BENGALURU: Karnataka Police registered an FIR on Monday against a bike rider for making objectionable remarks on social media against a woman Traffic Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) in the Rajajinagar police station limits of Bengaluru. The FIR was filed following a complaint by PSI Parvathi against one Selvakumar, a bike rider.

GURDASPUR: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today asked where was Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal in WHOLE name AAP had asked for “ek mauka”, even as he asked chief minister Bhagwant Mann to stop the blame game and release compensation to the flood hit immediately.

PHAGWARA: Several activists of the Amberkar Sena Moolnivasi, led by Balwinder Bodh, Doaba Incharge, staged a protest at PS Rawalpindi over the alleged murder of a woman, Muskan, a resident of Sham Nagar, Phagwara. The protest came as Muskan’s family demanded immediate action against her husband, Sunny, a resident of Village Rawalpindi near Phagwara who is accused of causing her death. 

AMARAVATI: Opposition YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council on Tuesday raised the issue of fee reimbursement dues and demanded the TDP-led coalition government to release the same immediately.

KAITHAL: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Charuni) on Friday staged a day-long dharna at the District Secretariat in Kaithal, demanding that the Haryana government begin procurement of paddy and millet immediately or face an intensified agitation that could include a peaceful gherao of the Chief Minister’s residence. 

PATNA: The Patna High Court on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure over the Bihar Congress' recent social media post featuring an AI-generated video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother and asked the grand old party to take it down.

NEW DELHI: Former India Cricketer Mohammad Kaif praised India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav for not losing focus despite noise on social media after the team’s winning run at the ongoing Asia Cup 2025.

TARN TARAN: A high-power committee constituted by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal to assess the plight of flood-affected families today visited several villages in the Khadoor Sahib constituency under the leadership of senior leader and former Cabinet Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka. The committee, led locally by constituency incharge and former MLA Ravinder Singh Brahmpura, interacted with affected farmers and villagers to gather details of the damage.

FEROZEPUR: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today said that Punjab right now needs urgent relief from the centre and it must provide that without any ifs and buts.

CHENNAI: One of Telugu cinema's top actresses Anushka Shetty has now announced that she will be taking a short break from social media.

TARN TARAN: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Vice President and former Khadoor Sahib MLA, Ravinder Singh Brahmpura, today described the conviction of AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura in a 2013 case as an expose of the AAP government's true criminal character. He has demanded that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann immediately take Lalpura's resignation and expel him from the party.

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of at least 19 people after a Gen-Z led protest against corruption and the ongoing ban on social media platforms spiraled into violence across Kathmandu and other cities.

KATHMANDU: At least 19 people have lost their lives as the Gen Z-led demonstrations against alleged corruption and the government's decision to ban social media escalated into violent clashes in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Monday, local media reported.

KATHMANDU: Youths belonging to Gen Z held protests in Nepal on Monday against alleged corruption and the government's decision to ban social media platforms, leading to curfew, local media reported. Protesters gathered at Maitighar in Kathmandu on Monday to express their anger against the government's decision, while Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli continued to defend his decision to impose ban on social media sites.

CHANDIGARH: With the India's agrarian heartland passing from unprecedented times, Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian urged Union Agriculture Minister Sh. Shivraj Singh Chauhan for an immediate relief and massive financial package to address the devastating impact of floods, besides, demanding enhanced compensation to support affected farmers after over four lakh acres of state’s agricultural land submerged, threatening both state and national food security.

CHENNAI: Well known actress and film producer Neelima Rani has penned an adorable post greeting her husband on the occasion of their 17th wedding anniversary, in which she has said that marriage is not for social media or for society or for relatives but for two individuals trying to build something for themselves.

LUDHIANA: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today sought immediate interim relief for the flood hit people in Punjab, pending special 'girdawari'.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian today informed that the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government is fully committed to compensating the losses suffered by the people during the floods and ensuring timely relief and rehabilitation.

LONDON: England’s seam-bowling all-rounder Jamie Overton has announced that he will be taking an indefinite break from red-ball cricket with immediate effect to focus on playing the shorter formats.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab, which is suffering from the most devastating floods of the past half century, needs urgent support to recover from this calamity and to provide relief to the affected people. In this regard, Member of Parliament from Sangrur, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a special relief package for Punjab.

JALANDHAR: The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) expresses its deep anguish and disappointment over the continued silence of the central government and the national media on the massive disaster that has struck Punjab. NAPA Executive Director Satnam Singh Chahal stated that it is extremely unfortunate that neither the Prime Minister, nor the Home Minister, nor any senior minister of the central government has uttered even a single word on the devastation that the people of Punjab are facing today.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed comedian Samay Raina, creator of "India’s Got Latent", and four others to issue public apologies on social media for making insensitive jokes about an infant suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar firmly dismissed claims made by US President Donald Trump regarding American mediation in resolving the brief conflict between India and Pakistan in May this year.

DHAKA: Bangladesh's Awami League on Saturday slammed the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government for "threatening" the country's media houses with legal action against any future publication or dissemination of statements from former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

SAS NAGAR: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday mourned the sad and untimely death of noted Punjabi actor/ comedian Jaswinder Bhalla, who passed away at a private hospital here today morning after a prolonged illness.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan expressed grief over the untimely demise of renowned Punjabi comedian Jaswinder Bhalla and shared a picture of Jaswinder Bhalla with Bal Mukand Sharma, his wife Gurpreet Kaur Sandhwan and daughter Sophia Kulreet Kaur at his house, Chandigarh.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema has strongly demanded that the Central Government immediately release compensation of Rs.50,000 crore to Punjab to cover losses after GST implementation.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Police have served notice to 10 social media account operators for allegedly spreading false news on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in the death case of a playschool teacher.

NEW DELHI: In January 2025, the Indian Intelligence agencies launched a covert operation that lasted nearly three months, which eventually led to the busting of a major network of spies who were on the payroll of Pakistan. That led to the arrest of security personnel, influencers, and some common people as well.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The office of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has dismissed as “baseless propaganda” the allegation that it is imposing restrictions on media freedom in the state, insisting that no such move has ever been made.

CHENNAI: Popular Tamil actor and comedian Yogi Babu is all set to make his much-awaited debut in the Telugu film industry with director Murali Manohar Reddy's upcoming Telugu film, 'Gurram Paapi Reddy'.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally remarked that it would “immediately step in” if there is mass exclusion of voters following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.

NEW DELHI: Two juveniles, who were accused of stabbing a social media influencer, were apprehended from Nangloi area of the national capital on Friday. The fatal stabbing incident took place on July 20, where a group of people thrashed the social media influencer.

BENGALURU: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition challenging the gag order issued by a Bengaluru local court, which directed the media not to publish any defamatory content against the family managing the Sri Manjunatha Swamy temple or the temple itself in connection with the mass grave burial case.

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.