An explosive substance was thrown at the office of a TV channel in Kollam, Kerala, early Sunday morning. Police are investigating the incident, reviewing CCTV footage, and recording statements.
National Television of Thamil Eelam will be beaming programmes to European nations from an undisclosed location in Sri Lanka's northeast.
A massive mudslide occurred near Kalladi in Wayanad, Kerala, near the Meenakshi Bridge, part of an ongoing tunnel road project. Shocking visuals show people running for safety as the mudslide, triggered by rain, brought down trees and covered the road and bridge. Rescue operations by police and NDRF are underway to check for trapped individuals.
Football fans in Kerala's Pullavoor village have created a unique floating stadium with cutouts of the Argentine squad in a river, showcasing their intense passion for the upcoming World Cup. This elaborate display continues a tradition of fervent fan support in the region.
An elephant ran amok in a residential area of Thrissur, Kerala, causing damage to vehicles and property and creating panic among residents before being subdued by its mahouts.
The advisory, issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, also told private television channels to be sensitive in their reportage, especially while putting out headlines and videos of the rescue operations, considering the psychological status of family members of the trapped workers.
Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza was injured in a gun attack in Lahore. Unidentified gunmen targeted his vehicle, raising concerns about security and potential implications for the region.
DD Freedish is the 'largest TV platform in India', going to 58 million homes, featuring 70-odd private channels. DD Freedish reaches about 278 million people, and is easily among the top five TV platforms in the world.
Reliance Infocomm has started its broadband operations with the launch of Digital Electronic News Gathering service that enables TV channels to broadcast quality news video from a remote location to the studio directly.
The mother of Chandranath Rath, who was murdered shortly after the Assembly poll results, is demanding life imprisonment for those responsible, alleging the killing was revenge for Mamata Banerjee's defeat against Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur.
Pakistan's senior selector Aaqib Javed has challenged former cricketers to actively contribute to grassroots development instead of merely criticising the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and national team on television. He emphasised the importance of sharing expertise with youngsters and highlighted modern digital scouting methods.
Kerala police have issued a warning about a sophisticated cyber fraud targeting football fans. Scammers are using fake OTT apps and social media advertisements promising free access to FIFA World Cup 2026 matches. These malicious apps gain control of users' phones and illegally withdraw money from bank accounts. The police advise downloading apps only from official stores and being cautious of suspicious permissions.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Monday observed that Pakistani TV channels were "spreading vulgarity" and sought a record of all programmes against the judiciary as the Supreme Court heard an application against obscenity on television.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday (local time) announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz "until further notice," stating that the strategic waterway would remain shut until the United States ends its "interference" in the West Asia region, Press TV reported.
A police team in Kochi was allegedly attacked by a group of youths, resulting in injuries to one officer. The incident occurred after the police responded to a call made to the control room.
The Delhi High Court has referred a defamation case filed by TV Today Network and Anjana Om Kashyap against educator Faisal Khan ('Khan Sir') and others to mediation. The court urged both parties to exercise restraint and seek an amicable settlement, particularly asking Khan Sir to remove posts revealing information about Kashyap's children. The lawsuit seeks Rs 2 crore in damages.
All the Pakistani TV channels beamed in the Kashmir valley went off tv screens, following a union government directive.
The television news channels had threatened to boycott the IPL as a protest against the exclusive rights given to Sony Network.
Stocks of television channels, including NDTV and TV18, have performed better on the bourses than some of their moviemaking counterparts like Balaji Telefilms, Padmalaya Telefilms and Cinevistas Ltd.
To catch the attention of young tech-savvy generation, Bharatiya Janata Party has launched Yuva, an internet TV channel that would telecast programmes, speeches and rallies of the party.
Be it the launch of new entertainment channels like Bindass, 9X and Zee Next or the programming rejig on Zee TV, Channel V, Star One, Sahara and Star Plus, broadcasters are leaving no stone unturned to attract the younger generation as well as the advertisers.
A journalist from a Tamil news channel was questioned by Chennai police and his mobile phone seized in connection with an alleged bribery case involving a ruling TVK MLA. The MLA claimed he was offered Rs 35 crore to vote against his party in a no-confidence motion, part of a larger "Meghalaya Project" to destabilise the government. The Chennai Press Club has condemned the police action, citing concerns over press freedom.
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Permissions of 71 TV channels have been cancelled by the information and broadcasting ministry for various reasons after a comprehensive review of the companies operating them, Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.
A TV channel on Monday claimed to have blown the lid off "murky deals" in the Indian Premier League among players, organisers, owners and big guns of Indian cricket, prompting the BCCI to warn that stringent action will be taken if the report is found to be true.
Despite the World Cup returning to their country for the first time in four decades, many in Mexico said they feel excluded, priced out of stadiums, forced to pay for expensive TV subscriptions and constrained by strict licensing rules.
The ULFA threat comes following a story telecast by the channel that alleged that the militant group was willing to call off the boycott of the forthcoming National Games in Guwahati in lieu of money from Assam government.
A year after accidentally filming the tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad, 18-year-old Aryan Asari, now known as the 'Aeroplane Boy', shares his story of unexpected fame and the lasting fear that prevents him from filming aircraft or flying himself.
Dangal's and Shemaroo's entry shows there is ad-supported gold at the bottom of the Indian consumer pyramid if you can keep the costs low.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced that her government would have its own newspaper and television channel to "properly highlight" its work. The newspaper, to be named Dainik Paschimbanga, would use the press of defunct Bengali daily Basumati, once a premier newspaper in the state, Banerjee told reporters in Kolkata.
Neymar has suggested he may have played his final match for Brazil following their 2-1 defeat to Norway in the World Cup round of 16, a result that eliminated the five-time champions. The emotional 34-year-old scored a penalty but indicated his international career might be over, marking Brazil's worst World Cup performance since 1990.
CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan has accused a Kozhikode-based cooperative society of fraud following the alleged suicide of a depositor, claiming the society, run by local Congress leaders, failed to return the deceased's money.
With over 70 new TV channels expected to be launched in the next three to six months, consumers will get more choice of television content.
The United States on Saturday (local time) launched a third round of strikes against Iran after alleging that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked the Cyprus-flagged container vessel M/V GFS Galaxy in the Strait of Hormuz.
Pakistan's defence establishment has demanded that the government should immediately close all illegal Indian TV channels to check "India's hostile agenda against Pakistan", according to a media report on Wednesday.
The government on Thursday announced a new 24-hour TV channel dedicated to agriculture sector with an outlay of Rs 100 crore for providing real-time information to farmers.
Leading TV channels will see a blackout of spot advertising from midnight tonight after Hindustan Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Airtel, Pepsi, Coca-Cola and Reliance Communications, among others, directed their media-buying agencies not to book such advertisements on 16 news and entertainment channels, including NDTV, Network 18, Zee News, Star News, starting October 16.
The death of a one-and-a-half-year-old boy in Nedumangad, Kerala, is now being investigated as a murder after a postmortem revealed severe internal and external injuries. The child's mother's partner is suspected of causing the fatal injuries, and police are also investigating the mother's potential involvement.
G Sudhakaran, the pro tem Speaker, stated he has no personal enmity with former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, emphasising that personal grudges have no place in politics.
After the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's decision to have state owned newspapers and TV channels, it is the turn of Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to announce that his government would launch a TV channel of its own to highlight affairs in Assam positively as well as to counter "hyped-up news".
