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Kashmiri student becomes editor of global children’s newspaper

Srinagar, May 13: A Kashmiri student has became the first girl editor of a global children’s newspaper ‘The Peace Gong’ released in New Delhi, an official statement said Monday.

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Nicaragua orders photojournalist to leave country

Managua, May 13 (IANS/EFE) An Agence France-Presse photojournalist has been expelled from Nicaragua, Chilean Consul Diego Rivera said.

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Journalist among three killed in UP road accident

Lucknow, May 11: Three people, including a Patna-based journalist, were killed in a road accident in Deoria district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday.

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HC notice on Swamy’s plea that editors must be Indian citizens

New Delhi, May 8: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the centre on a plea by Janta Party leader Subramanian Swamy that editors of news organisations in India should be citizens of the country.

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Korean lensman promotes colourful rural India

Seoul, May 8: A colourful perspective of rural India, as captured by South Korean photographer Jo Jeol Kyu, has been put on display here at the Indian Cultural Centre.

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Moscow court upholds ban on YouTube’s Halloween video

Moscow, May 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow Arbitration Court has upheld a ban on Halloween-themed makeup tutorial video, which has been ruled by a state watchdog as “suicide promotion”.

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‘Manmohan Singh cartoon with halo won’t work now’

Panaji, May 7: No cartoonist would dare sketch Manmohan Singh as Superman with a halo on his head during the economist’s second term as prime minister, says cartoonist-cum-editor Ravi Shankar, one of the few such in India.

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Katju appeals for injured Pakistani prisoner’s release

New Delhi, May 5: Press Council of India chairman Markandeya Katju Sunday appealed to the central government to release injured Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay as a “humanitarian act”.

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Venezuelan sportswriter killed in robbery

Caracas, May 4 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan sportswriter Jhonny Gonzalez was shot and killed Friday while leaving the building where the sports daily Lider has its headquarters, apparently for resisting a robbery, the publication said.

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