Manmohan Singh advocates reliability of print media over social media Kochi, Jan 06 (ANI): Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged the increasing influential role of social media in present times, he said that the “relatively static’ print medium retained its relevance as it was “more credible and better informed.” Singh was in Kochi on Sunday where he was inaugurating the 90th anniversary celebrations of Indian newspaper, ‘Mathrubhumi’. Singh also lauded the journalism practiced by the Malayalam daily which has made the paper earn a faithful readership in the region.
Kolkata taxi drivers protest over teenager killed after double gang rape Kolkata, Jan 06 (ANI): Taxi drivers in Kolkata staged protest demanding action against the double gang-rape and murder of a 16-year-old. Irate taxi drivers shouted slogans against the state government as they marched in a procession to register their anger and anguish at the gruesome incident. The girl was allegedly gang-raped twice in October and after two months of torment by the families of the perpetrators, she was murdered, according to police. Meanwhile, another protest rally was staged in the city on Sunday, by supporters of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) demanding security to be enhanced for women.
Fog will lessen down after few days: IMD New Delhi, Jan 6 (ANI): Speaking on dense fog which has enveloped the country, IMD Director General LS Rathore on Monday said that areas like Haryana, Delhi, UP, MP are highly affected by fog these days but in the coming days fog will lessen down in daytime but it will be there during the nights. He also added that after 9th January, UP and MP will be affected by rainfall and after that the fog will engulf these areas again.
'Miss Lovely' to release in India with 400 prints New Delhi, Jan 06 (ANI): Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's movie 'Miss Lovely', which has done a fair share of rounds at foreign film festivals, will release in India on January 17 with over 400 prints, said its distributors. "Indie cinema has come of age in India, it seems, and it is crying for a separate room. These films need right voices, and not empty noise to reach out to their audience.
