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Elon Musk announces to life ban on suspended accounts on Twitter. He started a poll asking users when he should revoke the suspension. Over 58% users said 'Now' to revoke the suspension on the accounts of Journalists.

Twitter has suspended the account of Indian microblogging platform Koo. A development that came in the wake of billionaire Elon Musk-owned Twitter suspending the accounts of several prominent global journalists. The suspended accounts include those of Ryan Mac of The New York Times, Donie O'Sullivan of CNN, Drew Harwell of The Washington Post, more.

Pakistani investigative journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead by Kenyan police, which they claim was a case of mistaken identity.

The HP govt withdrew the controversial order issued by the Bilaspur SP The PM will address a public meeting after inaugurating AIIMS in Bilaspur Congress and AAP criticised the order issued by Bilaspur SP Diwakar Sharma

Union Minister of State for Home, Ajay Mishra Teni on Wednesday lost his cool and misbehaved with media persons at a function. In response to a question asked on the Lakhimpur case, the minister lost his temper and asked the journalist "Dimag kharab hai?". He tried to shut down the mobile phone of another journalist who was recording the incident.

"At least 127 journalists (professional and non-professional) are currently detained by the regime," Reporters Without Borders informed in a report, revealing the extent of the regime`s campaign of repression against the right to information.

Several cases have been filed against the two female journalists for "publishing and broadcasting false and fabricated news". The journalists had earlier said they were 'facing intimidation' by Tripura Police. The journalists have been accused of 'disrupting communal harmony'.

A suspected terrorist was arrested by Punjab Police on Wednesday over an alleged tiffin bomb plot from Mardon Sahib village of Ambala. SHO Ambala Cantt Vijay Kumar said the case against the journalists was registered as they published the news without any authentication.

The editor of Afghanistan’s Etilaat Roz newspaper in Kabul had said the Taliban detained five of its reporters on Wednesday. The report comes as the Taliban announced its interim government in the war-torn nation on Tuesday.

Injured reporters were reportedly taken to hospital and advised by doctors to take two weeks' rest. Incidents of abuse since Taliban came to power have made Afghanistan journalists worried about their future The last time the Taliban ruled the country from 1996-2001 there was no independent media

Journalists to be considered as frontline workers in Manipur All journalists will be vaccinated against COVID-19 on priority

Frontline workers and COVID-19 warriors are eligible to take the vaccine free of cost. A state government spokesman said government employees will be considered as frontline workers.

Now, Goa will vaccinate journalists free of cost against COVID-19 soon The decision by the Goa govt follows a go-ahead by other states like West Bengal and Karnataka (among others) to vaccinate journalists against Covid-19

The move is part of Facebook's answer to the trend of email newsletters, led by platforms like Substack, as it focuses on reporters "who are often the lone voice covering a given community," the company has said. The publishing platform, which Facebook announced last month, will be integrated with Facebook Pages and include a free self-publishing tool for journalists to send out newsletters or create their own website. Journalists will be able to earn additional money from publishing stories using Facebook`s tools.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian condemned on Sunday what he called "arbitrary measures" taken by the Belarusian authorities against journalists, saying they violate press freedom. The Belarusian government has revoked the accreditations of some journalists working for foreign media, news organisations and a journalist association said on Saturday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glaz did not directly address criticism from western governments and affected media that the decision to revoke the accreditations was an attempt by the Belarusian government to stifle journalism and balanced coverage of the protests.

According to BMC, most of the positive journalists were asymptomatic. Meanwhile, efforts are underway to trace the high and low-risk contacts of these mediapersons.

A heated exchange followed, setting off a debate on social media, leaving netizens divided over whether the actress's behaviour was right.

More than a month after India conducted an air strike on a JeM terrorist camps in Balakot, The Pakistan Army on Thursday had taken a group a eight journalists to the site. Watch full video to know more.

Bangalore or Srinagar, what has happened is a bloody quest for naked power.