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Tajikistan blocks YouTube without official explanation
Dushanbe, May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Tajikistan has blocked YouTube for the third time in less than a year without an official explanation, a representative of the country’s internet industry said.…
Russian social network blacklisted by mistake
Moscow, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Vkontakte, Russia’s biggest social networking website, was put on a state registry of blacklisted websites by mistake Friday, an official said. “This was a mistake.…
BBC editor apologises for Muslim remark
London: Nick Robinson, the BBC’s political editor, Friday apologised for directly quoting a Whitehall source who described the Woolwich killers as being “of Muslim appearance”. Robinson said he was sorry…
Bengal to acquire closed Saradha TV channels, Left opposes
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) In the wake of the shutting down of the scam-tainted Saradha Group media house, the West Bengal government Thursday announced it would acquire two of the…
Bengal to acquire two closed Saradha TV channels
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) In the wake of the shutting down of media houses owned by the scam-tainted Saradha Group and leaving hundreds of employees jobless, the West Bengal government…
Dalai Lama’s website to go Hindi
Dharamsala, May 23 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is all set to reach out to Indians in Hindi. The Hindi version of his official website will be launched…
Bangladesh’s Green Radio heralds new era of environment education
Dhaka, May 23 (IANS) Nature lovers in Bangladesh can tune in to 89.6 FM for their daily dose of green awakening, courtesy a 45-minute programme which aims at bridging the…
Pressure by media leads to hasty judgement: PM
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India has a very free press and an increasingly active civil society movement, but they do put pressure for early action and sometimes these leads…
Court query on shielding kids from online exploitation
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked Facebook and other social networking sites how Indian children could be prevented from knowingly or unknowingly getting exploited by…
Bihar rights panel seeks report on scribe’s plight
Patna, May 22 (IANS) Taking cognizance of prolonged harassment faced by a journalist and his family by their landlord for not paying an exorbitant rent here, Bihar’s rights panel Wednesday…
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