Missed out on news today? Don’t worry we have got you covered. Here are the top stories of the day! Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Bhagel waives irrigation tax amounting to Rs 207 crore On his inaugural Republic Day as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Bhagel at an event in capital[Read More…]
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Top headlines of the day: 22 January 2019
Missed out on news today? Don’t worry we have got you covered. Here are the top five stories of the day! UP: Following water shortage in Agra, 50 people to auction themselves on Republic Day Since Republic Day is round the corner, nation is gearing up for the celebrations. However,[Read More…]
New York Times defends tech writer Sarah Jeong accused of being racist for old tweets
San Francisco: The New York Times has defended its new hire, Sarah Jeong, who was dragged into a racism controversy for tweets she wrote from 2013 to early 2015. The paper announced this week that it had hired Jeong as the lead technology writer for its editorial board. But soon[Read More…]
Not our job to recruit journalists for content: Facebook
San Francisco: In a clear message to news publishers, a top Facebook executive has emphasised that it is not their job to recruit people from media organisations for the content on the social media platform. At the “Code Media 2018” conference in California organised by the famous tech portal ReCode, Facebook’s[Read More…]
Rupert Murdoch wants Facebook to pay publishers
New York: Facebook, which controls a lion’s share of the online advertising business along with Google, should pay a fee to publishers if it wants to promote trustworthy and accurate news on its platform, media mogul Rupert Murdoch has said. According to The Verge on Tuesday, Murdoch, in a letter, proposed[Read More…]
New Facebook update to prioritise trustworthy news: Zuckerberg
San Francisco: After tweaking its News Feed to allow users to see more updates from family and friends than posts from businesses, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has now announced to prioritise news that is trustworthy, informative and local. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Zuckerberg said it’s important that News Feed[Read More…]
Union minister Smriti Irani yet to graduate, shows affidavit
Union minister, Smriti Irani’s degree row or her education qualification is once again in the news. She has not completed her graduation, according to her affidavit for the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat. On the other hand, Balwantsinh Rajput, who recently resigned from the Congress, has emerged as the richest[Read More…]
On air, anchor fights tears reading news of her own channel shutdown
A moving video clip has surfaced online showing an Israeli television news anchor getting tearful reporting her own show’s sudden cancellation on air. The anchor tried hard to control her emotions after learning that it would be her last show on Israel’s Channel One. The government has suddenly decided to[Read More…]
