Media
Subscription model pays as New York Times reports strong quarter and year
10 Feb 2018
Shares of the owner of what President Donald Trump continues to call a "failing" newspaper have climbed about 20 per cent this year as online subscriptions grew even as advertising fell
JioTV to broadcast the Winter Olympic Games 2018
09 Feb 2018
Forbes releases 'India 30 Under 30’ list
05 Feb 2018
Facebook roping in users to fight misinformation
20 Jan 2018
Guardian goes tabloid in cost-cutting exercise
17 Jan 2018
ED searches Karti Chidambaram’s premises in money laundering case
13 Jan 2018
The Enforcement Directorate has contended that while Kati Chidambaram’s INX Media is shown to have received FDI worth Rs4.62 crore, the actual transactions involved more than Rs300 crore
Pak scribe working for Indian channel attacked, alleges kidnap bid
11 Jan 2018
In November, the 2017 World Press Freedom Index placed Pakistan among the most dangerous countries for journalists, ranking it 139th out of 180 countries
The Tribune reporter faces FIR for exposing Aadhaar leaks
08 Jan 2018
The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police has registered a First Information Report against The Tribune newspaper and its reporter Rachna Khaira after the paper published a story on the ease with which anyone’s Aadhaar data could be obtained via WhatsApp
Google News bars publications masking country of origin
18 Dec 2017
Google has moved to block from its news search publications that mask their country of origin or intentionally mislead readers in a further step to curb the spread of fake news
Virtual reality makes journalism immersive, realism makes it credible
11 Dec 2017
Virtual reality technology may help journalists pull an audience into their stories, researchers cautionthat relying on some of the flashier design elements of virtual reality may affect credibility and lead the audience to have less trust in the story
Meredith Corp to buy Time Inc in $2.8-bn deal
27 Nov 2017
US media company Meredith Corp yesterday struck a deal to buy Time Inc, the owner and publisher of over 100 magazine brands including its flagship Time magazine, for $2.8 billion including debt
FCC votes to loosen media ownership rules
17 Nov 2017
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