Media
UN panel exonerates Assange, but cops waiting to pounce
04 Feb 2016
A UN panel has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s stay in the Ecuadorean embassy in London amounts to ‘illegal detention’ – but British authorities said he will be arrested if he steps out of the embassy premises, as he has promised to do on Friday
BBC dumps Vodafone, embraces BT to cut costs
30 Jan 2016
Al Jazeera fails to make a go of US operations
15 Jan 2016
Despite producing content of acknowledged quality, including an award-winning documentary on the lives of ordinary US workers and another on sports doping, the Qatar-based network could not make a dent in the crowded US media market
Philadelphia paper, website given to non-profit
14 Jan 2016
Owner H F “Gerry’ Lenfest has handed off struggling papers the Inquirer and the Daily News, along with the associated website, to a newly created non-profit to which he has donated $20 million, in an attempt to create a new and viable business model
Carl Icahn denies seeking stake in Time Warner
12 Jan 2016
One year after Charlie Hebdo, France still scared
06 Jan 2016
In the wake of the Paris attacks that left 17 civilians and three gunmen dead in January 2015, France has seen a curtailment of civil liberties – and perhaps more importantly, a distinct political shift to the right
ASA slams The Telegraph over Michelin article
31 Dec 2015
India ranks third in number of journalists killed
29 Dec 2015
According to Reporters Without Borders, India is Asia’s deadliest country for media personnel, ahead of both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
UBM sells PR Newswire to Cision for $841 mn
16 Dec 2015
Alibaba buys South China Morning Post
12 Dec 2015
Alibaba hopes to boost global readership through digital distribution and easier access to content of SCMP, which has the advantage of focused coverage of China, the world’s second largest economy
Germany’s Angela Merkel named TIME Person of the Year
10 Dec 2015
German chancellor had "stepped in" every time a serious crisis had threatened European statecraft this year - Germany would bail Greece out, on her strict terms and welcome refugees as casualties of radical Islamist savagery, not as carriers of it
Cong stalls Parliament over National Herald case
08 Dec 2015
While the Congress members continued to protest, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha failed to pass precious legislation, including the one on the key goods and services tax (GST) bill
National Herald case: Sonia, Rahul told to appear before court
07 Dec 2015
Sonia and Rahul, who held 38 per cent stake each in Young India Ltd, benefited from the acquisition of Associated Journals Ltd, publishers of National Herald, whose property is worth over Rs5,000 crore
Delhi HC questions assigning Rs90.25-cr National Herald loan to Sonia-Rahul firm, reserves order
05 Dec 2015
Alibaba’s Jack Ma in talks to buy Hong Kong newspaper
24 Nov 2015
Ma will be the latest internet tycoon to buy a traditional newspaper, following Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and reversing the perception that the days of print media are numbered
Ire on Twitter as piece on Modi vanishes from FB
21 Nov 2015
India becomes Facebook's first market for Instant Articles on Android
16 Nov 2015
Facebook's Instant Articles have so far been limited to iOS users only. in a significant move the social network has launched the Android version beginning with India
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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