Tag: Journalist
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Rahul Gandhi claims journalists reporting on Rafale deal receiving threats
Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused the Modi government of threatening journalists over India’s Dassault Rafale fighter jet deal with France.
July 30, 2018 -
Gauri Lankesh murder | Goldsmith, incense stick manufacturer arrested; total 9 held
The suspects were produced before a metropolitan court, which remanded them in SIT custody till August 6 for further investigation.
July 24, 2018 -
U’Khand education minister in soup for calling journalist ‘political agent’
Uttarakhand Education and Sports Minister Arvind Pandey continued to hog the limelight for wrong reasons.
July 23, 2018 -
Editor’s Guild condemns FIR against journalist by Kerala police
The Editor’s Guild of India condemned on Monday the registration of an FIR against Mathrubhumi TV news anchor Venu Balakrishnan by the Kerala police on charges of promoting communal enmity.
July 9, 2018 -
J-K: Aurangzeb’s father blames politicians for weak policy towards terrorists
Womenfolk of Salina village wailed as the body of Rifleman Aurangzeb was brought there in a helicopter after the wreath-laying ceremony in Srinagar
June 15, 2018 -
Pakistan condemns Indian journalist Shujaat Bukhari’s killing
Pakistan has condemned the assassination of veteran Indian journalist Shujaat Bukhari, who was gunned down outside his office in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
June 15, 2018 -
ED registers money laundering case against journalist
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against senior journalist Upendra Rai, who was arrested last week on the charge of dubious transactions through his bank accounts, an official said on Friday. More than three ED teams raided Rai’s residence in Greater Kailash in south Delhi and some places in Uttar Pradesh’s …
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May 11, 2018 -
‘Information is power and informer should feel empowered’
The annual convocation of the Statesman Print Journalism School (SPJS) was held on Thursday where the tenth batch received their post-graduation diploma certificates in print journalism. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Mahfuz Anam, editor-in-chief of The Daily Star, Bangladesh, highlighted the importance of journalists in the society and how the role of print journalism has …
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May 11, 2018 -
Journalist Upendra Rai sent to judicial custody
A court here on Wednesday rejected the CBI’s plea for additional custody of senior journalist Upendra Rai, arrested for dubious transactions in his accounts, and sent him to 14-day judicial custody. Rai was presented before Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann who rejected the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea seeking extension of his custodial interrogation …
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May 9, 2018 -
All you need to know about journalist J Dey murder case | Timeline
The verdict came almost seven years after the brutal daylight killing of Jyotirmoy Dey in a public place in suburban Mumbai.
May 2, 2018 -
Double Kabul suicide bombing kills 25, including journalist
A coordinated double suicide bombing hit central Kabul on Monday morning, killing 25 people, including an AFP photographer and a cameraman for a local TV station, the Afghan police said. At least 45 people were wounded in the twin attacks, according to Kabul police spokesman, Hashmat Stanekzai, who also added that four policemen were among …
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April 30, 2018 -
Commonwealth: Where being a journalist can kill you
Fifty-three Commonwealth heads of government will meet for a summit in London from April 16 to 20. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the UK Minister of State for the Commonwealth, lauded it as a unique network of 53 states with a responsibility to exert global influence based on a shared commitment to democracy, the rule of …
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April 15, 2018 -
CBI to probe journalist’s death
Two days after a TV reporter, who had carried out a sting on police-mining mafia nexus, was allegedly murdered by being mowed down under a speeding truck in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh, state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday announced getting the incident probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Chouhan told …
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March 27, 2018 -
Attack on women scribes: SHO booked, sent to lines
Delhi Police on Monday registered an FIR against the station house officer of Delhi Cantt accused of molesting a woman journalist on 24 March. The SHO was sent to the lines, police said. A case under section 354 A (making sexually coloured remarks, shall be guilty of the offence of sexual harassment) of Indian Penal …
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March 27, 2018 -
Journalist investigating illegal sand mining killed in Madhya Pradesh
A journalist investigating illegal sand mining cases in Madhya Pradesh was run over by a truck in Bhind district on Monday morning. The 35-year-old journalist identified as Sandeep Sharma was riding a bike when he was hit by a truck coming from behind him at around 9 am. Cops from a nearby police station immediately …
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March 26, 2018 -
Bihar: Journalist crushed to death by SUV, family alleges murder
A journalist was among two persons killed when an SUV rammed into their bike in Bhojpur district on late Sunday night. However, the family of the journalist have alleged that it was a case of murder and a former village head was behind it, police said on Monday. Rajesh, brother of Naveen Nishchal, has alleged in …
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March 26, 2018 -
Journalist assault row: Delhi Police suspend 2 constables
A woman constable and a head constable of the Delhi Police have been suspended for allegedly snatching the camera of a photo-journalist during a protest march organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students. “On a complaint received from the photo-journalist who had alleged snatching of her camera, a case was registered and taken up for …
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March 26, 2018