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India calls US report on human rights 'deeply biased'

India on Friday described a United States State Department report citing alleged incidents of human rights violations including in Manipur as 'deeply biased' and said it reflects a poor......

Peter Higgs, Nobel laurate behind 'God' particle, dead

Peter Higgs, the British physicist and Nobel Prize winner behind the 'God' particle, passed away at his home in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the age of 94, The Washington Post reported. IMAGE: Peter......

India-born media veteran selected as new BBC chairman

An India-born media executive who has worked in United Kingdom broadcasting for over 40 years, Dr Samir Shah, has been announced as the UK government's preferred candidate to take over as the new......

Good friends can...: UK envoy on raids at BBC offices

'Good friends can also disagree', British High Commissioner Alex Ellis on Wednesday said in response to questions on raids at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai by the Income Tax department earlier......

Income tax dept ends survey at BBC after nearly 60 hours

The income tax department's marathon "surveys" at BBC's offices ended on Thursday, after clocking nearly 60 hours, as officials took with them an inventory of financial data from select staffers......

Reliance shelves foray into TV news

Sources close to the development said the feasibility study suggested the proposed new business would not gel well with the interests of country's largest private sector group, which is into oil,......

Prasar Bharati to sue TAM next week

Government-owned Prasar Bharati, the country's largest broadcaster, had decided to sue the Television Audience Measurement (TAM) agency, citing an alleged inaccurate representation of data on......

Supersonic car unveiled at Farnborough air show

The Farnborough International Air Show has unveiled a model of the full length Bloodhound supersonic car. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, the 1:1 replica of the 12.8m-long (42ft)......

BBC to shut down Asian Network

The British Broadcasting Corporation confirmed on Monday that it would close down the Asian Network radio station, which is targeted at people with origins in the Indian sub-continent, by the end......

Top BBC earners may face salary cut

Admitting to paying its 100 most senior staff 20 million pounds a year has landed the British Broadcasting Corporation in a soup. Figures released by the corporation disclosed the top 100 are paid......

Gurinder Chadha on It's a Wonderful Afterlife

Gurinder Chadha, whose supernatural comedy, It's a Wonderful Afterlife, premiered at Sundance, one of the most popular film festivals across the globe, admits she is a sucker for emotional dramas......

Kolkata-based film wins Oscar!

Acclaimed photographer Zana Briski, whose film Born Into Brothels about her work with the children of Kolkata prostitutes won the best documentary Oscar, will soon see her inspiring film expand......

Ronaldo loses blue tick on Twitter, LeBron James remains

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo does not have a verified account on Twitter anymore. Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with......

Mithali Raj features on BBC's list of most influential women

The British Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC, on Wednesday, named Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj as one of the most influential women in India. Mithali is currently the highest......

FIFA dismisses Panorama allegations

FIFA has dismissed allegations made by a British Broadcasting Corporation programme against three executive committee members, saying Swiss authorities had already investigated and the case had......

'FIFA should postpone World Cup vote'

FIFA should postpone Thursday's vote to choose the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts and allow an independent investigation into corruption allegations, watchdog body Transparency International (TI)......

BBC makes new charges against FIFA ex-co members

An investigation by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) accused three FIFA executives of taking bribes in a programme to be aired on Monday, three days before the hosts of the 2018 and 2022......

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