News18 Bihar-Jharkhand has been honoured with the National Media Award in the Electronic (Television) category for its comprehensive coverage of the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, Media Brief reported. The award was presented by President Droupadi Murmu on the occasion of the 16th National Voters’ Day.

Senior journalist A M Khan, former Uttar Pradesh bureau chief of the Press Trust of India (PTI), has died at his home in Vipul Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. He was 75.

India TV has unveiled a new avatar of its Speed News Channel, India’s first 24×7 speed news platform, reinforcing its commitment to innovation in news delivery and viewer-first journalism.

The Delhi High Court has clarified that it does not intend to take any action against journalist Manisha Pande or sabotage her career, following strong oral observations made during a hearing earlier this week, The Indian Express reported.

A courtroom reprimand became a media firestorm before the gavel even cooled. The Delhi High Court’s sharp oral remarks on Newslaundry journalist Manisha Pande were amplified into headlines of punishment and peril, only for the court to later clarify it had no intention of acting against her. Lost in the noise was the real point: the court clearly protected harsh media criticism, even as outrage raced ahead of context.

P. Narayanan, a 90-year-old veteran journalist, writer and public intellectual from Idukki, has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award, in recognition of his lifelong contribution to literature and education.

Mark Tully, veteran journalist, author and one of the most prominent foreign observers of India, passed away at a private hospital in Delhi on Sunday. He was 90.

No.1 Vellala Street, a book recalling the early life of noted cartoonist, journalist and playwright T.S. Sridhar, better known as Marina and Bharaneedharan, was unveiled on Saturday at an event that also marked his birth centenary.

Odisha Chief Minister on Jan 23, announced Rs 4 lakh in financial assistance for the family of senior journalist Sheela Pattnaik, who died in a tragic bus accident in Bhubaneswar.

Science Journalist Jackson Ryan has turned on tips for his newsletter - No Breakthroughs, a move for people to pay for work they enjoy.

Australia Day/Invasion Day makes headlines and lots of pictures, plus Aussie hope de Minaur, 'red alert' in Victoria, 'bomb' thrown at AD event, 'data centre goldrush' under microscope, 'American carnage', and new Higgins legal threat. Stories and pictures by Perry Williams, Patrick Begley, Amber Schultz, and Jessica McSweeney, Steve Siewert, Sitthixay, Ditthavong, Wolter Peeters, Alex Ellinghausen and Louie Douvis, Anthony Galloway, Joanna Panagopoulos, Mohammed Alfares and Euan Kennedy, Jamie Walker, Lyndon Mechielsen, Liam Kidston, Tertius Pickard, Andrew Quilty, Martin Ollman, Jane Dempster, Glen Hampson and Richard Dobson, Chris Hopkins, Jordan McCarthy and Olivia Shying, Ellen Ransley and Andrew McKaysmith, Oliver Lane, Janet Albechtsen and Stephen Rice, Angela Macdonald-Smith, Ryan Cropp and Amelia McGuire, and Michael Read.

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Veteran journalist, columnist, and literary figure Rabi Kanungo from Rourkela passed away late Wednesday night at a hospital in Bhubaneswar.

Bridgers has secured the public relations and social media marketing mandate for IIT Mandi Catalyst’s Capacity Building Programme after a multi-agency pitch.