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Ravish Kumar
Ravish Kumar (born 5 December 1974) is an Indian journalist, author and media personality. He was the Senior Executive Editor of NDTV India. He hosted a number of programmes including the channel's flagship weekday show ''Prime Time'', ''Hum Log'', ''Ravish Ki Report'', and ''Des Ki Baat''. Kumar has twice been conferred with Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for the ''Best Journalist of the Year'' and became the fifth Indian journalist to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2019. Early life and education Kumar was born on 5 December 1974 in Jitwarpur village near Areraj in East Champaran district of Bihar, to Baliram Pandey. He obtained his high school education from Loyola High School, Patna. Later he moved to Delhi for higher studies. He graduated from Deshbandhu College, affiliated with the University of Delhi. Eventually he enrolled in post-graduate diploma in Hindi Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. Career From 1994 to 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raveesh Kumar
Raveesh Kumar is an Indian diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service. Currently he is an Indian ambassador to Finland also accredited to Estonia, residing in Helsinki. He was the former official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the Government of India. He was the youngest ever official spokesperson. He was the Consul General of India in Frankfurt, Germany before being appointed as the spokesperson of the MEA. Early life and education Raveesh Kumar was born in Nathnagar, Bhagalpur district of Bihar. He attended Mount Assisi School, Bhagalpur till class 10 after which he attended Delhi Public School, Mathura Road till class 12. He holds a bachelor's degree with Honours in History from Hansraj College, Delhi University. Diplomatic career Kumar joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1995, through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducted Civil Service Examination. He started his diplomatic career at the Indian Mission in Jakarta, Indonesia in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prannoy Roy
Prannoy Lal Roy (born 15 October 1949) is an Indian economist, chartered accountant, psephologist, journalist and author. He is the former executive co-chairperson of NDTV and is considered to be one of its co-founders, along with his wife Radhika Roy. NDTV was the first independent news network in India. Prannoy Roy is also credited for pioneering opinion polls in the country. Early life and education Prannoy Roy was born in Calcutta, West Bengal on 15 October 1949, to P. L. "Hurricane" Roy, a Bengali executive at a multinational corporation in the city. His paternal grandfather was Paresh Lal Roy, a traffic superintendent and an amateur boxer, known as the "father of Indian boxing" for having popularised the sport in the country. Paresh Lal gave his grandson Prannoy the nickname of "Tempest" when he was a child. Part of an illustrious family, Roy is the great grandson of suffragist and social reformer Lolita Roy and grand nephew of Indra Lal Roy, the first Indian flying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WhatsApp University
WhatsApp University is a phrase which refers to the fake news and misinformation spread in India through WhatsApp WhatsApp (also called WhatsApp Messenger) is an internationally available freeware, cross-platform, centralized instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by American company Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook). It allows use ... forwards. The phrase has gained a popular meme status and been a subject of stand-up comics. Usage Politics The phrase has been used to target politicians and political parties. Courts In May 2022, Kerala High Court dismissed a PIL, alleging forceful vaccination of children in schools based on social media rumours. It remarked, “Don't go by this WhatsApp University. You are here with a speculative cause of action. We are not going to create confusion in the minds of people.” References {{Reflist Misinformation Social media WhatsApp Popular culture neologisms Fake news in India Propaganda in India Cyb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indian Journalists
This list of Indian journalists includes notable journalists working in India who write and speak in one of many official languages of India. A * Javed Anand, (born ca. 1950), alternative journalist, co-founder of Sabrang Communications, and co-editor of Communalism Combat, who is married to journalist Teesta Setalvad. * Afshan Anjum, journalist and anchor. She worked as a senior news editor with NDTV India. * Afroz Alam Sahil, an Indian journalist and author who covers topics pertaining to Indian politics, history and society. Currently, he is an editor at BeyondHeadlines. * Shiv Aroor (born 25 September 1980), specializes in defence news on India Today television and is an author. * Vishal Arora, journalist covering life and politics and a founding editor of StoriesAsia. B * Bhupendra Chandra Datta Bhowmik (19 February 1940 – 9 September 1997), founder of Bengali language daily newspaper Dainik Sambad *Punya Prasun Bajpai, former journalist at Aaj Tak, ABP News. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaj Tak
''Aaj Tak'' () is an Indian Hindi-language news channel owned by TV Today Network, part of the New Delhi-based media conglomerate Living Media group (India Today Group) Aaj Tak HD On 14 December 2018, Aaj Tak launched India's first Hindi high-definition channel, Aaj Tak HD. Aaj Tak HD broadcasts News & 2 extra Shows like ''Duniya Aaj Tak'' aired from 2019 () covering world news, ''Business Aaj Tak'' aired from 2019 () covering the financial news of India & Worldwide. Aaj Tak HD also broadcast ''Movie Masala'' aired between 2019 & 2020 () covering the news of Bollywood. History Aaj Tak was first broadcast on DD Metro of Doordarshan (DD) in the year 1995. This was then broadcast as a news program of 10 to 20 minutes. Aaj Tak came into existence in December 2000 as an independent news channel and then it became the first complete Hindi news channel in the country to be broadcast twenty four hours. One of the anchors at the time was Surendra Pratap Singh. The tagline for Aaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Democracy, Culture And The Nation
On, on, or ON may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * On (band), a solo project of Ken Andrews * ''On'' (EP), a 1993 EP by Aphex Twin * ''On'' (Echobelly album), 1995 * ''On'' (Gary Glitter album), 2001 * ''On'' (Imperial Teen album), 2002 * ''On'' (Elisa album), 2006 * ''On'' (Jean album), 2006 * ''On'' (Boom Boom Satellites album), 2006 * ''On'' (Tau album), 2017 * "On" (song), a 2020 song by BTS * "On", a song by Bloc Party from the 2006 album '' A Weekend in the City'' Other media * '' Ön'', a 1966 Swedish film * On (Japanese prosody), the counting of sound units in Japanese poetry * ''On'' (novel), by Adam Roberts * ONdigital, a failed British digital television service, later called ITV Digital * Overmyer Network, a former US television network Places * On (Ancient Egypt), a Hebrew form of the ancient Egyptian name of Heliopolis * On, Wallonia, a district of the municipality of Marche-en-Famenne * Ahn, Luxembourg, known in Luxembourgish as ''On'' * Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outlook (Indian Magazine)
''Outlook'' is a weekly general interest English and Hindi news magazine published in India. History and profile ''Outlook'' was first issued in October 1995 with Vinod Mehta as the editor in chief. It is owned by the Rajan Raheja Group. The publisher is Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. It features contents from politics, sports, cinema, and stories of broad interests. By December 2018, ''Outlook'' magazine's Facebook following had grown to over 12 lakh (1.2 million). Staff Editor *Chinki Sinha Editors-in-chief *Vinod Mehta (1995 - 2012) * Krishna Prasad (2012–2016) *Rajesh Ramachandran (2016-2018) Managing editors *Tarun Tejpal (1995 - March 2000) ''tehelka.com''. Retrieved 31 March 2013 Notable contributors * |
Lady Shri Ram College
Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) is a constituent women's college, affiliated with the University of Delhi, and has a legacy in women's education. History Established in 1956 in New Delhi by the late Lala Shri Ram in memory of his wife Phoolan Devi (Lady Shri Ram), the college began in a school building in Daryaganj, Central Delhi with 299 students, nine faculty, and four support staff. The college is now located in a campus in Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi. LSR's infrastructure includes a library with internet access, 1200 books, 50 online journals and 12798 in-house journals and periodicals. Its Board of Governors is chaired by industrialist and philanthropist Bharat Ram. The new principal of the college is Ms. Suman Sharma. Mission The stated mission of Lady Shri Ram College for Women is to: (i)Empower women to assume leadership roles in a globalised, rapidly changing, technology-based nation and world(ii) Encourage long-term, future-based, solution-oriented innova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''"The"'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his "Tamil Nadu" press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of '' The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price of the newspaper. Faced with financial difficul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi (26 October 1890 – 25 March 1931) was an Indian journalist, a leader of the Indian National Congress and an independence movement activist. He was an important figure in the non-cooperation movement and the freedom movement of India, who once translated Victor Hugo's novel ''Ninety-Three'', and is mostly known as the founder-editor of the Hindi language newspaper, ''Pratap''. Life Ganesh Shankar was born in a Hindu Kayastha family at Hathgaon/Hathgam in Fatehpur District. His father Jai Narain, also spelled as Jainarayan, was a teacher in a middle school namely Anglo Vernacular School in Mungaoli which is now the tehsil of Ashoknagar district of Madhya Pradesh. He was poor but a deeply religious Hindu and dedicated to high ideals. It was under him that Ganesh Shankar received his early schooling and passed the high school examination privately in 1907 after studying in Mungaoli and Vidisha. His admission register is available in this school. He could ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuldip Nayar
Kuldip Nayar (14 August 1923 – 23 August 2018) was an Indian journalist, syndicated columnist, human rights activist, author and former High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom noted for his long career as a left-wing political commentator. He was also nominated as a member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament in 1997. Early life and education Nayar was born at Sialkot, Punjab, British India on 14 August 1923, in a Punjabi Hindu khatri family. He completed his B.A. (Hons.) from the Forman Christian College Lahore and LL.B. from the Law College Lahore. In 1952, he studied journalism from the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University on a scholarship. Career Nayar was initially an Urdu press reporter. He was editor of the Delhi edition of the English newspaper '' The Statesman'' and was arrested towards the end of the Indian Emergency (1975–77). In 1978 he founded the Editors Guild of India. He was also a human rights activist and a peac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
