LUCKNOW: After the tragic death of 19-year-old Shivansh who fell into a water tank and died while making a reel for social media, psychology experts have asked parents to work in coordination with the schools to provide love, recognition and validation that young people seek on social media, even while putting their lives in danger.

GUWAHATI: A relative of an executive member of Assam’s North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) in Dima Hasao district was allegedly kidnapped by a proscribed group.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday orally asked the Election Commission (EC) to look into media reports suggesting that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) erroneously registered votes in favour of the BJP during mock polling in Kerala’s Kasaragod.

BENGALURU: A man, who edited and posted Bharat Mata's objectionable photo, was arrested on Wednesday from here.

CAIRO: Egypt, Jordan, and France have urged an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israeli siege and bombardment over the past six months.

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that media reports claiming a significant hike in medicine prices are “false, misleading and malicious”.

NEW DELHI: Stylish Indian batter Virat Kohli is currently leading the IPL 2024 batting chart with 181 runs in three matches. His strike rate (141.1) is not that impressive, but a BCCI official believes that Kohli will improve it, considering his form and experience.

NEW DELHI: The Finance Ministry has clarified that there is no new change in the income tax regime that is coming in from April 1, 2024, as is being reported by some social media platforms.

MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader and Maharashtra Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Ambadas Danve on Saturday said that media reports about him joining the BJP are ‘incorrect’ and ‘baseless’.

TEL AVIV: The Israel government is bracing for a final operation in the Rafah region in Gaza bordering Egypt where it believes that most of the Israeli hostages and their handlers are.

LOS ANGELES: Singer Rihanna reveals that she ‘immediately wanted’ to braid sons’ hair because it is a “form of protection” by her “ancestors”.

CHANDIGARH: The Election Commission of India on Saturday has sought an immediate report from the Punjab Chief Secretary and DGP in the Sangrur hooch tragedy through Punjab CEO.

GURUGRAM: A team of Manesar police station of the Gurugram police has arrested four people for allegedly making a video in police uniform and uploading it on Instagram, police said.

NEW DELHI: In view of the Lok Sabha elections and to deal with rumour-mongers, the Delhi Police have appointed IPS Shanker Jaiswal, Joint Commissioner of Police/Operations as the Nodal Officer for monitoring social media and cybercrime in the national capital.

BATHINDA:Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today demanded all five Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ministers who had been earmarked to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections resign from their ministries immediately in the interest of public welfare.

MUMBAI: Communication has been the bedrock of human civilisation since time immemorial. The languages and the technological developments have been catalysed by the inherent need of humans for communication. But, in the age of social media and hyper-connectivity, is communication having more of a negative impact on the human species? Actress Sara Ali Khan doesn’t think so.

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called out social media for the spread of Islamophobia and other forms of bigotry.

CHENNAI: Senior ideologue of the RSS and noted Chartered Accountant, S.Gurumurthy, has taken up the mediatory role to rope in the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK ), the political outfit of Vanniyar community.

CHANDIGARH: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Punjab Mr. Sibin C on Thursday categorically said that the Election Commission will keep a strict vigil over the paid news in Print, Electronic and Social Media during the ensuing Lok Sabha elections in the state.

NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries has signed an agreement to acquire 13.01 per cent equity stake of Viacom 18 Media Private Limited (Viacom18) held by Paramount Global through its two subsidiaries for an aggregate consideration of Rs 4,286 crore.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C on Tuesday has directed all Deputy Commissioners (DCs), Commissioners of Police (CPs), and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSPs) to promptly refute any misinformation or misleading information spread during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

MUMBAI: Ever since the poster and pre-teaser drop, Aayush Sharma-starrer 'Ruslaan' has been making waves as a riveting blend of heart-pounding action and emotions set against a backdrop of intrigue.

PANAJI: The Goa government on Wednesday roped in around 30 social media influencers with the aim of promoting the state government's programmes and schemes among the people.

UNITED NATIONS: India has called for an "immediate de-escalation and eschewing of violence" in Gaza but stopped short of specifically mentioning a ceasefire, which is now a broad demand across the UN but opposed by Israel.

GAZA: A Hamas delegation has joined Qatari and US mediators in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks on a new ceasefire amid indications that Israel had "more or less accepted" a six-week phased hostage and truce deal before the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Judges should be unaffected by criticisms and social media commentary: CJI Chandrachud

LOS ANGELES: Singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus, who won the Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for ‘Flowers’ at the 2024 Grammys, took to her Instagram recently and shared some risque photos.

KOLKATA: Sparking speculation about a possible rebellion, party spokesman Kunal Ghosh on Friday dropped his Trinamool Congress identity from his social media profile and also accused a section of the leadership of selfishly indulging in factionalism.

BHOPAL: A man has been booked for allegedly issuing objectionable post on his social media account against Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and a BJP leader in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district.

HYDERABAD: Nearly 10 lakh students of Class 11 and 12 in Telangana are attending the Intermediate public examinations which began across Telangana on Wednesday.

BENGALURU: Karnataka Police have formed three special teams to investigate the row surrounding the raising of 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogan during the celebration of Congress candidate Syed Naseer Hussain's victory in Rajya Sabha elections, in Vidhana Soudha, sources confirmed on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: A minor girl was allegedly thrashed and raped in Delhi by a person she met through social media site Instagram, police said on Wednesday.

CAIRO: Egypt is setting up a third refugee camp in the Gaza Strip and preparing a field hospital for Palestinians displaced by Israeli attacks, media reported.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Secretary Mr. Anurag Verma on Tuesday asked the officers to immediately complete the ongoing development works near International Cricket Stadium Mullanpur, New Chandigarh for sprucing it up for the upcoming Indian Premier League matches.

NEW DELHI: In a bid to push the government’s vision of creating a sustainable telecom ecosystem, technology enterprise and communications solution provider HFCL Limited on Tuesday partnered with chip-maker MediaTek to integrate its chipset with the indoor 5G solution and help telecom operators address last-mile connectivity challenges.

NEW DELHI: Shares of TV18 and Network 18 Media & Investments plunged sharply on Thursday.

MUMBAI: The trailer of the social thriller series 'Escaype Live' was released on Tuesday. The series presents the realities of social media in today's time both in its dark and vanilla form.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today appealed to the Union Government to relax the specifications for shriveled grains in the purchase of wheat in the state of Punjab, without the imposition of any value cut, thereby protecting the incomes of the farmers who are already impacted by low yield and severe farm debt.

SANAA: A delegation from Oman arrived in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Friday to convince the Houthi militia to engage in a peace process with the government of the war-torn nation.

WASHINGTON: Former US President Barack Obama has broken his silence after a long time, saying that social media platforms are well-designed to destroy democracies.

MUMBAI: Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Hardik Pandya's outburst at team-mate and senior India bowler Mohammed Shami, after the latter did not go all out to take a catch in Monday night's game against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), has not gone down well with the all-rounder's fans.

CHANDIGARH: A new turn has come in the live Gurbani and Shabad kirtan telecast from Sri Harmandir Sahib issue. J K Jain who is a renowned News and TV Programme production house owner and who is also Chairman of the Punjab Today TV network has expressed his desire to telecast live Gurbani and Shabad kirtan from the holiest Sikh shrine Sri Harmandir Sahib without any monetary considerations and on high definition format, currently, the telecast is being done in digital format.

PANAJI: A day before Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is expected to expand his cabinet, Congress MLA and former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Friday reiterated that he would not quit his party.

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa batter Mignon du Preez on Thursday announced her retirement from Test and ODI cricket with immediate effect.

SAN FRANCISCO: Jason Kilar, the chief executive of WarnerMedia, has announced that he is leaving the company.

SAN FRANCISCO: In a startling revelation, a report has claimed that Meta (Facebook's parent company) paid a prominent Republican consulting firm to malign Chinese short-video making app TikTok.

CHANDIGARH: The members of Digital Media Association led by President Devinderjit Singh Darshi greeted the Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheem and Speaker of Vidhan Sabha Kuljit Singh Sandhwa.

ANKARA: Turkey has been playing a "critical role" in the mediation efforts to solve tensions in Ukraine, visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said.

SAN FRANCISCO: Android 12 has brought a lot of additional features and now a new report has claimed that the next gen Android 13 platform will bring wallpaper effects, new media controls and foreground manager.

NEW DELHI: As the Centre's mediation being the last resort for Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was awarded death sentence by a Yemeni Court, in connection with the murder of a local citizen five years ago, legality to save her from the foreign land that follows a different set of laws is challenging.

NEW DELHI: The Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana, said on Saturday that mediation is increasingly gaining prominence in the international commercial sphere as a dispute resolution mechanism.

CHANDIGARH: The Digital Media Assocition, Punjab today Congratuled Bhagwant Mann on his appointmnet as Chief Minister of Punjab and expressed hope that he would lead the Punjab from front to make it a number one state in India.

NEW DELHI: Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday raised the issue of misuse of social media platforms by political proxies in the Lok Sabha.

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 12: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has lifted the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) with immediate effect, which came into force on January 08, 2022 with the announcement of schedule for Assembly Elections.

MINSK: Micro-blogging site Twitter is now also adding labels to accounts and tweets sharing links from Belarusian state-affiliated media outlets "after detailed reporting about their role in the war in Ukraine."

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea by Malayalam news channel Media One challenging the Kerala High Court order, which upheld Centre's decision to not renew its telecast licence. The Centre had cited national security grounds to justify the ban.

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that his country will continue to mediate between Russia and Ukraine even if the prospects for success are slim amid the ongoing war.

NEW DELHI: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that media should not mix news with views and maintain objectivity in bringing facts to the people.

WASHINGTON: CBS News became the latest media outlet to pull out of Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed a new law that would impose jail terms for "spreading fake news" about the ongoing Moscow-Kiev war.

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta-owned Facebook, which has already blocked access to RT and Sputnik within the European Union and Ukraine, now said it will demote all Russian state media across Facebook and Instagram around the world.

NEW DELHI: Russia has called out Indian media coverage of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to be "biased and misleading" and urged it to be "objective in information".

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has ordered blocking of apps, website, and social media accounts of foreign-based “Punjab Politics TV” having close links with Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), an organization that has been declared unlawful under theUnlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday ordered the blocking of apps, website and social media accounts linked to the banned organisation, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ).

MUMBAI: As Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan's second son Jeh turns a year old, the actress took to social media to share a picture of her sons in a playful mood to wish Jeh on his birthday.

NEW DELHI:The media in Pakistan has always played a crucial role in calibrating the political trends and the messaging, working closely with the government or the political parties they owe allegiance to. However, in the last year or so and specifically the last six months, the Pakistani media has not only been in the limelight for having been unusually vocal and expressive, but has also taken sides to create a vicious and unhealthy atmosphere. This has led to a clear rift within the media space among those who are supporters of the Imran Khan government and those against him. The latter category though dominate the media space in Pakistan today.

KAPURTHALA:District electoral officer kapurthala Mrs Deepti Uppal today asked the all 4 returning officers to immediately complete the installation of GPS on vehicles related to the poll duties.

NEW DELHI: Heralding a new era for the Indian short-video making apps since the ban on Chinese platforms, Mohalla Tech, the parent company of homegrown social media apps Moj and ShareChat, and MX Media Co Ltd on Thursday decided to "strategically merge" their short-video platforms Moj and MX TakaTak in a deal that could be around $600-$700 million (Rs 4,500 crore-Rs 5,500 crore).

GURDASPUR: Deputy Commissioner Gurdaspur Sh Mohammad Ishfaq today asked the people who are deprived of anti-Covid vaccine to get their vaccine before the Assembly elections.

PHILLAUR: The election campaign of Congress candidate Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary in assembly constituency Phillaur got a huge boost when the Phillaur media in-charge of Bahujan Samaj Party Dr Gian Chand Chaukdian along with hundreds of his colleagues bid farewell to BSP and joined the Congress party in the presence of Chaudhary.

KABUL: At least 318 media outlets in Afghanistan have closed since the Taliban took over the country in August last year, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said.

NEW DELHI: Pakistani media is behind-the-curve, unable to grasp the real meaning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's deft move to announce his intent to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir—a major strategic move after August 5, 2019, when J&K was turned into a Union Territory.

NEW DELHI: Pakistan and China are collaborating to conduct an information war campaign globally -- with China providing finances and guidance -- through launching an international news media platform, intelligence agencies stated.

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President Bibi Jagir Kaur has demanded from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India that the web series 'Eclipse' based on the events of 1984 Sikh genocide be released on Disney + Hotstar platform on June 24. Stop immediately.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the bail granted by Delhi High Court to activists Asif Iqbal Tanha, Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal in a case of the "larger conspiracy" related to the northeast Delhi riots last year, in which 53 people were killed and more than 400 injured.

AMRITSAR: Amritsar city police have registered as many as 10 FIRs and booked 28 persons for allegedly forwarding and sharing objectionable videos of children on social media.

CHANDIGARH: BDigital Media Association Punjab tpday expressed deep grief over demise of Mr. K.C. Dhawan (92), the father-in-law of Suresh Kumar Chief Principal Secretary to CM Capt Amarinder Singh.

NEW DELHI: The Centre has written to the OTT and digital media platforms to furnish all their details and compliance status as per the new IT rules within 15 days.

NEW DELHI: India captain Virat Kohli's ex-girlfriend Izabelle Leite's photos are going viral on Instagram. Kohli, who has been India's Test captain since 2014 and took over as captain in all formats in 2017, dated Izabelle for about two years.

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT has written to the social media platforms, directing them to respond on their compliance to the new digital rules as soon as possible, "preferably today".

NEW DELHI: With the deadline to comply with the new IT rules meant for big social media platforms in India ending on Tuesday, Facebook said that the company aims to comply with the provisions of the new intermediary guidelines and is working towards it.

MUMBAI: Homegrown micro-blogging platform Koo on Saturday said it has met the compliance requirements of the new IT (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2021 ahead of its May 25 deadline set by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

MUMBAI: Punjabi star and "Bigg Boss 13" contestant Himanshi Khurana has revealed her therapy mantra in a new social media post, and the idea seems to be trending.

GENEVA/GUWAHATI: India has overtaken Brazil in the number

of journalists died of Covid-19, the Press Emblem Campaign

(https://pressemblem.ch/pec-news.shtml) announced in Geneva on Tuesday. At least 1,330

journalists have died in 76 countries from the coronavirus since March

2020.

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate end to the ongoing fighting between the Palestinians and Israelis in the Gaza Strip, the worst since 2014.

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday raised concern over the spiralling violence in the Palestinian territories and Israel and urged an immediate cessation of hostilities.

KOLKATA: The Myanmar junta has banned satellite television after imposing severe restrictions on the Internet and media, provoking global rights groups to protest the military's tightening grip over information flow in the country.

SAN FRANCISCO: Banned on Facebook and Twitter, former US President Donald Trump has launched a new so-called social media platform, which is actually just a WordPress blog on his own website.

CHENNAI: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President and the Chief Minister in-waiting, M.K. Stalin, on Tuesday said media personnel will be considered as frontline workers and the necessary benefits will be extended to them.

CHANDIGARH: Digital Media Association has expressed gratitude to Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh for including accredited and yellow card holder journalists in the list of frontline warriors in fight against Covid-19.

CHANDIGARH: The Digital Media Association today expressed deep shock over the demise of Lalit Jindal an official of Punjab Public Relations Department. He was infected with Corona virus.

ANKARA:Turkish social media account Clash Report recently posted a summary of the genocide history of the US on its twitter account, which has triggered discussions among netizens.

MUMBAI: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli says that he is gearing up to share more of himself in short video format on social media, to have authentic conversations with fans globally.

CHANDIGARH: To strengthen the state’s healthcare capabilities amid the Covid surge, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered immediate recruitment of 400 nurses and 140 technicians to the government medical colleges, while directing the department to expedite the medical college projects approved/in progress in the state so that Punjab is not left behind in the development of medical infrastructure.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday blocked social media platforms amid fears that activists of a radical Islamist group might use the technology to stoke violent protests against last year's depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in France.

ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is facilitating and mediating back-channel talks between India and Pakistan with an aim to turn their rivalry into a healthy and functional relationship, its envoy in Washington has confirmed.

CHANDIGARH: Outrightly rejecting the media reports in a section of media regarding non-availability of bales with procurement agencies as malicious propaganda, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Mr Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Wednesday underlined that that there is no question of shortage of bardana in the mandies at all.

NEW DELHI: The Congress will launch its own digital media platform, INC TV, on Wednesday in the presence of the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, and AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala.

KOLKATA: Amid Covid protocol and restrictions imposed on political rallies and campaigns the political parties particularly the BJP and the Trinamool Congress have extended their fight into the digital spectrum, swearing by the revolutionary impact of social media.

NEW DELHI: People working with electronic and the print media will not require e-passes for travelling in the national capital during the night curfew between 10 pm to 5 am.

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has imposed an immediate ban on the import of palm oil and ordered the gradual removal of the crops, in a move to eliminate the environmentally harmful cultivations in the country, an official said on Tuesday.

MUMBAI: Actor Karan Singh Grover, who has often been the subject of severe trolling, says he no longer reads comments on social media.
The actor, who is quite active on social media, says there was a time when he would be affected and even block people who were trolling him. That doesn't happen anymore.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's mother Y.S. Vijaya Rajasekhar Reddy has hit out at a section of media for allegedly targeting their family and "endlessly manufacturing lies over the years", specifically with respect to her brother-in-law Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy's murder.

LONDON: Google has announced to contribute 25 million euros towards the European Media and Information Fund to strengthen media literacy skills, fight misinformation and support fact checking.

NEW DELHI: Director of Manipal Media Network Ltd Sagar Mukhopadhyay has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at United News of India -- a national news agency.

CHANDIGARH: Amid rising number of COVID-19 cases in the State, Punjab Health & Family Welfare Minister Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu said it was compulsory for all labs and hospitals to immediately inform respective Civil Surgeon offices for notifying COVID-19 affected persons in order to strengthen the containment measures.