Picture credit: PIB Assam  A media delegation from Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland held an interactive session at the headquarters of the Northeast Frontier Railway in Guwahati on Wednesday, Feb 18, as part of their ongoing five-day press tour of Assam. Senior railway officials briefed the journalists on enhanced rail connectivity, infrastructure expansion and rail based development initiatives across the Northeast region. The interaction focused on new projects aimed at improving passenger movement, freight operations and regional integration. As part of the tour, the delegation also visited the National Data Centre for the North Eastern Region. Officials provided insights into data management systems, digital infrastructure and technology driven initiatives designed to strengthen governance and service delivery in the Northeast. The journalists further explored the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, known for its rich biodiversity. The visit offered the delegation a

    TODAY'S TEN News curated by Meena R Prashant DGCA proposes swift ban on disruptive passengers S. Vijay Kumar for The Hindu reported that the airline operators may soon be empowered to directly impose a flying ban of up to 30 days on unruly or disruptive passengers without referring the matter to the competent authority. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has proposed amendments to the Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) provisions governing the handling of unruly or disruptive passengers on board aircraft. Under the proposed revision, airlines would be authorised to impose a flying ban not exceeding 30 days on passengers found guilty of disruptive behaviour during a flight. Such action would not require prior referral to the existing independent committee mechanism.  Bengaluru firm unveils two AI language models A few months after the union government announced that India would create its own Large Language Model (LLM) such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek, the Bengal

CRN’s flagship awards program - CRN Channel Awards - is coming down-under, CRN Australia announced last Thursday at the publication’s After Hours event held at The International in Sydney.  CRN Australia’s very first outing for The Channel Awards in Australia is to be held on September 17, and entries are already open. “This is their night where we can showcase how amazing they've been and what they've done and what they've achieved throughout the year prior,” CRN Australia Editor Athina Mallis told Influencing.  Since CRN Australia’s relaunch last April, Mallis said it was always part of the plan to bring the awards to Australia.  “They're a stalwart within this community. We've had it in the UK and in Germany. [And] they launched in Asia last year in September.” Mallis said the awards are open to anybody in the Australian IT Channel.  “We want to celebrate everyone within the channel. This is their night of nights. We want to celebrate with you.  “We

The Enforcement Directorate has imposed a Rs 184 crore penalty under the Foreign Exchange Management Act on news portal NewsClick and its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha, official sources said on Monday. Of the total amount, Rs 120 crore has been levied on the portal’s owning company, PPK NewsClick Studio Private Limited, while Purkayastha has been fined Rs 64 crore for alleged violations, The New Indian Express reported . The agency found the entities guilty of misrepresenting foreign direct investment funds and misdeclaring services and exports. The ED had earlier conducted raids at NewsClick’s premises in south Delhi in September 2021 as part of a money-laundering probe.

ABC News has announced that senior journalist Sabra Lane will join its Hobart newsroom and present the Tasmanian 7PM News bulletin on Saturdays and Sundays.   Lane joins weekday presenter Guy Stayner as the faces of the flagship bulletin. She will also contribute to the state newsroom's reporting across all platforms, including analysis, features and in-depth Stateline interviews.    Lane moved to Tasmania in 2020 and until December was presenter of audio current affairs flagship AM for nine years.   Lane said: “I feel honoured to be given the opportunity to present the weekend 7pm TV bulletin as it's an important news source for all Tasmanians.  “I moved to Tasmania in 2020 because it was my dream and it's become my home. I've made many friends through ocean swimming, sketching and discovering the state, from Hobart to Boat Harbour, Binalong Bay, Orford 

In a mostly refreshing riff on the usual people-who-work-for-us section, The Daily Aus has been busy each week introducing its team members and it’s a good way to get to know them as well as offering some insight into the publishing outlet's MO. I say mostly refreshing because it’s written for and appears on LinkedIn so it’s jaunty and gushing stuff with plenty of exclamation marks! But on the bright side, it’s an excellent way to see who is behind TDA’s success, and good for them.  This week, they focused on “multimedia superstar, Emily Donohoe”.  “Hailing from Sydney via Echuca, Em is one of those journos with the journalistic chops and gut instinct to match,” says TDA.  “She famously met one of our co-founders on the dancefloor of a festival, and the rest is history! We knew we had to have her when we realised she could write, present and host a podcast while making it all look easy. So far, she'

Morning and welcome to Thursday. The print edition of The Age has a busy front page today and an important local story - the loss after three decades of the major sporting event on Phillip Island, the MotoGP. The importance of that story ('Victoria loses grip on MotoGP') to the state and sports fans is underlined by no less than three journos writing that one - Hannah Kennelly, Roy Ward and Cameron Houston (with Danniela Wright joining for the online version).  Melbourne tabloid, News Corp's Herald Sun, gives the MotoGP decision extensive coverage too (and a great cartoon by Mark Wright) with Peter Rolfe and Shannon Deery penning the main story ('RACE LOSS PITS FOR ISLAND') complete with dramatic picture of motorcycle racing star Valentino Rossi racing on the island circuit back in 2019. And in a nice touch, the Sun got freelance motorcycle journalist Ian Royall to pen a Comment piece ('It's like Monaco without the F1'). Having