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Noida: Cop, 3 journalists arrested in extortion case
The police caught them red-handed with Rs 8 lakh cash, Mercedes and pistol as possessions.
Bihar: Bouncer abuses, thrashes journalist reporting corruption in a private hospital
In a shocking incident reported, a journalist who was covering and reporting the long-going extortion and corruption in a private hospital, was ruthlessly beaten and abused by a bouncer in Patna, Bihar. According to the reports, while doctors misbehaved and asked for high money charges from poor patients, the victim[Read More…]
Manipur journalist sentenced 12-month detention for criticising BJP, PM Modi
An Imphal –based journalist identified as Kishorechandra Wangkhem was sentenced to a 12-month jail term under the National Security Act after he was detained last month for posting a video on Facebook that showed him criticising the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, current Chief Minister N Biren Singh and Prime Minister[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Journalist beaten to death in Chatra
Ranchi: A journalist of a Ranchi-based Hindi daily who had been facing threats was beaten to death in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, authorities said on Tuesday. Chandan Tiwary, who worked for the “Aaj”, was abducted on Monday night from Pathhalgada, police said. According to police officials, Tiwary was found in the[Read More…]
Journalist attacked with knuckle duster in Mumbai
Four people attacked a journalist in Mumbai late night on Sunday while he was on his way to home. Calling it an attempt to murder, the Times Now journalist Herman Gomes shares his horror on Facebook where he describes how the attack took place near Gamdevi police station while on[Read More…]
Veteran journalist Kuldeep Nayar passes away at 95
Kuldeep Nayar, a renowned journalist, author and human activist took his last breath at around 1 am on Thursday, August 23, 2018 in New Delhi. The 95-year-old former editor of The Indian Express, is survived by his wife and two sons. In his long career, Nayar served as an author,[Read More…]
What is Harivansh Narayan Singh’s role in bringing back JD(U)-BJP together?
The new Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh has been a prominent journalist apart from being a politician. An inhabitant of a village called Sitab Diara in Saran district of Bihar, Harivansh Singh becomes the first non Congress deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha in 41 years. Earlier Godey Murahari[Read More…]
Police seek help to identify journalist Shujaat Bukhari’s killers seen on CCTV
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police late on Thursday night released CCTV pictures of the bike-borne assailants who might have shot senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari outside his office in Srinagar. The photos show the assailants riding a motorcycle and a small sack which may have been used to carry the weapons[Read More…]
Now, Kapil Sharma in oral spat with journalist
Mumbai: Comedian and TV host Kapil Sharma and Mumbai-based film journalist Vickey Lalwani have lodged police complaints against each other after a telephonic spat on Friday evening. Sharma has accused Lalwani of defamatory writing and threats of extortion, harassment in connivance with his two former managers – Neeti Simoes and Preeti[Read More…]
Journalist, author Rabisankar Bal dies
Renowned journalist and Bengali author Rabisankar Bal died at a hospital on Tuesday following a brief illness, family sources said. He was 55. Bal, a novelist and short story writer has penned over 15 novels, five short story collections, one volume each of poetry and literary essays over a period[Read More…]
Tripura: Journalist killing by TSR trooper leads to clashes, shutdown
Many activists of different political parties were injured in clashes while normal life was hit in Left-ruled Tripura as the BJP, Congress and other parties called a shutdown on Thursday to protest the killing of a journalist by a Tripura State Rifles (TSR) trooper. “Around 25 activists of different political[Read More…]
Journalist shot dead by TSR trooper in Tripura
A journalist was shot dead on Tuesday by a Tripura State Rifles (TSR) trooper during an altercation in Bodhjung Nagar in Tripura, police said. “Tapan Debbarma, the bodyguard of the TSR’s Second Battalion Commandant, opened fire killing Sudip Datta Bhowmik on the spot,” a police officer said. The body of[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Congress chief booked in sex-CD case after journalist
Chhattisgarh police booked state Congress chief, Bhupesh Baghel in a case over alleged extortion attempt for a sex CD purportedly involving a minister by former BBC journalist Vinod Verma. Verma was arrested earlier in the day. Several sections of IT Act were slapped on Baghel and Verma after a fresh[Read More…]
Noted journalist, writer Arun Sadhu dies at 76
Renowned writer Arun Sadhu passed away early on Monday at a hospital following a heart condition at the age of 76. Sadhu was known for his immense contributions and has straddled the worlds of literature and journalism with equal elan. He breathed his last at the Sion Hospital. He was[Read More…]
Tripura: Journalist attacked, stabbed to death while covering protest
In another incident of violence against journalist, a local television journalist was kidnapped and stabbed to death while covering the agitation and road blockade by Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) in Tripura on Wednesday. Santanu Bhowmick, a journalist from ‘Dinrat’ news channel, was covering the agitation when he was[Read More…]
Gauri Lankesh murder: CCTV shows how the killing takes place
After journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot three times, she tried to run into her house in Bengaluru but failed. She collapsed outside, where neighbours who heard the gunshots found her lying in a pool of blood. The killing, which has outraged journalists, activists, and citizens, was reportedly recorded by security[Read More…]
Gauri Lankesh murder: Protests to be carried out across country, Tharoor, Irani offer condolence
Ever since senior journalist, Gauri Lankesh, was shot dead outside her home on Tuesday evening, there have been protests and candle light vigils. Several people protested at Rajarajeshwari Nagar through the night demanding justice for the journalist. A candlelight vigil was also held in Karnataka’s Gulbarga for Lankesh on Tuesday[Read More…]
Journalist who exposed Ram Rahim’s rape cases’ killed; son awaits justice
Amid hype over Ram Rahim’s rape case and its verdict, a grieving son also awaits justice for the murder of his father, journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati. Chhatrapati had exposed the alleged rape case in 2002. He was shot at his residence on 24 October. Months before his paper had published[Read More…]
FIR slapped on SP leader for allegedly threatening journalist
On Wednesday, a FIR has been registered against Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Om Prakash Singh for allegedly threatening a journalist, police said. The FIR was registered on a complaint of a local journalist Ajit Singh, who alleged that Om Prakash threatened him for publishing news against an engineer[Read More…]
Israel attempt to shut down Al Jazeera, bans journalists
Israel plans to cancel media credentials of Al Jazeera journalists and close the network’s office in Jerusalem, the country’s communication minister has announced. Israel’s communications minister has said he wants to shut down pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera in the country. Ayoob Kara, of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, said on[Read More…]
The UnDelhiwalah: This journalist feels that Delhi is harsh but an effective teacher!
Delhi is in everyone’s love and hate books. A home to almost 19 million people, our awkwardly crowded and enigmatic national capital never sleeps. Delhi is extreme and its streets have been soaking all the extremity only to balance the mélange of highs & lows. And what makes the city throb is,[Read More…]
Man sacked for sending vulgar messages to journalist Rana Ayyub
An Indian employee working in a UAE-based company has been fired for sending sexually explicit messages to renowned journalist Rana Ayyub on Facebook. The accused identified as Bincylal Balachandran hailing from Kerala has been working in Dubai for a firm called Alpha Paint, a sister company of National Paints in[Read More…]
‘When women write down their stories, it is not just about them’, in conversation with Sudha Menon
As author, columnist, journalist, writing coach and feminist, Sudha Menon finds inspiration in everything that she breathes. Having written books such as Gifted: Inspiring Stories of People with Disabilities, Leading Ladies: Women Who Inspire India, Devi, Diva or She-Devil: The smart career woman’s survival guide, Menon feels that there is[Read More…]
Delhi Police arrests a man for attack on journalist Aparna Kalra
Delhi Police have arrested a man for attacking freelance journalist Aparna Kalra in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar locality on Wednesday evening. Police told media that the assailant had tried to sexually assault her and hit aggressively with a stone after she resisted. The accused was believed to be drinking alone at the Picnic[Read More…]