Give kids their childhood back: Roshan Abbas
August 19th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Roshan Abbas is upset after watching the promo of a children's reality show and blasts show makers for exploiting little ones for TRPs. He has lodged ... Read more...
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Reporters in Pyongyang for satellite launch
April 8th, 2012 - 5:42 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 8 (IANS) About 30 foreign journalists from around the world are in North Korea to cover the country's satellite launch, the official media reported.They represent major wire services ... Read more...
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ECB demands scrapping of ‘controversial’ umpire decision referral system
January 18th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 18 (ANI): England has submitted a formal complaint and demanded scrapping of the umpire decision referral system after the Daryl Harper controversy in South Africa.The big issue surrounds Harper's ... Read more...
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World Media Summit begins in Beijing
October 9th, 2009 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 9 (Xinhua) About 300 representatives from over 170 media outlets around the world gathered in Beijing to discuss the shifts and challenges in the industry at the World Media Summit ... Read more...
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Beijing to hold world media summit
October 6th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 6 (Xinhua) Heads of media organisations worldwide will gather in the Chinese capital for a unique summit Oct 8-10.
The World Media Summit, with the theme "Cooperation, Action, Win-Win and Development", ... Read more...
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Honduran government repeals restrictions on freedom
October 6th, 2009 - 5:27 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa/Washington, Oct 6 (DPA) The de facto government of Honduras Monday repealed a controversial decree that had restricted freedom of movement and freedom of expression in the country in the wake of ... Read more...
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“Slander” Zardari jokes now banned in Pakistan
July 22nd, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22 (ANI): "Terrorists have kidnapped our beloved Zardari and are demanding 5,000,000 dollars or they will burn him with petrol. Please donate what you can. I have donated five ... Read more...
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Gunmen kill 44 at Turkish village wedding party
May 5th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Ankara (Turkey), May 5 (ANI): Unidentified gunmen killed 44 persons attending a wedding party in a village on Monday.Reports from the village of Sultankoy in Turkey's south eastern Mardin Province, quoted acting ... Read more...
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Nepal’s TV stations cut broadcasts as power outages increase
January 9th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 9 (DPA) Private television stations in Nepal have announced several hours of cuts to regular broadcasts, citing growing power outages.Television Broadcasters' Nepal, an umbrella body of five private stations, said ... Read more...
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Nepal TV stations declare ‘emergency’
January 8th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 8 (IANS) Enraged at the growing power crisis in Nepal and alleged unfair state laws, Nepal's private television stations Thursday declared "emergency".Television Broadcasters Nepal, the umbrella of TV stations, said ... Read more...
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Footage of McCain interviewed as bedridden prisoner in Vietnam released
October 23rd, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 23 (ANI): The French national archive has released a footage of Republican presidential candidate John McCain being interviewed as a bedridden prisoner during the Vietnam War.McCain, who was filmed ... Read more...
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RCom to launch television channel by year-end (Roundup)
August 20th, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad/Chennai/New Delhi, Aug 20(IANS) The Anil Ambani-headed Reliance Communications (RCom), which ushered in its nationwide direct-to-home service Wednesday, will launch its own television channel before the year-end, a top company official said. ... Read more...
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Big TV may charge carriage fee to augment revenue
August 20th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) India's latest direct-to-home (DTH) service provider Reliance Big TV Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications Ltd, may look at carriage fee as one of ... Read more...
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Former UK PM Thatcher returns home after hospital stay
March 9th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar.9 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has returned to her London home after spending a little over a day in hospital.
Eighty-two-year-old Thatcher was pictured by television broadcasters waving from ... Read more...
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