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  Trump appoints Karoline Leavitt, 27, as youngest-ever White House press secretary

  World | November 16, 2024 9:02 IST

  President-elect Donald Trump has appointed 27-year-old Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, making her the youngest ever to hold the position.

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  Special Session: What other bills apart from Women's Reservation to be introduced? | EXPLAINED

  Explainers | September 21, 2023 14:32 IST

  Parliament Special Session: The Special Session of the Parliament began on September 18 (Monday) and it will continue till September 22 (Friday).

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  SC restrains Chidambaram from giving press interviews

  India | December 04, 2019 18:35 IST

  Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram was restrained by the Supreme Court on Wednesday from either giving any press interviews or making public comments regarding him or other co-accused in the INX Media money laundering case.

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  Woman journalists denied fair share, often assigned soft beats in India: UN report

  India | August 02, 2019 21:25 IST

  None of the sampled newspapers, seven Hindi and six English, had a female boss. The 13 newspapers were selected on the basis of their position in the Indian Readership Survey 2018, according to the report. The UN body could not avail data from Navbharat Times and Dainik Bhaskar.  

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  India drops down on World Press Freedom Index

  World | April 18, 2019 16:48 IST

  The ‘World Press Freedom Index 2019’, topped by Norway, finds an increased sense of hostility towards journalists across the world, with violent attacks in India leading to at least six Indian journalists being killed in the line of their work last year.

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  White House to return CNN reporter Acosta's pass after judge’s order

  World | November 16, 2018 22:52 IST

  Acosta said outside the courthouse: "I want to thank all of my colleagues in the press who supported us this week. And I want to thank the judge for the decision he made today. And let's go back to work."

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  World Press Freedom Day: '54 attacks on journalists in India in 16 months'

  India | May 03, 2017 15:27 IST

  The attacks were committed by political parties and their leaders (8), police (9), and mobs resisting media coverage (9).

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  Oxford University Press to launch Hindi online dictionary

  India | October 21, 2016 20:58 IST

  In a move to build up a Hindi-based customer base, Oxford University Press (OUP) today announced the launch of the Hindi online dictionary. Hindi is the ninth language to become part of the Oxford Global

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  Press freedom should not be violated: Manmohan Singh

  Politics | May 10, 2015 7:30 IST

  New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday said freedom of the press should not be violated as it is very important in a democratic set-up.“Freedom of the press is very important in our democratic

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  3 presidents press Burkina Faso on civilian rule

  World | November 06, 2014 9:07 IST

  Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Diplomats pressing Burkina Faso's military ruler to return the country to civilian rule said on Wednesday they are seeking names of people who could serve as interim head of state until elections

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  John Kerry asks Arab nations to press Hamas on ceasefire

  World | July 16, 2014 6:54 IST

  Vienna: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday warned of "great risks" to provoke violence in Gaza as he called on Arab nations to push Hamas to accept a ceasefire."There are great risks in

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  Agitation to press for implementation of ILP in Manipur

  India | May 11, 2013 17:59 IST

  Imphal, May 11: Stepping up the agitation for implementation of the Inner Line Permit in Manipur by May 31, a powerful local committee today said no non-Manipuri would be allowed to enter the state between

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  Karnataka to press PM to stay Cauvery order

  India | September 29, 2012 18:10 IST

  Bangalore, Sept 29: Karntaka Government today decided to press Prime Minister Manmohan Singh again to stay the September 19 order of Cauvery River Authority headed by him directing the state to release 9,000 cusecs of

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  Iran, pressed on nuclear activities, wraps up summit

  World | September 01, 2012 12:30 IST

  Tehran, Sep 1: Iran on Friday closed a summit of non-aligned states after two days of sometimes conflictual speeches over Syria and stepped-up pressure over its nuclear programme that overshadowed the proceedings. Representatives from the

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  Italian miner slits wrist during press conference

  World | August 30, 2012 9:51 IST

  Rome, Aug 30 : An Italian miner, who along with other workers occupied a coal mine on the island of Sardinia, slit his wrist during a press conference Wednesday to protest a lack of investment