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  Kannur Assembly Election 2026: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

  India | April 03, 2026 12:18 IST

  Kannur Assembly Election 2026: In the 2021 Kerala Assembly Elections, Congress Socialist Party (CSP) candidate Ramachandran Kadannappalli won the Kannur seat with a margin of 1,745 votes (1.3%). He received 60,313 votes with a vote share of 44.98%.

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  Amaal Mallik asks media to respect family privacy, affirms nothing changes with brother Armaan

  March 21, 2025 16:53 IST

  Amaal Mallik urges the media not to "harass" his family after announcing he has cut ties with them, emphasising that his bond with his brother Armaan remains unchanged. He also deleted a controversial post about his mental health struggles and family issues.

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  Donald Trump signs executive order to dismantle state-funded news agency Voice of America: Report

  World | March 17, 2025 7:15 IST

  Earlier on March 14, Trump signed an executive order to dismantle seven government offices, including the United States Agency for Global Media, the parent company of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

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  Government will support media in transition to digital landscape: Ashwini Vaishnaw at DNPA Conclave

  India | February 27, 2025 17:45 IST

  Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the Storyboard18 DNPA Conclave 2025 on February 27. He highlighted how such conferences not only can help the government frame better policies but also ensure a smooth transition to digital media.

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  Ashwini Vaishnaw highlights four major challenges faced by news media: Watch

  India | November 17, 2024 19:02 IST

  Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted the major challenges for news media and sought media platforms to find solutions. He also appealed for the safeguarding of the interests of the original content creators.

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  DNPA supports World News Day 2024: Celebrating the power of journalism

  India | September 27, 2024 18:12 IST

  The Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) proudly supports World News Day 2024 on September 28, emphasising the theme "Choose Truth" to highlight journalism's vital role in combating misinformation.

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  Meta cracks down on Russian state-controlled media globally

  Technology | September 17, 2024 13:22 IST

  Meta has banned Russian-controlled media from its platform due to their covert operations. The company fears that these media platforms will engage in deceptive practices going forward too.

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  CCI approves merger of Reliance Industries' media assets with Walt Disney

  Business | August 28, 2024 17:17 IST

  The deal was announced six months ago and has been cleared by the Competition Commission of India with certain modifications proposed by the two parties.

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  Microsoft global outage: How banks, airlines and airports worldwide were affected? DETAILS

  World | July 19, 2024 18:14 IST

  A glitch in Microsoft services caused widespread reports of disruptions in international airlines, banks, businesses and media outlets. The outage lasted roughly six hours before Microsoft the problem and reported progress in fixing the technical issue, with residual impact

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  Microsoft outage: Several broadcasters forced to go off air due to global IT disruption | FULL LIST

  World | July 19, 2024 15:12 IST

  Multiple airports across the world, including those in New Delhi and Berlin, are reporting disruptions in services after the global outage.

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  This country plans to ban investigative journalism, LGBT content from TV to online medium I KNOW WHY

  World | May 22, 2024 18:16 IST

  Indonesia's legislative body is suggesting amendments to its broadcasting legislation, aiming to prohibit investigative journalism and content related to the LGBT community. This move has drawn sharp criticism from civil society organisations and filmmakers.

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  Bihar education department issues fresh timetable effective December 1, teachers mandated to comply

  Bihar | November 29, 2023 23:31 IST

  Bihar: This revised timetable, scheduled to be implemented on December 1, aligns with the Mission Dakshta initiative, including the creation of profiles for children enrolled in the program.

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  China's bid for media control in Pakistan draws concern, says US report

  World | October 05, 2023 7:38 IST

  China has been actively working with Pakistan to combat disinformation through initiatives like the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Media Forum, where it has set up the "CPEC Rapid Response Information Network."

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  NewsClick founder, HR head sent to 7-day police remand in case filed under anti-terror law UAPA

  India | October 04, 2023 11:37 IST

  The arrest of the NewsClick founder and HR head was followed by massive police searches on 30 locations linked to the online media firm. Union Minister Anurag Thakur alleged that NewsClick received illegal foreign funding from China.

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  G20 Summit: Preparations underway at International Media Centre; Arindam Bagchi gives tour | WATCH

  India | September 02, 2023 21:24 IST

  A video shared by MEA Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on X, formerly Twitter, shows him at the International Media Centre in ITPO Complex giving a tour of the preparations underway for the major event.

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  Pakistan bans journalists on TV channels who are critical of military, Shehbaz Sharif government

  World | August 13, 2023 12:46 IST

  These people have been implicated in different cases, a familiar tactic to silence critics in Pakistan, and declared ‘proclaimed offenders’ for failing to appear before courts.

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  Varanasi court bans media from covering ASI survey of Gyanvapi

  Uttar Pradesh | August 10, 2023 6:13 IST

  The court of District Judge AK Vishvesh passed the order on a plea by the Gyanvapi management committee seeking a ban on the media coverage of the survey which is being conducted to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a temple.

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  Fond of reading news on Twitter? Get ready to pay from next month I Elon Musk's latest announcement

  Technology | April 30, 2023 13:08 IST

  Notably, this is not the first time when Musk advocated for such measures. Even before the 'chaotic' takeover of the microblogging platform, he suggested media use a paywall on their websites for subscription-based content.

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  Govt to prepare SOPs for media as assailants posing as journalists killed Atiq and his brother

  India | April 16, 2023 13:33 IST

  The step is being taken after three assailants posing as journalists killed Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj Saturday night while they were speaking to reporters.

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  I & B Minister cautions media against narratives that threaten India's integrity

  India | March 18, 2023 18:47 IST

  Thakur's remarks came against the backdrop of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement in London that democracy in the country was under "brutal attack", besides the controversial documentary on Gujarat riots by BBC.