checking false news and propaganda The first is a factchecking team that will detect false news and resolve it The second one is an analytics squad that will monitor the ecosystem of false news and the third is a capability improvement team that will focus on creating awareness and educating people about false news and propaganda Kharge said adding that it will also carry out public campaigns IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ktaka-govt-to-set-up-fact-checking-units-for-preventing-false-news-propaganda-487479.html Mon, 20 Nov 2023 13:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/only-009-share-in-newsclick-no-role-in-journalism-management-hr-head-in-bail-plea-486661.html New Delhi Nov 17 The Delhi Police on Friday raised questions on the maintainability of the bail application of NewsClick Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty in a case lodged under the UAPA but his counsel argued that he has only 009 per cent share in the organisation and has no role in journalism or management The matter came up for hearing as Special Judge Hardeep Kaur of Patiala House Courts had on November 4 granted Delhi Police time to respond to the bail application Accused under the provision of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA Chakravartys counsel argued that his client has not been made an accused in the First Information Report He further said that since the charge sheet has not been filed the court should look at the case diary to see whether the prima facie case against the accused is being proved right or not The court will have to see what material is available on record against Chakravarty he added Opposing the bail application Delhi Police said that the accused should file it under appropriate sections Investigation is still in its initial stage and no bail should be granted it argued The court has now adjourned the matter till November 24 Last month NewsClick editorfounder Prabir Purkayastha and Chakravarty had moved court seeking release of electronic devices seized by the police and bail respectively On November 2 the court had sent Purkayastha and Chakravarty to judicial custody till December 1 On October 25 the judge had sent the duo to police custody after police told the court that they have the right to seek further custody of Purkayastha and Chakravarty and that they need to confront them with protected witnesses and electronic material recovered They were produced before court on expiry of their fiveday judicial custody Additional Public Prosecutor for Police Atul Srivastava had told the court that they have the right to seek further custody and therefore they are exercising the same Hence the court had sent them to police custody till November 2 The Special Cell of Delhi Police had arrested Purkayastha and Chakravarty on October 3 A day after their arrest the judge had sent them to seven days police custody on October 4 Both then moved the high court challenging their police remand which was upheld by the high court The duo has now taken the matter to the Supreme Court against the dismissal of their petitions challenging police remand and on October 19 the apex court had issued notices to Delhi Police on the petitions The bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice P K Mishra heard the pleas and issued notices returnable in three weeks Senior advocate Kapil Sibal representing Purkayastha had earlier argued before the high court that all facts are false and not a penny came from China The Special Cell had registered an FIR in connection with the case on August 17 under different sections of the UAPA and the Indian Penal Code against NewsClick In August a New York Timesinvestigation had accused NewsClick of being an organisation funded by a network linked with US millionaire Neville Roy Singham to allegedly promote Chinese propaganda IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/only-009-share-in-newsclick-no-role-in-journalism-management-hr-head-in-bail-plea-486661.html Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/bid-to-create-media-event-doj-special-counsel-rejects-trumps-demand-for-live-broadcast-of-election-interference-case-485586.html Washington Nov 14 DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith has rejected exPresident Donald Trumps demand for broadcast live the election subversion case on grounds that he would use the courts to create a media circus and generate a carnival atmosphere Smith urged a federal judge overseeing Trumps criminal election interference case in Washington DCthat allowing live TV coverage of the trialwould create a carnival atmosphere that the former President desires as per a fourpage filing lodged on Monday He called Trumps gambit to broadcast the trial a transparent effort to demand special treatment try his case in the courtroom of public opinion and turn his trial into a media event Since 1946 there has been a media prohibition in courtrooms Certain pilot programmes have experimentedallowing certain types of recording equipment to document civil proceedings in federal trial and appellate courts but never for criminal proceedings media reports said Several news outlets asked US District Judge Tanya Chutkan to allow live broadcast of the trial saying the historic nature of the case warranted an exception to what they characterised as a strict rule that violated the First Amendment They also argued that live video coverage would help undermine conspiracy theories surrounding the case media reports said Ironically Trumps trial in Georgias Fulton County where the former President has been charged in a sweeping racketeering scheme that accuses him and 18 codefendants of plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in that state will be broadcast live States make their own broadcasting decisions for state cases and according to a Supreme Court precedent may broadcast trials as long as the defendants rights to due process and a fair trial are protected reports said Trump initially took no position on televising the trial according to a filing that cites his lawyers However on Friday he did an aboutturn filing a motion to Chutkan asking her to permit his trial to be broadcast live A televised trial is needed his lawyers argued because Trump is being treated unfairly by the Biden administration and because Smith had sought to proceed in secret with the election case To be sure neither claim is true News organisations have arranged aroundtheclock coverage of the DC election interference case along with Trumps other indictments and criminal charges reports said The filing however fails to set any legal precedent but his lawyers argued that President Trump absolutely agrees and in fact demands that these proceedings should be fully televised so that the American public can see firsthand that this case just like others is nothing more than a dreamtup unconstitutional charade that should never be allowed to happen again an US News and World report said Smith argued in response Monday that Trumps purported interest in providing sunlight on the judicial process a phrase hes used in the last few days including at a rallyin New Hampshire is undercut by the fact that highprofile federal criminal trials have long abided by the broadcast prohibition rules and still managed to garner significant and detailed media coverage without eschewing the rules The defendant peppers his response with various references to fairness but what he actually seeks is to defy a uniform and longstanding broadcast prohibition that was crafted precisely with fair and orderly trial proceedings in mind Smith wrote He desires instead to create a carnival atmosphere from which he hopes to profit by distracting like many fraud defendants try to do from the charges against him IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/bid-to-create-media-event-doj-special-counsel-rejects-trumps-demand-for-live-broadcast-of-election-interference-case-485586.html Tue, 14 Nov 2023 23:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/israel-security-cabinet-approves-closing-down-intl-broadcasters-who-harm-national-interests-484841.html Tel Aviv Nov 13 The security cabinet of Israel has approved regulations that will allow the government to close down foreign broadcasters who harm national interests Israels Communications Minister Shlomo Kathi is pushing for regulations to shut down the Qatarbased Al Jazeera news channel and Lebanon based AlMayadeen network from broadcasting in the Jewish nation There has been wide protests against AlJazeera in Israel with critics complaining that the channel was against the national interests of the country Ever since Israel was attacked by Hamas terrorists on October 7 there has been calls within the government that the Al Jazeera networks bureau in the Jewish state should be closed down With the new regulation in place the Communications Ministry of Israel will be showing its door to the foreign networks from operating in the country IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/israel-security-cabinet-approves-closing-down-intl-broadcasters-who-harm-national-interests-484841.html Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/israel-demands-action-against-intl-media-outlets-whose-photojournalists-were-present-during-oct-7-massacre-483936.html Tel Aviv Nov 10 The Israel Communications Ministry has contacted international media outlets New York Times CNN Associated Press AP and Reuters after an Israeli media watchdog HonestReportingcom brought out details regarding the photojournalists employed by these outlets had been with Hamas terrorists when they swarmed into Israel on October 7 early hours and massacred civilians The HonestReportingcom which works to expose false narratives against Israel in foreign press asks whether these photojournalists were aware of such a massacre as they were present on the scene of crime The watchdog also raised questions whether these journalists had permission to cross into Israel from Gaza The investigation by HonestReportingcom revealed that these photographers had documented the kidnapping of civilians and soldiers by the Hamas terrorists The burning of tanks and murder of an IDF soldier was also documented by these photojournalists The spokesperson of AP responded to this stating that it had no advance knowledge of the October 7 massacre The spokesperson of AP Nicole Meyer in a statement said AP had no advance knowledge of the October 7 attack The statement also added APs role is to capture news and images worldwide at any point even if they are terrible and involve victims The National Public Diplomacy Directorate in the Israeli Prime Ministers office said We view this with utmost gravity that photojournalists working with international media joined in covering the brutal acts of murder perpetrated by Hamas terrorists on October 7 The statement further said that these journalists were accomplices in crimes against humanity and that their actions were contrary to professional ethics The Israel Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi contacted CNN New York Times AP and Reuters After the denial by AP Reuters also said that it did not have any prior knowledge of the October 7 massacre The Reuters in a statement said We are aware of a report by HonestReporting and accusations made against two freelance journalists and accusations made against two freelance photographers who contributed to Reuters coverage of the October 7 matter It also added that the Reuters acquired photographs from two Gazabased freelancers and said that the photograph that was published two hours after Hamas fired rockets into southern Israel It also said that its staff reporters and photojournalists were not present on the scene of crime The HonestReporting had also released photographs of the photojournalist Hassan Eslaiah from whom both AP and CNN had collected photos along with the Hamas most wanted leader and military commander Yahya Sinwar CNN and New York Times are yet to give a rebuttal IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/israel-demands-action-against-intl-media-outlets-whose-photojournalists-were-present-during-oct-7-massacre-483936.html Fri, 10 Nov 2023 01:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/4-media-outlets-deny-having-prior-knowledge-of-oct-7-hamas-attack-484011.html Washington Nov 10 After the Israeli government demanded answers from four major news outlets about having prior knowledge of the October 7 Hamas attack the organisations have denied that they knew of the massive assault beforehand On Thursday the Israeli government contacted The New York Times CNN Associated Press AP and Reuters after an Israeli media watchdog HonestReportingcom brought out details regarding photojournalists employed by these outlets had been with Hamas terrorists when they swarmed into Israel and massacred civilians These journalists were accomplices in crimes against humanity their actions were contrary to professional ethics the Israeli Prime Ministers Officesaid in a post on X Overnight the GPO Government Press Office issued an urgent letter to the bureau chiefs of the media organizations that employed these photographers and sought clarifications on the matter The National Public Diplomacy Directorate demands that immediate action be taken The National Public Diplomacy Directorate in the PMO views with utmost gravity that photojournalists working with international media joined in covering the brutal acts of murder perpetrated by Hamas terrorists on October 7th in the communities adjacent to the Gaza Strip the post read In response the four outlets published statements strongly pushing back against the report published by HonestReportingcom The AP and CNN said they had severed ties with the freelance photographer Hassan Eslaiah after he was identified in the report as having been present with Hamas militants during the attack The Associated Press had no knowledge of the October 7 attacks before they happened Lauren Easton the director of media relations for the Associated Press said in a statement on Thursday night The first pictures AP received from any freelancer show they were taken more than an hour after the attacks began No AP staff were at the border at the time of the attacks nor did any AP staffer cross the border at any time We are no longer working with Hassan Eslaiah who had been an occasional freelancer for AP and other international news organizations in Gaza Easton added In a statement CNN said Eslaiahwas not working for the network on the day of the attack We had no prior knowledge of the October 7th attack Hassan Eslaiah who was a freelance journalist working for us and many other outlets was not working for the network on October 7th As of today we have severed all ties with hims a CNN spokesperson said On its part a Reuters spokesperson said ththe news agency categorically denies that it had prior knowledge of the attack or that we embedded journalists with Hamas on October 7 The photographs published by Reuters were taken two hours after Hamas fired rockets across southern Israel and more than 45 minutes after Israel said gunmen had crossed the border Reuters staff journalists were not on the ground at the locations referred to in the HonestReporting article the spokesperson added The New York Times also issued a statement about accusations made against another freelance photographer Yousef Massoud who was mentioned in HonestReportings report Though Yousef was not working for The Times on the day of the attack he has since done important work for us the company said There is no evidence for Honest Reportings insinuations Our review of his work shows that he was doing what photojournalists always do during major news events documenting the tragedy as it unfolded IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/4-media-outlets-deny-having-prior-knowledge-of-oct-7-hamas-attack-484011.html Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/39-journos-media-workers-killed-in-gaza-since-war-began-483453.html Gaza Nov 9 Since Hamas launched its massive assault against Israel on October 7 at least 39 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the ensuing violence the Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ said in a report In its update report issued on Wednesday the New Yorkbased nonprofit also said that October 2023 was the deadliest month for journalists globally since it began record keeping in 1992 Of the 39 fatalities 34 were Palestinian four Israeli and one Lebanese The CPJ also said that eight journalists were injured three remained missing and 13 others arrested Meanwhile there were also reports of multiple assaults threats cyberattacks censorship and killings of family members of the journalists the nonprofit added The CPJ further said that it was investigating numerous unconfirmed reports of other journalists being killed missing detained injured or threatened and of damage to media offices and journalists homes CPJ emphasizes that journalists are civilians doing important work during times of crisis and must not be targeted by warring parties Sherif Mansour CPJs Middle East and North Africa program coordinator was quoted as saying in the report Journalists across the region are making great sacrifices to cover this heartbreaking conflict Those in Gaza in particular have paid and continue to pay an unprecedented toll and face exponential threats Many have lost colleagues families and media facilities and have fled seeking safety when there is no safe haven or exit he added Since the war began a total of 10569 people have died in Gaza 1400 in Israel and 150 in the West Bank IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/39-journos-media-workers-killed-in-gaza-since-war-began-483453.html Thu, 09 Nov 2023 09:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/newsclick-seeks-quashing-of-cases-alleging-violation-of-foreign-funding-laws-482896.html New Delhi Nov 7 Media portal NewsClick on Tuesday requested the Delhi High Court to quash cases filed against it for alleged violations of foreign funding laws The media platform argued that the prosecution against it is dishonest malafide and meant to harass the organisation and that now its founder was sitting in jail in another case Its founder and EditorinChief Prabir Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakravarty are currently in jail under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act NewsClick has challenged both the Economic Offences Wing EOW FIR and the subsequent case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate ED accusing the platform of money laundering It was asserted that no guidelines or norms governing foreign direct investment FDI were violated Senior advocate Kapil Sibal representing NewsClick strongly criticised the prosecution labelling it as a completely dishonest malafide complaint filed to harass a media channel He expressed concern about Purkayasthas arrest under the antiterror law and highlighted that the man is 72 years old Sibal argued that there was no violation of the law regarding foreign funds from an investor abroad and even the Reserve Bank of India RBI stated that no laws had been violated He argued the prosecution was driven by NewsClicks stance against the establishment Counsel for the Delhi Police and the ED which had initiated its probe based on the Delhi Police FIR argued that NewsClicks plea for a copy of the Enforcement Case Information Report ECIR had become irrelevant since the Supreme Court had ruled that it was not required to be supplied NewsClick had filed a petition in 2021 seeking the quashing of criminal cases against the portal over allegations of violating FDI laws The allegations in the FIR claimed that NewsClick had received FDI from the US in violation of the law and the investment was made by overvaluing the companys shares IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/newsclick-seeks-quashing-of-cases-alleging-violation-of-foreign-funding-laws-482896.html Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sc-defers-hearing-on-pleas-by-newsclick-founder-hr-head-against-arrest-482333.html New Delhi Nov 6 The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned until after the Diwali break hearing on petitions filed by NewsClick founder and editorinchief Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty against their arrest by the Delhi Police case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and PK Mishra heard the petitions filed by them against the Delhi High Court order upholding their arrest and adjourned the hearing Earlier the top court bench had issued notices returnable in three weeks on the petitions filed Appearing for the petitioners senior Advocate Kapil Sibal told the bench that this case was covered by the apex courts ruling in Pankaj Bansals case The grounds of arrest have to be supplied in writingNothing has been supplied in the arrest memo Sibal submitted before the court He further stated that an application for interim relief on medical grounds is also there as the accused is a 70yearold The bench however said that it will take the case immediately after Diwali break It is alleged that the news portal received money for running proChina propaganda The Delhi High Court dismissed pleas by Purkayastha and Chakraborty and upheld police remand Both of them have been in Judicial custody since October 10 On October 3 the Delhi Police arrested the duo after multiple raids including at NewsClick office and residences of editors and reporters of the news portal Purkayastha reached the apex court after his petitions were dismissed by the High Court In a special leave petition submitted before a Bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra senior advocate Kapil Sibal had requested an urgent listing citing the editors advanced age IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sc-defers-hearing-on-pleas-by-newsclick-founder-hr-head-against-arrest-482333.html Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/freelance-photographer-dies-another-injured-after-bikes-collide-in-south-delhi-480653.html New Delhi Nov 1 A 30yearold freelance photographer and filmmaker died while another person was injured after their motorcycles collided with each other in south Delhi police said on Wednesday The deceased was identified as Piyush Pal a resident of DDA Flats Kalkaji According to the police on October 28 at 1011 pm a PCR call was received at the Hauz Khas police station with the caller reporting that two men were injured after their bikes collided A police team reached the scene where both individuals had already been shifted to different hospitals No eyewitnesses were present at the scene and a thorough inspection was conducted One of the injured individuals was taken to PSRI Hospital and the other to the Trauma Centre Deputy Commissioner of Police South Chandan Chowdhary said After analysing CCTV footage from the area it was observed that a bike ridden by Pal who worked as a freelance photographer in Gurugram collided with another bike driven by Bunty 26 a resident of Badarpur who worked as a private driver in Gurugram Based on Buntys statement and the analysis of the CCTV footage a case was registered On Tuesday around 6 pm information was received regarding the death of Piyush Pal On Wednesday a postmortem examination was conducted and the body was subsequently handed over to his relatives the DCP added IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/freelance-photographer-dies-another-injured-after-bikes-collide-in-south-delhi-480653.html Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/newsclick-editor-moves-delhi-court-seeking-electronic-devices-hr-head-seeks-bail-478489.html New Delhi Oct 27 NewsClick foundereditor Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty have moved a Delhi court seeking release of electronic devices seized by police and bail respectively in a case lodged under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act Additional Sessions Judge ASJ Hardeep Kaur of Patiala House Courts on Friday granted time to Delhi Police till November 4 to file reply on Chakrabortys bail application and till October 31 to reply on the application filed by Purkayastha On Wednesday Delhi Police told the court that they have the right to seek further custody of Purkayastha and Chakraborty and that they need to confront them with protected witnesses and electronic material recovered They were produced before court on Wednesday on expiry of their previously extended fiveday judicial custody Additional Public Prosecutor APP for police Atul Srivastava told the court that they have the right to seek further custody and therefore they are exercising the same ASJ Kaur then sent the duo to police custody till November 2 Meanwhile Advocate Arshdeep Singh Khurana appeared for Purkayastha and said the ground to unearth larger conspiracy was also taken on the first day and the test on second remand is much higher He further contended that they need to show what is the new thing they need to discover All that they want to do in police custody can be done in judicial custody as well The Special Cell of Delhi Police had arrested Purkayastha and Chakravarty on October 3 A day after their arrest Additional Sessions Judge ASJ Hardeep Kaur of Patiala House Courts had sent them to seven days police custody on October 4 Both then moved the high court challenging their police remand which was upheld by the high court The duo has now taken the matter to the Supreme Court against the dismissal of their petitions challenging police remand and on October 19 the apex court had issued notices to Delhi Police on the petitions The bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice PK Mishra heard the pleas and issued notices returnable in three weeks The top court will hear the matter on October 30 Senior advocate Kapil Sibal representing Purkayastha had earlier argued before the high court that all facts are false and not a penny came from China On October 3 in a statement regarding the search seizure and detentions carried out in connection with the UAPA case registered by the Special Cell the Delhi Police had said that a total of 37 male suspects were questioned at the office premises while nine female suspects were questioned at their residences The police said that digital devices documents etc were seized or collected for examination The Special Cell had registered an FIR in connection with the case on August 17 under different sections of the UAPA and the Indian Penal Code against NewsClick In August a New York Times investigation had accused NewsClick of being an organisation funded by a network linked with US millionaire Neville Roy Singham to allegedly promote Chinese propaganda IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/newsclick-editor-moves-delhi-court-seeking-electronic-devices-hr-head-seeks-bail-478489.html Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/family-members-of-al-jazeera-journalist-killed-in-gaza-477873.html Gaza Oct 26 Three family members of Wael AlDahdouh Al Jazeera Arabics bureau chief in Gaza were killed amid the raging conflict in the Hamascontrolled enclave Palestinian security and medical sources said On Wednesday an Israeli raid on two houses in the Nuseirat refugee camp killed several people including the wife son and daughter of AlDahdouh the medical sources claimed Despite being forced to relocate to the southern part of the Gaza Strip in search of safety the AlDahdouh family was targeted Xinhua news agency quoted a statement released by the Hamasrun Ministry of Interior in Gaza as saying The relocation followed Israels evacuation call ordering some 1 million people to move to the southern part of the besieged enclave on October 13 Footage on Al Jazeera English news channel shows AlDahdouh entering a hospital to see his slain family members In a statement released on social platform X Al Jazeera confirmed the death of AlDahdouhs family members and extended condolence The Al Jazeera Media Network extends its sincere condolences and sympathy to our colleague Weal AlDahdouh on the loss of his family in an Israeli airstrike the statement said Al Jazeera is deeply concerned about the safety and wellbeing of our colleagues in Gaza and hold the Israeli authorities responsible for their security it added According to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate 24 journalists have been killed some with their families and dozens more have been wounded since the beginning of the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7 firing thousands of rockets and infiltrating Israeli territory to which Israel responded with massive airstrikes and punitive measures including a siege on the enclave with supplies of water electricity fuel and other necessities being cut off The ongoing IsraelHamas conflict has so far killed more than 6500 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and more than 1400 people in Israel IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/family-members-of-al-jazeera-journalist-killed-in-gaza-477873.html Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sc-to-hear-pleas-of-newsclick-editor-hr-head-on-thursday-475164.html New Delhi Oct 18 The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will hear the petitions filed by the editorinchief of NewsClick Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty on Thursday The bench comprisingJustice BR Gavai and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra decided to adjourn the matter till Thursday Purkayastha has challenged his arrest by the Delhi Police under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA It is alleged that the news portal received money for running proChina propaganda Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for Purkayastha in the court Last week the Delhi High Court dismissed pleas by Purkayastha and Chakraborty and upheld the police remand Both of them have been in Judicial custody since October 10 On October 3 the Delhi Police arrested the duo after multiple raids including at NewsClick office and residences of editors and reporters of the news portal Purkayastha reached the apex court on Monday after his petitions were dismissed by the high court Appearing for the accused senior advocate Kapil Sibal in a special leave petition submitted before a Bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra had requested an urgent listing saying that the editor was a 70yearold IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sc-to-hear-pleas-of-newsclick-editor-hr-head-on-thursday-475164.html Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/youtube-invests-in-new-ways-to-boost-news-watching-experience-475437.html New Delhi Oct 18 Googleowned YouTube on Wednesday announced new ways to help viewers dive deeper into the latest news stories and support journalists in creating dynamic news content The platform said it is introducing an immersive watch page experience for news stories on YouTube The news watch page will pull together content from authoritative sources across video on demand live streams podcasts and Shorts allowing viewers to deep dive and explore multiple sources and angles All on one watch page people will be able to find relevant longform video live coverage and Shorts to quickly catch up the company said in a statement This feature is rolling out over time for mobile users in approximately 40 countries with desktop and living room integration to come YouTube said it is also launching the Shorts Innovation Programme for News an initiative to strengthen news organisations shortform video capabilities through financial grants and specialist support To start were working with over 20 organisations across 10 countries providing a total of 16 million Participants are selected based on having a strong existing longform video presence on YouTube but are looking to improve and expand their Shorts news content creation said the company Over the next year YouTube specialists will work with news organisations including Univision in the US AFP in France and Mediacorp in Singapore on Shorts content strategy and video production best practices Our goal with the Shorts Innovation Programme is to jumpstart innovative news publishers who are interested in embracing shortform news capabilities but havent had the resources to do so the company added IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/youtube-invests-in-new-ways-to-boost-news-watching-experience-475437.html Wed, 18 Oct 2023 22:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-court-convicts-five-in-soumya-vishwanathan-murder-case-475245.html New Delhi Oct 18 In the 2008 murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan a Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four accused under MCOCA provisions and one for helping in receiving stolen property Additional Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey of the Saket Court pronounced the judgement after having it reserved on October 13 Four accused Ravi Kapoor Amit Shukla Ajay Kumar and Baljeet Malik have been convicted under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA provisions and Ajay Sethi for receiving stolen property The matter has now been fixed for sentencing on October 26 On October 13 the judge had given time for additional arguments or clarifications since both the defence and prosecution completed their arguments earlier this month The court had also directed all the accused to be present in court when the judgment is pronounced On September 30 2008 Vishwanathan was shot dead on the Nelson Mandela Marg while returning home from work in her car The accused were arrested in connection with the murder and have been in custody since March 2009 The police had attributed the motive for her killing to robbery and had invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA against the accused Malik Kapoor and Shukla were previously convicted in the 2009 killing of IT executive Jigisha Ghosh In Ghoshs murder the trial court sentenced Kapoor and Shukla to death and awarded a life term to Malik Subsequently in the following year the high court commuted the death sentences of Kapoor and Shukla to life imprisonment while upholding Maliks life term in the Ghoshs murder case IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-court-convicts-five-in-soumya-vishwanathan-murder-case-475245.html Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/renowned-political-cartoonist-amal-chakraborty-passes-away-in-kokata-475340.html Kolkata Oct 18 Acclaimed political cartoonist Amal Chakraborty passed away here on Wednesday afternoon He was 90 A pioneer in prompting the tradition of using political cartoons in the different vernacular newspapers in Kolkata his cartoons under the title of Amal Aloi in the light of Amal became extremely popular and till the recent past he had been active in coming out with innovative cartoons on different contemporary developments be they local national and international His family members said that he completed 90 years just in September this year Recently he was also admitted at the staterun RG Kar Medical College amp Hospital following a limb infection and died there only on Wednesday afternoon Associated with almost all the leading vernacular newspapers published from Kolkata since the beginning of his career as a political cartoonist he was a student of nationally acclaimed cartoonist Shankar Pillai who acted as Chakrabortys main inspiration of taking up political cartoon as the principal medium of his career His contemporaries feel that the political cartoons by Chakraborty were equally popular among the rural and urban population of the state His death brings the end of an ear in use of illustrations in the media they feel IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/renowned-political-cartoonist-amal-chakraborty-passes-away-in-kokata-475340.html Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:22:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-court-to-deliver-verdict-in-soumya-vishwanathan-murder-case-on-oct-18-473576.html New Delhi Oct 13 A Delhi court on Friday reserved judgement in TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathans 2008 murder case for pronouncement on October 18 Additional Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey who presided over the case gave the time for additional arguments or clarifications since both the defence and prosecution completed their arguments last week The court also directed all the accused to be present in court when the judgment is pronounced Vishwanathan tragically lost her life on September 30 2008 when she was shot dead on Nelson Mandela Marg while returning home from work in her car Five individuals Ravi Kapoor Amit Shukla Baljeet Malik Ajay Kumar and Ajay Sethi were arrested in connection with the murder and have been in custody since March 2009 The police had attributed the motive for her killing to robbery and had invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA against the accused Malik along with two others Kapoor and Shukla had previously been convicted in the 2009 killing of IT executive Jigisha Ghosh In Ghoshs murder the trial court sentenced Kapoor and Shukla to death and awarded a life term to Malik Subsequently in the following year the high court commuted the death sentences of Kapoor and Shukla to life imprisonment while upholding Maliks life term in the Ghoshs murder case IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-court-to-deliver-verdict-in-soumya-vishwanathan-murder-case-on-oct-18-473576.html Fri, 13 Oct 2023 22:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/fresh-trouble-for-newsclick-cbi-files-fcra-violation-case-searches-2-locations-in-delhi-472439.html New Delhi Oct 11 The CBI has registered a case on the allegations of violations of FCRA provisions against NewsClick including its editor Prabir Purkayastha and others The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI on Wednesday also carried out searches at two locations in the national capital on the office premises of NewsClick and its editor Purkayastha who was arrested on October 3 A CBI spokesperson here said that the agency has registered a case against Delhibased private company NewsClick and others including its Director The official said that it was alleged that NewsClick had received unexplained export remittance of Rs 2846 crore through four foreign entities in violation ofForeign Contribution Regulation Act FCRAprovisions It has also been alleged that there was an unexplained receipt of foreign fund of Rs 959 crore by incorrect characterization of the fund as FDI The Director of said private company with his close associates had allegedly violated the provisions of FCRA 2010 the official said The official further said that the provisions of FCRA 2010 prohibiting acceptance of foreign contribution by company engaged in production and broadcast of audiovisual news or current affairs programme through any electronic mode and by any correspondent or columnist or writer or owner of such company were violated The development comes days after the Delhi Polices Special Cell carried out searches at multiple locations in the national capital including the premises of NewsClick and journalists associated with it in connection with a case registered under the provisions of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act On October 3 in a statement regarding the search seizure and detentions carried out in connection with the UAPA case registered by the Special Cell the Delhi Police had said that a total of 37 male suspects were questioned at the office premises while nine female suspects were questioned at their respective places of stay The police said that digital devices documents etc were seized or collected for examination The Special Cell had registered an FIR in the case on August 17 under different sections of the UAPA and the Indian Penal Code against NewsClick In August a New York Times investigation had accused NewsClick of being an organisation funded by a network linked with US millionaire Neville Roy Singham to allegedly promote Chinese propaganda Following the searches the Special Cell arrested NewsClick founder Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakraborty They were sent to seven days of police custody A Delhi court on Tuesday sent them to 10 days of judicial custody IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/fresh-trouble-for-newsclick-cbi-files-fcra-violation-case-searches-2-locations-in-delhi-472439.html Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/cbi-to-probe-violation-of-foreign-fund-rules-by-newsclick-searches-two-locations-in-delhi-472296.html New Delhi Oct 11 In more troubles for the NewsClick the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI will now probe the allegations of violating the foreign fund rules and also carried out searches at two locations including its office in the national capital on Wednesday A CBI source told IANS Yes the CBI will probe the charges of violating foreign funds rules against NewsClick He said that a case has been registered The source said that the CBI is also carrying out searches at the premises of NewsClick and its editor Prabir Purkayashtha in the national capital The source said that it will soon begin its probe The development comes days after the Delhi Polices Special Cell carried out searches at multiple locations in the national capital including the premises of NewsClick and journalists associated with it in connection with a case registered under the provisions of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act On October 3 in a statement regarding the search seizure and detentions carried out in connection with the UAPA case registered by the Special Cell the Delhi Police had said that a total of 37 male suspects were questioned at office premises while nine female suspects were questioned at their respective places of stay The police said that digital devices documents etc were seized or collected for examination The Special Cell had registered an FIR in the case on August 17 under different sections of the UAPA and the Indian Penal Code against NewsClick In August a New York Times investigation had accused NewsClick of being an organisation funded by a network linked with US millionaire Neville Roy Singham to allegedly promote Chinese propaganda Following the searches the Special Cell arrested NewsClick founder Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakraborty They were sent to seven days of police custody A Delhi court on Tuesday sent them to 10 days of judicial custody IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/cbi-to-probe-violation-of-foreign-fund-rules-by-newsclick-searches-two-locations-in-delhi-472296.html Wed, 11 Oct 2023 10:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/not-a-penny-came-from-china-newsclick-founder-editor-tells-delhi-hc-471809.html New Delhi Oct 9 The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order on pleas by NewsClick foundereditor Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty challenging their arrest in a case lodged under the provisions of the UAPA even as senior advocate for the petitioners Kapil Sibal argued that all facts are false and not a penny came from China The Delhi Polices Special Cell had arrested Purkayastha and Chakravarty on October 3 and the next day they were sent to sevenday police custody by a Delhi court The petitioners then moved the high court challenging not just their arrest but seeking quashing of the First Information Report in the matter The high court on October 6 sought Delhi Polices response on the pleas Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had sought time to file an affidavit which has now been filed Appearing for Purkayastha before the bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela Sibal started off by saying that even till today no grounds for arrest have been supplied to them and that only the arrest memo is the document which has been produced Sibal made various claims against their arrest saying that the remand order was passed by the trial court in the absence of their lawyers while the remand order was passed at 6 am Purkayasthas lawyer received it through WhatsApp only at 7 am It was argued that the arrests made were in violation of the Supreme Courts recent judgement which had made it compulsory for the police to supply written grounds of arrest to the accused at the time of being arrested Appearing virtually for Delhi Police SG Mehta said that the case involves serious offences He further argued that one of the email exchanges between the accused individuals and somebody sitting in China shows that they will prepare a map and not show Arunachal Pradesh to be a part of India The SGs claim was then denied by Sibal Sticking to his argument Mehta said that the arrest was legal as per the textual requirement of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA since the accused persons were informed about the grounds of arrest Mehta went on to say that since the police remand is coming to an end the accused can be sent to judicial custody post which they can apply for regular bail After hearing the matter at length the judge reserved the order On October 3 in a statement regarding the search seizure and detentions carried out in connection with the UAPA case registered by the Special Cell the Delhi Police had said that a total of 37 male suspects were questioned at office premises while nine female suspects were questioned at their respective places of stay The police said that digital devices documents etc were seized or collected for examination The Special Cell had registered an FIR in the case on August 17 under different sections of the UAPA and the Indian Penal Code against NewsClick In August a New York Times investigation had accused NewsClick of being an organisation funded by a network linked with US millionaire Neville Roy Singham to allegedly promote Chinese propaganda IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/not-a-penny-came-from-china-newsclick-founder-editor-tells-delhi-hc-471809.html Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-police-team-reaches-kerala-to-question-former-newsclick-woman-employee-470803.html Thiruvananthapuram Oct 6 Amid its probe into NewsClick a team of Delhi Police officials landed up at Kodumon in Keralas Pathanamthitta district to take a statement from a former employee of the media organisation and also took away her mobile and laptop A four member team of Delhi Police officials after informing the Kerala Police reached the home of Anusha Paul Speaking to the media Paul who arrived at her ancestral home last week said the Delhi Police took away her laptop and mobile phone and asked about her bank details I was asked if I knew a CPIM leader and I said yes as I am a member of the youth wing of the CPIM The laptop and mobile phone was mine and did not belong to NewsClick The Delhi Police officials told me it would be better that I return to Delhi and appear before them said Paul who is a resident of Delhi The case against NewsClick follows secret intelligence inputs that foreign funds were allegedly illicitly introduced into India by individuals and entities hostile to the nations interests These funds were reportedly intended to disrupt the nations unity integrity and security It is alleged that PPK NewsClick Studio Pvt Ltd received fraudulent foreign funds in crores of rupees from Worldwide Media Holdings LLC USA and other entities over a short span of five years starting from April 2018 IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-police-team-reaches-kerala-to-question-former-newsclick-woman-employee-470803.html Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/something-missing-in-remand-order-hc-seeks-delhi-polices-reply-on-plea-by-newsclick-founder-editor-470685.html New Delhi Oct 6 The Delhi High Court on Friday sought Delhi Polices response on pleas by NewsClick foundereditor Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty challenging their arrest in a case lodged under the provisions of UAPA Appearing for Purkayastha in the presence of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela senior advocate Kapil Sibal submitted that the arrest was illegal and no ground of arrest was given to him adding the trial court passed the remand order without hearing and considering Purkayasthas response to the remand application They know that Im the counsel but still they dont inform me But they inform their counsel The order was passed without my response Sibal said Appearing through video conference for Delhi Police Solicitor General of India SGI Tushar Mehta requested the matter to be heard on October 9 and sought time to file response However Sibal took objection to the SGIs request and sought interim release if the matter has to be heard on October 9 saying that the Investigating Officer is present and the file was also with him adding the matter can be argued now instead of Monday October 9 Mehta then said that he needs time to file his reply and pressed for October 9 On Sibal seeking interim release Justice Gedela said that the allegations are not of such nature which warrants immediate release He then asked SGI Mr Mehta tell us The remand order there appears to be something which is missing there and the counsel was not heard The court also told Mehta that the grounds of arrest were not disclosed in the remand application Apparently in the remand application you dont disclose the ground of arrest Today there is a Supreme Court judgement which is staring in the eye the court said Putting an end to the hearing for the day the court said that the matter would be heard first thing on October 9 Notably counsel Arshdeep Singh had earlier informed a Delhi court that a petition would be filed before the high court challenging the FIR and the arrests highlighting that there was already an FIR with the Economic Offences Wing EOW and the High Court was not informed about the current FIR The Special Cell of Delhi Police had arrested Purkayastha and Chakravarty on Tuesday and the next day they were sent to sevenday police custody by a Delhi court On Wednesday the court had allowed them to meet their lawyer besides granting them a copy of the remand order Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur of the Patiala House Courts had on Thursday ordered that Purkayastha and Chakravarty be given the copy of the FIR registered against them She had allowed their applications which were opposed by the Delhi Police saying they were premature Special Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava had said that the accused had to first approach the police commissioner who would then form a committee regarding the same Shrivasatava had also cited a Supreme Court judgement saying that the accused had to follow the stepbystep procedure prescribed by the top court They could not directly jump before the court he added Singh had argued that they have the right to obtain the FIR copy IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/something-missing-in-remand-order-hc-seeks-delhi-polices-reply-on-plea-by-newsclick-founder-editor-470685.html Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-agrees-to-hear-plea-by-newsclick-founder-editor-hr-head-against-their-arrest-today-470463.html New Delhi Oct 6 The Delhi High Court on Friday agreed to hear during the day a plea by NewsClick foundereditor Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty challenging their arrest in a case lodged under antiterror law UAPA Senior advocate Kapil Sibal pressed it for urgent hearing before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula Arrest has been made illegally and in violation of the Supreme Court decisions Sibal said The bench then agreed for the same Notably Singh had earlier informed a Delhi court that a petition will be filed before the high court challenging the FIR and the arrests highlighting that there was already an FIR with the Economic Offenses Wing EOW and the high court was not informed about the current FIR The Special Cell of Delhi Police had arrested Purkayastha and Chakravarty on Tuesday and the next day they were sent to sevenday police custody by a Delhi court On Wednesday the court had allowed them to meet their lawyer besides granting them a copy of the remand order Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur of the Patiala House Courts had on Thursday ordered that Purkayastha and Chakravarty be given the copy of the FIR registered against them She had allowed their applications which were opposed by the Delhi Police saying they were premature Special public prosecutor Atul Shrivastava had said that the accused had to first approach the police commissioner who would then form a committee regarding the same Shrivasatava had also cited a Supreme Court judgement saying that the accused had to follow the stepbystep procedure prescribed by the top court They could not directly jump before the court he added Advocate Arshdeep Singh representing Purkayastha had argued that they have the right to obtain the FIR copy They have not given us the remand order either he had told the court The lawyer had also cited Section 41D of CrPC right of the arrested person to meet an advocate of their choice during interrogation and said that it was an absolute right On Tuesday in a statement regarding the search seizure and detentions carried out in connection with the UAPA case registered by the Special Cell the Delhi Police said that a total of 37 male suspects were questioned at office premises while nine female suspects were questioned at their respective places of stay The police said that digital devices documents etc were seized or collected for examination The Special Cell had registered an FIR in the case on August 17 under different sections of the UAPA and the Indian Penal Code against NewsClick In August a New York Times investigation had accused NewsClick of being an organisation funded by a network linked with US millionaire Neville Roy Singham to allegedly promote Chinese propaganda IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-agrees-to-hear-plea-by-newsclick-founder-editor-hr-head-against-their-arrest-today-470463.html Fri, 06 Oct 2023 12:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sat-sets-aside-sebi-order-against-ndtv-founders-prannoy-roy-radhika-roy-470091.html New Delhi Oct 5 The Securities and Appellate Tribunal SAT on Thursday quashed the insider trading order against former NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy as per media reports It may be pointed out that on November 27 2020 the Securities and Exchange Board of India Sebi had passed an order asking the Roys to disgorge more than Rs 1697 crore along with interest charged at the rate of 6 per cent per annum from April 17 2008 media reports said As per the order they were also restrained from accessing the securities market and further prohibited them from buying selling or otherwise dealing in securities directly or indirectly or being associated with the securities market in any manner whatsoever for a period of two years IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sat-sets-aside-sebi-order-against-ndtv-founders-prannoy-roy-radhika-roy-470091.html Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:15:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/modi-regimes-undeclared-emergency-imposed-since-2014-getting-worse-as-it-fears-a-loss-in-2024-elections-jairam-on-arrest-of-journalist-purkayastha-469415.html New Delhi Oct 3 Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday slammed the Centre after senior journalist Prabir Purkayastha was arrested by Delhi Polices Special Cell saying that the Modi regime had imposed an undeclared Emergency since 2014 and it has been getting worse as it fears a loss in the 2024 elections In a post on X Ramesh who is Congress General Secretary in charge communication said Gyan Prakash the eminent historian at Princeton has written a deeply researched account of the 197577 period called Emergency Chronicles One such hero of the resistance that Dr Prakash describes in great detail is Prabir Purkayastha who later became an expert on energy policy Today the very same Prabir Purkayastha along with many others stands arrested by the Modi regime which has imposed an undeclared Emergency since 2014 that has been getting worse as it fears a loss in the 2024 elections The Delhi Polices Special Cell on Tuesday said that it has arrested NewsClick founder Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty Delhi Police team has also sealed the office of NewsClick in New Delhi Opposition parties slammed the government over the searches at the premises of NewsClick and its journalists and dubbed it as a crackdown on press freedom The Editors Guild of India urged the Centre to follow due process and not make draconian criminal laws as tools for press intimidation EGI is concerned that these raids are yet another attempt to muzzle the media While we recognise that the law must take its course if actual offences are involved the due process has to be followed The investigation of specific offences must not create a general atmosphere of intimidation under the shadow of draconian laws or impinge on the freedom of expression and the raising of dissenting and critical voices it said in a statement IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/modi-regimes-undeclared-emergency-imposed-since-2014-getting-worse-as-it-fears-a-loss-in-2024-elections-jairam-on-arrest-of-journalist-purkayastha-469415.html Wed, 04 Oct 2023 00:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/bjp-govt-paralysed-in-acting-against-journalists-inciting-hatred-says-india-bloc-at-searches-at-media-persons-premises-469350.html New Delhi Oct 3 The INDIA bloc on Tuesday condemned the searches at the premises of NewsClick and several journalists associated with it saying that the government is paralysed when it comes to taking action against those journalists inciting hatred and divisiveness in the nation In a statement the opposition bloc said INDIA parties strongly condemn the Bharatiya Janta Party BJP governments fresh attack on the media We steadfastly stand with the media and for the constitutionally protected freedoms of speech and expression It pointed out that in the last nine years the BJP government has deliberately persecuted and suppressed the media by deploying investigative agencies to suppress the BBC Newslaundry Dainik Bhaskar Bharat Samachar the Kashmir Walla the Wire etc and most recently the journalists of NewsClick The BJP government has also tried to convert the media into a mouthpiece for its partisan and ideological interests by facilitating the takeover of media organisations by crony capitalists Both the government and its ideologically aligned organisations have resorted to reprisals against individual journalists who spoke truth to power it alleged It also said that the BJP government has also spearheaded regressive policies like the Information Technology Rules 2021 that constrict the media from reporting objectively In doing so the BJP is not only hiding its sins of omissions and commission from the people of India It is also compromising Indias global standing as a mature democracy it said The BJP governments coercive actions are invariably directed against only those media organisations and journalists that speak truth to power Ironically the BJP government is paralysed when it comes to taking action against those journalists inciting hatred and divisiveness in the nation In the national interest it would behove the BJP government to focus on genuine issues of concern to the nation and the people and stop attacking the media to distract attention from its failures it added The strong statement from the INDIA bloc came following the searches at over 30 locations in the national capital including the premises of NewsClick as well as the residences of its journalists after the media outlet was accused of receiving funds from China However no arrests have been made so far The Special Cell had brought several journalists to its office for questioning During the searches the Special Cell had also seized electronic evidence laptops mobile phones pen drives and also took data dumps of hard disks from the NewsClick office and the journalists associated with the organisation including Bhasha Singh Abhisar Sharma and Sanjay Rajoura among others IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/bjp-govt-paralysed-in-acting-against-journalists-inciting-hatred-says-india-bloc-at-searches-at-media-persons-premises-469350.html Tue, 03 Oct 2023 20:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/cong-dubs-searches-at-journalists-residences-as-distraction-tactics-by-govt-after-bihar-caste-survey-report-469095.html New Delhi Oct 3 Congress on Tuesday slammed the BJPled Centre after the searches at the premises of several journalists in Delhi dubbing the action as distraction tactic and said that the raids come as a fresh diversion from the explosive findings of caste survey in Bihar and the growing demand for caste census across the country In a post on X Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said Ever since the explosive figures of caste census of Bihar came out yesterday the demand for caste census is gaining momentum in the entire country Prime Minister Narendra Modi is losing his sleep When questions from outside syllabus come a weapon is brought out to divert peoples attention from the issue The action being taken against the contributing journalists of NewsClick since this morning is part of this distraction course Khera who is also the member of the Congress Working Committee and the Chairman of the Media and Publicity department said The remarks from the Congress leader came after the Delhi Polices Special Cell on Tuesday morning carried out searches at more than 30 locations in the national capital on the premises of NewsClick as well as the residences of its journalists after the media outlet was accused of receiving funds from China However no arrests have been made so far During the raid the Special Cell had also seized electronic evidence laptops mobile phones pen drives and also took data dumps of hard disks from the NewsClick office and the journalists associated with the organisation including Bhasha Singh Abhisar Sharma and Sanjay Rajoura among others The residences of NewsClick writers Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Urmilesh were also searched IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/cong-dubs-searches-at-journalists-residences-as-distraction-tactics-by-govt-after-bihar-caste-survey-report-469095.html Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-police-question-newsclick-journos-uapa-sections-invoked-469107.html New Delhi Oct 3 Delhi Polices Special Cell has formed a list of at least 25 questions for the detained journalists in the China funding case said sources on Tuesday However there was no official confirmation regarding the detention of journalists whose houses were raided by the police teams in the early hours of Tuesday As per sources the questions pertain to antiCAA protests at Shaheen Bagh farmers protest North East Delhi riots and even details of their foreign travels Over 30 locations were raided by the Special Cell in connection with allegations that the media outlet NewsClick received funding from China However no arrests have been made so far During the raid the Special Cell had also seized electronic evidence laptops mobile phones pen drives and also took data dumps of hard disks from the NewsClick office and also those belonging to the journalists associated with the organisation including Bhasha Singh Abhisar Sharma Sanjay Rajoura and among others NewsClick writers Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Urmileshs house were also searched They were seen being taken by police in the cars Delhi police landed at my home Taking away my laptop and Phone Sharma on Tuesday wrote on X Finally last tweet from this phone Delhi police seized my phone another journalist of the web portal Bhasha Singh tweeted On August 5 The New York Times published an article titled A US Tech Mogul Linked to a Global Web of Chinese Propaganda alleging that NewsClick a news portal was part of a global network receiving funding from American millionaire Neville Roy Singham who was purportedly closely associated with Chinese government media Citing the NYT report Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur asserted that Congress China and NewsClick had an antiIndia umbilical cord and were pushing the agenda of the Communist Party of China through the website Subsequent to the NYT report NewsClick issued a statement two days later denying the allegations as baseless and lacking factual or legal support Sources indicate that the searches at various locations connected to NewsClick were conducted based on a case registered on August 17 under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA and other sections of the Indian Penal Code IPC including Section 153A promoting enmity between groups and Section 120B criminal conspiracy A source told IANS that section 16 Terrorist Act section 17 raising funds for terrorist acts section 18 Conspiracy and section 22 C Offences by Companies of the UAPA have been invoked in the FIR IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-police-question-newsclick-journos-uapa-sections-invoked-469107.html Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:14:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/punjab-journalists-demand-panel-for-protection-468910.html Chandigarh Oct 2 The Punjab and Chandigarh Journalists Union on Monday demanded the formation of a media commission at the national level for their protection On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti the union organised a protest day across Punjab on the call of the Indian Journalist Union IJU to check attacks on journalists Journalists belonging to Punjab and Chandigarh staged a peaceful protest in Sector 17 here by wearing black bands on their faces The Unions Executive President Jai Singh Chhibber said efforts are being made to suppress the voice of the media The Central government is controlling the media by making new laws On the lines of the Centre the state governments are also suppressing their voice he said adding that journalists are being forced to publish according to states will India was ranked 160th in the World Press Freedom Index report released in May slipping 11 spots further down the list from 2022 Union President Ram Singh Brar said in todays time governments are working to make the media their puppets Rights of the media are being violated He said there are continuous attacks on the media He demanded to form a Central law and media commission for the protection of media persons IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/punjab-journalists-demand-panel-for-protection-468910.html Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-restricts-unauthorised-online-broadcasting-of-icc-mens-cricket-world-cup-2023-467998.html New Delhi Sep 29 The Delhi High Court has prohibited online platforms from broadcasting and streaming the upcoming ICC Mens Cricket World Cup 2023 without proper authorisation This decision stems from a legal action brought by Star India Pvt Ltd and Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd the operators of the Disney Hotstar platform The plaintiffs asserted that they hold exclusive global media rights encompassing both television and digital rights for various ICC events including the World Cup scheduled from October 5 to November 19 and ontended that due to the World Cups immense global popularity a significant number of websites might engage in unauthorised distribution of the World Cup content A bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh said There can be no doubt in the mind of the Court that World Cup cricket matches are extremely popular especially in the Indian subcontinent The rights of these events have been procured by the plaintiffs after substantial monetary investment and the illegal dissemination telecast or broadcast of these sporting events on any websites or platforms would create a severe dent in the revenues of the plaintiffs Justice Singh further said that there are rights in the footage commentary and various other elements which are put together to create the broadcast itself which is fully protectable under the Copyright Act 1957 Rogue websites which in the past have indulged in piracy of copyrighted content are very likely to continue communicating copyrighted works to the public during the currency of World Cup 2023 Thus there is a need to restrain any rogue websites from disseminating and communicating to the public any part of the cricket match events without authorisation or licence from the plaintiffs she said in the order Recently this Court in Universal City Studios supra highlighted the need to pass orders that are effective in remedying the wrong being done to the right holder The rights of IP holders cannot be rendered redundant in the virtual world and the enforcement of rights on the internet has to be real and effective she added The court further said that during the currency of the world cup matches if any further websites are discovered which are illegally streaming and communicating content over which the plaintiffs have rights the plaintiffs are given liberty to communicate the details of these websites to both DoT and MeitY for issuance of blocking orders and simultaneously to the ISPs for blocking the said websites so as to ensure that these websites can be blocked on a real time basis there is no considerable delay Upon receiving the said intimation from the plaintiffs the ISPs shall take steps to immediately block the rogue websites in question the court said The DoT Department of Telecommunications and MeitY Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology shall also issue blocking orders immediately upon the plaintiffs communicating the details of the websites which are illegally streaming the ICC World Cup Cricket matches the court added IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-restricts-unauthorised-online-broadcasting-of-icc-mens-cricket-world-cup-2023-467998.html Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:22:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/fox-news-founder-rupert-murdoch-steps-down-son-lachlan-takes-over-464926.html New Delhi Sep 21 Controversial media mogul Rupert Murdoch has resigned as chairman of Fox Corp and News Corp marking the end of an over 70year career during which he built a business empire stretching from Australia to the US   His older son Lachlan Murdoch 52 will become sole chairman of News Corp and will continue as Fox Corps executive chair and CEO which finally settles all questions of succession within the Murdoch family Fox said in an announcement on Thursday that Rupert Murdoch 92 would become chairman emeritus of both companies In a note to staff reported in the Murdochcontrolled Wall Street Journal he wrote For my entire professional life I have been engaged daily with news and ideas and that will not change But the time is right for me to take on different roles Our companies are in robust health as am I We have every reason to be optimistic about the coming years I certainly am and plan to be here to participate in them it added In the note Murdoch also referred to Lachlan as a passionate principled leader who can take the companies into the future There was a split in the Murdoch family over succession after decades of wrangling which saw his younger son James quit the business However his daughter Elizabeth had stayed away from the battle for succession The Fox founders decision to step down comes just months after his news network paid over 7875 million to settle a defamation suit filed by voting equipment company Dominion The company had accused Fox of knowingly broadcasting outlandish allegations that it was involved in a plot to steal the 2020 election IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/fox-news-founder-rupert-murdoch-steps-down-son-lachlan-takes-over-464926.html Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ex-cec-quraishi-shares-letter-of-vasant-valley-alumni-to-clamp-down-on-hatred-463678.html New Delhi Sep 18 Former Chief Election Commissioner CEC SY Quraishi on Monday shared a letter by the Vasant Valley Alumni urging Aroon Purie founder of the school and TV Today Group to clamp down on the hatred emanating from airwaves and hold accountable those who openly engage in communal polarisation under the garb of news reportage  Quraishi shared the letter on X formerly Twitter saying Hope Purie doesnt consider closing down the school or changing the principal to one Prof Sudhir Chaudhary In letter to Purie the Alumni of Vasant Valley said We write to you today as the alumni of Vasant Valley School The India Today Group are founders of Vasant Valley School and TV Today owns and operates multiple television channels including India Today and Aaj Tak This is an association that many of us as Alumni have been incredibly proud of given India Todays historical legacy in holding the powerful to account even during some of our Countrys darkest days including the Emergency the 1984 Delhi Riots the 2002 Gujarat Riots to name just a handful of instances The letter said that it is within the educational institution that you founded that we learned and internalized our Constitutional principles of freedom justice equality liberty and fraternity Yet regrettably it is these same values that are being undermined constantly by many within the India Today ecosystem Our only ask in the following letter is that as Chairman and EditorinChief of the India Today Group you clamp down on the hatred emanating from your airwaves and hold accountable those that openly engage in communal polarisation under the garb of news reportage the letter read It also highlighted the glorious reporting by the India Today Group However it is extremely concerning to see the polarising tenor of some of India Todays news anchors particularly on Aaj Tak 50 panchayats have issued boycotts against the Muslim community in the aftermath of these riots Bulldozer justice which saw 1200 structures demolished has become the tool to inflict retribution against Muslims after any communal incident Instead of questioning the establishment over this tactic which is an embarrassment to the rule of law primetime anchors have often justified these actions cheering on the deliverance of collective punishment In these times we look towards organizations such as India Today to provide situational clarity demand accountability and douse the flames of communal hatred rather than fanning its embers it stated It further stated that instead we find that some of the commentary is extremely reductive devoid of nuance and does nothing to hold those in power accountable It is as one of Aaj Taks shows is titled Black and White it read It also said that media complicity was spelt out by the CRPF officer who killed 4 innocent men 3 of them based on their appearance The officer justified his actions while carrying out this terrorist attack citing the dog whistles he heard on news television If the spate of communal incidents across the country isnt a wakeup call at least the ethnic strife and civil warlike situation in Manipur should serve as a lens into the disaster that polarisation can impart upon us it stated Our school environment nurtured within us values of inclusivity empathy and responsibility You dont owe us any answers nor are we writing this to demand an explanation Our only hope is that some of the values that were instilled within us as students through our teachers the school administration our peers and indeed Mrs Purie find their way back to the India Today newsrooms it added IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ex-cec-quraishi-shares-letter-of-vasant-valley-alumni-to-clamp-down-on-hatred-463678.html Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/will-see-how-far-it-will-go-vijayan-says-on-media-attacks-on-him-464114.html Thiruvananthapuram Sept 19 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who on Tuesday addressed a media conference after seven months said he has no issues to meet the media and will do when it is needed He declined to answer questions regarding findings of an Income Tax wing against his daughter Veena Vijayans IT firm Exalogic saying that he has replied to all about it in the floor of the Assembly recently As media raised the issue again a seemingly peeved Vijayan said I know what you media are up to and what you are trying to do You want to hit at me using my family I am not a person who is going to cowed by such things All what I will say is you can keep on trying to continue with it and I am ready for it and we will see how far it will go He added that all knows that this particular move by the authorities Income Tax had political overtures and am surprised why you media are not looking into that aspect Is this the way such an agency is going about its work they have not given any opportunity to hear the other party the IT company he added In reply to another question on the seven month gap in meeting the media he shot back Do you think I am afraid to meet you I have no issues at all I have always met you when its required and in future also it will be the pattern Since Vijayan was meeting after a long gap numerous questions was put to him but in most of his replies seemed perfunctory Incidentally the Congressled opposition had been criticising Vijayan for shying away from the media IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/will-see-how-far-it-will-go-vijayan-says-on-media-attacks-on-him-464114.html Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/freedom-of-press-possible-only-when-press-becomes-responsible-vice-president-dhankhar-462554.html Bhopal Sep 16 Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said freedom of press is the backbone of a democratic country and journalists carry the responsibility of building the country He advised journalists to work with responsibility and not to become tools for politicians or political parties for setting an agenda or narrative Freedom of the press can only be possible when the press becomes responsible Dhankhar said in his address to students of the Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication Visiting to Bhopal to inaugurate the varsitys new campus the Vice President addressing the inaugural ceremony criticised those who taint tarnish and demean the image of the country abroad especially at a time when the world is praising its development He claimed India has progressed beyond imagination and it has been recognised wildwise When something good is happening in the country the digestive system of some people gets upset They are unable to digest and look for an opportunity to taint our country and institutions How to taint tarnish and demean them They go around the world to spread fire No citizen of any country indulges in such an act he claimed IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/freedom-of-press-possible-only-when-press-becomes-responsible-vice-president-dhankhar-462554.html Sat, 16 Sep 2023 00:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sc-questions-manipur-police-for-booking-members-of-editors-guild-of-india-extends-protection-for-2-weeks-462409.html New Delhi Sep 15 The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the Manipur Police for booking the President and three editors of the Editors Guild of India EGI for allegedly releasing a biased and factually inaccurate report on the ethnic strife in the northeastern state During the hearing a bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud and comprising JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra questioned the criminal prosecution of journalists under Section 153A promoting enmity between different groups of the IPC for making an incorrect statement in the report Making a false statement in an article is not an offence under Section 153A It may be incorrect Will you prosecute journalists for 153A orally observed the bench Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who appeared for the Manipur government requested the top court to restrain itself from entering into the merits of the case while hearing the writ petition instituted under Article 32 of the Constitution Further he urged in anticipation that if the apex court proposes to order transfer of the petitioners plea to the Delhi High Court the same should not be construed as a reflection on the Manipur HC The Supreme Court extended its order granting interim protection for another two weeks and asked Manipur Police and the complainant to file their response in the meantime setting out how the offence of promoting enmity between different ethnic groups and other charges were made out against the accused journalists for releasing the report On September 11 the top court had indicated that it may transfer the plea seeking quashing of FIRs and other ancillary relief to the Delhi High Court and asked Mehta to obtain instructions from the Manipur government in that regard by September 15 Mehta had then insisted that the matter should be remitted back to the Manipur High Court for adjudication where petitioners may appear virtually through the facility of video conferencing On the contrary the petitioners had argued that the state government cannot initiate penal action against the threemember factfinding team for merely publishing a report In its initial order passed on September 6 the top court issued notice and directed Manipur Police to not take any coercive steps against president of the EGI and three editors Seema Guha Bharat Bhushan and Sanjay Kapoor till further orders The Supreme Court had agreed to urgently hear the plea filed by the EGI members who visited the northeastern state last month to study media reportage of the ethnic violence and the circumstantial aspects who later published a report in New Delhi claiming that the medias reports on the ethnic violence in Manipur were onesided and accused the state leadership of being partisan It should have avoided taking sides in the ethnic conflict but it failed to do its duty as a democratic government which should have represented the entire state the 24page EGI report had said in its conclusions and recommendations IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sc-questions-manipur-police-for-booking-members-of-editors-guild-of-india-extends-protection-for-2-weeks-462409.html Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/siddaramaiah-challenges-bjp-chief-nadda-on-attacks-on-media-462487.html Bengaluru Sept 15 Amid the spat between the BJP and INDIA bloc over the latter deciding to boycott some media anchors Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday challenged BJP President JP Nadda with earlier instances of attacks on media Taking to the social media he said Mr JP Nadda we will give you the data on the actual attack on the media You may have forgotten this but INDIA still remembers it Journalists who were arrested for reporting the truth Siddique Kappan Mohammed Zubair Ajit Ojha Jaspal Singh Sajad Gul Kishorechandra Wangkhen and Prashant Kanojia Siddaramaiah further stated that the journalists who were killed for speaking the truth include Rakesh Singh Shubham Mani Tripathi G Moses Parag Bhuyan and Gauri Lankesh He mentioned the Press Freedom Index and Indias falling rank 2015 136th position 2019 140th position 2022 150th position and 2023 161st position What does BJP have to say about this he challenged IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/siddaramaiah-challenges-bjp-chief-nadda-on-attacks-on-media-462487.html Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/chemotherapy-in-childhood-may-up-raise-breast-cancer-risk-later-461057.html London Sep 12 Women who have been treated for cancer as a child with a certain type of chemotherapy have an increased risk of breast cancer according to a largescale international study of survivors of childhood cancer Three out of four children with cancer are successfully treated and survive the disease But the treatment which often consists of a combination of surgery chemotherapy and radiation can cause serious side effects and late effects in some survivors One of those late effects is developing a second cancer in adulthood said scientists from the Princess Maxima Center for paediatric oncology in Utrecht The Netherlands We work hard to make treatment for children with cancer more effective and to improve the quality of life during and after treatment In our research we saw that the majority of survivors fortunately do not get breast cancer at a young age But a number of patient groups have a higher risk of developing breast cancer said Prof Dr Leontien Kremer research group leader at the Center In the study published in the journal Nature Medicine they pointed to the need for earlier breast cancer screening in women who have previously been treated with chemotherapy and radiation for childhood cancer The team investigated the risk of breast cancer in women who were treated for childhood cancer with socalled anthracycline chemotherapy including doxorubicin They looked at the medical records of nearly 18000 childhood cancer survivors treated between 1946 and 2012 in the Netherlands France the US and Switzerland The findings showed that 782 of all 17903 survivors in the study were later diagnosed with breast cancer The scientists analysed which forms of treatment were linked to the later occurrence of breast cancer Women treated with highdose doxorubicin without radiation to the chest had an almost sixfold greater risk of breast cancer before the age of 40 34 per cent than women in the general population 06 per cent The small group of women who had both radiation to the chest and a high dose of the chemotherapy doxorubicin as a child had the highest risk of later breast cancer In that group the estimated risk of breast cancer before the age of 40 was 81 per cent Anthracyclines are still an important part of the treatment for more than half of children with cancer The dose that is now prescribed is on average much lower than in the past but there are still children who need a high dose of these drugs in their treatment said Yuehan Wang from the Princess Maxima Center We have known for some time that anthracyclines can be harmful to the heart so the importance of keeping the dose of this type of chemotherapy low was already clear Developing a second cancer is a rare but serious late effect of childhood cancer treatment Our results underline the need to reduce the dose of doxorubicin in children whenever possible Wang added Women who received chest radiotherapy as a child are screened for breast cancer from the age of 25 because it was already known that they are at an increased risk Based on these new results we aim to expand international guidelines for breast cancer screening so that women who received a high dose of doxorubicin are also screened earlyKremer said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/chemotherapy-in-childhood-may-up-raise-breast-cancer-risk-later-461057.html Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:22:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/jaipur-king-padmanabh-talks-about-style-polo-astronomy-heritage-460069.html Jaipur Sep 10 It was an unusual day at City Palace Jaipur on Saturday when the 303rd descendent of the Jaipur royal family Padmanabh Singh hosted media students in his palace premises These students came from across the country for a brief sojourn in the historical pink city which comes equipped with a rich timeless legacy Padmanabh Singh is counted among the worlds best polo players and a style icon who has made a mark across the globe with his distinguished style statement lifestyle and his polo skills On Saturday the Jaipur King was amongst students wearing an elegant yet simple white outfit and a pair of handmade juttis He answered queries of students on subjects ranging from inspiration for his style to the game of polo When a student was curious about his sense of style he gave credit to his familys royal heritage My sense of style draws inspiration from my familys royal heritage As you may know my grandmother is known as one of Indias most famous Maharani and her elegance has had a profound influence on me Personally I have a penchant for simplicity often opting for plain white attire like the Chinese collar shirt Im wearing today I find Indian traditional clothing with its timeless charm and comfort to be particularly appealing Its a way for me to connect with my cultural roots while maintaining a sense of understated elegance said Singh with a smile When asked if the game of polo which his family has immensely contributed to should be made reachable to common man he saidThis game is not at all limited for royal families any more as there are professionals Army men and other people playing it I dont consider it as a royal game in todays time anyone can join the sport In fact I would love it if more people joined this sport and hence we have started a polo school at Rajasthan Polo Club and have donated some of my horses to school We are getting a chance to help players come and learn polo and hopefully we can create new and exciting polo players for our country he added Given that India has made astounding success by touching the moon while his ancestors too keenly studied astronomy centuries ago he said We come from a country which has contributed extensively to science arts and culture we need to take inspiration from our ancestors and history We are the largest country in the world and nothing is impossible for us this century is ours and we need to capture it I have immense hope from the youth of our country and am confident that India will lead the world in the next few years While the students rejoiced at the opportunity to speak to Jaipur King the humble Padmanabh too said that it was great meeting them The media students from Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh and Delhi had gathered at City Palace Jaipur with the efforts of Saksham Sanchar Foundation which works to take media education to the farthest corner of the nation by training rural and small city in media segments The students through this organisation are taken to historical monuments travel attractions and made to interview dignitaries so that they get learning opportunities on ground IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/jaipur-king-padmanabh-talks-about-style-polo-astronomy-heritage-460069.html Sun, 10 Sep 2023 10:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/case-against-nitish-kumar-and-excise-officers-in-muzaffarpur-court-459634.html Patna Sep 9 A senior lawyer has lodged a case of culpable homicide against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar the Excise Commissioner and Excise Superintendents under the IPC in a Muzaffarpur court on Friday The case was filed by advocate Sunil Singh following 243 deaths in hooch tragedies in dry state Bihar since 2016 The complainant had filed a PIL on the basis of RTI reply from the state government where it was mentioned that 243 persons have died so far since liquor ban was imposed in Bihar in April 2016 The complainant claimed that due to ill implementation of liquor prohibition act under the rule of Nitish Kumar hooch tragedies have happened in Bihar and 243 persons have lost their lives The case was filed in the chief judicial magistrate of Muzaffarpur district court and it has listed it for September 16 this year Apart from Nitish Kumar Excise Commissioner Vinod Singh Gunjwal and excise superintendents of all districts are facing the charges of culpable homicide under under 304 120B and 34 of IPC IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/case-against-nitish-kumar-and-excise-officers-in-muzaffarpur-court-459634.html Sat, 09 Sep 2023 00:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/jairam-ramesh-mourns-veteran-cartoonist-ajit-ninans-death-459583.html New Delhi Sep 8 Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday condoled the death of veteran political cartoonist Ajit Ninan saying that he inspired many whose cartoons make us smile today Renowned for his series Centrestage in India Today and Ninans World in Times of India Ninan passed away at his residence in Mysuru on Friday He was 68 He is survived by his wife two daughters and two grandchildren Taking to X formerly Twitter Ramesh wrote One of Indias most brilliant political cartoonists Ajit Ninan has just passed away He enlivened India Today and Times of India in his inimitable style Recalling the words of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Ramesh said Nehru had once said of the legendary Shankar who used to lampoon him mercilessly that Shankar has that rare gift rarer in India than elsewhere and without the least bit of malice or illwill he points out with an artists skill the weaknesses and foibles of those who display themselves on the public stage It is good to have the veil of our conceit torn occasionally Ajit was in that grand tradition and inspired many whose cartoons we see today that make us smile IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/jairam-ramesh-mourns-veteran-cartoonist-ajit-ninans-death-459583.html Fri, 08 Sep 2023 21:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/spending-on-mental-health-services-up-by-over-50-since-start-of-covid-study-454560.html San Francisco Aug 26 Spending on mental health services among Americans with private health insurance has increased by more than 50 per cent since the start of the Covid19 pandemic and it has continued to rise even as telehealth use has stabilised a new study has said According to the study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum spending on mental health services increased by 53 per cent from March 2020 to August 2022 among a large group of people with employerprovided insurance If greater utilisation of health services drives higher health care spending insurers may begin pushing back on the new status quo said Jonathan Cantor lead author of the study and a policy researcher at RAND a nonprofit research organisation The researchers analysed claims from approximately 7 million commercially insured adults from January 2019 to August 2022 to examine trends in mental health services following the start of the pandemic The conditions examined were anxiety disorders major depressive disorder bipolar disorder schizophrenia and PTSD The researchers found that during the acute phase of the pandemic March 2020 to December 2020 inperson mental health services dropped by 40 per cent while telemental health services increased roughly 10fold as compared to the year prior Overall there was a 22 per cent increase in the use of mental health services during the period the study said Moreover telemental health service utilisation stabilised at roughly ten times prepandemic levels during the postacute period December 2020 to August 2022 Inperson mental health services on the other hand increased by 22 per cent per month during the same time period Inperson mental health services had returned to 80 per cent of prepandemic levels by August 2022 Overall mental health service use was nearly 39 per cent higher in August 2022 than before the pandemic During the postpandemic period the average monthly spending rate per 10000 beneficiaries was more than 35 million compared to around 23 million during the prepandemic period according to the study The changes that occurred during the Covid19 pandemic have triggered a significant expansion in the use of mental health services among adults with employerbased health insurance Cantor said It remains uncertain whether this trend will continue or return to levels similar to those seen before the pandemic he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/spending-on-mental-health-services-up-by-over-50-since-start-of-covid-study-454560.html Sat, 26 Aug 2023 18:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/bihar-journalist-murder-accused-enjoyed-dinner-party-before-executing-crime-454090.html Patna Aug 25 After the murder of journalist Vimal Kumar Yadav in Bihars Araria the police investigation has revealed that the accused feasted on fishrice before committing the crime The accused assembled at the Koshikapur locality under the Raniganj police station and enjoyed the fishrice party on the night of August 18 The accused also interacted with the victim Vimal Kumar Yadav and asked him to refrain from fighting the murder case of his younger brother Gabbu Yadav which he denied Vimal was the sole witness in Gabbu Yadavs murder which took place in 2019 The entire conspiracy was hatched by two accused Rupesh Yadav and Kanti Yadav who are lodged respectively in Supaul and Araria jail They interacted with the six accused who executed the crime The main accused Arjun Sharma planned the murder and another accused Madhav Yadav shot the victim They arranged two bikes Apache and Pulsar and four countrymade pistols to execute the journalists murder As per the plan the accused reached the house of Vimal located at Prem Nagar under Raniganj police station on August 18 around 3 am and called Vimal in a friendly manner The accused called Vimal to come outside his house As soon as Vimal stepped out from his house Madhav Yadav fired one gunshot on the right side of his chest due to which he died on the spot Following the incident the accused fled from the spot in two bikes Vimals father Harendra Yadav and wife Pooja Yadav were present in the house at the time of the murder and are the eyewitnesses of this case They have filed FIR against eight persons and six of them named Arjun Sharma Madhav Yadav Vipin Yadav Bhavesh Yadav Aashish Yadav and Umesh Yadav were arrested by the district police The other two accused Rupesh Yadav and Kanti Yadav are already lodged in jails IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/bihar-journalist-murder-accused-enjoyed-dinner-party-before-executing-crime-454090.html Fri, 25 Aug 2023 03:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/central-universities-research-says-coconut-coir-has-anti-cancerous-qualities-454042.html New Delhi 24 Aug Researchers of Banaras Hindu University BHU Delhi University and Institute of Medical Sciences have developed a flavoring compound using coconut coir which the claim to have antioxidant properties as well as antimicrobial and anticancerous qualities in it According to the BHU officials the findings of the study have been published in journals like Bioresource Technology Food Biotechnology and Applied Food Biotechnology The work will be highly beneficial for the food processing and pharma industries BHU said that the team of researchers in its study used temple waste coconut coir as base material for fermentative production of food flavor Dr Abhishek Dutt Tripathi Department of Dairy Science and Food Technology Institute of Agricultural Sciences said that cities like Varanasi which have great religious and spiritual significance produce massive amount of temple waste which has large quantities of coconut coir This waste though biodegradable if not regulated properly poses threat to the environment and serves as the breeding ground for numerous microbial diseases There is a vast scope for using coconut coir as it is rich in lignocellulosic biomass he said He said that there have been studies describing the different approaches to converting coconut coir wastes lignocellulosic biomass into valueadded aromatics We have attempted to take this work a step forward to prepare edible flavoring compound using lignocellulosic biomass of the coconut coir with the help of Bacillus aryabhattai which has been done for the first time he said The research team comprised of Dr Veena Paul Institute of Agricultural Sciences Dr Vibhav Gautam Centre for Experimental Medicine and Surgery Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Aparna Agarwal University of Delhi They said that during the study coconut coir was subjected to pretreatment and then dried for 72 hours at 50 It was then ground into fine powder After the hydrodistillation of the coconut coir it was digested at 1002 for an hour and then filtered and acidified to separate lignin and cellulose According to the researchers the extracted lignin was then subjected to fermentation using Bacillus aryabhattai After fermentation the broth was filtered and the residue known as the supernatant was transferred to a separating funnel and extracted with ethyl acetate It was then centrifuged for 15 min following which all the organic fractions were collected and concentrated using a rotary vacuum evaporator The recovered flavor was tested for cell line study which proved anticancerous activities against breast cancer they said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/central-universities-research-says-coconut-coir-has-anti-cancerous-qualities-454042.html Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-issues-notice-to-newsclicks-founder-on-polices-plea-against-protection-from-arrest-453345.html New Delhi Aug 22 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Prabir Purkayastha the founder and EditorinChief of NewsClick seeking his response to the police application directing the vacation of a previously granted interim protection order The protection was given to Purkayastha in a case involving alleged unlawful foreign funding and was directed him to participate in the ongoing investigation Justice Saurabh Banerjee is presiding over the case The Delhi Polices application is part of the ongoing proceedings revolving around Purkayasthas request for anticipatory bail in connection with the matter According to the Delhi Police NewsClick allegedly received foreign funds that were used for broadcasting news within India violating existing regulations A probe conducted by the police reportedly uncovered instances of offences related to this funding The police counsel said that given the gravity of the situation the granting of prearrest bail protection is unwarranted The polices contention is based on the assertion that NewsClick in collaboration with entities abroad executed a deceptive plan to secure and utilise funds disguising them as Foreign Direct Investment FDI The investigation remains ongoing encompassing various aspects such as identifying the entities responsible for the origin of the funds and tracing the money trail to ascertain potential criminal and unlawful activities associated with the funding The Economic Offences Wing EOW of the Delhi Police filed an FIR alleging that PPK Newsclick Studio Pvt Ltd the company behind NewsClick received FDI amounting to Rs 959 crore from Ms Worldwide Media Holdings LLC US during the financial year 201819 This investment was allegedly in violation of the law as it is claimed that the company overvalued its shares to surpass the 26 per cent cap on FDI for digital news websites The FIR also alleges that a substantial portion of this investment was diverted for various payments including salaries consultancy fees rent and other expenses These transactions are believed to have been executed with ulterior motives As a result the EOW claims that the company violated FDI laws and other statutes leading to financial losses for the government IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-issues-notice-to-newsclicks-founder-on-polices-plea-against-protection-from-arrest-453345.html Tue, 22 Aug 2023 23:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/probe-negative-news-carried-by-newspapers-up-govt-to-officials-451572.html Lucknow Aug 18 The Uttar Pradesh government has directed the Divisional Commissioners and District Magistrates to conduct an inquiry into negative news being published in daily newspapers in their regions and upload the details of such items on the online integrated grievance redressal system IGRS for monitoring A letter in this regard was issued by Sanjay Prasad Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister In the letter Prasad said that it is necessary to investigate the facts in the negative news immediately as these items malign the governments image The letter said that if it comes to the knowledge that a specific incident was presented with twisted or misleading facts to defame the image of the government or the district administration the concerned district magistrate should write to the management of the media group in question to clarify the situation while marking a copy to the information department This is the first time that such instructions have been issued by the government IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/probe-negative-news-carried-by-newspapers-up-govt-to-officials-451572.html Fri, 18 Aug 2023 06:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/coindesk-to-slash-workforce-ahead-of-potential-sale-report-450531.html San Francisco Aug 14 Cryptocurrency news company CoinDesk is reportedly slashing its workforce as a group of investors was likely in the final stages to acquire it for about 125 million the media reported on Monday According to an internal email seen by TechCrunch Kevin Worth CEO of CoinDesk wrote that several roles predominantly in our media team were impacted by a reduction in force This was a required step to ensure a financially sound business moving forward and to set us on the path to close the deal to sell CoinDesk Worth added CoinDesk was yet to comment on the development Last week reports surfaced that a group of investors is reportedly in final stages to acquire cryptocurrency news company CoinDesk CoinDesk is currently owned by crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group DCG which acquired it in 2016 According to the Wall Street Journal a group led by blockchain investors Matthew Roszak of Tally Capital and Peter Vessenes of Capital6 were nearing a 125 million deal for CoinDesk CoinDesk is a news site specialising in bitcoin and digital currencies It also provides guides to bitcoin for those new to digital currencies Founded by entrepreneur Shakil Khan in 2013 the site was subsequently acquired by DCG for an estimated 500000600000 In 2017 the company acquired blockchain data and research platform Lawnmower In 2021 it acquired cryptocurrency data analytics firm TradeBlock According to reports the acquisition of CoinDesk if it happens will help strengthen DCGs financial condition IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/coindesk-to-slash-workforce-ahead-of-potential-sale-report-450531.html Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/mandaviya-hits-back-at-congress-over-sick-health-system-remarks-449873.html New Delhi Aug 13 Minister for Health and Family Welfare MoHFW Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday hit back at the Congress over its remarks that the BJP government has made countrys health system sick The Minister accused the grand old party of misleading the country Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had attacked the government over reported shortage of doctors and staffs at All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS and the recent CAG report on Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana ABPMJAY The Congress President had said that the loot and jumlas rhetoric of Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the country unhealthy In response to Kharges remarks the Minister wrote on X Kharge ji our intentions are pure and our intentions are clearOnly one AIIMS opened during the 50 years of Congress regime Six AIIMS opened in the time of Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji and 15 new AIIMS are being opened under the Modi ji regime I hope you will try to understand that according to the need of AIIMS phase wise recruitment is being done from time to time Modi ji gave over 5 lakh appointment letters to the youth of the country through Rozgar Mela without any nepotism only on the basis of merit he said Mandaviya asked Kharge to inform the country if there is any achievement in the health sector during the previous Congressled United Progressive Alliance UPA government at the Centre The country is understanding very well the failure of the UPA rule Efforts are being made to mislead the country at present the Minister said Earlier in the day the Congress chief wrote on X Loot and jumlas rhetoric made the country unhealthy There are only lies in every word of Narendra Modi ji He claimed to have made many AIIMS All India Institute of Medical Sciences but the truth is that our AIIMS is facing severe shortage of doctors and staff Modi ji from apathy in the Corona pandemic to scams in the Ayushman BharatYour government has made the countrys health system sick People have woken up Your deceit has been recognised The time has come for your governments farewell the Congress chief said in an apparent reference to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections Echoing similar sentiment Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala said the health facilities itself are sick under the BJP government Modi government means hollow propaganda The health facilities are sick There is a shortage of doctors staff in AIIMS There is corruption in Ayushman Yojana Surjewala wrote on X Because of the Modi governments inefficiency people had to pay by losing its near and dear ones during the corona pandemic Even now due to BJPs loot corruption and negativity peoples health and life are in danger he said It may be mentioned that a report of CAG which was presented in Parliament earlier this week has highlighted various irregularities in the implementation of the ABPMJAY IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/mandaviya-hits-back-at-congress-over-sick-health-system-remarks-449873.html Sun, 13 Aug 2023 17:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sudarshan-news-resident-editor-arrested-over-misleading-tweet-gurugram-police-449299.html Gurugram Aug 11 Sudarshan News Resident Editor Mukesh Kumar was arrested on Friday for allegedly posting misleading tweets against Gurugram Police Commissioner Kala Ramachandran police said An FIR was registered against Kumar on August 9 under Sections 153B 401 469 and 505 1 C of the IPC and Section 66C of the IT Act A team of the cyber crime police station arrested him from here The tweet was posted based on baseless untrue and misleading facts from the X formerly Twitter handle mukeshkrd on August 8 Taking cognisance of this the Gurugram Police have registered a case and further investigation into the matter is underway police said in a statement Kumar had reportedly tweeted that Gurugram Police Commissioner had got a call from the Al Jazeera news channel and pressure is being created on her to act against Hindus He went on to claim that after getting the call she came under so much pressure that she initiated a crackdown on the workers of Hindutva outfits The FIR comes days after communal clashes rocked Nuh and Gurugram districts on July 31 in an attempt to stop a VHP procession The violence prompted the government to clamp the curfew and suspend mobile internet services in Nuh Palwal Hodal and Sohna IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sudarshan-news-resident-editor-arrested-over-misleading-tweet-gurugram-police-449299.html Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/varanasi-court-bans-media-coverage-of-asi-survey-of-gyanvapi-mosque-448980.html Varanasi Aug 11 The court of Varanasi district judge has ordered that if the print media social media or electronic media wrongly publishes any news regarding the ongoing ASI survey in the Gyanvapi mosque complex without formal information and despite no information being given by the Archaeological Survey of India ASI the plaintiff and the defendant then action may be taken against them as per the law The court also ordered ASI officials involved in the survey besides the plaintiffs defendants and their advocates district government counsel civil and other officials on Thursday not to share any information about the survey with the print electronic and social media The court passed the order on an application filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee AIMC on August 8 seeking an order to stop the media from publishing disseminating false and wrong news about the survey being conducted by the ASI in Gyanvapi mosque premises on court directives The court ordered If the print media social media or electronic media wrongly publishes any news regarding the survey without formal information despite no information being provided by the ASI plaintiffs and the defendants side then necessary action may be taken against them as per the law It is ordered to all the ASI officials who are involved in the survey that they will neither give any information regarding the survey to print electronic and social media nor will they share the information regarding the survey with anyone else and they will submit the report before the court the court said The court also added that any information about the survey should not be publicised in order that the report be presented before the court only AIMC Joint Secretary SM Yasin welcomed the order We welcome the order passed by the honourable district judge after hearing our application Yasin said in a statement The AIMC filed the application on Tuesday August 8 through its counsel Mumtaz Ahmad Akhlaque Ahmad and Rais Ansari Mumtaz Ahmad said the ASI survey was being done on court orders and no ASI official had given any statement regarding the survey proceedings But social print and electronic media were publishing and disseminating false and wrong news in an arbitrary manner about portions of the Gyanvapi mosque where the survey had not been conducted yet he added It was necessary to stop social print and electronic media from publishing and disseminating wrongfalse news about the survey for maintaining peace and avoiding illeffects on the mind of public he said Maan Bahadur Singh counsel for Shringar GauriGyanvapi case plaintiff number 1 Rakhi Singh said People want to know about this matter Therefore media should not be stopped from coverage IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/varanasi-court-bans-media-coverage-of-asi-survey-of-gyanvapi-mosque-448980.html Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/teen-rapper-lil-tay-is-alive-says-her-insta-was-hacked-448992.html Los Angeles Aug 11 Teenage rapper Lil Tay and her brother Jason were said to have died on August 9 but since then the rapper has come out and said that she and her brother are alive  The teen rapper added that the report of their death was completely untrue saying that her account was hacked In a statement she told TMZ I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive but Im completely heartbroken and struggling to even find the right words to say Its been a very traumatising 24 hours All day yesterday I was bombarded with endless heartbreaking and tearful phone calls from loved ones all while trying to sort out this mess She also said My Instagram account was compromised by a 3rd party and used to spread jarring misinformation and rumors regarding me to the point that even my name was wrong My legal name is Tay Tian not Claire Hope Thanking Meta for helping her regain control of her Instagram account she also wondered what exactly happened that it took more than 24 hours for them to get back control and reveal that the news of her and and her brothers deaths were falsified Back on August 9 a message had come on Instagram from her family which said It is with a heavy heart that we share the devastating news of our beloved Claires sudden and tragic passing This outcome was entirely unexpected and has left us all in shock Her brothers passing adds an even more unimaginable depth to our grief During this time of immense sorrow we kindly ask for privacy as we grieve this overwhelming loss as the circumstances surrounding Claire and her brothers passing are still under investigation However her death was already being brought into question as her manager Harry Tsang had said that Tay and her brother had no history of health issues and that the family member who posted that message was also unknown In addition police authorities in both Vancouver and Los Angeles got no such reports regarding her or her brothers deaths Tay had become the youngest child influencer on social media as she gained over 33 million followers on Instagram though since 2018 she had not posted anything This was due to a massive custody battle between her father Christopher Hope and her mother Angela Tian which did not get sorted out for a while IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/teen-rapper-lil-tay-is-alive-says-her-insta-was-hacked-448992.html Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/gyanvapi-mosque-committee-seeks-ban-on-false-media-reporting-on-asi-survey-448214.html Varanasi UP Aug 9 The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid AIM Committee which manages the Gyanvapi mosque has filed an application in the Varanasi district court seeking directions to refrain the media from publishing disseminating false and wrong news pertaining to an ongoing scientific survey of the mosque In its plea the committee alleged the media was disseminating wrongfalse news related to parts of the mosque which are yet to be surveyed The plea said the exercise was being held on the orders of the court and none of the ASI officials have so far provided any statement But social print and electronic media were publishing and disseminating false and wrong news in an arbitrary manner about the portions of Gyanvapi Mosque where the survey had not been conducted yet the plea said It is necessary to stop social print and electronic media from publishing and disseminating wrongfalse news about the survey for maintaining peace and avoiding illeffects on the mind of public it added The court will hear the matter on Wednesday Last week the Supreme Court refused to stay an order of the Allahabad High Court that allowed the Archaeological Survey of India survey of the Gyanvapi mosque an exercise that the Muslim side said would reopen wounds of the past On Sunday the Muslim side alleged that rumours were being spread that a Hindu idol and a trident were found during the survey They had demanded the administration put a stop to such rumours IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/gyanvapi-mosque-committee-seeks-ban-on-false-media-reporting-on-asi-survey-448214.html Wed, 09 Aug 2023 08:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/zee-entertainment-posts-rs-1415-crore-net-loss-for-q1-448506.html Chennai Aug 9 In a not so entertaining news to its shareholders Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd ZEEL Wednesday said it closed the first quarter of FY24 with a net loss of Rs 1415 crore In a regulatory filing the ZEEL said during the first quarter of FY24 it had registered a operational revenue of Rs 183235 crore against Q1FY23s Rs 166324 crore and a net loss of Rs 1415 crore net profit Rs 24887 crore During the quarter under review the companys expenses went up to Rs 175882 crore up from Rs145824 crore spent during the previous year corresponding period IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/zee-entertainment-posts-rs-1415-crore-net-loss-for-q1-448506.html Wed, 09 Aug 2023 19:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/upcoming-ola-ev-images-leaked-furious-bhavish-aggarwal-demands-apology-448068.html New Delhi Aug 8 The confidential images of upcoming Ola Electric escooters set to be launched on August 15 have allegedly been leaked which has forced its CEO Bhavish Aggarwal demand an apology from the media person who leaked those images Aggarwal also said that going forward the electric vehicle company may not showcase their products to journalists before the official launch The images likely to be of Ola S1X escooter were part of an auto media event the company held on Monday and content from this event was supposed to be embargoed and confidential according to Aggarwal Auto media does their own credibility a massive disservice when they sneakily take photos at a confidential event Breaks the trust the brand places in them We work really hard to make great products and entertaining events for our customers and delight them Such instances cant have any place in a mature ecosystem the Ola Electric CEO posted in a tweet Unless it is clear who did this and an apology which is unlikely we will not have auto journalists being showcased our products before launch going forward They will be shown the products only after customers are shown products at launch events an outraged Aggarwal added The company which just launched the S1 Air is reportedly planning to launch an electric scooter called S1X It is expected to be an entrylevel model starting at less than Rs 1 lakh Ola currently offers S1 Pro S1 and S1 Air electric scooters to the consumers Ola Community mark your calendar On 15th August were celebrating Customer Day with the most electrifying event of the year End ICE age Part 1 The doors of the FutureFactory will be open for you Aggarwal tweeted last week IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/upcoming-ola-ev-images-leaked-furious-bhavish-aggarwal-demands-apology-448068.html Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sc-dismisses-pil-seeking-guidelines-for-regulation-of-tv-channels-to-check-sensational-reporting-448186.html New Delhi Aug 8 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL seeking guidelines for regulation of electronic broadcasting channels to check sensational reporting A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Sanjay Karol refused to admit the plea filed by Delhi lawyer Reepak Kansal Who compels you to watch all these channels If you do not like them then do not watch them it remarked In 2020 the Supreme Court had issued notice to the Centre the Press Council of India the News Broadcasters Association the News Broadcasters Federation and the News Broadcasting Standards Authority and sought their responses in the matter The petition said that there is need to regulate broadcasting electronic channel as there is circulation of fake news bad journalism or hate speeches in the name of journalism and these also became a platform to assassinate the dignity of an individual or religious and political organisations Some of these broadcasting electronic channels have been targeting one community and instigating one community towards another community the plea alleged It said that television channels start Immediate a media trial or parallel trial in subjudice matters and give its judgmental view on the public platform which amounted to interference in the administration of justice adding that said trial held by broadcasting electronic channels violates the right to the accused to have a fair trial IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sc-dismisses-pil-seeking-guidelines-for-regulation-of-tv-channels-to-check-sensational-reporting-448186.html Tue, 08 Aug 2023 23:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-restrains-22-rogue-websites-from-airing-upcoming-asia-cup-cricket-tournament-448200.html New Delhi Aug 8 The Delhi High Court has issued an order restraining 22 rogue websites from unauthorised broadcasting of cricketing events or highlights related to the upcoming Asia Cup tournament A bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh hearing a lawsuit filed by Star India Pvt Ltd and Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd against the unauthorised dissemination of Asia Cup cricket matches and content has restrained the listed websites from hosting streaming broadcasting rebroadcasting or otherwise communicating any cricketing events extracts excerpts or highlights associated with the Asia Cup The court was convinced that the defendant websites as rogue websites are primarily involved in distributing pirated content The plaintiffs who broadcast several TV channels in multiple languages possess the exclusive media rights for various sporting events including the Asia Cup tournaments from 2018 to 2023 Novi Digital Entertainment operates the online video streaming platform Hotstar They contended that the 22 websites might illegally stream and telecast the Asia Cup cricket events similar to how they had illegally streamed past events like the ICC T20 Mens World Cup Qualifier 2023 The court observed that the documents indicated that the rogue websites extended their activities beyond streaming Star Sports channels covering a variety of other channels including sports events like the France Ligue and LALIGA Football Given the plaintiffs substantial investment in media rights the court said that the potential impact of illegal broadcasting will be severe on their financial interests and the value of such sporting events rights It ordered domain name registrars to immediately block the domain names maintain status quo and disclose complete details of the offending sites It alko directed both the Central government and internet service providers to block these rogue websites In case other similar websites are discovered the plaintiffs can file an affidavit to have those new sites blocked as well the court said The court will take up the matter next on December 19 IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-restrains-22-rogue-websites-from-airing-upcoming-asia-cup-cricket-tournament-448200.html Tue, 08 Aug 2023 23:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/explainer-should-you-be-concerned-about-new-covid-variant-eg51-447745.html New Delhi Aug 7 EG51 the new subvariant of Omicron has been detected in 45 countries and is currently spreading fast but there is no need for concern said health experts on Monday Nicknamed Eris EG51 is a substrain of Omicron XBB and has additional mutants on the spike protein SF456L and SQ52H Its speed of transmission is 45 per cent more than XBB116 According to the World Health Organizations WHO latest weekly epidemiological report EG51 is showing an increasing trend The WHO added EG51 to the list of variants under monitoring in July EG51 has shown an increasing trend in prevalence from 62 per cent in week 24 June 1319 to 116 per cent by week 28 July 1117 the report said However we need not panic or worry Dr Ishwar Gilada an infectious disease expert told IANS He explained that we need to look at the trajectory of infections caused by the subvariant which is defined as how many people end up with oxygen demand hospitalisation ICU or deaths If all these are low then EG51 is not going to create any problem added Dr Gilada As with Omicron the most common symptoms of EG51 include runny nose headache fatigue mild or severe sneezing and sore throat as per the Zoe Study app Eris is a newer variant of omicron which is causing a slight resurgence in Covid cases in the UK The good news is that the symptoms are mild flulike symptoms and there is not much increase in hospitalisations secondary to the new variant Dr Tushar Tayal Lead Consultant Department of Internal Medicine CK Birla Hospital Gurugram told IANS The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC said that the EG5 is responsible for an estimated 173 per cent of all Covid19 cases in the last week up from 119 per cent in July end EG5 is now the most prevalent variant in the US having surpassed the XBB116 the agency said In the UK as of July 20 the EG51 comprised 1455 per cent of all Covid19 cases and has been growing at a 2051 per cent rate per week the UK Health Security Agency said There has also been a small rise in hospital admission rates in most age groups particularly among the elderly According to T Ryan Gregory Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph in Ontario in Canada EG51 is increasing quickly in frequency and is one to watch It also has an advantage over most other current XBBs he wrote on Twitter But Dr Gilada explained that Indians are already armed with a very good natural immunity Most of us have been infected at least once or twice and most of us are vaccinated almost 75 per cent with two doses and another 32 per cent with the third dose So our natural immunity as well as the vaccine immunity which is combined qualify very very good he said What we need to remember is to continue following Covid safe protocol in the form of usage of triple masks in public spaces and frequent hand sanitisation Also consult your healthcare provider in case you are suffering from flulike symptoms Dr Tayal said However Dr Gilada said what is required is only scientific surveillance IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/explainer-should-you-be-concerned-about-new-covid-variant-eg51-447745.html Mon, 07 Aug 2023 18:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/journalist-zaheeruddin-ali-khan-passes-away-during-gaddars-funeral-procession--447801.html Hyderabad Aug 7 Hyderabads prominent personality and Urdu journalist Zaheeruddin Ali Khan died of cardiac arrest during the funeral procession of revolutionary balladeer Gaddar at Alwal here on Monday Khan 63 was the managing editor of Siasat a leading Urdu newspaper published from Hyderabad He had played an active role in Telangana movement and was also in the forefront in the community service He collapsed while walking along in the funeral procession He was shifted to a private hospital where he succumbed Khan had close relations with Gaddar who had passed away on Sunday During the procession which started from LB Stadium Khan was seen seated on the vehicle carrying mortal remains of the revolutionary poet Khans elder brother and eminent physician Dr Mazhar Ali Khan has passed away recently Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao condoled the demise of Zaheeruddin Ali Khan and termed it an irreparable loss to Urdu journalism He recollected his association with Zaheeruddin Ali Khan and the latters role during the Telangana movement as a news editor Union Minister for Tourism and Culture and state BJP President G Kishan Reddy has also condoled the death of Zaheeruddin Ali Khan IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/journalist-zaheeruddin-ali-khan-passes-away-during-gaddars-funeral-procession--447801.html Mon, 07 Aug 2023 23:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ed-probe-uncovers-alleged-flow-of-chinese-funds-to-indian-journalists-447726.html New Delhi Aug 7 Several journalists in India allegedly received funds from China Enforcement Directorate ED sources said on Monday This revelation came to light during an investigation into a PMLA case related to Newsclick studio However as of now the ED has not made any official statement regarding the matter As per the sources an investigation was conducted under the PMLA into PPK Newsclick Studio for an alleged fraudulent infusion of foreign funds amounting to Rs 3805 crore over a span of three years The funds received were allegedly distributed to several journalists During the probe ED sources said that the agency uncovered that Neville Roy Singham provided around Rs 38 crore to News Click between 2018 and 2021 Singham an American citizen originally from Sri Lanka is claimed by the ED to be associated with the Communist Party of China In February of this year the ED conducted raids at the Gurugram office of News Click and seized several documents The EDs case is based on an FIR lodged by the Economic Offence Wing EOW of Delhi Police in August 2020 The name of activist Gautam Navlakha emerged during the course of the investigation leading the agency to question him as well EDs investigation revealed that Prabir Purkayastha allegedly paid Rs 20 lakh to Navlakha It was also discovered that Navlakha and Purkayastha established a firm in association with an American arms supplier The ED found that a few Americanbased firms Justice and Education Fund Inc GSPAN LLC and Tricontinental Ltd Inc provided funds to News Click All three firms are registered at the same address in the US Additionally a Brazilbased firm Centro Popular Demidas also sent money to Newsclick Newsclick has called the ED probe a fictitious account IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ed-probe-uncovers-alleged-flow-of-chinese-funds-to-indian-journalists-447726.html Mon, 07 Aug 2023 17:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/india-today-announces-launch-of-its-best-colleges-website-440636.html New Delhi June 23 India Today Group has launched a brandnew online portal for its Best Colleges Survey the most credible and exhaustive ranking of institutions of higher learning in India for over a quarter centuryfeaturing six years of ranking data as well as a wealth of granular information on thousands of institutes of higher learning The interactive portal offers easy access analysis and guidance to our Best Colleges of India survey results for 2000 colleges across 14 major streamsEngineering Architecture BBA Mass Communication Hotel Management Fashion Design MSW BCA BCom BSc BA Law Medical and Dental Students and their guardians can now make informed choices at a click of the button Aside from the college rankingwhich can be filtered by state and cityour site also allows cross comparisons on five major indicators of quality intake and quality of governance academic excellence infrastructure and living experience personality and leadership development and placement and career The goldmine of information also provides a wealth of data about each college from courses offered and eligibility requirements to admission fees cut offs placements faculty data and information on the institutes industry connect One of the USPs of this new portal is the Jobs in Demand section which offers insights on the positions and salaries on offer for graduates from different streams A separate section on the Best Emerging Colleges presents new institutions of excellence while information on important exams including JEE NEET CUET LSAT and BITSAT is also available for easy reference IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/india-today-announces-launch-of-its-best-colleges-website-440636.html Sat, 24 Jun 2023 06:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/armenia-repatriates-5-iranian-prisoners-media-440748.html Tehran June 24 Five Iranians imprisoned in Armenia have been repatriated under a prisoner extradition agreement between the two countries media reported The convicts are expected to serve the remainder of their jail terms in Iran the the semiofficial Fars news agency report said on Friday Fars quoted the Iranian Foreign Ministry as saying the prisoner extradition process will increase coordination between the Iranian and Armenian juridical and law enforcement authorities Iran and Armenia signed the prisoner extradition agreement in February 2022 Xinhua news agency reported According to Iranian Justice Minister AminHossein Rahimi most of the Iranians imprisoned in Armenia are accused of carrying narcotics including codeinebased sedatives IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/armenia-repatriates-5-iranian-prisoners-media-440748.html Sat, 24 Jun 2023 14:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/arrested-controversial-kerala-youtuber-gets-bail-440574.html Kochi June 23 A controversial YouTuber who was taken into custody on Friday in two different cases of improper language use and creating traffic nuisance on a busy road was given bail from the police station in Malappuram which registered the case The 24yearold YouTuber Nihad is popularly known for his YouTube channel Thoppi He was forcefully taken into custody after the police broke into his room at his friends apartment on Friday in Kochi However while the Malappuram police have given him bail he will be handed over to the local police at Kannur as there is also a case against him over his improper use of language His YouTube channel has lakhs of subscribers The complainant on the Malappuram incident for blocking traffic Murshid said he was a nuisance and a bad influence on the young minds as he has lots of school students as subscribers A video of the way police breaking into his room has now gone viral IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/arrested-controversial-kerala-youtuber-gets-bail-440574.html Sat, 24 Jun 2023 01:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/germanys-top-newspaper-slashing-20-of-jobs-replacing-workers-with-ai-440190.html London June 22 German media giant Axel Springer is laying off 20 per cent of newsroom jobs and apparently replacing some employees with artificial intelligence AI technology reports surfaced on Thursday Axel Springer CEO Mathias Dopfner a friend of Tesla CEO Elon Musk has ushered in a digitalonly phase reports CNN The roles of editors photo editors proofreaders and other employees involved in print production will no longer exist as they do today the publisher wrote in its memo The layoffs will majorly impact Bild among the most widely sold newspapers in Europe Axel Springer owns several multimedia news brands such as German news publications Bild and Welt and US news sites Politico and much of Insider Axel Springer told employees it would unfortunately be parting ways with colleagues who have tasks that in the digital world are performed by AI andor automated processes according to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine FAZ The job cuts will reportedly impact nearly 200 of 1000 employees at Bild A Bild spokesperson however told CNN that the job cuts werent related to AI but AI would be a timesaving and useful tool for editors and reporters In a recent memo to employees Dopfner said that artificial intelligence has the potential to make independent journalism better than it ever was or simply replace it Understanding this change is essential to a publishing houses future viability Only those who create the best original content will survive he added He further wrote in the staff memo that AI will soon be able to completely take over the layout of the printed newspaper IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/germanys-top-newspaper-slashing-20-of-jobs-replacing-workers-with-ai-440190.html Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ktaka-cm-orders-to-track-down-origin-of-fake-news-campaigns-439376.html Bengaluru June 20 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has directed authorities to track down the origins of fake news campaigns his office announced in a statement on Tuesday According to the statement order has been issued following rampant fake news campaigns being carried out on social media platforms after the new Congress government assumed power in the state The officers have also directed to identify those who are spreading false news and initiate legal action against them Siddaramaiah had a detailed discussion with state Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara regarding the order the statement added In 2013 when the then Congress government assumed power the fake news menace had cropped up This time also political opponents are adopting the same tactic The attempts are being made in the backdrop of fast approaching Lok Sabha elections They are indulging in the circulation of more and more fake news and there is a possibility of creating unrest in the society the statement said The Chief Minister has asked the authorities to take action in the beginning itself by cutting off the roots During the last time the forces have tried to circulate false news on child lifters transportation of cow meat The people have rejected the BJP and Sangh Parivar with conviction and ruthlessness There are signs of orchestrating clashes between groups rioting through the fake news at a time when there is preparation for the Lok Sabha elections Siddaramaiah has stated that necessary action must be taken in this regard Earlier there was a dedicated technical team at the Bengaluru Police Commissionerate and state Police Headquarters They detected fake news and warned people by conducting fact checks However this was stopped when the BJP came to power This must be restarted Siddaramaiah has told police Siddaramaiah has instructed the cyber police that they have to get ready to detect fake news and give a report on this on a monthly basis the official statement added IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ktaka-cm-orders-to-track-down-origin-of-fake-news-campaigns-439376.html Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ktaka-to-take-decisive-action-on-fake-news-to-call-meeting-of-fb-twitter-google-439720.html Bengaluru June 21 The Karnataka government has decided to create a separate cyber wing in every police station to counter fake news and will also hold a meeting with the representatives of Facebook Twitter Google and other social media platforms Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday Minister for Home Dr G Parameshwara said A meeting of representatives of Facebook Twitter Google and other social media platforms is being called soon The number of persons indulging in circulating fake news is steadily growing and this will be contained Whoever creates fake news and circulates it will be dealt with by initiating legal action The action is certain no matter which political outfit one belongs to the state Home Minister said Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday directed the authorities to track down the origins of fake news campaigns The order has been issued following rampant fake news campaigns being carried out on social media platforms after the new Congress government assumed power in the state The officers have also directed to identify those who are spreading false news and initiate legal action against them Siddaramaiah had a detailed discussion with state Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara regarding the order In 2013 when the then Congress government assumed power the fake news menace had cropped up This time also political opponents are adopting the same tactic The attempts are being made in the backdrop of fast approaching Lok Sabha elections They are indulging in the circulation of more and more fake news and there is a possibility of creating unrest in the society the statement from the Chief Ministers office said The Chief Minister asked the authorities to take action in the beginning itself by cutting off the roots During the BJP rule the forces have tried to circulate false news on child lifters transportation of cow meat etc said the CM The people have rejected the BJP and Sangh Parivar with conviction and ruthlessness There are signs of orchestrating clashes between groups rioting through the fake news at a time when there is preparation for the Lok Sabha elections Necessary action must be taken in this regard Earlier there was a dedicated technical team at the Bengaluru Police Commissionerate and state Police Headquarters They detected fake news and warned people by conducting fact checks However this was stopped when the BJP came to power This must be restarted Siddaramaiah told police officials The Chief Minister has instructed the cyber police to get ready to detect fake news and give a report on this on a monthly basis the official statement added IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ktaka-to-take-decisive-action-on-fake-news-to-call-meeting-of-fb-twitter-google-439720.html Wed, 21 Jun 2023 23:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/allahabad-hc-restrains-documentary-film-from-release-437528.html Prayagraj June 15 In a major development the Allahabad High Court has restrained AlJazeera from releasing its documentary film IndiaWho lit the Fuse in India during the pendency of a public interest litigation The court ordered the Indian government to ensure the film is not broadcast until its contents are examined by authorities and necessary certification is obtained The petition was filed by social activist Sudhir Kumar who argued the film portrayed a negative and distorted version of facts with the intent of creating disharmony among religious communities The court set July 6 as the next date of hearing in the case The court also directed the Central government to take appropriate measures to ensure that the film is not allowed to be telecastbroadcast unless its contents are examined by the authorities duly constituted in law for the purpose and necessary certificationauthorisation is obtained from the competent authority The court directed the Central government state government and AlJazeera media networks to file their reply in the case by July 6 The bench comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Ashutosh Srivastava passed the order in connection with a PIL filed by Sudhir Kumar a social activist According to the petitioner he said that he had learnt from print and social media reports that the film portrays the Muslim minority of India living with a sense of fear and presents a disruptive narrative creating a sense of public hatred which is far from the reality The counsel for the petitioner pleaded The film negatively portrays the political functionaries of the Indian state and projects them as acting detrimental to the interest of minorities The film purposefully seeks to create a rift between Indias largest religious communities through its disruptive narrative and create a sense of public hatred The film proposes to publicise distorted version of facts with intent to create disharmony among the citizens of the country who belong to different religions denominations The petitioner also relied on various social media posts commenting upon the film on its prerelease preview in some other countries The petitioner also raised the apprehension that the telecast of the film in question without adhering to the constitutional and statutory safeguards may result in injuring the public order and thereby the sovereignty and integrity of India The court after hearing the petitioners counsel and PK Giri Additional Advocate General for the state government observed Considering the seriousness of allegations made in the writ which are likely to have far reaching consequences the petition does require consideration We are conscious of the fact that the freedom of speech and expression as also the right of broadcast is a fundamental right but it remains subject to the reasonable restrictions imposed by Article 192 of the Constitution of India Considering the evil consequences that are likely to occur on the telecastbroadcast of film in question of its telecastbroadcast we are of the view that the broadcasttelecast of the film in question be deferred pending consideration of the cause in the present petition No irreparable injury would otherwise be caused to the fifth respondent if the telecastbroadcast of the film is allowed after required scrutiny of the issues raised in the present petition the court added The court then observed We restrain the fifth respondent from telecastingbroadcastingreleasing the film IndiaWho lit the Fuse till the issues raised in the present petition are adjudicated after notice to the fifth respondent We also direct the Central government and the authorities constituted under it particularly respondent no 2 to take appropriate measures warranted in law to ensure that the film is not allowed to be telecastbroadcast unless its contents are examined by the authorities duly constituted in law for the purpose and necessary certificationauthorisation is obtained from the competent authority The court further directed The authorities of the Union and the state government are directed to act in aid of above directions and thereby secure social harmony and protect the security and interest of the Indian state IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/allahabad-hc-restrains-documentary-film-from-release-437528.html Thu, 15 Jun 2023 05:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/radio-city-unveils-vibrant-new-jingle-to-captivate-young-audiences-436821.html Mumbai June 12 Radio City has unveiled a vibrant new jingle City Ki Nayi Vibe a modern rendition of the popular track Rag Rag Mein Daude City to captivate Gen Z The jingle was launched in Dubai at Radio Citys Business Titans event attended by Bollywood celebrities Suniel Shetty Karishma Tanna Kainaat Arora and Nimrat Kaur Understanding the pulse of its everevolving audience Radio City crafted new station music to cater to the vivacious Gen Z audience who sought a coolness quotient in their experiences The newly launched jingle has been designed to give the radio station a young lively and funfilled vibe that will strike a perfect chord with the audience across 39 markets With amazing energy a contemporary sound and an undeniable fun factor the jingle promises to create an engaging and buoyant atmosphere Radio Citys CEO Ashit Kukian said Our new jingle is set to augment our brand identity of delivering the best music and content experience allowing us to stay ahead of the curve in meaningful ways Renowned singers Nikhita Gandhi and Divya Kumar have lent their captivating voices to the new jingle Nikhita known for her superhit songs expressed her excitement about being the voice of Radio Citys new station sound She praised the jingles vibe and its perfect alignment with the aspirations and energy of young people Divya says the infectious new rendition of Rag Rag Mein Daude City perfectly captures the essence of modernity and youthful vibrancy I feel immensely privileged to have collaborated with Radio City and lend my voice to this project as they constantly strive for excellence Divya said For its South Indian listeners Radio City has onboarded several singers such as Krithika Nelson Nikita Gandhi and Jithin Raj for Tamil Shashank Sheshagiri and Sangeetha Rajeev for Kannada Lalasa Rachapudi and LV Revanth for Telugu Radio City will incorporate the new station sound across various marketing channels to maximise its reach and effectiveness Additionally the jingle will be leveraged on various digital platforms including social media channels streaming platforms and its website We will leverage these channels to engage with our audience create a buzz and encourage usergenerated content around the jingle through contests promotions and hook step challenges Ashit said Ashit believes that the new jingle will reinforce Radio Citys position as a trendsetter in the realm of radio entertainment and solidify its commitment to delivering innovative and engaging content Radio City hopes the jingle will generate excitement increase engagement and drive listenership It aims to reinforce its position as Indias premier radio network through this launch IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/radio-city-unveils-vibrant-new-jingle-to-captivate-young-audiences-436821.html Tue, 13 Jun 2023 01:15:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/widespread-condemnation-after-kerala-police-file-case-against-tv-reporter-on-complaint-by-sfi-leader-436184.html Kochi June 11 The manner in which the Kerala Police on Saturday registered a case against a female TV reporter and four others including a college principal based on a complaint filed by the state secretary of the SFI has received widespread condemnation The case was registered after SFI state secretary PM Arsho filed a complaint alleging that a conspiracy was hatched to defame him by reporting a false news Those who have been accused include the principal of the Government Maharajas College a professor and three others Akhila Nandakumar a television journalist is the fifth accused and the charge against her is that she was part of the conspiracy and came to the college to report the news against Arsho Trouble has been brewing at the Maharajas College ever since a report surfaced that former SFI leader K Vidya was caught redhanded after a teacher from the Government College in Wayanad got in touch with the principal of Maharajas College in Ernakulam seeking clarifications if Vidya was employed as a guest lecturer during 201819 and 202021 The principal of Maharajas College after verification realised that there was no one employed in the Malayalam department as guest lecturer for the past one decade Along with this news came pictures of Vidya and Arsho and also a news which was aired that revealed a mark list of Arsho who is an MA archeology student at the Maharajas College which said that he passed a semester examination but the mark list showed serious errors Soon came the news that it was an error on the part of the National Informatics Centre which prepared the list But Arsho in his complaint said that it was done following a conspiracy and this was first taken up by the students wing of the Congress party KSU and Akhila had reported this The Kerala Union of Working Journalists and the Trivandrum Press Club have strongly condemned the police action of registering a case against the reporter terming it as something unheard of Congress legislator and former Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said that he fails to understand whats happening in Kerala Strange things are happening as a journalist has been indicted because she did her job This is not at all acceptable Chennithala said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/widespread-condemnation-after-kerala-police-file-case-against-tv-reporter-on-complaint-by-sfi-leader-436184.html Sun, 11 Jun 2023 05:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/youtube-accounts-of-tanmay-bhat-aishwarya-mohanraj-abdu-rozik-under-cyberattack-434654.html Mumbai June 5 The accounts of popular YouTubers Tanmay Bhat Aishwarya Mohanraj and former Bigg Boss contestant Abdu Rozik have come under cyberattack Tanmay whose Gmail account too was hacked features US automotive company Teslas picture on his YouTube page the channel even live streamed the companys event His channel still had 473 videos The channel which has over 4 million subscribers has no content on its page now Tanmay has claimed the twofactor authentication was breached in his case Similarly Aishwarya Mohanrajs channel which has more than 70000 subscribers features Teslas picture with 2 live streams of a Tesla event Given Elon Musks online popularity hackers have impersonated him in the past to perpetrate various types of scams Even posing as a business account of Muskowned Tesla isnt entirely new The live streams being run by these hackers carry superimposed messages that aggressively nudge users to scan a QR code on the screen Abdu who has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube also faced the attack from hackers His channel too has been flooded with videos of tutorials on crack softwares IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/youtube-accounts-of-tanmay-bhat-aishwarya-mohanraj-abdu-rozik-under-cyberattack-434654.html Tue, 06 Jun 2023 12:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/aap-trying-to-muzzle-voice-of-media-in-punjab-sukhbir-badal-431579.html Chandigarh May 26 Shiromani Akali Dal SAD President Sukhbir Badal on Friday accused the AAP government in Punjab of trying to muzzle the voice of media ever since it assumed power The government has registered false cases against journalists besides banning web channels and even stopping advertisements to publications which refused to relay its propaganda he said It has also proceeded against artists academicians and intellectuals The SAD will do its utmost to guard the freedom of the press and democratic values and warns the AAP government not to trample upon civil rights in this manner Reacting to summoning of Managing Editor of the Ajit newspaper Barjinder Singh Hamdard Badal said the act of summoning of Hamdard by the state Vigilance Bureau was a brazen act of a power drunk Chief Minister who wanted to exact revenge against the him for his principled stand on freedom of the press In a statement here the SAD President expressed solidarity with Hamdard and said the Akali Dal would do its utmost to defend the voice of the media in Punjab Asserting that the intimidation of Hamdard had shocked Punjabis worldwide Badal said the Chief Minister first stopped advertisements to the Ajit newspaper Then it started intimidating functionaries of the Ajit and now it has stooped down to persecuting its Managing Director This is the height of vendetta politics and is totally unacceptable in a democracy IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/aap-trying-to-muzzle-voice-of-media-in-punjab-sukhbir-badal-431579.html Sat, 27 May 2023 19:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/no-flight-risk-involved-delhi-hc-allows-prannoy-roy-radhika-roy-to-fly-abroad-430356.html New Delhi May 23 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy to fly abroad from July 25 to August 15 albeit with certain conditions The application was moved by the duo in a plea challenging the lookout circular LOC issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI in view of the registration of two FIRs dated June 2 2017 and August 19 2019 against the Roys A singlejudge bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh said Owing to the professional standing of the petitioners and their ties to India they dont pose a flight risk The petitioners are permitted to travel abroad The application was opposed by the respondent on the ground that investigations are pending against both of them Appearing for the Roys senior advocate N Harihan submitted that his clients wish to travel abroad for business purposes and also to visit Prannoy Roys brother The court imposed certain conditions such as providing details of their itinerary to the registrar of the court and directed the Roys to furnish an undertaking stating that they shall return not later than August 15 While disposing of the application Justice Singh also said that other conditions will be added to the order Considering the reasons given in the application and the fact that this court had on June 1 2022 permitted the petitioners to travel the petitioners are permitted to travel abroad the court said Earlier the high court had queried the CBI on the LOC issued against the Roys The counsel representing the CBI had on January 20 said that the lookout circular was still continuing It was also noted that an earlier LOC had expired on June 19 2020 and that a second LOC was issued thereafter To that Justice Singh had orally said that you cannot continue in perpetuity The high court had on June 1 2022 allowed the Roys to travel abroad stating that the duo had cooperated with the CBI The singlejudge bench of Justice Yashwant Varma had passed the order The CBI had argued that the investigation into the allegations of financial irregularities was still on and that the Roys were flight risks However Justice Varma had concluded that there was no material to show that the couple posed a flight risk It is also not shown or established that they have failed to render cooperation in the ongoing investigation From the materials placed on behalf of the applicants it is manifest that the petitioners have deeprooted ties in the country and consequently the prayer for interim permission as made would merit acceptance he had said In 2017 the CBI had registered a case against the Roys alleging financial irregularities during the couples tenure on the NDTVs managing committee IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/no-flight-risk-involved-delhi-hc-allows-prannoy-roy-radhika-roy-to-fly-abroad-430356.html Wed, 24 May 2023 13:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/meta-may-fire-6k-workers-in-its-3rd-round-of-job-cuts-next-week-report-428778.html San Francisco May 19 Meta formerly Facebook is reportedly going to start laying off more employees next week in its third round of job cuts The layoffs will affect Metas business departments and could affect thousands of employees reports Vox The third wave is going to happen next week That affects everybody in the biz teams including in my orgs Meta president of global affairs Nick Clegg was quoted as saying However the exact number has not been confirmed but it is expected that the company will lay off approximately 6000 employees in this round In March Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company planned to cut 10000 jobs by the end of May following an 11000job cut in November last year The tech giant cut around 4000 of the planned 10000 positions last month leaving nearly 6000 positions potentially on the chopping block At the end of 2022 Meta had around 86000 employees the report said The ongoing layoffs at Meta are part of Zuckerbergs plans for a year of efficiency in 2023 In April Meta almost wiped out its team dedicated to combating misinformation According to Command Line by The Verges Alex Heath the majority of the team responsible for combating fake news across Facebook and Instagram has been sacked The team size was about 50 people the report said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/meta-may-fire-6k-workers-in-its-3rd-round-of-job-cuts-next-week-report-428778.html Fri, 19 May 2023 20:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/turkey-summons-german-ambassador-over-detention-of-turkish-reporters-428338.html Ankara May 18 The Turkish Foreign Ministry has said that it had summoned the German ambassador in Ankara over what it calls the detention of Turkish reporters in Frankfurt The Ministry denounced the harassment and intimidation against the Turkish reporters who work for the progovernment Daily Sabahs Frankfurt bureau according to a Ministry statement on Wednesday The statement said the detention was a deliberate act that came in the wake of Turkeys presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday expecting the immediate release of the reporters Xinhua news agency reported Germanys action against the free press which aims to teach the whole world about the freedom of press and expression reveals its doublestandard approach it noted Daily Sabah reported that its Germany representative Ismail Erel and EditorinChief Cemil Albay were detained on Wednesday morning upon a complaint by a fugitive of the Gulen movement residing in Germany The Turkish government accuses the Gulen movement of infiltrating into the state bureaucracy and attempting a coup on July 15 2016 Ankara has been carrying out a massive crackdown on suspects with links to the movement since the coup attempt IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/turkey-summons-german-ambassador-over-detention-of-turkish-reporters-428338.html Thu, 18 May 2023 15:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/cbi-books-journalist-under-official-secrets-act-for-leaking-sensitive-info-427835.html New Delhi May 17 The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI has said that freelance journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi was sharing classified information of Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO with intelligence agencies of foreign countries including Pakistan an official said Raghuvanshi was involved in the illegal collection of sensitive information He collected the minute details of the DRDO defence projects and their progress sensitive details about the future procurement of Indian armed forces which reveal the strategic preparedness of countrys classified communicationinformation relating to national security details of the strategic and diplomatic talks of India with our friendly countries and shared this classified information with intelligence agencies of foreign countries the official added The CBI registered the case on December 9 2022 under Section 3 of the Official Secrets Act read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code IPC after receiving a complaint from the DRDO The CBI also conducted raids at 12 locations including DelhiNCR and Jaipur in this connection at the premises of the accused and others During investigation certain documents containing sensitive information were recovered from the possession of the accused Further investigation in the matter is underway IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/cbi-books-journalist-under-official-secrets-act-for-leaking-sensitive-info-427835.html Wed, 17 May 2023 09:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/appointing-new-twitter-ceo-will-allow-me-to-focus-on-tesla-musk-426788.html New Delhi May 13 The appointment of Linda Yaccarino former Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships at NBC Universal as Twitter CEO will free Elon Musk to devote more to Tesla and bring it back on course Musks role will now transition to being executive chair and CTO overseeing product software and system operations Bringing on Linda allows me to devote more time to Tesla which is exactly what I will be doing Musk said on Saturday Teslas operating income decreased 24 per cent to 27 billion in Q1 2023 as the Muskrun EV maker continues to cut prices of its vehicles In an earnings call with analysts Musk said that Tesla will start delivering its longdelayed Cybertruck in the third quarter of 2023 It takes time to get the manufacturing line going and this is really a very radical product Its not made in the way that other cars are made Musk said late last month In the first quarter Teslas automotive revenue reached about 199 billion an 18 per cent increase YoY Tesla ended the March quarter with free cash flow of 441 million down 80 per cent from the same period last year The company has drastically lowered the prices of EVs across its lineup in the US and Europe in an effort to boost sales as its stock plummeted more than 60 per cent earlier this year Musk had hinted that more price increases may be on the way as Tesla adjusts to the demand created by the massive price cuts IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/appointing-new-twitter-ceo-will-allow-me-to-focus-on-tesla-musk-426788.html Sun, 14 May 2023 02:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/paramount-media-networks-slashes-25-jobs-to-shut-down-mtv-news-425497.html San Francisco May 10 Paramount Media Networks laying off 25 per cent of its workforce along with shutting down MTV News because of pressure from broader headwinds like many of our peersa MTVs news division was launched in the 1980s which will now be shut down according to a company memo seen by Variety Layoffs will impact 25 per cent of employees across the Showtime MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks groups in the US Paramount Media Networks president Chris McCarthy said in the memo to employees that senior leaders in coordination with HR have been working together over the past few months to determine the optimal organisation for the current and future needs of their business As a result we have made the very hard but necessary decision to reduce our domestic team by approximately 25 per cent said McCarthy This is a tough yet important strategic realignment of our group Through the elimination of some units and by streamlining others we will be able to reduce costs and create a more effective approach to our business as we move forward he added The media and entertainment group will now be consolidated into two functions Studios encompassing Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios and networks combining nine separate teams into one portfolio group The affected Paramountowned networks include Nick MTV Comedy Central Paramount Network CMT Smithsonian TV Land Logo and Pop TV The majority of the layoffs will be among the networks group due to consolidation Showtime earlier laid off 120 employees while merging into MTV Entertainment Studios IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/paramount-media-networks-slashes-25-jobs-to-shut-down-mtv-news-425497.html Wed, 10 May 2023 10:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/fox-news-settles-defamation-case-with-dominion-for-7875-million-420208.html Davida Brook left Justin Nelson center and Stephen Shackelford right attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems exit the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington Del after the defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News was settled just as the jury trial was set to begin Tuesday April 18 2023 PTI By Yashwant Raj Washington April 19 US media giant Fox News will pay 7875 million to settle a defamation case with Dominion Voting Systems a voting technology company over allegations that it knowingly and recklessly aired false claims tying the companys machines to conspiracies about 2020 Presidential elections The settlement came in a stunning development on the opening day of the trial in a Delaware court and only hours after the selection of the 12 members of the jury The proceedings stopped around 4 pm and the judge returned after a prolonged delay to announce the parties had reached a settlement Today represents a ringing endorsement for truth and democracy Dominions lawyer Justin Nelson said at a news briefing Lies have consequences The truth does not know red or blue The settlement amount of 7875 million is roughly half of what Dominion had sought but amount is more than the total worth of the company which is owned by a New York equity fund We are pleased to have reached a settlement of our dispute with Dominion Voting Systems Fox said in a statement couching its admission of guilt in less than in clear terms We acknowledge the Courts rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false Fox faces another such defamation from Smartmatic another voting technology company and to the tune of 27 billion Dominions litigation exposed some of the misconduct and damage caused by Foxs disinformation campaign a spokesperson of the company said in a statement adding Smartmatic will expose the rest From all available details of the settlement Fox will not be required to issue a public apology or acknowledge its lies and false claim on air Additionally there will be no consequences from executives and news hosts and anchors for making these claims day in and day out for weeks and months Fox News aired claims of election fraud in 2020 made mostly by former President Donald Trump who is still pushing his lies and his teams of lawyers and aides They alleged without any evidence the 2020 presidential election was rigged and that the outcome should be overturned Some of these Trump lawyers and aides have also been sued by Dominion and Smartmatic including lawyers Rudi Giuliani and Sidney Powell Dominion sent them a public message after the Fox settlement Were not done yet We have some other people who have some accountability coming toward them Stephen Shackelford another Dominion lawyer said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/fox-news-settles-defamation-case-with-dominion-for-7875-million-420208.html Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ed-registers-fema-case-against-bbc-india-418387.html New Delhi April 13 In a latest development in the BBC IT raid case the Enforcement Directorate ED has now filed a FEMA violation case against the news broadcaster sources claimed on Thursday The ED filed the case against BBC India for irregularities in foreign funding In February a team of the IncomeTax IT Department carried out a survey at the media conglomerate British Broadcasting Service BBCs Mumbai studio and office in Delhi BBC had said then that it was fully cooperating with the authorities The Income Tax Authorities are currently at the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai and we are fully cooperating We hope to have this situation resolved as soon as possible BBC had said in a tweet After the surveys the Income Tax department had said that it had found several discrepancies and inconsistencies with regard to transfer pricing documentation It also said the income and profits shown by various BBC group entities were not commensurate with the scale of operations in India Now the sources have claimed that on the basis of the IT survey the ED has lodged a case of violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act FEMA against the BBC IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ed-registers-fema-case-against-bbc-india-418387.html Fri, 14 Apr 2023 05:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/wsj-journo-wrongfully-detained-in-russia-says-us-417623.html Washington April 11 The US said that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been wrongfully detained in Russia and called for his immediate release The wrongfully detained designation in the US means the case will now be transferred to the office of the Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs reports the BBC This will raise the profile of the case and allow the government to allocate more resources to securing his release At his regular press briefing the State Departments Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said that Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a determination that Evan Gershkovich is wrongfully detained by Russia He called for the immediate release of the 31yearold reporter and condemned the Kremlins continued repression of independent voices in Russia and its ongoing war against the truth Regarding consular access to Gershkovich the spokesman told the reporters said We are still continuing to seek consular access At this point it is a violation of Russias obligations under our consular convention and a violation against international law We have stressed the need for the Russian government to provide this access as soon as possible We believe that it is a matter of human dignity to ensure that Gershkovich can meet with consular officers Last week the Russian Foreign Ministry had said the issue of consular access was being resolved but added that the fuss in the US about this case which was aimed at pressurising the Russian authorities was hopeless and senseless Gershkovich who is accredited to work as a journalist in Russia by the countrys Foreign Ministry was detained late last month in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg for acting on the instructions of the American side collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian militaryindustrial complex according to officials in Moscow Russias intelligence agency Federal Security Service FSB has opened a criminal case against the US citizen under Article 276 of the Russian Criminal Code Espionage This is the first such case of an American journalist detained in Russia over spying allegations since the Cold War Espionage in Russia carries a maximum jail term of 20 years The Wall Street Journal has rubbished the spying allegations reports the BBC In a statement on Monday the newspaper said The distinction will unlock additional resources and attention at the highest levels of the US government in securing his release We are doing everything in our power to support Evan and his family According to a report by the James Foley Legacy Foundation which advocates for the freedom of Americans being held hostage abroad at least 65 Americans were being unfairly detained abroad in 2022 The foundation is named after the US journalist abducted in Syria and killed by the Islamic State terror group in 2014 IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/wsj-journo-wrongfully-detained-in-russia-says-us-417623.html Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/zimbabwean-govt-investigates-allegations-of-gold-smuggling-money-laundering-415598.html Harare April 5 The Zimbabwean government has said that it has directed its law enforcement agencies to investigate alleged cases of money laundering and gold smuggling following an expose by an international media organisation singling out some individuals said to be involved in the racket A foreign media outlet has so far screened two out of four episodes under a series dubbed Gold Mafia in which some alleged players are secretly recorded most of them claiming to have links with high offices in the land Minister of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Monica Mutsvangwa said on Tuesday in a statement that the government has noted the documentary currently being serialised and will take action Xinhua news agency reported Government takes the allegations raised in the documentary seriously and has directed relevant organs to institute investigations into the issues raised therein she added Any person found to have engaged in acts of corruption fraud or any form of crime will face the full wrath of the law In the documentary alleged actors say they smuggle the gold to Dubai the United Arab Emirates while illicit wealth was laundered in the country with assistance from highprofile people Mutsvangwa said the government was reaffirming its commitment to upholding international laws including laws relating to financial transactions and the trade of gold and other precious minerals Boastful behaviour and namedropping by some personalities featured in the documentary seeking personal gain and glory should never be taken as an enunciation of government policy she said adding that the government remains seized with the matter and the nation will be kept apprised of any new developments The documentary has raised a lot of interest among citizens who are now advocating for action to be taken against anyone found to have broken the law IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/zimbabwean-govt-investigates-allegations-of-gold-smuggling-money-laundering-415598.html Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/nkorea-holds-conference-of-journalists-union-for-1st-time-in-22-yrs-415632.html Seoul April 5 North Korea held a conference of its journalists union for the first time in 22 years and urged its members to become devoted spokespeople of the ruling Workers Party Pyongyangs state media reported on Wednesday The 9th conference of the Journalists Union of Korea took place in Pyongyang on Monday and Tuesday joined by top state media officials including Ri Chunhee the iconic news presenter for Korean Central TV according to the Norths official Korean Central News Agency KCNA The North last convened the unions conference in November 2001 long before the countrys current leader Kim Jongun took power in 2011 reports Yonhap News Agency This weeks conference could be intended to bolster the regimes propaganda efforts as it seeks to ward off foreign influences and battles with chronic food shortages observers said During the meeting the chairman of the unions central committee called on its members to accept the policies and stance of the ruling party as the absolute truth and become its devoted spokespeople to lead the countrys socialist construction the KCNA said The members unanimously voted to revise the unions rules although the KCNA did not provide details on its content They also elected a new chairman and vice chairman of the unions central committee The KCNA said the conference served as an important opportunity to improve the countrys work on publication and news reporting by establishing the ruling partys ideology on them as a firm guideline The North is known for being one of the worst countries for press freedom in the world with its media outlets tightly controlled by the state IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/nkorea-holds-conference-of-journalists-union-for-1st-time-in-22-yrs-415632.html Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/nyt-loses-twitter-blue-badge-koo-founder-invites-it-to-join-platform-414650.html New Delhi April 2 Elon Muskrun Twitter on Sunday removed the Blue badge of The New York Times barely a week after he announced a new policy for keeping verification badges On the other hand Aprameya Radhakrishna CEO and Cofounder of Koo has invited leading US newspaper and all other news organisations around the world to join the platform Inviting nytimes and all other news organisations around the world to join Koo where there is no price for your voice Koo provides free lifetime verification for all notable personalities and organisations Fake news is a menace around the world he tweeted Moreover commenting on the removal of The New York Times Blue Badge Musk tweeted The real tragedy of NYTimes is that their propaganda isnt even interesting Also their feed is the Twitter equivalent of diarrhoea Its unreadable They would have far more real followers if they only posted their top articles Same applies to all publications he added Twitters Verification for Organisations service is now available globally The platform last month tweeted from its Twitter Verified account Verified Organisations are available globally We are now sending email invitations to approved organisations from the waitlist The company also announced to remove all legacy Blue verified checkmarks for both individual users and organisations from April 1 Twitter Blue is now available globally and the users can get Blue Verified for 7 a month if they sign up via web browser IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/nyt-loses-twitter-blue-badge-koo-founder-invites-it-to-join-platform-414650.html Mon, 03 Apr 2023 02:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/lavrov-blinken-discuss-detained-us-reporter-over-phone-414707.html Moscow April 3 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who has been detained in Russia on espionage charges During the phone conversation Lavrov underscored the need to respect the decision of Russian authorities made under Russias law and international obligations the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday The Russian Foreign Minister expressed opposition to attempts of US officials and the Western media to politicise the legal case He noted that Gershkovich was caught redhanded while trying to obtain classified information and collecting data constituting a state secret under the guise of a journalistic status and his fate will be determined by the court Xinhua news agency reported In addition Lavrov and Blinken touched upon some bilateral issues during the call the statement added The Russian Federal Security Service announced on Thursday that it had detained Gershkovich in Yekaterinburg for spying in the interests of the American government and a criminal case had been launched IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/lavrov-blinken-discuss-detained-us-reporter-over-phone-414707.html Mon, 03 Apr 2023 08:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/wall-street-journal-reporter-detained-in-russia-us-condemns-in-strongest-terms-413701.html Washington March 31 The US has condemned in the strongest terms the detention of an American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia over alleged espionage This is the first such case of an American journalist detained in Russia for allegations of spying since the Cold War Espionage in Russia carries a maximum jail term of 20 years In a statement on Thursday Russias intelligence agency Federal Security Service FSB said that the 31yearold reporter was detained in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg for acting on the instructions of the American side collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian militaryindustrial complex According to The Wall Street Journal Gershkovich is accredited to work as a journalist in Russia by the countrys Foreign Ministry Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said FSB investigators have opened a criminal case against the US citizen under Article 276 of the Russian Criminal Code Espionage reports Russias staterun TASS News Agency Moscows Lefortovsky District Court arrested the reporter until May 29 TASS said adding that he will be lodged in the Lefortovo detention facility In response to the development White House Press Secretary Karine JeanPierre said the US is deeply concerned by the troubling reports of the reporters detention adding that President Joe Biden has been informed of the development The targeting of American citizens by the Russian government is unacceptable We condemn the detention of Gershkovich in the strongest terms We also condemn the Russian governments continued targeting and repression of journalists and freedom of the press the Press Secretary added The Press Secretary went on to say that the State Department is in direct touch with the Russian government on this matter including actively working to secure consular access to Gershkovich She also reiterated that Americans should heed the US governments warning to not travel to Russia US citizens residing or traveling in Russia should depart immediately as the State Department continues to advise JeanPierre added In a statement on Thursday The Wall Street Journal said it vehemently denied the allegations against its employee The Wall Street Journal vehemently denies the allegations from the FSB and seeks the immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter Evan Gershkovich We stand in solidarity with Evan and his family the newspaper said On his part Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the US has sought immediate consular access to Gershkovich so that it can provide the appropriate support In the strongest possible terms we condemn the Kremlins continued attempts to intimidate repress and punish journalists and civil society voices If you are a US citizen living or traveling in Russia please leave immediately he added Gershkovich joined The Wall Street Journal in January 2022 He has worked as a reporter in Russia since 2017 first for the Moscow Times and then for Agence FrancePresse AFP Earlier he was a news assistant in New York for the New York Times In his most recent Wall Street Journal piece published this week Gershkovich reported on Russias declining economy and how the Kremlin was having to deal with ballooning military expenditures while maintaining social spending Even before Russia launched its fullscale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 reporting from the country had become increasingly difficult says the BBC Independent journalists were labelled foreign agents and BBC Russia correspondent Sarah Rainsford was expelled from the country When the war began on February 24 2022 Russia introduced a criminal offence for reporting fake news or discrediting the army under which dozens of Russians have been convicted for criticising the invasion on social media Almost all independent media were silenced shut down or blocked including major outlets TV Rain Echo of Moscow radio and newspaper Novaya Gazeta Many Western media chose to leave Russia Tensions between the Kremlin and the West have become increasingly tense in the 13 months of Russias war in Ukraine Several US citizens are being held in Russia Days before the invasion American basketball star Brittney Griner was detained at a Moscow airport and jailed for carrying cannabis oil It was 10 months before she was freed in exchange for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/wall-street-journal-reporter-detained-in-russia-us-condemns-in-strongest-terms-413701.html Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/man-arrested-for-objectionable-social-media-posts-against-andhra-cm-413783.html Amaravati March 31 Andhra Pradesh Police have arrested a man for objectionable social media posts against Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and other leaders of the ruling party Police in Gannavaram in Krishna district arrested Ponduri Kotiratnam Anjan 34 for posting derogatory messages on social media He however was released on bail by a local court on Thursday evening Police had registered a case against him under Indian Penal Code IPC section 153A Stating that the accused is posting messages on social media defaming the government and promoting enmity between different groups the police produced him before a judge However the judge refused to send him on remand and asked police to issue a notice for questioning Police seized his mobile phones and laptops and sent the same to the forensic science laboratory for examination Anjan who did his MS in the US and worked at a company there for three years before returning to India in 2015 was picked up by police from his house in Gannavaram on Wednesday He was arrested on a complaint by a local worker of the YSR Congress Party YSRCP He was allegedly posting messages in favour of the opposition TDP and was targeting YSRCP leaders Police questioned him if he was doing this at the behest of any TDP leader The man claimed that he was posting the messages on his own Police said they will register a cyberbully sheet against the accused and will place a constant vigil IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/man-arrested-for-objectionable-social-media-posts-against-andhra-cm-413783.html Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-quashes-summons-in-criminal-defamation-case-by-jnu-professor-against-the-wire-413213.html New Delhi March 29 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside a summoning order issued by a magistrates court in criminal defamation proceedings initiated by a Jawaharlal Nehru University JNU Professor Amita Singh against news publication The Wire In 2016 Singh had filed a criminal defamation case against The Wire its editor Siddharth Varadrajan and reporter Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani who was hearing the matter passed it stating that there was no material before the magistrate to support the summoning order As a sequitur to the above summoning order dated 07012017 made by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate in criminal complaint bearing CC No 322032016 cannot be sustained in law and is accordingly quashed and setaside the singlejudge bench said Justice Bhambhani also noted that the publication neither claimed that Singh was involved in any wrongdoing nor did it speak of the respondent Singh in any derogatory derisive or denigrating terms This court is unable to discern therefore as to how the subject publication can be said to have defamed the respondent Singhs case stemmed from a story published by the news portal stating that a group of JNU professors compiled a 200page dossier calling the university a den of organised sex racket The dossier however was titled Jawaharlal Nehru University The Den of Secessionism and Terrorism according to The Wire and it was stated that Singh who is a professor at the Centre for Law and Governance was leading the group of teachers that prepared the report The Wires story read that the report in question was submitted to the universitys administration and that it accused some of its teachers of encouraging a decadent culture in JNU and legitimising separatist movements in India The Wire was represented by senior advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan along with advocates Rahul Kripalani Rea Bhalla and Supraja V and advocate Alok Kumar Rai appeared for the respondent IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-quashes-summons-in-criminal-defamation-case-by-jnu-professor-against-the-wire-413213.html Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ngo-terror-funding-case-delhi-court-sends-kashmiri-journalist-to-10-day-nia-custody-410948.html New Delhi March 22 A Delhi court on Wednesday remanded Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj to 10 days in National Investigation Agency NIA custody in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA case The NIA arrested Mehraj from Srinagar on Monday in connection with the NGO terror funding case an official said on Tuesday He was produced in the Patiala House Courts when the NIA sought 12 days remand to question him The arrest follows comprehensive investigations into the case registered in October 2020 Irfan Mehraj was a close associate of Khurram Parvez and was working with his organisation Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Societies JKCCS Investigations revealed that the JKCCS was funding terror activities in the Valley and had also been in the propagation of a secessionist agenda in the Valley under the garb of protection of human rights the official said The involvement of some Valleybased NGOs Trusts and Societies in the funding of terrorrelated activities was being probed in this case the investigation agency said Some NGOs both registered as well as unregistered were noticed collecting funds domestically and abroad under the cover of doing charity and various welfare activities including public health education etc But some of these organisations have developed links with proscribed terrorist outfits such as LashkareToiba LeT Hizbul Mujahideen HM the official said The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday expressed concern over the use of the UAPA against journalists and urged the administration to respect democratic values and stop their harassment in the name of national security According to reports on the afternoon of March 20 Irfan was called by an investigator on his mobile phone and told to come for a few minutes to the local NIA office in Srinagar Thereafter he was arrested and subsequently shifted to Delhi the Guild said in a statement IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ngo-terror-funding-case-delhi-court-sends-kashmiri-journalist-to-10-day-nia-custody-410948.html Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:36:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sensationalist-lies-says-indias-high-commissioner-to-uk-on-social-media-reports-on-punjab-410798.html New Delhi March 22 Indias High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami on Wednesday said that there is no truth to sensationalist lies being circulated on social media while giving details of the situation in Punjab post the police crackdown on Waris Punjab De and efforts to arrest its chief Amritpal Singh In a video address Doraiswami said The situation for travel is normal and visitors including from the UK are safe Let me assure all our friends here in the UK especially brothers and sisters with relatives in Punjab that there is no truth to sensationalist lies being circulated on social media The video was released by the Indian High Commission in London The situation in your ancestral homeland is not what is being reported The elected chief minister of the state and the local police authorities have put out detailed information including interviews on television please watch these Do not believe the small handful of people putting out fiction and disinformation Doraiswami said in the video The police crackdown took place almost a month after Amritpals supporters had clashed with police personnel at the Ajnala police station on the outskirts of Amritsar in February demanding the release of one of Amritpals close aide Lovepreet Toofan The High Commissioner further said that on March 18 the Punjab Police had launched an operation against elements of Waris Punjab De against whom criminal cases have been recorded Particularly against Amritpal Singh the chief of this organisation and some other elements All communication services including mobile telephone network continue to be available as of noon today for mobile Internet services across the state except in four districts Across the state Internet access using broadband access has not been affected There is no restriction to media reporting he further informed in the video message IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sensationalist-lies-says-indias-high-commissioner-to-uk-on-social-media-reports-on-punjab-410798.html Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/stop-harassment-of-scribes-in-name-of-national-security-syas-editors-guild-410802.html New Delhi March 22 Editors Guild of India on Wednesday expressed concern over the use of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA against journalists and urged the administration to respect democratic values and stop their harassment in the name of national security Editors Guild of India is deeply concerned about the excessive use of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA against journalists most recently in the case of the arrest of Irfan Mehraj a Kashmirbased journalist by the National Investigation Agency NIA According to reports on the afternoon of March 20 Irfan was called by an investigator on his mobile phone and told to come for a few minutes to the local NIA office in Srinagar Thereafter he was arrested and subsequently shifted to Delhi the Guild said in a statement Irfan has been booked under the draconian UAPA According to the NIA Irfan was previously summoned to Delhi in a case related to NGO terror funding and he cooperated As per the Guilds statement the NIA in its press note claimed he was a close associate of the Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez Irfan started his career as a journalist in 2015 and covered politics and human rights extensively He has written for several publications about the situation in Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 He also runs an online publication called Wande Magazine it said Irfan Mehrajs arrest continues a trend in Kashmir of security forces arresting journalists because of their critical reporting of the establishment These include journalists Aasif Sultan Sajad Gul and Fahad Shah The space for media freedom has progressively eroded in Kashmir The Guild urges the state administration to respect democratic values and stop the harassment of journalists in the name of national security it said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/stop-harassment-of-scribes-in-name-of-national-security-syas-editors-guild-410802.html Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/zohos-vembu-wrong-in-leaving-special-child-forbes-article-undermines-his-commitment-to-india-408254.html Chennai March 14 The Forbes magazine article about Zoho Corporations Founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu is to undermine his commitment to India and its civilisation Thuglak magazine editor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy said on Wednesday Forbes report on Vembus personal life as a business report has a deeper design to undermine sridhars larger commitment to his motherland and our civilisation As one who knows Sridhars problems for a decade the issue is Sridhar wants to be in India That is the real dispute Gurumurthy tweeted Vembu and his wife Pramila Srinivasan are fighting a divorce case in the US courts The couple have a 24yearold son suffering from austism According to report Srinivasan has alleged Vembu of abandoning her and their son and also transferring his stakes in Zoho to his sister In a series of tweets Vembu said With vicious personal attacks and slander on my character it is time for me to respond This is a deeply painful personal thread My personal life in contrast to my business life has been a long tragedy Autism destroyed our lives and left me suicidally depressed It is complete fiction to say I financially abandoned Pramila and my son They enjoy a far richer life than I do and I have supported them fully My US salary for the last 3 years has been with her and I gave our house to her Her foundation also is supported by Zoho Vembu said As our son got older 24 today I felt the endless treatments he was under were not helping much and he would be better off in rural India closer to loving people and helping to lift up people She felt I was giving up Our marriage collapsed under that stress he tweeted Vembu also blamed his uncle Ram his fathers younger brother for the mess by spreading malicious rumours about him and his siblings Sadly Pramila has chosen to trust my uncle Ram who still lives rent free at our home due to her own frustration that she feels I abandoned the fight on autism All I can say is that if I am not serving the causes and people I serve now my will to live would have left me Vembu tweeted The Zoho founder lives in Tenkasi in Tamil Nadu where Zoho has a centre While there are tweets in his support there are also tweets where he was criticised for leaving his wife with a son having special needs Honestly most certainly Your Autistic son would hv needed your presence you shud hv stayed with him instead of moving out Somehow doesnt feel right to me Your business cud hv been managed from there tweeted Anantha under the twitter handle AnanthMaangs A majority of couples remain in marriage because of children chidlren should be reason for continuing in married life it should never be reason to separate tweeted Santheep under the twitter handle santheepnair IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/zohos-vembu-wrong-in-leaving-special-child-forbes-article-undermines-his-commitment-to-india-408254.html Wed, 15 Mar 2023 02:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/fake-news-on-migrant-workers-tn-police-register-case-against-oplndiacom-ceo-editor-405942.html Chennai March 7 The Avadi police in Tamil Nadu have registered a case against the Chief Executive Officer and Editor of the right wing website Oplndiacom for allegedly spreading fear among the migrant workers in the state by publishing false news The case was registered on Monday night The CEO of OpIndiacom Rahul Roushan and Editor Nupur Sharma were charged by the Avadi police following a complaint filed by a DMK IT cell functionary Suryaprakash of Thirunindravur Suryaprakash in his complaint to the police said that OpIndiacom website was spreading false news and created a sense of fear among the workers from other states in Tamil Nadu and this could lead to conflict between the local people and migrants from other states In one of their articles OpIndiacom has written that the migrant workers were attacked in Tamil Nadu as many as 15 people have lost their lives in Taliban style attacks and the victims were beheaded Thiruninravur police in Avadi has registered a case against Rahul Roushan and Nupur Sharma under Sections 153 A promoting enmity between different regional language caste groups 505 publishing and circulating reports containing rumours with intent to create enmity between communities 505 B Statements conducing public mischief of the Indian Penal Code The Tamil Nadu Police have registered a case against the Editor of Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar a person named Tanveer Ahamad claiming to be a journalist and BJP Bihar spokesperson Prashant Kumar Umrao for spreading fake news that migrant workers were attacked in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has assured the people of North India that migrant workers were safe in Tamil Nadu and that the videos that were circulating depicting attacks on migrant workers were fake and deliberately made to infuse tension in migrant workers IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/fake-news-on-migrant-workers-tn-police-register-case-against-oplndiacom-ceo-editor-405942.html Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/kerala-police-conduct-raid-at-kozhikode-office-of-asianet-news-405351.html Thiruvananthapuram March 5 Days after the SFI activists barged into the Asianet News Kochi bureau the Kerala Police on Sunday conducted a raid at its Kozhikode office The raid is being carried out on the basis of a complaint filed by Left independent MLA PV Anvar The CPIM has been targeting the Asianet News ever since the Pinarayi Vijayan government came to power for the second consecutive time The popular news channel of the state has been relentlessly exposing the failures of the government of the day The channel has exposed the nexus between the state government and Swapna Suresh the accused in the infamous gold smuggling racket Chairman of Asianet News Rajesh Kalra while speaking to IANS said Kerala Police are currently raiding Asianet news office in Kozhikode in a fabricated case This follows the SFIs disruptive activity at our Kochi office the other day He said that attempting to browbeat the Asianet would fail and that the news group would take legal action against this Rajesh Kalra also said that there were earlier attempts to silence the media in Kerala and that those in power were trying to repeat that but it wont succeed in such tactics against the media It may be noted that Asianet is the first private news channel of Kerala and enjoys a high reputation in providing impartial news to the people of the state It has exposed several corrupt practices in the state and has brought several human interest stories of the tribes and marginalised to the mainstream On Friday a group of Students Federation of India SFI activists allegedly barged into the office of Malayalam news channel Asianet News in Kochi A case was registered against the SFI activists the student wing of the ruling CPIM on the basis of a complaint lodged by the TV channel IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/kerala-police-conduct-raid-at-kozhikode-office-of-asianet-news-405351.html Sun, 05 Mar 2023 17:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/protest-across-kerala-over-raids-on-asianet-405450.html Thiruvananthapuram March 5 Keralas Leader of Opposition VD Satheeshan on Sunday termed the police raids at the Asianet studio in Kozhikode a clear example of intolerance as political leaders social activists and media organisations condemned the governments action The Congress leader claimed that while the state government was campaigning against drugs on one hand on the other CPIM leaders were involved in drug business and when reports are given against this the government and CPIM are feeling the heat Accusing the Left government of trying to intimidate every one he noted that the Kerala Police which has not shown such keenness in conducting raids in murder cases is conducting a raid at a news channel office and studio A police team has conducted a raid at the Kozhikode regional office of the leading Kerala channel allegedly without even a search warrant After the raids ASP Kozhikode Surendran told media persons that no documents or records were seized from the channel office Senior Congress leader and former Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala also condemned the raid at Asianet office and termed it state terror but added that the government cannot silence the media by intimidation Thiruvananthapuram Press Club protested strongly against the raids conducted by the police at Asianet news office in Kozhikode Press club President MRadhakishnan and Secretary KNSanu in a statement said that the Chief Minister must rein in the police and added that the press club members would take out a protest march towards the office of the DGP Legal expert and former Director General of Prosecution TAsif Ali said that such an action was unheard of in the history of Kerala Police IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/protest-across-kerala-over-raids-on-asianet-405450.html Sun, 05 Mar 2023 23:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/uber-auto-rickshaw-driver-arrested-for-sexually-harassing-delhi-journalist-404901.html New Delhi March 3 An Uber autorickshaw driver has been arrested for sexually harassing a journalist during a ride from her residence to her friends place in south Delhi police said on Friday The accused was identified as Vinod Kumar Yadav 24 a resident of Noidas Sector 123 and native of Bihars Madhubani The incident occurred on Wednesday and the journalist also shared the video of the incident on social media According to police on March 2 at about 1100 pm the journalist a resident of Bharat Nagar approached New Friends Colony police station and filed a complaint against a TSR autorickshaw driver She levelled allegations of indecent behaviour as well as lascivious staring by him while she was travelling from New Friends Colony to Malviya Nagar on March 1 about 440 pm Accordingly a case under relevant sections of IPC was registered and investigation taken up said a senior police official The ownership of the autorickshaw was procured which was found in the name of Mohd Yunus Khan a resident of Nehru Camp Govindpuri Yunus was questioned and it came to light that the TSR was already purchased by Vinod said the official Meanwhile technical surveillance was also applied and Vinod was detained and interrogated and he was confirmed to be the alleged and hence arrested All legal formalities including statement under section 164 Code of Criminal Procedure was completed said the official adding that further investigation is in progress Earlier Delhi Commission for Women DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal has also issued notice to Uber India and Delhi Police over the incident Notice has been issued to Uber India and Delhi Police over the unfortunate incident of molestation of a female journalist in an Uber Auto in Delhi Maliwal tweeted Narrating her ordeal on Twitter the woman journalist said that when she boarded an autorickshaw from her residence in New Friends Colony to Malviya Nagar to visit her friend the driver identified as Vinod Kumar started staring at her inappropriately through the side mirrors of the auto precisely at her breasts I took an auto from my home to a friends place After a while I noticed that the driver was looking at me through the side mirrors of the auto precisely at my breasts I shifted a bit towards the right and wasnt visible in the left side mirror she said He then started looking into the right side of the mirror I then shifted to the extreme left and wasnt visible in any of the mirrors He then started looking back again and again to see me I first tried using the safety feature of uber but to no avail The first time I dialled the number the audio wasnt clear I then confronted him and said that I would raise a complaint I even asked him to focus on driving To this he said kardo do it and I then redialed the number but couldnt hear the audio due to poor network IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/uber-auto-rickshaw-driver-arrested-for-sexually-harassing-delhi-journalist-404901.html Sat, 04 Mar 2023 08:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/woman-journalist-alleges-harassment-by-uber-driver-in-delhi-404536.html New Delhi March 3 A woman journalist with a leading media house alleged that she was sexually harassed by an Uber autorickshaw driver during a ride from her residence to her friends place in southeast Delhi The incident occurred on Wednesday and the journalist also shared a video of the incident on social media Delhi Commission for Women DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal issued a notice to Uber India and Delhi Police over the incident Notice has been issued to Uber India and Delhi Police over the unfortunate incident of molestation of a female journalist in an Uber Auto in Delhi Maliwal tweeted Narrating her ordeal on Twitter the woman journalist said that when she boarded an autorickshaw from her residence in New Friends Colony to Malviya Nagar to visit her friend the driver identified as Vinod Kumar started staring at her inappropriately through the side mirrors of the auto precisely at her breasts I took an auto from my home to a friends place After a while I noticed that the driver was looking at me through the side mirrors of the auto precisely at my breasts I shifted a bit towards right and wasnt visible in the left side mirror she said in a tweet He then started looking into the right side of the mirror I then shifted to the extreme left and wasnt visible in any of the mirrors He then started looking back again and again to see me I first tried using the safety feature of uber but to no avail she said in another tweet The first time I dialled the number the audio wasnt clear I then confronted him and said that I would raise a complaint I even asked him to focus on driving To this he said kardo do it and I then redialed the number but couldnt hear the audio due to poor network she said in another tweet According to police on March 2 at about 1100 pm the journalist a resident of Bharat Nagar approached NFC police station and filed a complaint against one TSR driver She levelled allegations of indecent behaviour as well as lascivious staring by him while she was travelling from NFC to Malviya Nagar on March 1 at about 440 pm Accordingly a case under relevant sections of IPC was registered and investigation taken up said a senior police official The owner of the TSR Mohd Yunus Khan is being questioned to nab the autodriver said the official IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/woman-journalist-alleges-harassment-by-uber-driver-in-delhi-404536.html Fri, 03 Mar 2023 11:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/wont-injunct-media-sc-refuses-plea-to-gag-media-from-reporting-adani-hindenburg-issue-402483.html New Delhi Feb 24 The Supreme Court on Friday said it will not injunct media on carrying reports on Hindenburg report on Adani group till the court pronounces its order on constitution of a committee to examine the matter Advocate ML Sharma mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud The Chief Justice told Sharma We are not going to issue any injunction to the media ever We will pronounce orders shortly When Sharma repeated his request by saying that the media was creating a sensation the Chief Justice said make a reasonable argument not for an injunction on the media Sharma in the application said media hype is affecting the Indian share market and the allegations are creating panic amongst the investors Sharmas application is a part of his PIL which was filed in connection with the Hindenburg report controversy On February 17 the Supreme Court said it would not accept sealed cover names of experts suggested by the Centre for inclusion on the committee to be set up to examine Hindenburg report which resulted in crashing of Adani group company share prices and caused massive loss to investors The top court said it will select experts and maintain full transparency and if the court were to take names suggested by the Central government then it would amount to a government constituted committee The bench also comprising Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala said the court wants full transparency for protection of interest of investors and it will form a committee so that there is a sense of confidence in the court IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/wont-injunct-media-sc-refuses-plea-to-gag-media-from-reporting-adani-hindenburg-issue-402483.html Fri, 24 Feb 2023 13:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hcs-bench-recuses-from-hearing-plea-by-shehla-rashid-against-zee-news-sudhir-chaudhary-402264.html New Delhi Feb 23 A singlejudge bench of the Delhi High Court on Thursday recused from hearing a plea by JNU alumna Shehla Rashid seeking unambiguous and unequivocal apology from Zee News and its then anchor concerning to a programme broadcasted by the channel in November 2020 Rashids complaint lodged with the News Broadcasters and Digital Standards Authority NBDSA was against the show televised on November 30 2020 showing her father making wild allegations against her her sister and her mother during the interview Zees counsel mentioned the matter on Thursday before Justice Pratibha M Singh seeking more time to file a reply Singh however recused herself from hearing it Rashid who has sought apology from channels former anchor Sudhir Chaudhary had approached the High Court against an order passed by the NBDSA in April 2022 wherein it had directed Zee News to take down links of a show about her since it lacked objectivity impartiality and presented only one side of the story She had also written to the NBDSA contending that the programme had implied that she is involved in antinational activities and was funding terror After the NBDSA ordered the news channel to take down the show she was not quite satisfied that the association did not direct the Zee News to issue an apology to her post which she moved the High Court seeking modification of the NBDSA order seeking courts direction to Zee and Chaudhary to issue an unambiguous and unequivocal apology to her To alleviate the damage caused to her reputation Rashid has called for the apology to be broadcast during primetime as taking down the videos will not affect the impact that the broadcast had on the public nor remotely restore the dignity and reputation of the petitioner which was damaged by the broadcast IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hcs-bench-recuses-from-hearing-plea-by-shehla-rashid-against-zee-news-sudhir-chaudhary-402264.html Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/will-smith-makes-fun-of-oscars-slapgate-in-new-video-401925.html Los Angeles Feb 22 Hollywood star Will Smith has been praised by fans for sharing an unexpected new video poking fun at his controversial Oscars slap The Hollywood actor made global headlines last year after storming on stage at the starstudded award ceremony and slapping Chris Rock over a joke made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith reports Mirrorcouk Will has since resigned from the Academy and has been banned from attending for 10 years But now it seems the Men in Black star is trying to see the lighter side of the incident as he surprised fans with a funny new TikTok clip Taking to social media Will made a cheeky swipe at his past behaviour in a video about inanimate objects In the clip TikTok user missmoneyworking describes how people can ask objects what they think of them She explained You will get an answer in your mind from your intuition Mirrorcouk further states that the content creator said people could ask their car or pen its opinion about them and form their own conclusions from the vibe items give off Filming himself alongside missmoneyworkings clip Will considers her words carefully before reaching for his own inanimate object The star then pulled out his Oscar statue from off camera As he begins to ask the Oscar statuette a question the clip ends Fans were loving the short clip with many praising the actor for being able to reflect on his past behaviour One person commented Least hes got a sense of humour while another said If you cant laugh at yourself right lol love it This has got to be the hardest flex in 2023 a third fan penned Someone else wrote Somethings are just understood sic IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/will-smith-makes-fun-of-oscars-slapgate-in-new-video-401925.html Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sony-zee-star-channels-go-off-air-over-pricing-issues-401207.html New Delhi Feb 19 Indias three prime television broadcasters Zee Entertainment Star and Sony have gone off the cable network due to the pricing issues after the implementation of the New Tariff Order 30 This new move has disrupted the Indian media landscape and is expected to to affect nearly 45 million consumers of cable TV operators The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Trai had restored the maximum retail price MRP of a TV channel to be a part of a bouquet in the last November With its order the television channel prices in the bouquet rose by about 1015 per cent The NTO 30 which was implemented on February 1 with the price increased in the range of 1025 per cent had led to disputes between media companies and local cable operators and resulted into many channels being taken off the air due to pricing disagreements The All India Digital Cable Federation AIDCF on Saturday said that its members are not signing the new agreements as a mark of protest against unreasonable pricing by the broadcasters Meanwhile in a statement the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation IBDF said that some cable operators did not sign fresh agreements forcing them to disconnect their services after serving due notice IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sony-zee-star-channels-go-off-air-over-pricing-issues-401207.html Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/priyanka-chopra-dances-as-hubby-nick-jonas-sings-on-stage-in-las-vegas-401367.html Los Angeles Feb 20 Indian actress Priyanka Chopra was seen grooving as her American pop star husband Nick Jonas performed on stage in Las Vegas She attended Jonas Brothers Las Vegas concert A clip shared on a fan account shows Priyanka grooving at her place dressed in a shimmery silver dress and paired it with a black fur overcoat Nick shared several pictures with Priyanka and some solo pictures from the concert on Instagram and captioned it Vegas with you Posting his pictures on her Instagram Stories Priyanka wrote You are the wings I need to fly away Priyanka and Nick tied the knot in 2018 They welcomed Malti via surrogacy in January last year On the work front Priyanka will be seen in Love Again and the series Citadel She will also be starring with Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif in Farhan Akhtars Jee Le Zaraa IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/priyanka-chopra-dances-as-hubby-nick-jonas-sings-on-stage-in-las-vegas-401367.html Mon, 20 Feb 2023 21:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/tax-discrepancies-found-during-survey-at-bbc-premises-says-i-t-department-400534.html New Delhi Feb 17 A day after completing its threeday survey operations at BBCs premises in Delhi and Mumbai the Income Tax department on Friday said that it was revealed that the despite substantial consumption of content in various Indian languages apart from English the income or profits shown by various group entities is not commensurate with the scale of operations in India During the course of the survey the department gathered evidence pertaining to the operation of the organisation BBC which indicate that tax has not been paid on certain remittances which have not been disclosed as income in India by foreign entities of the group it said The Income Tax Departments survey operations also revealed that services of seconded employees have been utilised for which reimbursement has been made by the Indian entity to the foreign entity concerned Such remittance was also liable to be subject to withholding tax which has not been done Further the survey has also thrown up several discrepancies and inconsistencies with regard to transfer pricing documentation Such discrepancies relate to level of relevant function asset and risk FAR analysis incorrect use of comparables which are applicable to determine the correct arms length price ALP and inadequate revenue apportionment among others a statement issued by the department said The survey operation has resulted in unearthing of crucial evidences by way of statement of employees digital evidence and documents which will be further examined in due course It is pertinent to state that statements of only those employees were recorded whose role was crucial including those connected to primarily finance content development and other production related functions As per the statement even though the department exercised due care to record statements of only key personnel it was observed that dilatory tactics were employed including in the context of producing documents and agreements sought Despite such a stance of the group the survey operation was conducted in a manner so as to facilitate continued regular media and channel activity the Income Tax Department said The survey operation by the Income Tax Department was conducted in the Delhi and Mumbai offices of BBC between February 1416 It was carried out under section 133A of the Income Tax Act 1961 the statement added The survey took place just weeks after BBC had released a twopart documentary titled India The Modi Question which focussed on postGodhra riots in Gujarat when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the states Chief Minister in 2002 The documentary had evoked sharp reactions from the government and was been taken down from several social media platforms The opposition has deplored the governments move calling it political vendetta IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/tax-discrepancies-found-during-survey-at-bbc-premises-says-i-t-department-400534.html Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/musician-shares-recipe-to-make-an-ap-dhillon-song-in-just-2-minutes-400349.html Mumbai Feb 17 A musician named Anshuman Sharma has shared the trick to make an AP Dhillon song in just two minutes Sharma an Instagrammer broke down the steps on making a song by the popular singer He started the video by asking to choose a topic like heartbreak or love He then tells to write Punjabi lyrics inspired by American musician The Weeknd The third step is to add synthretro beats that The Weeknd uses The sixth step he says is to sing like you just woke up and mixes all the steps to make the track Sharma captioned the video which currently has close to 80000 likes How to make an AP Dhillon song in 2 minutes Singer Amal Malik took to the comment section and wrote Mera bhi banao Earlier Sharma had shared the trick to make Prateek Kuhads music and Rapper Badshah IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/musician-shares-recipe-to-make-an-ap-dhillon-song-in-just-2-minutes-400349.html Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/netflix-ceo-calls-on-ib-minister-in-delhi-400300.html EDS IMAGE VIA PIB New Delhi Netflix Global CEO Ted Sarandos meets Union Minister for Information Broadcasting Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur in New Delhi Friday Feb 17 2023 PTI New Delhi Feb 17 The global CEO of Netflix Ted Sarandos on Friday called on Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur a ministry official said here on Friday During the meeting Thakur highlighted the expanding creative economy and how India has emerged as a content and postproduction hub Thakur and Sarandos also discussed how Indias regional content is a global favourite today which is among the most viewed content globally apart from being dubbed in dozens of foreign languages said the official Sarandos is one of the founding members of Netflix In 2016 Netflix had launched its service in India and the first Netflix Original series was launched in 2018 Through an initiative called Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniyan Netflix has committed to produce 25 short inspirational videos for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting These videos are used by government agencies on their social media platforms apart from being broadcast on Doordarshan and distributed to public and private schools The first set of videos were on women changemakers and the second set on freedom fighters of the first war of independence 1857 said the official IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/netflix-ceo-calls-on-ib-minister-in-delhi-400300.html Fri, 17 Feb 2023 22:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/indias-press-freedom-index-has-fallen-cong-400138.html New Delhi Feb 15 The Congress on Wednesday criticised the Centre for the Income Tax department raids on BBC offices and alleged that due to its highhandedness the press freedom index has fallen to 150 Addressing a press conference here Pawan Khera partys media department chairman said Infact India has a dubious position of 150th in the Press Freedom Index 135 journalists in India were arrested interrogated or detained from 2014 to 2020 As per Free Speech Collective 37 Journalists have been killed in India since 2014 as UNESCO observatory of killed journalists He said that the Indian media has been repeatedly strangulated muzzled and bulldozed by the Modi government just because some of them and a very small minority of them have refused to toe the line of the BJP When Modi ji was dreaming of becoming the Prime Minister of this country then he was a dedicated follower of the same BBC When the Prime Minister gets an award then you boast about it using your PR machinery to the whole wide world And if the same media outlets if the same international media sets your record straight then you unleash your arrogance of power The party which licked the soles of the British the party whose ideological flag bearers acted as British informers those who pleaded clemency to the British crown whilst Indian people were on streets peacefully fighting them has now suddenly started speaking against the British Why Is it because the real truth of Modi jis role in the Gujarat riots known to every Indian now stands exposed yet another time IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/indias-press-freedom-index-has-fallen-cong-400138.html Thu, 16 Feb 2023 01:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/nse-co-location-scam-delhi-hc-asks-cbi-to-file-affidavit-mentioning-status-400117.html New Delhi Feb 15 The Delhi High Court has asked the CBI which is probing the National Stock Exchange NSE colocation scam to file an affidavit mentioning the update in the case in view of the petition filed by journalist Shantanu Guha Ray Ray has alleged that despite the whistleblower providing details of the scam nearly threeandhalf years ago nothing substantial has happened in the case A division bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing Rays counsel who contended that despite filing status reports before and now no action has been taken He urged before the bench that something should come on record Earlier petitioners counsel Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia had said that even though the scam is of multiple thousand of crores no solid action has been taken To this CBIs counsel had said that a case has already been registered and in six to eight months the investigation will likely get over The case is of the year 2015 when a whistleblower wrote to the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBI about stock exchange being biased with some brokers and favouring some by allowing them to log into the NSE systems with better hardware specifications while engaging in algorithmic trading The person had alleged that it has resulted in unfair access and advantage Post the threeyear investigation the SEBI imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore in 2021 on NSE and Rs 25 lakh each on Chitra Ramakrishna and Ravi Narain the former managing director and vicechairman of the exchange Ray had filed a complaint with the CBI in 2017 alleging that the colocation scam could not have taken place without the Finance Ministrys involvement He had also sought an investigation against Finance Ministry officials including former Finance Minister P Chidambaram and SEBI Officials IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/nse-co-location-scam-delhi-hc-asks-cbi-to-file-affidavit-mentioning-status-400117.html Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/on-bbc-searches-us-invokes-freedom-of-press-399896.html Washington Feb 15 The US has reaffirmed its conviction that free press strengthens democracy as a general rule without seeking to impose its views directly on the searches of BBC offices by income tax authorities in Delhi and Mumbai I would need to refer you to Indian authorities for the details of this search State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a response to a question at the daily press briefing Beyond this discrete action what Ill say more broadly is the general point that Ive consistently made in this context but in a universal context as well We support the importance of free press around the world We continue to highlight the importance of freedom of expression and freedom of religion or belief as human rights that contribute to strengthening democracies around the world It has strengthened this democracy here in this country it has strengthened Indias democracy These universal rights are the bedrock of democracies around the world Pressed further Price said Were aware of the facts of these searches but Im just not in a position to offer a judgement IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/on-bbc-searches-us-invokes-freedom-of-press-399896.html Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/new-information-commissioner-of-bengal-appointed-lop-skips-meeting-399995.html Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during presentation of the State Budget 202324 in the Assembly by Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya in Kolkata Wednesday Feb 15 2023 PTI Kolkata Feb 15 Former DGP of West Bengal Virendra known to be a close confidante of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been appointed new information commissioner at a meeting which was not attended by the leader of the opposition LoP Suvendu Adhikari As per protocol the meeting where the information commissioner is supposed to be appointed should be attended by the chief minister state parliamentary affairs minister and the leader of the opposition Although the chief minister and state Parliamentary affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay were present in the meeting which was held in the chief ministers room in Assembly premises Adhikari was conspicuous by his absence Just an hour before the beginning of the meeting Adhikari issued a Twitter message explaining why he decided to skip the meeting I have declined the invitation to join the Committee Meeting as because the advertising guidelines for inviting applications have been violated reducing it to a farcical process to approve an already predecided Candidate After the meeting Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said that although Adhikari received the invitation to attend the meeting 12 days back his reply expressing inability to attend the meeting reached just a couple of hours ago His reasons for not attending the meeting are illogical There is no question of debate in the matter since proper advertisements were given for the appointment of the new information commissioner said Chattopadhyay IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/new-information-commissioner-of-bengal-appointed-lop-skips-meeting-399995.html Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/i-t-survey-operations-at-bbc-offices-continue-for-2nd-day-399999.html New Delhi Media personnel outside the BBC office on the second day of Income Tax Departments survey operation conducted as part of a tax evasion investigation at KG Marg in New Delhi Wednesday Feb 15 2023 PTI New Delhi Feb 15 The Income Tax IT department survey related operations at the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai continued for the second day on Wednesday according to sources aware of the developments The survey operations which had begun on Tuesday at around 1130 am continued the whole day and even throughout the night and are currently going on at the UKs official broadcasters premises in Delhi and Mumbai reports quoting sources said Meanwhile the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC is learnt to have informed its employees to work from home and has even advised them to refrain from answering questions related to personal income However the broadcaster has at the same time directed its employees to answer other salaryrelated questions The employees have been asked to cooperate with the officials and answer their queries comprehensively The IT departments survey is learnt to be focussed on accounts reports said The operation by the IT department came just weeks after the BBC released a twopart documentary titled India The Modi Question which focuses on the 2002 postGodhra riots in Gujarat The documentary had created furore throughout the country after it went viral and was later taken down from all platforms as well as social media outlets Several opposition parties led by the Congress have criticised the survey operations at BBCs premises IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/i-t-survey-operations-at-bbc-offices-continue-for-2nd-day-399999.html Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/press-club-of-india-condemns-i-t-surveys-at-bbc-office-in-delhi-mumbai-399798.html New Delhi Feb 14 The Press Club of India PCI has strongly condemned the income tax surveys at the office of the BBC in Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday In a statement PCI said The surveys are part of a series of attacks on the media by government agencies in recent times especially against those sections of the media that the government perceives is hostile to it and critical of the ruling establishment It is deeply unfortunate as this latest instance appears to be a clear cut case of vendetta coming within weeks of a documentary aired by the BBC on the Gujarat riots The PCI said that the documentary which appears to be the immediate provocation for the raids has already been banned on YouTube and other social media platforms We are deeply concerned and distressed that such an action on an international broadcasting network will damage the reputation and image of India as the largest democracy in the world We appeal to the government to restrain its agencies from misusing their powers in order to intimidate the media and put curbs on the freedom of the press the statement read IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/press-club-of-india-condemns-i-t-surveys-at-bbc-office-in-delhi-mumbai-399798.html Wed, 15 Feb 2023 08:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/centre-threatening-fourth-pillar-of-democracy-by-raiding-bbc-aap-399835.html New Delhi Feb 14 The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Partyled Central government of threatening the fourth pillar of democracy by raiding the BBC Lashing out at the government over its actions AAP leader Atishi said The BJP wants to suppress every word spoken or shown against the government The Income Tax Raid on the BBC is an attack on the democracy of India Media is the most important pillar of democracy today the BJP Central government is trying to break the fourth pillar of democracy Addressing the media she said that this is a message to the entire media fraternity that if they show anything against the BJP and the PM they will meet the same fate Raising questions about the Centres intentions behind the action she said BJP banned the documentary made by BBC to prevent the country from seeing these allegations unfold India is at number 150 out of 180 countries in the Global Index of Press Freedom today the whole world is questioning Indias democratic status Why has the BBC been raided Because today not only India but the entire world is discussing the BBC documentary First of all the Bharatiya Janata Partyruled Central government got that documentary banned and removed from websites and social media so that no one in India is able to watch it This was the first act of censorship by the BJPruled central government after the BBCs documentary on Narendra Modi And with todays income tax raid she alleged that the BJPled central government is threatening all of us and asserting that no one not even a globally famous organisation like the BBC can say write or show anything that is critical of their administration Atishi asked the BJP to explain what image of India does it want to present to the whole world History is witness that you can suppress the voice of the people for some time but you cannot suppress the voice of every person forever she said appealing to the BJP to not intimidate the media like this and stop tarnishing Indias image in front of the world IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/centre-threatening-fourth-pillar-of-democracy-by-raiding-bbc-aap-399835.html Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/income-tax-survey-at-bbc-office-to-continue-till-wed-399871.html New Delhi Feb 14 The survey being conducted by the Income Tax IT Department at BBCs Delhi and Mumbai offices since Tuesday morning are expected to continue through the night till Wednesday morning sources aware of the developments said No official reaction on the development has come from the IT department or the Finance Ministry till the filing of this report IT officials are said to have seized phones and laptops from the staffers in the broadcasters offices according to reports The survey came weeks after a twopart documentary by the BBC on the 2002 Gujarat riots had created furore across the country As per reports the IT department officials are learnt to be probing tax details of the UKs national broadcaster pertaining to the past few years The income tax authorities are currently at the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai and we are fully cooperating We hope to have this situation resolved as soon as possible the BBC had tweeted on Tuesday afternoon Employees were allowed to leave six hours after the searches began only after their laptops had been scanned reports quoting sources said IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/income-tax-survey-at-bbc-office-to-continue-till-wed-399871.html Wed, 15 Feb 2023 12:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/govt-scared-of-criticism-cong-on-bbc-office-tax-survey-399628.html New Delhi Feb 14 The Congress on Tuesday termed the Income Tax departments survey operations at the BBC office as an act of intimidation and said the government was scared of criticism Party General Secretary KC Venugopal said The IT raid at BBCs offices reeks of desperation and shows that the Modi government is scared of criticism We condemn these intimidation tactics in the harshest terms This undemocratic and dictatorial attitude cannot go on any longer he added Income Tax department officials on Tuesday conducted survey operations at BBCs Delhi and Mumbai office according to sources The development comes weeks after the BBC released a twopart documentary titled India The Modi Question on the 2002 Gujarat riots According to reports the employees of the broadcasting corporation were asked not to use their computer systems and phones including their personal ones Reports quoting sources said the employees working in the afternoon shift at the BBCs Delhi office were asked to work from home while those present in office were asked to leave early IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/govt-scared-of-criticism-cong-on-bbc-office-tax-survey-399628.html Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/income-tax-sleuths-survey-bbcs-mumbai-studios-delhi-office-399671.html MumbaiDelhi Feb 14 A team of Income Tax Department sleuths carried out a survey at the global media conglomerate BBCs Mumbai studios and office in Delhi on Tuesday The BBC studio is situated in a commercial hub near the Bandra Kurla Complex in central Mumbai where offices of several national and multinational companies are also located The sleuths are understood to have seized the mobiles laptops tablets of the staffers present there though exact details of the investigations by the central probe agency were not available A large number of media persons and photographers besides many curious onlookers out for the lunch break converged outside the studio building awaiting the nittygritties of the ITD operation inside the BBC studio Though no insiders were available for comments the survey of the Mumbai studio is connected with an ongoing similar operation at the BBC offices in New Delhi which sparked off a major political furore The Income Tax department officials reached the British Broadcasting Service BBC office in Delhis Kasturba Gandhi Marg said the sources The sources also said that the team reached there to verify documents and some of the employees were also asked to leave the office and go home Phones have also been seized said the sources Though the reasons behind the ITDs survey or what the sleuths were looking for are not clear it is widely suspected to be a fallout of the recent documentary India The Modi Question on the 2002 Gujarat riots aired by BBC that rankled the Indian government IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/income-tax-sleuths-survey-bbcs-mumbai-studios-delhi-office-399671.html Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/we-are-cooperating-with-i-t-authorities-says-bbc-399685.html New Delhi Feb 14 Following the survey operations by the Income Tax department at British Broadcasting Service offices in Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday the BBC said that it was fully cooperating with the authorities The Income Tax Authorities are currently at the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai and we are fully cooperating We hope to have this situation resolved as soon as possible the BBC said on Twitter According to reports the employees of the broadcasting corporation were asked not to use their computer systems and phones including their personal ones Reports quoting sources said the employees working in the afternoon shift at the BBCs Delhi office were asked to work from home while those present in the office were asked to leave early Reports stated that the searches at the BBC offices were related to allegations of International Taxation and Transfer Pricing irregularities Earlier on the day the IT department official reached the BBC office in Delhi between 1130 am to 12 pm In Mumbai a team of Income Tax Department sleuths carried out a survey at the global media conglomerate BBCs Mumbai studios in the afternoon The BBC studio is situated in a commercial hub near the Bandra Kurla Complex where offices of several national and multinational companies are also located The sleuths are understood to have seized the mobiles laptops tablets of the staffers present there though exact details of the investigations by the central probe agency were not available A large number of media persons and photographers besides many curious onlookers out for the lunch break converged outside the studio building awaiting the nittygritties of the ITD operation inside the BBC studio IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/we-are-cooperating-with-i-t-authorities-says-bbc-399685.html Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/editors-guild-of-india-expresses-concern-over-i-t-surveys-at-bbc-india-offices-399694.html New Delhi Feb 14 The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday expressed concern over the Income Tax IT surveys at BBC India offices This comes soon after the release of two documentaries by the BBC on the 2002 violence in Gujarat and the current status of the minorities in India The documentaries stirred political waters with the government criticising the BBC for wrong and prejudiced reportage on the Gujarat violence and attempted to ban online access and viewing of the films in India it said The guild said that the surveys by the IT department is in continuation of a trend of using government agencies to intimidate and harass press organisations that are critical of government policies or the ruling establishment In September 2021 offices of NewsClick and Newslaundry were similarly surveyed by the IT department In June 2021 there were surveys against Dainik Bhaskar and Bharat Samachar In February 2021 the ED had conducted raids at the office of NewsClick In each case the raids and surveys were against the backdrop of critical coverage of the government establishment by the news organisations it added It said that this is a trend that undermines constitutional democracy The Guild demanded that great care and sensitivity be shown in all such investigations so as to not undermine the rights of journalists and media organisations Further the Guild reiterates its earlier demand that governments ensure that such investigations are conducted within the prescribed rules and that they dont degenerate into instruments of harassment to intimidate independent media the Editors Guild of India said in a statement IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/editors-guild-of-india-expresses-concern-over-i-t-surveys-at-bbc-india-offices-399694.html Tue, 14 Feb 2023 23:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/i-t-officers-reach-bbc-delhi-office-to-conduct-survey-399513.html New Delhi Media personnel outside the BBC office amid a survey operation conducted by Income Tax Department officials as part of a tax evasion investigation at KG Marg in New Delhi Tuesday Feb 14 2023 PTI New Delhi Feb 14 The Income Tax department on Tuesday reached the British Broadcasting Service BBC office in Delhis Kasturba Gandhi Marg to conduct a survey said the sources The sources also said that the team reached there to verify documents and some of the employees were also asked to leave the office and go home Phones have also been seized said the sources This comes amid a controversy over the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi Last week the Supreme Court had declined to entertain a PIL filed by Hindu Sena seeking a ban on the BBC for airing the documentary India The Modi Question on the 2002 Gujarat riots A bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna said the court cannot impose censorship and the plea was misconceived The bench also comprising Justice MM Sundresh queried senior advocate Pinky Anand representing the petitioner Completely misconceived how can this be argued also You want us to put complete censorship The counsel urged the bench to hear the petitioner The bench said What is this the petition The counsel had pressed that the matter should be heard IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/i-t-officers-reach-bbc-delhi-office-to-conduct-survey-399513.html Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/i-t-officers-conduct-survey-operations-at-bbc-delhi-mumbai-offices-399607.html New Delhi Feb 14 Income tax department officials on Tuesday conducted survey operations at BBCs Delhi and Mumbai offices according to sources The development came just weeks after the British Broadcasting Service BBC released a twopart documentary titled India The Modi Question on the 2002 Gujarat riots According to reports the employees of the broadcasting corporation were asked not to use their computer systems and phones including their personal ones Reports quoting sources said the employees working in the afternoon shift at the BBCs Delhi office were asked to work from home while those present in the office were asked to leave early In Delhi the Income Tax officials reached the BBC office at Kasturba Gandhi Marg said the sources The sources also said that the team reached there to verify documents IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/i-t-officers-conduct-survey-operations-at-bbc-delhi-mumbai-offices-399607.html Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/cambodian-pm-orders-revocation-of-license-of-west-backed-radio-over-slanderous-broadcast-399002.html Phnom Penh Feb 13 Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has ordered the Ministry of Information to revoke the license of the Westbacked VOD Voice of Democracy radio for spreading slanderous information To protect the governments honour I decided to end this case allowing the Ministry of Information to cancel the license of the VOD radio from now onwards and the radio station must stop broadcasting by 10 am local time on February 13 2023 onwards the Prime Minister wrote on his official Facebook page on Sunday The Cambodian government accused the VOD radio for broadcasting an intentionally slanderous article pertinent to the countrys recent relief aid to the earthquakehit Turkey Xinhua news agency reported Hun Sen urged the radios foreign donors to take their funding back to their countries or to divert the money to help other countries Hun Sen said the article totally distorted the truth regarding the governments budget management system saying only the Prime Minister has the authority to make a decision on humanitarian aid to a foreign country He had asked the radio to make a correction and apologise publicly but the broadcaster ignored his request IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/cambodian-pm-orders-revocation-of-license-of-west-backed-radio-over-slanderous-broadcast-399002.html Mon, 13 Feb 2023 01:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/killed-bdesh-journalists-kin-colleagues-protest-lack-of-progress-in-solving-case-398702.html By Sumi Khan Dhaka Feb 12 Family members and colleagues of a journalist couple murdered in 2012 on Saturday held a protest demanding that the elite Rapid Action Battalion RAB either solve the case quickly or admit its failure and hand over the investigation to another agency Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that RAB has been directed to provide the Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi murder case probe report soon Eleven years have passed since the murder of TV news editor Sarwar and senior reporter Runi on February 11 2012 but the investigation is yet to unravel the mystery behind the murder While their family members of the victims expressed frustration at the lengthy but unsuccessful investigation the journalist community has expressed deep resentment over the authorities failure to solve the murder At a protest rally journalists said the then Home Minister Shahara Khatun had announced the killers would be arrested within 48 hours but the authorities failed to even complete the investigation in over 95000 hours The RAB which is investigating the case has failed to submit the probe report in the murder case 95 times We should not forget that this is a criminal act and no matter what it must be treated as one Criminals belong to a community of their own and not to those where they may reside as professionals So if for example the killers are journalists then that in no way affects the journalists as a community If the lifestyle and behaviour of anyone involved in the event seems wild or irresponsible or outrageous it should come out because the stigma belongs to those only who have acted that way and not to all others who may belong to the media trade And nor should media leaders put pressure to protect the criminals arguing that if the truth comes out the profession will be affected negatively the protesters maintained Expressing their utter frustration over what has been done in the last 11 years journalists said they are afraid justice would not be meted out in the SagarRuni murder but warned law enforcers not to concoct any fictitious story over the murder Dhaka Union of Journalists DUJ warned RAB that if it filed any probe report making up any fictitious story hiding the truth then we the journalist community would start a war against RAB Several journalist leaders alleged that the culture of impunity created in the murder made way for murder of many journalists Dhaka Reporters Unity DRU President Mursalin Nomani said How long will we have to wait for trial of SagarRuni murder We witness justice being delivered in any murder case but only the incidents of murder of journalists go unpunished He said the journalist community will continue their movement demanding justice over SagarRuni murder as long as investigation is not finished and justice not delivered IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/killed-bdesh-journalists-kin-colleagues-protest-lack-of-progress-in-solving-case-398702.html Sun, 12 Feb 2023 01:41:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/-huge-protest-marches-in-rajapur-mumbai-against-maha-scribes-murder-398529.html RatnagiriMumbai Feb 11 Media organisations NGOs and social groups participated in huge processions taken out in Rajapur and Mumbai to protest against the daylight mowing down of journalist Shashikant Warishe in Ratnagiri earlier this week Warishe 48 was knocked down and dragged with his bike by a SUV allegedly driven by a local realty agent Pandharinath Amberkar 42 on Monday While the scribe succumbed to his serious injuries on Tuesday Amberkar was arrested and charged with murder following a massive hue and cry Shiv Sena UBT MP Vinayak Raut who represents the RatnagiriSindhudurg Lok Sabha seat joined the silent procession this morning in which local journalists and media associations youth and social organisations besides teenagers and senior citizens participated They carried banners and placards demanding the most stringent punishment for the prime accused Amberkar currently in police custody On Friday evening Mumbai also witnessed a silent blackbadge procession at the Gandhi statue near Mantralaya the protesters demanded the trial in a fasttrack court compensation of Rs 50 Lakhs for Warishes kin and the most stringent punishment for the accused All political parties have condemned the incident and Nationalist Congress Partys Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar today said he would raise the issue in the Budget Session of the Maharashtra Legislature later this month NCP President Sharad Pawar demanded a detailed investigation to reveal the mastermind and plot behind Warishes killing Congress President Nana Patole Chief Spokesperson Atul Londhe and other leaders have demanded a thorough probe to reveal the real conspirators and ensure the most stringent punishment for all the accused Shiv Sena UBT MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut claimed that even he has received threats warning you will meet the same fate as Warishe and demanded to unravel who is the mastermind of the scribes killing On the other hand MP Vinayak Raut has pointed fingers at the family of Union MSME Minister Narayan Raut alleging their links with the prime accused Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured a full probe into the Warishe case and suitable action against the guilty Warishe had been running a campaign against the upcoming refinery and petrochemicals complex coming up in the region while Amberkar was a supporter of the megaproject Besides several political parties top journalists and human rights organisations have condemned Warishes killing as an assault on the freedom of the press IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/-huge-protest-marches-in-rajapur-mumbai-against-maha-scribes-murder-398529.html Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/cannot-impose-censorship-sc-junks-hindu-sena-plea-for-ban-on-bbc-398273.html New Delhi Feb 10 The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL filed by Hindu Sena seeking a ban on the BBC for airing the documentary India The Modi Question on the 2002 Gujarat riots A bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna said the court cannot impose censorship and the plea was misconceived The bench also comprising Justice MM Sundresh queried senior advocate Pinky Anand representing the petitioner Completely misconceived how can this be argued also You want us to put complete censorship The counsel urged the bench to hear the petitioner The bench said What is this the petition The counsel pressed that matter should be heard The court also declined a request by Anand to tag the petition with a pending joint petition by journalist N Ram advocate Prashant Bhushan and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and another one by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma Earlier this month the top court acting on pleas of NRam and others had asked the Centre to produce original records related to its decision to block the BBC documentary on PM Modi Dismissing the plea the top court said Let us not waste any more time Writ is entirely misconceived it has no merit Anand urged the bench to examine the background in which India has become powerful with its rise as economic power and also a man of Indian origin has become UK Prime Minister However the top court asked how she could argue all these in support of her plea for a ban on the BBC The Centre has banned the documentary on social media and online channels though it has been screened in various colleges and universities across the country The plea filed by Vishnu Gupta president of Hindu Sena and others contended that the petitioner had made a representation to the Centre in January to ban the network but no action has been taken till date The plea contended that the BBC has been a mouthpiece of those who targeted India to dent its image IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/cannot-impose-censorship-sc-junks-hindu-sena-plea-for-ban-on-bbc-398273.html Fri, 10 Feb 2023 19:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sfi-to-screen-bbc-docu-in-two-kolkata-education-institutes-today-395657.html Kolkata Feb 3 The CPIMs student wing Students Federation of India SFI will be screening the controversial BBC documentary in two prime institutes in Kolkata namely Calcutta University and NRS Medical College Hospital on Friday It is learnt that formal permission has been sought by the students wing from the authorities of both these institutes to screen BBCs India The Modi Question However there had been no reply on this count and hence the students have decided to go ahead with the screening Earlier the SFI units of Calcutta Medical College Hospital Jadavpur University Presidency University and Aliah University conducted the screening of the controversial documentary at their respective campuses There were controversies over the screening of the documentary within the Presidency University campus on January 27 as the event was interrupted following the disconnection of power services which prompted the students to stage protests within the campus Alleging an understanding between the Trinamool Congress and BJP in the state the students also claimed that the power services were deliberately disrupted by the university authorities following an instruction from the state government The SFI arranged the rescreening of the documentary within the campus again on January 31 and that time the event was conducted without any interruption The screening process at the Calcutta Medical College Hospital Jadavpur University and Aliah University was peaceful IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sfi-to-screen-bbc-docu-in-two-kolkata-education-institutes-today-395657.html Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/sc-issues-notice-to-centre-on-pleas-against-blocking-of-bbc-documentary-395741.html New Delhi Feb 3 The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on petitions challenging the Centres decision to ban BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots The apex court declined to pass an interim order but directed the Centre to place before it the original record of decision taken and scheduled the next hearing in April A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh directed that the Centre should produce the original records in connection with its order on the documentary on the next date of hearing in April The apex court was hearing a petition filed by journalist N Ram advocate Prashant Bhushan and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and another petition filed by advocate ML Sharma Senior advocate CU Singh representing N Ram and others submitted that it was a case where the Centre invoked the emergency powers under the IT Rules to block the documentary The bench asked counsel Why should you not go to the high court first Singh replied that the apex court had transferred to itself the petitions pending in the high court challenging the IT Rules and urged the bench to grant interim relief in the matter The bench said it is not considering that aspect at the present juncture and orally observed that people have been accessing the documentary The apex court said it cant pass interim directions without hearing what the government has to say After hearing submissions the bench issued notice in the matter The plea filed by Sharma contended that the BBC documentary on Gujarat riots recorded and was released for public view however due to fear of truth the documentary has been banned from viewership in India by any means under rule 16 of IT Act 2021 Sharmas plea sought a direction for quashing of the January 21 order under the IT Act being illegal mala fide and arbitrary unconstitutional and void abinitio and ultra vires to the Constitution of India The documentary titled India The Modi Question has been banned on social media and online channels but some students have screened it on campuses of various universities across the country Sharmas plea contended that the BBC documentary has reflected true facts with original recording of the victims of riot 2002 as well as other concerned persons involved in the scenario of riot and it can be used for judicial justice A separate petition has been filed by journalist N Ram Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and advocate Prashant Bhushan against taking down their tweets with links of the documentary The contents of the BBC documentary and the tweets by petitioner No 2 Bhushan 3 Moitra are protected under Article 191a of the Constitution of India The contents of the documentary series do not fall under any of the restrictions specified in Article 192 or B restrictions imposed under Section 69A of the IT Act 2000 said the plea by Ram and others The government has blocked the sharing of any clips from the documentary on social media Students organisations and opposition parties have organised public screenings of the documentary to protest against the ban The plea by N Ram and others argued that the apex court has categorically laid down that criticism of the government or its policies or even the judgment of the Supreme Court does not tantamount to violating the sovereignty and integrity of India Censoring the freedom of speech and expression of the petitioners by the Executive through opaque orders and proceedings is manifestly arbitrary as it frustrates the fundamental right of petitioners to effectively seek judicial review of administrative actions under Article 226 and Article 32 of the constitution of India in violation of the Basic Structure of the Constitution of India added the plea IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/sc-issues-notice-to-centre-on-pleas-against-blocking-of-bbc-documentary-395741.html Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/instagram-co-founders-launch-artifact-a-text-based-version-of-tiktok-394669.html San Francisco Feb 1 Instagram cofounders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have launched Artifact a textbased version of TikTok which will use machine learning to understand users interests Artifact is a personalised news feed application whose name represents the combination of articles facts and artificial intelligence AI reports The Verge The application opened up its waiting list to the public on Tuesday and is available for both Android and iOS devices The application opens to a feed of popular articles selected from a curated range of publications including top news outlets to smallscale blogs about niche topics After users tap on articles that interest them the application will show them similar posts and stories in the future in the same way watching videos on TikToks For You page tunes its algorithm over time The applications beta users are currently testing two more features that Systrom hopes to become the main pillars of the app One of them is a feed that will display posts made by users you have picked to follow along with their comments The second feature is a direct message inbox that will allow users to discuss the posts they read privately with friends Throughout the years what I saw was that every time we use machine learning to improve the consumer experience things got really good really quickly Systrom said in a statement He also mentioned that specific posts that spread falsehoods will also be deleted by Artifact Additionally the applications machinelearning algorithms will be primarily focused on measuring how much time users spent reading about various topics the report said In 2012 Facebook had acquired Instagram for approximately 1 billion in cash and stock and later in 2018 Systrom and Krieger resigned from Facebook IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/instagram-co-founders-launch-artifact-a-text-based-version-of-tiktok-394669.html Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/social-media-calls-for-responsibility-allahabad-hc-393841.html Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh Jan 30 The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the petition filed by one Nandini Sachan of Jhansi district seeking quashing of an FIR that accused her of propagating obscene content on social media The present FIR was lodged against the applicant at the Nawabad police station in Jhansi district on May 31 2022 alleging that she had tampered with photos made it viral on social media and used abusive language The bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav observed It is beyond the shadow of doubt that social media is a global platform for exchange of thoughts opinions and ideas The Internet and social media have become an important tool through which individuals can exercise their right to freedom of expression but the right to freedom of expression comes with its own set of special responsibilities and duties It does not confer upon the citizens the right to speak without responsibility nor does it grant unfettered licence for every possible use of language The magistrate after taking cognizance of the charge sheet filed in the case by the police had issued summons to the applicant Later the woman filed the present petition requesting the court to quash the entire criminal proceedings pending against her The accused said that she had been falsely implicated She alleged that the FIR had been registered as a counterblast as she rejected a mans marriage proposal However the state government counsel opposed the plea saying that during investigation the investigating officer IO found that some persons including the applicant are involved in the abovementioned illegal activities He submitted the charge sheet against her after recording statements of witnesses These witnesses have clearly alleged that the applicant as well as other accused persons were involved in the offence Rejecting the pleas of the applicant the court in its order said that a cognizable offence under section 67 of Information Technology IT Act which provides for punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form is being made in the case IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/social-media-calls-for-responsibility-allahabad-hc-393841.html Mon, 30 Jan 2023 09:22:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/india-ahead-shuts-down-employees-not-paid-for-months-393404.html New Delhi Jan 28 India Ahead a private English news channel shut down its operations leaving its employees in a state of uncertainty The employees have alleged that they have not been paid their salaries for several months All the employees including reporters and anchors are now demanding their dues and have come down heavily on the authorities Speaking to IANS a top management official who didnt wish to be named said that the management is doing everything possible to pay salary to the employees Ridhima Kedia a journalist tweeted We had the companys back till the end like the very end the least we would ask for is honesty The HR also has no answer as far as salaries are concerned and this is unfair This is simply unacceptable Soon after this tweet Bhupender Chaubey former Editorin Chief at India Ahead responded that owners of the company is doing everything possible to help all the employees Another exemployee blamed the India Ahead management for not responding to her calls Its true I am an exemployee and I didnt receive nearly two months pay My mails to HR and accounts team went unanswered tweeted Akanksha Verma IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/india-ahead-shuts-down-employees-not-paid-for-months-393404.html Sat, 28 Jan 2023 22:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/rss-calls-bbc-toolkit-that-spreads-lies-and-propaganda-392965.html New Delhi Jan 27 The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS has accused the BBC of being a toolkit which is spreading lies and propaganda amongst the Indians by its recently released controversial documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi In an article and cover story which will appear in the upcoming issue of the RSS Panchjanya magazine it accused the BBC of repeating an attempt to impose lies and propaganda after the Cambridge Analytica scandal Significantly BBC has been caught up in controversies for making the documentary which has been rejected by the Ministry of External Affairs for allegedly being a symbol of colonial mindset propaganda piece prejudiced and lack of objectivity the RSS said Despite the ban the documentary has been screened in a number of universities On Tuesday night high drama prevailed at the Jawaharlal Nehru University JNU campus in New Delhi with student members alleging that they were attacked with stones while watching the controversial documentary titled India The Modi Question There was similar tension over the two separate initiatives by Congress and CPIMs youth wing Democratic Youth Federation of India DYFI for screening the documentary in Thiruvananthapuram Meanwhile screening of the film took place in Kolkatas Jadavpur University on Thursday evening and on Friday it will be shown at the Presidency University Also on Thursday rival groups in the University of Hyderabad screened the documentary as well as the movie The Kashmir Files Meanwhile the Central government has condemned the BBC documentary series describing it as propaganda to push a discredited narrative IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/rss-calls-bbc-toolkit-that-spreads-lies-and-propaganda-392965.html Fri, 27 Jan 2023 16:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/journalist-angad-singh-blacklisted-centre-tells-delhi-hc-393127.html New Delhi Jan 27 The Centre on Friday informed the Delhi High Court that Angad Singh a USbased journalist with Vice News has been blacklisted despite being an Overseas Citizen of India OCI card holder On December 7 2022 a bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh had directed the Central government to file a response in a suit filed by Singh against his deportation from Delhi to New York in August last year He has also challenged the refusal to grant him a Special Permit Appearing for the Centre advocate Anurag Ahluwalia told the court that as Singh has violated Section 11A of the Foreigners Order 1948 which prohibits a foreigner from producing any picture film or documentary without permission in writing from the Centre he is a blacklisted subject He had allegedly depicted India in a negative manner in the India Burning documentary Singh has covered important issues in his documentaries including the Shaheen Bagh protests the farmers protests and the Covid19 pandemic in India among others Ahluwalia submitted that Singh was entering India on his journalist visa for a personal visit but he wasnt issued a visa for that The FRRO in an affidavit told the court that Singh was blacklisted at the instance of the Consulate General of India in New York On January 7 Ahluwalia had said that the affidavit will explain why the petitioner was denied entry into the country Advocate Swathi Sukumar representing Singh before the court said that Singhs OCI card is still valid and has not yet been cancelled To this Ahluwalia sought time to obtain instructions and file a response on whether any show cause notice or proceedings were started against Singh for the cancellation of his OCI card The court then granted two weeks time to Ahluwalia to file the affidavit In his plea Singh has mentioned that his fundamental right under the Citizenship Act 1955 is being violated by not letting him into India He has also asked the court to restrain the government from violating his rights Earlier Singhs counsel had sought a declaration that his deportation from the government was illegal and disclosure of all the materials and data available with the government related to him His mother through a Facebook post had claimed that he had come to India to meet his family in Punjab and it was because of his journalism that he was deported IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/journalist-angad-singh-blacklisted-centre-tells-delhi-hc-393127.html Fri, 27 Jan 2023 23:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/ians-documentary-on-rin-mutiny-of-1946-to-be-premiered-on-jan-25-392400.html New Delhi Jan 25 The IndoAsian News Service Indias premier independent newswire has completed its first documentary titled The Last Push on the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny of 1946 Put together by the awardwinning TV journalist and documentary maker Sujay it will be the first of a series of short films on the forgotten episodes of our freedom struggle as the country moves towards the Amrit Kaal of Indias Independence Using forgotten footage sourced from the Imperial War Museum and Cambridge University in the UK and press clippings from India and Pakistan and juxtaposing this material with expert narrations of this story of valour The Last Push reconstructs the 72 hours of the mutiny which was inspired by the bravery of Netaji Subhas Chandra Boses Azad Hind Fauj Indian National Army and hastened the end of the British Raj The film is being premiered at a select gathering in the Films Division Auditorium New Delhi in the presence of Mahendra Nath Pandey Union Minister for Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises and Meenakshi Lekhi Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture on January 25 The screening will be followed by a discussion featuring the films director Sujay and two experts on the RIN Mutiny Pramod Kapoor author 1946 Royal Indian Navy Mutiny Last War of Independence and founderpublisher Roli Books and Salil Mishra Professor of History School of Liberal Studies Dr BR Ambedkar University Delhi On February 18 1946 ratings of the Royal Indian Navy went on strike in Bombay brought down British flags and over three days took control of 78 ships and 21 shore establishments The impact of the mutiny was felt across British Indian military formations For 48 hours the jewel in the crown of the British Empire was seen tottering out of control before command was restored But from the time of the mutiny the British finally knew that they had no choice but to quit India Yet 75 years after independence the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny of 1946 is barely a footnote in the history of Indias freedom struggle Underlining the historical significance of the brave act Sandeep Bamzai Managing Director CEO and EditorinChief IANS said The RIN Mutiny hastened Britains exit from India after the postWar government in London realised it could no longer count on the support of the Armed Forces which had been imbued with the spirit of independence A spontaneous rebellion it had its ripple effects in the Armed Forces across the country Bamzai added Immediately after the Mutiny British Prime Minister Clement Atlee announced the Cabinet Mission to India to negotiate the details of the transfer of power Recalling his association with the making of The Last Push Sujay said One may have been a lifelong student of history but even then there are events even from near contemporary times that somehow seem to have not been in focus When I started researching the subject as a filmmaker I realised there are untold stories relevant and credible ones that need to be remembered to fully understand how India achieved her freedom Sujay shared one of his telling discoveries from his research on the Mutiny While doing the film I came across the strike committees last message to the people of India which ended with the acknowledgement that it was for the first time that the blood of the men in the services and the people flowed in a common cause and that they would never forget this Sujay noted I found it ironic that it was the people who actually forgot the bravery and sacrifice of those young men in uniform he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/ians-documentary-on-rin-mutiny-of-1946-to-be-premiered-on-jan-25-392400.html Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/the-washington-post-lays-off-20-newsroom-staff-shuts-gaming-division-392136.html Washington Jan 25 Media giant The Washington Post has begun laying off employees starting with eliminating at least 20 newsroom jobs and shutting down its gaming section In an internal note to staff accessed by Axios executive editor Sally Buzbee said the newsroom leaders made these decisions after a thoughtful and deliberate review of our current roles and vacant positions We prioritised the elimination of vacancies to minimize the impact on employees We are also eliminating currently filled positions we concluded are not essential to serving our competitive needs Buzbee wrote The Post has shut down Launcher its online gaming vertical and KidsPost The layoffs started after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made a rare appearance at the companys headquarters last week The Washington Post Guild union had notified its members that layoffs at The Post had begun While the number of people affected is reportedly far smaller than what Publisher Fred Ryan initially alluded to in his layoff announcement at last months town hall we believe any job eliminations right now are unacceptable The number should be zero the Guild said in a statement Bezos bought The Post for 250 million adding newsroom jobs and increasing its coverage areas However the business has stalled in the past year Last month Ryan told the staff there would be layoffs to put our business in the best position for future growth The newspaper shut its Sunday magazine and laid off 11 newsroom employees late last year The publication has struggled to expand its subscription business with fewer paying subscribers last year than the three million it had in 2020 Other media companies like CNN Vox Media Adweek NBC News Vice Media and others have also laid off employees IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/the-washington-post-lays-off-20-newsroom-staff-shuts-gaming-division-392136.html Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/amid-brouhaha-on-rules-empowering-govt-to-fact-check-news-minister-says-consultations-to-be-held-next-month-392054.html New Delhi Jan 24 The government said on Tuesday that it will hold consultations with the stakeholders on rules pertaining to fake news and curbing misinformation next month before implementing them The response came after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology MeitY proposed a plan to amend the IT rules to give power to the Press Information Bureau PIB to factcheck whether any news is fake MeitY minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that consultations with stakeholders regarding rules on curbing fake news would be held sometime early next month On January 19 the government had said that it will hold consultations with the stakeholders on the proposed amendments to IT rules pertaining to curbing misinformation on January 24 The rules have been drafted to ensure factchecking and to prevent the spread of misinformation or patently false and untrue or misleading information on social media and other intermediary platforms Meanwhile Chandrasekhar also informed mediapersons on Tuesday that the consultation process on Digital Personal Data Protection Act is complete and it is being processed for notification MeitY had last week released a modification to the draft Information Technology Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules 2021 which it had previously released for public consultation While the consultations on amendments to IT rules were mainly centered around making rules for online gaming a clause on identifying fake news and its removal by PIB was added to them which led to protests within media circles IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/amid-brouhaha-on-rules-empowering-govt-to-fact-check-news-minister-says-consultations-to-be-held-next-month-392054.html Tue, 24 Jan 2023 22:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/determination-of-fake-news-cannot-be-in-the-sole-hands-of-govt-editors-guild-392072.html New Delhi Jan 24 The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday urged Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw to expunge the draft amendment to IT Rules 2021 The response came after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology MeitY proposed a plan to amend IT Rules to give power to the Press Information Bureau PIB to factcheck whether any news is fake The Editors Guild of India wrote to Vaishnaw expressing deep concern over the draft amendment to IT Rules which proposes giving sweeping censorship power to the PIB to direct online intermediaries to take down content deemed as fake The Editors Guild of India is deeply concerned by this proposed amendment giving such sweeping powers to the Press Information Bureau At the outset determination of fake news cannot be in the sole hands of the government and will result in the censorship of the press Already multiple laws exist to deal with content that is found to be factually incorrect This new procedure basically serves to make it easier to muzzle the free press and will give sweeping powers to the PIB or any other agency authorised by the Central government for fact checking to force online intermediaries to take down content that the government may find problematic the Editors Guild said Further the words in respect of any business of the Central government seems to give the government a carte blanche to determine what is fake with respect to its own work This will stifle legitimate criticism of the government and will have an adverse impact on the ability of the press to hold governments to account which is a vital role it plays in a democracy the letter added It must be noted that the Guild had raised its deep concerns with the IT Rules when they were first introduced on February 25 2021 claiming that they empower the Union government to block delete or modify published news anywhere in the country without any judicial oversight Various provisions in these rules have the potential to place unreasonable restrictions on digital news media and consequently the media at large The Guild has included a copy of the representation dated March 6 2021 for reference The Guild urges the Ministry to expunge this new amendment and to initiate meaningful consultations with press bodies media organisations and other stakeholders on the regulatory framework for digital media so as to not undermine press freedom the Editors Guild said Meanwhile the government said on Tuesday that it will hold consultations with the stakeholders on rules pertaining to fake news and curbing misinformation next month before implementing them On January 19 the government had said that it will hold consultations with the stakeholders on the proposed amendments to IT rules pertaining to curbing misinformation on January 24 IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/determination-of-fake-news-cannot-be-in-the-sole-hands-of-govt-editors-guild-392072.html Tue, 24 Jan 2023 23:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-dismisses-journalist-raghav-bahls-plea-in-eds-money-laundering-case-391588.html New Delhi Jan 23 The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected news website The Quints founder and journalist Raghav Bahls petition seeking quashing of Enforcement Directorates ED proceedings in a money laundering case against him A singlejudge bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh dismissed the plea observing that the investigation is not over yet and the petition is premature The allegations are yet to reach the stage of trial Whether there is generation of proceeds of crime or not is being investigated and for the said reason the petition as of today is premature and is rejected he said The court also refused to quash the Lookout Circular LOC issued against Bahl Pertaining to the opening of LOC against Bahl Justice Singh said that quashing the same will be premature granting him liberty to file an application with supporting documents on when he wants to travel abroad which shall be considered in accordance with law The quashing of LOC at this stage will be premature however the petitioner has travelled in the past and needs to travel for work Liberty of the petitioner to travel abroad in genuine case and for business cannot be curtailed the court noted The ED had initiated an inquiry based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax department for alleged nondisclosure of funds of around Rs 245 crore used for buying a property in London by Bahl The case was filed in 2019 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act IANS https://dailyworld.in/media/delhi-hc-dismisses-journalist-raghav-bahls-plea-in-eds-money-laundering-case-391588.html Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:40:00 +0530