Toronto, May 5 (IANS) Al Jazeera began its broadcasts into Canada Tuesday.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) had given the green signal to Al Jazeera English (AJE) last November to beam into Canada despite protests over its allegedly being the mouthpiece of Arab groups.
Canadian journalist Tony Burman, who is
Ranchi, May 5 (IANS) The Jharkhand Police will question the Delhi-based boyfriend of journalist Nirupama Pathak who was found dead at her home in Koderma district April 29, police said Wednesday.
'We will send a team to Delhi to question Priyabhanshu (Ranjan) in the Nirupama murder case. He will be
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Ranchi, May 4 (IANS) The slain Delhi journalist Nirupama Pathak's mother, arrested for alleged involvement in the murder of her daughter, was tightlipped during interrogation but seemed to know a lot, police in Jharkhand said Tuesday. They sent their report to the National Commission for Women (NCW).
Sudha Pathak was arrested
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New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Editors Guild of India (EGI) Tuesday cautioned Karnataka police against using the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act to make a reporter of a leading Kannada daily reveal his sources.
'Professional ethics demand that media persons should protect their sources and not reveal their identities when they
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Ranchi/New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The mother of Nirupama Pathak, a Delhi journalist, was arrested Monday for allegedly being linked to her murder in what is being suspected to be an 'honour killing' over her relationship with a man from another caste.
In Delhi, Pathak's friends met National Commission for Women
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New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Moving beyond the contentious debate about content regulation, the government is looking at setting up a Broadcasting Authority of India, a nodal agency that would look into issues like foreign investment, digitalisation and a fresh TV rating mechanism (TRP).
We are looking at setting up
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New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Financial Times (FT), among the world's leading business newspapers, is looking for opportunities in the Indian market as the country holds a 'great potential' for print and other news media.
'India holds great potential for print and news media,' said John Ridding, FT chief executive
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The government has cleared the way for financial restructuring of Prasar Bharati to make it more self-reliant, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said Monday.
The Group of Ministers (GOM) meeting cleared the way for the financial restructuring, Soni told reporters here.
The GoM meeting on Prasar
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New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) About 50 friends of Nirupama Pathak, a Delhi journalist who was found dead in her Jharkhand home last week, met National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas and sought harsh punishment for her killers.
Nirupama, 23, was allegedly in a relationship with her former batchmate
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Ranchi, May 3 (IANS) The mother of Nirupama Pathak, a Delhi journalist found dead in her Jharkhand home, was arrested Monday on suspicion of being linked to the killing, police said. The young woman's father and brother are being quizzed over what some feel was a 'honour killing'.
'We have arrested
