Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has announced the 88th e-auction for MPEG-4 slots on its free-to-air DTH platform, DD Free Dish, scheduled tentatively for June 6, 2025.

dentsu X India has secured the integrated media mandate for Okaya Power Private Limited following a multi-agency pitch.

India’s Air Chief dropped a truth bomb on defence delays—every contract is late, every promise hollow. Not a single Tejas jet has landed despite Rs 48,000 crore already inked. While paper planes stall, BSF’s real heroes—seven women—held two posts for three days straight under enemy fire in J&K’s Sindoor sector. Meanwhile, Kamal Haasan’s “Kannada from Tamil” comment has Karnataka fuming and threatening to ban his next film. In tech, Bajaj may pause EV production due to China’s magnet blockade. And in athletics, India sprinted to triple gold, proving at least someone delivers on time.

Claire Stutchbery, executive director of local digital news umbrella organisation LINA, talks about the importance of local media at a time when some news outlets are closing and leaving news deserts.

Influencing's Chief Commercial Officer Mike Woodcock interviewed leading PR practitioner Kelly King, and also delved deep into a range of success stories, to explain why PR really does matter.

Staff shuffle, moves and promotions as Seven's new Director of News and Current Affairs, Ray Kuka, announces changes to news management.

News agency Asian News International has filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court against YouTuber Mohak Mangal, alleging that his recent YouTube video against the news agency contains defamatory and misleading statements, tarnishing the organisation’s reputation.

Experience Commerce (EC), a Cheil SWA Group company, has secured the digital and media mandate for Tropical Agrosystem (India) Pvt. Ltd., a key player in crop protection and plant nutrition.

Jack in the Box Worldwide has secured the social media mandate for Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited, the vehicle financing arm of Kotak Mahindra Bank, following a competitive multi-agency pitch.

Big changes at Taste.com.au designed to streamline the weekly shop.

Assam’s latest policy of arming “indigenous” citizens in Muslim-majority border districts has sparked fears of communal profiling disguised as national security, as reported by Utpal Parashar (HT) and others. Meanwhile, Shashi Tharoor's diplomatic eloquence on India's counterterrorism efforts has drawn fire from Congress, with Udit Raj dubbing him the BJP’s “super spokesperson,” per India Today and TOI. Kamal Haasan’s Tamil-over-Kannada gaffe stirred Karnataka’s wrath just ahead of Thug Life. On the cricket pitch, PBKS and RCB shed their underdog tags to top the IPL table. And in tech, AI might just be coding software engineers out of their own jobs.

Forbes India marks its 16th anniversary with a special edition titled “Giant Strides”, focused on the theme of disruption as a catalyst for progress.

We're all used to bad news from the regions as newsrooms and newspapers are shuttered and staff laid off, but there are some green shoots as a range of local news outlets boom. We talk to LINA's Claire Stutchbery about the success stories.

The Australian Financial Review's annual Rich List is now in its 43rd year and, surprise, surprise, it reveals the rich are all getting richer.

Press Trust of India has released a statement for the YouTube content creator community on social media, allowing access to PTI's videos to use on YouTube and other social media platforms.