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 1  By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Sep 1 (IANS) Bommi and her pals, Remba, Yip, Taco, Maya and Boris, are likely to take two city-based young entrepreneurs, R. Mathiseelan and K.R. Senthil Kumar, places in 2011. Indian wins American science journalism award ( 10:51 ) Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) India's Pallava Bagla has won the American Geophysical Union (AGU) David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism for his articles on the impact of climate change on Himalayan glaciers. Indian scribe wins American Geophysical Union Award ( 22:01 ) By Arun Kumar Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) India's Pallava Bagla has won the American Geophysical Union (AGU) David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism for his articles on the impact of climate change on the Himalayan glaciers. Media a potent force multiplier: Indian Army chief ( 20:33 ) New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The media should be viewed not only as a synergy partner but as a "potent" force multiplier and the military should take formal steps to acknowledge the role of the media by establishing formalized accreditation and training processes, the Indian Army chief, Gen. V.K. Singh said Tuesday. Paris, Tehran blast Iran media insults of Carla Bruni ( 19:31 ) Tehran/Paris, Aug 31 (DPA) Both the Iranian and French governments Tuesday condemned the Iranian media for calling the French first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, "immoral" and a "prostitute". Google, AP reach deal on online news ( 04:16 ) San Francisco, Aug 31 (DPA) Google and the Associated Press have reached a new deal that will allow the web-search giant to continue running stories from the AP on its Google News site, the internet company said Monday. Nepalese media group targets Indian ventures ( 17:18 ) By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, Aug 29 (IANS) The smear campaign by a section of Nepal's disgruntled media against Indian joint ventures intensified Sunday with fierce new propaganda that also targeted the Indian embassy in Kathmandu. Kerala to have five more TV channels ( 12:02 ) By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 29 (IANS) Five new channels will beam into Kerala homes soon, providing viewers more choices but crowding the television business in the state. FM radio stations in Bihar to counter Nepal's FM ( 16:14 ) Patna, Aug 28 (IANS) To counter the increasing popularity of Nepal's FM radio services in Bihar villages, three FM radio relay centres will be set up in districts along the Indo-Nepal border in the state, an official said Saturday. With Hollywood ties, Reliance MediaWorks expands 3D capabilities ( 13:09 ) By Arun Kumar Los Angeles, Aug 26 (IANS) Expanding alliances with leading 3D solution providers in Hollywood, Reliance MediaWorks Ltd, a member of the Reliance ADA group, is offering integrated 3D services across the entire film services value chain. Radio host murdered in Honduras ( 08:02 ) Tegucigalpa, Aug 26 (IANS/EFE) A journalist working in a radio station was shot dead in northern Honduras, raising the number of mediamen killed in 2010 in Honduras to nine. Chilean President sells TV channel to Time Warner ( 21:37 ) Santiago, Aug 25 (DPA) Chilean President Sebastian Pinera sold his television channel, Chilevision, to Time Warner for around $160 million, the US media giant said Wednesday. Italian mafia clans contact jailed mobsters via TV show ( 13:12 ) London, Aug 23 (IANS) Criminals have been using a popular football show aired on an Italian television to exchange coded mobile text messages with their jailed cronies, a media report said here Monday. Saudi Arabia to launch official TV, radio for fatwa ( 19:19 ) Riyadh, Aug 21 (DPA) Saudi Arabia is mulling the idea of setting up an official television channel and radio station for accredited Muslim scholars to issue fatwas, or religious edicts, reports said Saturday. Tricolour look for new PIB website ( 20:08 ) New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting C.M. Jatua Friday launched the newly-designed website of the government of India www.pib.nic.in. India's oldest woman photojournalist recalls first I-Day shots (With Images) ( 15:38 ) By Madhusree Chatterjee New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Her face crinkles into a smile, drawing a fine mesh of crow's feet in the gentle folds of her skin. At 97, Homai Vyarawalla, India's first and oldest photojournalist, is still as spirited as she was in the 1920s when she shot glimpses of Mumbai life with her box camera and chronicled the Independence struggle in striking black and white compositions. After blaming ex-Goa CM, Kamat says media misquoted him ( 13:19 ) Panaji, Aug 20 (IANS) Less than a week after dragging Goa's erstwhile tallest leader Dayanand Bandodkar and first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru into a controversy, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Friday claimed that the media misquoted him. Identification jackets for journalists in Goa ( 18:01 ) Panaji, Aug 19 (IANS) The Goa government will provide special jackets and badges to journalists covering riots and other law and order situations, a senior government official Thursday said. Bangladesh apex court jails journalist-politician ( 16:15 ) Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) Bangladesh's Supreme Court Thursday convicted a politician, who heads a pro-opposition newspaper, for committing contempt of court and sentenced him to a jail term. This is said to be the first such conviction in the country. Song dedicated to Osama on YouTube ( 08:35 ) Skopje, Aug 19 (IANS/AKI) A group of ethnic Albanian Muslims in Macedonia have uploaded a song praising terrorist Osama Bin Laden on the popular video sharing website YouTube. Reliance Broadcast forms joint venture with CBS ( 15:26 ) Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firm Reliance Broadcast Network (RBN) Wednesday said it has formed a joint venture with US media company CBS to launch television channels in South Asia. Has paid news turned media into a 'lap dog'? ( 18:23 ) New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Has the media turned into a "lap dog" from the watchdog of society it is supposed to be, thanks to the increasing trend of paid news witnessed today? Senior journalists and experts voicing concern over the issue said the media should be united in refusing paid news. Doordarshan not hiring hands for CWG, says Soni ( 13:47 ) New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) As Doordarshan goes into the high-definition mode for the Commonwealth Games, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Monday said no new recruitments will be made in the national network for the event. Chinese media turns black-and-white to mourn mudslide deaths ( 11:18 ) Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) Online versions of major Chinese newspapers including China Daily, Global Times, People's Daily and Shanghai Daily wore a black-and-white look Sunday to mourn the over 1,200 deaths in mudslides in Zhouqu county. Playboy censors iPad application ( 16:41 ) London, Aug 13 (IANS) Playboy, the adult magazine run by Hugh Heffner, has agreed to remove all risqué content from its iPad app in order to avoid breaching Apple's strict anti-obscenity rules, a media report said Friday. 1
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