Obama is fine, says White House after AP Twitter hack

United States President Barack Obama is fine, a presidential spokesman said on Tuesday after a hacked Associated Press Twitter account sent out fake news about two bomb blasts at the White House......

India slips 11 positions on World Press Freedom Index

Media associations in the country have voiced concern over India slipping 11 places to 161st rank in the World Press Freedom Index, 2023, published on Wednesday. Global media watchdog Reporters......

Gita Press says it accepts Gandhi Peace Prize, not Rs 1 cr cash award

The Gorakhpur-based Gita Press, which is the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts, has declined the Rs 1 crore cash award for the Gandhi Peace Prize amid a political row over its......

Did Chances Of A Trump Win Spook Bezos?

Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business interests? Only God and Bezos know, and neither of them are talking, notes Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Jeff Bezos, owner......

BharatPe's Ashneer Grover 'fined' Rs 2 lakh

The Delhi high court on Tuesday imposed Rs 2 lakh as costs on BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover in the matter related to his alleged defamatory social media posts against the fintech company.......

Shaktikanta Das: RBI Governor Who Walks The Talk

'Das is friendly, but he finally does what he does. The quality of engagement is very good.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses the media during a press conference......

Twitter wants MIT to make sense of your tweets

Twitter has teamed up with MIT on a $10 million project that will analyse every tweet sent since the micro-blogging site was launched in 2006 in an effort to better understand social networks. The......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......

IMAGES from the Golden Globes 2021

It was a very, very different Golden Globes this year. Unrecognisable, really, from its previous glamorous years. The 78th edition of Hollywood's prestigious awards ceremony saw just a sprinkling......

Golden Globes: RRR Has Tough Competition

S S Rajamouli's period action film RRR has scooped nominations in two categories at the Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture, Non-English, and Best Original Song, Motion Picture. Rajamouli thanked......

Keeravaani's Gracious Act At Golden Globes

IMAGE: M M Keeravaani, who won a Golden Globe for Naatu Naatu. Photograph: Kind courtesy NTR Jr/Twitter SS Rajamouli's fast moving train RRR received a boost when the film's hit exuberant song......

Vinesh says 'police not allowing to hold press conference'

IMAGE: Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat have not disclosed reason for their scheduled press conference on Thursday. Photograph: ANI Photo Indian World Championships and......

Russia presses on with 2018 World Cup preparations

The 2018 FIFA World Cup logo unveiled. Photograph: FIFA/Twitter Russia is pressing ahead with preparations to host the 2018 World Cup finals following Sepp Blatter's resignation as FIFA president......

ICC charges Indian umpire for anti-corruption violation

ICC charges Bhatinda-based umpire Jatin Kashyap for breaching anti-corruption code IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: CSA/Twitter The International Cricket Council......

Holder's plea: West Indies cricketers must unite

Territorial mindset needs to change in West Indies cricket, says Jason Holder Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC World Cup/Twitter West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder appealed fellow cricketers to......

WC PIX: Japan erupts in cheers and tears

IMAGE: Japan fans celebrate outside the stadium after the match as Japan qualify for the knockout stages. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Japan erupted in cheers and tears after the national......