Scribes fear for safety in Uttar Pradesh
August 29th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 29 (IANS) Journalists are a worried lot in Uttar Pradesh following two major attacks on them in a fortnight.On Aug 17, a Muslim mob thrashed photographers and ... Read more...
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Contest for press photographers launched
May 13th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Mumbai-based Media Foundation of India (MFI) has launched the second edition of its photo contest for full-time professional press photographers.The MFI National Press Photo Contest 2012 ... Read more...
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Mexican journalists demand end to killings
May 7th, 2012 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 7 (IANS/EFE) More than 100 journalists staged a protest in Mexico City to draw attention to the killings of several journalists in the eastern state of Veracruz, ... Read more...
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Normal life hit in Bengal, but high attendance at secretariat (Lead)
February 29th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Streets wore a near-desrrted look with few vehicles and people venturing out, but air services remained normal and government offices recorded high attendances in West ... Read more...
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Journalist’s beating, woman’s rape; Mamata says all cooked up (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) A journalist of a leading Bengali news channel Tuesday was beaten up allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers in Jadavpur area here Tuesday. However, West Bengal ... Read more...
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Saif in trouble for assaulting South African (Second Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was in trouble Wednesday after a South African businessman accused him of abusing and hitting him and his father-in-law at ... Read more...
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Mumbai media delegation invited to Pakistan
November 11th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) A 22-member Indian media goodwill delegation will leave for Pakistan Nov 14 on a week-long tour, a Mumbai Press Club official said here Friday.The delegation, led ... Read more...
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Kashmir scribes protest police harassment
August 25th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 25 (IANS) Dozens of journalists Thursday carried out a peaceful protest here demanding that police stop harassing them.The protest by journalists and photojournalists working for local, national and ... Read more...
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Ryan Phillippe shocked by photographers’ death in Libya
April 25th, 2011 - 6:32 am ICT by IANS
April 25 (IANS) Actor Ryan Phillippe was in shock following the death of two photojournalists in Libya just hours before he premiered his new film about renowned combat snapper Kevin ... Read more...
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Two US photojournalist killed in Libya
April 21st, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): Two American photojournalists were killed in Libya while covering battles between rebels and government forces.Tim Hetherington, best known for co-directing the Oscar-nominated documentary on the Afghanistan war ... Read more...
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Police face media fury over Patil’s beach photo
January 7th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 7 (IANS) The hauling of three photojournalists to the police station who photographed President Pratibha Patil while she was sunning herself at a Goa beach during a private visit ... Read more...
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Late “Original Civil Rights Photographer” Ernest Withers Was An FBI Informant?
September 15th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) After around two years of investigation, a Memphis based media source has come out with reports that claim that the famous civil rights photojournalist Ernest Withers ... Read more...
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Bomb hoax in Kolkata IT hub, one held
August 25th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) A bomb hoax led to the evacuation of 1,500 employees and a massive search at a 14-storey building in the IT hub of Rajarhat on the city outskirts ... Read more...
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Media curbs in Kashmir condemned
July 7th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 7 (IANS) Journalists in the Kashmir Valley Wednesday condemned the media curbs imposed by the government following widespread violence during which some journalists were allegedly beaten by the security forces.
The ... Read more...
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Swedish ceremony remembers 137 journalists killed in 2009
May 30th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Alfred de Tavares
Stockholm, May 30 (IANS) A memorial service was held in the Swedish capital to remember 137 journalists, including four Indians, from 33 countries who died performing their professional duties ... Read more...
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26/11 case: Nikam says he will challenge acquittal of co-accused
May 3rd, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, May 3 (ANI):Mumbai's Chief Public Prosecutor, Ujjwal Nikam who argued the mammoth 26/11 case for over 271 working days, on Monday gave a mixed reaction to the Special Court's verdict on ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks released the ‘Collateral Murder’ video of the 2007 attack in Baghdad
April 6th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Apr 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) WikiLeaks has released a video named as ‘Collateral Murder’ that is about the 2007 attack on the civilians in Baghdad. The video shows that there ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks Posts ‘Collateral Murder’ Video Of Iraq Attack
April 6th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, Apr 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 2007 video footage showing U.S. helicopter strike in Baghdad, Iraq has been released by a website that leaks secret government documents in order to ... Read more...
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Media was targeted, harassed: Liberhan
November 24th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Journalists covering the Dec 6, 1992, attack on the Babri Masjid were subjected to "systematic harassment" and not only were they stopped from covering the event but ... Read more...
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Work on at Mayawati’s memorials despite apex court order
September 9th, 2009 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 9 (IANS) Unmindful of the apex court's stern directive, construction activity continued in full swing at each of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's dream projects here Wednesday.
Taking serious view ... Read more...
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Agartala photo exhibition draws people from all walks of life
August 10th, 2009 - 10:57 am ICT by ANI
Agartala (Tripura), Aug.10 (ANI): Hundreds of photo lovers gathered at the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan here on Sunday to witness rare moments capture by lense men of different parts of the world.The ... Read more...
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Speaker heaves sigh of relief as house functions smoothly
April 16th, 2008 - 11:14 pm ICT by admin
(From the Corridors of Power)New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee heaved a sigh of relief and even showed sparks of his trademark humour Wednesday when the house conducted ... Read more...
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Renuka Chowdhary to review Mumbai molestation case today
January 15th, 2008 - 11:41 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): Union Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhary is likely to review the Mumbais New Year Day molestation case here today, at a meeting expected to be ... Read more...
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